Ozpin sighed today was one of those days he had woken up with his head throbbing and turn on the light hurt, but he still had work and so he stood and forced himself to get ready for the day. And it wasn't till he grab his phone absent mindly check the time, when he notched a text.
Confused he open the phone and opened the text message only to remember he had spoken to a beautiful woman the night before, who seemed to have sent him a text some time after he got home and went to sleep. And maybe he had been rather happy to send a respond back. But that was hours ago and still no responds and sure she could be sleeping like anyone who most likely went to sleep late but the whole thing matter him jittery.
Then there was the exposition that happened which was deeply concerning since it had been area where people shop, and he was only grateful that it wasn't open at the time or else their would have been many lives lose.
After that their was a sercrity breech that no one was able to track down. Meaning they had been running around like chickens with their heads cut off with no idea as to why.
Glancing at his phone for the uptin time that day it didn't so much as make a peep. The mocking green light just blinking at him that he turn it downward and stood needing hot chocolate to help calm his nerves.
And once his addiction to hot chocolate was fulfilled did he feel like he was able to think a bit more clearly. If he went on how he felt he know the breech and the expostion that morning her related in some way, but how well that is were he was left empty handed.
Sighing he went back to his desk and went to look over anything that needed to be approved after all even if he had nothing about the day events he still needed to deal with the other things, he was in charge of.
Hours would pass that It had been growing dark as he was walking out of work when his phone went off, that Ozpin hadn't expected a text asking if he wanted to meet again if yes that he was to meet her from the bar from yesterday, if not then it would be fine.
Reading the text had caused his heart to clench at just the mere thought ditching someone, after all that seemed much to cruel of a thing to do, even if he hadn't want to meet her again just leave someone wondering was not something he was going to do with out giving them a proper response.
And so he sent a text telling scarlet that he would be there as soon as he could and made his way to the streets where he knew taxi's tended to drive about.
Looking around he noticed he wasn't the only who decided to forgo their car he sighed and moved to take a place in line before he was forced to wait any longer, though while he waited he thought of what he normally would have been doing. Going home alone where he would make dinner for himself, bath then watch the news before going to bed, and on his days off he would read or go shopping for things he needed around the house.
Basically his life was just work and home a rather boring existence, but it was how he lived and he hadn't really thought or felt the need to change it, he would go with flow to some extance, but for some reason now doing that alone seemed lonely which was rather odd since he had only known the woman for less then two days and yet he seemed to enjoy her company, pherasp it was a sign that he had been ingoring for a long time.
Either way he was on a new path and he will take it and see how far it will lead him, just like most things in life. The sound of someone calling to him snapped him out of his musing to see a taxi driver seeming to be annoyed. "I don't have all day!"
Nodding he got into the taxi and closed the door. "Sorry, seemed I was a bit lost in my own thoughts." He chuckled to himself and told the driver the name of the bar. The man nodded and begin to driving seeming to be annoyed, surely he hadn't been waiting to long. Taking a moment to glance at the watch he noticed he had been waiting for at least twenty so with all the people before him he was maybe only waiting ten minutes at the most.
Though he hadn't saw anyone else around him when he got in so others surely must have cut in front of him as he had zoned out so the man again shouldn't have been waiting for to long. Sighing he nodded to himself before looking to how much it would cost him. And became rather grateful that he enjoyed carrying paper money at all times, other wise he might not have enough for what ever it is scarlet had in mind.
He hummed to himself and wonder what he could do that didn't involve alcohol to impress her, after all he wanted her to remember with out dealing with a hang over tommorw, since hangovers dulled the memory.
Sighing the moment he noticed they stop in front of the bar he payed the man and made his way inside his eyes scanning the room to find the woman from the night before, when he did spot her she was sitting in one of the more private areas and he walked across the room till he arrived beside her.
"It's good to see you again miss scarlet." The woman frowned and sighed motioning him to sit down in which he did.
