Breakfast the next morning was an awkward and tense experience for everyone. Ruby had barely said anything all morning and Blake had spent the morning glaring at Ghira. Kali had tried to start conversations a few times, but so far nothing had been working.
"Ruby," Ghira spoke, causing the redhead to jump in her seat. "Would you mind if I spoke with you, in private?"
"No, not again!" Blake glared, standing and slamming her palms on the table.
"Blake, please." Ghira started, only to be interrupted by Blake.
NO, last time you spoke to her she was in tears." Blake replied, her eyes never leaving her father until she felt a tug on her sleeve.
"Blake, it's ok," Ruby said, her voice barely louder than a whisper.
"Follow me please," Ghira said, standing and walking out of the room with Ruby.
The entire walk, Ruby tried thinking of every possible outcome of this talk, and none of them were great. Would this end as badly as the last time, or is Ghira finally going to say that Blake won't be coming back with her?
Ruby was ripped from her thoughts as they reached the entrance to Ghiras office. Once again, she was lead to the same couch, sat down in the same spot, and waited for Ghira to do the same.
Ghira sat there for a few moments, staring at the floor in front of him and sighing. "I'm sorry for how I acted yesterday, Ruby. I was out of line and I realise that you are not some terrible monster who would hurt my daughter like most humans. I decided after last night's conversation, that I should try and learn more about you as a person than as another human."
This nearly knocked Ruby over. "Uhhh…. Wha?" was all Ruby could reply with while her brain took in the new information.
"I want to learn more about you as a person, so please, tell me about yourself," Ghira repeated.
"Ok, um… My name is Ruby Rose and I'm training at Beacon to be a huntress." Ruby answered awkwardly,
"What made you want to be a huntress?" Ghira asked, actually smiling at Ruby and seeming interested.
"W-Well, my mother was a huntress and I want to be like her and help make the world a safer place," Ruby replied, smiling back at Ghira.
"What about your team? What are they like?" Ghira inquired, seeming to relax the more he talked.
"Oh, well there's myself and Blake which I guess you already know… oh and my sister Yang, she's Blake's partner and my partner Weiss." Ruby said, watching as Ghira's expression shift.
"Weiss? Weiss Schnee?" Ghira asked, surprised to hear that the Heiress to the Schnee dust company was on his daughter's team.
"Yep, she's really nice, much better than her family," Ruby replied, her tone growing darker when mentioning the other Schnees
"That is good to hear, the last time I met Jacques was not a pleasant experience," Ghira said, remembering the patriarch of the Schnee's.
"You met Weiss' dad?" Ruby asked, amazed that Blake's father met Weiss'.
"When I was the leader of the White Fang, I met a lot of influential people, most were uptight, though Jacques is far worse than anyone else," Ghira answered, sighing when he spoke about Jacques. "Though I must admit, you are a much nicer person than a lot of the humans I met."
"Thank you, my mum always treated people with respect, both human and Faunus." Ruby smiled, slightly jumping when a thought seemed to come to her mind. "I actually met a man in town who told me about how she stood up for him when he trained as a Huntsmen."
"She sounds like a wonderful woman, I'm sad I couldn't have met her, or that more humans were more like her." Ghira sighed, remembering all the rallies during his time in the White Fang.
The pair continued talking back and forth about different things until Kali called them for dinner.
Breakfast
Blake watched as Ruby followed her father up the hall and away from the dining room.
"If she's in tears again I swear.." Blake grumbled, becoming very defensive and protective.
"Blake, your father just wants to apologise for what happened yesterday," Kali said, trying to defend her husband.
"Mum, he scared Ruby so much she was in tears. She is a kind soul who wouldn't hurt anyone, and he treated her like a villain." Blake replied, now standing and walking back and forth.
"Honey, I don't agree with what your father did and I told him that last night. however, I do see why he acted the way he did. When your father led the White Fang, he saw some terrible things, mostly what humans did to Faunus. When he stepped down and you left, your father and I were terrified for you, it wasn't until we saw you in the Vytal Festival that we found out you were ok.
Hearing that sent a pang of guilt through Blake. When she was younger, Blake hadn't really thought about home much after what she had said.
"Now your father and I finally have you back and we're thrilled, and while Ruby seems like a genuine young lady, your father remembers what Humans did to Faunus," Kali explained as Blake seemed to stop pacing and sat back down. "He just wants you safe."
