Blake looked at her nails. She remembered having envied some of the girls she saw in Vale for how pretty their nails were, and it was now her turn to look like she had black gems at the tips of her fingers. She hoped Weiss would like it. She never really cared about what people thought about her appearance, as long as they didn't shun her for being a Faunus, but she really wanted Weiss to tell her she found it pretty.

Blake looked at the bed on the other side of the room. Her girlfriend had started reading the second volume of 'Ninjas of love' and Blake was happy that she seemed to enjoy the books. Seeing that her face was a little red, Blake guessed that she had arrived at the first adult scene of the book, the moment the princess realized that her friendship with her best friend, a fun-loving girl that always knew how to cheer her up, was actually more than friendship. Weiss seemed a lot more interested than she had been with the previous book and Blake could not pass up the opportunity to have a little fun.

"This one seems more to your tastes, want me to give you some time alone?"

Weiss, still engrossed in the book, did not think before answering. "Yes." The implication of Blake's words then reached her brain and her face became completely red. "Wait, I mean no. I didn't mean…" Seeing her girlfriend's grin, Weiss wanted to smile and laugh with her, but her embarrassment and subsequent anger won over. "Are you just here to be mean or did you want something?" Weiss didn't mean to sound so bitter, but as much as she wanted to be able to joke about those things with Blake, she still felt uncomfortable.

Blake was taken aback by Weiss' reaction, not expecting her to reply that way. She frowned slightly and kept looking at Weiss in silence, knowing the direct confrontation would only end in screams.

"Don't look at me like that!" The longer Blake looked at her without moving, the guiltier Weiss felt. "Fine, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have talked to you like that. But you know I don't like talking about that."

Blake nodded. She wasn't entirely blameless. "You're right, I should have remembered. It's just… When ten people live in a place made for four, privacy is not really a luxury they can afford. When two people that were dating locked themselves in a room and came out later out of breath, everyone knew what just happened and the discussions quickly became… Well, let's just say I heard a lot of things, and I'm not really used to censoring myself that much." Blake wasn't that bad compared to some of her ex-friends, she was more the type to use double entendre than to be outright explicit, so it hadn't been too hard for her to restrain herself at Beacon. At least for what she said, her thoughts were another story. She remembered the time they met Weiss' old 'friends', who also seemed to like implying more than being direct. "Is it because of Aure that you don't like talking about it?"

Weiss sighed. She was the one that made Blake promise to talk about her problems instead of running away, she could hardly refuse to at least try talking about hers. "Not her in particular, but the general mindset of the people I spent time with, yes. Admitting to doing…" Weiss' face was now completely red. "…Things like that by yourself was considered ridiculous since you could ask anyone to sleep with them and they would agree, especially if you were from one of the richest family like me. But I guess not wanting to sleep with the first person that asks makes me a frigid b—." Weiss stopped herself, the anger she felt when she remembered the way people talked about her when they thought she couldn't hear them making it hard to talk.

Blake's eyes widened. She had understood from meeting Aure and Umber and hearing the rumors in the Fang that those people were together only because of their parents' money and weren't friends, but she thought they were at least amicable toward each other. "Saying things like that is awful." Blake sat down next to her girlfriend and put an arm around her shoulders, hugging her. "You know, I like that romantic side of yours." Weiss had a small smile hearing her girlfriend's words and put her head on her shoulder. As long as she had Blake, she didn't care what other people said. "And I'm pretty sure most of were having some fun times when they were alone and were just being hypocrites. You don't have to be ashamed. I do it," Blake blushed saying that. Giving that much personal information was still embarrassing, "Yang does it, Ruby—" Bad example. "Velvet does it, it's not ridiculous."

Weiss was feeling a little better, but her face was still red. She understood what Blake was doing, but it was still more information than she wanted about her friends. "Blake, I… I appreciate what you're trying to do, but could we talk about something else? I'll think about what you said, but for now…" Weiss wanted to be able to have intimate conversations with Blake, but she knew it would take her some time to not feel like wanting to run when the subject came.

"Of course. I just wanted you to know that I didn't want to make fun of you, I just wanted to have fun with you."

"Thank you." Weiss felt warm hearing that. Blake could be so nice that it was hard for Weiss to imagine her in the White Fang at times. "You said you didn't have a boyfriend in the White Fang, but d—did you… did you…" Weiss couldn't finish her sentence, the words caught in her throat. She knew she was being stupid, but she didn't like the idea of Blake being more experienced than her. She didn't want to be the ignorant virgin, stumbling around while Blake knew what she was doing. She always imagined her first partner and herself discovering things together, making mistakes and learning more about their bodies at the same time, but if Blake had already done it, she would rather know as soon as possible.

"Did I have sex? No. Like you, I wanted to wait for the good person. Not my soulmate or anything like that, but at least someone I had feelings for and not just a friend that happened to be there at the time. Maybe there would at least have been some kissing and groping if not for, ironically, the guy I would have considered having a relationship with."

