Chapter 15: Haven
The Next Day, 25th March 16 BBY, 9:00 am…
"Wake up, lazybutt!"
As if on instinct, Nathan shot up and awake as he heard Nora's voice, before then looking on and smiling as he saw Ren slowly doing the same.
"Good morning, good morning, good morning, it's morning!" Nora sang along as she danced around Ren.
Nathan smirked as he observed the daily Nora wake-up call, taking a deep satisfied breath before looking to Jaune and Pyrrha, smirking as he saw them just about waking up as well.
"Morning, Nate." Jaune said with a tired smile as he and Pyrrha got to their feet.
"Morning." Nathan responded, getting up and off of the bedroll that'd been provided for him, taking a moment to look around.
"First time in a while, huh?"
Nathan looked to see Pyrrha had joined him, and nodded. "Just like the Beacon days." He said.
Pyrrha nodded. "Anyway; so Ruby just messaged Jaune saying they're all at a nearby stream bathing for the day. We should probably join them."
"Yeah. Can't fuck Jaune whilst smelling like a fucking sewer." Nathan joked.
Pyrrha half blushed half rolled her eyes at the joke from Nathan, lightly slapping his arm as Nora and Ren finally finished their routine.
"Alright, boss-man; what's the plan?" Nora asked as she skipped over to Jaune.
"Ruby and the others are at a nearby stream bathing." Jaune replied. "We're gonna join them, bathe ourselves, then probably start thinking about finally getting to Haven."
"Jason was on about calling the clones in to transport us, so we're looking at a solid hour or so before they get here." Nathan pointed out. "So… let's get ready while we can."
Jaune nodded as they all gathered their things and headed for the stream specified by Ruby.
Whilst they walked, Nathan smiled to find Pyrrha sidle up and snuggle up to him. Holding her close, Nathan took a happy breath. Now all that remained was for him to reunite with Blake.
The stream, fifteen minutes later…
"There they are!"
Nathan grinned as he saw Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Kanan, Jason, Rex and Ahsoka already at the stream, clearly about to start bathing given some of them were in the process of starting to strip naked.
"Morning, peeps!" Nathan called out. "We'll go bathe over here!" Gesturing to a nearby spot of the stream.
The others nodded, at which the recently reunited Team JNNPR all headed for the vacant part of the stream, starting to strip naked themselves.
As he stripped, Nathan once more found himself thinking of Blake. He wondered how she'd react if she saw him stripping naked like this. He smiled as he knew she would probably dive onto him for some lovemaking in front of everyone. Wouldn't have been the first time, either.
Nathan then saw Yang; still not full naked but clad in just her bra and panties, leading Kanan away from the rest of the group. Speaking of lovemaking, he thought to himself, chuckling. It made nothing but sense to him for Yang and Kanan to be sneaking off for some sex of their own.
He would probably have done the same with Blake.
With Yang and Kanan…
It took precisely thirty seconds before Kanan finally grabbed and pinned Yang against a tree, hungrily claiming her lips with his as his hands caressed her body, reaching up and unhooking her bra to free her breasts before claiming them in his mouth and hand.
"Fuck… gods yes, Kanan…" Yang mewled as Kanan resumed their activities from the previous night.
Kanan felt himself hardening just at Yang's pleasured remarks, nibbling on one of Yang's nipples whilst pinching the other, switching breasts and doing the exact same, immediately grunting as he felt Yang reaching between them and gripping his shaft, starting to jerk him off.
In response, Kanan slid his free hand between Yang's legs to her already soaking pussy, eagerly anticipating the fresh round of lovemaking between the two lovers.
Yang gasped and jolted within moments, moaning softly with every one of Kanan's pleasurable ministrations. "Gods, Kanan… don't stop…" Yang begged.
"I don't intend to…" Kanan replied huskily as he slipped two fingers inside of Yang.
With Nathan…
It didn't take long for Nathan to finish bathing. All he really needed to do was scrub down his body as well as do his hair a little. Thankfully, Raven had provided some soap and hair shampoo that she said should naturally flow with the water once it was finished with.
