Woot woot! :D After many months of keeping this fic in the dark, I have finally continued it! Yes! Procrastination! X) Yo! Been a little too long huh? Sorry about that... but fear not! (if you were scared, which I highly doubt) I'm back and I'm ready for fluff! So bring it! But first, as always (by now, you guys should know I always do this) thank you so much for the support :3 I truly do appreciate it a lot... and I mean A LOT. So, ya'll ready for some more Nukoduke! similar cuteness? Alrighty then, happy readings! :D
I do not own RWBY or Nukoduke!
Some OOC ahead... but it's alright... why? Because kittens.
Chapter Two: A Case of Jealousy and Conflicted Feelings
"Get away from me you disgusting rat!"
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"Mommy can we keep them!"
"No, get away from them, you don't know what kind of diseases they have!"
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"Aren't Nekoyans supposed to be like rare or something? Cause' these ones look like complete crap, haha."
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"We'll live together forever and ever you guys!"
xxx
"Nya….." the blonde kitten sounded as she began rubbing her eyes. She slowly looked down to see that she was spinning lightly in the air. "I'm... flying? Holy crud I'm flying! Hey Ruby! Check this out! I knew I would be able to fl-"
Twisting slowly to her left, Yang looked to see Blake and Ruby's face.
"She's awake," Blake said.
"Hey Yang..." Ruby nervously said.
'Wait a minute...' The blonde kitten thought. Seeing the human's arm up in the air, the kitten grew furious.
"PUT ME DOWN NYAOW!" Yang yelled as her hair puffed out and started to jerk wildly.
"Yang wait!" Ruby quickly said.
As the blonde kept wiggling around with her claws out, she accidentally hit Blake's hand. Wincing from the sudden pain, the writer let go of the kitten's tail.
"NYA!" Yang cried as she began falling to the ground. Blake quickly used her uninjured hand to catch the blonde.
Heaving from seeing her life flash before her eyes, Yang sat up.
"If you can stop freaking out now, that would be great," Blake lightly smiled.
Looking at the grin, Yang quickly turned around, "Hmph, you didn't have to catch me. I have nine lives anyways."
"Don't say that Yang!" Ruby yelled.
"But I wanted to," Blake simply replied.
"Well you didn't have to," the blonde said in a pout.
Twitching her ears from hearing a light thud hit the ground, Ruby looked down to see the raven haired girl's hand bleeding.
"Blake, your hand!" Ruby panicked.
"Oh," the human looked at her hand, "it's bleeding," she bluntly said.
"Yang you made her bleed! Apologize right now!" Ruby insisted.
"No," Yang replied as she crossed her arms, "besides, why are you taking her side, you should be defending me," Yang pouted.
Blake looked at the blonde's puffed out cheeks as well as her slightly frizzy hair. 'Hm...'
"What are saying?" Ruby said, sounding a bit frustrated. She turned her attention to the writer. "I'm sorry Yang acted like that. She can be a little hot headed at times."
"No I'm not," Yang said, irritated. The small being stood up and turned her back to the other two. "So she helps you out once and suddenly she's better than me?"
"I never said-"
"But you're acting like it!" Yang yelled.
"Uh..." Blake began.
"What!?" Yang yelled. Looking at the writer's hand, both kittens saw the flow of blood.
"Ah! Wipe your blood up already!" Yang panicked.
"First aid, first aid! Blake, Where are your bandages!" Ruby frantically yelled.
"They're in the cabinet over in the kitchen, but you don't have to-"
"I'll go get them!" Ruby said.
"Wait!" Yang stopped her little sister. "You're obviously hurt. I wouldn't want you to get even more injured because of me. I'll go get them!" The blonde said as she jumped out of Blake's hand, onto a nearby drawer, then to the floor.
"Yang," Ruby said as she saw her sister run on all fours. "Why did she get mad..."
Blake observed the redheaded kitten's slightly saddened face.
'Hehehehehe, operation 'Get Ruby to think I'm cooler than that human!' Yang mischievously thought.
Opening the first drawer, the kitten shrieked. "NYA!"
"Yang, what's wrong!" Ruby called out.
Blake walked over to where the blonde was.
