The Model and the Photographer
Yang Xiao Long twirled as the rapid clicking sound of a camera shutter filled the small studio. She was wearing a pale cream colored sundress, the hem swishing softly against her legs and the gold lace up sandals that wound up her calves. Her unruly mane of blonde hair flowed down her back, over her shoulders, and partially hid her faintly crimson tinted lilac eyes from view. She was smiling, her fingers pressed lightly to her lips as if trying to hide her smile, though in truth the coy expression was genuine and meant solely for Velvet Scarlatina, the rabbit Faunus behind the camera lens. The model could tell her smile, along with the light dusting of freckles that graced her cheeks and trailed down her throat, had once again flustered her girlfriend. A faint rapid tapping of her foot had started to accompany the sound of her camera shutter.
"Doing alright there, Bon-Bon?" She asked, chuckling a little as the clicking sound of the camera shutter sped up.
"Huh? Uh, yup I'm doing good…" She trailed off, her camera clicking furiously. The brown haired woman cleared her throat trying to keep from cooing at Yang, though the sound of her sneaker heel rapidly tapping the floor revealed her lack of control. "C-Could you p-pout for me? I Still need a bit more expression for this portfolio."
The blonde haired woman indulged her, pouting while trying to resist the urge to smirk as she replied. "You sure it's just for the portfolio?"
"Y-Yes, Sunrise, only for the portfolio." The photographer replied, glad that the camera hid at least some of the blush that was forming on her cheeks, though she couldn't keep her rabbit ears from drooping crookedly to half mast, another sure sign of embarrassment for most rabbit Faunus. Need to save at least one copy of a few photos for our scrapbook though. Or maybe three…four tops.
They had been in the small photography studio for almost six hours. Yang had been on her feet for most of it and the over head lights, coupled with the lack of working AC in the studio and the warm Vale summer weather, had long since forced her and her photographer to drain several bottles of water. Velvet was also looking at a mountain of hard work, she was going to have to touch up all of the photos both she and Yang chose to send in their portfolio to Glisten Magazine, the in-house fashion magazine for the Schnee Clothing Company.
"Think we have enough?" Yang asked walking over to Velvet. The rabbit Faunus was sitting on a stool at the studio's small computer, reviewing the photos from their shoot.
"Yeah, I think so." Velvet replied, her nose twitching as she scrutinized each image, looking for any detail that might needed to be edited. So far everything seemed in order, which she was thankful for, she was not looking forward to reshooting the photos. The heat in the studio was making her sand colored blouse stick uncomfortably to her back. The only thing she was glad for was having decided to wear a pair of cream colored shorts, she didn't think she'd have survived the heat in the studio wearing pants.
The rabbit Faunus' blonde haired girlfriend rested her chin between her rabbit ears, her arms circling loosely around her waist from behind as she replied. "Good, 'cause between you and me I need to get out of these sandals, my feet are killing me."
Despite the sweaty cling of her shirt the brunette leaned back into the embrace with sigh, feeling a little rejuvenated at the faint lavender scent of the woman she had known since they were children. "But, there is one thing… I know neither of us really wants to do it, but do you think I should at least send a few photos with your freckles removed? We are sending these to Glisten after all, getting a permanent contract with them would be a blessing. We wouldn't be stuck going from agency contract to agency contract."
Yang was silent for a minute, they both had refused contracts in the past for asking that the model hide her freckles. She did it more out of a sense of confidence in her complexion and Velvet out of a sense, from a photographer viewpoint, that her muse was perfect as she was. From a relationship standpoint, it was because the dusting of freckles on her girlfriend's skin was apart of who she was and she would never ask her to hide something that made her who she was just for a few measly photos.
The lilac eyed model leaned forward, just enough to see into Velvet's deep brown eyes. "You're right, it would be awesome to get a contract with them. I don't think we could turn down the chance of working with them, it'd be too secure a job to walk away from. If…If you're fine with it Velvet, then so am I."