Drying himself off, Nathan donned his attire once again, checking Phoenix's Breath over before holstering it.
Sitting on the side of the stream, Nathan once more took to thinking of Blake.
It'd nearly been seven months since he'd last seen her, two weeks since he'd heard her voice on Kanan's scroll.
He sighed. He could only pray that it wouldn't be too long before he could reunite with Blake again.
Nathan figured he'd better talk with Kanan about it, before anything else. Nodding, he decided that'd be what he did as soon as Kanan and Yang were finished bathing and fucking.
"Thinking about Blake, are we?"
Nathan looked to see Pyrrha had joined him, now dressed herself. "Yeah… now I've met back up with you guys… can finally allow myself to start thinking about reuniting with her."
Pyrrha smiled. "You going to talk with Kanan about it? I'm sure he'll be happy to help."
"I plan to." Nathan replied. "Once Kanan and Yang are done fucking each other's brains out in private."
Pyrrha giggled. "And yet I know that if it were you and Blake in their position; you'd be doing the exact same thing."
"Guilty as charged, Pyrrha." Nathan responded.
"Mind if I call the police then? Oh, wait." Pyrrha joked, making herself and Nathan laugh.
Nathan took a deep, happy breath before pulling Pyrrha close. "I missed this." He said. "Being about to laugh about anything with you. Even if it's about my currently non-existent sex-life."
"Won't be long until it is very much existent." Pyrrha responded with a giggle. "Knowing you and Blake, it'd be surprising if you go a week without having sex once you reunite."
Nathan snorted. "You're not wrong there, Pyrrha. Gods, I'm so fucking pent up it isn't even-"
"GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM US, YOU PERVERT!"
Nathan and Pyrrha jumped up at the alarmed cry from Yang, and Nathan was sprinting to their location within moments, seeing someone running away.
Pursuing them, Nathan rapidly caught up, tackling them to the floor and grabbing them by the hair.
Just in time for whoever it was to piston a fist straight into Nathan's face.
Black spots danced around in Nathan's field of vision momentarily, allowing his opponent to press his attack with a left hook, followed up by a boot to the gut.
Shaking his head to clear it of the cobwebs, Nathan managed to duck the next set of attacks from his adversary, which he now realised was the man that'd ordered him, Jason, Weiss and Kanan to drop their weapons the previous night.
Blocking another kick, Nathan countered by hurling it away from him and behind the man, causing his opponent to fall flat on his face.
As they got to their feet, Nathan pressed his attack, performing an axe kick to the back of their head before spinning around and driving his forearm straight into the man's face, knocking them over.
Within moments, the guy had drawn his gun, only to find it shot out of his hand, along with several fingers.
Lowering Phoenix's Breath whilst the man screamed with agony, Nathan looked to see Raven rushing over.
"What's going on here?!" She demanded, looking at both Nathan and her subordinate angrily.
"This fucking creep decided he wanted to peep in on me and Kanan as we were… having sex." Yang said as she and Kanan joined them.
"Knew you had nice tits, sweetheart." The man remarked, only to suffer a stomp from Nathan onto his injured hand, screaming in pain.
Raven glared daggers at the man before saying: "Shay… you have one hour to grab your shit and get the fuck out of my camp."
"I ain't going nowhere, bitch!" Shay spat.
"Yes you are, otherwise, I'm going to let Nathan here shoot off both of your balls, kneecap you, and leave you for the Grimm!" Raven snarled. "Spying on the other women was bad enough; but spying on my daughter whilst she bathes and has sex with her boyfriend is crossing the line. So I'll say again; One hour to get the fuck out of my camp before I let Nathan show you real pain."
At that, Shay got to his feet, glaring daggers at Raven before walking off.
"I'll tail him; make sure he doesn't try anything." Raven said as she followed him.
Nathan then looked to Yang, who was only dressed in a towel. "You okay, Yang?" He asked, placing an arm around her.
Yang nodded. "Yeah… just pissed than another man not named Kanan saw my tits."