"What is that, human!?" Yang pointed at the drawer.
"Oh, that's just my gun and knife collection," Blake answered with a straight face.
"Why do you have that in the kitchen! No, why do you have that in general!?" Yang shouted.
"I like collecting them. I find them interesting," Blake said.
"That's…. neat…" Ruby said, feeling a bit unsure of the situation.
"Were you planning on skinning us alive and selling us to the black market!? Is that why you were dead set on taking us home with you!?" Yang yelled.
"No, I just like weaponry, that's all," Blake replied. "And black market?"
"It could happen! We're Nekoyans, so I wouldn't doubt it if our skin and hair were really valuable!"
"Okay….?" the raven haired girl said, unsure at the blonde kitten's remark. "I still don't know what you're talking about."
Yang grimaced. 'Is she an airhead!?'
Wiggling down from Blake's arm, Ruby lightly landed on top of the counter. The raven haired girl and the blonde continued to watch the little being move. Crawling over to the drawer, she proceeded to jump from the platform.
"Ruby!?" Yang panicked. Running to the edge of the counter, the blonde's hair stood up after being pointed at with a gun.
"Hey Yang, this is actually pretty cool!" Ruby said, sounding fascinated. Placing her small paw like hands over the handle of the gun, she began reaching for the trigger.
"Gah! Ruby! Wait! You're going to set it off!" Yang panicked, still frozen in front of the gun.
"Hm?" Ruby wondered.
"Relax, none of these guns are loaded," Blake informed as she picked up the handgun. "I make sure none are after I clean the-"
BANG.
Shuddering with fear, Yang stood still next to a steaming hole.
"Oh, I guess I didn't empty this one out," Blake said.
"You… you almost killed me…." Yang managed to say.
"Hm?" Blake sounded, putting the safety lock on the handgun.
'What was I thinking bringing my little sister here to stay the night with a psychotic human!?'
"Don't worry," Blake calmly said as she smiled lightly. "Empty or not, I still wouldn't have hurt you."
Looking at the grin the raven haired girl was wearing, the blonde quickly looked away as a small bit of blush lingered on her cheeks.
'Stupid human….' Yang pouted.
"Blake! You're so cool! You look even cooler holding that gun! Like a police officer!" Ruby said ecstatically.
Looking at her younger sister's admiration for the writer, Yang could feel her face drop.
"Well, one of my friends sends me them all the time. Eventually, I grew to like them and I go shoot every month or so," Blake said.
"Wow! Can you take me with you one day!" Ruby excitedly said.
"Sure," Blake smiled. "I'm planning to go-"
"You can't!" Yang bursted. Suddenly regretting her remark, the blonde began moving back. "I- I mean… we can't," Yang said as she turned away. "She only offered to let us stay the night. Besides Ruby, she's probably like everybody else," she said as she glared at the raven haired girl.
Furrowing her brows at her sister's comment, the redheaded human kitten looked up at the writer.
"Maybe… maybe she's different Yang…" Ruby quietly said.
"I doubt that Rubes…"
Blake stood still, feeling confused as to what exactly the two sisters were talking about.
"Um, I still have the food if you want to eat," the raven haired girl said.
"No… just leave us here and we'll sleep right now. But in the morning," the blonde looked at her sister, "We're leaving."
Flaring her nostrils, Yang panicked at the sight of the writer's hand.
"Gnyah! At least get something to close that up!" she slightly yelled.
"Oh," Blake said as she looked at her bloody hand, "I forgot about that…"
xxx
Placing a bandage on her now cleaned and washed hand, Blake turned to look at the two.
"Are you sure you don't want to eat?" the writer said, looking a bit worried.
"Yes, now, please take us somewhere where it's warm and suited for us to sleep," Yang finalized.
"Alright," Blake agreed. Holding out her hand, she hovered it next to Ruby. "Come on, I'll help you," she smiled.
Awing the writer's generosity, the redheaded kitten held out her hand, only to be intercepted by a certain blonde.
"I'll help you out Ruby, no need to ask this human," Yang snarled.
"O-okay…" Ruby said.
Looking at the pair of Nekoyans, Blake narrowed her eyes in wonder. She let her thoughts slip by and turned around as she continued to show them the way.
