Ozpin slinked through the town, Pyrrha was still with Ruby. Trying to help her through the course of whatever spell Ruby had used. Though he would not dare admit it, he was hunting. Taiyang was staying with Ruby, Yang was busy and Oscar was too small to even be on his list of potential food. It was easy to tell that what he was hadn't been made common knowledge and he could smell the difference between Garou and humans. Wood burning street lamps dotted the dirt roads as the night pressed in on the village.
"You know I've read about you. Sometimes when I ask Weiss's manual shows me things."
Oz spun to find James leaning on a lamp post. "Are you sure you are without magic? I did not hear you."
"Ozpin, a Templar of the Sabbat. Antitribu Salubri. You've got a lot of blood on your hands vampire." James crossed his arms over his chest.
"Are you trying to blackmail me?" Oz narrowed his eyes.
"Hardly, if you take me for that level of fool clearly I shall have to work on that… Fury." James taunted with that last word.
Ozpin clenched his fists. "I am not a childe of Adonia, my time with the Sabbat was motivated by revenge. I left when I had my vengeance."
"And how far did you sink into the Beast? How much of your humanity did you let go? I'm still trying to figure out who you are Blood Bonded to." James fired off question, he wasn't going to work with a vampire he didn't have some idea of.
"I am unbondable. It's how I got out of the Sabbat in the first place." Ozpin said looking James up and down. He was an adult, though he wasn't sure if there was any unnatural additions to his blood.
"Lucky, I can think of a few people that would kill for that." James pursed his lips. Being unbondable was a pretty big deal, it also meant that whatever Ozpin's motivation was. It was entirely his own.
"I am aware." The vampire said emotionless. "Are you going to continue to question me? I am hungry and you are getting in my way."
"I'll feed you, I'd rather not get on Raven's bad side. She no doubt sees us as part of your band thus making you my responsibility." James moved off the lamp post.
"You're putting a great deal of trust in me." Oz moved out of the light picking a dark alley.
"If you hurt me, there are a lot of people here that will take pleasure in reducing you to ash." The Atlassian followed the darkness swallowing them up. He quickly lost any sight and only had Oz roughlying grabbing him and pushing him against a wall. James pulled his tie undone and the collar of his shirt out of the way. He felt Oz stop and hover. "You need permission don't you. Curse of the Salubri, must have gotten you into trouble with the Sabbat."
"Just be quiet and give it." Oz near snarled.
"Go ahead." He sucked in a harsh breath as Oz didn't stand on ceremony and stank his fangs into his neck. The pain was quick to fade as the warmth spread through the bite, he closed his eyes and let Oz feed. Weiss would probably be cross with him for letting their local vampire have a meal of him but he had already noticed something. While Ruby couldn't be blood bonded, she was also only one small woman. A vampire of Oz's age would need a great deal more blood then Ruby could provide. Especially now.
Ozpin drank but took no pleasure in it, James's blood was bland compared to what he had become used too. There was no high to be found in it, it was just food. He shifted freeing an arm and stroked down James' front.
James's eyes shot open when Oz stroked over his crotch. The pleasure from the bite shifted to a more encompassing one. "Fine." He uttered and gasped a harsh breath as Oz yanked his belt open and pushed his undergarments and trousers down. Stroking him in a tight purposeful gestures.
Oz purred, there was the high. It was a bit awkward but between his hand and Kiss it didn't take long for James to find his pleasure and Ozpin finished his feeding as James blood was filled with the endorphins. Enjoying the pleasure that echoed through James' blood. He withdrew letting James' heal his neck with Aura and pulled out a cloth to clean his hand with.
"You've got a clear preference. Do you do that with Ruby?" James fixed his clothes without missing a beat.
"Sometimes. I've developed a taste for a person in sexual throws, given my clan curse it works out rather well." Oz licked his lips and swallowed a few times, trying to get the appearance of blood off of his lips. "I should go and help heal Qrow or Ruby. Whoever I can help more."
"Doesn't that drain your reverses? Making so you have to feed again." James asked.