Nathan chuckled. "Well; maybe I'll shoot his eyes out, too. Make sure he can never see another pair again."
Yang snorted. "Good. Now; I had better get back to bathing and getting dressed. Being spied on kinda kills the mood sexually."
"Unless it's something you get off on." Nathan teased.
Yang rolled her eyes. "Save it for when Blake's around for you." She said, lightly punching Nathan's arm before turning and walking back the way she came.
Nathan nodded before the rest of the gang joined him. "Well; best wait for Yang and Kanan to finish up." Nathan said. "Then we'll rejoin the others and hopefully, get to see Shay leave the camp so Yang can get her pound of flesh."
Outside the camp…
Shay was just about to leave as they returned.
His bag was packed, and he was blindfolded as Raven's second in command Vernal led him out.
Vernal was a young woman with tan-coloured skin, short brown hair and icy blue eyes, alongside a tattoo of a bird rising from flowers on her left arm. She was wearing her usual outfit of a light brown vest with dark brown panels on the top and a dark brown buckled strap on the back, over a torn white shirt that was partially unbuttoned revealing what appeared to be a black bra, alongside a collar that appears to be slightly turned up behind her neck.
Additionally, Vernal was wearing maroon-coloured jeans with the right side rolled up to her thigh revealing the dark pink lining alongside a brown belt with a pouch attached to the right side. She also wore dark brown calf guards with one having a garter styled strap that went under her rolled-up pant leg, along with a pair of beige and dark brown lace-up boots with folded over sides, showing over the white lining accompanied by a pair of maroon socks that partially covered her calf guards.
Completing her look were dark brown fingerless gloves of different sizes, with the right being wrist length with a large cuff whilst the other was elbow length and covered with a dark brown vambrace. Lastly, she wore a narrow dark brown choker strap around her neck.
"Hey guys. Raven's inside. We're breaking camp so that we can move someplace else." Vernal said. "Just so Mr Pervert here doesn't sell us out."
"Fuck you, bitch." Shay said, earning him a brutal punch from Vernal.
"I'm sorry; last time I dared to let you; you came inside me after I told you not to and risked getting me pregnant!" Vernal snapped.
"Ain't that a pretty sight? Little Shay D. Mann the Second growing inside of ya…" Shay mused creepily.
"I'm done with this." Yang snarled, stepping forward before delivering a vicious right hook to Shay's face that sent the former bandit tribe member flying far, far away from the camp. She then looked at Vernal.
"Shit… remind me not to piss you off." Vernal remarked.
"Don't turn on my mom, and you won't need to." Yang responded with a smile before they all entered the camp, seeing Raven overseeing the breakdown of her tent.
Raven saw them and walked over, saying: "As much as I hate to admit it; it's probably time you guys all headed to Haven. You have a mission to complete after all."
"It's fine." Jason said as he stepped forward. "I called in some transport on the way back here. They should be here within the hour."
Raven nodded, sighing sadly before looking to Yang. "Guess this means we can't spend as much time together as I might have hoped." She said.
Yang frowned. "Wish I could stay longer… but I get you have to make sure no-one can find you."
"Unless I want to be found." Raven responded with a warm smile.
Yang smiled back before then hugging Raven.
Raven then looked at Kanan, saying: "You had better keep a good eye on my daughter, young man. Elsewise, there will be hell for you to pay that will trump any torture the Empire might have in store for you."
Kanan chuckled before saying: "Coming from you; I'm definitely living in fear of upsetting Yang from now on."
Raven nodded and patted Kanan on the cheek before addressing Nathan. "I hope you reunite with Blake soon, Nathan. From what Yang's told me… the two of you belong together."
Nathan nodded. "I plan to soon, Raven. Mark my words."
Raven smiled, then turned her attention once again to the breakdown of her tribe's camp.
Nathan then looked to Jason, who folded his arms.
"Guess all we can do now is wait." Jason remarked.
"Yeah… much as I fucking hate waiting." Nathan muttered, making Jason chuckle.
