Is she the girl from my memories?

It was a question that had been on Pyrrha's mind ever since she had seen the real Blake.

It couldn't be, right? She disappeared all of a sudden, why would she suddenly reappear out of nowhere?

It was a question she desperately wished to know the answer to, yet at the same time worried that she might never know. The fact that Blake seemed to shoot her quick glances every now and then had definitely strengthened Pyrrha's beliefs, but she wasn't sure if Blake looked at her out of remembrance or just because she realised she was being watched. The cat Faunus was a very perceptive girl after all, something she had shown several times since she had started at Beacon.

Taking a look at the clock beside her bed, the time was 3:23 AM. The sounds of Nora occasionally talking in her sleep and Jaune's light snoring the only noises that filled the room due to Ren always sleeping so silently. It was a peaceful atmosphere, one which Pyrrha very much enjoyed, but as much as she enjoyed it, it did nothing to ease her mind of the question that plagued her thoughts. Pyrrha didn't manage to sleep at all that night, mulling over her thoughts as the sun crept into view through small cracks in the curtains. At 6:30 AM, the rest of her group was woken up by the loud alarm that blared through the halls to notify the students that it was time to get ready for their classes.

'Ugh,' Jaune complained loudly, 'every morning that thing goes off at 6:30 sharp. One of these days I swear I'm gonna go deaf.'

Nora was up and about as cheerfully as ever in no time. The noise never really seemed to bother her, and if it did she didn't make it known. Ren also carried out his regular morning routine, showing some disdain for Nora's uncoordinated style.

'Hey Reeeeeeen!' Nora excitedly chirped over the sound of running water as Jaune hopped into the shower, 'I had this reaaaally fun dream, right? So there I was in the middle of the desert, and a bunch of Death Stalkers show up, right? And they're all like, snippy snappy with their claws, and I'm like wa-chow, kapow! And then they all die, and I'm like, I saved the village!'

Ren smiled slightly at Nora's dream. She always had a habit of telling him silly stuff like that, and he found it quite endearing. Pyrrha was amazed that Ren could even keep up with Nora's frantic nature sometimes, and couldn't help but smile at how well the two got along.

I wonder if we could have been like that…? Pyrrha wondered, thinking back to the girl from her memories. Putting it out of her mind for now, the group got ready for their class at 8:30 AM, heading out together as they usually did.

About ten minutes into class, Professor Port had begun relaying another one of his anecdotes to the students, Pyrrha noticing that she was missing quite a lot of what he was saying.

I guess losing sleep last night is really going to have an effect on me today, she thought to herself.

'Nikos? Miss Nikos?'

Pyrrha jolted awake at the sudden call of her name, noticing Port looking at her rather concernedly.

'Miss Nikos, if you would like to stay after class, I would like to speak with you.'

Pyrrha nodded in response, a few murmurs coming from around the room. Pyrrha managed to catch a few of them to her dismay.

She acts so high and mighty all the time, and then has the nerve to sleep in class?

She thinks she's so good because of who she is, but she's doesn't even pay attention?

'That's enough!' Port fiercely stated, the majority of the students quietening down afterwards much to Pyrrha's relief. She tried to block out any of the other spiteful comments, instead straining her eyes to focus on the rest of the lecture, Port having moved on to the weaknesses of certain species of Grimm and how to exploit them in battle. After the lesson, Pyrrha waited for the rest of the classroom to clear out before heading down to speak with Port.

'So Pyrrha,' he began as he began writing on the blackboard behind him, 'what's wrong?'

'Nothing, sir. I just had a bad night's sleep, that's all.'

'Come now, you didn't think you could fool an experienced Hunter, did you? I know you, Pyrrha. You're a diligent, hard working student, and I know nothing outside of the extreme would keep you from sleeping. What happened?'

Deciding that hiding the truth from him would be useless, she confessed.

'I can't get this person out of my head. I feel like I've met them before, as if we were best friends at one point but she doesn't even recognise me. I just… can't stop thinking about it. It's driving me crazy.'

