"There's no way," Yang scoffed derisively. "You're delusional."
"Pfft," Nora retorted. "I stand by what I said, blondie."
"Nora, I've seen how much you can press, and I know it's not as much as what I can."
"Well, sure, but for the weight ratio, I have you beat."
The blonde blinked her eyes uncertainly. "What does that even mean?"
Blake snorted out a soft laugh as she cradled her pool cue. A more volatile yet close friendship I've never seen…
The raven-haired girl tuned out the two bickering friends to look over at her brunette lover. Or rather, her rather prominent (and deliciously tight, if she might say so herself) posterior while bent over the pool table in front of her in order to make her shot.
Teams RWBY and JNPR had taken some time off for a friendly game of team versus team pool in downtown Vale. It was a fun, relaxing way to spend their Saturday evening, even if they did let Blake only take one shot on each of her turns.
Not my fault I clearly surpass everyone's skill level in pool, she smirked to herself.
"Blaaakeeey," she heard her petite girlfriend whine just then.
"Mmm?"
"Pyrrha's makin' bedroom eyes at me. Get her to stop."
The Cat Faunus glanced up at the tall redhead who was standing directly in Ruby's line of sight. Right now, however, she had her hands clasped behind her back and wore the most contrived look of innocence on her face that she'd ever seen.
Grinning, Blake eased herself off of her stool and sauntered around to stand between Pyrrha and the pool table.
"Why, my dearest fluffy little fox," she murmured. "Are you trying to cheat by distracting our girlfriend?"
"Not at all," the redhead smirked. "If I were to attempt that, I'd be doing this…"
Without warning Pyrrha's muscular arms wrapped around the Cat Faunus and she pressed her lips against her own. Blake moaned uncontrollably as the taller girl took control of the kiss, even going so far as to dip her back slightly. She eagerly reciprocated, reaching up to link her hands behind the redhead's neck and enjoying the feel of their tongues dancing together.
The raven-haired girl was broken from her reverie by a loud clack from behind her, followed by Nora's whoop.
"Scratch!"
Blake stepped out from her girlfriend's embrace, who had the grace to look slightly chagrined through her pleased grin.
"You… You…." she sputtered.
"Sorry, sweetie," Pyrrha giggled, staring at the floor. "Er… all's fair in love and pool?"
"I don't think that's how it goes," Ruby pouted from behind.
Blake leveled a finger at the redhead. "It's war, and that's exactly what this now is."
Still grinning, Pyrrha's mouth shot forward to capture the extended finger, giving it a quick lick.
"Bring it on," she replied in a sultry tone.
Knowing she now sported an even bigger blush than before, Blake simply spun on her heel and stalked off towards her team's side of the table.
"How're we gonna get back at her?" Ruby whispered eagerly.
"Oh, I have an idea…"
Once it was Pyrrha's turn, Blake calmly removed her bow from her ears, giving them a flicker. The redhead eyed her curiously from where she bent over the pool table, but then her emerald eyes widened as the Cat Faunus slowly wound the ribbon around each wrist. Pyrrha's lips parted, eyes dilated, and her chest began heaving with quick pants. Blake finally gave the ribbon a snap outwards when her wrists were securely bound.
The redhead took that moment, perhaps involuntarily, to make her shot. Rather, she fell forward onto the pool table, flat on her face as her supporting arm gave out, the cue careening off to the side.
"Um, yeah, kinda missed the ball there, Pyrrha," Jaune commented mildly.
"Sorry," the redhead gasped, standing upright. Her face and neck, in fact all the way down her chest to the edge of her white tank top, were flushed so brightly she matched her hair. "Er… I need to… that is… I'll be right back."
She dashed off in the direction of the pub's restroom without a backwards glance.
While Blake wore a very self-satisfied smirk, and Ruby, Yang, and Nora were all laughing so hard they were having trouble standing upright, the others at the table just looked a bit perplexed.
"What just happened?" Jaune asked.
"Don't worry about it," Ruby wheezed, giving Blake a quick one-armed hug. "Um, I'm just gonna… make sure she's okay."
"Don't take too long," the raven-haired girl whispered.
"Only as long as she needs," the brunette giggled in reply before shooting off after Pyrrha.
