Here's chapter 26 everyone.
"Wait, you're really getting her a stove? Don't you need to have it powered up by dust in your own dorm?" Yang asked.
Coco chuckled. "You forget that I can both afford the stove, and the dust to keep it powered. So yes, I'm getting one for Velvet, especially since her mom is gonna make some carrot stew when she gets here."
"That sounds pretty damn good. I'm actually a little jealous that you'll probably be the only ones who'll get to eat it." Yang said as she ate her apple.
Coco looked around the cafeteria, seeing almost no one around. "I forgot to ask, but how come you asked me to come with you to the cafeteria again?"
Yang sighed. "Right…I probably should've asked you to meet me outside. This isn't exactly the best place to talk in private, even if there are only a handful of people in here." Yang stood up and offered a hand to Coco. "Come on, let's go outside instead."
"Before I take your hand, do you at least wanna give me a hint on why you wanted to speak to me?" Coco requested.
"It's not exactly something I want these people hearing, Coco." Yang said.
Coco took yang's hand and got up from where she was sitting. "Alright, but this better not be some kind of prank. I don't really enjoy pranks that mess with my hair, so fair warning now."
"It isn't a prank, and if it was, then I wouldn't cause problems with your hair. You and I can relate on that for sure." Yang said, leading Coco outside.
Once they got outside, Coco asked. "Okay, we're outside and no one is around. Am I gonna hear what you wanted me out here for now, or are we looking out for some kind of surveillance device first?"
Yang rolled her eyes. "Come on, I'm trying to be serious about this…It isn't exactly easy to talk about."
Coco sighed. "Alright, Yang…what's really going on here? You're usually not this down."
"I'm not…" Yang groaned. "Look, I'm usually a lot better about talking to people…ugh, Coco…do you have…a boyfriend or something?"
Coco blushed, since she wasn't expecting her own secret crush to ask her that. "U-Uh…No, I don't have a boyfriend. Why do you ask?"
Yang looked around, just to make sure there was no one close to them. "Well…how about a girlfriend? I mean…do you even like girls?" Yang wanted to play it off like she didn't know that Coco actually likes girls.
"N-No…not a girlfriend either." Coco said.
"Oh…okay. So do you even think about dating? I mean, we are in a hunter academy, so maybe relationships would be a bit tough. Still, it would be nice to be in one." Yang couldn't keep her blush hidden.
Coco noticed Yang's blush, but didn't want to bring it up to the blonde. "Alright, Yang…what are you doing? Why are you asking about dating?"
Yang turned around and pressed her head against the tree they were talking under. "This was so stupid."
Coco walked over and turned the blonde around. "Stop avoiding the question, Yang."
Yang sighed. "I…I was gonna ask…if you wanted to…maybe go out this weekend."
"W-What?" Coco's blushed reddened.
"I knew this was stupid…" Yang tried to walk away. "Just forget what I said…okay."
"Hey! Don't just walk away after that!" Coco ran over and grabbed Yang's arm, startling her a bit. "You didn't even let me decide on whether I want to let you take me out or not."
Yang's eyes widened at that. "S-Say what?"
"Could you look at me for a moment?" Coco requested, and Yang turned to see Coco had raised her shades up. "Are you being serious about this?" Coco noticed Yang was confused by that, so she reiterated. "When you asked me to go out with you, are you serious about it?"
"Of course I'm serious. I wouldn't have asked Blake to find out if you were dating someone for nothing." Yang then slapped her hands to her mouth.
Coco blinked. "Oh my goodness…No wonder she asked me that. Ugh, Yang, why didn't you just come to me first? You were gonna do this anyways, so why wait this long when you could've-?"
"It's because for the first time ever, I was nervous. Yes, I was nervous to ask you out…like, why would you ever want to go out with me? I'm just…" Yang couldn't continue.
"Enough, Yang." Coco held a finger against her forehead. "Listen, you still haven't let me answer. I would actually like to go out this weekend."
Yang was taken aback by that. "H-Hold on…I don't think you heard yourself just then."
Coco rolled her eyes and pulled her hand away. "Does it really have to be this hard to realize that I kinda like you too?" Yang was silent, making Coco chuckle. "To think I was a little nervous about it too. Yang, do you wanna try this again?"
