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"…Aren't you a little young to be drinkin'?"
Yang had this question asked to her straightly after a moment of staring with the bartender. Her eyes were hidden behind a pair of shades. She had decided to ditch the helmet and goggles due to her actually taking a liking to the new look Rouge gave her back at the Mistral Tournament. If she wore the hat, then it would have been inconvenient to have to carry the items around. Minato pointed out that she could just wear the helmet whenever on her bike and the hat whenever she wanted, but then she assured him that she wouldn't end up in any bad accident.
Even so, she had Aura to take up most of the impact.
Taking off the sunglasses, she gave the bartender a look. "A water," She stated, putting them onto the countertop of the inside of the gas station she had pulled up next to. She felt like she needed a break from the constant driving. "It's hot out."
"Ohhh." The bartender nodded his head after, understanding her explanation. "Sure."
As the adult reached below the counter to grab what she wanted, Yang heard laughter coming from her right. "A-are you telling me you're too young to drink?" Looking over, she saw a man dressed up in a rugged fashion eyeing her in amusement. "You look like a regular huntress, and a beauty at that!"
Yang already had a feeling what this man was after. No, she already knew what this man was after. "I'm good. Thanks, pal." She answered curtly.
However, that didn't stop the man from getting up and walking over towards her. "Seriously," He continued on, getting closer and closer. "Not too bulky, not too lean, You're-"
"Just right." Yang rolled her eyes at the attempts she was a victim of. "Yup. Like I said, I'm good."
Once more, the man ignored her words. He chuckled and lifted a hand. "And your hair…"
While his limb reached over to try and stroke the part, Yang's hand snapped up and grabbed his wrist. She felt the struggle of the male, but then he couldn't fight out of her grip. Turning her head in his direction, her eyes turned red due to an extremely high level of irritation while staring flatly.
"…Huh?"
The male was only able to get that single gasp out as Yang immediately threw a right hook against the adult's face. The impact was strong enough to even knock a tooth out of the man's mouth. Careening through the building, it took less than a second for him to fly to the door. But rather than burst out into the outdoors, the metal barrier was halted due to slamming into someone's face.
Yang saw Minato's nose twitch in a second of discomfort when the door had hit him. Watching him breath in, he pushed against the door. But he only managed to get it open by a bit before the flaps were being blocked by the body just laying down on the floor.
With a slight more bit of effort, Minato shoved the body to the side a bit with enough room to poke his head in. "…" Staring at Yang, he then looked down to the other male. Snapping his gaze up, he had a slight frown. "…Should I be concerned?" He asked.
Yang shrugged. "Not really. Just didn't know what I meant when I said I'm good."
Minato blinked as he only shuffled the body to the side with his foot so that he could have more room to move in. With just enough space to fit his body in, he slipped into the building. Taking a final look at the body, Minato pivoted on his feet and booted the body outside with a decent amount of force. Turning around, he saw Yang with an amused expression. "…What?"
"Nothing." Yang smirked, stressing out the g in the word in a playful manner.
Minato walked over to the blonde's right side. "The tank is filled up, so ready whenever you are." He let Yang know as he leaned against the counter.
Yang nodded her head. She then felt contact on her right side and looked down. Her eyes came onto the side of Minato grasping her right hand. Looking up, she saw Minato's head turned in her direction and it made her smile. Despite his blank looks, she pretty much always knew what was on his mind. "Really, everything is fine." She punched his shoulder playfully, but then there was quite a hard impact.
The two of them looked forward and saw that the bartender was holding a bottle of water for Yang with a bit of an awkward expression on his face. "And one water for you." The bartender placed the bottle down for her. "On the house. That man was drivin' me crazy. What about you, young man? Anything I can get you?"
"Water was well if you don't mind." Minato requested as Yang popped the lid off of her bottle.
The bartender nodded as Yang managed to put about the entire neck of the bottle into her mouth and chugged the liquid. "So, what brings the two of you 'round these parts?" The bartender asked as he placed some water down for Minato as the blue-haired boy handed him some Lien.
Yang already finished and let out a refreshed breath. "Us?" She asked while placing the bottle down onto the counter. "I'm, uh… looking for someone. He's just making sure I don't do anything rash." She gestured to Minato as he had unscrewed the cap and took a sip.
