City of Dreams – Dirty South & Alesso ft. Ruben Haze
6 years and 2 months ago
Everyone around them is drunk, high, or a combination of the two.
Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are, without a doubt, drunk – and enjoying life amidst the crowded area in front of the stage, the mesmerizing visuals on the screen behind the DJ, and moving together with the crowd.
The two friends are bursting with elation; they can feel themselves absorbing the contagious energy of the crowd.
Blake had never been to one of these before – an actual rave (Yang keeps insisting that she call it an EDM event). The Beacon Stadium, which is usually reserved for their sporting events, had been transformed into a music festival.
Yang is wearing an infectious smile, because it was making it's way to the Faunus' face as the two are looking towards the stage and start staring above at the amazing light show going on. The heavy bass and synthetic sounds that Blake usually scoffs at simply sounds divine, it no longer seemed like repetitive riffs and hooks, but rather a hypnotizing melody that makes her whole body feel so good.
To think that a year ago, she never would have thought to be caught dead at one of these.
"Told ya you'd like it!" Yang practically shouts in her ear, her lips only a few inches from Blake.
Instead of trying to respond, Blake begins to nod her head as a response.
This is definitely the pick-me up that the gymnast needed after a rather disappointing placement at her last competition. Her hand had slipped on those uneven bars… if only she had held on more tightly, if only she –
"Stop thinking about it!" The blond yells over the music, the tank top she's wearing is practically drenched in sweat and parts of her hair is clinging to the sides of her face.
Blake didn't mind any of it, probably because she's not better off either.
"I can't help it!" Blake yells out, but she quickly realizes it's a rather inopportune time, the heavy bass chose that moment to die out. The people around them can clearly hear what she is shouting.
No one seems to bother by it.
Yang chuckles at the slight blush on Blake's face, she takes a sip of the drink in her hand, "Loosen up, Kitten." She uses the pet name that always proceeds to make Blake roll her eyes, but it never stops the boxer from using it, "Despite the slight stumble, you're still one of the best gymnasts in Beacon – in Vale, actually."
"There you go with your silver tongue, again." Blake smiles coquettishly at her flirtatious friend, Yang has a notorious reputation for being a womanizer around campus.
But it didn't stop Blake from allowing Yang to become friends with her.
"It's the truth." Yang shoots a wink her way, but before more could be said on the subject, a peculiar riff fills the venue. Blake looks around in confusion at the uproar, even Yang is shouting out and cheering along with the horde.
"Wh-What?" Golden eyes scan the crowd, she notices that a lot of couples were starting to stand a little bit closer to one another, some putting their arms around them as they still swayed to the rather peaceful melody.
Blake feels her body being jostled forward, before she could trip over, Yang easily catches her. "It's one of his more popular songs." Yang tries to step away, but another body pushes her right back into Blake.
Yang shrugs and opts to put both her arms around Blake to prevent the two from being shoved around even more, the Faunus' back fit snuggly against her chest – she takes note that the gymnast is making no attempt to pull away.
"There's no lyrics." The music is still playing softly, but Yang knows that it's only a matter of time before it builds back up.
"Just wait."
Everything seems like a city of dreams
Present Day
Yang opened her eyes to the slight turbulence of the aircraft. Her headphones were still in her ears and she takes note that most of the occupants in the plane were still sleeping.
She swipes at her scroll, she let's the song keep playing because it's one of her favorites, and she takes note that she had only slept for an hour. Yang tries her best to not let out a frustrated groan, she was hoping she'd get more sleep than just a measly hour.
Even though it's a direct flight, it was still an eight-hour affair.
Yang looked back down at the song that was playing, no wonder she was dreaming about that time.
The time she took Blake to her first EDM concert in an attempt to distract her from the disappointing competition. Yang smiled to herself, Blake came back even stronger in the next big gymnastics meet and she won first place for her uneven bar performance.
They had a great time that night, Yang distinctly remembered having her arms around the woman the whole night during the rest of the festival.
And it wasn't sexual in the slightest.
It was so much deeper than that.
I never know why, but I still miss you.
2 years and 9 months ago
"How's it going over there?" Ruby's face is seen beaming brightly on her scroll, Yang smiles back at her younger sister.
"Been pushing some paperwork at the office the past few weeks, but the Bureau is going to send me back out on the field – going to Atlas this time." Yang lounges back on the couch of her one bedroom apartment.
Ruby yelps out in glee, "Weiss! She's going to Atlas!"
"I heard her just fine, dolt." Weiss huffs back at her hyper active girlfriend.
"Maybe we can go for a weekend? You can see your family and I can meet up with Yang for a bit." Ruby throws out the half question and half demand.
"Well… It has been some time since I've seen Winter." Weiss lets out, "I'll think about it."
"Awww, c'mon Ice Queen, it'll be a fun reunion." Yang waggles her eyebrows to try and convince the Schnee.
"With you? No. More like an impeding morning filled with a dreadful hangover." Weiss lets out in exasperation.
