Blake wasn't entirely comfortable right now. She was sitting at a lunch table in a cafeteria during lunch time. It wasn't something she had never done before but she greatly preferred the relative quiet the library provided for her along with a severe lack of crowds. Thankfully though, Yang was right next to her to help her feel safe. Their legs were slightly touching so Blake had more to ground herself and not be so nervous.
It wasn't just them two though. Along with Yang, Ruby was here chatting up a storm about her last class and complaining about a test that was apparently happening at the end of the week. Blake really liked Ruby. Despite her abundant energy that would normally chase Blake away, Ruby somehow was able to make her feel at home. It was most likely something inside the shared genes between the two sisters. Either way, Blake wasn't complaining.
Attached to Ruby's side was Weiss as Blake had learned from the many times Ruby had said her name in only a few minutes. From what Yang had told Blake, those two had gotten extremely close suddenly one day and were almost inseparable since then. Blake instantly knew what Yang was complaining about. Not once since they all had sat down had Ruby or Weiss refrained from having some sort of physical contact with each other. Ruby spent a lot of time leaning on Weiss or not so secretly holding her hand under the table. It had the potential to be sickening if Blake didn't get a tiny bit of amusement seeing Yang wrestle between being happy for her sister and annoyed at how openly they were flirting with each other.
"Are you, Blake?" Blake snapped back from her thoughts. Ruby was looking right at her, expecting an answer to a question that Blake didn't hear.
"Hm?" Blake answered.
"I was asking if you were coming over to our house tonight." Ruby said.
Blake shook her head. "No. I've been over too many times this week. I feel like I should spend at least one night at my own house every now and then."
Ruby laughed. "True, I guess. Though I can't say anything since I'm always at Weiss' house nowadays."
Yang pointed her fork at her sister. "If you keep it up you're going to start annoying her parents. I've seen how much you can eat and I'm sure they would get tired of having to feed you every night."
"Joke's on you, Yang!" Ruby started. "Her parents aren't really there, like, ninety percent of the time so it's usually just me and Weiss."
"What?" Yang said with legitimate surprise. "So you two are just home alone?" Yang looked at Weiss. "Is that true?"
"Ruby isn't really lying." Weiss confirmed. "I don't see the problem in it"
Yang was seemingly rubbed the wrong way about that fact, no doubt increasing her anxiety about Weiss' sudden closeness with Ruby. She let it go though which Blake was happy to see. It showed that Yang was listening to Blake's plea to put some time into taking care of herself rather than worrying up a storm about everything and everyone that wasn't Yang. Blake slowly slid her hand into Yang's under the table to help the blond relax. The way Yang softly squeezed her hand in response was enough for Blake to look over and see the shy smile showing on Yang's face. But then some random student walked by which made Yang pull her hand away. That really hurt Blake's heart. She knew why but it didn't make her feel better.
Despite that problem they managed to make it through lunch without any more of those little problems. Weiss had left a few minutes early from the table to talk to a teacher about something which left Yang and Ruby to bicker back and forth while Blake sat to the side and finished her food quietly. The bell interrupted the sisters though and made them start shoveling their leftovers into their mouths. Blake even attempted to indulge herself by going to wipe a tiny bit of mashed potatoes off Yang's cheek. Yang attempted to pull her face away but relented when Blake grabbed her chin to keep her still.
"Blaaaake…" Yang whispered while Blake double checked her girlfriend's face. "Ruby is right there."
"It's fine, Yang. Plus, you were the one who wanted me to come to lunch with everyone for once." Blake told her while finally letting Yang go so she could throw away everyone's trays. Blake sighed and turned back towards Ruby who had her stuff already packed and ready to go. Blake simply followed Ruby's lead and started gathering her's and Yang's things.
She was interrupted though. "Blake?" Ruby said.
Blake looked up to the younger girl. "Yeah?"
"Can I talk to you after school today?" Ruby asked. "Without Yang or Weiss around?"
Blake thought that extra condition was a bit weird but she saw that Ruby was looking a little anxious herself by simply asking that. "Sure. What about?"
Ruby looked to the side which made Blake do the same. They both saw Yang already on her way back to the table. "I'll tell you after school. Just us, okay?" Ruby clarified.
"Got it." Blake confirmed.
"Woo! Who's ready for more school?" Yang asked out loud, finally arriving back at the table and slinging her backpack over her shoulder." Blake grabbed her own bag while rolling her eyes and started walking off to her own classes. "Blake?" She heard Yang ask out loud but kept walking. Blake's mood had dropped considerably by the end of lunch and she really just didn't feel very social anymore. Blake only came to the cafeteria instead of the library for Yang's sake, after all.
