A/N: A good start, and as promised I deliver to you the next chapter.

A lot of folks are pressing for the harem pairing, and even though I agree, if I go that route I'm going to keep the harem small so that it doesn't seem overwhelming. As for any other questions posted and sent to me, all answers will come eventually. It wouldn't be a good story if I gave away all the stuff in PMs and review answers.

So for now, here it is again!

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

The first thing Taiyang Xiao Long did when he saw his daughters walk through the front door of their home was wrapping them in a tight hug, crying tears of joy at seeing them safe and sound. The second was grounding Yang for a month for putting herself and her sister in danger like that.

When all that was said and done, the huntsman saw who else his daughters and old friend brought with them. After a brief explination, they put the 'wild boy' in the spare bedroom to rest before going into the kitchen to talk while the girls were told to wash up and get ready for bed.

"I didn't believe it either, but I know what I saw." said Qrow as he and Tai sat at the kitchen table with a couple beers between them. "The kid had claws as sharp as swords coming out of his fists. And the girls said that he killed four Beowolves by himself, the bodies still dissolving in the clearing around the house confirmed it."

"He can't be no older than Yang or Ruby...what the hell was he doing out there alone in Grimm territory?" wondered Tai.

His long time friend shrugged, "Barely had a stitch of clothes on, and from the way he looked he's been out there a while. Not to mention how Yang described his actions." Qrow took a drink from the bottle infront of him, "Could be a Faunus. But it don't explain the claws."

"Semblance maybe?" offered Tai.

"Doubt it. Those things were solid metal, not aura based. Though from what the girls told us he healed from his injuries in a matter of seconds, that could be a possibility. My question is why his aura didn't protect him."

The two men sat for a while, thinking on the new arrival in the house and trying to figure out where to go from there.

Qrow finished his drink and sighed, "I'll make a couple of calls, see if we can get some help on this. In the meantime we'll just have to talk to the kid when he wakes up."

Tai nodded in agreement, sending a subtle look at the stairs leading to the second level of the house.

X

Meanwhile, in their room upstairs, Ruby and Yang had finished getting ready for bed and were settling in for the night.

"Ruby?" the blonde girl said lowly to her little sister across from her, "I'm sorry for putting you in trouble."

Ruby smiled as she cuddled her favorite stuffed Ursa, "It's okay, Yang. Im just glad we're home." her silver eyes looked toward the slightly cracked open door, just barely making out the other door across the hall from their shared room. "Do you think he's okay?" she asked concerned.

Yang followed her line of sight, "I don't know, maybe. He's really strong, and heals superfast. We'll just have to wait and see."

Furrowing her brows, the youngest of the two girls slipped out of bed and padded over to the door. Her black and red spotting nightgown trailing on the floor as she moved.

"Ruby? Where are you going?" asked Yang, climbing out of her own bed to follow her. The two sisters tiptoing out into the hall and across to the door where their 'guest' was currently sleeping.

Opening the door softly, the sisters peered inside the room. The only contents being a single bed, nightstand and a chair set by the lone window. Their focuse being the unmoving form layin in the center of the bed.

Ruby entered first, her sister trailing behind as she walked up to the side of the bed where the boy who had saved them rested. His face, which had held a vicious, snarling look was now calm and peaceful while he slept.

The young girl reached her hand out and touched his, her fingers gently squeezing his as if to let him silently know that she was there. Her curious eyes moved to where she had seen the long, shining claws come out of before. The skin closed and showing no signs that something had come out of them.

Her fingers trailed upward, running softly between his knuckles. Feeling nothing strange beneath which made her curious.

Where did the claws come from? And where did they go when they went back?

Looking over to the other side of the bed, Ruby saw Yang doing roughly the same thing she was. Their eyes caught one anothers for a brief moment before looking down at the boy who was oblivious to their ministrations.

A few seconds ticked by before they agreed to leave him alone and let him rest, the sisters moving silently back to the door before looking back at their savior one last time. "Have sweet dreams." Ruby said smiling before they stepped out into the hall and closed the door behind them.

