About...

...our Eskimo Sneeze.

Blake casually flipped over the pages in her current position; the usual reading style with both knees up to rest the book on. She heard footsteps, and despite not looking to the direction, she knew who they belonged to. Credits to her extra ears, which are good sensors. They stopped near her.

"What is it, Yang?" she asked softly.

For those who didn't know her, they'd have felt ignored since she's still nose-deep in the novel. But Yang knew better of the Faunus' faux ignorance. The blonde leaned over with her arm supporting her. Her golden locks of hair fell and covered the pages, forcing Blake to look up. Amber met lilac.

Blake's feline ears slowly folded themselves backward; a sign whenever she felt someone invading her personal space or when she's excited. In this case, it was both. She's excited because her partner invaded her personal space for...

Yang moved closer until their faces were inches apart.

"Yang?" Blake whispered.

Their noses are almost touching. Blake's heartbeat rose frantically. It's always like that when she's close with Yang. But this time, there's another feeling. She wanted to laugh because of it. Ticklish. Amber eyes fluttered shut, but she couldn't hide the amused smile.

And then, something touched her nose. Gently rubbing it side-to-side. She dared to crack an eye open, only to meet Yang's closed ones. The Faunus held her breath, not wanting to ruin the moment. It felt so... right. Yet, so ticklish-

"ACHOO!"

Yeah, that was quite a shower of spittles. She wasn't the one sneezing, though. Blake scrunched her face and carefully wiped it with the back of her hand. She shot a glare at Yang who stood petrified with a terrified expression. The blonde covered her mouth, wide-eyed at what she'd done. Cute.

Blake rolled her eyes. "Really, Yang?"

"Oh, my gosh, Blake!" the blonde exclaimed, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to!"

The situation was so comical that she couldn't stop her giggles from coming out. An Eskimo kiss. Yang wanted to try it and epically failed. But she supposed... it became an eskissmosneeze instead? Wow, she couldn't believe she'd just made a pun.

The blonde's laughter joined, still a bit nervous. She's the one who screwed up, after all. Blake put her novel away and rose, still laughing, "I need to wash my face. This side effect is..." then, she doubled over and let out a burst of louder laughter. "It's quite... moist. Haha!"

"Oh, shut up!" Yang laughed as well, freely this time. Her face is a little red, though. "I was just trying a new technique of kissing, okay? I didn't expect it'd be-"

"You mean, Eskimo sneeze?" Blake shot back with a chuckle.

Yang choked at that, her tears fell as she tried to hold her snicker to no avail. "Stop it!" she said, but she couldn't stop laughing either.

Blake nodded and coughed several times, clearing her throat while forcing down the smile that threatened to break on her face. She nodded once again at Yang, indicating she's done with the laughing. Her partner approached her, pretending to be triggered. Yang's eyes were red for a split second.

"That's my pun," she said dangerously to Blake, who now stood still like a deer in the headlight. "Don't steal it."

The dark-haired girl nodded without a word. Her amber eyes radiated pure fear.

"Good." Yang thought it was over right there. But then...

"Want to do... the Eskimo sneeze again?"

For a few milliseconds, she absorbed the words. Blake's super serious face suddenly was the funniest thing in the world. Yang's dam broke. She cackled, "I can't-" then it escalated to full-blown laughter. "You're the worst!"

Blake wheezed as they held each other in arms, shaking in an uncontrolled guffaw. "Hah, Eski-haha, Eskimo-pffft, Sneeze! Haha!"

~-x-~

From the door of the dorm, Ruby and Weiss peeked at the two laughing girls. They've been spectating silently since Yang came up to Blake and started that little incident.

"Should we be worried?" asked the heiress in a hushed voice.

"Nah," Ruby replied. "They're gonna be fine."

The partners slowly closed the door behind them, giving their teammates privacy. Ruby winced when another wave of laughter came. Even the door couldn't silent all the voices. She hoped no one else would be around to hear it. Else, they probably would worry about Yang's and Blake's mental conditions.

Also, what does 'Eskimo Sneeze' mean? Hmm... she'd have to look it up later.

~-x-~

A/N: Fun fact: Eskimo kiss is a traditional greeting, but it could be an intimate gesture as well, depending on the situation. Not sure about the sneezing part, though.

Hopefully, Blake wouldn't get sick from the spittles and snots.

ew

gross af

– Karvost