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She Wants The Dust
By : RWBYRemnants
Category: +M through R > RWBY
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Chapter List
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THIS CHAPTER: SeaMonkeys: talking, noodle-eating.
CarmBumbleby: sad talking, blushing.
CarmVelvet: ear-petting, tea-spilling, underwear swap, hand-holding, thumb-sucking, tail-scratching, mild seduction.
Lunch hour couldn't come any sooner for Carmine as she walked through the streets of Vale. Oh how the day had dragged. Being stuck at the reception of one of the classier establishments in Vale wasn't the red-headed girl’s idea of a good time. But it paid the bills. The pay was good enough for her to afford her apartment at least.
Still, perhaps something different was in order, compared to her typical sandwiches she usually packed. Today, noodles sounded a lot more enticing. And making her way toward the only noodle stand she knew, Simple Wok, the redhead suddenly paused.
There were two boys already sitting there. Two, oddly familiar, boys. The blue-haired one waved at her as she came into view, mouth full. The blonde one - who had his abdominals conspicuously on display - turned and raised an eyebrow at his friend as if to ask "What?", but the other one was too busy chewing to answer.
Therefore, he simply said, "Hey! This stool's free if you want." It was the one to his left.
"Oh... Thank you." The seat was eagerly accepted. Right away she hitched herself up into the high stool, placing her order. "I'll have the tofu mix, please." Once paying for her meal, she turned to the familiar boys, snapping her fingers as she attempted to jog her memory. Until it suddenly came to her.
"Neptune! It is Neptune, right?"
"Mhmhrrm!" Neptune said, waving again with his chopsticks and working at his throat. "Yep! This is Sun. Sun, this is... uhh..."
"Wow, smooth one, bro," Sun laughed at his friend's inability to come up with her name.
"Ooooh, so this is Sun, the guy who was off with a Deer Faunus when we first met." Carm giggled, watching as the two were attempting to eat their food and try and impress her at the same time. But to save the blue-haired boy the trouble, she smiled. "I'm Carmine. It's nice to meet you, Sun."
"Likewise, definitely." Sun shot her a little wink as he lifted his glass to his mouth.
"So, how's it going, Carmine?" Neptune said, clearly making an effort to remember her name this time. "Been to the club much lately?"
"Not for a couple of weeks. I don't want to blow my whole paycheque on cocktails," she joked, leaning over on the small table area to look at them both properly. "And how about you two? What do you two do anyway?"
With a shrug, Sun finished slurping up a long noodle and swallowed it quickly. "Mostly hang around, practice our hand-to-hand. You wanna see my staff?" When Neptune nudged him, he turned and said, "What? What'd I say?"
With a rather nervous chuckle, Carm took her order once it was ready, unwrapping a pair of chopsticks to prevent any awkward silence. With her not being a huntress, or even having any experience at all with anyone in that field, she had no idea Sun was taking about an actual weapon. "I will pass, thanks."
"He means an actual staff," Neptune explained, seeing as how Sun was still blissfully ignorant. "It's also a gun. We're Hunters-in-training."
"Oh. OH! Wow…" That certainly did impress the redhead, enough for her to put off eating so she could ask more questions. "So, you helped defend the city in The Breach?"
"Sure did!" Sun bragged, puffing out his chest. "We were actually Junior Detectives. We had shiny badges and everything."
"That's right," Neptune said, though he wasn't going out of his way to "strut" the way his companion was.
Finally starting to tuck into her food, she smiled happily at the flavours. The company wasn't so bad, either, even if they were a little clumsy with conversation. "Well," she began, swallowing what food was left in her mouth before continuing. "I'll admit, I am impressed. Those Ursas terrify me."
"Well, it's really the Nevermores you have to look out for," Sun was saying as he swirled his chopsticks around in the liquid within his bowl. "But yeah, Ursas are a pain. You, uh, have any combat experience?"
Choking on her food slightly, she quickly swallowed another mouth full, coughing quickly to clear her throat. Her eyes were wide with surprise. "You must be joking! I could never stand any chance against those things!"
"Oh, sorry," Sun fumbled slightly, having the grace to look ashamed. "You knew Neptune, I just though... ah, nevermind."
"We just know her from the club," Neptune said. "Not from training or anything."
Laughing again, Sun asked, "Who's 'we'? You and your shadow?"
"Your friends, Blake and Yang,” Carm explained. “They were there. Blake mentioned you all knew each other. Forgive me though, I'm a little surprised that she'd know any huntsmen-in-training!"
"Well, she's one herself," Sun said easily. "And we're all getting together for the Vytal Festival and all that. I was on my way here for it when I met her."
"Psh, you're pulling my leg." Though when the two were silent as she ate her next mouth full of food, she began to muse on that more. She knew next to nothing about the other two. She didn't know where they worked, what they did... This actually made the most sense.
But then, panic set through her as her eyes widened. If she was a huntress-in-training, she was still in school… "You're... You're not kidding? How old is she?"
"Blake?" Sun asked, not even waiting for her to respond. "Seventeen, I'm pretty sure. Unless she had a birthday - dang, do you think she did? Should I ask? I don't want to miss her birthday and then not get her anything, I’d never get anywhere if I’m that dumb."
"Dude, she is NOT interested," Neptune assured Sun while flicking him in the forehead with his chopsticks. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Seventee- oh... Oh my god." Seventeen. That was young. Far younger than what she had assumed her and Yang were. She had put them around her age, in their mid twenties from how they looked and dressed. It seemed she was way off. "I'm presuming Beacon academy, right? They... never said they were students."
Sun blinked as if trying to understand why Carmine was upset. "Uhh, okay. Why, how old are you?"
"You dope!" Neptune hissed. "You're not supposed to ask girls that, it's rude!"
"Twenty four." This was now an uncomfortable subject. How much did the two know? Did they know what the three of them got up to in her apartment? Did they even know she invited them home with her?
Either way, Carm would be having a few words with Blake and Yang. Soon. "Would you mind taking me to the campus? I want to have a talk with them, and not over scrolls."
"Sure, yeah," Sun said, though he now looked slightly green around the gills. He'd been trying to work his flirtation magic on an adult. Not just someone his age, but a woman who had been out in the world; of course it hadn't worked.
However, if anything, Neptune looked even more uncomfortable. He'd been able to tell how Carmine was looking at Blake, what her intentions were. Maybe not at first, but it had eventually sank in. If Carm had been less surprised about their ages being so different, he would have thought she was a little bit of a cougar, but obviously she had simply been blissfully unaware. And now, he had accidentally “outed” Blake as a student. Why did he always mess everything up?
"Yeah, right this way," he said as he immediately stood, smacking Sun on the shoulder to let him know their meal was over.
Once led to the campus, the boys had left Carm to it. She knew the location of the dorm from the map on her scroll, how to get there, and when they would be in the dorms from Sun’s hints. Everything was set. But what could she say?
First thing was first, she needed to make sure they were in. Or at least, make sure they were taking. And she was going to do that by typing a message out for Blake to receive. Oblivious to the world around her, until she suddenly knocked shoulders with someone else.
"OOFF! S-sorry about... That..."
"Quite alright!" a lilting, timid voice answered her from slightly above her own height. When Carm looked up, she saw a pleasantly round face framed by silky brown hair... and long, tapering rabbit ears hovering above it. "Are you, though? Alright, I mean."
Upon looking at the new figure, Carm found herself staring at one thing in particular. Ears. Her weakness. And they were huge! By far, this woman’s soft-seeming ears were the biggest she had ever seen, and completely adorable.
But to stop being rude, she shook her head right away, offering a smile. "Nope, no way. Silly me for not looking where I was going; distracted hardcore there, heh."
"You were, a bit." The girl shifted nervously from foot to foot, chewed on her lip, then waved as she seemed to realise it had been a bit long since she had spoken and things were growing more awkward. "Take care, then!" And then she paced off, cheeks slightly pink.
"Y-yeah... You too." She spoke softly. Her own cheeks had flared red as she watched the girl wander off. She was the same height as Blake, except the ears of course, which were way longer. Definitely more timid, and yet she seemed older than the Faunus she had slept with. Wiser, but more nervous. Who was she?
But no, she was at Beacon for a reason. And so pacing toward the building again, she began typing on her scroll...
CARM: Heya Blake! Having a good day at work? ;)
Said Faunus glanced up from the book she was reading at her scroll on the nightstand when it flashed. Reading the text, a small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. Thinking for a moment, her thumbs went to work.
BLAKE: Pretty good. How about you, sexxay? :3
CARM: Oh, boring as usual. Reception work is a drag. Would much rather be sipping a Strawberry Sunrise with you two ladies.
There was no comment on the word 'Sexy' used in the previous text. It was something trivial perhaps, but it was on purpose. But before another text could be sent, she received another.
CARM: Guessing your day is pretty tiring too? :(
One of Blake's ears perked up as she heard Yang come in, back from her workout. She raised one hand briefly before she went back to texting.
BLAKE: Not too bad on my end. Actually I've been reading most of today... and maybe I'll take you up on that Sunrise soon! :D
"Wheeeeeww. I am ooone big bucket of sweat." Instead of asking first, Yang right away took a seat right by the faunus's side, nuzzling right into it teasingly. She knew Blake could never resist when she was dripping with perspiration.
