War for Ruby
Chapter 28: The Witch Family
As one of the best Huntresses in the world, Glynda Goodwitch had faced many different threats. From unruly students to the biggest Grimm, she faced them without fear. The blonde teacher knew that her position demanded her to do so. If she were to be overcome with fear, what good would she be in defeating the Grimm and defending the world? And more importantly, what student would listen to her?
However, today she would face something that would make her blood run cold. Something that she saw in her worst nightmares and wouldn't be able to simply escape from.
Glynda Goodwitch would have to face her dreaded family reunion.
The teacher did love her family like anyone did. It was just that she preferred to love them from afar. Preferably from another kingdom entirely. Her family wasn't full of bad people either, like criminals or anything of the sort. Glynda's problem with them was their personalities and the fact that they were quite often focused on one thing. Her love life. They were always curious to hear if she had finally found someone to settle down with, especially her mother.
Right now, Glynda was looking at the message she had gotten on her Scroll with wide eyes and sweat running down her face. Her mother had sent her a message about their newest family meeting and was asking the teacher to bring her lover, if she were to have one. While Glynda could just go there without anyone with her like before, she really didn't want to do that. Last time she did that, she had to spend the whole day getting nagged at by everyone about how she needed to find love as soon as possible.
There was only one way Glynda could avoid a repeat of that. She just hoped that the person she was going to ask to accompany her would agree to it.
When Ruby Rose received a message from Glynda Goodwitch saying that she needed to see her as soon as possible, she was in the middle of witnessing one of her teammates' infamous fights. These fights happened so often that the redhead had learned to simply let the three older girls do their thing, while she herself would focus her attention on something else. When Ruby got the message, she first considered telling her teammates where she was going, but decided against it. Mentioning Glynda caused them to get on an even worse mood, which she never understood the reason to. Not only that, the three older girls were so focused on their fight that a bomb could blow up right next to them and they wouldn't notice it. There was literally no good reason to tell them, so Ruby didn't feel bad at all when she left the trio of older girls to their fight and headed to Glynda's office.
When the young team leader got to her destination, she had barely managed to knock on the door the first time, when it was suddenly opened and she was pulled in. The only thing Ruby's mind managed to register was that her face was getting pressed on something very soft and that there was a familiar voice thanking her.
''THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!'' Glynda yelled as fast as possible while hugging her student's face against her chest. ''You have no idea how much this means to me, Ms. Rose! You have my eternal gratitude for coming-!''
''Air... need... now...'' Ruby managed to say while her teacher continued to hug her as tightly as possible. Only when Glynda heard the redhead's plea did she realize what she was doing and let go of her.
''I'm sorry about that, Ms. Rose!'' Glynda apologized with an embarrassed blush on her face. ''It's just that I got carried away a bit. I really need your help right now, so you can probably understand my reaction to you coming here.''
''I suppose that is true,'' Ruby said while steadying her breathing after almost suffocating. ''Anyways, what exactly do you need from me? Your message just asked me to come to your office and that you needed my help.''
''It's a bit of a complicated matter, I'm afraid,'' the teacher answered. ''You see, I need you to come with me to a certain place.''
''And what might that be?''
''My family reunion.''
''...Okay, I'm afraid that I'm going to need you to explain the situation a bit better for me,'' Ruby said.
''Of course. Of course. You see, the problem that I'm facing with my family is that while they're nice people and everything, they can be a bit... too much sometimes,'' Glynda explained. ''I'm sorry if that doesn't make any sense.''
''Oh, believe me. I understand very well,'' the student said while thinking about her teammates. ''Mind explaining the situation a bit more in detail?''
''Well, there are essentially two reasons that I want you to go along with me,'' the witch answered. ''First, I need someone a bit more sensible around, so that I'm not driven completely insane by the actions of my family. Second, I kind of need you to play a special... part.''
''What kind of a part?''
''...I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend.''
''WHAT!?''
After Glynda managed to explain her situation to Ruby, the redheaded girl agreed to help her teacher. While she wasn't exactly happy to fulfill such a request, she couldn't bring herself to disappoint someone dear to her. Ruby had always dreamed of being someone that helps others and her personality couldn't allow herself to simply say no. Not to mention, all of her resistance crumbled once Glynda looked like she was about to cry.
