Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I had some serious writers block, but now I'm back! Woo! I'm hoping that I beat out the word count of my White Sun fic, so I'm keeping this going and adding fluff and tiny conflicts along the way. I'm going to try to make it relatable and realistic, rather than a fantastical tale of a romance that would never happen outside of stories and fairy tales... But, just, you know, read it. lol

Chapter 13: Leaving for Break

"Woo! Ray! It's Winter break!" Summer is dancing around excitedly, and I can't seem to take my eyes off of her. There's just so much grace in the way she moves. I wince as a thud sounds, she face plants straight into her suitcase. Well, I take that back. I bust out laugh, making her blush. "Shut up, Ray." She really lessens the sting with a pout, though.

I wipe my eyes that had teared up from laughing too hard. "I'm sorry. It's just that I was thinking how graceful and amazing you are, then that happens. It's pretty amazing how you can go from one extreme to another."

She sits up and crosses her arms over her chest. "You're just being mean, Ray."

I stand up and walk over to her before squatting in front of her. I take her chin in between of my forefinger and thumb to make he look at me. "You're adorable, do you know that?"

Her pouting turns into a sly smile. "You're way too easy, you know that?" She laughs a bit before launching herself from the ground and falling on top of me. "Way too easy." She leans down to kiss me, and I close my eyes, waiting for her.

The door busts open, and my eyes widen and stare at the annoying nuisance that I call my brother. "Didn't we establish that that was for when we're not here?"

I slowly push Summer off of me. "Well, you weren't here a few seconds ago." I cross my arms over my chest and stare him down.

He holds up his hands in mock defeat. "Oh, sorry, didn't mean to interupt you when we're supposed to be packing."

I do what any responsible, logical adult ould do and stick my tongue out at him and stand up. "Why are you even kicking in the door?"

He shrugs. "I just heard nothing, so I figured this was happening."

I sneer. "Bastard." He couldn't have given us five more minutes?

He wags his finger at me. "If I'm a bastard, doesn't that make you one, too?"

I walk up to him and smack him on the back of the head. "Don't get logical with me, Qrow. I know where you live."

He laughs. "Yeah, with you."

Summer comes in between us as the playful, verbal confrontation turns into a staring contest. "Guys, aren't we supposed to be packing?" She looks around the room. "Where's Tai?"

Qrow rolls his eyes. "I saw him down the hall, giving a piggy back ride to Glyn."

I bite my lip to keep from laughing. "He's what?" Oh, this I've gotta see. I push past Qrow, who is just standing there, trying to suppress his own laughter. I walk out the door, and sure enough, at the end of the hallway, Tai is giving joyous piggy back rides to Glynda, though, his is much more dangerous than what I thought it was. "What the hell are you thinking, Tai?"

He jumps over the railing of the stairwell and about gives me a heart attack. He lands effortlessly, with Glynda laughing the entire time. "Oh, hey, Raven. We were just having some fun."

I throw my hands up into the air. "Oh, you just decided to have fun by dropping at least three stories onto tile covered concrete?"

He just tilts his head to the side, trying to play oblivious. "Well, yeah. It's fun."

Glynda drops from his back. "It was amazing."

I turn to her. "And you, I thought you had more sense than that idiot." I point to Tai. "I would have expected him or Qrow to try to break their neck, but I assumed you had the common sense than to risk your life for momentary delight!"

She pouts. "I have an Aura now, Raven. I'll be fine."

I walk up to her and take her shoulders in my hands. "An Aura can only do so much! If he would have dropped you, and you would have fallen, you could break bones, break your neck, crack your skull open. So many things could go wrong!"

She puts her hands on my arms and looks me in the eye. "Don't cry, Raven."

I'm crying? I reach up and wipe at my cheek. Sure enough, there it is, evidence. "Just don't take any unnecessary risks, okay?"

"As long as you don't cry, I promise."

I nod. "Yeah, thanks." I wipe my eyes with the heel of my palm. "Come on, you can help me pack for the break." I hold my hand out for her, and she takes it.

"Can I come with you?" Glynda is holding onto me, and it's really endearing and really embarrassing at the same time.

I look down at her. "Ozpin said you couldn't. I've already checked." Her expression is just so sad and defeated. I bite my lip and drop my duffel to turn and hug her. "How about I bring you back some presents, huh?"

She looks at me with tears in her eyes and hugs me back. "You better." I shake my head and wave as I board the airship.

Tai throws his arms out in a dramatic manner. "Welcome to my humble abode!"

In front of us is a small, two story house that is ultimately not that bad, other than the snow that should be shoveled out of the driveway. "Well, are you just going to let us freeze out here, or are you going to actually let us in? Cause I can break down the door." I smile sweetly at him, making him widen his eyes.

He rushes to grab his bag and run to the door. "Don't break the door down!"

I laugh as he fumbles with his keys. "Sheesh, like I'd put that much effort just to get warm."

Tai looks up from putting the key in the knob. "You're too unpredictable for me to know if you will or not."

That just makes me laugh more. Summer comes up and wraps her arms around me. "Warm me, Ray!"

I roll my eyes and put and arm around her. "Just hold a bit, Sum. We'll be inside soon, and hopefully, this idiot has central heat."

He clears his throat and rubs the back of his head. "About that," he laughs nervously, "I kinda don't."

I facepalm. "And you invited us to come anyway?"

He laughs nervously again. "Right, see, I didn't think about that when I invited you. Like, all I was thinking about was the fact that I was the only one that had a place of my own."

I pat him on his head. "It's fine. We'll make do, I guess." I push past him and shake my head. It looks like a guy lives here, everything being strewn about and there begin scattered pizza boxes everywhere. I stop when I feel something squishy under my foot. I lift it to see some kind of green goo. "But you are definitely cleaning this place, Tai, and you and Qrow are cutting all the wood for the fire." This is going to be a very interesting break, as far as I can tell.

A/N: Alrighty, this is definitely setting up for some good fun. He lives on Patch. Sorry, didn't specify, did I? If I can stay out of my slump, I'll get some good fluff and fun out for you guys real soon. :)

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