"The worst feeling, is that of letting down our friends. We will look to make up for it, to become stronger. So, when someone offers us a way to achieve that strength, we will accept it. No matter what the cost.

We Will Kiss Our Burning Bridges

RWBY and JNPR. Sister teams, one led by Ruby Rose the other by Jaune Arc. The two teams had been amongst the top performers at Beacon. But, as of late, that has not been the case.

In the past few months, there has been a considerable decrease in the teams' performances. They'd failed on their last fifteen missions that they'd been sent on, because of sloppy mistakes. A pack of Beowolves escaped because a barrier had not been sealed correctly, six civilians badly injured because an area had not been properly evacuated, one of Torchwick's pack of goons got away with a whole shop worth of dust, a Nevermore was led into the city and did extensive damage before it was eliminated. Most recenly, the two teams had almost been killed when they walked right into a Deathstalker nest.

They'd received severe tongue-lashings from the professors, as well as a good amount of ridicule and mockery from their fellow students. But the ones that got it the worst were the leaders, the aforementioned Ruby Rose and Jaune Arc.

Ruby was constantly critiqued because of her young age. Phrases such as, 'A child shouldn't be leading a team', and 'She's too young to be trusted with the lives of others' became things she heard daily. Though her sister, Yang Xiao Long, often offered to beat the living daylights out of anyone who uttered these words, Ruby always told her to ignore them. But the young scythe wielder was having trouble doing that herself. The first time she was hit, she didn't say anything. It had been Russell Thrush. He had approached her when she was alone, told her he could help her 'redeem herself' if she did him a 'special' favor. Of course, Ruby declined. That's when he struck her, on the right side of her face. When everyone asked what happened, she told them she fell. She didn't want them to get involved.

Jaune also received both physical and verbal harassment. Cardin Winchester went back to bullying him and his team. Jaune attempted multiple times to make Cardin stop, but every time he tried to stand up to the bully, Cardin would push him back down. All of team CRDL began to tease him. They called him things like, 'Scrawny-Jauney' and told him that he was a shame to the Arc name. Sometimes they punched or kicked him, just because they knew he wouldn't do anything about it.

That wasn't the worst of it, though. They could handle the abuse, both physical and verbal. But they couldn't handle the way their teammates looked at them. Though they tried to hide behind fake smiles and encouraging words, both Jaune and Ruby saw what was really in their eyes; disappointment.

All those failed missions, it was their fault. They hadn't made the right calls, or they hadn't made the calls fast enough. A couple of times it was because they weren't strong or fast enough.

They both trained hard, almost everyday. Jaune had Pyrrha to help him, while Ruby phoned her Uncle Qrow anytime she needed help. But that still wasn't enough. They still weren't good enough, at least not in their eyes.

Leaders were supposed to be strong not weak. They were supposed to always lead the charge, not cower behind someone else. They were supposed to be smart and wise, not some ignorant little kid.

Their teams deserved better.

Now it was night. The end to another long day. It had been the same as yesterday; wake up, go to class and try to get through the day without messing something else up.

As both Jaune and Ruby laid in their beds, they couldn't help but think of how much of a failure they were. Even Ruby, who usually tried to remain upbeat and positive, couldn't lie to herself anymore.

The young scythe wielder sat up. She was shrouded in darkness, not even the light of the moon could penetrate through the canopy that surrounded her. She pushed away the sheet and looked around the dorm room. It was silent, save for Yang's snoring. She could see all of her teammates, each girl was illuminated by the soft moonlight that streamed in through the window.

They had been so nice to her for the past week. Even Weiss, who normally objected to everything Ruby said, had been noticeably nicer to the younger girl. But each time they smiled, each time they told her it wasn't her fault, she hated herself just a little bit more. They were all great Huntresses, even better friends. And they were stuck with her for a leader.

Ruby sighed and laid back down. There had to be some way she could get better. Someway she could be the leader that they deserved.

Just as she thought that, her scroll beeped. She had a message.

Please get dressed and come meet me at the training halls, in the main training room.

-Ozpin

Jaune tossed and turned under his sheets. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get any sleep. Finally giving up, he opened up his eyes. The window for the JNPR dorm was facing West, so the moon couldn't be seen. The only light that illuminated the dorm room was that of the stars and the light from Beacon's street lamps.

