I don't own RWBY. Otherwise it would be really screwed up... either that, or Blake and Weiss would have kissed at the end of episode sixteen. At least hugged...

Alright, so I'm new at writing RWBY fanfiction so bear with me until I can get it right. Just so you know, Blake/Velvet is NOT my OTP for this fandom. I much prefer Monochrome, but this was just too good to pass up.

Rant out of the way, enjoy.

A shriek split the tranquil air of the library, causing Blake to look up from her book. "Give that back!" An accented voice shouted.

"Come on, bunny. Hop for the carrot." Another voice piped up. Blake rolled her eyes and stood, making her way over to the source of the commotion.

Leave it to Cardin to ruin my perfectly quiet morning before classes by taunting someone. Blake rounded the corner and leaned against the bookshelf, watching Cardin dangle a carrot above Velvet's head as one of his lackeys held her down so she couldn't get to it.

Clearing her throat, Blake drew all their attention. "In case you hadn't noticed, you're in a library. You know, that place where the smart students spend their time doing productive things in the quiet?"

Cardin glared at her before tossing the carrot onto the table and leading his team away, sneering at Blake menacingly. Yellow eyes rolled before she turned to head back to her seat to finish her book.

"Thanks." Velvet murmured behind her.

"Don't mention it." Blake shrugged, sending a wave over her shoulder before continuing with her book until her alarm went off to get to class.

Glancing about to make sure neither Cardin nor Velvet were around, the cat-Faunus made her way to her first class, taking a seat in the middle section of the lecture hall. Velvet took her normal seat at the front while Cardin took his normal seat parallel to Blake on the other side of the room. Pyrrha and Jaune entered moments later and Blake nodded hello to the redhead as she took a seat beside her.

Listening intently to the lesson, Blake heard a squeak below and glanced down to see balls of paper flying at Velvet's ears. Glancing over, she spotted Cardin tossing minuscule pieces of paper at the rabbit-Faunus.

Looking to Pyrrha, the brunette noted the redhead's intense interest in the lesson, so she knew that she would go relatively unnoticed. Waiting for the right moment to strike, Blake got her chance when the professor turned his back. In a large burst of speed similar to her fighting style, the brunette grabbed all of the balls of paper in quick succession and stuffed them down the front of Cardin's pants, reappearing in her seat as if she hadn't moved at all.

Cardin's shout of protest clued the class in that something was amiss and the professor turned expectantly. "Is there something wrong, Mister Winchester?"

Cardin glared around at the class before gritting out, "No sir."

"Good, now can you tell me the answer to..."

Pyrrha looked to Blake in utter confusion to find the cat-girl smirking down at her paper. Noticing the confusion on Velvet's face, the redhead pieced things together and smiled.

The day ended with only two more incidents of Cardin taunting Velvet while Blake was around before the school day finally ended. Blake gathered her things and made her way out of the classroom.

Sniffing in the fresh air, Blake did a quick sweep of the air to find her two wards. She didn't spot them right away and nodded, moving down the steps and in the direction of the library. Before she could get there, however, a flash of auburn caught her eye.

Blake watched in barely suppressed fury as Cardin walked up behind Velvet and yanked on her ears, causing her to yelp and drop the books she was carrying, to the amusement of the rest of Team Cardinal.

Glaring daggers at the bullies, the black-haired girl walked over and helped the rabbit-Faunus gather her books.

"Thank you." The accent threw Blake for a loop not realizing how beautiful it would sound so close to her more sensitive pair of ears.

Shaking herself free of that thought, Blake smiled. "You know, it's come into speculation more than once between teams Ruby and Juniper that one or all of us could break Cardin's legs. I'll personally do it if you want."

"That's a nice offer, Blake, but I'm not one for violence unless necessary. Grimm are one thing, but Cardin is a fellow student." Velvet sighed and shook her head, her large bunny ears flapping.

"Well then, allow me to take you out." Blake suggested. "To make up for the horrible day you've been having."

Ruby and Weiss were walking nearby when they heard Blake's offer and glanced at each other in confusion, never having known Blake to be one to initiate time together with anyone, especially not someone she barely knew.

"Do you think she's feeling okay?" Weiss inquired.

"I don't know, but I think it's wonderful that she's getting herself out there." Ruby grinned.

"Oh, well... thank you." Velvet blushed slightly and nodded, letting Blake take her books into her arms as the two began walking to the exit of the academy.

Walking through the streets of Vale, Blake gave a small smile and looked to Velvet. "Is there anywhere specific that you like to go in the city?"

"N-no, I don't get out much." Velvet expected light teasing at the fact that she was a shut in, but was pleasantly surprised when Blake simply hummed in thought. Glancing up, she found the other girl looking around for something.

"Ah, how about here?" The darker brunette inquired, pointing to a quaint restaurant. Velvet looked up and found that it was a buffet style restaurant that served both vegetarian and carnivore.

"This is great." She replied, looking at the name. Omni Vorus Extremes. Perfect name for it really. She thought as Blake led the way inside.

"Hello and welcome to Omni Vorus." A woman said from behind the counter, her tail waving happily at seeing newcomers. "How may we serve you?"

"One carnivore and one omnivore." Blake replied, eyeing the fish section with interest.

"Excellent! Omnivores can find their food on the far right side of the restaurant while carnivores are on the far left. That will be twenty dollars and seventy-five cents." Velvet reached for her wallet, but Blake whipped hers out first and paid calmly, leading Velvet toward one of the far tables closer to the vegetarian section. She set their bags down on the chairs and grinned. "I'll meet you back here?"

"Of course." Velvet giggled, grabbing a plate and making for the carrots, Blake making a beeline for the fish section.

The pair met back up five minutes later after perusing their choices and settled down to eat. Velvet watched Blake cut into her fish for a moment before taking a deep breath.

"Thank you." She said, making the other girl look up in confusion. "You've been really nice to me today. I know you're the one that has been punishing Cardin every time he teases me and... I appreciate it. And thank you for dinner as well."

"Hey, it's no problem, Velvet." Blake told her gently. "No one deserves to be bullied just because of who they are. And I was getting tired of him picking on you. You're too smart to be dealing with his crap everyday. If I had my way, I'd make sure he never made you cry ever again."

Velvet was touched at the sentiment behind the words as Blake dug into her fish. "You really like fish, don't you?" The rabbit-eared girl asked, nibbling a carrot.

"Fish is my carrot." Blake replied bluntly, not even looking up from her tuna.

Velvet laughed at that and continued her meal. When they were finished, Blake stacked their plates and took up the books again, guiding Velvet out of the restaurant and back to Beacon, pointing out her favorite places to go as she did.

Upon coming back to the dormitories, Blake handed Velvet her books once they were outside the rabbit-eared girl's room before bidding her goodbye. Velvet held her books to her chest for a moment, watching the dark-haired girl stroll away before slowly unlocking her dorm room and stepping inside.

"Where have you been?"

...

Blake walked down the dormitory corridors and a small smile flickered on her face as she pulled out her keycard and unlocked her dormitory room.

As she entered, she noticed no one around until a voice shouted, "She's back!"

So, for someone who's never written RWBY before, how was it?

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