Ruby
"Come again?" I asked, positive that I was raising my eyebrows way past my hair line. How could there be anyone on this planet not know what cup noodles are!
"What's that," she repeated again, though it sounded like it was becoming a squeak.
"You don't know what are cup noodles?" I deadpanned, reconfirming to make sure I heard correctly for the second time.
"No?" She hesitantly replied back, unsure if this was some kind of trick question.
Wow, she really doesn't know what cup noodles are. Either she's a really sheltered child or Atlas must be a nightmare to live in.
"Weiss Schnee, I'm culturing you."
I took her by the hand and dragged her around the corner in the convenience store. It didn't occur to me that we were holding hands until we swooped to the other side of the shelves that was designated for instant foods. I was a bit excited to show her what she missing out on. So excited that my impatience almost caused her to trip on her other foot. But when we reached in front of what we were looking for, I immediately dropped her hand, hoping she didn't notice a small rosy blush on my face and our fleeting intimacy.
Her hands were soft, flawless, and beautiful.
"Grimmly Hot Instant Noodle," she dryly read when she took a packaged noodle bowl from one of the shelves. She seemed very skeptical as she kept eyeing it.
"It's not that spicy," I reassured once I regained my composure. "It's my favorite, and it even has a cute little picture!"
I pointed to the image of a cartoon wolf majestically holding a bowl of noodles up in the air with its front paws. There was a smile under its snout, showing its harmless teeth. Weiss flipped to the back of the package and read the contents. I watched her eyes scanned it back and forth, and I waited to see if I got her approval.
"Ruby… It's 1450 milligrams of sodium…" Her eyes narrowed before it went back to me. "Do you know how much salt this little thing contains? And do you know how bad this is for you?"
"But Weiss," I droned. "It's so damn good!" I nudged the side of her stomach with my elbows. "Get it? Eh get it? Sodium. So damn." I wiggled my eyebrows at her with an ear-to-ear grin spread across.
Weiss tried to keep a straight face.
But it cracked.
And she burst into laughter.
