The next morning..

I awoke to Velvet laying against me, her arms and legs very tightly wrapped around me, her face hidden in the nook of my neck, her slow and calm breathing tickling my neck a little. A grin crept onto my face, and I gave Velvet a tight hug, holding her nice and close.

"You're adorable like this,"

I whispered silently, as to not wake the bunny girl up.

"Then again, you're always adorable,"

I silently added as I moved a hand to the top of Velvet's head, and very softly scratched her right Faunus ear at the base. She replied with a muffled moan, her head moving back a little. She then kissed my cheek, and lovingly whispered,

"Good morning, darling.."

"Morning,"

I replied, making sure that my voice and tone were just as loving and soft as Velvet's,

"How did you sleep, love?"

"I slept lovely,"

She softly said with a pause,

"All thanks to you.."

I moved my head to look into Velvet's eyes, hazel brown eyes meeting with coffee brown eyes, both filled with love for one another, both of us knowing we had found our soulmate. The person we'd spend the rest of our days with, most likely.

She slowly leaned in, and I did the same, our eyes still locked in a loving stare. Then, after we tilted our heads a little, my lips met hers in a soft, love-filled kiss, our eyes closing slowly as we held each other tight.

I broke the kiss, slowly pulling my head back as a smile formed on my face, my eyes opening again. I was panting a little, and so was Velvet, a bright and happy smile on her pretty little face.

"I've said it a thousand times,"

I carefully began, placing a soft and quick kiss on Velvet's lips, a smile on her face,

"And I'm afraid it's losing its meaning, but.. I love you."

She smiled even more, returning the kiss on my lips as she squeezed me tight, lovingly saying,

"I love you too, Marron. I love you a lot, more than I can comprehend at times."

I smiled from ear to ear, moving a hand to the top of Velvet's head, and gently petting her and her ears, making her bite her lower lip, her eyes slowly closing in enjoyment.

"I love this.. I love this like I love you.."

She whispered, pushing her face into the nook of my neck like she had before, only now she was softly nipping at the skin. I shivered from head to toe at the feeling alone - but I didn't stop her.

"That's new,"

I whispered, suddenly aware of my teammates again, whom were all luckily still deep asleep - only, I noticed one weird thing: two were sharing a bed. It wasn't that unusual per se, I mean, more teams have lovers, but eh, I guess I wasn't used to it. I knew their names, too: Scarlet and Fawn. One's a Faunus - or should I say, Fawnus - and the other could be a Faunus thanks to her semblance. Woke up quite a few times thanks to them.

Anyways, moving on, I squeezed Velvet tight before rubbing her back as I continued to gently pet the top of her head, my hand in between Velvet's two Faunus ears as she used my neck to silence her moans. I stopped, throwing a look around the dorm room in silence. My teammates were still asleep, luckily.

"Velvet,"

I said, to which Velvet pulled her head back to look at me curiously,

"Would you like to go on a date with me? Just take a trip to Vale, see a movie, get some dinner?"

Velvet's eyes immediately lit up, and she smiled from ear to ear, nodding excitedly,

"That would be absolutely amazing, Marron. I'd love to."

I smiled too, saying with a happy tone,

"That's settled, then."

***

About two hours had passed, and me and Velvet had showered and gotten dressed, having skipped breakfast. It was about 10AM, and we were standing at the edge of Vale, the airship leaving behind us.

Velvet was wearing a cute dress that reached to her knees. It was a soft pink, and covered with frilly decorations, like flowers. On her head, to cover her Faunus features, she wore an oversized grey beanie. She was truly looking cute, and I couldn't stop grinning at her. Oh how very lucky I had gotten with her.

I, on the other hand, was wearing pair of ocean blue jeans with a white, oversized T-shirt. My favourite attire. My hair was loose and unkempt, but not too messy. It fit me - mainly because I never did anything with my hair. I was just too lazy. Plus, I never had any idea what to do with my hair. It was wild and untamed, the hairs always going out of place, no matter how much hair gel I used. It was quite annoying, much like my little brother of eleven.