Arriving to the middle of the living room, Blake stopped next to a blanket on the floor.
"I put the kotatsu away, but I can take it out if any of you feel chilly," Blake informed.
"No thank you, this blanket is enough. Now," Yang said as she placed her sister down on the cotton cloth, "You can leave us be and go."
"Hm? But this where I sleep," the writer simply said.
"Wha-?! Then take us somewhere else!" Yang demanded.
"I can't. There are no other rooms, unless you count the kitchen," Blake said.
"Yang, I think it's okay to sleep here…" Ruby slightly blushed. "Besides, I think it's already really nice that Blake offered us her home as shelter…"
Looking at her sister's somewhat shy demeanor, the blonde kitten proceeded to glare at the raven haired girl.
Clenching her teeth, Yang looked at the writer, "Fine! But just don't get anywhere near my sister and I. Or else you'll be needing another bandage," she growled.
Looking at the small being below her, Blake began to compare the size between the two. She concluded that the blonde kitten only reached slightly above her ankle. She smiled.
"Okay," Blake grinned.
xxx
Placing a bath towel in the middle of the blanket, Blake laid down on her side and leaned over to a night lamp.
"You guys ready? Is it okay if I turn off the light now?" the writer asked.
"Yes, go ahead human," Yang grumbled.
Blake proceeded to pull the string on the light, making everything dark around them.
Several minutes passed as the blonde kitten turned to face her sister.
"How's your ankle?" she questioned in concern.
"It's okay, but it still kind of hurts," Ruby nervously chuckled.
"I see…" Yang replied, feeling a bit sad.
"Hey Yang?" Ruby said.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think…. Blake's different?" she asked. Yang's ears perked up. A certain raven haired girl's eyes were still open.
"Ruby…" Yang began, "We don't know anything about this human. For all we know, she could be just like the rest of them," the blonde narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah but…. something about her feels pretty different, nice actually…" the redhead lightly smiled as her ears flopped down.
Blake kept looking at the darkness in front of her.
"We don't know that Ruby…" Yang said quietly as she turned to her side.
"But she seems really ni-"
"Listen Rubes… let's just…. let's just go to sleep," Yang interrupted.
Barely spotting the blonde's light hair in the darkness, Ruby looked at her sister sadly.
"Fine, but-"
Grrrrr.
….
"Was that… your stomach…?" Ruby questioned.
"W-What are you talking about?" Yang suspiciously said. "Of course that wasn't my-"
Grrrrr.
"I think that was your stomach talking this time," Ruby giggled.
Hearing a slight snap and the room bright up, both of the small kittens looked up to see the writer and her light smile.
"So, do you guys still want to eat?" she slightly grinned.
Feeling her cheeks begin to warm up, the blonde looked away from the raven haired girl.
"Hmph, if you insist," Yang said.
The writer kept smiling at the two.
xxx
Setting her sister on the counter, Blake placed the two trays of sushi in front of them.
"What about yours?" Ruby asked.
"Don't mind me," Blake answered with a small smile. "I tend to get sick if I eat at this hour."
"Oh…" Ruby replied. "Well, thank you for giving us something to eat Blake," the redhead said as a small blush was visible on her cheeks.
Looking at the small kitten, Blake could not help but think of one thing: cute.
Petting the redheaded kitten behind her ear with her index finger, the writer could begin to hear a quiet purr.
'Cute….'
A certain blonde began to glare deeply at the raven haired girl.
"C-come on Ruby! The food will disappear if you don't begin eating," Yang pouted.
"Ah! Save some for me!" Ruby panicked.
As the writer began to watch the two eat, she could feel something off about the blonde kitten. 'Jealousy….?'
Blake quietly turned her direction to the redhead who was eating a large slice of tuna with both of her hands. Feeling herself smile at the sight of the small creature trying to fit the whole piece in her mouth, Blake turned to see Yang glaring at her.
'Hm…?' The writer thought. 'Ah.'
Going over to another drawer, Blake took out a small bowl. Walking towards the fridge, she took out a carton of milk.
"I figured you guys were thirsty, so here's some milk," she simply said.
