Hearts Disguised

Chapter 16

Blake and Yang

For the first week, Yang had a great time. Everyone who she worked with got her settled in and made her feel really comfortable. The work wasn't that bad, except for the fact that her eyes slowly grew tired from reading through all of the information she received in one day. However, she couldn't complain. Cinder didn't mention this to her until after the week was over, but Yang was getting an allowance in accordance of her working at the department. It was a good amount of money that Cinder said was hers to spend however she wanted to. This came in handy when Yang suddenly got the urge to call up Blake. When she made the call, Blake was so flustered that she could barely even talk. Now that the week was over, Yang finally had the free time she deserved.

"Hi Yang."

"Hey Blake."

"Did I make you wait? I was kind of worried about how I looked. I don't really know why, but…"

"You look great, and I didn't wait so you're fine. Come on. Let's grab something to eat."

"Okay." That comment left her a little nervous. Yang said she looked great. She didn't know if she was just being nice or if it was a genuine compliment, but either way, she loved it.

Once when they found somewhere to eat, they sat down and started to share some of their experiences from the past week. In the beginning, Blake was the one commanded the conversation. It seemed as if she had the whole thing planned out. She started with one thing and slowly transitioned to other things that matched perfectly with the previous topic. Meanwhile, Yang just sat back and enjoyed the sound of her voice. For some reason when Blake talked, it was very soothing to her.

"So what about you?" Yang was too entranced by her voice that she barely even realized that Blake asked a question.

"Sorry, what?"

"You. Did you do anything special this week?"

"Oh, right. Actually, I got a job." Blake was surprised.

"You got a job?"

"Yeah, I know. It's kind of strange since I'm only 15."

"Well, what do you do?"

"Well, my guardian got this job for me. I work for her now, but it's actually really cool. I can't really talk a lot about it since she's constantly saying how things are classified and such, but we're kind of like world savers." At that moment, Blake squinted her eyes in confusion.

"World savers? What do you mean?"

"It's hard to explain if I can't really talk a lot about it. Sorry that I can't clarify it more for you."

"No, it's fine. It's just that that's kind of similar to another job that I've heard about."

"Really?"

"Sort of. I doubt it's the same thing. It's probably just my imagination."

After that, their conversation just sort of stopped. Blake couldn't talk anymore since she was too busy thinking about Yang had told her. She described her new job as being a world saver which just seemed a little childish. Yes, she was young, but to think like that while being in the work force was just a little optimistic. On the other hand, Yang was a little curious as to what Blake was talking about. If her current job wasn't the job she was thinking about, then what could it have been? The two of them sat there in silence while they were thinking about their own things. They did try to start up something else, but nothing seemed to feel comfortable with the atmosphere they were in.

"Hey Yang."

"Yeah."

"Do you mind if I ask something kind of personal?"

"Sure, I guess."

"Did you like your mother?" At that moment, Yang's eyes shot wide open as she looked up to see Blake looking down at her lap.

"My mother? You know that's she dead right?"

"I know. And I feel bad about asking this. I just want to know if she's a woman you look up." It took her a while to answer since this was still a sensitive topic for her. "I'm sorry. You don't need to answer this. This was just a selfish question of me."

"No, it's fine. I just… It's been hard for me since I found out about her death." Out of nowhere, Blake reached across the table and gently placed her hands on top of Yang's.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I already feel bad about asking and I know that you're hurting on the inside just thinking about it. You can keep it to yourself."

"No, I want to." She took a few deep breaths and spoke the truth. "She was a wonderful woman. She always showed her love no matter what was going on. But she was also an ideal mom. She could be loving when she wanted to do, but also had a really mean side which was something you didn't want to mess with. She was beautiful and…" Tears suddenly started to form in her eyes which caused her to cover her face. "I'm sorry. This is embarrassing." Blake grabbed her wrist and pulled them back down onto the table.

"No it's not. You are such a strong person. You can face the truth and hold your own. I wish that was something I could do." Yang looked up with puffy, red eyes.

"W-What are you talking about?" Blake clenched her fist and slammed it on the table.

"I hate my mother. She's horrible. She constantly tries to make me think the way she does, but I'm starting to realize that that is not possible. She's a horrible person, but she wants everyone around her to believe that she's the only one who's right. I hate her." Blake closed her eyes and tightened her fists even more. However, she immediately that her words weren't something that she should share with someone like Yang. "Oh my God, that was so wrong of me. Please don't think badly about me."

"Why would I?"

"Well, you talked so wonderfully about your mother that I thought you would think I was a horrible person for talking about my mom like that."

"I can't stop you from thinking what you want. And plus, you held your own." Blake suddenly opened her eyes and looked up at Yang.

"Held my own?"

"You stayed strong when you were talking about something that you were uncomfortable about."

"Huh? I guess that's true."

"Why do I get the feeling that you don't have enough confidence in yourself?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Whenever I talk to you, it seems as if you're not being honest with yourself."

"Wow, that's funny. I feel the same thing coming from you." Again, they suddenly went silent.

For Yang, she felt this way because she was a quiet girl. Most of the time, Yang took control of the conversation with Blake inputting some small comments. She wanted to hear more about this girl, but it was just hard since she seemed to be quite the introvert. But also, it was hard for Yang to not talk since she just wanted to spread the joy of her new life to other people.

For Blake, she was still contemplating on if this girl was being completely honest with her. Of course, whenever she talked, she spoke from the heart. She just thought that there was more to her than what she was actually telling her. Also, she did know that she was a quiet person so coming out with her was a challenge.

After that, not many words were shared, but being the presence of each other was just enough to get them through the day. When the day grew late, they packed up their things and headed out of the restaurant. They turned their heads and saw the sun slowly makes its way onto the horizon and that told them that their time was done.

"Hey. Today was a really great. Thank you for putting up with my weird behavior."

"What are you talking about? I did the same thing. Don't pin all of that on yourself."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I really enjoyed being with you today. It was really refreshing. Staying at home or working most of the time is kind of taxing on my own spirit. Sorry if that's kind of weird to think about."

"Haha, you're funny."

"Well, I try my best." The two of them finally let go of themselves and chuckled a little bit. For their entire time together, they didn't really laugh or share any funny moments so doing this was a weight lifted off of their shoulders.

"I was wondering, uh… Can we do this again sometime?"

"Of course. This was fun. I would be more than happy to do this again. You have my number right?" Blake immediately got flustered as she reached for her phone inside of her pocket.

"Yes, I do."

"Call or text me and I'll do my best to meet up with you." Blake's face lit up.

"Okay." They waved to each other as they went their separate ways. Unfortunately, there were still some things on their minds that they wanted to share, but they just felt that it was better to take their time. There was no need to rush. They had time, but the things they did share today put a lot of ease on their minds. They were able to learn more about each other while also learning about the mysterious sides of them. Both of them went home with smiles on their faces and with the mentality that today was a huge success.

End of Chapter 16