Request from Pokemonsuperallstarfan: "Qrow give Ruby some driving lessons with tai yang not knowing about them"
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Ruby and Qrow
"Thanks for helping me, Uncle Qrow!~~" Ruby grinned ecstatically. "I was so nervous the other day when driving Penny around.. Dad was never really patient in teaching me this stuff."
"Yeah, yeah, kiddo. Anytime. Hey, listen….Uh, try not to mention this to your father, alright?" Qrow responded, resting comfortably into the passenger's seat.
"Sure thing!" Ruby agreed.
"Alright, first things first-"
"Put it on Drive!" Ruby exclaimed and reached for the gear shift.
"NO!" Qrow corrected, smacking Ruby's hand away from the gear shift. "You check your mirrors. You're in my car. I'm tall. You're short. You're like 3 feet tall. Do you think the mirror views will be the same?" Qrow asks. Ruby shakes her head 'no' in response. "Alright. So adjust them. Make sure you are able to see behind you and the sides of the car."
"Okayyyyy~" Ruby sings while sticking her tongue out and adjusting the mirrors. "Done! What's next?"
"Well, you said you know the basics. Did your dad teach you how to check your blind spots? How to parallel park? K-Turn? U-Turn?"
"Um...uh….no….well, by basics...its just….drive, accelerate, brake, park, reverse….oh! And the car radio!" Qrow face-palmed when Ruby completed her sentence.
"I need a drink." He sighed.
"Me too."
"No, you don't." Qrow glared at Ruby. He then saw her whip out a water bottle and start drinking some water. His glare disappeared and a smile came to his face. Of course that's what she meant. "Okay, listen...in order to check your blind spots, you have to use the shoulder-check method. You literally just turn your head and look out the backseat windows. That's the area your mirrors don't show."
"Hmmm…..Uncle Qrow?" Ruby asked.
"Shoot."
"If I'm supposed to keep my eyes on the road while driving at all times, how can I safely turn my head all the way around? What if I crash!?"
"In the .5 seconds it will take you to turn your head and check before switching lanes? You'll be fine, kid. Just make sure you're not too close to the car ahead of you. Got it?"
"Hmm...okay! Can I drive now?" Ruby asks while jumping in her seat.
"No."
"Why not?"
"You didn't put on your seat belt."
"OH! Right, duh, of course! Haha, I knew that." Ruby sheepishly clicked on her seat belt.
"Alright….you can put it on drive, now.. i guess.." Qrow hesitates. "Don't crash my car. Your dad won't buy me a new one."
"Aww, okay." Ruby reaches for the gear shift and prepares herself to leave the parallel-parking space.
"One thing. When leaving a parallel parking spot on the street, you have to use your blinker to signal to oncoming drivers that you're leaving your spot." Ruby nodded and turned on the blinker.
After the two have spent some time driving around the city, Qrow receives a rather surprising phone call.
"Where is Ruby?!" Taiyang shouts over the phone.
"Uhh, she-"
"Oh is that dad?! Hi daadddd!~" Ruby shouts from her side of the vehicle. Qrow face-palms again.
"We were just out getting lunch. Sorry Tai." Qrow shrugged.
"I sure hope you're not be drinking and driving again while my daughter is in the car."
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that.." Qrow smirks and looks over at his niece. "We are perfectly safe."
Later, Ruby parks the vehicle and smiles at her uncle.
"Soo?! How'd I do how'd I do how'd I do!?" Ruby jumps in her seat, looking at her uncle with wide eyes which reminded him almost too much of her mother. He missed Summer.
"Kiddo," Qrow chuckles and ruffles her hair. "You did great. I'm proud of you. And hey..at least we didn't get pulled over by police like Yang and I did when I was trying to teach her!" The two laugh together.
"Thanks so much Uncle Qrow… You're the best!" She giggles and hugs his arm tight.
"Nah...I'm the bestest."
