Ruby

"You're not married, and he's not here."

- Ruby to Ashley Boyd

Ruby is a rebellious teen who lives in the town of Storybrooke. In Storybrooke, her grandmother owns Granny's Bed and Breakfast, a bed and breakfast nook, and Granny's Diner, where she works. She is the Storybrooke counterpart of Red Riding Hood.

Her backstory is rumoured to be revealed in the upcoming fifteenth episode, Red-Handed.

Early Life
Prior to meeting Emma Swan, Ruby was a rebellious young woman who had plans to get out of Storybrooke and move to Boston. However, these plans were halted by her grandmother's sudden heart attack, and Ruby had been working at Granny's Diner to meet ends meet ever since.

Season One
Ruby is first introduced in the Pilot episode, when she and her grandmother are arguing over something. They see Emma and fall silent. After Mr. Gold collects the rent and Emma inquires about him, Ruby says that he owns Storybrooke.

The next day, at her shift at Granny's Diner, she brings Emma a cup of hot chocolate and tells her that someone bought it for her and Emma turns around, sees Sheriff Graham, and instantly assumes it's him. Ruby is often seen working around in the diner scenes, particularly in The Price of Gold, when Emma confronts her in hopes of discovering the location of the missing Ashley Boyd.

Ruby, however, is fiercely protective of her friend, and distracts Emma by directing her to Ashley's ex-boyfriend's, Sean Herman, house, claiming that he would know where she is. This was actually a ploy to get more time for Ashley, as Ruby let her use her car to escape to Boston.

Later, when Henry Mills and Archie Hopper are trapped in an abandoned old mine, Ruby is one of the townspeople who helps out with the rescue effort.

Clothing and Personality
Ruby is notorious for her extremely provocative clothing. You can always recognize her if she's leaning over a counter. She always has a dash of red somewhere in her outfit, aluding to her past as Red Riding Hood. Ruby has an innocent demeanor but underneath it is one of naughtiness, and she flirts often.

Appearances

 * Pilot
 * The Thing You Love Most
 * Snow Falls
 * The Price of Gold
 * That Still Small Voice
 * Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
 * Skin Deep
 * What Happened to Frederick
 * Dreamy
 * Red-Handed

Trivia

 * The name Ruby refers to the gemstone and the color red.
 * Has a red wolf key chain in her red car that she says brings her good luck.
 * She is close friends with Ashley Boyd.
 * In one episode, it was shown that while on a date with Mary-Margaret, Dr. Whale was staring at her. This could possibly suggest that he is the Big Bad Wolf.

Quotes
Granny: You're out all night, and now you're going out again.

Ruby: I should have moved to Boston!

Granny: I'm sorry that my heart attack interfered with your plans to sleep your way down the Eastern Seaboard.