Within the hour…
"Good to see you again, commander." Blaze called out as he descended the ramp towards Nathan and the others.
"Likewise, Captain." Nathan replied, turning to the rest of his friends. "Guys, this is ARC Captain Blaze. He was my second in command for most of the Clone Wars."
As everyone greeted the captain, Blaze looked to Nathan. "This everyone?" He asked politely.
"Sure is." Nathan replied. "Everyone; get on board! We're leaving ASAP."
The gang all nodded and passed Nathan on the way up to the ship.
Save for Yang, who was stood nearby with Raven as the last of the camp was being broken down.
"I wish you could come with us, Mom." Yang was saying.
"Me too." Raven responded. "But as the leader of the tribe… I sadly have to put them first for the time being. But rest assured that the moment we are settled in our new site; I'll notify you and we can spend some more time together."
Yang smiled. "I hope so… I… I told you when we first spoke that I met you expecting to hate you. But… after two weeks together… I can safely say that I don't hate you at all. Ozpin put you in a position he had no right putting you in; no matter how badly he needed you. And… while I still haven't completely forgiven you for staying away completely… I'm getting there. And… I am trying to find it in me to love you like I did Summer."
Raven shook her head. "Don't do that to yourself, Yang. I told you that I don't ever want to replace Summer in your heart. I may be the woman who gave birth to you; but Summer is your mother through and through. I only hope to just have something resembling the bond between you two for myself. Though the gods know I don't deserve it."
"You're trying though." Yang said encouragingly. "And that's all I ever wanted. To know you made some effort for me. And about you not deserving it… you do. Leaving me wasn't your decision… it was what you were forced to do by Ozpin. Nobody should blame you for that. Least of all; the daughter he forced you to leave behind."
Raven smiled before pulling Yang into a warm, loving hug, holding her close. "Go Yang. And know your birth mother loves you."
Yang smiled herself before breaking away from Raven, stepping up and over to the shuttle, waving goodbye to her mother before joining Nathan at the ramp.
"Ready?" Nathan asked Yang.
Yang nodded. "Let's go."
Nathan then brought Yang inside before shouting: "Jet! Get us out of here!"
Within moments of Nathan's order, the shuttle had lifted off and was flying off to Haven at last.
As they all settled down for the journey, Nathan sat with Kanan and Yang. "Yo, Kanan… can we talk about something?"
"Would this 'something' pertain to you finally reuniting with Blake?" Kanan asked.
Nathan nodded. "Yeah… I was wondering if you'd be willing to travel to Menagerie as soon as possible in order to help facilitate it."
"Don't even need to ask, Nathan." Kanan replied, smiling. "I'd be happy to help."
Nathan smiled and headed off to relay his request to Jet in the cockpit. Blake felt more within reach than ever. And Nathan could not be a happier man than he was in that moment.
Haven Academy, 11:45 am…
Nathan led the way down the ramp of the shuttle as it lowered, looking around before his eyes settled on the person clearly assigned to be their welcoming committee. "Oh, you've got to be shitting me…"
Stood a few feet away was a familiar looking young monkey faunus with short, spiky blonde hair and blue eyes that were currently staring intently at Nathan. He was wearing the same two red wrist bracers over black fingerless gloves and that same open loose-collared white jacket with no shirt underneath, displaying a well-muscled physique. He was also wearing the same blue cargo pants tied up with a white belt with a chain hanging from the belt loop on the right side of his pants, alongside white bandages on his legs. As well as this of course, the man was sporting black and yellow sneakers and a black cord necklace around his neck, from which was hung a pendant displaying a crouching monkey.
The two stared one another down before the man took a few steps forward so he was mere inches away from Nathan.
"Nathan… thought you'd been killed at Beacon." The man said, his voice showing none of the cheerfulness and cocky nature Nathan had come to remember him for.
"You'd have probably liked that, wouldn't you, Sun?" Nathan fired back icily. "Still salty over what happened at Beacon eighteen months ago?"
Sun Wukong's fists clenched as he glowered at Nathan, a look Nathan returned towards him.
