Enjoy! (can't think of anything else to say)
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The next morning, Yang didn't bother rushing to get ready like she normally did. Now that they were back in pairs, she no longer felt the need to be the first one out for the day. Plus, even if she did get ready quickly, she would have to wait for Blake. And there was no way they'd be able to beat the combination of Weiss and Ruby if they even tried too. With Ruby's speed and Weiss' crazy competitiveness…those two girls would be out the door before Yang could open her eyes.
Once dressed in her trademark yellow tank, brown vest, and black fighting gloves, Yang walked out of her room. She could hear voices coming from downstairs; Weiss and Ruby must already be eating breakfast. Weiss certainly kept Ruby on a strict schedule, Yang thought with a small smile.
She decided against taking the stairs today, instead opting to hop the railing, do a flip in the air, and land with a thud on the floor below. Nailed it.
As she sauntered into the kitchen, she was surprised to find that Blake was already up as well.
"Am I really the last one up?"
Weiss rolled her eyes. "Of course you're the last one up. You're always the last one." Blake and Ruby smiled at Yang, in silent agreement with the girl.
"Well, it's not easy to look this good all the time!" Yang remarked, full of bravado. She was being somewhat serious though. Managing her hair in the morning could be a major pain in the you-know-what.
As she sat down to begin eating her breakfast, Weiss and Ruby resumed their idle conversation about battle strategies. She contributed to their discussion every once in a while, but she wasn't paying them too much attention. She was much more concerned with the raven haired girl who was silently finishing her breakfast across the table.
She found it incredibly hard to believe that Blake was actually sitting there with them. Eating breakfast as if she'd been doing so for the last three years. Multiple times, Yang caught herself staring at the girl, but she would look away quickly whenever Blake looked up from the paper she was reading. What Yang wouldn't give to know what was going on inside that head of hers…
Yang's scroll interrupted her thoughts as it lit up with a new message. She quickly read it and summarized for her teammates, "Five Beowolves in Evergreen Park. That's pretty close! Who wants to go first?" She looked at Ruby, expecting the younger girl to be speeding out the door already, but the young girl only looked back at her steadily as Weiss took ahold of one of her hands.
"Well…Weiss and I thought that we would let you guys take the first call today."
Yang felt her brow furrow in confusion. They agreed to go second? But she didn't have time to think about that right now, they had to get going. She hopped out of her chair and waved at Blake to follow her as they raced towards the front door.
"Guess I'll be taking the rookie out for a test drive then!" she yelled back at them jovially as Blake and her exited the house at a run. "Too bad it's only a few Beowolves," she added with a slight pout.
"How long are you going to call me that for?" Blake asked curiously as Yang swiftly led her to the top of a nearby building in order to race across the rooftops towards their destination.
"Rookie status until you prove that you can keep up with me!" Yang quipped, turning back to flash Blake a grin. She was really going to enjoy being the senior partner in this pairing. Her grin widened when she saw a flash of black whiz past her on the rooftop.
"So that's the way we're going to play?" Yang chuckled to herself before kicking her semblance into high gear, tearing off in pursuit of the Faunus girl.
Yang became increasingly more serious the closer they got to their destination. As much as she liked to have fun and make jokes, there was nothing to joke about when it came to innocent lives being at stake. Fortunately, she knew that Blake felt the same way from the grim expression the Faunus girl was now wearing.
They quickly made it to the last rooftop before the buildings fell away in favor of the large park. She could now hear the screams and cries of terror from down below as they saw people running out of the park and towards the shelter of the buildings.
Although called "Evergreen Park," it was actually anything but green. While it used to be covered in Evergreen trees, they had steadily been cut back in favor of more open space for sidewalks, fountains, and playgrounds. There were still some trees and several fields for sports activities, but it was mostly just a flat, open expanse of land. The layout was extremely fortunate on this day, as it allowed the two girls to quickly scan the area and locate their targets.
"There," Blake pointed off to the left where two Beowolves were terrorizing a group of people near a large fountain.
