Okay this story may take 'Enter Team MMFN's place once it's finished this week and I am posting this to see how you guys like it. Quick heads up this is in the same Universe as my other RWBY story 'Sanguine Rose' so I may accidently spoil it but I don't intend to so conceder yourselves warned. The only people I own is Sanguine and Ebony, the rest Monty Oum along with Rooster Teeth owns.
Oh yeah and to avoid any confusion this is based five years after Sanguine so Ruby would be Twenty two going twenty three.
Chapter 1: A Pack plus one Huntress.
As Ruby surveyed the forest of Patch for her last time until the snow thaws for the spring she was kept warm by the thought of her loving son and wife are at their house getting a tasty dinner ready for Ruby's return.
The last stop was to look at the Cliffside that her mother was buried at. It always was so she could speak to Summer, on more time and tell her how everything was going with her, Weiss and even Sanguine who Weiss' dad was starting to groom into becoming the inheritor of Schnee Dust, which right now Weiss was the current chair person.
As she ventured to the clearing that held both great memories but also sad ones, she heard the distinctive high pitched cry of a young child. No older than three. Knowing the territory was prone to Beowolfs she lunged forward and vanished into a flurry of rose petals.
When she got to the source of the sound she found it also attracted a few of the Grimm as well. She drew Crescent Rose to give them an unspoken warning which was not taken. She disappeared into a pile of petals once more and before the small pack could perceive what was going on the closet one to where Ruby his head started to slide off of his body and darken the snow black from the ichor that flowed out of the Grimm's neck.
After the second and third largest members of the pack met with an untimely end the last two got the clue if they stayed longer they would end in a much similar manner and began a mad dash into the closest part of the treeline. Ruby walked up to what was making the sound to find a basket with a small baby in it.
"Hello, anyone there? It is dangerous please come out." Ruby yelled into the darkness of oncoming night. No answer came to her. So she tried again "Hello… Anyone?" Again she was met with the same quietness.
She leaned down to the baby who had stopped with its loud whine. "Hey, little thing, what am I meant to do with you?" Ruby asked knowing the child couldn't respond. "I suppose I have to bring you to my house… man will Weiss be mad last time I brought home something was a kitten and she was furious." Ruby chuckled at the memory of Weiss claiming Sanguine may be allergic and could die but that was three years ago.
Ruby picked up the basket and looked closer at the baby noticing two distinctive cat ears on the child's head. "Heh I'm bringing home another kitten but this one is a Cat Faunus. She probably won't be as mad… who am I kidding, she is going to make me sleep on the couch." Ruby joked to herself as she was about to begin her shortish trek home she stopped and stated into the darkness.
"I'm sorry mom but I can't visit right now but I am sure you understand this takes a bit of priority. Sorry but next time I'll bring Weiss and Sanguine to you." Ruby made a promise to herself that she would if Weiss didn't murder her tonight.
"Mama, when will mom be home so we can start eating? I'm hungry and those books Grandpa Schnee gave me are boring…" A young Sanguine said punctuating his sentence flailing his arms around and pointing to the offending books.
"I know you can use your eye to look over the island and as for the books he gave them to you so you can eventually take over the family company. I agree though I had those same books." Weiss said poking her head through the door to see her son pouting.
"Mama, promise me when mom gets here you won't shout at her." Sanguine said resuming his seat at the table. "Sanguine, honey, why would I yell at…" Weiss got cut off by Ruby running in through the door and closing it behind her hiding something.
Ruby knew she couldn't hide the new comer for long so before Weiss could say anything Ruby started, "Weiss promise you won't freak out like when I brought home Blake the second."
"Ruby if you brought home another demon spawn you might want to turn around right now." Weiss said trying not to raise her voice in front of Sanguine.
"Mom, just show her you know she won't kill you, at least in front of me." Sanguine said cutting in the brewing argument. Ruby reluctantly held the basket in front of her but had placed her cloak in front of it to shield the child from the cold.
"Ruby… Please say you adopted another hell spawn… or gave our current one deadly training like Zwei." Weiss pleaded as she pulled Ruby's cloak away, seeing the sleeping child. To say she glared daggers at Ruby would be an understatement. "Ruby Rose explain right now and it had better be good because if it isn't you are sleeping outside." Weiss said still resisting the urge to scream.
