A/N: An all-new take on the Orphan AU I made a long time ago. This is a modern day AU where there are no faunus, no magic, no dust, no aura or semblance, and no looming darkness aiming to take over the world. All human. Team RWBY were all orphaned at a young age and later adopted into different families. The main couple is Bumbleby here, but there will be mentions of White Rose in here. Hope you all like this version :) R&R, if you choose to~

A girl, blonde hair and lilac eyes, was on her bed, laying on her stomach and pounding her legs on the mattress. She was looking at a picture, in a gold locket, of a young, dark-haired girl. It was the blonde's most precious item. She spoke to it:

"Hey Blake, how are you? It's been a while.

"No, Nothing's really changed since I talked with you last. Of course, physically, that was back in our orphanage days. Hell, I'm still talking to an old picture of you I took in this old locket. Yes, it's a daily thing to talk to my locket, it's not weird.

"Soon is going to be the start of my fifth year at Beacon University and I'm glad to say, I'll be graduating soon. Just another year in school.

"How have you been? College treating you right? I hope you went to college. I won't judge if you didn't. You feeling lonely? Has Yin been taking care of you? He better be or I'll tear him apart.

"Is it weird I still see you as that little girl I remember and not the adult, I'm sure, you've become? I'm sure you'd be the same towards me. Fourteen years without seeing each other. I still remember you crying because you got lost in elementary school. Haha!

"Well, let me reintroduce you to Yang Xiao Long, 23 as of last month. I'm a Kinesiology Major, studying to become a sports therapist one day. Not the best job choice, considering my mom is the police chief of Kuroyuri. I guess I could go into law enforcement, and I have thought about it no doubt, but it's not as much fun as she sets it out to be. I really enjoy working with athletes, and I love being an athlete myself. My dad? He's a middle school teacher, eighth grade P.E. coach to be exact. I had changed my name to his by the time I was in that grade, so I can't tell you how much I was teased about it. It didn't help I was spending a lot of time in the principal's office because of the fights I get into.

"How are your parents? I only met them once when you were adopted...oh wow, fourteen years ago today. Has it been that long already? That's awesome! Oh, one of my mom's cases, the Adam Taurus one, had you as a primary witness. I hope you aren't getting into too much trouble. I think it was you. It had your first name, so I don't know if you changed your last name like I did.

"Did you hear that Weiss, our Weiss, is a local singer? I recently found this out. She's not too famous, but I imagine she didn't want that offer. You know how she is with being popular. A total mess. I still have no idea how she even was the ringleader of the orphanage and talked to so many adults. Last I heard of her, she got a contract with Coal Industries, the recording label made by Flynt Coal and his father. I suspect she'll be the face of that company soon enough.

"Ruby? Oh I didn't mention it huh? I don't think I did. I'll mention it again. WE MET UP AGAIN A FEW YEARS BACK! She's an English Major in the same year as me. She skipped a couple grades in high school and went to college the same time I did. She wears glasses now, partially blind from reading too much in the dark. She isn't comfortable with wearing contacts apparently. Ruby lives close to the university, so I decided to move in with her after her roommate graduated and moved to Mistral. As long as I can pay for my part of the rent, she won't kick me out.

"Mom sure was mad at Qrow when she found out that he didn't adopt me with Ruby. Mom and Qrow are twins, very estranged twins. They didn't meet much before a recent Branwen family get-together, and that get-together was where I met back up with Ruby. I swear, all hell broke loose and now, Mom and Qrow don't talk much. They hang out only if they have to, which probably next will be our graduation days next year. Ruby is a fantastic writer and reporter. You should read her stuff sometime. I remember you love to read good books.

"Well, I gotta head to bed. Big game tomorrow night. I'm the new captain of the Beacon Crows Women's Basketball Team, starting this year. This is my first game as the captain, so I can't let my team down. Root for me, kay? Good night Blake. Sweet dreams."

Another girl with jet black hair and golden-yellow eyes was sitting at a small desk in her single-room apartment. She opened a new notebook labeled Letters #14.1. With a pen in hand, the girl began to write:

Letter #5,110

Good Evening Yang,

Fourteen years, huh? Today is the anniversary of my being adopted. Mom and Dad visited me all the way from Menagerie. They are so sweet and kind. I love them so much. I live by Beacon U, in an apartment complex. I took Yin, that doll you made, with me to college. I can't ever forget him, you know. Of course, I'd never admit that to you.

Oh, I'm doing well. I'm having a lot of fun pursuing to become a cop. It's been my dream for a very long time.

I'm currently helping the police try and capture someone very dangerous, someone who used to be someone important to me. I heard it's Kuroyuri's case now since it's a lost cause in Menagerie and Vale. If anyone can find someone who's disappeared, it would be the Raven Branwen. She's the best of the best. If she has a case on her desk, cold or not, Raven will get the job done. You know, like the main character of some crime drama. I guess you can say, I'm a fan of her. She's amazing with her work: bother her dedication to her family and getting any job done.

I have to meet the Raven Branwen! There's a rumor around the precinct that she's here to watch her daughter play in the basketball game against Haven University. I'm not much into sports, but Sun got me tickets to see the game tomorrow. In at least one of the other journals I have, I'm sure I mentioned my best friend since high school. He actually goes to Haven U and he says that the college sports teams between Haven U and Beacon U are famed rivals. I guess I don't know a lot about Beacon U, despite me being there for almost five years. Since I'm not much into sports and Sun is, I don't talk to him much about it, but he does have this friend, Neptune, who he can talk non-stop about it. The new women's basketball captain, incidentally having your first name, is their current crush. I got a bit jealous.

...I really miss you, Yang. Always have. I really wish we were adopted together, but then it'd be weird if we grew up together. I did have a massive crush on you back when we were kids. In a weird way, I'm glad we didn't get adopted together, or it would have been weird for me.

I should go to bed. That final I have for my Criminal Justice class isn't going to be easy, so I need to study tomorrow before Sun picks me up for the game. Sun and Neptune want me to see their crush's first game as captain.

Good Night Yang.

Blake Belladonna