"You really shouldn't have paid" Rose smiled to Kanaya who waved her hand in the air.
"It's perfectly fine, besides you earned it" She smiled.
Rose thanked her and they took their seats together at a table. There were a few people in the cafeteria, but not an amount that would be called crowded. They mostly were just coming and going anyway, not many sat down. Rose looked ahead at Kanaya, nervously. Kanaya wasn't looking at her but somehow must have felt her gaze because she looked up back at Rose.
"Something wrong Rose?" Kanaya asked, blinking, "You look worried".
Rose thought for a bit and then summoned more of the courage she was borrowing today, "Kanaya, do you remember Friday night?".
Kanaya's heart beat hard in her chest but she kept her composure, "Yes, what about it?".
"Well, I got your note in the morning but I'm afraid I don't remember the night before" Rose mumured, "I didn't do anything...embarrassing...right?"
Kanaya's heart stopped beating and sank instead. She looked ahead at Rose instantly, "You don't remember anything?". Rose shook her head.
"Not one thing?"
"Only my first drinks. The part between seeing my brother and waking up the next morning is a bit of a blur. I can remember a couple of parts but not what actually happened".
Kanaya was saddened. That must mean she doesn't remember getting upset, or Kanaya telling her she was single.
"I remember talking to someone but I assumed it was my brother. In the morning I read your note and you told me he had to leave early, so then I realised I must have been talking to you" Rose explained.
Kanaya's chest raised a little again, "Do you remember what was said?".
Rose shook her head again, "Will you tell me? I don't want to forget. Our conversations are always so engaging...".
Kanaya smiled softly at how sweet Rose sounded. She didn't know whether to tell her everything but now she decided she had a right to know after all.
"Well, I asked why you had gotten drunk and you didn't really tell me you just said you were upset because you thought Porrim was my girlfriend and I hadn't told you" Kanaya chuckled.
Rose made a groaning sound and put her head in her hands.
"It was rather sweet. I told you how Porrim isn't my girlfriend, she's actually my older sister and you ended up laughing. You asked if I had a partner then and I told you I was single" Kanaya informed then she took a pause and finished, "Then you asked if I liked girls. 'Like-like' in your words".
Rose looked up expectantly.
"I said 'Yes, yes I do' and you fell asleep" Kanaya sipped her drink and peeked over the rim at Rose.
Rose felt a smile beginning to form in her cheeks but she forced herself to hide it. This was great news! She thought she honestly had no chance but here Kanaya was, single and she shared a mutual like in women.
"Oh I see" Rose coughed blushing a little when she realised how frank she was when she was drunk, "I hope I didn't offend you at all".
"No of course not, it was fine. It actually humored me if I speak in honestly" Kanaya smiled to herself.
Relieved, Rose smiled too and they laughed together. Then she remembered the note.
"Hey Kanaya, why do you write every word with a capital letter?" She asked, smiling cheekily and leaning in toward her.
The dark-haired girl in front of her blushed, "Oh, well um, when I was younger, I used to forget my capital letters sometimes and my teachers used to constantly remind me how important they were. In the end, I forced myself to practice writing capital letters by writing random sentences and capitalizing every word. Trouble is, now when I quickly note something I sometimes do it without realising".
Rose grinned to herself, "That is actually a cute story".
Kanaya blushed even more, "No, you're just sweet Rose. Trust me. By the way, did you find the number on the back?"
"Number? No"
Kanaya rolled her eyes but was still smiling, "Well I left my number on the back. Just in case something else happens".
They both grinned and ate their lunches, chatting happily and basically leaving all those embarrassing moments behind.
Hey everyone, I'm sorry it's a really short chapter this time but the next chapter takes place after a time skip so I thought I'd just end it here and make it a short one. Clue for Chapter 11: Ditch the summer clothes ;) . Hope you're there for the next one, Twiinlex. S x