"Milk?! Just because we're cat like people does not mean we like-"
"Yang, this milk is so good~" Ruby smiled widely as she sported a milk mustache and twirled her tail around.
"Well…. if Ruby says it's good… then I might as well take her word for it," the blonde blushed.
Slowly making her way to the bowl, Yang proceeded to give one lick.
Ears drooping, tail curling up, the blonde felt as she was in heaven.
Licking furiously, her tail continued to flop from side to side. The writer continued observing as she smiled.
"Hey Blake? What's this green stuff?" Ruby said as picked at a green gooey substance laid out on the sushi tray. "It looks weird, and it smells pretty funny too… how does it taste…?"
"Wait Ruby!-"
Eyes widening at the sudden spice laid upon her tongue, the redhead immediately crawled over to the bowl of milk. However, in doing so, she accidentally bumped into her sister, making the both of them fall into the white beverage.
Laying down on their bottoms as the milk covered them from head to toe, Blake grabbed a dish cloth and set it out on the counter.
"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" Ruby cried.
"It's alright," Blake reassured. "You didn't know it was wasabi, anyone would react the same."
"Yeah but… I got Yang and I dirty… and I wasted the milk…" Ruby said, feeling saddened.
Sensing a soft touch on top of her head, Ruby looked up to see Blake smiling.
"Don't worry about it, it was an accident," she grinned.
Staring at the curve upon the writer's, the redhead could feel a blush coming on.
Yang continued to stare at the two. Her frown began to deepen.
"Now, I'm guessing the two of you are feeling pretty sticky at the moment, so let's go get you two cleaned up," Blake suggested.
"Um, is that really okay?" Ruby asked.
"Of course it is," Blake answered. "Why wouldn't it be?"
Looking at the writer's calm expression, the redhead continued to admire her features.
"Well then," Blake said as she placed her hand out for the small kitten to climb aboard, "let's get you cleaned up. It's getting pretty late already, so taking a bath right now might not seem like the best choice."
"Mm!" Ruby happily sounded.
Looking at the blonde, Blake offered her other hand.
"I'll walk behind the two, so just lead the way already…" Yang quietly said.
Slowly retreating her hand to her side, Blake began to head for her bathroom.
Staring at the granite counter below her feet, Yang felt a small sting within her chest. 'Am I no longer...'
Turning on the bathroom lights, Blake placed Ruby on top of the sink counter. Walking over to her bathtub, the raven haired girl pulled the cover off to the side and started to warm up the water.
"I hope you don't mind, I used the bath already," Blake informed.
"N-no it's alright!" Ruby quickly said. "It's already nice that you're offering a bath in the first place."
"Well, I hope you enjoy the warm waters then," the writer smiled.
"Yeah, thanks," Ruby grinned. Catching the sight of her older sister sit next to her, the redheaded kitten quickly turned to face her. "Hey Yang! Guess wh-" stopping, her smile began to drop at the look of her sister's sad expression. "Yang…?"
"Okay, the water is nice and warm for the both of you, so whenever you're ready, feel free to jump right in," Blake said.
"Um… Blake…. now that I realize it…. this might be a bit too deep for us…" Ruby said as she evaluated the size of the tub.
"Hmmm… well, what do you think Yang?" Blake questioned. Narrowing her gaze at the blonde's quietness, the writer heard a whisper.
"I don't care…"
The two other individuals stayed quiet. Feeling something set off in her mind, the raven haired girl walked out of the bathroom.
"Blake…?" Ruby called out.
Walking over to the kitchen counter, the writer crouched and opened a cabinet. Taking out two bowls, she went back to where the kittens waited.
"Sorry about that," Blake began. Yang looked up. "I wasn't very considerate, was I?"
'Huh…?'
"I didn't think about your situation at all," the writer continued, "guess that wasn't very smart of me, huh?"
'What the…?'
"You… you're stupid, you know that…." Yang whispered to herself.
"Hm?" Blake questioned.
"Nothing," Yang replied.
Moving over to the tub, Blake dipped the bowls into the water and filled them up to a suitable measure. Placing the bowls on the floor, the writer grabbed the small bath stool for the two to sit down on when applying shampoo.
"Now, time to undress you two," Blake addressed. Both of the cat like creatures blushed.
