What is she doing now?

During the last several minutes, Blake was trying to read any novel she could get her hands on. Which was a lot, considering she was in a library. For the most part, she read the summaries and skimmed through the pages, waiting for something to catch her eye.

Shelves and shelves surrounded the pair. For the town Carnation being so small, the library was large and devoid of people. It'd been relatively quiet until Blake walked in with Yang.

Yang, on the other hand, treated the library like a park. She was doing anything but reading books and instead, stacking them on top of her head. She must've grown bored of waiting for Blake to pick a book and decided to entertain herself.

Quirking a small smile, Blake gazed at her partner. "How old are you again?"

Ignoring her question, Yang asked. "Did you pick a book yet?"

She didn't sound bored. More like curious. Any book Blake picked, Yang would probably read.

"There was this one romance that caught my attention," the faunus recalled as she made her way over to the familiar shelf. "Guess I'll get it."

"Wait, wait," Yang stood from her chair with a smug grin like she was up to something. "I got one, look."

Suspicious, the faunus glanced at her. In Yang's grasp was a smaller book. It was pink with the scientific symbols for male and female. She didn't need to read the title to figure out what it was about.

Intrigued, Blake grabbed the book from her. "This is…"

Yang was more than happy to let her check it out.

"The world's most detailed porn book," Yang said eagerly like she'd already read a good chunk of information. "Look, it shows the best hand motions, speeds, positions, what to eat before and after, signs of STDs… everything."

"Woah..." Blake mumbled, thinking she'd never encountered a book this detailed and graphic as she flipped through the pages. "It even tells you where the good spots are..."

While Blake was interested in the topic, she herself had never had sex. That didn't mean she didn't like reading about it. A good chunk of her books hidden in her room had some… erotic scenes.

When the faunus realized that she and Yang were reading a porn book together, Blake's cheeks flushed. Yang, on the other hand, was grinning widely. She was enjoying herself a little too much.

In amusement, Yang pointed to an image. "It uses the vagina as an apple," this earned a light giggle. "They compared a vagina to an apple."

"That's- one way to explain it," Blake said. "Wait, what are we doing?"

The reality of the situation slowly dawned on her as they stared at the explicit book.

"My dear Blake," Yang addressed teasingly. "We're enjoying a sex book together."

Although Yang was acting casual about it, Blake was still flustered even though she knew a lot about this kind of thing. Swiftly, the faunus closed the book to meet her crewmate's gaze.

"We're using our precious time on land to read about sex?"

From Blake's tone, Yang gathered she was unimpressed. They were both practically adults, so they could handle the content. The reality of it didn't make it any less bizarre.

"I see no problems with this," Yang said with a cocky grin, liking her crewmate's expression. "Hey, hey, are we gonna buy it?"

Yang asked the question so eagerly that it was hard to say no. Besides, Blake's read plenty of romance novels. Content like this didn't faze her. It only made her flustered because she read about it with Yang of all people.

"What am I going to do with you?" the faunus teased, feeling a light sensation in her stomach as her heart skipped a beat.

Fondly, Yang wrapped an arm around the shorter girl's shoulders. "You know you love me, just admit it."

From that, Blake's cheeks got even redder if that was possible. Curse Yang and her lovable personality!

"You're okay, I guess," Blake said in a monotone voice.

"Not even great?" Yang egged her on. "Cuz I think I'm pretty great."

"Sure," Blake simply said.

"Are we gonna get it?" Yang asked again, hopeful.

"'Are we gonna get it' she asks," Blake quoted, which earned a pleading expression. "Of course we are. We need to read this."

"Yes!" Yang pumped her fist in the air. "Since you read Ninjas of Love, nothin' fazes you."

"W-what're you talking about?" Blake asked, trying not to stammer. "I don't-"

From that, Yang cut her off. "I've seen your secret collection, Blake. There's nothin' to be ashamed of."

In response, Blake 's cheeks heated up again. Embarrassment didn't begin to describe what she was feeling.

