Chapter 1

"Ugh, Professor Port is the worst! I swear his lectures can put anyone to sleep"

"Well it doesn't hurt to actually listen. Biology is such an amazing subject"

"But it doesn't help that the he speaks monotone, and the fact that he always goes on tangents about all the awards he won for his research? He's just so boring"

"Heh, Yang I don't think monotone is a language"

"Oh shut up Blake, you know what I meant" Yang sighed as they approached their flat.

As she began digging in her pocket for her keycard, Blake looked at her wrist watch, "Hey, I think I'm gonna head over to Sun's. We're trying to get in at least three more shoots before tomorrow"

"Okay, tell monkey boy I'll be there after I grab a bite to eat. I'm starving" Yang said. When she finally found her card, Blake had already turned the corner down the hall. She swiped it through the lock to open the door, but when she entered the flat, she was met with intense shouting coming from the living room.

"THEN SCREW YOU! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! I HATE YOU!"

She was hesitant to walk in further, knowing the owner of the voice preferred her space; but once she started to hear sobbing, she quickly changed her mind. She came into the living room to see her third roommate, Weiss Schnee, sitting on the couch with her face in her hands and her scroll on the armrest. "Weiss? Are you okay? What's wrong?"

She looked up to reveal her ice-blue eyes, puffy and bloodshot; cheeks that were stained with both fresh and dried tears. "*sniff* I-I'm fine"

Yang frowned, "You don't look fine, who were you talking to?"

Weiss wiped her eyes, "It's none of your business Yang. I'm okay, I…I-I just… ..." she couldn't even finish as her lips quivered and more tears started to shed.

Yang dropped her book bag on the floor and came to sit by her side, "Weiss, I'm your friend. You know you can talk to me whenever something's wrong. What happened?"

"*sniff*…My father. That bastard cut me off!"

"What? Why?"

"Because I'm majoring in psychology"

"But you love psychology. Why would he cut you off for that?"

"*sniff* because he wants me to major in business and economics. Apparently since I'm a Schnee, it's my destiny to inherit the family corporation. To spend the rest of my life as some cold, heartless, penny pincher willing to take advantage of faunus and poor workers alike just for the sake of making money. *sniff* So I finally decided to tell him that I didn't care about the corporation, and if he wanted a Schnee to take over, he could give it all to my brother instead"

She took a moment to wipe her eyes again, "…H-he called me an idiot. Ranting about how I was just going through another 'rebellious phase', saying it'll only be a matter of time until I come to my senses. But once he said that… ...I just snapped. I said everything that was on my mind; I told him how much of a terrible father he's been; how for my whole life, he raised me with an iron fist with zero tolerance; and how he had no right to decide my future now that I'm an adult. But he just scoffed at me. He said he should have never let me attend a university as liberal as this, saying the social environment corrupted my view of the world. *sniff* He then told me I had two options; either set my mind straight and switch majors, or return home to study at Atlas, and until I've made a choice, he'd stop paying my tuition"

Yang was in disbelief, "Weiss… ...I'm sorry that happened, but you can make this through. You fence, right? I'm sure that-"

"It's only a club Yang, Beacon doesn't offer scholarships for it"

"Oh… ...well you're practically a genius aren't you? Don't you have any academic scholarships?"

"*sniff* Yeah, but they only cover a majority of my tuition. I still need come up with four thousand lien for each semester! And I have no idea how!"

Yang bit her lip, trying to think of a solution. "Well Weiss… ...if you're interested, Blake and I are…involved with a side gig that pays really well"

"Really? What do you do?"

Before Yang answered, her stomach growled loudly, "Mind if we get something to eat first? I'll take you there afterwards and you can see for yourself"

"Uh, sure okay"

The weather outside was near perfect, save for a few clouds in the sky. The sun was shining bright with a nice subtle breeze to compliment. After eating lunch in their dining hall, Weiss and Yang were now on their way to Yang's 'side gig', riding on her motorcycle she dubbed 'Bumblebee'.

Weiss sighed as she rested her head on Yang's shoulder blade; this was just what she needed. Downtown Vale was about a twenty-minute drive from Beacon University's main campus. With the wind blowing in her face coupled with the calm purring of Bumblebee's engine, the ride easily allowed her to take her mind off what had transpired prior.

They pulled up to a stop light, "Alright, we have about three minutes left 'til we get there. Assuming traffic doesn't hold up"

"Okay. But Yang, you still haven't told me, what do you do at this 'side gig'?" Weiss asked.

"You'll see Weiss, just trust me. I think you'll like it" she said, turning her attention back to the road as the light turned green.

This made uncertainty grow within Weiss. But Yang was her friend, a best friend on top of that, she had no reason not to trust her…right?

