"Mum, language!" Ruby admonished.
"Sorry dear," said a rather chastised Summer, "But I do think we should get them back! But how, is the question,"
"Well… uncle Qrow, uh, I mean dad, is visiting uncle Tai, Yang and I before he goes on his mission in another few weeks, so I guess we could give 'em a good scare at home. Hey if I call them on my scroll, I could get them both at home, Yang out of the house and them slightly worried. If I called dad and called him, well, dad, then I called uncle Tai and called him that too, when I hang up, would they realise immediately or would it take a second?" Ruby rambled as her mother nodded in consent to the plan.
"Oh, they're both idiots. They'll put down their scrolls then start to continue what they're doing, then freeze and call each other in panic,"
"Perfect! What time should I say, an hour?"
Summer nodded and Ruby picked up her scroll and clicked on 'uncle Qrow'. hmm, that will have to change she thought as it dialled. When Qrow picked up the phone he immediately greeted her with; "He shortie, how ya doin?"
She replied, "Hey dad, I was just calling to tell you a friend of yours arrived and will meet you and uncle Tai at home in an hour,"
"Sounds good," he replied, "See you there,"
She hung up then clicked on her uncles' number. He soon picked up and said; "Hey Rubes, what's up?"
She said, "A friend of yours and dads is here and will meet you at home in an hour. I've already called dad and he'll meet you there. Also can you make sure Yang meets me at mums grave in about half an hour?"
"Sure thing, see ya soon!"
"Bye uncle Tai,"
Sure enough a very confused (and drunk) Qrow called a slowly panicking Taiyang and their conversation went like this:
Qrow: she knows, she called me dad!
Tai: she called me uncle Tai!
Both: AHH!
Tai: did you tell her?
Qrow: no, did you?
Tai: no, who did!?
Qrow: did she say who it was that's visiting?
Tai: no, who could it be?!
Qrow: I think we're in trouble!
Tai: oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! We can only find out, I'll see you in an hour
Qrow: see ya
Tai then turned to a curious Yang and told her to find meet ruby at summers grave. As his daughter ran off her sat down next to their war corgi Zwei and said, "You'll defend me, right bud?"
The intelligent canine merely shook his head and trotted off, leaving an even more terrified brawler than before.
In the forest around patch a certain blond brawler was searching for her sister. Eventually she spotted the red clad girl, actually sitting on her mothers grave. As Ruby spotted her sister (She refused to think of the girl differently) she stood up and shot over to Yang as she was walking towards her.
Walking back to the grave ruby prepared her sister saying, "Ok so, someone very close to us all has returned to Patch and I need you not to freak out or make much noise or otherwise alert uncle Tai or dad to their presence when you see them,"
"Uncle Tai? Dad?" Yang asked, confused.
"Oh yeah, that. Well you see, it turns out that Qrow is actually my father. No kidding, I still consider you my sister, but we've decided to take vengeance for that omitted truth,"
Yang just took it all in her stride, and soon they had reached the grave where ruby turned to her and said, "Promise not to flip too much?"
"I promise," Yang vouched.
"Well okay then," she replied as her eyes shifted to over Yang's shoulder. Yang heard someone clear their throat as she whipped around in a fighting stance then dropped it immediately seeing who it was. Tears started welling in her eyes as she darted forward and hugged the older woman whispering 'it can't be' over and over.
Stepping back Summer said, "Hey firecracker,"
"But how?" asked a bewildered Yang. Summer then went on to explain the whole silver eyes thing and filling her in on the plan. Yang immediately offered to help scare her father and uncle, even offering to find Summers weapons for her. She then asked, "Are you planning on bashing them? Cause if you are I'm setting up cameras,"
"Only Tai, my wedding vows prevent me from harming my husband but that doesn't stop me from giving him a good god-damn scare!" Summer replied decidedly then turned to the two girls gawking at her, "What?"
"Husband?!" they both screamed in unison.
"Yes? I did marry Qrow, six months after graduation from beacon actually," Summer replied nonchalantly, then added sadly "Did he remarry?"
"Dear god no," Ruby replied, "This explains his depression and constant drunkness actually,"
This news caused Summer to grin happily and do a little dance on the spot, "Perfect," she said grinning even wider, "Makes the act a lot easier. Oh Ruby? Do you happen to have the time?"
"Yep," her daughter replied happily, "We've got twenty minutes to get home before they arrive,"
"Good," Summer smiled lovingly, "We'd best head off then,"
The trio started to head to the little house on patch the younger of the two had called home for the majority of their lives. Nearing the little cottage with about five minutes to spare, Summer told the girls to enter before her and scare them a little before she entered.
As Ruby, followed by Yang, entered the house, the two jittery men inside stood up to greet them. But the two sisters just stared at them and shook their heads in a way that suggested they were in trouble. As they walked to the edge of the room to watch ruby called out, "You can come in now," in a sing-songy voice.