X

Sharp things piercing him everywhere, his body burning from the inside out as he struggled against the binds holding him...pain...always pain...

Bigger people beating him, shocking him with sticks, shooting him, stabbing him...it never stopped...never stopped.

One man who was shocking him didn't expecting him to leap at his face.

His chains were broken, people in white screamed in terror as he ran at them. Long sharp things coming out of his hands as he started slashing at anything that moved.

Loud noises blared around him, flashing lights on stone and metal walls. Crimson splashing through the air as he slashed, stabbed and savagely cut down all in his path. The screams of alarm along with the banging of the weapons fueling him as he became lost in his rage.

He awoke with a snarl, his claws snapping out and preparing to attack anything that hoped to cause him harm.

But nothing was there. He was alone in a strange room, sitting upon a soft, warm bed with sunlight shining through the open window.

The boy blinked, eyes flickering all over and his nose flaring in order to pick up a scent. He found several; the two he had smelled the night before and two others. One that reminded him of the forest with different trees blended together, while the other reeked of alcohol and gunpowder.

All of the scents were everywhere, but were faded, meaning they hadn't been there in a long time.

Retracting his claws, he climbed out of the bed. His long, wild black hair was tied back with a band, keeping it out of his face while a pair of sweatpants rolled up to the knees covering his legs.

Barefeet touching the hardwood floors and padded lightly toward the window and looking out at the yard surrounding the house he was in. The fresh air coming in from the outside washing over him along with the sounds of the forest.

He didn't know how he got there, the last thing he could remember was fighting the wolf-beasts, meeting the two girls, then the bear-beast...

The sound of the door opening broke him from his thoughts. Spinning around, crouched low to the ground, snarl on his face with his arm held out and ready to strike.

Standing in the threshold was the girl with red-tipped hair and cloak from the night before. The smell of roses and vanilla invading his senses and relaxing his nerves almost instantly while his eyes were caught in the silver pools that looked back at him.

"You're awake!" the girl beamed brightly as she came into the room. "How are you feeling? Are you still hurt?" She asked while looking him over.

The boy didn't say anything, merely looking at her curiously just as an older man in rugged clothes with short-cut blonde hair and trimmed beard on his face came to stand in the doorway. The scent coming off of him being one of the others he had picked up when he awoke.

"Ah, I see our guest is awake." the man said with a kind smile, but keeping himself a safe distance away from the boarderline feral-child. "Ruby, why don't go down and have breakfest with your sister while I talk with our friend."

Ruby smiled and nodded at her father before doing what he asked, leaving the two males alone.

"How are you feeling? That Ursa really knocked you for a loop the other night." Tai said, turning his attention to the boy who was completely still where stood. The veteran hunstman seeing the kid's muscles flex tight, sure-fire evidence that he was on guard incase he meant him any harm.

Holding up his hands in a non-threatening way, Tai kept his distance while he continued speaking. "Easy, I don't mean any harm. I just want to help." His blue eyes remained on the tense boy, the younger male's eyes zeroed in on him like a hawk. Seconds ticking by like years before he managed to see him relax, albet not by much.

"Can you tell me your name? Do you live nearby?" the man asked slowly and calmly.

The boy blinked, but didn't say anything.

Tai furrowed his brows at the lack of response, that was when he remembered his talk with Qrow the previous night. Both of them wondering how long he had been out in the wilderness and if it had affected him at all.

"Can you speak? Can you understand me?" again he didn't get anything in return, but his words seemed to have some kind of affect given that the boy was now less tense than he had been a few minutes ago.

Running a hand over his head and blowing out a deep breath, he decided to go slow with everything and wait for Qrow to get back to him about the calls he had made. "Are you hungry? Just finished making breakfest downstairs." he offered.

The boy perked up when the idea of food was mentioned, his stomach rumbling loudly which had Tai chuckling a bit, "Guess that's one answer you can give me. Come on." he said as he turned and left the room and headed down the stairs.

Knowing that the man wasn't a threat, along with the idea of a meal, the boy followed after him at a small distance. Still very much cautious as he took in the new surroundings he found himself in.

