Cuts of RWBY

A RWBY Fic Collection by AndrewJTalon

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Isabel Arc comes to Beacon and acts as a therapist.

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Ruby sits down in Isabel's office on the couch, swinging her legs a bit as she looks around at all the pictures the Doctor brought with her. Her silver eyes lit up when she spotted a picture in particular.

Ruby: "Hey! Is... Is that my mom?"

Isabel: "It is! Hang on..."

Isabel gets the picture down and hands it to Ruby. Ruby eagerly looks upon the picture, showing a young Summer Rose with a younger Isabel, a blonde girl with streaks in her hair she didn't recognize scowling at them, a brunette woman with red eyes scowling at the other blonde, and a dusky Pandu woman in white robes with red hair, smiling nervously.

Ruby: "Wow... Who are the other girls?"

Isabel: "That's Raven Branwen, Yang's mother."

Ruby: "Huh! Dad and Uncle Qrow don't talk about her much."

Isabel: "I guessed that. That's Saia Sarkaras, she married our teammate Arjun and now rules Pandu. She's one of my best friends."

Ruby: wide eyes "You're best friends with a queen?!"

Isabel: giggles "Yup! We don't see eachother as often as we would like, but we're still close. She's the godmother of my children, Jaune included."

Ruby: "Who's that blonde girl?"

Isabel: "Glynda Goodwitch."

Ruby: "In tight black leather?! Is that a nose ring?!"

Isabel: giggles "She tried being 'edgy' and 'rebellious' for a time. I think she got it out of her system. She was my senior adviser, and so we went for girls' nights out from time to time. Going to bars, movies, that sort of thing."

Ruby: "Wow... I um... Hey. I know this therapy thing is... Supposed to be about me or whatever..."

Isabel: "It's about anything you want, Ruby. You can talk about anything."

Ruby: very small voice "... Can... Can you tell me about my mom?"

Isabel: smiles "Of course I can. Where would you like to start?"

An hour passes as Isabel tells Ruby all about Summer. Ruby laughs a lot, as does Isabel. They get cookies and tea... And milk for Ruby.

Ruby: "Wow... There's just so much I didn't know."

Isabel: "Mm? What do you mean?"

Ruby: "I-I mean, Dad and Uncle Qrow told me lots of stuff about Mom but... Always of her being like this superhero. I don't get a lot of her being... Um..."

Isabel: "Normal?"

Ruby: "Yeah."

Isabel: "It's okay. Trust me, we were all dorks back then. I timed how long it took my team to take bathroom breaks and insisted they be faster."

Ruby: laughs "Oh wow! That's terrible!"

Isabel: "Yeah. Your mom insisted on teaching everyone how to cook. Your father was a quick study and became very good... After a few disasters. Raven managed some basics but baking? Ha! She blew up an oven! Of course, she was working with your uncle, who tried to learn because he heard it could get him 'chicks'."

Ruby: "Let me guess: Total disaster?"

Isabel: "He still has a ban from kitchens across Vale. Your mother was a great cook, Ruby. But she insisted on sugar and cinnamon in everything. I swear I regrew a few teeth her cookies rotted away. And she could be annoying. She told terrible jokes."

Ruby: "Like what?"

Isabel: bright and cheery "Did ya hear about the peanuts on the subway? One of them was a-salted!"

Ruby: "HAHAHAHA! Oh, geez... That's horrible!"

Isabel: "Yeah. Your dad and mom got along great, really. It... She was really down when your dad married Raven first. But she was bright and cheerful, and went on helping people with your uncle as her partner until... Well... Raven left. But your mom and dad got together and they were very happy, Ruby. I still remember the wedding."

Ruby: "I... I see..." She bows her head

Isabel: "Ruby? What's wrong?"

Ruby: "I'm just... Urgh! Dad and Uncle Qrow just tell me all this stuff about when she was so super awesome! And that's great but... She never felt like a real person, you know? Like, I didn't even know she told terrible jokes until now! Why didn't they tell me?!"

Isabel: "Well... Your father took her death very hard, Ruby. So did Qrow. Honestly? I lost track of them for years. That can happen as you get older, but it was pretty bad after she passed. I think that... Losing Summer was just so painful for them that they only wanted to tell you about the best times, because the hard times might make them feel terrible if you didn't like what you heard. They wanted to make sure you loved and admired your mother."

Ruby: "Yeah but... I feel like I'm... I'm missing stuff! And I don't know what it is! Like... I should know all about my Mom, shouldn't I?! If she was... Was awkward and dorky like me! Or... I don't know..."

Isabel hesitates, before she goes over and sits on the couch with Ruby.

Isabel: "It was very hard for them too, Ruby. To lose her."

Ruby: "Yeah, well... At least they got to know her. Know if she'd... She'd be proud of me."

Isabel: "She would, Ruby. I know she would." She looks regretfully up at the clock "We're out of time, Ruby."

Ruby: "... Can... Can you tell me more about her in more sessions?"

Isabel: smiles "And outside of them. I promise."

Ruby: beams and hugs her tightly "Thank you!" She zips out of there. Isabel sighs and looks at the photo with a nostalgic smile.

Isabel: "It has been a long time, hasn't it?"

Later, Glynda Goodwitch tried to sneak into the office... Lifted the picture with her Semblance...

The light go on. Isabel scowls at Glynda.

Isabel: "Glynda."

Glynda: "Isabel... You promised you burned that picture."

Isabel: "No, Summer promised she burned that picture. She was always the better liar."

Glynda scowls.

Isabel: "Relax! I won't share it on the CCTnet. Promise."

Glynda: "You'd better not. I still have copies of that 'Love Letter.'"

Isabel: eyes narrow "Touche."