After leaving the bathroom, Weiss saw Blake standing next to her bed, her amber eyes looking straight at her, and started feeling a lot warmer. Weiss walked to her friend—no, her girlfriend—and kissed her. Weiss had never been so close to someone and couldn't get enough of this feeling. Blake put an arm around her waist, gently dragging her toward the bed. They both sat down and continued kissing. Their hands began to move, slowly caressing each other. Blake undid Weiss' ponytail and played with her hair, enjoying the silky feeling of the beautiful white threads between her fingers.

Weiss was more daring, her hands caressing Blake's back, going lower and lower. A part of her thought that she was maybe going a little too fast, but the warmth she felt and the fact that she was finally able to act the way she wanted and not the way she had to silenced it and left her mind a little hazy.

Feeling that her girlfriend was getting more comfortable with her, Blake decided to follow her lead and go a little further, removing Weiss' jacket and revealing her graceful arms, the pale skin slightly pinker than usual. Her hand went up Weiss' arms, the tip of her fingers making Weiss shiver when they made contact with her skin on the way. Blake was now used to Weiss' low body temperature and she noticed the heiress was warmer than usual. Her hands reached Weiss' back and began caressing it before getting closer to her chest.

"Blake…"

Hearing her name said in such a sensual voice made Blake feel very hot and encouraged her to keep going. She looked at Weiss, wanting to admire the girl she loved. Her eyes were half-closed, her mouth slightly open and her frown had disappeared. She was letting Blake take the lead, trusting her. She looked so innocent, so… vulnerable…

"Do it my love, free us from the Schnees."

Blake pushed Weiss off of her, stood up and started walking around the room, trying to clear her mind.

"Blake? What's going on?" Weiss was worried about Blake's sudden reaction, wondering if it was something she did.

At this occasion, Blake discovered that she really disliked having her girlfriend worry about her as it made it very hard for her to focus on something else. She sat back next to Weiss and took her hand. "First, it's not your fault. I know you, you will start to blame yourself if I don't say that." Weiss crossed her arms and humphed. She wasn't sure how to feel about Blake being able to predict her reactions like that. Blake's tone was a little more somber when she continued. "All my life, I was taught that the Schnees were our greatest enemy, that killing them all was a necessity to be freed, to finally be happy. I thought I was done with all that, but seeing you so trusting and vulnerable, I heard… his voice" Blake averted her gaze, unable to look at her girlfriend in the eyes. "I heard Adam telling me to hurt you, to kill you. It disappeared immediately, but I don't want to think of him when I'm with you. I—I thought I was finished with all this…" Blake felt her girlfriend caress her face, removing the tears that stared forming at the corners of her eyes, and give her a light kiss on the lips. Her hands were still a little warn, but they were going back to their usual coolness now that Weiss had calmed down.

Weiss knew that indoctrination was common in the White Fang, and that it still had some effects on Blake was not a big surprise. Weiss smiled to her girlfriend trying to cheer her up. "I'm pretty sure you're not the type of person to get happier when your girlfriend is murdered." Weiss felt Blake hug her. Just talking about Weiss getting killed made Blake feel sick. Weiss started petting Blake's head. "Don't worry, it won't happen. And for the voice you hear… we'll just have to shut him up. We don't have to rush, we can take it at a speed you're comfortable with." Weiss was a little frustrated to be able to go farther, but she knew to going faster than Blake was comfortable with would only end badly.

They stayed in each other arms for a few minutes before separating. Weiss decided to change the subject. "So, now that we're together, can I start using nicknames?" Weiss' knowledge of romance came mostly from novels and movies, and she always liked the way those couples had a way to refer to each other that belonged only to them.

"Who are you, Yang?" Blake had a small laugh before sighing. She wasn't a big fan of nicknames, but if it made her happy… "As long as you don't call me 'love' or 'darling', I think It'll be okay. They just bring back too many bad memories."

"Adam?"

Blake nodded. Her lasts few months in the White Fang had been very uncomfortable. "Also, please avoid nicknames based around me being a cat, like 'kitty' or 'pussy' or… anything like that. I'm not an animal!" Like each time she talked about it, Blake had a hard time controlling her emotions.

Weiss put her head on Blake's shoulder, nuzzling against her. "You know what? Blake is a beautiful name, I don't think I need to call you anything else. You… don't like nicknames, right?"

Blake leaned her head against Weiss', sharing this moment with her. "So you can read people feelings when you want." She ignored Weiss playfully hitting her. "You're right, I prefer when people use my name. At—At least they see me as a person."

"Of course you're a person, a wonderful person even." Hearing that made Blake incredibly happy, even if it was a little corny. 'So… Blake Schnee or Weiss Belladonna?" Weiss managed to get a laugh out of Blake.

"Don't you think you're going a little fast? But I don't really want to wear the name of the family that treated the Faunus like yours did, sorry."

Weiss winced. She understood why Blake thought that way, but it still hurt. The two girls straightened up, facing each other again. "Weiss Belladonna doesn't sound too bad, at least Yang would stop making puns with my name…"

"It would be Weiss not to underestimate her." Blake found Weiss sticking her tongue at her incredibly cute, contrasting with her usual demeanor. "Did you have any plan for today?"

