Author's Note: Alright, this is interesting. I have a bit of a weird chapter here. It still pertains to Of Embers and Ashes. I guarantee that. However it won't make sense until the end of the story. This is just a way to express more of the feels. You'll just have to see at the end of the chapter when it all makes sense. Also again, I liked this idea but didn't want to make it a one-shot, so I tied it back to the story.

Let me give some background for this… part of the story that will make no sense. They are in Remnant, where four clans exist: Red, White, Black, Yellow. Each member of Team RWBY is part of one clan. You can probably guess which. In this Ruby and Yang aren't sisters, but they have that kind of relationship. They all know each other, but there is an issue. When they were young, things were fine between the clans, but things got worse between the groups so they were going to start a war. Because of their natures, the four girls had pursued careers in the military, and because of their success, have all risen to the rank of General of their armies. So now they must lead their armies into a war against each other. How will they fare? Let's find out. Enjoy!

Yang stood there observing the battlefield before her.

It was truly a sight to behold. A massive field. Four armies. And there would only be one victor.

At each cardinal point stood one army, each led by a general from a different clan. They all had their strengths and weaknesses, and their experience would be tested today in a battle to determine the true power in the world of Remnant. This is what years of tension and hostility had led to, and now it was up to these generals to solve it.

To the West stood General Ruby Rose of the Red Clan. Considered weak by the other clans, they usually underestimated her. While she certainly was not the best strategist or the best tactician, she was a worthy general, being an excellent fighter. She also had the leadership qualities necessary to command troops, and her kindness and generosity towards the soldiers under her command earned her their respect. They would follow her into any battle.

While each general had prepared for this battle in their own way, playing their strengths, General Rose had done just that. She understood strategy would not be her strong suit, so had gone for numbers. An army of about 150,000 stood behind her. However if was not completely composed of trained soldiers. Some were ragtag militia or peasants brought to arms. General Rose hoped that would be enough.

To the North stood General Weiss Schnee of the White Clan. She was definitely thorough general when it came to battles. General Schnee was nothing if cautious, making sure that everything she saw to went perfectly. She never overestimated a fight, nor underestimated one. And she always made sure to have the best she could.

Following General Schnee into battle was an army of about 75,000 soldiers. While less imposing the General Rose's army, those 75,000 soldiers where the best the White Clan had to offer. There would be tough in a fight, being better equipped than most. General Schnee was no pushover in a fight either. Many have told tales of hundreds of enemies being cut down by her imposing rapier.

To the South stood General Blake Belladona of the Black Clan. To Yang, she was the most interesting general. She was definitely very cunning, analyzing and picking apart the battlefield very quickly. She had strategies for everything, and always had a plan. And her blade had seen many fall before her.

Behind General Belladona was about 100,00 soldiers. Not as small or strong as General Schnee's army or as large and uncut as General Rose's army, General Belladona still definitely had some tactics to fully use her army to its full potential. No one doubted her strength.

And to the East stood Yang, or General Xiao Long of the Yellow Clan. She was the oddity of the four generals. She wasn't the most cautious, in fact she was pretty arrogant. She wasn't the best leader, not possessing the same qualities as General Rose. And she wasn't the best tactician, and General Belladona was. Yang was more of a jack of all trades. She was good at everything, but not great at any one thing. However everyone was wary of her, because she was the most experienced of the generals, fighting and winning the most battles of pretty much anyone.

Yang started pacing back and forth, reflecting on the relationships she had with the other generals. They all knew each other, being the crown jewels of the Clans. They had all met and talked in person before. Yang knew their personalities on and off the battlefield. And that made this a little sad. Honestly, Yang had no ill will towards the other Clans, and she believed her counterparts didn't either, but they weren't calling the shots. They had to follow orders, and this is what they had been ordered to do. Yang was honestly more concerned with the beasts pressing up against their borders, but no one would listen to her.

She began to speculate better ways to solve this battle. She knew Ruby was young and had a fiery spirit, but she was also very compassionate. Yang had known Ruby since they were young, being close friends when things weren't as tense between the Clans. Yang sighed. That reminded her of better times before war. She had also known Blake… well. Things were never that bad between the Yellow and Black clans other than the occasional dispute over territory. They were usually on good terms, so Yang and Blake had spent a lot of time together.

