The sun was shining in through the window and hit the Blond Brut in the eyes. She soon opened her eyes looking away as she squinted her eyes in irritation. As she sat up she notices Ruby was missing, and Yang started to panic. Immediately she looking around and was starting to think yesterday was a dream.

As she swung her legs over the side and tried to step up "Humf…... uhhhh Yang stoph yo...you're stepping on me."

She immediately jumped back onto her bed and looked down to see her younger wolf sister glaring up at her. "R...RUBY What are you doing down there!"

"I don't like beds, they are still too soft and comfortable to sleep on." Ruby calmly said as she sat up, "So I slept on the floor next to you, as it felt more comfortable like that and I felt safe."

Yang was shocked, she didn't think much of what Ruby might have to fight through. "Sorry I shouted….. I didn't think of what you're now use too and how much it'll take to get back to normal life" Yang rubbed her right arm as she looked away.

Ruby smiled sheepishly. "I know Yang, I might not ever get used t…." Ruby admittedly stop speaking and sniffed a bit, as slava came from the corner of her mouth, and before Yang could comment on it. A gust of wind blow past Yang and left a thin trail of rose petals.

Yang was left shocked, even though its been a little over a day since Ruby got back. I seem like something caught her younger sister interest. The young girl followed her sister trail that led downstairs. She found her sister peeking into the kitchen, Yang could finally smell the addicting scent of their mother's homemade cookies. Yang's stomach grumbled in response to the smell.

The young wolf girl was so focused on the cookies, that she didn't even hear her sister stomach mere feet away from her. As Ruby was about to sneak in a voice stopped her. "Ruby no cookies until you've had breakfast." At the order, the wolf Faunus ears flatten against her head, and her tail hung sadly.

Yang quickly moved her hand to her mouth as to not laugh at her younger sister's actions. Even though she hasn't seen her younger sister in years, somehow the empty void that was created was easily filled back up as though nothing ever happened. It felt weird to Yang, but she didn't want to laugh at Ruby. Not yet at least.

Ruby nervously moved around the corner to see her mother looking at her. "How did you know I was there? I'm more than sure I was being quiet."

"You may not have made a sound, but I know the scent of my rose anywhere." Summer smiled.

Ruby was taken aback by this, as though she wasn't use to a mother figure, as though she forgot the feeling of having a mother. "Oh…." Ruby knew Summer was her mother, but she was broken, she wasn't completely ready for any of this.

"Ruby, are you just going to sit there or you going to come over here and get some pancakes." Summer held out a plate of pancakes.

Ruby made her way to her mother and took the plat. "T...Thank you, mom."

She smiled and rubbed Ruby on the head between her ears, which naturally caused the girl tail to sway.

Yang walked in and smiled as she got a plate of pancakes. "Thanks, mom" The blond half hugged Summer before moving to the kitchen table.

Ruby and Summer join the blond at the table and ate breakfast. Ruby like last night acted strangely while she ate as if making sure the food was safe. Summer didn't say anything, even if it pained her to see her daughter act this way. She figured Ruby couldn't really help herself, as she seemed to be in survival mode still.

The morning went as normal as it could be with Ruby back. Ruby acted strangely at a few times during the morning.

_ A few hours later _

Ruby was standing in a dressing room, looking through clothes her mom and Yang picked out. This felt strange to her as the sense of peace she has now felt wrong, no not wrong more foreign to the young rose.

"Ruby, have you found anything you like?" Her mom called from the others side of the door, giving Ruby her privacy, which she forgot was a common thing in a normal life. She grown used to people seeing her naked, picking, poking, prodding at the wolf pup for so long.

"Sum….. Mom, you can come in. I… uh would feel better if you come in." Ruby asked having a sense of doubt her mother would just walk in.

She was quiet for a bit, although her mother did sneak into the room. Summer saw immediately the scares ruby had and was astonished her daughter was alive. Some of the scars seem like they kill most huntsmen and huntresses.

Ruby could tell her mom was looking at all the scars that covered her body as she only had a pair of Yang old boxers on. She didn't know what to say so she just let her mom stare, over time she didn't like the silent atmosphere. "Uh so, can…. um, I ask you advice on shopping?"

It seemed the simple question changed the mood as her mother snapped out of her trance. The realization hit the older woman as she then realized that this isn't common for her daughter. "I'll help the best I can, but you may need Yang help as she probably knows more about this."

The white-haired wolf meekly nodded.

They spent a few more hours, as it was a struggle for the wolf cub to find what she liked. They also had to make sure it felt comfortable as Ruby all but forgot the understanding of comfort. She got a lot of the basic clothing like hoodies, jeans, skirts, shorts, leggings, and more. At first, Ruby didn't understand the appeal and need for all these clothes. But when she stole glances at her older sister who was shopping as well and found her appealing.

Ruby at the moment was wearing a dark red muscle tee shirt that was a bit big for her as it hung around the shorts pockets that she had on. The shorts were a medium gray color, they also hugged the young girl's legs, and went a bit above her knees, and she wore black legging underneath as she didn't want people to see her scars. The wolf cub also had on a black jacket that bottom was cropped so the that if mainly covered the chest and a bit of her stomach. To the girl, it looked wired a first, but she loved the fact it had ear hole for Faunus so when she wore the hood, her wolf ears would pop right through the holes. It also felt warm on her. Lastly, she replaced the ripped fabric that covered the damaged side of her face with a newer piece of fabric, it was snug against her face and covered a bit more than the old one. The fabric was also white so it could blend it with her hair.

After a while longer of shopping after Yang shopped a bit and Summer picked out a few things for herself. They also went and helped cut Ruby hair so she didn't have so much to take care of, the barber cut her hair so that her hair could cover her right side of her face. Making it easy to cover the white fabric.

They went home, and Ruby was happy to see she got a bed and a few things she needed to stay in her own room. Even though it'll take her a bit to actually sleep in the bed normally.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I am really enjoying taking my time with her past and not jumping into beacon right way like I did last time. Also please share some ideas with me, and it always nice to hear what you think of the story. I still have a hard time thinking of all the individual people trapped in Ruby, so it is nice to get help there.