WPW87 – The one time that Qrow Branwen was wanted by the Atlesian Military.

Temper Tantrums

Qrow sat in his chair with his feet hoisted on top of the counter. "Kid, you really telling me that we have to go to Atlas?"

Oscar tried to sit tall in his chair as all eyes surrounding the table turned to him. "Yeah… It was the last thing Ozpin mentioned before he… uhh… went to sleep."

"Ugghh…" Qrow growled to himself. "Fantastic."

As the man made for his flask, his niece called out to him from her spot at the table. "Uncle Qrow, what's wrong with Atlas? I mean, I know you fought with Weiss' sister when they came to Beacon, but I thought that was just between the two of you."

"Yeah, that was, Ruby." The man said before taking a swig of his drink. "Winter doesn't like me all that much for… certain reasons." While everyone was intent on listening to the older man, they all took turns taking in the sneer that Weiss was giving him. "In any case…" He continued. "The country has it out even worse for me."

"I can only imagine why." Weiss spoke in a vicious huff.

"Weiss, please. I'm sure it's not that bad!" Ruby called out in her uncle's defense. "Right, Uncle?"

Qrow sighed and dropped his flask on the counter. "Look, I suppose you kids deserve to know what you're getting into." He turned his attention to Yang. "No more lies. Ain't that right?"

Yang gave him a slight nod. "Yeah. So let's hear it. What did you do in Atlas that they have it out for you?"

Qrow leaned back further into his chair. "Well… I've already told you part of the story. I suppose now you're mature enough for the rest."

Everyone settled into their seats as Qrow began his tale. "It was my last mission before I regrouped with Oz back at Beacon. Thinking back on it, I was in a small village not too far from here looking for information."

"You managed to anger Atlas from something you did in Mistral?" Blake finally spoke up.

"Yeah. You come to learn that a lotta people from Atlas can be pretty short tempered." He responded flatly.

"Hey!" Weiss yelled out.

"Guys! Stop it!" Ruby interrupted. "This is important information!" There were a few grunts in response, but everyone ultimately listened to the girl in red.

"Alright, alright. Now where was I? Small town near Mistral… looking for information…"

"Wait, I think I remember this story…" Yang said softly. "You're not telling me…"

"Yeah." Qrow said with a smile. "I had been fighting Grimm for a long while and needed some rest. The town had an inn, so I figured I'd go get a room. THAT is where it all happened."

Yang scoffed at him. "Oh, I thought you were telling that story from back at Beacon. The one where you were defeated by…"

"The mere sight of the innkeeper's skirt length!" Qrow cut in. There were groans from around the table as Qrow finally sat up from his chair. "I got a whiskey, and she even picked up the tab. For once, I thought my luck was turning around…"

Ruby waved a hand in front of her face. "Alright, Uncle Qrow, just say it already. What was so bad about this girl then?" Her voice now uninterested in the story.

"There was nothing wrong with her, Ruby. In fact, it was one hell of a night!" More groans echoed through the room. "It was the next morning that did me in…"

"Would you just get on with it!" Weiss yelled at him. "We were hoping for information on our next mission! Not tales of your… indecency!"

Qrow waved her off. "See? The good old Atlesian temper. It's the same one that happened after Ironwood opened the door and saw me with the innkeeper."

The room immediately went quiet. The only one that managed to speak was the one that had read something like this in a book. "So… General Ironwood walked in on you and the innkeeper. What does that have to do with Atlas?"

Qrow shook his head. "Well, that's about the time that I ran. He yelled something about me sleeping with his girl and I booked it. The next day, there was a ten million lien bounty on my head."

The silence in the room continued until Blake once again braved the questions. "You… you slept with General Ironwood's girlfriend? And he put a bounty out for you?"

"Yeah. You heard right." Qrow answered flatly. "Like I said, Atlesian tempers…"

"You are deplorable!" Weiss yelled out.

Qrow nodded his head. "Yeah. You're sister said the same thing. That was around the time the ice queen made the bounty twenty million lien…" He placed a hand on his chin in thought. "Come to think of it, that might have added to the 'certain reasons' I mentioned before."

Author's Notes

Hello Everyone!

Okay, so this one was a tad bit silly... But I hope it got a couple laughs from you!

If you might have been able to tell by my other prompts, I find the Qrow and Winter ship to be pretty fun to write for. A lot of people have a great many opinions on shipping, but I always write for what ones seem to be the most fun, and those two are consistently at the top of my mind when it comes to their abilities to mess with one another.

So whether or not you like the Snowbirds, I hope you can enjoy their antics!

Thank you for reading!

~Sh1f7er