A/N: Welcome to another installment of My Turn!

So…this was supposed to be out yesterday. You know, in honor of the Volume 4 premiere for sponsors (which I am not), while the rest of the members have to wait a day later, and others a week for it to come out on YouTube.

However…I was just plain lazy for the two days before that. I pretty much just had this empty file open that wasn't touched.

Then yesterday comes and…I think it took me a total of 8 hours (maybe 10) to write out this chapter.

But hey, I got it done!

Also, that RWBY intro on YouTube….

WEISS SCHNEE HAS A YOUNGER BROTHER!

And no, that wasn't another servant, if anyone suggests it. White hair, blue eyes. That's a Schnee if I ever saw one.

If it turns out this unnamed Schnee sibling is around Ruby's age…the shipping will begin. If he's around her age, then I will personally start that ship when I learn more of his character.

If he isn't…well, at least we better get some sibling moments with him and Weiss. Unless they go for the whole "I should be the one to inherit the company, not you" angle, then…fuck.

Anyway, I got to see the episode today before posting this and…no spoilers, but I think Roman and Neo might have a contender for my favorite villain in the form of Tyrian. If you've seen the episode, then perhaps you'll understand why. If you haven't, then go see it if you can. Otherwise, you'll have to wait till next weekend to see it on YouTube to understand why.

Okay, enough about Volume 4 for now.

Last we left off, Qrow and I (Colt) got into a fight, and Amber, Glynda and Violet are on their way. What will become of all this? Find out…RIGHT NOW!

ON TO THE CHAPTER!


Disclaimer: I don't own RWBY.


(Ruby POV)

Darn it!

I was so looking forward to this week's edition of the new weapon's magazine, but there was a delay or something like that, and it won't be out until tomorrow!

It's completely unfair!

All those weapons~….

N-No! I'm not drooling! Y-You're drooling!

Yeah….

Great, now I'm trying to defend myself against someone not even here.

This is why Yang keeps teasing me about my "weapons fetish", as she calls it.

I don't even know what a "fetish" is, but I don't think I like it.

It has to be bad if Dad scolded Yang about using that word around me all the time.

Though the worried look he sends me before he scolds her doesn't help.

Seriously, I don't have a weapons fetish!

Whatever that is!

And whenever I ask either Yang or Dad about it, they either say that I'll learn when I'm older (Yang) or that I don't need to know…ever (Dad).

I tried asking Uncle Qrow once, but all he did was stare blankly at me, take a long drink of his flask, and walk away.

Argh!

This is so frustrating! And furthermore-!

How did I end up downtown?

I looked at my surroundings and found that I had unknowingly wandered into the downtown district.

And I'm pretty sure this is the "dark" part of downtown.

Great. Just great.

This is what happens when I let my mind wander to other things….

Oh well. At least I have Crescent Rose with me. I'll just kick the butts of anyone that tries anything on me. Maybe even hit them in that part of the body where it hurts most!

Just like Yang taught me!

Also…huh.

Speaking of my older sister.

"Yang?" I ask. "Is that you?"

Kind of a stupid question, since I'd recognize that long flowing yellow hair anywhere, but I need to be sure. There are other people with long blonde hair, after all.

The person turns and- yup, that's Yang alright.

"Oh!" Yang exclaims. "Hey, sis!"

I place my hands on my hips. "What are you doing here?"

Yang rubs the back of her head and sighs. "Well…it's a long story."

"I've got time."

"Well…I was looking for some info at this club, which I didn't find. I didn't take kindly to it, so I kinda planned to mess the place up-."

"Of course you did," I sighed.

That would've made this two times, now!

"But some guy stopped me before I could-."

That's a relief.

"And pushed me out of the club before I could do anything!"

Well, that's a bit rude. Couldn't he have just asked nicely?

Then again…this is Yang. That probably wouldn't have worked.

"Then Uncle Qrow shows up-."

WHAT?!

I immediately rush up to Yang with stars in my eyes.

"Qrow's here?!"

Yang chuckled. "Yeah, he's in there talking to that guy I was talking about."

I squealed. "Let's go see him!"

Before I could get far, Yang pulled on my hood.

"Hold on, Rubes. Qrow asked me to stay out here so he could talk to the guy in private. Maybe we should wait a bit."

But…but….

I groaned. "Okay~."

Yang grinned. "Cheer up! I'm sure Qrow'll be done in a-."

Suddenly, the doors flew open, and a bunch of people began running out of the club in a panic.

Yang and I look at each other in confusion before peaking inside to find Qrow having just dispatched some guys in suits.

Some other guy vaults over the bar and heads towards Qrow with some awesome-looking weapons that I really want to look over.

"Huh," Yang said. "Guess that talk didn't end too well."

"What?" I asked.

"That's the guy I was talking about."

Huh….

"Guess it'll be longer than we thought." Yang sighed.

"Yeah."

"KICK HIS BUTT, UNCLE QROW!" I cheered.

"Yeah! Teach him a lesson for ruining my fun!" Yang shouted, pumping her fist.

I don't think he heard us over the blaring music, but oh well.

Qrow roared and charged at the man, broadsword raised.

This is gonna be awesome!


(My POV)

This is not awesome.

THIS IS NOT AWESOME!

And the blaring music does nothing to change that!

