Chapter Two: Dinner

Weiss was expecting Ruby's parents to be a bit protective of their daughter when she'd heard about them, but she wasn't quite prepared for how they were. While she could tell they were quite fond of their daughter's safety, they seemed to understand that her being married to Ruby meant Ruby was old enough to make the decision for herself. That didn't stop the other facets of their personalities.

Seeing Ruby's mother, Weiss was actually stunned to see she was almost a carbon copy of Ruby. The only real difference was her hair was down to her waist, Ruby's being to the top of her breasts, and she was a little taller. She definitely was taller than Weiss, giving off an intimidating aura with her military trained muscles.

"Weiss to meet you!" Ruby's mother, who Weiss remembered was named Summer, held out her hand. Weiss simply stared at her, as stunned at the pun as she was shocked at how much she looked like Ruby. She said or did nothing for at least five seconds, simply trying to process the fact that she had said such a statement.

"Looks like Weiss didn't get told about the puns," Ruby rubbed the back of her head nervously. "I, uh, messed up there."

"I Schnee that," Summer giggled, Weiss shuddering at the further resemblance they hared with the giggling.

"Babe, you promised," Ruby's father chuckled. "Ruby told you you needed to ease up on the puns."

"Qrow, I'm not being to excessive," Summer stuck her tongue out, another trait she shared with Ruby.

"Well, this is Weiss," Ruby grinned. "She's my charming bride who I've been married to for the past five years. Of course, the other person who wants to meet you is off with her girlfriend, but she'll be here soon."

"So, how did firecracker take the new old lady?" Qrow thumbed toward Weiss.

"She was super protective," Ruby grinned. "She would pin Weiss to the wall and threaten her that she'd beat her within an inch of her life if she made me upset."

"She was so cute then," Summer laughed. "I miss the short hair, but I understand why you had her grow it."

"Yeah," Ruby sighed. "If it was any color but blonde…"

"At least it looks like Raven now," Qrow shrugged. "She's like a younger her."

"That's the Branwen in her," Ruby chuckled. "Of course, she has the Branwen temper too."

"Damn straight she does," Qrow put a hand in the air. "So, she have an eta?"

"The second she can tear away from her girlfriend," Ruby sighed lovingly. "But, that might not be for a while."

"Gramma!" The yell of a certain blonde echoed as the door slammed open. "Grampa!"

"In here, firecracker," Qrow turned toward the door. Yang leapt on the two, wrapping them in a tight bear hug.

"You got stronger, at least," Summer giggled. "Always going out with a yang?"

"Yep!" Yang grinned.

"Where'd you get this streak in your hair?" Qrow pointed at a prominent pink streak on the side of Yang's head.

"I, uh, lost a bet," Yang laughed nervously. "I had to give up the loss."

"Well, as long as you honored your end," Summer put a hand on her head.

"Lost a bet?" Weiss turned to Ruby.

"Probably between her and her girl," Ruby shrugged. "I think it looks nice."

"This might be a real hairy situation if you get anymore," Summer giggled, mostly to herself.

"I will give you permission to bring out one of your 'toys' if it will keep her from making more puns," Weiss whispered into Ruby's ear. The crimsonette seemed like she was considering the idea, but shrugged.

"Give her three more," She said. "That way she's not forced to stop talking. I like hearing her talk."

"I got someone to show you guys!" Yang grinned wide, rushing over to the door. Opening it, she pulled in a person, another following behind her.

"That's a cute kid," Qrow crossed his arms. "Whose is it?"

"She's my girlfriend," Yang grinned again. "She's actually older than me. She doesn't talk much, but she's got looks to make up for it."

Summer and Qrow looked at the girl holding Yang's hand. She was half Yang's height, despite clearly being older. Her attire was quite cute and young looking as well, themed after ice cream. She had hair in three colors, pink, white, and brown. Her eyes flashed two different colors, pink and brown. Despite all that, she had a mature, almost crafty look to her, mischievousness of an adult nature dotting it if one knew how to look.

"That would be mine," The woman behind Yang spoke, her voice like silk. "Her name is Neapolitan."

"H-Hey, Mis—I mean Cinder," Ruby waved.

"Little Cindy?" Summer asked, moving over to the woman and pinching her cheeks like a doting grandmother.

"Hey, Mrs. Rose-Branwen," Cinder said, Summer pulling her into a hug. "It's good to see you too."

"Well, uh, now that we're all here, let's eat," Ruby raised her voice. "I figured we'd have guests, so I made extras. If only Glynda would show up."

Almost as if on cue, the doorbell rang. Ruby opened the door to see a tall woman with blonde hair.

