Heyo! First author message since the first chapter, but anyway giving you a bonus chapter tonight. Didn't want you guys to wait to see how Victor's and Blake's date goes. NEW CHAPTER!

Chapter 10: First Date

Blake was really excited about her date with Victor. She thought he was an interesting guy when she first met him. The mask intrigued her since no one else in Beacon wore literal masks like him and it was interesting. They rode an airship down to the town and they talked the whole way there. Blake learned that Victor was a real fighter, wanting to be a huntsman since he was a kid.

He said that his mom was a huntress and that his dad was Nickoli Roman, the famous author. They walked through the town to the restaurant that Victor had made reservations at. Blake looked at the name and agreed with Victor about it. She probably couldn't say the name without butchering it horribly. They walked into the restaurant and Blake looked around the fancy place.

The floor was a grey tile and the walls were almost a perfect white color. The tables were black with a white tablecloth draped across them. Victor approached the podium and the person behind it questioned "Do you have a reservation?" Victor replied "Roman, table for two."

"Right this way."

The person escorted them to a table and they sat down. "Your waiter will be with you shortly." The person proclaimed before walking away. Blake could hear faint piano music in the room as she looked down at the menu. The first thing that she noticed was the price of the dishes, they were outrageous. "Did he really bring me to this horribly expensive restaurant to impress me?" Blake thought as she looked at him from over her menu.

"Can you even read this menu?" Victor chuckled. "Because I'm having a hard time reading it myself." Blake set the menu down and sighed "Victor. Can I tell you something?"

"What is it?"

"I think that it's really great that we are on a date, but don't you think that this is a little much?"

"A bit too over the top for a first date?"

"Just a bit."

"Good. I could feel my wallet crying already just by reading the menu. Only reason I chose here is because Rex and Trevor said to 'go big' for a first date and come here."

"You really took advice from them?"

"Yeah, my hindsight is really not that great. What do you say we get out of here?"

"Let's."

She could tell he was smiling behind his mask as they both stood up and walked out of the restaurant. Almost as soon as Victor walked out of the place, he ran his fingers through his hair and spiked it into his usual fashion. "Much better." Blake proclaimed. She liked Victor's usual spikey hair over the flat combed look, it just didn't fit him. "Can we make a quick stop?" Victor questioned as they walked down the street.

"Sure." Blake proclaimed as he took her hand and walked into a drug store. "Give me one second." Victor proclaimed as he walked around. Blake went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. "Time to get this stuff off of me." Blake thought as she turned the water on. She washed all of the make-up off of her face and looked back at her usual self in the mirror.

She walked out to see Victor in a plain white t-shirt and carrying a black backpack. "What are you in the mood for?" Blake questioned as they walked out. "I don't know why, but I'm feeling like a burger right now." Victor answered. "What do you think?"

"I think that sounds great."

They went to a small burger joint and got a few burgers with fries. The two went to the local park and sat on the stone wall that went around the park. Blake pulled out her burger as Victor pulled his out and asked "How exactly are you going to eat that without taking your mask off?" He looked at his burger and replied "Didn't think about that… oh well." He set his burger on his lap and reached up to his mask.

Blake watched in awe as he lifted his mask to reveal a horrible burn scar that covered his entire face. Blake felt her jaw drop as Victor set the mask on the wall and proceeded to eat his burger. "If you keep your mouth open like that for too long, you might catch flies." Victor laughed. Blake scooted closer to him and turned his face towards her. She ran her fingertips along the burn that covered his cheek and then to the unburned part of his forehead.

"What happened to you?" She questioned under her breath. "Let's just say I like to learn things the hard way." Victor sighed. She kept her palm on his cheek and Victor reached up to take her hand. He gripped her hand, but didn't pull it away, he just held her hand. He closed his eyes and sighed with a smile "It's been too long since I've felt another person's touch on my face."

Blake couldn't help but smile as she brought her hand down. There was so much to Victor that hid behind the mask. He wasn't just a hardened warrior that lived for the kill, he was very soft and sweet beneath it all. She leaned against him and took a bite of her burger as Victor put his arm around her. They ate together in silence for a moment, simply enjoying each other's company when Blake asked "You don't talk a lot about your family."

She felt him grow rigid for a moment, then replied "I didn't exactly leave on the best of terms. We haven't talked in a long time."

"Do you want to talk to them?"

"I would like to, I want nothing more than just to talk to them. But I wouldn't even know what to say."

"I know that you'll figure something. You should go see them when we go on winter break."

Victor simply stared into the park and Blake noticed a sadness in his eyes. "Right." Victor sighed. "Maybe I'll know by then. It's getting late, we should head back."

"Okay. Let's go."

The two walked out of the park and went to the spot where the airship would pick them up. The ship arrived and they rode back to Beacon. He walked her to her door and they stopped in front of it. "I had a great time." Blake proclaimed as Victor leaned against the wall. "I had a great time too." Victor replied with a smile. "I'm glad you talked me out of that restaurant."

"It was my pleasure. Goodnight, Victor."

"Goodnight, Blake."

He leaned down and hugged her. She wrapped her arms around him and thought "For such a big guy, he's awfully gentle with me." Just as he started to let her go, she kissed his cheek. His face lit up and he stammered "I, uh… I'll see you tomorrow." Blake giggled "See you tomorrow." She opened her door and was practically bombarded with questions from Ruby and Yang.

She got them to stop for a moment and she told them what happened on her date. After talking with them for a while, they decided to call it a night. Blake changed into her pajamas and laid in bed, but she couldn't sleep. She couldn't help but think about what Victor had said about his family. It was just the way he talked about them when she brought them up, like they didn't even exist.

She shook the thoughts from her head and drifted off to sleep as she thought about how well her date with Victor went.