"Adam."

Blake could hear in her voice that Weiss did not enjoy what she was learning, but Blake would rather avoid having her past catch up to her later, probably at the worst moment possible.

Blake was about to continue when Weiss put a finger in her lips and patted her thighs, inviting Blake to rest her head on them. She had a feeling it wouldn't be easy for Blake, at least she would be comfortable.

Blake didn't let the opportunity pass and rested her head on her girlfriend's lap, stealing a kiss on the way. She didn't know if it was because she was a cat Faunus or because of Weiss' incredibly beautiful legs, and she didn't care, but she immediately felt better. "I told you I thought I was attracted to him, and I'm pretty sure he knew it, but he ignored me when I tried to… show my interest in him. I thought I had no chances and started getting close to other guys, and that's the moment he got very possessive. I didn't mind at first since I finally got his attention, but I quickly noticed that something wasn't right. Every time I tried to have a moment for myself, he was there, the guys I flirted with began avoiding me…" Blake paused for a moment, catching her breath. It wasn't easy to remember all that, but she wanted Weiss to know. "The last straw was the time he caught me reading 'Ninjas of Love'. We were in the woods, planning to attack a train that passed through the forest. He entered my tent and took the book from my hands, read a few lines and closed it. I could see he was trying to hide his anger and I—I was scared of what he was going to do. Then he said 'You don't have to read this filth my love, I can help you if you have needs' and left the room. We attacked the train a few hours after that and I used the opportunity to escape. Thankfully, I was already planning to leave so I was mostly ready to run away and it went well." Weiss could feel that Blake was shaking at the memories. "He used to be the only person I could trust, and yet…" Tears started forming on the corners of her eyes, scared of what could have happened had she stayed. "I—I don't know what he would have done if I didn't leave. Probably nothing, b—but I didn't… didn't feel safe."

Weiss felt her blood freeze at Blake's words, before remembering what she knew about the White Fang. They were thieves and murderers, but even they had limits and the punishment for those that crossed them was incredibly harsh. Blake was probably biased because she saw him turn into a monster and assumed the worst. It didn't matter anymore. Blake was with her, at Beacon, far from all that. Weiss slowly caressed the Faunus' head, trying to help her calm down. "It's over Blake, you managed to escape, you're safe now."

Blake buried her face in Weiss' dress, trying to hide the redness on her cheeks. They stayed like that until Blake's shaking stopped and she finally moved her head. Weiss noticed a few wet spots on her dress near where Blake's eyes had been but didn't mention it. She decided to ask about something she had wondered about since she had learned of Blake's ties with the White Fang. "If… If the White Fang went back to its non-violent ways and Adam wasn't in it, would you go back?"

Blake didn't answer immediately. It was a question she had asked herself multiple times, when she left, when she enrolled at Beacon, during her first night in the ballroom, after joining team RWBY, after her big fight with Weiss… She never managed to make up her mind for good. But things were different now. "The White Fang is—was fighting for equality, for Faunus to be able to live among humans and outside of Menagerie. But at Beacon… At Beacon, I met team JNPR, I met Coco and Velvet, I met Ruby and Yang. And I met you. I know I'm being selfish, but going back to the Fang would mean leaving everyone, and I don't think I could do it. Not to mention they would consider me a traitor for dating you."

"Because… of me?" Weiss knew the White Fang hated her and her family, but going after Blake for that?

"Even Faunus that don't support the Fang don't really like the Schnees. If they ever find out that a Faunus is dating the heiress…" Blake stopped herself when she saw Weiss frowning.

Weiss didn't like what she just learned. She didn't care if people didn't like her, she was used to it, but if they went after Blake because of her…

Blake saw the eyes of her girlfriend grow cold and for an instant she was reminded of the stories of the people that had fought her sister. The icy eyes of the Schnees as they watched the blood of the Faunus run in the streets, she remembered them saying. Blake scolded herself. It was Weiss, her girlfriend and the dork that liked to cuddle with her, not some sort of cold-blooded murderer. "Don't worry honey, I can defend myself."

Weiss was caught off-guard by the nickname and stumbled on her words. "I—I know… I just… I didn't…" She frowned when her girlfriend started laughing. "If you continue being mean, I'll have to withhold kisses."

Blake stopped laughing and raised an arm, her hand caressing Weiss' face. A small noise escaped her lips as she pouted. "Nooooooooooooo…"

If Blake was going to be this adorable, not kissing her would be a lot harder than Weiss had originally thought. Looking at the hand that was near her face, she finally noticed that Blake's nails. "Oh, you finished painting your nails? It looks really good on you." Blake's expression changed to surprise, then a big smile appeared on her face.