The teacher told Ruby that they would leave very soon, so she should go and pack some of her belongings immediately. Luckily for her, her teammates hadn't been in the dorm, so she didn't need to argue with them about her trip. The young team leader was certain that if she had told them what was going on, the three older girls would have prevented her from leaving, even if it meant locking her in one of the closets.
By the time Ruby reached the Bullheads, Glynda was already waiting for her there. The blonde teacher seemed to be nervous, but brightened up immediately upon seeing her student. It didn't take long until they were both on the Bullhead, heading towards Glynda's family reunion.
''So, what should I be expecting of this event of yours?'' Ruby asked. ''For example, how big is this reunion? And will there be some people that I should look out for?''
''It's not anything big. Besides us, there will be three people attending,'' Glynda answered. ''My mother, older sister and younger sister.''
''What are they like?''
''It's... probably best for you to see them for yourself,'' the teacher explained. ''I'm pretty sure that if I told you what they're like, you wouldn't believe me. I'll just warn you that they all can be quite bothersome.''
''Believe me, I know a thing or two about bothersome people,'' the redhead said, thinking about her teammates and the trouble they caused. ''I have to say that all things considered, I'm quite flattered in the end.''
''What do you mean?'' Glynda asked.
''Well, I'm sure you know quite a few people that would be good to play my role, but you still chose me. I mean, it's a bit odd that I'll be pretending to be your girlfriend, but I'm quite honored that you actually consider me good enough for this,'' Ruby explained with a slight blush.
Seeing the girl she loved blush caused the blonde witch's heart to melt. Although it was supposed to be just for show, Glynda loved the idea of showing the redheaded girl as her supposed girlfriend.
'Believe me, Ms. Rose. I would like you to be far more than just pretending to be my girlfriend,' Glynda thought to herself with a smile and a blush, wishing that their relationship was real and not just an act.
''But if there's something I regret, it's that we had to leave so soon,'' Ruby suddenly said. ''I know it would have been a pain, but I really feel like I should have told my teammates about this. I feel bad for not properly explaining the situation or even saying goodbye.''
''Oh, don't worry. I took care of that,'' the blonde teacher said with a smirk.
''WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT RUBY'S GONE WITH GOODWITCH!?'' Yang screamed as loud as she could with pure rage building up inside her. The blonde was currently with her other two teammates, who were just as unhappy as she was, getting an explanation on their missing leader from Headmaster Ozpin himself.
''I mean that Professor Goodwitch has requested the aid of Ms. Rose and that they have left. After being allowed to do that by me, of course,'' the headmaster answered while sweating a bit. While he was undoubtedly one of the strongest people in the world, the sight of the enraged WBY managed to actually scare him. ''I believe that they're already on the Bullhead as we speak.''
''For what purpose did Goodwitch request Ruby's aid!? To get to second base!?'' Yang continued to angrily yell.
''Please, you should trust Professor Goodwitch a bit more,'' Ozpin nervously said. ''She is one of the best teachers I have and is completely professional. I doubt that she would do anything that goes against her position here.''
The blonde brawler was about to say something again, but was cut off as Weiss stepped up. The heiress had a frown on her face, but was somehow still calm, despite the situation.
''Alright. We are going to let this be, seeing as there's nothing we can do about this,'' Weiss stated calmly, shocking her two teammates and making Ozpin let out a small sigh of relief. ''However, if something does happen to Ruby, I will use all the resources I have as the heiress of the SDC to punish those responsible for this. I sincerely hope that it does not come down to that.''
Ozpin gave a small nod and the three students left. Once they were gone, the headmaster slumped over his desk. He had honestly been scared of his three students through this whole affair and was relieved that he had not been harmed. Now he just hoped that Glynda wouldn't do anything bad to Ruby.
''If Glynda didn't have those pictures of me from one of our annual teachers' celebrations, I wouldn't have gotten into this mess,'' Ozpin grumbled to himself. ''Why did I have to get so drunk? Otherwise, I would have never put on a dress or have mistaken Lionheart for the most beautiful lady in the land.''
Glynda's family gathering was held at her mother's home, which was located a good distance away from the city of Vale. The building itself was located in the middle of a forest and was not very large, but enough for a family. There was also a small car outside, indicating that someone was most likely home.
''So this is where you grew up, huh? Seems like a lovely place,'' Ruby said while looking at the house in front of her.
