Hello once again everyone. This is The Burning Ruler back again with yet another chapter for all of you. I have a couple of things to say. First, good news for N7 Recruit. I found a way to work a love triangle into the story without it clashing too much with how I originally planned out the story, so there will most likely be one. Also, I feel like I should say, I had actually originally planned to end this after only one chapter, but after the response I got after the first chapter was posted, I had to continue it. Anyways, I don't own RWBY, because if I did, Shade would be added in.

Chapter 5: The First Date (Part 2)

"You were right Pyrrha! He is speechless!" said Blake smiling at Shade, who was speechless, standing there with his mouth wide open, staring at Blake.

'She looks stunning' Shade thought to himself.

Blake was wearing a dress that looked purple, with a black belt around her had a cut up the right leg going up to her upper thigh, she was wearing black high heels, and as always, her black bow to cover her cat ears (An-the dress she wore to the dance).

"Hello? Remnant to Shade? You still in there?" asked Ruby, wondering if Shade had fallen asleep standing up with his eyes open.

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine Ruby. But Blake, you look absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous, even." Said Shade.

"Thank you Shade. You look quite handsome yourself. You clean up much better than I expected. That was meant as a compliment, just so you know." Complimented Blake.

"Well, thank you. Shall we?" asked Shade holding his hand out to Blake.

Blake took his hand and walked out with him. "We shall. I'll be back eventually." Blake called out, after leaving.

'She is one lucky girl.' Thought Weiss, as Shade and Blake disappeared from her field of vision.

Blake and Shade soon got to the airships. While on their way to the city, Blake took off her bow went to put it in her pocket, until she realized she didn't have any pockets on her dress.

"Want me to hold onto that Blake?" offered Shade.

"Please do." Said Blake, grabbing his arm, and tying the ribbon around his wrist.

"There we go. Now there is no chance that you'll lose it." Said Shade.

"Yeah. Ok looks like the ship is about to land. Are you ready for our date?' asked Blake.

"Yep. You nervous?" asked Shade.

"Honestly, a little. I've never actually been on a date before." Admitted Blake.

"I have been. Don't worry about it. It's not that difficult. But the night is yours. Lead the way." Said Shade.

"Alright. Follow me." Said Blake, leading Shade through town. They eventually stopped at a very upscale looking restaurant.

"Are you sure we will be allowed in here? I mean this looks like a place that would discriminate against Faunus." Asked Shade, unsure.

"Don't worry about it. I'm good friends with the owner and I told him I'd be showing up around 6:30 with a friend, and told him to save us a private table. He should be waiting for us in front of the building." Explained Blake.

"Alright. Ladies first." Said Shade, letting Blake go in front of him.

"Such a gentleman." Said Blake.

"Ah Blake! You're here just on time. We have a private table waiting for you." Said the owner, leading Blake and Shade to their table.

"Thank you very much." Said Blake after arriving at the table.

Shade, being the gentleman he was, gladly pulled Blake's chair out for her. He then waited for Blake to sit down, and he pushed her chair back in. Then Shade sat down in his chair, across from Blake.

"When did you become such a gentleman?" asked Blake.

"I've been this way the whole time you've known me, I just only show it on dates." explained Shade.

"Alright." Said Blake. Then taking note of something odd, and giggling to herself.

"What?" asked Shade.

"I was just thinking about what kind of Faunus we are. I'm a cat, and you are a wolf, the ancestor to most dogs. Seems almost paradoxical to be on a date together." Said Blake, earning a small laugh from Shade.

"Yeah, you are right. It is kind of strange." Replied Shade. "But who's to say that strange is a bad thing?" asked Shade.

"I suppose you are right." Replied Blake.

The waiter soon came to the table to take their order. Blake ordered tuna and Shade ordered steak, medium-rare. The waiter left and came back soon with their orders. They two Faunus ate together until Shade decide to break the silence.

"Do you want to ask me any questions? I just realized we don't really know each other too well yet. SO, is there anything you want to know about me?" asked Shade.

