Before I start this chapter, I'd like to apologize for the delay. Some time during the night after I posted Chapter 50, a freak storm took out power for a large part of the state I live in and I spent two days without internet or a way to charge my laptop. We only got power back on November 1st, which is the earliest I could actually start working on Chapter 51.

Abel- I try to respond to questions people have if I can or any noteworthy reviews in PMs. If it's a guest review with a question or one that I feel people would benefit from hearing my response to, I'll include my response, or something similar, in the chapter. I will, however, let people decide if they prefer Windchill over Arctic Wind.

NightingaleofRemnant- not quite. Remember, Aurelius is in this weird position where even he doesn't exactly know the full story, which is part of why it'd concern him.

Please read the ending AN if you have time for the last review response since it has plot-relevant information.

This chapter's going to contain a Bumblebee lemon. If you're not interested in that, skip down to the second scene.

Chapter 51: Insecurities and Never Alone

Patch, Xiao Long Residence, with Yang

Yang let out a sigh as she woke up, smiling out the window. She turned over and opened her mouth to speak when she noticed that Blake wasn't in bed with her. She froze as she felt a panic seep into her. "Just relax, Yang… She didn't leave you… She probably just went to get water or something…" Yang tried to calm down before she ran her hand through her hair, quickly jumping out of bed and attaching her prosthetic. "I'll just go down to see what she's up to, that way I can calm down." She nodded to herself as she walked down the steps.

Yang found Blake in the kitchen, putting away a cup. The blonde bit her lip as she looked over her girlfriend in the black tank top and bicycle shorts that'd replaced her sleepwear from Beacon. The cat faunus let out a squeak as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. "Hey," Yang said quietly. Blake frowned as she felt the slight tremble in her girlfriend's arm and body.

"Yang, is something wrong?" Blake asked, turning around in the blonde's embrace as she looked down meekly. "She isn't afraid I'd…"

Blake's thoughts were interrupted when Yang spoke up. "Nothing's wrong, it's just… I missed having you next to me when I woke up is all…" Yang muttered meekly, but to Blake it was obvious what she meant. Yang woke up alone and was afraid that she was well and truly alone. The thought that Yang could be so terrified by her absence when she woke up worried the cat faunus. Blake took a deep breath before stepping back, looking at Yang.

"Yang… there's something I need to tell you…" Blake said, pulling the blonde back up the stairs to their bedroom. As soon as they were inside, Blake subtly locked the door, letting out a sigh. "Alright Blake, you can do this… She deserves to know the truth, she needs to know you're serious about this… and you know you're ready for it." Blake put a hand on Yang's shoulder. "Yang… I'm sorry…"

The blonde's eyes widened as her mind immediately went through all the possibilities. "I-is she breaking up with me? Did I do something wrong and she doesn't want to be around me anymore? Oh god, this can't be happening! Why can't I just have someone that loves me?" Tears started to spill from the blonde's eyes before Blake wiped them away, causing the blonde to look at her, sniffling slightly. "D-did I do something wrong?" she asked sadly.

"No… I'm the one who's done something wrong," Blake said, looking down. Yang blinked in confusion before the cat faunus continued. "After what Adam did to you… I told myself that it was my fault that you lost your arm and I felt so guilty I just… I went to run." The blond went wide-eyed as the cat sagged against the wall. "From Vale, from our team, from you… I was being a coward and tried to run like I always do, but Adrienne stopped me and called me out on it. She reminded me that it wasn't my fault and he would have just tried to kill you anyways…" Blake looked up at Yang with tear-streaked eyes. "And that I was running away from the most important person in my life when she needed me the most. She walked me back to the bed and I sat there and cried. I cried because it looked like your career was ruined by this and I was too scared to realize I needed to be here more than ever." Yang blinked in surprise.

Blake took a breath before she wrapped the other girl in a hug. "When you woke up and were just so scared and meek… I realized that if I left it might have destroyed you and I felt horrible for it… I know you love me and you're scared I'll leave you just like your mom did, but I want you to understand that I will not leave you. I will never leave you so long as I have a choice and I'm willing to prove it!" Blake said with a blush as she stepped toward the blonde.