They then fell silent as the two men noticed the metallic grating noise on the concrete outside droning in an eerie stopping and starting, methodical screech. Both men found the sound oddly familiar but couldn't quite place its origin. Suddenly the door blew open and in a flash they saw a figure standing on the wooden floor in front of them. She wore skin tight, black leather pants and jacket with knee high black leather boots. Around her waist was several rounds of white and red coloured ammunition and two clasps for her twin chain axes which could mecha-shift into a single sniper rifle (these being the source of the noise. These weapons could also be shifted into twin katana, just so you know). But it was the white and red lined cloak wrapped around her shoulders and draped over her head that really gave it away.
Both men simultaneously turned white and whispered the figures name in unison, "Summer,"
Whipping her chains upwards and shifting them into katanas, she pointed them at each of the shell-shocked men's throats and screamed, "Why would you hide the truth from my daughter," she pointed the katana that was at Qrows throat towards her daughter who waved innocently. This gave Qrow a chance to make a dash for his weapon but she threw her katana through his cape, stopping him. She then turned to Taiyang and said, "I will KILL YOU FOR THIS!" causing him to faint.
Turning towards her pale husband she grabbed his chin and brought his face closer to hers. She glared menacingly into his eyes and said, raising her voice as she spoke, causing him to cower in fear "And you," pausing for dramatic effect as he attempted a weak smile, her voice dropped to a normal, childish level and continued, "Love ya," and kissed him. This caused Qrow to stumble and fall over again only to be jerked back by his still pinned cape.
Summer pulled her katana from the wall as the three females started laughing hysterically at Qrow as he started mumbling, "I'm dead. I'm drunk and dead. Very, very drunk," looking up at his daughter and niece he added, "Mabe not all that dead," as an after thought.
Just before Taiyang started to wake up, she said, "We're not dead yet hon," and quickly clued him in on the plan.
Summer quickly hid once more as Taiyang woke and Qrow decided he was hallucinating. It being a good hallucination he decided to play along (seeing as he had dreamt and drunkenly hallucinated solely about his lost wife leaving him for the past thirteen years, it was a good change to imagine her as the cheery and mysterious girl he fell in love with). Tai turned to Qrow and said, "I just had the craziest dream. Summer was alive and she wanted to kill me for hiding the truth from Ruby,"
To this Qrow just nodded as Tai turned back to face Summer full on and well, let's just say, the scream Jaune let out at initiation had nothing on Tai's.
There was begging.
And wailing.
And crying.
And more begging.
Finally, summer dropped the act and sent Taiyang off to the kitchen to explain. She then turned to her husband and smiled softly. She ran to him and hugged him with a death grip. Realising the sudden pressure around his chest was, in fact, real, he gently steered her slightly teary face to his and whispered hoarsely, "Is it really you Sum?" tears now streaming down both of their faces.
"Yes," she nodded, through tears and smiling, "It's me," and that was it. They both met each other's lips, struggling to make up for thirteen years of lost time with a deep and passionate kiss. Reluctantly breaking apart, she sat down beside him and snuggled close to him, his arm comfortably around her shoulders, both just content that they're together again.
"You haven't aged a bit," he said breaking apart the silence.
"Quite literally," Summer agreed.
"But how? How are you alive? And why now? Why now do you choose to return?" he asked with almost a note of anger in his voice.
"My eyes Qrow. One of their magic tricks is that if I'm in mortal danger, and there's no other way out, they will take me to the nearest quick," she chuckled sadly.
"But why now?" Qrow pleaded.
"Ruby is the last of us and she only unlocked her eyes a week ago. I was unable to return until now. I've been stuck in limbo for the last thirteen years. And I know I can never undo the pain I've caused this family but I will try, that is if you'll still love me as your wife?" she asked meekly, "I know it's a lot to ask of you and so suddenly, but if not for me, at least think of our daughter. Think of ruby,"
"Summer," he said consolingly, "I have never stopped loving you. Since the day at beacon when you crashed into me mid-flight, I knew, that you were the one. When we landed that day, and you healed my broken wing, and we became partners, the thought running through my head was 'will this beautiful girl marry me? Damn I'm only seventeen, well at least I get to keep her for the next four years at least,' that night, four years later at the graduation ceremony, on the balcony, when I was about to ask if you'd marry me, and then you bent down on one knee and proposed, I was so happy and amazed that you could love me, that I bent down and proposed right back. Summer, I'll always love you. I'll take you back only if you'll have me, I love you Summer,"
As their lips met once more, three heads poked around the corner, two blonds watching intently, both attempting to cover the youngest girls' eyes. Drawing back, Yang whispered to the other two, "I think they'll be a while, let's go to dinner, I'm starved,"
And with that, two huntresses in training and one fully trained hunter, headed to the village near the coast of patch and another hunter and huntress embraced each other until sleep consumed them both.
"So," Yang said as they walked down the many pathways in the forest, "Any plans on scaring Ozpin, ooh and mabe if we track down raven we can give her a good fright,"
Her two companions nodded in agreement as they finally reached the town.
This is going to be fun.
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