46 They Were NOT Dating (2/2)

They stopped arguing immediately and turned to face her with disappointed expressions. ”Aw, really? Darn! I guess we'll have to continue this discussion later. You did say you'd be in Vegas for a while, right?”

”…yeah.”

Ruby found that she didn't like it here as much as she thought she would. The sooner she could leave the better. It wasn't like these people would ever see her again anyway so it wouldn't matter if she disappeared.

She had yet to decide where she wanted to go next though. She didn't have enough money to buy a lot of land in Alaska yet because she had been putting all of her efforts into making money for Ash the past couple of days.

She had already decided she would help him first before she did anything for herself. And if she wanted to get the most money for her jewels she would have to stay in a big city for a while.

Any big city Ruby went to would likely have the same problem of there being a distinct lack of nature. At least here she had the mountains nearby to get her gems from. She might be stuck for the time being.

”Mom, I finished the salad you were too busy to finish because you were trying to get Uncle Cyrus a date,” Hestia said bluntly. ”We can eat now.”

Everyone listened to the little fairy—including Sampson from the other room—and sat down, murmuring their thanks before digging in. The food was the best she had tasted since coming to Las Vegas; Hestia would make an excellent chef when she grew up.

Even so, Ruby was ready to get out of there by the end of the meal. She thanked everyone for the food and letting her hang out with them.

”Anytime!” Skye said with a smile. ”We're always happy to have you!”

”Say hi to your vampire for me,” Hestia said seriously. Ember merely sighed and rolled her eyes, not even bothering to correct her daughter about Ash being Ruby's vampire.

By the time Ruby made it back to the hotel room she was ready to keel over. That whole thing had been so embarrassing; even more so than all the weird looks she got the first time when she went over with Ash.

They were NOT dating. She could never date anyone unless she was positive they wouldn't abuse her powers. If her own family could do it, anyone could.

Plus what Ember said about interracial dating being weird was completely true. Even from the perspective of their current friendship/partnership, their sleep schedules and diets were completely different.

Ruby wasn't even capable of dating a fairy so how could she date a vampire? Skye severely misunderstood the situation because she was surprised at seeing a vampire hanging out with any other race.

Most importantly of all, she didn't think of Ash in a romantic light. She had barely started thinking of him as a friend after a month of sharing a living space.