He sat up, and pushed himself to swing his legs around the edge of the bed. Then he stayed there. Just listening to the sounds of his teammate's heavy breathing. Nora was the only one of his team that snored every night. She claimed it was because she had a bee stuck in her head, and whenever she fell asleep it buzzed around in her brain. Apparently, its name was Maurice.

Jaune smiled as he thought of how his teams' dynamic worked. Nora was the crazy tough, scary strong and wildly energetic chick that everyone (except Weiss) learned to love. Ren was the always calm, super patient and usually silent guy that somehow keeps her under control. Pyrrha was the very confident, outstandingly beautiful and nicest person you'd ever meet. And he, well, he was the guy that always died first in the movies.

With a sigh, Jaune stood up. Maybe, if he talked to the headmaster, he would let Pyrrha be the leader. She would certainly be a better fit for the job than he was.

The sound of his scroll beeping snapped him out of his self-loathing thoughts. He leaned back over his bed and searched through the sheets until he found the small device.

Why did Ozpin want to see him in the training hall?

The leaders both left their dorm rooms at the same time, and were surprised to see the other awake and fully dressed in their everyday clothes.

"You're up late." Jaune commented as he closed his door.

"I was about to say the same to you." Ruby replied. "So, why are you up."

Jaune paused for a moment, the absence of sleep giving him a momentary mental lapse. "Oh, Ozpin wanted to see me in the training hall." He told her, his tone gave way to show how anxious he was. It didn't help his anxiety when he saw Ruby frown.

"Me too." She told him, holding up her scroll with the message still on the screen. It was no longer a message to her, it now felt like an invitation to her own funeral.

They were quiet for a few moments, the silence turning awkward when Jaune shifted in place and scratched the back of his neck. "Think we're gonna be kicked out or something?" He asked quietly. Ruby looked down at the floor before responding. Her voice sounded heavy, as if she'd sort of given up.

"Honestly? It wouldn't surprise me."

The walk to the training halls was silent. The only sound was that of Ruby's boots clicking on the stone board walk.

The training halls at Beacon were top notch. Everything was computerized. There was one main computer that controlled the different practice rooms of the training hall. There were many rooms, each set up with their own computer. All the students had to do was type in the environment they wanted to train in and the computer would materialize it up for you. You could also insert different Grimm creatures, and the computer would materialize those up too. But, the computerized Grimm were programmed to cease fighting when a student's aura reached the red zone, that way no fatalities would occur.

Though there were many practice rooms in the training hall, there was a main room that was bigger that all the others. It was called the Training Room. It was the biggest room because it was where the professors took their classes when they needed to demonstrate something. This was where Jaune and Ruby were headed.

When they reached the training room, they found that it was already set to 'Barren Landscape' mode. The large room was empty, the ground was light brown and cracked because it was so dry. The 'sky' was empty of clouds and the sun beat down on them. Though it looked as if it were one hundred degrees in the room, it was probably only about seventy five. In the middle of the room, professor Ozpin was standing with his coffee mug in hand, Glynda Goodwitch stood beside him. The two leaders hurried over to the man.

"We're sorry if we kept you waiting sir." Ruby said when they reached him. Jaune nodded in agreement.

The headmaster let the silence between them drag out, and took a small sip of his coffee. Glynda's narrowed eyes never left the two students, they couldn't tell if she was angry, or just staring.

"So," Ozpin finally broke the uncomfortable silence. His voice held its usual monotone. "It's come to my attention that you and your teams have run into a bit of a... Slump." He went quiet again, watching their responses. Neither leader said anything, they just looked down at the ground.

"I believe I may be able to help."

( A/N: This is an idea I've been playing around with for a while, and I am excited to start writing it. The title will make sense in the next chapter.

What this story will contain:

-Both Jaune and Ruby will be bad asses.

-There will be Jaune harem.

-There will be a Ruby harem. (Is the gender flipped version of a harem still called a harem?)

Well, that's all for now. Next chapter will be up hopefully within the next two days. I'd appreciate a review if you have enough time, it really helps me out a lot. See you next time!)

-Wolfpoet