Ruby walked into the lobby of Stark Towers and said to the receptionist "Hello, my name is Ruby and I'm here to see Natasha, her friends invited me." in her best innocent voice. The receptionist nodded and pointed towards the glass elevator. Ruby smiled and walked inside the elevator. As soon as the doors shut, a voice filled the elevator. "Hello, my name is JARVIS, and what is your name?" Ruby, a little weary of the voice, timidly answered "My name is Ruby, I'm here to see Natasha, her friends invited me when they found out I was looking for her. Does Natasha know that I'm here?" JARVIS answered with "No- I am not aware that she does. However the men that invited you are in the lobby." Ruby said "Ok." then thought about what she was going to say to Natasha.
It had been so long since they had seen each other, 10 years for Natasha, but over 40 years for Ruby. She had been not able to remember Natasha for half of it, but that just made it worse when they remembered. She wanted to find Natasha, and bring her home. When all of Storybrooke got their memories back, they found a potion that allowed one person to travel across the town line, and return with people who, once they cross the town line for the first time, would always be able to come into and out of Storybrooke. When she voiced her idea to go and find Natasha, she was pleased to find out that everyone, since they had previously known Natasha, agreed that she should go find her. But no-one agreed more than Killian, more commonly known as Captain Hook.
She smiled at that memory. Her boyfriend may have been a ruthless pirate, but he loves his sister dearly, and the only reasons he wasn't by her side this second was because only one person could go, he was known to get aggressive when he couldn't do something, and Ruby could blend into the 21st century more easily than a 300 year old pirate. "Nice to talk to you, Ruby." The voice said before the elevator doors opened. Ruby slowly stepped out of the elevator and stopped within a few steps out of the elevator.
"Hello." she called out into the empty hall. Suddenly, a man dropped out a vent in the ceiling. Ruby gasped, clutching her chest a bit. "Sorry." the man said sheepishly. "Didn't mean to scare you. The names Clint, Clint Barton. And you are..." he said, holding out a hand. Ruby shook his hand, saying "Ruby." Clint smiled. "Well, Ruby, why don't you meet the others? Question. Do you have a boyfriend?" Ruby said "Yes." Clint replied "Ok, I asked because anyone without a boyfriend will get endless flirting from Tony, while if you have a boyfriend Tony will not flirt as much. Just warning you." Clint said, still smiling.
Clint spun on his heel and walked dramatically into the other room, with Ruby following gingerly behind him. He led her into a large open lounge, with two men sitting on the couch, shouting at the TV, telling the ref he was wrong. Clint coughed loudly, causing all heads to spin in the direction of Ruby. Clint introduced Ruby, saying "Hello, this is Ruby. Ruby meet Tony, Steve." Pointing at each person in turn. They all came forwards and shaked hands. When it was Tony's turn, Clint focused his gaze on him and said loudly "She has a boyfriend." Tony just laughed and said "I have a girlfriend," and gave Ruby a quick hug, then sat back down. Steve commented "No offense or anything, but what are you doing here?" Ruby said "No offense taken, and I'm here to see Natasha." She looked at Clint. "Do you know where she is?" She questioned. Clint quickly answered "She's in the kitchen."
However before she could move, all three boys ran out of the room and into the kitchen, Ruby quickly followed behind them. When she stepped inside the kitchen, she noticed Natasha washing up and putting plates away. "There's someone her to see you." Clint said from where he and the other men were sitting around the kitchen table. "Who is it?" Natasha questioned, not turning around. "Me." Ruby said simply. The Natasha was drying slipped out of her hands and smashed on the floor. Natasha slowly spun around to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "Tash, it's me." Ruby said, not bothering to keep the happiness and excitement out of her voice. Natasha's eyes were brimming with tears. "Ruby." Natasha choked out. Ruby couldn't take it anymore. She practically ran over to Natasha and wrapped her in a big hug, half laughing, and half crying. Natasha, in the same state, eagerly hugged back happily. They stayed like this for a couple of minutes, until Natasha pulled back. "What are you doing here?" She exclaimed. "More importantly, how are you here? What has happened? And how is Killian." Ruby just smiled, and answered with "I'm here to find you, the curse was broken, everyone has their fairy tale memories and their Storybrooke memory, and your brother is fine." Natasha let out a breath she wasn't aware she was holding. "Great." Ruby just smiled nervously. "Yeah, one other thing..." she trailed off. Natasha raised an eyebrow. Ruby said, rubbing her hands together. She said quickly "I'm dating your brother."
Natasha practically screamed "WHAT!"