Velvet looked into those lilac and crimson tinged pools for a few seconds before nodding. "Alright, Yang, I'll get one or two of them doctored up to send with the rest." She said, before tilting her head a little and pulling Yang down towards her to press a soft kiss to her lips. "Mmm...I've been wanting to do that for the last hour." The rabbit Faunus said licking her lips a little, savoring the taste of the kiss, as she smiled contentedly. "Now go get changed, I'll pack up things here and meet you at the car. We're both going to have to stop by our apartment and get cleaned up, gonna need to be quick too, Ruby and Nora won't be happy if we miss lunch with them."
Yang grinned impishly, "Hmmm, maybe I should join you for your shower then, speed things up a bit?"
The rabbit Faunus subconsciously tapped her foot as her cheeks flushed and returned the teasing remark with one of her own, "Y-You and I both know we'd just end up missing lunch. But, Sunrise…" She trailed, letting her voice tinge with an alluring sweetness, "If you need an incentive to behave, we can always lock our door and turn off our phones later. I could blindfold you too, I know how much you enjoy it." Her smile curved into a more suggestive smirk and she chuckled as the model's ears started to redden. It was always a back and forth game of teasing and seduction, they never tired of it.
The photographer's muse dry swallowed, trying to find her voice at the remark, "A-Alright I'll go get changed, meet ya at the car." quickly heading for the studio's changing room but not before Velvet heard her mutter, "Keep teasing me like that and it's no wonder we were late to lunch with them last time. Just can't let me stay on top."
Still chuckling to herself, the photographer saved the latest batch of photos to her flashdrive before packing it away with the rest of her equipment. I've got to say, not having to rent a studio alone will make working for Glisten worth it. As good as I am with a camera, there is something about Yang that seems to come alive when I am able to use actual equipment. She thought with a sigh.
Slinging her canvas backdrop reel over one shoulder, and picking up her camera, Velvet walked out of the studio closing the door behind her. She'd be busy the next few days with the photos, but the rabbit Faunus was hopeful they would be accepted by Glisten.
Their apartment was on the fifth floor of their building, it was a fairly open one bedroom affair. A large dining and living area dominated most of the square footage, and opened to a balcony overlooking a small park just across the street from their building. The spacious area was open to a decently sized kitchen allowing for the couple to visit with guests while putting on the finishing touches to a meal. This was the one requirement Velvet had insisted on having in an apartment when they had first decided to go looking for a place of their own after high school.
A hallway lead to what was once a small guest bedroom that Yang had suggested she and Velvet remodel into an office for her to edit her photos from. The endeavor had taken them nearly two months, a lot of sweat, more than a few coats of paint, and a few smashed fingers with hammers. A little farther down was the master bedroom, it boasted a large bay window which afforded the couple another grand view of the nearby park.
A large king size four poster bed was against the wall opposite the window, a tv was mounted a little off center, to the wall just above the window. A side door lead to the bathroom, which was conjoined by a door to the shower, and another bathroom which lead back out to the living area. The conjoined two bathrooms and shower let their friends use the shower if needed without having to go into the bedroom.
Velvet could hear Yang singing in the shower as she pulled a fresh shirt from one of the dressers in their bedroom's modestly sized, or so her lover liked to think, walk in closet. The buttons half done on her blouse, the rabbit Faunus stepped into the bathroom and rapped twice on the shower room door, "Hurry up, Sunrise! We've got to be there in less than an hour!"
"I'm stepping out now, Bon-Bon!" Yang called back, the faucet squeaked as she shut off the water. Grabbing a towel she quickly wrapped it around herself and opened the door to their bedroom. Dashing quickly into the closet she quickly pulled out her undergarments, a white t-shirt, and a pair black jean shorts. Setting her chosen clothing on the dresser top she paused as she reached for a brown vest to finish off her attire, she could see Velvet's reflection in the mirror and she was staring, her brown eyes carried just the smallest hint of desire. It vanished as the model spoke, "So, you liking what you see?" Yang asked, the grin from earlier returning.
