The Party
Blake had woken up in a sweat. No matter how far she had managed to escape from him he still took control over her thoughts. Blake can’t forget the day she realized she had to escape. It had been one of those nights, Adam had gone out with some friends and came back barely able to walk. He had then tried to make advances on her but Blake refused which ticked him off and he got aggressive with her yelling all before laying a hand on her. From there, she tried to lock herself in her room to just forget but Adam always had his ways of getting in. After that incident, Adam continued with his controlling and aggressive behavior, and she became trapped, he knew her every move. And even now the thought of him finding her again scared her. Yes, she was free but the probability of him finding her again scared her.
Blake grabbed her bathroom essentials as she quickly headed to the showers. She wanted to wash him away, she wanted his scent to become unfamiliar, his touch, his voice, she wanted it all gone. She wanted to start anew. This was her time to be in control, no one else but her. She continued her shower before finally heading back to her room to find Yang still asleep. She decided to get both of them some tea knowing she needed some to calm down and prepare for the party she was not too excited to go to.
Right after she orders her and Yang tea she gets a text from the one and only Yang Xiao Long.
Yang: Blaakkeee where’d you go :(
Blake: I just went out to get us something.
Yang:😮Don’t tell me my charms are starting to work
Blake: 🙄Don’t get your hopes up. I’m just trying to be a nice roommate. Anyway hope you like chai tea
Yang: How did you know chai was my favorite?
Blake: Hmm. Idk I just felt that you’d enjoy it.
Blake: I’m on my way back now btw
Yang: Yayy! It feels so lonely without you here :(
Blake put her phone away before giggling to herself a little. Yang had only known Blake for one day now and she’s already feeling a connection to her. Maybe we are soulmates Blake said giggling to herself as she shook off the thought. They couldn’t be soulmates, soulmates didn’t exist, Blake had learned from her past.
Yang and Blake spent most of the day hanging out before Yang headed out to meet up with some friends, which she invited Blake but Blake declined as she decided she would start to get ready for this party.
Blake looked down at the time to see she only had a couple of hours before the party would start and If Blake was honest she’d never been to a real party before so she didn’t exactly know what to wear.So she decided to ask Yang what would be best.
Blake: What does one even wear to a party?
Yang: Whatever ones comfortable with
Yang: Waittt...Are you telling me this is your first party? 😮
Blake: Yes..Don’t make fun of me I was never into those things
Yang: I could never make fun of you :( Do you want me to come to help you pick an outfit?
Blake: Yes Please
Yang: Okay I’m on my way.
About 10 minutes later Yang had come along with two others she had not known.
“Okay, Blake it is party time I hope you don’t mind I brought a friend and my sister. Ruby this is Blake.”
“Nice to meet you, Blake,” Ruby said placing a hand up to shake Blakes
“Hey Ruby it’s very nice to meet you”
“And this is the ice queen
“Heyyyy...I told you to stop calling me that. Anyway, I’m Weiss. Don’t listen to Yang she speaks before she thinks sometimes.”
“Well, it’s very nice to meet you.”
“Anyways we're here to help you and to tell you some safety measures about these parties” Weiss replied, “Now let's start off with an outfit, where are your clothes?”
“Oh over here..”
They all headed towards the closets as they searched for an outfit for Blake and after about 30 minutes they finally put together a plaid skirt with a black crewneck. Weiss went over the rules with everyone exchanging numbers and making sure that they would all meet back up at the same time when leaving along with doing check-ins every hour and created a buddy system. She and Ruby then headed out as they went to get ready for the party. Leaving Blake and Yang alone. Blake and Yang quickly got changed, Yang changing into a Plain white t-shirt along with some ripped jeans and a yellow flannel.
“Wow... Weiss really knows her stuff” Yang said as she admired Blake’s outfit
“It’s been forever since I wore a skirt... It feels nice” Blake said as she checked her outfit out in the mirror.
“I’m going to have to keep an eye on you. I know how some of the guys at these parties can be. And remember if you feel uncomfortable at any point of time we can head back here and just relax”
“Thank you.”
“No problem. Now let’s go before Weiss starts spamming me asking where we're at. “
They headed out to Ruby and Weiss’ dorm before they all headed out to the party which wasn’t too far from the campus.
Blake had immediately felt uncomfortable walking into the door. Not in a bad way she just wasn’t expecting any of this. The music was loud which didn’t surprise her and she had brought earplugs for her cat ears as they were much more sensitive than her human ears. She followed Yang and the rest of the gang out back where it was much quieter.
