AN: Wow this ended up...longer than most. Well, here: Yang and Blake mostly, with some Ruby at the end, I hope I've set this up well. Read&Review if you so desire.
Yang ran through the streets, her new friend beside her. This was actually...fun! She was running from the guards, a sack of food flung over one shoulder, her bag of herbs slung over the other. She should be afraid...but she's not. Blake looked over at the blonde beauty as she started laughing in enjoyment.
"This is fun!" The young dragonling said with a huge smile.
Blake stared at the woman at her side in amazement. "You're crazy...just a big crazy lizard…"
"I'm a dragon!" Yang snapped suddenly.
Blake stumbled a little, tripping over her own two feet as Yang's eyes suddenly burned blood red. Maybe pushing her on that was a bad idea. Blake put a hand up in surrender, the other holding on to another bag.
"We'll miss dragon, how do we get these humans off our asses?" The cat halfling hissed in annoyance.
Yang led Blake around another corner, looking around frantically. She knew neither of them could keep running like this...no longer than the humans could. She looked down the street and saw their chance to get away.
"Run ahead!" Yang order, slowing down slightly so Blake could oblige.
The black haired girl took the lead, only hesitating a moment as Yang shoved the bag of food into her open hand. Yang glared back at the officers rounding the corner, gagging how much time she'd have to warm up.
Yang then turned her gaze forward to the horse and log filled cart that would aid in their escape. She clenched her fist, gather her fire in the tense muscles.
'I'm sorry,' she silently apologized to the poor horse before slapping its hind quarters. The horse bucked in pain of the fire, kicking the care and unloading its payload, logs rolling into the street behind Yang, blocking the officers. Yang laughed as they shouted curses at her back. The blonde beauty caught up with Blake and pulled her into an alleyway, and through that into the forest.
"That actually worked?" Blake muttered in awe. "That has got to be the most crazy off the wall plan ever…"
"Of course it worked," Yang said proudly with a large smile. "I'm a dragon, I'm never wrong. Come on, let's keep going."
Blake nodded and followed Yang away from the town and into the safety of the forest.
Yang led Blake to her and Ruby's secret place. This place was a clearing with a large oak in the center. Yang beckoned her new friend closer, as she took a familiar spot on the tree's roots.
Blake slowly approached, a strange energy in the air. Something was strange about this area...something that put her on edge. Though the girl who had helped her didn't notice, or didn't care as she seemed relaxed.
"Hey, come and sit so we can talk," Yang requested, patting the ground beside her. "We can't go back into town anyway, so might as well rest here a while."
Blake sighed softly and nodded, hesitantly sitting in front of Yang, not wanting to touch the tree. Yang didn't seem to notice her companion's discomfort.
"Where are we?" Blake asked carefully.
"This is where me and Ruby come to relax."
"Ruby?"
"My little sister. She's a real cutie," Yang said with a chuckle. She ducked her head down to hide a light blush.
Blake simply chuckled and nodded. "Well okay then." Blake looked around carefully, then up at the tree looming above them. "Do you feel something...strange?" she asked carefully.
Yang stared at Blake, confused for a moment, then she sighed and shook her head. "No, but I know what you're sensing. It's a spell placed here a while ago." Yang gestured up at the tree. "My mom cast a spell on the area, it was supposed to be a place, where Ruby and I could be free. Sadly...she never got to watch us play here."
Blake watch as Yang's expression feel. It looked strange, a sad expression over taking the entergetic blonde's features. Blake reached out, putting a gentle hand on Yang's shoulder.
"I'm sure she's watched you play and take care of your sister," the cat girl claimed with a gentle smile.
Yang nodded and put on a smile again. "Yeah, I'm sure she is! Considering how many times Ruby has really blown herself up with her spells, she has to have an angel looking out for her."
Blake chuckled, her bow twitching as her ears moved. Yang's eye was drawn to the movement. She gestured up at the little bow and spoke softly. "I'll show you my scales if you show me your ears."
Blake suddenly stopped and grew still. Her expression became neutral. She thought for a few seconds, then looking around, making certain this wasn't a trap to expose her. There were no sounds beyond the song of the forest.
