Hello my lovelies! I didn't actually think that i'd get this finished and posted as soon as I have but it is done and now here for you to read. The outfit in the story is basically this image but with Ruby's symbol on the back and bow.

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I hope you enjoy the chapter and I'll try to update again soon.

Word Count: 11,897

Five weeks. Ruby had been at Beacon for five weeks and all she's seen so far is Jaune get beaten around by Cardin of all people. She was almost going to step in too, because watching was just becoming painful for everyone involved and she had told the boys that she'd hunt them down if they ever picked on her friends again, but she knew that as a leader, Jaune needed to get his shit sorted out.

Ruby knew that Jaune lied his way into the school, but she trusted in Ozpins intuition and if Ozpin says that the Arc could be something, then maybe he could, he just couldn't keep going around like he was. Pyrrha deserved better then that as a leader, so did Ren and Nora, who she had taken to pulling away from their team slightly to do some training with them.

She was still studying, training and even spending some of their spare time together as Team RWBY but she was really enjoying becoming friends with the other two. Nora was literally that girl friend that Ruby had always wanted. They spent time painting each other's nails and talking about random stuff like training schedules and what they've done to maintain the ridiculous amount of power they both hold.

Nora kept bugging her one time for photos of Qrow and they both spent the afternoon fawning over the photos Ruby had managed to get of the man when he was training outside in the summer, his shirt off and chest sweaty. It was nice to act like a girl and giggle over pictures of men she liked, especially the ones she took while he trained. There was a couple of photos of him practicing with his scythe, the curved blade and staff and the focused expression making him look sexier and deadlier than ever before.

On the flip side, Ren was the perfect companion for when she wanted some quiet or just wanted someone to sit with while she was feeling down and mellow. He never tried to make her talk but was always ready to listen when she wanted to vent, and he had started showing her his meditation techniques, spending some time each afternoon meditating on the dorm rooftop. They were really helpful for managing her emotions during the day, especially when it came to dealing with Weiss and Cardin on a daily basis.

She really loved having them both as friends and with their promise to never leave her alone, Ruby went out to find a way that would symbolise just how much they meant to her. After her talk with them both in Ozpins office at the end of the first week, Ruby had special ordered extra sets of the Far Away Flowers from Atlas for each of them, for when they are away from each other like on team missions or for holidays and stuff.

She had ordered five and had almost immediately regretted it. The four she could understand, one for Ren and Nora each, powered by Ruby's Aura and two for Ruby, powered by Ren and Nora's Aura. It was the fifth that she had bought on an impulse and wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do with.

While all the flowers were somewhat symbolic of their counterpart – deep red roses for Ren and Nora and two lotus flowers for Ruby, one orange and the other a genetically engineered black – Ruby had also ordered a deep green rose, which was random at the time but now that she thought about it, Ruby knew exactly why she did it and wanted to bang her head against a wall for it.

Besides the fact that Ozpin hadn't gone out on a mission that could hurt him in years, she didn't know how to ask him about powering the flower. It would be awkward, and she didn't want him thinking into it too much because really, what else could you think when a girl asks you to power a Far Away flower designed for the spouse of a Hunter. They wouldn't arrive for another couple of weeks though, so she didn't have to worry too much about it, but still.

It was lunch, one fine Wednesday morning though, that found Ruby not thinking about flowers or Ozpin or even Qrow. No, that morning found Ruby Rose listening in as both Team JNPR and RWBY tried to convince Jaune that he was being bullied. The blonde teen was heavily in denial and it was horribly painful to witness him try and come up with honestly terrible excuses.

Ruby was tired of it. While she hadn't seen much of it, Cardin choosing to try and test his luck away from the hooded girl, she still caught glimpses of the acts and was appalled. Not just by Cardin acting like he never mentally grew beyond 12, but because Jaune was supposed to be a leader. His team's leader and he was being the biggest let down she could possibly imagine. He needed to get his head on straight before Ruby shoved him in a locker and sent him home. His team deserved better then what he was giving them.

Hearing Cardin's obnoxious laugh, Ruby glanced over a few tables to see Velvet surrounded by Team CRDL at her table, shuffling nervously. She'll keep on eye on that for now. Velvet is usually okay when it came to handling bullies.

"Jaune, Cardin's been picking on you since the first week of school."

"What? Cardin Winchester? Pah… he's not picking on me. He's just messing around, you know… its more like practical jokes and stuff."

Giving the blonde a dry look, Ruby sighed into her tray before flung a grape at him, making him look to her. "At what point do you think practical jokes become bullying then, Jaune?"

"What?"

"You think all the times he's playing 'practical jokes' on everyone its fine? You think he can start tripping up and knocking down the books of every student just because you want to call it a 'practical joke'? You're a joke." Ruby expressed, her tone flat and expressionless, most of her attention still on Velvet. Cardin wasn't leaving her alone.

"That's not-" Jaune tried before Ruby cut him off again.

"Yeah it is. You're just too weak to admit that he's being a bully and you happen to be his victim." Ruby took the slightest bit of pleasure in the way he flinched when she called him that. "That's right. You're a victim, because you don't ever do anything to stop him. Some people can't, but you have no reason to be taking all that crap. He may be a team leader but so are you. Start acting like it."

Finished with her little speech, Ruby looked back down at her tray with disdain, she didn't really want any of it anyway. Ignoring the shocked looks she was getting from Jaune, Pyrrha, Wiess and Blake, Ruby made to stand when she heard Velvet's voice calling out in pain. Looking back over, she saw that Cardin had a rather strong grip on one of the rabbit faunus' ears, pulling on it like an idiot, laughing to his teammates.

Slamming her tray back on the table, Ruby didn't even look over as she called her sisters name before she marched her way over to the table, pulling her hood up as she went.

Hearing Velvet call out too, Yang wasn't the least bit surprised when Ruby practically growled out her name as she stomped over to the troublesome team. Grinning like a madman, Yang leapt from her seat and raced after her sister, activating her Semblance as she caught up, moving to step in front of her young sister and kept pace. The formation and movements were so familiar it was almost like welcoming a friend home as they moved, closing in on the oblivious team.

Both teens ignored the whispers that had started when the younger had slammed her tray, at least a quarter of the students in the cafeteria knew exactly what was going to happen and rushed to explain to the not so lucky ones what was happening.

It was one of those such whispers that caught Blakes attention, someone saying how they had been waiting since the first day for something like that to happen.

"Excuse me?" The disgust clear in her voice. "You've been waiting for what to happen? Cardin to finally find a Faunus to pick on?"

"What?" Looking up from her friend who she was whispering to, the random girl turned to face the angry girl. "No, no, no, no. Not that, not that at all. Sometimes we forget that most of you guys aren't from around here and don't know all the fun stories about these two."

