So I've always been a Qrow is Secretly Ruby's Dad fan since the day I was introduced to RWBY and in my recent week of boredum decided to read some fanfiction about it, cause why not. Two things, one almost all the fanfic of Summer x Qrow is incredibly sad! Aaanndddd...I already finished reading everything that was marked complete...and about half the ones that were not... Is that something to be proud of? I'm gonna say probably not even though I loved every tortuous second of it. So here I am writing my own stuff because I wanted to see some more upbeat positive things. I also noticed a lack of Ruby already figured it out themes so I wanted to play with that too. This was originally a one shot that went nuts thanks to, ironically, my husband wanting to read more. So this will be a couple chapters. Hope you enjoy! Please review!
Ruby wandered through the yard trying and failing to catch every little thing that flew past. She was energetic for a six year old but for some reason she was bored today. Yang was busy punching things on the other side of the yard and her father was distractedly cooking dinner. Yang had discovered her semblance the other day and had a habit of catching things on fire right now, her father said it was best if she just left Yang alone for a while until she learns some self control. Ruby was afraid it might take longer than their father thought.
Suddenly straight above her was a black crow with red eyes, it glided down to the spot she went to talk to her mother, was the bird visiting her mother too? As quietly as she could she walked over to her mother's grave not wanting her father to notice she had wandered off by herself again. It took her a minute, and she hoped her father wouldn't panic but she could see her mother's grave and...
All thoughts of being quiet quickly left her as she saw her Uncle Qrow sitting by her mother's grave and talking to her like she always did. She was about to shout his name when she realized that her favorite uncle was crying. She wasn't completely sure why but she quickly hid behind a tree as to not disturb her uncle when he was obviously upset. Patiently she listened as he spoke,
"I wish you could see how big our little girl has gotten Summer, she is still the spitting image of you, thank Oum. - your beautiful silver eyes…" Ruby heard her Uncle Qrow gasp as he tried to stop crying. "Every day I wish that I had just settled down like Tai and raised her as my own like we always planned to do together...but without you I don't know if I would have been strong enough...Tai is a good father for Ruby,... way better than I ever could have hoped to be without you there to guide me, loving us... Anyway, Tai is cooking dinner I figure I better go say hi, I-" Ruby heard that he was leaving and quickly ran for the house not catching the last part of Qrow's goodbye to her mother.
Ruby ran as fast as she could to avoid being caught all the while wondering what exactly it was she just heard. She was so distracted by her own thoughts she ran right into her father's legs.
"Whoa Ruby what's got you startled?"
"What? Oh, uh nothing. I was chasing butterflies and ran back so you wouldn't worry!" She lied carefully, not a total lie… right? Crows, butterflies, whatever!
"Ok, why don't you go set the table while I wrangle your sister?"
"Sure thing dad!" She cheered as she bolted into the house.
A few minutes later Yang and their father came back into the house smiling widely.
"Hey Rubes, why'd you set the table for four?" Yang asked slightly confused.
"Its for Uncle Qrow silly!" Ruby realized her mistake the second she looked at her family and saw their confusion.
"When did Qrow get here? Where is he?" Taiyang asked glancing around the house.
"He isn't, I mean he, I don't know, just a feeling he'll show up I guess!" Ruby tried to lie again, she had a pretty positive "feeling" since she had just been snooping on him fifteen minutes ago, but they didn't need to know that.
Ruby still wasn't sure what exactly it was she had heard anyway. Ruby didn't even know Uncle Qrow had a daughter. Uncle Qrow made it sound like she was his daughter. That can't be possible right? Ruby resigned herself to have to pay more attention next time.
Before she could figure out when the next time would be the man in question waltzed in the door smiling.
"What's everyone standing around for?" he asked watching as Tai and Yang stared at Ruby and Ruby at himself.
"Uh, did I miss something?" Qrow asked trying to ease the tension.
"Ruby can apparently sense when you are coming now." Yang said like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Qrow raised a brow looking at Ruby and then at Yang,
"Really? How'd that happen?" Qrow asked as Ruby blushed a bright red.
"I don't know, it was just sort of a feeling? Dad told me to set the table and I set it for four and when Yang asked why I said because you were coming but I don't really know how I knew you were coming!" Ruby screeched out her answer so rapidly she could barely breath.
"Hey, kiddo its ok, take a breath will ya? Hey maybe you have tapped into your semblance or something? Who knows, the point is I'm here and I smell your father's famous sticky buns so let's eat! I'm starved!"
Thankfully for Ruby everyone else took their seats and the night continued on like every other family dinner, give or take an extra explosion or two thanks to Yang showing off her new semblance.