Pyrrha was training with Jaune again while trying to make him get a hint that she's interested in him. Of course, she knew that saying it outright might be better, but she couldn't help it. She couldn't make herself say it, being around Jaune somehow made her, Pyrrha Nikos, one of the most skilled combatants on Remnant, shy.

What was it about that boy? Pyrrha couldn't quite put a finger on it. He wasn't very skilled with weapons, he even admitted to cheating to get in Beacon. He wasn't bad looking, but for Pyrrha the looks never mattered much.

She was thinking about it as she was fighting. Jaune's incompetence with weapons, if she'd dare say that out loud, made it possible for a skilled warrior to fight half-assedly and still have enough strength to think about other stuff.

Pyrrha blocked a strike with her shield and through the opening in Jaune's defences, she struck him down. Again.

Jaune was slow to get up. This made Pyrrha worry.

"Jaune? Are you all right?"

The blonde boy had trouble breathing. "Fine. Just fine. Put my aura up too late."

Pyrrha rolled her eyes and offered him a hand.

"I think we should stop for the day. Jaune, seriously, though, you have to work on having aura up all the time."

"I'm sorry. I'm useless."

"No, you aren't. You just have to work harder. Being at the bottom of the fighters at Beacon is still leagues better than being high up at some other schools."

She sat down on the ledge and waited for Jaune to join her. When he did, Pyrrha stole another look. Seriously, what is it I see in you?

She started gathering courage to ask Jaune something. It took her a while, but Jaune didn't see the buildup inside her. He was busy staring in the distance.

"Jaune," she finally managed to utter. He looked at her quizzically.

"Yes, Pyrrha?"

"Do you ever think about your future?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, like, do you ever think of the time you'll find someone to settle down with?", she asked while leaning closer to him, desperately hoping that he'd finally get that she was talking about the two of them.

Jaune thought for a moment, brushing the back of his head with his right hand. "I don't know, to be honest. I think about what could happen or who I may find. But never for a long time, you know?"

Oh, for… How can someone be so dense? Pyrrha leaned back to her original position and frowned. She then stood up and Jaune was somehow puzzled.

"What is it, Pyrrha?"

"Oh, I just remembered I have to be somewhere right now. See you later," the redhead stuttered.

"Bye."

Pyrrha almost stormed from the rooftop, the disappointment replaced by anger. I lost enough time on him. Never again. I need someone to help me unwind. But who? She started thinking. Ren and Nora are probably trying to get together-together. I can't talk to Weiss about Jaune as she despises him. Ruby seems to like him enough. But she probably wouldn't know what to do. Yang… Yeah, no. Blake could be the one. I'm definitely not going to team CRDL. Blake will do, yeah.

She continued her way to the dorms and to the door of team RWBY. She wanted to knock, but the door opened and just as if they have been telepathically connected, Blake stood in the doorway. Pyrrha had to overcome the shock and she did so with haste.

"Oh, h-hi, Blake. Funny, I was just looking for you."

"You were?", Blake replied in her usual voice. The one that was not loud and didn't say much about her thoughts.

"Y-Yes. I was wondering if… Sorry. Were you on your way somewhere?"

"I wanted to train a bit."

"Oh. Can I join you? I need to unwind."

"Something bothering you?"

"Eh, nothing major. But I need a good spar, if you accept, of course."

Blake thought for a moment, resting a finger on her chin. "Sure. It's better than training alone, I guess."

"Amazing!", Pyrrha said excitedly. Perhaps a little too excitedly. "I-I mean, great. Shall we?"

Blake nodded and Pyrrha moved from the doorway so the duo could go towards the gym. On the way there, neither spoke a word. This was expected of Blake, who mainly kept for herself and Pyrrha respected that and didn't pester the girl. She found herself looking at the bow on the top of the brunette's head. She could swear the bow twitched from time to time, and not because of the wind.

Pyrrha decided to brush the thoughts off as the duo reached the gym. In there, they found a room with a ring and they started preparing for the spar. Or rather, Blake did, as Pyrrha was still warmed up from her sparring with Jaune, so she did the warm up exercises a bit absentmindedly. She was watching Blake with one eye and she saw the girl completely immersed in the warm up session.

