Jaune woke up much earlier then usual. Once again, he found himself waking up before any of his other teammates. This time it wasn't to sneak out for training though, it was more the fact that he could barely sleep at all.

He just couldn't shake the feeling that Yang had told her team about what Jaune really was, even though she promised that she would keep it a secret. He couldn't help but thinking it, it was just such a sensitive topic that she was so eager to share with everyone that she could possibly just blurt it out at any moment.

But he had to at least have SOME faith in Yang, it wasn't like him to not give people the benefit of the doubt. So for now, he decided he would at least try to go back to sleep, and hopefully he would get at least another hour in.

"Jaune? It's almost seven thirty, you need to get up."

Jaune opened his eyes to see that indeed, the clock showed that it was seven thirty. As he pulled himself out of bed, he scratched the side of his head and let out a small groan. Glancing over to his side, he saw that Pyrrha standing beside his bed with a smile on her face.

"Oh, thanks, Pyrrha. How come my alarm didn't go off?"

Pyrrha fidgeted in place for a brief moment in response to the question. "Well, I may have turned it off for you. Sorry."

"Why?"

"I heard you tossing and turning throughout the night, so I assumed you weren't getting much sleep. So we decided to let you sleep in a little longer today."

"Oh. Thanks, Pyrrha. But uh, I hope I didn't keep you guys awake..."

"Oh no, no! We all slept fine!"

"Are you sure? I don't really want to-"

"Jaune, we slept FINE... You've been acting very high strung these past few days, is everything alright?"

Thoughts of Yang possibly telling all of her friends about him flooded his mind once again.

"Uuh... Y-yep! Everything's totally fine."

Pyrrha continued staring at him for a few seconds before her eyes drooped a bit. She knew he was lying to her, but she couldn't figure out why. As she watched him get up and enter the bathroom, she couldn't help but mull over everything her team did within the last week to see if she couldn't pinpoint when Jaune had started acting so strange...

Which is when she realized that this all started happening after his "accident" on the way to the training halls. Had both Jaune and Yang lied about what happened that day? Pyrrha scratched her chin and narrowed her eyes, staring at the floor as she continued to ponder the subject.

If Yang HAD done something, there was no way that Jaune would ever admit to it. He wouldn't even admit to Cardin blackmailing him, how could he say something that was possibly a major negative about one of their friends? Perhaps she would need to keep a closer eye on Jaune for the time being.

Jaune had noticed the looks he was getting from his partner throughout the day, and given how his entire team reacted the other day when he forgot to see them off to classes, he figured he should probably do so today.

"Sometimes it's like I'm team dad instead of team leader..." Jaune chuckled to himself as the thought passed through his mind. He was far more fitting to be a father than a leader, that's for sure.

Once his team had departed for classes, Jaune decided to make his way to team RWBY's dorm.

Because if he didn't go to Yang, she would come to him. And he could wager a guess that he really, REALLY didn't want that to happen.

Jaune knocked on the door to team RWBYs dorm. He figured he probably could have just snuck his way to the training halls and lock the door this time and keep Yang out, but that was also a bad idea considering the fact that Yang could easily just run and blab to everyone out of spite. Plus, having a friend who knew about your secret and could possibly help you... it was very tempting, to say the least.

The door opened up, revealing the white heiress, Weiss, standing at the doorway. As soon as her eyes settled on him, the look on her face shifted from neutral to annoyed, and he hadn't even said a word yet.

"H-hey, Weiss. I was wondering if-"

"Whatever you're going to ask, the answer is no."

"Oh... so Yang's not there?"

Weiss found herself blinking a few times in confusion. "Wait... you're looking for Yang?"

"Uh, yeah I am. See I was-"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Weiss was shoved away from the door and replaced with the very girl he was looking for. "HEY! What are you doing you Blonde Brute?!"

"Hey there, Vomit Boy! Whatcha need?"

Jaune tugged at his collar a bit before speaking up. "I uh, well... I'm on my free period, and I heard you guys have it the same time as me. So I was thinking of uh... heading down to the training halls?"

The grin that made its way onto Yang's face was a bit unsettling, even moreso when she stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Jaune's neck.

"Aaw, you remembered! And here I was thinking that I'd have to... well, MAKE you remember. But let's not talk about that."

Jaune gulped nervously as Yang let go of him and stepped back inside the dorm for a brief moment, when she emerged again she had her gauntlets wrapped firmly around her hands.

"Alright then, let's roll."

