Flashback

A 19 year old Qrow stood with the love of his life as the news was broken to him. With tears in her eyes, Willow stood within arms reach, but to him she couldn't have been further away.

"A… an arranged marriage?" Qrow asked with a slight quiver in his voice.

With a nod, Willow sniffled and didn't look him in the eyes. "My father thinks it's best for the company. He… he thinks that by giving me away to a more successful man would be better."

Qrow stood there; shocked, angry, confused, and surprised all at once. He stared at Willow, silently hoping for this to all be a sick joke. But, judging by how Willow shook with each gasping breath and tears streaming down her face, he knew that it was the truth. With a bated breath, he asked "How…. how long do we have?"

"Not long, Jacque has been pushing for this harder then ever before. I was hopping that with you and I being in love my father wouldn't have chosen this route, but alas I… I lose."

Qrow swallowed hard and pulled Willow into his arms and held her tightly. With his warm embrace, Willows' resolve broke and began crying hard. Qrow too stood there crying softly, but did not show her his tears or allow her to hear his voice. After what felt like hours for the both of them, Willow pulled away and looked at him and brushed away tears in her eyes. "Run away with me Willow. We can run away and start a new life."

Looking up at him, Willow sighed and shook her head. "You know as well as I do that both Jacque and your father would hunt me to the end of time. Nowhere is safe from them. Vacuo, Patch, Vale. None of them. They'll find us eventually and that's something I don't want you to go through. I… I love you too much to let you do this to yourself. Baby, I love you more than life itself, but…"

Willows voice began to crack as she turned away from him hardening her heart for what was to come next. "I… I have to do this for my family. For my company. No matter how much I hate it , it needs to be done. Qrow, I… please leave me alone. You need to leave. The minute my dad sees you're here, he will throw you out. I know I asked for you to meet me, but it was a mistake. You need to leave now."

Qrow looked at her in stunned silence and watched her walk away from him, but was quickly snapped out of it. "Willow wait!"

Rushing to her, Qrow quickly got in front of her and blocked her path holding his arms out. "We…. I.. I can't just give you up. I.. I love you too much Willow for this to be the end of it. You are my everything. Please. Please don't let this be the end of us. We had plans. We had everything we wanted to do… together. Please baby don't give us up so quickly."

Willow could barely look at him as she held herself and shook her head. "Please" she said with a broken voice. "Please just leave me Qrow. You're better off without dealing with the pain my father has always put you through. You deserve to be with someone who doesn't have the Schnee name. No matter how much I love you. I can't repair the damage my mother and father have done to you. Please just…"

Willow was cut off when Qrow smashed his lips into hers and she quickly leaned in and returned the kiss with equal force. After what felt like an eternity, they broke away with a gasp for air. Willow stared into the red eyes she loved so much and brushed her finger along the edges of his lips and whimpered softly and took a shaky gasp of air.

"I can't go without you babe." Qrow said looking into her eyes. "I can't go without one last kiss."

She looked up at him and quickly kissed him, surprising him slightly as they both fell back into her bed.

They have never truly gone all the way with each other. Willow would teasingly tell Qrow that when they were married, he would be her first, but to Qrow? The wait would've been worth it and as he stared up into those silver eyes of hers, he saw something that made him swallow hard. "Are you sure you want this Willow?"

She thought for a moment and looked down at him. "I told myself that I would give myself to the man I truly love on my wedding day and it sure as fuck isn't going to be Jacque. No. It's where my heart truly lies." She said as she leaned down and gave him a soft kiss. "I love you Qrow."

"I love you too Willow."

Soon clothes were scattered, moans were heard, and a final night of love and passion was closed.

Present.

With a jolt, Qrow was pulled away from the memory, as the C-17 began to land back in Vale annd slowly began to gather his gear while the plane taxied off the runway. As the ramp lowered down, Qrow and the 25 men of Ember 2-2 walked down the ramp and back onto soil. Gathering their equipment, the men cleaned; repaired, and stowed their weapons and kit inside their gun lockers. With a sigh and a relaxing sip of his drink; Qrow opened his locker to gather his clothes, but when he lifted his bag out of the locker, a letter fell out. Bending down to pick it up, Qrow froze when he saw the name.

"Fuck." Qrow said softly to himself. On the letter was one name he never thought he would ever see again. Willow Schnee.