Red Like Ruby (Mostly RubyxDyrroth)

My Stepbrother is The Devil (Gruby Lemon)

"Tell me if it's nice or not. I'll grab the first flight out of Arab and bring you with me in Britain." Ruby's mom fused over the phone. She can already imagine her mother in her fancy career woman suit in front of her desk holding a cocktail and about to sign off a flight to America from Arab if Ruby complains one bit. Honestly, mothers are some times over-exaggerated. Especially her mom who will fly from the other side of the world just because she scraped her knee.

"It's actually very lovely mom. There's a lovely little garden with a white and pink swing, an arch with gorgeous flowers, and dad even said that I have my own balcony, so it's perfect. You don't have to worry mom. I'll be fine. Besides, you gave me a premium Netflix and a shit load of books to read."

"Language, darling!" her mother reprimanded. She can already imagine her brows furrowing and her forehead wrinkling in displeasure.

"Ohh, sorry mom." she giggled. She heard her mother sigh on the other side of the phone and heard shuffling of papers. Her blond hair styled in an intricate braid is probably a mess now with how much she worries on both her job as a lawyer and her daughter moving in with two new strangers.

"Just tell me if that new wife of your dad is a freak or her son a convict. The moment that bitch lays a hand on my baby." Her mother's voice becomes very threatening like a lion's growl when it's about to pounce on a pray. "I'll make sure that she never sees the light of the day because I'll bring her World War III." Ruby can only gulp in fear knowing that her mother is not a woman of empty threats.

"O-okay. I'll make sure that it's all fine so that nothing will distract you from your lawsuit with that crazy rich Persian prince Gilgamesh. Go win that thing mom, so that we can have a European trip, just the two of us. I've always wanted to go to France and taste their French chocolates." She heard her mother chuckle from the phone.

"Yes, dear. We will win this thing. Now, I want you to behave nicely or else I'll be a failure of a mother. I've sent money to your bank account just in case you want to run away."

"Aww, thanks, mom. You're my favorite parent."

"Hey, I heard that." Her father, Roger, appeared from the glass sliding door carrying a large box filled with bubble wrap and squishy pink things.

"Oh, Ow." Ruby stared at her father in shock and faked a smile.

"Your father heard, didn't he? Well, just give him the phone and I'll run my case on why I am the better parent." Her mother chuckled and she joined in with her amusement.

"Just send pictures of you're living quarters to me and I'll see if it's up to my liking. Take care and be careful. j'taime, ichc liebe dich, my sweet princess." Her mother bid her farewell before she handed the phone to her father.

"You hurt my feelings Ruby Edelweiss Pendragon. No Cheetos for you after dinner."

"That's tyranny, dad! That's child abuse, child deprivation or something!" she exclaimed with her puffed cheeks and knitted eyebrows.

"Let me talk to your mother so she won't bring World War III to my doorstep anytime soon." Roger took the phone from his daughter who started hitting him with her fists for not give her junk food.

"Run along now little rosebud and fix your room. Alice is coming in a jiffy as well as your new brother. Hopefully, the two of you can get along so that I don't have to spend extra money on murder attempts and fireproofing the house just in case he happens to be an arsonist." He turned his attention on the phone and ignored her.

"Hey, Altria, she's just lying. I know she loves me 3000 times more than you." Her father's voice trailed off as she went inside the house to finally see her room.