Not too proud of this chapter. Even I know I rushed things a lot. Later chapters are better though.
"I thought we were going to build the bunk beds..." Groaned Ruby, trudging through the streets of Vale.
"Don't be ridiculous. Why build them? We'll still have bunk beds Ruby, we're just doing it the proper way and buying them." Weiss says, primly walking beside Ruby.
"You know, you don't have to pay for everything. Kinda feels like we're taking advantage of you." Yang admits , following close behind the two with Blake at her side.
"Nonsense. Even if you, Ruby and Blake pooled together your resources, you won't get close to my own allowance."
"Was she trying to show off or trying to make you feel better?" Blake whispers to Yang, who could only shrug. "She does have a point though." Blake continues. "I doubt that buying two bunk beds would make a dent in the Schnee monopoly."
Ignoring the disdain Blake had in her voice (she just managed to rein Ruby and Weiss in. Can't Team LBSR just be a normal team?) Yang sighs. "Just doesn't seem fair. It was my idea in the first place to just buy bunk beds." But really, it was Mettle's idea. But technically Mettle was her, so it was kinda still her idea?
Building the beds from scratch would be difficult as none of the team have any experience with carpentry, not to mention the possible hazards. We'll be better off just buying two bunks.
"...By the way, can I ask you about something?" Blake says, out of the blue. By now, both Weiss and Ruby were too far to overhear, but not so far that they're out of view entirely.
"Uhhh, go ahead?" Yang raises an eyebrow. "Why so shy all of the sudden?" While the team had only been together for a week, Yang found that Blake was always quiet, but it wasn't fueled by anxiety or anything like that. She was just an introvert.
"... Remember the day after the team was formed? When I caught you talking to yourself?"
Yang didn't stop walking, but she still froze. Damn, and she thought that Blake forgot about that little incident. "Uhhh..."
"You don't have to answer me." Blake shrugged. "And I won't push, but... are you okay? If you need someone to talk to, I'm here, you know?" Blake's expression didn't look accusing, just... concerned.
Just tell her about Mettle.
"It's just nerves, y'know? Talking to myself's just a... coping mechanism! Yeah!" Yang grinned, the smile not quite reaching her eyes.
"You don't seem like the type to have 'nerves'." Blake points out.
You shouldn't be ashamed of a part of yourself. This deceit is unnecessary.
"Well, I'm a leader now!" Yang bluffs, ignoring the very annoying voice in her head. "Course I'll be worried on how to lead a team. Don't worry, it was a one time thing. I won't do it again." She definitely won't. Her semblance ruined her social life back when she was a kid and at Signal, and she won't let it ruin her chance at Beacon either.
Blake still frowned though. "That's not what I meant-"
"Guuuys!" Ruby's voice called out, cutting Blake off. Turning to the red-hooded girl, she waved at them, both her and Weiss much farther than they thought. "C'mon! Weiss says we're close!"
Yang waved back, and went towards her sister, trying to convince herself that she wasn't running from the conversation.
You are.
Everything had been going so well. When did it go wrong?
Well, Ruby knows when it all went wrong, so maybe why was a better question? But she kinda already knew the answer to that too...
And now Weiss and Blake were fighting in the middle of the street, Yang and her were trying to mediate, and everything was a mess.
Weiss, Blake and Yang had looked over the bunk beds back at the furniture shop, (Ruby just stuck around. She had no clue about buying house stuff. Unless it was comic books.) argued a bit (Weiss was looking for the bunk beds to be "aesthetically pleasing", whatever that meant. Yang wanted them to be sturdy but not too pricey. Blake and Ruby just stayed out of it.) and then Weiss had to sign a contract, and then they finally left after hours! ("We were in their for barely thirty minutes you dolt")
The guy at the store said that they'll have the bunks delivered and set up in their dorms (yay!) But it would take a couple of days. (boo!)
Ruby had a thing to this. What was the thing? Oh right! Going down memory lane to find out how it came to her and Yang to stop Weiss and Blake from coming to blows.
Yang had decided to have the team explore Vale a bit as a "team-outing". Majority ruled. Weiss was outvoted.
And it was nice for a bit! Weiss even cheered up when they went to the Vytal Festival, even smiling! (it creeped Ruby out though. Could you blame her? Imagine Goodwitch smiling!)
But then...
"Alright, cut it out you two!"
"Not until she admits she's biased!"
"Biased?! How dare you-"
"Oh, don't try and deny it, Schnee-"
Team LBSR had come across a destroyed dust shop and a couple of detectives, and then it all came tumbling down. Weiss called the White Fang brutes, Blake said they were misguided. Weiss said they were terrorists, Blake said they were freedom fighters. She thought they could have avoided the issue chasing that monkey guy and meeting Penny, (she was weird. But nice! But weird.) but they just started arguing again!
"Ah, screw it." Yang says, throwing her hands up and walking over to Ruby. "They'll get tired screaming at each other, and we'll just work it out when they're calmer."
Ruby could only hope Yang was right.
Ughhhhh I'm putting up chapter ten as well I hate this chapter.