RWBY

Sunshine and Shadows

Author's Note: This is my first attempt at a RWBY fanfiction. I want to thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this, comment, and review. Due to my fluctuating work schedule, chapters may be a week or two in between but don't worry! I will update them as often as I can.

This story is primarily a Bumblebee work, bits of Weiss/Ruby, Jaune/Pyyrah, Ren/Nora can be found throughout and I also touch on the subjects of Adam/Blake and Sun/Blake.

That said here's your official rating warning, since the site does not let me specify why I am rating the M.

Rated M: Violence, Blood and Gore, Adult Situations, Alcohol Usage, Language, Trauma/Horror, References to Rape/Brutality, Sexuality, Sensuality, Nudity.

Spoiler Warning: This fanfiction work contains spoilers up to and including the Volume 2 finale. Proceed with caution

ENJOY!

"There's no such things as negative friends! You just made one friend and one enemy! Look, it 's only been one day. Trust me; you've got friends all around you! You just haven't met them yet!" Yang grinned at her little sister and tossed the dog-shaped pillow that had been hurled at her face aside. Ruby just glared back before noticing lit candles a few meters away from their current position.

"That girl..." Ruby had noticed the raven-haired girl from earlier reading a book, the same one that she'd been reading during Ruby's explosive misadventure with Weiss.

Yang looked over at the girl. "You know her?"

Ruby grimaced. "Not really. She saw what happened this morning, but left before I could say anything."

Yang grinned again. "Well now's your chance!" And my chance to get a closer look. Damn, she looked cute! Ruby struggled against Yang's machine-like grasp, asking her what she thought she was doing. All she got for her efforts was a tighter grip and a faster pace.

Yang dragged her little sister flailing and whining over to where the dark girl was relaxing. "Hel-loooooo!" she shouted in a singsong voice, "I believe you two may know each other?" And if you don't, could I get to know you? Yang had never really had any qualms about whether someone was a boy or girl, and in fact had recently been looking more into female relationships. Boys were great and all, but they lacked the finer touches that a female could bring to a relationship. Of course, Ruby had no idea about Yang's new interest. Ruby tried to distance herself from Yang's 'relationsinks', as she called them. Ships sailed, Ruby had reasoned, yours don't. They always sink. Horribly. Yang had laughed it off. The truth had hurt though. Ruby was right. Her relationships had always ended because of her boisterous attitude and tendency to catch things on fire.

However, for the moment, the girl in front of her, no matter how cute she was with her long flowing ebony hair and adorable bow, was going to be Ruby's friend. Or else. Yang smiled to herself and started the introductions.

"And finally: Blake Belladonna. Ruby Rose. Weiss Schnee. Yang Xiao Long. The four of you retrieved the white knight pieces. From this day forward, you will work together as Team RWBY. Led by...Ruby Rose!"

Yang couldn't believe her luck, not only did she get to be on a team with her surprisingly badass sister, but the beautiful Blake as well? This was shaping up to be an amazing four years of school. Yang almost found herself looking forward to the schoolwork and homework and studying, just so she could hang out with her new friend. After hugging and congratulating Ruby for making team leader, they all walked off stage and towards the reception hall where a small party was taking place. Ruby ran off to talk to Jaune and the rest of Team JNPR, while Weiss slumped in a chair nearby, sulking over her new lot as Ruby's partner.

Yang sighed; the girl was a real piece of work. She'd made steps to be nicer to Ruby, but Yang could tell when an effort was half-assed. Blake, however, had barely said a word the entire time. Yang would've been worried, except for how well they'd worked together in taking down the giant Nevermore. There had been no communication, no planning between the two. They had bonded on a level deeper than friendship. They were sisters in arms. Needing no words, they had assimilated the plan as soon as they saw Weiss freeze the bird's tail. Yang found herself smiling at the memory of Blake's body lithely moving through the wreckage. She was so graceful and beautiful. Why am I so clumsy and loud? I wish I were like her...

