I woke up in a hot sweat. Everything was hot again. My skin was burning and sweat was pouring down me in waves. At least my sheets weren't on fire. I sighed and took a few deep breaths to wake myself up before remembering that I'd planned on trying something different the next time my Aura acted up. I'd been keeping a thermos full of ice water by the foot of the bed for a couple of days for just the occasion. I pressed the cold metal against my throat, hoping my plan would work.

"Hmm… no steam." That was a good sign. It meant I wasn't as hot as I thought I was. I held the thermos there with both hands for a few minutes and I could feel my body slowly getting cooler. Professor Port was teaching us about blood vessels in the human body last week. The class was about where best to apply pressure to an injured teammate to stop them from bleeding out. There're a lot of blood vessels in the hands and throat, which is why it's so easy to bleed out if you're injured there. I used that knowledge to find out where best to apply my cold water bottle. And it was working.

I was glad I'd finally found a way to quickly deal with the side-effects of my Aura, but I was still grossly sweaty. I'd decided to head to the shower anyway and was about to roll out of bed before I heard sniffles. I looked over to Ruby but she was definitely asleep. Weiss was tucked under her covers like a sleeping princess. Her allergies hadn't acted up for almost a week and a half so it didn't make sense that she would be the one sniffling. I had to wait to hear the sniffle again before I realized it was Blake. Was she sick?

I almost looked down to check on her before I heard the sob.

"Oh… Blake…" I couldn't get back to sleep, no matter how hard I tried. Even after the sobbing stopped, it was just too difficult. Knowing that she was crying and I couldn't comfort her.

"I'd probably just make it worse."

I decided to talk to her the next day, and fell asleep with every intention on waking up before her.

Of course she woke up long before I did and showered while Ruby used the other stall. Then she was gone before I finished my shower. She was gone that afternoon, too. Most likely back to Professor Wheat's office where I definitely couldn't follow her.

I sighed as I curled up in my bed. I felt like shit.

"Would you like to come with Ren, Nora, Ruby and I to eat lunch, Yang?"

"Uh… sure, Weiss." I was glad Nora came along. She would take the attention away from me being quiet the whole meal- I needed the time to think. Nora was good at filling awkward silences with conversation or stories. Unfortunately even she had her limits and finally fell silent after accidentally suggesting she'd marry Ren.

"Hey, have you guys noticed Blake hasn't been around a lot recently," Ruby asked before swallowing a cookie whole. I automatically reached for my hair. Just hearing about it made me anxious.

"She's told me she's been spending more time training at the gym," Weiss answered, nibbling on a carrot stick.

"That's weird… she normally comes to the gym with the team… Did you two get in a fight again?" Ruby pointed another cookie at Weiss accusingly before taking a bite out of it.

"We most certainly have not!"

I really didn't feel hungry anymore. Listening to them talk just sapped my appetite. How could I tell them that I was the reason Blake had become so distant recently. I was her partner.

"I'll go to the gym. It'll take my mind off of everything." I waited for everyone else to finish their food before I dumped my tray and started walking out of the cafeteria. Weiss and Ruby followed me out as I opened the big, swinging doors just to bump into my partner.

"Oh, hey Blake! We were just talking about you," Ruby said. I couldn't meet Blake's eyes. I was just so embarrassed for her and myself. I felt so guilty.

"Oh? Were you?" She didn't sound upset or mad or angry. I finally looked up to catch her eyes and she actually looked… fine.

"Yeah. It was… nothing big," I mumbled softly.

"Hmm…" She had this weird smile on her face. Like she was happy… Had I just imagined her sobbing last night?

"No way…"

She said goodbye and walked into the cafeteria.

"I need to go to the gym."

I was a panting, sweating mess by the time I finished pounding the sand out of a dozen punching bags. Ruby was taking a nap by the time I got back and Weiss was working on her part of a group project Dr. Oobleck had assigned to us. Great. Whenever Weiss was doing school work she was oblivious to the world. Last, I checked for Blake, but, glancing at her empty bed, I figured she was still at Professor Wheat's.

I quietly peeled myself out of my sticky clothes and wrapped them up in my arm. I grabbed my towel and had almost finished wrapping it around myself before the door to the bathroom swung open. Blake was in the doorway looking right at me, wet hair clinging to her face.

"Awkward."

Her face went red almost instantly, but she didn't exactly look away. I rushed to finish covering myself and stepped past her, into the bathroom. Honestly I was just trying to hide the color in my own cheeks.

"Cat got your tongue, Yang?"

I looked back and stared at her like she'd grown a second and third head.

Did Blake just make a pun?