Just to get out of my system, not sure if I'll follow up on this.
Chapter 1:
On A Bad Note
Ruby Rose placed a bouquet of yellow roses on her sister's grave stone. It had been three years since that fateful day; nearly twice as long since Ruby last spoke to Yang, and those last few words haven't been kind either.
'I hope the Grimm take you for stabbing me in the back!' Ruby had shouted in her face before slamming the door and effectively severed their sisterly bond. Tears soon stained the scythe-wielder's face as she thought about that day, she had been mad at her sister, but now she felt only guilt.
"I'm so sorry sis," Ruby began, "I tried to respect the memory of you… but I can't deny my heart any longer, and because of that, I betrayed you like you had me once,"
In loving memory of Yang Arc
A loving wife, mother and cherished sister.
V
Three years earlier…
Jaune solemnly watch his two year old daughter Yin play with her toys when the doorbell rang. Jaune sighed as he assumed it must have been more family members offering their condolences. It wasn't that he didn't feel gratitude for their concerns, but the funeral was a month ago, and right now he just wanted to be left alone with his daughter for a while.
The doorbell rang again, snapping Jaune out of his reverie as he shouted for the visitor to hear, "I'm coming," Jaune walked down the main wall and reached the door. He released a sigh as he turned the handle to see someone he wasn't expecting.
"R-Ruby?" Jaune stated in disbelief that his sister-in-law was standing on his porch.
"Hey Jaune," Ruby all but whimpered as she looked like a fawn waiting to bolt away out of fear, "May I enter,"
"Ah… sure," The blonde gestured for the scythe wielder to enter, which she nervously did. As Jaune closed the door behind her got straight to the point.
"I heard about what happened to Yang," Ruby's voice hitched in her throat at the utterance of her sister's name.
"Yea… I kind of missed you at the funeral," Jaune mumbled awkwardly.
"Sorry, I didn't receive word until afterword's," Ruby stated almost absently as she observed the family photos of Yang and Jaune, all happy and holding each other, making the young woman feel sick to her stomach.
"Was it painful for her, her passing?" Ruby asked as she stared at a picture of Yang in a hospital bed with Jaune leaning on the edge, a baby wrapped in blankets held in her arms. Ruby clenched her fist at that, 'they have a… baby…'
"Ruby, I know you and Yang ended on bad terms, Yang never told me what the reason was and I honestly don't want to know, but you've been gone for three years and-"
"May I see my nephew?" Ruby interrupted as she turned to face Jaune, her face a strange mask that was difficult to read.
"Niece actually, and sure, she's in the other room," Jaune explained as he headed through a nearby door, momentarily leaving Ruby alone with her thoughts, 'A girl… Yang always wanted a daughter…'
At that moment Jaune returned holding in his arms a small, two year old with blonde hair who was more preoccupied with her binky as Ruby stared at her in disbelief, 'She looks exactly like Yang'
"Ruby, this is Yin," At the mention of her name, Yin opened her eyes and Ruby felt something crack inside her, the right eye was lilac just like Yang's, but the left was deep ocean blue, like Jaune's. It was as though the eyes confirmed that this was indeed Jaune and Yang's daughter; and that made Ruby hate the child more than anything in the world.
"She's beautiful," Ruby commented as she gently placed a loving hand on the baby's forehead, but as though sensing the seething hatred that Ruby felt for the child, Yin started screaming. Ruby immediately retracted her hand.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, she's normally quite sweet with people," Jaune apologized as he gently rocked the child and tried to calm her; soon she calmed down in her father's arms and drifted off to sleep. Juane then carried Yin off to bed and swiftly returned, "Look, Ruby, it's good to see you, but you can't just reappear like this,"
"Sorry, I've been so busy being a Huntress that I haven't been in contact with everyone," Ruby admitted, "But after hearing what happened to Yang, I feel I need to reconnect with everyone, so maybe we can grab a bit tomorrow?"
"Sure, how does twelve O'clock sound?" Jaune offered.
"I'd like that," Ruby accepted as she offered a small smile, "Jaune, I'm sorry about Yang,"
"Yea… me too," Jaune returned as Ruby offered goodbye and left through the front door.
It wasn't until Ruby got in the driver seat of her car did she burst into tears, 'How could she have a daughter with him and not at least tell me?!'
'You didn't exactly make it easy to be contacted,' her mind retorted. Ruby looked back at Jaune's house as she promised herself she wouldn't let the feeling of her heart control her. They already ruined one part of her life; she won't let it ruin this part as well.