Yang squinted as she spotted them before letting out a loud groan. Elderwolves. You could tell that they were Elders because the bony spines on their back were tinted gray in color. And while being older should have slowed them down, it only made these Grimm stronger, faster, and smarter. They weren't too tough if you were able to get close to them, but that certainly wasn't everyone's fighting style. She had thought that they were going to get to stomp through some easy Beowolves this morning.
"Who saw these and thought that they were just Beowolves?" she asked incredulously. "You take those two," she ordered Blake. "I'll take that group of three over by the ball field."
She didn't wait for a response as she jumped off of the roof, landing heavily on the ground before she took off running towards the field. She needed to dispatch her three quickly in order to go help Blake with the other two. Yang wasn't sure how rusty Blake would be after a few years out of the game, but getting thrown back in solo against a pair of Elders would not be the easiest test of her skills.
As she sped towards the group of three, she realized that she currently had surprise on her side. The Grimm had rounded up and were currently converging on a group of ball players. She called on her semblance, feeling her heart burst into flames as it rapidly pumped fire into her veins, spreading throughout her body. She saw her fists ignite as raw energy surged through every fiber of her being.
Before the Elderwolves even sensed her presence, she had jumped onto the first one, wrapping her legs around its neck as she fired six rapid shots into the creature's skull at point blank range. He didn't even stand a chance.
She nimbly jumped off of the body as it fell to the ground and began firing shots at the two remaining. They were both racing towards her now, deftly dodging her shots as she alternated shooting at each one. At the last minute, they split apart as one began circling off to her left, while the other circled right.
She cursed under her breath. This is why she hated Elderwolves.
They were now coming at her from opposite sides. She stayed facing forwards, trying to watch them both out of her peripheral vision, hoping for an opening to dodge or attack. They were nearly upon her when she found her opportunity. One of the Elders lunged at her slightly before the other, allowing her to react solely to his attack.
She dodged the first outstretched claw as it flew by her face. Spinning away from the rest of the creature's body in the direction it had lunged from, she quickly fired as many shots as possible, hoping to at least land a hit somewhere. She heard a cry from the creature as its momentum carried it past her, crashing into its partner from the other side.
As the two Elderwolves untangled themselves, Yang flung herself backwards several paces from the two creatures, putting a full field of distance in between them. She fired off more shots as they began racing towards her again. Although one was now bleeding from the shoulder, it didn't seem to slow it down very much.
She risked a quick glance across the park towards Blake, seeing the girl in a ferocious battle with the other two Elders. Blake's shadow clones were swarming all over the place, but Yang didn't know how long she would be able to keep it up. She needed to get to her soon.
She kept firing, waiting for the two to split apart again, but they were getting increasingly close to her and didn't look like they were going to be altering their course anytime soon.
Yang grinned. A head on assault was exactly her style.
She shot forward, racing directly towards them, prepared to meet them in full stride. She watched their strides carefully as she counted down in her head. Three…two…one…NOW!
The second the Elderwolves left their feet, she threw herself down onto one thigh as she slid rapidly underneath them. The giant creatures could not react as she slipped underneath their outstretched claws, firing rapidly upward into their exposed underbellies. She heard two loud thumps hit the ground behind her as she lithely popped back onto her feet.
She took a quick moment to collect herself and dust some dirt off of the bottom of her jacket, not bothering to turn around.
Then, she remembered. Blake. Yang turned and quickly found the Faunus girl still locked in battle with the two Elderwolves near the fountain. A small wave a relief washed over her as she fired up her semblance once again, tearing towards the continued battle. She needed to get there, and fast. It was evident from the speed and fluidity of Blake's movements that she was being worn down by the never-ending assault by the creatures.
Please don't try to attack them. Just defend until I get there. Yang willed her partner as she bounded across the park as fast as her legs would physically allow her. If only she had Ruby's speed right now.
Twenty feet away, Yang cursed as she watched Blake land a finishing blow on one of the creatures, leaving herself wide open to the counter-attack from the second.