The Odd Life Of Ruby Rose
Chapter Two: Shattered Family
Raven has been sick to her stomach lately due to the fact that ever since she adopted Ruby it granted her access to her medical records. Raven and Dr. Grey could tell from the records, that even though Ruby wasn't even four yet, she had been to the hospital over a dozen times for bruises and a few sprains and a broken arm at the age of two and a half. Dr. Gery could tell it just barely finished healing a month before the accident.
Raven received another call from Simmons asking to meet up with her to decide what should be done with the Xiao Long/Rose home. After seeing Ruby's medical record she almost didn't want to see the state of the home. But against her better judgment she meets with Simmons to see the house. Raven told Qrow to take Yang to see Ruby while she's gone.
The address Simmons gave Raven brought her to some place out in the woods. Upon arriving at the house, where Simmons was already waiting for her, she saw a small, almost run down looking cabin. When Simmons opened the front door for Raven they got hit with a powerful odor that almost made Raven lose her lunch, Simmons did. The inside was even worse then the outside. There was trash and empty beer bottles every where. There was just one old queen sized bed and at the far corner of the room Raven saw something that made her cry. Raven saw a dog bed as well as two dog dishes that have the name Ruby on them in red letters. Next to the bed was a stack of ratty looking kids clothes that should have been thrown out a long time ago.
Raven ran outside, she couldn't stand the sight of that one room house anymore. Simmons asked Raven, "What do you want to do with the property Ms. Branwen?" Raven looks at him like he just said the dumbest thing in the world. Raven just says, "I don't care. Burn it, sell it, do whatever you want with it. That place has no need in my family's life." Simmons replies, "Won't Ruby want her fam-" Raven had punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Raven says, "Ruby has no connection to this place or that family. She's my daughter now." Raven gets back in her car and speeds off.
While on her way back to the hospital Raven's cell phone started going off. Raven activated her Bluetooth and said, "Hello." A woman answered back saying, "Hello, Ms. Branwen this is Ms. Coal." Raven just groans inside her head, Ms. Coal is her boss' secretary at Schnee inc. Ms. Coal continues saying, "I'm calling to inform you that you have a meeting with Alaster and Snow Schnee tomorrow at noon about the project you have been working on." Raven sighed, "I will have it ready." After saying that Ms. Coal hung up on her. Raven hated bitches like Ms. Coal, who treated Raven badly for putting pride in her appearance. There was a time after Raven's divorce that she didn't do that, but she grew out of it.
Raven then calls Ruby's room to inform Qrow that she won't be able to come see Ruby today because she would be working late in order to have everything ready for her meeting tomorrow (which originally was meant for next week). After getting back to Qrow's, Raven went to the basement to her little workshop/office. Raven was a brilliant inventor. Raven's normal job at Schnee inc. was working in their R&D department, but being a woman, the men she worked with wouldn't give her any credit. In fact whenever she did do any good work they would put their name over hers, or erase hers completely. That's why Raven has been keeping her latest passion project a secret. She called it an iScroll. It would revolutionize the way people could communicate with each other, even let them use their phone as a mini computer. Before Raven got to work she noticed a large envelope on her desk. It was from the court, the final bit of paperwork making Ruby's name change permanent.
Back at the hospital Qrow sighs to himself. He's grown a little more attached to his new niece now that she can talk to them, with what little speech she does have. Yang was siting on Ruby's hospital bed reading her Little Red Ridding Hood book. Dr. Grey came and asked Qrow to come outside, she had some good news for him. She told him that Ruby should be able to go home in a few weeks. That was news for them. As it got closer to when they would have to leave for the night, Qrow saw the two sisters sleeping soundly holding onto each other. Qrow was happy that Ruby came into their lives, that this once shattered family was whole again and nothing would change that.
Meanwhile, in a small office Simmons was working hard. He thinks he found a lead on the late Summer Rose's remaining family, her older brother Roman Rose or as he now went by Roman Torchwick.
End of chapter Two Shattered Family
Sorry its been so long for me to add anything to this story I have been busy and had writers block. But it was because of that I was able to make my other story Fragile Rose. I hope you read that too, I kind of wonder which story people like better. Also sorry for a short chapter but the next chapter will have Ruby at 15. I just wanted to lay some more background work for this story before getting to the main part of the story, please leave a review and follow/favorite this story. Thank you for reading and for those who waited for this chapter your patience.