"Miss Xiao Long, there is a curfew put in place for a reason. Staying out past it for any reason is unacceptable. I'm afraid I'll have to give you and your partner detention."
"I'm getting detention too!? That's why I got called out here in the middle of the night!?" Blake asked in equal parts confusion and anger.
"I'm sorry Miss Belladonna, but as her partner you are supposed to keep Yang out of trouble." Port explained. "Perhaps being forced to share in her punishment will remind you of this fact. You are in this together, so please try to look out for…" Port and Blake glanced over to Yang, who'd fallen back asleep in her chair. "...Yang!"
"I'm up! I'm up!" The blonde spoke quickly as she stood. "What are you doing here Blake?" She looked her partner in confusion as though she wasn't really there.
"I'm getting detention because you fell asleep in the library." Blake informed her, no small amount of bitterness in her voice.
"So what am I getting?" Yang asked Port.
"You will also get detention." Port said. "The two of you will be working in the cafeteria tomorrow. I expect you two-"
"Why is Blake getting detention?" Yang interrupted.
"-To be there first thing in the morning." Port finished. "Perhaps you won't be so inclined to break the rules if others are being punished for your actions. Goodnight, you two." He handed them a handwritten note to serve as a hall pass, then left.
A few moments of silence passed while Yang gathered her books before Blake spoke. "What are you doing asleep in the library?"
"Well, I was helping Ruby study." Yang explained. "You know, she needs help catching up since she got skipped ahead. Then I had to catch up on my studying, and then…" She shrugged. "Sorry you're getting detention because of me." She muttered.
Blake sighed. Yang sounded a little hoarse; she probably hadn't taken a break at all while helping Ruby. "It's alright. Just be a little more careful next time, alright?"
Yang just nodded in affirmation, and the rest of the trip back to the teams dorm room was spent in silence aside from a quick stop at a water fountain so Yang could get quench her thirst. Once they got back in bed, Yang just set her books aside and climbed into bed without changing into her pajamas.
-Rocky Road-
After showing up to the cafeteria and being told that they would help with cooking lunch, taking out the garbage, and cleaning the dirty trays, Blake and Yang got to work. It was going to be a long day; they'd been told by Port that they were going to be here until the cafeteria closed down for the day.
Unfortunately, neither Blake nor Yang had had much time to talk once they started. It was only when the lunch rush had finished were Blake and Yang allowed to take a break. Luckily one perk of working in the kitchen for the day meant they were guaranteed fresh food. Sitting at the very end of one the rows, Blake and Yang started eating.
"You know, I can think of about a million other things I'd rather be doing right now." Yang said between bites of food.
"Maybe next time you won't fall asleep in the library." Yang sighed, and Blake lowered her fork back to her plate.
"Like it's my fault that Ruby got skipped ahead two years and she needs help."
Blake cleared her throat, getting Yang's attention. "Sorry. But c'mon, there's worse ways to spend your Saturdays than by cooking."
Yang looked away. "Yeah, I could be exercising, or training, or studying for that stupid test in Port's class, but noooo! Port has to give me detention because I was studying for the work in his class!"
"Well, if you overwork yourself you won't do as well on the test, or the rest of your work." Blake tried to reason with her.
"And if I can't study then I won't do well either." Yang retorted. The two fell into a silence as they finished eating. "It's not Blake's fault either, I shouldn't be giving her attitude just because I'm bummed out." She took a sip from her drink, then rested her chin on her hand. "What about you?"
"Huh?"
"Are you ready for Port's test on Monday?" Yang clarified.
Blake relaxed a little as the conversation turned friendlier. "Yes, I'm prepared. I'll do a little more studying tomorrow, but if I had to take the test right now I bet I'd ace it."
"Well, that's good!" Yang said with a smile. "Wanna study together? I kind of passed out on my own."
"Sure." Blake agreed. "C'mon, let's finish eating and get this stupid detention over with."
-Rocky Road-
Monday morning came quicker than Yang would've liked. No one liked Mondays, but no one liked having to take a test first thing in the morning as well. After the morning routine in the bathroom ended, Yang stepped outside to find Ruby frantically zipping around the room. "What's wrong, Ruby?"
"I can't find my notes!" She exclaimed. "I thought I left them right here, but…"
"Well, retrace your steps." Yang began, but Blake stepped forward and grabbed Yang's arm.
"We should get to class." She said.
"You go on ahead, I'll help Ruby find her stuff."
Weiss cleared her throat, and everyone turned to look at her. "I'll help Ruby, since she's my partner. You two go on ahead, we'll be there soon."
Blake and Yang looked to each other then shrugged, turning around and leaving the room.
As they walked, Yang glanced at Blake, who was smiling. "You're in a cheery mood today." She noted.
"That's because I took Ruby's stuff to Port's class before the rest of you woke up." She turned to Yang with a smirk. "It'll be the last place she looks."
Yang laughed, in complete disbelief of what Blake had done. "Why?" She asked once she'd calmed down.
Blake cleared her throat, then in a poor imitation of Port's voice said, "Perhaps she will remember that we are in this together and not to get others in trouble. Ho-ho!"
The two laughed together, and continued walking. "You didn't have to do that, you know." Yang said after a moment.
"... No big deal. Just pay more attention to yourself next time." Blake shrugged.
Yang didn't respond. No one had ever told her that before; she was so used to taking care of Ruby first and then taking care of herself later that late nights studying by herself at Signal had been the norm for years now. And Signal didn't have a curfew, so Yang had completely forgotten about it when she'd been told about the curfew here at Beacon. "Yeah, I will." What had happened in and of itself was hardly a big deal, but it meant a lot to Yang that Blake had said what she did.