After classes the team and I went back to the room to relax.

"Ugh, I can already tell classes are going to be annoying." Alex said complaining and taking off his shoes.

"All I want to do is get in my pajamas and chill out, unless Jen has something planned." I say.

"Well I was actually hoping we could go down to the gym and do some training. Now that we are a team we need to have battle strategies and formations." Jen said seriously. I've known Jen for nearly 15 years and I have never known her to be serious about anything, this was a delightful surprise.

"Okay, sounds like a plan, I just need to change out of this uniform and into my kickass clothes." I grab my shorts and tank top, leaving my tights and jacket behind, all we were doing was training so why bother? I look at myself in the mirror and I see a tear in the side of my shirt. How the hell did that happen? I step outside and grab one of my other shirts, which I didn't particularly like to wear but I was desperate. It was a crop top that I normally just wore as lazy clothes, but it'll have to do till the weekend when Killian and I go into town. I look at myself in the mirror and I surprise myself a bit. Since when did I get toned? I shrug and walk out.

"Um, Cassy we are training not going to the club." Jen says looking me up and down.

"I don't know Jen, I like her new look." Killian says looking me up and down.

"Listen this is the best I can do, my other shirt is ripped, I'm going to have to buy a new one when we go to Vale." I sigh, "Let's just go do some training okay?" I grab my sword and walk out. Killian trailed close behind.

On the walk to the gym, I got multiple stares and most of them were men, which made Killian very unhappy. The more stares I got, the closer he got to me. He eventually put his arm around me, which wasn't hard considering he was nearly a foot taller than me.

"You know Killian, I'm not going to go after some other guy. Your fine." I say smiling at him. He smiles back and pulls me toward him. And my ears brush his arm as we walk.

We finally get to the gym which is across campus and we start training and going over drills one after the other. I didn't know that Jen would be so strict about it but we manage to put together 3 formations and strategies. It all came to a crashing halt when Cardin Winchester and is team walked through the door. I unconsciously put my ears against my head along with Jen.

When Jen and I were young we were bullied and tormented nearly every day by Cardin until we both moved to a local faunas school. Jen and I absolutely hated his guts, I mean I was holding off hissing at him. Killian looked at Jen and I worried, then realized what was going on.

"Hey Jen, I think we have done enough training today, we should probably leave." Killian said, looking at her worried.

"Yeah, that's a great idea. We can rest up and start again tomorrow." She said never taking her eye off of Cardin. We started walking away when Cardin decided to say something he shouldn't.

"Hey, I didn't realize that the circus was practicing their acts here." He and his team laughed. That was a mistake, Jen got right in his face and just stared for a second.

"What? Cat's got your tong…" He never had to finish his sentence because this small girl standing in front of him was gone and he had a broken nose and a very crushed groin.

"Never talk to my team like that again, never even look at my team again, or else you will regret it…Fuck you Winchester." We all stood in awe of what my best friend just did. But we all followed her back to the room in complete silence.

After a while of just sitting without talking in the room I finally said something to break the silence and Alex must have thought the same thing, we said almost synchronized, "Thank you." As a reply she smacked both of our heads, yep, Jen was back.

"You don't have to say thank you, I did what a leader would do, I did it to protect my family. You guys are my family." She smiled, almost letting a tear escape.

-4 days later-

Things were normal again and Jen eased up on training us a bit. Now it was Saturday morning so Killian and I were getting ready to go out. I put on my jacket, put my sword on my back, and put some money in my pocket, we were ready to go. We held hands and walked over to the airship dock and chatted on the flight to Vale. Once we got off the ship we started walking around and saw that people were already setting up for the festival.

"So, do you want to buy a new shirt first or go to a weapon's shop or what?" Killian asks nudging me.

"Well I wouldn't mind going to the weapon's shop to see what they have for Beauty." I said smiling.

"That's the name of your sword? Beauty?" He asks.

"Yeah, my brother gave me the idea when I first made her. When he saw her finished he said it was a beauty and it stuck." I smiled remembering how proud my brother was of me. "When she is in pistol form she is called destruction."

"There is a lot to you, isn't there? I've only heard you speak of your family a few times, and I'm just now hearing your weapon's name. Do you not like me or not trust me or what?" He asks legitimately worried.

I sigh, "I just take a while to warm up to people, one day I will explain everything. I do like you Killian, just give me time to tell you everything." I stand on my tiptoes and peck him on the lips.

