I only own my OCs.

Blake glanced at Sorrell, who had darted over to her, upon hearing the familiar sound of what she could only guess was Yang's motorcycle, Bumblebee. Most likely bearing its one armed rider.

"Are you nervous ?"

Sorrell asked, noting how Blake's ears tracked the sound of the bike. Blake smiled and knelt down in front of him, giving a slight nod.

"I am. But not as much as I thought I would be. Just in case though, stay close?"

Sorrell grinned brightly and hugged Blake as tightly as he could manage. The cold steel of the chakrams lying flat on his arms providing some quiet sense of comfort.

"I will. I won't let big sister hurt you."

He said stubbornly, a proud smile on his face. Blake hugged him back, feeling Sun's hand on her shoulder supportively.

"Thank you little tiger."

She whispered, happy to have Sorrell there as support. She'd spoken to Ruby about what she'd done, fleeing at the first chance, and even her team leader wasn't pleased with her. She hadn't spoken to Weiss, but was prepared for a rather loud verbal lashing, and considering how physical Yang normally was, she felt she was probably overdo for a punch in the face. Hopefully one without the shotgun attached.

"She's getting closer. Her bike is getting a lot louder."

Sorrell whispered into Blake's ear, Blake humming a bit in acknowledgment. She too heard the engine of the bike getting louder and louder as Yang approached.

"Well then, looks like the whole family is here. Plus one."

Yang said, killing the engine on her bike as she approached the group on foot. Sorrell heard her coming and found himself looking up into her lilac eyes.

"Hi big sister!"

He said energetically, bouncing lightly on the balls of his feet. Him calling her his big sister was enough to jar the 19 year old into paying more attention to the little tiger faunus. His being down just enough to let her see his ears.

"Who're you?"

Raven spoke up quickly.

"My stepson. It gets weirder because he's also your cousin and I didn't know that until earlier today."

Raven explained in a rush, giving away that she actually hadn't known Sorrell was her nephew.

"But you still stuck around to raise him!"

Sorrell looked over at Blake, who'd been mostly ignored, and spoke up in defense of his stepmother.

"No she didn't. Mommy raised me. She just came to visit a lot and brought me cool gifts. I didn't even know it was her doing it until Mommy told me."

Raven smiled at how Sorrell was trying to play the peacemaker, and at least limit what Raven expected to getting punched in the face with a steel hand. Something that should heal up nicely enough with time and aura usage.

Providing that was all that happened.

"He's right. I….remarried. And basically took over a lease. Don't regret it either. Although it did hurt sometimes."

Raven said clearly, her voice just loud enough to be heard by the angered blonde.

"Hurt how? You abandoned me! You left Dad!"

Raven looked down at the mask in her hand and looked back up, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"It hurt because every time I left Sorrell with his Mother to come back and lead my Tribe he gave me the same look you gave me the night I left to protect you and Tai. It just renewed the pain! Every time I left him with Sienna not only was I feeling the pain and loneliness of leaving him behind but it felt like I was leaving YOU all over again! It didn't help that you two have the same birthday."

Raven shouted, not bothering to conceal her emotions seeing that there were tears flowing freely down her cheeks. Yang flinched back and suddenly Raven felt someone hug her and looked down to see Sorrell clinging as tightly as he could to her. Tears in his eyes as well as she picked him up. She didn't mind him nuzzling into her hair, which was something she'd basically kill anyone else for doing, and out of pure curiosity, she reached up and softly stroked his tiger ears.

She was just as surprised when Sorrell, instead of reacting negatively, let her stroke his ears. The soft and short fur feeling strangely of velvet as she pet him.

"You're letting me pet your ears?"

Raven asked, having assumed that the only one who had that right or would be given that right to have been Kali. Sorrell nodded.

"I would've let you do it a long time ago. You're my Mama."

He said calmly before cuddling her again. Yang seemed shocked by the exchange, but eventually Sorrell was let down and walked over at Yang.

"At least give Mama a chance to explain?"

He asked, not asking her to like Raven, but to give her a chance.

"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Its just that some people make bigger mistakes than others."

Yang thought about Sorrell's words and relaxed.

"You are incredibly smart for a kid your age. What's your name?"

Sorrell smiled up at her.

"Sorrell. My name is Sorrell."

He introduced, letting her fluff up his messy black hair.

"Well Sorrell, I'm Yang. Nice to meet ya. Especially since we share a birthday."

Sorrell laughed some and basically latched himself onto Yang, not minding her metal arm when she shifted.

"I like you. You're funny. Just like said."

Blake turned crimson as her mother just laughed.

"The glory of seven year olds. If you'd bribed him, he wouldn't have said anything."

Kali said, leaning against Ghira slightly and enjoying the sheltering feel of his much larger frame.

"She is right."

He said calmly as Yang turned her attention to Blake.

"You talked about me?"

Yang asked, not sure what else to say to her partner.

"Of course I did. I even thought of you and Ruby when he was designing his weapon."

Yang looked down at Sorrell.

"Designing your weapon?"

Sorrell nodded.

"Ruby helped me make it!"

He said excitedly, "Can I show you?"

Yang glanced at Ruby who nodded and Sorrell hopped down from Yang and took a step back. A quick twitch of his wrists and the chakrams lining his forearms sat upright as the ones closest to his hands unfolded partially to form the claws of Khan's Revenge in Tiger Claw mode. As Yang watched, the boy moved again and his weapon took the form of a scythe, something Yang was greatly impressed by, but not too surprised by. Within a few moments the scythe had collapsed down into dual AK-47s, and then back into their chakram carrying state, lining his arms like slimmer gauntlets.

"Impressive. You know how to use those gauntlets though?"

Sorrell shrugged a bit sheepishly and Yang smiled.

"Well let's change that, huh?"

She said, beaming at him, but simultaneously glancing at Blake and Raven, a sign that their conversations were not over as Raven pointed them to a training area and turned back to Qrow.

"Note to self, start giving Sorrell an allowance. He deserves one."

Blake nodded.

"It is true…..this went a lot better than we thought it would."

Sun kissed her on the cheek.

"True. New problem, who else is Sorrell possibly connected to?"

Raven laughed a bit, a nervous tick Qrow knew all too well.

"Raven….."

Raven smiled a bit, somewhat sheepish.

"Honestly, I don't know all of them, but I do know Sorrell has met Neopolitan, and walked away from the incident with an ice cream coupon and a new friend. If he knows anybody else, he hasn't told me."

Qrow looked at her.

"Really Raven?"

Raven nodded, eyes bright and a bit playful.

"Bandit's honor!"

Qrow tilted his head and Raven realized what was said.

"Okay, Bandit's nonexistent honor. Good point. How about, I'll let you explain why you haven't called to Mother without telling her everything you ever did that I took the blame for?"

Qrow blinked a bit.

"A joke and blackmail. Yeah, I'll take that deal."

A/N

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