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001 Arrow of Love | Auction Dates

Who: Raven/Rukia & Raven/Zelda
What: Auction Dates in Action
When: Oct 7th & Oct 8th
Where: House B-03 & Balicea
Warnings: None so far.

[ Prompt I ]

Raven thought it fit to spend the date doing something they were both familiar with. It was how they originally met, only this time they would make dessert instead, crepes in particular. He himself wasn't too fond of sweets, but he knew women typically were.

Rukia would hear a knock on the door, though they had scheduled this "date" so she wouldn't be all too surprised to find him at her door step. He wen't through the trouble of gathering the necessary ingredients so they could start right away. Perhaps they would get to know each other, though he was more likely to inquire about her than to share about himself.

Upon opening the door, she would find the gruffy man stationed on the welcome mat, if there was one, with a friendly smile. He carried a bag that had everything they would need for the treat. Raven figured that she deserved something nice. After the display of her determination to win a bid for him, of all people. He didn't think he was worthless, but that brought about a different value.

"Hey there!"

[ Prompt II ]

| BEACH |
It was a tad rainy to fully enjoy the beach, which was kind of a drag since this was the first time Raven had ventured outside of the mainland since he arrived here. He had done a lot of traveling back on his world, and while he wasn't fond of it, he still wanted to know what he was dragged into. He just so happened to use this date with Zelda as a guise to get out in a casual sense, without raising any unwanted suspicion.

At the very least they could enjoy the indoor pools that weren't far from the shore. Raven figured it might be nice for Zelda as well, though she was the one who won the bid. Her intentions weren't clear to him, but he had things in mind he wanted to do, she just happened to agree to them. Outside of their initial contact, he didn't really know her.

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Rukia was never the sort of person to undertake her endeavors lightly. If she was going to participate in a date, then she wanted to do it right. As such, she turned to the library. Surely there was some sort of manual on dating! She found a graphic novel that seemed to be filled with all kinds of dates, and she decided it would serve beautifully as a reference guide.

During her free time, which was sparse, she leafed through the pages, but so help her she was having difficulty making sense of these situations. Everything seemed so...awkward. Still, she was determined. The next story, perhaps, would have the answers. She read onward, hoping for some glimmer of inspiration. But the hours passed, and she remained clueless.

And so it was on her date of reckoning. Raven was due to show up at any moment, and she was still half-dressed as she pored through the book, unsure if she should really follow the indicated instructions. The girl in the book, who was a sporty tomboy, dressed in gaudy clothes in a desperate attempt to appear more feminine and attractive. Then the guy showed up and took her shopping to pick out the perfect outfit, shenanigans ensued, and it wound up being a perfectly wonderful date. Rukia squinted at the pages...and in an odd stroke of wisdom, she closed the book and stepped back. She was naive and unlearned about the customs of the living, but she wasn't an idiot. This could not be the way things were done.

She sighed, pulling off the frilly dress with the giant bow to fling it on the ground, then she tugged on the purple leggings and loose white toga-dress she'd worn to the auction. If she knew at least one date-related thing, it was fashion and how to dress appropriately for the occasion. (It was a prerequisite for Bleach characters.)

Then there was a knock at the door. Rukia loosened the strands of her black hair from the collar of the dress and hurried down the stairs. It wouldn't do to leave Raven waiting, even if she was still ill-prepared for their date. She could take comfort in knowing that he would not look down upon her for her dating ignorance, at least. He might tease, but she trusted him not to be cruel.

She opened the door to see his familiar face, and smiled. "Good evening," she greeted him warmly. "Please come inside!" ...Should she call him 'senpai?' No, that was ridiculous. Her eyes shifted to the bag he held, and she blinked, curious. What had he brought?

Edited 2015-10-08 04:19 (UTC)

Raven didn't interrupt this date as a means to hook up with her, so he wouldn't treat it as such. However, due to her naivete regarding the subject he may tease her on some occasions throughout their engagement. He was the type to provoke reactions out of people, and she wasn't any different from the rest of his gang. Joking aside, she was growing on him little by little and he was serious about doing something nice for her.