Soon enough, they were both ready. They positioned themselves in the centre of the ring and prepared for the start. Pyrrha decided she'd start on the defensive and try to touch Blake's weapon before going in for the attack. Surely enough, Blake jumped towards her instantly, unsheathing Gambol Shroud as she kicked one foot forward. Pyrrha moved her shield to block the kick and Blake shattered on impact. This caught Pyrrha by surprise and she wasn't prepared for a kick in her back, which made her fly across the ring.

Pyrrha stood up immediately and mentally cursed herself to be more careful next time. She didn't have much time to think as she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and prepared Milo and Akouo. She managed to deflect a few blows before managing to strike a hit of her own to Blake's side.

The fight went on for a while longer and Pyrrha still didn't manage to get a touch of Gambol Shroud. She managed to touch Blake's belt buckle and a small metal plate on her left shoe. Blake's shadow clones made for a very tough distraction and have started to tire Pyrrha a bit. She decided that she was on the defensive for long enough. She prepared to strike while using her Semblance.

She miscalculated the force needed though and pulled on Blake's shoe a bit too much, which resulted in Pyrrha's right foot positioned behind Blake's left. When she realized she pulled too much, Pyrrha released the shoe and Blake pulled it back immediately. The feet crashed together and Blake started falling. Pyrrha instinctively grabbed Blake's arm, which made them both fall with a crash. Pyrrha swore she heard a faint surprised "Meow" as she was falling.

The redhead came to her senses quickly and felt her head cushioned from both sides by something soft. It felt nice and Pyrrha was entertaining the thought of rubbing her face in the cushion a bit.

"Umm…", she then heard and jolted upwards instantly. She noticed where her face was and she blushed.

"I… I'm so sorry, Blake." Pyrrha couldn't bring herself to look Blake in the eye, that's how embarrassed she was.

"It happens," was the only reply.

"I'll do my best not to repeat this," Pyrrha replied, still unable to look the brunette girl in the eye.

"Eh, don't bother. It's nothing."

Pyrrha finally looked up. "Y-You really think so?"

Blake nodded. "It was a nice spar, I must say. You're a good fighter."

"Thank you. You're great too."

The duo took their belongings and went towards the dorms. Pyrrha couldn't help but think about what transpired. Especially the end of the spar. She blushed again at the thought of the soft feel against her cheeks and how pleasant it actually was. How come? Though to be honest, she is good looking. And a skilled fighter. And I swear I heard her meow. Is she a faunus? Because that would be amazing.

"Hey, Blake?"

The brunette stopped in her tracks. "Yeah?"

"I-I really enjoyed the spar. Mind if we repeat it sometime?"

"We could, yeah. It was a nice exercise."

The girls then said goodbye to each other as they reached their rooms.

Blake entered her dorm room slightly confused but in good spirits. The training with Pyrrha was more exhausting than she thought it would be, but also very refreshing as she fought an actual human for the first time in a long, long time.

She went to take a shower and throughout it she kept thinking back on the fight. Mostly the ending. For all the battle prowess, Pyrrha was extremely clumsy with the way she fell on Blake's chest. It was the first time someone had their head in there for Blake and she wasn't too sure how she felt about it, especially since it was a girl. Sure, it was unintentional, but on the other hand, Blake wasn't too sure if she preferred boys or girls. She never gave it a thought, actually. She was way too occupied with simply surviving. That and trying to hide my ears. Blake swore she unintentionally meowed when she fell. She could only hope Pyrrha didn't hear it. Blake wasn't sure if she was ready to tell the world what she really was.

She exited the shower as quickly as was possible, just quickly rinsing herself before exiting. She didn't really like the feel of water on her body. She quickly dressed again and entered the room where the rest of her team was. All she wanted at that moment was to read a book, but of course her team, especially Yang wouldn't have it.

"So, Blakey, how was training?"

Yang. Can you please not? "It was fine."

"Oh come on, you got to tell us more. Is she as good as they say?"