Before it was Ruby's turn again, the pair returned to join them once more. Ruby had an air about her that portrayed just how very pleased with herself she now was, and Pyrrha sported a rather goofy smile of her own. By now Weiss had picked up what was going on, over Yang and Nora's renewed hilarity, and slipped off of her barstool in outrage.
"Did you two just have a booty call in that bathroom?" she half-shouted.
That pretty much set everyone off, save for Jaune and Ren who, while both chuckling mildly, still looked a bit embarrassed. And, of course, Pyrrha, who now had yet another blush on her face.
"Fluffy fox is gonna pass out if she keeps blushing like that," Ruby snickered quietly beside Blake.
When Ruby went to take her turn, though, the redhead decided to continue her campaign. She sat atop a stool with her legs crossed at the knee, and ever so slowly rubbed her thighs together, up and down beneath her rather short jean skirt, with a coy look on her face.
The brunette tried to ignore her, she truly did, but when she took her shot the white ball went straight into the side pocket.
Pyrrha smirked widely as she hopped off her stool to take her turn.
"Ruby," the raven-haired girl murmured to the disgruntled brunette next to her.
"Yeah?"
"Which fingers did you use?"
"Which…? Oh. Left hand, index and middle."
"Mmm."
Blake took hold of the hand in question, extended Ruby's fingers, and inserted them into her mouth, thoroughly cleaning them.
The redhead dropped her pool stick on the table and raised her hands, walking away. "I'm done," she stated firmly.
Ruby removed her hand as the two of them leaned against each other, giggling merrily. "Do you concede the war, fluffy fox?" Blake chuckled her query.
"Yes, kitty cat, yes I do."
"You three," Weiss sighed in exasperation, though the undercurrent of fondness was undeniable. "We just can't take you anywhere in public, can we?"
"Oh, like you're any better with my sister," Ruby chortled. "Fifteen minutes to try an outfit on? Really?"
Now it was Weiss' turn to blush brightly as she looked away. "I have no idea what you're talking about," she stated loftily over the rest of the group's snickers.
"Her zipper got stuck," Yang defended with a straight face.
"And, of course, you had to help," Blake deadpanned to her partner.
"It seemed the courtly thing to do."
"Naturally."
"Oh, hush, both of you," Weiss broke in, unable to keep the beginnings of a grin from forming.
By the end of the evening the group broke apart, some heading back to Beacon and some to enjoy more of the nightlife. Weiss had decided to treat Yang to a spa the next day, and booked the two of them a room at the attached hotel that night, which left the three girls in sole possession of their dorm room.
"So, then," Blake murmured as she and her girlfriends walked back towards the airbus to take them up the cliff. "We should discuss the conditions of our fluffy fox's defeat."
"Conditions?" Pyrrha protested weakly. "I do not recall agreeing to any such thing!"
"It's called an unconditional surrender," Ruby snickered, her arms around each of her lovers. "And I think I know what kitty cat has in mind."
"Mmm."
The redhead peered over at her, emerald eyes ever so slightly apprehensive. "Er… what was it? That you had in mind, that is?" she prompted anxiously.
"Well," Blake purred. "I think our naughty little fluffy fox needs to be all tied up and at our mercy. What do you think, little rose?"
"I think," Ruby smirked, "that has the sounds of a very enjoyable evening, kitty cat."
Pyrrha's only response was a particularly needy whine, which caused peals of laughter to issue from her lover's lips.
A/N: I tried to think of something appropriate for chapter 69. 'Cause I'm immature like that. Obviously much of the impact of Blake's little trick with her ribbon will be lost on those who haven't read A Thorny Bind, but I think you might still get the idea.
I've had some folk ask how I come up with stuff for each chapter, outside of suggestions from readers. This one came to me while I was doing my morning exercise walk. No real prompt, just my brain idly meandering… playing pool, the girls teasing each other mercilessly… and there we go, the chapter just kinda unfurls in my head. Listening to Tegan and Sara on my playlist had nothing to do with it, I swear.
Also, if you don't watch RWBY Chibi, you really should. Episode Six was my absolute favorite so far. We are all with you there, Nora, one-hundred percent. (I was actually picturing Jefardi doing Nora's lines… "Nothing. Ever. Happened.")
Hmm, what else. Sometime this week I expect to break 150k hits on this fluffy little slice of crack ship, and that's all kinds of awesome. I'm going to work on a bonus A Thorny Bind chapter to celebrate.
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