Cecil

All of the students walked out of the room, mumbling about the battles they observed.

"He seemed so slow but that's because he doesn't move much."

"That weapon is so cool! It's a massive battleaxe and a sword and shield! I wonder if it has any ranged abilities…"

"Ruby, not everyone has to be ranged as well. Just look at Jaune."

"Hey Cecil, what's your next class?"

He turned in surprise to Ren, who had just asked. He didn't expect them to still be friendly. Back home, they would have tried to beat him up the second class was over. After all, he had just golfed their friend into the wall through deception. His weapons and armor had been put away, and never had he felt more open and vulnerable.

"Grimm studies, taught by… Professor Port?"

Ruby leapt for joy, Yang looked interested, Blake looked completely interested, and Weiss looked borderline disgusted.

"We are in the same claaaaaass!

They were so friendly after he had tricked their friend and then bludgeoned her with an axe. It was new and unfamiliar to Cecil. If he ever pulled that with his previous team, they would have put him into the ground, 5 feet under.

"Would you mind showing me the way? My introduction to the school did not come with a tour."

As they neared the lecture hall, the group saw a note on the door.

"Class will be held in the Emerald Forest today. Please bring your weapons and armor, if the situation allows."

They all split up to fetch their armor. The thought of using the relic blade again made Cecil sick - swinging a 200 pound axe tended to do that. Generally, he was able to use momentum to mitigate the weight, but in his last fight, he had swung from a standing position. He had had minimal time to get any sort of momentum, and he wasn't looking to do it again any time soon. He instead opted for the same armor, but picked up his daggers - the twin monarchs. La Foi wasn't combat ready, and he didn't think the class would respond well to Hank. Finally, he picked a few vials from his locker. One was mustard yellow, one was crimson red, and one was a sickening black. Mixing them up would have dire consequences - one gave him energy, one made him stronger, and one was a highly corrosive acid. Having a portable mini-armory was quite useful, and though he couldn't store every weapon in it, it could hold the relic blade and his daggers as well as a few special chemicals. With his gear at his side, he hurried out to the location marked on his map.

He arrived to see Weiss, or as he dubbed her, Ice Queen, engaged in combat with some kind of boar like animal. Its mannerisms and attacks reminded him of a bullfango. It was a simple creature and easily predictable, and it only took Cecil a few moments of watching to find its pattern. Charge, slide into position, charge again. No ranged attacks, no other tricks. The girl in white danced around it as glyphs spun around her before planting her rapier into it. As she finished, the professor overseeing it turned and saw him approaching. Cecil technically wasn't late, but he wasn't very early. He got the vibe that the girl in white who now frowned at him was always early. The rest of the class assembled on the sides. Most of them were the same people in his first class. He saw both team RWBY and team JNPR waiting there.

"An excellent demo, Ms. Schnee. Today, we will be studying boarbatusks. They are pretty standard in terms of grimm, but by no means are they to be taken lightly. Because you all seem rather bored with this concept, I have decided to spice up today's lecture. Each of you, find a partner, no, not your standard partner, and please trade weapons. If you can't find a partner, I will assign you one."

Cecil had to keep himself from bursting out in laughter as the tiny Ruby hefted a greatsword that was easily double her height and weight. Nora's face shined in glee as she picked up Yang's explosive gauntlets, and Jaune was trying to figure out how to fire a cord from Blake's Gambol Shroud. Cecil looked around to find someone when someone he wasn't expecting lightly tapped his shoulder. He turned around to find himself face to face with Ice Queen, who stood there looking very displeased as she offered her rapier to him. He picked it up and handed her the twin monarchs. It hurt to part with them, and he was slightly terrified to see the destructive power of the kirin in the hands of someone untrained with them.

"Be careful with it, I spent a lot of time working on it."

"You be careful too. I had to track down 4 beasts through some frozen mountains to make those. Here's a tip: Hit the small jewel on the pommel when you're ready, but don't do it before you start fighting. And keep your hands away from the horns. They are made for stabbing first, slashing second."