"Yes. Can I just read a little now?"

Yang apparently got the hint, Weiss was always keeping to herself and Ruby wasn't really someone that'd enjoy bugging other people, except when she did it unintentionally. But somehow she kept quiet for the whole thing and Blake was thankful for it. She took one of her books, called The Imposible Encounter, and started reading.

The book was about a young girl who was abandoned by everyone that knew her. Blake loved that story because she always saw herself as that girl. The girl then went on to meet one friend that stood by her side. In the end, the duo overcame the hardships that pestered both of them. It was a very cheesy story, but Blake loved it anyway. And something clicked in her as she finished reading it for the who knows what time. She knew that there was something she felt she never did before.

She felt carefree, like it didn't matter who or what or where she was. She knew somehow that it'll be all just fine.

Another fight, another fall on Blake's chest. Pyrrha knew that the unintentional falls were long gone. She wanted to feel Blake's body, and she made sure she felt it every spar they had lately. Blake either didn't object to it or didn't know it was intentional, but sometimes Pyrrha would swear she heard a faint purring noise when her head was pressed into Blake's chest.

Pyrrha came to her senses shortly after the first spar. Jaune was all but forgotten in her mind. She was head over heels for Blake right now. But she faced the same problem she did with Jaune: namely, she just couldn't bring herself to tell Blake the truth. She wasn't dropping hints, though. Other than "managing" to fall on her every time.

And with that fall, the spar was over again.

"You know, Pyrrha, you're pretty clumsy for a fighter of your reputation."

Pyrrha blushed. "I… I-It doesn't happen that often usually," she quickly answered, though with a badly masked excited voice. Blake smirked.

"I've come to really enjoy the sparring with you, you know?"

"Thanks for the compliment. You're an amazing fighter too."

Blake took a deep breath. Pyrrha looked at her with questioning eyes. Blake closed her eyes before taking another deep breath, and then she spoke out.

"Pyrrha. Would you like to go on a date?"

Pyrrha thought she misheard. "Excuse me?"

"Would you go on a date with me?" This time there was more conviction in Blake's voice. Pyrrha paled. She is actually asking me out?

"Yes. Yes. Yes." Every time she repeated the word, it got louder, until, after about the tenth repeat, it became a fully fledged cry. She wanted to just jump on Blake and hug her tightly, but she regained her composure.

"Um, so, uhh… Did you have any plans?"

"Well…" Blake started. "We could go watch a movie and then grab something to eat."

The plan felt great for Pyrrha, so she nodded and the two girls scampered to get their stuff and to quickly take a shower before going on their first date.

Blake made herself ready faster than Pyrrha, which was expected, given that she preferred her showers short. As she didn't have anything to do, she waited in front of JNPR room.

The door opened and out stepped Pyrrha, in her evening outfit and Blake had to hold back a gasp. The gladiator looked so much more feminine than when battling, it really took Blake off guard. Blake herself wore a slightly modified version of her normal outfit, shaped slightly differently as to accentuate her curves. She noticed Pyrrha failing not to ogle her chest and smiled at the scene.

"Like what you see?", she offered and the redhead blushed.

"Sorry." There was something very cute in her voice, Blake noticed. She laughed and motioned for Pyrrha to follow her. As they were walking, Pyrrha's hand occasionally made contact with Blake's, which made both girls look at each other, Pyrrha would usually blush and Blake would usually just smile before continuing the journey to the cinema in downtown Vale.

"So what would you like to watch?", Blake asked when they finally reached the cinema. Pyrrha started checking the posters and running orders aimlessly, having no special wishes.

"Umm… I… Maybe… This?" She finally pointed a finger on a title. Hidden Heart. A chick flick. Could work.

"Sounds fine."

The duo then walked over to the cashier and asked for two tickets, which cost quite a bit. Blake wanted to buy some water too, but she didn't see any. All they had was sweetened and fizzy drinks, something Blake despised immensely. She gave in and sat down on a bench near the room their movie would play. Pyrrha sat next to her and the duo was silent for a minute.

"Pyrrha, tell me something, and be honest."

