Yang POV

We were still hugging and I felt so much better after I told her how I felt. I already knew the outcome and it didn't disappoint me. I didn't feel sadness or anger or any bad sort of emotion. It weighed my heart this whole time but now my whole body felt much lighter. I can understand her decision as there is someone in her life that she holds dear to herself. That person for me is the one I'm embracing right now. We won't be lovers but we still stay friends and I'll be there for her when she needs me.

"Thank you, Blake." I said out of nowhere while we were hugging for minutes. I did let go of her after this. I think I had my time… it was more than enough.

"For breaking your heart?" She was smiling but I could see those tears. Is she really crying because of this? I should be the one shedding tears.

"No, you idiot…" I wiped those tears away and started petting her head. Her face was so cute I couldn't resist touching her. "...Thank you for telling me the truth instead of feeding me with false emotions." I hugged her again until I had the chance.

I could feel as Blake was jittering in my arms. I mean, I can understand that she had enough of this hugging already. And it's pretty hot out here so the warmth of our bodies does not help at all.

"H-Hey, Yang…?" She asked me nervously.

"Yeah, I know. I'll let you go now." I said as I pulled away, noticing her flushed face. What is wrong with her now? I could see she was gazing up as she tried to avoid looking at me.

"Can you… like… put your top back…?" Oh yeah, I totally forgot it. After she slammed me to the tree and started taking in the scent of me I didn't care much how I looked. At that moment, she didn't seem like she cared either. Actually, I felt a bit nervous after Blake took the lead from me. She was so dominant and I felt like I was completely hers. I'm kinda relieved that she didn't continue as it would have earned some consequences.

"You like what you see?" I said teasingly. I know she has devoted herself to Weiss but that doesn't mean I can't tease her. Seeing her burning red face is quite fun. She was scratching her arm.

"I would… If I didn't have feelings for Weiss…" Well, that's an answer I didn't expect. I thought she would start blabbering about things that she is not or something.

"So you would check me out if Weiss wouldn't have stolen your heart, hmmm?" I said, leaning in. It started as a teasing but now I'm curious.

"I'm gonna be honest with you, Yang… when I first saw you… my imagination might have… uh…" Wait, is she saying what I think she does? "AHHH! Nevermind! Let's just go back!" She shouted, already walking to the direction she came from. I put my shirt back fastly.

"Woow… you just leave me hanging like that? That's cruel… And that's the wrong way you're going." No wonder they got lost. Seriously, how embarrassed can she be? I can literally see the house from here.

"I'm going for a drink!" She said, showing her back to me as she kept walking away.

"Wait, wha—?"

"Not alcohol…" I was cut off as I speed walked to catch up to her. There are drinks at home, why would she go get one? Does she even have her wallet?

"Are you trying to avoid the others?" I asked and she did react to that as she stopped. It was like she was thinking up something but I knew that was the case. And it's totally a waste of time as she has to face them at some point. I saw as she kicked a rock away and put her hands into her pocket. Just remembered that she is wearing my shorts.

I was standing a little further away from her, waiting for a reply but she didn't say anything.

"You are not going to answer?"

"Just… going to buy water." She said but she was standing there like a statue. Why can't she just say what she feels? She is so difficult sometimes.

"You don't have money."

"I have other methods…" I heard her mumble but she couldn't do it in a way so I wouldn't understand it. That burnt a candle in me. I stormed her way, leaving a cloud of dust behind me.

I was almost there when she turned my way lazily.

"Just kidding…" She finally looked at me and I halted in surprise. Is she messing with me? "I've never stolen anything in my life…" That's a lie if we consider the people who died by her hand. "...only your heart." She was smirking and winked at me. Why didn't this cause me to blush but instead make me angry? This stupid cat…

"Instead of joking about how I have fallen for you, how about you face the people who try to help you?" I said sternly and I saw her look down sadly.

"Someone always tries to help me… Why do I need it all the time…?" She just tossed something in my way that I can't answer immediately.

"'Cause you always mess things up." I replied straight into her eyes. And now I earned those golden ones to look at me.

"Yeah, kinda famous for that." I walked close and put my hand on her shoulder.

"But hey… it can bring people together."

"What do you mean?" She asked me curiously with an eyebrow raise.