Carm however, could. And was still keeping her cool on the situation.
CARM: oh nice! Sounds good. Where do you work again?
The corners of her lips turned up when she smelled the heady aroma of sweat, but she forced herself to ignore Yang until after she finished replying. Though she wasn't sure what to say. It seemed as though Carm thought she and Yang were older than they were, and she wasn't sure she wanted to shatter that impression. Then again, she certainly didn't want to lie.
BLAKE: Actually, it's at Beacon Academy. Both me and Yang.
It was simple, and not quite a falsehood.
"Sooo... My little pussy cat..." The blonde already began, turning to face her as she looked up with half closed eyes. She was well aware Blake loved the smell, no doubt due to the Faunus part of her. But regardless, she made use of it as she made two of her fingers 'walk' up her arm. "What say this mucky pup catches this little kitty?"
But then the scroll buzzed once more.
CARM: Oh I see! :O Are you assistants or something? Teachers?
BLAKE: Something like that
Blake replied shortly as she shivered, resisting the urge to flick her arm out and slap Yang. It was her instinctual reaction to being pestered, but she actually had no desire to hurt her battle partner for such an innocuous transgression.
"Is this what's known as... cat-calling?" Might as well beat the queen to that pun.
"Yo! That's my line.” She chuckled, leaning in to deliver a quick cheeky kiss to her neck. "What say you put that ol' scroll down so we can-"
Once again, a buzzing. Carm really wasn't giving up!
CARM: Sounds exciting! So there should be no problem with me visiting during my lunch hour one day, right?
Blake felt her stomach flutter. If Carm did visit, that would make it all too obvious that they were students. Maybe she wouldn't have a problem with it, but then again, what if she did? Leaning over slightly, she held the screen in front of Yang's face.
"What should I tell her?"
"She… doesn't know?" Yang asked, looking through the last few messages on the screen. But to help out, she suggested, "Maybe mention you had a butt tonne of work to do right now, she seems reasonable enough to understand."
"Maybe..." Biting her lip, Blake weighed the pros and cons of lying again, but in the end she frowned at Yang and said, "Maybe we could just get dressed in our normal street clothes and meet her outside or something."
"Well if you mean now, I'm gonna have to shower. You might like my stink, but I doubt Carm would. Here, pass it over." Taking the scroll gently from her hands, she typed out the following, allowing Blake to see before she allowed it to send.
BLAKE: You mean now? I'm a little busy today, but could meet you later if you'd like??? ;D
"Fine," Blake sighed. "I guess 'busy' isn't that bad."
"Aaaand send." Once clicking the button, she then quickly placed the scroll on the bedside table rather then back in her hands, just so she could then nuzzle right against Blake, looking up at her innocently. Putting on her best puppy face, she said in a soft voice, "Can mucky puppy have kitty now? Pleeeaaasse?"
"Stop it," she half-laughed, half-grunted as she tried to shove Yang's eager face away from herself. "Seriously, what's the matter with you?" I thought you and Weiss just 'played' a couple days ago."
"Yeah, and? I figured might treat you while I'm all stoked from my workout... If you’re down?"
But as soon as she asked, there was a knock at the door. Of all the times for someone to want to come in… Immediately, Blake flopped down completely on the bed. Yang was just barely starting to get her to come around to the notion of having a bit of fun, and now this!
"Who is it?" No answer. Grunting, she hopped up from the bed and went to fling the door wide open. "Seriously, what are y... you..."
"Busy, huh?" the redhead asked, eyeing the girl up and down. She was still in her school uniform, and Yang was in her workout gear. The look on her face was another priceless sight, but she wasn't too concerned. Not when she looked at Blake again.
"I can certainly see that. I'm ever so sorry to interrupt your work."
"Wh.... whaaaat are you doing here?" Blake sputtered, still trying to wrap her head around seeing the redhead in a setting other than one she was expecting. "How did you even get onto campus? I didn't think we could have visitors!"
"Well excuse me, but-" When realising she was raising her voice, the redhead quickly looked around, before stepping into the room, shutting the door behind her. From then on, she was talking in hushed tones. "I didn't think students were allowed to go out drinking in clubs. Students! Do you two even have any idea how old I am?!"
Shifting guiltily, Blake glanced over at where Yang sat on the bed and then back to Carmine. "No? I mean, I figured probably twenty or twenty-one, somewhere in there... if you have a job and all that stuff. Didn't matter much to me, I guess?"
"It may not matter to you, but it matters to me! I'm Twenty Four!" She thought it best to state that fact firstly, but then continued. "And my job? I'm a receptionist in a small office on the edge of Vale, but there we help students find other jobs at the end of their studies. Do you have any idea what could happen if someone found out that we... We slept together!? Being fired would be putting it lightly!"
The colour in Blake's face began to drain at the number of her age, and got paler and paler as she went on. Their indiscretions could cost her that job? It didn't seem right, but obviously it was possible if Carm was worried about it.
"I... god, I'm sorry, how was I supposed to know?"
"How was I supposed to know you were a student? I asked you what you did, and you said you worked, that you and Yang were work colleagues!" As the conversation went on, the anger seemed to fizzle out into sadness and confusion, leaving Carm just placing one of her hands on her forehead. "This is just one huge mess... I don't know what to do myself."
"For your information," Blake said in a shaky voice, "we DO work together; we're team partners. So you can't say we were lying!"
"You're seventeen!" she snapped, hands curling into fists as she did so, and tears welling in her eyes. She didn't want to be shouting at her new friend, not after the night they shared that week ago. "Both of you… you're seventeen. You're first years! I... I like you both, a lot; a hell of a lot! But I... I can't do it. It's far too risky!"
“Didn’t seem to matter to you when you were grabbing after Blake’s ears all the time,” Yang muttered under her breath. And though Carm did flush darker, she didn’t respond to that.
Only then did Blake feel like she had done anything wrong. The fact remained that neither of them had asked about each other's ages, but how could she have let this happen? Yang should have thought of it; she was more accustomed to the world of clubbing, trying to hook up with people.
"I'm really sorry, okay? God, I... we didn't mean any harm, we just thought it was... was fun..."
"It was fun," Carmine confirmed, folding her arms as once again a red blush came to her face, as she found herself looking away. "And it's a night I will never forget. But… we shouldn’t do it again. Not while you're still first years. It's far too risky."
Then another part of this struck home to Blake; technically speaking, it was perfectly legal for any Hunter or Huntress-in-training to consent to sexual activities. She wouldn’t be arrested for sleeping with seventeen-year-olds. Still, there was a social stigma about them doing that with someone outside the school, or older. More "frowned upon" than actually bad. But Carmine's coworkers would probably still look at her as if she were a deviant, even if she retained her job.
"Wow, I feel terrible. You know we weren't trying to hurt you on purpose, right? You do know that, you have to!"
"I know that. I didn't think you two would do that. Not for a second. I'm just…" There was a deep sigh as she tried to string her words together, and tried to keep herself from suddenly bursting into tears. Finally as she looked up to the Faunus, and over to her lover on the bed, she said softly, "I really, really like you two. Not just because of our night. I don't want to fall out with you both over this, because you're both important to me. I just wanted answers. That's all."
Hunching her shoulders slightly, Blake turned away to stare off toward one of their desks, distraught and light-headed. "You're... not going to be able to see us again, are you?"
"As lovers? No." But then reaching for her hand, she took it into her own, making sure she could look into the faunus's yellow eyes. "As friends... Yes."
"Okay," Blake said softly, voice still tight. "I was really… really worried. Are you sure it won't be too dangerous to be seen with us around?"
"I can be friends with whoever I like. That's allowed. But anything further... That would severely risk my job." Although when she looked at Yang once again, she leant into Blake's ear, whispering to her. "Besides, you got one needy girlfriend already. I don't think you'd want another."
At that, Blake had to fight down raucous laughter. If Carm only knew their situation with Weiss! However, instead she merely whispered, "Yes, I guess this does... simplify things." Then she said, a bit louder, "You really can't date anyone associated with Beacon at all? That's pretty harsh."
"Well, it's mainly anyone under 20. So seniors aren’t so much a problem."
Though that comment made Yang perk up, smirking as she looked toward the redhead. "Hey, Velvet's a senior. Biiig ears."
Rolling her eyes, Blake sighed in Yang's general direction. "You say that like Carm will literally date any Faunus who comes along."
"I thought she did. She dated you, didn't she?" she teased, smirking once again.
Carm however laughed nervously before backing up again. "That was all I came to say really. I'm sorry for intruding on your lunch."
"Wait, you're going?" Blake asked in some surprise. "But you just got here! Are you... I mean, do you really have to go?"
"I'm still working unfortunately, otherwise I would. But... We can meet up again outside our hours soon, shall we?" She smiled. Truth be told, she was rather sad about the encounter. Sad about losing the two.
The Faunus girl felt lost and scared, unable to suppress the feeling that she had done something wrong. Desperate for reassurance, she looked over at Yang, hoping her partner would have some words of wisdom, something to soothe her fraying nerves.
