Authors note: this is set in an AU where Ruby killed Cinder at the battle of Beacon, yang still has her arm and Ruby has more time to figure out what the deal is with her silver eyes.

Standing on the Cliffside on Patch, in front of the marble slab marked with her mother's name and the words, 'Thus kindly, I scatter,' stood a now sixteen-year-old Ruby Rose. Turning from her mother's grave she was about to walk away when she way something. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted a single white petal. Turning she glimpsed another flash of white heading into the bushes, and two silver eyes peeking from behind them.

"It's okay," Ruby assured, "Whoever you are, you can come out. I'm not gonna hurt you,"

So slowly, from between the greenery, a slender figure wearing a white cloak with red lining emerged. As the figure looked up she, as it was a woman, pulled back her hood, revealing long red hair (the same length as Ruby's own, now grown out hair) and a gentle face with the same silver eyes as her daughter.

"Ruby?"

"Mum?"

"Ruby!"

"Mum!"

Running and sharing in a tearful embrace of mother and daughter.

"I thought you were dead," Ruby whimpered into her mother's shoulder.

"I know, I know," her mother replied, "But I was in too much danger, I couldn't control what happened,"

"What do you mean?" asked ruby, her tears drying up and a look of confusion on her face.

"Our eyes Ruby. If a silver eyed warrior is on the brink of death, and cannot be otherwise saved, one of the many things our eyes can do is take us to the nearest silver eyed warrior or les yeux argent otherwise known as argent. Whether it be across Remnant, or however long into the future. In my case, it was only now, that your own silver eyes unlocked, that I was able to return to you, there being no other warrior left,"

After all these years, her mother had returned to her, so Ruby was only willing to accept any reason for her absence, all hate and sadness dissipated. She was willing to forgive and forget if only to have her family again.

"So," said Summer continuing, "How long have I been gone?"

"Thirteen years," Ruby replied ready to answer anything.

"So you're sixteen and you've already unlocked your eyes, wow that's impressive. I unlocked mine at eighteen and at beacon. Speaking of which, are you enrolling there next year? I assume you are attending signal, likely with yang, though she would have graduated, correct?"

Laughing the happiest laugh she had laughed in thirteen years, she shook her head and replied, "Not quite, you see, I may or may not have graduated to beacon two years early, so at fifteen. I am the leader of team RWBY consisting of me Weiss Shnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang!"

They both squealed in unison when Summer asked, "So, show me your weapon,"

Letting out another excited squeal Ruby took out crescent rose in her sniper form and showed her mum, who beamed with pride. Then ruby spun around changing her weapon into its scythe form and stood with it dug into the ground behind her. At this her mother's jaw dropped and she let out several 'wow's.

Smiling up at her mother who was tearing up with pride and sadness she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oh it's nothing, I just missed so much of your life. But that weapon of yours is amazing also, what did you name her?"

"Crescent Rose!" she replied excitedly.

"Ah, what a pretty name. You know, that is the perfect mix of mine and your fathers' weapons, I bet he taught you how to wield that scythe of yours and now I'm back I can help with your accuracy!" Summer beamed and ruby squealed alongside her before stopping and staring at her mother, confused once more.

"What do you mean my father would have taught me how to wield Crescent Rose? Uncle Qrow taught me how,"

"Uncle Qrow? Your uncle's Taiyang and he's a brawler, the same, I'm guessing, as your cousin Yang,"

"No, that's not right. Taiyang is my father and Yang is my sister,"

"So that's what they've told you, hun? Well they're lying! Qrow is your father Ruby,"

"But, but…" she started to fall to her knees frozen in shock. Dad, no, uncle Tai lied to me. For thirteen years, he lied to me. Did Yang know? And what about uncle… dad, wow that's weird, why would he lie as well? Well I suppose he did raise me a lot better than uncle Tai did. It also explains my colour scheme.

All of a sudden, she felt her mother's warm and comforting touch on her back. Ruby expected her to say something along the lines of 'forgive and forget,' but instead what her mother said next gave her a happy surprise.

"I'm gonna kill those bloody bastards!"