Ruby didn't hate her sister, she just felt utterly betrayed and alone by her, but her mom, Raven, seemed to think that Ruby despised Yang and Taiyang. The latter, she did hate, but not Yang, never Yang.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a caring yet, stern voice.

"My young one, you have to pay attention, if this wasn't training, my odachi would have already pierced your flesh already.."

"I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something." Ruby defended herself.

She had already lowered her guard and weapon.

"What seems to be bothering you, little cardinal?" Raven cooed, walking calmly towards Ruby.

"I miss Yang.." She paused to swallow the lump in her throat, "I miss my mom.." Ruby choked as she failed to hold back her tears.

Raven didn't know what to do, she wasn't the woman for these types of things. Not even Vernal came to her for these things. She couldn't help but let a frown fix itself upon her aged face. "Ruby," She started quietly, " You did what you had to, you had no other choice."

The small girl tensed in anger, gritting her teeth in a painful way. "But I did have a choice, and that's why it hurts!" Ruby snapped, "I had so many choices and chances that it's almost stupid, I could have saved my mom, and I could have done something for Yang!"

Ruby's breaths were labored as she bent down to hold her knees as if it were to help her breathing.

"Could have," Raven quoted Ruby, "You said it yourself, could have, as in, it's all in the past now, child."

Ruby opened her mouth to retort but, she knew that she wouldn't get anywhere against Raven, she was always right.

"Now are you done brooding or do you need me to postpone our training session for today?" Raven smirked slightly, already knowing the answer.

"Let's kick some ass, mother." Ruby smirked in the exact same way Raven did.

"Alright, child, get ready," Raven and Ruby took up a stance and readied themselves, "Vernal get the tribe ready to face us."

10 years ago

Terrified and alone, Ruby hid in Yang's closet to shelter herself from the demon.

"Ruby, where are you." The demon growled.

Ruby hated how it said her name. It was so full of venom and hatred that it made Ruby shiver every time.

"I know you're in here."

Her breath hitched in her throat as she heard the demon get closer to her. It was so close that she could smell it. She could smell the alcohol and vomit that decorated the demon's torso.

"Dad! Leave Ruby alone!" Yang abruptly shouted as she threw herself at the demon, known as their father.

"Yang, stay out of this." His growls became more fierce and his breathing became heavier.

Ruby was terrified.

"No." Yang said defiantly. Yang would never let anyone hurt her little sister, even if it meant taking on the pain herself.

"Please Yang, I don't want to hurt you." Her dad said softly. That was something Ruby didn't have the luxury to hear. Her father would never talk to her like that. Not even if she was the last child on earth.

Shuffling, Ruby found her hand sliding the closet door open on its own. Ruby did not understand why she doing this. It was her chance to not get beat again but, her justice sense was outweighing her dread.

"I'm here.." Came out the tiny voice of the young rose. "Please don't hurt Yang."

Ruby's older sister, gasped, Yang didn't know what her little sis was planning and why.

"There you are, you wretched whore!" Taiyang sneered, yanking Ruby by her long hair.

"DAD, NO PLEASE STOP!" Yang pounded at her dad's feet, begging for mercy on behalf of Ruby.

Ruby knew not of the world other children did, no, at the age of 5, Ruby learned that there was no happiness for a girl like her. Her daddy taught her that.

No one loved her.

Yang's love was only temporary.

Qrow's love was a facade, that all grown ups did.

And that's why, Ruby decided to make the world kneel before her feet.

A/N: hello it's been awhile...okay a long while but I took time off to actually study how to pace my writing bc I know I sucked ass at it and I also wanted to think about how I wanted the story to end and what impact I wanted. In addition, I decided to give Ruby a real reason to hate her father instead of the stupid unrealistic one. Anyways ik this chapter is short but I'm just testing the waters before I continue.