"This is our room?" Tira asked seeing the size of their dorm.

"It does seem a bit cramped" Emmara noted, "The beds take up almost the entire room by themselves".

"Think we could rig them to stack on each other?" Tira asked, "Like bunk beds".

"I wouldn't advise it" Alexia said entering the room, "We can remove one of the beds, I do not require that much room and am quite comfortable sleeping with a simple bed roll".

Tira stepped inside the room, "Why don't we just get rid of the bed frames? Just keep the mattresses".

Emmara followed her sister, stepping inside and turning to get a full view of their room, "It would still be short of space. There are only two desks and a single bookshelf. If we follow Alexia's suggestion and remove one of the beds that would free up considerable space, but it would still feel tight".

"Then let's take out two of the beds" Tira told her wrapping her arm around Emmara's waist and pulling her closer, "You and me can share a bed just like we used to".

"When we were kids" Emmara said struggling to free herself.

Alexia looked to Cassandra who had remained silent since they left the amphitheatre, "What are your thoughts Cassandra?"

"Do whatever you want" the scarred girl replied, "As long as you don't bother me and stay out of my way we won't have any problems".

"Is this amount of space acceptable to you?" Alexia asked her.

"I don't care one way or the other" Cassandra said, "So long as you agree to leave me alone".

"What's her problem?" Tira wondered hearing Cassandra's hostile tone, "Well we can worry about all of this later" she said clapping her hands together, "Let's get to know each other".

"Tira" Emmara moaned, "Behave".

"What?" Tira asked, "Don't you think we should, especially if we're going to be teammates for the next four years".

Emmara walked over to one of the beds and set her tome down, "Just restrain yourself please".

Tira claimed the bed next to her sister, "We already know each other's name, so let's go into some detail like where we're from, any hobbies that sort of thing".

Alexia got down on her knees, sitting on her legs and straightening her back, "After you".

"Emmara and I are from here in Vale" Tira began, "She's my sister and closest friend. As far as hobbies go, I'm into anything that involves a good rush. Rock climbing, sky diving, surfing, snowboarding those sort of things and Emmy here is my personal camera girl".

She looked to her sister, "Your turn Emmy".

Emmara's hand moved to the large tome she set down next to her, "I like to read" she said nervously.

"Come on" Tira urged, "I know there's more than that Emmy, don't be shy".

Emmara's cheeks brightened, "I like to cook sometimes and…"

"It is alright Emmara" Alexia said to her, "It is fine if you are nervous. Take your time; perhaps tell us your goals in life".

Emmara hesitated, "I…don't really have any" she admitted, "I never thought about them. I…I like photography".

Emmara fell silent again unsure of what to say so Tira looked to Alexia, "How about you?"

"I am from Vale as well" Alexia began, "As my appearance suggests I am a Faunus, though I am half-human. My father was someone who believed strongly in equality for all including the Faunus which is how he met my mother".

"That's really nice to hear" Tira interrupted, "Hearing that gives me hope for the future, hopefully we'll get to see a day where the humans and Faunus can truly be considered as equals".

Alexia nodded, "Such a world would be ideal. Sadly due to my lineage I was avoided by people from both sides. There is much work to be done before such a world can be realized".

"Well I like you so far" Emmara said quietly, "I'm sure we'll get along".

"Definitely" Tira agreed, "It also helps that you're really cute, I like you already".

Alexia suppressed a grin, "You're flattery is noted".

Tira smirked at her, "So any hobbies?"

"Nothing you would find interesting I'm afraid" Alexia admitted, "I prefer meditation in my free time. I am quiet by nature though I do welcome a friendly conversation if you seek one".

Tira looked to Cassandra, "So what about you? Where are you from?"

"Atlas" Cassandra answered without looking at them, she was cleaning her sub-machine gun.

"Any hobbies?"

"No" her tone devoid of any emotion as she wiped the weapon down with a rag.

Emmara watched Cassandra as she continued to clean her weapon, "Is…Is there anything you would like to tell us?"

Setting her smg down Cassandra moved her attention to her double sided spear, "I've already told you what you needed to know when we got here".

Alexia spoke up, "Perhaps that is enough for now. As we continue to spend time together we will learn more about each other. For now we should focus on unpacking our belongings".

