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This chapter is not actually based on an episode, but rather is supposed to be between Volume 1 and Volume 2. Non-canon Episode 1: White and Black


In an attempt to prevent any unintentional fallout and to help rebuild their friendship, Ruby, as team leader, managed to arrange (well, more like force) Blake and Weiss to do several… 'bonding exercises' together over the coming weeks. Right now, the monochromatic duo was going through one of them: brushing each other's hair.

Blake was kneeling on top of her bed's sheets, ears unbound and sitting up with her eyes closed. Weiss was kneeling behind her, her hair having already been completed previously and tied in its usual ponytail, running a large brush through the length of the Faunus's hair.

Careful not to tug, the heiress managed to calm herself from her initial concerns that she might hurt the other girl, though she still worried that her own technique might end up removing the wavy pattern of Blake's signature hairstyle.

Things had been going relatively smoothly

at least, until Weiss realized that her teammate was purring.

This almost caused her to panic, but she managed to restraint herself and tried to ignore it, worried that mentioning it would only make things more awkward than she already felt they were. Or that she might offend Blake.

"Weiss, you need to get the top of my head as well."

The girl in question jolted. "Uh…" She slowly drew her blue eyes up towards the top of Blake's head, the feline ears lightly flicking every now and then.

"It's fine. You can touch them."

This, combined with the slight vibration in her tone, caused Weiss to break out into a blush. That's… but… that gesture's kind of… She shook her head. Her mind still reeling, she couldn't really tell if that had been a suggestion or an order.

Well, if she says it's alright…

But…

"Weiss, is something wrong?"

Blake had turned her head to the side and threw a look over her shoulder, managing to hide her mischievous smirk but not the teasing glint in her amber eyes. When Weiss saw this, she huffed. "Nothing's wrong. I'm just- Are you sure?" she asked, genuinely hoping that the other girl would change her mind and save her the embarrassment.

"Of course. Like I said, it's fine. Just be gentle."

Weiss remained silent, looking down. Blake's head returned forwards to hide the amused look on her face. She knew that Weiss still wasn't completely used to her Faunus ears yet, but the embarrassment that it caused the shorter girl was nothing if not entertaining.

It also served to show her that Weiss didn't think negatively of her.

Weiss's gaze returned to the black ears. She hadn't realized that her heartbeat had picked up so much until then. She was glad to see Blake putting so much trust in her, but… She couldn't put it into words. It just seemed so… well…

Intimate.

Weiss shook her head harder this time. No. If Blake says it's okay, then it's okay. Putting the hairbrush down on the bed next to her, she started to bring a hand up towards the crown of her teammate's head. She paused for a moment, briefly reconsidering if she should really be doing this before deciding to stop hesitating and took Blake's left cat ear between two fingers, rubbing it lightly.

The Faunus bristled and her purring immediately stopped, which caused Weiss to tense up and almost let go. "I'm sorry! Did I do it wrong? Are you okay?" She asked, her voice laced with renewed concern. How bad would it look if she had just hurt her teammate after having been given so much trust?

Blake's eyes had shot open and she held her breath in. She had expected Weiss to bring the brush up to her ears and give them a few experimental brushes, likely causing a little bit of pain but nothing she wouldn't have been ready for. What she hadn't been ready for was the white-haired girl rubbing her ears like she was an actual cat. Her face heated up as she realized how her words must have sounded to the other girl; she had practically invited her to touch and rub her feline ears.

And yet, as the shock dissipated, she realized that it hadn't actually felt that bad.

Recovering for a moment and putting her fist up to her mouth to try and pass off her reaction as something unrelated, Blake expelled her breath and managed to make a reply, "N-no, it's okay. Just- you were fine. Don't worry."

Her mind practically smacked itself. Way to play it cool.

Weiss managed to regain control of her posture and internally composed herself. "Okay," she let out, before raising her hands again and resumed caressing Blake's ears.

The brunette winced again, trying to slow her suddenly conflicted mind. On one hand, it definitely wasn't alright for her to be letting Weiss do this.

On the other hand, it definitely felt good. There was an odd, warm feeling building in Blake's chest.

It wasn't long before Blake managed to relax again, even lightly pushing her head into her teammate's hands. Weiss wasn't really sure of what to make of this situation, but she kept going, slightly altering her stroking to try and accommodate for the change in position of the other girl's ears.

Soon, Blake began purring again, and Weiss's anxiety faded away as her gaze softened and a light smile began to form from her lips.

The Faunus was in heaven. She had only ever trusted others to touch her feline ears a few times before in her life, but the feeling was always so blissful. Weiss's feather-light touch simply pushed her over the edge. She slowly faded into a dreamlike state, half tempted to turn around and nuzzle into the girl's chest in an attempt to make her rub harder, though she somehow managed to maintain enough common sense to recognize that that was going overboard.