As for Weiss, Yang wasn't sure how she was feeling. The general was definitely a cold person. Not many people were close to her, and the only people she trusted were her close officials. And only one person outside of the White Clan had ever broken through the icy girl's heart, but that was a secret. That information was only known to the four generals.

Yang stared at the setting sun. Of all the generals from the clans, it had to be these four. They knew each other so well, and fighting would be difficult. It seemed as if fate was cruel.

Yang sighed and stepped away from the battlefield. They were all waiting for someone to make the first move, so she had time to not pay attention. As Yang was walking back to where her troops were, two figures stood up and approached her. She had to smile when she noticed. The two people were some of her favorite people.

They stood at attention before her waiting to be addressed. Yang waved her hand in dismissal, signaling that it was okay to act freely. The one on the right relaxed immediately, a smile appearing on her face. She was never afraid in battle, in fact she seemed to relish in it. She loved her prized war hammer, and despite her size she was a master at using the heavy weapon. In contrast her partner looked worried. He was clutching his two short swords and scanning the field before them. His pink eyes flashed with concern, understanding what would happen during the battle.

The girl spoke first. "Whadda' ya see out there Yang?"

Yang chuckled internally. Anyone else would have addressed her as General, or General Xiao Long, or even ma'am, but not Nora. Yang had been friends with Nora and Ren since their childhood and they all shared the interest of fighting and war. Yang had shown her skills after enlisting in the army, quickly rising through the ranks for her heroics. These two had followed her close behind, always being her second in commands. Now that she was leading her own army, they were her colonels, her most trusted officers. They were present at every battle Yang had led, whether it was won or lost.

She turned back to the field. "Whelp, looks as if the Red Clan outnumbers everyone, but they aren't all trained soldiers. Somehow, though, Ruby will find a way. She also has her top advisors, Jaune Arc and Pyrrha Nikos, who are really the brains behind her plans. As for the White Clan, they have the least amount of troops, but most likely the best trained. Her top officials, Dove Bronzewing and Sky Lark aren't that smart though. Don't know why she keeps 'em around. And then there is the Black Clan. They don't have the numbers we have, but more than the White Clan. But whatever Blake has planned, I'm a little scared of. You can never underestimate her.

However, hopefully the recent trade agreements will sway her decisions."

Yang pulled out a pair of binoculars. She looked through them and pointed at the Black Clan's encampment. She was observing what they were doing when something incredible happened. She was looking at the command center when she caught two ambers orbs looking back at her. Yang's jaw dropped. The owner of the eyes smiled and winked. Yang dropped the binoculars and stared in shock. How could she have possibly seen that far?

Nora and Ren rushed to her side, assuming trouble. But then they saw her expression and tried to follow her gaze. However their eyes weren't powerful enough to make out anything so they just looked back at Yang. She seemed to be recovering from the shock, but she was still in awe. Blake had known exactly when Yang was looking, and had winked at her. What had that meant? Yang shook her head to focus.

She looked at her colonels, seeing that they were expecting an answer. She gave them a look to drop it, which they did. Yang looked visibly shaken, but the general was strong, and she shook it off. She bent down to retrieve her binoculars, and then put them away. She motioned for Ren and Nora to follow her back to the command center, she had a plan to create.

General Rose stood there watching the field before her. She had been advised not to attack until someone made a move. She took the advice because she trusted the source well enough. It was her second in commands Jaune and Pyrrha, who were very smart when it came to battle tactics. Ruby was a good leader, but not a good planner. However she did have her moments, especially under pressure when pitted against terrible odds. She smiled. That had been a good battle.

Snapping back to attention, she looked across the field were the Yellows were stationed. Ruby sighed. General Xiao Long would be the one to lead them into battle. That worried Ruby, as Yang was probably the most fearsome fighter in all of Remnant. Ruby wasn't sure if she could face Yang, though. Not just because of her skill on the battlefield. She and Yang were great friends when they were younger.

When Clans were free to interact, Yang had been very close to Ruby. They almost had a sisterly relationship, but Yang being almost her protector. Yang had inspired Ruby to become a warrior, but for that dream to lead to this position was not optimal.