Finishing with the remaining buttons of her blouse, Velvet smiled as she replied with an approving nod at the towel clad woman, not embarrassed at being caught. Her ears were stiff at attention as if trying to help her take in the sight. "Of course. Now hurry and get dressed!" She ordered, picking up a perfume bottle and spraying it along her neckline. She always loved the woody scent it had, it reminded her of the camping trips she'd taken in the woods as child. Setting the bottle back down the rabbit Faunus walked out of the closet and away from the tempting sight of the voluptuous blonde slipping into her undergarments. They'd promised to be on time for lunch with Ruby and Nora and she would not let them be late, even if she was ever so tempted to be.
After a few minutes Yang walked out of the closet, her long unruly hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, a few escaped golden strands framing her freckled features. The simple attire of a t-shirt, vest, jean shorts, and a pair of boots somehow made her just as stunning to Velvet as when she had been wearing the sundress at their photoshoot. "Too much or too little? I couldn't really decide on what else to wear." She asked as the rabbit Faunus looked her over.
"You look great as always, Sunrise. Besides it's only lunch with your sister and her fiancé, not like we're going to dinner with the mayor." The photographer said, as she tossed the model her purse and picked up her own.
"Still haven't gotten used to that." The lilac eyed woman said shaking her head slightly, as she opened the door to the hall and started for the elevator.
"You will, we both will. It's only been a few days since Nora proposed to Ruby." Velvet reassured her, stepping into the elevator.
"I know, I know. They do need to pick a date for the wedding though." She said, pressing the button to take them to the ground floor of their building.
"Agreed. Do you wanna walk to the restaurant or should we take Bumblebee?" The brown eyed rabbit Faunus asked, jerking a thumb to the apartment complex's garage where the black and yellow motorcycle waited.
"Hhmm, let's just walk. We should be able to make it in time, it's not really that far." Yang replied, starting for the small lobby.
Velvet followed her quickly as they stepped out into the early afternoon sun and started down the sidewalk. As they walked, the rabbit Faunus trailed her fingers slowly across the model's lower back as she slipped her arm around her waist. The other woman smiled a little and draped her arm across her shoulders in response to the intimate movement. Yang couldn't help but let her smile grow as her girlfriend's ears settled comfortably against her head, almost blending in with her chocolate brown hair, and rested her head on her shoulder with a content sigh.
One of the blonde's favorite things in life, other than the woman glued to her hip, was that her slight height advantage over Velvet made moment's like this all the more natural and comfortable for the two of them. The model placed a soft kiss between the Faunus' ears as they walked, taking in the faint scent of her perfume as she did so, before resting her head atop her's. They continued walking in silence to the restaurant, neither wanting to break the tender moment with words. While they enjoyed teasing and flirting with one another, and relished in each other's reactions, the couple enjoyed these simpler moments of shared physical contact just as much if not more so.
As they walked into the restaurant a short while later neither of the couple missed the sight of familiar mops of unruly orange hair, and black hair shot through with red highlights in a booth at the back of the restaurant.
"Looks like they just got here too." Yang said, as she and Velvet made their way to the secluded booth.
"Seems that way… Looks like your sister just got off the clock," The rabbit Faunus observed, noting the almost imperceptible bulge at the silver eyed woman's hip under a long black and red trimmed summer coat.
"Probably mom's old forty-five revolver." The lilac eyed woman guessed, before calling out to her sister as they got closer, "Hey there Detective Rose, I think I saw a strawberry thief earlier today, you able to do anything about that?"
"Hey Yang, hey Velvet, sorry but I'm off for the day. The beat cops will have to handle it!" She said, chuckling at the joke and motioning for them to take a seat. "We haven't ordered yet, we were waiting for you both to get here."
"Hey ladies, how'd the photoshoot go?" Nora asked, as Yang and Velvet took a seat opposite them in the booth.
Velvet picked up a menu as she replied, "It went well, and I think I can have all the photos edited by tomorrow afternoon."
"That's great!" Nora congratulated, a grin spread across her face, "After that last contract you guys could really use a break."
"No kidding. Really glad I got to lock a few of those slime balls up myself, they really shouldn't have been trying to undercut you both." The red and black dressed detective said. "Any thoughts on what it'll be like working with Glisten? I know you have to have been wondering."
"A little, mostly what'll be like not having to keep renting out the more expensive equipment." The rabbit Faunus said, setting the menu to the side. "It'll certainly give us more breathing room when it comes to our living expenses."
