The day had come for Blake and Yang to hunt for the perfect present for their team leader.
While convincing Ruby had been hard, mostly because of her natural curiosity, convincing Weiss had been nigh impossible.
"No, I refuse to be a distraction for Ruby." Weiss argued, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Weiss we really need your help, you know how Ruby can get." Blake replied, remembering times her girlfriends curiosity had run rampant.
"I am not a giant cookie for you to use as a distraction." Weiss argued, not at all willing to change her mind.
"No, you're my wonderful girlfriend who I love with all my heart." Yang added, adding one of her kilowatt smiles in to boot.
"Your sweet talking isn't going to work for this Yang." Weiss deadpanned, not at all affected by Yang's charms.
The trio stood still, all staring at each other as they waited for one to break.
"Ugh, Weiss if you do this for me I will do the thing when I get back." Yang groaned, tired of waiting.
Weiss seemed to contemplate Yang's deal before finally answering. "... I'm holding you to that, Xiao Long."
Yang just nodded to her girlfriend before grabbing Blake's had and dashing out of the dorm.
"Do I even want to know?" Blake asked as she let Yang lead her the the airships
"Nope." Yang replied popping the P and leaving no room for further discussion.
As soon as the shuttle had touched down in town Blake and Yang had made a beeline for the closest mall.
"So how do ya wanna do this?" Yang asked, standing next to Blake in front of the main doors.
"I guess we can start at one end and work our way down." Blake replied, only half paying attention to the conversation. "Hopefully It doesn't take too long."
Yang noticed Blake's eyes wander over the large crowds inside. She knew her partner wasn't a big of fan of crowds and the fact she was willing to make her way through the shopping centre on a Saturday was a testament to how much she cared about Ruby.
"Don't worry Blakey, we'll be done in no time." Yang beamed, grabbing Blake's hand as encouragement, and lead her into the crowds.
"We've been looking for hours and still haven't found anything." Blake groaned, placing her hands over her eyes as the pair sat on a bench.
"Blake, you know my sister, she like cookies, comics and weapons. It doesn't have to be some extravagant thing."
"I know but I still need something that shows how much I care Yang. This is the first time I celebrated her birthday as her girlfriend."
"You can be so extra sometimes." Yang joked, earning a glower from Blake before jumping to her feet. "Come on, I have an idea."
"And that is?"
"We're going to to find you a Halloween costume." Yang smiled, pulling her friend off the bench and back into the crowds.
"Yang, we're here for Ruby's present, not to shop for costumes."Blake argued, though the cat faunus put up no real effort to stop the blonde.
"True, but Ruby loves Halloween and is probably going to ask you to go trick or treating with her. So you may as well be prepared." Yang replied, looking over her shoulder at Blake's not so convinced expression. "Besides, you need a break from stressing out over my sisters birthday."
"Alright, but I decide on what my costume is."
"You don't just me to pick a costume?" Yang asked, faking being hurt by Blake's words.
"Knowing you, you probably planned something like a cat outfit to go with my ears." Blake replied, knowing her partners sense of humour.
"...Crap, I can't even deny it. I was going to get Ruby to go as a witch so you were her familiar."
"As cute as that sounds, I think I'd rather pick mine out." Blake responded, rubbing her cat ears. Hours in large crowds was not pleasant for them.
"Your loss kitty cat." Yang shrugged before stopping in front of a large store front. "Here we are."
Walking inside, Blake was surprised by the amount of costumes the store had. From Wall to wall the shop was filled with everything from simple masks to extravagant, detailed ballroom dresses.
Yang led her stunned partner through rows of costumes before stopping in front of a ninja costume.
"How about this one?" Yang asked, picking it off the rack and showing it to Blake.
"It's a bit on the nose."
"I mean, you did chase my sister around with smoke bombs because she still had one of your books." Yang replied, placing the costume back on the rack.
"What is Ruby going as?" Blake asked, ignoring Yang's comment.
"She hasn't decided yet, though she likes going as a Beowolf."
Blake looked around, peering over the clothes racks, until she spotted a group of costumes in the far corner. Grabbing Yang's hand, Blake led the brawler over to a collection of Grimm costumes.
