Chapter VIII

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The day had gone fairly well, Weiss managed to pick out some outfits from Blake's favorite store that suited her rather well. Weiss's favorite of the group had to be the outfit contains the white layered top with slightly worn skinny jeans accompanied by her new "street" shoes. The running shoes had been relatively unpricey so it was a good match. And of course the colors of the shoes were white with black details. There wasn't much left on the girl's to-do list so the sought to waste time by idly walking down the street having random conversations here and there.

"So, did you ever have any "romantic" interests growing up?" Blake asked sarcastically , wondering if the girl ever had to leave someone important behind.

"It's going to sound weird." Weiss admitted looking at Blake. "Do you really want to know?"

Blake took a second to read the situation, but found it as harmless either way, how weird could she be? "Yeah, I want to know. I'll even tell you mine. Trust me, you can't be too weird."

Weiss let out a long sigh. " Alright… It was… My sister." She admitted dropping her head in shame.

"Really?" Blake asked out of sheer curiosity, could Weiss really have fallen for her sister?

"Yeah… Believe it or not the house I was in, I rarely got to spend time with anyone outside of the family, let alone speak to anyone outside the family. So… One day, I took her to my room we both sat down and had a "chat" about my feelings. Needless to say, she was the child my parents wanted and thus she rejected me but said she 'would always love me the most, as a sibling.' That last part really hurt, so for months I ignored her." Weiss stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. Noticing Weiss had stopped Blake did too and lessened the distance between the two of them.

"Weiss?" Blake tried to catch the girl's attention but she heard what she thought was sobbing and her eyes and ears singled her out only focusing on the girl. Staring straight at the ground, Blake didn't have good view of Weiss's face.

"That was childish of me… I should have never let my feelings drive me from her. I just… At the time I couldn't think right." She gave a small weak chuckle. "I was so stupid to let that come between us."

"Weiss…" Blake said, her voice trying to be as comforting as possible. Blake put her arm around the shorter girl. "I'm sure she forgives you…"

"I'm sure she does. But she probably hates me again for leaving… or.. trying to leave." Weiss said reminding herself of what she had just gone through just shortly ago. The thoughts of the incident made her mind run fast, too fast for her to keep up with. The world started to spin. Her eyes locked onto Blake. "Blake…" She managed to get out before fainting. As she lost consciousness Weiss fell perfectly into Blake's arms.

"Don't worry." Blake whispered to Weiss. "I'll protect you." A near by man must have seen what happened.

"Over here! Please!" He called over to the two. Blake scooped up Weiss and carried her bridal style over to where the man had opened a door to a bookstore. Blake stepped into the building labeled "Tukston's book trade".

"Thanks Tukston." Blake offered happily.

"Least I could do, it was about time to open anyways. Plus, your friend there looked to be in a bit of trouble." The man said. Blake knew she would be safe here, Tukston is the only person Blake bought books from and trusted enough to publish her books. "Do I need to call an ambulance?" He asked.

"I think she'll be okay, just let us rest in the back room and we'll leave as soon as she wakes up or when you go to close the store, whichever comes first." Blake said with a slight laugh.

"Alright, I'll give you two privacy then." He said with a smile. With an appreciative nod Blake carried Weiss into the back room. Thankfully, Tukston thought there were always going to be more people working for him, so he stuck a couch into the break room.

Entering the small break room Blake laid Weiss down on the couch. "Sorry its not too comfortable." Blake whispered to Weiss. "But, it'll do." Blake walked back across the room and grabbed a small chair from the opposite end of the room and set it next to where Weiss was sleeping. Weiss began to flinch in her sleep, something was bothering her. Blake gently put Weiss's left hand between her own. Weiss slowly came to a peaceful sleep. No longer did her body twitch, it was just the rising of her chest as she breathed.

Something about this moment made Blake smile. She was here for the girl. She was protecting her, she was doing what she wanted to do. Watching over her wasn't a chore, it was a gift. She didn't care what the white haired girl said, Blake would always be here. No matter how hard she tried to push Blake away, Weiss would always be the center of Blake's universe… and she didn't want it any other way. Blake could only hope it was the same feeling for Weiss, that it wasn't only Blake who cared so desperately about their futures together and their relationship.

Weiss's eyes slowly fluttered open, slightly dazed she looked around the room. The green carpet and tanned oak wood walls made a small room, it was cozy. Counters lined the walls, a coffee machine sat the entire length of the room away from her and then a refrigerator next to it. However, something was blocking her sight past it. Her eyes locked onto the object, it wasn't what she was expecting… it was Blake.

Blake sat hunched in the chair with her hands holding onto Weiss's left hand. Weiss tried to piece together what had happened. The two were walking… then they weren't… then she fell asleep? She had fainted, in the middle of the street, Weiss came to the conclusion that Blake had rushed her into the nearest store. Blake started to stir in her sleep before slowly opening her eyes.

Noticing the blue orbs staring back at her she quickly remembered what had happened. "Morning Weiss." Blake said with a yawn and the exhaustion still noticeable. "Sleep well?" She asked with a small smile.

"Probably better than you did… What time is it?" Weiss asked. Blake looked down at her small wrist watch.

"Shortly after one P.M… Are you hungry at all?" Blake asked.

"Sort of, I don't eat too much though." Weiss admitted as she started to sit up and set back comfortably in the black couch.

"That's not good Weiss… You need to eat. It isn't healthy." Blake tried to scold the girl but soon found herself smiling. "Come on. I'll take you out to eat." Knowing she couldn't back out now, Weiss just nodded in agreement slowly getting up to her feet. Attempting to stand up, Weiss instantly felt light headed tipping forward into Blake as she lost all balance. Blake easily caught the girl. "You've got to stop falling into me like this." Blake giggled. "I'm starting to think you're doing it on purpose."

Weiss gave a slight pout. "That's not fair."

"It might not be fair." Blake agreed. "But it is cute." She admitted with a smile. Weiss worked back her footing but her feet wasn't what Weiss was worried about, it was her cheeks and her heart rate. Her cheeks felt hot and flushed and felt her heart beating rapidly. Weiss didn't want Blake to notice any of it so she quickly regained her posture.

"Alright… I'm fine now." Weiss said happy with how her body was starting to function normally, save for the aforementioned parts. Blake nodded and lead the white haired girl out of the room leading out into a larger room filled with several bookcases lining the middle of the shop and a register near the front. The man standing there looking over a book set the item down and gave his full attention to the duo.

"Ah, she woke up eh? I'm guessing you two are heading out now." Tukston said.

"Yeah, she said she wanted something to eat, so I guess we'll go take care of that. Again, thank you for letting us use the break room Tukston." Blake said.

"Don't worry about it, you're the one keeping me in business remember?" He joked. "And you." Tukston said looking to Weiss. "Take care of yourself alright? Passing out in the middle of the sidewalk isn't the best habit to form."

"I'll try." Weiss responded… She responded positively. Blake stood there just looking at Weiss. This was a huge leap for Weiss, not only was her fear fading, but she was becoming more confident. "Can we go… please?" Weiss asked snapping Blake out of her train of thought.

"Yeah." She said lightly taking Weiss by the elbow and leading her outside.

Things seem like they're starting to turn around for the ex-heiress.

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