I barely managed to dodge that attack just now, having jumped back a bit, but Qrow was already on me!

He swung his sword at me again, but I managed to block it with both scythes of my weapons…which was a challenge in itself.

This guy was stronger than Yatsuhashi!

He kicked me back and made to strike me horizontally, but I jumped over the attack.

That's it. I need to get some offense in here!

I flipped Lucky on my left and aimed straight at Qrow.

BANG!

He simply moved his head to the side to avoid the shot.

Fuck!

I fired again and again, forcing him to step back a bit, but he either dodged or blocked the bullets.

I flipped MM and fired both guns in rapid succession. If only he wasn't a fully-trained Huntsman. Then I might have gotten a shot on him.

CLICK.

CLICK.

Crap.

Both my weapons were empty.

Qrow chuckled darkly. "Out of ammo?"

I backed up a bit.

His broadsword bent at an angle to reveal the gun part of the weapon.

"My turn."

Shit!

BANG! BANG!

I ducked two of the shots before turning and running back to the bar for cover. Bullets zipped past me and over me as I tried to not get hit.

I jumped over the counter and hid behind it as Qrow continued to fire.

I quickly made to reload my weapon as the shooting stopped.

Why'd he stop-?

Qrow vaulted and appeared at the left end of the counter.

Fuck.

And I wasn't done reloading yet.

I quickly scanned my surroundings to see what I could use. Of course, the only objects around where bottles of drinks….

Screw it.

I grabbed a bottle and chucked it at Qrow.

He simply broke it with his sword.

I threw another bottle at him, but he broke it again.

I continually threw many bottles at him, but he broke each and every one in succession. I had to back up along the shelves of drinks to reach others, but eventually, I would run out.

Qrow grew visibly annoyed at my antics and moved forward at a faster pace.

I made to grab another bottle, but found there was none.

Crap.

Looking quickly, I found one of those seltzer machine things (so I don't know what they're called, sue me) that's usually at a bar….

Again, screw it.

I pulled the thing out of the machine, and as Qrow got close-.

SPPRRRRRRSSSSSSSSHHHH!

I blasted him with a constant spray of alcohol right in his face.

"Ack!"

He coughed and sputtered as I continued the spray.

In all honesty, I felt like Stone Cold Steve Austin when he sprayed the Corporation with all that beer in that beer truck.

If only there had been some glass breaking to immortalize this moment.

Still, the memory of me giving Qrow a beer batch like Stone Cold Steve Austin used to do is good enough for me.

I grinned. "What's wrong, Qrow? I thought you liked alcohol?"

I continues soaking him, getting his clothes wet and such.

If I kept up the antics like this, maybe I could actually wi- OH SHIT!

I had to jump over the counter to avoid an Aura slash sent by Qrow. The attack cut the small hose, stopping the spray.

Qrow wiped the alcohol off his face and glared at me.

TACTICAL RETREAT!

I quickly get up and run to the other side of the club, where the VIP booth is. I could hear Qrow chasing after me.

I eye the table, then ponder something….

Well, since I have wrestling still on the mind, I may as well go with it.

I hopped on the table and turned to Qrow, who just leaped in the air towards me, his sword raised.

Well…can't have him going for a cut, now can we?

I take the revolver/scythe that I somewhat reloaded and fired the shots that were in. Qrow, as predicted, blocked the shots with his sword. I waited a second before firing the last shot, which was blocked by Qrow's sword.

Didn't really matter. Now he couldn't raise his sword in time to attack. All he could do was land on the table on his feet….

Only, I planned to do something right before he landed.

As he closed in, I quickly stepped forward with my arm stretched out to my left.

Qrow landed, but my arm managed to hook him, wrapped around his body.

"The hell are you-?!"

"You're a jabroni, Qrow."

He paused. "…What?"

"And you know who beats up jabroni's?"

"Wait, why am I even letting you ta-?"

"THE ROCK!"

I quickly lifted him up in the air-.

SLAM! CRACK!

And gave him a Rock Bottom on the table.

Qrow grunted, but I didn't let him get a second wind. I quickly got on top of him and started sending my fist down upon him.

"Eat my fist!"

POW!

"Here's to my farm!"

POW!

"And for my animals!"

POW!

"And this is for my village!"

POW!

"And this one's for Winter!"

POW!

"…And another for Winter!"

POW!

"And now another for- AGH!"

Qrow used his legs to launch me off him, sending me rolling for a bit.

As I got up, he was already in front of me, his sword coming down.

I quickly dodged, the sword forming another crater.

That's it.

I jumped back a moment. I focused my mind in an attempt to activate my Semblance.

Qrow snarled and leaped towards me, his sword raised.

As it came down upon me, my Semblance activated.

I became invisible.

I dodged to my left, avoiding the attack.

Qrow growled and looked around. "Where the hell did you-?"

POW!

"Agh!"

I managed to land a clean hit on Qrow's jaw, sending him reeling.

I didn't stop.

I sent more fists at his face, landing a clean hit every time.

He swung his sword wildly at me, but I was able to dodge it.

I lifted my leg and stomped on his foot.

"Fuck!" he swore.

"Swear!"

I paused…then turned around to find Yang peering in from the entrance….

Along with a certain little red reaper.

OH MY GOD! IT'S RUBY ROSE!

Wait, no. Fanboy later. Fight now!

