It was a pretty basic day. Team RWBY had the day off, but didn't feel like going into town today. They were aimlessly wandering the grand halls of Beacon Academy, trying to find something interesting to do.

Ruby was in front, skipping along while trying to get Weiss to chase her. Weiss was having none of this, trying to get her to stop going so fast. They looked cute, even if they were arguing.

Blake had her nose buried in a book. She was oblivious to the world around her, only being led forward by the large golden locks in front of her. She could see them out of the corner of her eye. Yang was pretty hard not to see. She drew the attention in the room around her when she walked in.

However Yang was acting odd today. She didn't seem…there, at all. She was staring out the windows, with a frown on her face. When Ruby stopped trying to provoke Weiss and looked back, she saw Yang shaking her head and mumbling. Blake still didn't notice, but Ruby was concerned. She pulled Weiss over and confessed her worries.

"She's been like this for a couple of days, always unfocused and seeming depressed. She also seems to just be annoyed at everything."

Weiss studied Yang as she got closer, contemplating what Ruby had just said. Ruby continued. "Blake hasn't even noticed this either.

Yang hasn't brought her on a crazy adventures, so Blake has just had her nose in a book. She hasn't been able to see."

"Well Ruby, why don't you tell her then? Have Blake figure out what's wrong. She would probably be the only who could crack into her shell."

Ruby nodded, realizing that would be the best solution. "Weiss, I know you won't like this, but can you walk with Yang and possibly try to talk to her?"

Weiss moaned. "You know I don't like spending time with that bothersome blonde, but if it solves your problems, I'll do it." Ruby smiled.

"This is why we work." Weiss had to smile at that.

Weiss walked back and steered Yang down another hallway, to do what exactly Ruby didn't know, but Step 1 of her plan was initiated. Blake look up curiously, and Ruby signaled for Blake to walk with her.

"What is it Ruby?" Blake asked, glancing down the other hallway to see where Weiss and Yang were going. "Blake… Have you noticed anything wrong with Yang lately?"

Blake looked confused. "No… why do you ask?" Ruby glanced down. "It's because… well… you aren't noticing what is wrong with her. You've had your nose in a book all week and haven't seen how she has been acting."

"I haven't been just reading books all week! I…" She responded immediately, but Ruby cut her off. "Yang's odd behavior has made it so you could! She hasn't been ripping you away from your books like she normally would, and you haven't noticed!"

Blake considered her for a second. "I guess Yang has been a little distant. But why are you telling me this?" Ruby sighed. "I may be her sister, but you have the best chance of breaking through her shell and figuring out the problem."

"I guess I could try to talk to her." Ruby's frown changed to a slight smile. "That's good, but you're going to have to try hard. When she gets into moods, she doesn't exactly like to talk. C'mon, let's go find the others before Weiss has to spend more time with Yang." Blake grinned at that, and they jogged down the hallway the other two had previously entered.

They found them at the doors, with Yang saying nothing and Weiss trying to stimulate conversation. The red and black themed girls walked up and joined them.

However, before Ruby could say anything, Blake perked up. Weiss looked at her. "What's wrong Blake?" She glanced outside and back at them. "Don't you guys hear that?" Ruby peeked outside. "Hear what?" Blake's bow started twitching. "It sounds like shouting… a crowd I think. I think they are shouting… Oh no."

She bolted out the door with Ruby and Weiss in tow, and Yang plodding slowly after them. Ruby yelled "What is it Blake?" She didn't answer but instead yelled back "We have to get there quickly!"

When Ruby and Weiss caught up to her, she was in the back of a circle of students surrounding five people. They were all chanting, "Cardin! Cardin!" while it looked like Team CRDL were harassing a poor student.

Ruby looked around and spotted Jaune Arc, leader of team JNPR, watching the scene. He frantically turned to the other team and said. "Cardin's bullying some kid in there, and then this crowd formed!"

Yang had just walked up, looking very agitated. She surveyed the scene and then focused on Jaune. She spoke for the first time today. "Why didn't you do anything?"