"What stories? I thought they were just a pair of lucky idiots. One is boisterous and annoying and the other a little sneak who managed to get in early somehow." Weiss piped up from behind Blake.

Both girls were shocked when not just the random stranger they were talking to, but almost the whole table facing the end turned to glare at the Heiress. "Nobody here will be having any hard feelings about breaking your face if you say that again." The random girl seethed, her voice dripping with venom.

It was another girl from further down the table that explained though. "Ruby Rose and Yang Xiao Long are the most famous pair to ever pass through Signal Academy, and not because they were successful after they become huntresses, but because of how they got there. Yang is famous for not only her top scores in all hand- to-hand combat classes, but also because of her fierce protectiveness of her younger sister Ruby. Ruby though, finished top of her class in literally every class available at Signal. She flew through the years and classes like they were nothing and only came second to her sister in Hand-to-Hand because of Yang Semblance and fighting style."

"So, we find it both insulting and down right stupid of you to say that about our hero's. Ruby earned her way into this academy fair and square, she finished her schooling in Signal last year like her sister. She deserves to be here more than you do probably." The first girl growled, glaring at the Schnee before turning away.

Sensing that was the end of it, Blake turned back to watch as the sisters finally reached Cardin and his team. "That doesn't explain what you're so excited about though." Blake realise, looking back to the group of Signal graduates.

"Oh. Yeah, there was a group formed back in Signal called the 'Triple S Club'. They were students who had been bullied at school but were saved by what they've been forever named, the 'Sinister Sisters'. Yang and Ruby would somehow manage to find all the spots that bullies would use to pick on the less experienced students and beat them up, creating a rather formidable reputation for the pair. The victims of each bully ended up coming together to help and support each other through the rest of their schooling, some stronger in areas where others were weaker and helping out. Yang would visit them every once in a while, to help out when she could, mostly with the Hand-to-Hand and self defence stuff. They are literally the best thing to have ever happened to Signal."

Looking back over to the sisters, both of them looming over Team CRDL who had only just noticed their presence, Blake could see why they had such a name. Surely from the front view it must have been more terrifying, but it was a scary sight, none the less.

Approaching the idiotic team still laughing at poor Velvet's expense, Ruby glowered from under her hood, wanting to just punch them in the face but knew that would get her in trouble. Her sister presence before her though, was a comforting feeling and the almost rush she was getting from just doing this again was addictive. There was something wonderful about beating up bullies with her sister, it was such a great bonding moment for them both.

Yang could feel the anger rolling off her little sister not even a pace behind her and was almost worried about the poor suckers they were approaching, but seeing the grip Cardin still had on Velvet's ear, she reconsidered. They deserve what ever pain and humiliation they get coming.

Finally coming up on the group, Yang flared her Semblance out to attract attention and punched Cardin right in the face. His Aura took the brunt of the blow, but it still would have hurt, just not left a mark.

Letting go of the long ear in his hand, Cardin reeled back at the unexpected punch and fell off his chair. Standing once more as he rubbed his face, he spun to face the idiot who punched him only to came face to face with a red eyed powerhouse who seemed to be on fire, the slight licks of the blondes flames burning him. "What the hell, you bitch!"

Yang only grinned at him before she stepped aside and let Ruby through, choosing instead to level the rest of his team with a deadly glare, freezing them all in place.

"Cardin, Cardin, Cardin. Just what kind of stupid thing have you done today?" Ruby asked, her voice sickly sweet as she stepped forward, not even remotely bothered by the height difference. Seeing his glare shift to her, Ruby glanced over to his team. "Didn't I tell you boys that if I ever saw you touching one of my friends, I'd hunt you down?"

At both Russel and Sky's frantic nods she cocked her head. "So did you tell him or not? Surely a team leader would listen to such advice from his team mates."

"W-we told him, b-but he didn't listen. And we didn't know that she was your friend. We swear!" Sky stammered out, no sure if he should be looking at Ruby or the glaring blonde.

"And you somehow think that just picking on another person is much better? I thought you boys were better than that. Clearly I was wrong." Ruby sighed, taking great satisfaction in the way they dropped their head in shame, clearly a few of them actually had something resembling morals, it was just their team leader who was leading them astray.

Turning her head back to said boy, Ruby cocked an eyebrow at the way he was huffing down at her. "Now Cardin, seeing as they did tell you about my warning, I'm assuming that this is just your teeny, tiny brain trying to do something and failing." Ruby pouted, internally grinning at the way he growled. "But let me make something clear for you. Just because you don't know if their one of mine or not, does not mean you can go around picking on them. Am I clear?"

Staring down at the righteous looking hooded girl, Cardin just snorted, clearly, she thought she was something bigger than what she actually was, a child. "Look, Little Red Riding Hood, just because you beat us once doesn't mean that your tough or anything. It just means that you got lucky, and we don't have to listen to anything you say. Got it? Plus, she was freak anyway, stupid little bunny ears on top of her head."

Listening to the bigger boy gloat, Yang winced at moment he called Velvet a bunny. Stepping a little further away and gently nodding for the other boys to copy her actions, Yang planted her feet in preparation.

'A bunny? Little bunny ears? Who does he think he his? Nobody calls Velvet a bunny!'

Feeling her emotions reach an all time high for the year, Ruby's silvers eyes almost burned as her Semblance let loose, her rose petals speeding around her madly causing several trays around her to be lifted in the slight wind vortex she was building.

Reaching up, Ruby gripped the taller boy's ear and ripped his head down to hers, making them eye level in the most painful way. "You think that's funny?! You think that causing other people pain is amusing?! You are one sick little boy who apparently never matured past playing in his sand box if that's the case but let me make something clear for you. There is nobody, nobody else in this room, or in this school that is a freak besides you, you sadistic little shit. And just to make one last thing clear; Velvet is a Rabbit Faunus, not a bunny."

Not even listening to his pitiful whining as the tightly pinched grip she had on his ear twisted, Ruby marched towards the door of the cafeteria, everyone moving out of her way as she went and a couple of people opening both doors for her as she approached. Reaching the threshold, Ruby leaned down to his crouched and whimpering side one last time.

"I say this one last time." She whispered into his ear, twisting even harder for good measure. "You stay away from my friends and the people I care about, and if you don't know who they are, then pick your victims carefully, because I will be watching." She promised before she pulled his head up and kicked him in the stomach, throwing him straight out the doors and into a tree across the way.

Not even glancing back to see if he hit anyone else, Ruby spun on her heel and stormed back into the building, the doors closing behind her as she made her way to Velvet. Approaching the poor Faunus girl rubbing her sore ear, Ruby quickly wrapped her in a hug before she stood to get a better look at the ear. It didn't seem to be cut anywhere and wasn't bruising which was good, it was just really sore from being gripped so hard.