"Blake? What are you-" Yang was cut off by Blake pressing her lips against the blonde's sliding her tongue into the girl's still-open mouth. Yang moaned into the kiss before she stepped back. "Blake… What's going on?" she asked in confusion.

The cat faunus took a deep breath. "Yang… if I let go… if you become my mate…" Yang blushed lightly as her eyes widened. "then I can never end up with someone else. It wouldn't work both ways with you being human unless you truly wanted to stay with me, but I could never leave you unless you wanted me to…" Blake blushed as she went to tug her top of before Yang grabbed the hem.

"Are you sure about this, Blake?" Yang asked, getting a nervous nod from the cat faunus. "Then here… let me…" Yang meekly pulled her girlfriend's top off before unclasping her bra. Once the fabric fell to the floor, Blake quickly removed the blonde's top and bra before capturing her lips in a kiss. Yang let out a moan as she felt a hand brush over her breasts before pulling Blake towards the bed. By the time they reached the bed, their shorts and panties had joined the rest of their sleepwear on the floor. Blake moaned into the kiss as Yang pulled her down onto the bed, laying on top of her.

Blake pulled away meekly and bit her lip. "Hey, Yang?" the blonde hummed in response. "Could we take this gentle please?"

Yang blinked in confusion before nodding, a smile on her face. "Sure… I'll let you take the lead today, alright?" Blake looked at her gratefully and let out a squeak when she felt a hand grab her ass. She looked at the girl under her, who let out a sheepish giggle. "Sorry… I've just wanted to do that for a while…" she muttered meekly.

Blake smiled. "It's fine… Besides, I've always wanted to do this…" Yang let out a moan as the cat faunus took her nipple in her mouth, running her tongue around it before gently nibbling on it. Blake's other hand went to the girl's other breast, kneading it and rubbing the now hardened nipple.

"Oh god, Blake, I didn't know you liked them so much!" Yang squealed, gently running her hand through the girl's hair and scratching her ears, causing the cat to purr happily. After a while, she switched breasts, giving them both her full attention while her free hand went to disconnect Yang's arm. The blonde let out a squeak. "Blake! What are you-"

Blake put a finger to the blonde's lips, smiling meekly. "No prosthetic just this once, alright? I'll make it up to you next time, okay?" the cat asked, getting a pout from Yang as she placed the prosthetic gently on the nearby table.

"Fine… Just this once…" Yang muttered before letting out a gasp as Blake's hand made its way between her legs. Blake grinned before her mouth and other hand returned to the blonde's chest. Yang let out a moan and gave her girlfriend's ass a squeeze, causing her to gasp and press herself against the blonde. Blake purred as she slid two fingers into Yang, quickly pistoning them into the other girl as she moaned loudly.

Blake pulled her head away for a moment, causing Yang to let out a whine. "Are you enjoying this, Yang?" Blake asked with a smile. Yang nodded wordlessly before Blake nipped at her earlobe. The blonde let out a squeak and Blake looked down at her. The cat faunus had never seen her vulnerable in this way before and she had to admit the nervous look on the blonde's face as she squirmed under her was endearing. Blake smiled and nipped the blonde's neck, biting down gently as the girl moaned. Once that was done, she slowly worked her way down her soon-to-be mate's body, trailing kisses until her head was between the blonde's legs.

Yang went wide-eyed for a moment before Blake slipped her tongue into her, getting a loud moan in response. The cat faunus smiled as the blonde's hand went to her ears, purring happily as she pinched the girl's clit between your fingers. The blonde started panting heavily before she let out a scream, coating Blake's face. "Oh god…" Yang muttered between breaths. She looked down and blushed as Blake slowly licked her clean, never breaking eye contact. "Fuck, Blake, do you have to try to be sexy when you do that too?" Yang whined with a blush. Blake grinned and continued what she was doing, not responding to the question. Once Blake was done and Yang regained her breath, the blonde quickly flipped the cat faunus over and climbed on top of her as best as she could. Once her head was over Blake's pussy and her own was above the cat faunus' face, Yang giggled. "How about we keep this goi-"

