Blake didn't think asking 'what's for lunch' would result in her crouched on the embankment of a river, fishing.

I knew I should have realized something was up when breakfast with those pancakes… Ruby had made breakfast, saying she was going to make her favourite kind of pancakes. Blake had thought, HAD THOUGHT that they might be chocolate chip or double chocolate chip pancakes. She was wrong.

Solid chocolate pancakes.

I don't even know how you could make pancakes OUT OF SOLID CHOCOLATE! It had boggled her mind and she could almost feel years being shaved off her life as she ate them, but they were so good!

After spending all morning helping Ruby try and understand how to use Gambol Shroud properly, as well as being tangled up in it with her – a very productive use of her time in Blake's very bias opinion - Blake was ready for an actual meal. She soon found out why they had solid chocolate pancakes for breakfast.

Ruby had only double checked the food for s'mores when she had packed and had forgotten everything else.

Hence why the pair found themselves fishing for something at a nearby river.

They were huddled together for warmth, Ruby's cape draping over both of them as they held their fishing lines and waited. Blake had gone fishing before, although it had been a long time she was still used to the game of patiently waiting for the fish to nibble on the hook. Ruby on the other hand, was not the most patient of people and had started to snooze within a few minutes of sitting down.

She really likes her sleep, doesn't she? Blake wryly thought as she pulled in her first fish of the day, dumping it onto the embankment before throwing her line out again.

I should be mad at her, but I'm not. What if there wasn't a river nearby? We'd be going hungry! If it had been someone else, like Weiss or Yang, Blake would have felt at least a little animosity towards them for forgetting to pack food. Although I don't think Weiss would have forgotten in the first place.

Then again… maybe I just like the fact we are going to be having fish, Blake guilty admitted as she stared longingly at the growing stack of fish next to them.

Perhaps I just didn't want her to feel bad? That could be it. That could definitely be it. Blake cared for her friends true, but with Ruby it was a bit different. She had bonded to her over the course of their first semester and, well, had a crush on her. I have to wonder, does she feel the same?

It wasn't the first time she had entertained the notion of the softly snoring girl liking her back, or as Nora would put it, wanting to be 'together-together' with her. The biggest obstacle to that, was the fact that Blake wasn't exactly willing to disrupt what they had going. Although… it would be nice to take it to the next level.

A quiet breeze blew through, making her ears twitch.F

I still haven't put my bow back on.

Ruby had asked Blake to take off her bow when they had first arrived… yet there was nothing to keep her from putting it back on. Conversely, she had no reason to put it back on. It's the longest time I've gone without wearing since I can remember, to be honest.

Plus Ruby likes my ears.

It made Blake feel warm to know that the thing that made her different was something that Ruby liked about her, that Ruby found them 'cute'.

Pulling out the tenth fish from the river, Blake took stock. I think that's enough for now, time to wake up Ruby and skin them.

The meal had been better than Blake had thought it would be.

True, it was closer to night than mid-day by the time the two of them finally ate, but they certainly had their fill of delicious fish. But there are also perks to the night. One such thing was having the stars come out again.

They were fascinating to Blake, as someone who had always lived in the city, where the ambient light was enough it drowned out most of the twinkling points, the small forest they were staying in had none of that light pollution. For once she could finally see the constellations her books mentioned, the stars making clear the ancient figures of lore looming in the sky.

That, however, wasn't the best part of the evening. No, it was when the two had decided to retire for the night. It seemed Ruby hadn't been only forgetful when it came to food, but had forgotten a second sleeping bag. The two had to share one like the previous night, the difference was that it was voluntarily instead of Blake not wanting to search for Ruby's sleeping bag while half asleep.

Blake couldn't be happier with the turn of events as she cuddled Ruby close to her, the sleeping bag helping in the endeavor by pressing the redhead against her to begin with. A thought drifted through Blake's mind as she drifted off.

This is the best vacation I could ask for.

AU: Blake is having fun. LOOK AT HER HAVING FUN, DAMN IT! I swear Ruby makes every ship so much more fun.

Okay, I thought I was going to post a new chapter on Sunday for Dilation, but I was in error! I'll probably post the next one sometime next weekend - work permitting as well as THE HYPE OF NEW EPISODES NOT DESTROYING MY CONCENTRATION!

No joke, the easiest way for me to lose my writing flow is for new content for RWBY to come out. Weird isn't it?

Hope you guys are excited for the new episodes! I am, that's for sure!

Light pollution is a real thing and it makes star gazing very difficult.

Finally, Dilation achieved 100,000 views a little while ago, thank you all! It means a lot to me that you've stuck with this for reasons I still can't figure out! :P

Have a great day and thanks for reading! :D