Heart to Heart: Part 1 (Yang x Male Reader)

Working in the heat was not a new experience for you. It was something you thought you'd gotten used to but this week seemed to be an exception. Before the week started you made arrangements with Yang to go out for dinner, you didn't settle on anywhere specific. Needless to say that was all you could think about. That proved to be a bother while you were working. You wanted time to go by faster so Saturday could come and you could be with Yang again. Since time seemed to move much more slower the heat got to you more, to the point where you could've sworn you saw it visibly distorting the air while you were working. This led to it becoming increasingly uncomfortable to stand in the same spot for hours, which led to you pacing around the shop many times during the day, usually stopping by the fridge to stand by it for a while until customers came in.

Around halfway through the week your plans for Saturday changed. Yang messaged you, inviting you to the beach. Before you could even reply, Ivan sent you a message saying essentially the same thing. As it turned out a lot of the students at Beacon were planning on going to the beach that day. You were still going on your date later on but now you'd also get to spend more time with Yang, even if both her team and Ivans' team were going to be there, along with others.

When the day came Ivan and his team visited about midday. Ivan wanted to buy a 24 pack of soda to bring to the beach. You decided that since they were coming over you would drive them to the beach, it would also work out well for you since you could go on your date with Yang the moment you were both ready.

"I'm giving you the drinks for nothing, stop complaining." you reprimanded your best friend.

"Teams RWBY and JNPR were already there well before you woke up and it takes nearly an hour to get there. We could've already been there by now." he complained, putting the cans in the boot of the car.

"You wanted the drinks and you took me up on my offer to drive you there. You should've told me what time everyone else was going at so I could get up earlier."

"Most people don't go to bed at 5 am."

"Anyone besides him wanna ride shotgun ?" you asked the rest of team DINO.

"I'll take you up on that offer." the team leader, Deena, replied.

Everyone got in and you started the car. You caught a glimpse of your mom in the shop and waved goodbye, whether she saw you or not, before driving off.

"So what are you gonna do about keeping those drinks cool ?" Deena asked Ivan. There was a few seconds of silence before you heard a small bit of snickering come from everyone except Ivan. Deena then spoke to you on what you were missing. "You can't see it but he just realized he's after making a mistake."

You chuckled at this.

"Weiss can keep them cold." Ivan suggested.

"Do you really think she brought her weapon with her ?" Nima reminded him.

"Well maybe she..."

"She's not gonna be able to keep them cold."

"You didn't bring a cooler did you (y/n) ?"

"No. Thought you would do something about keeping them chilled."

"Just great." Ivan groaned.

There was silence between everyone for a minute.

"So I guess you're not doing a barbecue today." Ivan asked you.

"Nope."

"Why would he be having a barbecue ?" Nima asked.

"When I was young and my parents took me to the beach we always had a barbecue. It's kind of like a family tradition. I learned how to cook a while back so I've done it a few times." you replied.

"He's good at it as well. He even tried to teach me." Ivan noted.

"And you ended up setting the burgers on fire." you remarked.

"It would've been cool if you were. I love barbecue. " Owen said.

"Yeah but I already have plans for dinner tonight. I take it Ivan's already told you that and that I won't be able to drive you back."

"Yeah he did. It's fine" Deena said. "You didn't have to drive us to the beach so you've done enough."

Not much else was said for the rest of the trip over. The time you spent at Beacon was brought up and everyone seemed to enjoy reminiscing about that night. You were greeted by the sight of a beach fairly crowded from the many people who had flocked there to escape the heat.

"Oh great." you commented. "How are we gonna find everyone ?"

"I messaged them a few minutes ago." Nima replied. "Someone should be up to meet us."

"Why don't you guys get out while I find a place to park ? I could be a while."

"You sure ?" Ivan asked.

"Yeah. Just wait for me around here."

You stopped the car and everyone got out. You spent a good five minutes searching for a spot to park. You had hoped to find a place in the shade to park, but had to settle on one that was out in the sun. Not wanting the car to become too hot you left the windows open the tiniest bit to let the air in. After you took your stuff out of the boot you felt yourself pulled backwards. The shock you felt at that moment went away quickly when you felt a pair of lips come into contact with your cheek, causing a smile to break out on your face.

You turned around to face Yang, only to have your mouth open in awe at the sight of her. She was wearing a small yellow bikini, the top part quite revealing, just able to contain her breasts. Seeing the stunned look on your face made her giggle.

"See something you like ?" she asked.