"What about you, Yang? Any thing you're looking forward to?" Nora asked expectantly.
"Getting the chance to wear their clothing lines of course! They always look great! Not to mention the fact that the SCC in general caters to everyday people instead of only the rich like most fashion companies. I'd honestly just be happy being apart of that." The blonde replied, smiling at the prospect of working with a company that did its best to serve everyone and not just those that could afford it.
"Fingers crossed everything goes well." The orange haired woman replied with a smile, "Oh, before I forget, you still coming to the gym to work on your regimen tomorrow?"
"Of course, do you think Velvet would stay around if I let myself go?" Yang joked, giving the rabbit Faunus a smirk as she idly stroked her lover's thigh.
"Sunrise, with the amount of food I've seen you eat I'm not surprised you've always been a size nine." The brunette ribbed placing her hand atop the model's and lacing her fingers with Yang's.
The lilac eyed woman frowned slightly as she replied with a sigh, "Only because of my breasts!"
"Dear, did I say I was complaining?" Velvet asked cocking her head to one side, before placing a quick kiss on the ponytailed woman's freckled cheek.
"Hhmm, no, you aren't. But what I wouldn't give to be a seven though…" Yang sighed dreamily.
"You are perfect the way you are." The rabbit Faunus replied firmly, before continuing her train of thought almost nonchalantly, "And if I hear you say otherwise well...then I will just have to make sure I put up a do not disturb sign on our door and make you forget your own name for a day or two until you realize why you would be wrong."
"Ok I'm stopping this before it goes further, not at the table you two!" The orange haired fitness instructor cried, waving her hands before her as if trying to ward off the image of her two friends that was now firmly planted in her mind. "You girls are easier to rile up than my Rosebud is after solving a case!"
"Nora…now I'm gonna have to bleach my brain to get that image out of my mind." The model replied, a slight green tinge flushing her freckled cheeks.
"I'd call that payback, Sis, for the multiple times we've been scared almost walking in on you both." Detective Rose deadpanned.
"Well… I was forgetting to lock the door," Velvet admitted her ears twitching a little in embarrassment, "But knocking is a thing, Ruby."
"True, guess we deserved it last time. You girls ready to order, cause I know what I'm having." Ruby asked, looking from turquoise eyes, to deep brown, to crimson-tinged lilac and back again.
"I think I'm good to go. You having your usual BLT with a strawberry margarita, Rubes?" Yang asked, giving the bar a sidelong glance. It was summer and warm outside, but it was only around one O'clock, although she did have to admit the cool taste of a margarita was tempting.
"I'm off the clock for the rest of the day since I didn't get home till about two this morning, so yeah the sugar and salt in that margarita is one of the pick-me ups I need." The silver eyed detective said, not noticing the pout starting to form on her fiancé's lips.
"Left me shivering under the covers again at six though…" The orange haired woman muttered.
"I only went in to finish up the paperwork for my case, Sparky! I'm not going back in today I swear on my badge!" Ruby replied hastily.
Nora smirked a little as she placed a quick peck on the tip of the other woman's nose as she replied, "You better not be. Now let's see if we can't get our orders placed."
"Indeed. I think I might follow Ruby's idea too, with this weather a margarita sounds divine." Velvet mused, as she waved for the attention of a waitress.
"Eh, why not? It's five O'clock somewhere." Yang said giving in to the idea.
"That's the ticket, Sis." Ruby chuckled in reply.
Their food and drinks arrived after a fairly short wait. Taking a sip from her glass Velvet asked, "So you two have anything planned for the rest of the day?"
"We were thinking on seeing a movie later, after stopping by mom and dad's for a bit. But other than that probably just gonna relax at home." Nora replied with a slight shrug.
"Good to hear you're already calling them mom and dad." Yang nodded giving the turquoise eyed woman a small smile.
"Well I couldn't just keep calling them Tai and Summer, now could I?" Nora chuckled, jamming her fork into the salad she had ordered, impaling a crisp piece of lettuce.
"No I suppose not, mom would've kept trying to drill that you were part of the family into your head and to call her mom and not Summer if you had," Yang said chuckling at the thought of her step-mother, as she bit into her sandwich, "Least you don't have to deal with my mother though."
