The following evening, Yang heads down to the Belladonna estate.

Escorted by Ilia and Sun for obvious reasons. Stopping before the staircase that leads up to the front door, Sun places a hand on Yang's shoulder.

"Good luck. Ring me when you're done so I can escort you back" He flashed his usual cheery grin, Yang felt at ease when she saw it.

"What's in there?" Ilia pointed to the large bag that Yang had carried from the hotel.

"That's none of your business" Yang smirked and with a twirl went up and off to meet Blake's parents, leaving Ilia and Sun to their own devices.

"How do you think she'll do?" Ilia wondered, after all, she had been informed about their whole love triangle like situation.

"Opposite outcome to my results I reckon. A mum doesn't usually like a woman of Yang's calibre if you catch my drift?"

Ilia knew exactly what Sun meant. Yang did come across as "slutty" with the amount of skin she tended to show, even if that wasn't her intention.

However her attire tonight was completely different.

A lilac shirt underneath a black blazer and waistcoat followed up by some sunglasses and her hair tied into a ponytail.

Yang meant to impress both Blake's parents, so dressing formally for such an occasion was mandatory.

Yang knocked on the door three times. After a short while, Kali opened the door and stood there, jaw agape at the sight of an attractive young woman who was dressed as if she were ready to go to a wedding.

"Good evening Mrs Belladonna" Yang took a slight bow as a sign of respect.

"Can I help you?" Kali was still in shock from Yang's getup.

"I'm here to see you and your husband Mr Belladonna" Yang replied. She wasn't going to hide how she felt about Blake, thus she felt no reason to hide why she was visiting her parents.

"Why come in deary" Kali opened the door up and let Yang in, taking note of the large bag she was carrying.

"Ghira! We have someone here to see us! I'll go make tea would you like some?" Kali asked as she led Yang into a lounge, prompting her to sit at one of the couches.

Yang did so, placing the bag at her feet, "I would be delighted to have a cup of tea Mrs Belladonna"

Ghira bolted into the room, slamming the doors open in fear it was Sun visiting.

"I swear if it's that Sun Wukong brat I'm going to-" Ghira cut himself short when he gazed upon Yang who was very well dressed.

Kali came in with the tray of tea five minutes later, joining the two at the table, placing the tray down before taking a seat herself.

"It's a pleasure to meet the two of you. Allow me to formally introduce myself," Yang took a cup and added sugar, "My name is Yang Xiao Long. Blake's roommate at Beacon"

Kali's eyes lit up with childlike wonder, "Oh! Do you know that thing that happened with Weiss? Only Sun and Blake know. They won't spill the beans on it" Kali expressed annoyance at the lack of gossip.

Yang chuckled a little at Kali's curiosity. "You remind me of my dad in that aspect"

Kali's brows perked up a little, as Yang continued. "My dad loves gossip as much as Blake loves her baking"

Kali nodded, whilst Ghira sat listening carefully.

Yang could only figure he was on edge since Sun made a bad impression on him.

Yang reached into the bag and carefully lifted out a large box placing it on the table. "As thanks for allowing me to take up some of your time, this is a present for you, Mrs Belladonna"

Kali carefully opened the box to reveal a gold and white tea set. "I have been meaning to get a new one. Thank you Yang"

Yang then retrieved a smaller box in comparison and offered it to Ghira. "For you Mr Belladonna, though Blake will kill me for this. It was worth it" Yang smiled.

Ghira opened the box to a gold and purple accented pocket watch. "Hmm. This would come in handy when I'm out working"

"Take a look inside" Yang watched as Ghira opened the pocket watch, Kali peering over also saw what was inside.

Kali gave a huge grin; the stoic Ghira also couldn't help but crack a smirk. He soon, however, began to tear up a little.

"This is from her prom night?" Ghira questioned.

"Yes it is, she didn't want the photos of her to be saved because she's adamant about not being in them. So I asked a good friend to save a copy of her photo, she was the photographer" Yang informed them, as Ghira handed the pocket watch over to Kali to get a better look at the photo.

Purple and black dress, hair in curls and donning a lovely black bow. That was the attire Blake wore for the prom a year ago"

"Beacon held a second prom for the people who chose not to attend the first one they had, I had a talk with her and convinced her to go"

"Yang" Ghira spoke out to the blonde, who looked up for a moment, "Call me Ghira. You said you wanted to see us? Whatever for?" Ghira spoke in such a gentle manner that even his wife was shocked at his sudden change in tone.

"I wanted to get to know the both of you" Yang replied.

"Call me Kali, but why did you want to get to know us?" She inquired, unsure of Yang's motives.

"I won't beat around the bush. I'm in love with your daughter, Blake. It wouldn't sit right with me if I never earned the approval of her family" Yang admitted as both Kali and Ghira's eyes widened in shock.

"You love Blake? In the sense, you hope for a more intimate relationship?" Kali asked as Ghira drank his tea quietly.

"Of course, I've loved her for over a year, I'd do anything for her"

Ghira remained quiet, taking another look at the pocket watch, he faced Yang and spoke in a way only a father could speak.

"Miss Xiao Long. I am impressed, that you are willing to go to such lengths for our daughter. You are considerate to think that way both about Blake and us as well"

He took a sip of his tea before continuing to speak to Yang, who was listening intently.

"For that. I sincerely thank you" Ghira smiled as he closed the pocket watch, placing it on the table.

"Sun Wukong didn't harbour the same feelings for Blake did he?" Ghira was hoping he was wrong about this, but Kali and Yang's facial expressions gave him the answer he didn't want to get.

"We both have feelings for Blake, but we agreed that neither of us would take the initiative unless two conditions were met"

"Conditions?" Kali and Ghira spoke in unison.