"You noticed." That simple fact made Blake very happy. "When I started wearing eye shadow, no one noticed. The people in the White Fang didn't care for appearances, but I was hoping for… I don't know, someone to make a comment? I kept putting it on for a week, hoping that someone would say something." Blake's smile was replaced by disappointment. "The only thing I got was Adam telling me it was stupid and I would only draw more attention to myself."

"It's not stupid, it goes really well with your eyes." Weiss was still caressing Blake' head, trying to avoid the bow. As much as she wanted to touch Blake's wonderful cat ears again, she knew it wasn't easy for her girlfriend to let them out.

Blake was about to thank Weiss again when she was interrupted by the sound of Weiss' stomach. She smiled at the embarrassed girl. "Maybe we should go eat before joining Velvet."

Weiss knocked on the door to Velvet's studio, Blake slightly behind her. The Faunus was starting to have second thoughts about Weiss' plan, but wasn't sure how to tell her.

Velvet opened the door, letting the two girls in, and closed it immediately, not wanting some passerby to see them. She turned toward the couple, having a hard time containing her excitement. "So, ready to pose?"

"I… I'm not sure." Blake spoke up. While she thought Weiss' idea of familiarizing herself with seeing the heiress in more submissive situations had some merits, some parts of it made her uncomfortable. "It might help me, but I don't like the idea of treating Weiss like… like that."

Weiss looked at Blake in the eyes. She wasn't surprised by her reaction and she had already thought about what she was going to say. "Blake, we're going to roleplay, you're not really going to treat me badly."

"But what if I lose control? What if I try to hurt you?" Blake still remembered Adam's voice and she couldn't stand the idea of hurting Weiss.

"You won't." There was no hesitation in Weiss' voice. "You're here at Beacon because you hate the idea of innocents being hurt. I'm sure you won't hurt me." A weight seemed to disappear from Blake's shoulders and a small smile started to creep up on her face. "Besides, I'm not a porcelain doll, I won't break just because you're a little rough with me."

Blake's burgeoning smile was replaced by a little smirk. Her girlfriend was kinkier than her title of heiress and behavior lead to believe, and Blake loved that. "Are you sure we're doing this for me? You seem to enjoy the idea of me being rough a lot."

Weiss blushed but her small smile didn't disappear. "I don't hate the idea."

Velvet cleared her throat, reminding the couple of her presence. "Not that I don't like hearing you talk about your fetishes, but there is something I wanted to ask you before we start."

Weiss blushed even harder. "S—Sorry. What is it?" She hoped the red on her cheeks would disappear before starting the shoot.

"Don't you think you two are going a little fast? You just got together this morning."

Weiss had expected the question to come up at some point and already knew what her answer was. "Do you know Pyrrha Nikos?" A mostly rhetorical question. Who didn't?

Velvet nodded. "She won the Mistral regional tournament multiple times, was on the front of some cereal box and took on an entire team during sparring class."

"It was only team CRDL," Blake mumbled. She didn't want to downplay Pyrrha's achievement, but she had her pride and felt that team RWBY would have been able to beat her. "They can't work together to save their lives, Cardin even smashed Dove in the face."

Weiss was surprised by Blake's recollection of the scene since it happened during the time she only thought about finding the White Fang. "You remembered all that?"

"It's important to know the strength and weaknesses of the people we might have to fight along with." Blake cheeks were red, and she deliberately avoid mentioning that she had a recording of the fight on her scroll because she found Pyrrha beating a bunch of bullies very cathartic.

Weiss squinted at Blake. Not only was she sleep deprived at the time, she was almost always reading during sparring classes, not paying attention to the fights. She decided to drop the subject. She didn't like Blake hiding things from her, but she knew she shouldn't. Blake had the right to her privacy, especially since she was hiding things herself. "Anyway, even with how strong she is, Pyrrha got hurt this morning." Seeing Velvet's worries on her face, Weiss quickly reassured her. "Nothing too bad, she's fine and resting now. But it's clear that even her can get hurt, so maybe… someone won't come back from a mission one day. And if it's Blake or me… I don't want to spend the rest of my life thinking 'we should have done this together' or 'I should have told her this very important thing'. As long as we both agree to do it, we're not going too fast."

Blake moved closer to her girlfriend and took her hand, showing her support. Not only were their missions dangerous, they also both had the Fang going after them, Weiss because she was a Schnee and herself for her betrayal.

Velvet nodded and smiled at Weiss. "Thank you, that's what I wanted to know." She looked one last time at her camera, confirming that everything was correctly set up. "Everything is ready on my side so we can start whenever you want."

The set was pretty basic, Velvet having arranged a sofa and a comfy-looking armchair in a way that allowed them to be used individually in shoots, as well as leaving an area free of furniture's. Weiss and Blake moved in front of the camera, ready to begin.

Suddenly, Blake grabbed Weiss by the front of her dress and pulled her close to her. "On your knees, princess."

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