"Really? How many questions can I ask, because I have a lot of them." Asked Blake.

"You can ask as many as you want. No limit." Responded Shade.

"My first question is, why did you get all those scars on your back and chest?" Asked Blake, and Shade told her the story that he recently told Weiss.

"Wow. You took a punishment to spare Weiss' life? That took guts." Said Blake.

"Yeah. So what's your next question?" asked Shade.

"Alright. How long did you and Pyrrha date for?" asked Blake.

"I believe that we dated for 2 years." Answered Shade.

"That long huh?" asked Blake.

"Yeah. Probably the happiest 2 years of my life so far, as long as we are being honest. Anyways, what's your next question?" asked Shade.

Blake knew what question she wanted to ask, but she didn't think that he would answer it, so she avoided that question for little while, asking other questions, only one of which was important.

"How long were you with the White Fang?" asked Blake.

"If I'm remembering correctly, about 2 years." Responded Shade.

Blake simply said "Alright."

"You look like you still have a few questions. Ask away." said Shade.

"My first question is, when you were with the White Fang, did you ever meet a man named Adam?" asked Blake.

"Adam huh? No, that name isn't ringing any bells. Why?" asked Blake.

"I had an old friend named Adam, and I haven't seen since he ran off to the White Fang, and I just wanted to know if he was Ok." Said Blake.

"Alright. So what's you next question?' asked Shade.

"I just want to know this for clarification. Are we Boyfriend and Girlfriend?" asked Blake.

"We are if you want to be. It's your choice. So, are we?" asked Shade right back.

"If it's my choice, then yes. We are." Replied Blake, smiling.

"Alright. So do you have any more questions?" asked Shade.

"Um only one. Its ok if you don't want to answer this one, but I just want to know." Said Blake nervously.

"Alright well you'll never know if you don't ask. So go ahead." Said Shade.

"Alright, I guess I have nothing to lose. I just want to know. What's you real name? Like your birth name?" asked Blake.

"Well, you were right about something. I don't want to answer that one. But I guess since we're dating as boyfriend and girlfriend, you deserve to know. My birth name is James. James Hill." replied James.

"James Hill. Ok." Said Blake.

"Blake, can I ask you a favour?" asked James.

"Of course James. What?" asked Blake.

"Is it ok if you only call me James when we are alone? I still don't want the others to know my real name." asked James.

"Ok. I'll still call you Shade in public places and when we are with friends." Replied Blake.

"Thank you Blake." Said Shade.

"No problem Shade. No problem at all." Replied Shade.

At this point they had finished their meals, and were just talking.

They looked over to the side of the table, and saw the bill. Shade immediately took out his wallet to pay the bill.

"What are you doing?" asked Blake.

"I'm paying the bill for my girlfriend. That's what a gentleman does." Replied Shade.

"We agreed that it was my treat, remember? As your reward for winning that bet?" asked Blake.

"Actually, I never agreed to it." Replied Shade.

The waiter then came over, but decided not to interrupt the couple.

"Well, I'm still going to-mmph!" Blake was shocked as Shade leaned over to her and kissed her. At first this caused Blake's eyes to widen, but she soon sunk into it, closed her eyes and kissed back. What Blake didn't see though, was that Shade was taking money out of his wallet and giving it to the waiter, leaving a relatively good tip. The waiter simply looked at the bill, then at Shade, and almost laughed at Shade's plan, and how simple but effective it was. Shade simply made a motion for him to hurry. The waiter the hurried off, put the money for the bill in the register, got out the change and held it out to Shade. Shade just gave him a look that said to keep it. The waiter put the change in his pocket, and said." I hope you enjoyed your dinner."

"Yes we did. Thank you very much." Shade said as he got up to leave.

"Wait. We haven't paid the bill yet. Have we?" asked Blake.

"Yes we have. Or rather, I have." Said Shade, flashing a smile at Blake.