The home had a lot of space, and was a far contrast compared to the various caves and hollowed out trees had had taken refuge in in the past. There was also a very inviting feel in the air as he slowly made his way down the stairs to the first level

His nose twitching and mouth watering when a series of delicious smells struck his senses. Following the smells to the small kitchen where Tai, Yang and Ruby were sitting at the table.

"Oh, hey!" Yang called, waving at him from her spot at the table, "How'd you sleep?"

The boy's gaze trailed from her to the assortment of food on the table, his stomach rumbling again and reminding him how hungry he really was.

"Help yourself, there's plenty." Tai said, waving to the empty seat across from him while drinking his coffee.

Taking the offered chair, the boy reached out toward a stack of nearby waffles...

'Snikt!' His claws snapped out, spearing four of the disc shaped treats that he started to pull apart and eat with his other hand. Oblivious to the shock/awe looks of the small family around him.

"Qrow really wasn't kidding about the claws..." Taiyang thought as he looked at the razor sharp appendages coming out of the boy's hand. Watching as he finished the waffles and moved onto a plate of bacon next.

"Cool..." said Ruby, her eyes never leaving the claws themselves, "Daddy, can I get claws like that?"

Yang laughted lightly, "I don't think it works like that, Ruby." she said as she too watched their guest while he ate peacefully, albet a little oddly since he mainly used his hands and claws instead of a fork.

Breakfest was finished in silence, even though the Rose-Xiao Long family wanted to ask more about their unusual guest it seemed that he was still unable to say anything back to them. When eveyone was done, Yang being stuck with the dishes given her punshment, Tai went out to the garden to check on their vegitables while Ruby took it upon herself to show the boy around.

The little cloaked girl holding his hand as she lightly pulled him around the property and talking excitedly as she pointed out various things that made up their home. The boy following along quietly the whole time during the 'tour' before sitting down on the steps by the front door of the house.

Ruby looking on curiously while the boy sat next to her, one of his claws extended while he drew various symbols in the dirt by his barefeet. Yang coming out a bit later and seeing this before joining them. "Watcha guys doin'?" she asked, sitting on the boy's other side.

"I tried asking him about his name, but he still won't answer." said her little sister as she continued to watch as the unknown boy continued to draw in the dirt. Ruby looked at Yang with a sad expression, "Maybe he doesn't have a name, Yang..."

The blonde frowned, turning her attention back to the boy just as he finished putting a large 'X' in the ground.

"Well, then maybe we should give him one!" Yang exclaimed with a wide smile, Ruby giving one in return, liking the idea while the boy looked at her confused. Picking up a nearby stick, the older girl started writing letters next to the X he had made. "There, what do you think?" she asked the young male, proud of her work as the word 'Xane' was written out before the boy. "I think Xane sounds pretty cool."

The boy blinked, looking at the word for a long time as if trying to decipher it. Slowly, and unexpectedly, he opened his mouth;

"...X...X...a...ne..." he croaked, his voice sounding as though it had been rarely used, if at all.

Both girls blinked, then grinned widely. "Do you like it?" asked Yang excitedly.

"L...ike...it..." he parroted back, trying to get the words to work properly in is mouth but was still having trouble. His gaze locking onto the blonde's lilac colored eyes, allowing her to see that his were of a deep, dark-grey.

"Y...Ya...ng." he rasped, turning his head to the other side and looking at Ruby. "R...ub...y..." both of their names coming out like gravel, but the two sisters smiled from ear to ear when they heard them clearly.

"That's right! I'm Ruby, that's Yang...and you're Xane." said Ruby before glomping onto the boy's side in a tight, comforting hug.

From the corner of the house, Tai watched the interaction with a soft smile. Despite what little they knew about him, his daughters looked very comfortable around the newly named 'Xane'. Now the only thing they had to do was wait for Qrow to get back and see where to go from there.

Although from the looks of things, that guest bedroom wasn't going to be vacant anymore.

X

The remainder of the day, the Rose-Xiao Long family made sure that Xane was comfortable in their home. Given that he had been living in the wilds for an unknown amount of time, they had no idea how he would feel in a more domestic setting.

