Bumbleby Daycare
Summary: A fun pool day.
Today the newly installed outdoor pool is ready for use. Although I dislike the water I'm tempted to swim. The only problem is books and water do not go together well. My only option now is to sit under the shade and read in peace while watching over the kids. Unsurprisingly my alternative doesn't seem to being going well either, as Yang is in desperate need of my attention.
"Blake, Blake, Blake, Blake" Yang repeats while poking my cheek.
I pull my book closer to my face in an attempt to ignore Yang, hoping she gets bored and leaves me alone.
"Helloooo? I know you can hear me!" Yang yells into my ear.
Yeah, this plan is going real well.
"It feels as though someone is trying to get my attention." I say aloud to myself.
"I am trying to get your attention, start paying attention to me!" Yang waves her hands up and down in frustration.
"Weiss, did you call for me?" I question Weiss, who is currently playing with a beach ball with the other children.
"No, are you sure Yang isn't trying to talk to you?" Weiss replied slightly confused at my question.
"I don't think so. Is it possible this pool is haunted by a little girl?" I give Weiss a small wink.
She catches on quickly and makes up a small lie, "Now that I think about it, there were rumors around the neighborhood about the ghost of a little annoying blonde girl."
"I'm a ghost now?!"
So you admit that you're annoying, Yang?
"I heard it too! It sounds exactly like, Yang!" Ruby joins in.
"No way…" Yang drops down to her knees and holds her head.
I think we teased her enough. I give a thumbs up to Ruby and Weiss signaling I'll take care of the rest. The two then return to playing with a beach ball and swimming around the pool.
"Yang, what are you doing down there." I acknowledge her existence.
With teary eyes she looks up at me and puffs out her cheeks.
"That wasn't very nice…"
"I know it wasn't, sorry. I'll make it up to you." I kneel down next to her and pet her head.
"Really?" Yang sniffles.
"Y-yeah." I have a feeling I fell into her trap.
Yang smirks and energetically hops on her feet.
"Great! Now, I wonder what I should make you do." Yang paces back and forth in deep thought.
She tricked me!
"Hold on, I take it-"
"No take backs." Yang cuts me off without breaking her concentration.
Darn the no take back rule. Wait a second why am I playing by the rules? I'm a fully grown adult following a child's rule!
"I'll keep it simple, simple is definitely best! I want you to swim with me!" Yang grabs my hand and pulls, urging me to get up off the pool chair.
I don't really have a choice in this anyway, so I might as well give up. I do feel the need to cool down. I stand up as Yang wanted and begin to stretch.
"Huh? You aren't going to put up more of a fight?" Yang questioned.
"Hmm? No, I felt like taking a swim anyway. Are you ready, Yang?" I walk over to the edge of the pool and sit down, placing my feet in the water.
"Ah, uhm, first tell me how I look in my swimsuit!" Yang says awkwardly.
Yang is wearing a two piece yellow swimsuit and her hair is styled in a messy side braid.
"You look cute."
"T-thanks…" Yang whispers.
What's with her? Her face looks a little red. Did she forget to apply sunscreen?
"Are you ready to swim or what?" I'm dying of heat and Yang is not helping me with her slow movements.
"N-now that I think about it, the pool water is too cold. We should stay under the shade where it's safe- I mean warm."
I see what's going on here. Yang isn't very good at hiding things from me. She always gets flustered and stumbles over her words.
"Yang, could it be that you can't swim?" I can feel a smirk on my face.
"What! Me? Can't swim? No way! I'm a natural at swimming. In fact I won medals based on my swimming performance at school." Yang looks away as she denies her inability to swim.
"Sorry for doubting you. In that case let's have a race to see who can swim the fastest."
"I-I can't! I injured my uhm, my swimming muscle! Yup, that's it. Doctors told me I can't swim anymore."
"Can you point out your swimming muscle for me?"
"I'm sorry I lied about being able to swim." Yang used her right hand to grasp her left arm uncomfortably.
"What about the medals you said you won?"
"That's partially true."
"Partially?"
"I won a medal for most approved in swimming at school. Although all I did was manage to stop sinking to the bottom of the pool." Yang laughed.
"Then why did you ask for me to swim with you?" If she couldn't swim in the first place then all of this could have been avoided.
"I was imagining all the fun we would have together in the pool, so I kind of forgot about not being able to swim." Yang blushes and takes a seat on the ground, pulling her knees to her chest.
Yang can really be cute sometimes and this is one of those times. She's really a big airhead.
"Come on then." I extend my hand to the sulking Yang.
"Huh? I told you I can't swim, are you making fun of me?" Yang frowns.
"I'm not .I'll teach you how to swim."