As I turned around-.

BAM!

I got hit by Qrow's broadsword, bringing me out of my invisibility, and sending me flying.

KKRRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSH!

You remember when Yang sent Junior flying into that glass pillar in the Yellow Trailer?

Yeah, that happened to me.

Thank god for Aura, otherwise I'd have some glass stuck inside me.

Slamming into that counter doesn't help though.

"Ow."

I rub my back in pain as I look up…only to find Qrow already upon me, his sword coming straight at me for a stab.

"OH SHIT!"

"Swear!"

Ignoring Ruby's commentary, I rolled out of the way, the broadsword halfway through the counter.

THAT COULD'VE KILLED ME!

Wait, this is my chance!

I quickly get up and tackle Qrow, forcing him to let go of his weapon and leave it stuck in the counter.

I hold on to Qrow and roll a bit to gain distance from the weapon. Once I'm far enough away, I let go of him.

He and I both stand up and glare at each other.

"Wanna settle this with fists, then?"

I nod.

He let out a "tch", then cracked his knuckles.

"I'm going to enjoy this."

"That makes two of us."


(Vert POV)

I sighed.

Kids these days never learn to respect their elders.

I dragged the unconscious bodies of the twins towards an empty booth, laying them down carefully.

Vert had to admit: they were decent fighters, especially as a team. The constant switching out was annoying, but nothing he couldn't handle.

And they should really consider wearing something more appropriate! When I tangled with the twin in white, she fought me with knifes that acted as heels. Seeing as she constantly sends her knifes out to strike with kicks, she could accidently give a peek up her freaking skirt!

Seriously, have some form of decency!

I tried to point this out to the young lass, but she simply blushed, got angry, and accused me of being a perverted old man.

Shame I didn't get to clear my name of that. Even if I were, I'd have some standards, such as age limit.

Half my age seems like the appropriate age of women for me to possibly go after, were I into that sort of thing.

Speaking of which…I still need to get the location of that prostitute spot Junior told me about.

I'd like to think I've got at least one more go in me.

The spotlight lit up, and Junior appeared with a rocket launcher.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

Junior gazed around his wrecked club and scowled.

"Those two are gonna pay for this."

I waved my hand, gaining his attention.

"Look, you really don't want to get between their grudge match."

Junior scoffed. "Who's gonna stop me? You?"

I shrugged. "I made short work of the twins. I can do the same to you."

"Speaking of whom…why aren't they in more appropriate attire?"

Junior deadpanned. "This is a dance club. It doesn't get any more appropriate than that."

I sighed. "Damn kids. Back in my day-."

"Yeah, that's great," Junior interrupted, raising his rocket launcher. "If you'll excuse me, I need to take those two ou-."

FWOOP!

He was silenced by an arrow sailing past his head, grazing his Aura and impaling the wall.

He turned and paled a bit at my dark expression.

"It appears even you don't know how to respect your elders."

I drew another arrow back, eyes flashing.

"It's about time you learned this lesson."

I let the arrow soar.


(My POV)

I punched Qrow straight in the jaw.

He punched me in the gut.

I punched him in the jaw again.

He punched me in the gut again.

Hit to the jaw.

Hit to the gut.

Jaw.

Gut.

Jaw.

Gut.

Jaw.

Gut.

Jaw.

Gut.

Jaw…wait.

Doesn't this remind me of something?

I feel like this fist fight suddenly turned into a reference of something, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it was at the moment.

Probably because Qrow decided to punch me in the head, making my mind go dizzy for a moment.

Still…damn it! I'm making references in my actions without even knowing it!

My life's been nothing but references, hasn't it?

POW!

Another hit to my head brought me out of my reverie…and into a dizzy one.

Urk.

That's it. I need to get a little dirty.

Time to imitate the dirtiest player in the game!

WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I block Qrow's next punch and land my thumb and forefinger in his eyes.

"Agh!"

Qrow stumbles back and rubs his eyes, unable to see what I was about to do next.

I step up to him, fall to my knees, and bring my arm up right where it hurts most on men.

Qrow's eyes widened to comical levels, and he let out a high-pitched gasp as he fell to his knees.

I grin and stand up, suddenly feeling like strutting like the Nature Boy himself.

"Hey! That's no fair!"

While Ruby's technically right, I kinda don't care at the moment.

I continue strutting around like Ric Flair.

"WOOO!" I scream.

I can't believe I'm actually able to fight Qrow! I mean, he doesn't have his weapon on him, but I imagine he's still a force to be reckoned with, weapon or no.

I turn to find him trying to get up…and I suddenly get an evil idea.

I think it's time I punt Qrow in the head.

I'd do a curbstomp…but the punt seems easier.

I back up a bit, sizing him up. His head is in perfect position.

And considering he has Aura, he probably won't get a concussion like all of those other people when Randy Orton did it.

That being said…I'm kicking him with all the force I can muster. And with my Aura active….

Yeah, I'm going to enjoy this.

With a bit of glee on my face, I rush at Qrow and swing my foot at his head-.

"RAAAARGH!"

Only for Qrow to freaking clothesline me!

I think I might have flipped a few times in the air before falling flat on my face.

"Aaaaaaaaaaauuuuuugghh."

Yeah, that took the breath out of me.