A couple days had gone by before Qrow returned. Telling him that he had got into contact with Professor Ozpin, headmaster of Beacon Academy in Vale, and let him know about the situation.

The man wanted to meet the boy they had found, and was ready to help them figure out what they could about him and where he had come from.

With a bit of coaching, and a lot of patience, they managed to get a now fully dressed Xane onto a bullhead that took them to the combat academy in the neighboring kingdom. He was nervous, and very tense throughout the journey, but Ruby and Yang stuck close to his sides, their close presence keeping him calm enough until they landed where Ozpin was waiting for them with his associate Glynda Goodwitch.

After catching up briefly, the grey-haired headmaster got a good look at the boy and instantly knew that he was everything Qrow described him as and then some. He couldn't explain it, but something about him stood out compared to the many children he had encountered in the past.

Bringing them into the school, Ozpin led them to the infirmary wing where Professor Peach was waiting for them...however, the moment they entered the sterile room, Xane had lost it.

Seeing the many medical instruments, and the female professor in the white labcoat, he immediately snarled in a way that would give an Alpha Beowolf a run for its money. The metal claws snapping out of his hands in clear warning for Peach to stay far away from him.

It took nearly two hours before they managed to calm him down, again it was Yang and Ruby that pulled it off. Approaching him despite the adults trying to keep them from possible danger and hugging Xane, telling him everything was okay and that no one would hurt him.

Eventually, he calmed down. His claws going back where they came from as he physcially relaxed. But his eyes still glared daggers through the medical professional. So it was no surprise that she allowed Ruby and Yang to stay close to him during the examination so that he remained calm.

But his reaction was more than enough to tell them all that he had a very bad history with either doctors or scientists. Adding even more questions to the ever growing list.

X

All of the adults gathered in Professor Peach's office, waiting for the good doctor to come in with the results of Xane's examination.

"Well...it could have been worse." said Qrow from his spot against a wall, flask in hand as he took a long drink from it.

"He certainly is an interesting one." said Professor Goodwitch while adjusting her glasses. "His outburst when he arrived does tell us that he's had a history with medical professionals...in the worst sort of way."

Tai nodded, his face serious as he tried to figure out what the boy had been through to make him react in such a violent way.

As for Ozpin, he remained silent, his expression unreadable while he seemed to be thinking deeply on the entire subject.

The door to the office opened and everyone drew their attention to Professor Peach as she entered. A file held tightly in her hands with a very concerned look etched into her features.

"Thank you for waiting...I've had go over the results several times to be sure that my findings were accurate."

"Is there a problem, Professor Peach?" asked Tai.

Peach sighed before motioning to the file in her hands. "Physically, Xane is perfectly healthy. Heartrate and respiration normal with no forms of illness or malnourishment. Mentally, however, it is hard to say. He's able to understand words, but has trouble expressing them, almost like a mental block is hindering him in some way."

"Were you able to determine his origin?" asked Glynda.

"It's hard to say. There could be countless missing children all over the kingdom, let alone Remnant as a whole. It will take time to narrow things down." replied the other professor, "I was able to deduce that he is infact a Faunus, however, it was surprising to find that he is a very rare breed."

"A rare breed of Faunus?" said Qrow, his flask long forgotten.

Peach nodded as she removed a sheet of paper from the file and showed them. "As you know, a genetic database was compiled a long time ago to help people in the medical field identify certain breeds of Faunus in order to help them in anyway possible. When I took a blood sample and cross referenced it in the database it came back with these results."

Ozpin took the sheet and read it over carefully, "A Wolverine Faunus?" he said, his usual calm tone taking on a surprised octave.

"I thought those kinds of Faunus were wiped out during the Revolution?" wondered Qrow.

"I believed so as well, but the results are there in black and white." continued the medical professor. "It makes sense, in a way. Wolverine Faunus are the only ones ever known to have claws that extended from their limbs in various ways, and were said to be lethal close quarters fighters because of that. But said claws were always reported to be made of bone, not metal."

