{Author's Note: Originally I didn't intend on making a sequel chapter, but Engineer1869 managed to give me an idea of how to continue, or at least address something.}
Shortly afterwards, Oscar walked back into the dorm where he saw Jaune standing right by the door.
"Oscar, can we talk… alone?" Jaune sounded… off. He wasn't his usual cheery self. While Oscar felt uneasy with this, inside he felt that Ozpin was still calm, but he had Ozpin inside his body for about six to eight months now. He knows when "calm" really means "prepared for the worst".
"… Okay." Oscar whimpered. He heard Ozpin say how there's thousands of secrets he'd rather not share with the group. The two walked a good distance away from the others. Oscar just took a passing glance at Qrow. The way Qrow saw them, eyes slightly widened and about to tug on his collar, confirmed that this isn't gonna be some nice chat. Millions of questions soared across Oscar's head, all centered on one theme.
Was he encroaching on Jaune's relationship with Ruby? Were they even an item? If Ozpin or the others know about this, then why didn't they tell him before?
"Don't worry. I don't want to talk to you." Oscar noticed that he was hyperventilating when he and Jaune entered his bedroom. Jaune closed the door and turned around. "Ozpin. Now." Oscar gulped. He hated it when Ozpin took over his body. It felt as though he was leaving a drunk behind the wheel of a car. He'd have no idea what to expect and worse, he had no control.
But he had to. Jaune's stern voice was a huge contrast to how he usually sounded. Was Jaune some other enemy from Ozpin's past? He would have made note of it, right? He let Ozpin take over and prayed the conversation would be good.
"So… Did you learn that lesson before or after Beacon fell?" Jaune asked.
"Learn what?" Ozpin asked.
"About how 'those who try to get greater powers before they're ready pay the ultimate price' or whatever crap you used to justify not having to teach Ruby the Silver Eyes." Jaune said. Ozpin just hummed. Oscar could feel it. The preparation that Ozpin took for this moment. He had no idea why this question was so important for Jaune to ask with such aggression.
"Before and after. Even the best of teachers forget their own lessons." Ozpin said. Jaune just clenched his hands.
"How awfully convenient then." Jaune's razor sharp tongue was something that Oscar was not prepared for. "You know who could have benefitted from that lesson?"
"I understand your frustration."
"No! You don't! You have no idea what happened after we ran! I wanted to call Glynda or Ironwood like you said, but she decided to go and throw her life away for your bullshit!" Jaune said. What was he talking about? Someone died?
"It was her choice." Ozpin said.
"Really? Was that before or after you drilled all that talk of Maidens into her head? You know, maybe if didn't force that onto her, she could have lived!" Jaune said.
"… I merely thought-"
"No, no, you know what? Maybe if you told us about the Maidens or how we're nothing but guard dogs for your stupid little Relics, then maybe we wouldn't even be in this mess!" Jaune said.
"We have our reasons." Ozpin said.
"Yeah, your little birdie told us. 'We'd have another Great War and we'd have to fight'. Well news flash, genius, we're in another Great War right now! If not now, then in the next month when we fail to save Haven." Jaune said.
"How are you certain we'll lose?" Ozpin asked.
"Because we have you on our side." Jaune gave a cold glare at Ozpin.
"What happened at Beacon is just one of the many mistakes I have mad, but we can't let what happened in the past affect what we do now." Ozpin said.
"You saw Ruby, didn't you? The Fall of Beacon affected us all. Ruby's only soldiering on because she's that optimistic. Me, on the other hand? I have no such hopes. I'm just here to make sure no one else dies because of your mistakes." Jaune said.
"So, even though you think this is impossible, that we will all fall in battle… You still decide to fight?" Ozpin then smiled. "That is exactly why I chose you as Team Leader of JNPR. You're headstrong, resilient, and even resourceful." He chuckled. "You didn't think that transcript would get you into Beacon, did you." Jaune's jaw dropped.
"You… knew?" Jaune asked.
"Yes. I did. But I let you in anyways to determine if you were truly ready. After all, those who try to obtain power when they're not ready for it…" Ozpin said.
"Well, I'm definitely not ready then! I paid my price, didn't I? I'll have to look back at that night and think how I should have done this better or how I should have done that better. You wonder how many nights I spend training, thinking that if I was just slightly the better Huntsman than the idiot freshman that I was, Pyrrha would have lived? I was her leader and I let her kill herself for a worthless cause!" Jaune gripped his fists. By this point, Oscar realized that this wasn't any ordinary person that Jaune felt grief for. For him to start sniping at Ozpin like this, Pyrrha would have to be someone special to Jaune.
"Ozpin, I think he needs time." Oscar said.
"We'll be having dinner soon." Ozpin said as he began to do a pose that Jaune grew familiar with. Whenever he would look to the sky with his hands splayed out, that means Oscar will take over. Jaune growled and pulled out his sword.
"No! You're not gonna be hiding behind another child! NEVER AGAIN!" And with one swing of his sword, he created a huge energy wave that knocked Ozpin off his feet and onto the bed. As soon as that happened, the sound of feet began marching up the stairs. The door swung open as Jaune saw Qrow, Ruby, Nora, and Ren standing outside.
"What happened?" Ruby asked. Jaune just looked to Ozpin, who kept a smile on his face.
"Uuuuh, Ozpin, why are you smirking? He's about to kill us!" Oscar asked him.
"Well, Mr. Arc, I think we found out what triggered your Semblance." Ozpin got up. Jaune just blinked.
"What?" He looked at his sword.
"Of course!" Ren stepped forward. "When I lost my family at Kuroyuri, I was so traumatized that my Aura and Semblance activated. Jaune needed an emotional outbreak to trigger it."
"… Did you just try to make me angry at you just to activate my Semblance?" Jaune asked.
"That was never my intention. I was just wanting to tell you how I made the mistake of assuming Pyrrha was ready and how we both paid the price for it. I am truly sorry for your loss, but I promise you that I will train you the best I can so that you can try your hardest to prevent any more loss." Ozpin steadied himself with his cane. "Starting tomorrow morning, I will spar with you. Qrow, you're invited to spar with him as well. Perhaps this will be good exercise, venting your anger at us. Maybe you could even refine your Semblance." Ozpin said.
Jaune, for the first time in a long while, wasn't angry at Ozpin. He was still aggressive towards him, but the overall feeling of hating Ozpin waned a considerable amount. He just returned the smirk.
"You're on."