Qrow grabbed me by the back of my shirt, dragging me to my feet and turning me around to hold me to my collar, glaring right at me.

"…You know, there comes a time in a man's life when one must-."

I tried to punch him while I was in mid-sentence, but he block it with his own hand.

He then head-butted my head.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Three times.

My world spun for a bit.

"T-There's an o-old saying back w-where I c-come fro-."

BAM! BAM! BAM!

"Thersh thish commun belief that won mush alwaysh-."

BAM! BAM! BAM!

"W-When a m-man a-and w-woman l-love each o-other very m-much-."

"You're not even trying anymore, are you?" Qrow deadpanned.

I coughed a bit of blood. "Y-You want t-trying? O-Okay."

I turned invisible.

"Kid, I'm holding on to you. I know you're ther-."

JAB! JAB!

I jabbed him in the throat twice.

Qrow let go of me and grasped his throat, gasping for air.

I fell to the ground with a groan and tried to get my bearings.

We were still somewhat in the middle of the club, Qrow's weapon was still imbedded in the counter, and I was beaten up pretty badly.

At least I can say Qrow wasn't looking well, either…I think.

It's hard to tell with the world spinning.

I lifted my head up and looked at Qrow.

His back was turned.

Idea.

I staggered to my feet staggered towards the counter where Qrow's blade was still lodged. I grabbed the handle and pull on it.

It didn't budge.

I tried again, only for it to stay in place.

On second thought, plan B.

I quickly rush to Qrow and jump, grabbing his head and bringing the back of it down to Earth…er, Remnant.

The back of his head slammed into the ground with a thud.

Zig Zag, bitch!

They don't call Dolph Ziggler the show-off for nothing!

Right, back to Plan A.

I rush to Qrow's weapon and try to pull on it again.

It still won't budge.

I swear, if Qrow pulls it out like nothing, I'm going to be pissed.

Oh to hell with it. I get on the counter and measure the distance from Qrow….

Yup, I can pull this off.

I take a deep breath…and jump.

ELBOW DROP!

He moved out of the way.

FUCK!

CRASH!

"Ack!"

I clutch my elbow in pain.

Ow, ow, ow! Bad idea! BAD IDEA!

Qrow got on his feet and moved towards his weapon.

Oh hell no!

I grabbed his foot in an attempt to stop him, only for him to kick my face back.

I slumped a bit, coughing a bit of blood.

Qrow got to his weapon and easily pulled it out from the counter.

GODDAMN IT!

Qrow turned to me with a dark glare. "Alright, kid. I think I've played around long enough."

This was him playing?!

Oh…right. He hasn't even used the scythe part of his weapon yet….

Okay, gotta get up. Gotta get up. Gotta get up, right now!

I struggled to my feet, taking MM in my hand as Qrow slowly approached menacingly. Gripping the barrel, I charged at Qrow and swung the scythe at him.

He sidestepped, causing me to stumble a bit when I missed.

Growling, I swung at him again, only to miss and stumble.

Okay, that's it.

I used my Semblance one more time and charged at him.

Qrow simply brought his sword down to the ground, causing a large crater.

The shockwave knocked me on my ass, turning me visible again.

He snarled. "Gotcha!"

I quickly staggered to my feet, but he was already charging at me with his broadsword ready. He pulled it back and swung with all the force he could muster.

I raised my hands.

Oh man…this is gonna-.

BAM!

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTT!

I was sent flying, crashing through the window above the entrance. I flew for a second or two-.

CRASH!

HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK!

…Aaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuuugh.

I had crashed on top of a car, my Aura shattering.

I always wondered what that would feel like…now I wish I hadn't.

On the bright side, I inwardly made a Red vs. Blue reference, finally. It's been a long time coming.

"Oooooooooh."

"Are you okay, mister?"

I slowly lifted my head towards the voices and found Yang and Ruby looking me over, the former with a grimace and the latter with a concerned look.

Good to know Ruby is this caring.

Yet another reason she's my top favorite character.

I coughed. "I-I'm fine."

Ruby frowned. "You don't look alright."

"You should see the training Vert puts me through. Trust me. I'm fine."

I tried to sit up, only to wince and grab my side.

I think my ribs are busted.

"Ruby, Yang, stay back."

We turned to find Qrow stalking towards me, his weapon holstered.

Crap.

I turned to my uninjured side, finding it a bit easier to sit up and get off the car.

I could hear Ruby trying to talk Qrow down.

"Uncle Qrow, I think that's enough."

"I beg to differ."

"He's hurt!"

"Not hurt enough, in my opinion."

Screw you, Qrow.

I managed to turn, MM in hand, and swing at an approaching Qrow. He stopped it with his hand and head-butted me again.

I staggered back against the blaring vehicle. I tried to send another punch at him, but he blocked it and sent one of his own.

I was seeing stars at the moment, coughing up blood.

Qrow grabbed me, pulled me back, and then sent me crashing through the side window of the car.

…Ow.

He dragged me out of the car, moved me a bit, and then sent me through the other side window.

…How am I still conscious?

Also, I think my head is busted, cause I feel some liquid flowing down the side of my head.

He pulled me out again, then lead me towards the car in front of the one just wrecked. He grabbed me and tossed me onto the front window of the car.

It cracked, and I slumped off the car onto the ground.

I coughed blood.