Slowly Blake reached up and pulled on the bow. Yang watched as it came unraveled, revealing two cat ears, raven black like the girl's hair. They twitched as a cool breeze tickled the sensitive inner ear. It felt a little funny, having her ears uncovered.
"Aww! You're so cute!" Yang practically squealed, wiggling excitedly.
Blake glared at the reptilian before her, her ears leaving back. Yang chuckled and settled down again, putting a cap on her emotions.
Then the blonde slowly rose to her feet, taking off her hat and hanging it on the tree limb above her. With a blushing glance towards Bake, the dragonling slowly took off her jacket, revealing the scales on her arms. She reached up and hung it on the tree limb over her hat, but she didn't sit down as Blake expected. Revealing the scales on her arms wasn't enough for her...though she did pause and let Blake see them.
The cat-girl slowly reached up and touched the scales. They were surprisingly smooth, and warm to the touch, like a stone that was left in the spring sun. Yang shuttered, her scales sensitive, though she didn't jerk away. Blake chuckled, though pulled away still, not wanting to tease the dragonling.
Yang took a deep breath to calm herself, not wanting to do anything she shouldn't. Then she slowly pulled up her shirt to her shoulders, revealing her back...more specifically the scales that ran down her spine. Each scale sprouted from her vertebrae, and seemed to fit together perfectly. Yang rolled her shoulders and leaned forward, showing how her scales moved against each other gently.
Blake glanced at Yang, and seeing a small nod she reached out to touch one of the scales. Her fingers gently brushed against the warm smooth surface, and Yang instantly straightened up. She visibly trembled and took a deep breath, the back scales being so much more sensitive than the others. Blake chuckled and stood, carefully running her hands down the warm scales.
Yang whimpered and shook her head. "Blake stop…" the young dragonling begged.
Blake paused for a moment, then tried to get a look at Yang's face...and instantly wished she hadn't. The larger girl's face was bright red, her eyes the same blood red color has before, and her pupils thin slits. Blake quickly backed away, knowing that look on a reptilian is anything but good.
Yang leaned on the tree, taking deep breaths to calm down. "Don't...do that...again…" she managed.
Blake quickly nodded and looked away. It didn't take but a moment or two for Yang to recover and pull her shirt down. Yang took a deep breath and sank back to the ground, managing to keep her composer.
Blake looked down at the blonde girl and spoke softly, "You okay?"
Yang nodded. "Yeah...don't do that again…"
Blake quickly nodded and took a deep breath. Yang had shown all of her...it was only right to show the same. Blake looked down at herself then closed her eyes. Her hand slipped into the side of her pants and she carefully pulled out a long thin black tail.
Yang was going to say something, seeing her new friend's actions, though she stopped when she saw the tail. "Cute little kitty~" she squealed.
Blake winced and carefully sat down, her tail flicking a little. Yang watched it move for a moment before noticing it's condition. The fur was pressed flat from sweat and compression.
The dragonling carefully reached out. "May I?"
Blake hesitated but still nodded. Yang smiled and slowly moved. She knew mammalian halflings were sensitive about their tails, but she was used to taking care of her sister's, so she knew how to maneuver without over sitimulaiting them. Yang carefully sat behind Blake and took her tail into her hands. Blake shuttered and closed her eyes, the gentle warm fingers moving down her tail feeling very relaxing. Yang moved very carefully, lightly running her fingers down the thin appendage. She warmed her hands to dry it as she lightly fluffed the fur.
When she finished she pulled away and clamped a hand on Blake's shoulder to snap her back to reality. "How does that feel?"
Blake jerked back from the warm trance the care had put her in. She glanced back and wiggled her tail, smiling a little. "Feels good. How'd you learn to do that?"
"My sister's also a mammal. Her tail is short though, so she has me care for it," Yang explained with a smile.
Just as she spoke, a smell that made Blake cringe intruded on the area. It smelled like a wet dog who had rolled in strawberries, cookies, and rose petals. Yang looked up and smiled. "Speaking of that cloak wearing devil."