Ruby frowned slightly as she picked up her glass, "Yeah, Raven not being invited to the wedding is about the only thing we've decided on."
"Thank you, Sis. Her, dad, and mom altogether in the same room would've been a powder keg." The freckled woman smiled almost relieved. It wasn't that she hated her birth mother, it was the fact that the divorce between her and her father had been ugly. And Raven blamed, wrongly so in the blonde's mind, Summer for being the reason. Yang didn't want that problem to interrupt what would be a special moment.
"No problem." Ruby said, her smile returning as the fingers of her free hand entwining with Nora's. She could feel her fiancé's thumb grazing over the silver, ruby, and turquoise encrusted band that encircled her finger. A day hadn't gone by since the proposal where she hadn't been smiling. "So what's the plan for the for you two?"
"I think we're gonna just chill back at the apartment for the day. Keep things low key, six hours of being under the lamps with no AC in this weather is draining." Yang replied, sinking dramatically in her seat.
"That's another thing I'll be happy to have working with Glisten!" Velvet said, her ears standing stiff at attention as she pictured working in a studio with an AC unit. "God, having a working AC unit during the summer while we're having a shoot will be amazing!"
"Here, here!" The model agreed emphatically, raising her margarita in a toast.
Yang and Velvet left the restaurant a few hours later. The sun was past its zenith and the warm day was starting to cool. They were sitting out on their balcony overlooking the park across street. The model and the photographer were lounging together on a small patio couch.
The lilac eyed woman was thumbing through the latest issue of Glisten Magazine, reading up on the latest clothing lines from the SCC. Her doe-eyed girlfriend was reclined in her lap, the occasional clicking sound of one of many small disposable cameras filling the warm air as she took a picture of a bird or one of the many passerby on the street below.
"Hhmm… I really do love these slow days of ours. Especially after the early mornings we go through for photoshoots." The rabbit Faunus sighed, nestling a little deeper into Yang's lap, resting her head once more on her shoulder.
The freckled model was running her hand slowly through the brunette's hair, twirling the dark brown strands around her fingers before letting them fall back into place, as she replied, "Yeah, they are pretty good. Gives us more time to just relax and not worry for bit."
"Depending on what it's like with Glisten, we might be able to have more frequent moments like this." She said, a content smile on her lips.
"I hope so." The blonde said, tossing the magazine onto the balcony floor and enveloping Velvet in an embrace. "What do you say we go down to the park tomorrow after you're done with the photos? I can make a picnic basket while you're working." She suggested nestling her face into the crook of the Faunus' neck breathing in the faint scent of her perfume once more, as she placed a tender kiss to her throat.
The brunette could feel her lover's own content smile on her lips in the simple kiss. She couldn't keep from running a hand through the golden tresses, twirling long strands of her golden hair around her fingers, while the other slowly trailed a motif along the back of Yang's hands. She closed her eyes as she replied, her own smile growing as her sensitive ears focused on the soothing sound of the other woman's heart beat, "Hmm...that sounds like a fun idea. I think I'll take our little fishing pole too, the lake should be open for fishing right about now."
They sat there watching and listening as the world slowly turn around them, the numerous inhabitants of Vale running too and from their many destinations. The busy city always seemed so peaceful from up in the small balcony. Velvet could feel the words already bubbling up in her throat before she even spoke them, just as they always did. "I love you, Yang, my Sunrise." She'd ment those words when she'd first said them six years ago, and she would always mean them.
Yang managed to pull herself away from the brown eyed woman's neck, just enough to bring her lips to the rabbit Faunus' ear and whisper, with the same fervor. "I love you too, Velvet, my Bon-Bon." They remained entwined with one another for quite some time, oblivious to the world below them, finding their joy in holding each other.
As the afternoon moved on towards dusk and darker night they retired to the quieter seclusion of their apartment, sealing the noise of the outside world away. The pale light of the shattered moon filtered softly through the curtains of the master bedroom's bay window. As the model and her photographer readied themselves to climb beneath the covers Velvet had another idea.