Soon, her purring rose in volume to the point where it was audible enough to be heard throughout the entire room. The noise was picked up by Ruby and Yang, both of whom had been busy studying for an upcoming test on Weiss's orders. The sisters both shared a look of surprise before moving to get a better view of the spectacle in Blake's bunk, Yang peeking slightly at over the edge of her bed and holding her hair back to prevent it from falling over the edge and catching the duo's attention.

However, while Blake was busy in her trance, Weiss felt her anxiousness returning. Though she had calmed down initially, she soon started to realize how this probably looked from the outside. It reached a boiling point when she noticed the lilac eyes peaking down at them from the bunk above, causing her to quickly draw her hands back to her lap, sputtering out a quick excuse, "Uh! I-uh, think that's fine for now!"

Blake snapped back to reality and found herself completely flustered. She immediately stopped purring and her ears came down, feeling a bit ashamed of herself for allowing something so embarrassing to happen, as well as realizing how Weiss must have felt doing it. "Oh, uh, right. Yeah, that's… that's good then."

Both girls tried their very best to vanish into thin air.

Though they couldn't see it since their leader had hidden her face under her blanket, Ruby was beaming. Not only had the whole scene been positively adorable, it showed how well the recovery of their friendship was going. Yang also managed to hide her smirk from her teammates, finding the spectacle to be both entertaining and sweet.

Weiss spent the next few minutes using her brush to actually finish fixing Blake's hair, adamantly preventing herself from doing anything rash again while beating down the flushing of her cheeks. Meanwhile, Blake did her very best to distract herself by keeping her eyes fixed on the desk across the room, suppressing any sounds that tried to escape her throat.

When she finally managed to complete her task, Weiss drew back and placed the brush down on top of the dresser between the two sets of beds before her gaze fixed on something. A small white ribbon, which she had brought with her to the academy to wear at formal events, sat on top of the wardrobe, with Blake's own bow being unraveled close to it.

An idea suddenly came to her mind that she immediately questioned, given… recent events before she decided to just go with it. Weiss took the white ribbon in her hand and slid over to Blake's left side. Drawing her hand through the curtain of black hair, she paused when she saw the other girl flinch.

Weiss's mind quickly started retreated into self-doubt, questioning her rash decision. But… what else can I do? Even if she wouldn't DARE put it into words, she had to at least show Blake that she…

…that she cared.

When, thankfully, there was no further response from the Faunus, she began to resume her work, tying the ribbon around a small bundle of locks in a small, neat bow. "There, done." She whispered as she pulled away, slightly satisfied.

As soon as she felt Weiss's hands part from her hair, Blake cupped her own hand around the new accessory, her eyes training down to the little white ribbon. She shot a questioning look at the heiress.

Suddenly feeling shy, Weiss attempted to explain, "Just… think of it as a reminder. That I'm here for you." She looked in a direction that wasn't Blake, figuring that her face was likely as red as the cloak of their team leader. She hadn't said it, but she might as well have.

Blake felt something in her heart, though she couldn't quite pinpoint what it was. Still, she smiled to herself, turning away again. Then, getting up from the bed and moving over to the drawer, she grabbed her own black hair ribbon before motioning for Weiss to turn around. Though slightly surprised, the other girl complied, allowing the Faunus to snake her hands around her ponytail. Weiss felt the fabric wrap around the long, tied strands before Blake let go and let her hair fall down against her back.

Weiss picked up a hand mirror, throwing her hair over her shoulder to get a better view at the new accessory. She looked up at her teammate. "Are you sure that's alright? Your ears..."

Blake chuckled lightly. "It's fine. I have plenty of them. You can keep it."

She gave the heiress a soft smile, which Weiss returned.

Right then and there, an unspoken promise was made between the two. One that would be represented by the ribbons they wore, the color of the other wrapped in their hair.

Even though they weren't partners.

Even though they had been at odds in the past.

Even though their differences were as clear as day and night.

They'd put their full faith in each other, no matter the circumstances.

Both girls immediately wretched themselves from the other's gaze.

Even if said circumstances were mortifyingly embarrassing.


Yep, the old 'fondling of the Faunus ears' plot. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for it.

Next chapter will pick up either at the beginning of or some time into Volume 2. Note that if an event isn't mentioned in the fic, it probably occurred similarly to how it did in canon.

I'm currently debating whether I should extend this to the rest of the series (I'll still be basing it off of the story in the series) or if I should keep it to the small scenes I had originally thought up. If I choose the former, expect updates to be far less frequent (since this was originally intended as a short project) as well as some other, likely important yet very slight canon changes. And possibly a bump-up in the age rating if I end up doing *SPOILERS*