Ruby told her so before she heard her name being called out from the opposite side of the cafeteria. One Glynda Goodwitch was marching towards her with a large frown covering her face. Ruby stood and faced the angry professor, not flinching in slightest as she stopped barely a foot before her.

"What do you think your doing?" Goodwitch seethed, her anger barely restrained. She didn't like the girl to start with but clearly starting fights in the cafeteria was beyond what the professor could handle, and she was done with the girl getting away with everything, ignoring the fact that she had yet to do anything wrong to get away with.

"I'm not sure what you're referring to, Professor Goodwitch." Ruby replied, her tone flat but not disrespectful. If the lady wanted to try and come at her, let her try.

"I'm talking about you clearly starting a fight in the middle of lunch."

Ruby looked back to Yang who was inching forwards to also take the blame when she shook her head. Ruby was going to handle this without anyone else getting in trouble for it. "I didn't start any fight, Professor."

"I saw Miss Xiao Long punch another student in the face, Miss Rose. You can't deny that, everyone saw it." Goodwitch said, trying not to sound pleased that she had finally caught the caped girl out.

"Yes, you all did. But I'd like to remind you that harming someone or thing in the protection of ones self or someone else is classified as self-defence. Yang did nothing wrong." Ruby retorted, her voice flat and face neutral.

Glynda mentally huffed in self-righteous fury before moving on. "Fine, but you-"

"Look Professor." Ruby said, cutting the older lady off but wanting to just get it over with. "I will only admit the fact I may have thrown around a couple of plates and kicked a fellow team leader out of the building. There is nothing else you can fault me for."

"And what about when you practically ripped mister Winchester's ear off?" Glynda tried, hoping to catch her for more than just a couple of students fighting, which really could be passed off as a learning experience or training outside of class. It had happened before.

"If you were to try and get me in trouble for that, it would make you either discriminatory or racist, Professor. I'd advise against it."

"What? How would that make me racist or discriminatory?"

"You clearly weren't going to step in and make trouble for Cardin when he was pulling on Velvet's ear. Why am I a different case?"

"Because you were clearly doing it to inflict pain."

"And so was he." Ruby argued, internally grinning at the way Goodwitch was starting to glow almost red in the face. "So that would mean that you either don't mind the fact that Faunus can get bullied and abused in your presence which makes you racist or you are discriminating against me as a person who is younger and therefore not in the norm of this school. So, which is it, Professor? Are you discriminatory against every student who's methods of entrance are outside the norm or are you racist against the Faunus?"

At the pregnant silence that followed her question, Ruby nodded. "I thought so. Since you seem to clearly have a problem against me or the Faunus, I'd prefer whatever punishment I get comes from the Headmaster. I'll report to him right away."

Moving passed the stunned Professor, Ruby smiled softly at Velvet and grinned at the wink Yang sent her way before she made it to the door, the same two students opening them for her, earning them an earnest smile from the grateful girl. Turning back to see Goodwitch staring after her with a frown on her face, Ruby called out to her, one last word, as always. "Professor Goodwitch. I believe I warned you about this last time. If you want to make an example of me, find something I'm bad at."

And with that she left, letting the doors swing closed behind her and not looking back, heading straight to Ozpin's office across the campus. After a minute, Ruby could hear the entire cafeteria cheering loudly at the Sinister Sisters first successful mission in Beacon and Ruby's utter smashing of the Professor who quite frequently tried to make an example of the girl. Ruby didn't even bother looking to see if Cardin was still leaning against the tree she kicked him into on her way, choosing to just head straight for the tower, silently celebrating in her head as she went.

"Ruby." Ozpin greeted once he saw that it was she who had decided to come visit him, amusement and confusion clear in his voice.

After what happened at the end of the first week, Ruby didn't visit him much in his office, choosing instead to build a better relationship with her team. That's not to say that they didn't see each other at all. As promised to the younger girl, Ozpin would take Ruby on hunting trips, going deep into the Emerald Forest on the weekends and continuing with their training. The Headmaster was continually surprised at what the hooded girl could do with her powers and Ruby was steadily improving in her combat skills, Ozpin continuing Ruby's training with her scythe as well as RoseBud.

They seemed to have had an unspoken agreement to not talk about what they both knew Ozpin heard from his office. The man had returned to his office at what seemed to be the wrong time, as he heard Ruby clearly stating her love for him and just how much that love costs her. It was painful to hear, and he knew he was going to talk to Qrow about it a lot when he got back, but for the time being, he chose not to comment, although he was certain that Ruby knew he heard.

And for her part, she did. Ruby had always been able to sense when Ozpin was near but was already too deep in the conversation to not say it. Plus, finally knowing that the other man knows was almost a relief for her. Almost. It hurt more than anything, because while she knew that there was nothing she could do to make them love her, she apparently held the tiniest shimmer of hope, deep in her heart, that they someday could. The fact that he was clearly avoiding the topic, pretending that he hadn't heard her at all just confirmed what she already knew. She would never be anything but the small friend he'd made a decade ago. A child.

None of that though, explained why she was standing in his office in the middle of the school day. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

"To whom, would be better, I think. And I'd say Professor Goodwitch is who you can blame this one on." Ruby replied, standing tall and proud, her voice clear and strong. This was definitely not the child he had encountered for the many years of their friendship.

"Oh?" Ozpin replied, his tone just as cool, a brow raised in question.

"I'm here to receive my punishment, sir." Ruby grinned internally at the way his eyes seemed to snap towards hers for a second in shock before he masked it. 'Interesting.'

"And for what am I punishing you, Miss Rose." Ozpin inquired, leaning forward to rest his elbows on the table, his face straight and almost curious.

Gripping her hands behind her back, Ruby slowly swung them, taking slow, purposeful steps towards the man at the desk, humming all the way in thought. Reaching the desk, Ruby grinned slightly in memory of what happened in the cafeteria, her grin turning malicious quickly as she leant over the desk, putting her face as close to his as possible, holding eye contact the whole way. "I may have kicked a student out of the cafeteria today." She purred, watching as his irises widened slightly.

Watching her approach, Ozpin was very much aware that they were skating on extremely thin ice, but the immediate transformation Ruby seemed to make from her normal self to someone of overpowering confidence, walking with a faux innocence, her eyelashes fluttering as she hummed. It wasn't until she was at his desk that he grew the slightest bit worried. Her lips twitched from their innocent smile and slowly crept into the shape of an almost malicious grin, her eyes glittering and her posture screaming of not a woman but a lioness. So sure in her actions and proud of her kill as she watched it squirm and bleed out. She was fierce, and not at all the little girl he thought he knew.

Distracted by her words, Ozpin's head slid slightly to the side in confusion. "And just how did you kick this student out?"

