Petals That Dance in the Wind Teaser
Qrow looked up at the bright morning sun. The fortress of the Mabino was laid out below him, he hated this place. Not because it was old fashioned or out of the way. Nor because it was an official settlement. No he hated it because it kept him from his wife. She who was several days late on her due date. He could feel flickers of her misery over the bond, the distance muted it but he could grasp it and when he listened he could feel her. Qrow reached back and set his hand on Harbinger, the blade had been spilling human blood more then Grimm as of late. Xaio Roi had been using him to clean house. Ozpin was forced to allow it, the fact that it helped Mistral and his reputation.
A scuff from behind him had Qrow whipping around to find the king of bandits upon Anima behind him. Xaio Roi's hawkish feature and curly black had become a familiar sight. The lavish finery of his suit was colour in red and blue. "Qrow." The king nodded.
"Roi." Qrow turned away looking back out into the settlement. Smoke curling into the air from chimines, the smell of fresh bread catching on the wind.
"You know, I was quite put out when you came without your wife." Xaio Roi said as he walked with an exaggerated cock of his hip.
"Yeah but she has school and was too pregnant to leave the city." Qrow forced his fingers to release Harbinger's grip.
"She is due now yes?" Xaio Roi watched Qrow carefully with grey stormy eyes.
"Now."
"Then go, I will not keep you from your wife when the birth of your child is around the corner." Xaio Roi said. "Tell Ozpin that I still wish to meet him, when the school takes it's break I expect him to come visit. Bring your wife and child as well."
"I will relay your message." Qrow said and stepped back before transforming into his crow shape and taking to the air.
The flight always took a couple days. They were torturous days, feeling Ruby more and more feeling her pain. He passed over farms with manpower several times over what would be considered normal. Thanks to Ozpin's Huntsmen's teams providing safe transport out to the farmsteads, Dust trade was slightly restored, but the council was wisely stockpiling it for winter. Thus farm hands were still in high demand.
Qrow flew over the main roads scanning for Grimm but the teams had gone a good job and he found none. He was flying up the city towards Lydia's house, their house. When he felt it, a lash of pain across the bound, sharper, stabbing worse then all the others. His wings faltered as he managed the bond as best as he was able and the pain. He added as much speed to his flight as he dared, wings flapping furiously. It didn't make much to guess that Ruby's waters had finally broken.
An: Update, the sequel to this story is available in the usual stripped down of sexual scenes way on this site on our profile page and the first eighteen chapters of the third story are available on Archive of our Own. Same user name and the title is Petals that Dance in the Wind. It is not uploaded to this site.