"Everyone loves a drunk Weiss." Yang laughs at the comment, "I certainly did." The blonde continues her merciless teasing.
"Y-You brute!" Weiss shrieks at the camera before walking off, a mortified expression on her face.
Ruby sighs, but lets out a slight laugh at the exchange, "Stop antagonizing her, sis." The younger sister shakes her head.
"She's just so fun to poke at. She still gets flustered every time I bring it up even though it's been ages since then." Yang lets out yet another chuckle.
"Only because you keep bringing it up." Ruby rolls her eyes, "Are you doing alright?"
The usual question, Ruby still keeps pestering Yang with that annoying question even though she had already moved out to Mistral three months prior.
"Never better." Yang manages a smile.
Ruby wears an unreadable expression, but she chooses to drop it. She didn't want another video call with Yang to end in an abrupt hanging up.
"How are things over there?" Yang tries, "Is… you've been keeping up with anyone?" It's been a few years since they've all graduated college.
"Blake's doing alright," Ruby answers the question – the real question that her sister does not want to ask out loud, "She… Well, Adam moved in with her. They got a new apartment together, but it's been getting a little hard to hang out with Blake now."
Yang had a few guesses why – all of them had to do with Adam Taurus, but she kept the comments to herself.
"Ah." The blonde nods her head in affirmation. "Is she happy?"
Ruby holds back a frown, "She seemed a little tired when we got coffee together the other day, but she says she's pretty happy with everything." An internal debate is going on through her head about whether or not she should tell Yang what her thoughts were.
In the end, Ruby decided against it. Her sister is going through enough.
"She did get a promotion at the publishing company before I left, probably work." Yang looks down and away from the camera.
Ruby wants to ask her sister so badly one thing.
Does she miss Blake?
There's she's standing in a field of lights
1 year and 11 months ago
It's been a good time so far being back in Vale.
All of her friends had taken time to come and hang out with her and it's been a blast being able to live Ruby and Weiss, their house is massive and there is no shortage of space should Yang want it.
Lilac eyes look up at the full moon, Nora's birthday is today and Ren decided to throw her a party on the beach. The décor is simple and it's peacefully listening to the waves wash out on the shore with the moon shining overhead.
It's romantic.
Which makes perfect sense as to why a certain tan Faunus with brown hair and gray eyes has chosen this place to ask a certain someone an important question.
Yang watches the pair that is a further way up the beach, she watches Blake straighten up her ears in surprise – how her whole form relaxes once she steps closer. Blake looks breath taking in the moonlight, she always had and she always will.
She deduces it to be a positive reaction to the question that Iliya has just asked her. Taking a look at the bigger picture, it makes perfect sense. Iliya has been everything Blake needed during her… her time with Adam.
Wordlessly, Yang slams the rest of her drink in hand, she spares one more glance at the new couple.
She needs another drink.
I close my eyes, but I still miss you
1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks, and 6 days ago
They didn't sleep at all, instead they were up here talking and leaning against a railing that over looks all of Vale. They can see the sun peaking up over the skyline.
"I shouldn't have cut you out like that." Blake looks out at the city, some of the lights dotting the once pitch black skyline steadily became dimmer. "I shouldn't have let him…" She trails off. It's been difficult for Blake to bring up Adam, every time she had tried the words die on her tongue.
Yang shrugs nonchalantly, she chooses to not push the writer to finish her thoughts, "I told you that I'm willing to go at your pace when we broke up." She turns her head to get a better look at the view next to her, even after all this time there is still a certain… pull.
"What?" Blake notices her staring; she bites back a gasp because of how alluring those amethyst eyes look in the peaking morning rays.
It's like Yang can see right through her.
"This past year without you… I missed you, a lot."
"I missed you, too."
And it's true Yang misses how honest and open she can be with Blake, she can rest easy knowing that her secrets will always be kept safe and that the Faunus is always willing to impart some advice on what ever it is that she comes to her about. Whether it is some trivial issue during her college years or her recent decision to move back to Vale from Mistral and quit her job at the Bureau for a more tame profession as a Detective at Vale's Police Department.
For Blake, she misses the frank conversations and unfiltered humor that is always brimming out of the blonde. Her knack for busting down any and all walls that tries to hide something miserable and toxic. How she always has that habit of invading personal space and her need to physically express herself in the form of infectious laughter, frustrated fists, and crushing hugs.
Those comforting and warm hugs.
"Thank you… for coming back." Blake's voice is quiet.
"I can't throw away this friendship, no matter what happens." Yang responds in a low whisper, "You mean a lot to me, you always will."
"You mean a lot to me, too."
A/N
Considering it's my first time trying out this style of writing, I don't think I'm doing all that bad.
I'm sure some of you have noticed that my taste in music is a bit all over the place, I do hope that some of you do end up liking some of the songs that get paired up with each chapter.
GrnDrgnzrd - Your support for all my projects is absolutely endearing. I truly hope that you enjoy the rest of this side project!
Hope you guys enjoyed the read.
Cheers,
DevilRed