"Blake herself chooses and we earn the approval of her parents. We both wouldn't want to date someone whose parents were not fond of us," Yang drank her tea slowly.

"Blake, of course, has the right to choose whether or not she wants to date either of us or none of us at all. We won't force her to choose. If she has a thing for someone we don't know. Then that's that"

Ghira's eyes widened in shock, compared to Sun, Yang was far more mature and suitable for his daughter.

"Mum! Dad! I'm home!" Blake's voice suddenly echoed throughout the house.

"Yang you might want to leave, you can take the back door" Kali suggested but Yang shook her head.

Blake stepped into the lounge and saw Yang dressed like she was going for gold.

"Y-Yang!?" Both confusion and excitement in Blake's voice.

"Sweetie come sit" Ghira gestured to an open seat next to him.

Blake did so, after putting her work bag down, Blake took a seat next to her father. Blake immediately noticed the pocket watch and tea set.

"Why are there gifts on the table?" Blake asked as Kali ran behind Blake and hugged her from behind.

"They were for us, she is here to see us after all" Kali's melodic voice chimed in.

"How? When?" Blake was absolutely flabbergasted, unable to think straight.

"Since yesterday. Also, Ilia's a good friend you got looking out for you" Yang watched as Blake's confusion turned to anger.

"You went to my workplace? Yang, I expect some privacy!" Blake hissed as her parent's stepped in.

"Darling calm down. Yang does have a right to go to the bar" Kali stressed.

"Blake, I have something for you too. So, I went to the bar to find out where you lived. That's how I met Ilia. Well, that and someone else was there"

"Who?"

"Wesker"

"Why is he here?" Blake snapped, she thought back to the time Yang was in tears, trembling with how he messed Yang around, then there was the Ruby and Weiss fiasco to boot.

"He has some personal business and once you know his side of the coin. You understand why he's the way he is. Enough of that, here" Yang handed Blake a small box.

Blake calmed herself down, accepting the gift and taking a look inside to reveal a gold pendant.

Blake opened it up, to reveal a picture of both her and Yang on prom night in the same photo, their arms wrapped around each other and smiles so big you'd think their cheeks would start to ache.

"You went to all this trouble, just to make a good first impression?" Blake gazed at Yang with teary eyes.

"Take a look at the front of the locket" Yang instructed and Blake did so.

Upon closer inspection, the locket had something engraved on the front, Blake took one look but couldn't help laugh.

"Really? Out of everything to engrave, it had to be this?" Blake joked as Yang stood up and walked over to her best friend.

"Well, I was going to engrave your name and mine but I thought that would be too much" Yang pointed out.

"A quote is too long and too expensive to have engraved. I could have bought ten of those lockets with the price of engraving a quote alone"

Blake smiled, she knew Yang was right, this alone probably wasn't cheap, but Blake couldn't get her head around Yang coming all the way to Menagerie just for. Her.

"Yang, am I right in assuming you have a thing for me? Not as a friend but more than that?" Blake questioned her, as Ghira and Kali snuck out of the room.

Kali giving a quick wink and a thumbs up to Yang, making Yang laugh nervously.

"I wanted to try and get my feelings across. I see the way you are with Sun and to be honest. I'm jealous of that, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try"

Yang took a deep breath, followed by a sigh Yang stood proudly.

"Blake, I've thought about you, not as a friend, not as a sister. As someone closer to me than all of that, someone I want to cherish and be with. I'm done hiding how I feel"

Blake listened to Yang ramble on, thinking about everything. Her feelings for Sun, Yang and where they both stand.

"What do I want from them? Sun's like a brother to me. Yang. Yang's like a fire, out of control and wild. I can't tame her and I don't want to tame her. I want to be at her mercy and I'm not actually saying this out loud to her. Fuck!"

Blake mentally facepalmed, she took a step forward closer to Yang, a deep breath filling her lungs she sighed.

"Yang. Sun is like a brother to me"

Yang stopped herself, hung on every single word Blake was about to say.

"You're like an out of control fire, you can't be tamed and I don't want to tame you" Yang's eyes began to sink just like her heart, "I want to be at your mercy"

Yang's eyes lit up once more as she replayed the last part of the sentence in her head "Blake wants to be at my mercy?" A devilish grin on her face suggested to Blake that Yang was more than eager for that herself.

"Stop thinking dirty thinks Yang" Blake mocked as she closed the distance between them.

"Don't make it sound so dirty"

Blake rolled her eyes, "You've cat to be kitten me right meow" Blake enveloped Yang into a hug which was happily reciprocated.

"Leave the puns to be all right? I make koala-tea puns"

"Don't ruin the moment" Blake laughed as both girls stood embracing each other.

Blake placed the locket on the table along with the pocket watch and tea set.

"Did you like your present?" Yang asked as her arms sank around Blake's hips.

"I loved it" Blake confessed as she nuzzled her head into the crook of Yang's neck, closing her eyes and reminiscing the day they met.

"I can't believe it's been over a year since then" Yang stated calmly.

"Me neither"

The golden locket not only had a picture of the two girls at prom night, the engraving at the front Yang had used was something to remind Blake of their fateful encounter.

The periodic element of gold engraved.

Au.


I do not own RWBY the show belongs to RoosterTeeth and the writer's Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross.

A/N: I loved writing this chapter, I felt that Ghira would appreciate honesty and maturity any day of the week.

Kali loves everyone, just like how a lot of people love Kali. (I do)

This chapter in terms of delivery may have been a little awkward. You might know what I mean in certain areas.

I hope you enjoy this chapter, let me know what you think and I'll see you later!