"Glynda!" Ruby hugged her. "Come on in! My parents are here and they'd want to see you too!"

"I'd like to see them as well," The woman, Glynda, spoke with a calm authority that befit her well. She entered the house, nodding to Summer, who waved.

"It is good to see you again, Summer," She gave a small smile. "And, you too Qrow."

"Good to be back," Qrow said. "We should catch up."

"We can do some do that over dinner." Ruby gestured toward the table, requesting everyone follow her to the table. "I made stuff for everyone."

"I'm sorry, but I can't.' Glynda held a hand up. "I was only passing through and wanted to see them before I headed to work. Cinder, I would like to see you later."

"I gotta go too," Cinder finally managed to pull away from Summer's pinching of her cheeks. "I'm just dropping off these too. I'll see you soon, little Rose. And, it's good to see you again, Mrs. Rose-Branwen and Mr. Rose-Branwen"

"S-See you soon," Ruby blushed slightly, trying to avoid the look Weiss gave her.

Everyone followed her to the table, sitting down. Ruby was glad she had convinced Weiss to buy a table that could hold ten, knowing that they could have visitors at any time, needing room to place them. Of course, Weiss had made her promise that under no circumstances was anyone Ruby knew from work, Cinder not included, to sit at it.

"So," Qrow looked at his daughter once they'd sat down. "How'd you meet Weiss? She seems a bit out of your type range."

"She's hot, cuddles, and is shorter than I am," Ruby shrugged. "She's definitely my type."

"Dolt," Weiss muttered with a slight pout from the verbal teasing.

"Well, how'd you meet?" Summer asked.

"Well, I was working and my friend Blake brought over this girl and was like "Rubes, you gotta meet this chick here. I think you'd love her."

"And, of course, she had to force us to stare at each other," Weiss sighed. "Sweet girl, much too raucous inclinations."

"Who is Blake?" Summer asked.

"A dear friend," The White Rose duo spoke in unison. "But, she's not here anymore."

"So," Summer coughed to try to take the tension off of that moment. "Was Yang around when you met?"

"Oh, yeah," Ruby chuckled. "She was about eight when Weiss and I met. She was so cute being all protective."

"She pinned me to a wall and said she'd beat me up if I hurt her mommy," Weiss countered.

"And, it was so cute," Ruby snickered. "Besides, you're the one who let yourself get beaten in a physical standoff by an eight year old."

"She was quite strong," Weiss rolled her eyes.

"I get it from my good half," Yang shrugged.

"Speaking of half—" Summer began before a hiss from her daughter interrupted the conversation.

"That is not a conversation for now, or ever." Ruby's tone was cold and menacing. "I haven't even told Weiss about that."

"Ruby, be reasonable. It isn't something that you should hide from her."

"Says you," Ruby growled.

"Let's change the subject," Qrow put a hand on Summer's shoulder. "So, firecracker, how'd you meet this little cutie?"

"Well," Yang leaned onto the table, Ruby noticing her posture with a sigh. "We were introduced at a young age by our moms in an attempt to bond. We hit it off, and we started dating."

Neapolitan said nothing, merely gave a small smirk of pride, her hand taking Yang's. Her other hand caressed Yang's leg, subtly grabbing it at points. Yang made no acknowledgement, continuing her story.

"It seems both of you inherited Summer's inability to tell long stories," Qrow joked.

"Hey, I tell long stories," Summer gave a pout as she leaned on Qrow. "I told you that long story about how Cindy's mom and I were discussing various places to meet and catch up."

"I thought you two hated each other," Ruby interjected.

"Only a little," Summer laughed.

Dinner seemed to go off without a hitch. Afterward, Summer and Qrow stood up to leave.

"You guys can stay here," Ruby waved. "We have a room for you."

"Well, we had a place in town and we're actually trying to go house shopping," Qrow waved the offer away. "We need a closer place to our favorite child."

"Awesome," Ruby grinned. "Well, I suppose we can help. We've seen some open ones."

"That would be lovely, my little cookie monster," Summer cupped her hand on Ruby's cheek, causing the crimsonette to blush and squirm.

"Mooooooooom," Ruby whined, Weiss certainly taking no chances in missing a recording of this moment.

"Alright, sweetie, I'll stop," Summer laughed. "But, you better behave while we're not here."

"No promises," Ruby stuck her tongue out.

"That's my girl," Qrow gave a nod as they left. Once they'd shut the door, Ruby turned quick as lightning to Yang and Neo.

"Alright, spill," She said. "What did you two do?"