"I kicked him. Literally."

At the flat tone she used, Ozpin was started slightly. "You kicked him. Out of the cafeteria. Why?"

"Cardin Winchester deserved everything he got, and I apologise for nothing, but he was bullying Velvet, a rabbit Faunus from a second-year team and I wouldn't stand for it." Ruby explained with a slight shrug as she straightened up. The flirting was fun, but she was there for a reason and she knew that playing such a dangerous game would do more harm then good.

Snapping out of the haze that was clouding his mind, Ozpin nodded in understanding. "Ah, Mister Winchester… I see. That would certainly result in an altercation but does not explain what you're doing up here."

At this, Ruby sighed and hung her head. "Goodwitch was in the cafeteria and tried to get me in trouble for the whole of it but I argued back and called her racist in the process. She very muchly so hates me right about now, so I told her I'd get my punishment from you."

"Ruby." Ozpin sighed, his head hanging too. "What exactly did you do? This is all very ambiguous and confusing."

"Oh." Ruby perked up at that, she had the perfect way to show him if the Signal graduates were any good. Planting her hand on the desk, Ruby flipped herself over it to stand beside the sitting man, shocking him slightly but ignoring that in favour of getting to his keyboard. Reaching across the man, Ruby tried to ignore the way his chest was pressing against her back in a rather enjoyable manner, instead focusing on typing in one very familiar weblink, clicking on the most recent video posted.

Leaning back to let the other man watch, Ruby leaned against the side of the chair as she too watched the footage of the whole thing. Someone had started filming just after she slammed her tray down and was really impressed with how well the other students knew her. Ruby watched through it all, thoroughly enjoying the scared looks on the rest of Team CRDL faces as she ripped the taller boys face down to hers, her Semblance flaring out and causing a few lunch trays close enough to fly else where while her rose petals started to block the view slightly.

She especially liked how the light from outside the door managed to frame her in just a way that only the silhouette of her, hood up and back straight was caught in the frame, her rose petals still flowing slightly from her cape. 'I totally need to print that one.'

Ozpin watched with quiet satisfaction as Ruby seemed to practically burn with fury at the team, literally kicking the first year team leader out and turning back to the room at large, the silhouette of her in the doorway something that would forever be burned in his mind. That is certainly something else right there. She almost looks like a goddess in that moment. He was waiting for her to reach back across and close the video when he noticed the whole extra minute still going.

It wasn't until he heard a familiar voice call out that he understood, and he watched as Ruby verbally pushed the female professor down quite a few pegs, practically embarrassing the poor woman in front of a whole cafeteria full of students.

"Well you're certainly not going to be getting any brownie points for that." He commented after a few moments. Ruby had reached back across to close the screen once it finished and left him to his thoughts.

"At the rate I'm going, I might as well resign myself to the fact that she will hate me for the rest of her life and I'm never going to be able to change it." Ruby shrugged, not even worried about it anymore.

"Not with the approach you're taking." Ozpin agreed, taking a sip of his drink.

"It's not like I do it on purpose." Ruby tried to defend herself, she really didn't go looking for trouble, it just managed to find it's way to her. "She starts all of it, she just can't handle when I finish it."

"Yes well, she was really not pleased that you managed to hide so well under her nose for years."

"She doesn't have act like a child about it though." Ruby grumbled, shifting to sit on the desk with her arms and legs crossed.

Ozpin looked at her from the corner of his eye before leaning back in his chair. "She doesn't, no. But she's going to anyway."

Uncrossing her arms to lean back on as she placed them behind her, Ruby hummed in agreement before she looked back to the older man. "So now that you know what happened, what kind of punishment do you think would please the stroppy huntress?"

"Detention should do it."

"Thought you'd say that." Ruby agreed, nodding her head. "But who with? It can't be you, and please don't put me with Port. He's great and all but I don't think I can handle many more of his stories if I don't have to." Ruby practically begged, she really, really couldn't handle the man. He droned, and it was annoying.

Hearing the desperate tone, Ozpin looked back at her from the corner of his eye and smirked. "I should put you with him anyway, just to annoy you."

Glaring straight at him, Ruby smiled slightly at the grin he wore. He didn't smile enough. "I will kill you." She promised, a mock glare aimed at him. "I know where you sleep."

"Oh, how terrible," Ozpin mocked, "The girl in red is going to murder me in my sleep. What ever shall I do?"

Giggling at his terrible girl voice, Ruby smiled at him lightly before jabbing him in the shoulder, trying to get him to be serious. "Really though, who are you putting me with and for how long?"

"How about Oobleck? He's not too bad for you, actually he seems to quite like you in his classes."

"Doctor Oobleck is good. He's a quick talker but I've always been able to translate quick talk. It's the slow ones I have trouble with." Ruby shrugged. She really liked the doctor because although he speaks at an almost uncomprehend able speed, his lessons have always been informative and interesting. "How long though?"

"How about just to the end of the week. That's three sessions of detention for kicking Cardin out of the Cafeteria. There wasn't really anything else you did that truly requires punishment as I don't think anyone was going to complain about the lunch trays." Ozpin offered, there really wasn't much for him to punish. Students and especially team leaders fight between each other all the time, it's almost part of the charm of the hunter's academies.

Ruby thought on it for a moment and shook her head. "How about we add on the weekend too. Three after school detentions and two weekend detentions. That should make Goodwitch happy."

"You are one very peculiar student, you know. I don't there has ever been a student that suggests more detention. But fine, we can add on the weekend too. I'll tell Bart today and you can head straight to his classroom after you finish your afternoon class." Ozpin agreed, moving forwards to send the message to the History Professor

"Thanks." Ruby said, glancing at the clock and realising she'd have to rush. "I better be getting back, class is gonna start soon. Thanks for the detention." Jumping off the desk, Ruby leaned up to kiss him on the cheek before she ran for the door to the stairs, not wanting to waste time waiting for and in the elevator.

Meeting back up with her team, Ruby told them about her detention before she moved off to class, deflecting the questions and grinning to Nora as she offered her fist out for a fist bump. Ruby obliged, bumping her fist against the other girls before sidling up next to her sister smiling as she high fived the offered hand and took the arm held out to her a moment later, the pair happily skipping to the next class.

The others shrugged, not really sure what to do about the pair and just followed along, the sisters setting a rather good mood for the rest of the day. Both girls were extremely pleased with themselves, having kicked Cardin's ass again and just enjoying the feel of doing something that was just them, again.

To add to it, both girls were also excited for the weekend, which was odd for them because they don't usually do anything on the weekends but this one was special.