"You know I wasn't sure about calling you here, but I figured I should at least make a better impression, so lets pretend that this is our first meeting if you don't mind." Taking a drink off her beverage first she set it down and held her hand out. "Scarlet Rose, at your service."
Taking her hand he shook it. "Ozpin" he watched her brow raise before shaking her as if she thought of something but decide to drop it, though he was sure he knew want it was. "I was a ward of the state before I aged out of it."
"Ah." Scarlet nodded the puzzled she seemed to have left since due response.
"Since this is only my second time here what would you recommend we eat?" Might as well get straight to the point. Though it seems he caught the woman off guard slightly.
"... Well I had thought we get talk and get drunk, but food sounds a lot better." He watched her stand up before she gave a light wave. "Come on, the food here sucks, but I know I place that sells actually eatable food around here."
Not one to disappoint Ozpin stood back up even though he had just barely sat down and followed as scarlet made her way to the front entrance and yelled at to put her drinks on her tab again, not even to be bother by the annoyed look form the bartender.
And so thus the two of them walked the chilly night to where ever it was she was taking him a soft hum coming from the woman as she seemed to be in her own world, the sounds of her heels clicking loudly on the cement were and the buzzing of the city in its odd way was rather peaceful and soothed.
When the stopped she went into a restaurant that seemed to be mistral in theme. Shrugging he went inside and followed her to a table. The moment he was seated a waiter came over and begin speaking to scarlet in what he could assume was the man's native tongue. Though normally he might have understood but the man was speaking to quickly for his rusty skills to pick up fully, though it seemed his date knew what he was saying and responded to him and the waiter nodded and left to go get their meals.
"Hope you don't mind I order for us since lovino is still trying to learn how to speak kings." Scarlet gave a week chuckle and he simplely shook his head.
"I don't mind, I'm a bit rusty so I don't mind you ordering for me, after I did ask for your recommendation and I am confidence that you order something good." At least he hoped so, but it wouldn't do with insulting his date even if he wouldn't mean it to, one can never be to sure.
"No problem." She had hummed and glanced to her purse, most likely the girl was debating to to pull out her phone or not, since he known a lot of people addicted to the device.
Knowing that it would be best that they actually talk rather then be in awkward silence he cleared his throat and spoke. "You said you had nieces, do you see them often?"
At the question he watched scarlet stop looking at her purse and nod. "I do, I end up babysitting for them five times of the week since their dad is a single parent and the older of the two is only going to late pre-k classes. While the younger one is only two going to be three this year." Ozpin watched as the woman moved to pull out her phone and was quick to show off two small children one blonde with wild hair the other with dark pixie hair.
"Yang is the older of the two and ruby is the youngest." A small smile was on her lips as she looked at the two children in the photo, and Ozpin knew that if the day before hadn't tip him off that the woman before him loved her nieces.
"They both look adorable."
"They are, but don't let their adorable faces fool you they can cause great misteive if you let them, just the other day when I was helping ruby use the bathroom yang had some how managed to climb the counter and eat a whole jar of cookies and then prompted to throw up said cookies." The woman waved her hand as if dismissing something.
"but then again when she was younger she had climbed up the fridge, since at the time my brother in law had one of those fridges with handles that open like a cabinet going top aa good portion down. Anyway I was a bit distracted I admit, but I hadn't expected this little imp to some how climb the fridge behind my back, and my adopted sister so happened to come into the room with her climbing it and said my niece was watching me to make sure I wasn't watching, because usually when I see her go near the fridge I scold her so said imp was trying not to be caught." Scarlet chuckled at the memory.
"I'm sure they have a photo of it somewhere." She hummed and honestly Ozpin couldn't help but find the thought of the small blonde climbing like a little monkey funny.
"I would love to see that." He watched as the woman's face lit up when it came to her neices and he couldn't help want to protected it the more and more she spoke, a reminder of why his job was so important if not just for the whole country then for the woman before him who seemed to love her family so dearly that they bought her such joy that it made her eyes twinkle like stars. And after listing to more stories he decide if he must he would give his life for her so she could keep smiling.