AN: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Compound.
First off, Big shout out to Lt. Commander Wolf for helping to write Phoenix, Roses and, Bees. Without you I probably couldn't do this.
Also as a warning there will be at least two more character descriptions. Each will be placed only once, at the beginning of the chapter where the character makes his or her first appearance. Anyway now that it is out of the way things can begin to pick up. Get ready for the shenanigans of the Rose family. Enjoy the journey, welcome back and please don't feed the guard dogs. - Phoenix Commander signing off.
I DO NOT OWN RWBY. IT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF ROOSTERTEETH PRODUCTIONS
Chapter One: The Roses and Breakfast
Martin and Weiss were in the kitchen cooking breakfast for the others of the Rose family and chatting about what to do for the day. Martin, ever observant to the goings on with-in his family suddenly asked "So Weiss is it just me or have you been stealing glances at Ruby?" Weiss jumped at the question almost dropping the egg bowl that was in her hand. He meant it as a joke, but he also had his suspicions, her reaction proved them correct.
"Wha- I no no no!" Weiss stammered blushing. If the blush was out of embarrassment at being caught or out of anger at the suggestion, Martin could only guess.
Though he now had a pretty good idea that it was embarrassment at being caught staring at Ruby. "I thought they seemed to be getting closer than they once were maybe I could help with that." Martin thought glancing at the girl in white. Martin had made no secret that he believed people deserved happiness whether it was with a man or woman. He wouldn't judge someone because of his or her preference it wasn't his place to. If Ruby and Weiss could be happy together, then he would be in full support of them. "Ack! Careful Weiss you'll spill the eggs!" Martin cried out as he caught the bowl when it slipped from her grasp, having to fall flat to catch it.
He was glad his cloak was white, there was a lot of flour everywhere and it wouldn't show now that he was covered in it. He passed the bowl back to her without a drop spilt. "Sorry Martin." Weiss apologized. Martin chuckled at his goddaughter as she helped him up.
"No harm done Weiss." He heard soft almost silent footsteps on the stairs to the second floor; his hearing was second to none thanks to being a Faunus.
Weiss had heard them too, her hearing just as sharp as his. "That'll be Blake." She said. Martin looked at the clock on the wall it read 8:00am.
"You're up early dear. Sorry if we woke you." Martin said glancing at Blake as she walked into the kitchen. Blake, amber eyes half open and filled with sleep, smiled at her godfather.
"Morning Martin, Morning Weiss." The faunus yawned and stretched, it was almost cat like. Seeing as she was a cat faunus as well as a phoenix faunus the stretch was not surprising. "Not you're fault. Figured I'd start the day off early is all."
Martin started setting the table in the dining room. "Ruby and Yang up yet?"
Blake who was giving him a hand replied, "Not yet, you want me to go wake them?" Martin shook his head; they were no doubt tired from training yesterday. He would have to see about getting the wall in the sparing chamber fixed as well. Yang had let her anger get the better of her and he had to step in. She ended up smashing him into the wall, Weiss had to restrain her until he knocked her unconscious with the butt of his crossbow.
Weiss, who was still in the kitchen and was finishing up breakfast, was fuming. "I can't believe that he would think I have been staring at Ruby like that. I mean she has a great smile, and personality, wait what am I saying? She is just a friend, though…." She shook her head trying to clear the bizarre thoughts. "What am I thinking? Ruby might not even swing that way, but what if she does...?" She shook her head again blushing a little. She had just finished prepping breakfast and was getting ready to bring it out when Martin walked in to help.
"You forget my abilities Weiss." He said to her with a smirk. He was referring to a phoenix's ability to the read minds and emotions of those closest to him, with just a thought of his own. He could sense her feelings even from the dining room on the other side of the manor.
Weiss turned even redder. "Are you waiting for the right time or too nervous to say anything?" Martin asked honestly intrigued.
"Does she really swing that way though?" the embarrassed teen asked. Martin couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the strong willed teen being so flustered.
"I'm sorry Snowflake." He said tears down his face. "You have been living with her for almost eight years now, have you never once questioned why she never brought a boy home?"
Weiss scowled at him indignant that he wasn't taking this seriously. "I figured they were too scared, I mean you are Commander Martin Phoenix Rose, the Angel of Death you're one of the greatest Hunters alive. You ended the Faunus Rebellion. Plus you are also really protective of us, with the temper to prove it." Martin couldn't help but smile. Even though she was right, he did have a bit of a protective streak.
Though in regards to the war, his brother Thamior, his brother in-law Qrow, and his wife Summer were just as important in ending the war as he was. The four of them made up the strike team that had assassinated the Faunas leaders. They are known as team MSQT pronounced mascot. Though the team was currently listed as inactive as Summer was currently going through a revival cycle. "Lets get the table set, then go wake Yang and Ruby. As to your feelings toward Ruby start slow if you really want to tell her. Or ask me for help and I'll see what I can do." Martin said with a sly wink.
Walking out with the plates and glasses, he looked over his shoulder before he left saying, "Though if you ask for my help you may end up handcuffed to Ruby for a while. How do you think I got your mother and father to finally admit their feelings to each other?" Leaving a flustered and somewhat shocked Weiss standing at the counter. "Now the ball is rolling, all I have to do is get Weiss and Ruby to confess to one another. Shouldn't take long, maybe they'll be together before we go to Beacon in August?" Martin mumbled to himself so no one would hear him. He knew Ruby had a crush on Weiss but he hadn't done anything about it. He hadn't been sure that Weiss had felt the same. Now that he knew she did, he could make plans to help their relationship bloom into something else. "I swore you would have reason to smile again and a phoenix always keeps his promise, but it takes a phoenix to make these teens smile anyway. Good thing I am one." Martin thought smirking.
