Once When I Was In A Band

Blind Date

— At the castle —
The whole band: *chattering*
Vladimir: Hey did you all feel something?
Zach: Hmm... Nope.
Jones: (sighs) It's Fatma. She's at work.
Vladimir: What work??
Jones: Some band work. Albums,dresses etc. she told me more but i don't exactly remember.
Vladimir: I see ...
Zach: Is that why she was gone for two months?
Jones: Yes.
Vladimir: She has been doing all that work for 2 months??? By herself??????
Jones: Yes.
Vladimir: Shouldn't Carmilla hire some team or something?? Why is one person doing a whole teams work??
Jones: I don't know.
Zach: We MUST do something for her! Any suggestions?!
Jones: I say she takes a long long rest.
Vladimir: I agree. Also don't forget having fun!
Zach: You are right! What should we suggest her though?
Vladimir: Something she likes? Does she have a favourite place to go? Hobbies perhaps?
Zach: I don't know...
Jones: Aren't you two friends??  How do you not know anything??
Zach: I— She never told me! Everytime i try to know more than her history with her family,i just can't!
Vladimir: Alright! Alright! It's okay! Geez...
Jones: Hmm...
Zach: Jones. Do YOU have any suggestions?
Jones: I don't... Plus it won't even matter if i give any ideas! She hates me...
Vladimir: Hmm... Well i never heard of her love life before,so.... A blind date!
Zach: Huh?
Jones: What kind of suggestion is that?
Vlad: What?! She is lonely! It's almost like she has no one other than us! So i'm suggesting her getting more social. Going on blind dates! Getting her out of her own shell! How about that?!
Zach: You kinda caught me off guard with "Blind date" thing but making her get social? That's sounds great!
Vlad: I mean i know right?? She hasn't been talking to anyone other than Carmilla,which is you guessed! For work! She needs this!
Zach: Right! Right!
-door opens-
Fatma: (yawns) hi guys!
All of them: Hi!
Zach: Ooo,you look exhausted!
Fatma: Yeah,cus i am.
Jones: And you cut your hair—
Fatma: Yeah no shit,did it take a gaze to figure it out?
Jones: (agressively) huh yeah.
Vladimir: Anywayyyy. Fatma! How is it going?
Fatma: Um it's going pretty great?—
Vlad: Your hair looks nice! It would really charm everyone you know. (Whispers) Jones isn't going to be the only one to gaze you know!
Fatma: Huh??
Vlad: Fatma what were you doing all these 2 months?
Fatma:Working.
Vlad: Oh,yeah... Are you done?
Fatma: Yup!
Vlad: So uhm,Fatma,i was just thinking. Have you ever thought of dating?
Fatma:Dating?? Pfft,i left that thing YEARS ago! I am not going to date!
Zach: Aw come on! We'll set you up on a blind date! That will be fun!
(Fatma looks at Zach with concern)
Zach: I promise 
Fatma: (sighs) if you say so!
Vlad: So you accept? You will go on a blind date??
Fatma: Yes??
Vlad: Great! Jones she—
(Sees that Jones left) Where is he?
Zach: He said he had a date,he probably left for that.
Vlad: Oh i see... Ahem... Fatma?
Fatma: Yes?
Vlad: Good luck.

— At the date —
Fatma had spent her whole evening for the blind date,hoping to find someone that would distract her from work and hopefully promise a future. With all the people she met,she didn:t warm up to them. Though,she did have eyes on some of them but now she just wants to sit and think,drinking her coffe and just relax but then—

Jones: (surprised) what the fuck are you doing here?! I was supposed to have a date!
Fatma: Well i was here all day long! Ask it to yourself! Why are you here?!
Jones: Because i had a date here but you ruined it!
Fatma: How the fuck can i ruin something i'm not aware of???
Jones: I don't know! But maybe you figured out somehow!
Fatma: Tch,Jones... Just give me that phone.
Jones: Why...
Fatma: Jones,just tell me what adress you were given,okay??
Jones: Ugh fine! (Gives his phone)
Fatma: (looks at the address) Well,you definetly didn't went somewhere wrong but... Whoever messaged you this has definetly no idea what they are doing. THAT or they are trolling us.
Jones: Tch yeah whatever.
Fatma and Jones: ...
Jones: So... How were your dates?
Fatma: They were fine... I gues... But i just couldn't catch that feeling you know. I mean i wish we could all be friends but lovers? I don't think so...
Jones: ...
Fatma: So how was yours?
Jones: It was awful,it went shit after we started talking about marriage.
Fatma: Woah. You?? Getting serious in a relationship??? Now THAT'S unexpected!
Jones: (looking at her furiously) Yeah and that's what she told me!
Fatma: (chuckles) i mean Jones! No one can! The idea of you becoming a family man??? That's unbelievable!
Jones: Yeah,no one does! I mean,can't a man ever just dream about wanting to be a great husband and a great father?? What about you? Have you ever had dreams like that?!
Fatma: (gets little upset) i did but i gave up long time ago.
Jones: Why?
Fatma: It's something i only told Zach,i don't know how other people would react so i kept to myself.
Jones: (holds Fatma's hand which is on the table)
Fatma: It was only a week before our wedding,i heard news about him from his brother. I couldn't believe him first but then he held my hand and we went to wherever the hell my fiance was. I found him... Cheating on me.
Jones: Fatma i am so—
Fatma: No,not yet. I'm not done. I'd  be fine if he only just cheated on me but no... He threatened me,he put my life in a danger that's why i needed to go. I quit my job and met you guys. Then i found some powers... No matter how much i...(looks at Jones' face) nevermind that but i'm glad i met you. Having you all as my friends was the best thing happened to me right after i got my job as a teacher.
Jones: So that's why you quit your job huh? What was your life before you met him? You know as a student,child? How was it like before it?
Fatma: Awful. I had to comfort anyone around me. My oldest sister wasn't good  enough so our parents had to rely on me and my other older sibling. They finally get to relief only to be upset again by that bastard. Do you now understand me Jones? We are both same.
Jones: I... I didn't know. I didn't realise that the actual you and the version i had in mind are just... Different people!
Fatma: Hmph. Now ditch that! You wanna eat something or walk with me little bit?
Jones: We can eat then we can walk. How about that?
Fatma: It's fine for me. Let's do that.

Fatma and Jones spent the rest of the evening eating,talking and then walking,talking. From these things they got to finally know each other beyond their bands,beyond their status. Jones was able to finally break the version he had in mind about Fatma but Fatma herself refused to do the same thing. To her,he never changed and would do same thing if he could. However despite her mind she felt closer to Jones than she ever was. Jones might change in her eyes but she was in denial. She can't never let herself have THOSE feelings for him. As far as she knows,he hates her and she hates him. There will be nothing beyond,at least in her mind.