"Yes, why did you think I was looking for someone to have a one off with. Lets me heal them without directly draining our group." Ozpin looked down the alley, thankfully they seemed to be alone.
"Then I won't keep you. I need to check on Weiss as well, all the magic of the last day has taken a toll on her as well." James said and after a pause added. "Don't hesitate to ask me when you need to feed. I am the best suited to feed you, aside from Taiyang. At least till Pyrrha is ready and Ruby healed."
"I'll keep that in mind. Don't tell anyone that I was a Templar, they'd never trust me again." Ozpin turned on his heel.
"Don't do anything that will make it relevant information then."
Oz grit his teeth and headed back to the longhouse. Now he was stared at, the Garuo able to hear his silent heart, he bared his fangs back at them. He wasn't stupid enough to get into a fight with a Garuo ever, Templar or not, Fury or not. In a fight of vampire against Garuo. Garuo always won. He took the steps to the guest rooms two at a time and walked silently to Qrow and Ruby's room.
The door creaked as he pushed it open. He pursed his lips at the sight of Ruby drifting in and out of consciousness while Pyrrha sat beside her with her hands on the pale woman's chest. He could hear the shallow breaths, she looked as fragile as a kitten. "How is she?" Oz asked crossing the distance to stand at the foot of the low bed.
"Worse, but that doesn't surprise me. I think the spell is syphoning her life force away to heal Qrow. If you want to help work on Qrow, my hope is that the link will break if he is restored." Pyrrha said without looking up from her work.
"Leach." Qrow greeted Oz with a snarl.
"Puppy."
The rage that sparked in Qrow's eyes was pure gold to Ozpin. Ozpin knelt beside the pallet and set his hands on Qrow's chest. The other man growled but didn't otherwise protest. Ozpin summoned up his Obeah Discipline and set it flowing into werewolf. Qrow closed his eyes so he didn't have to look at the blood weave through his skin, he could feel more of his strength returning. His body healing, it went much faster now with the poison out of his system.
Pyrrha could see Ruby's breathing get easier as Qrow's wounds sealed up. She mused that maybe Ozpin was improving with the Discipline, he was getting plenty of practice in and under blood restraints that had to be forcing him to be efficient.
The door opened again and James and Weiss came in. The latter was leaning on her husband and wearing a long white housecoat that looked miles too big for her. She was almost as pale as Ruby. "How are they doing?"
"Better." Qrow pushed himself up with both arms the blankets falling away to reveal skin healing right before their eyes. "I think we can get out of here soon." He shoved Oz out of the way and stood up with a stretch.
Weiss blushed and averted her eyes. "Have some modesty please."
"Whatever." Qrow rolled his eyes and walked over to his backpack and pulled out a set of clothes.
Ruby noticeably flushed with colour and became lucid again. Her head fell to the side to see Qrow pull a pair of pants on. "You're all better?" Her voice was so soft they all strained to hear her.
"Yeah stupid girl. We need to get going, my playing ill plan won't work now." Qrow finished getting dressed.
"I'll go find the rest of us." James left and Weiss picked her way over to the bed and sat down beside Ruby.
"I'm glad you are looking better. You scared all of us, even Qrow." Weiss rubbed her tired eyes. "I'll go get dressed as well. We should go as soon as we have an escape plan."
Pyrrha helped Ruby to sit up, while she looked less pale she was just the same otherwise. Translucent skin, her muscle mass gone and bones that reminded her of a baby bird. "Let's get you dressed."
Ruby still felt so weak that it took Pyrrha's help to even make it so she could stand and even then she wobbled. Ozpin walked around and set a hand on the small of her back. So different then just a day before, feverish skin, so delicate. He couldn't help but wonder if she bruised more easily now, if he bit her would it hurt? A part of him he tried so hard to deny of late wanted to find out.
Qrow by this time was dressed and he wasted no time approaching and growling at Ozpin. "She doesn't need your help bloodsucker."
"And she most definitely doesn't need yours, given that it's because of you she's like this."