''Thank you, Ruby,'' Glynda said with a small smile. She then noticed some slight movement in the bushes and her natural Huntress' instincts told her to be aware, as it could be Grimm. The blonde teacher drew out her riding crop and said, ''You go on ahead, Ruby. I need to take a look at something.''
The young team leader didn't know why Glynda was suddenly like this and was heading to the forest, but she shrugged it off as nothing to worry about. She then walked up to the front door of the house and knocked on it.
Ruby was expecting the door to be opened up by a blonde woman like Glynda, but was surprised to see something different. Instead of having to look up at an adult lady, the redhead had to look down at a small girl, who had similar eyes and hair as her teacher, and a similar cape on as well.
''Can I help you?'' the little girl asked.
''Hello. I'm Ruby Rose and I've come here with Glynda Goodwitch to your family reunion,'' Ruby greeted the girl with a smile.
''Glyndie? You came here with Glyndie!?'' the girl asked in an excited voice. ''Where is she!? I haven't seen her in years!''
It was at that moment that Glynda walked up to the front door with her weapon put back where it was. The blonde teacher had been worried over nothing as it had just been a regular rabbit in the woods and nothing more.
''Sorry about that. I thought I- Oof!'' Glynda said as the girl ran from the door and tackled her into a hug.
''Glyndie, I've missed you!'' the little girl said happily.
''Hey! I've told you not to call me that in front of other people!'' the teacher said with an embarrassed blush on her face.
''Awww. What's wrong with that? Your little sister has obviously missed you,'' Ruby said in a sweet voice.
''Ummm... I think you're a bit mistaken there, Ruby,'' Glynda said. ''While it's true that I have a younger sister, this is not her.''
''Really? Then who is this?''
''...This is my mom.''
''YOUR MOM!?'' Ruby cried out in shock.
''Her mom!'' the little mother declared happily before running up to the redheaded girl again. ''Hello there! I'm Glyndie's mommy, Wanda. No need to call me Mrs. Goodwitch or anything like that, just Wanda is fine.''
''A... pleasure to meet you,'' the scythe-wielder said, still not fully comprehending the situation in front of her.
Before any of the three ladies could say anything more, the sound of an engine drew their attention and told them of another visitor. It was a woman on a motorbike, who had long and flowing blonde hair, green eyes and was wearing a black leather jacket with only a black bikini top under it, very short blue denim shorts and black boots. She also had a good amount of make up on her. The woman stopped her bike near the house and got up from it.
''Gina, how many times have I told you to wear a helmet while on your bike!?'' Wanda said angrily to the new arrival.
''Plenty of times, mom. Plenty of times,'' Gina answered with a smile and turned her attention to Glynda. ''Good to see you, little sister.''
''Same goes for me... I guess,'' the blonde teacher responded. She then looked at Ruby and said, ''Ruby, this is my older sister, Gina.''
''H-Hello,'' the redheaded girl greeted the older Goodwitch sister nervously.
''And hello to you too,'' Gina said with a flirty voice as she approached Ruby. She leaned her face as close as possible to the girl and looked at her straight in the eyes, making the young team leader blush furiously. ''A rather cute one, aren't you? Just my type.''
Gina suddenly felt someone grip her shoulder very tightly and she looked behind her to see Glynda give her the most furious glare possible while holding her weapon in one hand. The teacher was obviously not pleased with her older sister, as there was a downright murderous aura surrounding her.
''Stand back, Gina. NOW,'' Glynda commanded her sister while gritting her teeth.
''Oooh. Feisty, aren't we?'' Gina said with a chuckle and stepped away from Ruby. ''No worries, though. She might have my type of a personality and everything, but I'm into young guys. Not girls.''
''Your tricks still are as unamusing as ever, sister,'' the teacher said with her anger lessening slightly, but she was still on her guard. ''You should know that there are limits.''
''And why is that, may I ask?'' the older one of the Goodwitch sisters said as she got closer to her younger sister with a sly look on her face. ''It's not like you own her or anything, right? Or could it be that you do own her and don't want other people taking your property?''
Glynda blushed furiously at her sister's words, but managed to calm herself quickly. While she knew that Ruby wasn't really her girlfriend, she still liked the idea of having her at least pretend to be that.
''Actually, yes. She is my girlfriend and I would prefer if you didn't put your dirty fingers on her,'' the teacher stated with a small smirk and a blush on her cheeks, causing Ruby to blush as well.