"We actually were hanging out with the Malachite twins," Yang said. "They're the best for doing fun stuff."

"I see," Ruby narrowed her eyes. "Well, I suppose you two can have fun. So, Neo, are you spending the night?"

Neo gave a small nod, squeezing Yang's hand.

"You know my rules," Ruby said, looking down at the shorter teen.

"Ruby, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" Weiss asked. Ruby followed her wife back into the kitchen. "What was that you were getting all defensive about?"

"It's not something I wanna talk about," Ruby sighed.

"It's about Yang's so-called 'father', isn't it?" Weiss' tone dropped so low Ruby almost missed it.

"Yeah," Ruby sighed. "Well, I'll tell you later, alright? I promise."

"Okay," Weiss sighed, knowing that was the best she'd get until Ruby wanted to talk. Very few things stopped her wife from talking. She was completely free with her fetishes and various kinks she wanted her to try, but certain events pertaining to Yang, she would clam up about. She would talk about all the ways she would want to tie her up or be tied up, but talking about Yang's father, that was a big problem for her.

Weiss knew her wife had a good many things to hide, things she knew Roman was trusted with as well as Cinder, Ruby's two most trusted people. Of course, they were married, so it wasn't such a hard choice. She loved her, but there were certain things she knew that she had to talk about. But, it was still up to Ruby.

Weiss gave Ruby space about issues, just as Ruby had given her space. She would be a hypocrite if she didn't, especially the many times she'd refrained from talking about her own parents.

With a sigh, the former heiress looked at the phone in her pocket. The message she'd received earlier was displayed on her screen. The message was clear, its desire obvious. A time and place given by the last person she wanted to see or talk about.

"Something on your mind, babe?" Ruby leaned over her, wrapping her slender, yet muscular arms around her waist.

"If I promise to tell you about my family, will you tell me about that issue form earlier while we're in bed tonight?"

"Sure thing, babe," Ruby grinned. "You got a bad message or something?"

"Just an invitation I'd like your advice on," The former heiress' smile was a bit bitter.

"Invitation?" Ruby asked, her curiosity piqued. "Like, say, an invitation to a club I've been trying to get you to attend?"

"I'm not going to your fetish club, Ruby," Weiss rolled her eyes. "But, it's something we may have to do in the coming days."

"I'm not moving,"

"That wasn't what I was going to say."

"Good, cuz I'm not."

"I've noticed."

"I spent my entire life here, I'm not uprooting that or Yang."

"I know, dear." The former heiress kissed the crimsonette on the lips. "I promise we aren't."

"Good. Well, I'll see you in bed."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to see my parents home."

"That's going to take you three hours?"

"What time is it?"

"Eight o clock, you dolt," A flick to her forehead caused Ruby to pout.

"Well, I guess I'll just come and kiss you when I get back," Ruby grinned.

"You better or I'm leaving you," Weiss felt the small smirk o her lips as Ruby pouted. "Now, get going."

Ruby put her hand on Weiss' chest with a smile, snickering as she gave it a quick squeeze, escalating to laughter as she ran out with Weiss' face turning as red as the spandex Ruby was wearing.

The ex-heiress sputtered and coughed as she watched her love wave back to her as she hopped into her car, following her parents car.

"Neo can spend the night in my bed with me," Yang ran by quickly, pulling the smaller girl with her.

"Yang Branwen-Rose," Weiss called after her. "You will not do any sort of funny business, do you hear me?"

"Sure, sure," The blonde called back. "Neo, put the clown make-up away, we can't do any funny business."

Weiss felt the vein in her head pulse once, but chose to ignore it, rather not wishing to get into a fight with her wife's daughter after her grandparents had shown up. She had bigger things on her mind. Her mother's words to her when she'd left had been that she didn't want to see her again. Her father's had been worse, but she had always felt her mother's had been kinder.

Of course, Weiss hadn't been around either in almost two decades. The invitation seemed off, but she didn't want to push anything with the thing. It was curious that her mother had been the one to send it, almost as if a plea for her to come.

Winter had been less than helpful, not having known about the event in the first place. Weiss had even less answers than before. But, she needed to talk this over with Ruby. Her mother had worded the message carefully, hiding something within the text of the message.

Weiss sat down in the chair she'd sat in at dinner, staring at the wall. Almost an instant of zoning out, which in reality was several hours, a gentle hand took hers, shaking it. She looked up into those silver eyes that had won her heart years ago, seeing the concerned look Ruby held for her.

"You okay?" The crimsonette sat next to her.

"I suppose now's as good as any to tell you my news."

"Your mom doesn't have cancer or something, does she?"