She reached into the file again and took out another paper. "I scaned his claws to figure out what exactly they were made of..." she trailed off as she handed it to the headmaster.

When he read the results, he dropped his cane in shock. "It's not possible..." he said at barely a whisper.

"What? What is it?" said Tai, none of them liking the man's reaction.

Ozpin looked at Peach, "Are you absolutely certain of this?"

The woman nodded seriously, "I ran the test ten times, sir. All the same."

Taking a deep breath, the headmaster handed the paper over to Taiyang, Glynda and Qrow coming over to see as well. Their reactions were no less shocking.

"Adamantium?!" the veteran huntsman exclaimed.

"How did he get the rarest, strongest metal known to our planet implanted in his arms?" said Glynda, not believing her eyes.

"It's not just his claws." said Peach, making all their heads snap in her direction. She removed a series of x-ray photos from the file and set them up on the view screens on the wall. Each one depicting a part of Xane's body.

None of them could believe what they saw.

In each photograph, every single bone in the boy's body was covered in the rare metal. From his skull all the way down to his toes.

Peach swallowed thickly, "As you can see. All the bones in his skeletal structure are coated in adamantium. As a medical professional, I can guarantee that this was done through surgical means and was in no way natural."

"Holy fucking Oum..." Qrow muttered. "How...How the hell is this even possible?! Who the hell would even consider doing something like this?! To a fucking KID no less?!"

Glynda would have reprimanded the man for his language and outburst, but even she was having a hard time coming up with words to describe what they were being shown. "Such...Such a thing shouldn't even be possible." she managed after a while. "How would he even survive such a...procedure?"

"I believe it's his unique healing ability that assisted." said the medical professor, trying to keep her own emotions in check on the subject. "When I examined his blood, I discovered that his blood cells reproduced at an alarmingly high rate. When you described how he was able to heal from injury so quickly it all connected. This advanced healing factor is what more than likely helped him endure whatever had been done to him."

"What about his aura?" asked Tai, having to force down his rage that he wanted to unleash the monsters who had done this to the boy. "Why wasn't it a factor?"

Peach looked back at the x-rays, "That's where things get tricky. You see, when a person uses their aura it acts as a barrier for protection, we all have known this for a long time. However, in some cases, aura can act in a multitude of ways that we never believed to occur in the past. In Xane's case, his aura is focused inward, acting as an accelerant to his blood cell reproduction and protecting his more vital organs. The rapid healing being a result."

Everyone soaked that in a moment before Glynda broke the silence, "So you're saying that his aura is still protecting him, but in a different way?"

"Precisely." said her fellow teacher, "I guess you can refer to it as a form of mutation. Like any species, we're all prone to genetic change at one point or another. This is one such possible step that is very unknown. There are barely even cliffnotes on such findings, so it's hard to confirm or deny indefinitely."

Qrow ran a hand through his spiked hair, "Damn...just, damn. What exactly is this kid?"

Peach turned and looked through the door that led back into the exam room, seeing Xane sitting on one of the beds with Yang and ruby on either side of him. Offering comfort and poositive energy as they smiled and talked with him.

"If all my findings are correct...Evolution in the making." she said.

Ozpin kept his attention on the x-rays, his eyes lingering on the ones of Xane's arms that showed his claws nestled between the bones of his forearm; narrowing his eyes in thought.

Given the rarity of the metal that covered the boy's bones, there are only one or two places that have any kind of collection of it that he knew about in all of Remnant. All of which resided in the same area where a long time friend and ally was situated.

He just hoped and prayed that the man didn't have any involvment in something like this.

A/N: Some questions answered, many more that need to be.

I've kept the origin story close to that of Logan as possible, but at the same time there will be a couple changes here and there to make it unique. Even though this fic is pretty unique in and of itself at the moment.

I'll keep at it and add even more in the next installment, there will probably be two to three more chapters before things roll into RWBY canon, that means a timeskip chapter is imminent in the near future. But until then, I'll work more on 'Xane' and his backstory before making the leap.

Until then, keep your reviews coming, and I'll see you all next time!