Breathe – Lauv

I've watched those eyes light up with a smile. River in the not good times.

2 years and 1 month ago

Yang looks up at the ceiling and crosses her arms, the question that Pyrrha had hung earlier was still in the air. For now, the two Agents were simply looking at each other in the uneasy silence.

The blond Agent lets out a sigh, "I can't." She looks over at friend… with benefits.

"Okay." The famed Valesian Agent stands from her spot on the couch, "The only thing I've ever wanted from you was honesty… and you've given me that. So, thank you." Pyrrha smiles softly, but Yang could see the dejectedness clear as day through it all.

"Pyr…" The brawler takes a step to Pyrrha, but before Yang can get closer she see's Pyrrha hold up her hand to stop her.

"Yang… please, don't." Green eyes looked to floor, "I just… I had to let you know how I was feeling."

"I'm sorry."

"Please. Don't be." Pyrrha breathes in deep, "I wouldn't have wanted you to say you would out of pity or obligation."

"It just still hurts to hear it?" Yang offers.

Pyrrha nods, "Yeah…" She looks up at those bright eyes, "Good luck in Vale." A genuine smile makes it way to her face, "I hope she's worth it."

Yang scoffs slightly, "I'm not moving back for her."

"Don't even bother trying to lie to me now." Pyrrha cracks into a wider smile, "I've learned a lot about you the past couple of months we've been seeing each other."

Yang looks over the woman, "I definitely don't deserve someone as wonderful as you, I mean it."

"And I meant it when I said that I developed feelings that go beyond our agreement."

"I know."

"I'll see you at work." Pyrrha turns to leave the blonde's apartment.

"Yeah."

"When are you leaving?" The red head stops at the doorway.

Yang looks up, "In a month."

I've seen your soul grow just like a rose. Made it through all of those thorns.

3 years and 11 months ago

Blake stands at the doorway of their apartment, a tear slides down her cheek but she wipes it away quickly.

"Don't worry, Kitten." Yang kisses her temple, "I'll be back before you know it."

"I know." Blake smiles meekly, "I just didn't realize that your promotion was going to take you away for so long."

A bitter smile grew on the newly promoted Valesian Agent. "I didn't realize it either."

"It'll be good for you, it's your dream." The writer closes the small distance, two gentle hands find their way to Yang's shoulder, "Just stay safe out there."

"I will."

You're my all and more. All I know you taught me.

3 years ago

Ruby dodges the book that her sister had sent flying through the air. The youngest sister was glad that Weiss had gone home to Atlas that weekend so that she didn't see the hurricane that is Yang's temper.

"It's not enough that I moved out, but I can't even fucking talk to her?!" The eldest sister seethed out. "We've known each other since fucking college!"

"Yang… try to see it from Blake's perspective." Ruby coaxes, "She really wants to try to commit herself to Adam, and it is a little bit of a bad look if she keeps talking to you."

"We're friends!"

"That's not how Adam see's it." Ruby squinted at her sister, "And you can't say much either, Yang." Her voice cracks just once because Yang directed her livid gaze at her. "You cheated too…"

The fact stays in the air.

Yang takes a couple deep breaths.

"You're right."

Ruby frowns a bit at how dejected Yang looks, "It might be for the better… you haven't exactly given yourself time to move on sis."

"We just broke up nearly a month ago now… What do you expect?"

"You just need some space so that you can heal, you know?"

Yang nods her head and takes in the bit of advice from her younger sister, her thoughts racing back to the announcement they made at work the other day.

The Mistral Bureau of Investigation is looking for experienced Agents to come to their office.

Gotta breathe for me, it's now or never. I should leave, 'cause you deserve better.

1 year and 6 months ago

"Where to this time?"

"Vacuo, it's a private firm and they need extra security at the oil fields."

"The desert? I watch the news a lot, isn't there a lot of terrorists down there always trying to hijack those oil shipments?"

"Yeah." Yang confirms it, "I'll be alright, the training I got from the Bureau is top notch. Not to mention I've got experience dealing with violent people. Part of the reason why these guys hired me."

Blake takes a sip of her red wine, she called off the movie with her girlfriend in order to catch Yang on her last night in town, "What's the name of the company?" She keeps to herself how irked she is with the blonde for keeping such an important decision from her. For Oum's sake, Yang had just told her this morning through text that she's leaving tomorrow.

The Faunus made up her mind that she would not berate Yang on her last night in a modern city - Blake hates it when they argue.

"The Huntsmen." Yang lets out casually, the glass of whiskey wets her lips, "Minimum one year obligation with the option to extend."

"Will you extend?" Blake raises a brow, a year is long time to be in the desert.

"If the liens good, then most likely." Yang shrugs.

"I thought the whole point of you leaving the Bureau was so that you could have a steady place to work out of and be near your sister?" The writer points out.

Yang looks out the window from her seat, "It's a good deal and I can use the money to buy a home here later on, plus it'll make me that much more competitive when I come back to the VPD. They'll be more inclined to higher me on as a higher-tier Detective."

Blake could sense that there's something more to it, she directs her amber eyes into those guarded amethyst ones.

The two hold each other's gaze for what seems to be eternity.

Yang looks away first, knowing full well that the longer she looks into Blake's eyes the more inclined she'll be to crack open.

Blake narrows her eyes and takes a sip of wine, her suspicions confirmed. "Is that all?"

"Yeah."

Yang didn't want to tell Blake that it hurt so much to see her together with Iliya.

Not when they just re-built the bridge that is their friendship.

"I'll be back before you know it."

Blake smiles woefully, "Last time, it seemed like I was waiting for years when it was just only a month."

"It'll be better this time around."

Gave my all and more. But I need room to be me.

Present Day

Yang paused her scroll.

She wanted to sit in silence for a bit and stare out at the night sky the plane was flying through.

She let out a contemplative sigh.

"I'm not running away any more… I won't."

The memory of golden eyes staring into hers flashed to the forefront of her mind.

"… I can't run away."

A/N

Felt pretty inspired today and decided to hammer out these chapters. I will say that I'm having a lot of fun writing out these short chapters, it's definitely a refreshing change of pace.

GrnDrgnzrd - It definitely took a lot of planning before I typed out the first chapter. It was definitely difficult trying to figure out how I wanted the pieces to present themselves to the reader, but I think I came up with a pretty good way to do it.

ZweiEis - Well, I hope you have some tissues ready. I do promise that it'll be worth it once we get to the end.

AKALoveless - Whew, I'm glad someone likes my taste in music. I hope you enjoy the rest of the songs I have lined up for the rest of the story - I will say that I'm a big of Lauv and was ecstatic to finally write up Track 5.

Hope you enjoyed the read.

Cheers,

DevilRed