Before you could answer Yang pulled you towards her for a kiss. You readied your self to kiss her back only for something to jump in between you both. You instinctively retreated backwards before you came into contact with it. Getting a proper look you saw that it was a dog that had come between you. It barked excitedly at you before being taken by Yang.

"Is that your dog ?"

Yand nodded.

"This is Zwei."

"Hey Zwei." you said, reaching out to pet him, which he happily accepted. "Wait. Does he stay at Beacon with you ?"

"He is for a while."

"I didn't know they let the students have pets."

"Nobody has said anything about it so far. Anyway lets get back to the others."

"Lead the way."

Yang put down Zwei and the small dog bounded off. Both you and Yang followed.

"Was the beach crowded when you got here ?" you asked.

"Not as much as it is now. We're lucky we got here earlier, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten our spot." Yang replied.

"How long have you been here ?"

"Almost two hours."

You caught sight of Ivan and his team amongst the crowd as you walked along the beach with Yang. They were a good bit ahead of you both, following Yangs' younger sister. However that wasn't what had your attention. You heard several voices calling out to Yang for her attention. You assumed they were students from Beacon given that they knew Yang.

"Hey Yang."

"Looking good Yang."

"Wanna go for a swim later ?"

"Need help putting on some lotion Yang ?"

While Yang didn't seem to pay any attention to them the same couldn't be said for you. You thought back to your date at the club and thought you might have a repeat of when that one person tried to pick up Yang, except this time instead of a drunken clubgoer you could be dealing with a huntsman in training that could probably wipe the floor with you without much effort. Neither of them probably knew that you were going out with Yang so you had to do something to let them know. You moved your hand towards Yangs'. Once they both came into contact she locked her fingers between yours. It was only a small gesture but you hoped that it discouraged them.

You both continued until you reached a spot with several towels spread out across the sand. You placed your own towel next to Yangs' and sat down next to her.

"About later on." you began. "You wanna try see if there's a place nearby instead of going straight to the city to find somewhere? That is if you want to."

"Sure. When do you want to head off ?"

"Whenever you want to go."

A few silent minutes passed and several students walked by, none of which you recognized, making comments at Yang similar to what you heard earlier. After the first comment you simply rolled you eyes and tried to ignore them. After all Yang didn't pay mind to any of them, the most she gave any of them was just a barely noticeable wave, so there was you had no reason to let things bother you as much as they did. Thankfully they all just passed by, none of them seemed to stop to talk to her.

"She likes you and that's all that matters." you told yourself, more than once. Ivan had told you those exact same words a week ago and by repeating them to yourself you hoped that they would help reassure. They only worked to the smallest extent. The sad truth was that when you compared yourself to the people who were hitting on Yang, or the people she could be with besides you, it was impossible not to feel inferior. Who were you compared to them ? Ignoring those thoughts seemed like the best option.

The voice of your friend proved to be a much needed distraction. He was awkwardly carrying the drinks you gave him while talking to one of Yangs' teammates, Weiss, if you remembered correctly. From what you could make out he was trying to see if she could keep them cold. Given that she walked away looking annoyed at him it was easily assumed he had no luck.

"You want something to drink ?" you asked Yang.

"I'm good for now." she replied.

"I'll be back in a second."

You walked up to Ivan and took one of the cans.

"No luck keeping them cold ?"

"Calling her Ice Queen probably wasn't the smartest move on my part." Ivan commented.

"Well then, better start chugging or handing them out to everyone. They're not completely warm right now."

"I'll get rid of them, just you wait."

You turned around to head back to Yang, only to see something that annoyed you. Another person hitting on her. This one got much closer to her than the others and was flexing his muscles in front of her. Yangs' face was obscured from you, meaning you couldn't see if she was paying him any attention just to be considerate, which would have made you feel better. Fortunately he walked away after a few seconds, before you were ready to throw your can at him.

"Am I really not that intimidating ?" you muttered to yourself. A reassuring hand was placed on your back.

"Don't overthink it too much." Ivan said. His teammate Nima also noticed.

"Next time you see someone trying to put the moves on her just tell me and I'll grab them by the crotch and spin them around like a windmill."

You gave a much needed laugh at her statement.

"Thanks." you replied to her before she walked off. "Maybe this just speaks more of how good Yang is."

"That's a better way of looking at it. Just don't let it put you down." Ivan said.

"Easier said than done."

"I meant to ask you this last week. I know it's probably none of my business, so if you don't want to tell me then that's fine, but...have you...you know...told her about why you quit..."

"No." you cut him off.

"Haven't had the right moment ?"

"Something like that. It's not something that I really want to have to tell her about, but I know sooner or later I'll have to."