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Frostbyte Week day 4: First times
Penny walked through the hallways happy and confident. It was date night and she managed to pick, with Winter's devoted help, a movie that would strike her girlfriend's fancy.
Upon arriving, she just ran into the BY half of team RWBY they were leaving the dorm room hastily.
"Careful in there, or she'll bite you too." Yang said while she was miming the motion of rubbing a sore butt.
Penny was puzzled. She opened the door to a thin slit, peeped inside, but found no rabid beast, only Weiss.
True, the girl looked like she had seen better days, but she wasn't a beast. She was lying on her side, facing the wall and she was wrapped tightly around a pillow. If someone's body could resemble the look of a scrunched up face, Weiss could have been the best example of that.
Penny inched closer cautiously, but Weiss did not seem to be in a bitey mood. In fact, she looked more like she was in intense pain. It was odd, because she didn't seem to have any signs of external damage. Penny had to resist the temptation to run a quick diagnostic scan on Weiss. She carefully lowered herself onto the edge of the bed.
Weiss sucked in an irritated breath when she felt the mattress dip.
"Hey." Penny said softly and ran a hand through Weiss' hair. The girl relaxed a little. "Are you okay, Weiss?"
A pained groan was her only answer.
Penny took a close look, without scanning equipment, and decided that Weiss would need medicine. She left without a word, but in a hurry.
In her haste, she nearly knocked out and over an innocent bystander. But luckily, Ruby was fast enough for an evasive maneuver. The leader of team RWBY was even nimble enough to save the enormous glass of milk she had in her hands.
"Oh! Hey Penny! Here to see Weiss?" The redhead asked and in a swift motion, she shoved the glass of milk to Penny's hands and the girl took it without any suspicion or hesitation.
The bubbly redhead didn't even wait for an answer, she was already a good distance away in a flurry of rose petals.
"Good luck, Penny!" She called back over her shoulder while strutting away.
With that Penny was on her own, standing in the hallway, guarding a glass of.... whole milk?
Strange. But Penny had a mission to complete and she must not delay. She already had a person in mind who definitely was clever enough to know what to do.
***
A few minutes and Penny was waiting patiently in the reception room of her dad’s clinic. It took longer than usual, but only because Penny was halfway to Mantle, when she realized that she forgot to give the milk to Weiss. It was an interesting challenge to balance the glass and not spill the contents while flying at full speed, but she managed. Perfectly.
At first glance, her dad looked horrified, and then as he learned that there was no medical emergency concerning his daughter, he calmed down. The poor man had to excuse himself and take a break to calm his upset nerves.
Now he was looking questioningly at his daughter over the rim of his mug. The girl rambled a great deal, but the keywords were coming back multiple times. Apparently, it seemed that someone had cramps of some sort. Poor Pietro couldn’t make more out of the jabbered monologue.
Clearly it was important and it warmed his heart that Penny came to him for advice. It wouldn’t do to let that trust go to waste. He unlocked his personal computer and patted the chair next to him for Penny to sit in it.
And the lesson began.
***
After an hour or so Penny, having learned a lot, was on her way back to the dorms. She double checked to make sure to have everything she’d need. Or more like, everything Weiss would need. The cashier looked a little funny at her, but she was a woman on a mission. Okay, maybe it was weird to ask the poor faunus girl at the diner to put her glass of milk in a bottle, but she just bought too many stuff. How was she supposed to balance the glass of milk, carry 3 bags of things and the plush animal she purchased, and on top of that, make sure the food stayed warm until she’d get back to Atlas?
No way. The only option was that she’d fly at a breakneck speed, so the food would have no time to get cold.
Of course, Penny made sure she thanked the staff properly for their kindness and attendance. The generous tip she left probably helped a great deal too.
Penny pushed the door open with the side of her hip.
Weiss was still in bed and still in the same position Penny left her, though she was now facing the room while laying down. The poor girl looked more like an angry face now. She was wrapped around her pillow so tight, Penny was sure Weiss would strangle a person to death with a grip like that. At first glance, Weiss looked like she was asleep, but upon closer inspection, it seemed that she was frowning a whole lot more than a sleeping person naturally would.
“Here, take this.” Penny offered the milk and a handful of pills to Weiss. The suffering girl took it with a healthy dose of suspicion.
Penny smiled encouragingly and Weiss took the meds, but still eyed Penny suspiciously. She laid back in bed, but the expression on her face remained. Before she could say anything, Penny was out of the room, but was quickly back in a few minutes. And she had a big, fluffy stuffed Boarbatusk. All in all, its round body was really cute, it had stubby little legs, a fluffy mane and a fuzzy blue fur. Best of all, it radiated warmth.
As soon as Penny handed the plushie over, Weiss latched onto it like some sort of baby animal onto its mother. Needless to say, Penny’s heart was filled to the brim with just how cute her girlfriend was. She carefully scooted closer and eventually cuddled Weiss as the girl cuddled the stuffed animal. It was love at first sight.
“Better?” Penny asked softly and pulled Weiss a little closer to herself.
“Yes.” Weiss mumbled.
“I have food too.” Penny smiled into Weiss’ neck “And snacks too. Once the meds start working, we’ll have lunch.”
Weiss remained silent but wiggled around to face Penny. She still managed to snuggle as close as she could with the plushie between them. Of course Weiss wouldn’t let go of it once she got her grabby little hands on it.
They laid there for a good while. Penny had a guess that Weiss might have fallen asleep for a bit. Penny grew restless around lunchtime and started to potter around to prepare the food for them. The rustling promptly woke the slumbering Weiss. Thankfully she looked much better now. Her face was smoother and her body looked less like a frowning face. After a quick trip the restroom, Weiss sat at the small desk as Penny presented the selection of food.
It was a wide variety of red meats, peas and leafy greens in various dishes from stew to gilled beef. The sight and scents were truly mouth watering. Weiss had to realize how much of a ravenous appetite she had without actually noticing it. She wasn’t a fan of overeating, but she just couldn’t stop herself. In a matter of an hour she ate nearly every item from the takeout bag.
Somehow, after a feast that volume, Weiss had a feeling she wouldn’t be eating anytime soon. She was utterly full with all the delicious food. Weiss made a sluggish motion to crawl into bed and cling to her new plushie. She was ready to nap again, but when Penny whipped out all the snacks, she got incomprehensibly excited.
Once they decided which snack to have, Penny carefully climbed in bed to cuddle her. She put on the movie she was so eager to watch with her girlfriend.
“Don’t worry love, your leaking problem will heal in a few days.” Penny said as she hugged her girlfriend as close as possible, as gently as possible.
The two spent the rest of the day cooped in bed, watching movies or float between sleep and wakefulness.