When the door was answered, his smile remained, and he allowed himself in when she welcomed him. He wasn't familiar with any particular customs that his household part took in. His roommate was rather incessant about keeping the place clean. Not even shoes were allowed to be worn within the house. He wasn't a dirty person, but he wasn't that level of neat either. Outside of sleeping there at night, Raven didn't spend all that much time there, and he was unlikely to invite anyone over either. It was more enjoyable to venture out and visit than it was to invite. Yuri only knew where he lived simply out of emergency situations, but even then, his closest contact didn't really come over. Raven spent most of his time outside the house doing various other things (or just napping).

Raven held the bag up so she could see what its contents were. Some flower, dairy, and fruit, along with other small additions including powdered sugar to add to the sweetness. It wasn't meant to be filling, so hopefully she ate before hand.

"Today I'll be teachin' ya how ta cook a treat." It was an important thing to know, one would think. If she were to date seriously, cooking for her beloved. What better way to snare them in after a well cooked meal than a delicious treat? (How serious he was about that was debatable).

"Familiar with crepes?"

Rukia nodded, closing the door after him once he was inside. Ichigo had bought her one once, on the way home from a particularly nasty fight with a Hollow. "A thin pancake with fruit and chocolate sauce, correct?" She was going to learn to make something like that? Wonderful!

Maybe she shouldn't have worn white, in that case, but it scarcely mattered now. She had her trusty apron, she would be fine.

She waited for him to head to the kitchen before following behind. At least she didn't have to roll up her nonexistent sleeves. "I took the liberty of preparing an illustrated guide for dating. I thought it best to be prepared for any scenario." And she was quite proud of it.

"More or less." It could be made with a variety of fillings. Fruit and chocolate were the most common. Which is why he brought those particular ingredients. He'll teach her about the different options later on, since the act of learning them would be valuable. Most additional options could be self taught after the initial lesson.

He set the contents on the counter and pulled them out of the plastic bag that held them. He nudged them in Rukia's direction so they would sit in front of her. Creating the mix was the easy part, it was cooking the crepe without ruining it that was the hard part.

"Wanna mix it together?"

Raven still preferred the hands on experience for her, since it seemed like the most practical way to learn. So when she starts, he would inform her what to do or how much to add. First would be the filling, that way they could set it in the fridge and let it chill while they work on the batter.

"I would!" She donned her apron, tying the bow neatly and securely around her waist before she armed herself with cups and measuring spoons. As before, she proved to be a fairly dutiful student, following his instructions and using caution to measure out each ingredient. It was comfortable, even moreso than before, to be working on a project together, and she liked that.

And now that they were away from prying eyes and ears, she felt it was safe enough to pose her question to him.

"What made you decide to place a bid? I'm curious." She already knew it wasn't for the reasons Chappopo suggested, but she couldn't help wondering about it even so. They could have easily spent time together without him having to drop a single gil for an excuse.

Edited 2015-10-08 23:41 (UTC)

Raven didn't expect anything less that on the dot with her. She was great at taking directions, the crepes wouldn't take nearly as long to prepare as the last dish they did, and she was keeping up with what he was telling her to do. Not that he was instructing her quickly, but he didn't need to repeat himself either.

The man blinked for a moment at the question. It wasn't an odd question, but he didn't have a precise answer for it.

"It sounded like it would be fun." The was the honest shallow part of it. And he was very direct when stating so. Raven wasn't always so coy when he had things to say. "We're supposed to be friends," there was a moment of silence, he was thinking how to phrase this. It didn't take very long. "I had to save you from the pain of young love."

Annnnnd then he fell into his joke. To be fair, the blonde haired fellow was a little unhinged. He wasn't sure if Rukia was ready for someone equally naive.

