Alright, so. First RWBY fic I've done. I've fallen head over heels for this series and I'm always watching it. I've been stirring about writing this for a while now, but its kinda been all over the place so theres that. I kept trying to think out the whole thing but I'm just going to go chapter by chapter. And if you enjoy this, feel free to check out my other fic and such.

Anyway, this is in an AU of sorts. I think? I'm not sure but I felt like an OC might suit this kind of fic and I thought it would be interesting if said OC has connections and relationships to many of the characters in this fic, so I thought long and hard about the relations this OC would have with the other characters. This is mostly because I honestly just like writing about the history of my OC's.

And as for the OC's relationships with the existing characters, you'll just have to wait and see.

So here we go, into my first RWBY story.

Ruby slowly woke from her slumber, the first thing she saw being Yang's eyes. Yang was excited beyond comparison and she couldn't wait until Ruby woke up.

"Ruby's awake!" Yang yelled to the rest of team RWBY.

All at once Yang, Blake, and Weiss all got right up in Ruby's face and yelled to her "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

And just like that it all made sense. Today was, obviously, Ruby's 16th birthday. She was excited, yes, but it didn't show, seeing as she just woke up and was super tired.

Ruby slowly forced herself to sit up and open her eyes. Finally, she spoke.

"Thanks guys. You remembered!" she cheered.

"Of course we did, silly! We celebrate everyone's birthday." Yang stated.

Blake brought a tray over to Ruby's bedside. It had a large silver plate with a steel lid on the top. She placed the tray down on Ruby's lap and pulled the lid off of the plate. "Breakfast is served." Blake said with a smile, although she had to surpress her instincts that she got the part of the servant because she was a Faunus.

"Aww, thanks, Blake. You shouldn't have."

"Actually," the faunus started. "Weiss did all the cooking." Blake informed Ruby.

Ruby turned to Weiss with her jaw on the floor, a look of shock on her face. She looked as if she were about to explode. Deep inside, she knew that Weiss and her were best buddies. Weiss just didn't know yet.

"Weiss?"

"Yes, Ruby?"

"Did you...- for me?"

"I didn't want to seem rude or mean so I made breakfast for you, ok? There's nothing wrong with being a good teammate and certainly nothing wrong about being a good friend." Weiss argued.

Ruby grabbed all the girls surrounding her and held them close to her. "Thanks so much guys! I'm sure today is gonna be great!" Ruby said, optimistically.

"Well, its a good thing we don't have class at all, today." Yang said.

"No class?!" Ruby repeated.

"Yes, our timetable is completely clear for the next few days." said Weiss, looking at the teams calendar on her scroll.

Ruby squeezed the girls even tighter and squealed. "This is gonna be the best birthday, ever!" she yelled.

The four got up and did what they had to do, before heading into Vale. After the bullhead they rode in had landed, Yang, Weiss and Blake treated Ruby and took her wherever she wanted. That means that they took her to almost every single cookie shop in Vale. After Ruby was satisfied with her cookies, they all tried to decide where they would go for dinner.

"So where are we gonna go for dinner?" Yang questioned.

Weiss replied "I know of a small, but classy, place on the corner a few blocks over. Its absolutely wonderf-"

"I think the decision should be up to Ruby, Weiss." Blake intervened. "It is her birthday."

Ruby thought long and hard on where they could go that everyone would enjoy.

"I don't really know any nice places. Places that aren't cookie shops, at least." the small girl admitted.

"NO, NO, NO! NO! No more cookies... please." Yang said loudly. If she had another cookie she would probably explode.

"Okay, then. Guess anywhere with cookies is crossed off." Ruby said, disappointed.

Blake held Yang and rubbed her back slowly. "Shhh, it's ok. There's no more cookies. You'll be fine."

"A-are you sure?" Yang managed to stutter.

"Yes, I'm sure. Right, Weiss?"

"I agree. No more cookies." Weiss chimed in.

The group stood in the now dark street and wondered what they should do for dinner. It was already dark and they had not decided yet.

Ruby had a look of determination on her face. She would find somewhere they would all like. While Yang started to get 'Cookie PTSD' Blake consoled her. Meanwhile, Weiss and Ruby were looking around for places to eat.

Ruby focused more on the taste and reading customer reviews, while Weiss fixated on the class of the places they checked out.

After an hour and a half of searching they had still not agreed on a place to go for dinner.

Blake went back to her original argument: "I still think that Ruby should decide on her own, since we can't seem to agree."

Weiss let out a sigh of defeat. "Ok, fine. But it better be at least a little bit classy. And no cookies!"

Yang quietly asked Ruby "So where are we gonna eat, sis?"

Ruby suddenly felt a lot of pressure. It was her 16th birthday. She knew that most girls really cared about their 16th but she didn't really mind. But yet, she still felt pressure. She wanted it to be amazing. So she did the only thing she knew to do in this situation.

"I'll call Uncle Qrow!"

Weiss' jaw just dropped. "Are you sure that acoholic won't take us to a bar and get us drunk?"

"Of course he won't. I trust him with this."

Ruby pulled out her scroll and looked through her contacts until she found Qrow. She pressed call and it started ringing.

Soon there was a click and a rustling noise. After a few seconds it stopped.

"Hey there, Ruby. Happy birthday." he said with a grin, though she couldn't see it.

"Hey, Qrow! Um, listen. We've been searching for a place to eat dinner for ages and we wanted to know if you had any good places." she said. She ended up telling him the whole story.

After a few seconds, he spoke again. "Where are you? I'll be there in a few minutes."

Ruby had no idea where they were. Nor did Weiss, Blake or Yang.

"Well, you see... we're kind of lost."

There was an audible sigh from Qrow's end. "Ok, then. Look for street signs, shops, things that are recognisable."

Ruby looked around for street signs. There were none at all. Strange. She took a look at the shops that were up and down the street.

"Well, there's a library right at an intersection. Directly across from it is a dust shop. Then halfway down one of the streets there's a small café."

Qrow was silent for a while.

"Mhm. Mhm. Ok, I think I got it. I should be there in 5 minutes."

He was there in 4.