A Break Before The Tournament.

After the breach in Vale was contained, and the remaining grimm taken care of, it gave time for everyone to have a much needed break. Classes would pick up as normal, and the tournament was getting closer everyday. But after what several of the students had been through during their trips outside the kingdom, the classes where like a cake walk in comparison. But it wasn't all work and no play, the students would get some time of to rest up and enjoy themselves for a bit. And two of them where Blake and Severa.

With all the field trips, Severa and Blake didn't get to spend as much time together as they would've liked. Now that they finally had some free time, they decided to go on a date, something they haven't been on for a long time now. So they headed in to Vale, had some food and then went for a little walk. However they stopped when they noticed a boy and his faunus girlfriend being harassed by some punks. Severa glares at the scene while Blake looked angry as well. Such treatment of anyone was awful.

"Blake... wait here for a bit" Severa said as she let go of Blake's hand.

"Don't do anything stupid Severa" Blake said, she wanted to help her fellow faunus of course, but she didn't want Severa to get in to trouble.

"No worries, I'm just going to talk to them" Severa assured as she walked towards the group, and once she was close enough she raised her voice "Hey! Back of!".

The punks looked at her and one of them spoke "Beat it kid. This doesn't concern you".

"Maybe not. But you will learn really quickly how much I despise bullies, unless you get lost right now!" Severa said with clear anger.

"Oh yeah? And what are you going to do to us if we don't?" Another punk asked mockingly.

Severa picks up a rock... and crushes it in her hand, before letting the dust blow away in the wind "Leave... Now".

The punks got the message loud a clear and ran away, not wanting to face Severa's wrath. Typical bullies, they talk big, but run away the moment someone stronger shows up. Severa took a breath to calm herself, before turning back to the victims.

"Are you two ok?" She asked, and moments later, the faunus girl hugged her.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" The girl said, clearly happy someone stood up for her and her boyfriend.

"Yeah, thank you. Those jerks had no idea what they were talking about. They said I was a freak who was dating an animal. They understand nothing" The boy said.

"Trust me, buddy. I know what you mean. I hate people like them. Other than some physical appearances, humans and the faunus are mostly the same" Severa said as the girl let go of her.

"If only everyone thought the same as you. Then the White Fang wouldn't need to exist" The girl said, clearly ashamed of the extreme messures her fellow faunus had taken.

"Yeah. You guys should leave before more jerks shows up" Severa said.

"Right. Thanks again" The boy said before he and his girlfriend leaves.

Severa went back to Blake, who was smiling at her. Before Severa could say anything, Blake grabbed her face with both hands and gave her a big kiss on the lips. Severa blushed as Blake pulled back "Wow... what did I do to deserve that?".

"You were being an amazing girlfriend" Blake said, her smile never leaving her face.

"I just scared of some jerks" Severa said, still trying to cool her face.

"No, you stood up against discrimination and helped two innocent victims. You did a very good deed, Severa. You should be proud of yourself" Blake said.

"If you say so... Now, shall we continue our own date?" Severa asked.

Blake smiled and took Severa's hand "It's far from over yet. Let's go somewhere else".

Severa smiled back, and they continued on with their date. They went to an arcade, where they got kicked out, because Severa accidentally broke one of the machines, which Blake gave her quite an earful for. Severa made it up to her by bying her some sushi, which made Blake forget all about the accident, and Severa got to taste the sushi herself... of Blake's tongue. Blake sure is one heck of a kisser when she is happy. Severa even ended up winning a lottery, which made her so happy she spun Blake through the air.

However their date would take turn for the worse when it began pouring rain, so they rushed to find cover. By the time they did, they were already soaking wet, much to Severa's annoyance.

"And this day had been going so well too... Stupid rain" Severa said.

"Well, no one can really prepare for sudden weather changes. We should head back to Beacon now" Blake said, feeling cold from the rain, and a little sad they had to end their date when they still had half the day left.

"We will catch a cold way before we make it back. And with the tournament getting closer and closer, I'd rather not risk missing it because of a stupid illness" Severa said.

"Then what do we do?" Blake asked, rubbing her arms.

"There is a small hotel nearby. We could rent a room just long enough to dry up, and hopefully the rain will be over by then" Severa said.

"I know that place. But isn't it a little expensive?" Blake asked.

"Yeah... guess I should say goodbye to my lottery winnings" Severa said with a sigh, she wanted to use her money for more fun stuff.

"You sure? You've been paying for so much already" Blake reminded.

"My own fault for not checking the forecast before asking you out. Well no point in standing around here and freeze to death, come on" Severa said as she and Blake went to get a room where they could dry of.

After securing a room, which did indeed consume most of Severa's money, she and Blake needed to warm up... which did require them to take of their wet clothes. While they were doing that, they had their backs turned to each other. However, Severa could barely think, constantly being distracted by the fact she and Blake were undressing with Blake.

