AN: I would like to thank anyone who decides to read this fic. I will try my best to update regularly. I will be playing around with the POV. The story is centered around Yang and Ruby. If you have any questions, comments, or input please comment! I currently do not have an editor to proofread so it might not be perfect. Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter 1

Welcome Home

Yang was beginning to get restless. She had lost track of time since she and Ruby had entered the train and began the journey to their new home. It had been at least 2 days of traveling so far. Yang looked out the window. It was night but the moon was bright enough to lighten the surrounding. All she could see around them was thick dense forest. It had been like that for at least a day. Where Ruby and her had lived before it would have been considered a concrete jungle. This move was going to take some time to get use to.

Yang didn't know much about the town they were moving to. They had been kicked out of school and the town had already disliked them to begin with. Their father was never around because of work. Yang's mother left them when Yang was very young. Her father remarried and together they had Ruby, her half-sister. Ruby's mother, Summer Rose, was amazing. Sadly an accident at work had caused her death and with their father always gone that left Yang and Ruby alone to grow up. It wasn't easy.

Yang was now 17 years old. She had purple eyes and blonde hair. She was pretty tall compared to other girls her age. She admired her fathers work and practiced kick boxing to be like him. She was muscular and it intimidated a lot of people at her school. She wasn't the smartest person at school but she made up for it with her social skills. She tried to always give off a warm and happy presence. She had a lot of problems but she tried her best to not deal with them and put her sisters problems in front of her own.

Yang loved adventure and freedom to do what she wants. That became a problem at school because she would always get in trouble. It wasn't uncommon for her to get into fights or set something ablaze. She was extremely protective and hotheaded.

Ruby lay asleep next to Yang on the train. She had been asleep for awhile. She had worn herself out with all the excitement of moving. She did not like her old town at all. She always felt like her and Yang were out of place and didn't belong her. She was hoping this new town would be different.

Ruby was 15 years old. She was very short compared to Yang. She had silver eyes and black hair with red tips. She loved wearing blacks, reds, and grays. People never guess that she and Yang are related. Yang was always very bright in both personality and in physical appearance. The only thing that looked the same about the two girls was their pale complexion.

Ruby was a very quiet kid at their old school. She didn't have friends and kept to herself. People had always picked on her and she could never understand why. It was because of how she looked, or acted, her interests, basically anything about her. The only person she talked to was Yang. She had depression and some days it was hard to even get out of bed but she was thankful she had such an amazing sister. Yang always tried her best to get her to smile.

Since Ruby and Yang were very young their father had told them they were different. At first they thought that was just his way of saying they were special and unique. One day Yang got into a fight with some older boys at school for messing with her hair. They pushed her to the ground and she scraped her knee. She got up and just started pounding the other boys until they ran away crying. She looked in a near by mirror to clean up her cuts and look at her bruises and realized she was glowing and her eyes were red. She ran home and showed her dad. Her dad sat her down and explained what he meant by being different.

He told her that she had something called a semblance. Not a lot of people had them. People who did have them were used to protect others by joining the army or becoming a huntress. He said no one in their town had semblances and they were considered dangerous. He told her not to use it.

Since her father was rarely home Yang felt the need to master her newly discovered powers. She did research and trained her body. It took a long time but she finally started to understand what her power was. She absorbs energy from damage she takes and uses it to become stronger. The more she uses it the stronger and faster she gets. At a certain level her eyes change from purple to red and her hair begins to glow brighter and brighter. Her built herself Ember Celica to make herself even stronger. The weapon just amplified her powers and she kept finding her ways to use it. They were dual ranged gauntlets that also could be used as a shotgun.

Ruby found out what her power was by accident one day when she was at home playing tag with Yang. Yang was chasing after her and suddenly Ruby sped up. Both of them froze when they realized that speed was Ruby's power. They both were excited. Ruby was extremely fast. Sometimes it looked like she was teleporting. She left a trail of red rose petals wherever she went.

