Today was « Say Amen (Saturday Night)" from panic! At the Disco – yeah, you probably noticed that I really love this group. And that I tend to listen to a song I like again and again, until I can't bear to hear it.
"Why are we doing that again?" Blake asked, hesitantly staring at the umbrella yang had gave her.
"Because that ice cream girl with her umbrella beat me way too easily, and I don't want that to happen ever again," Yang replied with a smile as if it was the most logic of things.
Still, Blake had troubles understanding why she had asked her to help. Or how she was supposed to fight with this thing, as she figured it was probably very different from using Gambol Shroud. But most of all, she didn't understand why the umbrella had to be green with little frogs painted on the canopy. She turned it a few times in her hands, trying to decide whether she would use it as her sword or sheath, all the while trying to keep serious despite the obvious stupidity of her acts. She raised her eyes toward her partner, receiving a slight nod of approval to her silent question.
She then started moving, surprisingly adapting herself quite rapidly to the weird weapon. In the end, it was just like fighting with a wooden sword: there was no edge, but you could still pretend that you were dealing damages. Trying to remember Neo's fighting style, she forced herself to be mobile, never staying in the same place for too long. Once she was comfortable enough with the weapon, she whistled Yang to start punching – or more likely, try to punch.
Avoiding Yang's punches or deflecting them with a sharp blow to the elbows and forearms, she suddenly understood why Yang wanted to train against this fighting style. It was way too easy for her to play with the blondie, never being truly menaced by any of her hits. And she wasn't even as agile as Neo was!
But at some point, she made a mistake. An understandable mistake, but a fatal one nonetheless: as she deflected one of Yang's blow, a part of her mind caught a glimpse of the green ridiculousness of her weapon. Which resulted in her eyes automatically closing in a subtle mix of shame and laughter, oh no more than half a second. But that half second was all that kept her out of danger, that half second was the only advance time that she had between her and Yang's iron-willed attempts to hit her. And losing it meant losing her advantage.
Yang saw the opening in her guard, and her lightning-fast reflexes enhanced by the combat situation did the rest. Her right hand got ahold of the umbrella, yanking it toward her while her left hand went to grab Blake's right forearm, amplifying the movement that had already tripped the raven-haired Faunus. Turning on her feet to follow her partner's fall, she ended up being the only thing preventing Blake from crashing on the ground as she was still holding her by the arm.
"Your money or your life?" Yang teased, a smile on her lips as she saw how stunned Blake was.
However, that stun didn't last long, and soon the bookworm pulled on her arm, closing the distance between the two of them. Hooking her second arm behind Yang's neck, Blake brought them just a little closer, until their lips met… And when they parted, she replied with a mischievous smile:
"Is that enough of a ransom?"
Done! I'm really having fun writing all of these, even if sometimes I do wonder what the hell I'm supposed to write on the subject.
SomeRandoFromTX: Well yeah, hopefully the rest of my education was based on open-mindedness and tolerance… So as weird as it seems, I despise religion in general but I respect that some people have a different point of view, and I couldn't even consider thinking less of someone because they are religious. And thanks for the compliment, it really warms my heart ! I guess it's my 'French touch'. And you're right, Yang is often taking Blake on adventures, but I think that's because in my conception, Yang is the most adventurous of the two. Your idea of letting Blake take Yang into her own world is great, and I think I'll try to develop it a little more whenever I find the right subject. I've already made some shy attempt, like when Blake read one of her favorites books to Yang (in 'Smile' I think), but I think I can go a little further.
Anyways, thanks for reading and I'll see you all tomorrow!