Okay…I need to get out of this.

Qrow grabbed me and pulled me up so we were face to face.

"You could've just accepted my apology. You could've just come quietly, but no. You had to go and run your mouth."

I coughed some blood again. "Y-You started it."

"Well…now I'm finishing it."

His fist tightened. "Wanna say anything else that'll piss me off?"

"You know," I began in a whisper, so that only Qrow heard me. "I had said what I said more as a bluff based on fan theories. I wasn't actually sure how you'd react to it."

Qrow narrowed his eyes as I continued.

"I had said what I said because there were so many theories back on my old world about how Summer died. And then Salem was introduced, with her stating in a cryptic message that were Ruby to be sent to face her, she'd meet the 'same pitiful demise'. Fans were able to work out for themselves that the person who had met the first 'pitiful demise' was Summer.

"In other words…Ozpin sent Summer to die."

I glanced at Qrow. "And the fact you did nothing to convince Summer otherwise means you let her die."

His fists tightened, and he was about ready to beat my face in.

"You reacting the way you did proved that much."

He raised his fist to strike-.

"But it also made me realize something."

His fist stopped near my head….

He lowered his fist and growled, his eyes hidden. "And what's that?"

"You loved her…didn't you?"

Qrow scowled. "You just love to run your mouth, don't you?"

"I don't hear you denying it, asshole."

Qrow raised his fist back, ready to strike…only for another hand to stop his strike

"Ahem."

We both turned to find Vert standing near us. Ruby and Yang were still a certain distance from us, meaning they didn't hear any of what was said.

"I think you two have taken this far enough, don't you think?"

Qrow scowled. "No."

I looked behind Qrow and Vert towards Ruby and Yang.

I sighed. "Qrow…I think it's time we let this lie."

He glared at me. "And why's that?"

"You're scaring Ruby and Yang."

That gave Qrow pause as he quickly looked back towards his nieces.

Yang had a wary and worried look on her face. As for Ruby…she looked like she was on the verge of tears.

Qrow actually flinched at that, not that I blame him. If I ever gave Violet a reason to be scared of me…I couldn't live with myself.

"Look," I begin. "How about this: we apologize, properly I might add, for what we said to each other. We put this behind us, then work together towards stopping Salem and Cinder. You don't have to believe my story, nor do you have to trust or like me, but it's better than being at each other's throats all the time."

Qrow seemed to think about that.

"Also…I'd rather not have my ass kicked anymore."

He let out a small chuckle at that.

"You looked like you injured your ribs. Was it on your left side?"

"Er…yes, but what does that have to do wi-?"

He gave a light punch to that side.

"SON OF A BITCH!"

"S-Swear!" Ruby shouted/stuttered from the distance.

Apparently, being near to tears doesn't stop her from calling people out on a swear word.

Qrow kept a straight face. "Okay, now I'll stop."

"F-Fuck you! I'll-!"

"Ahem."

Vert gave me a stern glare.

Ugh….

Oh to hell with it. I don't want to escalate this anymore than I already have.

I stare at Qrow. "Alright…you first."

He took a deep breath…then dropped me against the car, causing me to slump to the ground.

"Damn it, Qrow!"

Qrow simply ignored my curse and sat against the car next to me.

"Alright…I'm sorry for accusing you of wiping out your entire village. It was uncalled for, and it wasn't entirely your fault. Your crazy story kind of made me not think straight."

I didn't bother bringing up the "wasn't entirely your fault" part, as I wasn't sure of that myself.

He turned to me. "Your turn."

I moved a bit so that I was a bit more comfortable against the car.

"Alright…I'm sorry for accusing you of letting Summer die. Even if it was sort of a bluff, it was uncalled for. I honestly regret saying it, despite saying otherwise."

Qrow remained silent….

"Hey, Vert? Mind if I talk to the kid alone?"

Vert raised an eyebrow.

"And no, I won't try anything."

Vert pursed his lips….

"Fine. Just know that I'm still a good shot, Qrow."

Vert turned and moved towards Ruby and Yang.

"Hey brats! Wanna hear some tales of my adventures?"

"Brats?!"

"Oh my gosh, yes! Can I have your autograph, too?!"

"Sure. Why not?"

Ruby squealed in glee.

Qrow and I chuckled at that, then we went into a short silence.

"You know," Qrow finally said. "I did try to convince her to not take that mission. I told her that it was suicide and that she might not come back.

"But then…she told me she already knew. Oz had informed her of it beforehand. And despite needing her to go on this suicide mission, he still gave her one last chance to back out."

I hummed. "…But she didn't, did she?"

The answer was obvious.

Qrow chuckled weakly. "Nope. She knew what she was getting herself into. She knew she wouldn't be coming back. But…she rationalized that if she didn't do this, then Salem would win, and the darkness would be one step closer to wiping out humanity. She left so that she could stop Salem and give her children and others a chance at a brighter future."

I frowned. "Not to be insensitive or anything, but…it didn't go the way it should have."

Qrow frowned as well. "I know."

I glanced at Ruby in the distance. "And Ruby…she's the only hope left, isn't she?"

"I'm afraid."

I turned to find Qrow shaking. "Ozpin believes that Ruby may succeed where S-Summer failed. Maybe even come back alive. But…i-if she doesn't, then…."

