I know I don't normally put the A/N at the top but I need to say this now.
Recently I have had a few events in life that caused me to stop writing everything from my fics to my music. So I apologise this has taken so long and ask for you to be patient with me for a bit as updates will probably be delayed more than normal.
"Hi mum." Blake said, her voice wavering as she spoke to the shorter cat faunus.
"Blake? Is that you?" The car Faunus asked, her eyes starting to become misty.
Blake only nodded, her own eyes becoming misty like her mothers while Ruby stood there watching the heartfelt reunion. Within a few moments, Blake's mother launched forward to hug her daughter, the first tears of many falling.
"Ghira come out here, Blake's home." Blake's mum called, only waiting a few moments for a large man who give Yatsuhashi a run for his money.
Without saying anything, Blake's father walked over to his wife and daughter and hugged both of them, causing Blake to tear up even more.
Watching Blake with her family together brought a tear to Ruby's eyes. Her girlfriend had been so worried the entire time, and to see them happy together was the best thing Ruby could have hoped for.
Once the family broke apart, Blake walked back to Ruby before standing next to her, one arm around her shoulders.
"Mum, Dad, there's someone i'd like to introduce. This is Ruby, my team leader and girlfriend." Blake said as Ruby awkwardly waved at the most intimidating people she would ever meet.
"I-It's an honour to meet you." Ruby spoke, trying her best to sound like Weiss would during an introduction.
"It's nice to meet you Ruby, I'm Kali and this is my husband Ghira." Kali smiled, signalling to Ghira when she mentioned him.
"Indeed, a pleasure." Ghira said, not putting any of Ruby's nerves at ease.
"Come dear, don't scare the poor girl." Kali said, smiling at Ruby. "Come on in, I'll make some tea and we can catch up."
"I shall be out shortly, I need to finish a few matters." Ghira said before taking his leave.
Kali lead Blake and Ruby through the house as Ruby took in all the differences to her own home.
One of the major differences Ruby noticed was that the rooms seemed a lot larger than her own home with sliding doors instead of the usual wooden ones.
Kali led the pair into a large sitting room with a low table and cushions on each side, similar to a set up Ren had one had in JNPR's dorm.
Ruby and Blake sat next to each other while Kali sat opposite Ruby, leaving an empty space for Ghira opposite Blake.
"So Ruby, tell me about yourself?" Kali asked, staring at the red clad girl sitting opposite her.
"W-Well like Blake said, I'm team leader of Team RWBY and training to be a huntress at Beacon." Ruby spoke only to be interrupted by Blake.
"She actually got into Beacon two years early." Blake said, trying to boost Ruby's confidence.
"Oh my, you must be incredibly talented to be made team leader at such a young age." Kalie said, smiling at Ruby. "So when did you two become a couple?"
"Over the Christmas break." Blake said as Ruby nodded along.
"That's adorable. Ruby how were your parents when you told them?" Kali asked, starting to dissolve Ruby's nerves.
"Dad was really proud and Uncle Qrow did the usual 'Hurt her and you deal with me' thing." Ruby said, smiling at her father's reaction while Blake shivered at the memory of Qrow's reaction.
"What about your mother?" Kali asked, causing both Ruby and Blake to glance at each other.
"U-Um well…" Ruby started as Ghira walked into the room.
"Kali the girls only just arrived, I'm sure the last thing they want is to be bombarded by questions." Ghira said, sitting down into the empty seat.
"You're right." Kali sighed before standing. "I'll go and make some tea while you three talk."
Once Kali was out of the room, Ghira turned his attention towards Blake and Ruby.
"So Blake, how long will you be able to stay?" Ghira asked as Ruby sat there awkwardly.
"For the two weeks if you'll let us stay here." Blake replied, keeping eye contact with her father.
"Of course Blake, this is your home as well." Ghira said, smiling at his daughter for the first time since she arrived.
"What about Ruby?" Blake asked, eyeing her father.
"She is also welcome." Ghira answered, turning his attention to Ruby, scaring her half to death.
The group sat in silence for a few moments before Kali walked back in with a kettle and four ceramic cups.
Kali poured tea into each cup before handing it to each person at the table, only pouring hers after everyone else had one.
"So Blake, how has school been?" Kali asked, sipping her tea.
"Pretty good, our team is one of the highest ranked in our year thanks to Ruby's leadership." Blake said, smiling at her girlfriend.
"What are your teammates like?" Ghira firmly asked, worrying Ruby.
