Disclaimer before we begin. The art in the cover isn't owned by me. It was made by Azaaraf on Reddit. Also, this is an AU. That means there are some deviations from the actual show. For example, Yang is gonna be 5 years older than Ruby instead of 2. Don't worry, team RWBY is still gonna be a thing. Yang is just going 3 years late. You'll see why I did that though

It's not my usual style, I know. But I wanted to do one after listening to some songs and the following story came out as a result

Anyway

I don't own RWBY. RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth and was created by Monty Oum. I only own my OCs

Two red haired men were training in a dimly lit room. The two men looked to be the same age and looked nearly identical to each other. In fact, you would've said that they were twins

One was hit with such force that he was sent backwards a few feet

"Come on, Jayden! You gotta do better than that!" The man standing tall shouted

"I think you forget, Adam! We're on the same level!" The man named Jayden said as he ran forward

Jayden swung the bokken he had at Adam, who promptly dodged the hit. Jayden followed up with two more hits before using his semblance to send out clones of himself to hit Adam. One struck from the right and another split off of that one and went to hit Adam on his head. The first clone swung diagonally from the left before Jayden and the two clones joined up and delivered one big strike that sent Adam skidding backwards

"Argh!" Adam shouted in alarm before looking up at Jayden with narrow, blue eyes

Adam ran up and tore the bokken out of it's sheathe. Adam swung from the left, diagonally and then used his momentum to throw a kick that Jayden blocked. Adam used his semblance to send an energy wave Jayden's way. Jayden blocked it as well

Jayden barely had time to react when Adam nearly hit him in the face. Jayden managed to dodge though. Adam swung two more times and used his Aura to project clones of himself to attack Jayden, much like Jayden did to Adam

Jayden backflipped and unsheathed the bokken. He flipped the sheath in his hands and dashed at Adam. Jayden struck Adam's guard multiple times in the few seconds that he was duel-wielding. Jayden spun and jump-kicked Adam in the face. Jayden then threw his sheath at Adam, who deflected it off to the side

However, Adam didn't see that Jayden was right next to him and was struck in the head. Adam rolled backwards and got ready to charge Jayden until the room got brighter

"Alright you two. The fights over." Jayden heard a familiar female voice say from the doorway. He recognized it as that of Blake Belladonna's, the daughter of the chief of Menagerie

"But Blake! It was just getting good!" Jayden also recognized that one. He looked over to see Yang Xiao Long, a mercenary the White Fang hired to help them. Jayden had a bit of a crush on her, but he ignored it

Before she came a mercenary, Jayden was told she was gonna become a huntress. But she decided not to, for some reason. Jayden was also told that she wore much more... revealing clothes then what she has now. Yang wears a brown jacket that didn't cover her waist along with black pants. She has a purple sash tied around her left leg right above her knee along with a red wilting rose symbol on her belt to show her friendship with Blake, Adam, and Jayden. Yang also wears brown biker boots that zip up from the front

Jayden was glad that she wasn't wearing her other outfit though. He wasn't sure his heart could handle it. Jayden heard Adam scoff

"Yeah, why'd you stop us? We were just barely getting warmed up." Adam asked

"Well, in a few hours, we have a mission. Deplete your Aura and we'd have to find two new people." Blake said to Adam

Jayden walked over to the towels and dried the sweat off of his face. "You know, Adam. I'm inclined to agree with her. A mission is much more important than sparring." Jayden said, agreeing with Blake as he hung up the towel and tossed one to Adam

"Not to mention that it's more exciting as well." Yang added with a smirk

"Yeah, yeah." Adam grumbled after wiping his face off

"Well, if you'll excuse us ladies, we have to go take a shower and get changed." Jayden said to Blake and Yang, who were standing in the entrance

They shuffled out of the way and Jayden walked out with Adam following close behind

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Jayden and Adam were now in their normal attire. Of course, it wasn't long after their sparring match. Jayden was more interested to find out where the girls went. They usually hang out with Adam and Jayden when a mission was coming up

Adam, however, went off his own way after a minute or two of searching. Jayden had also given up, so he went to his usual hiding spot that only the four of them knew about

Jayden sat in the green trees of the forest, looking at the blue sky. Jayden always loved sights like this. He never got to see them in the mines

