His ears twitched a few times as he gazed at the Rose for a few more moments, then slowly nodding. “ Alright, just know your team is here for you. ”

Said ear twitched at the scratch before he lets out a quiet chuckle. “ Of course. ”

“ Oh, me? I've been up to the usual. Sticking my nose into some literature, and.. I think that's it. ”

Yawn.

Blake lets out a forced chuckle before scratching the side of his neck. “ Ah-haha.. nothing your pure eyes should worry about, hm? ”

Bursting into soft laughter, the faunus shook his head. “ You sure? There's /a lot/ of handholding, and a bunch of eye contact.. truly the worst of degeneracy book reading has to offer. ”

“ Oh? Ruby are you possibly implying the chance of you doing such actions? ” Blake placed a hand on his chest, and slanted his body back dramatically. “ Oh what would Yang think about her little sister.. ”

Hands pushed his hair back with a hearty chuckle. “ Sorry, sorry! Bad habits die hard as they say. ”

“ Awe, don't be like that. ” He reached over to ruffle her hair a bit.

It was extremely hard to not laugh, but.. for the sake of his leader, he had to try his damn hardest. “ If I apologise will you forgive me? ”

“ Ruby Rose.. I, Blake Belladonna, apologize for teasing you. ” Blake lets out a quiet snicker, it.. truly was hard to take this seriously.

“ Knew you couldn't say mad at me forever! He huntsman expressed with his ears twitching a bit.

“ Hah, cute? That's a new one. ” The ear being scratched twitch a little more, it.. oddly felt nice, but it wasn't something he would ever admit.

Ah, gosh darn weakness of his. But he had to keep his composure..! Both eyes close with his eyebrows furrowing down ever so slightly as a forced chuckle is let out. “ T..Thank you! I never expected a comment like that. But it's not going unnoticed I can tell you that. ”

“ W-What ─? Me? Er.. wrong, that's very wrong. I am simply standing here, nothing more, nothing less! ” One eye opens, staring at the shorter other.

“ .. No comment. ” He huffs through his nose, and turns his head away.

That's when he turned his head back to Ruby, face painted in red.. but! He had a plan. With both hands, he picks Ruby up! “ Last chance you said? ”

“ Oh I'm aware. I just know this is how to instantly turn the tables though. ” Even with his the flushed face, Blake made it clear he wasn't going down easily.

“ Gah — ! ” He flinches, nearly dropping the Ross. “ Now /that's/ cheating! ”

“ A-Alright! You win! ” Blake finally gives up, placing the other down. “ Beginners luck.. ”