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Patch, 9 years ago
"Ruby!"
Ruby looked over her shoulder and giggled when she saw a white cloak wrapped around her.
"Gotcha." The warm voice of her Mother, Summer, spoke with a smile. "For a small wolf, you sure like to wander around town."
"But Mum, there was a puppy." Ruby pouted under her Mother's cloak. "Can we please get one?" Ruby asked and wagged her wolf tail happily under the cloak.
"I will have to ask Raven later when we see her, my little Pup. Now let's get going before it gets too dark." Summer smiled and pulled her white cloak back on."We can cut through the forest to make it faster back home."
Ruby nodded and grabbed her Mum's wolf tail gently, feeling its fluffy fur tickle her cheeks.
"Sure you don't want to ride on my shoulders, Ruby?" She lifted up her daughter onto her shoulders for a piggyback ride and dashed off through the crowd of people in the small market of town heading into the forest.
Ruby giggled as she felt the cool summer's airbrushed her face as her Mother carried her through the forest, careful to not trip or smack into a tree. Ruby stroked her Mother's wolf ears gently as she felt her Mother begin to tense up.
The darkness covered the once blue sky that was above Patch and the broken scattered moon filled the night sky.
"Mum, the moon is out!" Ruby squealed as her Mother stopped fast pace walking through the trees to look up at the sky.
"I'm here, my little Pup, it'll be okay." Summer spoke calmly as she worried for what was to come if she didn't make it home soon, something was off in the air and her animal instincts told her to run, but she couldn't let it show in front of her daughter.
"Mum, I'm not scared of the night. I know I'm always safe with you, Ma, and Yang by me. Plus what would be scared of something so silly like the night be to a Huntress? You aren't scared of nothing, Mum!" Ruby giggled and nuzzled her nose into her Mother's wolf ears.
Summer smiled at her daughter, wondering how she could be this happy and smart when she was so young. "I know, Ruby, I just wanted you to remember…No matter what I love you and I'll always protect you."
"Mum, what is wrong?" Ruby asked as her wolf ears flatten against her head, sensing something around them.
"Nothing, my Pup. Let's go home." Summer stroked her daughter's wolf tail and fast pace jogged back through the trees.
Summer could feel the warm burning spread through her body, knowing it was something she was still getting used to only for a year ago to be going through this. What this was she didn't know and tried so hard to keep it from her girls. Only she failed to get home in time as…
"Ruby, I need to set you down for a bit. Wait here…Do not leave no matter what, okay?" Summer asked with a quick movement of setting her daughter down against a tree with the bag full of random veggies and some cookies.
"Mum?" Ruby whimpered low and looked up at her Mother with worried silver eyes.
"Stay, Ruby, please. I'll be right back." Summer said as she ran off into the bushes, feeling the pain take her over.
"Mum, wait!" Ruby grabbed the bag and tried to lift it only to be too heavy for her little arms. "Mum!" Ruby cried out and dragged the bag as she tried to keep up with her Mother, confused on what made her Mother changed all of a sudden.
"I said…st…" Summer whispered as she collapsed to the ground, her silver eyes mixing with red. Pain spread like wildfire through her veins as Summer gritted her teeth, her wolf ears flatten against her head.
Ruby let out a low whimper and started to move back. "M-Mum?" Ruby wrapped her wolf tail around her waist as she watched her Mother cried out in pain.
"Run…" Summer growled and got up on her hands and knees as the fire spread further, burning more and more as she held back.
"But Mum…You…Ma will be mad if I go back without y-you." Ruby couldn't keep her eyes off her Mother's red mixed silver orbs. "What's going o-on?"
"Don't be afraid. Be strong for me, Ruby. Go get Raven. She will keep you…" Summer fell to the ground once again, her eyes closed.
Ruby whimpered low and ran off to the direction of her home, not understanding anything but trusting Ma will help Mum…She has too…
-CPz-
Ruby opened her eyes slowly to the blinding sun's rays shining through her curtains. She groaned low and pulled her pillow over her face.
It was Friday which meant she had only the weekend left to cover up missing work that Yang or her team would bring over today. Weiss was keeping Ruby up to date on anything important which meant a lot to Ruby but she knew there was something hidden underneath the gesture. At least from what Yang teased about.
Ruby just couldn't wait to go back to Beacon. A whole week missed even though it only took a couple days for her aura to heal her wounds. She was grateful Headmaster Ozpin let her stay home for the recovery but she was dying of boredom. Mum and Ma wouldn't let her go outside and train with her beloved Crescent Rose.
Ruby sighed in defeat as she pushed up from the bed, her thoughts back on the dream she had. Nine years ago she saw something that haunted her even now. But Ma always told her it was just a dream, but this time…it felt so real.
