Blake couldn't help but feel relieved as the airship touched down.

I'd half expected it to explode considering the last semester.

Her first semester at Beacon Academy had been jammed packed with the unexpected; Blake wouldn't have been able to guess in a million years she'd still be in Beacon after someone learned about her past. Well, to be more accurate it was a number of someone(s), namely her teammates; Yang, Weiss and Ruby. I thought that they might be alright with my ears, but I didn't think they'd still want me if they knew about… what I did before.

Not only did her teammates still trust Blake but two of them - Ruby and Yang - had invited Blake to stay with them in their home over the semester break. Ruby had invited Blake a while back to visit during the break whilst Yang had thought it was a great idea when she heard about it. Which is rather fortunate since I'd be somewhat homeless outside of staying at Beacon over break… It was far more preferable to Blake to be staying with her friends instead of an empty dorm room.

Yang had promised to take her to a specialty book store, although of what variety… Blake could any make guesses on. I really do need to spend more time with Yang. The thing that Blake was most excited about, however, was hanging out with Ruby.

Blake eyed the two sisters. First they need to wake up…

While it was a relatively short travel to the island of Patch both Ruby and Yang had nodded off and fallen asleep. It's only a twenty minute flight. The Faunus shook her head. I guess I got to read my book in quiet, which is nice.

Stretching her stiff limbs, Blake got up to wake the snoring duo.

I wonder what they're parents are like.

Blake had never heard much from either Yang or Ruby about them. She assumed that they were hunters in their own right and the sisters were just taking after their parents. In fact Blake didn't know much about their family other than they had an uncle named Qrow who taught Ruby how to use Crescent Rose. Yang did mention that their dad will be waiting for them at the terminal. Blake wasn't the tallest person around but she couldn't see anyone that looked like either of sisters. Maybe he just isn't here ye-

Bark bark bark

Blake had to suppress shying away from the noise as a small dog bounded through the crowd. It's not that I hate dogs… I just wish they weren't in the same city as me. Especially yappy dogs. The Faunus watched the corgi run around before starting to sniff the ground. It's beady little eyes staring at the ground as it alternated between drooling and sniffing. It almost looks… familiar? Blake's eyes narrowed, that dog looks a lot like the hellspawn that got into our roo-

"ZWEI!"

A sense of dread started to permeate Blake's head as the dog's ears perked up as it looked towards Ruby. The trail of roses that suddenly appeared as Ruby sped off towards it, before scooping the creature up in her arms and hugging it.

"No." Blake whimpered quietly. This can't be right, Ruby doesn't have a dog right? No no no no no! Wheeling around, Blake sought Yang's attention, her pleading amber eyes quickly grabbing the blonde's attention. "You… don't happen to have…" words were failing Blake causing her to point towards Ruby and that… thing. "Is that yours's?" Blake all but spat the word out.

Yang gave a quick nod with a sheepish smile. "Yup, his name is Zwei!"

Blake numbly nodded as she processed the information, watching a gleeful Ruby hug the demon-spawn, the fiendish abomination licking Ruby's face. I'm going to have to... live with that?

This was going to be a baaaad few weeks.

AU: Blake is having regrets right now like you wouldn't believe. I feel like I could do better but I feel like a complete pile of garbage. I think I may have the sickles.

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New chapter of Spoon Equality tomorrow!