Lucky You, Huh? (Fair-Game Detective/FBI AU)

Chapter 3

When Qrow gets home, the only one up was Tai.

"Hey, how was your day?" Tai asked.

"Good...what are you doing up?" Qrow replied.

"Just wanted to make sure you made it home alright." Tai answered.

"No, you wanted to make sure I didn't stop at the bar." Qrow said frowning.

"N-no! I...*sigh* okay, maybe I was a little worried about that." Tai admitted slumping his shoulders.

"I knew it. I knew you didn't trust me to be out of your sight." Qrow said angrily, but quietly so he doesn't wake the girls.

"I do trust you." Tai defended.

"If you trusted me, you wouldn't be watching my every move like I'm a toddler. I got enough of that in rehab, I don't need that from you, especially from you. Stop treating me like I'm made of glass...please just treat me like a normal person!" replied Qrow, his voice cracking a little.

Before his eyes could fill up with tears, Qrow quickly walks off to his room and locks the door to keep Tai from bothering him. Laying in his bed, Qrow buries his face into his pillow. Ever since Qrow got out of rehab, Tai had been watching him like a hawk when he could. Deep down, Qrow knows that Tai means well, but that doesn't make it hurt less. Qrow didn't get the chance to change clothes before he fell asleep; so all night, he sleeps in his work clothes and shoes.

The next day, Qrow gets up early and heads to work before anyone else woke up. At the station, Qrow continues to search through the case files from yesterday.

"Hey, you started without me." Clover said sitting at Qrow's desk.

"How long have you been looking through these?" he asked.

"Since 5:30." replied Qrow.

"Wow, early riser. You didn't skip breakfast again, did you?" Clover said.

"So what if I did. It's not like it's any of your business." Qrow replied a little snappy.

Clover folds his arms over his chest and gives his new partner an amused smug. He pokes fun at Qrow for being cranky in the morning.

"Sorry...I was in a bad mood, but that's no reason to speak to you that way." Qrow apologized.

"It's okay, we all get cranky sometimes. We're all human after all." Clover replied.

"May I ask what upset you?" he asked.

"It's kinda personal." Qrow answered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I understand." Clover said.

Qrow and Clover get back to work...but still couldn't find what they were looking for.

"Uhg! You know what, maybe this guy doesn't have a pattern...maybe there is no method to his madness." Qrow groaned in frustration.

"Well, maybe the madness is his method." replied Clover.

"If that's true, then everyone is a target to this b*stard." Qrow grumbled.

His phone buzzes, signaling a text message. He grabs his phone and reads the message. It was Ruby, she was heading to Subway to get his lunch and wanted to know what he wanted. Then another text came in from Ruby asking what Clover wanted from Subway.

"I don't mean to pry, but who's texting you?" Clover asked.

"My niece, Ruby. She's getting lunch and asked what I wanted...she's also asking for what you want." answered Qrow.