"We gotta make sure Rubes never sees it," the blonde mentioned, trying to take the embarrassment away.

"Or Weiss," Blake added, thinking it'd be amusing to watch her reaction to finding the book.

"The princess would faint from embarrassment. Ruby, too," Yang softly chuckled. "Should we 'accidentally' leave it out in a common area for them to find?"

"We've tortured them enough," Blake grinned from the idea. "Don't get me started on what would happen if Qrow found it."

"Fair," Yang agreed without hesitation. "They're going to ask what we got. Should we say nothing?"

"That might be for the best."


This looks disgusting.

Intrigued by the various fruits, Qrow stared at the black banana. It emitted its own stench as he scrunched his nostrils. The vendor should have thrown it out days ago.

Who would buy that?

With a bag full of food in hand, Qrow wandered around the town looking for more food. His kiddos ate like pigs sometimes. When he thinks he'd bought enough, he would go to get more. It was never enough. His crew annihilated- inhaled- food like air.

Generally, Qrow knew what his kiddos liked to eat. They liked tons of foods and weren't picky. He considered himself lucky that his kiddos didn't absolutely despise any kind of food. As long as they could eat it, they were happy. And that's all that mattered.

They should like this, Qrow thought as he fiddled with a red apple. I wonder what the Schnee wants.

Since taking her onboard, Qrow had been on his toes. On guard for any threat at all times. His kiddos had no idea who they accepted on board. Weiss Schnee. The sole heiress to the multi-billion gold Schnee Dust Company.

If Weiss hadn't covered her face during this little pitstop, Qrow would have done it himself.

While walking around, Qrow focused most of his attention on random posters. It'd only been a few days since taking Weiss on board, but Qrow couldn't be too careful. If Jacques Schnee had noticed her disappearance by now, there was a good chance Weiss' picture would be displayed somewhere.

So far, they were in the clear.

He's so uptight, Qrow thought with a smirk. I wish I could see his face when he finds out his last daughter ditched him.

It took a lot of thought, but Qrow decided to keep quiet about exactly who Weiss was. No matter what, his kiddos wanted to take her in and accepted her.

When it came down to it, Qrow didn't think it mattered if they knew. They wouldn't change their minds no matter what. In fact, they may feel more inclined to help her if- when- they find out. It was only a matter of time.

Weiss could run from her name all she wants, but it would catch up to her eventually. Qrow knew that. The question was whether or not she'd mention it on her own, or if something else would expose that.

Casually, Qrow glanced over his shoulder with a yawn. There was a figure in the corner of his vision. Not many people were out and about, so his suspicions had been raised. For a while now, this person had been following him.

Acting like nothing was wrong, Qrow continued on his path. He had no idea where he was going, but a discreet alleyway caught his eye.

He's probably gonna try to rob me and take my food, Qrow thought, rolling his eyes. Amateur.

Robberies occurred often. Especially in the rundown parts of town. Qrow was sure he'd be a victim many times over if he wasn't a huntsman. This was nothing new to him and it was time to find out who the wannabe thief is.

Suddenly, Qrow veered into the vacant alleyway. The shadows provided the perfect cover for what he planned to do.

As expected, the person tailing him followed. He recoiled when a random blackbird cawed and zipped passed him with the bag of food trapped in its beak.

Now above the man, Qrow caught a symbol he knew far too well.

Three tiger stripes clawed into the man's shoulder.

They know we're here. The bastards.

From the sight, Qrow resisted his urge to kill the man right then and there, but he had a job to do. He had to alert his kiddos of the dangers in this town.

They weren't people to mess with. Scratch that, they weren't people. They were scum. The lowest of the low. They were Hell on Remnant.

Determined to alert his crew, Qrow soared above the town. With sturdy wings, he glided in search of his kiddos.

We have to get out of here.


Qrow you sneaky bastard! Look at you knowing more than you let on.

Stay dandy,

~Toto