Weiss shrugged. "Not really." She took Blake's hand in hers, slowly caressing it. "More cuddling?"

Blake smiled. "I like the way you think."

Velvet was in front of team RWBY's door, trying to decide whether to knock or not. After Yang's call, she hadn't been able to keep her friends out of her mind, and she only had waited until now to come see them because Coco had stopped her from rushing out of the dorm. Sure, the argument that she had to put on some clothes before leaving the room made sense, but Velvet couldn't help but worry about Weiss and Blake. She had seen team becoming unable to fight competently because one of their members fell in love with the wrong person, causing a lot of tensions between teammates.

She wanted to make sure everything was alright, but didn't want to interrupt them if they were still talking. She tried to listen inside the room, but the staff had done a good job of preserving the students' privacy from nosy Faunus and she couldn't hear a thing. If she wanted an answer, she would have to knock.

She finally made up her mind and gently hit the door a few times. After waiting for a few moments, the door opened and Velvet was greeted by an ivory-haired girl.

"Hi Velvet."

It took a moment for Velvet to recognize the girl who opened the door. "W—Weiss?" Weiss' hair was down, slightly disheveled and she wasn't wearing her jacket. Velvet was so used to the prim and proper heiress than even a minor change made her think she had the wrong room for a few seconds.

"Don't stand there, come in."

Velvet entered the room and waved at Blake, who was sitting on a bed to her left, her hair as disheveled as Weiss'. "Am I interrupting something?" If Velvet guess about what was happening in the room was correct, she didn't have to worry about those two anymore.

Weiss looked at Blake and the two girls nodded at each other. Weiss gestured at Velvet to sit on the bed facing Blake and went to sit next to her teammate.

Blake took Weiss' hand in hers and talked to Velvet. "Weiss and I are together."

"Really? That's great." Velvet smiled to the two girls, happy that they finally talked and revealed their feelings to each other. "So I did interrupt something." Velvet grinned at the two girls whose faces became as red as their leader's cape.

"That's not…"

"We weren't…"

Blake and Weiss both tried to explain themselves at the same time, interrupting each other and making Velvet laugh. "You two are adorable." Velvet took a deep breath to calm herself. "What you do when you're alone is your business, but if I can give you one advice, it's to avoid going faster than your comfortable with."

Weiss noticed a hint of sadness in her voice. "Are you… speaking from experience."

There was a heavy silence before Velvet answered. "All I'll say about this is that I hurt someone and lost a friend." The message was clear for Weiss and Blake, and neither of them intended to keep talking about the subject.

Seeing that they understood, Velvet changed the subject. "So, how did it happen?"

"I… wasn't feeling well and Blake came to cheer me up and asked me to be her girlfriend." Weiss stopped a few seconds, thinking about what she just said. "Actually, how did you know where I was and that I needed you?" Replaying the events in her mind, Weiss realized that Blake's timing had been very good. Maybe a little too much for a simple coincidence. "You weren't surprised at all to find me."

"I err… felt you needed me?"

Weiss' expression made it clear she wasn't buying it.

Blake sighed. She had a feeling lies and half-truth wouldn't work in this relationship and that Weiss wouldn't let her get away with leaving her in the dark. "Yang called me, asked me what were my feelings toward you and told me you were in the room and needed me. Not as romantic if you ask me."

"What are you saying you dolt? You were there when I needed you, how is that not romantic?" Weiss gave Blake a light kiss on the lips.

Velvet cleared her throat to remind the two girls of her presence. While she wouldn't mind watching them make out, she was almost certain they would.

"Sorry." Weiss' face was red but she was still holding Blake's hand. Since it was Velvet, it would be fine. "So, Velvet, what did you want?"

"What?"

"We got a little side-tracked, but you came to see us. Are you and Coco…?"

Velvet shook her head. "No no, Coco and I are fine." Velvet realized it was a good excuse for her presence here. "T—That's why I came, to thank you." Weiss wasn't completely convinced by Velvet's explanation, but decided against investigating further. Velvet was their friend, she most likely wasn't plotting anything nefarious. "When Coco came back to our room after staying with you, she said that we had to talk, and I learned later it was you two that decided her."

Velvet stood up and went to sit next to Blake. She felt better talking about love life being close to her friend rather than talking across the room. "Believe me, when your girlfriend tells you she wants to talk just after you had a fight, it's scary. Very scary. I—I thought she wanted to break up." Velvet's voice was shaking, but she managed to calm herself. She didn't want to break down in front of Weiss and Blake, she was supposed to be the older, wiser huntress-in-training. "I think I didn't manage to hide it well, because she immediately corrected me. Anyway, she told me everything. She told me how much it hurt her to see me with other people and how we couldn't keep going on like that. Seeing Coco break down like that… We talked a lot, trying to find a way to make it work. Neither of us wanted to lose what we have, but it's not that easy."

Velvet rested her head on Blake's shoulder, wanting to feel some support. Blake caressed her back, showing said support. Weiss felt a pang a jealousy seeing that, before reminding herself that Blake and Velvet were just friends.