He closed his eyes and grit his teeth, tears pouring out.

"It's like I'm losing Summer all over again."

I stared at him….

"Yup, you definitely loved Summer."

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"I don't know. You've given strong indicators that you did love her."

"Oh really?" he drawled. "Like what?"

"You mean other than you beating the crap out of me a few minutes ago over what I said?"

He coughed awkwardly and looked away. "S-she was a good friend. A dear one. Of course I'd kick the crap out of anyone who says shit about her."

"Yeah? Well, you reacted a bit more…angrily than a friend normally would when someone insults someone else."

"That doesn't prove anything."

"Well, the tears you just shed do."

"…Again, she was a dear friend. A close one."

"Close enough that you two shared a bed?"

He elbowed my injured ribs.

"Ack!"

O-ow…my ribs.

"I-I think that proves my p-point."

"No it doesn't."

"I-I could always say more stuff to get another reaction out of you."

"Do you want more elbows to your already injured ribs?"

"N-no, but if it gets the truth out of you, then I'll take as many as I have to."

He turned and scowled at me, but I held his gaze with my own.

Qrow sighed. "Fine…I loved her."

He turned and took a sip of his flask before continuing.

"Summer…was an amazing woman. And a great partner."

The pain finally gone, I raised an eyebrow. "You two got partnered?"

"Heh, yup."

"So Taiyang and Raven were partnered with each other, then?"

He stared at me.

"Yes, I know about Tai and your sister. Please continue."

He rolled his eyes. "Right…well, the four of us were made into a team. Team STRQ. We were Beacon's best at the time."

He looked into his flask.

"Becoming partners makes people close. We get to know each other well, so we can trust and have each other's back."

He chuckled.

"To be honest, I thought Summer was a bit annoying, at first. Too cheerful, and always trying to do the right thing. After a while, I realized that… those her most endearing traits. And she helped change me for the better."

"Change you?" I asked.

He frowned. "…Yeah, I suppose you may as well know about that, huh?"

He sighed. "Raven and I…we're from a bandit tribe in Mistral."

"Bandits," I repeated.

"Yup."

"As in…outlaws and stuff?"

"Yup," he said again. "Murderers and thieves. That's all we were."

I just stared at the man as my mind processed that bit of information.

"…And you're one of them?"

"Used to be one of them, kid," Qrow emphasized. "Used to be."

Huh…okay….

"Did you ever, um…partake in any of these 'tribal activities'?"

"…I did."

He sighed. "Kid…I have regrets. I've taken stuff I shouldn't have, stuff that could've helped other's survive. And I've taken the lives of innocent people just trying to survive outside the Kingdoms. Simply because they were in our way. I was a different person back then. Believing that we were meant to survive because of a stupid mantra. The strong live, the weak die. That's what the tribe believed in, and it's what my sister and I believed and took to heart."

He sighed. "Raven and I had attended Beacon not to fight the Grimm, but so we could learn to kill Huntsman that the tribe may come across. I was different back then."

…So Qrow and Raven had less than noble intentions for going to Beacon…good to know, I guess.

Qrow chuckled. "But then Summer came along and changed my view on things. Made me see that what I did was wrong. Granted, it took until my second year for what she said to finally sink in, but better late than never, right?"

I gave a light shrug at that.

He chuckled. "Yeah."

"…So you fell for her after it sunk in?"

"A while after, yeah. She was an amazing woman. I know it, Tai knows it, and Ruby and Yang know it. Ask those two about it, and they'll go on and on about Summer being 'super mom'."

"…Was she?"

"Hell yeah."

Of course….

"So if you loved her, then did you two ever get together?"

I had a feeling about what the answer would be.

"No," he frowned.

Called it.

"Why not?" I asked.

"Well…she had a crush on Tai at the time."

Figures. Maybe Coeur making a joke about Tai and his appeal with the ladies isn't unfounded?

"Plus, I didn't think I deserved someone like Summer. Not with the blood that stained my hands."

"…Not to sound rude, but you still could've asked Summer out despite all that."

"Like I said before, I have regrets."

I pursed my lips. "So you never asked her out once?"

"I almost did. Twice, in fact."

I raised an eyebrow. "Almost?"

Qrow sighed. "The first was around the time Raven left."

Oh….

"I felt that I had atoned for all the bad things I've done, so I figured that I could ask Summer out. Maybe for a coffee or something. But then my sister left Tai and Yang alone and…Summer being Summer, she helped Tai out with Yang. I didn't want to ruin that, so I held off for a bit. But as Summer kept helping Tai, her old feelings for him came back, and Tai was starting to feel the same way."

"…You didn't try to say anything?"

"Again, I didn't want to mess things up. Tai had been in a bad place. The person he loved left him and their daughter alone. And thanks to Summer, he was starting to get back on his feet, and Yang had a mother-figure in her life."

"…But still-."

"And then when I decided to try and ask Summer out the second time, Tai got Summer pregnant."

"…Oh," was all I could say.

"Yeah, Summer said they were having a night to themselves after Yang finally went to sleep. They had a drink or two, and…the rest is history."

He sighed. "After they found out about the pregnancy, Tai took responsibility and asked Summer to marry him. Since her old feelings returned, she said yes. Seeing they were both happy, I kinda just…let her go."

…Wow, that's…poor Qrow. He never got to be with Summer….