"Really?! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I want to start right now!" Yang hugs me.
"Alright, so the first step is getting in the water."
"I see." Yang walks over to the pool and slowly lowers herself in, her hands holding the edge the poolside.
I get into the water and float next to her before further instructing her.
"Now go ahead and let go of the ledge."
"O-okay!" Yang nervously answers.
She releases her iron grip and immediately starts flailing her arms around in a panic.
"Relax Yang."
I pull her close with one arm and hand onto the edge of the pool. Yang puts her arms around my neck and her head into the crook of my neck.
"D-don't let go."
"I won't, just calm down."
"Blake, the worst thing to do is tell a panicking person to calm down!"
Now that Yang mentions it, she's kind of right. Telling someone to calm down only makes everything worse.
After a few minutes of Yang taking deep breaths she slowly let's go of me and floats by herself.
"Not so bad, is it?"
"I guess, what's the next step?"
"How about we see how long you can hold your breath underwater."
"Are you telling me to drown?" Yang furrows her brow.
"No, just focus on hold your breath."
Yang although skeptical on how this would help her to swim does as I ask her. After about a minute of submerging her head underwater she comes up to take a large breath.
"Good, now we can start with the swimming." The problem I face now is exactly how to teach someone to swim. I've never done this before so I'm at a loss.
Yang nods her head and waits for my instructions.
"Let's start with kicking your legs, hold onto the ledge."
"We're going to kick some people?! Swimming seems like a lot of fun!" Yang's eyes brighten up as she grabs a hold of the ledge.
"Sorry to disappoint you but we aren't going to kick anyone." I clear up the misunderstanding.
After a few minutes of teaching Yang how to kick and the proper way to move her arms in the water we start out first attempt.
"So put just put everything you learned together."
"This won't work…" Yang starts to lose confidence.
"I'll help you, don't give up so easily." I put my arm under her stomach to help support her.
"Wh-what do you think you're doing?!" Yang shouted in embarrassment.
"Don't over think this. I'm just helping you out." I respond.
"T-this is embarrassing…" Yang mutters.
"Just start swimming already." I urge her to hurry up.
"F-fine." Her face is really red, is she that exhausted?
Yang kicks her legs and moves her hands in a steady rhythm, noticing how well she's doing I end up letting go of her.
"You're swimming." I announce.
"Eh?" Yang notices that she's a good distance away from me and hadn't notice me let go of her.
"Good job."
Yang swims towards me and unexpectedly hugs me.
"Thanks Blake." After thanking me she gives me a kiss on the forehead.
"…"
"Say something, Blake. Or could it be that you want more of a reward?" Yang smiles and tries to kiss me again.
I hurriedly dodge her kiss and pinch her cheek, I'm prepared to punish her for that kiss but I feel myself getting more exhausted by the second.
"I'll let you off this time." I let go of Yang's cheek and get out of the pool.
"You say that but you're red ears tell me you enjoyed it, Blake." Yang teases.
"S-shut up…"
I get out of the pool and go back under the shade and lay down on a pool chair. I can feel exhaustion wash over me as I relax.
I let out a small yawn and close my eyes, hoping that nothing disrupts my peace. I'm sure Weiss can handle everything by herself, except for Yang. Now that I think about it where did Yang go? Is she still in the pool?
"Sleepy, sleepy…" I can hear Yang mumble and the sound of something being moved.
The sound stops and I feel a familiar warmth next to me all of a sudden. I open my eyes slightly and see Yang's sleeping face next to me.
Now I can't sleep, it's way too hot now that Yang is emitting an abnormal amount of body heat.
I sit up and let Yang sleep on my lap as I watch over Weiss and the other kids.
"Ruby, you can't drown when the water is only waist high!" Weiss picks up Ruby out of the water.
"I knew that, I just wanted to get a hug from you!" Ruby laughs happily.
"You dolt." Weiss smiles happily.
"Miss Schnee, I'm drowning too!" a blonde boy makes up a lame excuse to get close to Weiss. I think his name was Jaune?
"Huh? Just stand up, stop being an idiot." Weiss coldly replies.
"You need to be saved, Jaune? Let me help you." Pyrrah steps on his back holding him underwater.
Better luck next time kid and don't give up Pyrrah!
A/N: Like always I want to thank everyone who has read this story, thank you. I lost track how many times I had to rewrite this chapter because my laptop decided to die multiple times and Word would fail to save every time. Despite all my misfortune (and slacking off) here is the next chapter to this story which leaves three main story chapters and one side story left. I've also somehow ended up making a new story even though I haven't finished this one, so check it out if you have some time. One last thing the ending to this chapter is kind of random because I just felt like it, haha. See ya next chapter!
