Was gonna do RNJR and Tara first, but decided on this instead. Hope you enjoy!
Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!
Ilia's POV
It had been a little over a week since I had been staying with Yang and her father, who insisted I call him Tai. Yang was still in a bit of a funk from the loss of her arm, but she was at least talking to me. That was something. And I think I was helping her get back to her carefree self, if only a little, by being there. "Hey Ilia, lunch is ready!" Tai called out to me. I had been training in the front yard, but clicked Rainbow Fang back into sword form and sheathed it before turning.
"Coming!" I called, running for the front door. Once I had gotten inside, I sat at the table, searching for a certain blonde.
"She hasn't come down today." Tai informed, coming out with some hotdogs. I sighed. There were days like this, where Yang still wouldn't come out of her room. On those days it was mostly one of us bringing food up to her, sometimes trying to get her to talk, but mostly it was a good idea to just leave her alone.
"Want me to take lunch to her?" I offered. Tai nodded and I took both Yang and my plates and went upstairs. The door was cracked so that made it easy. "Hey Yang, I've got lunch." I called in before entering.
The blonde greeted me with a somewhat forced smile. "Hey Ilia. Thanks for bringing it for me." she greeted.
"It's not a problem." I replied, handing her her plate. "So one of those days today?" I asked, sitting in my usual chair. She nodded. "Wanna talk about it?" I asked. She shook her head. "Well, at least tell me if anything came by the window." I suggested. "Did that robin come back?"
Yang giggled a bit but shook her head. "No, it hasn't come robbin me of my snacks today." she joked. It was cheesy, it was horrible, and I couldn't fight back the laugh bubbling in my throat. "But there was a deer that came by. I think it was looking to fawn over me." I laughed again, and she smiled. "I swear you're the only one who thinks my horrible puns are funny."
"They're not all horrible." I argued.
"Oh no, they're horrible. Especially now." Yang argued back, but she was smiling so I was pretty sure she was joking. "I saw you training, you're getting pretty good." she complimented.
I turned a little pink at that. Damn it, I can't hide my emotions when I change colors all the time! Then what she said clicked. "Wait, your window is looking out the back. You did get out of bed today!" Yang blushed, embarrassed at being caught. I giggled again and smiled. "Well, if you want to watch, you can always come out with me." I offered.
Yang's smile wavered. "I don't know. I don't think I'm ready to go outside yet." she replied.
"Then watch from the window like I know Tai does." I suggested. "You can watch me train and your dad gets to see you outside this room. You know he worries." Yang hummed as she bit into her hotdog. I did the same and we continued chatting until I picked up the now-empty plates. "I'll be heading back outside in a few. If you wanna watch, feel free." I called behind me, exiting the room.
When I went back outside, I was happy to see not one, but two blondes talking in the living room while watching my deadly dance.
Yang's POV
I smiled as I watched Ilia swing her weapon with a precision she hadn't quite had when Allie had first crafted the weapon. "Good to see you down here, firecracker." Dad greeted me, taking a seat that I noticed was also facing the window.
"Yeah, well I wanted to see how Ilia trained. Can't satisfy my curiosity from my room." I replied with a shrug. Not exactly a lie, but I had a feeling it was more than the chameleon's training that had drawn me out of my room.
And done! It looks like Yang's up and about a bit more than she would have been. And is there something else blooming? Well, next chapter is definitely going to be Tara and RNJR. From there I don't know exactly how chapters will work. Expect rather erratic updates and erratic scene changes. I guess this is the part where I say leave a review telling me what you thought and I'll see you all next time!