Blake x Ilia (Chimera love triangle)

Menagerie's streets were near empty in the dead of the night. Under the veil of darkness, the White Fang fanned out to initiate their mission: eliminating the Belladonna family. Ilia requested that it had to be her specifically who would finish off Blake. Adam bit back against this change to his plan. He wanted Blake to be delivered to him alive. But Ilia reminded Adam that his personal vendetta is not as important as the White Fang's cause. Corsic and Fennec agreed with her. Letting Blake leave Menagerie alive only gave her more chances to escape them.

Adam went back and forth with his team, denying that his reasoning for wanting Blake alive wasn't personal. He argued it was about sending a message. Ilia questioned what message he was trying to send. Killing the Belladonna family was more than enough. Adam quickly turned his attention to Ilia, questioning if she really had the guts to **** Blake. How does he know that Ilia won't turncoat? Since they were close friends, Ilia could be plotting to warn Blake about the **** plan and tell her to run away.

The questioning of Ilia's loyalty rubbed her the wrong way. She began to butt heads with Adam over who truly was putting their personal goals over the cause of the White Fang. After much shouting and finger pointing, Fennec declared this debate was all fruitless accusations. He suggested that Ilia be sent with a team to hunt Blake- if Ilia fails to kill her, then it will be assumed that she is a turncoat and the team will deliver Blake to Adam instead. The solution was not ideal for Adam. But rationally, it did function as the best test of Ilia's commitment. Confident that Ilia would fail, Adam smirked as he agreed to the plan. He gave Ilia a long-standing glare across the room before she was dismissed by the Albain brothers with her assigned team.

An ambush was prepared for Blake in Menagerie. Ilia planted a note saying she wanted to meet her alone. Blake was under the impression that Ilia might want to discuss leaving the White Fang like she did. They found each other behind an old street food vendor's home- he served the best pork cuisine in Menagerie (despite being a pig Faunus) since they were little. The smell of cooking oil was still in the air. It was nostalgic to meet at this spot once again.

Blake was subdued by Trifa's spider webbing before they could get sentimental. Yuma stepped out of the shadows with her, commenting on how easy their mission is. He prompted Ilia to take care of Blake quickly. Blake however demanded that Ilia tell her why she of all people would want her dead.

Ilia lectured Blake on standard White Fang extremist rhetoric. How peace with the humans was a pipe dream and how Faunus who stand in the way of revolution are themselves assets to humans. Blake raised an eyebrow with a sassy head tilt. She was bored of Ilia's speech. The question was personal, not political. Ilia cut herself off in the middle of her sentence... They took a deep breath and got straight to the point.

"If I can't have you, no one can... I always hated how you gave Adam all your attention. The way you looked at him and always overlooked me! I wish you could look at me... no, see me how you saw Adam. But all I get is resting bitch face!" Ilia rants.

Blake's jaw drops. "Ilia..." she pleads.

"Let me finish!" Ilia shouts. "I stood in the background watching you attach your entire life to Adam! Because that's what chameleon girls like me do, right? We just blend into the background! We camouflage! We never get noticed or heard! I left behind a comfortable life passing for a human because I wanted recognition... If I don't kill you, these two will deliver you Adam personally. I can't let that happen! I don't know what he might do to you! He never deserved you! So I will deny him the privilege of seeing your last moments! Tonight, you are going to give me your undivided attention once and for all!"

Yuma and Trifa looked at each other in shock. They never knew Ilia tried passing for a human. That must have been something she has only told Blake. Ilia turns her Lightning lash into a whip. Sparks crackle against the ground. She stands prepared to strike down her friend and true love.

"Ilia... why didn't you tell me sooner?" Blake says softly.

Blake's piercing yellow eyes now tell a new story. One of regret... and infatuation... Blake's eyes were always so disarming. For a moment, Ilia entertains the thought that Blake did have unspoken feelings for her all these years. Her gaze cut so deep into the soul. Ilia could not kill them without exploring this possibility.

"What do you mean? Would it matter?!" Ilia answers nervously while acting coy.

"Yes Ilia! You know that I was having a rough patch with Adam before I left the White Fang! You were the only I could talk to about it so..." Blake sighs, closing her eyes as she hangs her head. She can't find the right words to express herself at the exact moment she needs them.

"No... you're lying! You must be lying! You are playing with my heart to stop me killing you! I have to kill you!" Ilia roars. "If I don't then Adam will-"

"You're not going to kill me Ilia..." Blake says adamantly, cutting her off. "You are going to surrender, and you are going to tell every White Fang insurgent on this island to get lost. Then, you will have my undivided attention all night..." she adds.

Blake raises her head. Ilia saw desire in Blake's eyes for her alone. Blake scans Ilia's body up and down. Blake exhales deeply as her seductive gaze lingers on Ilia's exposed legs. Ilia could feel Blake undressing them with her eyes. Their hunger grew with each passing moment of silence.

Ilia found Blake's desire frightening. She shielded her chest with an arm and stepped back. Ilia wanted Blake's attention, though this kind of attention felt too much. Blake's desire was much more physical than Ilia's feelings. They haven't been on a date or shared a first kiss yet she is already talking about sex?!

"I was a fool to overlook you! If only for one night, I want to lay with you until the sun rises!" Blake confesses loudly.