Jaune got a very distinct look on his face. Guilt. "What could I have done! They may respect me now, but I can't take on four at once, even with all the training I've done with Pyrrha!"

Yang looked furious. She yelled, "This is what you could have done!" She marched right through the crowd, pushing everyone out of the way as she activated her prized gauntlets, Ember Celica, and walked right up to Cardin Winchester.

He looked up in surprise and managed to say "What…?" before she punched him clean across the courtyard. Before his teammates could even do anything, Yang had kicked Sky Lark into the crowd and thrown Dove Bronzewing into a tree. She then advanced towards Russel Thrush as he backed away slowly. He cowered expecting a punch, but instead she kicked him in his… sensitive parts.

As she walked away from him, she considered the poor kid on the ground. She gave him an outstretched hand to help him up, which he gladly accepted. She glared at the crowd as it began to disperse, and she walked right up to Jaune grabbing him by his hood and dragging him towards the dorms. Ruby and Weiss raced after her. Ruby glanced over a saw Ozpin watching from a distance. She was curious about that, but she continued anyways.

She walked right up to the team JNPR door, took Jaune's scroll and opened, and threw him onto a bed. She turned to Pyrrha and said, "Have your coward back!" She stormed out and then turned down the hallway.

Blake looked embarrassed. She mumbled "I better go deal with that." She jogged out and followed Yang down the hallway.

Jaune continued to lay face down on the bed, not getting up. Nora and Ren exchanged confused glances, and Pyrrha raised her eyebrow at Ruby, waiting for an explanation.

"Um… Cardin was bullying some kid outside in front of a crowd, and um… no one was doing anything about it, and um… Jaune was part of that crowd, not encouraging it but not helping, and uh… Yang went and solved things violently." She said nothing further.

Pyrrha regarded Jaune. "I see… Well, obviously someone wasn't confident in his abilities yet, or he would have done something." The only response she got was "Mmph!" She looked back at Ruby. "Right… well sorry for the trouble. I think I'll have to teach Jaune a little lesson for not standing up for someone."

Weiss responded first. "It wasn't really any trouble, but we are a little concerned for Yang. She's been acting odd lately, as in she's been very agitated. I wouldn't take what she said very seriously."

Ruby waved to them. "Take care, friends." She and Weiss walked across the hall to their room.

They sat down, and Ruby spoke first. "Well that was weird of Yang."

Blake found Yang in the training area. She was mercilessly beating the stuffing out of a punching bag. She wasn't even using her gauntlets, but it didn't seem to bother her. She paused for a second to catch her breath, which allowed her to notice her feline girlfriend approaching.

"Well hello kitten, what brings you here?" That made Blake feel a little better. At least she wasn't completely mad at the world. Blake walked up and sat down near her.

"Yang, have you been having any problems lately?" Yang flinched and hesitated before responding. "What makes you say that?"

Blake twiddled her fingers around. "Well, I haven't noticed anything, because I've 'had my nose in a book all week' but Ruby and Weiss have noticed you acting weird. Also, I would never get the chance to read all week with you acting normally."

Yang decided to open up. "Well you got me, that is a really good point. I may be having a problem… with my aura."

Blake jumped up. "With your aura? How so?" Yang looked embarrassed. "Well, it may not be working. I can seem to get to my fiery state anymore."

Blake softened up. "Yang… you've been troubled because you can't get very angry and be on fire? How is that bad?"

Her aura may not have been working, but she did look very angry now. "It's been affecting how I fight Blake! If I can't fight to my fullest potential, what good am I!"

Blake looked hurt. "Well then… what can we do to reignite the fire?" Yang calmed down a little. "That's just it, I don't know. That's why I was so quick to fight those idiots of Team CRDL. I thought that would help. As you can probably tell, it didn't."

"Well Yang, there must be something we can do to ignite the spark within you." She grinned and starting prowling towards Yang. "Woah woah woah, Blake. If that were the case, this problem wouldn't be happening. Maybe taking it a step further would help, but I already know you aren't ready for that."

