I literally have nine oneshots written already and I'm working on number 10, but I've been on a missions trip and then a small vacation. Now I'm on my way home and in a hotel with wifi, so I hope you enjoy part two of "Bad Luck Charm." I'll probably post part three when I get home tomorrow!

"Uncle Qrow?" Ruby's small hand gently rested on Qrow's shoulder. "I heard about the Ursa attack. You were there, weren't you?"

"The ursa? Right… yeah, I was there." Qrow shrugged, fumbling with his flask. Ruby sat down next to her uncle. They both dangled their legs off the roof of the inn Qrow was staying at. The city was lit with beautiful lights at this time of night.

"You've been acting weird," Ruby said, kicking her legs back and forth, bumping him every so often. "Ever since the ursa attack. Do you know why?" The way she said it made Qrow think that perhaps she had her own hypothesis on why. He couldn't begin to guess what she was thinking, and he wasn't really sure what she meant by weird.

"What do you mean I've been acting weird?" Qrow laughed a little.

"Just… different. You haven't talked at all, really, and… you missed meeting Yang and I for dinner last night…"

"Dinner? Oh… sorry about that, kid… I… I guess I've been a bit distracted."

"It's alright, I know you've been busy." He hadn't really been busy at all. He had felt sick to his stomach since the Ursa incident, and he had been trying to forget about it, or at least stop thinking about it. Nothing he tried worked. He had been so careless… "Is there something else?" Ruby asked. Qrow looked down at her with a chuckle,

"What do you mean?"

"Something else bothering you?"

"Bothering me?" Qrow grinned, gently pushing Ruby with his shoulder. "Not on your life, kid. You know your Uncle Qrow's invincible, right? Nothin' bothers me." Ruby laughed but it was short lived.

"You might be a great fighter, Uncle Qrow, but no one's invincible. There is something bothering you. Yang and I both noticed."

"You and Yang are pretty intuitive, huh?" Qrow sighed, crossing his arms and staring out at the city towards the building where he knew Winter was being cared for. "Look… it's pretty complicated. I don't think even I really understand what's going on."

"That's okay." Ruby smiled, "It's always helped me to talk to someone. I always tell Yang when… well… when I need someone to talk to. That's what family's for, right?" Qrow didn't respond, he watched as a light turned on in Winter's building. He wondered if she thought about him… She didn't know what his semblance was, but would she hate him if she did? Qrow sighed.

"It's my semblance." Ruby was quiet, something that Qrow thought, with a smile, was rather rare. "Miss Schnee and I both faced the Ursa. I'm afraid that she was… hurt because of my bad luck." He gritted his teeth, his chest was tight with anger and frustration. "I always thought that one day I'd be able to control it, but that day never came and so many people have suffered because of it. I should have learned my lesson, and at first it would have been easy to stay away, but now… heh…" He gripped his flask until his knuckles turned white. "I guess it was nice to be with someone for a change, instead of on my own." Before Qrow could say anything else Ruby flung her arms around him, hugging him tightly.

"You're never alone, Uncle Qrow!" She cried, squeezing him as tightly as she could. "You'll always have me and Yang and Dad!"

"I know." He tried to smile. "But… You know I always try to keep away. For some reason, this week, with Winter… I let that go and now look what's happened. She tripped, Ruby. And she shouldn't have. Bad luck."

"But have you talked to her at all?" Ruby asked, "Does she know…?"

"No." Qrow murmured, looking back out at the city. "It doesn't matter, I can't see her anymore. It could get worse."

"Or maybe it won't." Ruby shrugged. "You should see her one last time, at least tell her why. You're friends aren't you?" Friends? Qrow never would have used that word to describe his and Winter's relationship, however, now that he thought about it maybe Ruby was right. He and Winter were, sort of, friends. She deserved at least an explanation, just like Ruby and her friends had when he had shown up so unexpectedly. "Just think about it, Uncle Qrow. And when you get back from visiting maybe we can get something to eat. We could invite everyone else to come too. I bet they'd like that."

"Sure, kiddo." Qrow watched his niece move back inside the building, and then he laid back against the roof and stared up at the sky. Maybe Ruby was right, and he should go see Winter one last time. The thought of facing her made him feel sick, but he couldn't let that get in the way of this… she deserved an explanation.

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NinaVale- Seriously, Qrow really just needs someone there who he can trust. Someone he greatly cares about and who greatly cares for him in return. Perhaps Winter's that person... ;) Guess you'll find out how things go when I post the next part tomorrow or the day after!

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