So... the last episode of volume three came out today... I just want to let you all know, this IS an AU story, so not all is the same as the show itself, so, any character deaths that happen in the show won't necessarily happen in this story. I just wanted to make sure everything is clear about that, and any family members used in this story that we've never heard of, I made. Because we know NOTHING about the families of the characters. Also, the festival used in this chapter, is very much real, I just tweaked it to fit what I think would make more since for Vacuo, since it comes off to me as like a... Spanish country. Anyways, as always, enjoy!
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When Sun woke up the next day, he woke up with a smile on his face, lighting up his features. He sat up, admiring the sleeping Faunus in front of him. He couldn't help but smile at her. He knew that they still had another three years until they graduate, but he knew, if they lasted that long, he wanted to be with her. For life. It might have just been a thought he was having because of their first time, and the 'I love you' that they had continually said to one another. He sighed to himself. He then sat up in the bed, and looked down at Blake again. She had probably gotten up sometime during the night, because she was now in one of his few t-shirts. He got off the bed, and walked over to his bag of clothes. Grabbing a black short sleeved button down, a dark purple tie, and dress shorts, he walked over to Blake's bag, and grabbed a dark purple dress, and laid it out, he looked back over at her, and laughed lightly. She was now sitting up, she had probably woken up not long ago, probably from the lack of heat beside her, and the rustling of the bags. He walked back over to the bed, and gave her a kiss, that she returned sleepily. When he walked back over to the dresser, he grabbed the dress he picked out for her, and laid it down beside her, she mumbled a thank you, and she started to pull his shirt off, he turned away, mainly to give her a little privacy, and he started to change himself.
When they had finished, he had managed to tame his hair a little. Blake sighed though as she looked at herself in the mirror, her dress was just a simple strapless sundress. She walked out of the room, and Sun let out a low whistle. She just rolled her eyes. He smiled brightly as he watched her walk. She had definitely become more confident since he first met her. He always smiled fondly at that memory. Sure she thought he was a pain in ass at first, but she quickly trusted him. He couldn't help but feel special about that. If she hadn't forgotten her bow that day, then it would have probably been awhile before she told her team the truth.
"Wake up!" He heard someone say as he heard a knock at the door.
"We've been awake for awhile!" He shouted back. Blake raised an eyebrow at him as he snickered.
"Yeah right!" He laughed and walked over to the door, and when he opened it, he was greeted by the sight of the twins. They were both in gold dresses and white flats. Marigold held up a pair of black flats. "These are for you Blake!" Blake smiled and walked over to the girls and took the shoes.
"Thanks girls. Can you go tell your grandma and grandpa we'll be there soon?" They both nodded enthusiastically and ran off.
"I think that's the quickest they've ever listened to someone." Sun said, a surprised tone in his voice. She shrugged.
"I have that affect on people." She sat down on the bed, and slipped on the shoes.
"Yeah, got that right." He mumbled, she gave him a glare and he smiled.
When they sat down to eat, Celeste decided this was the best time to talk to Blake about the festival that they would be attending that week.
"Oh! It's going to be so much fun! The girls still have a way to go before I can help them get ready, and I never had daughters, so this will be very fun!" Blake nodded. Staying quiet as to not wanting to spoil the old woman's fun. "I know what you're thinking, you think this will be boring. But honestly." She looked Blake in the eyes and smiled. "It's the most fun you'll have for a long time." Blake nodded again, then looked out at Sun as he watched his brother attempt to tie the boys ties, as well as laughing as his brother struggled to tie one of the girls bows, then give up and walk over to Nate, to help him with his tie. Leah, Jonesy, and Daryl had stopped by, Leah and Jonesy had brought their parents, and Daryl had just showed up with them. Leah and Jonesy were both in dark blue, Leah had a dark blue dress with a light blue sash, and Jonesy was in a dark blue shirt with a black shorts. Daryl was in the same outfit as Jonesy, just a dark green shirt. Nate and Carter stood beside each other, both in a dark red shirt and black shorts. Sun laughed as he saw his brother give up on trying to tie Nate's tie, and when Nate managed to tie it himself, he threw his arms in the air and walked over to Clair who was laughing and fixing the twins golden dresses, their mother was also in gold with a silver sash, while Nova had black pants, and a dark gold shirt with a silver tie. When the twins were done, they told their parents they needed to grab something quickly. They looked over at Blake and she nodded. When the twins went inside, she followed behind them, walking into her and Suns room to grab the card that was for their father. She handed it to the girls, but before they could run off, she stopped them.
