The sounds of the city's night life filled her ears and the moon light seeming to shine brightly despited all the fake shine of the city made it seem more beatufiul, making everything look like a rather nice night out, and had it not been for the call she had gotten from tai she might have been inside making a fool of herself to some guy she just saw and had felt some unknown pull too, that instead of waiting for the guy to walk off she decide to go over and say hi. Something she really felt only slight regret on since she had two bottles already, so her drunk ass only looked like an idiot.
Shaking her head she pushed the thought away and continue to walk, after all tai had spoken to her about seeing some goons scoping the area and she needed to make sure that it wasn't them they were after in which case that would mean the would have to pack up and leave again and honestly she didn't want to do it for a third time.
She quicken her steps hoping to get to the apartment as quickly as she could her eyes darting about looking for anything even the slightest bit off, and like she normally thought at moments like this, to have her weapon of choice rather then a small switch blade. But when she and tai left the first time she had left it behind knowing that the large weapon was a huge flashing light of just who she was, thus she had to leave it.
Though it's not like she needed it to protect her family, she just needed to be stronger then everyone else. She paused needed a moment to steady herself recalling what will happen just what will happen if she isn't strong enough. She already lost someone from her small family and she wasn't going to lose her neices nor would she lose her adopted brother. With that in mind she begin walking again.
It took her longer then she liked to to get to the area of where she lived, but taking a taxi would have drawn attention to her, where walking she could easily hide and see things a lot better then from the movement of a fast moving car.
Now being mindful of her steps she quietly moved the streets her eyes scanning the area that came with years of training, that it hadn't taken her very long of investing before she spotted the goons tai spoke of her switch blade in her hand and out ready to strike should she need to as she watched them from the shadows slowly inching her way to she could over hear them should they speak.
What she hated was that goons always looked alike none of them standing out, which when doing illegal things was a good thing, but annoying when you were trying to figure out, just who was out to kill you. Had she been able to to she would have sighed in annoyance but that could give her away so she resisted the urge to do so.
Creeping on the goons was easy but it was the remaining unseen and quite that was the hard part, but she did it none the less. It was hours of this when she heard them make a phone call to someone one, stating that the area would be good start. Which confused qrow since she had no idea what they were talking about, did they mean to look for them, or were they plaining something else?
She watched as the goons pulled out spray paint and drew a crude drawing of what to be a clock or compose with a eye in the center though rather then normal the eye was pointing up and down rather then left and right.. And where six or south would be they had five lines coming off the bottom of the sideways eye. The mark was familiar, but at the moment she couldn't recall as to why. She would need to talk to tai and look though her things and see if she had any notes on it, but for now she needed to make sure they didn't go near the apartment.
Thus the reason she trailed them being sure not to be spotted following them with ever step every noise making her go stiff and glance around before being sure she didn't lose the men till the went into the Main Street and seem to take a car which she only was able to catch a glimpse of the license plate.
And quickly joilt it down along with a doodle of the symbol, that she could recall, after all to go back and risk taking a picture was much to high, since if it meant something there would bond to be someone watching it. So she needed to keep her distance thus making phone cameras useless.
Sighing now being able to after quitely trailing after the goons she made her way to where tai's apartment was. Needing a brake and glancing at her phone told her that it's been three hours meaning she was running on fumes, so either she needed to pass out or eat.
Qrow glanced up at the sky again wondering if they will be safe, before walking her feet seeming to know the way they needed to go and lead her to where she wanted, and with a small knock she was allowed in, tai's mess blond hair greeted her as she was crushed in a hug before being pulled inside and the door shut behind her.
"Tai, put me down." The blond did as asked and moved to step as his blue eyes scared qrow's body as if looking for any injury. "I'm fine, I just spent a lot of time following them from a distance, though I'm not to sure who they belonged to, but it wasn't Rae's"
She ran a hand though her hair and looked to the blond, and couldn't help but notice how noticeable the black rings under his eyes were. And with a sigh she placed a hand on his arm. "You need to sleep, or else you're not going to be able to work."
The male sighed himself and looked to the clock. "I guess if I try to sleep now I won't be as dead on my feet, but I guess that means you're going to have to spend the night." Had it been a few years ago she would have agured that would not be the case but now, she knew that would be the best option for everyone so she simply nodded.
So Qrow turn to head to the kitchen while she knew the blond was heading to get her some clothes to change. Taking out a beer she opened it and took a drink to calm her nerves then went to set her purse down and look at the doodle of the odd symbol and pulling out her phone she debated if it would be safe to look it up or would she need to jump some hoops so it wouldn't be traced back to her.
Sighing she looked at it in thought before clothes were set beside her and she glanced to see tai looking at the mark as well. "Does it look familiar to you?"
Tai shook his head. "No, but I can give you my dad's drive if you need it."
"I was plaining on asking you, so thanks." Looking back at the symbol she sighed and pushed it to the side and drank more of her beer. Though she did raise a brow when tai sat down rather then going to bed. "Shouldn't you go to sleep."
Tai shrugged his eyes moving to the bottle before looking the woman in the face. "What's wrong? I know it's not the goons bothering you."
She silently cursed, but what did she expected? They've been on the run for three almost four years practically living close and helping each other for all those years, not to mention they've known each other since they were fifth-teen, so the blond was bound to noticed the little things about her.
A another sigh left her the beer in her hands felt heavy and her stomach turned. Her mind going back to that moment in the bar when everything around her froze and the music and sounds muffled as she saw him from across the room.
Never before had she felt her world stop, sure she had seen handsome and attractive men before but something about the man with dark honey color eyes and silver hair. She sighed and end up slamming her face into the counter as she recalled how stupid she made herself look.
"I hate this, I am stressing out over a guy, I don't stress over men, and her ,y dumb ass self is stressing over making myself look like a idiot because I started crying, I would blame the booze but I don't think it was at fault." Lifting her head slightly she thanked it back into the counter in annoyance.
A hand begin petting her hair and she huffed in slight annoyance, but at the same time she didn't bother stopping it. "Qrow, you may be a drunk, but I trust you, and sure you sometimes act stupid."
Qrow glared at him for that but she felt he was ingoring her for some reason. "But I know that no matter what you will be honest and true."
"Do you want to give me the cliff notes of what you're saying?"
"What I mean is you're a good person, and I trust you judgement." The woman looked up at him in confsion but tai gotten up and went in the direction of his room.
Sighing and knowing she wouldn't get any answer she decide she would need some sleep since she would babysitting the girls later on she stood and finished off her beer before tossed the bottle in the trash her body going into auto pilot as her thoughts wonder to man who said his name was Ozpin. A soft hum left her as she thought of him till she was nuzzled into the warmth of blankets and her eyes begin to drift.