A/N I don't own RWBY or Rooster Teeth.
Slowly but surely getting back into it. Better late than never right?
EDIT:2/24/16
"What are we going to tell her?"
"Hm?"
Michael turned to his wife, cocking his head slightly.
Lindsay sighed, fidgeting with her fingers, "What if we don't find anything? What is she going to do?"
Michael blinked, almost as if he had not considered the question before, "It's only been like three days. It's too early to do anything now."
"Michael…"
"Sweet Jesus, you worry too much."
"Where is she going to stay?"
"With us, of course," he replied, letting her rest her head on his shoulder.
Lindsay crinkled her nose, "I thought you didn't want her to stay with us."
"Things change."
Lindsay removed her head from Michael shoulder, a teasing grin on her features, "That's so sweet."
"Hey! All I'm saying is that she's a nice kid. And that's she's adorable."
Michael glanced at Lindsay, rolling his eyes at her smile, "Idiot."
"Dumbass."
Michael feigned hurt, holding his hand up to his chest, "I'm your husband."
"Nope! You're my main bitch."
The duo laughed quietly, as to not interrupt Ruby and Sheena's conversation in the other room. The two had started talking after their introductions, their tears slowly fading away as they rambled on about things.
Ruby had asked the tough questions first. Sheena answered quickly, but soon her answers grew lengthy as she remembered the stories about Monty.
"He was so productive, always animating and creating. All he wanted to do was to create."
"He must've been amazing."
"He is."
The sun begun set, yet they still conversed. Rambling on about the things he had done and the things he wanted to do.
Ruby had reluctantly said her goodbyes to Sheena when it was time for her to leave. Sheena merely smiled and hugged the child, promising to return soon.
Now Ruby sat in the car, watching the sun fall slowly behind the horizon, thinking about the things that were out there.
Earth was such a strange place, so mysterious. She now knew that Grimm, Dust and even Faunus didn't exist here. These things were a way of life on Remnant, an everyday tool used in their everyday lives. Entire species didn't exist here.
People like Blake wouldn't have existed. The thought of her friend made her suddenly realize how lonely she was.
It felt so similar to her first day at Beacon, a new and strange environment and the people around her. But it was different. In Beacon, she could always call home to her father and she had her team around her constantly.
Her life was turned upside down.
The weight of her situation finally dawned on her. The strong arms of her innocence buckled, letting some of the load fall onto her very own shoulders. How was she going to get home?
There was still hope. They would find a way.
Right?
Will she ever see them again?
She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice Lindsay's sad gaze, watching Ruby as her mind tried –and failed- to fully understand.
And when she did notice, the two whipped their heads around, pretending to not know.
Her ears buzzed, her head swirled. By the time they had arrived at the house, Ruby felt like she was in a haze. Ruby left to the guest room, collapsing on the bed in a heap.
The last thing she saw before passing out was an envelope.
A brightly stamped envelope.
It was Thursday, and it was boring.
She still couldn't get her head around the fact that she was in a show. Ruby had yet to watch the series, but Michael and Lindsay promised that they would watch it soon.
Crescent Rose lay furled up in one of the closets in the guest room. Lindsay told her to put the ammunition in a box, since apparently it was 'illegal'. They also banned any scythe wielding in the house that Ruby reluctantly agreed to. Slicing someone's body open wasn't on her priority list right now.
Michael had given her one of the spare laptops. Ruby spent the rest of the day using Google to find out things about this strange planet, although they did warn her to stay away from Wikipedia.
Wikipedia wasn't the only thing they warned her to see, but curiosity killed the cat, and Ruby swore to never return to that place again.
She saw that part of the internet.
After searching up RWBY, she also found these things called Fanfictions but a small peek some of the rather explicit ones made her close her laptop and not touch it again for another hour.
There was so much to see in the internet, but experiencing things through a screen didn't really help her brain to get her head around the fact that she was in another world.
"We're going to the office!"
Ruby groaned and stretched on her bed, rolling lazily on her red blankets.
"Now?"
"Yes now! So get up!"
A few more groans and Ruby was now out of bed. Lindsay shook her head.
"Teenagers."
Michael laughed from the kitchen, "She might be fifteen but she still acts like a child."
"Yeah, but aren't the toddler years the best years?"
"At least we don't have to wake up in the middle of the night."
Ruby stumbled out of her 'bedroom'. She didn't really think of it as her bedroom, even though Lindsay did name it that.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes! Aren't you excited?"
"I don't like outside."
Lindsay frowned, "I didn't raise you that way."