"Hey, we really mean it, you know? We would never wanna hurt you. We like you, too," The blonde chirped up, moving off from the bed to pace over to the girls. Of course, not daring to wander too close to avoid comments on her scent.
Carm however just softly smiled. "I know. You're both brilliant people, and I'd hate to lose you both. But... I just had to put my two cents in about this."
"Looks like we messed up, Yang," Blake sighed. Then she shrugged as if to unburden herself from the sadness and regret. "At least... we still have a friend, though. We'll see you around, okay?" Unable to resist, she darted in and threw both arms around Carmine's neck, squeezing tightly. Though it was true they would remain friends, the feeling of loss was still quite powerful.
Right away, Carm wrapped her arms back around Blake's back, squeezing her close for one last close hug. Unable to help herself, she left a very quick kiss on her cheek before she pulled away, blushing intensely. "T-take care of each other, okay?"
"We will," Blake said softly, tears in her eyes. Mentally, she would be sorting through this happening for some months to come, but it would be much easier to handle knowing that Carm bore her no ill will. And with no further comment, other then a small wave to them both, Carm turned and left. Leaving the two alone once again.
Needless to say, the blonde was no longer in a mood to do such things. "...We really fucked up."
"God, I wasn't even thinking about ages or anything!" Blake lamented as she threw her arms around her friend's shoulders. "She didn't seem that much older than us, y'know? Like, am I crazy or stupid for thinking she was twenty? Maybe even younger?"
"No, I thought she was pretty young too. I mean, damn…" Right away, Yang held her friend close, nuzzling into her shoulders to help calm her down. "It's not your fault. It's no one's fault."
"Yeah." But she couldn't shake the feeling that one or both of them should have done something to avoid this unfortunate consequence.
After taking a short break to have a cry in one of the public bathrooms, Carmine began to make her way out of the building. But that short break seemed to do nothing to help her feelings. She was hurt, to say the least, and she was worried. What if someone did find out and told her employers? Or what if the girl's teachers found out and they got expelled? It was all a huge mess. On her part for not asking Blake's age, and on Blake's for lying about her stage of employment.
Not only that, but she really adored the two girls. They made her feel more love in one night then people had before in her relationships. And now that was all over. Maybe their friendship would survive, but she had lost so much… There was no point in her heading back into work for the rest of the day in this state, so she thought. And so she had sat herself down under one of the campus trees, trying to hold back tears again.
"St- still distracted hardcore?"
The timid voice was coming from a girl towering over Carmine, casting a shadow that blocked out the sun. After a few seconds, she bent closer, her long, brown hair fluttering slightly in the breeze. "I hope I'm not interrupting..."
"H-huh?" Looking up to the rabbit Faunus, Carm quickly wiped her eyes with the palm of her hand, sniffing quite loudly. "No, no you're fine."
"You most certainly aren't," she observed with a frown, quickly dropping down to her knees and leaning in for a better look. "Come on, what's the matter?"
Trying her best to avoid eye contact with the girl, she sniffed again, attempting as best she could to compose her thoughts. But she could only chuckle. "How's this for a first impression? I almost knock you down, and now I'm bawling my eyes out."
“No drama. Honest.” Still frowning, the other girl reached into a pocket and produced a handkerchief. As she held it out, she said in a soft, soothing voice, "My name's Velvet. What's yours, then?"
"Carmine. Or Carm."
“Carmine is a lovely name. And how are you going?”
She tried to laugh again, taking the hanky as she used it to dab the tears in her eyes and on her cheeks. It was only then she could well up enough courage to tell her what was wrong. "I messed up. I messed up a lot."
"Aw, whatever happened can't have been this bad. It’ll be right. If… you wanted, I've got two rather large ears that are really good at listening. It's fine if you don't want to tell a stranger, though."
Looking up to the girl, Carm could see an earnest look in her eyes. Someone she felt she could trust, even if she didn't know her. And so she sniffed again and bit the bullet.
"I was dating someone. But I just found out they're a first year here. Far younger than I assumed. My job could be at risk if people found out."
That caused the Faunus to blink. "Oh. But that's awful! What sort of job do you have that would care about a thing like that? Obviously you haven't done anything illegal; I mean, it might sound dodgy to them, but if you liked him…"
"Helping students find jobs after their studies. Obviously not students from here, huntsmen and huntresses have their careers there and then, but others need assistance. It would be unprofessional for me to date someone in education, and a first year? The age difference would really be frowned upon."
"I... can see how it would. Gosh, I'm sorry, love." Then Velvet rested a comforting hand on Carm's shoulder and didn't take it away, didn't shrink back or drop back... but it became all too obvious that she was trembling. Comforting her new friend was far outside her usual comfort zone. "Is he anyone I know? M-maybe I could keep an eye on him, make sure nobody comes sniffing around."
There was a slight chuckle. Seemed Carm's lesbian appearance wasn't at full power today. "She is in the first year... I... don't know if she would appreciate me telling who she is."
"Oh, 'she'? Hmm..." Velvet didn't seem entirely shocked by the confession. "Well... no worries, you don't have to tell me at all. But I'm here for you, as long as you need, alright?"
"You've only just met me, though? Why would you want to help me?"
That seemed to catch her off-guard. "Well... you seem like a perfectly lovely person. Letting you feel this bad about yourself doesn't seem right."
Sniffing once again, she softly smiled at the girl. "T-thank you... I'm just.... Not used to it I guess."
"That's fine," Velvet responded with a nervous amusement. "I'm not used to doing this, either."
"I guess. Well, I guess I'll try to be cheerier anyhow." And sniffing once again, she smiled at the girl warmly. "Thank you so much, Velvet."
"No worries." But still she lingered. It was as if she wanted to say something, had it clearly in her mind, but couldn't force herself to speak it aloud. Instead, she just kept staring down at her own knees.
"So, I'm guessing you're a student too?" Carm asked, simply to make polite conversation. And to stop herself staring at such long, silky ears.
"Ah, y-yes! In my final year before leaving. It's not so bad up here, really. My team's quite good, and I have loads of friends, and... and you didn't ask me any of that," she finished quietly, cheeks turning pink.
"Hey, it's a good skill to have. I gotta admit, when The Breach happened, I just ended up running away with a Death Stalker on my tail. Least you can stand your ground." After pausing a moment, she couldn't help but comment further, "I wouldn't expect you to be a huntress if, say, I met you in the street though. I bet you kick ass."
"Oh goodness!" Velvet gasped. "I'm so sorry I couldn't have helped more, protected you! And well, perhaps I'm not the most gifted of Huntresses, but I can hold my own, so..." Then she seemed to find her nerve that she was searching for earlier. "So if y-you would permit me, perhaps I could walk you back home? If you don't mind, of course."
"I-I... Really? You'd... Do that for me?" She tilted her head, finding herself taking a quick peek up at her ears again. They really were adorable. "I'd be honoured."
Self-conscious, her ears twitched - not just once, but twice. Then, as if more an excuse to distract herself than for the action itself, she pushed to her feet and reached down for Carmine's hand.
It took so much effort to stop her from squealing with delight. It really was adorable! How she wanted to touch the- No. This was not appropriate. Velvet was a new friend, it was silly to push her weird fascinations on her. So taking the hand, she hauled herself to her feet.
"OOPS!" Velvet cried out, stumbling as she tried to counterbalance, raising her arms up protectively - and suddenly finding that she had pinned the red-haired woman up against the tree.
"...oops."
Right away Carmine found herself blushing violently, finding herself staring into the girl's eyes. She was around the same height as her, apart from the ears of course. But with her being a huntress, her muscles were much better toned, and body was a very flattering figure.
But rather than stare all day, she just chuckled nervously and tried to pass it off. "N-now now, we've only just met!"
Blinking, Velvet simply stared back for a long moment, feeling the closeness and relishing it even as she seemed to be trig to figure out how to escape. "We've what? I mean, yes, this- oh. GOODNESS, I- that's not what I meant by this at all, it wasn't on purpose!"
Already she could tell that Velvet seemed to be extraordinarily shy. Not only did she have cute ears and an amazing body, but it seemed the rabbit Faunus had an adorable personality, also. And not wanting to spook her, she simply placed her hands onto her shoulders, pushing her upright again.
"There you go, no harm done."
The subtle movement made the light blush begin to deepen, and the Faunus squeaked and folded both ears down to cover her own face. "S-s-suppose not."
Once they were stood upright again, she reached forward and took Velvet's hand in her own, before gesturing onward with her head. "Come on. It's a bit of a walk from here."
"It... it is." One of her ears twitched up to reveal a round, peering eye. "Not that I m-mind, if I share it with you."
And with that, Velvet more allowed Carmine to lead her to her own home than the other way around.

"Well, home sweet home!"
After half an hour of walking, and a wonderful chatter, it seemed the journey was over. As much as she couldn't wait to get home on her sofa, the redhead couldn't help but feel saddened about leaving the girl. Leaning against the door, she looked nervously toward the girl again, tilting her head.
"Sooo..."
"Sooo..." Velvet wasn't sure what to say, either. Timid as the girl was, conversation was not forthcoming, but she found it a lot easier to respond to what Carm had to say than to come up with topics on her own. "Th-this is your place, is it?"