''Oh my gosh! REALLY!?'' Glynda's mother suddenly squealed, shocking everybody else around her. The tiny woman then ran up to her daughter's supposed girlfriend and hugged her tightly. ''I'm soooo happy that Glyndie finally found someone for herself! You take good care of her now, okay? A mommy is always worried about her little girls.''
While Glynda went to argue with her mother how she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself, Gina inspected the supposed couple closely. The blonde woman couldn't yet tell what it was, but something was off about them. And she was going to find out.
''Hmmmm... Interesting,'' Gina said to herself with a small grin.
''Hmph! What is so interesting about our sister wasting her life?'' a sudden female voice said, catching everyone's attention. The newcomer was a young woman in a gray business suit that had blonde hair in a bowl cut. She also had green eyes, like the other members of the Goodwitch family, and had glasses like Glynda. ''She should focus her efforts on her work and maybe she could actually get somewhere.''
''Excuse me!?'' Glynda called out with a rather angered tone. ''I'll have you know that I'm not only a professor at Beacon, but also the headmaster's closest assistant and one of the most known Huntresses in all of Remnant!''
''If you worked on your career as much as I do, you would be the greatest Huntress in Remnant AND you would probably be running Beacon, instead of just working there.''
''Why you arrogant, little-''
''Good to see that you still have that stick up your ass, Glenda,'' Gina said dryly, not all that pleased with the newcomer's attitude. ''I'm guessing you still don't have any friends nor lovers.''
''A person like me pursues career! I don't have the time for that!'' Glenda yelled angrily at the oldest Goodwitch sister.
Ruby watched the three women argue with each other, when Wanda walked up to her with a smile on her face.
''No need to worry about them, Ruby. They're always like that,'' the Goodwitch mother said in a kind voice to the redhead. ''Those three might fight and argue a lot, but they still care about each other.''
''They're... quite different from each other,'' Ruby said while still looking at the three women with wide eyes.
''Oh yes. I believe Gina might have caused it,'' Wanda explained. ''When she became a party girl that was often found drunk in a bar, I think that served as a ''cautionary tale'' of sorts to her younger sisters. Those two then started to take their work more seriously, but I think Glynda saw how her younger sister took it a bit too seriously and loosened up a bit.''
''...I'm pretty sure that no one in Beacon had ever thought that there was someone more strict than Glynda.''
Ruby was suddenly called up by Glynda, who asked the redhead to come meet her other sister. The young team leader nervously walked up to the three women, hoping that she would make a good impression on her teacher's sisters.
''Ruby, this is Glenda, my younger sister,'' Glynda said while pointing at the younger woman. ''Try not to mind her too much, she is a bit... uptight to say the least.''
''Ummm... H-Hello,'' Ruby greeted the youngest Goodwitch sister politely and nervously.
''So this is your girlfriend, Glynda?'' Glenda asked while looking at the redhead. ''Is she perhaps a Huntress like you?''
''No, but she's training to be one,'' Glynda answered.
''In that case, I need to say some very important things to Ms. Ruby Rose here,'' the youngest of the sisters said before staring intensely at Ruby. ''Ms. Rose, you need to cut your hair shorter, as there is a 23% chance that it gets in the way of your sight, allowing a Grimm to kill you. You also need to get rid of that cloak, as there is a 34% chance of it getting caught into something. You also-''
The rest of Glenda's rant was cut off by Gina pulling her youngest sister away to whisper something in her ear.
''What are you doing!?'' the oldest sister whispered furiously. ''You're practically putting the poor girl in tears! What is wrong with you!?''
''I'm just stating facts,'' the youngest sister whispered back. ''If she means to be a great Huntress, she should fully focus her efforts in it.''
''Yeah, well, you should focus more on being a nicer person! Not for the sake of others, but for your own as well! Especially for your safety!''
''What do you mean by that?''
''Take a look at Glynda and you'll understand.''
Glenda turned to look at her other older sister and immediately felt her blood run cold. Glynda was standing behind Ruby, who was almost shedding tears, and the teacher looked downright furious. She had her weapon drawn out and was glaring at her younger sister with every bit of hatred she had.
''I'm... ummm... Sorry about what I said, Ms Rose,'' Glenda quickly said, hoping to save herself from Glynda's wrath. ''I didn't mean anything bad. It's just a bad habit of mine, that's all.''
''It's alright,'' Ruby said while wiping the corners of her eyes. ''I know that there was truth to what you said, no matter how much I don't like it.''
