Crushed

Yang

I wake up the next morning, and double check that the door is locked. We do not need anyone happening to walk in on us now, especially considering Blake took her bow off last night. Thankfully, we did remember to lock it, so no worries. I turn and look at my sleeping girlfriend, and wonder how the hell I managed to get such perfection to settle for me. She's just indescribable, and I don't even care how cliché that sounds. Another thing I don't care about is the fact that Ruby and Weiss are probably wondering where we are. Speaking of Weiss, I'm gonna have a chat with her later about dating my sister.

As I think about this, Blake wakes up. Looking around the room, she blushes, probably remembering what we did last night. For once, the dirty connotation you thought of actually applies, Yang.

"Morning, honey," Blake says, yawning.

"Good morning, beautiful," I reply with a smile. She blushes again, but smiles at the compliment. At that moment, I have a thought. "Are these walls soundproof?" I ask.

"I hope so. We'll also need air freshener," Blake answers.

We get dressed, and leave the room. Luckily, there's no one in the hallway, and we go back to our regular dorm to shower. When we're done with that, I look at the clock and find it's noon, and I realize I'm hungry. My girlfriend and I head to the cafeteria hand in hand, and get lunch before sitting down with our teammates and Team JNPR.

"Where did you two go last night?" Ruby asks when we sit down.

"I don't want to taint the innocence of your ears, sis," I reply with a smirk. Blake blushes, and Weiss looks at us as if to say "why am I not surprised?" Team JNPR look at us, not sure whether to take us seriously.

Ruby looks disappointed that I won't tell her. "I will use my authority as leader to make you tell me, you know," she says.

"Ruby, you really don't want to know," Weiss tells her. "For once, I agree with Yang. It's better not to tell you."

"Fine," the red-clad girl grumbles.

"Anyway, did you all fare all right last night during the attack?" I ask. Everyone nods.

Suddenly, the loudspeaker comes on. "All students will convene in the amphitheatre in half an hour. No exceptions, except for those who cannot leave the infirmary," Goodwitch announces.

"She probably wants to talk about the attack," Ruby says. Shrugging, I finish eating along with everyone else and we head to the amphitheatre.

When we arrive, we see Goodwitch on the stage. I realize it's the first time I've seen her since she fought the shadowy woman, and I notice her hair looks singed, but otherwise she's okay.

"As you all know, last night was a tragedy. Our enemies caught us unprepared, and thirty students lost their lives. Several dozen more are in the infirmary, recovering. Professor Ozpin still has not returned, but he sent a message to tell me that he's on his way back. In the meantime, classes are suspended to allow time to grieve lost friends and teammates. Unfortunately, we do not have long. Roman Torchwick orchestrated the assault, and we now know he is working with another, much more powerful figure. Somehow, they are able to control Grimm, and they have the White Fang at their command. I have no idea what they might be planning, but last night's attack was just the pre-show. The real performance will start soon, and we need to be prepared. It is our duty as Huntsmen and Huntresses to protect the world from the forces which seek to do it harm, and we will uphold that duty to the letter. You are dismissed."

Everyone files out, and I remember that I need to talk to Weiss.

"Weiss, a word, please?" I ask her.

"Be quick."

I gesture at the rest of our group to go away before starting. "First off, I don't have a problem with you dating my sister, so I'm not gonna tell you you're not allowed to. However, I do have some rules concerning it," I tell her.

"And they are?" she asks, looking annoyed.

"I'm just gonna preface this by saying I don't expect you to break any of them, so don't get the wrong idea. I'm telling you them anyway. One: you do not do anything she's uncomfortable with. If you do, I'll punch your lights out. She's never dated anyone before, so take it slow with her. Two: you hurt her, physically or emotionally, and I will end you. Understand?"

"Yes, Yang. I care deeply about Ruby. She's just about the only thing we're on equal footing about, so you don't have to worry about me doing anything that would upset her," the heiress replies, before turning and leaving, muttering something about "the audacity" under her breath.

With that sorted, I start looking for Blake. I start with the library, and unsurprisingly, she's there, reading a book. She looks up when she hears me walk over, then blushes and tries to hide her book.

"Watcha reading, Blakey?" I ask.

"N-nothing," she stammers. "Isn't this a really nice room?"

"Don't change the subject. For once, I actually take an interest in your books and you want to talk about something else?" I tease, figuring that her book is probably…Not from the library.

"Fine. Here," she says, handing it to me. It's called Ninjas of Love, and I flip through the pages eagerly. My guess turns out to be correct.

"My, my, Blake. I did not know you read this kind of thing. Mind you, it does explain some of what you did to me last night," I tell her with a smirk.

"Yang! Not so loud!" she says, mortified. She's blushing furiously, and I take pity on her.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop. But seriously, since when were you into this kind of literature?"

"Always. I just don't let you guys see," she answers in a small voice.

"Ah. Well, I'm not gonna tell anyone. Keep reading it if you want to," I tell Blake with a wink. She rolls her eyes, and I sit down next to her before pulling her in for a passionate kiss. She pulls back to breathe, then climbs into my lap to continue. She gently nibbles on my lower lip, before slipping her tongue into my mouth. How is she so good at this? I think. Suddenly, she pulls back and buries her face in the crook of my neck, and I feel her leaving gentle kisses. She then switches to the other side and starts sucking. Apparently, I'm getting a hickey. I've never had one before, and it doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would. After about thirty seconds, Blake lifts her head and looks me in the eyes.

"I hope you don't mind. I got a bit carried away," she tells me in a low voice.

"Of course not. It was awesome, actually," I reply with a smile. "You're a really good kisser." I kiss her again and get lost in the moment, until someone clears their throat. I look over Blake's shoulder and see the librarian looking less than pleased.

"This is a place for reading, not PDAs," he tells us sternly. Blushing, Blake and I apologise before grabbing Blake's book and going back to our dorm where we won't be interrupted.

That's the plan, anyway.

Ruby

Weiss and I lie on her bed holding hands, not really doing anything else. She won't tell me what Yang wanted earlier. All I can get out of her is "your sister is impertinent", whatever that means. They seem to be on good terms now though, so it's all good. I decide to surprise Weiss by getting on top of her and kissing her unexpectedly. I can tell she's unprepared, but she gets into it. I enjoy this kiss much more than the one at the dance last night, probably because I'm not so nervous, and I'm not wearing stupid lady-stilts. Those things can seriously ruin an evening. It was so worth it though.

I get so caught up in kissing Weiss, and thinking about how much I hate high heels, that I forget about breathing. I pull back suddenly and take a deep breath.

"You're overeager, you dunce," my girlfriend tells me with a smile.

"Hey, I'm new to this!"

"I know, I meant no offence," she says, pulling me back down for another kiss. I think I'm just as addicted to Weiss' lips as I am to cookies, and that's bad because I can't have both at the same time. Probably. This time, I remember to breathe after a while, then I just stare into Weiss' eyes. I wish I could say something really romantic about getting lost in their beauty or something like that, but I'm not good with romance.

Before either of us does anything else, we hear the door open behind us.

Cardin

I'm hanging out in the training room with Dove, Sky and Russel, when two of the visitors saunter over to us, looking like they think they own the place. One of them, a guy with slicked-back silvery-grey hair, says he has a proposition for us.

"What do you have in mind?" I ask him.

"It's simple. You help us with our plan, we help you get revenge on Blondie, and Arc, and everyone else who's pissed you off at this school. We can't give you the details unless you agree to join us, but take this as incentive…" As he finishes his sentence, he holds out several Lien cards, totaling several thousand.

"What do you need us to do?" I ask, taking the money.