"T-Try what again?" Yang asked.
"Tomorrow. When you're a bit more like yourself again, try to ask me out. I still would like to go this weekend, but if you're still unsure, then maybe feeling a little less stressed out about it might help you understand that I'm being serious about this too." Coco suggested.
Yang looked down at her feet. "Holy crap…So you would still say yes?" Yang raised her head to see Coco nodding. "Wow, w-well alright. I guess…this weekend it is?"
"Maybe, though that depends on you asking me out tomorrow. Remember what I said. The answer will be yes, but still. It'll be good for you to feel less nervous about it, unless you would rather not, then it's cool. We can still go out this weekend." Coco assured.
Yang shook her head. "No…It does sound like a weird plan, but I'll be able to do it. Just try not to run into any guys or girls while waiting for me. I don't need competition."
Coco chuckled. "I'll be on guard against any of your competition, Yang."
They both shared a laugh, and Yang spoke up. "I just need to know. Are you actually interested in me?"
"Enough to give this a try." Coco took out her scroll. "I'm just gonna leave a reminder for this weekend."
Yang took a breath. "You know, I didn't think this would go well. I'm glad I managed to finally ask you."
Coco gave a pat on Yang's' shoulder. "Let's get back to my dorm. I promised Vel that I'd talk to her more about the stove." She chuckled. "You have no idea how happy she gets when her mom makes her that carrot stew."
Yang smiled and followed Coco, thinking about how she was gonna feel tomorrow.
I wonder if she likes coffee.
"Ruby, please stop trying to look away when you're in here. It's getting annoying." Weiss said while handing Velvet a bottle of water.
"S-Sorry, but you guys could kiss at any time and I kinda wanna respect your privacy." Ruby said while still looking away.
Velvet held the bottle of water, while Weiss walked over to get the pain medication for her. "Ruby…you may not want to say that out loud right now. Even though there's a door, people can still hear us." Velvet warned.
Ruby held her hands against her mouth and said with a muffled voice. "S-Sorry."
Weiss shook her head and got the medication. "I don't feel like I should tell you that, Ruby, so please make sure not to say something like that out loud again." She opened the bottle and took a pill out. "You ready to take your afternoon pill now, Velvet?"
Velvet smiled. "I did ask for the pain meds, so yes, I'm ready to take one."
"I just wanted to make sure. You didn't actually eat all that much, so…you know, I didn't know if it was okay to take a pill on an empty stomach." Weiss blushed at her worry.
"Weiss…you got me three trays of food. I didn't eat them all, but I did get enough to eat today." Velvet chuckled at how the heiress had run in earlier that day, with two glyphs holding trays of food as she walked in.
Ruby laughed a bit on the other side of the room, causing Weiss to glare at her. "Hush, you! I brought what I believed to be a good amount of food…but I could see that I was slightly mistaken. I'll bring two trays instead next time."
"O-One tray is enough, Weiss. Honest." Velvet assured, and then took the pill from Weiss. She took the pill and drank her water. "Ugh, I sometimes don't like taking pills."
Ruby turned around. "Yang taught me how to take pills when I was twelve, so it never really bothers me anymore. It was one time when I…uh, well I kinda broke my ankle this one time when I was playing in the park, so I needed to take some pain killers."
"I never really needed to take any as a kid, but I guess that's because I didn't go out too much. Well I did, but not to play all the time. It was to…" Velvet suddenly stopped herself.
Weiss took note of that as soon as Velvet stopped. "Velvet? What's wrong?"
Velvet shook her head. "It's nothing. I just started feeling the effects of the painkiller." The rabbit Faunus lied.
"But you just took it." Weiss kneeled down and took Velvet's hand. "Is there something bothering you right now? Please tell me."
Velvet took a breath. "I was thinking about my father…and how I watched him train, how he taught me about the hunter life…that's what I mostly did when I was a kid."
Weiss was taken aback. "Oh my…Velvet, it's okay. Um, w-would you rather we try to talk about something else to keep your mind off of-?"
