AN: So... No one saves Ruby in this one. :P
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Ruby and the Cute Genes
The sun was burning brightly as a small gust of wind blew by.
It was an appropriate setting for Ruby's currently predicament. One, in which, she found herself facing the toughest, most dangerous enemy of her short life. Her enemy was quick and ruthless, the majority of the time when she attempted to throw a hit, her enemy would somehow manage to dodge it, and when she DID managed to land a hit, her enemy would only strike back twice as hard, BUT NO MORE! She will manage this feat today! She had to! If Yang can do it, so can she!
So, the match begins. With narrowed eyes, she took her position. She inhaled, and exhaled. It was time…
With a mighty war cry, she ran with all her strength, "Eeehhh yah!" Ruby yelled. But alas! It was to no avail, her lack of coordination in her 3-year-old body would not allow her to kick the ball in the direction in which she chose. Instead, she managed to pop the ball up right into her face, causing her to fall to the earth as the ball merely bounced away as though mocking her.
She could not help but to stare after it in shock. The ball hurt her! Why would it do such a thing? Her eyes watered, but she refused to give up! She would kick that ball no matter what she did! So she got up, and attempted to do just that.
"You can do it Ruby!" A 5-year-old Yang cheered
"Why is she so cute?" Taiyang asked as he sat off to the side with Summer, watching over their daughters
Summer gave a small smug smile, "Well, I don't mean to brag, but a Rose has always been known for their sheer determination."
Taiyang frowned, "The Longs are determined too!"
"Yes, but you Longs tend to get so angry when things don't go your way and end up throwing a tantrum as you continue. I wouldn't exactly call that cute. Even if you look it." Summer teased, "But it's very obvious that Ruby get's her cuteness from MY side of the family"
"Pah!" Taiyang waved his hand is dismissal. "You don't know what you're talking about. Look at that face! Her big eyes!"
Summer glanced over to her youngest daughter and near melted at the sight of Ruby with a look of sheer concentration and a tongue sticking out the side of her lips as she tried to focus on kicking the ball away from her body.
"Now look at me." Her husband stated
His wife reluctantly tore her gaze away from Ruby to look back at Taiyang, only to give an amused grin at the face her husband was sending her way.
The blonde man was trying to mimic the exact face that his youngest daughter was currently making, and although it was not a mirror image, it was close enough seeing as he seemed to be cursed with having big eyes and a round baby face for the rest of his life.
Summer couldn't help but give a chuckle as she leaned over to give him a kiss on his cheek. He was such a dork.
"It's obvious that Ruby got her adorable face from me. Just look at it!" He tried to emphasize his point by pinching his cheeks and stretching it out. "She's going to grow up to be the cutest thing around."
His wife sent a wry grin, "That means boys and girls will be coming her way you know."
Taiyang suddenly went rigid, causing Summer to burst out laughing.
"Also, as much as I agree that she got her cute face from you. She obviously got her eyes from me. I have it on good authority that silver eyes can entrance just about anyone." The huntress commented with a smirk.
Taiyang ducked his head shyly, he could never resist it when either Summer or Ruby turned to him with their pleading silver eyes.
"That's 2 points for cute lil' me, one for not so cute you." Summer continued
The blonde man pouted, "Well look at her right now!" He stated, pointing in Ruby's direction.
Summer looked, and this time she did melt.
Ruby was currently cheering loudly with her hands in the air as she jumped up and down in front of her sister who was also doing the same.
"Did you see me Yang? Did you? Did you?" Ruby excitedly asked, "I was like,
'Just you watch! I'm going to kick you Mr. Ball'
And the ball was like 'No! Don't kick me! Have mer-Mer-… mer?" Ruby paused in her act and explanation as she scrunched her face in confusion. Quickly, she ran towards her mom and dad and stopped in front of them.
"Mommy, Daddy, do you 'member on TV how mousie catch-ed."
"Caught dear. How the mouse caught." Taiyang gently corrected.
Ruby nodded vigorously, "How Mousie caught Kitty and was about to hit him with hammer?"
Summer had to think about the show and episode that Ruby was talking about. Thomas and Joe or something like that… Oh! "Yes honey, we remember."