The red eyed man opened his mouth to retaliate but Ruby cut in. "She is standing right here and doesn't want either of your help. Go find somewhere else to bicker at each other."
Oz let her go and crossed the room to sit on the couch fluidly. Qrow flopped down onto it as far away from Oz as he could get. He glared at Ruby arms crossed over his chest as he hunched inward. He just didn't get her. Why would anyone go to such lengths to save his miserable hide. They didn't even like each other and now who knows what she actually did to save him. He really hoped this link wasn't permanent.
Qrow couldn't help but look her up and down. Pyrrha had gotten dressed ages ago in her Huntress gear. Now it looked like they were having to makeshift some of Ruby's clothes because nothing fit her anymore she had lost so much mass. He didn't find her as pretty as he had before, guilt burned him. However much it was her own fault, he was the cause of this.
Everyone else returned just as Pyrrha was guiding Ruby back down to lay on the bed. Tai was across the room in an instant to hold her hand. "Well what's the plan."
"I think we should split up." Qrow said before anyone else could.
"Why?" Oscar didn't like that idea at all.
"Yang is hurt, Pyrrha and Ruby are targets and when we run my sister will send someone after us. On top of that we need supplies, Mount Glenn is the closest city and we are ten. I don't see how we could smuggle that many people without getting noticed. You, Yang, Pyrrha, Jaune and Tai. You guys go home to Patch. You're a target Pyrrha so we split you from Ruby, hopefully it will drawing whoever chases us into two groups. However I think between, Pyrrha and Oscar you two will be able to keep the normals safe. Meanwhile Ruby, Ozpin, James, Weiss and I will go to Mount Glenn and try to lay low till Ruby is in better shape. That way we have one mage per group and one bigger gun." Qrow grumbled the whole way through this speech.
Ozpin blinked surprised to hear Qrow speak so much at once. He however didn't want anything to do with Mount Glenn. "A sound plan, but Glenn is a no go. It's a Sabbat city, we just escaped them once and running back to the frying pan doesn't seem wise. As you said we are ten, how are we even going to escape from Raven?"
"My songs. I have one that will make us… Not noteworthy. I think it is a good idea, it even splits us to one vampire per group. We can meet up somewhere after Yang has a new arm and a chance to rehabilitate." Weiss said pulling out her manual to review the song.
"No offense by why are you even sticking around with us?" Ozpin asked. "Meeting you was a fluke."
"We are trapped into the same lifestyle, we can defend each other better together than alone. There is quite frankly no reason to seperate. Mount Glenn works for us because at least there we won't have to worry so much about Camarilla Justicars. It is an easy equation Ozpin." James said he already had an idea of why Oz would want to avoid Sabbat territory as strong as Mount Glenn.
"Then it is settled. Weiss will get us out and we will split up." Taiyang hugged Ruby as tight as he darned. "How are you feeling?"
Ruby snuggled into her dad with a yawn. "So not up to more running for my life."
Pyrrha grabbed a blanket that Ruby had been laying in. She folded it up and wrapped it up around her chest like a sarong. "There hopefully I can draw some away by your scent."
Weiss pulled away from her husband and grabbed another blanket. She muttered softly under her breath, then walked over and offered it to Ruby. "If we bundle you up in this, it will hide your scent."
"I'll carry you. Out of everyone in our group I am the least use offensively." James strode forward as Tai help Ruby stand again.
His hands lingered as he wrapped the black blanket tight around his precious silver eyed daughter. Tai kissed her forehead and glared at the three other men who were going with her. "You keep her safe, or I will kill you."
"Understood." James stooped drawing Ruby to him who curled into a ball on his flesh side as he picked her up.
At that everyone shouldered their packs and Weiss began to sing. Like most of her songs it lacked formed words but instead was a carrying lulling sound. They pulled in tight around her and headed out of the longhouse. Qrow watched amazed as they walked past other Garuo but they didn't seem to see them. It was easy to get out of the town like this but as soon as they were out of hearing range. The two groups split apart and Tai's group ran as fast as they could west while Qrow led the charge south. They hadn't been running for more then five minutes before Raven's enraged howl echoed through the dense forests.