"No…No…Um, Weiss, could you go to my locker and get my camera? I just wanna look at something." Velvet requested, though Weiss could suddenly feel her hand shaking a bit.
"Y-Yeah…I'll go get it. I'll need your scroll." Velvet nodded and pointed over at the table, showing Weiss that she left her scroll there. Weiss got up and went over to pick the scroll up. "Ruby, keep her company, okay. I'll be right back." Weiss said as she left.
Ruby looked over at Velvet. "I-I'm sorry for making you think about the past…I don't like the feeling either, but…thinking about the past reminds me that the people who aren't with us right now, did have happy lives back then." Ruby smiled.
Velvet let out a small smile of her own. "Yeah. That's a good way of looking at it."
Weiss sighed as she got to Velvet's locker. "I wish I could do more for you. First your mother is coming over till the weekend, now this. I'm a terrible gir-."
"Hey, princess!" Yang called out, startling Weiss.
The heiress turned to see Yang and Coco walking towards her. "Y-Yang! What did I tell you about scaring me like that?!"
Yang got over and said. "Well, you said not to do it, but the thing is. I wasn't trying to scare you. I was just saying hey."
Weiss groaned and opened Velvet's locker with the scroll. "I still would rather you walk up to me like a normal person and letting me know of your presence. All you did however, was scream down the hall while I was opening a locker."
Yang waited a few seconds before saying. "Oh, you're done. Cool, so here's the thing." Weiss groaned at how Yang ignored her, but waited to see what she had to say. "Coco and I are…half dating now."
Weiss blinked three times, and looked to Coco, who gave her a confirming nod. The heiress turned back to Yang in disbelief still, but thought about what the blonde said. "Wait…what does half dating mean?"
"Well, I was kinda nervous at first, so I'm gonna try again tomorrow to ask her out, but Coco said that as long as I do it tomorrow, then she'll go out with me this weekend. Isn't it awesome?!" Yang was clearly excited for her upcoming date.
The heiress couldn't believe what she heard, since she and Velvet got together recently, but Yang just told her as soon as she was able. It made Weiss feel even worse, but she had to put on a smile to be supportive. "W-Wow…That's amazing. I'm happy for you two."
Yang smiled back. "Thanks, princess."
Coco spoke up. "Yeah, we appreciate you saying that." That hit Weiss as well. "So what's up? Did Vel need something from her locker?"
"Yes, she wanted me to bring her camera over." Weiss grabbed the box containing the camera and closed Velvet's locker. "So…have you two told anyone else about this?"
"Nope. We were gonna head to the dorm to tell you guys, but we ran into you out here." Yang said.
"W-What made you two decide to start this?" Weiss inquired.
Coco decided to speak first. "I wanna get to know Yang more, and I've been attracted to her for some time…so you know, this is the best way to get to know her, right, Yang?" Yang was blushing too much to respond, since she didn't know Coco was attracted to her more than a few days. "Did I break her by accident or something?"
Weiss waved her hand in front of Yang's face. "Hey, Yang…are you in there still?"
Yang blinked twice and shook her head a few times. "Eh…what's going on? Am I still in the hallway?"
Weiss sighed. "Yes, Yang, you're still in the hallway. Now are you gonna explain your side of this relationship, or would you rather keep it private? I understand if you-."
"Oh that's an easy one, Weiss. It's because she's smart, beautiful, is fun as hell to be around, and not to mention that she's a badass." Yang praised Coco.
Coco didn't blush like Yang did, but decided to smirk instead. "And I accept those reasons, though getting to know each other better is high on my list."
Yang nodded. "Definitely. Hey, it's kinda like how Weiss and Velvet started talking. Just getting to know each other should be great."
When Yang brought up her and Velvet, it made Weiss turn and walk in the direction of Team CFVY's dorm. "H-Hurry up already, you two." She ordered, while trying to keep her reactions from getting noticed.
Yang and Coco looked at each other in confusion of how Weiss left the scene. They followed her, but the two were secretly preparing to ask her about what that was when they got to the dorm.
"Velvet…Um, so there's this thing that Yang would tell me about." Ruby said while kneeling next to Velvet's bed.
"Oh? And what would that be?" Velvet inquired.
