'Wow…'

That was all Pyrrha could muster through her panting, the room filled with the scent of passion.

'You know,' she began again, turning to her partner who was happily curled up next to her, 'I never expected you to have a side to you like that. I mean… I enjoyed it, it's just a little… unexpected. You're always so quiet and adorable at Beacon.'

At the mention of the word adorable Blake began to blush heavily, the lust that clouded her thoughts gone after their all-nighter.

'Well, I am a cat Faunus. I go into heat every so often, and I have to hide that away at Beacon. Usually I just go to the bathroom during breaks and-'

Her eyes widened, Blake barely managing to stop herself from admitting her private activities before she realised what she was saying.

'What was that?' Pyrrha teased, catching onto Blake's almost confession. 'I'm shocked, Blake. For such a quiet girl to have such a naughty side…'

Blake's face was a picture of pure scarlet at Pyrrha's teasing, the girl barely managing to squeak out a response as she pouted.

'I can't help it… it annoys me too!'

Her protest was silenced by Pyrrha's lips meeting hers, Blake immediately forgetting about her previous embarrassment.

The two remained like that for at least thirty seconds, Pyrrha cupping Blake's face as her tongue explored her partners mouth. When the kiss broke off, Blake's adorable eyes almost seemed to beg her to continue, Pyrrha squealing as she hugged the girl tightly.

'You are so cute!'

Blake simply returned the hug, unsure how to respond to this display of affection. Looking at the clock, the time was already 10:23 AM.

'Oh no, Glynda's gonna kill us when we get back to Beacon.'

Her face quickly contorted to an expression of shock when Pyrrha put forward a mind-blowing suggestion.

'We could… always just skip today?'

Was the always perfect, punctual Pyrrha actually suggesting they just skip a day? Blake couldn't believe her ears. At first she thought she was just going crazy, and Pyrrha would actually have turned out to be saying that they should go, the sleep deprivation messing with her head. But no, Pyrrha's hopeful eyes confirmed what Blake thought she had heard, although it was still an incredible statement coming from someone who valued rules so much.

'Are you sure about this?' Blake replied, still apprehensive about bunking off.

'Absolutely. I mean… it's just one day, right? Besides, I want to spend more time with you.'

Blake shyly smiled at the comment, before her yawn made her realise just how tired she was.

'Yeah, but let's get some sleep first, OK?'

The two of them snuggled up next to each other, Pyrrha throwing her arms around Blake's waist, holding her partner close as the two slept.

That afternoon, Blake had a very different dream than usual. One that was not of her childhood, nor of her fear, but one of her future.

'This a wonderful place, isn't it Blake?'

The redhead looked stunning as always, wearing a beautiful crimson dress that was made from the finest silk, embedded with brilliant sapphires that sparkled in the dim sunlight of the evening. The tide washed out to sea as they stood on the Atlesian pier, the two girls taking in the fresh coastal air.

'Hard to believe it's been 5 years since we graduated Beacon already, isn't it?' Pyrrha asked, sighing as she looked over at her partner, clasping her hands around Blake's.

'Yeah… being a Huntress is so much different than I expected,' Blake responded wistfully. 'I thought it would all be fighting Grimm, but the only thing I've done really is basically police work.'

'Me too,' Pyrrha replied, smiling at Blake as she spoke. 'But I'm happy. It means I can spend more time with you, and it's not as though we don't get paid well,' Pyrrha pointed out.

'I know, and I'm happy too. It's just not how I imagined it being, you know? Especially after that training Ozpin put s through. Sometimes I could swear he just did it to torture us,' she joked, a smile crossing her lips.

'You know he meant well,' Blake said, her ribbon billowing in the wind. 'Besides, he set us up so many times at Beacon. He definitely knew what was going on between us before anyone else.'

'Yeah.'

A short pause filled the air as they listened to the excited chattering of the passers-by, before Blake resumed talking.

'Hey… Pyrrha, we need to talk.'

Pyrrha seemed worried about Blake's strange statement. It was the first time she had said anything like that to her before, and she knew those words never amounted to anything good. Responding cautiously, her furrowed brow showed Blake that Pyrrha was nervous about what she had said.

'What is it?'

'I think… I think we should break up.'

Pyrrha stood shell-shocked. She didn't know what to say in response, instead just standing with her mouth gaping.

'…What?'

'This isn't going to work, Pyrrha.'

'W-what are you saying?! We've been so happy up until now! Blake… what's going on? There's something you aren't telling me, isn't there?'

Pyrrha had hit the nail on the head. There was indeed something Blake had hidden from her all this time, something that she herself didn't want to accept.

'It just… isn't going to work. I can't say why, but this relationship needs to end here.'

'…No. I'm sorry Blake, but I'm not just going to let you go like that. Not after all this.'

'Yes, Pyrrha. You are.'

With that, Blake turned to walk away, tears forming in her eyes. She didn't want to do this, but she had to. It was for the best. Pyrrha soon began to follow her, but Blake unsheathed Gambol Shroud and pointed it.

Not towards Pyrrha.

She pointed her gun at her own head.

'Pyrrha, stay right there,' Blake demanded, her tone now fierce and firm. 'I know you won't care if I point the gun at you, so I'm giving you a choice. If you take a single step, I'll shoot myself.'