"Yeah... Sure is." Once again she looked around her small apartment. Things were somewhat messy, mainly, cardigans were left in the sofa. Cups were left on the table, but all in all it was still kept tidy. Finally working up the courage, she stepped over to one side. "Would you like to come in?"
Mouth forming a half-smile, half-frown, she asked, "Are you sure? You don't h-have to just to be polite, I'm f-fine."
"I'm asking because I want to. Really. What do you drink, tea? Coffee?" She smirked at the word coffee. From their chatter she had learnt that ‘CFVY’ was in fact her team name.
"Tea, if you please," she said with a polite little smile. Polite, yet eager. With that, she stepped through the threshold and into Carmine's territory.
Closing the door behind her, she then quickly dashed over to the sofa before she could get to it, picking up the clothes to toss them onto her bed. "Aaaand these…" Then she grabbed the cups she could on the table, quickly dashing around the corner to the kitchen area. But once in there she called out to her new friend, "Make yourself comfy! I'll have your tea in a minute! Do you take sugar?"
"I could help you tidy!" Velvet blurted out. Then, ducking her head in shame, she followed that up with, "I m-mean, with two sugars and milk!"
"You are not lifting a finger, you are my guest!" she shouted back, already filling up the kettle quite audibly from the kitchen.
"W-well, if you're sure!" But she got no answer. Deciding it was best to just do as Carm bade her, she paced to the couch and sat primly on the edge, folding her hands atop her knees.
Before she got too comfortable, however, her scroll began to buzz in her pocket. A startled yelp burst from her mouth before she could help it, but then she hastily fumbled the device free and opened to read the text message.
COCO: Heeeeeyyyy
It was from Coco. Her team leader. But as per usual, that wasn't the first message she'd receive.
COCO: You wanna get together tonight? I just got a shower but I fancy gettin' dirty again ~
Velvet felt her heart leap up into her throat. No, no, she couldn't be getting naughty Coco texts here and now! This was a most inopportune moment! Glancing toward the kitchen, her thumbs went flying over the virtual keyboard.
VELVET: Not at the moment, I'm down in Vale
COCO: Oh reeeeally?
This seemed to give her leader ammunition.
COCO: That is a shame. I really fancied being rough and tough tonight as well, especially if I bite that spot you like ~
That was when her fumbling hands managed to drop the scroll onto the coffee table, making a deafening clattering sound. Bringing up that sort of biting always unseated her. The sound coming from the other room made the redhead perk up again. "Everything okay in there?"
"Sorry! I'm fine, no worries!" Picking it up hastily, she started texting back.
VELVET: Coco, I'm at someone's house! Please don't do that right now! ;-;
COCO: Oh seriously? Damn, sorry. Do you want me to leave you to it?
COCO: Hey hey! Is this a friend or a 'friend'? ;J
VELVET: Just a friend, I promise! Coco stop please?
It was making her so nervous. What if Carmine walked in when she was still blushing to the gills?!
COCO: hey, I wouldn't mind if it was a 'friend' you know, I know you've been wanting something like that for a while.
And the kettle in the other room had boiled. There was just an audible pouring of water, as the scroll buzzed again.
COCO: Might as well see if Fox is interested. But lemme know how it goes, yeah? I owe you a butt slap if you get laid <3
Grimacing, Velvet shot back, "Thanks for the encouragement, have fun" and tucked the scroll away. Then she yanked it back out and double-checked it was on silent mode before she stowed it again; there was no sense in actually inviting Carmine to see the sorts of things her friend would be texting her!
"Teeeaaaa with two sugars and milk." Finally walking back into the room, Carm handed a mug over to the rabbit Faunus, before sitting on the other sofa with her own. "Sorry it took so long. My kettle's been so... weird as of late. So, um, you were telling me about your team?"
"F-forget about them," Velvet said almost instinctively as she blew across the surface of the liquid. "I mean, um... well, there's the four of us, and we've been on a lot of missions together. If you like women with strong personalities, you might like Coco, but I'll warn you... she can be... a bit much."
"Is she by any chance that girl with the massive-ass machine gun? I think I remember seeing her." Of course this was in reference to The Breach. It was a huge event in Vale history, after all.
"Aye, that would be her!" Velvet laughed quietly. "Well, yes. I'm fairly comfortable on the team, I suppose. Yatsuhashi and Fox are fairly easy to get along with, but Coco is... she always really takes care of me, but there are times I'm not quite sure how to handle her personality."
"As in difficult to get along with? Or far too easy to?" Frowning slightly, she remembered Blake and Yang… "I'm in a similar boat if it's the latter. The person I was dating was... Well, more of a social matter rather than romantic."
"Both," Velvet answered, scooting forward very slightly. "So there was a social problem with you and your, erm, acquaintance? I'm not sure I follow. What sort of problem?"
"Uuumm... Well." Placing the drink down a moment to allow it to cool down, she began. "That has to stay between us. But, you're aware of my… acquaintance's age. My own is 24. Big difference. Not just that, but she's in a relationship with someone else. Not cheating, no, don't get me wrong! But a… kind of open relationship."
Shrugging her shoulders, Velvet allowed herself to admit, "Right, I can relate to that situation. Goodness, I hate to think of you being forced to walk away from it because of what society would think, though. That's just so... heartbreaking."
"Yeah... But at the same time... I guess it's inevitable it would end anyway, you know? I mean, this girl really really loves her partner, even though she won't admit it. I see them having a future together, so... I don't want to intrude on that." Finding herself blushing again, she attempted to look away from her guest, staring at her cup instead. "I'm kinda jealous. That's what I want, if I could have it."
"Oh, Carm..." Scooting forward to be able to reach across the table, Velvet placed a firm hand on her new friend's wrist. "I think most of us want that, on some level. You'll find it eventually. Don't give up hope, yeah?"
Smiling gratefully, she looked to her new friend, placing a hand on top of hers in response. "I won't, don't worry. Just... Being gay kinda makes things hard, not to mention I am shy as hell."
"If you hadn't noticed, I'm not exactly an extrovert," Velvet said in a low voice, unconsciously slipping her thumb up and over Carm's fingers, caressing them. It was meant to be reassuring, but seemed to hint at more. The feeling of a thumb gently stroking her hand caused her to blush all the more. Even such an innocent gesture felt amazing. Felt sincere. Velvet was far too good for this world.
In that soft silence, she found herself looking up at her ears again, blushing once more. "D-did I mention your ears are really pretty?"
"My what?" Velvet's eyes flicked up to follow Carm's glance, and then her ears pinned back behind her hair, two slight lumpy bits of them still visible. "Oh, y-you don't have to say things like that to make me feel better, I- I know they're weird."
"Don't have to? Velvet... Why would I lie? They're adorable." She smiled even more when they moved. She absolutely loved watching how they did so with such ease. It was interesting. "I think I should tell you that I… really like ears."
Voice ten times quieter than it was before, she averted her eyes and said, "Normal human ears, maybe, not great big floppy monstrosities like mine."
"Big floppy- wait wait wait... May I?" But not even waiting for an answer, she began to reach to her ears, stroking down the length of them. Such soft fur! It, quite appropriately, felt like velvet. And the size only made things better.
"These are gorgeous. Not ugly at all."
Shivering, Velvet had to fight to keep herself perfectly still. Having her ears touched usually went hand in hand with being ridiculed, and it was hard for her not to react the same way this time. Of course, after the first few gentle caresses, she started coming closer to letting herself believe Carm wasn't going to hurt or attack her.
"You... you really think so?" she finally asked in a trembling voice.
"I know so. They're so soft..." She couldn't help but blush lightly, continuing to pet the large pair of ears, rubbing her hands through the silken fur. As she brought them higher, she found her hand wandering between them, delivering a soft scratch just at the scalp by them, testing the reaction.
However, Velvet wasn't nearly as sensitive to the scalp-scratching as Blake had been. Her eyes drifted closed and she smiled faintly, but there was no stronger reaction than that. Pleasurable, but not overly so.
"Carmine... you can't know what this means to me," she confided at length. "That you genuinely like them instead of thinking I'm some sort of freak..."
"How could anyone think you're a freak? Look at you, you've got adorable ears, an even cuter face, great body-" Had she actually just said that out loud? She had. Realising her mistake she instantly covered her own mouth, blush furiously building.
"O-oh." That was all she could think to say in response to a comment like that. Her brain simply couldn't come up with anything else, and trying any harder might make her brain short out. Instead of directly confronting those feelings and what they might mean, she took a different approach.
"My teammates do tell me things like that now and again. I just... how am I supposed to believe that when the rest of the world keeps telling me otherwise?"
"The rest of the world is blind. They gotta be." Carm smiled, taking one of her hands again as she stared into her eyes. "I mean... Look at today. You didn't know me, but you saw I was upset, so you got to know me. You made an effort to help a stranger. That by itself is beautiful, let alone how much I like how you look. People like those don’t deserve to know someone like you."