'I haven't dared to look at Blake since we started. I've only heard her undressing behind me. If I look at her I will make things weird... But I can't help it, I want to look so badly... just a little peek' Severa thought in her head before carefully peeking behind her... and she was met by a full moon 'Oh my god! Her underwear is already of!'.

Turns out Blake was already done undressing, and as she turned, Severa quickly looked away "You haven't finished yet?".

Severa was still wearing her boxers, and her face was burning up "N-Not yet".

"Are you ok?" Blake asked as she took a step towards Severa.

"I'm fine! I will fetch us some towels" Severa said before quickly dashing towards the bathroom, leaving a confused Blake. Why was Severa so nervous all of a sudden?

It wasn't until Severa was safely covered up by a towel that she finally removed her boxers. They hung their clothes up to dry, and after that, they sat down on the bed, both only wearing towels. Severa's hair was down and Blake wasn't wearing a her bow. They sat in silence for several minutes before Blake couldn't take it anymore.

"Ok enough, Severa. Why are you being so quiet all of a sudden?" Blake demanded.

"Sorry our date was ruined..." Severa said, but didn't look at Blake.

"Severa, our date was great, despite the rain. I know that isn't the problem here. And why aren't you looking at me?" Blake asked, but when Severa didn't answer Blake finally figured it out "Wait... are you scared of seeing me naked?".

"I... I peeked at you earlier... I only saw your ass for a bit but I looked away... I didn't want to make things awkward" Severa admitted.

Blake shook her head "Severa, you being silent as a ghost is far more awkward. Besides, I don't blame you for peeking at me. I am your girlfriend, so of course you would be curious in seeing my body".

Severa blushed, but still didn't look at Blake. The cat faunus sighed before standing up from the bed... suddenly, Severa felt something hit her face. She pulled it of and noticed it was a towel... but it wasn't her towel. She looked up and her face grew even more red before she quickly looked away again.

"Blake! You are naked!" She nearly shouted.

"Yes I am. You can look at me, Severa... in fact, I want you to look" Blake said before walking up to Severa and made her stand up "It's ok Severa. How about we do it together".

Before Severa could respond, Blake undid her towel, making it fall to the floor. Severa gasped loudly and quickly covered herself "N-No! Don't look!".

"Severa..." Blake said softly as she lifted Severa's face so she could kiss her "It's ok. I promise, it's ok".

Severa looked Blake in the eyes before taking a deep breath and removed her hands. Now it was Blake's turn to blush as she looked over Severa's well toned body.

"Nice abs" Blake commented.

"Thanks... yours are bigger than mine" Severa said with a blush.

Blake blinked before looking down and almost laughed when she realized what Severa meant "You are adorable, Severa. You are always so tough around everyone else. But whenever you are with me, you are like a scared kid on her first day at school".

"Shut up! Love is scary..." Severa said, feeling a little embarrassed now.

"Sorry" Blake said as she rubbed Severa's cheek "I love you, Severa. Both your strong and soft side".

"I... I love you too" Severa said before grabbing Blake's shoulders "Please Blake... promise me this is real... Promise me you will always be here... promise me our love will never end".

Blake was touched by how much Severa loved her, and she smiled warmly "I promise, Severa. I will never stop loving you. And I won't go anywhere".

Severa calmed down from those words and kissed Blake deeply. Blake kissed back and they hugged each other close... and soon they fell on the bed, doing nothing more than enjoying the love from their kisses... and the warmth of their bodies.


Meanwhile, Lucina was having a shower after having spent several hours on training. She was leaning on the wall, enjoying the warm water washing over her body, and soothing her sore muscles. With the tournament closing in, she needed to be at peek performance. Which was the reason for her continuing her training, even on days of. But there was another thing on her mind... something that happened earlier... Lucina shook her head and turned of the shower before stepping out.

She grabbed a towel and began drying her face with it. She looked in the mirror which was foggy due to the steam from the shower. She wiped it of with her hand... and suddenly saw Cinder standing behind her, with a predatory smile. Lucina quickly turned around and saw... nothing. Lucina looked around and saw Cinder was not there, so she let out a deep breath and put a hand on her face.

"Get a grip Lucina... it was only a kiss... my first kiss" Lucina said to herself. Cinder stole her first kiss, so of course she would be upset over that. But it wasn't just the kiss... it was something else.

Lucina looked at her hand... which was trembling... She... she was scared... But why? She's faced grimm and other enemies, all who were dead set on killing her. So why? Why did Cinder scare her so much?

That was the question... Why?

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Normally I don't update a story twice in a row, but I had some ideas swimming in my head, and wanted to get them out before I move on to Volume 3.

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Tell me what you think.