The Matador
"Can't you do anything right?!"
"S-so sorry, I-I'll do it again." Ruby lurched back from the angered woman, perhaps angry wasn't accurate, it was more like irked.
"I mean really, how hard is it to make coffee, go back to the lounge and do it again!"
Ruby let out a tiny squeak as she backed out of the office, almost bumping into a tall woman, she looked up at her, her eyes downward but her nose up. She looked like the captain, older, but with the same white hair and ice blue eyes and somehow, some way, a much more intimidating aura. "E-Excuse me..." Ruby skated around the woman, dashing off to the lounge to correct her mistake.
The older Schnee gave the door frame a lazy knock, "hello captain, working hard?"
Weiss looked up from her paperwork, an ever so slight smile fresh on her face. "Good morning Winter, what brings the vice-warden to my wing?"
Winter walked calmly over to a small end table on the side of the room, she carried herself like an authority, hands folded behind her back, nose up. "Just wanted to see my baby sister."
"Bull. Shit." Weiss deadpanned, stapling a file with a bit of added force.
Winter responded with a chuckle, "always so testy, have you tried getting laid?"
Weiss face flushed red and her gaze shot up from her work, "Winter?!"
Winter couldn't contain her laughter. "There she is… so, Weiss, how is your new plaything treating you?"
Weiss rolled her eyes, "She's useless."
Winter gently caressed one of the tulips in the vase on the table. "Well, I'm sure she will get better..."
Weiss leaned back in her chair, "I don't know, she's been my assistant for almost a week now, every day she does things wrong, even after I tell her how to do them right, it's almost like she wants me to scold her… I should have replaced her by now, but..."
Winter turned to face her sister. "But?"
"I don't know, it's strange, nothing about her case or file adds up… I don't want to let her out of my sight for some reason..."
Winter chortled and covered her mouth, "so have you told her you have a crush on her?"
Weiss put her palm to her chest, recoiling at such a preposterous observation. "Wha-? No, of course not, I don't have a crush on an inmate!"
Winter raised her hands in mocking surrender, "whatever helps you sleep at night..." Winter turned her back, heading to the door, however she stopped in the doorway and glanced backward. "You deserve to be happy, Weiss… whatever that means..." Winter stepped out of the room, almost bumping into a certain inmate carrying a tray of coffee.
"Oops, sorry… we gotta stop meeting like this," Ruby laughed nervously and looked to the side.
Winter looked down at Ruby with a slight smirk, "no trouble, 859, I do not believe we have met, I am vice-warden Schnee, but I let the pretty inmates call me Winter." Winter gave a wink, making Ruby blush and look downward. Winter took one of the coffees from the tray, inspecting it. Ruby's eyes shot up, "Hey, that's for Weiss!" Ruby recoiled at her own defensiveness.
Winter merely smiled however, taking a sip from the cup, mulling over the flavor of the brew. "Black… three sugars… exactly how she likes it..." Winter put the cup back and gave Ruby a nod. "Better get it to her before it gets cold..." Winter leaned down close to Ruby's ear, in a similar fashion as Weiss had done to her, "tell her you like her eyes." Before Ruby could even process Winter was already halfway down the hall and almost around the corner. Ruby was blushing like mad, a dull heat in her lower gut. Why was being talked down to so sexy? Ruby remembered the waning temperature of the coffee and shook herself from her inner reflection, rushing the coffee to Weiss.
She entered her office, taking the tray to her and placing it in the empty spot on her desk, Weiss glanced up and took the cup, taking a long sip.
"Perfect."
Ruby was so proud, she was giddy with joy. "I'm so glad!"
Weiss couldn't help but giggle slightly at the foolish girl, letting her persona drop for the slightest second, both girls noticed, deciding to prolong the awkward moment for a few chance seconds, Weiss giving Ruby a chance to talk to her and not the captain and Ruby deciding if she wanted to take it.
"I… I like your eyes..."