“Heyyy Blakee”. A voice came from behind Blake as she turned around to see her coworker Ilia who was already looking drunk.
“Heyy Ilia, you’re having a good time aren’t you.”
“Yeaaa, hmmm you should try the jello it’s really good”
“Thank you for the suggestion Iila I’ll make sure to try some”
“Yayy. If you need me I’ll be over there chatting with velv”
“I will be over there soon tell her I said heyy”
Ilia responded with a thumbs up before she walked over towards a group of people.
“Sooo you got a secret lover you weren’t going to tell me about,” Yang said as they continued to walk towards the big bonfire that a small group huddled around.
“Umm..I thought it was pretty obvious why I didn't fall into your charms ”
“Blakeee are you trying to tell me my charms haven't worked yet."
“hmm, I'm not saying it has or hasn't. I just haven't been wooed by it yet”
“I could woo you if that's what you want Belladonna"
“I'll keep your word on that Xiao Long. But I'll tell you now I'm not easy to woo.”
“I’ll keep that in mind. You want something to drink”
“Yes please..”
“Coming right up,” Yang said before heading back into the house to get them both drinks.
Blake looked around for a little while enjoying the fire as she watched the people around her. Some joked around, others were having drinking competitions, others playing games, while the rest of them just talked and danced to the music. She kept looking around taking in her surroundings before she saw someone or something lurking in the shadows. Her heart dropped, as her breath began to speed up, I’m just seeing things, I’m just seeing things. She repeated to herself over and over closing her eyes and opening them to see the figure remaining there before it started coming towards her. She could feel her heart in her ears, and although she wanted to run she just couldn’t. She immediately dropped to the floor as everything began spinning and people began to surround her asking questions all at once which made it harder for her to gain a grip as to what was happening. Suddenly everything stopped as a familiar blonde pushed through the crowd and yelled for everyone to give Blake some space.
Everything went silent for a moment as everyone began to step back giving Blake room.
“Ok, Blake I’m going to need you to do something for me. Ok?”
Blake shook her head in response.
“Ok, I need you to close your eyes.”
Blake, a little hesitant, closed her eyes.
“Ok now keep with me.. Breathe in through your nose…..hold it……..now breathe out through your mouth” Yang continued until she could visibly see that Blake had calmed.
Yang waited a few more moments before finally breaking the silence between them. “You want to head back to the dorms”
Blake didn’t respond and just shook her head.
“Ok let me text Weiss and Ruby and tell them we’re heading out.”
A couple of minutes later they headed out neither saying too much, the ride back to the dorms felt like hours. Eventually, they got back into the dorms. Blake immediately went to her bed as she wanted to hide the fact that tonight even happened.
Yang finally broke the silence “Blake, would you be ok if I stepped out for a second. I know I said I’d get us some tea and watch movies. But that’s only if you up to it I don’t want to overstep or make you uncomfortable and I- ”
“Yang..” Blake interrupted. “I’m always up to tea,” Blake said as she turned around cracking a small smile at Yang.
“Ok... I shall be back faster than you’ll even know I’m gone” Yang said as she quickly exited the dorm leaving Blake alone.
Blake had begun to think to herself about what happened. She wanted to believe that her seeing him could’ve just been a nightmare, she begged it wasn’t real. She couldn’t deal with Adam coming back not when she had a taste of what it feels like to finally be able to choose her own path. It’s not that she didn’t want the same things Adam did; she just wanted to do it in a less violent way, she wanted to change things from the source of things, she wanted to be someone in the government to push for something better and more equal for her kind.
And just like that Yang was back. She had brought some tea and some snacks.
“Ok, so I’m back what do you want to watch..?” Yang said handing Blake her tea and some snacks.
“Hmmm what about black mirror or orange is the new black?”
“Oooo let’s what black mirror I haven’t seen the newest season yet and the episodes always blow my mind.”
“What’s your favorite episode?”
“I’d probably say it's between playtest and San Junipero and you?”
“White bear or San Junipero are some of my favorites.”
“I knew we had something in common” Yang said grinning
“I’m pretty sure we have a lot in common... I mean they made us roommates so that must mean something”
“Well, I can’t wait to get to know you more. Now shall we.” Yang finally replied before putting on Black mirror on her computer and joining Blake in her bed as they watched and talked about what they thought would happen next or how interesting the story played out. This continued until Blake had finally fallen asleep and Yang paused the show before putting her laptop away and heading to her bed herself.