'Blake… why…?'

Pyrrha too was struggling to hold back tears. The girl she had loved for years had all of a sudden become hostile and pushed her away, seemingly out of nowhere.

'I don't hate you, Pyrrha. I'm doing this because I love you.'

'How? How is this because you love me?! Tell me, Blake!'

'I wish I could,' she solemnly replied. 'But if I told you why, it would be pointless to break up with you. You'll understand in a few years, Pyrrha. That, I can promise.'

Walking away, she left Pyrrha alone, stood in shock. Blake left Vale, and never saw Pyrrha again.

That was where her dream, or rather – her nightmare ended. Blake woke up, heavily breathing and sweating. Her whole body trembled from fear, and looking to her left she saw her redhead lover still sleeping soundly next to her, Pyrrha's dishevelled hair making her look quite cute. Blake smiled, before her dream came back to her mind.

That dream was right, however much I hate it.

One day I'm going to have to give her up.

I should end it right now before I get too attached.

She got up to gather her things and leave, but in doing so she roused Pyrrha from her slumber.

'Mmm… what time is it?'

Blake couldn't do it. She couldn't leave Pyrrha alone like that. Even if she wanted to, she didn't have the heart to hurt Pyrrha like that, even though she knew it would hurt more in the long run.

Glancing at the clock, she answered Pyrrha's question for her.

'It's almost 6:30 PM.'

Groggily staring up at Blake, Pyrrha questioned her over her attire.

'I was just going to head out and get something to eat,' Blake lied. 'Although now you're awake I suppose we can go together,' she cheerily stated.

Yeah, it can't hurt to stay together with her like this for just a little while, right?

Blake had made up her mind. For now at least, she would stay with Pyrrha. Whether she would continue that in the future she was still unsure of. Only time could tell whether their relationship would last or crumble.

The two of them headed to go get something to eat, and afterwards agreed to head back to Beacon. The others must have been worried sick about them, what with them not turning up to classes and mysteriously disappearing without a word. Needless to say Ozpin was waiting for them at the front entrance, ready to give them a stern talking to.

'So, why exactly were you two girls out all night, and why is it you decided to skip all of your classes today? I'm especially surprised at you, Pyrrha. You always gave the impression of a model student. Blake too, you two girls should know better.'

The two of them hung their heads in shame, acknowledging that he was right. They decided to accept whatever punishment he would grant them, however…

'But, young love is something that cannot be explained. It changes a person, and makes them do things completely out of character for them. As such, just this once I will let the two of you off the hook. But don't let it happen again, alright?'

'Yes headmaster. Thank you.'

The two girls said it in an almost rehearsed union, if not for the fact that they were so baffled by his decision. The two of them quietly headed back to their dorm rooms, Pyrrha being mobbed by an excited and worried ginger as she walked through the door. After explaining the situation, team JNPR was relatively calm. Team RWBY however, had a few more questions to ask.

'So, you spent the night out with Pyrrha?'

'Yes, Weiss. I answered you the first seven times too.'

'Aww, that's kinda cute,' Yang chipped in, relishing the situation. 'I never knew my Blakey-Wakey was such a widdle lovebird at heart!'

'Yang!'

Blake's crimson cheeks told Yang that her teasing was most definitely working as intended.

Ignoring the two of them, Blake turned to Ruby next.

'Listen, Ruby, I need to speak with you for a while,' she put forward, before turning to Yang and Weiss. 'Alone.'

'Oh come on, we're not that nosy!' Yang butted in, still giddy over Blake's cute response to her taunts.

Blake glared back at her menacingly.

'Alright, maybe we are a little bit hard to handle sometimes. Go on, we won't eavesdrop, we promise.'

Blake took Ruby's hand and led her outside to that small patch of grass she liked to sit and read in. It was quite dark and nobody else was around, all the other students preferring to stay indoors instead.

'What's up?' Ruby asked, confused as to why Blake dragged her out here.

'Listen, Ruby,' Blake began, her tone quite serious. 'Whether you realise it or not, you're really good at making and holding friendships. I need advice.'

'What do you need to know?'

'There's something I've been keeping from Pyrrha. Something I should have told her, but I lied about. I wanted to tell her, and I still do… I'm just scared of where it might lead in future. Should I tell her?'

'Well, that depends,' Ruby responded. 'I don't know much about that sort of stuff, but I'd want the person I love to tell me things rather than keep secrets bottled up inside them. If you can't trust them with everything, what makes them any different from anyone else?'

Thinking about her words, Blake realised she agreed with Ruby's statement.

'Yeah, you're right. I'll tell her.'

'If it's alright with you, mind telling me what that secret was?'

'It's about my childhood. I back when I still lived in Vacuo, I used to see Pyrrha every day on the corner of the street. She was my best friend, or rather my only friend. I started to love her, and one day she left out of nowhere. I came here to become a Huntress in the hopes of finding her again one day, but we ended up meeting out of random chance. Pretty crazy, isn't it? I mean, she guessed it was me but I lied and said she was wrong. I'm regretting that now.'

'It really was you…'

Blake and Ruby both turned to face the third voice that they had heard, and standing there on the grass, was none other than Pyrrha.