The two let out a squeak as someone pounded on the door. "Gods, are you two done in there?! The last thing I needed today was to hear my sister moaning from whatever one of my friends was doing to her!" Ruby called out, voice slightly higher than normal. The Bumblebee duo turned scarlet as they realized they'd forgotten about the other occupants of the house.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Ruby!" Yang called out meekly. "Damnit, I was going to thank Blake for that!" Yang let out a sigh and rolled off Blake, leaving the girl to let out a frustrated whine at her own lack of release. The blonde went to give her a quick peck on the cheek and an apologetic smile before leaning in to whisper in the cat's ear. "Don't worry, kitty. I'm make sure to make you scream for me next time," Yang said as seductively as she could.

Blake shivered slightly. "I wouldn't expect anything less from my mate, Yang," she purred into the blonde's ear, causing her to smile. "You'll never be alone again, alright?"

Yang grinned before giving her girlfriend a quick peck on the lips. "I love you," she said before getting up to attach her arm and get dressed.

Blake smiled at her as she stood up. "I love you too, Yang," she muttered as she collected her clothes.

Xiao Long Residence, Dining Room, with Team RWBY

Yang looked down meekly as Weiss glared at her. "Stupid blondes and these stupid fox ears…" the White Rose muttered as she angrily stabbed at her breakfast.

Yang sighed. "Look, I said I was sorry, what more do you want from me?" Yang asked before Ruby spoke up.

"Look, let's just pretend this didn't happen. It's a lot easier for all of us if we do that…" Ruby looked around the table getting nods from each of the other three girls. "Besides, we need to start packing. Aurelius said he's set aside two residences in the Rose Quarter for us… Which means we won't have to have this happen again, thank the gods!"

Yang grinned. "Nice! I just hope sound doesn't travel too much…" She noticed Ruby looking at a piece of paper and raised an eyebrow. "What are you looking at, Rubes?" The two Roses froze up, turning a bright red.

"U-uh, nothing! It's nothing!" Ruby said, moving to hide the paper before Yang snatched it up. "Hey! Give it back!"

Yang glanced over the paper and quickly realized it was a very unique combination of a shopping list and to-do list. The blonde's eyes widened and her face got redder with each item. "What the hell is all this?!" Yang squeaked while mentally making a note of some of the more interesting ones. "Hell, maybe Blake would try some of these?"

Weiss snatched the note back, face as red as her girlfriend and mate's cloak. "Ask your pervert of an uncle! After we left the Tower yesterday he gave this to us and said to have fun! Now Ruby feels obligated to actually look into this stuff!"

Ruby whirled on the White Rose, face just as red. "Me?! You went through and numbered which ones we were doing in which order!" she squeaked nervously, causing everyone to look at the fox faunus.

Weiss looked around the room nervously, playing with her cloak. "Um… can we please not talk about this?" she whined weakly. "How about we just get packed? We can deal with this nonsense later…" The other three girls quickly agreed, whether out of embarrassment, pity for the girl's situation, or eagerness to finally be able to get alone time and experiment was known only to them.

And this chapter's done. I'm so sorry it took so long to get it written and it ended up being so short. Hopefully, nothing like this will happen tomorrow so I can resume my normal schedule.

It might not be obvious, but Ruby and Weiss are more or less going to be that young couple that's going to try everything they can. They won't like everything they try, but it will result in a bit of diversity in their lemons in the future.

Ruby and Weiss also got some revenge on Yang for not knocking a few chapters back, but I'm sure Yang's going to find some fun ways to make it up to Blake…

Rohan RookeWoode has brought up the point of the Aurelius/Winter pairing not yet being much of a thing and made a prediction of it happening within the next 3-7 chapters with a lemon within 12. As I think I said to them, part of my plan was to have Winter become a faunus (her becoming a Rose like Weiss might be an eventuality, but I sure as hell don't plan to poke that hornet's nest again so soon) to add to the lemon scene, so I'm stuck with an interesting pair of questions for everyone. Should I try to have Aurelius and Winter be a thing within the next 7 chapters? If so, should I make her become a faunus before the lemon?

As always, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please leave a review.