Bumbleby Daycare

Summary: Snow, a ring, and a promise.

This is the first time I've worked during the winter time at Bumbleby. Usually I worked only during the summer time due to school, but since I finished school not too long ago I have plenty of free time.

Besides my excessive amount of free time, I realized my workload at the daycare would be near zero, because Yang should be occupied with school and not here at the daycare causing trouble. With that in mind, I decided to work during the winter. Of course with my luck things never go the way I expect.

"Blake, let's build a snowman!"

Yang tugs at my arm, urging me to head outside into the cold.

"Why are you here…?" my easygoing workday has completely slipped through my fingers at this point.

"I'm on my winter break! You're here because you knew that right? For my sake you decided to come too, how romantic!" Why is Yang so delusional?

"No. I came here because I thought you wouldn't be here."

Even at my blunt honesty Yang responds with a smirk on her face that shows she doesn't fully believe in my words.

"Yeah, yeah, we'll go with that." Yang pokes my sides repeatedly. "Or you could be more honest with yourself and admit your undying love for me!" she hugs my arm before rubbing her cheek against me affectionately.

"I'll stick to my original explanation."

"Fine." Yang let out a small defeated sigh. "I feel like building a snowman, can we go outside?"

At the sound of the words "snowman" Ruby gasps in excitement as though she came up with the best idea in the universe.

"S-snowman!? Weiss! Hurry, hurry, snowman!" Ruby hurriedly wraps a white scarf around Weiss before dragging her outside.

"Come on everyone get outside." Weiss doesn't even try to resist since it's pointless to do so, especially against someone like Ruby. The rest of the kids don't protest either as they drop their toys on the ground, throw on their coats, and run outside.

I stand up and allow myself to be pulled outside by Yang. Immediately the chilly air causes me to shiver as I walk outside. The only thing allowing me to endure the cold is my own personal heater standing next to me.

"Go ahead, build a snowman."

"That's boring!" Yang complains.

Yang bends down, grabs some snow in her hands, and starts to pile up the snow.

Making a snowman isn't fun. The process takes too long, your hands start to hurt after a while, and in the end all you've managed to make is an unidentifiable blob. Hold on, wasn't Yang the one who wanted to build one in the first place?

"If it's 'boring' then why are we out here?"

"I meant there has to be a twist in making a snowman. Something to keep it interesting, you know?" Yang explains as she begins to shape the pile of snow.

"Yeah, it has to be exciting!" Ruby throws a handful of snow in the air. "Something like having a competition to see who can make the best one!"

"That doesn't sound too bad, how about it, Blake?" Weiss approves of Ruby's idea. I can see the competitive flame igniting in Weiss's eyes.

"We want to join! Ren and I are going to make the best sloth ever!" Nora puffs out her chest.

"You missed the point of the competition." Ren smiles wryly.

"Eh? What point?"

"We lost even before we started…"

"We should join as a coupl- I mean team!" Pyrrha, red to the tips of her ears, asks Jaune.

Jaune scratches his head in a confused manner before answering, "Sure."

Excited by Jaune's approval, Pyrrha lifts her hands up to the sky, hitting the blonde boy in the process by accident. Oh dear, this doesn't look good. I notice Weiss walking towards the two, a slightly concern look is on her face.

"Uwah! Sorry, I didn't mean it!" Pyrrha places Jaune's head in her lap.

"Is your hand okay, Pyrrha?"

You're worrying about the wrong person, Weiss!

"Huh? Y-yes, but Jaune doesn't seem to well."

"Let me take a look." Weiss takes a glance at the unconscious boy before saying, "he can walk it off." Weiss returns back to Ruby's side after her diagnosis.

Like hell he can walk it off!

"Pyrrha, why don't you go ahead and take him inside."

With a small nod of the head, Pyrrha helps Jaune into the daycare. There go two more competitors who won't win.

"Velvet, what about you? Are you going to choose a partner?" Yang kneels down next to Velvet, who is drawing in the snow with a stick.

"M-me? Ah, uhm, uuu..." The brunette looks around frantically, in search for a partner. She's clearly troubled by the sudden question.

"Erm, you don't have to have a partner, it's okay." Yang pats her on the back as a way to reassure the anxious girl.

"Really?!" Velvet's eyes brighten up and her lips formed a relieved smile. She takes hold of Yang's hands before bowing her head while repeating "thank you". Yang, unsure of what to do, can only smile in an awkward manner.

"Then it's settled! Let's start the contest!" Ruby yells out, signaling the start of the silly competition.

Nora and Ren are quick to start gathering a large amount of snow, Velvet is busy thanking Yang repeatedly, and Weiss is scolding Ruby for tripping and destroying the foundation of her snowman. I turn my attention towards Yang who is seeking help in escaping Velvet's grasp, her eyes are pleading for my help, but I respond by turning my sight away from the situation and watch as Nora buries Ren in the snow. This is turning out to be a disaster.

Seeing as I have nothing else to do I might as well join in on the contest. I pile up a small amount of snow, shape it, and poke two sticks into its sides for arms. It's small, but it should be better than what the others are currently making. For something made within a few minutes I'm pretty proud of how it came out.