"What does Kitty ask for to get mousie to stop?" Ruby asked
"He begs for mercy I believe." Summer answered.
Ruby gave a bright grin, "Yeah! Thank you Mommy! Thank you Daddy!" She said as she ran back to Yang and continued her story.
Taiyang used this opportunity to turn back to his wife and make his point, "Look at how dorky she's being with Yang! You can't tell me that Ruby gets that from you! You don't have a dorky bone in your body!"
Summer gasped, putting a hand over her heart as though she were mildly offended.
"It's too late to start now Rose." Taiyang grinned, "You're not a dork. But I am. Therefore. Ruby get's her cuteness from me."
Summer paused, "You do realize we're tied right?"
Her husband's eyes widened dramatically, causing her to let out another laugh. "W-well! What about Yang! I mean, I know you think of her as your own daughter like Ruby, but I had a hand in making her! And-And… Uh. Well. She's cute! Like me! So when she's with Ruby, that's double the cuteness. So I should get an extra point." Taiyang finished with a smug smile
"Darling, no. That's not exactly quite fair." Summer stated
"It counts! It totally counts! So that's 3 for me! 2 for you." He stated, emphasizing his last word by poking his wife on her nose.
Summer cocked a brow up and slowly gave a wolfish grin, "But she does this one thing that she gets from me that you absolutely believe to be the cutest thing in the world."
The blonde man's eyes widened in fear, "No…"
"Yes."
"Don't do it."
Summer merely gave a grin and cupped a hand to the side of her mouth, "Girls! Come back in! We have strawberries!"
"STRAWBERRIES!" Ruby cheered, "C'mon Yang! C'mon!" She yelled, dragging her sister by her hand
The two girls reached their parents, Ruby sending a bright, dazzling smile their way causing her father to shield his eyes dramatically and Summer to laugh.
"C'mon girls, let's go inside and I'll get the strawberries out." Their mom said as she got up from her seat.
"Kaaayyy!" The two chorused as they followed their mom into their house.
Taiyang sat outside of the house and sighed, "Why are all my girls so cute?"
Later that night, as Taiyang was already in bed and cuddling with his wife, he sighed. "You know… Ruby is really cute."
Summer leaned back to get a better look at her husband and grinned, "She is."
"I can't believe that you gave birth to her. I can't believe that I had a hand in creating her. I can't believe I had a hand creating Yang…" He said
His wife giggled, but gazed up in soft lilac eyes that were filled with love and adoration. "How about we just say we have a tie? Hm?" she asked, kissing him under his jaw.
Taiyang sighed, "Alright love."
The following day, Qrow came over to spend some time with the kids and was playing outside with toy weapons, playing Grims and Hunters.
"What weapon do you want Ruby?" Qrow asked, "Do you want to be more like your mommy? Or be more like your Papa?"
Summer and Taiyang paused whatever it was that they were doing to listen closely hear who it was that she idolized.
"I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU!" Ruby cheered
Both of her parent's faces fell.
Qrow melted a bit, "Awww, you want to be like me?"
"Yeah! Uncle Qrow is the coolest!" Ruby praised
Her uncle was just about to say that she was correct and hand her a toy scythe until he caught the eyes of Taiyang cracking his knuckles and Summer unsheathing her weapon.
"Ummm… Actually Ruby… Scythes are REALLY dangerous, so why don't you pick a different weapon?" Qrow asked nervously, "How about you be like Yang hm? Don't you want to beat up grim with your bare hands? That's cool, right Yang?"
Yang nodded joyfully, "Yup! Just like Daddy!"
Ruby frowned, "I don't want to be like Daddy though! I want to be like you!"
Taiyang cracked his knuckles loudly.
Qrow was nervous now, "W-well… What abut your mommy!? Your mommy's sword is also a customizable High-Impact Sniper Rifle!" he said in a near desperate tone.
Ruby was confused. "What?"
"It's also a gun."
That seemed to do the trick as Ruby turned around to her parents (who both schooled their features and Summer sheathed her weapon) in awe. "Wow Mommy! That's so cool!"
Qrow let out a sigh of relief, he was saved by a gun.