"No, nothing of the sort… I don't think."

"Then, what's up with your family?"

"Well, you only met Winter for the most part. I've not told much of the rest of my family. I wish it was something else. My father is a tyrant, someone who will use his influence to do anything to get his way. Both Winter and I have escaped. But, I've heard rumors of a Schnee male in the household."

"So, you have a brother?"

"I don't keep tabs on my family, but yes, I have a brother named Whitley. He's about Yang's age. Anyway, mother has asked me to come to Atlas for a dinner. Father demands his daughters there for something. But, something seems off with mother's invitation."

"What about it?"

"I just think she had some other reason for asking me there. There are some secrets this family keeps locked up tight and I'm sure this might be some way of preventing me from telling any."

"You think she'll ask you to move back?"

"She knows I won't. But, I don't know what to do."

"Well, we could go to Atlas," Ruby shrugged. "I can take a couple days off and we can just go. You can introduce me to your brother and I can tell your dad I don't need his blessing to fuck you raw."

"*sigh* You're lucky I love you, dolt."

"But, of course, my lady. Now, how about I help you take your mind off the shackles of your family by introducing you to the shackles of our bed?"

"I'm not in the mood to even think of doing one of your activities, Ruby."

"Alright, alright. Just, let me know if you want me to help you enjoy losing some freedom."

"I'll keep in touch. But… I have to ask. Why do you shy away from Yang's father being mentioned like that? I know it's personal, but I've known you for twelve years and you've never spoken about it."

"It's not something I like to talk about," Ruby sighed.

"She's not Jaune's is she?" Weiss watched Ruby's eyes flick to her and to the room where Yang resided.

"I'd be honored to mother his kids," Ruby chuckled. "Believe you me, I like him a lot and when we were dating, I did enjoy his personality. But, he's with Pyrrha… now, if Pyrrha wanted to have a threesome, I'd be down for that shit immediately."

"Not on your life, Ruby Rose."

"What about if I got you pictures of Pyrrha's sweet ass?"

"I'd consider it if you got me into that threesome. I wouldn't let you hit something as good looking as Pyrrha without me."

"Didn't take you for the poly type," Ruby snickered.

"For Pyrrha, the exception could be made." Weiss crossed her arms. "With… one other exception."

"Yeah…" Ruby sighed. "I miss her too. But, yeah. Jaune's not the father. I do enjoy his company. Both he and Pyrrha are total newbies when they come in the shop. They both blush like schoolgirls as I show them the cool stuff we got."

"I figured they would *sigh*."

"All of our friends go in there for something or another. Even Nora and Ren. I mean we don't just sell that stuff. We sell stuff that's useful for even newbies who aren't even into that stuff."

"That girl is insane."

"Of course she is, but she's a good friend."

"What about Jaune's sister? That one who's with that engineer girl?"

"Jaune was caught by her walking in one time and followed him in. She was shocked, but then bought several items. She's worse than Jaune when it comes to being flustered."

"Back to the topic at hand." The adults lowered their voices. "Who is Yang's father?"

"He's, or rather he was, a family friend of my parents. His name is Taiyang Xiao Long."

"Yang Xiao Long. That has a ring to it."

"Yeah, but she'll never know about it. I hope I never see that creep again in my life."

"Why would… oh my god. Ruby…"

"Yeah," The crimsonette sighed. "That's what happened. No, I won't go into details. I'll need therapy for the next three weeks even going this far. Thankfully, she gained mostly Branwen genes. She looks like my aunt Raven with blonde hair."

"What have you told her?"

"Jaune offered to be the fall guy." Ruby chuckled softly. "I love that man. It didn't work out between us, but he's one of the greatest friends I've ever had."

"Weren't they looking into adoption?" Weiss asked, diverting the subject from its previous course.

"Yeah, this kid named Oscar or something. They said he's a real sweet kid. All I can say is he better not hit on me."

"Well, you do look like you're still sixteen," Weiss snickered.

"Well, that means you're about to commit a felony, Weiss Schnee." Ruby's arms snaked around Weiss' body, gripping her as Ruby hoisted her up with little problems. "Of course, you're shorter than me, so who looks younger then, huh?"

"Just because you grew more than I did doesn't mean you can claim I look younger." Weiss pouted.

"Well, let's go prove who's got more stamina then." Ruby carried her off to their bedroom. "We'll plan our trip in the morning."

"Alright," Weiss leaned on Ruby, resting her head on Ruby's.

And, so, we learn a bit more and we shall see Weiss' family next. I wonder what Weiss' mother had wanted Weiss to know. We'll find out soon.