"Well my partner Yang can be a handful but she is the most caring person i've met, and as for Weiss, she can seem cold at times but she does care about all of us." Blake answered as Kali and Ghira gave each other a sideways glance.
"Weiss? As in Weiss Schnee?" Kali asked nervously.
"Yes that's her though she isn't as bad as she seems." Ruby chipped in, defending Weiss.
"She doesn't cause any issues with being on a team with a Faunus?" Ghira asked, expecting the worst.
"No she has no issue with it. Unlike her father, Weiss is not a racist and has said she wants to change the harsh work conditions her father created." Blake said, choosing not to mention the incident that occurred in their first term.
Once the girls were in Blake's old room, Blake closed the door and collapsed on her bed, causing Ruby to giggle.
"Seeing my parents again was the most stressful thing I have done." Blake groaned, her voice muffled by her bed.
"It wasn't that bad." Ruby said, sitting down on the bed next to her girlfriend. "Your mum seems really nice."
"And my father?" Blake asked, turning her head to look at Ruby.
"He scares me." Ruby admitted, awkwardly laughing towards the end of her sentence.
"I'm sorry about how he is." Blake said, rolling over onto her back.
"It's ok, he's probably really nice and just doing the scary dad act." Ruby replied, running a hand over Blake's ear, causing the Faunus to purr. "How are you feeling?".
"Glad they didn't turn us away but still really nervous." Blake sighed, rubbing her eyes from how tired she was from all the stress of the day. "I should really talk to them tonight, try and catch up with them."
"Do you want me to be there with you for that?" Ruby asked, returning to rubbing Blake's ears.
"No, No that one I should do on my own." Blake sighed before sitting up and walking towards the door. "Are you going to be ok here while i'm gone?"
"I'll be fine, it gives me time to unpack." Ruby smiled, trying to instill as much confidence in Blake as she could.
"Ok I'll be back." Blake said before closing the door and walking down the hall to where her father's office was.
The walk to her father's office brought back every awful feeling she felt on the flight to Patch and the boat ride to Menagerie.
Ruby had been her saving grace for that entire trip but know, all she had was herself.
'It's ok Blake, you can do this. They asked you to come back, they want to see you.' Blake thought as she approached the door.
Breathing in, Blake knocked on the door and waited for her father's voice to say to come in, which didnt take too long.
Blake carefully slid the door across before walking in and standing in front of her father's desk, surprising him when he looked up.
"Oh, Blake." Ghira said, standing from his desk and walking Blake over to the small sitting area in his office. "Is… everything alright?"
"I wanted to talk with you and mum, is she around?" Blake asked nervously, looking around the large room for her mother.
"Your mother is in the room next door. I can… get her if you would like." Ghira said to which Blake nodded.
The large Faunus stood and walked off into the next room to find his wife, returning with her after a few minutes.
"Is everything ok Blake?" Kali asked, sitting down on the sofa with her husband opposite Blake.
"I just… I needed to apologise for everything that I said before I left. I was blinded by what I thought we were doing at the time and I said some horrible things to you both and i'm just, so sorry for all of it. I hurt you both and then I ran and I haven't tried contacting you since." Blake said, tears starting to fall.
"Oh Blake." Kali said, moving around the table and sitting next to Blake and slinging her arm over Blake's back. "We never blamed you for any of that, we're just glad you're safe and came home."
"But I hurt you." Blake cried as her mother hugged her.
"Blake you have always been a headstrong girl who believed in supporting what she thought was right and at the time the White Fang was there to help Faunus. When I stepped down I knew you would stay with them and i'm just glad you didn't get hurt in the process." Ghira said, smiling at his daughter.
Blake continued to cry as Kali hugged her daughter and Ghira did his best to cheer Blake up.
After Blake had finished talking with her parents, she made her way back to her room to find Ruby laying on the bed looking up at the roof.
"How'd It go?" Ruby asked, sitting up and seeing Blake's bloodshot eyes. "Oh my god, Blake what happened?"
"They accepted me with open arms and they said they love me." Blake said, rubbing her eye as Ruby hugged her.
"I told you they wouldn't hate you." Ruby said before stepping back and leading her back to the bed. "Now lay down and relax."
Once Blake was laying comfortably, Ruby crawled in behind her girlfriend and wrapped her arms around Blake's waist.
"Since when are you the big spoon?" Blake asked, enjoying the rare feeling.
"Since my girlfriend needs lots of hugs." Ruby replied, tightening the hug.
Blake started purring in Ruby's arms and before long, the young couple had fallen asleep.
