Well after I wrote that first bit, people were begging for "how Weiss became Blake's scratching post" so this happened the next day. It takes place before the previous chapter's events, but it's best to read it after~ Monochrome ahoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY.

Chapter 2

Weiss sighed heavily as she finally dropped her books onto the vacant library table. Finally. Some peace and quiet to study!

Her boisterous teammates, particularly the sisters - in fact only those two - had been talking too loudly too quickly about things that were too irrelevant to the topics the heiress needed to be studying. Therefore, she ended up stalking out of the room to seek solace in the library, which was empty as far as she could tell. Perfect. This is the perfect study environment, she thought, satisfied.

She opened her textbooks contentedly and began breezing through the pages, lost in satisfying concentration.

However, after only a few minutes, another figure caught the corner of her eye and she looked up when she recognized the other girl. "Blake?"

The Faunus girl's ears twitched as she picked up on her teammate's voice. "Ah, hello, Weiss," she greeted, making her way over to the table. "Were they getting too loud for you, too?" Blake had actually been the one to leave the room first, being unable to concentrate on her own recreational readings.

"Yes," Weiss sighed. "I swear, one of these days you and I are going to lose what little sanity we've managed to maintain thus far."

Blake chuckled lightly as she asked with her eyes whether she could sit down beside Weiss. The heiress lifted her palm up invitingly and Blake took the chair beside her.

"So what are you studying?"

"Anatomy of Grimm."

"Oooh, that can get complicated."

"I know. But I'm most fascinated by…"

The two girls became engaged in their conversations, murmuring quietly to one another even though there wasn't another soul within the library.

A little while into their study session, Weiss perked up when she noticed Blake's ears twitching.

At first, she assumed it was just due to her teammate's interest or curiosity about the material, so she tried to brush it off. But soon, the flicking became more and more distracting and Weiss finally had to inquire.

"Blake, are you okay?"

"Huh? Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?"

"It's just…" Weiss cleared her throat. "Your ears…" They twitched again as Blake's cheeks ran a little pink.

"Ah, well… They just get a bit itchy sometimes," she confessed.

"Well then, don't just ignore the issue!" Putting down the book she had been holding, Weiss reached up to her teammate's head and gave her ears a strong scratch.

Immediately, Blake's entire body shook as the blissful sensation overtook her, her fingers instinctively curling up. Weiss paused, pulling away quickly, fairly flustered herself.

"S-Sorry. I shouldn't have just done that without your permission."

Blake's shoulders sagged a bit with the absence of those perfectly-manicured nails on her ears.

"N-No…" she mumbled. "It was… really nice, actually."

Weiss swallowed. "W-Well then, if your ears are still bothering you…"

Tentatively, she reached back up and scratched the base of Blake's ears once again, earning a small sound in return. Blake could no longer help herself as she leaned in closer to Weiss, desperately trying to inch closer to the source of her bliss. She hummed a bit, and Weiss had to tell herself it wasn't a purr. She had never seen Blake like this before, so… happy.

To be completely honest, it was quite adorable.

Her textbooks forgotten, Weiss continued to scratch the other girl's ears as Blake proceeded to move closer to her. Her hands found their way into Weiss' lap, fingers curling with delight, her nails brushing on the heiress' knees and causing Weiss to bite back a chuckle.

"Weiss…" Blake mumbled. "You must have had cats back at home."

"Actually, I didn't," Weiss admitted. "But to be honest, I always wanted one. Father was allergic, but sometimes I would find one when training outside and try to play with them in secret." It was probably the most daring thing she had ever done as a child.

Blake inched closer again, unable to control herself. "Well then, allow me to inform you that you are very skilled at this."

Weiss blushed slightly. "B-But of course! It's only natural that'd I'd be well-versed in something such as this!" she declared, giving the Faunus' ears a ruffling scratch.

Blake could feel herself slipping, losing to the delightful feeling as she spontaneously scooted closer to Weiss, her fingers straying about the heiress' lap as her nails ghosted over her uniform.

Weiss could remember the stray cats she had pet as a child; Blake was really no different, and certainly no less precious.

But Weiss did recall a few times when the cat she was petting would get so excited it ended up scratching her arm or gnawing her fingers a bit. At first, she was frightened she had hurt the animals, but soon it became clear that it was just the opposite; they were just too happy to control themselves.

She thought that was all the more precious.

Blake seemed to presently be in such a state, eyes closed in bliss, ears trembling, fingers kneading Weiss' thigh excitedly. The heiress bit back another chuckle, amused at just how much Blake was enjoying this; usually the quiet girl would rarely display anything more than a smile, butthis…

A second later, Weiss' fingers evidently scored over the jackpot, as Blake's hands flashed out in a jerking motion she couldn't control. Her left hand's nails trailed down Weiss' side as her right ones dug lightly into her lap.

This time it was the heiress who couldn't control herself as she let slip a high-pitched giggle. She froze, mortified, and Blake did the same after realizing just what had happened.

"Uh… S-Sorry, Weiss." She slowly pulled her hands back into her own lap. "I just got really excited, is all."

The heiress covered her face with one hand in an attempt to conceal her blush.

"N-No, don't be sorry." That was quite adorable, actually.

"Okay." Blake's ears drooped a bit. "I… didn't hurt you, did I?"

"Of course not!" Weiss replied instantly.

"Then… I guess…" Her ears twitched in amusement. "You're just ticklish, right?"

"Blake Belladonna." Weiss stared at her seriously now. "I swear in the name of the Schnee Dust Company if you ever tell Ruby or Yang about this, I will freeze you all so hard you'll be shivering for weeks. It'll hardly be worth it, do you hear me? Don't you dare ever tell them!" She cried.

Blake smirked to herself.

"Of course not."

A/N: Ahahaha welp there you have it!

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