'The mines... I wonder how the faunus in there have been doing, or the ones that escaped with Adam and I.' Jayden thought

"You know, for a wolf, you sure like wandering off." Jayden heard a female voice say below him. He recognized it as Yang's and chuckled

"You know, for a jokester, you think you'd be able to find new material." Jayden retorted before jumping down

"Well, it's hard to find new jokes. Besides, I love picking on you specifically." Yang retorted back. Jayden rolled his eyes

"Yeah, yeah. So... what are you doing here?" Jayden asked

"Oh, I figured I'd come catch up with you." Yang answered

"Something tells me it's more than that." Jayden said almost like it was a statement

"... Maybe." Yang said after a long pause and Jayden sighed

"It's either Adam or the mission or both. Which is it?" Jayden as he tried to hide his blush

"It was both. Adam was concerned about you and the mission is about to begin. But, that doesn't mean we couldn't hang out." Yang pointed out

"Yes, I know." Jayden stated. "But I figured I might as well ask."

"Ah. Well, can't wait to see you there, big guy." Yang said, slugging his shoulder and winking before walking away

"... me too."

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Jayden listened to the bullets whiz around them. Of course, bandits that hate faunus were always a concern. But, this time, they weren't expecting it

Adam, Jayden, Yang, and Ilia were all lined up against the truck that had lumber on it. They were supposed to be delivering it to another camp, but the bandits found out their trade routes

"Please! We're just trying to pass through!" Ghira shouted over the gunfire to hopefully deescalate the situation only to duck back under cover as a bullet hit the windshield of the truck he was behind

"Oh yeah? Well, you animals passed through the wrong town!" One of the bandits shouted over the rest

"Well, that's great you think of us like that. But we have done LITERALLY nothing against y'all!" Jayden shouted at the bandit from behind cover, making a few grunts and Yang chuckle

"You animals need to learn when to shut up!" The same bandit shouted

'That's probably the leader.' Jayden thought

"There's no need for violence!" Ghira shouted again in hopes of deescalating things

It did not

Ghira was shot in the hand by someone and his Aura was broken. Adam looked at him in shock and Jayden gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes behind his grimm mask that's identical to Adam's. Yang looked at Sienna with Adam and Jayden

All Sienna did, was nod

Jayden jumped over with Adam and Yang. When he landed, Jayden sped off to the right and immediately disarmed someone before hauling off and punching him in the face as hard as he could

Jayden dive-rolled forward to get behind a tree. Jayden spun out from behind the tree and fired his chokutō, Bloom, out of his sheath, Scatter. Bloom's hilt the closest bandit in the face

Jayden looked like he teleported right next to the man before kicking him to the ground. Jayden absorb a hail of bullets while moving closer. Jayden used the blunt side of Bloom with his semblance to knock the bandits out

Jayden stood still before flipping over a bandit that was right behind him. When Jayden landed, he punched him to the ground as hard as he could

Jayden looked over to see Adam turn black and red before using Moonslice to kill the man running at Ghira. Jayden was shocked, but quickly wiped it off of his face and walked over

"Adam, are you ok?" Jayden asked him

"I... I didn't wanna kill him." Adam said silently

"I know. It's ok." Jayden said to Adam

"I-I-It was a split second decision." Adam stuttered. Jayden looked over at Yang who had a look of concern on her face

"Adam, it's-" Jayden was cut off by Ghira

"That wasn't necessary." Ghira said to Adam, who lowered his head even more. "This is the very reason they think they can treat us like-" Jayden cut off Ghira

"With all due respect, my brother saved your life sir." Jayden said

"Yeah! He's a hero!" Sienna agreed

Adam was still looking down in shame. However, when people started cheering and praising him, he looked up in shock

Jayden looked at Adam. "Brother, I don't advocate for killing people. But, I understand if you had no choice or barely had no time to react." Jayden said to him

Jayden walked away from him and walked toward Yang

"I hope Adam doesn't let this get to his head." Jayden said as he passed Yang

"In which way? The sad way, or the fame way?" Yang asked

"... Both."

