Well folks, this one was an ordeal. I was originally gonna have it be another Yang chapter but so many things kept me from doing so.
1. The scenes with Ruby seemed to fit in perfectly (though I'm sure I'll probably piss off the White Rose shippers.)
2. I got derailed by my appetite, when you get hungry ya gotta eat.
3. I stopped for three hours to watch Ring of Honor Pay-Per-View, Bullet Club was involved so I had to do it. Freaking excellent match btw.
4. I got distracted during writing by my brother watching the Boondocks on Netflix
Disclaimer: RWBY belongs to Rooster Teeth otherwise the White Rose shippers would have a field day with it (I don't hate the White Rose pairing, I'm just not used to it yet. ElfCollaborator's Weiss Reacts is helping me with that, go give it a read after this, it's hilarious.
wht'sNXT belongs to the Fight Network and LiveAudioWrestling
Chapter 7: Wht'sNXT for Yang?
It was another day in Bálor's forced confinement as he was on the floor of his dorm doing pushups while listening to another episode of the "wht'sNXT" Podcast, although to him it would mostly be white noise to him as his thoughts focused on his conversation with Weiss the night before.
"Yang's a flirt, we both know that for sure. But I think this is the first time she's ever felt something serious about a guy."
"Why would ANYBODY be serious about me, I'm just Ozpin's pet wolf. Point, deploy, I go kill Grimm, and besides Yang's a beautiful girl..she could have anybody."
He would stop and just stare at the floor uncomfortably, thoughts of his past interactions playing through his mind: There was the time they first met as he was coming home to Beacon from a rather peculiar mission in Vacuo, he had been sent there by Ozpin to dispatch a rather large pack of Beowolves before they found their way to a populated area and wrecked havoc.
"Seriously, I should have known that mission was going to be ass backwards when it started raining, in the freaking desert of all places!" The mission ended up being completed due to some timely assistance from a silver haired stranger. "Then there was the damn Ice Bucket thing, now there was a fun day even if it cost me a good Wrestling Soup shirt and those are a bitch to come by." He would look through his closet, settling on a Doc Gallows shirt with a huff, pissed that he had forgotten to do laundry for the week. "This is why I need a damn room mate, unfortunately I can't ask anyone from Team RWBY to just uproot and move in…can I?"
"It never hurts to ask." Bálor would turn around to find Ruby leaning against his doorway, nibbling on a cookie.
"Oh yeah, like you'd just up and leave Weiss in charge of your room after what happened with the Cookie World stunt." He would say this with a chuckle as he slipped his shirt on and shut the closet, not bothering with the shoes. "By the way, she still got you on a damn ankle monitor?"
She would groan and show off her ankle, and sure enough there would be a Schnee brand monitoring anklet beeping a steady pulse. "Ya know, I thought she was kidding when she said she was gonna keep tabs on me with an anklet but then one day I woke up with this thing on!" Bálor had been digging around in his closet while she had been speaking this entire time, he would pop back out with a toolbox and a Cheshire grin. "Luckily, I'm prepared for these kinds of antics." He would look at the ankle closely, his eyes wandering up her leg and almost up her skirt as well before he shook his head. "Focus Bálor, now ain't the time to be a total perv!" He would slowly begin to remove the covering around the anklet's battery case, digging around for a small welding torch and lighting it as a small blue to orange flame sprung to life.
"Woah, a-are you sure that's necessary? I mean I don't want my hood to burn." Ruby would quickly try and move her treasured red hood away from the torch, her face becoming fraught with worry. "Can't we just fry the circuits or something?"
"Trust me on this one Rubes, this wouldn't be the first anklet I've managed to crack." Bálor would mutter this as he slowly began taking the torch to the anklet's complex circuitry in small bursts. "Just keep still hun I don't wanna hurt you while I'm doing this."
She would blush deeply at how gentle he was being, a stark departure from the Faunus she saw beating on Cardin with his own weapon. Gone were the bloodthirsty snarls and the anguished face, this was the Bálor she had gotten used to seeing around the cafeteria joking around with Yang, seeing him eloquently debating with Professor Oobleck on the subject of reformed Faunus criminals with such fervor and passion. This was the Bálor she secretly swooned over, except on one occasion when Weiss managed to walk in on her practicing how she was going to confess her feelings to the wolf Faunus. "He's so sure of himself, even when it comes to something as simple as cracking an anklet. Oh if only I could just tell him…" The sounds of metal disconnecting could be heard as the tracking anklet fell from the still blushing crimsonette.
"Man, that was a doozy..never thought the backup circuit would have a backup." He would look up at her with the goofiest of grins, not even noticing the blush as he held up the fruits of his labor. "There you go, sweet freedom! And all it'll cost you is a cookie." He would reach out for the cookie she was about to snack on when Ruby would leave in a burst of speed.
"W-what the? DON'T I EVEN GET A THANK YOU!?"
Yang would be standing in front of the mirror, looking for the right outfit to surprise Bálor with while her partner Blake would be reading a book and trying her best to drown out Yang's girlish chatting about the wolf Faunus, the effect he had on her was starting to become downright insane.
To put it bluntly, the feline did not trust him for one second.
"Blake? Hellooo earth to Blakey!" Yang would be waving her hand in front of Blake's face anxiously.
"H-huh, what's that Yang?" She would set down her book and put on her best fake smile, at least she hoped it was her best.
"I asked if this dress is perfect enough or not, I need this to be absolutely perfect down to the last detail!" She would hold up a red satin dress, a recent addition to her wardrobe for a future dance at Beacon but now that she had a potential boyfriend to impress, she had to be bold (well, bolder then usual.) to impress him. She would hold the dress to her body and sashay about, humming a song as she did
"I swear to Dust, it's just not right seeing Yang acting like a lovestruck idiot. The Yang I know would be dressing to impress EVERY guy in the room, not the weird loner who just transferred in a couple of months ago!"