Emmara looked over to the various boxes in the corner, stuff for her and Tira things their parents had sent with them. Tira's sporting equipment and Emmara's books along with an assortment of clothes. The shy girl noticed that Alexia and Cassandra only had a single duffle bag each leading her to feel guilty as her and Tira would be taking up most of the room.

"It is alright Emmara" Alexia said noticing her expression, "I do not require much space to be content and I believe Cassandra will be well enough as is. You need not feel guilty".

Emmara was surprised, with a single glance Alexia had easily read what was on her mind. Despite Alexia's words of reassurance she still felt bad, between her things and her sister's the would be taking up almost half of what little free space was available. The closet on their side of the room was just big enough to store Tira's clothes along with her own, thankfully the bookshelf had enough room for her favorite novels, though the entire corner next to it was taken up by Tira's various sporting equipment.

"Why did you bring all of that?" Emmara asked her, "You won't have a lot of time to make use of any of it".

"Maybe not" Tira said, "But it adds some décor to the room don't you think?"

"Not really" Emmara told her, "In this small space it just looks like clutter. Besides out here you'll only ever end up using your climbing harness or you skateboard, the rest is out of place for the environment".

"Well I do have my wing suit if I ever go sky diving" Tira said, "The cliffs here are definitely high enough" she grinned, "Oh do you think I could glide down to the city from here?"

Emmara shook her head, "Even if you can, if you try you'll be too far away for me to get a good shot of you".

"True" Tira admitted, "Alright I'll send some of it back home. I can always rent a board if we ever go anywhere".

"And try not to get rowdy tonight" Emmara told her, "Our classes start in the morning".

"Wow" Tira said, "Just suck the fun right out of me today".

"You can have fun another time, just behave for now" Emmara told her.

"Are you sure Tira is the older sibling Emmara?" Alexia asked her, "You seem to be the responsible one so far?"

Emmara turned to her, "No, Tira is older I just have to remind her from time to time to keep her energy in check".

Once again Tira wrapped her arms around Emmara and pulled her closer, "Oh you're so thoughtful looking after me like that. You grew up so fast, my little Emmy".

"Let go of me" Emmara struggled.

"You have given your sister a nickname" Alexia noticed, "That is usually a sign of affection from another".

"You are correct" Tira told her, "I love her more than anything".

"You love to tease me" Emmara said finally freeing herself.

Tira shrugged, "Well that to" she turned to Alexia, "I think I'll give you a nickname to, let's see".

"Please stop" Emmara begged.

"Your initials are all A" Tira began wrapping her hand around her chin, "So I'll call you Triple A".

"As you wish" Alexia said.

Emmara looked to her, "You don't have to agree to that".

"It is of no consequence to me" Alexia told her.

"That settles that" Tira said before looking to Cassandra noting how tall she was for her age, "I think I'll call you Big Cass".

Glaring at Tira, Cassandra grabbed her weapons, sliding her smg into its holster and folding her double-sided spear and walked out of the room.

"Maybe she just needs some time to adjust to this" Emmara said, "This is a big change for all of us".

The first few days passed and as their first week at Beacon ended they realized the academy would be a whole new level compared to the combat school they attended. As the days passed Tira and Emmara learned more about Alexia, specifically her style of combat and the training she received. Despite what her figure would suggest, she was a melee fighter, excelling at hand to hand combat over anything. Her combat attire had burn dust woven into the fabric giving her easy access to it during a fight and giving her attacks additional damage.

Likewise Alexia learned more about the sisters and their preferred way of fighting. Tira's style seemed, rampant. She fought with a staff that could separate into a pair of rifles, but it sounded like she expended too much energy in a fight. Emmara on the other hand was the opposite. Her weapon of choice was the large tome she always carried with her, a thousand page book with dust infused pages, allowing her to channel any element she wanted and direct it as needed to any target, a useful tool, but Emmara lacked her sister's stamina and tired easily.

Even after a week as passed none of them had learned anything else about their other teammate Cassandra. The girl with multiple scars and a cold, deathly stare exclusively kept to herself and proved to be more quiet than Alexia. Alexia remembered how Cassandra fought in the Emerald Forest during their initiation; her style was focused, but seemed to be single purposed. If her assumption was accurate Cassandra's combat style was purely intended to kill her opponent.

