One Good Turn Deserves Another

Chapter 4

Okay first things first, don't expect any updates over the weekend, or maybe even early next week. One of my journalists is leaving to a new job and I'll be picking up his work and writing some articles for one of our magazine titles. As such I'll be incredibly busy, and I'll also be training some new staff members Monday – Tuesday as well.

I've tried to do so many chapters so quickly to tide everyone over while I'm busy. And while I can personally agree with a few reviews who would like longer chapters? I'm keeping this more episodic, so that I can update more often, and write a chapter in a "lucky" break at work if I have some free time... Being in my position as Company Director, I go home and I continue working until like 7 or 8... so any free time is valuable.

P.s. I simply cannot figure out who sleeps in what bunk in the actual series... I've kinda assumed Yang is top on one, Blake another, while Ruby and Weiss take the two bottoms. If anyone knows for sure though, let me know in a review plz!

Either way, chapter is a go!

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Chapter 4

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Blake's ears twitched in silent agitation as she dug through a small book pile that lay across the sheets of her bed, picking one up at a time and staring at the cover before tossing it aside. Not for the first time her amber eyes strayed to the compressed pile of books that held up their bunk beds. Using the books as support for the beds had seemed like a great idea at first, but now she couldn't exactly take one of them out for fear of causing an accident.

"What's Blake doing?" Ruby mumbled from where she stood nearby, a confused expression on her face as she watched the faunus scrambling around looking for books. Yang lay on her own bed with one hand propping her head up, an amused grin on her features.

"Vomit-boy wants to borrow a book to read while he recovers." Blake continued to ignore them as she rummaged around under her bed, using her legs to keep her purchase as her arm vanished into the darkness. The comment had been an innocent enough one. Jaune had complained of being a little bored while the others were in class and Pyrrha had suggested he do some studying. Seeing the look of dread on his leader's face Ren had compromised by saying he could read some novels.

From there Blake had been the obvious enough choice. The look on his face as he asked her if he could borrow a book... well, she was sure Ruby and Pyrrha would have called it cute, in a shy endearing manner. Blake personally thought it looked a little uncertain and desperate – but she let it go. He didn't really have any reason to trust her offer of friendship, and other people had taken advantage of him before.

"Yeah... I was kinda there for that..." Ruby mumbled again in her trademark manner. Weiss was scribbling at her desk on some homework but did look over occasionally to see how she was doing. "I just don't understand why Blake's like... panicking over it?"

"She wants it to be the perfect book for her boytoy!" The blonde taunted with a dirty leer, drawing a dignified snort from Weiss and a horrified gasp from Ruby.

"Blake likes Jaune!?" And Oh Gods, if that wasn't something to cut off immediately.

"Don't listen to her Ruby. She is a bad influence." Blake instructed as she paused in her search to fix Yang with a glare she normally reserved for Sun. Naturally the more feminine blonde seemed completely impervious to the threat.

The larger danger here for Blake though was definitely the younger sister. And not just because Blake suspected she harboured a completely irrational and insane crush on the doofus Knight. The idea of Ruby becoming jealous, or worse, feeling betrayed by Blake was bad enough.