Ruby started to blink as the tentacles gently moved her into a sitting position as she felt a lap under her. She looked up only to see a Grimm or was she human. Was she Grimm turned human or the opposite. The individual noticed her small analysis of her and gave a soft smile "Summer had the same reaction you have right now," It moved a hand towards her head and as it did the tentacles around her limbs let go. As it started to rub Ruby's head and her ears hidden within it, It spoke again, "Now if I remember correctly Summer's spot was right here," and as she finished Ruby's mind went blank as she felt an oh so great feeling that turned to bliss as It scratched.

Raven started, slightly annoyed that things were repeating. "Grandma you should probably explain yourself to her before you do what you did to Summer," Watching on as her grandmother pouted with a small 'your no fun' and stopped, getting whines and whimpers from Ruby as she came down from her extasie. Raven moved and grabbed Ruby from her lap and placed her on her own, as she took a seat right next to her. The Grimm lady opened her mouth to talk when all three of the individuals in the room heard the pitter-patter of people running. Raven groaned and Salem smiled as the door was kicked open.

Ruby was unprepared to be tackled to the floor with a very high "I CALLED DIBS ON FIRST DAY TYRIAN , SO BACK OFF," As the world kept spinning she saw a man on all fours with a scorpion tail coming out of his back, being kept at Bay by a boot to his shoulder.

"No, now cousin Gretchen in the real world 'dibs' mean nothing," The scorpion Faunus grinded his eyes having a mischievous glint to them. He would have gotten closer if it not for the gigantic hand lifting him and the woman holding Ruby up.

"Enough out of both of you," Ruby followed the arm which the hand was attached to and saw a giant of a man who's eyes softened when they met but gained an annoyed hint as his went towards the woman holding her. "Gretchen let go of her."

Ruby felt Gretchen's grip tightened a little bit more as she stuck her tongue out with a defiant no.

"Hazel remove Ruby from her grasp by force if necessary she should only be walking not being used as a rag doll or some canines play thing," Ruby peeked her head over Hazel's shoulder noticing a black haired man with a moustache that could rival Port's in wiggilines.

Hazel turned his head back to Gretchen. "You don't want her to go back to bed, do you?"

Gretchen dug her face into Ruby's hair covering up the bottom part. "No," Ruby dropped to the ground after getting one last squeeze. With a thud she was sitting on the ground before being picked up yet again and plopped onto her feet.

"Sit," Was the only command she was given from Raven. Ruby knew the tone as the, 'we are going to discuss something super important so do as I say or bad stuff will happen'.She took a seat next to Raven, a cross from her was Hazel, and to her right was Mister Wiggle Moustache.

Ruby waited for a bit as the awkward silence grew. She heard a cough from Gretchen and looked at Raven, her hand on her chin as she was mumbling to herself. The girl who had tackled her was to his right and the scorpion faunus was crouched to her left playing with his tail.

The bubble of silence popped as Gretchen groaned "SCREW IT," She exclaimed while standing up. She then made her way towards Ruby and shook her hand "Hello Ruby, I am Gretchen, the mountain is Hazel my brother," She gestured towards Hazel who nodded in acknowledgement. "The psycho is Tyrian," Tyrian stood inattention standing up straight and proud not noting the fact he had been stabbing his stinger into the table repeatedly. "And Mister No fun is Arthur."

"And your welcome Ruby," He stood up straight and shook her hand.

"For what reason," Ruby asked, a little scared as Arthur immediately stopped and glared at Raven, offended.

"WE SPENT 6 DAYS WITH NO SLEEP AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN TELL HER," Arthur's eye twitches violently, his moustache wiggling in unison of his eye.

Raven looked up to match his twitching eye, gaining a small shudder from Ruby "there were more important things at the time."

Arthur growled "LIKE WHAT,"

"KEEPING HER ALIVE," Raven's eyes flared red flames masking the small tears welling up at the edges of her eyes.

The room went silent only the whisper of a 'whaaat' from Ruby.

"You're telling me, our niece has been targeted for who knows HOW LONG, and you didn't even bother telling us."

"After what happened to Summer I wasn't going to take any chances in her being in danger," Raven eyes meet Arthur's for a split second Arthur recoiling slightly as he noticed the regret in her eyes, and immediately fell on molten silver eyes staring back into her own, she looked away yet again a bubble of regret filling her stomach.

"And what about her grave," All eyes fell on Salem with varying degrees of disbelief or confusion.

"WHAT," Ruby finally spoke up. "Mom what's happening to Momma's grave,"

"You already saw what we're looking for," Raven looked into Ruby's eyes with a sad smile on her face.

'What the hell is she tal-," "Wait, that actually happened," Ruby stared back in shock.

"Yep."

"We saw Mom's ghost," Ruby looked at Raven only to be ushered towards Salem.

"No my child, not her Soul but her aura," Salem looked at Ruby, not too surprised when she had the most sincere expression of confusion.

"You remember how I told you that a weapon can hold the memories of the wielder," Ruby nodded slowly remembering that being the night before they had left Patch seeing the white petals fly off of Rose Thorn as her mother swung the blade was poetic "Well if enough of a single person's aura is left on something be it clothing or weapon or item of significance the aura will not dissipate as it has a medium to ground it. Enough aura and you could leave memories behind, an echo of you."

"But she talked back to us," Ruby looked down trying to replay that moment in her head.

"Precisely Ruby, for that to occur more aura needs to be implemented than any one maiden or otherwise could generate or have inside their body," Arthur stepped in sitting back down in his chair.

"So I've been trying to figure out how, either A she's still alive in her grave somehow without any air or food for the past 12 years, B her soul is in one way or another still there or C Summer had infinite aura."

"Why is it important to know," Ruby looked up towards her mother watching her eyes go through a series of emotions before ending in conviction.

"Summer's death never made sense to me," Ruby gave a short gasp and edged herself closer to Raven her smaller ears perking up a bit as the widow continued, "The Hunter report claims it was a pack of Grimm that attacked her but when I saw her body it was to deliberate, the sharp teeth marks where there but the places where places like her knee neck and elbows."

Ruby tried to process the idea that someone would attack or try to in any way but then louder thuds came from the door and she immediately dashed behind Raven prepared to attack and as she heard the door creak open the door.

"SALUTATIONS," The doors burst open revealing an orange hair girl as she stood there triumphant. Until she realized she had forgotten to do something and remember almost instantly, with a tap to the door with her knuckle instantly returning.

Ruby looked around everyone with different levels of Amusement except for Watts who was pinching his nose before exhaling. "Penny you knock first then wait,"

Penny slumped down a bit, her cheeriness instantly deflating. Ruby noted that everyone else besides herself and Penny where giving Watts different levels of 'take it back stare,'

"What do you have to report," Arthur looked at Penny unfazed by the glares

Penny looked up some of her cheeriness returning instantly "Oh Blake Belladonna and Pyrrha Nikos are both awake and health-,"

Ruby instantly tried to pick up the girl to shake her violently but failed "WHERE ARE THEY,"

"Take your first left down that hallway," Penny smiled only to realize that her orientation was going haywire as she was spinning.

Salem smiled again widely "She takes after you so much," Raven instantly became flustered denying any accusations, receding deeper into her chair in embarrassment. Eyes widening when her scroll started vibrating constantly seeing several messages voicemails and general hate mail from one Neo Politan

A.N nother chapter done sorry for almost year of wait