I tried my best to hide my smirk as I watched Blake eat her breakfast-for-lunch meal. She'd made herself a lox sandwich from the sandwich bar and a glass of ice cold milk.
"Are you okay, Yang," she asked suspiciously, setting her sandwich down to stare at me, accusing me with her amber eyes. I'm pretty sure she was trying to understand why I looked so close to exploding.
"Mhmm!" I stuffed my mouth with another bagel. Laughing at her Faunus heritage was something that I definitely didn't want to do, but it was just so cute to realize her favorite foods were… you know, cat related. Still suspicious, she didn't stop eyeing me, and I looked down at my plate to keep from staring at her bow. I'd gotten into this really bad habit of watching her Faunus ears twitch beneath the cloth once I'd found out that they'd move to find the source of a sudden sound. The cafeteria happened to be one of those places on campus that was full of sudden sounds. It was pretty much a game to try and catch them twitch and I really felt bad about it in the first place.
"You're quiet… you're never quiet." Blake was too damn smart. She'd figure me out in a heartbeat even if I was being sneaky. I took a deep breath to try and compose myself.
"Oh… it's just this oatmeal is the bee's knees, you know?" I stuffed another spoonful into my mouth, hoping she wouldn't press the issue, and the usual noise of the cafeteria filled the awkward silence for a bit. Students laughing and talking, Scrolls sending and receiving messages amongst friends, tiny explosions going off as people messed with Dust without supervision. A regular Saturday afternoon.
"Mhmm…" The accusatory sound was all I needed to know I wasn't off the hook yet. Her eyes met mine and again, I had to look away, like a kid caught with her hand in the cookie jar.
"Why don't you do the talking today, huh? Yerf pwobwy hearf me tawk morann enouph!" I shoved another spoonful of oatmeal in my mouth as I spoke. She hates it when I do that, and normally she'd give anything for me to stop. She scowled at me for a long while. I wasn't sure if she was upset or trying to figure out what I'd just said. Finally, she smirked and cocked her head at me before responding.
"Don't go through my books," she said flatly.
"Wha- oh! Uh… sorry. I was curious!" I could feel my cheeks heat up from the accusation. I had no idea she knew about that! I was always so careful to put everything back the way I'd found it!
"Curiosity killed the… never mind." She pointedly looked away as she took another bite out of her sandwich. I tried very hard not to choke and die on my oatmeal. Greatest moment in pun history. Gold star.