The bartender let out a short laugh. "Having a friend around these parts might be good. Not many people come out here after all. Too far from the Kingdoms. Only person worth notin' 'round here is…" He casual tone took a small pause, as if he were realizing what he was going to say. "Er-well… Ra-"
"Raven Branwen." Yang stated, completing the sentence for the man. It was as if that word were taboo since it ended up silencing the man. "Thanks for the water." She nodded her head, grabbing her shades as she began to walk towards the door. "Come on, Minato."
As the blonde began to leave, the bartender snapped out of his temporary moment of stupor as he moved along the counter in a bit of a panicked fashion. "Now-now missy, you don't wanna go messin' with bandits! They're a world of trouble!"
"So I hear." Yang only answered.
Listening to what Yang said, the bartender look over to Minato who was now quickly downing his water due to having to leave now. "Sir, you gotta talk her outta this! You're here to make sure she doesn't do anythin' rash, right?!"
"That all depends on the situation." Minato only answered as he put his bottle down and trailed after Yang. "And so far, I don't see her doing anything like that."
Break
Riding through the woods, Minato looked at the map through his helmet.
Although the wind was shaking the paper in his hands, he kept a tight grip on their navigation tool while Yang kept her speed pretty high. But then the blonde looked behind her towards the blue-haired boy who was sitting on the motorcycle without any need to hold himself onto the vehicle. "How much further?" She called over the engine.
Minato hummed as he looked around their surroundings. It was nothing but trees, grass, rocks, and dirt. However, he nodded his head. "It should be around here, according to Qrow." He answered just loud enough for Yang to hear.
Pulling into an opening, Yang slowed down until coming to a complete stop. Getting off of her bike, Minato slid off as well while she stretched her arms. "Ahh…" She sighed, arching her back while bringing her arms up. "That was a bit longer than I thought."
"At least we know where we should be." Minato stated, his voice being a bit muffled while he tried to take his helmet off. Yanking the head-protection off, he shook his skull around popped his neck a couple of times. "Unlike that time in Vale."
"It was only one time." Yang rolled her eyes with amusement.
"It was only one trip." Minato simply corrected for her. "And you also got us lost on purpose."
She held her arms up. "Guilty." She admitted before wrapping her arms around his neck and putting her weight onto him. "But where's the fun in not being lost?"
"Hidden away, only coming up for those rare occasions." Minato deadpanned, shaking his head. Raising his left hand, he grasped Yang's arm gently while looking up towards the sky.
It was only for a few seconds, but the two of them learned that so much could be done in such an amount of time. So the two of them just stood in silence, appreciating the amount of nature that surrounded them. The air was… a lot fresher where they stood rather than back at home. Maybe because this was a completely different continent they were in at the moment.
"…Should we see your mom now?" Minato asked, breaking the silence between them.
Blinking, Yang realized what they had been doing in frozen silence before pushing herself off. "…Yeah," She said with a small smile. "Let's get going. You know which way?"
Minato nodded his head, knowing that this was going to be big for Yang. Pointing in the direction, he made his way back to the motorcycle as Yang started walking. Grabbing the frame, he started wheeling the vehicle behind the blonde.
It only took them a couple of minutes, but then they saw it. A man-made gate with tree trunks standing up to form the barrier. Although there were massive, crude planks of wood to make the part that would open light enough to pull up. A couple of people were also stationed in front of it, armed with normal weapons and nothing fancy at all. That was more than enough to confirm that they had found the place.
Continuing forward, the two that were assigned guards eventually noticed the duo approaching them. One of them held a cleaver while the other was equipped with an assault rifle. "You both picked a bad time to get lost." The cleaver-person said, stepping towards them.
But Yang and Minato stayed silent. The blue-haired boy however kept an eye on Yang, not exactly saying anything until he thought he should. Just as the man was a few feet away from them, she finally spoke. "Is Raven Branwen here?" She asked.
Those words stopped the man in his tracks. Narrowing his eyes, he raised his cleaver even higher while the female raised her gun up and aimed down the sights. "No one with that name lives here." The cleaver-man answered.
"Even for her daughter?"
Now that made the two bandits hesitate. Eyeing each other, the adults looked back to the duo. "If you do end up hurting the daughter of your leader, I wonder how she would react to such news." Minato stated from the side, keeping his left hand on the motorcycle and the right to his side. But rather than his thumb preventing his entire right hand from being in his pocket, it was the other four fingers while the thumb was tucked inside.