We walk around, laughing, chatting and going into shops. I buy myself a couple new shirts and a pair of jeans. We go into the weapon store and Killian buys some cleaning supplies and ammo. It's nearly 6 when we decide to go to a small café and have dinner. The café is a small place on a corner that is friendly to both humans and faunas.

"I love this place, it's so cozy, reminds me of when I was little." I say happily, waiting for our meal.

"Ah, mysterious Cassy, what were you like as a child?" Killian asks.

"If you can believe it I was even more hyper than Jen. My big brother was my hero and I would always sneak candy when no one was looking. Overall it was happy." I look happy but on the inside I'm sad and of course with Killian's semblance he can tell pretty easily.

"What's wrong Cas?" He asks concerned. "You can trust me, I know you have issues with it but you can. I'm not going to hurt you or leave you, I'm here to stay." He takes my hand across the table and I look up to stare into his beautiful blue eyes.

"I will tell you on the way back, let's not ruin a nice dinner with my past." As I finish my sentence the waitress comes and sets our food on the table.

We finish our meal, and walk back to the airship to go to beacon. Once we step off, he turns around and says, "Okay, I want to know, so start."

I take his hand and start walking while beginning the story, "My brother is 4 years older than me and I have a sister who is 5 years younger than me. My brother always wanted to be a huntsman, which was his biggest dream in the world, to be just like our parents and save the day. So, naturally being the younger sibling I wanted to become a huntress, so I could fight bad guys and monsters with my brother." I sigh and look down. "We had an uncle that we grew up with and I loved him like he was another parent, it wasn't until later, after everything went down, that we found out he was part of the whitefang." I stop walking and take a deep breath. "My uncle, in order to prove his dedication to the whitefang, was to kill us. Because our parents were the good guys and refused the whitefang. So he waited for our parents to leave and he came after us, I was 13, my brother was 17 and my sister was 8. I felt them before I heard them coming, I told my brother that a group was on their way to hurt us, he told me to take Lilith and run as far and as fast as I could. I refused and told him I could help him fight, but I had only finished my weapon a week earlier. Soon they were trying to knock down the front door and the back door. Caiden looked me straight in the eye and told me with desperation to go through the cellar and out the back. With tears in my eyes, I did as I was told and ran. I ran with my little sister in my arms to Jen's house. I had cuts and bruises all over my body. All I could say was help. When help finally got to my house, my brother was already murdered. My brother was murdered and I ran. Caiden is dead and even though no one blames me, I feel like I killed him myself instead of my bastard of an uncle." I couldn't hold the tears in anymore and I just cried. Killian held me against his chest and we stood there while I cried. He whispered soothing things into my ears and held me until I finished crying.

"It's not your fault Cas, if you were the older one in the situation, you would have done the same thing." He looked down at me and wiped my tears away with his thumbs. "Wow, you're even beautiful when you cry." He smiled and kissed my forehead. I giggle a bit and we continue walking to our room.

"Thanks for a great day out." I say smiling.

"No problem baby girl." He bends down and kisses me gently on the lips. Then we enter the room to see quite the sight. Alex and Jen are making out with only undergarments on. I start laughing hysterically and Killian just rolls his eyes.

"And you said I move fast! God, I didn't even know you two were together yet, I mean I knew it would happen but not like this!" Jen throws a pillow at us, blushing profusely.

"We will talk about this later! Just leave!" Jen yells as Alex tries to find anything to cover up his growing boxers with.

"Well, see you love birds later!" I yell as we step out of the room.

Killian and I look at each other and start laughing. I lean against the wall and slide down till I'm sitting. Killian sits beside me and puts his arm over my shoulders.

"So, can you hear them?" I ask still giggling a bit.

"I wish I couldn't, lustful thoughts and words are really hard to block out." He looks at me uncomfortably. "I could have gone my whole life not knowing what they are thinking about right now. I also wish I could erase my memory of seeing Alex and Jen nearly naked."

"You want to go somewhere else and just wait it out?" I ask concerned.

"No, they are getting dressed and bickering like an old couple about how we need to come up with a system so we know when to stay out."

"That is a good idea. Hey, if they start sleeping in the same bed, we would have a lot more room, don't you think?"

He looks at me curiously, "Yeah, it would, but why would we need more room?"

I give him an annoyed look. "Are you kidding me? It's so cramped in there! We should have done what team RWBY did and made bunk beds!"

Jen peeks her head out the door, "You guys can come in now, we are decent."

We go inside and converse about the terms and conditions of the room including my idea of space saving, Jen's condition for that was she would sleep in the same bed as Alex, if I slept in the same bed as Killian. We agreed and with two beds less, team JACK had more room and cuddle partners.