Rose of Fate; Jakoby X Reader Imagine! Source is pinterest again! {Teehee.. pinterest is life! XD}
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You sigh as you look again down at your phone, no text, no call, no nothing. You were here because you'd finally convinced your significant other to participate in a weekly date night in order to fix things between you but it would seem that they have decided attendance is not mandatory.
"Ma'am/Sir? Can I get you anything to drink at least? I know you're waiting for someone" the nice waitress comes to asks you for the third time. you can't help the sad frown that comes to your face as you finally break, it's obvious what your boyfriend/girlfriend was saying by not showing up. They'd said so themselves earlier that day that if they didn't show that meant they didn't want to be together anymore but you had to take the chance that they might.
"It's been three hours, if they're not here by now then they're not coming" You finally rationalize with yourself as you reach down for your bag to tip at least tip her for being so nice. You can feel the pitying eyes of the others around you and bite down on the inside of your lip as a tear falls but suddenly the chair across from you scrapes back.
"I'm sorry I'm late my love, things were so hectic at the station that I couldn't get away" You straighten instantly, feeling the tear slip down your face and swipe it away on instinct as a handsome Orc man in a white button up shirt and black slacks sit down across from you. You blink in shock as the waitress sighs with relief and says she'll give you both a moment. That’s when he leans forward a little with an apologetic smile on his face.
"I'm sorry if I startled you, My name is Nikolas if you'll be willing to play along I think the man/woman who stood you up is an absolute fool" He tells you kindly, offering you the red rose he'd had in his hand. You quickly realize his kindness is almost enough to bring back the tears back and take a steadying breath.
You carefully accept the rose, smiling at the sweetness of its smell as you thank him sincerely. Its thorns had been carefully removed to prevent injury, roses have always been your favorite. You wonder for a moment why he would have a random rose on him like this but then your eyes drift to how smartly he's dressed and your jaw drops as the realization hits you.
"Oh my gosh.. You were not stood too! Were you?" You ponder quietly, he blinks and chuckles nervously rubbing the back of his neck as he looks down at the table. Well that was an answer if ever you were looking for one, you quickly reach across and touch the back of his hand lightly to reassure him. "Well I think we both have our fair share of fools to deal with then huh?"
He looks back up at you and smiles sweetly, his eyes wide as though relieved that you weren't judging him but why would you? He's so handsome, you can't wrap my head around the fact that this woman or man wouldn't show up. On your end however it was told to you daily why your s.o. wouldn't want to be seen with you, painfully so. At least you wouldn't have to deal with that anymore thankfully.
After twenty minutes filled with amazing conversation and a delicious meal you were finding yourself even more confused as to why any woman or man would reject this beautiful soul. You lean forward with your chin resting on top of your interlaced fingers and smile as he tells you about his day and about how his partners wife had been the one to kindly try and set up this date for him.
"Well I think he/she's seriously missing out, I haven't been able to figure out why someone would stand you up in the first place the whole time we've been sitting here" You tell him as you take a sip of wine, you see a pinkness flow into his face and can't help but think not for the first time that he's adorable. Then waitress then comes back with your checks, even though he had insisted that he pick the whole thing up you had managed to convince him to either let you pay your own way or let you pay for his as a thank you for his kindness. As she walks away he turns back to you and shrugs slightly as he answers your assertion.
"Well I'm not exactly anyone's type as I've been told, what with my filed tusks and being an Orcish cop" He speaks so frankly, not even looking at you as he again rubs the back of his neck sheepishly as though this is pain he deals with every day. You feel an instant pull of guilt, putting down your glass and are about to reassure him that he's an absolute delight when his eyes flick back up to your face and he gestures right back to you. "Meanwhile I've been thinking the same thing about you! What fool would dare to pass a chance to spend time with you? I certainly think they're missing out as well"
He laughs but as he says this you feel a pain in your chest, reminded that your own boyfriend/girlfriend didn't have half the decency this Orc man did. Your lips part slightly as you think of what to say to this, should you just agree? You have no idea, so you just mirror his earlier body language. You glance down to the table with a small cheeky smile on your face, cheeks flushing with the thinly veiled compliment. You notice his ear twitch and his nostrils flare slightly as the depressing feeling washes over you.
"Well thank you but I don't think I'm all that special, my own boyfriend/girlfriend couldn't bring themself to walk two blocks and be here to fix things so.." You feel the words flow forward before you can filter them and suddenly you feel your eyes brimming again, throat tightening just a little bit. You laugh and blink rapidly, fanning your face a little as you lift the wine glass and set it a little farther away from you. "Ooh, my gosh I'm so sorry, this wine is getting to my head"
This time it's Jakoby, as he told you he prefers to be called, who reaches out but he doesn't touch your hand like you had done for him. Instead he picks up the rose that he'd given you, a soft smile on his face as his golden eyes meet yours.