'Friendship problems, eh? I understand. Listen, don't worry about what other people think of you. Just go talk to them about it. The worst that could happen is she doesn't know what you're talking about, and the best case scenario is you find out that it is your long lost friend. What do you have to lose?'

Thinking on his words, Pyrrha smiled contentedly.

'You're right,' she said, happy that he was so understanding. 'I'll speak to her no later than this lunchtime.'

'Good,' he responded, his moustache conveying his contentment with her response, 'and Pyrrha, no more sleeping in class.'

She giggled a little at his jolly attitude, leaving the classroom with her head held high after Port's encouragement.

The time seemed to fly past afterwards, until finally the clock struck 12:00 noon.

This is it, Pyrrha thought to herself. Now's the time I need to go talk to her.

Making sure she to apply some makeup to cover the bags under her eyes, she grabbed some food with the rest of Team JNPR before heading out to find Team RWBY, spotting the signature blonde refined dress of the Schnee heiress relaxing in the shade under a tree outside. Walking over towards them, she found Blake, Yang and Ruby sitting there with them, Ruby and Yang laughing as Yang seemed to be teasing her sister while Blake chose to quietly read a book instead.

Awkwardly making her way over there, she approached Blake.

'Hey, Blake,' she nervously started, the quiet girl raising her eyes from the page to meet Pyrrha's, 'would you come me for a minute? I need to talk to you about something pretty personal.'

Ruby practically squealed in delight at Pyrrha's words, obviously misunderstanding the intention behind her words.

'Sure,' Blake replied, bookmarking her page before getting up to follow Pyrrha across the grass to a secluded area. 'So, what did you want to talk to me about?'

'I've been thinking, and it's been on my mind for quite a while,' Pyrrha began, 'but, did we ever meet before we came to Beacon?'

'Not that I know of,' she replied. 'I lived in Vacuo for most of my life. I only came back here to enrol in Beacon because it's such a prestigious school for Hunters and Huntresses.'

'I see…' Pyrrha responded, slightly disheartened that Blake wasn't the girl she remembered. She had vivid memories of a small, black haired cat Faunus girl that used to live on the Valian streets, and was absolutely certain that Blake was that girl. To have that theory shot down was a little disappointing for her.

'So, we've definitely never met before then?'

'…No.'

The hesitation in Blake's voice placed some seeds of doubt in Pyrrha's mind, but she wasn't going to dispute that right now. Sad but satisfied, she had gotten the answers she sought, so she thanked Blake for giving her some time to talk and made her way back to the dorm room. It was a Friday and they had no lessons in the afternoons on Fridays, so she had the whole weekend to think over it. She lay in her bed for hours, but she couldn't tear her mind away from Blake for some strange reason.

She's already told me that it wasn't her, so why can't I get her out of my head?

…No.

No way.

There's no way I like her like that.

We're just friends, and that's all I want us to be.

Isn't it?

Pyrrha knew from the fact that she was doubting herself that she did in fact like Blake in a romantic way, but she was too embarrassed to admit it to herself. Soon after, in barged the bundle of joy that was Nora Valkyrie, immediately spotting Pyrrha's blushing face and charging over to see what it was about.

'Oh my God Pyrrha that is soooooo cute! Why are you blushing? Wait, wait, I can do this! You're constipated!'

Pyrrha couldn't stifle her laughter at Nora's ridiculous suggestion.

'No, Nora,' she chirpily replied, 'I'm not constipated.'

'Hmm… then how about… you're in love!'

Pyrrha's face immediately turned to one of surprise at Nora's guess, giving the ginger haired girl all the confirmation she needed.

'Oh my gosh, who is it? Tell me, tell meeeee!'

'I'm not telling anyone who it is I like, Nora.'

'Come on, you can tell me! You know I'd never tell anyone.'

She said it with such a sweet and innocent tone that for a moment Pyrrha almost believed her.

'Sorry, but I'm pretty sure you'd tell just about everyone the second I say their name. And then you'd go around and tell them again,' Pyrrha replied with a smile. Nora's hyperactivity was a refreshing change of pace every now and then, and her antics never failed to cheer Pyrrha up when she was feeling down or unsure about something.

