"Uh..hello" Blake quietly spoke as Ruby and Velvet got up off the floor.
"Velvet, I'll let you show her around while I go talk to Yang and dad about something" Ruby smiled as she began to walk away "I'm sure she'd feel more comfortable with a faunus than a human"
"Alright!" Velvet smiled at her before looking back at Blake "C'mon! I'll show you where the kitchen is first"
"O-Okay.." Blake muttered then followed after Velevet who led her down a long hallway. She noticed a few paintings of mostly two beautiful women, both looking similar to Ruby and Yang but one had black hair instead of blonde 'Hmm..I wonder who they are' She thought as her cat ears twitched.
"So here's the kitchen" Velvet announced once they got to the end of the hallway "Come and go here as you please"
"What..? Won't the master of the house get angry?" Blake asked as her cat ears flattened against her head.
"Nope, he's very kind actually!" Velvet giggled "And then there's Ruby! She's the best! Once you've been here for a week, they'll take the collar off"
"Huh? Why would they take the collar off?" Blake tilted her head.
"Because they're not like other humans" Velvet replied and led Blake back down the hallway to a small door and began to open it "And they're trying to make it so faunus are free but the counsel won't let them"
"Oh.." Blake mumbled then followed after her into the room.
"Oh and Blake? Please try to get to know Ruby a little before you judge her..she's gone through so much but doesn't like showing it" Velvet spoke before she showed Blake the room "This will your room so try to remember where it is because after I show you the rest of palace, you'll have time to get settled in here before lunchtime!"
-Half an hour later-
"Blake! Blake, are you there?" Ruby called from outside of Blake's room "Blake..?" She opened the door and walked in to see Blake asleep on the large bed by the window "Aww~ So cute!"
Blake jolted awake and let out a hiss then lunged at Ruby.
"Ah!" Ruby trembled with fear as she was pinned down "Uh..B-Blake...?" She gulped as she noticed Blake's eyes looked feral.
Blake quickly realized what she had done and jumped off of her "I-I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!" She crossed her arms above her face as she pressed herself against the floor 'I'm such an idiot! I'm going to get beat' She thought as fear flooded her mind.
Ruby stood up off of the floor then stared down at Blake "It's fine, Blake" She reached out her hand then pet Blake's head between her cat ears "I know that you didn't mean it" She smiled.
Blake shook with fear while she felt Ruby's hand on her head but suddenly she jolted backwards when she accidentally let out a purr.
"C'mon Blake..get up" Ruby stopped petting Blake and simply held out her hand.
Blake moved her arms down, away from her face as she stared at Ruby's hand before taking it and being pulled up to her feet.
"It's lunchtime..so I came to get you, that way you didn't miss it!" Ruby pulled Blake out through the door then down the hallway toward the kitchen.
They entered the kitchen and saw that Yang, Velvet, another faunus who Blake hadn't met yet, and a man who looked quite older than everyone.
"Finally got Blake, Ruby?" Yang chuckled and noticed how Blake's ears flicked around anxiously.
"Yup!" Ruby smiled brightly at her sister "Blake, meet Sun! He's a monkey faunus"
Sun smiled at Blake "Nice to meet you, Blake"
Blake nodded and noticed that he too didn't have a collar like Velvet.
"And this is Yang's and my dad! The best dad in the world!" Ruby twirled around in a circle.
"Name's Taiyang but feel free to just call me Tai" Taiyang smiled.
"Nice to meet you both" Blake spoke before sitting down at the large table.
"Hey Sun, do you know when Jaune and Pyrrha are coming over?" Yang asked as Velvet walked over with plates of food.
"Close to evening" Sun replied before grabbing an apple from the table.
-33 Mins later-
After they ate lunch, Blake followed after Ruby out to her mother's garden.
"We have so many flowers that my mom planted!" Ruby exclaimed as she bounced around the garden, being careful not to trample any of the beautiful flowers.
"This garden is lovely.." Blake mumbled as she walked after Ruby 'She's a bit too cheerful..but I'll take Velvet's advice and still be cautious' She thought as her ears twitch at the sound of a yelp. She looked up to see Ruby on the ground rubbing her head "Are you okay?" She asked as she jogged over to her.
"Y-Yeah..I just tripped" Ruby replied with much embarrassment in her tone.
"Here.." Blake stretched out her hand and Ruby instantly grabbed it. Blake pulled Ruby back up onto her feet then quickly let go before continuing on with walking.
"Thanks Blakey~" Ruby sang as she latched onto Blake's left arm "I'm so glad we saved you from that scary place!"
Blake flinched at the nickname before looking up at the sky 'Blakey..I haven't heard that nickname since Adam went missing...'
To Be Continued..
A/N: A bit shorter than the first Chapter but I tried to write as much as I could. Next Chapter, Pyrrha & Jaune will show up!
Let me know if I made any spelling mistakes.
Any ideas you have are always welcome! :)