Ruby waved Weiss over frantically. Weiss smiled and walked over to her, sliding into the booth with ease.
"Hi, Weiss," Ruby said to her.
"Hey," Weiss responded keeping an indifferent tone.
They chatted for a few minutes and ordered their food, which came fairly quickly.
As Ruby quietly ate her pasta and Weiss quietly ate her salad, Weiss couldn't help but think about how she was going to get the information out of Ruby.
"So Ruby," she began, formulating a plan in her head as she went along. "How is the robotics club doing behind the scenes?"
Weiss took a few moments to fish her phone out of her bag, turn on the recorder and set it on the table.
"Um, good, I think. Now that the principal has decided to fund us, we have been able to do a lot more stuff." Ruby grinned widely at the prospect that Weiss was interested in the club.
"It was a miracle that the principal started funding us. I wonder what you guys did before he started giving us more money," Weiss continued nonchalantly, trying to bring up and possible pathway to bad things that the robotics club had done.
Weiss noticed that Ruby became slightly flustered at her last sentence, which sparked a hope that the club did have some dirty laundry.
She had to make sure to be careful with her words, though. She didn't want to look like she was prying, more like she was just a friend talking to another friend.
Her mind raced back to what Charles had said.
Or did Ruby think of her as more than a friend?
She pushed all of the thoughts out of her mind as quickly as they came. She needed to stay focused; no matter what her chauffer had said, the school came first, and she would ignore any feelings she had for Ruby of it meant for the betterment of her school's reputation.
"So Ruby," she said, refocusing on the matter at hand, "As a fellow leader of clubs, have you ever had to take drastic measures for the betterment of your club? I mean, I know I have had to do some slightly shady things for my club. I would think that the robotics club is no different."
"Um, I guess. Why, what did you have to do?" Ruby asked with intrigue.
Weiss felt impatience rise up within her. Now she had to make up something for Ruby, just so she could get the truth out of her. She groaned internally and thought of something quickly.
"Well, personally, I had to bribe people to become the president. I thought that it would give me the extra boost I needed to win, if you know what I mean." She tried to keep her conversation in hushed tones, despite the fact that there were very little people in the café.
"Wow. I guess that is kind of bad. But the robotics club, we've done worse things, Most of them before I took over, obviously, but still," Ruby said quietly, glancing around nervously.
"Like what?" Weiss said, trying her best to conceal the malicious smile she wanted to wear.
Ruby leaned closer towards her, as if about to say something, but then quickly leaned back, sparking irritation in the heiress.
"I don't know if I should tell you," she said, eliciting an aggravated sigh from Weiss.
"Come on, Ruby," Weiss urged, trying not to be too pushy, "We're best friends, aren't we?" Ruby looked up at Weiss, her silver eyes wide with hope.
"Am I really your best friend?" Ruby said her eyes shining with delight
"Uh… yeah!" Weiss said uncertainly, laughing slightly.
"Okay, I'll tell you then," Ruby said with a sincere grin. "But you can't tell anyone, not even your stuffed animals," She continued, her expression becoming extremely serious.
Weiss internally rolled her eyes at Ruby's childish whims, but nodded in agreement. Lying to Ruby sent a pang through her chest, which was really odd for her.
"Right when I became president of the club, two guys joined. Every week they would bring in a giant supply of parts. We were grateful for the donations, and all. One week, I asked them how they were getting all of the stuff. It turns out, they were stealing it from the shop across the street from the high school."
"Anything else?"
"Well, a couple of times I did it with them too, before the principal started funding us, obviously. We just stopped only recently. I kind of feel guilty though." The guilt she felt was evident in Ruby's tone and one her face.
Weiss's eyes widened in shock. She knew that they must've been hiding something, but something as serious as shoplifting? She would never have guessed such a serious crime was something they were even capable of thinking about.
"Well," Weiss sated, sighing, "I guess we all have to do what we have to do." Ruby nodded timidly. Weiss picked up her phone and secretly turned off the recording, then texted her chauffer to come pick her up.
She checked her watch and then informed Ruby that she had to leave, leaving the younger girl slightly downcast.
"I hope we can do this again sometime," she called to Weiss as she walked away from the table.
"If there is a next time," Weiss muttered to herself as she walked out, sending another mysterious pang through her chest.