I do not own or claim to own RWBY or the world of Remnant.

So, this is the first story I have ever written. I have wanted to for a long time, and I finally got round to it. The prologue may be short, but this is mainly an introduction to some of the main characters. I also have to apologise for the summary, it is quite crap.

Feedback is much appreciated, as I want to improve so you can actually enjoy the work I am making.

Prologue - Grey Woods.

It was quiet in the grey woods, as if the world had forgotten it. There wasn't even a breath of wind to disturb the trees. Her parents had warned her not to wander into this place, but Scarlett just couldn't keep away. At just five years old, her curiosity couldn't be sated. The trees there were darker than anywhere else around, and there was something so mysterious and, enticing, about them. She just had to explore the land of the night walkers.

Scarlett was from a small community far to the south of Vale. It was large enough to protect itself from Grimm attacks, but small enough to go unnoticed by travellers and aircraft. She herself was a small girl, with wavy red hair falling past her shoulders. Nothing remarkable about her, except for the face she had the yellow eyes of a wolf. She might have been young, but she was easily capable of finding her way home. Her parents have warned her that she would be targeted by humans, and so they all know the ways of travelling in the forest, but her whole life, she had never been allowed in this part of the forest. The place not even the wind touched. They always said it was too dangerous for anyone to go in, which was strange, as Scarlett had never even seen a Grimm in here, which is why she went in. To see what made them all so scared.

Bored, Scarlett turned to head home, but just then she heard something. It was very quiet, but having been in total silence since going into the night walkers land, it was obvious, and so her curiosity was once again peaked. As she got closer, it sounded like, like crying. Scarlett rounded a tree, and there, curled up in a ball, was a boy no older than she was, crying into his arms. He was larger than she was, and despite being so young, looked very athletic. He had neatly cropped blond hair and was wearing black clothing. She watched him briefly, before asking,

"Are you okay?"He jumped up startled, backing away from her, but tripped over a tree root and went falling back to the ground. No longer crying, he just stared at her, shocked at her appearance, before he finally spoke.

"W-w-who are you? How did you get here?" He asked as he sat up.

"My name is Scarlett, but my friends call me Scar, and I walked here. What about you?" She knelt down to be on his level.

"But this land is protected." He ignored her question.

"I didn't see anyone. Are you going to tell me who you are?" She seemed unfazed by what he had said.

He waited a moment, before finally, "Will. My name is Will."

"Will, nice to meet you." She held her hand out to help him up. Will looked at her outstretched hand for a moment before finally taking it, smiling for the first time.

"No one's ever treated me like this before."

"Like what?"

"Like they weren't scared of me."

Scarlett was confused by this, as all she saw was a little boy "Why?"

"If anyone were to hurt or upset me, my family would punish them, so no one has ever treated me normally"

Remembering what she had seen earlier, she asked "Then why were you crying?"

"Everything you have said has been a question."

"I want to see if I want to be your friend."

Will smiled. A friend. "One day I will be the protector of this land, so my combat training started this week. My older brother was in charge, and whenever I did anything wrong, he beat me. I was crying because I wasn't improving, and the beatings were just getting worse. I know he won't change how he is teaching, and I won't get any better this way."

"And you want to get better?"

"Obviously" Tears were coming back to his eyes.

"Well I could train with you." Will was taken aback by this.

"A human would never be allowed in the grounds"

"Then meet with me after your sessions. Near my village there is a cliff with a cave in it. No one goes there, and it's safe." She smiled warmly at him.

"I would love that"

"Great, I have to go now. My parents will be worried"

"I'll see you tomorrow, Scar." He said as she ran in the direction she had come from.

Will watched her disappear into the distance, his spirits strangely raised by this strange girl. When she was out of sight, he himself turned and walked home.