"I mean, it seems to fit the bill all things considered. Not too much like a fast food place but not overly fancy either. Then again I'm not really sure how fancy you can be with an Ice Cream Parlor. At the end of the day though this should work out just fine. And prices are reasonable enough to where I can pay for both of us. Yeah, I think I'll try asking Ruby out to this one. I just hope it goes well."
Oscar had been contemplating how best to approach this. He had quite the crush on Ruby and it was killing just keeping it at bay and not making a move. That's not to say he wasn't nervous. He decided on an Ice Cream Parlor largely because of the summer heat (plus he figured a nice simple first date like this would be a good approach) but if he wasn't sweating from the high temperature, he would definitely be sweating from nervousness.
Having completed his evaluation, he started to head back to prepare to ask Ruby out the next day. Though he did not make it far before he spotted someone quite tall, quite blonde, and quite familiar.
"Jaune?" Oscar had called out to his friend.
"Oh. Hey Oscar. Didn't expect to run into you here."
"Likewise. What brings you here anyway?"
"Oh, um, well. This may sound a little silly. But I was trying to decide if this Ice Cream Parlor here would be a…..good spot for a date."
"A date?"
"Yeah. The thing is, I've kind of got a thing for Weiss and was hoping to ask her out tomorrow. But I wanted to keep things simple and given how hot it's been lately this seemed like a good idea."
"You don't say?" Oscar had replied with "Well funnily enough. I was here to see how good a date spot it would be too."
"You were? Wait, are you planning to ask Ruby out here tomorrow?"
Oscar blushed a bit at Jaune's observation "Is if that obvious?"
"Hey don't worry about it. Between you and me, part of the reason I'm deciding to make a move is because Ren & Nora, well, they kind of figured out how I feel about Weiss and I'm starting to crack under their pressure into getting me to do something about it."
Oscar chuckled and replied with "I'm guessing the vast majority of that pressure comes from Nora?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much right on the money." Jaune replied as he and Oscar shared a small laugh over it."
"Hey, I've got an idea." Jaune had said striking Oscar's curiosity
"Since you're planning to ask Ruby and I'm planning to ask Weiss then how about, if they agree, we make a double date out of it?"
Oscar took a moment to consider this and arrived at an answer pretty quickly. "I don't see why not. We're all friends here so I'm okay with it if they are."
Reaching an agreement, Jaune and Oscar started their trek back. Both feeling more than a little anxious about their plans for when they returned.
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The heat was taking its toll on Weiss. At first she thought that growing up in Atlas made her more easily affected by it. But the others didn't find it pleasant to deal with either so maybe not.
Speaking of the others.
"Ruby, I appreciate you keeping the complaining about the heat in check like I asked. But given how bad it is. I'll hold back on that request for a while."
Letting out a sigh of both relief and annoyance Ruby replied "Thanks Weiss. Sorry to be a pest about it but it's been way too hot lately."
"Amen to that." Yang had replied with.
"Yeah. Though we should probably count our blessings considering, well," Blake had added in gesturing towards Nora, who was overly exaggerating the effect of the heat, and Ren, who was no doubt thinking "Typical" with a small mental sigh.
"You know I honestly can't tell which one of them to pity more right now." Weiss had stated with a bit of snark.
"Ugh. Too hot. Body, unable to function. Ren, acquire help from servants in carrying your queen to a cooler room."
"*sigh* Nora."
"The Queen. Of the Castle. Demands it. Ugh."
"There really is no stopping you when you get like this." Ren said shaking his head but leaving a small smile on the inside.
"I hate to bug you guys about this but"
"Don't worry, we're on it." Yang had assured.
"Yeah. Can't be any worse than sitting here and melting." Blake had followed suit with.
So the black and yellow of Team RWBY proceeded to help the queen of the flower castle. They left the room occupied only by Ruby and Weiss. For a split second.
"Hey uh, we're back." Jaune had announced as he and Oscar walked through the door.
"Oh. Hey guys. How'd it go out there?" Ruby had asked.
"Oh uh, fine." Oscar had replied nervously.
"You sure? You both seem a little…...fidgety." Weiss had stated.
"Well uh, you see uh." Jaune was fumbling trying to find the right way to put this. Though Oscar had managed to beat him to the punch.
"You see the thing is, I have, something to ask Ruby and it happens to be the exact same thing Jaune wants to ask Weiss."