Qrow could hear the pounding of footsteps behind them. "James, Weiss keep going! Ozpin stay with me, they're coming!"
Ozpin jumped through the air activated his Fortitude Displine at one of it's highest levels. "Ready."
Qrow had stripped in an instant, tossing his bag at Weiss who caught it and took off running. He pushing himself painfully quickly into his Crinos from. It made Oz's skin crawl the huge black bipedal wolfman with his great red stripe upon his neck like a streak of blood in the dark. That snarl on his lips, Oz imagine how it was the last thing many a vampire had ever seen.
Team CRNL consisted of four early twenties werewolves. Like Qrow they were already in their Crinos forms, had Ozpin been able he would have paled. Going up against four werewolves was unheard of in vampire circles. He swallowed thickly and glanced back, James and Weiss were still within sight.
The biggest wolf broke off and started to flank them to the right. Qrow roared and charged. The other wolf was brown to Qrow's black and Oz had to pull his eyes away and brace himself as one of the other wolves snapped forward to close it's jaws over his shoulder. Within Fortitude at the last moment Ozpin called upon 'King of the Mountain', the fangs of the wolf unable to pierce his skin. As the wolf withdrew confused Ozpin lashed out with Valeren's 'Samiel's Vengeance'.
Russel Thrush's shoulder exploded from the impact of Oz's hand empowered by the Discipline. He howled in pain and Oz blasted forward after him, punching another blow this time with the 'Vengeance of Samiel' behind it. It wasn't as strong as the other power but 'Samiel's Vengeance' could only be used after a hit was dealt to him and only to that one attacker. Worse yet maintaining Fortitude was costly and he didn't want to use it when he didn't have too.
Russel swiped out with his other side, Oz dropped back only for Sky to lung forward and snap his jaws around Oz's forearm. Ozpin saw the jaws close down and activated 'King of the Mountain' again and followed with the same strike as before. Sky reeled back staggered holding his neck but by then Russel's shoulder had healed. The vampire jumped twisting just over a long slash that would have cut him in two. What I wouldn't give for Celerity right now. Next time I see a high generation Toreador I'm diablierizing it, I don't care who it is.
Qrow and Cardin were locked in battle, two titans hammering at each other. Cardin was feral in his attacks; Qrow on the other hand fought with more human strategy. As claws swung out to strike his head, Qrow blocked them on his forearm and struck straight into Cardin's throat. He ripped his hand back out with a piece of windpipe. Cardin stumbled in thunderous steps grasping his throat. Qrow lunged forward pinning him to the ground and snapped his jaws shut around Cardin's neck and gave it one solid shake.
Russel got his teeth into Oz's shoulder as the SNAP of Cardin's neck filled the air. Russel tossed Oz like a rag doll at Qrow who caught the vampire in a lazy gesture before dropping him into the dirt. Ozpin ducked his head as Qrow strode over him, Russel and Sky flanking him. Ozpin was almost tapped out on his blood reservoirs and the smell of Cardin bleeding out before him was too good a chance to pass up.
The vampire crawled over as the lycans started to do battle yet again and his fangs found a still pulsing artery. His eyes widened as he drank, it was potent blood, different then feeding from Qrow had been while he was in his human form. He could feel his own Beast rise up with a roar. Auspex came to him naturally and he could see the aura of the last member of team CRDL as the smallest werewolf ran after James. Ozpin closed all three of his eyes filling his body on Cardin's blood before ripping himself away and charging after Dove.
James heard a roar that was not lupin only just in time to see Dove pounce on him. James's Aura flared as he shifted to take the hit on his metal side shielding Ruby to his chest. He pivoted and raised his fist to strike at Dove. The cocky young wolf didn't even hear the blade slide from the back of James's hand till it was buried in his snout. James jumped away and turned to run as fast as he could while Dove clutched at his nose. While Weiss set a gravity glyph at his feet holding him down. Only for Oz to collide with him.
