Beecon University

Chapter 17

Yang burst through the door to the dorm room, letting out an incredibly long sigh as she entered.

Blake looked up from laying on their bed, which consisted of both of their beds smushed together in the middle of the room. "You okay, Yang?"

"Don't think I did too great on my math exam," Yang groaned, dropping her bag on her desk and walking over to the bed, "and we went over statistics of on-the-job law enforcement deaths today in criminal justice."

Blake held open her arms as Yang climbed into bed, immediately embracing her in a huge hug. "Do you wanna talk about it?"

Yang thought for a moment, her head resting in the crook of Blake's shoulder. "It's just hard is all. I know what I'm getting into by going into this profession, and I know there's the possibility I face the same fate as my mom, but... it's just hard sometimes, you know?"

"Your mom...?"

"Did I never tell you how she died?"

"I don't think so, no. Just that she died about ten years ago."

"Ten years in February. I don't wanna get into the details today; I don't have the energy for it. But yeah, she died on the job."

Blake pulled Yang in a bit closer. "I'm sorry today's been rough."

Yang clung to Blake, taking a deep breath. "It's okay, I've got a pretty great girlfriend who's here to make it all better."

Blake smiled, planting a small kiss on top of Yang's head. "Good, that's the goal."

Yang pulled out of Blake's neck to face her. "How was your day, by the way?"

"Not too bad. Creative writing was a little weird without Sun there."

"Ah, yeah, it's the first creative writing class since his surgery, right?"

"Yeah. The one that was supposed to be on the day of his surgery got canceled, because the professor's kid had a stomach bug. Still weird not having him there, though. Who else am I gonna exchange glances with when the pretentious kids read their pieces?"

Yang chuckled a bit. "Have you heard from him?"

Blake shook her head. "Not much since Neptune sent out those texts from his phone saying he got home well and was resting up and everything. I was thinking about sending him a message sometime tomorrow and seeing if he needed anything before Thanksgiving break, but I'm willing to bet Neptune has it covered. I'm still gonna send him a message though."

"Good. I'd like to see him before we leave this weekend."

"Yeah, me too."

"You excited for break?"

"A little, but I'm also nervous."

Yang smirked. "Cause of my family?"

"You gotta admit, it's a little scary."

"My dad will do his whole spiel about not hurting me, and then he'll be fine. And so will you." Yang kissed her gently on the nose, causing Blake to blush.

"I'm just scared that your dad and sister won't like me."

"Oh, please. When I called and told Ruby, she practically screamed and dropped the phone out of pure excitement. And my dad-."

Yang was cut off by the buzzing of Blake's phone on the dresser that now served as a bedside table. Blake rose an eyebrow, rolling over and grabbing her phone.

"It's Neptune," Blake said, reading the screen. She turned, laying back down on her back, and answered the call as Yang curled up with her head on Blake's chest. "Hello?"