"O…..K…. So what's up?" Ruby was getting a little confused
"Well" Jaune began. "We both found an Ice Cream Parlor in town that, well, I was wondering if you wanted to go with there with me tomorrow Weiss."
"Likewise, I was hoping to go there with you tomorrow as well Ruby. Jaune and I ran into each other there and decided to see if you'd both agree to a double date."
This revelation left Ruby and Weiss a little stunned. As well as a tad bit flushed. But eventually Ruby left a small chuckle.
"You know Oscar. You're too cute for your own good when you're blushing like that. Sure. I'd love to go with you."
"Really?!" Oscar had replied with a beaming smile on his face. "So uh, say 1:00 tomorrow?"
"Sounds good. Looking forward to it." Ruby had replied with.
"So uh, Weiss?" Jaune had said hoping for the same answer.
Weiss looked up at Jaune and saw how nervous he was. It reminded her of the attempt he made on her back at beacon. She considered them annoying back then. But she'd be lying if she said things didn't change ever since. Now she saw Jaune asking her out as….kind of endearing in a way.
"Sure. It's a date." Weiss had finally answered.
"OH, Awesome!" Jaune had voiced with relief coursing through him.
"So how much money should we bring tomorrow?" Ruby asked.
"Oh. Well I was just going to cover for you and Jaune for Weiss is what we were thinking."
"Yeah I mean, we're the ones who asked you so shouldn't we be expected to pay?" Jaune had followed suit with.
"That's very chivalrous of you." Weiss had added "And while we appreciate the sentiment we wouldn't want you to drain your pockets too much for us."
"Yeah. It's a sweet offer. But we'll cover our own portions." Ruby followed with.
"Well okay if you're sure." Oscar had stated
As they finished sealing the agreement on the date, they all went elsewhere to figure out additional plans for the following day.
Though in their excitement, they didn't notice or didn't remember their friends being in earshot of them.
"Well, that was certainly a surprise. Right Yang? ….Yang?" Blake had questioned her partner.
"Oh uh yeah. Sorry I'm just a little, shocked that my little sis is going out on a date. Happy. But shocked. And a little jealous that they get to enjoy some frozen treats tomorrow."
"The four of us could always look for a different parlor. Get something to fight the heat with without intruding on their afternoon." Blake suggested.
"I…..don't think that's a good idea." Ren voiced.
"Why not?" Yang asked only to hear a groan from Nora in response. She was too busy making the heat overly dramatic to have noticed what just happened.
"Oh."
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The next day had arrived and it was nearing 1:00 as Oscar and Jaune waited for Ruby and Weiss to finish getting ready.
"Okay we're ready when you are." Ruby stated as she and Weiss made their presence known.
Now being a simple Ice Cream Date, there wasn't really any need for any fancy or exotic clothing. Which led to all 4 participants opting for a simple attire of light summer clothes to help deal with the heat. No one would voice it, but they all had an appreciation for the charm such a basic attire came with.
"All right then we're heading out. We'll be back later." Weiss had informed the rest of their entourage.
"All right. Have fun you guys." Yang had said as half of the group headed out to enjoy the afternoon.
As they walked towards the parlor they were pleasantly surprised by the temperature levels outside. It was still hot but not as agonizingly so like yesterday was. A perfect day to enjoy some Ice Cream
Eventually they found their destination and took their seats. Ruby had decided on a cone of Strawberry Ice Cream to the surprise of no one and Oscar and Jaune were getting close to their decisions of Mint Chocolate Chip for Oscar and Rainbow Sherbet for Jaune respectively. Weiss on the other hand was taking a little more time to decide.
"Uh, Weiss? You are going to order something right?" Ruby had questioned.
"Yeah. I'm just trying to see if there are any options lower in dairy and sugar."
"Ah you don't need to do that Weiss." Jaune had added in. "We're all here to have a good time. You can indulge yourself a bit. C'mon, live a little."
Weiss had to admit that not acting like a health nut about this and just enjoying a tasty treat had a certain appeal to it. And the dorky smile Jaune had on his face only served to further crumble her resistance.
"Alright. But if I get fat from this I'm blaming you." Weiss' comment had gotten a laugh out of everyone before she made her order. "I'll take a cone of Chocolate Ice Cream please."
As everyone enjoyed their refreshing treats, they started engaging in conversation to enjoy each others company as well.
"So one of the first things you learned how to grow on the farm was Strawberries?" Ruby asked her date.
