"Well, I see the lovebirds have left early this morning."

Yang hopped down from her 'bunk' and stretched loudly, thankful that for once she didn't to worry about waking Weiss.

"Wha-? Lovebirds?" Ruby looked at her sister from her precariously-hung bed. "What lovebirds?"

"Blake and Weiss! You didn't see them last night?" Ruby shook her head.

"No Yang, I was sleeping after all the fighting. Do you remember the fighting?"

"Yeah, I remember, I was there," the powerful blonde scolded. "Just seems like Blake-y and Weiss got something better out of the deal. You should've seen them kissing, they were so cute together!"

Ruby blinked at her sister. If Yang had been drinking, it certainly didn't smell like it. She shuddered involuntarily, remembering the time Yang had come home one night wearing someone else's underwear. Unfortunately she also brought home the original owner of said underwear, citing "it saves on postage" as her excuse.

"Blake? Weiss? Kissing?!" Her tired mind took a few minutes to process the information, and eventually her eyes went wide with a mixture of surprise, shock, a small amount of joy and a significant amount of horror.

"Ewwwww!" She managed.

"What? There's nothing wrong with it," Yang told her. "I think it's really sweet they hooked up."

"But they'll be kissing in the dorm! And they're both girls!"

"Exactly," Yang said, patting her little sister on the head. "Pay attention to 'em, you might learn something."

"YANG, gross!"

"Only question is," Yang started, as she opened the door to the bathroom, "what are Sun and Neptune gonna say?"


At that moment, the 'lovebirds' Yang had referred to were actually looking for Sun and Neptune.

"We owe it to them to tell them about us," Blake had told Weiss as they left the room earlier.

"I still don't see why, I mean it's not like they're going to be around Beacon for the whole four years, is it?"

"But they were our partners to the dance," Blake told her chidingly, doing her best to ignore the blush on her new girlfriend's cheeks. "I just think it'd be polite to tell them."

As soon as Blake had made it a matter of manners Weiss could hardly refuse, since manners were something she had been raised to have in abundance. And so the pair had begun a leisurely stroll around Beacon, looking for the inseparable friends. Weiss had gingerly trailed her fingers over the palm of Blake's hand as they walked, wanting to hold on to her girlfriend, but not daring to out of an acute fear she couldn't adequately explain.

Blake had no such reservations. As soon as she had felt the tickle of Weiss' touch, she took the smaller girl's hand firmly, her silent declaration of affection and solidarity.

I said I wouldn't let her go, she told herself, and dammit I meant that.

It hadn't taken long to find the two friends, seeking shade against the wall of the dining hall given the warmth of the day. As soon as they had spotted the couple they had stood up and begun walking over, and Weiss let go of Blake's hand. The taller girl already felt empty without the feel of her girlfriend's hand in her own, but they had agreed it would be better to talk to the boys privately.

"Hey, Blake!" Sun called out, sounding as excitable as he always did. "Listen, I got two tickets for the new Brad Mitt movie, I was thinkin' we could head into Vale, go see it sometime? Mebbe grab some lunch too?"

Shit, this is going to be hard, Blake thought, the blonde faunus' lively nature reminding her of a particularly exuberant dog. And I'm about to kick the puppy.

"Look, Sun...I just needed to tell you that...that me and Weiss are going out now-"

"Hey, no worries, we can go tomorrow or somethin', there's-"

"No, Sun, that's-" She sighed heavily. "That isn't what I meant."

"Soo...what's up then?"

"What I mean is...Weiss and I...are a couple. She's my...my girlfriend now." Funny how it's so hard to use that term.

Sun seemed to visibly sag where he stood, his earlier energy dissipating with the news.

"Oh...no, it's cool, it's cool. Thanks for telling me, I guess..."

Blake placed a hand on his arm, reassuring but no longer affectionate.

"I would still like to be friends though," she told him, and the blonde nodded.

"That would be cool...look, it is cool, okay? I just want you to be happy. If Ice Queen makes you happy, then that's awesome, and I hope she treats you right."

"Thank you, Sun, and...don't call her Ice Queen."

She gave him a small hug, a thank-you for his friendship and support. He returned it after only a momentary hesitation, but his pain was clear.

"I'll see you around Sun," she told him, and walked back to Weiss.


"How did he take it?"

Blake curled an arm about Weiss' waist, pulling her close. She was determined not to let go.

"It hurt him, but I think he'll be okay," she said, resting her cheek on the smaller girl's head and inhaling her scent. All mine, she thought. "Although, we should probably watch the rooftops just to be safe." She smiled at the joke, regardless of how funny it seemed to anyone else.

"Well, I don't think he'll be joined by Neptune on that roof," Weiss replied, idly trailing a hand down Blake's back. "He seemed pretty okay, and said he hopes we're happy."

"Are you?" Blake's tone was almost afraid, and Weiss pulled back slightly to look at her.

"Of course I am, Blake," she told her, running a hand through the faunus girl's raven-dark locks. "It's not like my feelings are going to have changed overnight. You're my girlfriend now, and I dare anyone to try and come between us."

And there's that confidence I've fallen for, Blake thought idly. A smile spread across her face as another thought occurred to her. My girlfriend. Mine. I could get used to that idea.

"I still can't believe you want to be with me, Weiss. It's like a dream - and being woken up at 2am doesn't help that." She smiled broadly, as the thought ran through her head again. Weiss Schnee is my girlfriend. I could definitely get used to that.

"If you want me to apologise, just because I deemed my feelings for you important enough to wake you, then I'm afraid I must refuse." Weiss had adopted her usual imperious tone, more for dramatic effect than anything else.

"I think I can cope," Blake told her, pulling her closer. "Now I believe we were in the middle of something last night," she purred, and Weiss blushed again. Blake held her girlfriend's cheeks, pulling her into a deep, longing kiss, enjoying the feeling of Weiss' hands running through her hair and over her back.

This is perfection, Blake thought, her senses filled with Weiss.

I am the luckiest girl alive, Weiss thought, pulling Blake closer.


Omake - Admit it, you'd say the same

"Hey, Blake!" Sun called out, sounding as excitable as he always did. "Listen, I got two tickets for the new Brad Mitt movie, I was thinkin' we could head into Vale, go see it sometime? Mebbe grab some lunch too?"

Shit, this is going to be hard, Blake thought, the blonde faunus' lively nature reminding her of a particularly exuberant dog. And I'm about to kick the puppy.

"Look, Sun...I just needed to tell you that...that me and Weiss are going out now-"

"Hey, no worries, we can go tomorrow or somethin', there's-"

"No, Sun, that's-" She sighed heavily. "That isn't what I meant."

"Soo...what's up then?"

"What I mean is...Weiss and I...are a couple. She's my...my girlfriend now." Funny how it's so hard to use that term.

"Oh, ok, that's cool," Sun replied, with more cheer than Blake had expected. "Soo...can I watch?"

Blake drove her knee into his groin without a second thought, and walked away with a shout of "pervert!"

Sun clutched his wounded masculinity as he collapsed to the floor, whimpering out a single response.

"Daaaaang."