"Well I was going to visit Mom's grave and I heard this whine and I ran to it to find a pack of Beowolfs and after I got rid of them I waited and called out to see it anyone would come back for it and when it didn't I had to move her and this is the closest safe place for it." Ruby ranted out and at the end she took a deep breath and held the basket in front of her to act as a shield.
Weiss turned to Sanguine to see if the story was true. "Is it true Honey?" Weiss asked calmer around Sanguine because he wouldn't lie to them. "Grimm don't have Aura or a soul for me to see all I saw was Mom fighting and standing near her for a bit then picked her up and started her journey here. Now can we eat I'm hungry." Sanguine whined at the end of his sentence.
"Well Honey was there anyone around there before your mom got there?" Weiss asked resisting the urge to strangle Ruby. "There was. She placed the baby down and her aura vanished about fifteen feet away. I think she is dead." Sanguine said taking sad expression on his face at witnessing a person dying or him perceiving a death via aura.
The grim silence was cut by the sound of a stomach rumbling. "Now come on she is asleep now and most likely won't be up for a while." Sanguine said whining even more.
"Why do you keep saying 'she' when we haven't even check to see a gender?" Ruby said with a tone of mock anger because she could never be mad at Sanguine. "The auras tell me a lot girls may be a bit smelly but their aura's are kinder and gentler whereas boys aura is normal harsher and unforgiving." Sanguine said trying to use all his might to push his parents into the dining room.
"Right stop trying to push you are going to injure yourself. We will go willingly," Weiss began and as she walked she turned to Ruby, "We are having a strong discussion about this after words and we may want to call Blake to see if a Faunus child is like a human one." Weiss said taking her seat with a huff.
"Fine but first don't kill me in the meantime. And second where is the adorable ball of fluff?" Ruby asked taking her seat after placing the baby and basket onto the couch. "I don't know last I saw she was carrying tools into the attic." Weiss said just as the cat in question came up and began to purr as Ruby began petting it.
"Weiss I think you may be losing it because she couldn't carry something like that into the attic. I swear you come up with these amazing excuses for us to get rid of her when all she wants to do is show her love to you." Ruby said directing her attention to her food in front of her.
After a short meal the three sat silently around the baby who was awake and clutching onto Ruby's cloak. "Come on now… give that back. I don't mind if it was one of my outfits but that is a no-no." Ruby said trying to get the cloak out of the child's hands. Earning a rich laugh from Weiss.
"Mama Auntie Blake is almost here." Sanguine said tugging on Weiss' dress trying to futilely stay awake by rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "Okay honey you should go to bed. It is late." Weiss said picking Sanguine up and hugging him. "No I wanna see Auntie Blake. It has been so long since I last saw her." Sanguine said trying to put forward his most logical argument.
"I swear when you are well rested you are so mature and intelligent but when you are tired you act like your Mom when we first met." Weiss both complimented and scolded her son. "This is the latter unfortunately but once you see her we are putting you into bed." Weiss said firmly to which Sanguine nodded. As she put him down to go answer the door he moved closer to help Ruby get her Cloak back.
"Weiss what is it this time… did Ruby adopt another cat who is trying to kill you." Blake said sarcastically. "Why does no one believe me that cat is evil." Weiss pouted to Blake who shrugged and said "Because it does try to kill you it is when no one is around and when Sanguine can't see your Aura." Blake said stepping inside noticing a new smell.
"Okay but seriously did she because I swear if I get another racist comment I may freak out and what is that smell?" Blake said putting her hands in front of her nose. "Both better and worse and I don't know maybe our new comer may have pooped." Weiss said leading Blake into the living room to see Ruby losing a fight over her cloak and Sanguine ran up to hug Blake.
"Hey small thing, how have you been? I haven't seen you in a few weeks." Blake said to Sanguine, picking him up. "Uh huh and you and Auntie Yang still owe me some cookies after our last bet." Sanguine chimed up loudly in front of Weiss causing Blake to shrink.
"Are you and that brute using my son as gambling fodder again?" Weiss asked with a new rage building.
"No… more like he already knows how to hustle us in a game of blackjack. And don't worry it was just cookies no money exchanged hands." Blake said defensively.
