Hey guys. It's Ventori. As you could tell from the chapter name this is gonna be a flashback. Most about how Ruby met Adam when she was younger. Anyways. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 4: Flashback

Sitting in the nurse's office Ruby looked around. She was so bored but she was excited. The fact that she'd be spending the year with her team and Adam made her absolutely ecstatic. Her mind kept taking her back to her childhood when she first met Adam.

Flashback starts

The young Ruby sat alone under a lush tree in the grass. She was curled up in fetal position tears streaming down her face. She continued to cry shaking violently. She was alone and she didn't know what she was going to do. She'd never been alone before. She was scared.

The young girl was sitting alone wearing a bright red dress that went down to her knees. She was wearing a red scarf so she wouldn't get cold.

There was rustling from the bushes dirty in front her. Her head shot up and she stared at the bushes as the tears continued to roll down her face. The rustling continued growing more violent. A head suddenly popped out of the bushes startling Ruby. She was pushed her self against the tree. The head emerged from the bushes further. Ruby realized that it was a boy but this didn't do anything to stop Ruby from being scared.

The boy wore a black jacket and shirt. He had black and red pants and red shoes. His hair was a brown color but it was easy to see he had red dyed into his hair too. He looked a bit older than her. Maybe two years at most

The young boy began to walk up to her. He was slow. It appeared to be scared or nervous but she couldn't tell for sure. She continued to cry until he got right up on her. She looked at him when she heard the boy ask if she was okay. She started to nod but then shook her head and started to cry more.

He held his hand out to her and waited to see if she'd accept it or not. "I'm not gonna hurt you. I can help you" he said in a soft voice. She slowly extended her hand and grabbed his as he helped her stand. He smiled at her. "What's your name?"

Ruby stuttered on her words but tried to make her words understandable. "M-My name is R-ruby." She looked at the boy and noticed that he had little nubby horns poking out from his hair. She heard the boy say "Adam" then she looked at him confused tears slowly starting to fade. "What?" she asked confused

He smiled. "My name is Adam." He looked at her and realized she was observing his horns. He puts his hands on his head to cover his horns. "I know i'm a freak. You don't need to look at my horns to let me know that." He looked at the ground sad. He looked worried and as if he just wished he could shrink into nothingness. She noticed and she knew she had to say something.

She smiled and looked at him. "You're not a freak. You're a faunus." He looked at her with wide eyes. He was surprised. Most people wouldn't even bother talking to him once they realized he wasn't a normal human. He was so lost in thought that he failed to notice the young girl walking closer to him. He finally noticed once she was right in front of him. She smiled and moved his hands off his horns and she looked at him smiling.

"Why are you treating me like this?" He was genuinely confused at this girl

Now she was confused. "Treating you like what?"

"Like i'm normal. I'm a faunus not normal." He had a mix of agitation and confusion in his voice. His eyes made it seem like he wanted to cry.

Ruby just smiled a wide smile that went from ear to ear. "Just because you're a faunus doesn't mean you aren't normal. You're special" She smiled. "Plus you're horns make you look even cooler."

He was hesitant to smile. He couldn't tell if she was making fun of him or not. "Do you really think so?" he messed with horns slightly trying not to smile.

Smiling she did a little excited jump. "Absolutely. They're sooooooooo cool." she drew out the O as much as she possibly could to express her happiness."

Adam smiled at her. "Thanks I guess." his cheeks had a light pink tint to them. His face went straight again when he remembered that she was crying when he came to check on her. "So why were you crying earlier?" Her smile seemed to have faded after he asked the question.

She looked at the ground and spoke in a soft voice. "I got separated from my sister. I don't know where she is and I got scared." she kept her vision trained on the ground. She was slightly scared and didn't know how to feel anymore.

He smiled at her. "Well if you want I can stay with you until your sister comes to find you." She looked up in surprised.

Ruby smiled widely and jumped with joy. "Do you really mean that? You'll really stay? Promise?" she was smiling while waiting for his reply.

"Of course." he smiled. He heard a ruffling in the stance as well as a faded voice but she was unable to tell what was being said but she knew it was a female. "Actually I think that's your sister now."

Her face filled with joy. "Do you really think it's her?" she got excited and bouncy when she asked. But once she realized she'd be leaving soon. "Will I be able to see you again?" she asked happiness quickly seeing your face.

Keeping his eyes trained on the distance the noise was coming for he answered. "If you want. It's up to you, little red. Just come here around this time and I'll be here" he smiled slightly as he heard the voice becoming clearer.

Ruby smiled and jumped with joy and began to hear her sister's voice. She then let out a yell "Yang. I'm over here" As if in no time flat Yang busted through the bushes and hugged her baby sister.

Yang smiled and squeezed her sister tight. "I am so happy you're okay. I thought I lost you. I was so worried." Ruby was smiling holding onto her sister. She was to happy to even care if she was having her back slowly broken. She pulled away and realized Adam was gone. She was confused and had no idea what to do.

Flashback end

Ruby smiled as she remembered going back to see Adam everyday for several months. She was happy to have him back and she hoped they got to spend time together as much as that. She began getting tired from just sitting and laying. Before she knew it she was drifting off to sleep