"FROM ASHES AND CINDER' (A RWBY Fanfic)

CHAPTER 8: "A Job For An Ice Queen"

CHAPTER 8: "A Job For An Ice Queen"

"Are you sure this is the place, Leon?" Weiss asked as both her and Leon stood outside the flower shop.

"Yup, this is the place. Why?" Leon asked.

"Well, you see..."

Weiss contemplated her answer first before she spoke up.

"I've been here before."

"And...?" Leon asked once again while feeling anxious about Weiss' answers, all while his wolf ears began to twitch.

"Well, let's just say that it didn't go so well," Weiss said as she began to reminisce and explain to Leon her previous arrival at the flower shop known as "La Lavender."

"I was ten when me and my mother once went to Vale via a bullhead to buy some flowers. She insisted that we go to Vale since the flowers were of much better quality there. Once we got inside this shop, there was a certain bouquet of flowers that caught my eye. It was a mix of white and blue roses; roses that were very rare, even in Atlas. I wanted it so bad that well... I acted like a brat so much that I nearly wrecked the shop. I didn't get it though, since it was already reserved for someone else to purchase..."

Weiss looked down in shame and embarrassment as she recalled that memory.

"Wait, you were that kid?" Leon asked anxiously.

"Y-Yeah... So your aunt already told you...?"

"Y-Yeah... Wasn't expecting that, honestly. But hey, you're with me. I'm sure she probably doesn't even remember that anymore," Leon said to assure Weiss.

Weiss then took a deep breath before she continued to speak.

"Okay... I trust you."

"Alright, let's go in. Just stay calm, and I'm sure things will be okay," Leon replied to Weiss.

'I hope so,' Weiss thought anxiously as she and Leon opened the doors to La Lavender and entered the shop.

As Leon and Weiss entered the shop, Weiss still couldn't help but feel anxious as she saw the shop's interior again and the memory of her embarrassing "fiasco" a long time ago began to flash back as Leon went to the counter to talk to a female wolf faunus with lavender hair; his aunt.

"Oh, Leon! So glad to see you! What brings you here to my humble little shop?" Leon's aunt asked as she exited the counter and hugged her nephew enthusiastically.

"I'm fine, aunt Lavender. Glad to see you too. By the way, remember that favor I asked you about my friend who was looking for a job?"

"Yes, I do! So, who is it--."

Leon's aunt Lavender then paused as she looked in Weiss' direction and saw, well, Weiss.

For a moment, Lavender looked at Weiss with an analytical expression. It was as if she was studying and analyzing her, trying to recall from where and when she saw her from.

"You're... Weiss Schnee, correct?"

"Y-Yes m-ma'am..." Weiss anxiously replied to Lavender.

"Oh, splendid! Welcome to La Lavender's! So you're Leon's friend?"

"Yes ma'am," Weiss replied to Lavender while feeling surprised at Lavender's enthusiastic reaction to her.

"Oh, I remember the last time you went here. My, oh my, did you make quite the mess back then, miss Schnee..." Lavender said in a contemplative manner.

"Y-Yes ma'am... I apologize for the inconvenience I caused you seven years ago..." Weiss said with her head down.

"Oh, that day? Hmm..." Lavender then began to contemplate about her thoughts before she spoke, which made Weiss feel even more anxious.