Against her will, Coco's insinuations came back to her; that her new friend might become a "friend" eventually. But Velvet most certainly was not after that relationship with someone she barely knew, even if the someone in question was cute as a button. She couldn't reply, it was too difficult. Acting quickly, she took a sip of tea to distract herself - and promptly bumped the teacup against her own chin, dumping the liquid all down her front.
"ACK!" she gasped out. "Gosh, that's boiling - OW!"
Eyes widening in surprise, she quickly backed off from the girl, giving her space to allow the air to cool her down. "Oh Christ I'm so sorry! Are you okay? Do you want me to get some cold water?!"
"Might be wise!" Already she had set the teacup down and was waving frantically at her shirt, hoping to cool it down. "And a towel!"
"Got it!" And with that the redhead frantically ran to the kitchen, grasping an empty jug to fill entirely with water. And on her way out, she grabbed one of the smaller towels from the bathroom. Within a few seconds she was back in the room, handing the jug over to her, and placing the towel on the table nearby.
"Here, lemme get you a shirt to borrow. We'll get yours all washed."
"Cheers!" As Carm went to her dresser and began rummaging for a shirt, Velvet poured a small amount of the cold water onto her shirt to counter the heat of the tea, cursing herself the entire time. Must she be so clumsy all the time? She was only too glad her clothing had absorbed all of the tea and none ended up on her hostess's furniture.
Once her chest felt cooler, she quickly tugged the soaked shirt up and over her head, careful not to pull her hair out, then setting it on the table and taking up the towel as her free hand unhooked her bra.
"Ah-hah. This should be your size!"
But just as she said those words and turned around, she had interrupted as Velvet took her bra off, and was staring at her bare back. Carm was absolutely right about her having an impressive body, and seeing it without clothes was a treat. But trying not to intrude, she covered her eyes, holding out the red flannel shirt toward her. "I-I'll look away till you're done, okay? You're not hurt, are you?"
"Ah! I-" She had spun and pressed a towel to her front, but then saw it wasn't necessary; Carm was preserving her modesty. "Oh, th-thank you. No, my skin's a bit red but I don't think it's anything worth going to hospital over." Still holding the towel there, she took the shirt and laid it over the back of the couch as she finished drying herself.
"Oh thank god. Just... Lemme know when you're done okay?" Nervously she turned her back on the girl, looking at her walls instead. A thought did come to mind; washing her shirt would take hours... Unless… "Listen, do you, maybe, wanna stay the night? Would mean you can get cleaned up properly in the shower and stuff."
Velvet hesitated. Her immediate reaction was to squeal "NO NO OF COURSE NOT!", but she wasn't sure that was how she wanted to approach this. Carmine was offering her a kindness, and one that might lead places-
No. She cut herself off from that sort of thinking; it wasn't fair to either of them for her to contemplate something of that nature with someone she just met. However, maybe she could simply shower and change, curl up on the couch while the washing tried to rout any pending tea stains.
"Are... you sure you wouldn't mind? Not that I really need a shower, but... does sound nice, and I do have tea all over my clothes, so..." Of course, her nature wouldn't let her commit to this plan. "But you don't have to, I could just borrow a bag for the dirty clothes and bring yours back to you another time!"
"Of course I don't mind! It's the least I can do for you helping me today." The redhead couldn't help but peek over her shoulder a little again, seeing a the girl was dabbing herself dry. 'Why didn't this girl come into the club before Blake did?' she couldn't help but think to herself. If only the kiss was with-
This wasn't the time to think of such things. They'd only just met! It would be ridiculous. "Seriously though, I do want to thank you. And if I can by letting you stay... Then I will."
Ducking her head shyly, the rabbit-eared woman said, "You don't need to keep thanking me for doing the right thing, but... but you're welcome. And suppose I could take you up on that shower. Do you... have any other... things for me to wear?" She meant underthings, but couldn't bring herself to say as much.
"Y-yeah, of course. Um... You're about my size, I assume. Just lemme…" Wandering over to the bedside dresser, she fumbled around to find some appropriate underwear to hand over to her. It certainly didn't help that the majority of these were thongs or lace panties. When finding a suitable pair of simple white undies, she paired that up with a bra of the same colour, adding it to her pile of clothes. "Aaand I can get you a pair of jeans too, when you're out the shower."
"M-much appreciated." Despite how hard she tried to act nonchalant, her cheeks still flushed when she took the underwear. They weren't hers! They came into contact with Carmine's intimate areas on a regular basis! However, getting flustered wasn't going to solve anything. Nodding and smiling at her like a fool, she backed toward the bathroom with the towel still covering herself so as not to reveal her bare back again. "I'll be quick as can be, I promise - don't want to run up your utilities."
"Don't worry about it! Take as long as you need!" Carm called out just before the door closed behind her. What a situation to be in... Here was a new girl who she'd just met that same day, in her clothes, staying the night... Could this day have gone any smoother? Even if nothing were to happen, the redhead would be satisfied with making a new friend.
After a brief period of hyperventilating, Velvet finally laid the towel on the sink. This was going awful. Despite her intentions, she just seemed to keep demanding more and more from her new acquaintance. Drinking her tea, using her shower, borrowing her clothes... where would it end? Selling her furniture?
"Oh well," she gusted as she reached past the curtain and opened the tap to get the water warming.
For when Velvet was out of the shower again, Carm had already began making another pot of tea, this time also bringing in a plate of biscuits, a bowl of popcorn, and all sorts of little snacks. As well as things to eat and drink, she'd set a few film discs on the table, to allow her friend to pick one out if she didn’t want to sleep right away.
'She's so cute,' she thought to herself, sitting back on the sofa as she waited for her to come back out. 'She just seems very nervous... Maybe a film will help her relax.'
A few minutes later, the door to the bathroom opened in a puff of steam and Velvet stepped out. Very obviously clad in only the flannel shirt and the white cotton panties, bare feet still leaving tiny puddles behind them, hair limp and clinging to her scalp and neck.
"Um," she began in an embarrassed tone. "Your b-bra was too small, I'm afraid. Sorry."
"Oh... Right. Sorry about that." In her rush to get a film and things ready, she'd forgotten to prepare a fresh pair of jeans for the poor girl. So, rather hastily she went to the drawer to fetch some. "I-um... Hope my jeans will fit you at least."
"They probably will," she giggled pleasantly, though she was still blushing from being so exposed. "And thank you! C-can I get the laundry started? The earlier, the better, of c... of course."
She had just noticed all the snack foods laid out on the table. This really was above and beyond. Was this really all because she had done such a simple thing as asked her what was wrong?
"Oh, yeah! Definitely! Here, we can swap." Handing over the pair of jeans in one hand, she kept her hand out to receive the rest if her clothes. But following her eye contact she could tell where she was looking… "Oh! You seemed a little... tense. So I figured, let's make the most of it, hmm? Make it a sleepover."
"You... are so precious," Velvet breathed, pushing the jeans up against her mouth. She was positively glowing. "And I would love to sleep over with you! N-not that I've ever really done that, to be entirely honest, except w-with my team... but we had to sleep in the same room, of course, since we're teammates, so this isn't really the same sort of s-situation." Frowning, she then hurriedly began to stuff her legs into the jeans. "I'm rambling, I apologise."
"Please don't. It's sweet." Carm couldn't stop the ever growing grin on her cheeks, nor the intense blushing. Everything about this girl was adorable. How was that possible?
However, when Velvet got the jeans hitched up to her hips, she made a discovery that made her stop dead in her tracks. They were low-rise at the waist. There was a reason the Faunus never bought those type of slacks. So far, it hadn't mattered because her shirt was hanging down and she had been facing Carmine, but if she turned around at any point...
"Dooo they fit okay?" she asked, noticing the girl had stopped dead in her tracks again. Slowly stepping toward the kitchen, she gestured to the clothes. "In fact, tell me in five seconds, I'll just sort these!"
"Oh! You d-don't have t..." But Carm had already dashed away with all of her tea-dampened clothes, leaving the rabbit-eared girl to stand there swaying back and forth, the tight, low-cut pants not hiding something she wished they would.
'Maybe if you choose a movie and sit down before she comes back, it won't be an issue,' she thought to herself. 'Yes, that sounds just the thing!' Forcing herself to move quickly yet carefully so as not to make any more spills today, she picked up the movies and flipped through them. Spruce Willis in Wild Ride didn't get much of a reaction from the reviewers. What about A Million Ways To Die In Vacuo? That might be at least marginally enjoyable. Hurriedly putting it in, she then flung herself down onto the sofa again, gratefully settling her rump back against the cushions. What a relief! Now, if she could just stay seated until her clothes were dry...
After a few minutes, and the sound of the washer starting, she returned to her guest. Glad to see she had picked out a movie, she smiled happily, plopping herself down on the seat next to her.
"Good choice. I really like this one. Fresh cup of tea?" she asked, leaning over to grasp the teapot, already pouring one for herself.
"Maybe j-just fill mine half-full," Velvet said embarrassedly. "But yes, thank you." Carm's warm presence next to her both made her more anxious and soothed her. That made little sense, but it was true. She propped feet up on the edge of the table so her knees would be up and in front of her slightly, somewhat shielding herself in that fashion.
