"Sun, please stop. I'm trying to read."

"Aw, why do you have to be so boring?" Sun replied, his tail flicking at Blake's book in seeming annoyance. He'd been like this all afternoon.

"It's a rainy day, and I just want to sit on the couch and read my book. So a little peace and quiet if you wouldn't mind," Blake said, trying to keep the edge off her words.

That was a mistake. "Oh. Ok, if you don't want me around, I'll go…"

Blake tore her eyes from her book, fearful of having to deal with tears, but instead she was greeted by a huge grin.

"Ha, now you're not reading anymore! Let's go do something!" Sun said, dropping his hurt act for his usual lively self. "Aw, come on! You got to do better than that if you want to hit me!" Sun said, easily catching the pillow that Blake had sent at his head.

"I told you, it's a lazy day, and I just want to enjoy this book. Why don't you go drag Neptune or Yang out, they're always up for an adventure."

"Nah, I don't want to spend today with those losers. Besides they all caught the last train into Vale for today, so I'm stuck here with y – I mean… get to spend today with the prettiest girl in Beacon," Sun said, catching himself before Blake decided she had enough of his jokes.

"Nice save," Blake responded, giving an annoyed look over her book, but smiling inwardly at the compliment.

Sun walked away from the alcove Blake was nestled in, wandering aimlessly through the library, probably looking for a comic book or a something to eat.

After he hadn't come back for a two blissfully peaceful chapters, Blake started to become anxious. He couldn't have gotten lost, could he? Could he? It was a library, surely he would be able to figure it out. Right?

Her worries somewhat subdued, Blake returned to her book. Not two pages later, Sun returned with a stack of books.

"Hey, I know I was acting like a jerk earlier, but I don't want you to think I'm just some dumb shmuck from Vacuo. I found some of my favorite books… and… and, uh… well…" Sun trailed off, obviously losing confidence in whatever he was going to say next.

"Sun, what is it? You can tell me," Blake said reassuringly, closing her book in concern.

"It's just… I'm can't… I'm not really… I just can't read that well," Sun stammered, his tail tucking tucked between his legs, still for probably the first time since they'd met.

Blake's ears relaxed under her bow as she set her book down beside her. She gave Sun her best comforting smile and patted the cushion next to her.

Sun, still with an armload of books, eased onto the seat next to Blake.

"What are some of the ones you've brought with you?" Blake inquired, hoping to put her fellow Faunus at ease.

"Well, I got the Odyssey, and I really like that one, but then I also have Journey to the West, and that's probably my favorite of all time. I just wanted you to know that even though I may not get as good of grades as Neptune, I still like to read and stuff," Sun said, finally moving his eyes from his shoes to meet Blake's.

"I don't think you're a dumb… Shmuck… From Vacuo. I think you're my friend, and nothing so insignificant as how well you can read will interfere with that, especially after you stood by my after learning I was in the White Fang," Blake said, intertwining her fingers with Sun's.

Sun beamed at her, and his tail reached up to her bow and petted her ears underneath, "Thanks, Blakey. It means a lot coming from such a hardened criminal," Sun replied with a wink.

Blake, suppressing a smile, continued, "So what's that last book you've got there?"

"Oh, this? Ah, just one I found. I didn't get very far into it, so we could read it together if you want."

Blake couldn't contain her smile anymore. "I don't think you'd be able to keep up with me, slowpoke," she teased.

"Oh, that's ok, because you're going to read it to me while I lay down with my head on your lap."

"Is that right?" Blake said, her smile warming.

"Absolutely. After all, it's a rainy day."

Sunlight poured into their alcove with not a cloud in sight.