Part 3

The sunlight hitting her face wasn't what prompted Blake to wake up, nor was it due to the sound of birds chirping. No, what woke her was the absolute silence in the dorm. During her time at Beacon, mornings were never quiet. Weiss and Ruby always seemed to be arguing over something petty while Yang would try to break it apart. Sometimes it was Ruby and Yang arguing - as would be expected of sisters - and it would be Weiss trying to settle them down. As for Blake, she didn't pick fights or sides and opted to stay out of the scuffles entirely. That didn't mean she'd ignore what was happening. In fact, she thought it was funny how the girls would get heated up over silly things and would sometimes laugh at the rather lame comebacks they'd make.

Months had gone on that way and while it was hard to get a good night's rest at first, Blake eventually adjusted and got used to the noise. It became reassuring to know she'd wake up and they'd still be there waiting for her. That was why this particular Saturday morning was unsettling. There were no voices to be heard; not Ruby's or Weiss' or even Yang's. The realization of the absence of the blonde's voice made Blake jolt upright in bed. She turned to look over at Ruby and Weiss' bunk bed. Gone. She looked above her bed for Yang. Also gone.

A feeling of panic started to creep in as well as a barrage of questions. Where were they? Did they get kidnapped? Are they in danger? If so, why was she alone? It became apparent that if her friends were in danger then it was her duty to go and rescue them. Blake put her legs over the edge of the bed and was about to jump off when her hand felt something rough. She looked over and it was a piece of pink paper in the shape of-

"A heart," she said. Her panic had now been replaced with confusion. On the bright side, she could satisfy her curiosity by reading whatever was written on the note. She was thrown off by the rough handwriting and how it clashed with the dainty paper but ignored it and began reading.

Good morning sleepy head!
Left with R+W so you can get your beauty rest
(Told them you haven't been feeling well)
If you wake up on time, meet us at CafeFT at 2pm

Your buddy, Yang

Blake frowned at how her partner chose to end the note with 'your buddy.' Not that it was bad or anything. She was sure Yang was being sincere but was that where they were at? Just buddies? The faunus would've liked something… different? Maybe? But perhaps she was putting too much thought into it. At least now she knew they weren't in danger.

She let out a sigh of relief and looked at the clock on the wall. Her face paled when it read 1:52pm. A curse left her lips as she leapt off the bed and hurried to get ready.

It was 2:20pm by the time Blake arrived at the café. She didn't know why she still bothered to come. They had probably left by now so what was the point. She could text them on her Scroll. Key word being could. Unfortunately, in her haste to leave, she had forgotten it. Thus, the logical step would be to go back to the dorm, retrieve the Scroll, and see if she could meet them elsewhere. It was a shame she wasn't in touch with her logical side lately.

Walking up to the counter, she said to the barista, "Afternoon. I was just wondering if you saw three girls come here. One with short, black hair, another with white hair and-"

"A blonde?" the girl finished.

"Yes!" Blake said, a bit too excitedly. She cleared her throat and repeated, "Yes."

"Yep, they were here."

"Did they leave?"

"I think so? Sorry, I just remember the white haired girl and the blonde arguing over what to order."

"Oh."

The disappointment in Blake's voice must have been too obvious because the girl quickly added, "B-but they went up to the balcony. You can go check but, uh, you'll have to order something. Policy."

"Then I'd like a latte," Blake said, still being optimistic. "And a tuna sandwich."

"Coming up," chimed the employee and went to fill the order.

Once she paid for the items, Blake carefully made her way up to the balcony. If they were there, great. If they weren't, she had her sandwich to keep her company. To her surprise, when she reached the top, she saw Yang seated at a table. By herself. The buzz of people talking were soon drowned out by the sound of her heart beating. It didn't help when tunnel vision came into play. Her heart only beat faster when all she focused on was Yang and her wavy hair and her smooth skin and her bright, violet eyes. Suddenly, those same eyes moved up from the Scroll Yang was reading and were looking at Blake.

"You made it!" Yang exclaimed and patted the seat beside her.

Blake blushed when she was caught staring and went to sit next to her partner. "Sorry I'm late."

"Better late than never."

"Haha, yeah. Um, where's Weiss and Ruby?"

"They left. 'Had urgent business to attend to.'" Yang rolled her eyes and made air quotations as she said that. "That's what they wanted me to tell you. But you know I can't hold secrets from you. They're playing ping pong with Pyrrha and Jaune."

"That sounds fun," Blake replied, taking a bite into her sandwich. Ah, tuna. "But then, why are you here and not there?"

Yang looked at Blake with confusion in her eyes, like she had asked something completely obvious. "Waiting for you of course."

Blake took a sip from her latte before murmuring, "But it wasn't guaranteed I would make it. For all you know, I'd wake up at 4. You should've left."

"Nah," Yang said and leaned back in her chair. "I knew you'd come. Intuition."

Blake chuckled. "Yeah, right."

Yang pursed her lips. "It was intuition."

"Ok, ok," Blake said, holding her hands up in defense. "I believe you."

"Besides," the blonde started. "I was planning on doing something else with you. Alone."

The cat-eared girl almost choked on her sandwich at how sultry Yang had said alone. "A-and that something is…?"

"Well, it's a nice day. Not too hot, not too windy. I thought a walk through the park would be nice. How does that sound?"

A stroll through the park with Yang? With the way things turned out at their bonding session yesterday, Blake was down for spending time with Yang any day.

"It sounds lovely."

"Great! We'll go as soon as you finish your brunch."

Yang smiled at Blake who smiled back. Despite her calm composure, she was weak and flustered on the inside. If only Yang knew how much power she held over the faunus. Heck, even Blake herself didn't realize how smitten she was by the blonde until today. The feelings had always been there but then yesterday happened and everything had been amplified. Before, she could deal with a simple smile. Now, said smile was all it took to make her heart skip a beat and fill her stomach with butterflies.

It was the butterflies that made it somewhat difficult to eat but Blake persevered. She wanted to waste no time in being with Yang.

The faunus was too concentrated on keeping her food down that she hadn't noticed Yang change her position. The blonde was now leaning forward, elbow on the table, chin in hand, and staring rather intently on Blake's face. As Blake ate, a question crossed Yang's mind: Had her partner always been this cute?

A/N:
While I could have included the park scene, I feel like that would be too much for one chapter.
That's why I'm splitting it into parts so sorry for the rather slow pacing at the moment. ;m;
As always, shout outs to my betas and readers! I hope you're enjoying the story so far!