''Awww! No need to worry about our surly little sister here, Ruby!'' Gina said cheerfully and went to wrap an arm around the redhead's shoulders. ''She's just lonely and tries to act tough, but is really just crying for attention.''
''Gina!'' Glenda cried out. ''That's not-!''
Before another argument could break out between the sisters, Wand started clapping her hands, which brought everyone's attention to her and prevented the fighting from happening. The very small mother didn't look all that angry, but one could tell that she didn't like it that her daughters were arguing.
''Alright now. I think we are all forgetting why we're here,'' the mother said. ''We gathered here to have a family gathering, not to start a fight. We even have a guest here, so I expect you three to behave yourselves. Do you understand me or do I have to spank you all like when you were still little?''
''No, mom. We'll behave,'' the three Goodwitch sisters said in unison with their faces suddenly very pale.
''Good! That's what I want to see from you!'' Wand said happily before looking at Ruby. ''Come on then, Ruby. You're our guest, so you don't need to feel shy.''
''Sure. I'll try,'' the redhead said a bit nervously. ''By the way, did you really need to spank Glynda when she was a child?''
''Oh, plenty of times! She was a really naughty child. One time she-''
''Mom! Don't embarrass me!'' Glynda cried out.
''Cheer up, Glyn!'' Gina said as she patted her sister on the back. ''It's a pretty fun story and I'm sure it helped you find your ''interest,'' if you know what I mean.''
''GINA!''
''What interest are they talking about?'' Ruby wondered.
''Better if you find out when the time is right,'' Glenda answered to the redhead's question.
A little while later, the whole group was sitting at a table, having a nice meal. Wanda had prepared a lot of food for their reunion and it was all very well-made. During their meal, the group was chatting about all sorts of stuff that was going on in their lives, allowing Ruby to learn more about Glynda's family. Turns out that the blonde teacher's mother was a retired Huntress, and that Gina was also a Huntress and currently active. However, Glenda had not followed the rest of her family and was instead a very successful lawyer. The youngest of the three Goodwitch sisters had dedicated practically all of her life to her studies and had made a name for herself very quickly. Unfortunately, her family had a slight problem with her way of life.
''Glenda, I wish you wouldn't work so hard all the time,'' Wanda said to her daughter. ''You need to take time to relax and have fun as well.''
''Not to mention, at this rate you'll end up as one of those lonely hags with dozens of cats,'' Gina said with a smirk as she took a sip from her drink. ''When even Glynda can get a girlfriend, what's your problem?''
''What's that supposed to mean!?'' said teacher asked angrily.
Ruby watched as the sisters got into another argument. While she didn't like to see family fighting with each other, she did enjoy seeing another side of Glynda. The teacher was always so strict and professional in school that it was nice to see her loosen up a bit. Even if it came in the form of anger.
Out of the corner of her eye, Gina noticed the redheaded girl staring at them. The oldest of the sisters suddenly had an idea and stood up.
''Glynda, would you mind and come with me for a second?'' Gina asked. ''I need to talk to you about something.''
The teacher was a bit confused by this sudden request, but nodded still. She stood up and followed her older sister as the two left the room, leaving Ruby alone with the youngest sister and the mother. Said girl soon noticed both women staring at her.
''W-What is it?'' Ruby asked nervously.
''How did you and Glyndie get together!?'' Wanda asked excitedly. ''Tell me every detail!''
''I'm also curious about the specifics of my sisters relationship,'' Glenda stated.
Ruby started to sweat as she tried her best to remember the story she and Glynda had agreed upon. Hopefully she would get it right.
Meanwhile, Gina had taken Glynda to their old room. It still had some furniture and other stuff left in there from the time it was still used. It seemed that the older sister wanted some privacy for their conversation.
''What did you want to talk about, Gina?'' Glynda asked her sister.
''Okay. What's the deal with you and Ruby?'' the older sister asked back. ''Did you hire one of your students to pretend to be your girlfriend or something?''
''W-WHAT!?'' the teacher yelled with an embarrassed blush on her face. ''Of course not! Why would you think that!?''
''Oh, please. Do you think that I'm blind or something? It's obvious that you two are pretending. You two practically have a barrier between each other, like you two are afraid of getting too close. The only reason mom and Glenda haven't noticed is because one of them is too excited about her little girl finding love and the other one doesn't care. So what's going on here in reality?''
