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Epilogue. Promises To Come

Penny was woken that morning by a warm beam of sunlight splashing onto her face.

Sleepily, she blinked her eyes open, finding herself on the little bookshelf she'd chosen as her bed the night before.

Close beside her were Ruby and Yang. They didn't choose to live here at the college like Penny did, as they were still helping Glynda back at the animal shelter. But the day before, Penny had invited them over for tea, and the sisters had decided to stay the night.

Now, they all sat up and rubbed their tiny fists over their eyes and stretched their wings.

"Good morning!" Penny said to them. "Did you two sleep well?"

"Yep!" Ruby piped. "I think I've been sleeping better than ever for the past week or so!"

"Wonder why that is," Yang chuckled. "Can't have anything to do with them, huh?" She inclined her head to the other side of the room, where a human bed was set up.

Beneath the blankets were two slumbering girls, their arms still wrapped loosely around one another.

All three of the fairies couldn't help but smile.

"I can't believe it!" Ruby sighed dreamily. "It's already been a week since they've been together! I'm so happy for them!"

"We did good, you guys," Yang said, patting both of their backs. "We did real good."

"I'll say," Penny agreed. "I'm just so happy for them. Even if they can't see us anymore, it doesn't mean any of us have to be sad! Seeing them happy makes us happy! And I have a feeling they're going to keep being happy for a long, long time."

Ruby and Yang completely agreed.

As the trio of winged friends began on their daily activities of chasing dust bunnies and giggling together, the other side of the room was still a bit quiet.

Blake had only just started to regain consciousness after the long, peaceful night.

Cat or human, she'd never gotten out of the habit of choosing her favorite sleeping position to be cuddled up on top of Weiss. Even now, before she opened her eyes, she could feel Weiss' soft breathing, her body rising and falling gently, causing Blake's to follow.

Sighing in the utmost bliss, Blake shifted her head a little, turning her chinked ear a bit to press it in close over her collar, until she could detect the steady beat of Weiss' heart. It was her soothing lullaby each night, and her gentle alarm clock every morning.

Blake's mind was still a little fuzzy from sleep, but now she began to take note of everything.

It was Saturday, which meant neither of them would need to get up out of bed anytime soon. And even college classes hadn't been so terribly bad for the past week, not since they'd found one another.

Weiss, who had once been so taciturn and reclusive in her classes was now active in participation and diligent in her note-taking, so much so that her classmates were starting to flock to her and ask her questions for help.

Blake, too, was becoming well-liked in her classes, and she had introduced Weiss to Pyrrha and her other companions as well, which presently resulted in their small, tight-knit group of friends.

Blake would walk Weiss to her first 8AM class on Mondays and Wednesdays, then Weiss would wait until Blake's last class was over and walk her back.

And on the days when they had their shared class, they would hardly be able to keep away from one another. They'd go for lunch and dinner together, explore the campus, and simply have fun like college students were supposed to. And then when evening settled, they'd return to their room.

There was a peculiar story behind that as well.

The morning after Blake and Weiss had recognized one another, Weiss had received a notice that she was being relocated to another room.

Which just so happened to be the number of Blake's dorm.

Their joy and glee in that moment had been beyond compare, squealing and crying as they'd hugged one another and jumped up and down. Blake knew it was all thanks to the fairies' final little act of kindness to them, and that they must've pulled a few strings to make it happen.

And so now, here they were, sharing the same dorm room. Neither of the girls had minded that there was only one bed available, because they had already established how they preferred to sleep together by now. They'd decided almost ten years ago, really, and it was in a way that didn't require a very large mattress.

Now, Blake relished the feeling of the morning sunlight, Weiss' rhythmic heartbeat filling her mind. Blake unlocked her own purr and let it rumble, traveling up her stomach to her chest until she was certain Weiss could feel it.

A small sound from the back of Weiss' throat told Blake that she was about to wake. She snuggled up to her one last time before pulling away slightly, bracing her elbows on either side of Weiss so Blake may gaze down at her.

She watched as Weiss opened her beautiful eyes, her lashes fluttering like the wings of tiny fairies she once knew. They locked with the gaze of her soulmate, blue and gold coming together as it should.

The smiles were immediate on each of their faces as they took each other in for the first time that day.

"Good morning, Weiss."

Leaning down, Blake brushed their noses together, then kissed her cheek. Weiss looped her arms around Blake's shoulders and guided her down for more.

"Good morning, Blake."

Weiss could feel the purr in Blake's chest rumble harder every time she spoke her name. She pecked the other girl's cheek sweetly and nuzzled against her skin. Blake began peppering tiny kisses all over Weiss' face, neck, and shoulders, causing her to giggle.

It might have only been about a week since they'd found one another. But in the days since then, they had discovered some things - some feelings - and had decided how they wanted to do this.

Blake was entirely human now, with no traces left of her life as a cat, aside from her purr. Other than that, she was a perfectly normal girl, who had quickly developed feelings for Weiss.

They'd talked about it a few nights ago.

Blake had been scared about her love for Weiss changing. She feared losing her old affections for her and replacing them with these newer ones.

But Weiss had reassured her that wouldn't happen.

All that night, they had talked about how they loved one another.

They'd always known that, always shown it, always been able to prove it, even when their species divided them.

But now, they were dealing with the prospect of being in love with one another.

And they couldn't see anything wrong with that.

They were both human, both the same age, and both in love.

Therefore, there was no need to hold back.