"Okay, okay… I get there's something between you two; but it can wait." Jason said as he stepped between them. "Look; Sun, wasn't it? We just got here and need some accommodations. Mind hooking us up?"
Sun looked to Jason, then to Nathan, a simple look of 'later' crossing both ways before saying: "Fine. And don't worry. We had you guys hooked up the moment we heard you were coming. Follow me."
With that, the leader of Team SSSN spun on his heel and walked off, followed suit by the gang.
Feeling Jason nudge him; Nathan looked to his friend, who mouthed:
"What's his problem?"
"Old romantic rival of mine." Nathan replied quietly. "During mine and Blake's first real rough patch early into our relationship, he punched me in the face thinking I was in the wrong. I was, but was bent on resolving it. Figure his dislike of me's been festering ever since."
Jason nodded understanding, mouthing: "This gonna be a problem?"
"Only if he makes it one." Nathan mouthed back.
Jason once more nodded, as before long, Sun stopped and said:
"This is it."
The gang looked to see a large, spacious three storey house laid out before them, to which Nathan looked to Sun, who produced several keys, one of which he reluctantly handed to Nathan.
Nathan nodded thanks before watching as Sun left.
His attention was then caught by Jason as the older Jedi walked to the front door.
"Well…" Jason said. "Let's see what our new home looks like." With that, he unlocked the door and stepped inside.
Nathan followed shortly thereafter, finding himself greeted by the living room, at the centre of which was a rectangular coffee table surrounded by two couches and a chair. Behind the coffee table and chairs in the very centre of the house looked to be a small, multi-story enclosed garden with glass walls. From the front door of the house, the kitchen looked to the right, and behind the glass room was likely where the dining area was.
On the right side of the living room was a staircase leading up and another leading down.
Nathan then looked to Jason, who gestured upstairs.
"Let's get rooms sorted out."
Nathan nodded. "If there are any bedrooms with a king-sized bed… those should go to our resident couples. So that's Jaune and Pyrrha, Yang and Kanan, Ruby and Weiss, Nora and Ren, and me and Blake."
"Agreed." Jason accepted. "Well… make yourselves at home, everyone."
Nathan nodded as they all headed upstairs.
With Yang and Kanan…
The moment they entered a bedroom that had a queen-sized bed, Yang immediately stepped inside and ushered Kanan inside, setting down her bag.
Kanan did the same, before looking at Yang. "Yang… you know I can't stay long."
"I know." Yang replied. "But that shouldn't mean we can't make the most of it." At that, she grabbed Kanan's collar and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
Kanan returned the kiss and deepened it as he pulled Yang closer, beginning to unzip her jacket.
It wasn't long before both of their clothes had mostly been discarded on the floor, leaving them in nothing but their underwear as they took their increasingly heated make-out session into the bathroom.
Kanan momentarily broke away from Yang to turn his attention to the shower, turning it on before looking to Yang, finding himself frozen in place as he saw she was now completely naked.
"We never finished what we started earlier…" Yang cooed coyly, stepping past Kanan and entering the shower.
The sight of Yang's naked body being coated in the hot water was enough for Kanan's shaft to harden within moments, and he soon joined Yang in the shower, pinning her up against the wall and claiming her lips in a fierce kiss.
Yang responded by jumping up and wrapping her legs around his waist, saying: "Take me, Kanan… And don't bother being gentle about it…"
Kanan nodded, before lining himself up and spearing Yang with his member, sending a loud gasp of pleasure out of Yang as he drove himself hard inside her.
"Fuck…" Yang mewled.
"Oh I'll fuck you, alright…" Kanan replied as he brought himself halfway out of Yang, only to shove himself inside her with a powerful thrust.
Yang responded with a loud moan, and another, and another as Kanan began to drive into her hard and fast, picking up where he had left off this morning.
Yang's resultant pleasure was volcanic, as her moans and screams of pleasure were soon filling the room with every thrust from Kanan. "Fuck yes, Kanan! Don't you fucking dare stop!"