He walked into the dining room with the plates in one hand and glasses in the other. After he finished helping Blake and Weiss with setting the table he sent Weiss to go wake Yang and Ruby, a feat that would take a few minutes at least, if she didn't use Myrtenaster. He looked to Blake with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. "Operation: WhiteRose is in effect, if we are lucky they'll be together before we leave for Beacon." Blake just had an evil, yet happy smile on her face that said she would enjoy the antics. Little did she know that Operation: Bumblebee was next on his list. Martin smiled back and scratched his goddaughter behind her two black cat ears. As the two finished setting the table Yang, a cold shivering and red-faced Ruby, and an embarrassed looking Weiss burst though the dining room door.
"Morning you two. How did you guys sleep?" Martin asked the blonde and redhead as they ran in.
"Morning dad, slept like a rock until a blizzard woke me" Ruby replied trailing rose petals behind her with some snowflakes. Her face rivaled the red cloak that she almost never took off. She was trying to get a hold of her sister for revenge, no doubt for some embarrassing incident that happened on the way down.
She had her mother's semblance, which tended to leave rose petals wherever she went. Things could get messy if she didn't stop running in the dining room. "Morning dad, slept pretty good." The blonde haired teen replied a smile on her face.
That is until Weiss used her semblance to make glyphs that restrained Yang. "We've got you now Yang!" Weiss and Ruby said, an evil grin on their faces.
"Not fair guys!" Yang scowled. After a few more minutes of cooking and some sisterly vengeance, breakfast was ready.
"Alright breakfast is served." Martin called out. It turned out to be a fairly light breakfast in terms of the Rose family. If you could really call all of that food a light breakfast. There were three types of meat, six different types of fruit, three types of pancakes. A mountain of omelets with all of the toppings. As well as two types of coffee and nine types of tea, three types of muffins and two types of bread. As well any syrups and jams you could want. At that moment the doorbell decided to ring. "That'll be your uncle Thamior, probably smelled the cooking. I'll get it, dig in everyone." Martin said. Glancing at a still blushing Weiss. He chuckled as he tried to imagine the scene as she went to wake Ruby and Yang. He left the room praying that there would be no mess on his return. When raising three hungry phoenix faunus and one phoenix-feline faunus you were guaranteed to have a mess during a meal.
A few minutes earlier
As Weiss made her way over to Ruby's door she realized it would take probably take Myrtenaster to wake her. She drew her sword, pointed the rapier blade at the bottom of the door and sent a flurry of snow underneath it. Ruby Rose was dreaming again. It was the same one she had been having since her father told her that her mother had died, when she was only five. She was on a cliff looking at the grave of Summer Rose. A ghostly vision of her mother was before her, white and red cloak blowing in the breeze. "You've done so much in such a short time dear. Keep living your life and know that I'm always watching and always proud." Summer said. Ruby, tears in her eyes, watched as her mother faded before her. "No tears dear, I'll see you soon one day but until then remember, for now I'm always in your heart." Ruby jumped out of bed at the sound of the knock on her door and the feel of the cold snow hitting her skin, soaking her nightgown as it melted.
The sheets tangled around her legs, tripped her and she fell to the floor. "Ouch, damn it not again." Ruby cursed. She then thought back to the last thing her mother said. "What did you mean mom when you said you would see me soon?" she wondered.
Weiss, still at the door heard the crash. "Everything ok Ruby?" she called through the door sounding a little worried.
"Yeah Weiss, all good just tangled in my sheets." The sound of Ruby's voice called out.
"She sounds like she had a rough night again. Maybe it was that dream again?" Weiss thought. She needed to talk to Martin about it when she had the chance. Maybe he could offer her some advice to help Ruby or tell her what it might mean.
As she was thinking, Yang's door opened across the hall. "Morning princess." Yang said. Using her pet name for Weiss. She hated that name but she knew Yang said it as a term of endearment.
"Morning Yang. Breakfast is about ready." They waited for Ruby to walk out of her room before walking to the dining room. She was wearing her customary red cloak and hood over her new pair of dry pajamas. She was still shivering from the bedroom blizzard.
"Morning Ruby." Both teens said.
"Huh? Oh, morning you two." Ruby said distractedly, thinking about her dream. The blue-eyed teen noticed her redheaded friend was distracted and distant. Even though Yang didn't, she was oblivious to most things early in the morning. Before they got to the stairs Weiss took hold of Ruby's hand, holding her back. "Weiss?" Ruby asked looking back over her shoulder. She could see the concern in Weiss' eyes and something else she couldn't quite place, she thought it might be something but dismissed it.
"You need to talk to your father about that dream. I know that you had it again and it's what's distracting you." Ruby just smiled, it wasn't her usual smile. This one never made it into her silver eyes.
"I know Weiss, I just don't know how to ask him without him worrying about me." Weiss just smiled back trying to reassure the silver-eyed redhead.
She realized that she did really have feelings for her and would do anything she could to help. "You can be such a dolt sometimes. Just know that you aren't alone, we are you're family, there doesn't need to be secrets between us." If Weiss had known what Martin knew, she wouldn't have said that.
Some secrets are better left hidden until the right time. "Uh, Weiss you can let go of my hand at any time." Ruby said blushing a little. Weiss realized she was still holding Ruby's hand.
"Sorry!" she blushed, releasing her grip.
"Aw so cute. You two are just perfect for each other." Yang's voice interrupted the moment. She could never pass up a chance to tease Ruby and Weiss.
"SHUT UP, YANG!" the two embarrassed teens yelled, Weiss was blushing to the point her face was glowing red and Ruby was as red as the cloak she was wearing. The two friends chased the boisterous blonde into the dining room.