Given that she didn't expect any heartfelt confessions, she was satisfied with the answer. She even chuckled at his joke. Graham was...not quite right, it was true. She did care about his well-being, enough that she'd bid on him to keep him out of trouble, but Rukia preferred Raven to walk her through her first date.

"It is fun," she agreed. "And we are. You managed to surprise me, even so," she said with a playful bump of her elbow into his arm.

The batter seemed to be the expected consistency, so she stepped back and slapped her palms together to get rid of the flour. "Thank you for looking out for me. You're quite the gentleman!"

Raven had forgotten how formal she tended to be when others paid her mind. It wasn't something he was use to when working with guilds all the time and the only royalty he hand any connection with was Estelle and she wasn't always this polite either. With due time, he would likely adapt to it.

"No need take thank me fer it."

As lazy as he played himself off to be, he did go out of his way to do things. Even though the crisis had been solved in his world, he had inherited more problems. A classic case of "here we go again".

"Let's hurry on the fillin'."

He pulled out a fry pan of sorts that was large enough to accommodate for the batter and set it.

"Start with the strawberries."

"Right," she agreed, spilling the fruit onto the cutting board. All she had to do now was... Wait, he took out the frying pan? She looked at the strawberries, then the pan, holding her knife uncertainly.

"Do we...fry the berries first? No..." she mused thoughtfully, furrowing her brow. "The ones I ate were uncooked..." Therefore, logic dictated that he must be warming up the pan for the batter! Ho ho, she was no longer a novice! ... Yes she was.

Smiling triumphantly, she used the small knife to lop off the leafy green top and divided each berry in two. The blade danced nimbly in her quick fingers, for she was confident in using sharp tools at the very least.

Ahh he must have confused her by mistake when he brought out the pan. They had to cook the batter somehow. Raven gave a grin.

"Dice them. The batter for the crepes goes on this."

Usually he did this over something like a grill. Most of his cooking was spent in the outdoors, where it was harder to do it. She was lucky to have this kitchen.

Raven set a few more things out and also a bowl. If they wanted it to be sweet, it needed things like sugar to enhance the flavor. Along with some filling to balance the sweetness. The powder sugar was just for show.

"You'll want ta mix in that."

"Understood," she agreed, turning the strawberries cut-side-down to start dicing them...but not before eating one to take the edge off of her hunger. She hadn't eaten beforehand, but she was fine with eating sweets for dinner. There was nothing wrong with it.

It certainly smelled appetizing, the mix of the sugars and the tartness of the berries. The chunks she cut weren't perfectly even, but they were close enough to be passable.

"What's your favorite food?" she asked as she worked. There was still much she wanted to learn about him, and this seemed like a nice, safe question to start with. Perhaps some day in the future she'd learn to make that dish and surprise him with it as thanks for his culinary lessons.

Raven pondered on the question a bit. He use to enjoy a lot things back during his youth, and while he was still a new Imperial Knight; however, things took somewhat of a dramatic change after he was unwilling revived. He was too busy doing Alexei's bidding out of feeling indebted to really do anything. Half his years went to just doing that.

"I don't have any favorite foods." He admitted. Even worse. "I don't like that many dishes." He doesn't even like the dish he's helping make now. It was sort of let down, but he won't lose any sleep over it.

"I'll still teach ya how ta cook them."

"None?" That surprised her. Most people had at least one dish they favored, so it was unusual to find someone who enjoyed nothing. Was eating an obligation? Or perhaps...

...He was worried about his weight?

No, she thought with grit teeth. It just wasn't something he took pleasure from personally. And yet, he had such a talent! He must have worked hard to get as good as he was, and he'd offered to teach her too.

She set down the knife, her expression thoughtful.

"You learned for the sake of others, then," she concluded, regarding Raven curiously. "You're very thoughtful." She'd already known he was kind, given his reaction to her apology, but she didn't realize just how deep that kindness ran.

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I get to finally use this icon!

Yay!!

Yay!!

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