A Kitten and Her Monkey

"Sun, exactly how far away is this?" Blake inquired as she continued following Sun through the brush.

"It's not too much further I promise." Sun assured her.

Sigh. "Sun we are leaving for Haven Academy in two days, surely whatever you are planning can wait."

"Come on Blake, it won't take that long I promise." Sun pleaded. "Besides, your parents said we can take a break over the next 24 hours."

Blake looked at Sun, clearly unconvinced. They were about to lead a group of Faunas into a dangerous fight against the White Fang and whatever else awaited them in Mistral. Now was not the time to be relaxing despite what her parents had said.

"I don't care what my parents said," Blake protested. "Now is not the time to be playing around."

Noticing her hesitation Sun clasped both of her hands around hers.

"Blake, I realize that this is an important time for you, for all of us Faunas. In a couple of days you will be leading a massive number of peace loving Faunas against the threat of the White Fang. And while this action is the right thing to do, many may perish under your command."

Blake looked into Sun's sincere eyes as he continued.

"...And you'll have to come face to face with Adam." Sun whispered before turning back around, leading the way.

"It's because of this, because of the future danger we'll be facing, that I wanted to take this moment and make it special."

Sun pushed aside the last bit of shrubbery revealing a small clearing. In the center of the clearing sat two wooden chairs and a table, covered by a makeshift roof. Sun created the roof by tying the ends of a fishing net to nearby trees and laying several palm leaves on top. On the table sat a small lantern and two place settings. Off to the side, Blake noticed a huge cooler below a pitcher of water and a small radio on a tree stump.

"Too much?" Sun said, voice low and worried as Blake remained speechless.

"No," Blake replied. "It's beautiful." She placed a small peck on his cheek causing Sun to blush profusely before taking a seat.

Beaming with joy, Sun filled their glasses with water and placed two dinners from the cooler on to the plates in front of them.

"They didn't have your favorite dish here, but I got you something delicious: sushi with white rice and a side of oriental salad."

"Delicious indeed," Blake replied after taking a bite out of the sushi.

Sun smiled as he maneuvered his tail over to the radio. Both Blake and Sun jumped in surprise as hard rock blared out of the speakers.

"Wrong station, my bad." Sun hurried over to the radio, fumbling with the nobs in an attempt to change to station. Blake nearly toppled out of her chair she was laughing so hard.

"Much better," He exclaimed as smooth jazz began to play.

Resuming their meal, Blake took the opportunity to find out more about Sun.

"So Sun, tell me a bit about your life in Vacuo?"

"Huh?"

"I realize that I don't actually know that much about you. How did you end up going to Haven academy when you're from Vacuo?"

"That's an interesting story, actually..." Sun began.

Blake listened attentively as Sun eagerly told her his life story. He's such an open book. Thought Blake as time went by. No hesitation, no secrets, no lies, what you see is what you get. Blake often envied people like Sun, Ruby, and Yang. They were always so open and honesty that sometimes she wish she could be more like them.