The pair hadn't told their team but the Sunday coming was Ruby's 16th birthday and they were hyped to celebrate it as they usually did. Ruby was never one for the big parties and lots of people, her anxiety making crowds rather difficult for the girl and she never really had many friends before so both girls would just pack some food and have a picnic somewhere.

They would usually just find somewhere around Patch, a new place each year, but now they had the opportunity to find good spots in Beacon. Unknown to Ruby, Ren and Nora knew about her birthday too and had already asked Yang about what they were doing, to which they had been excitedly invited to the picnic.

With the rest of the week continuing like normal, the weekend finally rolled around, and Ruby had left early for her last session of 'detention'. Really, Ruby had spent the last four sessions following the doctor around, helping him tidy up his office and reorganise the books in the classroom and his personal bookshelf. He was constantly surprised at her knowledge of history and kept up with him wonderfully in conversation, even allowing him to carry on talking about parts of history that she hadn't yet learned.

The doctor was just going to get the girl to tidy up the classroom but when she did such an amazing job so quickly, he moved her onto the bookshelf at the back of the class, which managed to take her until the end of her first session. The second afternoon, Oobleck wasn't sure what to do with the girl and just got her to tidy up his office space while he did some marking on a different desk and was surprised to turn around once he finished to find her dusting the perfectly organised area. They spent the last of their time with Ruby telling him how she had organised his space, finishing it off by telling him that she had also written an organisational manual for if he gets confused or forgets.

They then spent the next couple of sessions with Ruby reorganising whatever space he appointed her, the quick speaking doctor talking her ear off as she worked around his home office and apartment on the campus. Sunday was just a continuation of the previous day's work, finally finishing the last bookshelf.

"Marvellous. Simply Marvellous, this is. Your organisational skills are exemplary. I cannot believe that I had such a talented student right beneath my nose the entire time." He expressed once she finished with his apartment. "I can't think of anything else for you to do so would you like to sit and have some coffee with me?"

"While I'm sure there is plenty else to do, I would love to sit with you. Do you have any hot chocolate though, I don't quite like coffee if I don't need it?" Ruby said, running her fingers lightly across all the history books the man had on his bookshelf before sitting at the table. "I love your book collection though. It's so interesting to hear and read about what it was exactly that made humanity succeed or fail in certain areas of history."

"I don't think I've ever had a student that was actually interested in history before. Do you wish to further study history as you progress perhaps?"

Ruby sighed at the question before she took a quick sip of the offered drink, her tongue basking in the wonderful flavours of the hot chocolate. "No, not in this life time at least. I find history to be a good learning tool, a way of measuring our mistakes and learning from them. There were many, many mistakes made throughout all of time and we are lucky enough to know some of them. I'd like to use whatever knowledge I can from the past to make sure that our future is secure, and we don't fall into the same traps."

Oobleck just nodded, tapping his chin in thought as he hummed an agreement. "Yes, yes. That is all very true. I've certainly never had a student who looked at it like that. If I may ask though, why is it that you want to become a huntress?"

"To protect people." Ruby answered. It was simple and easy and the answer she'd always had. Ruby wanted to protect people, from the Grimm, from dangerous people and from evil people like Hazel and Salem.

"From what?"

"What?" Looking back to the surprisingly still man, Ruby contemplated her answer. "I want to protect people from whatever it is that will hurt them."

"Even other people?"

"If it's other people who are threatening the lives of innocents, then yes. The world isn't black and white as I'm sure you know. It isn't just the people against the Grimm. It's people against the people. The people against the Faunus. The Faunus against the people. There are so many different sides to a never-ending battle. I want to protect those who can't protect themselves and stop those trying to do them harm."

"Do you know what that means for Hunters though? Truly?" Oobleck asked. Her answers so far had been strong with conviction and she almost sounded like she knew exactly what she was getting into but she was young and he wanted to make sure that she knew what she was doing when she chose such a profession.

"For some, saving Humanity means the cost of their own. I understand what you're trying to say here doctor, but I've chosen this path with a clear head and open eyes. I know what I'm doing." Ruby replied with a gentle smile, her voice strong and clear. She was glad that he thought well enough of her to be worried about how she may turn out if she were to become a huntress like Qrow is. Killing other humans for the sake of Humanity.

"Hmmm, your conviction is strong, I can see. Well, I guess there is no changing your mind now, is there?" At the younger girl's hum of confirmation, Oobleck sighed into his mug. "It is getting quite close to lunch. You may finish your drink with me if you like or you may go, you have certainly accomplished much during these sessions of detention."

Looking down to her still mostly full mug, Ruby smiled a small shy smile to the doctor, answering her preference to finish her drink with him if it was okay. She was waiting on a call from her sister and didn't really have anything else to do until she called.

Yang was pleased with the fact that Ruby managed to talk her way into the weekend detention sessions, the older girl had always needed half the day to prepare and set up the picnic. Ren and Nora were a big help though, as she raced around the student kitchen, putting in and pulling out trays of chocolate chip cookies for the picnic. The other teens just asked what she needed help with and grabbed it, which was especially helpful when it became apparent that their kitchen didn't have any strawberries and they needed to hunt some down, fast. The pair had managed to find a boat load of them and brought back a large bowl full of them, all of them bright red and juicy - Nora could confirm.

"Right. So, we have the cookies, we have the strawberries, we have the flavoured milk and we have the pancakes and various toppings. We also have some chips and candies and soda's and some other fruits for later in the day. Anything else?" Yang asked, putting each food in the large basket she grabbed as she listed them. The pancakes weren't in the norm for them but Nora was coming and it was required. "Ruby counts cookies as a meal in itself, what am I worried about. Now, where shall we go? I haven't thought at all about it at all."

Lifting her head from the basket, a pancake hanging out of her mouth, Nora tried to suggest something when Ren sighed and pulled the fluffy food from her lips. "Either talk or eat, don't do both."

"Fine." Nora huffed, before she looked back to the blonde. "Ruby seems to like heights a lot so why don't we ask if we can borrow the Headmaster's balcony? I'm sure he wouldn't mind if it was Ruby."

"That is… brilliant! She loves him and he will do anything for her and she really does love heights. The balcony would be perfect. Now just to ask him… I don't exactly have his number."

"We could just go up and ask him. If we're so certain he'll agree, then it won't be a problem." Nora suggested, finishing her pancake before she spoke that time.

"Good idea, let's go."

"Miss Xiao Long… and Miss Valkyrie and Mister Ren. To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?" Ozpin greeted, as he watched the elevator doors opening, having granted them access. It was a Sunday and they had a picnic basket in his office. He was confused.

"We were wondering if we could borrow your balcony for the afternoon? It's Ruby's birthday today and we usually go on a picnic and I thought up here would be perfect." Yang explained, walking over to the desk.