Glynda was about to deny her sister's accusations, but knew it was pointless. Despite how she looked, Gina was very perceptive. The teacher cursed herself for not realizing that her older sister was going to see the truth no matter what she tried.
''Alright, you win. We aren't really together,'' Glynda admitted. ''But it's not like I just hired her to pretend to be my girlfriend. It's actually a bit more... complicated.''
''Care to be a bit more specific?'' Gina asked.
''While I did ask her to pretend to be my girlfriend, I do honestly like her. I haven't managed to get my feelings across to her yet, but I do love her more than anything in the world. To be honest, one of the reasons I asked her to do this was so I could somewhat experience what it's like to be together with her.''
''I see. But I do have to ask, how exactly did you fall for her? No offense, but as far as I could tell, you were never really interested in romance. Only Glenda was less romantic than you.''
''Well, that happened sometime after we had gotten our new students...''
Glynda was sitting at a table in an empty classroom, grading papers that she had assigned for her students to write. While she did this, she could hear students walk past the classroom. The teacher could even hear their conversations, but paid no mind to them. It didn't interest her what a bunch of kids were gossiping about.
That's at least what she thought, until a rather loud voice could be heard talking about her.
''Man, Goodwitch is such a cruel tyrant!'' Yang complained on the other side of the room. ''That paper she assigned for us was a real pain in the ass! Doesn't she know at all about relaxing?''
Glynda rolled her eyes at the blonde student's words. People like Yang always complained about their work and were more concerned with fun. It wasn't the first time she had met people like her.
''I do have to agree with Yang,'' Blake added. ''Unlike the other teachers, she seems to give us more work than necessary. I'm not surprised that she's still single.''
The faunus' remark caused the teacher to tighten her grip on her pencil. It was one thing for her students to whine about their work, but it was another when they talked about something personal. What Blake had just said really hurt her.
''Even I feel that she overworks us!'' Weiss stated. ''Honestly, no wonder no one seems to like her!''
Glynda lowered her head as she listened to the three girls laugh at her expense. She could even feel tears start to form at the corners of her eyes. The teacher would have surely begun to cry, had it not been for a certain redhead coming to her defense.
''Okay, that's enough, you three!'' Ruby yelled angrily at her teammates, shocking not only them but Glynda as well. ''You all know that Professor Goodwitch is simply doing her job and that we need to take our work here seriously as well, if we are to become worth anything as Huntresses!''
''But Rubes... the amount of work she dumps on us...'' Yang whined, hoping to get the younger girl on her side. ''Don't you think it's too much?''
''Yang, we are supposed to go out there and defend people from the worst monsters of the world! Some schoolwork is nothing compared to that! Not to mention, that work is going to help us when we do go out there and fight the Grimm!'' the redhead said back. ''Professor Goodwitch and all the other teachers are here to make sure that we can survive out there! It's very disrespectful of you to not realize that and just think about having fun!''
While the three older girls were apologizing to their leader, Glynda was frozen from shock. Never before had anyone defended her like that. The fact that someone actually saw what she was trying to do touched the blonde teacher's heart.
It was from that point that Glynda took an interest in Ruby and started observing her more closely. And as she did this, she realized just how special the redhead truly was. This eventually turned her interest into admiration, before it finally turned into love.
''Wow... That's quite a story,'' Gina said with wide eyes.
''Yes. For the first time in my life, I had found someone that saw me as more than a strict teacher,'' Glynda said. ''Ruby is someone who can see me as something more. That is why I fell for her.''
''I'm happy that you have found someone for yourself, sis,'' the older sister said with a smile. ''But you should hurry up with getting your feelings across to her. Otherwise, I'm sure that someone else is going to take her.''
''Trust me. I know,'' the younger sister said in an angry grumble, thinking about her rivals back in Beacon.
''So, you think she's into all that kinky stuff you like or do you two have to work out a solution that works for both of you?''
''GINA!''
''What!? I found your ''secret stash'' when we were younger and your weapon is a riding crop! Don't even try to tell me that you're not into that sort of stuff!''
With their conversation over, the two sisters made their way back to where the rest of the group was. When they arrived there, they saw that the others were waiting for them. Ruby was looking at the floor with her face as red as her cloak, Wanda was looking at Glynda with a happy smile and Glenda had a disappointed frown on her face.
''Is... something wrong?'' Glynda asked, fearing what was about to happen.