"Huh?" Pyrrha's face turned into one of slight fear. Blake got worried.

"I won't bite, don't be afraid."

"Y-Yeah, sorry. Just ask."

"I was wondering… When did you start intentionally tripping me so you could fall on my chest?"

The gladiator's eyes widened and she started struggling with words. "Um… Well… Ah… I…"

"Calm down," Blake intervened. "I kinda liked it."

"Did you really?"

Blake nodded and Pyrrha spoke again. "So… Around the third spar we had?"

Blake smiled at the words. A bit earlier than I thought. Also a bit earlier than I started liking it.

The doors opened and there was a stampede of people that just finished watching the movie. When the line subsided, Pyrrha and Blake entered the room themselves. They realized they were almost alone. Only three other people came to watch Hidden Heart and they all sat down in the front. Blake motioned Pyrrha to go a bit further back.

They sat down and watched a few minutes of commercials before the movie started. The movie itself was not much, it was a simple romantic comedy and Blake soon lost interest in it and barely watched what was happening.

Due to this, she was even more surprised that the redhead leaned in to put her head on the brunette's shoulder. She shuddered at the unexpected touch.

"D-Did I do something wrong?"

"No. No. I just wasn't expecting it."

Apparently calmed by the words, the gladiator put her head back on the shoulder of the faunus. Blake, already not paying attention to the movie, turned her head so that she was looking at the redhead. She took in her long, flowing red hair, her lovely green eyes that were pasted on the screen, the slow and calm breathing which made her chest move in ways that incited Blake in more ways than one. Right there and then, Blake acted on instinct and took Pyrrha's face in her hand and turned it so they looked each other in the eye. Before Pyrrha could do anything, Blake closed her eyes and then the gap between the two mouths.

The lips of the redhead were softer than Blake would expect, though, and that fact alone almost made her pull away. Yet there was something that held her in place. It was clumsy, it wasn't the best, but it was their first kiss. When she pulled away, she saw Pyrrha lean in as if to try to lengthen the kiss just a bit more. Blake snickered and that made Pyrrha wake up from the trance.

"First kiss?"

The redhead shyly nodded. "Mine too, you know," Blake added with a smile.

The duo tried to concentrate on the movie again, but it was no use. Not five minutes passed and the girls were back at it, this time adding their tongues to the mix, making the kiss even sloppier and clumsier. Neither girl cared much, though.

The movie ended and the girls had to calm down. They managed to get out after the trio in front easily and then went to the bathroom. When they looked at themselves in the mirror, Pyrrha blushed a shade redder than her hair while Blake had a small amused smile on her face before she started cleaning it. Their faces had smudged makeup all over, especially the lipstick.

It took them too long to make themselves presentable again, at least in Blake's opinion.

Oh, gods, what have I done? Pyrrha couldn't believe herself as she was washing her face. I have just kissed a girl. No, not kissed. I had an actual make out session with a girl. And it felt amazing, if weird a little.

Finally, the two girls managed to fix their makeup so they looked normal. Pyrrha looked up to see Blake looking at her with an expression that was one of worry and hope.

"Blake?" The worry in the redhead's voice was apparent.

"Can I trust you?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm… Not a normal girl."

"What are you talking about?"

"Have you ever wondered what the bow is for?" Blake pointed at her head.

"No, not really."

Blake sighed and started undoing it. Pyrrha held her breath when the bow slid off and revealed the cat ears on Blake's head.

"Are… Are they… Functional?" Really, Pyrrha? Really? That's the first thing that comes to mind? Blake seemed unfazed by the question.

"I expected something like that, to be honest," Blake added with a colourless voice.

"Sorry. I… It just…"

"It's okay, Pyrrha. And yes, they are functional."

Pyrrha breathed a sigh of relief as she saw Blake didn't look offended. The next logical thing was of course…

"C-Can I…" Pyrrha hesitated for a moment. "Touch them?"

Blake looked a bit surprised. "Umm… I… Yeah, sure."

Pyrrha shuffled closer to the brunette and slowly moved her hand closer to the ears. The hand connected with one of them and it twitched slightly under her touch.