"It's Ruby's birthday today? I never knew…" Looking down at his desk, Ozpin frowned in thought for moment before another thought hit him. "Wait, is this why I have a package from Qrow? It only says to give it to her on Sunday but I wasn't sure which Sunday he was referring to."

"Oh sweet, it did come. I was really worried that he wouldn't get it here on time. Yeah that's her birthday present from him. If he's on a mission when it rolls around, he somehow always manages to get her present to her just before it. It's really impressive actually." Leaning over slightly to see around the man, Yang frowned when she couldn't find it. "Do you have it here or is it somewhere else…?"

Ozpin smiled slightly at her frown before he stood, walking across the room to the sofas where the large but flat package was sitting on the coffee table. "It's been sitting here since yesterday. It was just sitting here when I got back from something and I assumed that Delilah put it there."

Practically bouncing over to the package, still wrapped in the packaging bag, Yang ripped it off to reveal a neatly wrapped box with a bow, clearly done in a store. "Awesome. I wonder what it is this time. I mean, clearly cloths but I wonder where from."

"However curious I am as to how you know that, I do believe you wanted to use my balcony?" Ozpin stated and watched as the blonde looked back up to him in shock and glanced to the time on his desk, gasping as she saw the time and raced out the doors to his balcony, setting out the blanket and zipping around as she placed different foods out.

"Was there a time limit I wasn't aware of?" The older man asked as he noticed that the orange haired girl had joined in the rush to set up.

"I think she wanted to be ready when Ruby's detention finished, which was two minutes ago." Ren replied, he too watching the girls run about, setting out the plates of cookies and strawberries.

Looking back to the time, Ozpin nodded slightly in agreement, before he moved the gift over to his desk as he moved over to grab his cane. Walking out to the girls, he stopped at the doorway and watched as his plain balcony got turned into something of a party area. The picnic was set up in the middle with some streamers wrapped around the railing and a small pile of presents set off to the side.

"Is there anything you would like me to do?" He asked, although it was apparently too late as both girls skidded to a stop jus beside him, puffing slightly at the rush but a pleased grin on both girls faces.

"Well, we're finished now, if you could just call her up, that would be great." Yang said, looking over her work. "Oh, don't mention her birthday or anything… Just say that you have a package from Qrow. She'll be here in seconds."

"That is awfully quick, but okay. I'll go call her now."

Waving goodbye to doctor Oobleck, Ruby walked back towards the main part of the campus, wondering when her sister was going to call her. It was just after lunch so it wasn't like she was late but Ruby was starting to get restless. She was excited and was just waiting on one little phone call…

'Bri-'

"Yang?!" She didn't even look at the screen, just whipping out her Scroll as she heard it start ringing.

"No. Ozpin." The older man greeted, chuckling at the sigh he heard.

"Oh…"

"It's fine, Ruby. I understand that were waiting on your sister to call but she appears to be a little busy at the moment. I would like to ask though if you could come and get a package I have on my desk from Qrow. It was sent to me but has your name on it."

"I'll be right there!" Ruby didn't even hang up before she used her Semblance to fly straight up to the top of the tower, zooming past her sister and friends on the balcony as she slid across the floor to stop right in front of the shocked but amused man still holding his Scroll.

"I only just hung up. I don't think you've ever gotten anywhere that quick before." Ozpin said, placing his Scroll on the desk and pushing the wrapped box towards the excitedly waiting girl. "Yang said seconds, but I didn't quite believe her."

"Yang?" Perking up from where she was bent over the wrapped box, Ruby looked back to the doors she'd just flown through to see her sister and her two best friends. "Yang!"

"Ruby!" Catching the red and black blur that flew at her, Yang hugged her sister close, spinning her a circle.

"And Nora!" The orange haired girl shouted, jumping into the hug, both sisters laughing at her but allowing her in.

Bouncing out of the hug, Ruby ran over and tackle hugged the other boy. "And Ren!" Looking back at everyone else, Ruby smiled the widest she had since she started at Beacon.

"Happy birthday Ruby!" Yang and Nora shouted, jumping on the pair, Ren too sharing his sentiments.

Having settled down significantly after about ten minutes, Ruby found herself seated on the picnic blanket spread across the floor, happily chowing down on plates of cookies and making a decent dent in the large bowl of strawberries, happily chatting with each of the teens sitting with her.

"I'm so glad you guys are here." Ruby sighed, leaning back after she finished her fourth plate of cookies. "I know it's usually just Yang and I for my birthday but I was really hoping you'd be here. You're my best friends."

"Naw… You're our best friend too, Ruby. We love you!" Nora squealed, shuffling over to give the smaller girl a giant hug.

"I agree. Besides Nora, you are the best friend a guy could ask for." Ren said, sending her a small smile from across the blanket.

Ruby smiled back to the teen, leaning into the wonderful hug Nora was giving her. Feeling the older girl shifting slightly, Ruby pulled herself forwards slightly until Nora had situated herself before leaning back into the girl to lie on her legs, her head cushioned by the other girl's chest.

Smiling down to the smaller girl, Nora gently swept her hair away from her face before she reached for another strawberry, feeding it to the birthday girl. Nora grinned when she saw Ruby's eyelids flutter as she basked in the flavour of the strawberry, and moved the bowl closer, continually feeding the girl once she finished one.

It was nice to see her so happy and relaxed. She was always either training or studying or even when she was hanging out with the partnered pair, Ruby always seemed to have this tenseness about her. Hearing her laugh and watching her relax was comforting for all three older teens.

Smiling up at Nora, Ruby looked out into the sky, wishing greatly that Qrow could be there with them. Although, looking back to her sister and friends, Ruby couldn't say that she was disappointed with how the day turned out. Opening her mouth once again to accept a strawberry, Ruby glanced up to the orange haired girl when she huffed a laugh. Seeing the odd look she was giving the older girl, Nora chuckled lightly before nodding to the bowl.

"I think we should have grabbed another bowl of strawberries. One was clearly not enough."

Looking down into the bowl, Ruby saw that there was only a small handful left of the beautiful, juicy fruits. Pouting up to the older girl, Ruby turned on the puppy eyes and practically tried to will another bowl into existence.

"There's nothing I can do about it." Nora laughed, pushing the younger girl's hair away from her face. "I can't just magically make another bowl full of strawberries appear… Or maybe I can…?"

Looking back to the mostly empty bowl, Ruby was shocked to find an identical bowl sitting right beside it, full of the delicious red berries. "Yay! Magic strawberries!"

Hearing Ozpin's familiar chuckle from the doorway, Ruby craned her head around, mouth stuffed with berries as she watched Ozpin laughing lightly as he walked away from the group, his shoulder shaking. Swallowing her mouthful quickly, Ruby called out to the man. "Hey Ozpin?"