"She was attacked by Grimm" Alexia told them while they were eating breakfast in the cafeteria, "At a young age considering how old her scars look".

Cassandra was not there, the only time they ever saw her was during class, even after curfew Cassandra would return to the dorm room late, long after the others had fallen asleep.

"I would imagine it was truly traumatic for her" Alexia continued as they ate, "That would explain her cold demeanor and why she prefers to be alone".

"But we're teammates" Emmara said, "We need to be able to trust each other".

"It is merely my observation" Alexia told her, "Though I prefer not to talk about someone who is not present so I would like to request a change in topic".

"So which class do you like best so far?" Tira asked Alexia.

"I enjoy Professor Oobleck's classes" Alexia replied, "Though I must confess I find his personality overwhelming".

Emmara agreed, "Yeah, I like history, but watching the professor move about the class like he does is enough to exhaust me".

Tira nodded, "Not to mention he talks just as fast as he moves. I'm amazed anyone can understand him".

"He does seem extremely knowledgeable despite his over caffeinated personality" Alexia noted.

"Anyway" Tira said, "Back to you Alexia, where did you learn to fight the way you do? You said you didn't attend a combat school, but you passed the entrance exam for Beacon".

"I was trained by my uncle" Alexia told them.

Emmara asked, "Was he a Huntsman?"

Alexia shook her head, "No, but he was trained by one to fight. He owns a small dairy farm at the foot of a mountain and a passing huntsman taught him how to fight so he could defend his farm should Grimm ever attack it".

"And then he taught you how to fight" Tira concluded, "What made you want to become a Huntress?"

"I'm still not entirely sure" Alexia told her, "I just know its what I want to do".

"That's still a better reason that Tira's" Emmara said, "The only reason she's doing it is so she can get the ultimate rush".

Tira looked at her sister, "You say that like it's a bad thing. I look for the fun in life, pushing myself to the edge where you feel truly alive. Besides what about you? You became a Huntress because I did" she pulled Emmara closer, "Admit it, you just can't live without me".

Emmara freed herself from her sister's embrace and returned to her breakfast, "So what about your parents Alexia? You haven't talked much about them".

Alexia didn't answer, she was staring at another table across from them. Following her eyes Tira and Emmara saw a group of four male students making fun of a girl with rabbit ears, another Faunus. The largest member of the group a student they recognized as Cardin Winchester had grabbed one of the girl's ears and was pulling on it while laughing and mocking the Faunus girl.

"Excuse me" Alexia said slowly standing up from the table and walking over to them.

"Please stop" the Faunus girl had said with an accent.

"I told you they were real" Cardin had said as he continued to pull her ears.

"What a freak" one of his teammates said before seeing Alexia standing behind Cardin.

Raising her hand Alexia tapped Cardin on the shoulder getting his attention.

"What do you want?" he asked seeing Alexia behind him.

Alexia glared at him for a moment before her fist shot upward hitting him in the nose, causing his head to snap back. Cardin screamed as he released the other Faunus girl and covered his face with both hands, his teammates standing behind him unsure of what to do. Without a word Alexia moved her hand to the Faunus girl's shoulder and walked her away from the table.

Watching Alexia escort the other student back to her team Tira's lips curved in a wide grin, "That was the sexiest thing I've ever seen" she looked to her sister, "I see why you like her".

Emmara's cheeks reddened, "That's not why I like her".

"So you do like her?" Tira hummed sliding closer.

"Not like that" Emmara said trying to push her away.

Tira chuckled only adding to her sister's embarrassment as Alexia returned to them.

"Sorry about that" she said sitting back down.

"Don't be" Tira replied, "That was hot".

Alexia looked at her, "I'm unsure if you are merely flattering me or actually flirting".

"Pick whichever you like" Tira told her before Emmara elbowed her side, "So there's a good chance he's going to try and retaliate for that".

"Let him" Alexia said as she finished her meal, "I'm confidant I can handle him without much trouble".

"He had it coming" Tira continued, "People like him need to be taught a lesson".

"Indeed" Alexia agreed, "I hate people like him" she mumbled to herself as the bell rung signaling classes would soon start.

As they got up to leave Emmara made one last glance over to Cardin and his team as they were handing him napkins, his hands and armor were stained red with the blood flowing from his nose, and he was glaring at Alexia as she left.