Day 25/30

When Sun opened his eyes this morning, he had a feeling today was going to be one of those days. While almost every day here had some wacky twist to it, some were just a bit higher on the scale than others. It was probably because the first person to talk to him this morning happened to be almost as flamboyantly fabulous as his teammate Scarlet.

"So, what's the deal with you and Belladonna, handsome?" the Lieutenant asked nonchalantly as he adjusted the curtains. Sun groaned; he was not in the mood to discuss such a delicate subject right now.

"First off, don't call me handsome," Sun said, "Creeps me out dude. And what do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean?" the big guy put his hands on his hips, shaking his head in disappointment, "Are you two cuddle-buddies? Dating? Lovers? You didn't impregnate her, did you? Is that why you two don't sleep together anymore?"

"Hold on there!" Wukong waved his hands frantically to get him to stop, "Slow down for a sec, jeesh! First off, we never slept together! Except that one time, but that was a quick nap."

"Is that when you stuck your-

"Blake is not pregnant!"

"Doesn't mean you two can't try again!"

"Wha- Get out, Yang!"

Coming back from the bathroom after a morning shower, Yang's interest had been immediately piqued by that statement. She couldn't help but put herself into the conversation. "Just kidding, Sun. What're you guys talking about anyways?"

"Sun and Blake are having relationship troubles already," the Lieutenant answered incorrectly.

"I never said that at all!" Sun corrected, "Everything is fine between us! Honest!"

"Then how come you two aren't like Jaune and Pyrrha?" Yang asked, sitting on her bed, "Those two are never apart. I always see you and Blake separately."

"You're not cheating on her, are you?" the Lieutenant said, jumping to conclusions again.

"Oh yeah, totally," Sun said sarcastically, "I sneak out to the shed every night with Velvet and Weiss without her knowing."

The big guy gasped in fright. "Really?! You fiend!"

Figuring it was best to let his sarcasm sink into the Lieutenant's head over time, Sun continued. "Anyways, Blake told me she wants to take things slow. If that's what she wants, then I'll respect her wishes."

"At least you're not like Mercury," Yang sighed in relief, "But what's the most you two have done?"

"We've napped together. Once."

"Anything else?"

"…I don't need to tell you that."

"Aw, is someone embarrassed?" Yang chided, making baby talk, "Can't the big tough guy even reach first base? Even I've gotten that far with Blake, and that was against my will!"

"I said we were taking it slow!"

"Do you want to go any further with her?"

"Well, yeah," Sun shrugged sheepishly, "But you know Blake. She's pretty sensitive towards things like this, and we both know why. I don't wanna ruin what we have now by making a wrong move."

The Lieutenant put a hand on Wukong's shoulder. "Listen here, tiger. You're a pretty swell guy, you hear? I doubt someone as nice and as chiseled as you could ever turn Blake away. I mean, look at those abs! They're delicious! I could- I mean, Blake could eat a steak dinner off of those!"

"That was a little more homoerotic than it needed to be, but the big guy is right," Yang agreed, "You need to make a move, Sun. And we're gonna help you set the mood."

"I think I can do this on my own, but thanks for the offer," Sun waved the two off as he left the room, "I'll let you know how things go, for better or for worse."

"Name the kid after me then!"

"Goddammit, Yang!"

"What do you want to talk about, Blake?"

It sure was a surprise to Jaune and Pyrrha when Belladonna came to their room for a visit. In fact, the former couldn't even remember the last time him and the Faunus had shared a conversation together. Had they ever just sat down and talked?

"When I came to speak with you guys," Blake said, pointing across the room, "I was hoping he wouldn't be in here."

Sensing some accusation directed his way, Adam looked up from his desk. "…What? I dwell here too."

"I thought all the hard feelings you two shared were gone?" Pyrrha said.

"Doesn't mean I have to like him," Blake answered blatantly.

"He's not hurting anything by just sitting there," Jaune pointed out, "Just ignore him. Pretend he's not even there!"

"Why do I feel that everyone in this room hates me?" Adam mumbled to himself, completely forgetting the time he tried to murder Blake and quite a few other people a couple weeks ago. Trying her best to remove his obnoxious red hair from her line of sight, Blake prepared to spill the beans on just why she dropped by.

"It's… I need some advice. In regards to Sun."

"Oh!" Pyrrha smiled, clasping her hands together, "I had noticed you two had grown closer as of late! What is it you want to talk about?"

Bake felt her cheeks flush a deep red just at the thought of sharing this with these two. "…You know, never mind. It's nothing, really…"

"Wouldn't be nothing if you came to us," Jaune said.

Sighing, Blake knew there was no running from this one. "…He knows how I feel about him. I want to make it even more… apparent."

"Do you mean… by kissing him?"

"…Yes," Blake nodded at Pyrrha, looking at her feet, "But I don't want to just do it out of the blue or anything. That would be… weird."

"I don't remember you ever wanting to kiss me before," Adam interjected offhandedly. Blake throwing a pillow at the back of his head told him it would be best not to contribute to the conversation anymore.

"You want your first kiss to be quite special then, I assume?" Pyrrha asked.

"I heard how you and Jaune's went on the deck, and it sounded… nice. The whole scenario of that. Not that I want to copy that at all. I just want something similar."

Stroking his chin, a lightbulb went off in Jaune's head as he remembered a few things he had found the other day in the shed. If there was any time to put them to use, it would be tonight. "You know, I think I know just how to make that happen, Blake."

"That was fast."

"A mind is only as sharp as its owner."

"So I'm guessing this is a pretty dull idea."

"Oh, ha-ha. Guess I won't tell you what it is then."

"Fine," Blake rolled her eyes, "I'm sorry. What is your idea?"

Jaune told her, and after hearing it Blake gave him a deadpan look. "You can't be serious."

"What? It's fun!" Jaune said, "My dad taught me everything he knew about how to do it right! We can all go do it, then leave you guys by yourselves for a while to seal the deal!"

"I think it is a good idea," Pyrrha followed, "We have the supplies, so we should not waste the opportunity."

Blake was still skeptical about the whole thing. "…Are you two sure this will work?"

"Trust me, Blake," Jaune winked, "If I can make it snow in the middle of summer, I can-

"Ah, there you are!" As if the stars were aligned, Sun popped his head into the room. He had been searching for Blake, and he couldn't have found her at a more convenient time. "I was wondering where you were at. Got something to ask ya Blake."

"As a matter of fact," Jaune said, nudging Belladonna, "She has something to ask you too. Isn't that right?"

"I, uh-

"Don't be shy, Blake," Pyrrha encouraged her, "We're all going to be there!"

Understandably, Sun was confused as all hell right now. "Ask me what, Blake?"

Blake didn't really have any other option at this point but to go through with it. This plan of Jaune's was silly, but there was a possibility of it actually turning out really well. "Sun… Would you like to go camping with us tonight?"

"That sounds quite fun, actually."

"I wasn't asking you, Adam!"