Stopping just before the doors, Ozpin turned to look back at the group. "Yes Ruby?"

"You know you can join us, right? I mean, only if you wanted to. I just thought, you know, because we're on your balcony and you just got us more strawberries and you're my friend and all…"

Looking back at the hopeful girl, Ozpin smiled slightly and nodded, getting a small cheer from the girl before telling her that he'd be back in a few moments. Quickly making his way across his office, he grabbed the wrapped gift, his mug and his cane from the desk before walking back to balcony, welcoming the cooler air and breeze.

Sitting down just on the edge of the picnic blanket, his cane and mug siting beside him, Ozpin held out the gift to the younger girl. "I do believe this is what made you fly across the campus in 5 seconds flat."

Seeing the gift, Ruby shot up and out of Nora's grasp, straight over the silver haired man to grab the box from his hands. Testing its weight slightly, Ruby raced off into the office and then the stair case leading down to Ozpins rooms, shouting that she was going to go put it on.

Looking over to Yang, Ozpin gave her raised brow in confusion. "How can you both tell that it's clothes?"

Looking back from the door Ruby had just raced through, Yang looked at the man from the corner of her eye. She didn't quite like the man, truthfully. Ruby clearly loved him and everyone present knew that but they also knew that every moment she spent with him must break her heart just a little each time. Yang also knew that if she said anything to him about it, then Ruby would most likely kill her, violently.

Huffing at the fact that she couldn't chew the man out, especially on her little sister's birthday, Yang looked at him properly. "Qrow gets Ruby a lot of odd things for her birthday and Christmas or something and usually they all come in odd shapes but if there is one thing that never changes it's the fact that only clothes have ever come in a box. Especially one so well wrapped."

"How often does he buy her cloths as a gift? I didn't think Ruby was typically one for all the cute clothes and stuff." Ozpin asked, noticing the side eye the blonde had given him but ignored it.

"She's not usually but sometimes she just likes to feel a little cute and anything Qrow buys her, she is guaranteed to wear." Yang responded before turning to look back at the door, knowing it never takes Ruby long to get into whatever outfit she received. And it was good timing too because not a moment later, a blur of petals shot back through the doors and stopped at the side of the blanket, in view of each person present.

Ozpin was confused for a second on why she was still just hovering there in a small vortex of petals when he heard Yang tell her to stop being so shy and just show them already. Ruby seemed to listen because a second later, the petals dropped, revealing Ruby in all her adorable glory, standing before them in what appeared to be a short kimono dress like what is worn in Mistral.

It wasn't patterned or flowery like many of the actual kimonos looked like, the skirt being a solid black with a red overcoat with black accents, it was very much Ruby's colouring and style. The skirt didn't reach any further than mid-thigh, the red petticoat just barely seen from underneath. With the long flowing sleeves and the black belt with a small red and black bow at the front, it pulled into her waist and the top coat crossed over just below her neck, completely covering from her neck down.

Giving them a moment to take it in, Ruby bounced slightly on her toes in excitement, Qrow really thought of everything when it came to this one. "Look, look, look! He even got my emblem put on the back and on the bow! And he even got the thigh highs and the sleeves too! Oh, I love it."

Spinning around, Ruby moved her cape aside to show the black rose on the back before she stuck her arms out of the sleeves, showing the tight black sleeves that covered the whole of her arms to the back of her palms, connected to a small gold ring around her middle fingers.

She grinned slightly at the next bit though, she was really impressed with it. "And, he even got the holes in the pockets cut." Ruby explained as she stuck her hands in her pockets and pulled out RoseBud, quickly flicking through the functions with practiced ease, the sleeves flowing just as she liked and her hands shifting the blades around them as she moved.

Spending a couple of minutes quickly practicing with the weapons, Ruby flicked them back into her pockets once she was happy that she could fight with the sleeves on. Looking down to her feet though, resulted in a pout. "The only problem I have with the entire outfit?"

"The heels." All five of them said at the same time, prompting a sharp laugh from the girl as she nodded and descended into giggles, leaning back on the railing to keep her balance. It didn't help that everyone else had started laughing too, the simple fact that everyone knew Ruby's greatest weakness was just too funny. "You guys know me so well."

"Of course, we do. We're your best friends." Ren agreed, nodding his head sagely even though his shoulders were shaking with laughter too.

"Agreed." Ozpin said once he too had stopped laughing. "If there is one thing someone must know to be classed as one of your best friends its that you hate heels."

"And love strawberries!" Nora piped up, bouncing where she sat. She just couldn't help herself, Ruby was too cute in that outfit. "But, awwwww. You look so cu~te!"

Hearing the compliment, Ruby couldn't help the blush that crossed her face as she thanked her bubbly friend. Hearing Yang asking her to spin once more, the blushing girl happily obliged and spun beautifully on the spot, her arms out and enjoying the way the sleeves felt in the breeze when she heard the click of someone's Scroll camera.

"Yang!" Turning to face the grinning blonde, Ruby dove for her sister, trying to get to her Scroll. "Delete it, delete it, delete it! Don't you dare even think about sending that to people."

"But Qrow deserves to see just how well his present looks, don't you think?" The blonde replied, dancing around the balcony away from the pounces of her younger sister, grinning like a madman as she quickly sent the photo off.

"No! No, he doesn't. He definitely does not need to see it. Especially not like that. Yang! You're not even listening to me, are you?!"

"Nope." The blonde replied as she saw that the image had sent. "And it's sent, no more hope for you Little Red."

Falling to her knee's dramatically, Ruby wailed to the sky in despair at her sister, before she flopped onto Ozpins lap, fake crying. "Ozpin! Look what she's done! She's ruined me!"

Smiling down to the dramatic but adorable girl in his lap, Ozpin chuckled slightly as he patted her head, mockingly shaking his head. "Yes, yes. How terrible of Miss Xiao Long to be taking pictures of you and sending them off to her family. Perhaps I should give her detention."

"Yes! Good idea. You can give her detention…" Looking back up to his face, Ruby noticed his grin and gasped in horror. "No…. You dare mock me? How could you? I thought we were friends!"

Rolling out of his lap, Ruby looked around to see everyone grinning at her. "You are all traitors, and you shall be beheaded for treachery… against your queen." She claimed, standing in the middle of the blanket and moving to walk away when Yang and Nora both quickly moved to kneel before her, stopping the red clad girl in her tracks.

"My Queen." They said, somehow in sync with each other. "We are terribly sorry for the pain we have caused you."

Turning away from the pair, Ruby glanced back at them from the corner of her eye as she noticed they hadn't moved at all. "And what would you offer me in apology for your treacherous behaviour?"

Not a second passed before both girls were back in their positions on the ground, this time holding their offerings above their heads.

