Chapter IX
A/N: I may or may not be building something up! Hope you enjoy this one after the slight break I had! Comments or concerns are welcome!
The duo arrived at their destination, a small cafe by the simple name of 'Junior's'. The place wasn't the largest restaurant to be found on this side of town, but it was still a far cry from being small. The lavish white and red dining furniture on the inside said it all. The place was very well kept. If there was ever a place to eat on an empty stomach it would be here; the menu was vast ranging from all types of food coming from all four kingdoms. The special import from Vaccuo was of course fish, making the trip between the two kingdoms meant traveling by sea and many business men would fish while on their normal trading routes, making Junior's a popular place for their fish entrees, weather it was the faunus blood or just the quality of the fish, Blake was almost drawn to it.
The two had already sat down inside the restaurant despite there being outside seating arrangements, the polished oak wood tables mixed with the red and white booth seats made quite the show of just ordinary dining, all the while music that you would normally buried under books or on bookshelves played over the speakers at a very quiet level, it took almost an entirely quiet room to hear the music, but it did make good white noise for the background. However, the cafe was pretty quiet. As the two girls sat down an (unusually) energetic waiter took their orders.
"What would you like to drink?" She questioned. The girl was wearing a black business suit with a red tie underneath. Her brown hair threw off the entire outfit but most people wouldn't have noticed, they would be busy making conversation or the likes.
"I'll have tea." Blake answered. Weiss delayed for a second before answering.
"I'll just have a water, thank you."
"Alrighty!" The waitress chimed happily. "I'll be right out with those!"
"She was… Cheery?" Weiss pointed out some what confused.
"She did seem quite energetic." Blake took a second for her surroundings to sink in. "So, what are you going to do now?" Blake asked seriously.
"What do you mean?" Weiss asked unknowing of the girl's actual intention behind the question.
"I mean for work… I mean, I'd love to support you just off of what I make alone, and I'm done with you staying at the apartment, but you need some kind of source of income."
"Well…. That's a rather hard question to answer." Weiss replied leading Blake to dead ends in her mind.
"You haven't thought of one have you?" Blake asked disappointed.
"No… I have, it's just not "realistic". It would be too much of a stretch for now." She answered truthfully. How was she supposed to tell Blake she planned to overthrow her father's company with her own? It was a ridiculous idea, not only would she not be able to afford it, she couldn't do it in her lifetime.
"Well, I'd like to hear it." Blake responded, her comment about having an idea made her ears stand up in attention. Another juicy detail about Weiss's life would now be in her hands. But what was Weiss to do? The plan sounded crazy, even in her head. The sheer amount of impossibilities surely would-
"Here you go!" The waitress had returned with the two drinks. "Sorry for the wait!" She said putting the drinks on the table next to their respective owners. "Do you need a little more time to look over the menu or would you like to order?" She asked happily. What is it with this girl? So energetic… Too energetic.
"If I could take a little bit to look it over." Weiss spoke up instantly grabbing her menu she had yet to touch. She quickly started to scan the items on the list as the waiter turned and walked away to help another patron. She finally came to a choice, it came down between clam chowder and cedar grilled salmon fresh caught from Vaccuo, ultimately the thought of fresh fish caught Weiss's eye more than a bowl of clam chowder.
"So," Blake spoke up trying once again to strike up conversation. "If you had a romantic preference what would it be?" The situation got very personal very fast.
"Hum… Well… I think I like more quiet and studious people. There is something about the shy arua some of them give off that attracts me…. Why do you ask? Are you hitting on me?" Weiss suddenly realized just how personal the question was. "Also, what about yourself? It isn't too fair that you get my answer and I don't get yours." Weiss said defiantly.
Blake let out a small giggle. "I suppose it's only fair, but I like girls that can put up with mental stress, ones who don't care about emotional baggage and can be there for me if I need them and in return I could be there for them. It might take longer for me to come around and get my positive state of mind back, but hopefully I'd be worth the wait. Anyway, no I was not flirting with you, if I was I'd be a lot closer to you. This is just mindless wonderings."Blake replied. Weiss now saw that she wasn't the only one that had something wrong with them. It seemed Blake did too, some how they were connected but she would never know how.
"So you do a lot of flirting then?" Weiss asked jokingly.
"Well, if you count leading on Yang when she kept hitting on me then playing a cruel joke on her, then yes. I mean, she kinda deserved it, thus the reason I will never wear skirts again." Blake said with a huff of annoyance but held a smile.
"I see?" Weiss was more confused than anything trying to piece together the backstory, but thought she would rather leave that subject alone for now. The waitress must have noticed the two idly chatting and headed back their way.
"So have you decided?" She asked in her distinctive cheerful tone.
"Yes, I'll have the cedar grilled salmon with a side of scallops." Weiss spoke first. The waitress quickly wrote down the order then looked to Blake.
"I'll have the fresh grilled Tuna with a side of shrimp scampi, of and can you bring extra lemon with that?" Blake knew her order before she even picked up her menu, she was just interested in what the other girl would choose. There was no reason for her to be a "cheap date", but also no reason to go over board. For a flat cost the salmon wasn't bad.
"Sure thing!" The waitress replied. "I'll be right back with your orders!" The waitress hurried off to the back of the restaurant and became out of sight from the two girls at the table.
"So you and Yang have a history then?" Weiss asked wanting to divulge in any information she could get.
"Yes and no. We went to the same high school but we rarely spoke to each other before I met her sister. In fact…" Blake paused for a moment. "Ruby actually asked me on a date… Yang however was not pleased. But it didn't seem like anger… more like jealousy; but as I got to be friends with Yang more and more I figured out why." Yang was a large part of Blake's life after high school, giving her writing criticism when she wanted them and offering to hang out when Blake was down on her luck. She wasn't always the best at what she did, but it was enough for Blake to be happy to have her as a friend.
"And why was she so jealous?" Weiss asked after a moment of silence.
"Yang is in love with Ruby." Blake replied staring Weiss in the eyes. Weiss was immediately taken back. She knew what it was like to be in love with a sibling. She understood why it couldn't be shared aloud and why everyone looked down at it or dismissed it as the sibling bond.
"Wow… That's… Quite the hard situation Yang is in." Weiss responded knowingly.
"This doesn't leave the table, got it? I never said anything." Blake said in an attempt to make sure Weiss said nothing about this.
"I didn't hear a thing." Weiss said reassuringly.
The rest of the meal was spent in just idle talking, but when their food came to the table everything went quiet. The comfortable silence enveloped them as they ate their food. They just enjoyed each other's company sitting in the restaurant that would mark their first, but unofficial date. The two soon finished eating and made their way outside after paying.
"Well, that was good." Blake admitted with a satisfied sigh.
"It was… I didn't think it would have tasted as good as it did." Weiss agreed. The two began their way to the apartment building where Blake's home was. It felt odd to Weiss. She couldn't get over that she was actually living with Blake.
"Was there anywhere else you would like to go?" Blake asked.
"I think I'm okay." Weiss responded halfheartedly. She truly had no idea what to expect on the streets of downtown Vale, but from her experiences so far it was all positive.
Hopefully the peace would last.