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The Anthologies of a Sun Dragon

I'll Have What She Had

Raven didn't like to admit that her brother was right; she flat-out hated to be in the wrong when it came to arguments with him. What she possibly hated more was having her resolve shaken or feeling…different. Emotions were not coming easily for a woman like her. Instead she preferred to keep them buried. Emotions breed weakness after all, and for a bandit you had to be cold and uncaring, lest you either got taken advantage of…or made yourself a target for the Grimm.

But after her talk with Qrow, Raven had begun to doubt herself. Deep down, Yang was her daughter and Raven wanted only what was best for her, but for Yang to become strong and independent she had to make it in this world without her mother holding her hand. The discussion with her brother had planted the seeds of doubt in her mind, however, regarding if cutting her ties with Yang had been the best course of action and she hated it.

"Vernal."

"Yes, boss?" The young woman was Raven's coadjutant; smart, clever as a fox, and strong, but most of all she was trustworthy and loyal.

"I have a mission for you." Raven, having sat on the edge of her bed brooding for the past few hours, got up and walked over to the brunette. "I need you to check in on my daughter."

Vernal firmly nodded, as expected, but a single brow arched a moment after. "Of course, boss. But…Why won't you do it yourself?"

"I rather not face her. Not now." It also didn't come easy to Raven to be honest, but with Vernal it was different. "I don't even know what to say to her, much less what to do. I just want to see if she's alright so I need you to check in on her in my stead and report back."

"Of course. Shall I depart immediately?"

"That would be appreciated. I will open up a portal to her fool of a father as to not startle her; explain the situation, check in on Yang, and I'll be opening a portal back for you tonight. Use the rest of your time in Patch however you see fit until then."

Vernal nodded. "Understood."

With a quick swing of her blade, a portal opened up and Vernal, without hesitation, marched straight through.

x.x.x

Tai was tending his garden when he heard that all-too-familiar sound – the sound he had heard so many times in his life since attending Beacon Academy whenever a certain dark bird was coming back to him…until one day, she hadn't.

He sprung up to his feet and turned around, blue eyes wide and his heart swelling with the foolish hope. "Raven?!"

The crimson-black portal closed behind a young brunette woman with icy blue eyes who promptly crossed her arms over chest unimpressed. "Afraid not. You must be my boss' ex-husband, however," she stated and sized him up.

Tai sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "So you're of the Branwen tribe. Right. What do you want?"

"My boss sent me to check in on her daughter. She used her link to you as to not startle her. Is she inside?"

He bristled slightly at the woman's tone. "If Raven had bothered to `check in´ on her daughter she would've visited her herself instead of sending a middleman to me. That way she would've known by now that Yang left for Mistral a while back."

Vernal blink, taken aback. "She left for—" Her surprise made way for annoyance and she groaned. "Hmph. Very well. I will have to tell her once I return tonight." She eyed him up and down again. "So what do people in Vale do for fun around here?"

"Wha— I'm not about to house a criminal until nightfall! Out of what little respect I have for Raven I will look the other way if you make a run for it, but I will not—"

"I'm hardly posing a threat, sir. Regardless of my standing and your feelings towards my boss, I'm merely here because my boss wanted to know how her daughter was doing. That is all." She held up her hands in a placating manner. "I'm unarmed."

Tai sighed and rubbed his now throbbing temple. A few choice words sprung to mind about Raven suddenly caring for Yang's well-being, but he opted not to waste them on the messenger. And perhaps it was for the best if this bandit wasn't roaming free around Patch unsupervised, given that this could come back to haunt him if authorities found out that he, a Huntsman, didn't do anything.

Vernal, meanwhile, was sizing him up again without him noticing. The brunette had to admit that her boss' ex-husband was rather fetching. Perhaps it was due to the summer sun and the sweat glistening on his skin, but she had to admit that he was easy on the eyes with his chiselled body and defined features.

"Fine," he finally stated. "Stay here until Raven opens up a portal for you. I rather you didn't start any trouble in my village anyway."

Vernal cracked a smirk. She couldn't do her mission anyway, and Raven had given her permission to do what she wanted until she could return home.

"I'm Vernal," she said and offered her hand. The way he eyed her like she was going to bite was hilarious and adorable.

"…Taiyang. But you probably already knew that."

She sneered and firmly shook his hand; he had a good, firm grip. Nice. Vernal's imagination ran through vivid scenarios of where else these strong hands could touch and she shuddered in response.

It was time to have some fun and Vernal knew exactly how to get it.

"Aren't you gonna treat me to some tea?"

"You're not a guest if that's what you're thinking," Tai said as he prepared a cup for himself. He wasn't about to tend to his garden with a bandit in his house, even if the reason for her visit had, deep down, good intentions. Hopefully. "Why don't you tell me about Raven?"