Yang quickly stood and crossed her arms, unknowingly showing her muscles for Blake. She stood still, knowing the train that was coming from the forest. Blake watched in silence as a red blur suddenly burst from the bushes and slammed into the large girl. Yang stepped back and managed to keep her balance.
"Yang, where have you been?" the small girl clinging to Yang said quickly.
"With my new friend."
The younger girl followed Yang's gesturing hand down to Blake. Blake looked up and quickly took in her features. The girl had short black hair with red tips and ears and a short tail to match. But that wasn't the most interesting thing...not even her black and red dress or the red hood she wore was...it was her eyes. Blake slowly stood to get a better look...her eyes were pools of silver with an innocent light shinning through. The very look made Blake smile.
The girl held out her hand with a large smile. "Hi! I'm Ruby!"
Blake smiled and nodded. "Blake…" she said softly. Then that scent hit her again...dog. It made her go on alert, and Ruby reacted the same to the smell of cat. They shivered a little and couldn't help but growl and hiss at each other.
Yang growled and suddenly grabbed them both. She grabbed Ruby's ear, lightly tugging on it, and clamped a heavy, hot hand on Blake's shoulder. "No!" she snapped harshly, snapping them out of their instincts. "We're not animals!"
Blake was nearly forced to the ground as some kind of hot energy travelled through her, while Ruby nearly dropped to her knees...Yang was stronger than she looked. They both looked up to find the large girl looking down at them with red eyes.
"Sorry Yang…" Ruby said quickly, while Blake just looked away in shame.
Both girls took a deep breath and apologized to each other, only then did Yang relax and move away from them both. Ruby sighed in relief and carefully stabilized herself, and Blake really did collapse back to the ground.
Yang smiled again, then turned her attention to her sister. "What are you doing out here sis?"
Ruby's ears flicked and she met her sister's gaze. "Well...Cinder was worried about you, you weren't back when you were supposed to be."
"Of course…"
Blake looked up Yang's audible discomfort. "Cinder?"
Ruby nodded and smiled. "Yeah! Cinder. She takes care of us since our mother left her with us."
Yang sighed and pushed Ruby towards the forest. "Fine fine, why don't you start off without me, I'll say goodbye to Blake and join you."
Ruby nodded and walked off towards the edge of the clearing. Yang watched her sister for a moment before reaching down and helping Blake up. "Well, I'll see you later then…"
"What's the real story?"
"What?"
"About Cinder, I saw your face."
Yang pulled away, glancing back towards where her sister was, then she lowered her voice down to barely a whisper, just loud enough for Blake to pick up, disguising the delay by grabbing her coat and hat. "Let's just say...Summer didn't give us to Cinder…"
Blake opened her mouth to ask further, but Yang had already turned her back and was walking away. She sent a back hand wave at the cat girl, but didn't turn back. Blake shrugged a little and grabbed her bags, hiding her ears and tail once again before heading back into town.
Yang joined her sister at the edge of the clearing with a strange smile. Ruby chuckled and jabbed her sister with an elbow. "She was cute little kitty cat~"
"Yeah she was...so what did you do today?"
"Well, I met a cute little bunny on the mountain~" Ruby said, skipping a little.
"Ooo~ Is my little wolf pup going hunting?" Yang cooed.
Ruby paused, swaying a little, her demeanor changing to a more mature one. "Is my great big dragon gonna hunt the kitty?"
"Well of course," Yang said with a grin. "She's too cute to pass up~"
Ruby and Yang both laughed and glanced back, barely able to catch the fleeting glimpse of said kitty cat. "I'm sure we'll share our...prey...with each other."
"If they're willing," Ruby said, making Yang nod.
"Of course...it's not a catch if it's forced."
Ruby hit her sister's shoulder, shifting back to an innocent act. "Catch me if you can!" she quickly said before suddenly bolting off, leaving only rose petals whirling around Yang.
The large dragon chuckled and ran after her sister, trying to keep up with the living bullet all the way back to their house...though their thoughts keep flicking back to the new cuties they met today.
AN: Yeah...Ruby and Yang are little OOC at the end, being a little perverted, but don't worry, they're not gonna hurt anyone. Just...acting like hermits...which they are.