Hello everyone! Hope y'all enjoyed this first chapter. I'm excited to write this story. But, don't worry, Adam's Redemption isn't being put on hold. I'm gonna be woking on this every time I update Adam's Redemption. Otherwise, I think there are somethings I need to explain

I'm gonna explain Yang being a mercenary first. Yang is 5 years older than Ruby in this story and, therefore, had more time to think about what she wanted. Yang decided to look for her mother and skip out on becoming a huntress for the time being. So, she started to do mercenary work as a way to both look for her mother and make money. The White Fang eventually hired her, liking her past record. So, the White Fang allowed her to work with them. A month or two later, she met Blake where she was then introduced to Adam and Jayden. They all became very close friends

The next is Jayden. I have the bio posted in my OC book on wattpad, but I'm gonna copy and paste it here for those that are lazy and may not wanna go there

Name: Jayden Taurus

Age: 20

Race: Faunus (Wolf)

Hair Color: Red and black

Hair Style: Much like Adam's, only he doesn't have horns and it's more smooth instead of spiky

Eye Color: Deep blue

Aura Color: Red

Skin Tone: White

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Semblance: Maelstrom

A mix of Adam's, Yang's, Blake's, and Sun's semblances. He is able to build up energy through his body or sword and release it in increments or one blow. He can create shadows to take hits for him and he can make them interact with things physically. However, there are some drawbacks. Jayden can't use the energy from his sword to empower his body. Jayden also can't switch a clones purpose once it's deployed

Clothing: Jayden wears a jacket that has zippers on both arms and on the left breast. The shoulders and upper back are pure black while the rest is a dark gray. The cuffs of the jacket are black as well. The inside of the jacket is red. On the back, it has a wilting rose with white rose patterns surrounding it. He wears to buckles around his waist that hold up his sword and a red and black banner with rose patterns on it. He wears pitch black pants with a buckle around his right leg. To top it all off, Jayden wears black boots with a red sole and black gloves

(Adam's V4-V6 outfit)

Physical Characteristics: Jayden has a pair of black wolf ears on his head. Jayden has a Schnee brand on his back as well. Jayden knows gymnastics along with free-running

Birth Kingdom: Atlas

School: Never went to one

Greatest Friend(s): Adam, Blake, Yang

Greatest Rival: Adam

Love Interest: Yang

Personality: Jayden never was one for violence. He was more or less a pacifist throughout his life, even after his branding. But, he isn't afraid to attack someone or kill them. He just preferred not too. Jayden loves his friends like his family since it's the only thing that he's ever really had except Adam. He aims for equality for his race, even if he must kill a few people. But, he won't take part in senseless killing. Jayden doesn't want to flip the roles of whose on top and whose at the bottom, just to get on equal footing. It's why he has had doubts about continuing to be in the White Fang

Weapon: Like Adam, Jayden has a chokutō that's red and a sheathe thats also a rifle. He named something different though. Jayden named them Bloom and Scatter. There are a few differences. For example, Jayden made the sheathe pitch black instead of having a very dark red like Adam. Instead of the wilting rose being very small, Jayden made it take up the middle portion of Scatter and put the white rose patterns around it as well. The functions of both weapons remain the same. However, there is one thing different about Scatter. A blade is lined on the sheath that comes out when a button is pressed and when there is no sword in it, meaning that it can be duel-wielded

Fighting Style: Jayden uses the sword style of Iaido, like Adam. On top of that, he was taught brawling as well

Backstory: Jayden grew up with Adam in the mines. It was harsh, but Jayden made it through with his unbelievable will. It seemed that, no matter how hard the overseers tried, Jayden never lost hope that he would leave. So, he pushed himself past the beatings, the insults, and the fatigue. Even when the overseers caught him and Adam and branded them, he never gave up. Eventually, his dream became true and he escaped the mines with Adam. They were rescued by the Branwen tribe, where they learned how to fight. They were never told the persons name who trained them though. They also were never told who the tribe actually belonged to either. So, they didn't know it was the Branwen tribe that saved them. One day, they ran into the Belladonna family, where they were offered to join the White Fang. Jayden and Adam joined immediately. From then on, Jayden gladly followed Adam in the pursuit to gain equality for their race. Today, however, Jayden starting to doubt that's what Adam's fighting for now

Now, in case y'all didn't piece together what Yang's outfit was, it's her V5-V6 outfit. It just has Jayden's and Adam's wilting rose on the belt

Anyway, that's all for now. Love y'all and see ya later