"When did you…" Blake paused realized what had happened, and gave Shade a look of what seemed to be disapproval. "I thought I was going to pay." Said Blake.

"Evidently you thought wrong. Now let's go. I just thought of a couple places to go." Said Shade.

Blake followed Shade out of the restaurant, and followed him to the mall.

"Now if you feel like you need to spend money on me, at least make it on a surprise gift." Said Shade, as he let Blake go to whatever store she was going to get him a gift at. He left her to that, not just because he wanted his gift to be a surprise, but because he was going to get a gift for Blake too, and he knew exactly where to go. A small shop near the outside of the mall.

"Hey Matt." Said Shade as he walked into Matt's shop.

"Ah hello Shade, no new contracts I'm afraid." Replied Matt, but Shade simply shook his head.

"That's not what I'm here for." Said Shade.

"Oh really? In that case welcome to-" Matt was cut off.

"I've already heard it once, I don't need to hear it again." Said Shade.

"Come on just let me say it once? Pease?" asked Matt. Shade realized that it would take much longer fi he said no, so instead he said, "Fine, just make it quick."

"Ok. Welcome to Rings and Things. The finest jewellery store in all of Remnant." Said Matt, satisfied.

"Alright, do you remember that thing I ordered a while ago?" asked Shade.

"Yes of course I do. Why? Do you need it now?" asked Matt.

"Yes I do. How close are you to being done it?" asked Shade.

"Pretty much finished. I just need to set the stone in place. The only problem is, you still haven't told me what stone you want put in that place." Said Matt.

"I got an idea now. I want an onyx (Pronounced Onix, like the pokemon. It is a black gem) gem put in that place." Replied Shade.

"Alright will this one do?" asked Matt, pulling out an average sized onyx gem in the shape of a teardrop.

"Yes that will work perfectly. Just skip the pleasantries, how much?"

"It will be a total of 1000 Lien with a bit of a family and friends discount." Said Matt.

"Alright." said Shade, giving the money to Matt. "Just please hurry up. I need it done quickly."

"Alright." Matt went into a back room, and emerged 3 minutes later, holding Shade's order. "Here you are Shade." Said Matt giving it to Shade.

Shade took it, thanked Matt, and left to where he was when Blake left. He waited for a few more minutes until he saw Blake come out of a store, holding a bag, which presumably held Shade's gift, while Shade had his gift for Blake in his pocket.

"I assume you found something?" asked Shade.

"Yep. I hope you like it." Said Blake, unsure If he would or not.

"I'm sure I will. Now, I have one place left to show you." Said Shade.

"OK, lead the way honey." Said Blake, smiling.

Shade rolled his eyes at the honey comment, but played along with it. "OK, this way sweetie." Said Shade leading her to the end of an alley, that looked like it just ended in some bushes. Then Shade started to move some of the bushes out of the way so Blake could fit through. As Blake was about to walk through, she started to shiver. Shade took of his jacket and put it around Blake, moving the bushes out of the way once again. Blake then walked through the opening on the bushes, and walked into a beautiful flower garden. It was filled with all kinds of different flowers of different colors. Somehow, it was completely invisible from the outside.

"Wow. Its…Its beautiful Shade! How did you find this place? Actually, how did it stay hidden for so long?" Asked Blake.

"Well the answer to your first question is, one of my friends told me about it before I moved here, and he showed me a picture of it as proof of existence. The second part is him as well. His semblance is barriers. If he wants something hidden, he puts a barrier in front of it, and no one can see it unless they know it's there. That why you couldn't see it when we first showed up, but when you leave, you will see it clear as day. Anyways, I just thought I'd show you this place. Also, could we keep this our little secret?" asked Shade.

"Believe me. YOU'RE more likely to spill about this place then I am. No one else will know about this from me." Said Blake.

"Alright. Anyways, it's almost 9. We should probably head back to beacon now. Make sure our teammates don't worry about us too much." Said Shade.

