Ch 10: Twilight's Flame PTI

I walked out of my dorm to find Blake, standing there in a sleek tight strapless black dress. Should I be surprised that it is black? I smirked then told her "You look really cute Blake," I finished this nervously.

"Thank you Mako, you look good as well. Should we leave now?" she asks.

"Yea we probably should. The last airship for Vale leaves in 10 minutes so we should probably hurry." I say this as I grab her hand and we start to walk for the hangar. After 5 minutes we arrive there and she notices that I have me sheath attached to my belt.

"Mako, why do you have your sword with you, this is supposed to be a date?" She asks out of curiosity. Should I tell her that Adam, was seen at the Vale docks or should I keep it to myself. I thinks its best if I keep it to myself. I look up at her and respond "You can never be too safe Blake, plus I think it goes well with my outfit." I laugh off the remark and we get on the airship. It was 7 o'clock and it would take about 30 minutes for the airship to reach Vale. By 7:30 we should be able to find a nice place to eat.

"Nora told me of a really good seafood place that is near the airship station." Blake blurts out "They supposedly have really good tuna." Her face turns red after she says this. "And I really love tuna. Mako could we go there?"

"Sure why not, should I be surprised that you like tuna?" I ask sarcastically, she frowns at first but this is soon replaced with a warm grin. We continue to talk for the remainder of the airship flight. We talk about Pyrrha and Jaune and how they are doing. We also touch on how her team is doing as a whole. Blake mentions that Ruby loves her new customizations she has done to Crescent Rose, these include a longer barrel (As if it needed to be longer) and a new scope. Just as she finishes this we feel that the airship has stopped and we get off. Blake pulls out her phone to call Nora in order to find out where this restaurant is.

After a brief phone call Blake finds out where the restaurant is and its name, the R&R Connection. What a weird name for a seafood place. We walk two blocks to find a hostess, a Faunus in this case, welcoming us and decides to sit the two of us down at a table. As we sit down Blake smiles and decides to take off her bow. I smile and tell her how cute she is without the bow. "Mako, I wear the bow whenever I feel I might be judged, but at dinner in a public place I don't feel anyone could really mess with me, plus I'm with you." She responds to my comment. The waiter comes and Blake orders a tuna salad, and I order a lobster with a steak. We continue to talk as we wait for our food.

During our conversation I start to look around the furnishing that decorated the R&R Connection. Modern but with a homey kind of feel. The decorations make you feel like you are fine dining right on the pier. Nice place, glad Nora recommended it. I look over to one of the televisions as Blake starts talking about how she is has been so fed up with Cardin. I continue to listen to her as I read the headlines of the TV. White Fang Attacks S.D.C. freighter at the docks in Vale. I get Blake's attention and point towards the TV behind her, only for her face to turn from a happy vibe to a solemn one. "It says that 15 dock workers were killed in the attack, and that the WF made off with 5 tons of Dust" She says in a quiet voice.

"It's okay Blake, I'm sure the police will find those responsibly." I respond. I have a feeling Adam is behind this. It can't be a coincidence that he shows up and then the next day this happens. I still shouldn't tell her though. Our food arrives and we start to eat. "Wow this lobster is really good" I say as I comment on it. "How's your tuna salad Blake?"

"Pretty good, a little dry though but still really good. Mako, you said this was the last airship out of Beacon. How to you intend to for us to get back? There won't be another ship until the morning." She asks finally realizing the situation we are in.

"Yes, I'm aware of that, that why I bought a hotel room for the night with two separate beds if you don't feel like sharing." I smile as I end the phrase, "however if you do feel like sharing I can call and have them upgrade us to a king sized bed."

"Mako, you shouldn't have, you should have told me, and I could have paid for part of it." Blake says in an embarrassed tone as she once again starts to turn red.

Before I can respond the waiter comes by and drops off the tab which I quickly pay for with cash. "No need to Blake, it's my treat for us." She leans across the table and kisses me, to which I quickly whisper "Save it for the room Blake." She smiles as we get up and leave the restaurant for the hotel down the street. We hold hands as we walk down the streets, about a block away a suspicious figure wearing a trench coat catches my eye. As we get closer I recognize the mask from his dossier that I read earlier that day. It was him, it was Adam. Blake must have noticed this as well since she pushed me to the side into the alley of a building, behind the crowd of people walking the streets.

"Mako, do you have any idea why he is her?" She asks in a serious tone.

"I can only imagine he is her to spend some of that dust the WF got from that attack." I respond, a little shaken by the fact that my girlfriend was able to shove me into an alley.

"I can't believe I'm saying this Mako, but you should try to apprehend him, for Vale, for the 15 people who were killed" Blake says looking down at my sword in its sheath attached to my belt. I nod and walk out of the alley towards Adam who is now sitting on a bench.

"Hello Adam" I mutter as I sit down next to him.

"Who the hell are you, and how do you know my name?" He asks in a calm voice stilled sitting down. Things are going to get hectic fast, I need to be quick.

"Just someone who knows an old associate of yours, Blake, Blake Belladonna" The second after I say this he stands up and leaps forwards drawing a what I think was a gun blade mixed with a katana. He raises a hood over his head that was attached to his trench coat and readies his weapon.

"You are no hunter and you certainly aren't a cop, who sent you?" He asks in once again that quiet tone.