Her line of thought was interrupted by a quiet noise behind her. Blake had shut her book and was staring at Yang. When she noticed that Yang had noticed her, her face turned pink and she looked away. Yang grinned and turned to her new crush. "So Blake, we're teammates now! This is exciting! I know we're probably not what you were hoping for when you came here, Ruby and I can be quite a handful, and it looks like the Ice Queen won't submit easy, but I hope that our time as Team RWBY is a good one!"

Blake smiled one of her tiny smiles. "I believe I am where I am meant to be. I think that maybe we can do some real good together. Change the world." Blake looked at Ruby, who was laughing with Jaune and Nora, and Weiss, who had struck up a rather one-sided conversation with Ren. "I couldn't have picked a better team. I look forward to our time together, Yang."

Yang did one of her full-face grins and rubbed the back of her head, her face turning a similar shade of pink. "Yeah, me too!"

Classes passed as normal. Yang payed as much attention as was needed to get passing grades. Who cared about ancient history and human anatomy? As long as she could kill a Grimm by punching it to death, what else mattered? The boring classes combined with the ever present beauty at her right made for a very distracting atmosphere.

As bored as Yang was, that is how studious Blake became. The quiet girl never let herself get distracted, though Yang tried as hard as she could. Eventually, the fiery blonde gave up and slept through class, prompting her crush to ask if she was okay. "Yeah, I'm fine! Oobleck is just too much for me. Even I can't keep up with his coffee fueled lectures." Blake seemed a little disappointed and when Yang asked Ruby, she told her sister that the subject had been the Faunus war, and how Jaune could not take a hint to save his life. Yang laughed, but part of her kept wondering why Blake had been so disappointed that Yang was blowing off her class.

The brawler shrugged and started for the dorms. When she got there, she found Blake curled up in her bed, sound asleep. Yang walked over to her and noticed she was trembling. She sat down next to the sleeping girl and put a hand on her shoulder, intending to wake her. But Blake stopped trembling as soon as the warm hand of her partner touched her bare shoulder. Yang stroked her teammate's arm, watching her sleep. Slowly, Yang leaned in close, breathing in her scent. She smelled of orchids, her silky hair had the aroma of coconut and almonds. Yang sat still for several seconds before she noticed something odd. A light rumbling sound rose from Blake's chest. Yang looked down and found a small smile on her partner's soft lips. Yang's eyes widened as she realized that Blake was purring!

Yang frowned only for a moment before giggling only cupping her hand to her mouth after it was too late. Blake's eyes opened groggily and Yang scrambled to get out of her bed. "Yang? What're you doing...?" the tired girl mumbled. Yang sat on the edge of one of the girls' desk chairs and flushed crimson at the waking young woman.

"I was, uh, just...um..." Yang looked down at her shoes, her face bright red. "You were purring..."

"What?" Blake asked, unsure of what the blonde had mumbled.

"You were purring..." Yang said again, only slightly louder.

"I was..." Blake's eyes widened and her hand instinctively when to her bow.

Yang's head snapped up and she grabbed her partner's wrist. "I didn't look and I won't tell anyone, I swear. Your secret is safe with me. Just...just know...none of us will judge you. We love who you are. You don't have to be afraid of what you are. I...I can't speak for the others...but...I've always loved Faunuses." Yang's face, if possible, flushed brighter crimson, and she whispered, "I also love orchids." Yang stood up and nearly ran out through the door, past a bewildered Ruby, leaving behind a blushing and confused Blake.

Thank you so much for reading. I know this first chapter is short (I intended to upload all three chapters as one, but I realized I should split it up.)

I want to deeply thank Kerrigor2 and their amazing work "Red Stained Remnant" that inspired me to write this. In addition, I would like to thank Mr. Blender and his story "Wedding in the World of Snow" for influencing my White Rose pairing. I was originally going to leave them out but his story inspired me to include them. Thank you both! I wish you the best of luck in your stories' continued successes and look forward to all of your future work!