Yang had gotten out of her vest and t-shirt, and as she started searching for her night clothes, Velvet crept up behind her, loosely settling her arms around blonde's waist. She started lightly pecking at the back of her neck, trailing her lips from just behind her jaw and down along her bare shoulders, while drawing intricate lines along her bare, toned, stomach with her nails. "V-Velvet?" The model stammered slightly, spinning around in the rabbit Faunus' embrace.
"I did make you a promise earlier, didn't I?" The Faunus asked now starting to trail her kisses down the lilac woman's exposed throat. She started to lightly drag her teeth across beautifully freckled skin as she started light suck at where her pulse was.
"W-Well y-, ah!" She gasped as she tried to reply, instinctively holding the brunette firmly to her, fingers buried in the brown locks while her other hand circled tightly around the brown eyed woman's waist. Yang was not keen on the woman letting up. The worked up Faunus was already turning her to jelly as she pulled the T-shirt from her quickly weakening grasp and dropped it to the floor.
Velvet smirked as lifted her lips from her lover's throat. A burning, need filled, fire shone brightly in her brown eyes. She started nudging Yang towards the bed, "Then you know I intend to keep that promise. We did make it to lunch on time after all." She said, slowly pushing the blonde down onto the mattress and straddling her.
"W-Well, t-then, a-ah, shall we g-get started?" Yang asked between the pleasure filled gasps the rabbit Faunus pulled from her as she lightly bit down on her shoulder, her tongue swirling against the fair canvas of her skin.
The blonde could feel the muffled, husky, chuckle vibrating from within Velvet's chest, her mouth still firmly on her muse's skin as she continued leaving her mark. The enraptured woman could feel one of the photographer's roving hands working to loosen her belt of her shorts, while the other trailed light scratches along her back, as she blindly searched for the clasp of her troublesome bra.
Yang couldn't stop her own hands from moving to the buttons of Velvet's blouse, hastily undoing them one by one, and running her hands along the woman's skin hidden by the fabric of rabbit Faunus' blouse, she found the clasp of her brown eyed lover's bra first before Velvet found hers. With an excited gleam in her eye she lightly drew Velvet's earlobe between her teeth, tearing an aroused moan from her lips, and causing her to break off from tending to the lilac eyed woman's shoulder in surprise. "Y-Yang…" She moaned, her voice dripping with ecstasy at her touch.
The model took advantage of her shock and brought the brunette's lips to hers in deep, searing kiss, muffling her surprised yelp as she rolled herself atop the Faunus. The blonde smirked as she admired her view of the woman pinned beneath her, slowly trailing a nail down her neck, between her breasts, and to her navel.
"My Sunrise, please, don't stop." The Faunus whispered, her half-lidded eyes begging the lilac eyed woman to continue.
With a salacious chuckle she obliged the whispered request trailing her lips down the other woman neck, along the quaking of her pulse vein, following the trail her finger had run. There was no doubt in Yang's mind that Velvet could feel the smile on her lips as she slowly dragged her teeth along the Faunus' firm stomach, she could feel the other woman's abdomen heaving with every unrestrained gasp of pleasure. As one of her hands trailed slowly along the rabbit Faunus' thigh the other slowly worked at the zipper of her cream colored shorts. She was going to make sure they both enjoyed the fulfillment of the Faunus' promise.
AN: So...yeah...that scene happened... This was honestly the closest I've ever gotten to writing smut. It's also what happens when I stop paying attention to the clock and get lost in the moment while writing. I had to force myself to stop writing or the scene would have turned into a full blown lemon. All in all though I'm actually fine with how it came out, though I did have to change the planned T-rating to an M-rating. I'm releasing this chapter a bit early, I had planned on releasing it alongside the next chapter of Fulfillment in Simplicity but something came up that might keep me from being able to write for a few days so I figured I'd give you all something to read in the mean time. Don't expect scenes like this to be a regular thing from me, I might do them every dozen chapters or, so but not regularly. That said I hope you all enjoyed this first chapter! My next RWBY related update will be Sealing Fates! Enjoy the journey, keep moving forward, and don't feed the guard dogs! - Phoenix Commander signing off!