"Do you think this single rose is special? It's only one and its thorns have been removed, all it has is red petals and a green stem, green leaves." He speaks so carefully, pointing out each part of the rose in turn as you shake your head clearly not understanding what he means. You take the rose back from him as he hands it to you, leant forward as well as you cradle the rose gently, admiring it.
"Oh no! it's beautiful! I think it's more precious by itself, anyone can give someone a bouquet but a single rose is much more romantic." You smile as you trace your fingers over the petals, leaves and stem, thinking of all the reasons why you love roses so much. "Its petals are soft as velvet, the colors are gorgeous, it's smell is intoxicating! Its leaves can be used for tea and lotions and even without its thorns its gorgeous, softer even, than it would be with them."
"Absolutely, so if one single rose has all those beautiful qualities don't you think you have that and much more?" You freeze mind blown as he tells you this softly, his hand just barely curling around the top of yours as it cradles the flower petals. He lowers his head to catch your gaze, smiling so sweetly. For a moment your stunned at this eloquent delivery that makes your heart flutter and a smile crawl across your face.
You also notice how close you are as the silence stretches on, though you hardly notice the quiet as you find yourself tracing his features with your gaze. He truly is magnificent, the most handsome male you'd met before and with his kindness much more appealing than your jerk of an ex boyfriend/girlfriend. You break apart as a small voice giggles to your left and you both flinch, sitting back in your seats as the waitress stares down at you. You imediately notice the chocolate cake in her hands as she sets it and your paid checks on the table.
"Oh we didn-"
"I know but you two are just so cute that we wanted to do something for you!" She tells you sweetly, nodding back to the group of wait staff and bartenders gathered at the bar a few of whom wave emphatically at us. Its then you realize that the restaurant is very much empty and you think that Jakoby notices this as well as he speaks up.
"I'm sorry miss but what time is it?" Jakoby asks her curiously, You also look down at the watch on your wrist and nearly gasp as you find that its almost ten at night. The waitress blushes and laughs nervously as Jakoby looks to you to find out why exactly you look so shocked.
"It's almost ten! Don't you guys close around eight?" You ask kindly, feeling guilty that you'd made them stay later than normal. Jakoby looks like he might say something but the waitress rests a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"Don't you worry about that! You finish your cake okay? We don’t usually get out of here till ten anyway so it's not that much of a stretch" She assures you carefully, you hear footsteps start approaching as Jakoby shakes his head.
"Oh no we couldn't possib-"
"You can and you will" You turn and find a matronly woman with brown hair and a take no crap gait approaching the table. "My name is Molly, I'm the manager. When Lana overheard the situation she came to me and I cleared this so everything is just fine"
Lana laughs again, clasping her hands in front of her timidly as she blushes.
"you guys were just so lost in each other and it was just so sweet how he came to your rescue like that! I had to" She admits quietly, Molly setting a hand on her shoulder.
"Lana is one of our most devoted waitress's, she takes our Fate policy very seriously" She smiles happily at the young woman and Jakoby and you both frown, his ear twitching cutely as you both look up at her curiously. "Our Fate Policy means that we will not ask any couple to leave as long as they are acting appropriately. Because you had met this requirement Lana came to me once eight o clock rolled around and the staff took a vote to give you a complimentary dessert"
"Well thank you very much, that is so sweet of you" You tell her, awestruck and as they walk away, You and Jakoby stare at each other in mutual shock. "So I guess that makes you my knight in shining armor then"
You say this jokingly but he blushes and laughs, his smile the only thing keeping you from thinking you'd embarrassed him.
"That'd make me more of a knight in blue armor but.." He smiles and trails off as you laugh at his joke and you both pick up your forks to dig into this beautiful piece of cake.
Once you're done with your cake you mutually decide to clean up the table and bring the dishes to the bar despite the protests from the wait staff around you. That done, you thank the employees and make your way out and onto the street. The streetlamps buzzing and the silence comforting as you both turn towards each other.
"So I don't know about you but tonight was just about the best date I've been on in my entire life" you let yourself admit with a happy smile, You see his eyes light up at this, the smile broadening on his face.
"I can definitely agree with you, with that said would it be too forward to ask if you'd like to go out with me again sometime?" He ventures awkwardly, his eyes averting from your face and you smile at him letting the warmth in your cheeks be seen.
"I don't think that’s forward at all, I'd love too" You respond gently, giggling as he looks back up to your eyes and that wonderful smile comes back to his face.
"Then I'm definitely looking forward to it, may I walk you home?" He asks politely and you nod, taking his arm as he offers it and leaning your head on his shoulder as you walk the four blocks to your apartment in comfortable silence.
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