Smile-RWBY One Shots

Snowbird: It's Not Like I Like You

Requested by: HolographicAge
So here's a little bit of foresight. Winter will be aged up in this to be around the same age as Qrow. In this she is 17 and Qrow is 18. Also there are some references to other canon characters if you want to try and find them XD.

It was the night of the Vytal Festival Ball. A night where all the students from the four huntsmen academies that would be competing in the Vytal Tournament came together to celebrate. The night was always full of laughter, good food, dancing and of course loads of fun. It was a night nobody ever wanted to miss.

Well nobody except for one very unlucky second year student.

Qrow Branwen sat at the very back of the room next to the punch bowl downing cup after cup of the fruity beverage. In his mind this dance was for the birds.

Qrow had recently started gaining a reputation as a bad luck charm and this meant that very few people wanted to be around him. Now usually the young man liked his alone time but when you were trying to find a date to a dance having people avoid you like the plague wasn't exactly the best thing.

So, after several failed attempts to find a partner for the evening Qrow had tried to convince his twin sister to go with him but Raven didn't like that idea one bit. In fact she had made it very clear that she hated the idea and Qrow had the bruise on his shoulder to prove it. So now the younger Branwen twin was watching as Raven danced with their teammate Taiyang Xiao-Long. Now Qrow thought Tai was a great guy and he was always good for a few laughs but imagining him as his sister's date? He couldn't wrap his head around that at all.

Then there was their team leader Summer Rose. Now she was perfect, sweet, kind, and most of all beautiful. But this also meant that she was one of the first girls to find a date, she was on the arm of a student from Atlas Academy. What was his name? Ivy? Sage? Some kind of plant.

Qrow stood up and stretched, he was ready to call this a night and maybe catch up on some sleep. He was almost out of the ballroom when something caught his eye. Another student, a girl, sitting alone at a table. She had snow white skin and hair that was up in a bun. Her eyes were a pale blue and she was wearing soft pink lipstick and blush. Her outfit consisted of a blue ball gown and matching pumps on her feet. The young man decided to walk over and see if she was alright.

"Hello," he said.

The girl said nothing.

"Nice night isn't it?"

"The temperature of this room is slightly too warm for my liking," the girl said.

Qrow blinked, "oh well...I'm sorry?"

"It is not your fault."

"My name is Qrow Branwen."

"I am aware," said the girl, "my teammates and I have been researching all our possible tournament opponents. You are a member of the second year team STRQ and your weapon of choice is a sword/scythe combination called Harbinger correct?"

The young man was stunned, "yes that's right."

The girl stood and offered her hand to Qrow to shake, "I am Winter Schnee of Atlas Academy."

Qrow shook her hand, "nice to meet you. So do you want to dance?"

Winter quirked her brow, "excuse me?"

"Dance? Do you want to dance? With me?"

The younger woman circled Qrow a couple times taking in his appearance.

"Fine. But clean the punch from your mouth. I refuse to share space with a man with food all over his face."

Qrow wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

Winter then took his hand in hers and lead him to the dance floor, but as she did she looked back at her new partner, "and do not mistake my rhyming for a cheery demeanor."

The young man couldn't help but laugh. "Understood....Ice Queen."