"She told me if I ever got a boyfriend, that she would make sure they understood some things. You know…like threaten them if they hurt me and all that. I…don't really want to do that though, so…instead, could you maybe promise me that you won't ever hurt Weiss in this relationship you guys have?" Ruby requested.
Velvet smiled and leaned over to hug Ruby, surprising the younger girl. "You're confused about this, but I'm doing this because you obviously consider Weiss close." Velvet pulled away. "I don't want to go into details about it, but hearing that you care for her enough to want me to promise I won't hurt her…it makes me happy, because I know it'll make her happy."
Ruby thought about it for a moment, remembering how Weiss told her about how her own father would cause problems for her. She knew what Velvet meant about Weiss being happy. "I…You really think she would be happy with someone like me considering her close?"
"Of course she will. You are the first person she told about our relationship after all." Velvet reminded. "Oh, I forgot. I promise I will never hurt Weiss. If I do, I would want you to beat me down for it."
Ruby chuckled. "Nah, I'm never really one to beat people up, just Grimm."
They both laughed a bit and Velvet said. "I'm glad you know about Weiss and I. Having a friend being this supportive is a great feeling. I hope Weiss will be able to tell the others soon too."
"I'm sure she will, Velvet." Ruby heard a knock and walked over to the door, opening it and seeing Weiss, Yang, and Coco. "Oh, hey guys. I didn't think you'd come back with Yang and Coco." Ruby stepped aside to let them in.
Weiss walked in first to bring the box to Velvet. "A-Are you sure you want to look at that picture right now?"
Velvet knew the heiress wouldn't take long to figure out why she wanted her camera. "I really just want to see it…I know it hurts sometimes, but Ruby reminded me of how looking to the past doesn't always have to be painful."
Weiss looked over her shoulder at Ruby, who gave her a nod. The heiress let out a small smile, silently thanking her partner for helping Velvet. "Well, if that's the case, then I'm glad you can do that." She opened the box and handed Velvet the picture that was inside.
Velvet took it and felt her heart racing a bit. Even though she could be a little more positive about looking at the picture of her father's weapon, seeing it still made her sad. "Thank you for bringing it to me, Weiss."
Coco walked over and placed her hand on Velvet's shoulder. "Why didn't you call to let me know you were feeling down, Vel? I would've been here sooner."
"It's okay, Coco. I asked Weiss to bring this for me, and I knew you were busy." Velvet said.
"Busy or not, I'd still help." Coco looked to Weiss. "Hey, thanks for bringing it to her by the way."
"It was no trouble, really." Weiss assured.
Yang spoke up. "Um, so…Coco…do you wanna talk about you know what, or save it for later?"
Velvet blinked. "Huh? What is she talking about, Coco?"
Coco smiled. "Well, blondie and I are gonna be going out on a date this weekend."
Velvet and Ruby were taken aback by that, and Ruby said. "Wait…You're together to…I mean, you're both actually together now?"
Yang nodded. "Yup!"
Ruby looked over at Weiss, and was surprised at how two couples had started so recently. "Well, that's awesome! I'm happy for you guys."
"Thanks, sis." Yang walked over and hugged Ruby.
Weiss wasn't paying too much attention to everyone else in the room, since she was more focused on the picture Velvet was still holding. She heard Velvet and Coco talking, but didn't make out the words.
I wish I could change the past for you, but…I can't. I'll do whatever it takes though, to make sure you don't have to experience something like that again.
And now Yang and Coco are together…kinda, yay. But seriously, I know it may seem kinda fast for them to get together like that. Trust me, I have more planned for those two, since I don't want to just throw in a pairing and not explore it more.
To JJ- Weiss is taking those small steps. While Coco and Yang are cool with it from the get go. And Velvet's mom will be here soon, but yes, some things needed to happen before she shows up. Also, I took the trailer dates in mind, so I think of Weiss being older than Blake and Yang, at least in this story.
To Death65783- I don't wanna force a relationship in this one, but if I could make it fit without having to force it, then maybe.
I hoped you all enjoyed chapter 26. Remember, reviews are welcomed, but not required. See you all in chapter 27.