"I never have!" Kanan declared. "And I. Never. Will!" He added loudly, matching each word and sentence with a deep, powerful thrust before picking his pace back up to a hard, fast pace again.
But at this pace; Kanan knew he couldn't last forever, feeling his end coming.
Given Yang's expressions, plus the increasing tightness of her walls around his shaft, Kanan could guess Yang was in the same boat.
"Kanan…" Yang suddenly begged. "Finish me…"
"I plan to…" Kanan replied, slowing down to hard, deep thrusts until finally, Yang's orgasmic scream echoed throughout the room as her walls clamped down on Kanan like a constrictor snake, showing she had came.
Within moments, Kanan howled to indicate his own climax, cum being blasted deep inside Yang with every thrust Kanan drove into her until their orgasmic pleasure finally subsided, and their foreheads met as they caught their breath.
As they caught their breath, Kanan leaned in and kissed Yang, sealing their union with further expression of the love they shared with each other.
Breaking the kiss, Kanan slowly but gently pulled out, setting Yang down as cum oozed out from between Yang's legs.
Their eyes met again, and Kanan said: "I'd better grab some condoms during my stay in Menagerie. Don't want to risk getting you pregnant."
Yang nodded. "We'd better shower. Got to have you looking your best."
Kanan grinned as Yang grabbed some of the provided toiletries and began to wash him. He could get used to this treatment whenever he and Yang had sex in the shower.
Later that evening, with Nathan…
A knock on the door drew Nathan's attention, and he looked up from the book he'd been quietly reading and called out: "Come in!"
The door crept open, and in walked Pyrrha.
Nathan smiled and used the Force to drag a chair over, allowing her to sit with him. "Hey." He said softly.
"Hey." Pyrrha replied, smiling warmly, closing the door behind her as she walked to the chair Nathan had dragged over for her and sat with him. "Been a while since you and I spent time together like this." She remarked.
Nathan nodded. "Last time was just before the Fall of Beacon." Nathan said. "Do you still have that photo we took?"
Pyrrha smiled. "I used to look at it before going to sleep every night." She replied. "Consider it my way of hoping you would be okay."
"I'm here now, aren't I?" Nathan asked.
"You are." Pyrrha answered, taking a deep, happy breath.
"So… how're things between you and Vomit-Boy?" Nathan inquired.
Pyrrha giggled at the invocation of Jaune's nickname. "They've never been better. One of the benefits of our separation was that it brought me and Jaune closer together. To… to the point he's told me he is considering proposing to me."
"You're shitting me. Really?" Nathan asked, grinning ear to ear.
"He is definitively planning on asking for my hand in marriage." Pyrrha replied. "He's been asking what kind of ring I would like and everything."
"So what happened to you wanting to wait three years before even thinking about getting married?" Nathan asked.
"Well… given the rather precarious state of affairs we find ourselves in most of the time… I feel like the time that has passed will suffice." Pyrrha replied. "And what about you? Are you considering proposing to Blake?"
Nathan sighed. "Gotta reunite with her first."
"You will, Nathan." Pyrrha said encouragingly. "After that… all smooth sailing, if I may dare prophesise what may come."
Nathan snorted. "Fuck prophecy. I make my own destiny, Pyrrha. And come hell or high water… Blake is part of that destiny."
Pyrrha smiled just as there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Nathan called out again.
The door swung open, to reveal the familiar visage of Ahsoka in the doorway.
"Ahsoka; hey!" Nathan said, standing up and ushering her into the room, pulling her a seat as well; at which Pyrrha stood up. "You don't have to go, Pyrrha." Nathan said gently.
Pyrrha smiled softly. "As much as I'd love to be around you… you and Ahsoka deserve this time together after so long apart." With that, Pyrrha departed the room, leaving Nathan and Ahsoka alone together.
The two long time best friends soon looked at one another, now unsure what to say.
"So… I keep hearing about Blake." Ahsoka said, sitting forward. "How long have you two been together?"
