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Blake was humming a happy tune to herself as she sorted through the bookshelf. It was midday in the middle of the week, so the store wasn't very full right now.

Blake loved working here. She had always loved books and Velvet was a great boss. She had to be sure to thank Coco again for setting them up.

The jingle of the door opening turned her attention to the entrance. Speak of the devil.

Coco entered the store and made for the main desk, where Velvet was currently sitting. "Hey, Coco," Velvet greeted her. "How are you? How are the wedding preparations?"

"Don't remind me. I've a million things going on and I have no idea how to keep track of it all."

"Isn't Nora helping you?"

"To an extent. She helped pick out the cake, the band, the flowers. Then there were the dresses. That was a catastrophe. I love the woman, but she has a bizarre taste in clothing."

Velvet smiled and shook her head. "Anything in particular you came in here for?"

"Right, I need to know what you'll be eating. I'm calling the caterer and I need to know everyone's menu by then. What will you be having?"

"The vegetarian menu."

"Of course. And you, Blake?"

"Fish. The same for Amber. Ruby is still indecisive."

"I'm heading over to the SDC anyway, I can ask her directly. Thanks guys." With that, she left and Velvet and Blake returned to work.

Blake then looked at her watch. "Hey, Velvet, can I take my break now?"

"Of course, Blake. I'll shout if I need anything."

"Okay, see you in a bit."

Velvet nodded as Blake left. Velvet was fond of Blake. She was polite, smart and a diligent worker. She also respected. Taking care of a child on your own, no matter how much support you get from your friends, is a difficult thing. Velvet was glad she could help Blake by giving her a job. Snapping out of her thoughts, Velvet focused on her work.

Soon afterwards, the door opened again, and Velvet raised her head to see a woman with ginger hair and bright green eyes enter. The weird thing was, the woman didn't look through any of the books. She just walked into the middle of the room and just...stood there.

After a short while, Velvet decided to get up and approach the woman. "Umm, hello?"

"Salutations!" Came the cheerful reply from the other woman.

Velvet jumped slightly at the loud response. "Right, umm, is there something I can help you with?"

"No, I'm good. But thank you for asking," The ginger replied with a bright smile. Velvet found herself returning it. Odd as this woman may be, she was very friendly. "I'm Penny, it's a pleasure to meet you," the woman said as she extended a hand.

Velvet took it. "I'm Velvet."

"Hi, Velvet. How has your day been?"

"Oh, it's been fine. Thank you. And yours?"

"I've had a wonderful day. Thank you for asking."

Velvet nodded as she remembered why she had approached the woman. "Ahem, if I may ask, are you interested in any books?"

The ginger pondered this for a moment. "Hmm, no, thank you."

"I see. Then, please, excuse me if this sound rude, but what are you doing in here then?"

"Oh, a friend asked me to meet here. You see, a friend of hers recently started working here and she wanted to come visit before we go to lunch."

"Oh, I see now! You know Blake?"

Penny shook her head. "I only know what Ruby told me about her. Cat faunus, recently divorced, has a little girl. Oh, and Ruby's madly in love with her." Velvet's eyes widened at how casually Penny just said that. "Oh, wait, she's not in love with her anymore." Then she gasped. "And it's also supposed to be a secret. Oh no, wait, Blake knows about that now. Never mind!"

Velvet blinked a few times. "Right, perhaps we should discuss something else."

"Okay, you have cute ears."

Velvet could feel her cheeks heating up. "Excuse me?"

Penny frowned. "You said you wanted to discuss something else. And your ears are really fluffy and have a nice shine to them."

"I...Thank you, I guess. It's just...my ears are a bit of a sensitive topic for me. I was often bullied because of them."

Penny gasped. "You were? Why?"

Velvet frowned. "Because I'm a faunus. People like bullying us. And my ears are quite big. It makes them easier to pull."

"That's horrible. I can not believe someone would make fun of you because of something so adorable."

"You...you really think my ears are adorable?"

"Of course." Penny flashed another warm smile and Velvet couldn't help but return it. Something about this girl gave her a warm feeling in her chest. "Um, so Penny..."

Before she could continue, the door opened and in stormed another woman. This one had short black hair with red highlights and silver eyes that hurriedly scanned the store before settling on Penny. "Penny! Ohmygosh, I'm so sorry I'm late. Weiss was bugging me again about the paperwork."

"It's alright, Ruby. I had a very nice chat with Velvet."

Ruby peeked around Penny to look at Velvet and her face lit up. "Oh! So you're Velvet! Blake told me about you!" She extended her hand. "I'm Ruby." Velvet smiled as she shook Ruby's hand. "So, where's Blake?" She asked as she looked around.

"She's..."

"Ruby!" Velvet turned to see Blake enter the room. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to finally visit you and see how you're doing here. Besides, me and Penny were going out for lunch and the place was on the way. You wanna come with?"

"Aww, I'd love to, but I already took my lunch break."

Ruby visibly deflated at the statement. "Oh, okay. Let's go, Penny."

Penny nodded before turning to Velvet. "It was nice meeting you, Velvet."

"Likewise, Penny," Velvet smiled back.

As Ruby and Penny left and Blake went back to sorting through the bookshelves, Velvet went back to her desk.

Sitting down, she let out a disappointed sigh as she went back to work.