"They are very sensitive, just a warning," Blake uttered.

Pyrrha gently stroked the skin of the ears that felt so soft under her hand. She decided she had enough and pulled away soon, not wishing to make Blake uncomfortable.

"Don't they feel weird under that bow?"

Blake nodded. "They itch like hell."

"Then why wear it?"

Blake looked at the floor. "After all I've been through, I wanted people to see me for a normal human being just once."

Pyrrha felt she had to do something. Anything. The first thing that came to mind was to spread her arms and pull Blake into a hug. She then whispered in her ear.

"I like you for what you are. Don't hide it anymore, please. Don't hurt yourself."

Blake finally returned the hug. "Thank you, Pyrrha."

The pair then broke the hug.

"So, are we going to go eat something? I'm starving," Blake said and Pyrrha nodded in reply.

"Where to, though?"

"Umm… I haven't really gave it a thought. Let's just go towards Beacon and stop at something that gets in our way?"

"That's a good plan."

So the pair walked for a while, their hands brushing from time to time. Only this time there was no awkward eye contact when it happened, but instead a hopeful look.

They were almost out of downtown Vale, which would mean there would be no more food stalls, so the duo started looking for a place around there. Soon enough they found a fast food stall, which while unhealthy, was the only choice, or so it appeared. So they paid the stall a visit.

They were checking the menu for quite a while and in the end they settled for burgers. When they got them, they paid and went towards Beacon, slowly taking bites from their burgers.

The trip back passed with no real inconvenience and surely enough, they reached JNPR room.

"So," Blake started. "How did you like it tonight?"

Pyrrha looked Blake in the eye. "I loved it. We should do it again sometime. Soon."

Blake couldn't help but smirk at the answer. She got closer to Pyrrha and the redhead clashed their lips together like on cue. They took care not to ruin their makeup again, though, and only stayed on a mouth to mouth kiss.

When they parted, they just stood there for a moment, looking at each other, not moving.

"Umm… Yeah. We should totally go out again. Well, see you tomorrow. Bye!"

Blake waved and sent Pyrrha one more kiss before disappearing. Pyrrha smiled to herself and entered her room. Sure enough, Nora was there, waiting for her. Pyrrha took a deep breath to prepare herself for the questioning, but she paid it no heed. She was happy with everything that happened that she didn't care answering even the most intrusive questions.

Blake was smiling the whole short walk from the JNPR room to the RWBY one. As soon as she entered the room, three heads poked out of their bunks to ask questions. Blake could only smile at her team's antics.

Before the barrage of questions could unleash, she lifted a hand and talked with a smile.

"Can I just lie down first, please?" After her team nodded, she slowly made her way to her bed and threw herself on it, taking a deep breath.

"So how did it go, Blakey? Tell me!"

Of course Yang would be the loudest. She let out a sigh.

"It went great. We went for a movie and then we grabbed something to eat." I'm not telling you any more if you don't explicitly ask me, Yang.

"That was all? That's a pretty dull date if you ask me. You didn't kiss or anything?"

"Yang! Why do you always have to be so crass?", Weiss chimed in.

"Leave her, Weiss. She can't help it," Ruby said in her sister's defence. Weiss huffed at that.

"Yeah, yeah, all that and stuff. So, did you kiss?"

Blake rolled her eyes. "Yes. We did."

"How did you? Just like, smooched or full on mouth to mouth or maybe even French?"

"Yang!", Weiss started again.

"Yes," was Blake's only answer. She could hear Yang take in a breath before speaking again.

"I knew you had it in you, Blake! So proud of you!"

Before Blake could react, Yang was on her bed, squeezing Blake in a bear hug that threatened to break the brunette's ribs.

"Yang… Let… Go…"

"Sorry, Blakey! I'm really proud of you, though!", Yang said as she let go. Blake smiled at her.

"I know, Yang. Thank you."

Then Yang went back to her own bed and team RWBY said their goodnights. Blake closed her eyes, replaying the date with joy, especially the parts where she held the redheaded gladiator close to her body and kissing her full and soft lips.

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