Blake was stunned. Yang, denying a good kissing session. This issue was serious! "Look Blake, could I just be left alone for the night, I need to vent some anger before I hurt anyone else…" Blake backed away slowly, then turned around and walked away. Yang called to her. "Also, could you tell Jaune I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!"

Blake glanced over her shoulder for a second, and then continued walking. She was going to have a chat with Ruby and Weiss, and they were going to fix this right here and now.

"So what do you propose." Weiss asked Blake. They had been discussing this issue while Yang was still out punching everything in sight.

They were all sitting in their dorm room, each person on their own bed. Ruby was munching on a plate of cookies, while Weiss was leaning on her pillows. Blake was pacing the room trying to collect her thoughts. She must have read about this somewhere!

Blake looked defeated. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that something will work." Weiss and Ruby stared at her. "I feel like if we got her in a situation where she has to defend someone she cares about, or interrupts something she is trying to do, it may spark something within her."

Ruby seemed interested. "What do you suggest?" When she said 'someone she cared about' Ruby hoped Blake didn't mean her. Blake read her mind and smirked. "I feel that if I, not you Ruby…" Ruby guiltily looked down, "take her somewhere and I get in danger, it might spark her aura defending me."

Weiss sat up and looked at Blake. "But how could you set up a danger without her catching on." Blake grimaced. "I fear that we must make the danger real."

Weiss gasped. "You are going to put yourself in danger just to help that silly blonde out of a slump? There must be another way! Maybe she is just having a mental block."

Blake shook her head. "I may not have been with Yang for a while, but I can definitely tell this is not just a mental problem. Something is really wrong with her, and she might get herself hurt if she can't fight at full potential."

Weiss continued to counter Blake. "How could she not be fighting well? She made quick work of Team CRDL today!" Blake laughed. "They are stupid boys, and she caught them off guard…" Blake got a serious look on her face. "I'm afraid what will happen if she gets caught off guard."

Ruby exchanged a concerned look with Weiss. Ruby spoke. "So what's your plan Blake?" Blake thought about it for a second. She then had a good idea. "Hmm… I think I have something that might work. Ruby, does Yang enjoy walks through forests?"

Yang was definitely confused as to what they were doing. She had been woken on their day off and handed a picnic basket and shoved out the door. She somehow ended up at the forest of Forever Fall with Blake, taking a nice stroll observing the scenery. While this was nice and all, she wanted to be back at school, working on her problem.

She had to admit, the forest was beautiful. The red trees towering over her were stunning, and the petals flowed gracefully through the air as the fell to the earth. It was an interesting shade to be around, and it was plain to see why Ruby adored the forest so much.

Yang actually was starting to feel better as they walked along. She was spending quality time with Blake outside of school, something they had not really done yet. It was annoying that she was the one forced to carry the basket, but Yang wouldn't complain. Besides, she was much stronger than Blake. Her kitten was too soft to be made to do hard labor, if you could call carrying a basket labor.

They went deeper into the forest, making small chat while scouting for a place to set up. Blake was aware of the danger. She could hear and see it all around with her advanced senses. However Weiss and Ruby were keeping the path around them clear and quiet until they found a spot. Blake was thorough in her plans. Yang was comfortable and unaware of any danger, despite knowing what happened during their last trip here.

Thanks to the trip, however, Blake had a good idea to get to where they had collected the sap for Professor Peach. She knew it was deep in the forest, where more of the creatures of Grimm would be. Once they reached the clearing, Blake motioned for Yang to put the stuff down. Glad to release the burden from her arms, she obliged. Yang collapsed against a tree, tired from the day's walk.

Blake looked around, seeing Ruby and Weiss in the distance. She glanced at Yang who, at the moment, had closed her eyes and was resting. Blake gave the two partners a signal, and they gave the acknowledgement gesture. They began dropping jars of sap on the outskirts of the clearing, to which Blake rubbed some one a tree when Yang wasn't looking. Ruby then waved farewell, and she and Weiss darted away to return to Beacon.

Blake joined Yang sitting down, and they began the picnic. Yang was still in good spirits, but she was unsure of why this was happening. "Blake, is there a special reason we came all the way out here for a picnic?"