"Wait, aren't you supposed to keep those in your lock-"

"Yang? Where are you going?" Both Yang and Jaune heard the voice of Ruby, who appeared in the doorway along with Yang.

"Oh, hey Jaune! How's it hanging?"

"Me and Jaune here are gonna go down to the training halls for another-"

"Nuh uh, no way, Yang! I forbid it!"

"...Huh?"

"Remember what you did to Jaune last time? I don't want Pyrrha to murder us all if you hurt him again!"

Jaune scratched his head in confusion as he stared at both of them.

"...Why does everyone keep saying stuff like that about Pyrrha?" He didn't notice the small sighs that Yang and Ruby both let out before they turned back to each other.

"Ah come on, sis. He asked ME to train with him! He's totally fine with it! Besides, we're not even gonna spar this time."

Ruby cocked an eyebrow as she gave her sister a skeptical glance, before turning to look at Jaune.

"I DID come here just to get her."

Ruby let out an unsure hum as she glanced back at her sister for a brief moment.

"Okay, fine. But no more big bruises on Jaune's face! Just... smaller, more manageable ones that can't be seen."

"...Ruby?!"

"Oh relax, Jaune! I'm just kidding!"

Jaune sighed a bit as he scratched the back of his head. Though he didn't get much of a break, since Yang grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and began practically running to the training hall.

"Thanks, sis gotta train now bye!"

Jaune could see Ruby give him a nervous wave in return as he was being dragged off. He was really starting to hate himself more and more for not learning how to lock that stupid training room.

As the two of them stepped into the training room, Jaune turned around and swiped the keycard through the door. Before he turned away, this time he made sure that the door was actually going to be locked this time. Turning the handle, he found that the door opened yet again.

"I think this door is just plain busted, because it's not locking."

"Here, let me look at it."

Yang shoved Jaune out of the way and snatched the keycard from his hand, swiping it through the locking mechanism once again. When she went to turn the handle, this time the door remained closed. Jaune stared in shock.

"Why did the door lock for you?!"

"Uh, did you make sure to swipe this end of the card?" Yang held up the card and pointed to the small black line that was running across it. "It doesn't work if you don't use this end."

"...Well how was I supposed to know that?! Isolated from all technology, remember?!"

Yang rolled her eyes and tossed the card back at Jaune.

The two of them then moved to the center of the ring, Yang performed a few stretches while Jaune idly examined crocea mors before placing both the sword and shield on the ground nearby. After she had finished stretching, Yang couldn't help but notice that Jaune still hadn't changed. She began tapping her foot rather impatiently.

"Alright Jaune, let's go."

"Uh, go where?"

Yang pinched the bridge of her nose, placing her other hand on her hip in the process.

"We're not going anywhere. You're supposed to... y'know. Dragon up. Dragonize. Turn into big lizard. Get it?"

"Oh, right. Sorry."

A short burst of fire later, Jaune stood in front of her in his draconic form. Yang took the opportunity to examine him a bit more closely, circling him slowly as she inspected his dragon body.

"Uuh... what are you doing?"

"I didn't exactly get a close look at you yesterday. But now that I actually take the time to look at you, you're pretty weird."

Jaune rolled his eyes. She could probably be a little bit more specific on that subject. "How so?"

"Well I mean, you're standing on two legs."

"And?"

"You look more like some kind of human dragon. Don't dragons usually walk on all fours and look a bit more... dragon-like?"

"Oooh. You mean like this?" Jaune burst into flames once more, his body shifting once again.

When he emerged, his outward appearance had changed into that of a more stereotypical dragon. He looked much more animalistic in this form, walking on all fours. His neck had slimmed down only slightly, and it was also elongated a bit more then previously. His tail had thinned out a bit as well, not being nearly as bulky as it was when he was in his humanoid form. It was more slender and whiplike now. In fact, Jaune as a whole had a much more slimmed down appearance than when he was a more human looking dragon. While he looked much more buff in his humanoid form, in his "true" dragon form he was more of a toned slender type of dragon, and nailed the stereotypical dragon look on the head, with a few minor differences such as his chin whiskers and the small patch of scraggly blonde hair on his head.

"Woah."

"Yeah, it's a really weird cozy feeling being like this. I don't change into this form a whole lot, but it feels a lot more comfortable then when I turn into my uh... What's the word...?"

Jaune held a claw up to his chin, scratching it as he tried to think of the specific word. "I think it sounds kind of like bi-something?"