''Glynda, I'm sorry, but I-'' Ruby began to apologize but was quickly cut off.
''Don't worry, Glynda!'' Wanda said excitedly as she ran up to hug her daughter. ''I will always support you with your forbidden romance, no matter what!''
''My forbidden romance!?'' the teacher cried out.
''Personally, I'm against it,'' Glenda said in a disappointed voice. ''For a teacher to start a relationship with one of their students is just a recipe for disaster. I think that you're making a terrible mistake here.''
Glynda's eyes went wide as she realized what was going on. She turned to look at Ruby, only for the redhead to look away in shame.
''Oh, quit your whining, Glenda!'' Gina said to her youngest sister. ''You're just jealous because you don't have anyone special in your life.''
''SHUT UP!''
''It seems that we have two here that support the relationship and only one against it,'' Wand said with a smile. ''I guess we win!''
''Please don't make my love life into a competition...'' Glynda mumbled.
After some time had passed, the family reunion was over and everyone was returning home. Glynda and Ruby were on a Bullhead that was heading towards Beacon and they were sitting next to each other.
''I'm sorry that you had to go through all that trouble, Ms. Rose,'' Glynda apologized to her student. ''I hope that it wasn't too bad for you.''
''Nah. It was okay. With teammates like mine, you get used to such ruckus,'' Ruby said with a smile. ''Besides, it was an enjoyable experience, to be honest.''
The teacher couldn't help but smile. It was a great relief that she hadn't burdened the young team leader too much.
''That's good to hear. I was afraid that-''
Glynda's words were cut off when Ruby suddenly laid her head on her. The blonde woman looked at the student to find her asleep. It seemed like the busy day had taken it's toll on her. However, Glynda didn't mind. She liked having the person she loved be so close to her and Ruby also deserved some rest.
'Maybe next time I won't be bringing Ruby there to pretend to be my girlfriend,' the teacher thought with a smile as she watched the redhead sleep.
Once they had returned to Beacon, Glynda and Ruby thought that they would simply be able to return to their normal lives. Unfortunately, they were wrong.
''Guys, I just want to go to the library. Is that too much to ask?'' Ruby asked in a tired tone as her teammates stood in front of her, blocking the door from her.
''You absolutely must not go there!'' Weiss yelled. ''Who knows what is out there, ready to snatch you away!''
''Yeah, Rubes! Just stay here with us! We'll keep you safe!'' Yang added.
''If it's books you need, just tell me what you want and I'll get them for you!'' Blake stated.
Ruby could only sigh. As soon as she got back from her trip with Glynda, her teammates were determined to not let her go anywhere without them. It was really frustrating to the young team leader, who couldn't understand what was wrong with her teammates.
'Seriously, it's like they're afraid I'm going to get kidnapped or something! I just went on a trip with Goodwitch, that's all! Why was that such a big thing?' Ruby wondered to herself.
Meanwhile, Glynda was facing her own problems. Her allies weren't exactly happy that she had gone on a trip with Ruby on her own.
''Betrayal is something that can only be atoned for with your life! Prepare yourself!'' Winter growled as she held the front of Glynda's shirt in her hand.
''Why, Glynda!? WHY!? I thought we were friends! I even gave you one of my outfits!'' Cinder whined with tears in her eyes.
'I really should have seen this one coming,' Glynda thought to herself as she looked at her allies in the WGC. It was going to be a long day for her.
Author's notes: Sorry this chapter took so long. I wanted to put as much as I could into it and it became quite long in the end. Hope it was worth it!
I kind of got the idea for this chapter from something else I had planned for this story. I decided to add a few things in it, like the backstory on how Glynda fell in love for Ruby, as she's the only one that didn't have that.
However, there are two things I need to bring up. First, this story was always supposed to be a collection of shorts that have the WBY and the WGC compete for Ruby's heart through different ways that end up failing. It was never supposed to be anything bigger and I'm tired of people complaining about it. It's okay if you don't like it, but I'm just tired of people essentially complaining about this story being what it's supposed to be. Also, the reason I haven't had Ruby realize what is going on is because I think it would make her look bad. If she knew what was really going on, it would be terrible of her to let it go on. I don't want that so she remains oblivious until the end chapters.
Second, I've been thinking about ending this story soon. I can't give any exact time, but I've been planning for the end. This story just isn't all that fun to write for me anymore and I want to move to different things. I'll still finish it, just know that the end might be near.
Until next time.
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