STRQ Contrast. Ch. 1
Qrow's feet hit the ground with a light thud. He brushed his black hair from his eyes and scanned the area. Nothing to be seen for now.
"Landing strategies" he scoffed as he began skulking through the dense woods. If these huntsmen thought that being launched from a cliff was any kind of challenge then perhaps the elders were wrong to be worried. They felt that huntsmen presented a clear threat to the tribes more, shall we say, unsavory goals. Which is what lead to the scheme that brought Qrow to this point. He was to infiltrate Beacon academy, the prestigious school that trained the huntsmen and huntresses of Vale, to learn any potential weaknesses. It was a waste of time in Qrow's mind. Huntsmen were just a bunch of pompous, holier than thou, good two shoes types. Were it up to him they would just forgo the espionage and gut a few to keep the rest from trying anything funny.
Not that it mattered what he thought on the issue. The tribe was far from democratic and insubordination was dealt with severely. So here he found himself hoofing it through some blasted woods looking for some damn relic. It was a pain. He couldn't just walk into the school. There were steps that had to be taken to prove your worth to the headmaster. The sound of a commotion broke his train of thought as he positioned himself behind a tree, whatever it was it was heading this way. Best to get the drop on an enemy if at all possible. Bandit tactics 101.
He kept his eye on the tree line as the rustling of leaves and snapping of branches gave way to loud growls. Grimm. That was to be expected, after all it wouldn't be much of a test if they could just stroll through and grab the prize waiting for them. What wasn't as expected was the sound of laughter drawing closer along side the growling.
The first thing to break into sight was a young blonde man, back peddling nonchalantly with his hands in the pockets of his cargo pants. Hot on his heels an Ursa, a large bear like Grimm. The beast swiped at the man but he simply leaned out of the way
"I have to say your Grimm disposition leaves a lot to be desired" said the man with wide smile as he dodged yet another slow, heavy swipe of the Ursa's paw.
Qrow had to fight to hold in the groan that wanted to escape his body. Puns? Now of all times? Maybe Qrow would save the monster the trouble and just kill this guy himself, but no. this idiot was another potential huntsman. One of the many others tossed into this forest to find the relic and secure a place in the school. He decided he should just keep watching. After all evaluating the strength of these mooks was part of his reason for being here, plus Qrow would happily watch this smug fool get eaten. It's the little things in life that matter the most.
Despite his casual attitude however the blonde man deftly avoided blow after blow, his hands never leaving his pockets and, to both Qrow's and the Grimm's displeasure, his mouth never stopping its useless prattling.
"Come on" he snickered "this is just...Unbearable"
The Ursa roared and charge forward, apparently unsatisfied with this continued game of thiers. Its mouth snapping, trying it get a hold of its quarry once and for all. Finally taking the fight with a degree of seriousness the blonde would be huntsman rolled away from the maw of the beast and once in the safety of its blind spot, lifted his leg and slammed his heel upon the head of the Ursa, stunning it. Not wasting the opening the man spun landing another kick, which yielded a loud snap as it connected with the jaw of the Grimm. The beast fell unmoving and as all Grimm do upon death, faded away with only black smoke remaining.
Qrow was almost impressed. Maybe these huntsmen weren't all talk. Either way he had wasted enough time, he needed to find his sister. Another goal of this test was to select the partners and teams that would work together once the students started their courses in the school. What had that windbag on the cliff said? First person you make eye contact with? If that was the prerequisite for partner selection than it was time to quit dawdling and find Raven. She was here for the same reason he was and being partners would make it less suspicious for them to be seen together and easier to plot or scheme to their heart's content. She could be anywhere so he needed t-
"Hi!" interrupted a voice
Qrow turned and saw the blonde man just a foot away, his blue eyes just as annoyingly full of cheer as his voice.
"I'm Taiyang" he said " guess you and I are partners"
Qrow's face fell. No, no. no. no. His luck couldn't be this bad.
"Shit" Qrow said exasperated.
[ The first chapter of my little fanfic is a bit short the next chapter should be longer and will feature fan favorite Raven Branwen. id love to hear your comments on my work and i hope you enjoy it. ill be updating regularly. probably.]