June had gotten around to Shade a year after she had left home. At 16, she was being mistaken for an official Huntress where ever she went, so being near Shade only increased that problem. What she didn't know, is that the current headmaster of Beacon was visiting Shade. A young Ozpin had caught the eye of many in his early years, mostly for being the youngest headmaster so far. This made many consider him a prodigy, but, of course, the real reason was that he planned for it to happen as the king of Vale. Ozpin had been there to increase relations there, as even other headmasters wouldn't visit Shade for its cruelness. Ozpin, wanting to keep the kingdoms united, thought visiting would help. The other reason? He planned to check on the relic held under the school, as it would be the first time he checked since his reincarnation.
Back to June, the way she had made money was to take advantage of people mistaking her as a Huntress. Whenever she stayed some time at a settlement, she would be asked to protect the settlement while she was there. She agreed to the jobs, and even took over some bounties from actual Huntsman. All of the jobs she took over the year had earned her a reputation among outskirt settlements. Even with their constant moving, communication was important between settlements, so news traveled fast of a wandering Huntress capable of completing any assignment given to her. The news had even reached Amica's settlement. His family, though knowing June, didn't know it was her, as the rumors of this "Huntress" included no mention of her weapon. When she got to the main part of Vacuo, though, her reputation hadn't followed her, so she found herself caught up in more fights of people who didn't trust her. One of the unspoken laws in Vacuo was that if you're tough enough to survive, you're seen as an equal among the citizens, but her newness led to people not trusting her.
This was apparent by the first bar and inn she found to stay at for the night. When she first entered, she caught the eye of everyone there, half thinking she was a Huntress and the other half planning to hit on her. When she had sat down and asked for a room and water, she had been approached by a drunk and his two friends. They sat near her and started to pester her and hitting on her. When she showed no sign of interest, and told them firmly to fuck off. Everyone looked at this, as the 3 men were the biggest in the bar. Being drunk and ruthless, they started to get closer and showed that they were pissed. Right before they got close, she finished the water and stood up. She knew that no amount of convincing would prevent them from trying to attack her. Besides, she needed to prove she could defend herself in Vacuo. She didn't move, and let them get closer. She wasn't in the mood to draw out the fight, so her semblance would prove helpful in that. Right before the first punch could connect, there was flash and a gust, but she was only a couple feet back from where she was. The men didn't know what happened, but they soon realized they had been disarmed and that their dust weapons and knives had been put in a pile at the other end of the bar. Another flash happened and the 3 collapsed, and she was back sitting down asking for another drink. Again, she didn't realize who the people in the bar were. More specifically, Ozpin was at one of the tables with the current headmaster of Shade, Theodore or Theo. They were lying low, but saw everything that had happened. Ozpin looked at Theodore, but Theodore showed he also had no idea who the young girl was. Unlike others, they both could tell she was too young to be a Huntress, as well as they both couldn't recognize her. Her speed had impressed both of them, however, so they both wanted to know who she was. Ozpin decided he would keep an eye on her while he was there, but wouldn't approach her tonight.
As the days went by and Ozpin's visit coming to an end soon, he kept an eye on June. He found that she was staying near the academy and making occasional trips to the library in the school. Teachers also told him that she was asking about how the school was like. Ozpin assumed she must've planned to become a Huntress. He didn't want to miss the opportunity to convince her for real, and also see how she learned to fight this skilled already. He decided waiting in the library for her to return would be best. June had gotten to library a couple hours later than her usual time. Ozpin had approached her and sat down at the same table she was at. June payed no attention to this, but Ozpin had started to ask. "What's your name, miss," Ozpin had started. June ignored him, so Oz brought up the academies. He then asked if she was a Huntress. Her default at this point was to say yes, but all Oz had said was, "Are you sure about that?" June stopped reading, and finally looked at who she was talking to. Though not knowing much, she did know what Beacon's headmaster looked like. "So what is the reason for Beacon's headmaster being Vacuo," she added. Oz explained that he was there when she displayed her speed in the bar, and that he was interested in how she was trained without there being no reports about her existing. June stood up, put off that he would know these things. She had threatened Oz because of his knowing of her getting there. He simply put that he was interested in her abilities and thought that becoming a Huntress would be good path. June had admitted she wanted to, but before Oz offered to let her into Beacon after proving her merit, June had planned to attack Oz. Much to her dismay, Oz had dodged the first blow, which he showed no struggle with doing. June continued, wanting to see how much of a prodigy Oz truly was. She started to use her semblance, forcing Oz to actually dodge with close to his full speed. There was a tiny crowd gathering around the fight, as it wasn't common for Beacon's headmaster, or any headmaster, to get in to fights with people. Oz, needing to see her full capabilities, let the fight go on. However, she wouldn't show her weapon unless she needed to, so Oz had to do more than dodge in order to get her to use them. Oz had thrown hits back, of which she dodged, showing she was still holding back more speed. The fight was on another level, even to the other Huntsman there. After Oz had gotten a couple hits on June, with his trademark cane, she decided using Angeli Cadunt would have to do. After 5 minutes of constant dodging and prairies, Oz saw that the fight would continue on unless he used his full strength. He didn't want to, anyway, and he showed her he conceded. June stopped, but still didn't trust the man. He started, "I planned to see how strong you were without fighting here, but in the meantime lets have a walk." He motioned to the crowd that had gathered, and waved them off. As they walked through Shade, Oz explained that he wanted June to attend Beacon, but also said attending Shade wouldn't bother him. June, seeing the opportunity to get into an academy younger than 18, told Oz she was only 16. This led to Oz offering her entrance into Beacon. Oz told her he was heading back to prepare for the new school year, and said that she could come with him to Beacon when he left. He said she would have time to decide whether she wanted to stay in Vacuo, or attend Beacon. He even told her that he would get Theodore to accept her at the young age if she decided to attend Shade.
In the days leading to Oz leaving, June had thought over his offer. With past research indicating that Beacon be the better school, and her wanting to finally leave Vacuo. Finally, a couple days before Oz would leave, she told him he accepted his offer to attend Beacon. She hadn't thought back to her father in the year she had been gone. She was confused by the pull Vacuo had on her. To be fair, she had grown up in Vacuo, and thought back to the people she had. This led her to see if she could find March, one of the only friends she recalled having of her age. Luckily for her, she figured out March was visiting Shade because she was planning to apply when she was old enough. March was confused when Ozpin had greeted her, but she looked up to the headmaster. She showed as much excitement as someone in Vacuo could show, but Oz knew she was excited. He remarked to March that he was there only to introduce her to someone. It was June, but March didn't recognize her at first. June told her who she was, and March had showed interest for where she went. June explained that she started to explore when she was 15, and that she was going to Beacon with Ozpin in a couple of days to attend. March started to show that same enthusiasm she showed when June first told her that she had some training. They spent the next couple of days recalling what had happened in the time they hadn't seen each other. In that time, Oz had gotten a scroll for June, which would let June talk to March when she went off to Beacon. March was sad that June was leaving, but they both knew that it was mostly because March wanted to go with her. They said their goodbyes, and they promised they would stay in contact. While June was on the plane, she couldn't help but think what was in store for her in the future.
This thus concludes the Vacuo Saga.