"Um… Blake… are you going to stay in here…?" Ruby asked, blushing with every word she spoke.
"Yes, why?" Blake bluntly said.
"Well… it's a little…."
"Is there a problem?" the writer wondered.
"No! It's just a little… embarrassing…" Ruby said shyly.
"Why?" Blake questioned.
"Um… I guess it's okay…? Right Yang?" Ruby turned to her blonde sister. Watching her remove her dirty top over her head, the redhead blushed. "I-I guess it's okay!"
Following in her sister's footsteps, the two stood there, fully undressed as their tails, arms, and or hair covered their privates.
"Now, let's start with washing your hair first," Blake said.
Offering her hand once more to the redhead, the writer turned to look at the blonde who simply just climbed down the sink on her own.
Setting the kitten down on the stool, Blake grabbed the shampoo bottle and set it to the side, close enough for the blonde to reach.
"Alright, make sure to close your eyes, okay?" the writer said.
"O-okay!" Ruby nervously said.
Grabbing a handful of water from the tub next to her, Blake gently laid it on the redhead's hair.
Shuddering under the touch of the water, Ruby tried her best from running away.
"Relax, I promise you'll be okay," Blake told the tensed up kitten.
Hearing the somewhat soothing words the raven haired girl said, Ruby proceeded to follow through.
Looking to the side to see that the blonde was now applying shampoo in her hair, Blake squeezed down the pump and received the right amount needed.
Gently using the tips of her fingers, she massaged into the roots of the redhead's hair. Hearing a rumble coming from Ruby's chest and the soft flicks her tail was making as it hit against her hand, Blake lightly smiled.
"Okay, make sure to keep your closed," the writer informed.
Grabbing another handful of water, she slowly let the substance run down the kitten's hair.
"Okay, we're down with cleaning your hair, now," the raven haired girl said as she grabbed the redhead, "you can relax in the bath."
"Mm~" Ruby answered happily. Settling into the bowl of warm water, Ruby immediately relaxed as a satisfied grin appeared on her face. Blake silently chuckled at the melted looking kitten.
Turning over to where she thought the blonde was at, she was surprised to hear a small splash of water next to where Ruby was at.
"Did you have any trouble cleaning up?" Blake asked.
"No," Yang simply replied.
Keeping her stare on the blonde for a few more seconds, the writer walked over to where the redhead was currently melting.
"I see you're enjoying it," Blake smiled.
"Yes…" Ruby grinned a cat like smile.
"Well, it is a little late so it'd be bad if you were to stay in here seeing how you might catch a cold."
"Okay…" she continued smiling. "I think you're right…"
Grabbing a towel that was meant to dry one's hands, Blake carefully picked the redhead up, making sure she didn't slip out of her hands. Rubbing her head with the utmost care, she placed the small kitten on the sink counter as the towel covered her whole body as well as served as a hood for the cat like human.
Grabbing another towel, she looked to see that the blonde was holding out her hand.
Giving it to her, Yang dried herself. After the two seemed dry, Blake carefully grabbed Ruby and led the two to the living room.
"Alright, I'm not sure if you'd like the idea of wearing milk drenched clothes," Blake began, "So in the mean time, you'll have to wait a little until I make you both something to wear."
"You're going to make our clothes?" Ruby asked, already sounding excited.
Chuckling at the redhead's eagerness, the writer nodded.
"So just stay put on the futon until I'm done," Blake instructed.
"Okay!" the kitten with short hair said.
Looking over to the still blonde, Blake began to walk away towards the kitchen.
"Hey Yang, isn't that cool! Blake's going to make us clothes!" Ruby said in awe. "I didn't think she could do that! Isn't that neat!"
No response was given other than the blonde moving towards her original resting spot.
"Yang…?"
The blonde kitten had her back turned as she curled up in a ball.
"Hey Yang… is everything alright…?" Ruby questioned once more.
The blonde shifted her shoulders.
Holding her hands to her chest, the redheaded kitten began to crawl on all fours, heading to her sister.
"Hey… is everything alright…?" Ruby tried again. Still, no response. "Yang…?"
"No… everything's not okay…" Yang whispered.
"Huh…?" Ruby questioned.