"Pour me a cup and maybe I'll be inclined to do so," Vernal shot back with a grin. She wouldn't waste this opportunity to get a bit pampered; especially not when a blond hunk of a man with nicely fitting shorts offered some good eye-candy. "Red, preferably."

"Ugh."

Vernal chuckled as the blond eventually poured her a cup of red tea. She sipped it at random intervals as she kept pacing around the house while Tai watched her. She made certain to keep her back to him and leaned forward every now and then to pretend she inspected a photo or something, knowingly presenting her derriere to him. "So this is what a family home is like. Interesting."

The blond cleared his throat and tried to look away from the young woman's hindquarters. Damn if those pants didn't hug her so shapely and tightly. He'd be lying if she claimed that Vernal wasn't sexy. "Never had one I take it." Tai stated rather than asked. "How's Raven?"

She clicked her tongue, knowing she had his attention. "My boss is faring well. That's all you need to know. She's a strong woman after all."

"I'm well aware of that. I spent years with her back at Beacon academy…Those were good times." He sighed. "And then she left."

Vernal mulled over his words with divided attention as she kept stealing glances at the blond. Her boss rarely spoke about her past, but on the few occasions that she had she had mentioned her daughter and her "fool of a father", thus painting the ex-husband as someone not worthy of the tribe leader…but surely there must've been something there if she decided to marry him and carry his child.

And the more he talked (and the more she studied him) Vernal could see what Raven had seen in him. The curiosity grew stronger and soon she couldn't help herself any longer.

"It's pretty hot out, don't you think?" She asked and fanned herself.

"Huh? I mean, yes, it's quite the summer we're having…"

"Is there a river or lake nearby?"

Tai arched an eyebrow. "Uh…Yes, there's a river beyond the clearing. If you really need to cool off, I suppose you could use the bathroom instead."

"We bandits are used to living in the wild. I prefer the free outdoors," she told him and strode out. "I'll be back in a bit."

Tai rolled his eyes as the young brunette sauntered out with a sway in her hips, drawing his gaze to her firm butt and flustering him. She had to know what she was doing, right?

At first he didn't care; good riddance getting the bandit out of his home. But then, as the minutes ticked by and thirty of them passed, Tai kept mulling over the situation. Even if the brunette was seemingly unarmed there was no guarantee that she wouldn't cause any trouble; what if she broke into someone's house or maybe if she was actually scouting for Raven? What if Raven was actually thinking of targeting Patch next?! The risks were endless and Tai couldn't let the bandit-woman roam unchecked.

Trying to push the image of Vernal's hips sashaying out of his mind, he went out after her.

x.x.x

He headed in the direction of the river he had mentioned earlier; it was a secluded spot from the rest of the village, complete with a small pond and smaller waterfall. It wasn't uncommon for the villagers to cross it to and from their venturing, but the brunette should have it to herself—

Tai rounded a large tree and strode past the thicket, the sound of splashing water growing clearer, until he stopped dead in his tracks mid-step.

Vernal's clothes rested on a flat rock next to the water. More notably (to Tai at least) her pants and underwear were strewn about and he swallowed a lump in his throat as his gaze wandered steadily up.

With her back facing him, the brunette was washing herself off near the small waterfall, the water reached up to her lower thighs. She ran a hand through her short hair while her other brushed over her side, but Tai immediately found himself appreciating her round, tan, pert ass; for his many accomplishments as Huntsman, teacher, husband, and father—

Vernal peered back over her shoulder. Her icy-blue eyes lit up and her eyelids dropped low ad her lips curved into a lopsided, sly smile. "I was wondering if you were going to join me. Help me clean off would you?" She batted her eyelashes at him. "I'll wash you off in return."

-Tai was still at the end of the day a simple man with a young, sexy and naked woman in front of him with an ass that made his blood rush straight down between his legs. He never could resist a woman making advances on him, and this reminder of his long dry-spell left him with only one option.

Bandit or not, Tai wouldn't turn down this invitation.

x.x.x

Vernal's eyes lit up like a fierce fire when Tai stripped down with each step, her inner muscles clenching with aching need at the sight of his athletic chest. He was old enough to be her father, but time had clearly only been kind to the blond.

He unzipped his shorts and Vernal bit down on her lip, stifling a surprised groan at the sight of his dark-blue boxers and the length they barely hid underneath. Her excitement rose as Tai pulled down the article of clothing and revealing his blond landing-strip of curls before his cock was set free, erect and throbbing.

Her heart skipped. Taiyang was well-endowed! How had Raven managed to take him on?

And why had she given this up?! If Vernal was in her shoes she'd stay with him and ridden him every night!

Tai waded into the water and over to her, stopping the brunette from turning around as he pressed up against her, his chest against her back and his cock nestled between the curves of her butt-cheeks.

She shuddered and quivered in anticipation and doubt. She hadn't expected…this – a stallion.

