Chapter 56 - 53 - Burning The Candle (2)

[Inside of an empty classroom]

Blake: "What do you need Yang."

Blake said in a disgruntled manner since she was pulled away when she was just about to look at her secret photos of Shallot.

Yang was sitting cross-legged on the central desk of the empty classroom they're in, orange light shining across her calm features.

Yang: "I need your help."

Blake raised an eyebrow.

Blake: "With what?"

Blake was now curious about what was so important that she interrupted her.

Yang: "I need your help to find a dress for the dance that will catch Shallot's eye."

Blake: "Oh... ok."

Yang: "Really? That easy. Not asking for a price for what I need for your help."

Blake: "But you do have to share something with me."

Yang: "There it is. What do I need to exchange for your help with getting his attention."

Blake: "I know about Weiss backstory and her views. I know about Shallot since I grew up with him but what about you and Ruby. What about your family?"

Yang then started telling Blake about her past and how she grew up. When she was interrupted by Blake when she asked a question about her being raised.

Blake: "You mentioned that you and Ruby have different mothers so what happened to yours?"

Yang: "She left me before I could remember who she is."

Blake look surprised and wouldn't know how she would feel if she was abandoned by her either of her parents.

Blake: "Do you ever think about searching for her?"

Yang: "I'm still searching for her to this day but I've learned that I have to take my time or else it would just be recklessness that would get me killed. I had once almost gotten Ruby killed with my search for her when I was younger once."

Blake had a surprised look on her face while thinking that she couldn't really see why she would keep looking for someone that didn't want to be around her but also wanted to learn everything from all sides. Shallot always told her that everything isn't as it always appears even if it looks one way.

Yang went and told her about how one night she went looking for her mother taking Ruby with her in a red cart and came across a Grimm and almost gotten killed when a beam of light shot passed us hitting the Grimm and shortly after my Uncle Qrow showed up dealing with the Grimm before taking us back to the house.

Blake was surprised in hearing this but also catching on to the beam of light that sounds like a ki beam that Shallot does whenever he is too lazy to fight something.

Blake: 'If Shallot was there why didn't he show himself and help them?'

Blake: "Why did she leave you?"

Yang sighs, then turns to the chalkboard.

Yang: "That question... Why?

Yang gets off the desk and walks to the chalkboard, picking up a piece of chalk

Yang: "I didn't know an answer, but I was determined to find out. It was all I thought about. I would ask anyone I could about what they knew about her.

Blake: 'I should change the subject. This might be bringing up some repressed memories and the atmosphere here has gotten really glum.'

Blake: "Ok enough depressing backstories. You wanted my help in making you look good tonight that would get his attention but I have to warn you."

Yang: "About what?"

Blake: "If you let your hair down for him to climb he will come inside your castle."

Yang: "Climb my hair... and come inside my castle? What does that mean?"

Blake looked surprised hearing this.

Blake: "You haven't heard about the children stories about Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Beauty and The Beast, or Hansel and Gretel."

Yang: "No, I've never heard of them."

Blake: "Well you will know all about them as I help you pick out a dress and what to wear that will catch his attention."

Blake was looking Yang up and down walking around her going through what would be the best thing to put her in.

Yang felt like she is slightly going to regret having to this and thought that she should drag Ruby along also.

Yang: "We should also get Ruby so we can make sure that she is in a nice dress also for the dance. I'm sure that Shallot is going to dance with all of us."

Blake nodded her head hearing this.

Blake: "Alright, we'll go and get Ruby, and leave to go shopping so that we can make sure that you both are looking stunning for tonight."

Blake had a trickle of sweat dripping down her back while thinking in her head.

Yang: 'Sorry baby sister but I'm not going down alone.'

[Inside of the weapon work room]

Ruby was taking a nap next to Shallot as he was working on putting the scythe together when she felt a chill go down her spine then sat up only seeing Shallot putting the scythe together and that he was almost complete with it.

It had taken them only 2 days to do everything after school and she worked on the gears yesterday while he was gone and she had a blast building someone else's scythe.

She then looked at her red hood feeling like someone wanted to take it from her. Shallot looked at her as she got up while putting the last piece together breathing out a breath looking at it and the 5 different switches with turn knobs on it along with a cartridge for dust on the side.

Shallot: "Finally finished."

Shallot used his thumb to turn the lower bottom knob making the scythe combat into a briefcase twisting and turning compacting everything inside of it with the switches being on the briefcase handle.

Shallot turned it twice this time making the briefcase change into an elongated rectangle case that was almost as tall as his body. He then turned the switch back one turn it into a scythe that was large than his entire height and was 6 ft 8 inches long. He then switched it towards the left again into a briefcase.

Shallot: "Test complete. It didn't break while switching through the modes."

Ruby rubbed her eyes

Ruby: "What about the last setting that we spent most of our time on."

Shallot gentle placed his hand on her cheek and gave her a kiss with Ruby returning it and fully woke up while blushing.

Shallot: "You are just so adorable. If there is anything you want just ask and for the last one I had already tested it when you were sleeping."

After he said that Ruby thought about something and was about to ask him if he could help find her mom if she was still alive but before she could the door was flung open with Yang standing there with Blake not too far behind.

Yang ran in grabbing Ruby and pulled her along.

Yang: "Time to get you dressed Ruby."

That was the last thing Shallot heard before she was pulled out of the door by Yang while Blake so them dash by.

Blake: "I have a great surprise for you when the dance arrives."

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