"Good to know but if I catch this Sanguine I am sending you to spend you summer with Grandpa Schnee and Winter." Weiss said to them both causing them to nod.
"Now do you mind telling me what is in the basket with a death grip on Ruby's Cloak… the same one if anyone except the old team and Sanguine were to touch the would get acquainted with Crescent Rose faster than a falling rose petal." Blake said with a smirk at the joke she made but the mentally face palmed at how bad it was.
"The reason you are here has it and it isn't human." Weiss deadpanned causing Blake to think but coming up with no logical explanation went over to look into the basket. "Nice joke Weiss but neither you nor Ruby could have a Faunus child unless someone was unfaithful." Blake said turning back to Weiss.
"Well you see Blake…" Ruby began but was cut off by her Victory over getting her Cloak back. "Ah ha, in your face." Ruby trailed off gloating over her victory at the small child. So Weiss told the story how Ruby and Sanguine had told her.
"Well I'm not sure with that story it is good news or bad news but the child isn't marked." Blake said after getting accustomed to the new smell and Sanguine falling asleep in her arms.
"Marked?" Both Weiss and Ruby asked not quite sure what the raven haired woman meant.
"Yes marked. It is a Faunus thing. The mother places sent markers on the child so she can't lose them. So the child can be a runt, unwanted or worse Sanguine's assumption is right and there is a dead Mother out there." Blake said gingerly putting Sanguine down on the couch.
"So besides all the racist things I can assume you called me over here what else do you want and don't you say 'Take the hell spawn with you'." Blake said doing her best to imitate Weiss.
"I would never say 'hell spawn' that is to nice. I'd say demon spawn." Weiss corrected Blake crossing her arms. "Sorry, 'take that demon spawn with you.'" Blake said amending her sentence.
"Well if you two will stop fighting both of use aren't sure if a Faunus babies are different from Human babies." Ruby said cutting in and picking up the baby.
"Not really but you need to be careful if you keep her because the first heat we experience is the strongest, but I'm sure Sanguine would look after her and keep her safe." Blake said standing up. "What are you going to name her so when I turn up to work tomorrow I can send some paperwork here?" Blake asked to the two.
"Well we were set on naming our next one with Ivory but she isn't like that so we need to think of a few but by tomorrow you will know." Weiss said standing up.
"Give Yang and Amber our regards but please don't tell Yang about this girl right now she will assume the worst." Ruby pleaded with Blake.
"Fine but you owe me. Get your son to call of the debt Yang and I are in." Blake said walking to the door. "Fine but if Yang finds out it is doubled." Weiss agreed for Ruby who was trying to get the baby away from her cloak.
As Blake left Weiss carried Sanguine upstairs and ticked him in and she met Ruby on the way to their own room. "So are we going to keep her? We always did want a daughter and with the White Fang dealt with we don't need to worry." Ruby said lying down with the baby lying on her chest.
"I don't mind but I don't want her to suffer any form of prejudice from ignorant people. Hell we don't even have a name for her." Weiss retorted.
"She may hear comments but we both know Sanguine would silence anyone who would bring her harm emotionally it is almost scary from what he could become." Ruby said shivering slightly.
"We still need a name though Dolt." Weiss said moving closer. "Well she does have the Cat Faunus thing but I think three Blakes is a mixture waiting to explode." Ruby said with smirking thinking about how that would cause some confusion.
"Yeah and I think that name is cursed because anyone named that has tried to kill me at some point." Weiss complained.
"Well Princess what would you name her." Ruby laughed thinking how just a few years ago Weiss painted all Faunus with the same brush, to know wanting to adopt one into their small family.
"Amethyst because her hair is just as dark but it is also nice a nice shade of purple." Weiss said looking Ruby in the eye to see how she liked it.
"Amethyst… huh, Amethyst Schnee-Rose, I like it."
Author's Note:
So I had the idea for this story bouncing around my head for a bit but only recently decided to connect it to Sanguine Rose but hey I like it. Now this part is really important because I need to now how you guys like this. It will have time jumps and the chapters will be longer but let me know via a review. Despite if you like it or not just say so. Till I write the next time, see you then,
Timmydog Out :)