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They soon arrived at their destination, Yang parking Bumblebee parallel to the sidewalk outside of an apartment building. She then shut off the engine, "Alright, we're here" she said once she removed her helmet.

"Um…where exactly is 'here'?"

Yang pointed at the complex, "We're heading up to Blake's boyfriend's apartment"

Weiss rose an eyebrow, her uncertainty growing even more. But she noticed that they parked behind Blake's black sedan, making her sigh again as she followed Yang inside.

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After traversing three flights of stairs, they stopped in front of a door that read 'Apartment 326'. *knock knock kno-knock knock…knock knock* Yang knocked before taking hold of the knob, "Now we have to be quiet, they could be in the middle of recording" she whispered.

"Okay, Yang I'm sorry. I won't judge you, but if you guys are shooting porn, I don't think I want to be a part of it"

Yang giggled, "Weiss I really think you should look before jumping to any conclusions" she said opening the door. They quietly stepped into the kitchen, making their way to the living room. But when they peaked inside, Weiss grew a look of confusion at the scene.

There were two large filming lights that were pointing at a couch. On it sat Blake, silently reading a book. She was wearing a maroon blouse with black leggings, as well as a maroon bow wrapped around her cat ears on her head. Weiss noticed she had her bare feet resting on the coffee table in front of her, but she also noticed the guy sitting cross-legged on the other side.

He had tan skin with spikey blonde hair; he also wore a white v-neck, dark-blue shorts and was incredibly ripped. But the most notable feature, was his long monkey tail protruding from a hole in the back of his shorts, using it to steadily hold a camcorder which was…pointing at the soles of Blake's feet?

"Aaaand that should do it" he said standing up and looking at his camcorder, "Awesome, after I take a quick piss, we can go ahead and shoot one more time"

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Blake asked. When he looked up, he saw her right foot raised up from the table.

He rolled his eyes before leaning down, giving it a kiss on her big toe, "*Ahem*"

They looked to see Yang and Weiss in the doorway, "Oh Yang, you're here. And you brought a-"

"Weiss!?" Blake shouted, blushing bright red and quickly taking her feet off the table, "How long were you standing there?"

"Long enough"

There was an awkward silence. "…Aaanyway, Yang I'm glad you came. Your first check from your last clip arrived" Sun said, taking an envelope out of his pocket.

"Um…what's going on here?" Weiss asked.

"Nothing. Why are you here?"

"It's okay Blake" Yang said, "She's in need of some financial assistance, so I chose to bring her to take a look at our craft and see if she's interested"

"Interested in what? Exactly?"

"Being a foot model" Yang said, taking the envelop from Sun.

"…A what?"

"Have you ever heard of a foot fetish?" Sun asked.

Weiss rose an eyebrow, "No…what's a foot fetish?"

"It's a sexual attraction to feet" Blake answered.

Weiss nearly gagged, "What?! That's disgusting! How can someone ever be attracted to something as unsanitary as feet?!"

"Hey hey hey, it's not disgusting if a girl puts in effort to take care of her feet. We do have standards for what we like. We just find them to be an…under-appreciated part of the female body" Sun said adjusting his camcorder before walking towards a hallway.

"Wait a minute. If it's a sexual attraction, that means you are shooting porn!"

"It's not porn Weiss" Yang said ripping open the envelope, smiling once she looked at her check, "Porn is when you expose yourself to the whole world, getting naked and have sex with somebody. All we're doing is showing off our cute little tootsies for admirers who're willing to pay~"

Weiss pursed her lips and looked back at Blake, only to just notice that her eyes were, oddly, a different color. "Why are your eyes magenta?"

"Huh? Oh, they're colored contacts. We use them to keep our identities secret. It's why I wear this bow too" Blake said pointing to her cat ears.

*BANG BANG BANG* "Hey Neptune! We finished another video!" Sun shouted after knocking on one of the doors.

Seconds later, it opened, revealing a guy with light blue hair and a dark red hoodie that faded down into black; on his neck was a pair of grey and orange headphones, "Dude. You don't have to knock so loud. Once I've transferred the file, I'll add it to the backlog…" he trailed off as he noticed Weiss in the living room, "Uh, hey there. Are you…new?"

She blushed, "Um…not exactly"

"Come on Weiss~, you might end up enjoying it" Yang said as she threw her arm around her shoulder. "Look" she held up her check, making Weiss' eyes widen, 500.00 Lien. "And just think. My last clip's been out for only two days~. There will be plenty more of where these came from"

Weiss remained silent, thinking about her situation and doing the math in her head. "… ...*sigh*…okay fine. I guess I'll give it a shot"

To Be Continued…