Dove's mass was much greater then Oz's but fueled by Garou blood. Oz almost as strong, claws had grown from his nails thick and sharp. They tumbled together a mass of tooth and fang, Oz only using Disciplines that made him more durable. Somehow through their tussle Oz got his fangs into Dove's neck. The small werewolf howled.
Russel and Sky's heads snapped over at their weakest members cry of pain. Only for Qrow to smash Russel's head into the ground. He growled at Sky and the other werewolf dropped to the ground and went as still as a frightened rabbit. Qrow huffed satisfied and let Russel go only to charge to Dove.
Oz barely had time to feel the hand around his waist before he was ripped off Dove and held like a misbehaving child. Qrow growled at Russel and Sky, they cowarded but collected Dove and Cardin. Qrow took off at a run only looking back once to see the four retreating with their tails between their legs. Qrow dropped Oz as he caught up to James.
Ozpin shoved his face up out of the dirt only for Qrow to step on his back between his shoulder blades. He could feel claws poking holes in his shirt. "Get off me!" He snarled.
"No. What were you thinking? You know Garuo blood makes you Frenzy." Qrow snarled baring his canines, in this huge form his words rumbled.
"I was thinking that I was gonna die! Now let me go!" Ozpin pushed up with his arms but couldn't move even an inch.
"Qrow, let him up we don't have time for his!" James ordered. Ruby was looking out from under the blanket but the dark circles under her eyes made it clear to Qrow she really couldn't handle much more.
The huge Garuo growled once but moved his foot off of Ozpin. He took a step to James and the Huntsmen only swallowed and handed Ruby over. Her silence stunned Qrow as he cradled her in the crook of his arm then set off running. Weiss and James were hard pressed to keep up, Ozpin was faster running on Garou blood and Qrow stayed in his war form.
They ate up the distance, with no thought to pacing themselves. The city of Mount Glenn was comparatively close at this speed to Raven's camp and they made it to the outskirts well before dawn. Qrow shifted back and got dressed as they hid behind a large oak, Ruby lay curled up against the wood.
"What is the plan? Hotel?" Weiss asked as she knelt to check Ruby's temperature.
"Motel." Ozpin said the lie came easy as he peaked around the tree to look at the heavy gates and walls. They were well over thirty meters high, they always reminded him of a prison. "We will want to stay as close to the walls as possible. We shouldn't go through the gates, they are monitored by the Nosferatu."
"Do you have a better way in?" James asked.
Oz pushed a lock of hair back, worry twisting in his guts. "Yeah." He turned to look at them. "Let's go, the longer we linger the higher the chance of someone seeing us."
Qrow picked up Ruby again glaring at Oz as they followed him back out through the woods. It was not a long walk before they came to a rocky outcropping. Ozpin knelt and brushed a few twigs off a heavy manhole cover, easily half a meter in diameter. To small for any Grimm but more than big enough for a towering Brujah. "This will take us into the runoff system. Just give me a moment to check it for cameras." Ozpin grabbed the manhole lid by some very convent finger holes and ripped it up out of the ground and set it beside the black pit. He jumped straight down vanishing into the darkness.
Ruby peeked out from her place against Qrow's chest and shivered. It was so dark down there, she could smell mold that wafed up from the hole. After a minute they heard Oz call out. "We're good! If someone has a light stick drop it down please."
Weiss pulled one out of her backpack and dropped it into the hole. A quick snapping sound later and the hole was lit with red light. Oz was standing at the bottom holding the stick up so it illuminated the rungs of the ladder. "Great more decay." Weiss pulled her gloves on and started down the ladder.
"I take it you didn't have fun at the flesh palace." James followed his wife down, he always admired her guts when she just dived into situations like this.
"It was like this but living flesh that I had to sing to." Weiss stepped down onto spilly concrete.
"Charming." James said as he followed her out of the way.
"Arms around my neck, legs around my waist." Qrow ordered Rudy, adjusting the blanket so she could move more easily. He knelt and grabbed the lid, then jumped down the hole pulling the lid back into place. Ruby shivered and buried her face against Qrow's neck. Beyond the red glow she couldn't see a thing. "It's cold." She mumbled and snuggled even tighter to Qrow.
