Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of The Dragon and her rook. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own RWBY, Monty Oum, and Rooster Teeth do.
(Atlesian Cruiser/Flagship, Blizzard, inbound to Argus)
Yang looked over at the snow that started to gloss over the window. She looked over her shoulder and watched Skyler walk in.
"Taking in the view?" He asked and then noticed that Yang was in her pajamas. He hummed.
"I should warn you that Argus is a lot different than you expect. I've been there a few times and it's not fun to be in a trading city and second… It's where… Caroline is stationed." He said and sat on his bed while Yang slowly sat down next to him.
"Caroline?" Yang asked, raising an eyebrow, Skyler rolled his eyes.
"Firefly, if you honestly think she's some old flame of mine. I'm going to laugh." He said, Yang, crossed her legs.
"Caroline Cordovin. She's an Atlesian Specialist… She's also the most arrogant, prideful, rude, and cold soldier ever. She thinks Atlas is perfect and the greatest empire on Remnant ever. I love Atlas, it's where I was born and raised, and I proudly serve in the military? I am not a jingoist or nationalist… Atlas doesn't come before the rest of the world." He said, Yang, hummed.
"So, we're going to a city with people from Mistral, dealing with an Atlas soldier who believes Atlas is the best of the entire planet… And we're going into town in the middle of a military lockdown?" Yang asked, Skyler, sighed.
"Yes… And trying to fly there is going to get Cordo all up in arms… Ugh, I wish my uncle could come down here and tell her to screw off. She's good at her job, but god is she annoying to the point out making me wish I could have her court marshaled." Skyler muttered; Yang put her arm on his shoulder while he turned to Yang.
"I'm glad I'm traveling with you all… Atlas might not be for you… But my uncle will want the relic. We keep them from Salem, we're stopping her from doing more damage." Skyler said and then looked at her arm.
"You, ok? You've been… Sad since we got moving." Skyler said, Yang, frowned.
Skyler didn't want to annoy Yang, not for his safety, he knew that he could at the very least match Yang if it wasn't a contest of strength.
He worried more about her mental health; Yang had been having nightmares from what he had heard.
"Its… About my mom." Yang muttered and Skyler sighed before going to change into his new clothes. They would be stopping at a nearby refueling station tomorrow, Skyler knew that the ship when it docked in Atlas, would be docked for a while.
He had ways around Cordo… But he knew trying to pass into Atlas would cause problems… They had a blockade strong enough to engage an army of airborne Grimm, a single cruiser trying to slip into Mantle wouldn't go unnoticed.
"What about your mother?" Skyler asked, he wanted to avoid using Raven's name. She might have been a bandit leader, but she was still Yang's mother, and he respected that fact at least.
"I've been wondering why she keeps running. She's scared, everyone is scared. Vale gets trashed by an army of Grimm and White Fang…. I don't know why I'm so mad at what she did… She ran away when I was born." Yang said, Skyler, walked out in a blue shirt, a pair of white pajama pants, and a dark blue backup shirt if he needed it… The ship did have heating.
"Yang…" He said and put a hand on her shoulder while she turned to look at him.
"Moms don't leave for no reason. I hate my mother for treating me more like an object than a person, but she's still my mom… Not that I care to have ANYTHING to do with her or my father." Skyler muttered while he brushed off his shirt.
"Raven has been running from place to place since she's been on our radar. You shine a light on her, and she comes scuttling to the next hiding spot she can find; she has been running… She's neither on our side nor against it… She only hits people close to her so she can live to her next meal and escape… Trust me, part of her still cares about you." Skyler said.
"Yeah, because running away is perfect." Skyler heard Yang snort out.
"She wouldn't have wanted the relic 'JUST' to protect herself. Raven is a lot more dangerous without the relic… And she knows the target it puts on her to have it… Yang, I have to believe some part of Raven cares about you… She would kill you on sight if she didn't, Atlas support or no." Skyler muttered while he turned back towards the window and sighed while the couple looked at each other with amusement.
Skyler hummed.
Author notes
Phew, another chapter is done! I want to point out that the reason that I had to split this up is that I didn't have time to do a much longer chapter. The next chapter will be next Saturday or Tuesday 31st and will show Skyler and Yang continuing their talk and their relationship deepening. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!