Blake looked up from her book to glance at the clock on the wall. It was a few minutes until the final period was over and everyone was free to go home. She had finished this class' work early and was killing the time with her book that she didn't get a chance to read at lunch like she usually would. It wasn't too big of a deal though. There were always chances and small amounts of free time to read besides lunch time. Plus, that time was spent with Yang even if it had a touch of disappointment due to their situation. Was it so wrong that one of the few things Blake found a bit of happiness and joy out of was so important to her? Just one day where everything felt like things would be okay? Why couldn't she just…
Blake took a breath. She was spiraling again. It wouldn't do any good to have that happen in the middle of her class. She could go home soon. She could be comfortable and safe, away from all of these potentially prying eyes.
The bell finally rang and relieved the pressure Blake was feeling. The day wasn't over though because she could see that Ruby had somehow managed to sneak her way outside of Blake's classroom early. What confused Blake though, was how did Ruby know which class Blake was even in? She was curious but Ruby was waiting with a thoughtful look on her face so Blake figured it would be a good idea to let it go for now.
As Blake walked up Ruby started to smile even if only a little. "What did you want to talk to me about?" Blake asked.
Ruby shook her head. "I want to go somewhere else first before I say much."
Ruby turned and started walking, presumably to somewhere private. Blake followed along behind the girl. Ruby was shorter yet Blake had to move her legs faster than normal to keep up with her. After a few turns and being led outside, Ruby led Blake to some secluded little cutout on the side of the school building that even Blake didn't know about. In fact, she rarely ever came this way now that she thought about it. Ruby grabbed Blake's arm and pulled her deep into the cutout to where no one would even think to look over here and find us.
"This is one heck of a hideaway." Blake said.
Ruby laughed nervously from the deepest corner. "Yeah.. I found it one day and would use it to get away from everyone when I wasn't feeling so good." Ruby explained. "Believe it or not, I'm not always so excited to talk and be around people."
"I believe it." Blake replied. "There are times where even the happiest people need a break."
"True, I guess." Ruby said.
They were both silent for a few seconds, but that was broken when Blake's phone alerted her to a text. She pulled it out real fast to see what it was. Not many people texted her so it was most likely her parents or.. Yang it seemed..
" Hey, I couldn't find you where we normally meet up after class. Everything good?" Yang had said. Blake felt a little guilty that she hadn't told Yang about meeting her sister instead but wanted to respect Ruby's request for privacy.
"I'm okay, Yang. I just needed to talk to one of my teachers before going home. You can go on ahead since I'm not coming over tonight." Blake replied.
It didn't take long for Blake to see Yang's response. "No problem. Hey, I'm sorry about lunch. I didn't mean to make you feel bad." Blake's heart fell. She had made Yang upset.
"I'm okay, Yang. I know how it is for you right now and I didn't think about what I was doing. I'll talk to you later tonight." Blake typed out. That was nearly all she sent but she sent a quick, " I love you, " to finish out the message.
Ruby was looking at her as she put her phone back into her pocket. "Was that Yang?" She asked.
Blake nodded. "She was asking about if I was meeting her after school today."
"And?" Ruby asked with a small amount of worry.
"Don't worry." Blake started. "I didn't tell her I was meeting you. Just that it was okay for her to go ahead and start going home without me."
Ruby relaxed a bit. "Okay, cool." Ruby said mostly to herself. "So.."
"So?" Blake questioned.
"Well, I think I've kind of guessed it already but, you guys are, like, going out, right?" Ruby asked.
Blake glared a bit at Ruby. "Why? Is that what this is about?" She asked.
Ruby shrugged her shoulders and avoided Blake's eyes. "No? Yes? Kinda, maybe?" Ruby said quickly. "I might have accidentally saw you guys making out on our couch the other day so I assumed…"
"Oh.." Blake said.
Ruby laughed. "That was the same thing Weiss said when I told her about it."
Blake panicked. "Weiss knows? Why did you tell her? If it gets around and Yang finds out that she got outed…"
"Weiss isn't going to tell anyone, Blake!" Ruby said in an attempt to pacify Blake's worry.
Blake wasn't finished though. "How do I know she won't? Why did you even tell her?" Blake asked.