"So is the rapier. It functions as a revolver, and those cartridges are for dust."

"It's very elegant, just like its wielder."

"These are very crude, just like its wielder."

As he was trying to pleasant.

"They're called the Twin Monarchs."

"It's called Myrtenaster."

She really hated him, and he was unsure why. It probably had something to do with the fact that he had swung a 200 pound axe into someone's back. Even though everyone else had appeared to forgive him, Weiss hadn't. It was best to rip off the band-aid and just ask.

"Why do you hate me?"

"I don't hate you."

"It's pretty clear you hate me, Ice Queen."

"Don't. Call. Me. Ice. Queen."

"Fine, Your Majesty. But that doesn't explain why you hate me. You hold everyone at a distance, but every time you see me, you look like you've swallowed a lemon."

"This is not the place for this discussion."

"Fine, but I want an explanation later."

"Fine."

Well that didn't help at all.

The professor released a few grimm for the students to fight with their new weapons. Some were better than others - Nora's fist crashed into the boarbatusk and Ren was surprisingly good with Pyrrha's sword and shield, but Yang was struggling with his two guns. Weiss had quickly picked up on using both of her arms, but it was clear her right was stronger than her left. Suddenly, everyone heard a mighty crash and turned to the girl, whose hair now stood on end. The boarbatusk that had just charged her was now a pile of ash on the floor - she had clicked the jewel Cecil had pointed out earlier, and the boarbatusk had disintegrated as she touched it.

"That would be the latent power in those daggers."

"You didn't tell me they would summon a lightning bolt!"

He looked at his fingernails calmly.

"Oh, I didn't? Oops."

She glared at him, but she couldn't deny that swinging around two lightning bolts was a lot of fun. Professor Port spoke up one more time.

"One more challenge for you. An ursa for the one person who I haven't seen try their weapon yet. Mr. Corax, please step forward."

Still rather disinterested, he stepped forward to face the mighty bear that stood before him.

"Oh, you brought in an Arzuros."

"What?"

"Nothing."

He stood there still not focusing as the furious ursine charged him. Suddenly, with lightning speed, he darted under it and stabbed the rapier into it's unprotected belly. As quickly as he had stabbed in, he pulled it out and attacked again. His movements were blindingly fast, and the ursa couldn't even move - it was paralyzed by shock. Before long, the massive beast toppled to the ground, without having even come close to hitting Cecil.

He spun the rapier one more time, examining all the facets on it before handing it back to Weiss and safely hooking his daggers on his waist.

"Well done. Please return your classmates weapons and go to lunch."

They all walked to lunch together.

"Hey, have you decided on a team? We would love to have you."

Yang was excited at the prospect of having someone like him on her team.

"You could join team JNPR though, and Pyrrha could have her chance at revenge"

"I told you all, I'm not mad. It's my own fault for dropping my guard."

"No, I haven't decided on a team yet. I may not join a team at all, but instead I might sub for you all on missions."

They all made small-talk, eating their lunch when an announcement came over the intercom in the voice of Glynda Goodwitch. She was trying to remain calm, but there was a hint of panic in her voice.

"All students, return to your dorms immediately. Team leaders, you are responsible for the safety of your team. No one is to leave their dorm until further notice. Please proceed in a calm, orderly, fashion. You are not in grave danger, but this is very important."

They all looked around before picking up their backpacks and hurrying to their dorms. All of their dorms were close, so they went as a large team. As they got close, they found themselves face to face with Professor Goodwitch. Her face was unreadable, but it was not her normal, disapproving expression. She turned directly to Cecil and said simply

"Grab your best armor and weapon. Ozpin's office in five. You too, Ms. Nikos."

She then briskly walked down the hall to control the chaos that was beginning to erupt. Both team RWBY and team JNPR looked at the two in moderate terror.

"What did you do?!"