She then looked across to the White Clan area. Something felt heavy in Ruby's heart. General Schnee was leading their army into battle. Because of certain… circumstances, there would be no possible way they could fight. Ruby just couldn't do it. And then there was Blake. She knew her the least of the three, but they still had been… friends? Yang knew her better. That still would make fighting hard.

Ruby let out a deep breath and pulled out her sweetheart. Of all the weapons to use in a fight, she used a scythe. It was smaller than a regular scythe, to make it more fit for battle, but it still confused others. Why use a farming tool in battle? However Ruby's uncle had mastered the ability to use a scythe for fighting, and he had taught Ruby. It was very deadly, and those who had witnessed Ruby fighting could attest to that.

Some shouting caught Ruby's attention. She noticed that a small vanguard was departing from the North, heading towards the middle of the field. Ruby narrowed her eyes, and saw that Weiss was within the middle of the group. Her eyes widened. She called to Jaune and Pyrrha, and they rounded up Ruby's honor guard. She turned back and saw a similar sized party departing from the East and South. This is the moment she had loathed. The battle was about to begin.

Yang had a grim look on her face. General Schnee had decided to make the first move, but she hadn't technically started the fight. If they were having a small scale battle or just a meeting, Yang wasn't sure, but this didn't look good. Yang saw Blake's entourage approaching from her left. She stole a look at the General herself, and caught her breath. However, Yang cleared her throat, not wanting any distractions. If this was going to be solved how she wanted it, Yang would need to be at full alert.

They met in the middle. Everyone's guard formed a tight circle around them, each person going shoulder to shoulder. Despite the fact they were all supposed to be enemies, they did this without even a word. Within the circle stood the four generals and their second in commands. Ren and Nora stood close by Yang, fearing a trap. However seeing the way the girls looked at each other, they could tell that was not what this was about.

It was silent as the four studied each other. However Yang didn't like the silence so she decided to break it. She crossed her arms and leaned against nothing.

"Hello ladies."

"General Xiao Long. It's a pleasure."

"Hi Yang."

Blake said nothing but simply nodded to acknowledge what was said. She was eyeballing Yang, which was really unnerving the blonde. She pretended not to notice and looked back to Weiss.

"So what was your plan, Weiss? Bringing your guard out here and luring us out? What is this all about?"

The icy girl took a deep breath. "Well I was hoping that we could have a little meeting before the battle, and possibly resolve things more… peacefully than what is going to happen."

Yang's expression hardened. "You know we can't do that Weiss. We'd all be banished."

Ruby stomped her foot. "Why do things have to be like that! None of us want to fight each other, but we're doing it anyways! This is stupid!"

Yang sighed and looked at Ruby. The girl was obviously not ready to fight a war against three friends. However, there was no way to back out of it now.

Oddly Blake spoke up. "There must be something we can do. We all do not wish to fight this fight."

Yang shook her head. "What could we do? If we run, we're banished. If we fight, someone has to lose and someone has to win. If we all back out, we're all in trouble. There is no way in, and no way out."

Weiss growled. "Well I would much rather be banished than fight for this. This war is pointless! No one here wants this to happen!"

Yang clenched her fists. "Then why don't you back down! I'd much rather not be banished from my clan, thank you very much!"

Weiss drew her rapier. "If one of us backs down, then we should all back down! Then maybe we won't be banished!"

Yang drew her longsword. "I can't return with a loss under my belt at this cost! I'd be put to shame anyways! I don't know how things work at the White Clan, but at the Yellow Clan failure isn't acceptable!"

Weiss took a shallow breath. "Then I guess war is inevitable."

Yang reached into a pouch at her side. "I guess it is."

At that moment, all hell broke loose. Weiss raised her weapon into the air, a signal to her troops. Yang pulled out a small explosive of some kind, lit it and threw it towards her troops. It started emitting yellow sparks. At that moment, the yellow and white armies flooded into the field. In response the black and red armies followed. The battle had begun.

The carnage was happening all around them. Despite the battle going all over the field, the circle in the middle was still undisturbed. No one dared to bother the gathering of the leaders. If they had, the punishment would have been bad. The girls within hadn't moved since the fight started, though.