Blake gave a confused look. "What's wrong with wanting to spend time with my favorite blonde?" She gave her a cat-like expression with a purring sound that made Yang's heart melt. Blake wasn't even wearing her bow, which added to the cuteness. Yang felt bad that she had even questioned her.

"Nothing, I guess. It just seemed different that what we normally do." Their normal leisure activities were walking through town, sitting under trees around Beacon while Blake read to Yang, or just simply cuddling in their dorm. They hadn't gone anywhere in nature yet, for a nice stroll or a picnic. To her, it looked like a step forward in their relationship.

To add to the effect, Blake leaned in and brought Yang into a passionate kiss. She had surprised Yang, who had her eyes open in shock, but Yang relaxed into it. They stayed that way just as Blake's plan started to take effect.

Blake heard something approaching, something big, but she made no motion to alert Yang. It was most likely an ursa, as those were common in this part of the forest. It was attracted to the sap the girls had spread around, which would hopefully lead it into the clearing. Blake herself was holding on to some more.

Sure enough, she started to hear a rustling nearby. Yang noticed as well, and separated from Blake when she heard the noise. "Uh oh, I forgot this woods was full of creatures of Grimm. Our nice picnic might be cut short." Blake put on a fake angry face. "It won't on my watch!" She pulled out Gambol Shroud and charged toward the noise. It turned out it was an ursa, just like she had thought. It noticed Blake and reared back and roared.

She ran forward, strengthened her aura, and missed on purpose. The ursa swung, knocking her back towards Yang. She acted like she was a lot more hurt than she really was, staying on the ground and groaning. The look of shock on Yang's face was priceless, but Blake couldn't laugh or it would ruin the effect.

Yang's mind was going crazy. She had just had a nice picnic, after a nice walk, and she was sharing a nice kiss with her favorite faunus in the world, and it had to be interrupted by this stupid monster. Also, no one harms her kitten. She meant no one.

The anger that swelled up within her was more than she had felt in a while. Also, out of no where, one of her golden locks fell to the ground. She didn't know how or from where, but she had just lost something so dear to her. It was secretly Blake, but she wouldn't say anything.

Yang's anger swelled to impossible levels, and then it burst. The ursa had lumbered forward to attack Blake again, but hadn't counted on another individual being there. As Yang set her eyes on the beast, she collapsed to the ground, and then she exploded. The temperature rose about 10 degrees, and the trees around her started to melt. Her irises changed to a bright red, her eyes burning with fury. To finally add to the effect, the ends of her hair caught fire.

Blake saw all of this unfold with glee. Her plan was working. Yang activated her aura, and that ursa had no chance. One punch sent it flying about 300 feet in the other direction, conveniently off a cliff. However Yang's fury was not quenched. She started punching random trees, and looking around for something to fight. Then she saw Blake.

Blake had gotten up, and was smiling at her. Yang was confused as to what she was doing. There was danger around. This was no time to be happy. They could be attacked any second! Then she looked closer, and saw not a look of just joy, but a look of knowing. She calmed down and realized what had just happened.

"You knew, didn't you." She said to Blake. She just smiled even wider. "It worked, didn't it Yang?" Yang walked up to her and pushed her over.

Blake gave her a confused and scared look. "Don't ever, ever let me think you are seriously hurt again. If I were to lose my kitten...I...I.." She looked worried.

Blake jumped up and tackled her in a hug. "It's okay Yang, you fixed your aura, and now everything is ok." They stayed like that and rocked back and forth for a while. She felt Yang shaking, and it seemed like Yang was trying to stop the tears from flowing. She was not going to cry, especially in front of Blake. Yang was supposed to be the strong one. And Blake was fine with that.

They finally separated. Blake looked at Yang and smiled. Yang, still confused, asked her why she was smiling. "Well Yang, we were in the middle of something special before we were… interrupted. I think I'd like to finish what we started."

Yang grinned devilishly. "Blake Belladona, you surprise me more day after day." They both leaned in for a kiss that could have sparked Yang's aura on its own.