"Yang, don't you think you're getting a little carried away with all this?" Blake would resist the urge to roll her eyes as Yang continued to dance around with her dress, the feline Faunus would shake her head and continue speaking. "I mean there are plenty of other guys at Beacon who would kill to be with you, I mean they've been doing so for quite a while now." The blonde brawler would continue to dance around, Blake's words were falling on deaf ears causing her to clench her fists angrily before getting up off of her bed and leave the dorm room in a huff as she slammed the door. Yang would finally be startled out of her reverie by the sudden noise as she looked around curiously "Hm, guess Blake got hungry." She said to herself as she checked her reflection in the full length mirror one more time before heading into the washroom to prepare herself for perhaps the best night of her life.
Ruby would find herself sitting at the bottom of the stairs heading to the dorm room, a blush still coloring her face as she thought back to the tense moment with Bálor from earlier.
"He was so close, I could've bent down and kissed him." She whispered to herself as she pulled at her hair in frustration, the scene of him undoing her anklet replaying in her mind over and over again. "I SHOULD HAVE BENT DOWN AND KISSED HIM!" She screamed out loud, her voice echoing through the halls as she sighed sadly.
"Don't tell me you're crushing on him too Ruby!" Weiss would be standing at the top of the stairs, her hands on her hips as she glared down at the crimsonette, her light blue eyes burning a metaphorical hole through her partner's silver ones. "I suppose he's also the one who helped you slip your tracking anklet too didn't he?!" Ruby to her credit would stand up and walk up to the snow haired heiress defiantly, soon they would be nose to nose.
"Yeah, because I asked him to!" The crimsonette reaper would raise a hand quickly to block an oncoming slap from Weiss, she had become so used to the abuse that she had endured from her because she had always figured that's what a good partner does.
Except Ruby Rose didn't exactly give a fuck about being a good partner right then.
"Bálor doesn't treat me like a piece of property that has to be MONITORED!" She would shove the heiress with all his strength sending Weiss back onto the stairs hard. "He respects me! He enjoys spending time with me! AND I LOVE HIM FOR IT!" The crimsonette would try to run off only to slam straight into an oncoming Blake sending them both falling to the floor.
"Sheesh, Ruby where's the fire?!" The feline Faunus would grab Ruby's arm before she could speed off again, causing the crimsonette to grunt and struggle angrily. "Blake, let go!"
"No Blake, don't let go" Weiss would stand up slowly and glare at Ruby angrily as she made her way upstairs. "The little idiot's trying to run off to her pet wolf, even though she has no idea WHO'S really going through his head."
Ruby would glare back at Weiss, her silver eyes brimming with furious tears.
"Whatever you're about to say Weiss I won't believe you because I'll know you're lying!"
Blake would sigh and place her hand on the younger girl's cheek, forcing her to face the cat-eared Faunus who was frowning sadly.
"You may not believe Weiss, but please believe what I'm about to tell you Ruby." She would press forward after taking a calming breath. "Yang's in love with Bálor, this is definitely more than just a schoolgirl crush."
Ruby would immediately start shaking her head, trying to hold back the tears before pulling away from her Faunus partner and speeding off to confront the object of her affections.
Bálor would be sitting at his newly installed desk, sketching concept ideas for a replacement weapon but finding little success as he balled up the current sketch he was working on with a frustrated groan. "Unbelievable, every time I try and come up with a new idea it always comes back to a sword!" He would look around at the many balled up sketch papers gathered up on his desk and sigh as he leaned back in his swivel chair. "This is pointless." He would rake his hands through his silver hair tiredly stopping when he heard a knock at his door, groaning quietly as he stood up and opened it.
"Hey B, mind if I come in?" Yang would be standing in the hallway, looking smoldering hot with her golden hair brushed to perfection wearing a red satin dress complete with matching red heels. The wolf Faunus would fight the urge to comically howl loudly and whack himself with a cartoon mallet as he took it all in.
"Who's the lucky bastard you bought this for?" He tried his best not to sound jealous, but the growl bubbling up at the back of his throat threatened to ruin that.
"I'm lookin' at him." She would grin as his face turned a deep red at that statement before taking his hands in hers and leading the way back into his room, closing the door with her foot.
"W-wait, you bought this for me?" Bálor would feel his face blush deeper as he sat down on his bed only to have Yang sit in his lap with a cheeky grin on her face, her lilac eyes smiling in their own special way as she did.
"Of course I did, I needed a very special dress for a very special occasion." She would blush slightly as she said this, a sight very unfamiliar to him.
"Oh crap, a special occasion? Is it her birthday, no that can't be it then everybody would be here! Gah, think dammit think!" His amber eyes would dart around frantically as he tried to figure out just what was so special about tonight.
The blonde brawler would smile as she ran her fingers through the wolf Faunus' silver hair gently to calm him down. "Hey hey, I haven't told you what the occasion is.."
He would calm down a little bit, intrigued by how affectionate Yang was being. This was a new feeling for the young man, but he liked it.
"I've got the most beautiful girl in Beacon all to myself, in my dorm room, on my lap, in a stunning red dress. Oh I hope to Dust this moment never ends." He would blush as he stared deeply into her eyes as she stared into his, neither of them would notice as Ruby blew through the door, the crimsonette breathing hard.
"Bálor!" Ruby would call out to him frantically.
"B…" Yang would whisper as she started to lean forward towards the silver haired Faunus.
"I love you." They would both say it at the same time, shocking him out of his blissful reverie.
"Oh what fresh Hell is this?"
Cue the dramatic Soap Opera music folks, next time we have a very special, very awkward Father's Day edition of "Conversations!"
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