"Hold on you two." She walked over to them, and fixed the ribbons that were just placed in their hair. They were a silver colour. "There. Now go." As the two girls walked out of the room giggling, Blake walked over to the dresser and grabbed a little black purse that went across her torso. Making sure she had some lien with her. She walked back outside just in time to see the girls give the card that they made to their father. A big grin donned Nova's face as he grabbed the card from his little girls.
"Did you guys make this?" They nodded.
"Yep!" They said in sync. He smiled at the girls and crouched down, and gave them a hug.
"It's beautiful girls. Thank you." Blake smiled inwardly. She couldn't really remember her parents. All she remembered was a man that she almost looked identical to, and a young women with a tail. She stepped off the porch, and leaned against one of the posts. They would probably be leaving soon.
She walked through the town. Sun stood beside her, arm wrapped around her shoulders, and tail around her waist. She noticed some of the odd looks that were being given to her. Mostly by girls around their age. Even a couple of guys. She felt a little uncomfortable.
"Why are so many people looking at us?" She asked. He looked at her.
"Because in this town, everyone knows everyone. You're an unknown face here." He then nodded politely at one of the girls. "Plus, a lot of the girls staring at us I went to school with, and they had a crush on me." He then smiled. "And now, they see a beautiful young cat Faunus on my arm." She blushed and rolled her eyes.
"Dork." He laughed lightly.
"If me being truthful makes me a dork, so be it." She laughed lightly, but something caught her eye. She stopped walking and walked over to one of the stands that were lined up along the street. Sun walked up behind her as she bent over slightly to get a better look at the ribbons that were displayed. She smiled at the old man who was running the stand.
"How much for two lines of these?" She asked pointing at the silver ribbon. He smiled at her.
"You aren't from here, are you?" She shook her head.
"No. I'm here to see some-" She was cut off by Sun.
"Family. She's here to see family." He wrapped his arm and tail around her again. She blushed and the man smiled.
"Okay." He grabbed two lines of the silver ribbon, and handed them to her. "Here. On the house." She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you sir." The old man looked at her and smiled again.
"You're welcome." Blake turned and walked away from the man, but Sun stayed back. She waited after Sun handed some lien over to the man, and he handed him a pair of ribbons, when Sun had come back, he handed her one of the ribbons. She looked down at it. It was a vivid red colour.
"What's this?" He shrugged.
"I read somewhere that-" She cut him off.
"Wait, you read?" He rolled his eyes.
"Ha-ha, very funny." He smiled. "Anyways, you just tie the ribbon around your wrist." She nodded.
"What does it represent?" She asked. He smiled and rubbed his neck.
"Well, it represents love, in some cultures." She nodded. And she quickly wrapped it around her wrist.
"Can you tie it for me?" He nodded smiling.
"Of course." He quickly tied it, tucking the ends into it. And when he was done, she did the same for him. "There. Now we won't have to tell people we're a couple!" She rolled her eyes but nodded.
"That's true." She smiled lightly. She looked up at him. His bright smile, and the way his hair swayed in the wind. He leaned down and gave her a light kiss on the lips, and when he pulled away, they continued their walk around the stalls. When they had finally caught up with everyone else, Blake tied a silver ribbon around each of the twins waist. Now they both had a ribbon to go with the one in their hair.
(One week later...)
She couldn't believe a week had gone by so fast. She stretched as she got out of Suns bed, clad only in one of his t-shirts. She looked over at him, he was only in boxers. She smiled. She felt complete in this moment. She sighed in contempt as she walked over to the bag that was given to her last night, she opened it, and saw the dress she was to wear that night. It was the end of the festival, and the day that she would either throw her bowl in the fire, or send it out to sea, with the rest of the girls in the town. Old and young alike.
"That's fancy..." She mumbled. Just by looking at the dark purple dress she could tell it would be a little tight. She walked into the bathroom, as to not disturb Sun, and she got dressed.
She was right. The dress was tight around the chest area, all the way to her hips, where it started to flow out a bit. There were also a lot of ruffles as the custom. The dress also reached her ankles, it was gonna her heels for sure. She twirled a little.
"Y'know, you don't have to wear that all day right? In fact, the festival doesn't start until eight p.m. today." She nodded.
"I know. I just wanted to make sure it fit right." She said, looking at herself in the mirror again.
"You look beautiful." She smiled at Sun. Even though it felt like he constantly told her, it still made her blush and smile. She then started to take the dress off, and when that was over with, she changed into a baggy t-shirt, and some shorts. Sun had gone for the same look as well.
"So, breakfast?" He nodded. Then smirked.
Our... Activities, left me hungry." She rolled her eyes at his comment.
"Keep talking like that, and no food for you." He chuckled. Then noticed she was serious.