"It's not the first time I tried to stop sleeping around, but it's different this time. I'll do it for Coco, I'll do my best to not hurt her anymore. I don't want to see her like this ever again." Velvet stood up and took the two girls in her arms. "Thank you for talking to her, if you didn't… It would have blown up sooner or later."

Blake hugged her friend back while Weiss tensed up. Velvet immediately let her go, remembering that she didn't like that. "Sorry, I forgot."

"Don't worry, I understand." Weiss didn't want to make a scene, and Velvet apologized after all.

Velvet looked at Blake and Weiss, seeming a little worried. "Maybe it's not my business, but doesn't it causes problems between you two?"

"Actually, Weiss likes hugs a lot when it's from me." Blake put an arm around her girlfriend's shoulder with a grin. Weiss didn't like the idea of being seen as cuddly and wanted to protest, but not only Blake was right, she was also warm and comfortable. Before realizing it, Weiss had put her head against Blake, eyes half closed.

Velvet let out a sound that sounded suspiciously like a 'Squee' to Weiss' ears. "I should have taken my camera."

Weiss opened her eyes and looked at Velvet. Maybe that could be a solution to Blake's problem. "Velvet, I remember you talking about more…risqué shoots. Does the offer still stand?"

"Of course, did you have something specific in mind?" Velvet wore a big smile. She liked doing shots like that, not that it was something she could really talk about.

Weiss was about to answer before remembering that she couldn't take this decision alone. She turned toward Blake. "Can I… talk about earlier?"

Blake frowned. She didn't like the idea of telling people about her reaction, but she decided to trust that Weiss had a good reason to do it.

Weiss turned back toward Velvet and tried to find the best way to explain her idea. "When we were cuddling earlier, Blake felt… uncomfortable about a few things." Her face was red, not being used to talk about herself in such terms. "I thought that your photos might help us." Weiss exposed her idea to Blake and Velvet. The three girls agreed to have a photoshoot in the afternoon, even if it would have to be rather short due to Velvet going out with Coco later in the day. Velvet left after they decided on a time to start preparing what they'll need.

After Velvet's departure, Blake went to the bathroom and came back with her new nail polish and everything she needed to paint her nails. If she was going to be on the same pictures as Weiss Schnee, she wanted to do her best to not look too bad. She sat on her own bed, facing Weiss.

Weiss looked at her girlfriend working on her nails. The way she moved was graceful and precise, her amber eyes focused on the task at hand, her jet-black hair falling on her shoulders like silk… Blake was incredibly beautiful, and Weiss still had a hard time believing how lucky she was that this gorgeous woman fell in love with her. She felt like she was melting when Blake raised her head a gave her a quick smile before getting back to her nails.

The heiress was pulled out of her trance by the sound of her scroll. Jaune had sent her a message to tell her that the doctors had done a good job and Pyrrha had woken up, feeling pretty well for someone that had been hit by a Grimm, even if a little tired. There was no reason to worry anymore. Weiss decided to tell Blake everything. Pyrrha probably wouldn't mind.

"Blake, can we talk or do you need to focus?"

"As long as you don't ask me to improvise an ode to your beauty."

Weiss felt herself blushing. "Dolt." Not that Weiss didn't like the idea. "Actually, team JNPR is back, I saw them earlier. Pyrrha was hurt."

Blake stopped what she was doing, looking worried. "Is she going to be alright? How did it happen."

"A Grimm took her by surprise and managed to land a hit. Her team brought her back to beacon immediately and she is fine, just tired."

Blake sighed in relief and went back to what she was doing. "Good. I can't see Pyrrha being the first casualty of our year." Huntsman was a dangerous occupation, and every year a few students didn't come back from a mission. "Speaking of JNPR, do you think Jaune will keep going after you now that we're together?"

"Ugh, I hope not. Maybe this idiot will finally notice that Pyrrha is waiting for him."

"Do you think we should tell them?" Seeing the confused expression on Weiss' face, Blake continued. "Other people, about us."

Weiss took some time to think. "I think we should tell Ruby and Yang. They're our teammates, they deserve to know." Blake nodded, agreeing with her girlfriend. "Maybe team JNPR too, but I'd rather not be too public about it, I'm not comfortable with other people seeing me being all lovey-dovey. I—If it's okay with you."

"No problems." Blake smiled at her girlfriend. Weiss was not someone who liked showing her real emotions in public, so it wasn't that surprising. Blake just hoped that one day, they both would be able to be themselves in public. No lies, no hiding, no bow.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the author's note.

First of all, I'm sorry it took so long to update. As you may have noticed, the wait between chapters is getting longer and longer, the biggest reason is that Volume 4 is underway. What I'm going to do is officially slow down while the show is still running. This way, I'll be able to catch my breath and also take my time to think about the new elements it brings.

I will only put something we learn in V4 in if it doesn't contradict what has already happened and if I can make it fit. If it feels tacked on, I will ignore it.

Anyway, sorry for making the note so long, but I wanted to be transparent about all that.

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