"The way you keep talking about Blake…. it's as if… I don't even matter…"
"What are you talking about?" Ruby asked.
A pair of amber eyes kept their gaze at the two kittens.
"You keep mentioning Blake, making her seem like a goddess... she's obviously more capable of taking care of you, and she actually has the power to keep you safe… she's pretty much everything I'm not…" Yang quietly said.
'I'm not your hero anymore...' The blonde could feel a prickle of wetness fall down her cheeks.
Looking at her sister's back in slight shock as she could hear the subtle sobs, the redhead grinned warmly afterwards.
Laying down, she wrapped her arms around her sister's stomach.
"Yang… I know you're not like Blake…" Ruby began. Yang could feel her frown begin to deepen. "Because you're my one and only cool big sister."
The blonde widened her eyes. "Blake is Blake and Yang is Yang. You're the bravest, most coolest person I know. You've protected me ever since we were little. You've been there for me even when everything seemed hopeless. We've basically been a team since the beginning. You're pretty much my hero," Ruby smiled.
Yang could feel herself begin to cry harder, harder with happiness.
"And because of all that... you're the one I admire the most!"
Yang's body trembled. Wrapping her arms tighter around the blonde, the redhead grinned "So please, stop crying big sis."
Nodding her head up and down, the blonde held in her weeps as tears still ran down.
"Okay you two, I have your clothes ready," Blake said as she walked up to the futon. Seeing the two hug, she smiled warmly at the sight.
'Seems, like they've got things settled.'
"Human…" Yang started as she muffled a sob. "I'm sorry for acting unreasonable… but just know… I'm not going to hand over my title as Ruby's hero!"
Looking at the blonde shocked, the writer smiled.
"You got it Yang," Blake grinned. "Anyways, here are your clothes. They're pretty much just a regular, large, white t-shirt, but for now, I think it's okay," Blake said as she handed the two their large shirt.
Putting them on, the writer proceeded to walk over to her side of the blanket.
"You guys ready to go to sleep?" Blake asked.
"Yes," both of the kittens answered happily.
Smiling at the two, the raven haired girl reached for the lamp's string and pulled it. Settling into her sheets, she turned her head to the sound of rustles coming from the bath towel next to her.
"Hey Blake…?" Yang whispered.
"Yes?" the writer replied.
"I just wanted to say… sorry for acting like that…" she continued whispering.
Lightly smiling, Blake spoke, "It's alright, don't worry about it. Just be sure to take care of your sister, okay?"
Grinning at the words of the human girl, Yang nodded. "Yeah… I'll be sure to."
"Good, now… let's get some sleep. It looks like your sister has already started without us," she lightly chuckled.
Lightly tightening her grip, Yang's smile widened.
"Yeah…" Yang said as she settled into her sheets. "Hey Blake…?"
"Yeah Yang?"
"Thank you…" she quietly said.
Closing her eyes, Blake's grin stayed constant. "You're welcome Yang."
Feeling her eyes become heavy, Yang proceeded to shut them.
Minutes passed by before Blake sat up. Turning on the light, she looked over to where the two kittens were currently sleeping.
Grinning upon the sight, Blake turned the light off once more.
Shutting her eyes, she looked forward to what the morning was going to bring, or maybe to what the future is as well.
Falling asleep to the subtle breathes the two kittens were releasing, she followed their same footsteps into dreamland.
xxx
Moving her hand slightly, the redhead gripped the blonde's tighter. Nuzzling deeper into the blanket, she grinned slightly. 'Yang...'
Kittens are cute :3 Ruby is cute :3 Yang is cute :3 Blake is just awesome! xD Anyways, again, sorry for the long delay, um, I hoped you guys liked this... ah... sure was fun to write... and um I'll leave the reviewing, favoring and following up to you guys :3 *whispers* but you totally don't have to if you don't wanna... I understand... anyways... I'll see you all later! Maybe on another story though... I'll see you there! :D Hasta luego! :D
Futon- a Japanese quilted mattress rolled out on the floor for use as a bed.
Kotatsu- a low, wooden table frame covered by a futon, or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits. Underneath is a heat source, often built into the table itself.
Totally didn't get these definitions from google...