Friday soon came, and Penny had showed up at around five forty-five. Weiss had previously conversed with her and deemed her trustworthy to let her babysit her daughter. Penny was upbeat, happy and ready for anything, so she left Ember in her capable hands. As she finished putting on make-up, Ember went and clung to her mother's leg. Weiss attempted to make her daughter let go and when she held her in her arms, she kissed her forehead. "Is going to be okay Em, I'm coming back, and Penny is fun! Why don't you go and play with her? She brought fun games and toys for you to play with." Ember huffed and kept holding onto Weiss. Penny just looked at them, knowing sometimes these things took a bit of time, after about five minutes more.
Weiss was finally able to pry Ember off her and hand her over to Penny, who took her and quickly put on the My Little Pony DVD for her. That seemed to distract the little girl enough for Weiss to make her way out of the apartment. When she checked her scroll, it was already seven fifty, and she knew she was going to be late. Ruby had called her telling her that they would change the time to seven thirty. That way they could enjoy the fair with less children around, save for a few teenagers they knew might be there and those kids with their family.
When she finally found a parking in the parking lot, she parked next to a red Toyota that was from the early 2000's. In the end, she got out as she called Ruby. Ruby picked up the phone and Weiss spoke, "Hey, so, I'm here. I'm going to the entrance now. Where are you?" Ruby chuckled and said, "It's okay, I'm here waiting by the ticket booth. I got us our tickets and all you need is this cool paper bracelet that says you're over twenty-one and can drink beer. It's quite flashy, being neon green, but I'm sure it will clash perfectly with your clothes in the best fashion sense." Ruby said jokingly. Weiss couldn't suppress her laugh at Ruby's antics as she made her way there. Once she saw Ruby, she noticed that she was wearing black skinny jeans with a red shirt and a slim, black leather jacket that had a Rose Emblem in the back. She hugged Ruby, who gave her the very fashionable paper bracelet. As she put it on with the sticky, they handed their tickets at the entrance and made their way in.
Once inside, they walked around just taking in the sights and smells. Weiss told Ruby, "You know, I only went to one carnival. It was with my parents, my brother was only a year old, my sister was twelve and I was six. It was one of the best days of our lives… It's sad what my family became. Now, my brother is next in line for taking over the company, not that I care, and Winter is a Military Professor at the Atlas Military school." Ruby listened intently, knowing the woman before her hardly ever shared her past like that. But she felt good knowing she was willing to share with her.
"I went to a lot of them in Patch with my dad and my sister. We usually ate a ton of food, and sometimes threw up. Ah, those were the days. Isn't it sad that when we are little, we can't wait to grow up, and once grown, we wish we were young again?" Ruby asked. As they made their way to a game booth, she was taking out a five-dollar bill, paying for them both to shoot the water gun at the duckies.
Weiss chuckled and took the offered gun as they both started shooting. Ruby had a better aim and was able to hit as much as five duckies, with Weiss hitting three. They got an Eevee stuffed toy, which Ruby gave to Weiss. Weiss said she might give it to Ember and say it was from a princess, making Ruby blush by the compliment. Weiss giggled and then asked, "You don't mind if I give it to her? If you do, I'll keep it, but I know in the end she's just going to grab it and place it with her other stuffed toys." Ruby shook her head. "No, it's fine, she's four. Plus, I'm sure she'll love it." Ruby started to get jumpy in her step, a nervous tic she had whenever she wanted to talk about something but didn't know how. Weiss noticed and calmly asked her what was wrong.
"It's just… I want to hold your hand, but I'm not sure how you would feel about it." Weiss looked at her with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes. She took the other woman's hand in hers as they continued to walk together. Ruby squealed and Weiss's smile grew wider. As they walked around the area, they saw a big, tall ride that was clearly not a good ride for those with heart problems. Ruby said that they had to go on that one. Weiss put her things in a locker and made their way to the line. As they waited, Ruby took Weiss's hand again as she rubbed her thumb softly on the back of the other woman's hand. Weiss could only smile to herself, as did Ruby. As they both smiled, looking down at their shoes, they made their way to the front when Ruby asked another question, "So, after this, want to grab Nachos and hot dogs with a turkey leg?" Weiss looked at her with wide eyes. "All that food, Ruby?"
Ruby looked at her like if it was nothing. "Yeah! Just to start, really. I'm going to invite you for a nice dinner afterwards." Weiss heard enough. "Okay, how's this: I'll invite you to dinner, since you've paid for all this. Please? It's the least I can do. Besides, you already paid for our first and this our second date. I cannot accept more than that, at least for right now." Weiss said kindly as she looked at Ruby's beautiful silver eyes that shone more with the lights of the rides. When their ride came for them to board on, they got in, strapped on and held onto the bar in front of them. The ride started, and they went up and sideways and under and around, repeatedly. They did this about four times until it finally came to a halt and they got out.
Weiss was a bit dizzy after that and Ruby held her arm. As they made their way to the lockers, Weiss got her purse and new stuffed toy, then made their way to a food stand. There, Ruby got them Blue Moon beer for Weiss, Heineken for Ruby, chili nachos and a turkey leg. They sat at one of the little tables as they ate. "Mmm! Ruby, this is lovely! I never get to eat junk food often, so this is a pleasant change." Ruby smiled as she offered her a piece of turkey leg, which she took in her mouth. Weiss smiled, and Ruby smiled back. As she saw her eat it while taking a nacho and eating it right after, she moaned happily with the taste of the cheese and chili. They continued eating and enjoying each other's company.