"Okay. Whatever you say." She nodded. Then they walked out of the room and walked to the kitchen, and saw that his mom was already up and about. Making food.
"Would you like some help mom?" Sun asked. She jumped slightly then turned to face the two.
"That would be great." They nodded, and after getting instructions, helped her prepare that mornings breakfast.
After that was all done, the family had just relaxed the whole day. Finding comfort in just sitting and watching old movies and playing board games. At some point though, Blake and Sun had fallen asleep on the couch. Celeste giggled loudly as she snapped pictures of the two. She had a feeling that they would be together for awhile, at that these pictures would be a great thing to display. She then noticed something particular about Blake. The face she made when she slept to be exact. The way a small smile was displayed, and the way her eyebrows were always twitching, along with her ears. That's when Celeste noticed it for sure. She was definitely his daughter. She couldn't help but see her in a different way now. Having known her father, Celeste was able to piece things together about the man and Blake, but she didn't want to tell her. Not yet. She would reluctantly keep this secret, for the greater good of course. She sighed. Then looked over at Chet, he had just walked out of their bedroom, donning his black shirt and pants, and his grey tie, to match her dress. She smiled at him. Then, she shook the sleeping teenagers lightly.
"Come on you guys, time to get up." Sun groaned.
"Five more... Minutes..." She rolled her eyes, but Blake woke up. Seeming like she was awake for awhile.
"What time is it?" She asked stretching.
"Seven." Blake shot up, dragging a half asleep Sun behind her.
"Shoot! We'll be quick!" Chet laughed as he watched his younger son be dragged to his room to get changed.
"So... She's definitely his daughter..." Celeste said. Chet just nodded quietly.
"Heh. Makes since." He sighed. "We should go make sure Carter and Nate are ready." She nodded.
"Yeah." She sighed. Deciding not to dwell on it anymore.
Sun and Blake rushed around the room, Blake had quickly changed into the traditional dress, and quickly slipped on the red ribbon bracelet that Sun had gotten her. She made sure that it was secure before walking out of the bathroom, to see Sun struggling with his tie. Confused, she walked over to him and quickly did it for him. He was in black pants, a very dark purple shirt, and a tie that was a couple hues lighter then his shirt, and she went over to the bag filled with ribbons that his mom had gotten her the first day she was there, and grabbed one that matched his tie, and wrapped it around her waist.
"Ready?" He said, holding out his arm. She nodded and grabbed it. And the two walked out of the room, and saw everyone dressed in the traditional dresses, and she smiled. Just like the first day, as you were supposed wear the same colours as the first day, Clair, Aulora, and Marigold were all dressed in gold dresses, with the silver sash donning Clair's waist, and the ribbons Blake had gotten the twins, were tied around their necks like a choker.
"Ready to go?" Nova asked as he walked over with Nate and Carter. Both in red shirts and black pants, and Nova with his gold shirt and silver tie. Everyone nodded and they all left the house.
When it was nearing the end of the night, it was time for the fire and river tradition. Blake was nervous. Sun had left her not long ago, he gave her a kiss on the lips and left with his dad and brother. She let out a shaky breath. Wanting to just use her Semblance and leave. But she didn't. She watched as Clair threw hers in the water, and smiled as her daughters shouted. She laughed as she walked back over to them, then it was Celeste's turn, and she did the same. And when it was Blake's turn, she pondered her decision, it taking only a second to decide. Having not a single doubt in her mind as she threw the bowl in the fire. She smiled as she watched the bowl turn into ash, and watch the smoke go high into the sky. She walked back over to the older women, and they smiled brightly. She had a feeling that they knew where he was. And she had a feeling that she was right.
Blake walked around the forest a bit. She knew Sun was in here somewhere.
"Sun?" She asked. She walked up to a tree, the letters SW and BB were placed there, a plus sign in between them, and a heart around them. She ran her fingers over them, and smiled.
"Hey kitty!" She looked up and saw Sun. She smiled. Happy she had chosen the right decision.
"Hey monkey boy." He hoped down from the tree.
"So, did my family tell you where I was?" She shook her head.
"No." He smiled more.
"Well, it's official now." He wrapped his arms and tail around her lovingly. "We, may be destined to be together." She rolled her eyes. But returned his act of affection.
"Sure Sun." He smiled and kissed her. A whole new amount of faith and trust had been added to their relationship. Well, on his part anyways. He smiled as she nestled into his shoulder. Letting out a sigh.
"I love you Bella." She smiled.
"Love you to Sun." When they pulled apart, she swore his smile was one to rival the sun. He put one of his hands in hers, and put the other one around her waist, and she put her other hand on his shoulder. And the two, staring lovingly into each others eyes, dancing to the silence that was around them.