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Stepping back Ruby held up the training sword and blocked Raven's matching blade. Around them, the ship's crew and passengers clapped. Instead of pushing the woman back Ruby tilted her blade down and stepped to the side. Raven smirked and followed her sword to the floor. Rolling forward she spun faster then many could see. Her sword pushed up Ruby's own causing the blade to clatter to the ground. Staring at the sword almost touching her nose, Ruby sighed. This was her fourth try on this day alone.

"You've improved in the last three weeks," Raven said holding back a smile as the girl smiled happily. Ruby knew that her aunt didn't give praise easily.

"Thank you for taking the time to teach me," she told the older woman before bending down to pick up the sparring sword. Qrow smirked walking over with water bottles as the crowd scattered. Ruby grinned at him taking the offering after handing over the sword to Raven. The black haired woman watched the interaction curiously.

"Don't tire too quickly, we still need to have a spar before the ship docks later today," he said ruffling her lose hair. Ruby rolled her eyes unscrewing the bottle. She didn't even bother to slap his hand away. Qrow smiled removing his hand as she tilting her head back to drink. Raven was surprised with how gentle he was with the young girl.

"I don't think you'll have time brother," she said looking over at the approaching island. Ruby ran forward and clung to the railing as she stared. Her eyes followed everything. She watched the fanus walk around freely without fear and studied the buildings with interested eyes. Qrow smiled fondly at his daughter. Raven, however, was worried looking down she said, "be careful. Most of the fanus won't mind, but some of the people here could have the same mindset as the white fang."

"I will and Uncle Qrow will be watching over me," Ruby said trying to assure the older woman although she was unsure as well. Raven frowned she'd grown fond of the girl during their time training.

"Don't start any fights," Qrow warned before stepping back. Ruby watched as he jumped off the ship and transformed mid fall. Raven rolled her eyes as her brother flew toward the island to scout the area. Hesitating for a second Raven sighed and placed her hand on the girls head like her brother had moments ago.

"I have to go," Raven said softly, "be safe."

Ruby watched her leave sadly. She could tell Raven was hurting a lot but also knew the woman wouldn't tell her why. As the red and black swirls of Raven's portal vanished, Ruby turned and stalked back to her cabin on the ship. Slipping into the room Ruby immediately grabbed her weapons before looking around the place that'd been her refuge these last three weeks. With her Aunt popping in to train her every day, along with her father's harsh training, this tiny storage closet of a room had become her safe place.

The captain's voice announced their arrival over the speakers. Smiling at the thought of seeing Blake again, she quickly did her hair in a bun and put in the hairpin. As Ruby exited the ship she realized two things, one her jacket wasn't practical for the hot humid climate, and two she had absolutely no idea where she was going.

She probably had at least thirty minutes before her dad started looking for her and she was in no hurry. She had to think about what she was going to tell her kitten anyway, plus she wanted to put off telling Blake about Pyrrha. Ruby didn't even know how to begin telling the fanus about the fate of their teammates. After all, she couldn't just walk into Blake's house and blurt it out. The three-week trip hadn't helped either. Although she could now fight with a sword if there was no other choice. That being said she didn't actually have a sword yet. Lost in her thoughts Ruby didn't notice the fanus in front of her until she rammed harshly into the man's back.

Stumbling back Ruby fell to the ground, while the man jolted forward and spun around to glare at her. Looking up the first thing Ruby noticed was the anger in his deep green eyes that reminded her of Pyrrha. The raven-haired boy felt his anger fade as the girl's eyes lit up in pain. His ears twitched in reaction to his confusion.

"Are you okay," he asked softly kneeling down to look her in the eye. Ruby blinked snapping out of her memories. Seeing the black wolf ears on the boys head she reacted on instinct. He couldn't help but stare at the girl as her hands rubbed his ears, his face slowly turning a bright red. Ruby pouted when he leaned back out of her reach. His ears were soft and it was cute how easily he blushed. He tried to glare at her as he said, "don't touch my ears."

"Aw, but they're so cute," she said a teasing tone to her voice. He scoffed rising to his feet and offering her his hand. Ruby allowed herself to be pulled up. The man tensed a low growl building in his throat, pulling the girl forward he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and jumped back. The earth where they'd been standing exploded outward.

Landing easily he released the girl and stepped forward holding out his hand. A shield of golden hexagons appeared blocking the shards of earth that were coming toward them. While he protected them Ruby stared at the black raven tattoo on the back of his neck that the forest green hoodie did nothing to hide. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a crow land on a roof nearby and put the oddly familiar marking out of her mind.

"Enough," he said coldly as a barrage of flames danced across his shield. Ruby watched silently she could tell he was strong by the way his shield didn't falter even slightly. A woman with cold brown eyes stepped from the crowd silver ram horns that matched her long hair were shaped in the form of a crown on her head. The tan colored dress reached her upper shins allowing the greek style sandals with curved blades attached to the sides to be seen. The brown leather wristbands held curved blades on each of her hands as well. A frown was stretched across her angelic face.

"Humans don't belong here," she stated calmly. The man in front of Ruby scoffed sounding more annoyed than angry.

"She hasn't done anything," he said never lowering the protective shield. He could tell she wasn't the one who attacked first meaning she was a distraction. Keeping an eye out he spoke, "you're the ones who tried to draw first blood."

"We'll do more than try," a voice stated as a person walked from the watching crowd to stand beside the horned woman. Long blonde hair touched their knees and they wore a long blue robe embroidered with dancing golden dragons. Sky blue eyes twinkled with mischief. Honestly Ruby couldn't tell if this person was a male or female. The slim figure and feminine face along with the slightly pointed tips of their ears made her confused. Plus the softness of their voice didn't help either. Seeing her savior tense made her do the same, however.

"Viper," he said his voice little more than a snarl as the person grinned. Tilting his body the wolf fanus moved so the assassin couldn't see the girl. The blonde was actually a little happy to be called that.

"Actually it's Liv," they corrected easily reaching up to push a strand of hair behind their ear. The woman moved to rush toward the shield easily. Flipping forward onto her hands she swung her legs at the shield. The wolf fanus moved to step to the side to block her. Ruby blinked surprised at the woman's speed then pain erupted from her cheek. Grinning the blonde lowered his arm the knife he'd thrown sank into a wall behind the girl as his blood dripped down his fingers to the ground. Ruby met the blonde's eyes as they changed from sky blue to toxic green. Smirking the blonde said, "retreat Pearl."

The woman obeyed instantly vanishing in a burst of speed that most people wouldn't be able to follow. Growling the wolf fanus glared at the blonde as he spoke, "the girl hasn't done anything to you Viper."

"No," he agreed, "but that doesn't matter. She's a human on land she should never have stepped foot on. Goodbye doggie I hope next time we aren't on opposing sides."

Ruby watched him turn and walk away in confusion. Why would he start a fight only to walk away without doing anything? Reaching up she touched her cheek. The cut still hadn't healed, sighing she took a step forward to thank her savior when she began to feel dizzy. Qrow transformed catching his daughter as she fell.


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