Ruby seemed almost mad about that question. "Because I trust her and.. We agreed to talk to each other about these kinds of things…"
"So you gossip with her about other people including your own sister." Blake accused.
"No!" Ruby said, her frustration showing through more and more. "I only told her because it made me think about doing that with her!" Ruby almost shouted that last sentence but she quickly realized what she said and threw her head back with a groan. "Dammit!"
Blake was a bit confused now. "Sooo, you want to date Weiss?" Ruby dropped and nodded her head silently. "What does this have to do with me then? Why not ask Yang since you know about her already?"
"I know Yang doesn't really like Weiss all that much right now." Ruby explained. "She puts up with Weiss but I can see that she isn't really all that thrilled to see me be with Weiss so much. I don't she'd be all that happy to have me ask her about how to, you know, date her…"
Blake had to agree with Ruby. There were many instances where she would listen to Yang's worries about Ruby and Weiss spending so much time together. Though, Blake wasn't sure about how she herself could help Ruby with such a problem. "Why would me and Yang making out change things so suddenly?" Blake asked.
Ruby took a breath before speaking. "Because before that, I thought you and Yang were like me and Weiss."
"As in?" Blake asked for clarification.
"That you guys were just extra, extra, extra, close!" Ruby said. "I thought you guys were like me and Weiss. Since I've seen you guys hold hands and cuddle up with each other all the time."
Blake mentally slapped herself at apparently her and Yang were being around Ruby. "You and Weiss do all of that kind of stuff but aren't going out?" Blake asked.
Ruby had finally realized what she had admitted. "Umm, ha, yea…" Ruby was now being a little bashful about it. "Something happened way back and we just sorta started just being real close with each other. We always spend time at her house together, cuddling on her couch or holding hands while she reads and I do my work." Ruby began. "The weekend that Yang went to go see her mother, I went over there and we ended up agreeing to be honest about our feelings with each other and we've been super close all the time. Hell, if I'm having a real bad day, you'd probably find me and Weiss right here with her holding me to make me feel better."
Blake almost didn't believe Ruby but the younger girl was being super quiet and shy each time she brought up something intimate between the two. "You two are that close… but aren't actually dating?" Blake asked, clearly confused.
"Yea, I know. I did think it was weird for a bit but she made me feel so comfortable and safe every time she would pull me into a hug or wrap us together in a big blanket when it got cold at night that I just stopped caring because I knew she wouldn't hurt me…" Ruby admitted.
Blake felt herself start to smile while Ruby talked. She knew exactly what Ruby meant because Yang did the exact same thing for Blake. That one person who could make almost any location safe and let her be whoever she wanted to be. "Ruby…" Blake started. "You said you tell Weiss everything. Why don't you tell her that?"
Ruby shrugged. "I'm kinda scared that she won't think the same. That she'll want to stop everything."
"It sounds like she already feels the same way you do, Ruby. Just tell her what you told me and I'm sure it'll work out." Blake said. "If she trusts you as much you trust her, then it'll only get worse if neither of you say anything."
Ruby looked at Blake and finally smiled for real. "You're probably right, Blake.." Ruby shook her arms out and took a couple of breaths. "I'll do it then. I'll talk to her tonight."
"That's good." Blake was happy that Yang's sister was back to feeling better about her situation. She didn't realize how much of the kindness that Yang held was apparently a part of Ruby. While she was glad to see it, it only made her yearn for the real source. Blake pulled her phone out and typed out a quick message. " I changed my mind. I want to be with you tonight. " Blake pocketed her phone and gave a smile to Ruby. "I think I'm going to go home in your place."
Yang was being extra clingy tonight. Blake would have felt suffocated if she wasn't enjoying it so much. Though there was that underlying guilt of what had happened earlier in the day.
"What made you change your mind?" Yang asked with her face buried into Blake's hair.
Blake smiled to herself. "I ran into your sister after school and talked with her a bit."
"That's it?" Yang pulled herself back enough to look at Blake with a confused face. "Nothing else happened?"
Blake shook her head. "No. Though I guess she kinda reminded me of why I love you so much." Blake said in a matter of fact tone. Yang didn't reply though. Probably because she went back to hiding against Blake's neck. Blake could even feel the heat from Yang's, most likely blushing, cheeks.
"I love you too.." Blake heard Yang say along with a light squeeze around her body from Yang's arms. "I know I can be bad at showing it enough, but you do also make me happy."
Blake couldn't resist the pull on her heart that Yang created. "Yang…"
"Yeah?" Yang asked.
"Please just kiss me."