"And I want cookies and ice pops and chocolate and pizza and ice cream!"
Snowflake just blissfully continued rambling and naming off things Weiss would more than likely not buy for her small daughter. Of course maybe she'll spoil her and buy one thing. After all there was a tub of vanilla ice cream with Weiss' name on it somewhere in this aisle.
Weiss continued pushing the metal cart along through the diary aisle. Currently she and Snowflake were grocery shopping, something Weiss herself had been pushing further and further back. But with Yang gone on a short hunt for the better half of the day and all of her work completed; Weiss finally decided to do some 'wife stuff' as Yang called it.
Weiss had no idea where the blonde oaf got off on thinking Weiss was the one to do the chores. Of course she was home most of the day, but she had work and Snowflake and-
"Mommy, mommy look! They have toys over there!" Snowflake called out as she ran out of the aisle.
Weiss looked up from a gigantic tub of ice cream she was just about to put in her cart and felt her eyes go wide with shock.
"Snowflake!" She shouted.
Quickly now, Weiss pushed her cart towards the trail of where her young daughter ran. Whipping her head back and forth, Weiss spotted the toy aisle just a few rows down and jogged while pushing her cart ahead of her.
Finally rounding the corner Weiss exhaled a sigh of relief at the sight of Snowflake… talking to a woman?
"Snowflake! What did I tell you about running off in public? You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Weiss scolded as she made her way towards her daughter who was standing next to the woman.
Finally getting close enough to the woman, Weiss eyed her up and down. She was attractive, very attractive. She had black hair that covered up her left eye, but her right eye was a beautiful shade of orange that seemed ablaze. Her attire of a button down deep red blouse with black denim jean shorts hugged her womanly curves perfectly; right down to her black heels.
Finally looking back up to meet the mysterious woman's eyes, Weiss felt a light blush creep across her features. The woman had caught her looking at her.
Quickly regaining her composure now, Weiss cleared her throat to apologize for Snowflake's behavior and whatever trouble the small girl had caused for her.
"I'm so sorry about my daughter. Sometimes she just loves to run off on her own." Weiss uttered towards the woman.
"It's quite alright; Snowflake is just a little bundle of energy. It is always a pleasure to see her though, right Snowflake?" The woman responded with a wink towards the small girl who was beaming back at her.
Wait what?
"Uh huh! I like seeing Miss Fire Magic too!" Snowflake cheered as she climbed onto the woman's cart.
Weiss furrowed her brow in confusion, but the second she spotted Snowflake climbing onto the woman's shopping cart, Weiss scolded the girl once again.
"Snow, get off her cart this instance!"
Snowflake reluctantly climbed off and obeyed her mother's demand, but the girl still wore a devious smirk that would rival Yang's own.
Weiss finally looked back towards the woman and started to put two and two together.
The other week when I was giving her a bath… She said something about a Fire Magic person with… Ruby!
"Y- You're Ruby's friend?" Weiss stammered out at the sudden realization.
She watched the woman smile slyly at the question.
"She's Auntie Rubbies' special friend, mommy! They kiss just like you and mama do!" Snowflake then interjected.
Weiss' mouth fell open at what her daughter had just said. But before Weiss could form any kind of sentence the woman spoke up once again.
"Special friend is putting it lightly, I'm Ruby's partner. My name's Cinder; and you must be Weiss? Ruby speaks about you and her sister all the time." The woman now known as Cinder explained.
Weiss still felt her mouth agape. The way this woman; Cinder spoke; it was as smooth as silk but laced with something akin to venom. She was elegant in stature but something felt wicked about her. Weiss didn't like the vibe she got one bit from this woman. And the worst part about it was that Snowflake had already been exposed to her.
And she's Ruby's partner? What does that mean?
"P- Partner?" Weiss blabbed. She silently kicked herself for seeming so nervous around this woman.
Cinder flashed her a grin before shifting her weight to lean against her own cart. Weiss could tell that she was making herself comfortable for what may be a lengthy conversation between the two, but the Schnee Heiress wanted nothing more than to get out of this situation quickly.
Although I am curious about her, if Ruby is her … partner than maybe I'm judging her too harshly.
"Partner, woman, girlfriend. They are just titles, Ruby and I are together. She's such a cute little girl, so shy at times as well unless I just… coax her out of it." Cinder replied playfully.
Nope, I'm judging! This woman is so wrong for Ruby! And… And Snowflake!
"O- Oh, that's … nice to hear."
Weiss racked her mind to find some way to get out of this conversation with Cinder. She wanted nothing to do with her, and she'd have a serious sit down with Yang about this woman who's dating her little sister!
"Oh well, I should be goi-" Weiss started.
"Oh, your cart looks plentiful! What are you making tonight? As you can see; I'm not very well versed in cooking." Cinder interrupted while motioning to the varied items in her own cart.
Weiss was caught off guard by the question, but was able to find her voice quickly. "Uh just something simple; Kalamata pork tenderloin with rosemary. Although I haven't decided on the side dishes yet." Weiss mused loudly.
She watched as Cinder nodded as if impressed, but soon Weiss found her gaze narrowing downwards towards the woman's cart.
The few items she did have present were extremely odd to Weiss…
Whipped cream, Nylon rope, Vehicle lubricant, hunting knife, duct tape, leash, Vaseline, dog collar, a bowl, some alcohol and … a cookbook?!
Weiss found herself extremely confused and slightly uncomfortable after staring into the woman's cart and cleared her throat to ask the burning question on her mind.
"Uh, Cinder was it? What do you plan on cooking tonight?" Weiss asked nervously as she met the woman's cool gaze.
"Ruby."
Weiss did a double take on the woman's response.
Maybe she misheard me?
"Huh? No, I asked what you're cooking, not who you're cooking for." Weiss corrected.
She watched as the woman smiled wickedly before emitting a soft chuckle. "Oh, I heard you the first time Weiss." Cinder replied back in a low voice.
Weiss felt her eyes widen to the point where she thought they would fall out of their sockets. She had to get out of there fast! And this was the same woman who Ruby had over when she was babysitting Snowflake!
"I- I see. W- Well I have to be going now. A pleasure to meet you Cinder." Weiss stammered as she pushed her cart out of the aisle and away from the woman.
She quickly grabbed onto Snowflake's hand and led the girl away with her.
"Pleasure's all mine, Weiss. I hope you can join Ruby and I for dinner one day! Oh and bring Snowflake along; she's so cute I could just eat her up." Cinder called out to Weiss as the Heiress made a mad dash towards the registers to pay for her items and head home.
Hearing what Cinder had just said to her about wanting her to join them for dinner, quickly made Weiss revision the various items in her cart once more and shudder.
"Mommy, are we going to see Auntie Rubbies and Auntie Cin again soon?" Snowflake asked innocently as she followed her mother towards the front counters.
Auntie… Sin? How fitting…
No way, no how!
"Yes, sweetie, soon we will!" Weiss lied as she forced a smile on her face towards her daughter.
But there was one last thing Weiss couldn't get out of her mind while she was placing her items on top of the counter to pay for…
Why did she have that cook book?