'That's no fun,' Nora pouted. 'I promise I won't tell anyone, pretty please?'

'You're not gonna leave me alone until I tell you, are you?'

'Nope.'

Sighing, Pyrrha chuckled.

'Fine, just don't tell anyone. I want them to find out from me, not from anyone else. It's Blake.'

'Ooh, that's not who I was expecting. I mean, I knew you didn't really have an interest in guys but I didn't think Blake would be your type,' Nora commented.

'There's just something about her that I find myself attracted to,' Pyrrha answered.

'Maybe it's your semblance drawing you closer,' Nora joked.

'Yeah, maybe…'

Pyrrha seemed to take the suggestion quite literally, and Nora realised that the Faunus girl was the only thing on her thoughts at the moment, so left her to think on her own for a while.

What is it about her that makes me like her? Is it just because she reminds me of that girl from my past, or do I genuinely like her?

Pyrrha couldn't understand it. She had never felt this way before. She'd had crushes in the past like every other girl, but her heart felt like it was fluttering every time Blake crossed her mind. That afternoon, she decided to go look for Blake again to talk to her further. She tried searching outside again, but Team RWBY had gone somewhere else, so she then headed to the library, figuring that that would be the next place for Blake to go. Sure enough, when she arrived at the library Blake was indeed sat in a corner of the room, completely engrossed in her book. She didn't even notice when Pyrrha walked over to her.

'Ninjas of Love, huh?'

Blake panicked, unaware that she was being watched before the embarrassment took over her as she tried to hide the book.

'I, uh… I'm just reading this because a friend of mine is reading it, so I wanted to be able to talk to them about it,' she sad timidly, trying to cover her tracks.

'Oh yeah? What's their name?' Pyrrha teased, knowing full well Blake was loving the book judging from how lost in the pages she was.

'Alright, you win. Please don't tell anyone about this,' she begged.

'You don't have to worry about that. In fact, romance was why I came to find you.'

'You're having trouble with romance?' Blake asked.

'Not quite. I wanted to know more about you,' Pyrrha confessed. 'Like, would you ever date another girl?'

'As long as they're friendly I'm willing to give anyone a chance. I don't see the point in restricting yourself in love for selfish reasons, so I don't mind whether they're male or female. All I ask is that they be a kind person, especially one that doesn't discriminate against the Faunus.'

'I see,' Pyrrha responded, obviously thinking hard about her answer.

'What about you?' Blake replied, interested in Pyrrha's reasoning for asking the question.

'Well I told Nora about how I feel about you and then-'

Realising that Pyrrha had just said that out loud, both of their faces turned a shade of crimson, Pyrrha's out of embarrassment and Blake's out of surprise.

'You… you like me?' Blake shyly asked, her golden eyes wide with shock.

'I'm sorry, I really need to go!' Pyrrha said, hastily making her exit.

'Hey, wait!'

Blake tried to shout after her, but was soon shushed by the librarian. Pyrrha was much faster than her anyway, so chasing her would be pointless. She decided to confront her some other time about it.

I'm such an idiot! How could I just let that slip out like that? She's probably going to think I'm some kind of freak now!

Pyrrha couldn't help but fret over what Blake might think of her, and she almost lost sleep over it again, only the aching tiredness forcing her into the realm of unconsciousness. Meanwhile, across the hall in Team RWBY's dorm, Blake was sat in bed thinking about what had happened in the library.

'Hey, Weiss,' she called out, the white haired girl turning to look at her.

'What is it?'

'Someone confessed their love for me today,' she told her, remaining vague on the details.

'Aww, that's quite cute. Is it someone you like?'

'Yeah, I guess you could say that,' Blake answered, a small smile crossing her lips. Pyrrha's interest in her had definitely made her happy, and a thought crossed her mind.

Maybe I should tell her the truth about that girl she met all those years ago, she thought to herself, before peacefully laying down to sleep, images of Pyrrha floating through her head.