"Bipedal?"

"Yeah! That's the one. Bipedal. This one is a lot more comfortable than my bipedal form."

"So why don't you use it more often?"

"Uuh... well... My parents always told me that being a bipedal dragon was more fitting."

Yang cocked an eyebrow as she stared at the dragon.

"Who cares what your parents think if this is what you like being?"

Jaune sat on his hind legs and hoisted his front ones into the air, waving them in front of his chest as if he were trying to object.

"I-It's not like that's the only reason. I think I work a bit differently when I'm like this, it's only minor things, but my body just feels almost lighter and less powerful. My other form is just kind of a balance between my human side and my dragon side, true, but I feel like there's more weight behind my actions while I'm in it."

"So like, do other dragons do that too?"

"No, actually. I think golden dragons are the only ones that can have a humanoid form and a true dragon form. I've never seen any of the other dragons besides my family in a humanoid form if they can."

"Huh, so other dragons look like what the fairy tales describe them as?"

"Yeah, and some species even look different, depending on where they come from."

"Really? Can you gimme some examples?"

"Well uh, dragons from Vacuo have a really long and slender body, almost like a snake. And they don't have wings either, part of their semblance lets them fly I think. Dragons from Mistral look like how I do now, but they have lots of fins all over their bodies and gills on their neck to boot."

"And Atlesian dragons?"

"They have fur all over their bodies. I think it has to do with the climate at Atlas. Basically, dragons adapt to their environment."

"That's pretty cool..."

"Uh no, that's what the fur is supposed to prevent."

Yang briefly imagined each type of dragon in her head before she snapped back to reality. They didn't just come here to talk, after all. So Yang clapped her hands together and got Jaune's full attention.

"Alright, we didn't come here to just blab, so let's get down to business!"

"Uh, business about what?"

"Jaune, you can't seriously be this dense. We're going to train! You, specifically."

"What?!"

"You said it yourself, you don't know how to use your dragon powers. So, we're gonna start training you on how to do that."

Jaune blinked in confusion as he stared at other blonde. Why exactly was she so interested in helping him out?

"So, how much do you know about your dragon... self."

"Uh, nothing outside of the basics. Like, about as much as you know about your body."

Yang got a bit of a grin as she leaned forward, even if he was a dragon she was still going to mercilessly tease him. "Oh, I know a LOT about my body, Jaune. Probably more than you do about yours. Maybe if you're lucky you'll get to find out more about my body too."

Jaune seemed rather unphased by the implications, instead opting to lower his head. "...Man, I never realized how lame I am. I'm a dragon who barely knows anything about his own anatomy outside the basics..."

Yang stood back to her full height and watched as the dragon in front of her curled up into a ball, almost as if he were a sad puppy pouting in a corner. She had to hold back a snicker, just because of how stupidly adorable it looked.

"I'm standing in front of a freakin' dragon who just called himself lame. I'm so on my way to seeing everything on Remnant."

Yang had decided that she had enough of Jaune's pouting, as she walked up to him and gave him a firm tap with her boot.

"Alright lizard breath, rise and shine. It's time we start training."

Jaune uncurled himself and rose to his feet, but he still kept the sad expression plastered on his face. Yang just rolled her eyes in return. This was one of the things she absolutely hated about Jaune. Never in her life had she met someone as self-conscious as he was.

"So, I guess a good question is uh... what form should I use for training?"

"Both? Duh?"

"...What? B-both?"

"Well, you should master every weapon you've got on you, which includes two forms. So I think our gameplan should be to focus on one form first, then focus on another once you've got the first down."

Jaune scratched his chin with a claw as he thought the idea over. It certainly seemed like a solid idea, even if he wasn't planning on using his true form all that often when compared to his bipedal one.

"That sounds like a good idea. So uh, which form should I train first then?"

Yang shrugged her shoulders in response. "Dunno, dude. It ain't my body. Whatever is most comfortable for you, I guess."

"Hmm... How about this one?" Jaune gestured down to his current true form. "Once I've mastered my true form, I can practice mixing it with my more balanced state."

Yang nodded as she stepped forward, his logic was certainly interesting. Train the arguably harder area first before moving on to the easier one. But Jaune always did things the hard way, mostly just because he stumbled into it.

"Alright then, Vomit Boy."

Yang cocked her gauntlets as she spoke.

"Show me what you've got."

"Wait wait! I thought you said we weren't sparring!"

Yang let out a small laugh before charging forward.

"I lied!"