"Which way Oz? I'm assuming you have a place in mind?" Weiss asked as Oz took a few steps down the sidewalk, water rushing beside it.
Again Ozpin pushed a lock of hair back, on the one hand they could just go to a motel. However it was going to take a long time to get Ruby back to strength and none of them were made of Lien. "I've a haven in the city. I haven't been back in… well a long time but it's a quiet spot and big enough for all of us."
"Why would you have a haven in a Sabbat city?" Qrow growled as they followed Ozpin through the system.
"Better then having to talk to the local ducts every time I come into a city. This city is ruled by the Cardinal Ambrosio Luis Moncada, a Lasombra. Fanatically religious, hiding Ruby's power will be our top property. A Cardinal is but one step away from the Regent. We are just lucky enough that the Regent of the Sabbat hangs out in Vacuo." Ozpin turned down a path to the left.
For the humans it was already starting to feel like a maze pressing in on them. "Who's the current Regent?" Qrow asked, pushing past James to be closer to the vampire.
"Gorchist, a Tzimisce. He's held Vacuo for the Sabbat for the last five hundred years. I'm surprised you don't know about him." Ozpin glanced over at Qrow.
"Before I met you I didn't have much interest beyond killing vampires. How you lot structure yourselves I couldn't care less about. Now it seems that I should know more." Qrow felt Ruby shiver against and wrapped his arms around her. A hand cupping her butt so she didn't have to hold onto him by her own strength as much.
Ozpin didn't answer instead made another turn and they came upon a steel door. He tried the handle but it was locked. Oz pressed his ear to the door and listened for a long minute. Then he grabbed the handle and broke the lock with a sharp yank. "Perhaps not the wisest way to go about it but we aren't likely to come back this way for a while."
They headed out into a back alley of Mount Glenn. A parkade was to their left over six stories high. Beside it was a warehouse building that had been converted into lofts four a building on the narrow side. The building itself was old red brick. With large black framed windows, the one nearest to them was all boarded up. Ozpin set off down the back alley and up a small flight of stone stairs. "Well here we are, prime spot. Cost a small fortune when I bought it." He keyed in a code to the padlock and let everyone in. "Should be safe enough, if a but err inhospitable."
The hardwood floor creaked as Weiss took the first steps into the apartment. It was maybe twenty meters long and half that in width. The ceiling was of the same make as the floor and beside the entry door was a spiral staircase. There were only two couches and a table, the kitchen took up one wall with only a moderately sized island to prep on, refrigerator and a one unit oven and stove mix.
"Bathrooms are upstairs. I only have two guest bedrooms, so we'll have to double up again or someone can take a couch." Ozpin didn't bother trying to turn on the lights as he crossed the empty space and pulled the dust covers off of the couches.
How old fashioned they were made Weiss gag. Flower print fabric with colours that looked their age. "When did you buy those?"
"Err about a hundred years ago? It's nice and dry in here so nothing molds." Ozpin folded up the covers and set them on the table. "There is a laundromat down the road so I imagine a trip there will be something to do tomorrow."
Qrow set Ruby down she wobbled on the spot, he grabbed her and rewrapped the blanket around her again. "I want to go to bed." Ruby whispered her voice muted.
"Right, you'll stay with me tonight." The red eyed man glared at Ozpin daring him to contradict him. The vampire was wisely silent and watched as Ruby walked carely up the stairs. Qrow took his and Ruby's bags from James and Weiss then followed Ruby. Staying just a step behind her gently catching her when she wobbled. The second story had three bedrooms right next to one another and a bathroom in the last space. Ruby walked down the hall to the one farthest from the staircase and pushed it open.
The squeak of rusty hinges filled the space between them as Ruby ghosted into the room. The white plaster was cracked with age and the brass bed blacken with neglect. There was no dresser or wardrobe. The space was clearly not meant for human occupation, even the windows had plywood boards over them. Qrow could see the shake in Ruby's hands and for once felt bad for her. Sure she had brought some aspect of this onto herself when she started to practice magic, but she had tried to hide. She had just been too ignorant to do it well. The Garuo could see she was on the verge of tears. The place was lifeless, he really couldn't blame her.
