The Shadow Servant Hiatus (Ruby X Male Reader)

Family

On a path through the woods, Team RNJR moves forward with Ruby looking at a map.

Ruby: Come on, guys! If we pick up the pace, we can hit the next town before sunset!

Jaune: Assuming it's still there.

(Y/N): Don't be so down, it'll be fine,

Ruby: Of course it'll be there. This one's supposed to be pretty big! Hee-gan...bayn-a.

Ren: Higanbana. It's a well protected village with a popular inn.

Nora: Which means, no camping in the rain!

Pyrrha: See? Everything's going to be fine!

Jaune: You know, we've had a lot of ups and downs. But things could be a lot worse. I really thought we'd see more Grimm.

Ren: As did I.

Amber: I guess our luck is finally turning around!

The scene changes to Team RNJR being viewed from above, a rocky outcropping just on the edge of the view.

Nora and Amber: To Higanbana!

Pyrrha, Jaune and Ren: To Higanbana!

Ruby: To Higanban... ban-a!

(Y/N): Try saying Hi-gan-ba-na.

Ruby: Hi-gan-ba-na!

(Y/N): Now together.

(Y/N) and Ruby: To Higanbana!

With a couple of laughs, they continued their way down the path.

~Timeskip~

It is raining on the village of Higanbana. Through the window of an inn, the four kids are shown silently discussing with the proprietor. A backward zooms brings the visual out into the street, and through yet another window being viewed from the inside of a tavern. Qrow sits at a table, watching. A waitress sets a glass with liquor and ice in front of him.

Qrow: Oh, I didn't o—

Waitress: From the woman upstairs. Red eyes. Said you wouldn't mind bottom shelf.

Qrow turns and looks toward the upper floor, deducing who said woman may be. An overhead shot shows the spacious lower level of the tavern and its several round tables, while the edge of a balcony is just visible. Qrow turns back to the waitress.

Qrow: Thanks.

Waitress: (Winking.) But I went ahead and gave you top. Lucky you.

With a pleased smirk, Qrow watches the waitress as she walks away. After she is gone, he looks through the two windows to see no one visible in the lobby of the inn.

Qrow: Yeah...

He takes his glass and heads upstairs, where his sister, Raven Branwen, waits for him at one of the tables, her mask atop it.

Raven: Hello, brother.

Qrow stares at her from the top of the stairs for a moment before moving to her.

Qrow: Raven.

He pulls the chair that's beside her and drags it to a position across from her instead. With his hand on the back of the chair, he simply looks at her expectantly. Raven rolls her eyes and moves her mask to the side. Qrow sits down.

Qrow: So, what do you want?

Raven: A girl can't just catch up with her family?

Qrow: She can, but you're not. Now how 'bout we get on with it? Unless you plan on keeping these comin'.