Chapter 2-7: You Are (Not) Alone

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Summer had strolled off walking off head of the group. Y/N's expression said it all. Looking back at the rest of STRQ; Tai, Qrow, and Raven stood up straight arms to their side knees locked out. They had just seen the personification of the word terror.
"What the fuck, just happened?"

Y/N

we didn't waste much time once we got to the port of Aquarius. We needed to travel west for the most part. It was like retracing foot steps. One of our raids wasn't to long ago. If we start there and set up camp at the staging area for the raid I might be able to go it alone from there sneak in at night and talk to Terra. If I can get that far in this plan. Everything should fall into place.
"Where do we go from here Y/N?" Summer asked me opening up the folded up map.
"To Bakamono Village. From there we set up camp at the staging area from there I'll go it alone I need to talk to some from the tribe." The word alone, everyone stopped to look at me frown on their faces and arms folded across their bodies, "seriously. It's something that was entrusted to me to take care of. So I'm just giving them their information."
"If that's the case you Qrow and I should tag along. It was once our home to Y'know." Raven insisted. She smiled at me but I could return the gesture.
"Look I don't think that's such a good idea. You guys have been gone for years and if you guys don't stay on the team you side up for, you'll just get replaced by someone else." I spoke all business.
"We get it, but going in with backup would be better than going in blind. Don't worry we'll be watching from a distanced." Qrow smirked winking at me as well. The hell does he mean at a distance. Whatever I don't wanna dabble any longer on this.