"So this is your snowman?" an angry blonde asks as she kicks my snowy friend into smithereens. "Whoops! I slipped on some ice, sorry." Yang apologizes without a hint of sincerity.

"Yang, give me a reason why I shouldn't have Nora bury you." I would do it myself, but it's too much of a hassle.

Yang puts a hand over the side of her mouth and whispers, "you left me with Velvet! She spent five minutes thanking me and she wouldn't let go of my arm, I even started apologizing because I had no idea what to do! In return for your betrayal, the snowman had to go."

After letting out a sigh I place my hand on top of Yang's head and ruffle her hair. Yang lets out an annoyed "muu" sound, but doesn't stop me.

"In that case, let's call it even."

"Humph, I'll let it go this one time only if we win this contest."

"That would have been simple if you hadn't kicked my snowman."

"Oh, I forgot it even did that." Yang sheepishly smiles.

"Well my hands are too cold to make another so- actually…" I rub my hands together to get them warm and then cup Yang's face. As expected from my portable heater, she's warming up my cold hands.

"A-at least warn me before you do that! I almost thought you were going to do s-something else." Yang puts her hand to her chest and lets a long breathe out in relief. What an odd girl, what did she imagine I was going to do?

"Alright, I'm ready." I take my hands away from Yang's face before shoving them in my pockets.

Yang responds by picking up a small amount of snow and making it into a small ball. "Mmm… I don't feel like doing this anymore." She points in the direction of everyone else who have also given up on making a snowman. "Ruby is making snow angels with Weiss, Ren is completely buried underneath the snow, Nora is building an igloo with Velvet, and Pyrrha is reading."

"This turned out a lot better than I expected."

"Blake, are you really a caretaker?" Yang shakes her head in disapproval.

"I wonder that sometimes myself…" I'm being looked down on by Yang, unbelievable. I've reached a new low.

"Don't get all depressed, Blake! Actually I have something to cheer you up." Yang reaches into her pocket. "Put out your hand." She pulls her hand out of her pocket, but keeps the mystery item in her clenched hand.

I put out my right hand and wait for Yang.

Yang puts her left hand on top of mine while using her right hand to fiddle around with my fingers. I can't see what she's doing.

"Okay, all done!" Yang moves her left hand off of mine to reveal a small golden ring with a bumblebee as the center piece.

"…"

"I won it at one of those crane games the other day. It's fake, but I'll get a real one for you later! So were married now right? I'm pretty sure that's how it works!"

I'm confident it doesn't work that way. I should let her down easy.

"How do I put it? It doesn't really work that way, but I'm happy… hold on! This is nothing to tear up over!"

"B-but you're going to say no." Yang sniffles.

"Blake, you bully." Ruby throws a snowball at me.

"Blake, you bully." Weiss joins in and throws a snowball at me.

"Weiss, you're supposed to be the other adult who is on my side!"

Weiss walks over to me and whispers into my ear, "usually that's the case, but you can't just hurt her feelings. She's only twelve, it can't hurt to make a promise she won't remember in a few days." Weiss does have a point. Yang doesn't have the best memory.

"I'll consider well you know. Is that good enough for you, Yang?" I pat her a few times on the head.

"Yup, that's fine!" She wipes her eyes and smiles cheerfully as though she wasn't tearing up in the first place. "Thanks Weiss, I owe you one!"

Huh?

"Of course you do. I wonder what I should make you do." Weiss puts a finger to her mouth and begins to ponder.

Ruby raises her hand and suggests, "make her clean my room for a month!"

"Hold on! What's going on here, you were tricking me?"

"We were. Do you really still fall for Yang's acting? It's horrible. Good luck considering her proposal, Blake." Weiss chuckles lightly.

"I wonder when we should get married. Hmm, decisions, decisions. What do you think, Ruby?"

"Tomorrow should be fine!" Ruby chirps.

"Ruby, when are you getting married to Weiss?" I'll get back at her!

"Oh! Nice thinking, Blake. Weiss, the wedding should be on the same day as Yang and Blake's!" Ruby says excitedly.

"Married? How about we don-"

"Weiss, you shouldn't hurt a kids feelings you know?"

"Tsk." Weiss clicks her tongue in irritation and forces herself to smile. "That would be nice, Ruby,"

Ruby and Yang grab hands and start to jump up and down in excitement.

Weiss falls on her back and begins to make a snow angel, at least that's what I thought before she asks me, "Blake, do me a favor and get Nora to bury me." Too fast! You've given up way too fast!

"Ruby would reach you in an instant, there's no use."

"Blake."

"Yes?"

"I really dislike you right now."

"Right back at you."

A/N: I want thank everyone who has read as always, thank you. My laptop is now officially broken which was why I haven't posted in so long. I typed up this chapter on my phone, which was a horrible experience. I have also started a new job which may or may not slow down my future posts (I'll find out when I get my new laptop in the next week or two). The next chapter will be the last special and I think that leaves two chapters to this story. I want to update my other story, so the next chapter for Bumbleby may take a while to get out. Thanks for reading!