Blake had a plan and it was perfect.

Her older brother, Adam, would get her to school a few minutes before the bell rang. Blake would already have her books and school supplies ready so she could head straight to class without having to stop at her locker. She would be the last to enter and the first to leave all of her classes so she could go unnoticed by her. When the last bell rings, she would make a mad dash to the parking lot where her brother would be waiting to take her home. She even had places to hide if she was pursued.

It was a foolproof plan that was guaranteed to work.

It didn't make it to the front door.

Adam had dropped her off just like she planned but had left before she could make sure that the front courtyard of Beacon Middle School was empty.

'Doesn't matter,' she thought to herself, 'It's to close to the bell ringing for anyone to still be waiting outside.'

She was almost to the steps that led to the front door when the one person she had been attempting to avoid proved her wrong.

"Blake!"

The raven haired girl managed to turn around just in time for a red blur to crash into her and nearly knock her to the ground. As it was, the only think that happened was Blake making an "uhf" sound as the air was forced out of her lungs.

"I didn't think you were going to make it today! What happened? Are you alright?" The human equivalent to the Energizer Bunny looked up at her, silver shining with a mix of concern and unbridled joy.

"I'm fine, Ruby. Adam was just taking awhile to get me to school." Blake lied while scratching the back of her head. Silently, she wondered what she could have possibly done to deserve this. Maybe it was the time she had painted one of Adam's horns pink while he was asleep. But he had been teasing her again so that couldn't be it.

A part of her wanted to push Ruby away and bolt for her nearest hiding spot before Ruby managed to set her off. Another part told her to stop worrying so much, that it wasn't that big of a deal. While both parts argued away inside her, Blake remained perfectly still until the younger girl let her go and moved back a step. Blake took the moment to try and compose herself and forget the lingering feeling of Ruby hugging her.

Ruby, seemingly unaware of the turmoil inside of Blake, started rummaging around in her backpack. Her smile broadened when she found what she was looking for and she pulled out a package wrapped in brown paper. She held onto it for a few seconds, fiddling with it while she debated with herself on whether or not she should give it to Blake. Finally steeling her resolve, Ruby held the package out to the older girl, who took extra care not to let their fingers touch when she accepted it.

It felt light in her hands, was flat, and bent easily, so Blake guessed that it must have been some king of clothing. Tearing the paper away she found that her guess was right on the money. It was a beanie, black with purple stripes, and had a cat face stitched onto the front. Blake turned it one way and then the other before looking back at Ruby with a cocked eyebrow.

"Its for your ears." Ruby said quickly, "So you don't have to wear your ribbon all the time because you always talk about how it hurts sometimes and that it can get uncomfortable after a while so I thought a beanie would be nice because you can hide your ears without having to bind them up and plus it'll keep them warmer in the winter and it has a cat face because...well...you know...and I really hope you like it because mom helped me make it and it took longer than I thought it would and I'm rambling again..."

At first, Blake was impressed that Ruby managed to say so much with just one breath but quilt quickly took over as she realized she had nothing to give in return. She looked down at the beanie and frowned.

"I didn't get you anything." she mumbled.

"That's fine!" Ruby said while pressing her fingers together and toeing the ground with her boot, "I just wanted to get you something because its our one year anniversary and dad always gets mom something even though he forgets the date sometimes and I didn't want to forget the date so I put in on the calendar but I'm little early because I was really excited and..."

The rest of Ruby's rant faded into the background as an old memory planted itself in Blake's mind. It happened a year ago, while the two girls had been at Ruby's house playing with Ruby's older sister, Yang. Adam and Ruby's mom and dad, Summer and Taiyang, had been talking about how much time the two of them spent together. Adam had joked that if they didn't pay attention, the girls would end up getting married before anyone knew it. Ruby, having over heard the comment, proceeded to stand up, grab Blake's hand, and loudly proclaim that they were married and would be forever. Adam had started laughing, Taiyang made a joke about grandkids, Summer just smiled, and Yang said that if Ruby and Blake could get married then she and Weiss could to.

It had also been the first time that it had happened.

"...so I guess what I'm saying is happy anniversary."

Soft lips kissed Blake's cheek at the same moment that she remembered why she had been avoiding Ruby. For Blake had a very specific reaction, an instinct if you will, in moments like these, when Ruby did what she inevitably always does. It was an instinct that embarrassed Blake to no end when ever they were in public and had driven her to devise a plan to ensure that they were never together anywhere but at one or the other's house. It was an instinct that only ever took control when Blake was very, very happy, something that happened quite often whenever she was around Ruby.

Blake began to purr.

To her horror and absolute mortification, the dreaded noise began to rumble in her chest, as loud and as audible as a lawnmower. Her face turned red as she tried to cover it with the beanies, her ears flattening against her head in embarrassment. Ruby let out a squeal of delight before throwing her arms around Blake's neck and kissing her cheek again. "I knew you'd love it! Adam doesn't know what he's talking about!"

Forget just the one horn, Blake was going to paint them both in revenge for this.

"Now come on! We don't want to be super late to class!"

Ruby grabbed Blake's hand and pulled her towards the school. Blake looked down at the hand holding hers, then to the girl it belonged to and she could feel herself smiling. If it made Ruby that happy then maybe, just maybe, purring in public wouldn't be so bad.

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Omake:

Blake looked down at the hand holding hers, then to the girl it belonged to and she could feel herself smiling. If it made Ruby that happy then maybe, just maybe, purring in public wouldn't be so bad.

While her plan had failed miserably, the results couldn't be more purr-fect.

...

She needed to stop hanging out with Yang.

Omake#2:

Across the street watching the whole the scene unfold.

"Ten lien says that Blake faints."

"You're on, Xio Long."