Talking to the Moon
Chapter 8
A Free Day
As morning came around, Blake was trying her hardest to get some extra minutes of sleep, but she felt some heavy on her body. She slowly opened her eyes to see someone sitting on top of her. It wasn't Yang, but it was definitely someone she recognized. Once her eyes adjusted to the morning light, she knew who it was.
"Blake, wake up. Come on! You're too slow!"
"Ruby, what are you doing here?"
"My daddy has some business to attend to today so he dropped me off here to spend some time with Yang. I had no idea you were here." She wrapped her arms around Blake's body and squeezed her as tight as she could. Blake was a little surprised at first, but she then hugged her back.
"It's nice to see you too. You've gotten bigger since I last saw you."
"I sure have. Now, I'm the top dog at my elementary school. 6th grade is awesome."
"Of course it is. That was like the best year of school for me. I still remember all of the things I did. Gosh, that was fun."
"Well, don't spoil anything for me. I want it to be a surprise."
"Okay, sorry." All of a sudden, the door opened and Yang peeped her head into the room.
"Hey Blake, sorry about this, but my little sister is here for the day. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not. I love Ruby." She kissed Ruby on the cheek and Ruby hugged her back.
"Well, I'm glad that you two are getting along. Anyway, breakfast is ready if you wanna head down."
"Alright. Come on Ruby, let's go eat."
"Okay." Ruby grabbed Blake's hand and pulled her off the futon and down the stairs to the kitchen. There, Yang and her mother were waiting.
"Hello Blake, it's so nice to have you over."
"Well, it's nice to be here. It's been so long since I've been over."
"I know. I get the feeling that Yang likes to be alone."
"Whatever. Come on, everyone have a seat and let's eat." Yang and Ruby set the table and immediately, everyone dug in. The food wasn't as good as her mom's, but it definitely hit the spot. Homemade food was able the best when it came to Blake and she forget that Yang's mom was pretty good at cooking.
"So Blake, how's school. Anything interesting going on?"
"Yeah, sort of. I'm a member of the archery club so that's pretty fun. Other than, it's mostly just school with me."
"That's good… better than Yang who's now even in a club."
"Hey, I told you that none of the clubs were interesting to me so I didn't want to do something that I wasn't interested in."
"Alright, fair enough."
"Hey, what about me?" Blake looked over at Ruby who was definitely sitting alone in silence.
"I'm sorry. How's your school Ruby?"
"It's wonderful. I was elected class president so things are really fun."
"Nice, be sure to boss everyone." Ruby looked at Blake with a concerned look. "I'm just joking. What happened to that upbeat attitude earlier?"
"It's still here. See!" Ruby gave Blake a huge smile which caused her to laugh. Everyone else at the table started to laugh as well. Ruby was such a happy person that she was able to put a smile on anyone's faces no matter what happened to them or what kind of mood they were in.
After breakfast, everyone got ready and Blake started to pack her things when Yang requested her to stay for the day. At first, Blake didn't know what to say. She didn't want to intrude, but thanks to Ruby's cute, begging face, she was forced to stay for the day. Together, all three of them were stashed up in Yang's room doing random things that Ruby wanted to. Immediately, she called out hide-and-seek and nominated Yang to be the seeker. When she started to count, Ruby and Blake ran around the house, trying to find the best place to hide.
Once Yang made it down to one, she started the hunt. Luckily, Ruby and Blake were able to find a place underneath the bathroom sink where they both fit comfortably. Unfortunately, before Yang could find them, the doorbell rang and Yang went to open it up. This caused Ruby and Blake to leave their hiding place. When they walked to the door, they saw Neptune standing outside, dressed up in pretty nice clothes. What was he doing here? Yang then turned around and walked to Blake.
"Blake, I totally forgot, but I promised to hang out with Neptune today. Would you mind watching my sister for the day?" She looked down at Ruby who was looking back up at her.
"Of course not. Go and have some time. Ruby and I can use this time to catch up."
"Really? Thank you so much." She hugged Blake and ran out with Neptune. Ruby and Blake walked to the door and waved goodbye to the two of them. As she watched them leave, she couldn't help but sigh at that sight. She had her heart set on hanging out with Yang, but now, her plans were completely soiled. All of a sudden, Ruby tugged her hand which caused her to look down.
"Blake, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry… what do you wanna do now?"
"I don't know. I kind of wanted to hang out with my sister too."
"Yeah, I know me too." The two of them looked out into the distance until something finally came to Blake's mind. "You know what, you've actually grown out your hair since the last time I saw you."
"Yeah, you know what though, I'm not a fan of long hair."
"How about I do your hair, and if you don't like it, you can do whatever you want with it."
"Okay." Blake closed the door and walked up to Yang's room. Once they were in there, Blake put Ruby on Yang's chair and started to mess with her hair. She tried all sorts of hairstyles, but nothing really worked Ruby. As she started to run out of ideas, there was one more thing that she wanted to try. "Hey Blake, how are you?"
"Huh, what kind of question is that? I'm perfectly fine. You asked that earlier, didn't you?"
"Yeah, but I meant it differently."
"What are you talking about?"
"Yang and I don't get to see each other a lot since our parents are separated, but we do manage to text each other every day. And I noticed that she talks about you." Blake stopped what she was doing for a second. "Nearly every conversation we have goes back to you. She can't not talk about you. She always says how nice you are and how caring you are towards her."
"Ruby, why are you telling me this stuff?" She suddenly grabbed Blake's hands and turned around to face her.
"Because now, I'm confused. I'm wondering why she's out there with that random guy when you're right here. I know I shouldn't tell you this, but she really does love you. She tells me all of the time. Now, I know I'm just a kid who knows nothing about love, but I think she's really serious about this. One night, she called me and…" Blake leaned into Ruby's chest and started to cry. Ruby was completely shocked. "Blake, what's wrong?"
She couldn't respond. Just hearing this from Ruby's mouth brought tears to her eyes. She wasn't lying. Ruby was a good girl and she cared about Blake just as much as she cared for her. But still, was what she was telling her true? Does Yang truly love me? I can't believe that though. She's out there with Neptune… she's always with Neptune. I'm just the friend she can go to when she needs to. It can't be true.
"Blake, please stop crying. I'm sorry for telling you this, but I thought that you should know. Yang loves you, Blake, and I do too." Blake was still crying, but she managed to muster up a few words. She pulled away from Ruby, eyes completely filled with tears.
"I love you too, Ruby. Thank you for telling me this… but I don't think Yang really likes." Blake closed her eyes and another tear rolled down her face. Ruby gripped Blake's shoulders and looked her in the eye.
"No, she does. She does like you. No, she loves you, and if she can't see that, you need to make her see it. I support you all of the way. I just want what's best for my big sis."
"But I don't know how to tell her."
"I'm sure you'll figure out a way. You're a smart girl." Ruby pulled her back in for another hug. "I love you Blake."
"Ruby, you're the best little sister in the world. Yang is lucky to have someone like you."
"Oh, I'm not that special."
"No, you are. I consider you my little sister too."
"Really? That means a lot to me, Blake. You were always so nice to me and I thought that I could return the favor someday."
"Don't worry. You just did."
End of Chapter 8