Pouring half a cup for her guest, and then adding two spoonfulls of sugar, Carm handed over the fresh new cup to her, plopping herself down by the girl's side as she leant back on the sofa. Why was the girl so tense still? Had she really never done this before?
She hadn't, with anyone other than her team. The Faunus was painfully shy about making new friends; even though Team RWBY had been personable enough with her from the beginning, she never tried to approach them to cement a more solid friendship.
"S-so!" she piped up after taking a sip of the tea and finding that it was to her liking. "Shall we start the movie?"
"Oh, yes! Yes we shall!" Quickly hopping to her feet once again, she found herself leaning right over the table, reaching over for the remote on the other side. Of course, such an action would provide Velvet with a rather pleasant view, particularly of how well the jeans fit her backside.
'Why do I feel both jealous and... something else?' Velvet found herself thinking as she gazed at the rear end of her new companion. Such a pleasant shape... and free of the factor that prevented her from enjoying jeans like those on a regular basis. What would she even want to do with the shape of it, anyway? Touch it? Kiss it? Velvet wasn't a very adventurous person, even on those rare nights when Coco got her alone. It was mostly Coco being forceful and Velvet being receptive. When presented with opportunities like this for her to do something forceful herself, she always chickened out. Not on purpose, just an unfortunate truth.
'What if this time, I do make a move?' she thought frantically. 'What if this time, I stand right up and slide my arms around her waist? Of course, I'm not even entirely sure I want to do such a thing, but might be fun, mightn't it?! Gosh, what's the matter with me?!' Of course, in the end she merely continued to stare with a look of longing.
Finally, the film had started. As always, there was the various opening credits and things, all giving Carm time to sit herself back down at Velvet's side, and carry with her the bowl of popcorn. She soon settled it into her lap and gestured for her new friend to tuck in.
But all the while, Carm was dealing with a similar debate. She wondered whether or not to make a move herself, or to just enjoy the evening as it was. Velvet was a precious creature, one whom she didn't want to rush.
For the time being, Velvet began to dip into the popcorn bowl, nibbling small handfuls at a time as the movie got underway. As Carm had said, it was one of her favourites, but Velvet hadn't seen it. She mostly stuck to her studies and training, even though she had read the rare book or watched the rare film and enjoyed them somewhat.
"Ohh, who's that boy?" she whispered to Carm, trying to keep her voice down so as not to disturb the movie too much.
"Him? Slate Magenta, he's more famous for voice acting cartoons, like 'My Sister's a Grimm' , 'The Celadon Show' that kind of stuff." She was of course referring to the star of the film, since no one else had turned up in the movie just yet. But she did perk up. "Oh, and Liam Navy is in this one. Appears a little further in though."
The Faunus brightened at a name she recognised. "Oh, I've heard of him! Wasn't he in that movie 'Fanged' last season?"
"Yeah that's him! Love his accent." She chuckled. In truth though, the burly accent of the great Liam Navy has nothing on the lovely Velvet's. Not that she would say such a thing, just yet. She was still thinking to herself of the best approach.
'Should I yawn then put my arm around her? No, that's too cheesy... Should I snuggle up? Come on Carm, how hard can this be?!'
"Yeah, it's alright," Velvet was whispering as she put her hand into the bowl for more popcorn. Of course, Carm had also done the same thing, and she felt their fingers brush. "Oh! I'm s-sorry, I didn't m-mean to-"
"H-Hey, s'alright." Taking a leap of faith, she reached her hand further in, before interlocking her fingers with the rabbit faunus' own, looking back up to her with a nervous blush.
Something about the feeling made her own blush echo Carmine's. Perhaps it was the light coating of butter on their fingers, making them slippery... dirty. Or perhaps it was just that they were holding hands, no matter the circumstance. Fighting down her instincts to flee in terror, she waited to see what might happen next if she didn't let go.
Carm found the sounds around her fading out. Becoming nothing but muffled noise, as she focused on nothing. Nothing other then the beautiful woman in front of her. Especially her eyes. Without knowing what was motivating her, or making her do so, she found herself slowly leaning inward, closer to those eyes.
And Velvet leaned away. She wanted to be braver, to let her companion do whatever it was she meant to do when she reached her, but it went against her nature. Why did she have to be such a frightened creature all the time? However, the closer Carm got, the closer her own breath began to quicken; she couldn't conceal her curiosity entirely.
Noticing the girl was backing off again, she too backed down, leaning back to her upright position and releasing the hand she had held in the popcorn. "S-Sorry..." She muttered, finding her blush still remained on her face.
"No!" she squeaked initially, then cleared her throat. "I mean... no, don't be, I'm just... nevermind me. You were fine, it was f-fine."
But it wasn't; now she felt terrible, as if she had ruined everything. Why couldn't she simply be normal for once?! A lump formed in her throat when she thought about how nice it might have been to allow Carm to kiss her, and how cold and alone she felt now that she had dashed those hopes with her clumsiness.
The feelings were all too familiar for the redhead. Although she was nervous and awkward around all of her previous partners, this was finally someone who seemed to out-shy her. It reminded her only of herself, of her own first time really getting intimate with someone.
So, once more, she took the girl's hand in her own, once again, looking into her eyes. "Hey... I-I was this shy once, too..."
"Then..." Gulping, Velvet looked away. She needed to so she could push through her hesitance. "Then you know I really quite enjoy this but my brain just doesn't know how to handle it, right? Th-that I really quite enjoy you and just don't know how to handle it, right?"
"Like, you just need someone to guide you? Or something? Or is it more that you're... skittish?" Carm asked, tilting her head once more. She was unsure of what she could do to help the girl in this situation.
"Dunno," she murmured noncommittally, but she did squeeze Carm's hand a little tighter. "This... this is good for now. Maybe we can do this for a bit and then... then try s-something else?" That made it sound as if she meant trying a lot more than just kissing, and her blush brightened as she stared down at her knees. What must this woman think of her now?
Nothing negative. The girl was trying, that in itself was something she deeply appreciated. And even if the night did just stay at them holding hands, she loved every moment. "Sure." She smiled, giving the hand another tight squeeze.
Appreciating the squeeze, Velvet shot her a very small, very sweet smile before turning her attention back to the movie. Her grip was stronger than ever.
About twenty minutes later, their hands were still linked, other two hands dipping into the popcorn bowl now and again. Eventually, they finished it off and Velvet bent in and picked up the biscuit plate, offering to settle it into Carm's lap; her own legs were still propped up defensively.
Eagerly accepting them into her lap, she took one of the more chocolatey ones from the plate, tucking into it with an eager smile. Perhaps Velvet would loosen up further when the film was over. It seemed that way, considering they still held hands.
Giving another squeeze to the hand, she looked over to her again. "Enjoying this?"
"I am," she laughed, glancing up pleasantly once she had finished swallowing her nibble of the sweet. A smudge of chocolate clung to the corner of her mouth. "Thanks so much for this."
"H-Hey you got a lil…" With her spare hand, she touched her own lips, attempting to gesture where it was. But seeing that had no reaction, she instead leant forward, placing her thumb on the area, wiping it away from her lip.
"There... All better." And from there, she didn't move her hand. Instead, it cupped the girl's face for a while, holding her gently.
After a tense moment of indecision, she leaned slightly into the touch, eyes sliding closed in gratitude. So gentle, so warm... she hoped the hand would stay there for a few minutes more.
"Thank you," she finally breathed. "M-may I?"
"M-May you...?"
Turning slightly, she pressed her lips up against Carm's thumb, allowing her tongue to poke out and just brush against the tiny smear of chocolate. One eye slit open, checking for a negative reaction, hoping she wasn't going too far.
The reaction was far from negative. It was an immediate, raging blush to her cheeks. Even more then what had occurred when she saw the girl's bare back. She was licking her, right there! The tongue continued to press against the thumb-skin, sliding across the surface hungrily. Much more than simply hungry for the chocolate on its surface. A few seconds later, she stopped, cheeks just as red as Carmine's when she pulled her mouth back.
"S-sorry, I... I didn't mean to be vulgar about it, I just... thought I'd help."
"You didn't. That was... nice." Continuing to cup the faunus girl's cheek, she nervously smiled, beginning to stroke delicately with her fingers, up and down, just by her human ears. "So soft..."
"Y-yeah," she whispered, still leaning into the touch, heart pounding in her throat, stomach fluttering in pleasure and anticipation. "Your hands are so soft... they're wonderful."
"A bit like you." The comment slipped out. It was never her intention to come off as cheesy or cliche, but the girl didn't move from the spot. It seemed it worked. Desperate to not ruin the moment this time, she remained still; testing if the girl would make the first move.
And Velvet did make a move, though it might not have been the expected one. Her own hand came up and pressed into the back of her friend's, holding it in place as her cheek rubbed gratefully against it, a very quiet moan burbling deep in her throat. Every so often, her lips brushed against the thumb, and she pursed them in when this happened - almost kissing, but not quite.
Humming in content, the redhead began to relax again. Visibly loosening up, she watched as Velvet continued to nuzzle against her hand, and let out soft quiet moans as she did so. Her thumb pressed in forward slightly, touching against her lips gently in a test to see how far she would go.