Several hours later... Bakamono staging area

Sometimes during these raid we often forget to pack up our own shit before we leave. If anyone would have found this mess then we would have been attacked several times over. The light was about to turn in. Just a few more minutes all Qrow Raven and I will be off.
Moka and her agents used whatever was around to make a shelter, beat to keep heat trapped inside rather than the cold breeze to sneak up behind losing all our body heat.
"Ready?" Qrow came to get. Throwing Aoi on my back I kept the twins waiting.
"Sorry let's get going."
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"Hey I've been meaning to ask. Is there anything going on between you and Raven?"
"Why would you think that."
"Buddy, something was off about you on the boat ride. Since the train ride you and Raven were once again joined at the hip. What happened?"
"It's dumb, I was just over reacting over something that was just trivial."
"Y/N just say it."
"Well..." my throat chocked where do I begin? "Raven and I were possibly going to have the room to ourselves for a while. So we started fooling around we didn't get far until she called out Tai's name."
"Oh," Qrow was lost for words.
I couldn't be mad at her sure me and her are trying to "work" things out in our way with what time we have with each other. Karma has just been kicking me in the ass the pass weeks now. First being ratted out by my old partner. now my current partner calling out another lovers name. Wonder what Raven would said if I had said Winter's name or Milla's name at one point during sex. Oh gods I don't wanna even think about the gates of hell she would send me. Let just keep this a secret from everyone.
"Guys we're here." Raven whisper. Qrow and I low crawled to Raven I could make out all the little Post around the camp, "you do what you have to do Y/N Qrow and I will be around." Raven said her peace. Raven and Qrow split ways opposite from each other.
I rolled up my sleeve covering my Grimm arm. all the poles were the same height around for stories tall there was someone always looking out in the distance. But luckily the moons lumen was low tonight. Even a bird fly in the sky wouldn't be spotted. I focused my sight aim at the tip of one of the stakes.
Okay! I know my next move.
Backing up a few feet. I dropped on all fours. Digging my toes into the ground keeping my upper body held up by the tips of my fingers. My eyes washed away and color of the world around me. Pushing on both feet the forced blew back a few tree rattling their branches.
Building up momentum Leaping over a bush. I needed to angle this just right. If I'm to high i might startled one of the guards on post, to low I'll alert the whole camp.
Twisting my body the sky became the ground jerking my center of gravity upwards. Kicking my legs toward my core to give me that extra push to fly over the fence. Almost as if I had wings on my back.
Once I made it in instantaneously, I clawed onto the fence slowing down my descent.
Easy for the most part. Now I just need to find Terra. Wonder where Qrow and Raven are?
Caw! Caw!
-what the hell? Birds?
I kept myself to the shadows. If I was going to talk to Terra I might have to be from the back of the main tent. Hardly anyone out on patrol. The tribe always had a terrible time trying to stay  awake during the night or maybe we didn't have enough people for the night shift. Whatever the case maybe best not be notice by anyone.
-Caw!
Damn bird fuck off your gonna blow my cover!
Cover to cover. Shadow to shadow. Why am I breaking into my own house.
I manage to make it to the other side of the camp. The tribe leaders tent was within reach. Pulling out the ironwoods personal gun, he had given me, the ace of rose. Sliding out the cylinder load the camber with 5 rounds. Flicking the cylinder back in, I stormed the tent the revolver to my side.
The room was properly lit with enough light to made out the room was maintained but there was to many shadows in the room. Walk steady keep my eyes peeled to anything.
"Know, if your gonna come to my tent like this next time use the front door." I turned to the voice, behind the back entrance. Twisting on the balls of my toes point Ace of Rose, at Terra only to laugh, and sliding it back in its holster.
"Sorry I'm a little late, but we have a lot to talk about." I said taking Aoi off my back setting on the floor.
"Aren't you gonna call the others?"
What? How did he know I had company? He's bluffing he knows I don't.
"Yeah, yeah..."
"We've been here for a while."
Qrow and Raven stood up from opposite side of the room. When did they? I'm losing my mind.
"Every well. I'll make some refreshments and you can tell me what you know." Terra instantly showed hospitality.
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Terra had an unquestionable ability to have a certain uncertainty when it came to people who kept to themselves. Milla was one of those people. Back then our raids were leaked out where the villages were able to fight back hire professionals to stop our raids. At first Terra assumes it was me. I fought with intent to kill to keep the tribe safe. The huntsmen and huntdresses weren't ones to take lightly then knew what they were doing which made it harder to kill them. Murder in the first I guess. So Terra came to me personally. Someone had been giving information away which would cause people to lose their life's frequently. Gather information and report back to me.
She was the one who lead me here, so I doubted with all intentions it was Milla. But sometimes your best friend can always turn their back on you. When I found out Milla had been selling our information I reported this back to Terra. He wanted me to take care of it. So he sent us on the security patrol. Which I ended up meeting Qrow and Summer. Which also lead to many unforeseen events later down the road.
"I see so you didn't take care of it," Discouraged from the news Terra still pored is all tea.
"I'm sorry, I had full intentions to complete that job just things happen. A lot more than it needed to be. Milla is also aiding with my father, so she has full intentions to kill everyone here and even me." I explained looking at my reflection through the dark color tea.
"That would be a problem. However, the deal was you eliminate Milla Kin, and we would discuss the details of you taking over."
Qrow and Raven choked on their tea, "what being the new leader? For selling out a partner he knew most of his life?"
"If I'm aware Milla had tried to Kill Y/N several times in the pass with little to no prevail. He was also willing to sacrifice one life for many. The both of you were the original counter measure to the huntsmen, however both of you grew apart from that and Milla and Y/N appeared showing us results and promise."
"It okay guys. I knew something like this would bite me back in the ass eventually. I didn't think it would be my dad to deliver the karma." Everyone remained silent, "She also said she has a message for me. I figure she was trying to set me up pointing all the blame on me at one point. This might be the best opportunity for her."
Terra smiled he started formulating something in that head of his. Whatever it was he was going to have alternative for any fallout plans.
"Y/N why don't you rest the night here and we'll take again early in the morning."
"No can do, mate. The rest of my team is back at the staging areas so I can't-"
"It's okay," Qrow spoke out, "I'll head back and Raven could just use her semblances so we can come back."
"So I'm just an express transportation."
"Okay..." I stretched out, "I could sleep in my bed for a change this time."
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