"For you my Queen, I have brought the plate of cookies for you to eat." Yang said, holding the plate up for Ruby to grab one. She did so, carefully picking the top one and taking small bites out of the cookie.

"This is an acceptable gift. You may move away. Do not betray me again." Ruby finally decreed after a few moments of pondering, before she looked over to Nora. "And what is it that you have brought for me?"

"For you my Queen, I have brought the bowl of strawberries for you to eat." Nora said, copying Yang as she held the bowl up for Ruby to take one. Repeating her motions, Ruby carefully selected one strawberry from the bowl and ate it slowly, trying to be regal about it but the power of the strawberry too much for her to handle and her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she basked in the flavour again.

Snapping out of her haze after hearing Ozpin chuckle slightly from behind her, Ruby sent a fierce glare in his direction before turning back to Nora, her voice haughty as she decreed that she too could sit, so long as she did not betray her again.

Turning back to the two men still seated on the blanket, Ruby glared down at them. "You who has mocked me and you who has laughed. Is there anything you wish to say before your heads are taken?"

Seeing his opportunity, Ren grabbed a third bowl that Ozpin had brought out, kneeling before the standing girl with the bowl above his head. "For you my Queen, I have brought more strawberries for you to enjoy."

Staring down at the bowl in distrust, Ruby carefully selected another of the fruit and quickly ate it, not wanting to get lost in the flavour once more. "This is an acceptable gift, you may join your friends in safety. Do not betray me again."

"Never again my Queen." Ren responded as he backed away from the girl and moved to sit with his fellow teens, watching what the Headmaster was going to do to appease their majesty.

"And you." Ruby said, her gaze zeroing in on the silver haired man, already kneeling before her. "You who has mocked and laughed at me. Give one reason I shouldn't take your head?"

Glancing up from his kneeling position, Ozpin looked into Ruby's eyes as he pulled a purple iris out of his jacket, the flower somehow not squished and still looking fresh. Laying the flower in his open palm, Ozpin tapped into his semblance, creating a small sphere of green to appear around his palm that slowly grew smaller until it melded with the flower. "For you my Queen, I present what I call a Forever Flower. This is a flower that, so long as I live, shall never wilt or die."

Looking down to the dark purple petals, Ruby gently grasped the flower in her hands, lifting it to her nose to smell the beautiful fragrance. Not really sure what to say, Ruby asked the first question that came to mind. "Why a purple Iris?"

"In the language of the flowers, the purple Iris is symbolic of wisdom and compliments, my Queen." Ozpin replied, not tearing his eyes away from the silver ones staring back.

"Damn, he's got us beat." Nora mumbled from beside Yang, who had pulled out her scroll and was filming the whole scene, silently. Yang could only nod as she watched on with rapt attention as the two silver featured people continued staring into each other's eyes.

Hearing Nora's mumble, Ruby blushed hard as she pulled the flower close to her chest. Straightening her shoulders and trying as hard as she could to force the blush off her face, Ruby spoke to the still kneeling man, her voice cracking slightly but ignoring it. "This is an acceptable gift. You may join the others in safety. Do not betray me again."

"Never again my Queen." Ozpin replied coolly as he stood and moved back to his position on the blanket.

Not quite sure how to continue on from that, Ruby stood there awkwardly for a few moments before Yang bloke the silence, tossing Ruby a gift from her, telling her to open it. Accepting her sisters move, Ruby sat back down on the blanket, shifting to get comfortable and started opening her gifts. Yang had gotten her a couple of new books, one on fairy tails and legends around Remnant and the other a novel that she had been waiting for ages to come out.

After asking Yang about what they could possibly get the younger girl as they had noticed that she didn't really have much of an interest in material things that don't have any meaning, Ren and Nora decided to buy the girl a charm necklace, considering she didn't seem to like bracelets. The chain was plain silver but every second link was larger than the rest, allowing space for the clip-on charms to fit and not slide into each other.

Clipping the first two charms on, both the respective emblems of her friends, Yang handed her another small box. Giving her a quizzical look, Ruby took the box and opened it to see another two charms, one with her emblem and the other with Qrows. Ruby shot her sister a thankful smile before she attached the charms and did the necklace up, leaving the chain to lay over her clothes for the time being.

Nobody commented on the fact that Ruby's blush didn't fade until half an hour later, all of them deciding that she was just too cute like that and didn't want her to storm out. Plus, once she started opening presents, she didn't seem to notice it.

Walking into his room at the not quite reputable motel he was staying in, Qrow locked the door behind him before him before he pulled out his scroll. He had felt it buzz in his pocket earlier in the day but didn't have the chance to look at it until then.

Making his way over to the bed, Qrow opened the messages from Yang, most likely sending a photo of Ruby in her birthday outfit. He was annoyed that he couldn't reply or send Ruby birthday wishes but he knew that she understood. Flopping back onto the bed, he finally looked at the picture and was suddenly glad he wasn't standing.

The picture was beautiful and he immediately saved the image to his Scroll before he looked at it again. She was wearing the dress he sent her, a gentle smile on her face as she appeared to be in the middle of a spin. With her arms out, the sleeves flowing gently around her and the sun sitting just above her head, she looked simply breath taking and he wished so hard he could have been there to see her in person.

Taking another couple of minutes to look at the picture, practically burning it into his memory, he exited the picture and saw that Yang had also sent a video with a small caption.

'Looks like you've got competition, old man.'

Mentally cursing his niece about calling him old, Qrow opened the video and could honestly say that whatever he thought he was going to see, it wasn't that.

With the sun still sitting just above Ruby's head, her hair glowed in the light as she looked down at the silver haired man kneeling before her. Qrow could only watch in rapt attention as Ozpin procured a flower from his jacket and enchanted it with his semblance to never age, holding it up for the younger girl to take. It was a magical moment, even just watching it from the screen as he watched them both staring into each other's eyes for a few moments, completely caught in the moment.

It was apparent that something had been going on previously, or Ozpin had just been calling Ruby his queen for the fun of it, but the simple beauty of it was amazing and Qrow couldn't tell if he was the littlest bit jealous of Ruby or Ozpin in that moment. As Ruby seemed to snap out of her dazed look and accept the flower with a blush, Qrow couldn't help but thank his niece mentally as she caught the breath-taking scene and was pleased that Yang had kept on filming after that, the end of the clip just catching the look Ozpin sent the younger girl as he called her his queen once again.

Clearly, Qrow wasn't the only one with mixed feelings anymore, and if the way Ozpin was starting to look at Ruby, maybe they wouldn't have to keep breaking her heart every time they were together.

Rewatching the clip a couple more times, Qrow went to bed, falling asleep to the memories of Ruby's angel like image accepting a simple gift from the kneeling Ozpin. He was only five weeks into his mission and he already wished it was over.