Yang thought it would be fun to make a weapon for Ruby and one summer they spent building and planning what to make. Yang was surprised Ruby wanted to make scythe but they did it. The scythe ended up being taller than Ruby and could turn into a sniper rifle. Her scythe could fold up and she kept it with her at all times. Yang wore her weapon like bracelets. She told Ruby she couldn't use her weapon unless she had to and no one should know about her special power.

Yang kept staring out the window thinking about her childhood when suddenly she was pulled back into the present by a boy saying hello. Ruby jumped up and was now awake. Both sisters looked infront of them at a blonde haired boy.

"Sorry to bother you girls. The trains basically empty and I thought I would stop by and say hello. My names Jaune Arc." He looked at them both and smiled.

"Hey there Jaune. So out of curiosity, do you know anything about the town this trains heading to? We had to move suddenly." Yang said with a smile

"Is it cool? Whats considered fun there?" Ruby said after starting to wake up.

"Well, the towns name is called Vale. As you can tell by the ride there, its in the middle of no where. The town is special because with semblances live there and use their powers all the time. The town has lots of places to shop and hang out. It is very nice. Next to the town is a giant wall with an iron gate though. Never go outside that gate. I have never done it but people have told me some crazy stories about it. There are monsters out there apparently. Some people come back cursed. Most people never come back at all. Theres so many stories about that place." The boy looked at them worried.

"Some people think the whole towns cursed and doomed" The boy started to shake and stand up. "I have to go. We are almost there."

Yang and Ruby looked at each other. Ruby looked worried and Yang saw the look in her eyes. Yang gave her a huge grin and hugged her. "Don't worry Ruby. This is going to be a new adventure. And guess what! You can use your speed whenever you want! I can use my power as well."

"I guess so. I'm just nervous. I don't really believe in curses and stuff." Ruby said and smiled slightly at Yang.

After a few minutes the train stopped and they were finally in Vale. The city looked like a regular city to them. They grabbed their bags and started to walk into town.

"So where's our new home?" Ruby said while eyeing the new surrounding.

"Well I got the address and I have a map. It shouldn't be to hard to find." Yang replied back to her.

"We should ask someone. You know you are not the best with directions." Ruby said in a serious tone.

"We don't need help. We are masters! Lets go Ruby. I think it's a few streets over." Yang grabbed Ruby's hand and they started running down the street.

A few hours later and they were still wondering around. They were now at the edge of the town it was starting to get dark.

"Yang please tell me you finally figured out where our house is. I'm tired." She said as she was dragging her feet. Her arms were sore from carrying her bags all day.

"Yeah of course I know where it is, baby sis. It should be a few miles past this giant gate." She said as they both approached a giant iron gate covered in ivy.

"Didn't the boy say that its dangerous past this gate? Yang I have a bad feeling about this" Yang had already started opening the gate and walking inside.

"Don't worry baby sis. I will always be here to make sure you are safe. Nothing is going to hurt you." Yang turned to Ruby and said with a warm smile.

Ruby instantly felt better and followed Yang inside and past the gate. They both smiled and talked about what they thought the house would look like. They already had decorating ideas in mind but before they did any of that they both agreed that a nice hot meal was long over due. They were sick of the food they had on the train.

Finally they found their new house. A wooden fence with a few burnt out lampposts surrounded a garden. The pathway in the garden led up to a cute wood cabin. Ruby sped ahead and opened the doors. Yang followed in after her. The house wasn't huge but it had plenty of room for the two of them. They entered into the living room which had two couches and a tv, next to the living room was the kitchen. The kitchen had a table and a few chairs. There was a bathroom and a door that led to the basement. On the second floor there were 4 bedrooms to choose from and a ladder that led to the attic. Ruby picked her room and put her bags inside. Yang figured out how to get the heat to start working and turn the power on.

"I like this house a lot. It already comes with a tv and it had a fireplace. Theres so many rooms. We can make one of the bedrooms into a gaming room. Unless we want the basement to be the gaming room. Up to you Ruby. What do you think about this place?" Yang said

"I love it! I honestly kind of like that we are all the way out here and away from everyone. We can still go into town but I feel like we can do some much out here. We can finally be ourselves." Ruby was jumping with joy.

"Welcome home Ruby." Yang said and hugged her little sister.