"If it weren't for your little fling, I wouldn't have talked to Tori about things. All of us searched for you guys together. We worked together trying to find you. We work together, trying to find out about your behaviour. You… Bring us together. If everything would be fine, we would just mind our own business. So how about you try to join us to see how it feels?" That left her shocked. How many times do I have to prove to her that she is worth living for?

"You should do more speeches like that." I hope she got the point of it all…

"Was it worth it?"

"It sure was. So which way is the house again?" I sighed but I couldn't keep that chuckle in as I let it out. I turned back and started walking in the right direction at once as I waved for her to come.

"Come on."

"Yes, Ma'am!" I swear, ever since she found out I have feelings for her she tries to be funny but it's not working. Seriously, if she is doing the same with Weiss, I'm not surprised they didn't get anywhere.

"I hope your methods with Weiss are different from this."

"What?" She asked as she ran closer to me.

"Don't mind me. Just talking to myself."

"Yeah, sure." She said, bumping into me as she ran ahead. Now she is acting like a child…

We finally got back and I could see as she inhaled to prepare herself for what comes next. She is making such a big deal out of this. They won't going to murder her for acting the way she did. Actually, we kinda already got used to it. And we compensated that fear of her thinking that we hate her with this collar. Seriously, it's a wonder she is not having negative feelings towards us.

"Come on…" I dragged out while pushing her by the back. Then we finally went in and as I thought. Everyone was looking at us. And really everyone as all of us were here. I could see Blake tensing up.

Blake POV

Saying that I'm scared is an understatement. I'm terrified. I'm sure everyone sees it as they all look at me and I was sure my ears gave everything away. I actually felt like I became small like a child and they were looking down at me. Why am I so scared of facing my actions again? Last time it didn't end well. I found myself alone. I hope this time it won't be the case.

"H-Hi…" Okay that was horrible. How can I make this situation even more awkward? But then I suddenly found a ginger haired girl in front of me.

"You guys back! We made breakfast. There is still a lot!" Nora shouted as that was her normal way of speaking and was hugging me like crazy. She squeezed every bit of air out of me. I almost died but felt relieved.

"A lot might not be the case. Half of it already disappeared during the making…" Ren said in a calming voice as the others laughed at it. As silent the atmosphere was when we came in, it turned cheerful just as suddenly. I felt I had finally arrived where I should belong. These people would never think less of me even if I mess things up. Solving a problem can really bring people together, huh? Although, I don't want to cause any more.

"Okay, okay. Let her breathe, geez." Yang joined in, getting Nora off of me. Thank God, I didn't need much to die on the spot. Would that make them even happier, though?

I smacked my head so hard that I actually stepped a few inches back and Yang grabbed me by the shoulders. Well done, now they are looking at me weird again. But I had horrible thoughts and I need to snap out of it.

"Sorry, there was a fly on my forehead…" I tried to make my way out with a joke and everyone started to smile so I guess it kinda worked. I looked back at Yang who looked at me seriously and I could see she was silently asking me if I was okay. For now, I feel like I am but I can't say an exact answer to this. My emotions are riding a roller coaster.

"Okay kids! Let's eat. We waited for too long for you guys to come back. I already wanted to give up on you but dear Weiss here insisted that we wait." Tori said in an upbeat manner than she usually is. She tried to speak as a teacher but it felt weird from her, even though she is one. She was holding Weiss close as she was talking about her and I saw Weiss looking at me. Although, when I looked closer I noticed that she was not looking at me but behind me.

I looked back and now I was the one who felt like asking if Yang was okay. Who I'm sure wants to know if Weiss is okay. What a chain we have here. Seriously, someone should really break it.

"Ugh, I'm not really hungry." Said Nora as she dropped down on the couch, holding her round belly. I couldn't help but smile even though there was an intense staring going on so close to me.

"How did that happen?" Jaune said sarcastically as he petted the girl's head.

Pyrrha and Ren were in the kitchen still preparing something more to that big pile of food. Who's gonna eat all of that? But I could smell tuna in there which I was sure to consume for a while. Ruby was at the table, putting everything in the right place. Cyra was already sitting in one of the chairs with her usual unemotional face. Yang and Weiss still had their stare down while Tori was basically talking to herself. Their staring felt like an apologetic one from both sides. Which I can understand from Yang's part but from Weiss', not really.