It happened rather quickly. One moment, it was simply caresses and slight pressure against lips. Then the tip of Carm's thumb was sliding in between lips, a warm tongue lightly teasing the underside. The deep brown eyes were closed as she thoroughly relished the sensation of having a tiny part of Carmine inside herself, of salty skin mingling with rich chocolate.
And even though such an action was tiny, it was still sensational for the woman to feel. Such delicate movements from a warm, wet part of her only made things worse for her urges. She could easily imagine what other uses that tongue could be put to.
"Velvet..." She whispered, opening her eyes at last. Once the thumb was out, the girl's eyes opened, gazing steadily at Carm. Her breath was coming tremendously fast, but she was acting neither scared nor confident. Simply watching to see how she really felt about what had just transpired.
Carm in herself was at a loss of breath. Such actions were driving her insane with need. All she wanted was to lean in once again, take her lips and then take her on the very couch they were sat on! But instead, the girl could only sigh, closing her eyes as she swallowed.
"Y-you just feel so... Good."
That didn't sound as if it could be true. Then again, it must be if she was being told that by such a gorgeous woman, one who had no reason to lie to her. "Do I?" she more mouthed than spoke aloud, suddenly very aware of fabric pulling taut across her chest, wood pressing into the arches of her feet. Skin against her face, warm and soft. And her own stomach did a somersault as she whispered, "F-feel more, then. If you like."
And she would. Her other hand then loosened itself from hers, only to then reach to her hip instead. And very slowly, that trailed its way upward, brushing her sides through the fabric of the flannel shirt, down again. Once the hand was against her back, she pulled the girl inward slowly, her own body beginning to advance as she closed her eyes again, whispering. "Oh... I will."
Before finally, she went all the way, pressing her lips up against Velvet's, kneading them softly.
There was a mild squeak of alarm when Carm's lips first found hers, followed by a tapering sigh of pleasure when she was able to relax into the kiss, her other hand raising up to rest against a shoulder. One of her knees was now resting on one of Carm's as they kissed, and her brain began to spin very slightly. Maybe she had only been denying how desperately she wanted this to happen from the very beginning.
There was a soft moan escaping out of Carmine's lips also, one that made her all the more brave. The hand left her cheek, and instead headed to the back of her neck, and then up into her hair. Meanwhile, the other hand began it's venture downward again, brushing right down her spine very delicately.
So distracted was she by the wandering hands touching her, the plying mouth at her own, that Velvet didn't sense the danger. She only felt herself wanting more, wanting this incredible woman to keep making her feel as fantastic as she did right in that moment. To that end, she allowed the arm on Carmine’s shoulder to drift down, resting on the firm backside she had so desperately wished to touch half an hour previous. Was she really doing this? Was she really daring to do such things?
When a hand grasped her backside, she tensed that area up slightly, thrusting forward against Velvet's hips by reflex reaction. But that only made her want even more. Opening her mouth a little more, she licked the girl's lower lip, inviting her inside with the tongue.
That was until… she felt a something as her hand went lower along her spine to its base. As soon as she felt that, she froze.
Velvet's heart leapt straight up into her own throat. Carm had found it. No matter how determined she was to hide her small, secret shame, this had happened and led to it, anyway.
"I..." Velvet breathed as she drew back, movements very stiff as her chest heaved. "P-please, I'm sorry, I'm s-so sorry you had to t-touch that... I'm really sorry!"
"Wait... Do you have a…" She couldn't resist. Tilting to look around, she had to take a peek.
And there it was, right at the base of her spine. A small, fluffy cotton tail, fur a much lighter colour than her hair and ears. The signature feature of most rabbits. And one which made her grin widely and squeal, "OH MY GOD! IT'S SO CUTE!"
"It is not!" Velvet lamented, burying her face in Carm's chest and just wishing for the next few minutes to be over. "Not even large enough to be a proper tail on a rabbit, much less on a Faunus!"
"Are you kidding me?!" Carm called out once again, stroking her hand slowly over the small cotton tail, even scratching the skin just above it gently. "It's adorable! Absolutely adorable!"
And the tail twitched back and forth slightly, a noise more like a groan than anything else issuing from deep in her throat. The gods were indeed cruel.
Oh... That was interesting. While Blake had her ears and chin, Velvet had her tail. That was indeed a very healthy discovery. And so, she scratched a little harder, testing for her reaction even more, finding herself smirking.
"AH!" Velvet gasped out, fingertips gouging into both Carm's hand and her backside. Every single cell in her seemed to explode. What was she to do? Simply let this happen, let her body be completely overridden with sensation as it normally was when Coco had hold over her? Or should she speak up? It wasn't as if she disliked the feeling... it simply made her feel at a complete loss of all control.
All of the actions were helping Carm learn about Velvet. In a short amount of time, she'd learnt that she liked her tail scratched, and that it made her body loosen up entirely. Velvet was submissive, to the point when the actions with her tail seemed to override her will power. And sensing that, she leant into her, whispering into her human ear. "Do you like this?"
"Ahhh," she moaned slightly, beyond embarrassed. "N-n... it's not... p-please don't think any less of me!"
"I don't. Like I said, it's adorable..."
And then taking another leap forward, she leant in slowly, licking the human ear, occasionally nipping at her ear lobe whilst keeping up the pressure on her tailbone. Again, she moaned, holding on tighter, feeling her legs drawing up and curling into Carmine's lap. Despite the sweets. Chocolate and sugary dough smeared all over one pant leg, and she was powerless to stop herself. The sensations were just so powerful!
"Y-you... you're so... it's good, b-but I'm scared!"
Sensing such emotions from her, she began to ease the pressure off her tail, just reducing it to a light scratching instead. Everything with her ear however came to a slow stop, enabling her to whisper, "Do you want me to stop?"
"Mmmmhhh..." As the pressure eased, she simply melted against Carm's body, taking deeper, slower breaths. That was intense and she needed to recover a bit. Then she whispered, "It's... alright, I just... wasn't prepared."
Drawing away entirely, Carm just held her softly in place, embracing her into a loving hug instead. Kissing her cheek, she spoke softly to her. "That's fine. We don't have to do anything you aren't prepared for."
A fleeting kiss on Carmine's lips and she was sitting back more. "Are you cross? You're cross with me, aren't you? Oh, I was doing so well, and then you found that and I went all to pieces, and I... goodness, am I ever sorry."
"Shhh shh" she said softly, placing her hand on her shoulder instead. "There's no need to apologise. You're fine, okay?"
Suddenly, Velvet was embracing her and pressing her lips against her neck, clinging very tightly to the body of her new friend. "Are you sure? I meant to... I meant to do this properly from the off, and... were you enjoying yourself? Before, I m-mean."
Instead, all that did was make the girl chuckle even more, wrapping her arms back around the Faunus girl. She no longer cared that chocolate and crumbs would be all over the place. What was a little cleaning compared to this? "I was. And I still am."
Deep breaths began to come more naturally to her, and she nodded against Carm's neck as she tried to regain a semblance of calm. The woman's arms felt warm and inviting still, and she wanted to be nowhere other than inside them. At length, she whispered, "Um... we're missing the movie. Sorry."
She gave a quick glance toward the TV. They were midway through, having missed most of the story, and Liam Navy's grand entrance. But that was nothing competed to how great it felt to be hugging the girl, which she expressed through a squeeze. "Eh, it’s not that great. Much rather be doing this."
"Me too," Velvet admitted with a gentle peck against her cheek. "You're so kind to me. I'm just sorry it's me you have to be kind to, but... but thank you so much."
"Why be sorry for being you? I... I like you. I know, it's crazy, considering we've only met today, but I really do like you," she found herself admitting, squeezing her closer again as she stroked a hand through her hair. "You're cute, shy, dorky at times... I love it. It's wonderful."
"Then... you really don't mind that I'm so bad at this? Are you sure?" Admitting that she normally simply let Coco do whatever she wished was just on the very tip of her tongue, but she bit it back. Perhaps now was not the time to admit she was in a pseudo-relationship of casual sex already. Of course, neither would she lie if Carmine asked.
"Of course I don't mind. In fact... If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit of a shy dork myself." She chuckled, finding now her shoulders had bunched up nervously, and her blush had flared up again.
"Yes, and... you're quickly becoming my favourite shy dork." The minute the words were out of her mouth, Velvet was blinking at herself. What had she said?! The fingers still trailing through her hair hesitated, and she tensed up, hands clinging to Carm's back. This couldn't be going more wrongly.
But in Carm's opinion, it was quite the opposite. She couldn't help but feel like this was going amazingly. This girl liked her, actually liked her! Asides from Blake and Yang, this was probably the first time she could be positive of this fact. And she couldn't help but continue to grin, until she finally leant forward, and nuzzled against Velvet's neck to hide her blush.
"I'm s-so sorry," she whispered, clinging tightly to Carm. "Th-that wasn't meant to sound insulting, or overly fond, I just... I j-just already like you quite a lot, and I can't help it!"
"That didn't sound bad at all," she whispered against the girl's neck, only nuzzling further in. "It's... It's special. It makes me feel good… really good."
Warmth began to spread from Velvet's chest. She felt slightly fearful of how fast things were moving, it was true, but if they were both truly on the same page... surely she could allow herself to enjoy things even more, couldn't she?