"Ok let's go." Said Blake as they started making their way back to beacon. On the airship, Shade took Blake's bow off his arm and gave it back to her. She took it, but didn't put it on. She said that she wasn't going to hide it anymore. When they got back to beacon they went back to their team room, Blake gave Shade his jacket back, and they walked into the room. All the girls swarmed them with the same question. "Are you two dating now?" to which both Blake and Shade responded, simply with "Yes."

All the girls looked happy, and then they noticed that Blake had a bag with her.

"What's in there Blake?" asked Ruby.

"Oh right. I forgot to give you your gift Shade." Said Blake handing him the bag.

Shade reached into the bag and pulled out a sword sharpening kit. It also had a bunch of things that he could use to modify his swords to be more useful.

"WHOA! I have been looking everywhere for one of these! How did you find one so quick?" asked Shade.

"Well I have a friend who makes stuff like this and he just happened to have one left in stock." Said Blake.

"Wait, so you got him a gift, but he didn't get you one?" asked Weiss.

"Actually, he paid for dinner." Explained Blake.

"That I did. Also, who said I didn't get her a gift?" asked Shade.

"Wait. Did you get me a gift?" asked Blake.

"Yep. I got it from Matt. You see doesn't only handle mercenary contracts. He also owns a jewellery store." Said Shade as he took out what he bought from Matt and gave it to Blake. "I went there after you left to get me my gift."

Blake held up what Shade had bought her. It was beautifully crafted necklace with a white gold chain. There was place for a jewel to be set in made out of diamonds, and in that place was an average sized Onyx gem. Blake looked at it in awe. She then smiled. Afterwards she put it on her neck and all the girls got a good look at it.

"This must've cost you a fortune Shade." Commented Weiss.

It was at this point Blake began to wonder something. "Shade? How much did this cost?" she asked.

"I was hoping that wouldn't come up. Before I tell you, I want you to know that I would spend this much a hundred times over just to see you smile, Ok?" asked Shade.

"Ok." Said Blake.

"Alright enough with the mushy stuff you two. How much was it?" asked Yang.

"The total came to 1000 lien." Said Shade, causing everyone in the room to gasp.

"What?! Shade, you shouldn't spend so much on me." Said Blake.

"Well too late. Already did." Said Shade.

"I just have one question. How can you afford that?" asked Ruby.

"Well being a hired mercenary pays pretty well, as you might imagine." Said Shade.

"Wow. My boyfriend is rich." Said Blake.

"Well I wouldn't say rich. But I suppose I am fairly well off." Said Shade.

"Alright. So other than finding out that your boyfriend is 'fairly well off' as he put it, what was the biggest thing you learned about him?" asked Yang.

Blake looked at Shade, as if asking him for permission about something. Shade simply nodded.

"I learned his real name." said Blake.

"What is it? Tell us!" Ruby practically begged.

Blake once again looked at Shade for permission. Shade once again nodded.

"He would prefer that you still call him Shade, but his real name is James Hill." Said Blake.

"Alright. James Hill." Said Weiss. 'That name sounds familiar. But why?' thought Weiss.

"Anyways it's getting late, and I'm getting tired, so I'm heading to bed." Said Shade as he took off his shirt and climbed into his bed.

Blake was about to climb into her usual bed, until Weiss offered Blake her bed. At first Blake was confused but then, Weiss pointed over to her bed and showed that Shade was pretty much already sleeping in it. Blake walked over to the bed and fell asleep in her boyfriend's arms. Ruby and Yang also fell asleep quickly in their own beds. Weiss got into her new bed and thought 'Well, I waited too long, so now he's with Blake. But maybe I can start to get over him now. This might be for the best.' She honestly thought that she might get over him now, but deep down she knew that she wouldn't.

Hello again everyone! Again, this will be an OC x Velvet story, but there is reason for the slow buildup. Just trust me. It will all become clear in a later chapter. But for now, it seems like Shade is into Blake. You may also notice I divide this date into two parts. I did this because I thought that it would be better to have two average length chapters than one immense chapter. I hope that's ok. This is also my third chapter in 24 hours.