"You look unbelievably cute today, Velvet,"

I said with a wide smile, pulling my bunny girl into a tight hug. She smiled too, and hugged back just as tight, whispering shyly,

"And you look unbelievably.. hot today, Marron."

Velvet blushed, and hid her face against my chest, embarrassed by what she had said. I chuckled, and gently petted her. I gently comforted her, like a good boyfriend should,

"It's alright, dearest.. I'm thankful for your compliment, and for you in general. I do think my personality is rubbing off on you, though.."

I grinned, and moved my right hand to Velvet's chin, gently pushing her head back, and tilting it up, making her look at me. I quickly pressed a kiss on Velvet's lips, and then let go of her, turning to face the city of Vale.

"Let's go then, shall we?"

I asked, sticking my hand out at Velvet. She quickly took it, staying close to my side. I started moving, taking large but slow steps so Velvet could keep up. Being tall was both a miracle and a curse; it was the latter in this case.

It didn't take long for us to find a cinema. It was small and homey, being lit work soft, gentle lights. Behind the front desk sat a friendly looking man, with red cheeks and a small beard; his eyes were brown, and his hair too.

I ordered two tickets to a random movie, and lead my princess to the hall where the movie would soon be playing. Once there, we waited outside with a couple of other people.

A few minutes passed, and the two wooden doors opened. We stepped inside, and went to our chairs in the middle of the room. We had gotten very, very lucky with our seats, only.. we still didn't know what movie we were watching.

The room went dark, and the screen turned on. The movie was starting, but first some lame ads. We waited patiently, the fact we kissed every few minutes making it a lot more bearable, and the movie finally started. It seemed to be some cheesy romance.

"Oh dear.. I chose the wrong movie, didn't I?"

I said, slightly annoyed at both the movie and myself. Velvet grabbed my left arm, and hugged it tight, slowly shaking her head as she said,

"No, it'll be fun if we do it in a special way.. Whenever someone kisses another in the film, we kiss too.. Is that a good idea..?"

I grinned, and gave a single, slow nod, gently petting Velvet with my right hand as a sort of reward and to say that I liked the idea.

"I love the idea,"

I whispered, confirming the fact that it was a good idea even more. Velvet smiled, and quickly gave me a kiss on the lips. Afterwards, we looked back to the screen, focusing on the cheesy romance movie.

We kissed when any characters in the movie did, and at the end, the person who I presumed to be the Main Character, said to his wife,

"Will we be together tonight?"

I repeated him - only I meant something completely different - and Velvet gave a small nod. I grinned and followed the Main Character's lead again, slowly moving in for a kiss as Velvet did the same, then our lips met, and our arms wrapped around one another. We stayed like that until we were both out of breath, our cheeks a rosy red colour as we pulled back, panting lightly.

Once I had regained my breath, I silently whispered, with a voice full of love,

"I love you oh so much, Velvet.. Sometimes I wonder what I did to deserve someone as good as you.."

The bunny Faunus blushed, her cheeks flaring up. She then shyly and silently whispered,

"You're better than me, you know, Marron.."

I grinned and shook my head, mouthing the word, "nuh-uh" to Velvet. She looked as angry as she could, which only made her cuter, and nodded.

"Well, alright, if you say so, dearest,"

I whispered in response, giving her a loving squeeze. I let go of her again, and took her right hand with my left one. I smiled, and got up out of my seat, Velvet silently following my lead.

A few hours later, we arrived at Beacon again, where we stood for a bit, hand in hand as we watched over the edge of Beacon Academy, and at the city in the distance. It was a truly beautiful sight now that the sun was slowly setting. I took a very deep breath, and slowly turned to Velvet, whom also turned to me. I looked down into her coffee brown eyes, and she looked up into my hazel brown ones. I smiled warmly and lovingly, and she stood on her toes to peck my lips, and whisper the words "I love you"..