"That sucks."

"Yyyyup."

I mean really, your best friend knocks up the girl you like and subsequently marries her after is…..

Wait a fucking minute!

"Ruby was an accident?!" I hissed.

He elbowed my ribs again.

"Ack!"

"Shut up!" he hissed back.

We both checked and saw that Ruby and Yang were too busy listening to Vert tell another of his stories, so it didn't seem like they heard us.

"She was not an accident," he snarled quietly to me.

"Qrow, not to be insulting, but that's basically what you told me!"

He made to elbow me again, but I grabbed it before it connected. We struggled for a bit, me holding Qrow back and he trying to get to me.

An arrow flying between out faces and impacting the car stopped out little fight.

"I said I was a good shot!" Vert shouted before turning back to Yang and Ruby, continuing his story as though nothing had happened.

Qrow and I scooted away from the arrow, staying silent for a bit….

"Qrow-."

"Don't repeat it. I know it's true. I just don't like hearing it again."

"…Does Ruby know?"

"Nope. And neither does Yang, thank god. So don't say anything, got it?"

"Y-yeah, sure."

No way I'm dropping that pipebomb on them.

"…You can at least say she was a happy accident…right?"

He glared at me.

"Okay, fine. No using the word accident. Got it."

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, Qrow."

"…Thanks."

"And sorry again for saying that stuff about you and Summer. It must've been hard to just let her go like that."

"It was."

I hesitantly pat his shoulder. He gave me a look, but didn't do anything further.

I think we made a sort of peace…maybe. We weren't fighting anymore, so there's that at least.

Still…that's a lot to process. Qrow and Raven being from a bandit tribe, both having done things immoral things, both joining Beacon for less-than-noble reasons, Qrow never getting the girl, and Ruby being a happy accident….

That can be processed later. For now, I would enjoy the small peace made.

Qrow took out his flask and drank from it….

He then offered it to me, not looking in my direction.

I stared at it…then took it from his hand and drank from it.

I let it leave my lips and sighed. "You're still an asshole."

"Same for you, kid."

We both stared ahead…then some chuckles left our lips.

Those chuckles soon turned into laughter.

Vert, Ruby and Yang seemed to hear our laughter, given they were smiling at us.

I handed the flask back to Qrow as my laughter subsided.

This was a nice moment. I honestly didn't see this coming.

Nothing could possibly ruin it.

"You know, they say that when you drink from the same spot of someone else's drink, you practically kissed that person."

My mouth set in a thin line as Qrow gagged and quickly began to clean the tip of his flask.

"Vert," I say evenly. "We were having a moment, and you ruined it."

Vert, now in front of us somehow, laughed. "That's what I'm here for!"

He had an evil glint in his eye. "Want me to make it worse?"

"I swear that if you do, I will-."

He turned back and shouted.

"HEY! THESE TWO KISSED!"


(Winter POV)

Once again, I found myself standing up straight from my work.

To hell with it. Next time I see Qrow, he's a dead man.

Even if I don't know the reason for this anger towards the drunk.


(Neo POV)

As Roman and I are waiting for the fire bitch and her cronies to show up, I suddenly sit up straight.

Roman raised an eyebrow. "Now what?"

I SUDDENLY WANT TO KILL THAT DRUNK I MENTIONED EARLIER, ONLY WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE.

Roman winced at my anger. "Well…may Oum have mercy on his soul, then."

That won't save whatever drunk pissed me off.

We went back to waiting for the fire bitch.


(Coco POV)

After finally trying all my clothed and getting rid of all the embarrassment I felt earlier, I suddenly looked straight ahead.

"Mom?"

She poked her head through my door. "Yes, dear?"

"That feeling's back again. Only this time, I think it has to do with a drunk guy."

She raised an eyebrow. "You're angry at a drunk guy you don't even know?"

"Pretty much."

"…This is about your crush, isn't it?"

"DON'T START THAT AGAIN!"


(Velvet POV)

After wrestling my mother, I continued looking over the documents.

I suddenly stare straight ahead.

"Mom?"

My mother appeared from around the corner. "Yes, dear?"

"That feeling's back again. Only this time, I think my anger's towards a drunk guy."

"You're angry at a drunk man for no reason?"

"Pretty much."

"…This is about your crush, isn't it?"

I immediately tackled my mother and wrestled with her.


(My POV)

"WHAT?!" came Ruby and Yang's shout.

Goddamn it.

"WHAT?!"

That other shout…made my blood run cold.

I slowly turned my head to find three shocked people standing nearby.

Amber (who was currently glaring daggers at Qrow for some reason), Glynda….

And Violet.

"D-Daddy and the m-mean Huntsman…T-TOGETHER-TOGETHER!"

Her brain literally shorted out, and she fainted.

Amber panicked and tried to bring my daughter back to the living.

Glynda was opening and closing her mouth, trying to make sense of all this.

Ruby and Yang continued to look between me and Qrow with equal degrees of shock.

And Vert just stood there with a big shit-eating grin on his face.

"You know what would be a great bonding exercise, Qrow?" I ask evenly. "Killing Vert!"

I turned to him. "Wouldn't you agree?"

Qrow grinned maliciously. "Why yes…I think it would be."

The two of us slowly stood up, Qrow drawing his weapon and me drawing mine, reloading each with ammo.