"Okay guys, food is done. Everyone please sit down. Nora you too." Pyrrha informed us in a kind way and I could hear Nora growl in the background.

"We made pancakes too." Ren said it with perfect emphasis that made Nora appear at the table right away. Even I couldn't be that fast.

I walked to the table as the others did and sat down at one of the corners of it. Weiss sat next to me which made me happy and Yang decided to sit at one of the heads of the table. So basically she sat next to me but not really. Anyway, everyone occupied their righteous place. Ruby sat next to Weiss and next to her was Cyra. JNPR was on the opposite side while Tori, of course, was sitting at the other head of the table.

As if they knew I would sit there, the tuna was right in front of me. I already had to restrain myself to not jump on it.

"Okay, have you guys forgotten that the fact that we are staying here is supposed to be a punishment?" Tori started saying and yes, I can say in everyone's place that we indeed forgot that part. Actually this was way better than staying in that hotel.

"Ohhhh, right…" Nora said and all of us couldn't agree more.

"Well, thanks to me… You children can still have your fun while you can." Tori continued and I would like her to elaborate more. "This place we are staying was my idea. You know as a teacher, it's recommended to give advice or make your colleagues' work easier so if they can get rid of some of their burden, which is you, then they are more than happy." Okay, where is this going? We didn't even get any punishment? "So I took over the task of dealing with you. I told them you would go through hardcore punishment which will yet to come. But for now, you deserve to have this day for yourself until tomorrow comes. So dig in!"

That was the word that made everyone reach for the food they already eyed with. I don't think any of us cared about that punishment when all they could concentrate on is the scent of the food. On the other hand, I can say for myself, that I already got a taste of that punishment. Even getting here was challenging for all of us so maybe that's the reason Tori let us have this moment. We still have a day to forget everything about Grimms and how the world actually is. Tomorrow we will get back to our huntsman obligations but until then we should be normal students who are on a field trip.

So I basically hunted down that tuna in front of me, already consuming like my life depends on it. I actually have never seen this much tuna in my entire life. With this amount I could get by for days. I think Weiss was the only one who was eating like a normal civilized person. I looked at her to confirm if she was eating enough, because she was so slim but yet so strong even though she ate small amounts.

She was looking at me and I actually froze with a tuna in my mouth. I felt a bit ashamed of myself as I'm eating like a barbarian. But then she showed me a small smile which melted my frozen body. I tried to contain myself by eating slower and with a knife and fork. She noticed this and I could hear her soft chuckle.

"Hey Blake, have you eaten anything other than tuna?" Yang asked me while everyone indulged in a conversation of some sort.

"Yeah, bread…" I said jokingly, although it wasn't really one as it was the truth. I didn't have a variety of food when I was little. I was happy when I could get to that pond to catch some fish. I remembered a friend was there with me to help me out. I was so clumsy that if I could catch one fish that was a lot in my case. I remember spending a lot of time with that person but when did we go our separate ways?

"You know I was joking, right?" Yang must have noticed my gloomy face.

"Yeah me too." I said back fast so it wouldn't feel weird.

"Try this meat. It's so soft you don't even have to chew it. You can split it with your tongue." She said, biting into the mentioned meat I couldn't wait to taste. Tuna will always be the best but I really have to try other foods as well. But how can a food be so good you can't get enough of it?

I was already reaching for it but then I saw Weiss was putting a piece of that meat we were talking about.

"Here. I can't eat it." She said and she did look like she was full already. I swear she barely ate anything.

"No. You ate so little." I was trying to put that meat back onto her plate but she kept insisting on it.

"No. I feel like I'm going to throw up if I eat one more bite." That can't be. I could see she was eating only rice and a little meat.

"Just accept it. You know she is stubborn." Yang said, looking at her with a smile. My eyes wandered to Weiss to check how she looks but she had her usual face when someone made a joke of her which is a good sign. Did they really make up silently when they were looking at each other from afar? I need this technique. I accepted the offer from Weiss and it was just as Yang mentioned it would be.

I felt like I was in a dream. Which was beautiful for this once.