"Roughly about eighteen months." Nathan responded. "That's if you want to count the time we weren't allowed to see each other whilst I was under Ironwood's thumb. If not; then we were roughly together for a year before the Fall of Beacon." Nathan sighed. "And in that time; I've not seen her face at all, save for what little photos I have of her. I only heard her voice again nearly two weeks ago; right before Ironwood's 'test'. Right now… all I want is to be in her arms and have her in mine."
Ahsoka smiled. "Well; with Kanan having left to go to Menagerie; I'd say you're well on your way to finally seeing her again."
"I know. Just kinda wish I'd gone with him." Nathan replied.
Ahsoka chuckled. "Should have realised that the moment you made the suggestion." She said.
Nathan rolled his eyes. "But in a way… doing it this way makes it feel more… earned. Like I've waited months for this moment; just need to wait a few more days at most."
Ahsoka nodded. "Yeah…"
The two both sat in silence for a number of moments before Nathan said:
"But enough of my love life. How about yours? Did you ever hook up with Lux?"
A blush quickly found Ahsoka's face as she looked away. "Um…"
"I found him!"
Ahsoka and Nathan looked towards the direction of the noise, then at each other.
"What the fuck…?" Nathan mused as he stood up and left the room, Ahsoka following suit as they descended the stairs to the living room, finding Ruby joining them as well.
"What is going on out there?!" Ruby asked as they entered the room. "Can't a girl read her comics in peace?"
A loud burp drew their attention, and Nathan watched as Ruby face-palmed, looking at who had burped.
Qrow was lying on one of the sofas in the living room, clearly drunk.
"Qrow, did you get drunk again?" Ruby asked exasperatedly.
"Maybe…" Qrow drunkenly slurred.
"Oh. You have silver eyes."
Nathan looked to finally notice the stranger in the room:
It was a young boy in roughly his mid-teens, short in stature with tanned skin, dark brown hair and hazel-coloured eyes. He had a faint perpetual blush on his cheeks, alongside numerous freckles.
He was wearing a dirty and scuffed white shirt with laces across the chest and sleeves rolled up to his elbows. There is a pocket on the left tricep. Orange suspenders held up olive-coloured pants, which were tucked into worn, brown boots. The pants had been patched over the knee, and a quilted cloth hung loosely out of his left pocket. He was wearing orange gloves, with green straps overlapping across the back of the hand in an X shape, and around the wrist. Completing his appearance was the sight of a torn bandage around his neck.
"Who the fuck's this?" Nathan asked, glancing at the others. "Qrow's secret love child?"
"Yeah…" Ruby said as she addressed the boy. "Who…are you?"
Ignoring the chuckle from Qrow on the couch, the boy replied: "Uh… well. My name is Oscar Pine."
"Wait for it…" Qrow giddily said from the couch.
Nathan fought the urge to slap Qrow and shut him up before the boy added:
"But you probably know me as... Professor Ozpin."
Nathan's eyes widened as the rest of the gang all gasped, with Jaune taking a few steps back.
Qrow seemed to think this was the perfect moment to pump his fists in the air, exclaiming: "I did it!" Before falling off of the couch and passing out drunk.
Nathan blinked, before finally voicing what everyone else in the house was thinking:
"What the fuck?"
Nathan is probably all of us when this episode first aired.
Rest assured; Nathan will have much more to say next chapter.
Also; the addition of Sun was a late idea. But a welcome one; as it creates a bit of tension.
Anyway; enough rambling, time for some reviews!
april-551: Welcome back, my friend. As for your questions...
- I meant to imply with her absence that something terrible had happened to Joan, since I imagine Napoleon likely didn't take kindly to his wife 'betraying' him.
- You'll have to wait and see.
- They'll find it. Maybe.
Sharnorasian Empire: I think I made it pretty clear in the last chapter that Nathan knows precisely who Darth Vader is. I mean; he was in the Jedi Temple when Operation: Knightfall kicked off.
With that said; thank you all so much for taking the time to read this chapter. If you liked it; you know what to do.
I shall see you soon with the next chapter, which sees reunions and explanations.
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