Yang was whirling around, watching the death all around her. She had been in many battles before and had seen thousands of lives lost in her career, but this was just horrible. People were being cut down left and right. Bodies were piling up, making it hard to maneuver through the battle. And no one was fighting anyone specifically. It was a sea of red, white, black, and yellow.

Yang turned back to her counterparts, a look of shock on her face. Her eyes appeared to be watering. She glared at Weiss.

"This is your fault! Look at this! You could have just walked away!"

Weiss was taken aback. "My fault! You're the one who said a fight was inevitable!"

Yang snarled at her. "But this is awful! Look at all these lives wasted! Why don't we just settle this right here and now!"

Weiss pointed her sword forward. "Why don't we!"

With that, she charged towards Yang. The blonde stepped into a defensive stance and blocked the first strike. Yang didn't necessarily want to hurt Weiss, but the girl wasn't holding back, which was beginning to annoy Yang. Weiss was pressing forward, with Yang playing it defensively. The white haired girl was severely outmatched here because Yang had a bigger heavier sword, but she could also use it very well, blocking anything Weiss did. She feared that this was a bad decision.

However, Weiss got through her guard and knocked Yang's sword down and kicked her backwards, knocking her on her back. But before she could attack she was punched from the side and went flying. When her head cleared she saw Blake standing there, her fist out. Yang jumped up and saw the black haired girl had come to her aid. For the second time, her jaw dropped. Blake drew her blade and advanced on Weiss.

Yang picked her sword up and looked back to her friends. Blake was demolishing Weiss. She was simply too fast and agile for Weiss's sword to stop. She had several cuts to her outfit, but no visible wounds. Blake knew how to not be deadly when she wanted to.

Blake finally took out Weiss's legs from under her, causing her to drop her rapier and it rolled away. Blake looked down at the icy girl with disdain, and turned to see Yang prowling forward. Blake wouldn't kill her, that would be Yang's decision if anything. The blonde picked up the thinner sword and threw it behind her. She sheathed her own sword and stalked toward Weiss.

When she reached the fallen girl, she did something that shocked Blake. She reached her hand out and hoisted the girl up. But of course, Yang didn't surprise anyone when she pushed her away and put up her fists.

"Let's fight this the real way, with nothing but your own God given strength."

Weiss began to get scared. Yang was obviously bigger and stronger. She was also probably way more proficient in hand to hand combat than Weiss was.

This proved to be true as Yang began constantly pounding on Weiss. She was landing punches everywhere, and Weiss couldn't block anything. Yang started adding in kicks to the mix, swiftly landing blow after blow. Weiss was severely bruised, and beginning to get worn down. Sheer anger was fueling Yang to keep fighting, and she was showing no signs of fatigue. Blake had wisely backed away from the furious blonde, not wanting to be pulled into the fight because technically they weren't allies.

Yang put a kick right into Weiss's stomach that made her keel over. Weiss was pretty much at her breaking point. The battle was still raging around them, with no one being the clear victor. Weiss's head was spinning, but she could see the blonde stalking towards her.

She glanced over and made a last desperation attempt.

She called to the red girl in fear. "Ruby! Help me!"

But the younger girl was frozen. Her gaze was lowered, her eyes seemed empty, and she was shuddering slightly. Weiss gasped at the sight, which attracted Yang's attention. The brawler shifted her sights to Ruby, and got a concerned look on her face. She dropped her fists and left Weiss on the floor.

"Ruby… what's wrong?" Leave it to Yang to act protective the middle of a fight.

She paused before stammering out. "You… guys… can't… fight!"

Yang titled her head. "What do you mean?"

Ruby balled her fists and repeated in a loud voice. "You… guys… can't… FIGHT!"

She screamed the last bit so loud that every movement on the battlefield stopped. Everyone who was still alive stopped fighting and turned towards the circle. Ruby was standing there, shaking with rage as she looked towards her friends.

"We know each other too much to just throw what we have away right now! Yang, you've been like a sister to me! I don't want to hurt you! Blake, I've known you for a long time, and we've been good friends! And Weiss!" Ruby faltered when she said Weiss's name. "I can't hurt you especially! I can't do this!"