"And you make me feel good," she admitted. "Your lips, and your arms. Even your hand when you were- when it w-went a little lower on my back." In a softer voice, she asked, "Do you... really like my ears and t-tail? Please be honest, it's alright if you don't, I w-wouldn't hold it against you."
"I do." The response was instant. She didn't even need to think. Finally pulling herself away from the girl's neck, her blush began to fade. Only to reflare again when she looked back up at the long ears. She adored them. Even if her pre-existing fascination wasn't there. "I really do like them. Absolutely adorable."
Ducking her head shyly, Velvet couldn't entirely keep the giddy smile from her face. As she looked down at how close their chests were, she cleared her throat and said, "If you really want, you... can have a look. At either, or both."
Eyes widening, she looked back up again to her, shoulders hunching up shyly. "R-really? You wouldn't mind?"
"To be honest, even though my other friends aren't bothered about them, you're the first person who's genuinely interested. And not just to tease me." With that, she sat back, then slowly began to turn around. "But obviously it's up to you if you wish to or not."
"I... Um…" Looking to the ears and the little tail again, she found she could barely move. She was so eager to take up the offer, but with her interests being so intense, she didn’t want to hit Velvet over the head with all that so soon. "I am really really interested, b-but I don't wanna make you nervous. Maybe… maybe next time we meet? Like... How would you like to go out for a coffee some time? After tomorrow, of course."
"Oh! Sorry, it is too fast, isn't it?! I'm- I'm- I'M F-FALLING-!" Indeed, in her haste to turn back around, Velvet had managed to lose her balance and was tipping forward, headed for the table in front of her.
"WHOA!" Right away, Carm dashed forward, wrapping her arms around the girl's chest in an attempt to stop her from falling, but in doing so, she fell against the sofa, half of her body over hers. But the awkward position only made her laugh loudly, especially as she nuzzled into the girl's side even more.
"Maybe we should call it a night, huh?"
"Maybe you should chuck me out the nearest window," Velvet wailed, though she wrapped her arms firmly around Carm's shoulders and embraced her back. "Are you sure you want to sleep in the same room as me? You might wake up with an elbow in your face!"
"Same room? Hell, I was gonna ask if you-"
Was that too soon? The two had only just met! Surely it would be way too far for the first night. But at the same time... Why should either of them sleep on the sofa when the bed was far more roomy and comfortable? It made sense.
"If you wanted to… share the same bed?"
Blinking, Velvet rolled to look at her more properly. That sounded nice, to be sure. However, the only other person she'd shared a bed with throughout her entire adult life was Coco, and that had only been once or twice when they were too exhausted from "other activities" to move to their separate sleeping quarters. Was this okay?
"We could do. That s-sounds nice, actually." She wanted to blurt out safety nets, such as "but you don't have to" or "we can try it for a few minutes", but she resisted that urge. Obviously Carmine would know that if they weren't comfortable sleeping together, neither of them was obligated to keep doing it.
"Alright, cool. So, you a big spoon or a little spoon?" she asked, loosening her grip on the younger girl as she sat up, holding a hand out to help her as well. She was really looking forward to huddle up to the other girl.
"Not really sure," Velvet half-giggled, cheeks pink. "I've only ever b-been the little spoon, but that person has a... very intense personality. Do, um, do you have a preference?"
"Maybe... I'll be big spoon tonight, then we can switch another night?" she asked, standing up from the sofa as she dusted her jeans off, getting the various crumbs off her clothes.
Bashfully, Velvet did the same, watching all the bits of cookie fall to the floor. "Perhaps I could help you clean all of that up?"
"Psh... The place could do with a vacuum tomorrow. I'll sort it out." She smiled, although remembered… "Um, do you need pyjamas?"
"I'm fine in what I have on," she replied honestly. Though she did love to dress fancily, it wasn't a necessity or anything; she was perfectly comfortable in just about any type of clothing. "Unless... you have something you'd rather I wear." Again, she felt her cheeks flush. All she had meant was that Carmine might be uncomfortable cuddled up to somebody in jeans, but that made it sound as if she wanted to be her dress-up dolly. That was a bit kinky, wasn't it?
Right away, the comment made Carm speechless. She had to somehow resist the urge to say "black lace lingerie" or some other suggestive option! All in good time. Eventually. But what about her own wear? Usually she slept naked, but that wouldn't be right so far. And would Velvet judge her?
"You're fine. I... Kinda just wear a large shirt and some undies. Is that okay?"
In opposition to Carm's way of thinking, that sounded risque to her, but she was used to her other teammates sleeping in similar states of undress. Herself, she normally slept in a full set of pyjamas and fuzzy socks, but those were not available to her at present. "Th-that's fine. I'll wear the same; this shirt is fine, even."
"That sounds nice, actually." Carm found herself grinning again, although she looked toward the bed, gesturing her friend to get in first. "Bunnies first."
"Well... alright." Pacing over to the bed, she allowed her hips to sway slightly as she walked, wondering if her companion was watching. As she got closer to the bed, she quickly undid the flies and began to slide the waistband down, just until it revealed her underwear completely.
The instant such an event happened, all Carmine could do was watch intently. Oh, Velvet had the body for this... If they had known each other more, she may have there and then dragged Velvet onto the bed, claimed her as her own in a night of reckless passion. But for now, she allowed herself to just enjoy the view of her features. The fluffy cotton tail certainly added a nice touch.
And, of course, the Faunus knew it. Though she would normally lament that she even knew about it, shy as she was, one or two things about seduction had been left in her mind from Coco's past actions. In the spirit of that, and curious as to what reaction she might receive, she turned and sat gently on the edge of the bed, hands drifting back to support herself, shoulders raising up to her own cheeks as she gazed across the room at the dumbstruck redhead.
"Help me with these?" Her legs raised slightly to indicate what she meant, as if it were necessary.
"H-help you with... Oh!" Snapping back to reality, she quickly ran to Velvet's side of the bed. Although when she noticed what she truly meant, she froze. She was going to undress this woman. It shouldn't be such a surprise, since she said that's what was happening. But still, it made her blush insanely.
Still, sliding her hands to the top of the jeans, she slowly slid them downward, until eventually they hit the ground. And from there, she slowly looked upward at the woman's form. Beautiful as ever.
Heart pounding in her throat, she pushed a foot into Carm’s trim stomach. "Now, now," she whispered, a very slight smile at the corner of her mouth. "I see that look in your eye. Behave yourself." To herself, she was being somewhat sarcastic; as if she was so irresistible that that needed to be said!
Unable to help herself, a shaky moan sounded from her mouth. Seemed the shy, dorky Velvet could be very sensual and demanding when she wanted to be, when it came to the bedroom. Maybe one day she'd find out how much. "Y-yes, ma'am," she forced out, averting her eyes shyly.
"What?" Blinking, she immediately drew the leg back and scooted away. "S-sorry, I was... trying to be funny, I didn't think y-you'd take me seriously!"
Looking back up to her again, her cheeks were completely red. Not to mention, she appeared to be the shy one this time. Not that she would admit it to her, but the way she said such a thing was extremely erotic for her. Such a thing could probably be guessed by the redhead's body language.
When there was no response, at first Velvet was positive that she had really messed up, embarrassed her, or both of them. But the way she was moving spoke of quite the opposite. Her "moves", such as they were, had actually worked. Gulping, she scooted forward again and raised both legs, sliding her feet around to behind Carm's waist, tugging her closer to the bed.
When pushed closer, Carm found herself having to place her hands either side of the girl's legs to keep herself from falling into them. All she wanted to do was burrow herself into the woman's form, maybe nuzzle her head between her legs. Such a thought was only making her heat far worse. And it was a heat she couldn't satisfy. Not tonight.
"M-maybe... I should assume my big spoon position, huh?"
"Maybe." Velvet herself also wanted more, but she knew that if they tried for it she would only end up flipping out the way she had before. To that end, she rolled slightly away to give her new friend an opening to slide in behind her.
Finally, Carm did just that, crawling onto the bed to slide into the sheets by her side. And right away, she settled herself against the rabbit faunus's back, wrapping her arms around her as she embraced her close into her form, nuzzling into the back of her neck.
A few minutes later, a sigh came from in front of the redhead. "Goodness, but this is nice."
"G-glad you think so." She couldn't help but grin, continuing to nuzzle into the girl's form.
Although... Despite declining the earlier request, her one hand did reach upward, into her hair until... It began to pet her ears. Slowly, she began to stroke them downward, allowing them to relax into the form of her hair. She continued this movement over and over, stroking their whole length. Quiet cooing was the result of the gentle ministrations. Slowly, all of that anxiety and pent-up frustration began to ebb until the faunus felt entirely relaxed in her friend's arms. A few short moments later, she was on the verge of sleep.
Sensing such a thing, Carm found herself edging forward slowly, before she pressed her lips against the woman's cheek delicately, leaving a soft kiss before she continued to stroke her ears again. Velvet’s hum of contentment beginning to relax her, as well.
"Sweet dreams," she whispered, nuzzling into her back again. "And thank you. For everything."
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She Wants The Dust