Don't Be Expecting Some Kind Of Happy Ending

by SevenTenEleven

Being on a team is one thing. Being in a relationship is another. And being /next/ to a relationship… A story of trust and of loss, told to someone who might need to hear it. [Another STRQ fic, trying to put together a backstory of the Rose / Xiao Long / Branwen household without using Flown North (Summer/Qrow). Canon-compliant through Volume 6, no direct spoilers past Volume 4.]

9. Interlude II

"So you're saying I'm like your sister."

"I wouldn't say anyone's like my sister."

"Then why are you telling me all this?"

"Believe me, I'm beginning to wonder."

"…"

"Okay. Believe it or not, I'm not trying to…compare you to her. In fact, it's not really about her at all."

"It sure sounds like it is. You started this story with her, and she's the one who left. But I'm doing it to protect them."

"I understand. Believe me, I do. But I think you're reading more into it than I'm actually saying."

"If it's not about that then what?"

"You'll have to keep listening. The story's not over."