Qrow stepped up and pulled the dust proof cover back. Thankfully the bed underneath looked like it had never been slept in. "Well have to get some blankets and pillows tomorrow." He stepped over to her and gently took the blanket from her. "Come on get changed, you don't want to sleep smelling like a sewer."
Ruby nodded and weakly set the blanket over the end of the bed. Qrow spun on his heel as she started to pull her clothes off. He looked up to the ceiling and wondered which deity was so mad at him to put him through this. It would have been easier to just do as Raven asked, but it wasn't right to put Ruby through that. Now he had no tribe, no friends as none of his current companions counted as a friend and was saddled with protecting the world's only Silver Eyed Warrior for probably the rest of their lives. He heard her rummage in her bag and a small choked whimper.
"Qrow, all my clothes are dirty."
Whoever you are out there that is mad at me. I'm sorry. Qrow let out a huge sigh. "Then just got to bed nude. It will be fine, I'll sleep on the couch."
Ruby pressed her nose to the black blanket Weiss had enchanted it had no scent at all. She climbed onto the bed with it, it was very soft almost to much so. "Please don't go. I don't want to sleep alone. I don't feel safe alone anymore."
Qrow rubbed a hand over his face and longed for a drink. "Fine, I don't have any clean clothes either so you better be ready for some commando action." He heard Ruby turn away and then set about striping.
When he turned around after tossing his dirty clothes on the floor Ruby was still turned away from him, tiny under that heavy blanket. Qrow cautiously climbed into bed, it was awkward to lay back without a pillow. So he put an arm behind his head and counted the cobwebs in the corners of the room as he waited for Ruby to go to sleep so he could make his escape. Only it was not to be when Ruby rolled over and snuggled into his side using his nearest pectoral for a pillow and tossing the now too small blanket over his body as well.
Ohhh, I just can't get a break with her can I? On the other hand I really just should get used to sleeping with her. I made this bed, now I have to sleep in it whether I like it or not. Qrow quietly facepalmed. Yeah great wording there bozo, sleeping with her. Why can't that just mean sleeping? Stupid undersexed brain. Ruby nuzzled his chest as she drifted off with a purr. This is Mount Glenn, maybe I should just visit Vesuvius or the Sin Bin. Not like Raven can chew me out for it anymore if she finds out. Then again those are often vampire haunts, but then only the stupid ones would bother me. Hmm pretty ladies. Qrow ended up smiling in his sleep imagining the fun he could have now that he was free of Raven's yoke.
Meanwhile James and Weiss had retired for the night leaving Ozpin alone in the main room. He was sprawled out over a couch in a rare moment of relaxation. As much as he'd rather be cuddling Ruby it was pretty damn clear that Ruby wanted Qrow. Plus filled up on Garou blood as he was being around someone as tasty as Ruby was not wise. Instead he pulled out his Scroll to a blank text channel. His thumb hovered in hesitation before he punched in the address. :Btung : Just punching it in felt damning.
:Hey Tung, guess who's back in Glenn?:
:You son of a gun.:
:Well that's one way to say hello.:
:You might not be a fledgling anymore but you've got another thing coming if you think no one will notice you. Seriously though my friend. Not wise, you back is going to be one juicy little morsel that is going to spread down the grapevine like wildfire.:
:Tell me something I don't know. I need to lay low and Mount Glenn is my only option right now. You once told me you'd look after my haven, think you can arrange power and water? I've got a few mortals with me and they need a working place.:
:Careful, you should know better by now to be that free with information by now. I'll get your place set up, you can email me the Lien at this mail.:
:Thanks.:
:You better keep your head down unicorn. You pissed off a lot of higher ups when you ran.:
Ozpin turned his Scroll off, that had been a mistake but he sent the funds anyway. Tung would keep his word and Oz just dearly hoped he'd keep the information that he had returned to Glenn a secret as well.