After all, childhood friends fell in love all the time. Their story was just a little more complicated, and magical, that's all.

Blake was still unsure of how to behave, though. Even in kissing Weiss, she could still only manage to do it lightly, and for very brief amounts of time.

And she had yet to kiss her lips yet.

Weiss was more than fine with waiting as long as it took for them both to adjust to their new lives. They'd be together until the end of them, after all.

So for now, they kept the kisses light and soft, trailing them all over one another's faces and necks, batting eyelashes to tickle the other's skin.

And of course, they knew each other's weak spots.

Blake started to gently knead her fingers onto Weiss' stomach, causing the girl to squeal and squirm.

"W-Why, you little-!"

"I'm not so little anymore!" Blake smirked.

But she'd forgotten that Weiss had an ace up her sleeve as well.

When she'd stopped laughing long enough, she reached up to curl her fingers around Blake's chinked ear and started to slowly massage it. In seconds, Blake had all but melted into a purring puddle of mush on top of her. From beneath, Weiss triumphantly puffed out her chest.

"That's what I thought."

Blake pouted, then hid her face into Weiss' shoulder, but she never complained about the massages.

About half an hour passed of them both taking turns spoiling one another, flipping over to cuddle in different positions, sharing small kisses and purrs. Only when Weiss started to feel how stiff her own hair was did she sit up straight.

"I've got to shower," she said. "My hair is a mess."

"A beautiful mess," Blake purred.

"You should have a look at yourself."

They got out of bed, and while Blake fixed the covers, Weiss headed to her drawers to retrieve some clothes. Weiss had showered a few days ago when Blake had been in class, but now she realized this would be the first time they would be apart from one another during their shared free time.

"I'll try to be quick," Weiss promised. "I wouldn't want you to get lonely."

"I'll be fine," Blake assured her. "But I guess I'll have to get used to staying outside of the bathroom when you shower from now on..."

Weiss froze in place with her clothes clutched to her chest.

That's right. As a cat, Blake would always follow me into the bathroom-

Weiss whipped around to face her now, face cherry-red as she shrieked.

"Blake!"

Weiss hurled her clothes at the other girl, smacking her right in the face.

Baffled, Blake toppled over onto the bed before her cat-like reflexes could even kick in.

"Wh-What?"

"You-!" Weiss didn't know whether to lock herself in the bathroom right away or to give Blake a good shaking first. "Y-You've-! You've seen me-!"

"Naked?" Blake guessed, pulling the clothes off her face. "Only for like... almost every day for the past ten years, yeah."

Her devilish smirk was met with a horrified gasped.

Weiss stumbled back against the wall and dropped her face into her hands.

"I don't believe this..."

"Weiss..." Blake got up from the bed and went over to her, but Weiss swatted her away.

"Leave me be."

"Weiss, don't be like that." Blake slipped in beneath the girl's arm, offering a happy purr. "You're beautiful. Every inch of you."

"I... I can't believe you've seen me..."

"Naked?"

"Stop saying it!" she shrieked.

Blake chuckled smugly and pulled Weiss into her arms. "You're so cute."

Weiss grumbled something under her breath, miffed and humiliated.

Until another thought struck her.

She quickly pulled back, and was able to give Blake her own smug smile now.

"Come to think of it," she teased. "This past week is actually the first time in nearly eighteen years when you've even worn clothes."

The smile was wiped off Blake's face more quickly than she could blink.

"B-But I had-"

"Fur? That's all very nice, but Blake, you've been naked your entire life until last week."

"W-Wuh..."

Now it was Blake's face that turned red, and she swiftly turned away and dashed back to the bed, diving beneath the covers. Weiss giggled and followed suit.

"Oh, come now, Blake! You've always been adorable! Even without clothes!"

"L-Leave me aloooone!"

And just like that, the neatly-made bed was thrown into shambles once again.

The two girls wrestled and tickled one another, laughing and squealing until the sounds filled the room and drifted around the entire building.

By the time they'd finished their playful tussling, both girls decided they needed showers, though Weiss claimed it first.

"Fine," Blake sighed, releasing Weiss from her arms. "But don't take too long."

"And why ever not?" Weiss inquired. She already knew the answer, but she wanted to hear it from Blake.

The dark-haired girl sat up in front of Weiss and hung her head shyly.

"Because... I'll miss you..."

Weiss' heart nearly burst out of her chest.

"Oh, come here, you precious, precious thing."

She wrapped Blake up in her arms all over again, kissing her head, her hair, and her chinked ear. Blake willingly snuggled into her chest, catching a few beats of Weiss' heart in the process.

When they parted, Weiss was quick to gather up her clothes again.

"I won't be long. I promise."

Blake felt better when she heard those two words. She smiled.

"Okay."

They'd made many promises to one another during their lives together.

Sometimes, they hadn't been able to understand each other.

And sometimes, they'd feared they might break those promises.

Sometimes, they'd made promises as small as finishing a shower quickly.

And sometimes, they'd made promises as huge as staying together for the rest of their lives.

They'd made all kinds of promises to one another, and there would surely be many more to come.

To this day, they hadn't failed to keep a single one of them.

Weiss kissed Blake atop the head, just as she'd always done before she took her leave, no matter where it was she'd be going.

And just as she'd always done, Blake watched her for as long as she could, until the sway of her ponytail was out of sight behind the bathroom door.

They had been together for almost eighteen years.

But this was only the beginning of the rest of their life.

Together.

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