Day 4: Double Date
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"So who's this guy we're meeting?"
Weiss rolled her eyes for what seemed the umpteenth time. She loved Yang, she really did, but there were still times-! "Everything about him I know I've told you, Yang. He's older than her and financially stable. She admits he has a 'checkered past'—her words, not mine—but says he's keeping himself respectable now. And don't forget, this is Winter's first time meeting you as well. Be nice, Yang." Weiss' voice took on a softer tone. "Winter's really the only family I've ever been close to."
"I'll behave myself, babe. I even wore a dress, see?" Yang smoothed out her dress in demonstration. "I guess I'm kinda nervous. She's the first of your family I've met. Well, except that one time with your brother, and we weren't dating then."
Weiss scowled at the memory. After being disowned by her father, Weiss had used her trust fund to start a successful small import/export business in Vale. Her father's response had been to send her brother to threaten her, demanding she change the name of the business. Weiss had sent Whitley packing, saying that she was well within her rights to put her name on her own business so long as she made it clear they weren't affiliated with the Schnee Dust Company. The final insult had been Whitley hitting on Yang even as she escorted him out none too gently.
In a way, she had her brother to thank for her and Yang getting together. It had bothered Weiss to see Whitley talking to Yang, in a way she couldn't let go. Eventually her irritation had pushed her into realizing how she felt about the blonde, she'd asked Yang out to dinner, and, well, here they were. "Right. Well be nice, best behavior, and for god's sake, keep the puns to yourself. Winter dislikes them even more than I do."
"I'll try, but it won't be Schneezy," Yang chortled as Weiss rolled her eyes.
Winter was already waiting for them when they arrived at the restaurant. Most people wouldn't have been able to tell, but to Weiss her sister's nervousness was obvious. "Weiss, it's good to see you. It's been what, a year?" Winter rose to give Weiss a hug, but was surprised when her sister didn't stop at the light contact that was the norm between them, instead wrapping her arms all the way around Winter. Maybe this Yang is good for my sister after all. "And you must be Yang."
"That's correct, ma'am," Yang answered with a grin as she sat down, accepting a menu from the waiter.
"Please, call me Winter. I get quite enough of being called 'ma'am' at work. My... friend will be delayed. His current client called for an urgent meeting."
Weiss shook her head gently at Winter, the left side of her mouth quirking up in a smile. "That still hasn't changed, Winter. You two have been dating for a year now, and he's still a 'friend.' Call him your boyfriend and be done with it."
"And how long was it before you'd show me any affection in public, hmm?" Yang teased airily, looking over the menu.
"That's different and you know it. You were working for me at the time, I couldn't exactly bee seen fraternizing with the help, now could I?" Weiss busied herself with looking at her own menu.
"So how did the two of you meet? I'm curious because, well, you don't seem Weiss's usual type, Yang. No offense intended."
"None taken. Weiss isn't the sort I usually go for either, so maybe we were both doing it wrong. I was pretty much down to my last Lien, living on my sister's couch, when I heard this new place was hiring. So I showed up early for my interview, and while I'm waiting, I get told to start moving stuff. Not really thinking about it, I just lay in."
Weiss broke in at this point. "I came out of my office to see out if the person I was supposed to be interviewing that morning had showed up, only to find out she's not only been dragooned into loading work, she's taken over from the person who's supposed to be running things and is doing a much better job of it. Yang was running the loading dock within a month."
"She didn't ask me out for over a year after I'd been working there, and even then, we kept it professional at work. Then one day, Weiss's secretary, Penny, sees us talking and says , 'Why don't the two of you just kiss and get it over with?' Weiss says, 'Oh, fine,' and kisses me right in front of everyone."
Winter laughed, making Weiss smile. It was good to hear her sister laugh. "Somehow, Weiss kissing you in front of everyone doesn't surprise me in the least. When my sister decides on a course of action, she commits fully."
Weiss placed her order and fixed her sister with a glare. "So, now that you've gotten the story of how Yang and I met, what about this mystery man of yours? You said you've been seeing him for over a year, and this is the first I've heard about it, so why the secrecy? Time to spill, sis, as Yang would put it."
"Well, he's-"
"Uncle Qrow?" Yang was staring at the man who'd walked up behind Winter in shock.
"Hey, Yang, didn't expect to see you here. Hiya, Ice Queen," Qrow said, bending down to kiss Winter.
"You know him?" Weiss whispered.
"He's my drunken, womanizing, convict uncle," Yang growled.
"One, I'm sober, and have been for over two years now. Condition of my parole," Qrow replied as he slid into the seat next to Winter. "Two, ex-con. I served my time. And third," He sighed. "I've done a lot of bad things in my time, hurt friends and family. Making amends with your dad is high on my priority list. Nothing I can do will change the past, all I can do is try to do better in the future. Come to think of it, how about a show of good faith? Did Winter tell you what I do now?"
"I was waiting until you got here for that," Winter sighed.
"Right. Well these days, I'm a 'security consultant.' Set a thief to catch a thief and all that. I hear you're in the import/export business, Weiss. How about I give your operation a look-over, no charge. Can't promise anything past the initial consultation for free, I do have to pay other people, but I'll cut you as good a deal as I can." Qrow's eyes flickered over to Yang for a second before settling on Weiss.
Weiss glanced at Yang, who turned her head with a scowl, before meeting Qrow's gaze. "If Winter thinks you can be trusted-"
"He can. The bank I work for hired Qrow for a full security review last year. That's how I met him."
-"then I will consider it. Conditional on Yang's approval, of course."
Yang glared at Qrow. "You've got to talk to Dad. And Ruby."
"Not a pair of conversations I'm looking forward to. I... did wrong by Taiyang, in a big way. But if that's what it takes, that's what it takes. No argument."
Yang then shook her head. "I'm still not sure about this. You hurt my family in a big way, Qrow. But—" lilac eyes met crimson—"I can also remember some times you did right by my dad, after Summer died. So I'm going to give you a chance to make amends. But if you ever, ever, hurt my family again, and that included Weiss and Winter, there will be no force on Remnant that will save you. I promise you that. Weiss's dad and brother are fair game, though. They're a couple of jackasses."
"Hey!" Weiss protested as Winter laughed. "She does have a point, sister. Neither of them has done right by us, have they? Now, let us put the unpleasantness behind us and enjoy our meal."
After dinner, Qrow pulled Yang aside. "Listen, I meant everything I said. I want to do right by Winter. She's...she's special to me, like no woman I ever met was. And I'm gonna go see your dad, as soon as I'm finished with my current client, I promise."
"You better not hurt her Qrow. Or there won't be enough left of you to fill a thimble. And you better keep that promise about seeing Dad."
Meanwhile, Weiss and Winter were watching the byplay between Yang and Qrow. "So what do you think they're talking about, Weiss?"
"Knowing Yang, she's probably threatening to pulverize him if he hurts you."
"And he's probably doing his clumsy best to reassure her of his intentions."
Weiss and Winter saw Yang pull out her phone, laughing with delight at what she saw. "Hey Weiss, Blake finally proposed to Ruby! Sis said yes!"
Weiss laughed, hugging Yang. "Naturally. I was wondering how long it would take those two. Although...there is something I've been meaning to ask you as well..."
Yang froze, staring at Weiss in disbelief.
"...would you move in with me? I mean, we'd have to find somewhere bigger than my little apartment, for your motorcycle and shop stuff, but I think we can find somewhere suitable."
"Oh, you tease," Yang laughed, mock-glaring at her girlfriend. "I can't think of anything better than waking up to you every day."