Ruby paused for a moment before giggling, "I'm joking! Who's there?"
"Everyone. Literally everyone."
Ruby squeaked as Michael threw his Achievement Hunter beanie onto Ruby's head.
"Keep it. It has your hair anyways."
Ruby shoved Michael away, fixing her new headwear to fit on her head, "Are Meg and Gavin coming?"
"Yes," Lindsay replied.
"Unfortunately," Michael added under his breath. Lindsay glared and shoved at his shoulder.
"Why am I getting pushed around today? Bullies."
"Stupid."
Ruby rolled her eyes at the friendly banter and let her eyes wander out the window. Technically, she wasn't supposed to be out here. If any fans recognized them, news of her appearance would spread fast. Thankfully, Michael and Lindsay had prepared for anything that could happen.
She didn't know how prepared they were though. Probably not a lot.
"Oh god. Look it's the annoying prick!" Michael impersonated a British accent. Ruby giggled, waving her hand at Gavin who waved back.
Michael pulled into a parking spot, tires screeching painfully as he braked rather aggressively. Ruby saw Gavin visibly cringe at the noise.
Michael grinned and pulled down the window, "Pussy!"
"It's Thursday!" Lindsay yelled out the window, as if she was explaining Michael's behavior. Gavin nodded nervously. His nervousness disappeared as he spotted Ruby in the back seat.
"Hey Rubes!" Gavin smiled as he opened the door for her.
"Hi Gav!" Ruby hugged the man and smiled at Meg who was quickly approaching their position.
"What's up with the handbag?" Michael pointed to the bag Gavin was holding.
"It's Ruby's present," he tilted his head, "an Earth-coming present?"
"Ooh! I wanna see!"
Meg took the bag from Gavin and patted Ruby's beanie, "Later."
Ruby giggled and skipped towards the massive hanger that was the Rooster Teeth Offices. Burnie drove past in a golf cart, waving nonchalantly.
"Guys! I need to borrow Michael later. Stay right there."
Michael nodded at his former boss and immediately disobeyed his orders, waltzing straight into the office. Burnie rolled his eyes and drove away.
"What are we doing today?"
"Well I'm recording Rage Ouit. It's not really for you so you can go hang out with Gavin or Geoff. Just don't stray too far, people here are working."
Ruby nodded, watching as Miles fired a nerf gun at Brandon who ducked his head and quickly ran away.
"Okay," Ruby said, nonplussed.
As soon as they got into the Achievement Hunter offices, Ruby leapt on the couch and covered herself in gold block cushions.
"I'm making a fort," she explained to Ray, who looked up from his game to squint at the Remnan girl.
"Alright," he spoke shortly, going back to his game like nothing had happened. Ruby looked away awkwardly and grabbed the obsidian cushion for her fort.
Michael disappeared, probably to record whatever. Lindsay was off somewhere editing and Meg left to record The Know.
"Thanks for the rose. I left it at home," Ruby said to Ray, trying to make some conversation in the almost empty room.
"No problem. I have that thing with roses too. And cakes. Apparently, I guess."
Ruby craned her head around to see his screen, "What are you playing?"
"It's a game called Life is Strange. I don't know what I'm doing."
Ruby tilted her head. Gaming was a huge part of Michael and Lindsay's life. In fact, literally everyone she'd met here played games.
A small smile adorned her face as she remembered how she and Yang would sneak off to the arcade after school at Signal. Yang would take out a couple of coins she 'borrowed' off Dad and split them in half. She never shared them unfairly. Maybe because going to the arcade was more for Ruby instead of Yang.
Or maybe she just wanted the memories. Ruby wished she had gathered more.
"What's it about?"
Ray laughed, "It's hard to explain. It's about a high-school girl who can rewind time. She has to save her best friend or something from getting shot. It's kinda weird."
Ruby grinned, "I guess we're both kinda weird. Girls with superpowers."
"I guess I'm a high-school girl that can rewind time then," Ray quipped, pressing a button to activate his time travelling powers.
"We can be superheroes together."
"Girl superheroes," Ray emphasized, "We can't forget the girl part."
"You're a girl anyways."
Ray faked hurt, putting a hand to his chest, "I'm offended."
Ray finally looked at Ruby, scanning over her blanket of gold blocks with an unusually sad look on his face.
"I should go. You can play if you want," he says, taking off his headphones and placing them on the desk. Ray gives Ruby one last look before leaving the office.
Ruby sits on her throne of gold before a British voice jolts her out of her meaningless trance.
"That was strange."
Ruby smiles, "Life is strange."