"I understand but Ruby isn't like that, she would never hurt someone just because they're a Faunus. She even got hurt trying to stop a bully for picking on me for being a Faunus and that was before we started dating." Blake replied, thinking back to Cardin's harassment at the end of their first year.
"I understand but your father doesn't know Ruby like you do."
"He hasn't really tried to know her either," Blake grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I know and I chastised him for that last night," Kali replied. "Just… give him one more chance, that's all I ask.
"Okay.." Blake sighed, returning to pacing the room and worrying about her girlfriend.
After waiting two hours, Blake was on edge.
'If they've been talking for this long, it must be going well.' Blake thought, only being pulled out of her thoughts when she saw Ruby and her father walking down the hall.
"Hi, Blake." Ruby smiled, seeming much happier than when she left this morning.
The fact Ruby was smiling was about the only thing stopping Blake from glomping her girlfriend, though it didn't stop her from looking back and forth between her father and her girlfriend confused.
"We talked… properly this time." Ghira said, answering the unasked question.
"Yep, your dad's really nice, and he showed me photos of you as a child." Ruby squealed while Blake groaned. "You were so cute."
"Why." Blake groaned into her hands, regretting letting Ruby talk with her father.
"She asked and after yesterday I couldn't say no," Ghira replied while Kali laughed.
"Did you see the one of her with a ball of yarn?" Kali asked in between laughter.
"MUM!" Blake whined, blushing like mad while everyone continued laughing. Eventually, the laughter became too much for Blake as she ran off.
"Blake, wait," Ruby called, chasing after her girlfriend, only stopping in the doorway and turning to face Ghira and Kali. "Sorry."
"So what do you think of her now?" Kali asked once Ruby was out of the room.
"If more humans were like her, the world would be safer for everyone," Ghira replied. "Is Blake still angry with me?"
"Only for showing her girlfriend embarrassing photos." Kali laughed. "I'm guessing Ruby liked them?"
"I have never heard someone squeal in joy that much before," Ghira said as both parents began laughing again.
When Ruby caught up with Blake the pair were back in Blake's bedroom. Ruby knew she was in here somewhere, but exactly where was the problem.
After searching around the room, Ruby opened the door to Blake's walk in closet and found Blake curled into a ball on the floor.
"Why are you hiding in the closet?" Ruby asked, watching as Blake looked towards her.
"Because that was really embarrassing," Blake replied like this scenario was normal.
"But aren't you supposed to stay out of the closet once you come out?" Ruby asked, finding this kind of funny.
"Don't judge me." Blake deadpanned, staring at Ruby.
"Can I join you?" Ruby asked to which Blake nodded. Ruby sat down next to Blake and pulled Blake into a side hug. "You did look really cute in those photos."
"Not helping," Blake grumbled, curling inwards more.
"Would it help if Dad showed you photos of me and Yang when we go back?" Ruby asked.
"...Of you yes, but why Yang?" Blake asked, looking at Ruby.
"I mean she is your partner…" Ruby replied, awkwardly laughing at the end of her sentence.
"Are you trying to embarrass your sister?" Blake asked, a teasing smirk spreading across her face.
"She always tries to embarrass me," Ruby grumbled as Blake hugged her.
"I'd love to see the photos," Blake said, resting the side of her head atop Ruby's.
"Just be prepared, Dad will probably coo along with you for a lot of that," Ruby replied, shaking her head slightly.
"I think I can deal with that,"Blake said, smiling at her girlfriend and enjoyed the moment before standing up and leaving the closet. "May as well enjoy the rest of our day."
I'M ALIVEEEEE.
-Has a lot of objects thrown at me for how long this took-
AHHHH I'M SORRY!
In all seriousness though, I am sorry this took as long as it did, between my birthday, "friends" leaving and money problems it's been an interesting time.
So updates on my fics.
I have a new Crosshares fic on the way so look out for that.
Reunions and the unnamed Arkos fic are on hiatus and I apologise to everyone who reads Reunions.
An OC fic is on the way soon by myself and a couple friends so look forward to that… eventually.
A Ladybugs Life will hopefully get an update sooner than this one was. (Maybe for my one year of writing if I can actually finish it by then.)
As always, if you enjoyed, hated, have constructive criticism or have a question please let me know so I can make this story and any future stories I write better.
Thanks for reading and have an awesome day.
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