Mum…changed into something…Is she a Grimm? How is that possible? It looked like one…Unless…Ruby thought and shook her head. "Mum isn't a Grimm…Let alone it wasn't real…" Ruby whispered and her wolf ears flatten against her head.
"Rubes, I'm home!" Her sister's voice called out from downstairs.
Ruby bolted through her room and down the stairs in a petal of red roses and tackled her sister to the floor. "Yang!" Ruby began to cry into her sister's tight embrace.
"Ruby?" Yang's voice was full of concern as she stroked her sister's wolf ears.
"I…I had that dream again…Why, Yang? It's been a few years…Since I had the last one…" Ruby whimpered. "Am I going crazy?"
"I doubt that, Sis, since you have been crazy for as long as I can remember." Yang teased with a grin.
"Yang, I'm being serious. This wasn't like normal. I can feel something. It felt really really real." Ruby got up from her sister and pulled her up.
"Rubes, you expect me to believe our Mum is…a Grimm? Wolf Grimm? I doubt Humans can become a Grimm let alone Faunus." Yang said and shook her head as she handed her bag to Ruby. "Also here is your paperwork. Weiss copied her notes for you too." Yang smirked at the last part.
"Yang…? What's with that smirk? And don't go changing the subject!" Ruby growled.
"I know I know, but Sis, I have to go meet up with Blake." Yang turned from Ruby. "But don't mention having your dream again to Mum or Ma, okay Rubes?" Yang looked at her sister and gave her a warm smile before running out the door. "Don't let them know I'll be out with Blake either!"
Ruby stared at her sister in confusion as she began to worry about her dream once again. "Maybe Weiss can help…" Ruby's wolf ears flatten against her head.
-CPz-
Ruby stared at the blank piece of paper as her thoughts on her dream filled her mind. She knew she just didn't dream it…It felt way too real to even be a dream…Yet Yang didn't budge on thinking it was real.
Ruby sighed and sat down her book and paper and looked up at her ceiling, her wolf tail wrapped around herself. Her scroll buzzed and Ruby looked to see Weiss was calling. Instead of answering she hit ignored, knowing she couldn't voice out these thoughts. If Yang thought they weren't a big deal then…They weren't.
"What's wrong with me…" Ruby whispered and looked over at her book, Grimm Studies the title read. Ruby tilted her head and her wolf ears flopped to the side as she picked up the book and began to read about the wolf Grimm, not seeing what she did in her dream, but some small parts mentioning of a rare sighting of a full-on wolf Grimm. One being with white fur and black goo dripping off its fur and its eyes…blue mixed with black.
Ruby stared at the book as flashes of her running back to her Mum instead of doing what was told of her and being face to face with…
"Ruby Rose!"
Ruby's silver eyes widen as she heard the sweet sing-like voice come from downstairs. "Weiss?" Ruby called out and got up.
"Yes, Dolt. Why didn't you pick up? I told your sister to have you meet me outside since I was picking you up." Weiss said as she opened Ruby's door. "Also don't leave your door unlocked since it is unsafe."
"Yang didn't tell me any of this. I was…studying." Ruby whispered and looked away.
"Ruby, I think I know you long enough to know you are lying to me right now," Weiss said calmly and crossed her arms over her chest. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, Weiss. Why are you here exactly though?" Ruby asked and got up from her bed.
"I wanted to check on you…" Weiss looked away and sighed. "But seriously. What is going on?" Weiss asked and looked back to Ruby with worry in her eyes.
"I'm okay, Weiss. I was really studying." Ruby looked at Weiss and gave her best smile she could.
"Ruby…Don't lie to me." Weiss walked slowly closer to Ruby. "Please don't push me away. That's not what partners do."
"Weiss I'm okay. Honest. It was just a dream." Ruby sat down on her bed and closed her eyes.
"Ruby." Weiss sat next to Ruby and pulled her close.
"You are normally not a touchy person." Ruby chuckled and felt a smack from Weiss.
"Don't ruin this moment, Dolt." Weiss smiled and looked into Ruby's eyes. "Want to talk about your dream over dinner?"
Ruby grinned and shook her head. "No, and you don't have to listen or take me out, Weiss. I'm okay honest." Ruby stood up and Weiss grabbed her hand.
"Ruby, I want to take you out…on a date," Weiss said quietly and Ruby looked at her.
"O-oh," Ruby said and looked away shyly with her wolf ears flattening against her head.
"Unless you don't…want to go?" Weiss asked and looked down.
"No! I do want to go I just…I have a lot of schoolwork to catch up on and um…" Ruby looked around nervously, everywhere but Weiss, trying to figure out what to say.
"Ruby, it's okay," Weiss said with a small smile.
"No, I…I do want to go." Ruby looked at Weiss and wagged her wolf tail behind her with a smile. "I would like to go on a date with you, Weiss."
Weiss smiled and took Ruby's hand in her own. "Let's go then."
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