"Yeah. Didn't take long for them to turn out pretty good either. My Aunt showed a little more pride than usual at how quickly I got good at that. Though she wasn't too pleased when she caught me trying to bake about 10 strawberry shortcakes in one night."
Replying with a chuckle Ruby added. "I know what you mean about that. My dad scolded me a bunch when I first tried to sneak cookies out of the cookie jar when I thought he was sleeping. But did your Aunt ever let you finish making those Shortcakes?"
"Yeah eventually. Once I was a little older she showed me how the process goes. I don't mean to brag but she at least thinks they're pretty good."
"Well you'll have to let me try one sometime. You know how much I love Strawberries."
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"Wow. Sounds like Klein is quite the friendly butler."
"Oh more than friendly. He's like family to me. I remember for my eighth birthday he dressed up as a clown and started playing so many funny tricks for each of his personalities. I was laughing so hard. That was one of the best birthdays I've ever had. What about you? I'm sure you have some fond family memories what with having 7 sisters and all."
"Yeah there are a couple. I mean there's also a lot of clinging for dear sanity but there are some good ones. I remember one time in particular where one of my younger sisters was feeling down. She was in Elementary school at the time and was upset because some other kids wouldn't let her play dragon at recess. Some stupid excuse about it being a boy's game. So I started crawling around making a bunch of silly dragon roars and fire breathing noises while she was riding on my back and having such a giggle fit."
Weiss had let out a happy laugh at Jaune's antics. "That was really sweet. You're a good brother Jaune."
"Thanks. I try."
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After getting their fill of Ice Cream everyone began to head back. They arrived shortly after to find that Ren and Nora were nowhere to be found.
"Yeah. Nora found out about your Ice Cream Double Date and practically begged Ren to take her to a parlor. She'll probably be suffering from a lot of brain freeze when they get back." Yang had answered.
"That's….a little nerve racking. But honestly unsurprising." Weiss voiced with a little flaunting of Schnee Snark.
"Yeah. But I'm glad you all had fun out there." Blake said to change the topic to something more pleasant.
"We sure did." Ruby confirmed.
Easing back in to a normal day, except for preparing for the inevitable treatment of Nora's brain freeze, Jaune was eventually called over to one of the balconies by Weiss.
"Yeah Weiss? Did you need something?"
"I just wanted to thank you for the date today. Growing up in a rich family was only one a few hardships my childhood had. It was nice to just enjoy something simple and casual. Thank you Jaune."
"You're welcome. I'm just glad you had a good time."
"I sure did. You'll have to treat me to another outing like that sometime." Weiss replied as she left a kiss on Jaune's cheek. Which caused him to freeze in place like a statue.
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"You wanted to talk to me Ruby?" Oscar had asked
"It's kind of ironic. As a kid and even in my first few years as a teenager I always thought things like dates were just silly gooey wastes of time. Though my social awkwardness probably was a big reason for that. Either way I had fun today. I was really nice being able to spend a date with and…..admittedly rather handsome boy. Thanks for asking me Oscar."
Feeling Flushed Oscar replied with "You're welcome. I had a great time too. I'd love to go out with you again sometime." Though Oscar's embarrassment rose as he realized what he just said.
"Yeah. I'd like that too." Ruby replied while giving Oscar a kiss on the cheek of his own. Ruby's reply caught him off guard. Her kiss completely shattered his guard. And left him in the state of immobility as Jaune.
As Ruby and Weiss left the respective balconies with a giggle at the boys responses. Yang and Blake made comments about the situation of their own.
"So you think if we leave them out there all night they'll catch a cold?" Yang had asked in a teasing fashion.
Replying in an equally teasing fashion, Blake had said. "With all the heat that's been around here lately? Probably not."
Author's Note: I've been brainstorming the idea of a Double Date involving Rosegarden for a while but deciding what pairing to go with was tough let alone what kind of date to make it. So in Miraculous Cora Zone's RG discord server...again, I asked people their opinions on the matter. ...back in February. If you're a Rosegarden fan then you may or may nor recognize the username freemels7. Long story short, freemels listed multiple pairings with a different type of date idea for each. I'll be taking a few creative liberties here and there. And I do have one chapter in mind that I've thought of on my own. But basically each chapter will be separate from each other and will involve a different pairing. Most of the ideas I got from freemels so be sure to give gratitude where it belongs ^_^