Vert laughed. "Oh come now! It's just a bit of fun! Gotta keep the quota on trolling up, after all!"

We had our weapons aimed and ready.

"Besides, it's not like you two being together is wrong or anything. Love can exist between people of the same sex as well."

He looked up at the sky with pride. "That's how much society has grown throughout time."

We leaped at the old man with the rage of a thousand Yang's.


A/N: Did…Did Vert just suggest Colt/Qrow?

*throws up in a toilet*

Ugh…okay, I'm good.

So, that fight was interesting, eh? Got to hold my own for about…what? Three, five minutes? Not sure how fast time passes in a fight. He pretty much owned me afterwards, though.

And in the end, we made peace with each other…he's still an asshole, though.

Qrow: So are you.

Screw you!

Vert: Oh just shut up and kiss each other, already.

Me and Qrow: NO!

Ahem…anyway, I was originally going to have him beat me to near death. I'd be alright, but I would've had a black eye (and that's it, thanks to Aura healing the rest) for quite a while and would've needed to wear shades. Not to mention all the animosity that would follow.

But…my writing didn't take me that way, so this is what came out instead.

Even so, I like how this turned out. Hope you all did, too.

Now then…I think it's time for an omake. Unfortunately, it's not the one you all are hoping for. Just something I thought up since last chapter.

Enjoy.


Omake: Five And A Half Angry Women

Qrow was making his way towards Ozpin's office to talk to the man.

Suddenly…he felt five dark presences nearby.

He clutched the grip of his weapon. What was this evil intent that surrounded him…and seemed to be directed towards him?

The five figured revealed themselves.

One he recognized as Winter.

The second was Amber.

The third was some short girl with multicolored hair and eyes.

The fourth was a girl with fashionable clothes and shades.

The last was a rabbit Faunus.

Qrow raised an eyebrow. "Can I help you five with something?"

Winter's glare was dark. "I hear you made a rather nasty remark towards Colt."

"He did," Amber confirmed in a low tone. "Something about Colt being responsible for the death of his entire village."

The short girl's hair covered her eyes.

NO ONE TALKS SHIT ABOUT OUR MAN.

The fashion girl tilted her shades down, revealing evil brown eyes.

"And didn't he kiss out man, also?"

Amber nodded. "He did."

Qrow stuttered. "W-Wait, don't believe Vert! He was just making a joke!"

Velvet's bunny ears twitched in agitation. "I think this drunk needs to learn when mess with or step in a woman's territory. Don't you think, girls?"

The other girls nodded.

"We couldn't agree more," Winter growled.

They drew their weapons.

Qrow stared blankly at the women before grinning.

"Alright," he said, drawing his weapon. "I can take you all on myself!"

"COME AT ME, BITCHES!"


(Two minutes later)

Qrow lay beaten and broken at the feet of the five angry women.

"…You know, people always think that being called a bitch is so negative. But frankly, I just think it shows how you're strong and confident and absolutely fucking terrifying- PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"

The five women looked at each other, then back to the pathetic broken man before them.

"That's not for us to decide."

The five women stepped aside so that a sixth made her presence known.

Qrow paled.

It was Violet.

And she was currently glaring at him.

He chuckled nervously. "Heh heh. Um, h-hey there kiddo! I, uh, I know I've been a bit 'm-mean' as of late, b-but that's just how I am! T-There's no need to go too f-far now, i-is there?"

She glared at him.

"I-I was just s-suspicious of your father is all. B-But not anymore! I b-believe him now! H-He's trustworthy! S-So please stop!"

Violet pursed her lips.

"No more being mean?"

Qrow nodded rapidly. "Y-Yes! I'll b-be a good S-Samaritan from now on!"

"And you'll troll Daddy next time you see him?"

"Y-Yes! I'll troll him!"

Violet stared down at him….

Then kicked his busted ribs.

"OW!"

She stepped back and beamed. "Okay, you're forgiven!"

She then gave a dark glare. "But I don't approve of this ship."

"N-No problem! That was Vert's fault!"

Amber hummed. "Then perhaps we need to pay Vert a visit next?"


Meanwhile, Vert felt a shiver go up his spine for some reason he couldn't fathom.


Violet shook her head. "Nope. He's like a grandpa to me. Besides, he was just trolling Daddy."

The other women gave looks of understanding.

"Ah yes," Winter said. "Trolling Colt is a must."

"Of course." (Amber)

"Duh." (Coco)

OBVIOUSLY. (Neo)

"Definitely." (Velvet)


Meanwhile, Colt felt like screaming in frustration, but he didn't know why.


Violet beamed. "Okay! We're done here!"

The five and a half angry women left the broken man to his own devices.

Ozpin suddenly showed up.

"So, Qrow, what did we learn?"

Qrow coughed up blood.

"I thought so."


A/N: Yeah…that happened.

Anyway, I made two references (one in the story, one in the omake) that I have not really explained. Whoever first guesses both references correctly via review or PM will get the following prize:

Next omake will be based on the winner's choice in pairing from the story. Colt/Neo, Colt/Winter, Colt/Amber, Colt/Coco, Colt/Velvet. Hell, if you actually want Colt/Qrow (even though it's more of a joke than anything), then I'll do that as well. Not sure how, but I'll find a way.

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LATERS!