Had she perhaps bitten off more than she could chew?

"Sure," he whispered into the crimson shell of her ear. "I'll help clean you off."

"O-Okay…~"An ecstatic jolt zipped from her core and upwards. His hands roamed over her skin, mapping out the curves of her hips and breasts, groping tenderly yet possessively with calloused fingers. "Hey, big boy, there's no need—"

Tai reached up and caressed Vernal's jawline, and turned her head as to where he could claim her lips. The contact, gentle yet fierce, made her arch back into him and grind against the blond's slick shaft. Vernal kissed him back, her tongue coiling past his as she revelled in their muscles pressing up against each other, and the way Raven's ex pawed at a breast, playing with its pebbly nipple, and another hand snaking its way around and past a small triangle of brown curls.

Her body tensed and quivered.

She reached back as much as she could, feeling up Tai's strong hips and the slope of his lower back; the muscle and strength coiling beneath would soon be put to good.

But first…

x.x.x

The cool, slippery surface of the rocks behind the waterfall was perhaps not the safest support, but Vernal had little choice (nor did she care) as she braced herself with one hand and pushed out her backside with another hand firmly fisting blond hair to keep the older man's face right where she wanted him.

Tai pressed his face against the bandit's sex, eating her out with gusto. The water didn't seem as cold as it had at first, what with half his body submerged, as he kneeled in place and cupped the tan curves of Verna's ass as he lapped up her arousal. Her scent was strong, musky and intermingling with a myriad of others Tai couldn't quite place, but it only drove him further into lust.

"Yes…Fuck, that's it…Right there!" Vernal exclaimed over the sound of the waterfall. She pulled him closer and stuck out her hindquarters more, keeping the old man in place while her legs trembled. "Yes yes yes keep going! Mmh! Oooh I can t-tell you've had a lot of practice!"

Tai would've chuckled if he wasn't preoccupied. She wasn't wrong; both Raven and Summer had loved when he ate them out and always insisted he did it before anything.

And as Vernal came for the umpteenth time, sullying his mouth in the process, Tai made sure to give this young woman the same loving treatment as he had in the past; it wouldn't do if he lost his touch.

x.x.x

Their wild throes were drowned out by the sound of the waterfall.

Vernal braced herself against the rocks as Tai hammered his hips, sheathing his turgid cock fully with each thrust; he gripped her hips, keeping her steady, but his strength pushed the bandit-woman forward with the speed of a piston-engine.

She cried out, her shrill litany lost to the nature. Her inner walls clamped down as she tensed up, pleasure raking at her senses as Vernal attempted to ground herself. Ecstasy rolled like the ebb and flow, her pussy stretched from the blond's girth and length as he reached spots with alarming accuracy.

It was more than she had expected – more than she bargained for. And she loved it with a passion.

And judging from Taiyang's string of moans and husky utterance of her name, the feeling was mutual. He pummelled her sex with his cock, a slave to the euphoria assaulting his pleasure-receptors and trembled over his shaft with building pressure.

"Vernal," she heard him call out. It was difficult to hear him, but she knew – she could feel him edging closer.

Her voice lost to moans, she merely met his hips with her own. He took the hint, palmed the curves of her pert ass and slapped them for good measure before his fingers dug into her skin as he erupted inside of her, driving them both to a swift high in a torrent of heat.

"That…was…amazing," Vernal stated, unsure if the blond man even heard her. "How about we wash each other before continuing?"

x.x.x

Tai carefully arched his head back, lost in the blissful trance as he tenderly petted and stroke the brunette's bobbing head she sucked him off, cleaning his still erect dick thoroughly.

They kept at it until the wind began to bite, but the tryst continued as they returned back to the Xiao Long-Rose house, with few breaks in-between the mindless rutting; for Vernal it was to milk this newfound discovery for as long as she could, and for Tai it was all about ending his dry-spell with a proper bang.

Raven opened a portal via her link to Vernal while she read a book – small collection of haikus – and simply waited. After a couple of minutes past she finally looked up, stone-faced, when Vernal finally stumbled through.

The girl's short hair was ruffled and her clothes dishevelled. The collar was askew and her face was flushed. "I-I have returned, boss."

"Yes, I can see that. And it seems like you enjoyed your stay."

The brunette flinched and straightened. "I, uhm—"

"Did you see my daughter?"

Vernal cleared her throat. "…No. Apparently she headed to Mistral a little while back."

Raven clicked her tongue and looked away, pondering. "I see. Very well. I guess you can view this as your little vacation."

"Y-Yes, of course. We, ah—"

"Yep, he's packing. I know," Raven commented, eyes glued to her book. "Oh, and if you don't take the pills, just dump the kid at his place. That's what I did."

"Hey, uh, dad? Why is there a baby wrapped in blankets in a basket at our doorstep?"

Taiyang sputtered out his coffee as a chill ran down his spine.