And with that, she spun on her heels and began marching away. But before she could leave Yang called to her.

"Ruby wait!" The red girl paused. "We'll stop! Just come back!"

She turned back to them. Yang had a look of worry on her face, that look shared by Weiss. Blake looked blank, masking her emotions perfectly. Ruby slowly walked back to the other three. Yang spoke again.

"Look, there must be something we can do to solve this."

Ruby pondered this for a second before responding.

"Well, there's no way any of us can go back without winning. If we just run, we're in trouble. So what can we do?"

Blake surprised them by coming up with a solution. "What if we all band together and form our own army together. Then they wouldn't be able to contest us. We could even form our own clan."

Ruby paused. "That could work. We could call it… RWBY!"

Yang looked puzzled. "We'd call it your first name?"

The red girl shook her head. "Not Ruby, R-W-B-Y. Stands for Red, White, Black, Yellow. Each of our clans, but now they're together. We could lead them together."

Weiss nodded. She finally stood up, walked over to Yang, and thrust out her hand. The blonde gave her a look of confusion, before taking her hand and shaking it. The white haired girl then stalked over to Ruby and grabbed her hand.

"Come on Ruby, we have some… personal business… to take care of together." Ruby blushed and no one understood why save Yang and Blake, who shared a smile of understanding. Weiss called behind her.

"Oh and Dove, Sky? Round up the troops and spread the word. We need to start preparing for what they throw at us. Whatever that is." With that, the two girls walked away.

Yang looked at Blake with a look of lust, thinking about what the other two had gone to do. Blake picked up on that immediately and gave her a seductive look back. For the third time, Yang's jaw dropped. She whirled around.

"Ren, Nora. Can you do the same? Oh and Ren, how about you make some celebratory pancakes as well?" That spurred Nora into action. She grabbed Ren and rushed out the circle to complete their task.

Blake smiled at Yang. "Come on Yang, we need to take care of some business as well. She grabbed Yang by the hair and started pulling her away, much to the blonde's protest. That left everyone else standing there awkwardly, unsure of what to do. But Jaune and Pyrrha rounded everyone up and starting following the orders of their generals. The two had a pretty good idea of what the four generals were doing.

Blake grinned and closed the journal. Yang certainly had a way with words when it came to their relationship. While she didn't know that Blake was reading her journal, Blake was sure she wouldn't mind. It hadn't been hard to pick the lock on the book, and Blake had just been reading it to find out Yang's thoughts. But what she found was a story about their friends having to overcome a problem together even if they are pitted against one another.

Blake put it down and walked over to her bed. Yang was asleep in it, grabbing for a faunus that wasn't currently there. It was a super cute scene to watch, but Blake felt it would be better if she joined Yang. She climbed into the bed and nuzzled up against Yang. She heard a sigh of relief from the blonde when her hands found her girlfriend. Blake's smile grew. She was going to have to talk to Yang about that story in the morning. Yang might even get a reward for it.

NOTE: Well… that was a thing. So, I did it again, sort of. You may be mad, you may not be. Feel free to tell me, but after everything's been said I like writing this story. I'll say honestly my inspiration for this was when I was watching a Youtube video where some guys were playing a video game and because they were famous Youtubers, they were acting as basically leaders of their team because everyone would follow them. I wanted to do that, but where would I be able to do that? So I just had Team RWBY do it. I know, I seem to be straying further away from what I originally started writing, making everything canon and somewhat believable but ideas just pop into my head and I write them down. I don't want to make one-shots because this is my main story and I need to add to it. Also I left two things open for you to consider. How old are the girls in Yang's story? I didn't choose, but you can. And what do they do at the end of the story? I didn't decide that either, it's up to you.

Also, sorry for taking so long for this to come out. Honestly, this isn't the original Chapter 13. I had another Chapter started and maybe a third of the way done, but it wasn't going as smoothly as I'd hoped, so it may be Chapter 14 or 15, I haven't decided yet. I will tell you, it is somewhat like this chapter but in a different way… I guess? You'll see when I put it out, just be prepared.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this, and stuck around even when it seemed different. Also, Happy New Years everybody! Here's to 2014! Enjoy!