A/N: I have no excuse for banking on this update. Blame FFXIV this time :p For the last 6 years, I've been on and off with that game, but I absolutely love it! Go play it if you can. It is a subscription game :)

Anyway, Here's a very small, very quick update on the Rose Cafe. Yes, I'm still planning to work on this AU. I haven't forgotten about it yet.

For the next 3wks, I'll be in Seattle, unable to log onto FFXIV. Maybe I can get a few updates of this fic in ^_^

-: Weiss Schnee

15 Dec.

I came home to Winter and Klein picking me up and taking me to the vacation home AKA safe house. It means Mom and Father are arguing again. Just like always. Makes me wonder how Whitley is taking it. Despite my feelings for my little brother, he does have his merits. He can be a jerk and boastful of his accomplishments, trying to one-up me, but Whitley isn't too bad a kid, considering how we all grew up. Sometimes, I really worry about him if all the fights between our parents get to him. I suppose I can't help him if he doesn't want it. Enough about Whitley for now. I'll be seeing him when I come home in a couple days.

As soon as I came through the door of the house, I got a call from Ruby who wanted to face-time with me. Its scary how she seems to know when I'm free to talk... I should talk to her about that. When Ruby calls, and she calls me oh so often, she reminds me of a dog needing a lot of attention. Speaking of which, she wanted me to say hi to it. Talking to a stuffed animal, how childish. Ruby always kept Zwei close since I gave it to her. She must really love the plush, appearing much happier with it around. I can only imagine what she must have been like with the real one. From the stories she told me and how often she brings him up, Ruby must have loved her dog so much, it would devastate her when he died. I'm glad she filled that hole, even if by a little. Ruby and I must have talked for hours before we decided to hang up.

Klein and Winter teased me about having a friend I can be me around. But, I'm not sure if the 'me' they were talking about is really me. Am I really that talkative? Is it hard for me to say "no" when asked to do something embarrassing, like saying "hi" to inanimate objects? Am I the type to stay on the phone with a friend for hours and talk about nothing of significance?

If anyone knows me, it was Winter and Klein. If anyone knows me better than me or them, it was probably her…

...maybe her.

I can't wait to go back home in January.