Blake is stuck with watching over the kid in the candy store, more or less.
Blake wasn't exactly the person that one would normally trust with children. She didn't trust herself around children.
So why was she in this situation?
They were at a school festival dedicated to exploring the culture of other kingdoms. It was great, very informative. The only thing was, there was an entire lane of stands dedicated to one thing and on thing only. Weapons.
It shouldn't be a problem for normal people. But then again, she had never net someone like Ruby.
Blake was left staring helplessly as her team leader dashed from stand to stand, ogling at every weapon she could see, touching any she could reach, with or without permission.
Personally, Blake blamed Yang for this. The older girl had pointed to the weapon lane and then promptly ditched them.
Blake had to give Weiss some credit though, at least she had been smart enough to follow soon after Yang, suddenly having some 'important business' to attend to.
So now she was stuck supervising her team leader, who was currently bouncing with glee in front of a particularly flashy sickle and chain.
"Rub-"
...And Ruby was already gone. A small trail of rose petals resting in her place as she raced over to the next both.
With a sigh, Blake walked after her. Yang better be back soon, because Blake really needed something to hit. Don't get her wrong, she still respected and cared for her teammate, but this was driving her insane. The constant noise of the crowd was starting to give her a headache. And the cat in her wanted to hiss at every person who accidentally brushed up against her, as of now it was 23 but that number was still rising.
Now Ruby was almost drooling over a scythe. Curved and gleaming, Blake could see the appeal in the weapon, just not to the extent that Ruby did.
Blake could see the stand's owner leaning forward to talk to Ruby. She couldn't hear what they were saying yet, but she could see how Ruby's eyes grew about twice as big, her jaw just about hitting the floor.
With an excited grin, Ruby started to reply; only, she was too excited to take the time to write out her thoughts, rather she simply began to sign at a speed that even Blake had trouble following.
As Blake finally came within hearing distance, she could hear the stand's owner.
"Um, I'm sorry but I don't-" The owner caught sight of Blake, and an uncomfortable smile accompanied the frantic wave. "do you know sign language?"
Blake gave a quick glance back to Ruby, who was still signing faster than her eyes could even begin to follow, and gave the owner a helpless shrug.
With another sigh, Blake leaned against the stand, waiting for Ruby to finish her silent rant.
Yang better show up soon.
We all have those friends who are loveable, but drag you into things you really didn't want to be dragged into. I would know, because I am that friend.