Taiyang sat on his bed for ages, contemplating where he was in life and how he had gotten to where he was. He thought about all the ups and downs that life had thrown at him since his first love and how throughout his strife one person was always there for him. Finally Taiyang stood from his bed and smiled to himself before getting ready for the day. Once he was ready, both physically and mentally, the father of two hurried to his motorcycle and started the engine before the bearded blonde man rode to his destination, Signal Academy.
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"Taiyang! It's great to see you. I thought you were taking this week off? I just finished going over your lesson plans so that I could properly continue your class." The headmaster tells his colleague.
"Actually Qrow, this is something else I'd like to talk to you about." Taiyang informs Qrow, the brother of Taiyang's first love. Qrow frowned a bit before he waved his hand to the chair in front of the desk, asking Taiyang to take a seat with a motion. Taiyang took the offered respite gratefully and sat.
"So what is it you want to talk about?" Qrow asked, expecting a serious discussion.
"It's...rather complicated." Taiyang hesitated, something that only caused Qrow to watch him with worry in his eyes.
"Is everything okay at home Taiyang?" The headmaster asked as he tried to find the topic that his friend was so nervous to broach.
"Well yes...yes everything is quite fine...it's a bit lonely though." Taiyang muttered the last sentence but Qrow's face lit up in understanding. A blush warmed his cheeks at what Taiyang was suggesting.
"I um...and...what do you expect me to do?" Qrow asked for confirmation, not wanting to jump to a conclusion and hurt his friend's feelings.
"Well, I was wondering if you would like to go out at some point. Just the two of us." The blond proposed with a small, hopeful smile.
"Taiyang...you're...you're like a brother to me. It'd just be awkward." Qrow eased out, not wanting to hurt Taiyang's feelings but feeling terrible as he watches the hope fade from Taiyang's eyes and the smile fall from his face.
"Oh, yes...of course...I-"
"Okay, okay. One..." Qrow struggled with the word. "One date." He said finally, smiling to himself as he sees Taiyang's gaze light up and the smile return.
"Thank you Qrow." Taiyang smiled. "I won't waste this opportunity."