"Well if she goes as a Beowolf, I'll go as one too." Blake spoke as she pulled one of the Beowolf costumes off the rack and held it against herself for size
"Aww that'll be so cute." Yang cooed watching as Blake swapped the one in her hand for a smaller one. She'll love being a matching pair.
"That's it!" Blake cried, shocking Yang. "Can you buy this, I just figured out what to get Ruby."
Before Yang could even answer Blake was halfway out of the shop shouting back something about paying Yang back.
When the pair met back up, Blake was smiling like a Cheshire cat.
"So did you get it?" Yang asked, handing Blake her costume in a bag.
"Yep."
"Where us it?" Yang asked, looking for a bag.
"On order."
"Are you going to tell me what it is?" by this point Yang was getting frustrated.
"Nope." Blake smirked, popping the P to copy a quirk from her girlfriend.
"You're enjoying this." Yang sighed, knowing Blake was teasing her for her comment earlier.
"Very." Blake smiled. "Once it's finished I'll show you, I promise."
"I'll hold you to that." Yang groaned, not enjoying her partner using her own sense of humour against her.
"Now how much do I owe you?" Blake asked, reaching for her purse.
"One adorable photo of you and Rubes in costume." Yang replied, her big sister smile burning brightly.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, now come on. I need some lunch after being dragged around most of the day." Yang answered, walking off towards the food court with Blake in tow.
"Rubes, we're back!" Yang called after bursting through the dorm door.
"Yang!" Ruby called, jumping down from her bed and tackling her sister in a hug. "Blake!"
"Hello Ruby." Blake replied returning the hug she had received as well.
"So where were you guys all day?" Ruby asked while Blake and Yang shared a look.
"Weiss didn't tell you? " Blake asked, turning her attention back to Ruby.
"Nope, when I asked she panicked and ran off." Ruby answered, staring up at her teammates.
The black and yellow duo stared at each other blankly, unsure of what to say before Yang stormed off screaming. "Damn it Weiss, you useless lesbian!"
The problem now was Yang's exit had left Blake alone with her girlfriend with no explanation for where they'd been.
Blake stared awkwardly at Ruby, scouring her brain for an excuse that her leader would believe. The awkward silence seemed to drag on for hours before Blake finally broke it.
"Yang asked me to help her with an assignment she was late on. She didn't want you to know because she didn't want you to worry. Weiss was suppose to keep you busy but she seems to have cracked."
Yaaaang, why didn't you tell me you were behind on an assignment?" Ruby whined once Yang walked through the door.
Yang looked awkwardly between Ruby and Blake, the latter of which tried her best to convey a silent message.
"Oh, right…" Yang replied, scratching the back of her head. "Sorry Rubes, I just didn't want you to worry."
"But you told me you were all up to date." Ruby pouted. Even after years of seeing the expression, Yang still couldn't resist.
"I'm sorry I lied to you Ruby." Yang, posture mirrored her mood, though she tried her best to not crack and actually expose the real truth.
"Well for lying to your team leader, you have to study with Weiss for two hours after classes tomorrow"
"What?" came three different reactions, one of shock, one of fear and one of annoyance.
"Team leaders order!" Ruby called, silencing the room. "Now lights out we gotta get up early tomorrow and we don't want a grumpy Weiss."
"Hey!"
Omake
"Hey Weiss, where are Blake and Yang?" Ruby asked, staring at her white haired teammate from her bed.
The heiress had been studying at her desk before Ruby asked. "Umm, I think they're, I mean I believe…" Weiss fumbled, trying to come up with some logical answer that Ruby would believe.
'Oh Oum, It's likes she's staring right unto my soul.'
"I need to go." Weiss squeaked before dashing out of the dorm as fast as she could. Hints of her glyphs disappearing behind her.
What?"
I'm back!
I'm really sorry this took so long. Between friends screwing me over, job hunting (yay) and depression and writer's block kicking my ass hand in hand, it's been slow going for all my fics. Hopefully I will have some new chapters coming out faster than this one.
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