Y/N L/N (A RWBY Fanfiction)

Chapter 1

Two men were sitting in what looked like an office. One wall was lined with bookcases, while another had various melee weapons. In the middle of the room was a desk with two chairs in front of it. Behind the desk sat a blond-haired man wearing a tan shirt with a brown vest. Across from him was a silver-haired man wearing a black suit with a green scarf wrapped around his neck.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. It opened and a H/C haired boy of 16 years walked in. "You wanted to see me Mr. Xiao Long?" the boy inquired. He seemed surprised to see the older man with Taiyang.

Taiyang stood up and addressed the young man. "Yes, come in Y/N. I wanted you to meet someone. This man with me is the headmaster of Beacon Academy, Professor Ozpin."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. L/N, I've heard a lot about you," Ozpin told Y/N. "One thing that I've noticed is your exceptional prowess while fighting. Which is why I want you to come to Beacon next term."

"It's nice to meet you too, Headmaster, but I've only been training at Signal for a year. Why would you think I'm ready for Beacon already?" inquired Y/N.

"Well, Taiyang tells me that when you arrived at Signal, it looked like you were, to put it nicely, a street beggar. Now, what I want to know is how does someone like that impress the teachers here so quickly that they not only accept you into the school immediately, but also call me to tell me all about this... prodigy?" Ozpin asked with a stern look.

Y/N sighed with a sad look in E/C eyes. He began, "I learned from my father, Sterling L/N. He was a huntsman, graduated from Beacon. We lived in a village south of Vale called Sutton. He was part of the local guard for the surrounding villages. Since before I can remember, he's trained me to fight." he paused. "I used to hate him for it."

"Whenever my father would go out on a mission or patrol, I would go help the local blacksmith, Pierre. That's what I wanted to do. Apprentice under Pierre and one day either take over his shop or start my own. That all changed when my village was attacked by the Grimm, three years ago."

"It seemed like any other day. My father went out on patrol, so I went to Pierre's. Around noon, the siren started. Pierre tossed me a sword and told me we had to help. We fought for about an hour, and there was so many of them. Then, they... got Pierre."

"I just, ran, after that. I remembered where my father said he was patrolling, so I went there looking for him. And I found him, dead, clutching his weapon, a bow blade. I went to grab it when I heard a growl behind me. A beowulf had followed and lunged at me. I thought I was dead, until I looked down and saw the beowulf's claws through my chest, but I didn't feel a thing. That's when I learned what my semblance was. I can go into this sort of, other dimension I call Phase. When I activate it, I can still see everything in the real world, but I can't interact with anything, and vice versa. Kinda like a mirror. So, after the beowulf tried to stab me, I jumped toward the bow blade, came out of Phase, and killed the beowulf with it."

"After that, I survived on my own for two years in the wilderness. I wandered, killing Grimm, and living off the land. Eventually, I made my way to Vale. I was sick of drifting around and came to Signal. The rest, you know." Y/N finished.

Ozpin leaned and put his hand on Y/N's shoulder. "Y/N, I am so sorry for what you have gone through. No one should have to endure that, especially one so young."

"That's why you almost never get hit?" Taiyang interrupted. "I always wondered what your semblance was, and now that I know, wow."

"So Y/N, I take it since you came to Signal that you no longer want to become a blacksmith anymore, is that correct?" asked Ozpin.

Y/N scoffed, "No, headmaster, I don't. If I've learned anything out there, it's that you have to fight to survive in this world. And I intend to fight."

"Well then, I will see you at the start of the next term, Mr. L/N." Ozpin stood up, "It was good to catch up Taiyang." And with that, Ozpin left the room.

"Well, I hope you have a good time at Beacon, Y/N." Taiyang congratulated the young man. "I just have one more question for you. While you were telling your story, you didn't mention your mother. Who is she?"

"I never knew my mother," responded Y/N. "And my father never talked about her." Y/N then walked out.