After some consideration, the one with the cleaver seemed to wave at the one with the gun who signalled elsewhere. The gate soon began to slowly open up but the adults started to move in. "If you're lying, then don't even think about seeing the outside world again." The man threatened before walking towards the gate.
Yang followed as well as Minato. But the blonde turned over to look at the boy. "Did you actually threaten someone?" She asked in a small moment of disbelief. "I think that's a complete first for you."
"There are many firsts for me when it comes down to you." Minato answered smoothly, gesturing with his chin that she should be focused on what was ahead rather than behind her. But as she turned her head, he had to say it. "You're nervous."
Yang sighed. "Yeah, a bit." She admitted. "I mean… I kind of already have an idea of what I want to say to her. But I'm just not sure if I'm ready to hear her answer."
"We can only wait and see." Minato stated.
Still walking, they were getting closer to the end of the camp. Surrounding them were tons of tents. Also people… lots of people. News of people being allowed into their camp must have spread like wildfire as it seemed almost everyone who lived in the area was looking at them with surprise.
Finally, they arrived in front of some sort of tent that was larger than the others. Judging by how it was at the end of the camp and how it looked, Yang and Minato silently assumed that the tent belonged to Raven.
Through the flaps, a head poked out and stared at the duo with narrowed eyes. Stepping out, a young woman with tan-colored skin showed herself. She had a tattoo of a bird rising from flowers on her left arm. She wore a brown vest over a torn white shirt, with a collar that appeared to spike up behind her neck. She wore maroon-colored pants with the right side rolled up to her thigh. She also wore dark brown knee guards that go down to her brown boots.
"…So, you're the reasons there was a commotion in the camp." The female stated, folding her arms with a bit of a moody gesture.
"Vernal, there's no need to be so rude to our guests."
The voice was even, but it was as if it had echoed through the camp. The girl, now known as Vernal, looked behind her before stepping off to the side. Another female soon emerged from the tent.
She wore a shallow cut black and red dress with five necklaces. The female had on a red girdle-belt and a matching pair of gauntlets. An object that looked to be made from feathers hung from the right side of her skirt. She also wore detached black leggings that were covered by black boots that had red high heels and soles. Their face however was covered in a mask that completely hid their features.
Reaching up, the female took off the mask though to reveal that she looked fairly similar to Yang. Her hair however was more ravenous and black with red highlights. Red eyes seemed to pierce through the duo and the color complimented her hair loosely done up in a ponytail, tied by a red shawl.
"…Mom…" Yang greeted.
"…Yang." If Raven was surprised, she certainly hid it well. "So, after all this time, you finally decided to visit me." She slowly turned her head to Minato. "With some company too, I might add."
"His name is Minato," Yang corrected her mom. "And you know that I searched for you. I spent years looking for you. Also, you never even came back so what choice did I have?"
"And you've found me." Raven answered as if it were simple, a not-too-pleased look growing on Yang's face due to this. "You were patient, determined, and strong enough to make your dream a reality." A bit of a proud look grew on the mom's face. "Well done, Yang." The blonde only folded her arms in response. "I'm sure this is all very overwhelming. But I must admit you've proven yourself by finding me. So any questions you have I'll be happy to answer."
Yang folded her arms. Her mother was acting as if this were a completely casual visit. After sixteen years of no contact whatsoever, this is what it was like? There was… nothing at all? Rather than overwhelming, as Raven said, Yang felt like this was actually… underwhelming.
Minato noticed the action. Nonchalantly, he setup the kickstand and let the motorcycle stay where it was. Shuffling over to Yang, he subtly wrapped his arm around Yang's.
Raven saw this. "It is getting late, so the two of you can stay with us tonight. I'll even have the cooks whip up something for you and your…" She trailed off, her gaze going towards the link that Yang and Minato shared. "…Companion."
"Boyfriend." Yang stated. Out of the corner of her eye though, she saw Minato's head turning towards the back of the camp; the area which they entered from. "What's up?"
Minato was frowning as he cocked his ear up. "…Do you hear that?" He asked.
Yang frowned as well as she began to listen as well. The entire camp was quiet at first but now they became dead silent. Minato's words seemed to be heavy as all of them were paying attention. Raven narrowed her eyes.
The sounds of blades clashing and a mad-man laughing were heard nearby.
Yeah, not the greatest chapter. Just pretty much most of it being a copy and paste from the episodes. Didn't get anywhere but I hope that I will later. There should be original content in the next few chapters so please bear with this chapter until then.
No flames please.