The next day was a hectic one in the school. New students were trying to figure out where class was and some were rushing to get ready. As hectic as it was, June was keeping her calm, while helping her team get ready and showing them where class was. Although she didn't feel ready for the role, she was trying to take it with a stride. After the first couple of classes, lunch had came around. The team got their lunch, but they had split up to find their friends. All except June of course. She sat by herself as she didn't see where her team went, and then thought that she should let them find their friends. To her surprise, Summer had taken a seat next to her. June was going to ask where her team was, then realized they all had sat down with her. June, after Summer asked where her team was, said they went to find their friends. Summer said that she seemed lonely and that her team didn't want to find anyone specific, so they didn't need to sit somewhere else. Well, there was Taiyang, but he had already went to find his friends. June didn't know what to think of STRQ, between the almost anti-social Summer, the quiet Branwen siblings that felt they were hiding something, and Tai's light personality, it was a very odd team. They stayed with June for the time, and then class had started up again.
The next class was the class focusing on battle strategy, but students referred to it as sparring class as it also put students against each other. As the name implies, the class was focused on honing battle skills and strategies with lessons on strategy, one-on-one fights, or, if the student had shown enough skill, could take on another team. This was the class people would here rumors about, mostly being that the class was the best class. However, there would be no sparring sessions on the first day of school. As the classes went on one-by-one, JULI became more tired. Once the clock hit six, they had been exhausted. June had tried to help them through it, but they were too tired and decided to rest at the dorm. Even with the grueling schedule, June didn't have a social life compared to some of the other students, including her team. Even Uruclay, who seemed like an introvert, still wanted to see if games of Remnant: The Game were hosted in Beacon. This led to the rest of JULI looking up to June as a team leader more as the days went by. June wasn't one for trying to show off, but keeping her composure around her teammates would inspire them. Even with her being able to keep to herself, it would only prove to make temper short lived if she didn't find a way to cope with it soon.
Only half way through the first semester would prove this. The day had been a normal one, including the pestering during lunch. To explain, a couple weeks after the start of the year, a sophomore, named Kody, would shoot spitballs at JULI during lunch. He would occasionally mess with any of them in the hallway if he saw any of them. However, he mainly started to focus on June, as she showed no reaction to him doing this, and he wanted to see what would prone a reaction. It was starting to reverse, though, as he would get annoyed when June wouldn't move and show nothing. He even made her drop her food from one time, but she didn't show anything and just decided to not eat that day. It wouldn't have worked in a normal case if not for the stress she was already under from the school schedule and her extra responsibilities as a leader. In sparring class, the two fighting would be none other than June and Kody. The class was special this day, as sophomores who had an off block were allowed to view the fights, including being able to cooperate in fights if allowed by the professor. Kody had been one of them. Her normal response was to deny the pairing, as she usually did. Her grades had impressed the teacher, so he wouldn't force her to fight and wouldn't give her a bad grade for not sparring. She would have to spar eventually, though. Of course, no one thought this would be the day she accept, but there was quiet shock when she simply nodded her head and started to head down to the fighting stage. Kody was hiding his fear, knowing nothing about her fighting style, but dashed the thought thinking that the reason she didn't fight was because she couldn't. June never tried to intentionally get into fights for stress relief. However, she admits it feels good for her take it out on someone. When they were both ready, they walked out and took their positions. The teacher had let the fight begin, and Kody started to approach her. His weapon, The Judgement, was part power and part intimidation. It was a giant war-hammer, but was probably hiding some other function. Even with Kody getting closer, June hadn't moved, her blue, damaged hood hiding what was underneath. The fear he experienced beforehand had started to resurface, but similar to last time he dashed it. He decided to throw the first swing. As June suspected, it was slow, but fights with her father had only kept her on her guard. She dodged slightly and Kody was staggered from the swing. This only proved to June that Kody had been a bigger idiot than she thought. June had decided that she would draw out the fight, constantly dodging his swings. Kody was getting more angry as the fight continued. This led to a downward swing from Kody that June sidestepped easily. However, what she didn't notice was that the hammer had shot dust into the ground, causing a decently large quake that made June lose her balance. He fired again to get the hammer out and threw another swing. June, still trying to recover, barely had time to dodge, and the hammer just grazed her as she ducked under it, almost needing to use her semblance. Kody, surprised that she could still dodge it, thought he could get her again. When Kody turned to face June behind him, her expression was pale. There was a cut on her cheek that her aura regenerated quickly. It had been years since the last team she was cut or hurt in a fight, especially from an attack she could've anticipated. She wasn't as mad as the one time with her father, but anger only brought out her semblance's potential more. She was in front of him in a millisecond, and then there was a flurry of blue. The teacher didn't see connected hits, but when he checked board it said that Kody's aura was draining rapidly. Kody started to show the knock-back of consecutive hits and tried to take a swing at her, but June flanked him and continued her barrage. Their spectators were speechless, as all they could see was June standing still with lifeless gaze as a blue blur was surrounding Kody. He recoiled and tried to resist. His aura had run out, and June looked as though she was going to hit him again with Angeli Cadunt, which had been unsheathed out of nowhere, with a lethal blow. Right before the teacher could call it off, the nun-chucks flashed to her side and she had merely knocked him out with a jab. June had then fell to a crouch, her aura almost completely drained like the last time she went into a rage. Her semblance was drawn out with emotion, but every time something like this would happen, she could use her semblance better and more efficiently. The professor declared her the winner, and classes had ended for the day
The semester would go on. It was safe to say Kody wasn't going to mess with them any longer. This match, however, showed Ozpin what he wanted to know. In all honesty, he was the reason for the match up. He wasn't aware of Kody's pestering of June, but the reason he did was that Kody was at the top of his class in personal duels. Oz was also the reason for allowing the higher level students in the class that day. He wanted to see the June's skill and, although impressed by her easily taking him out once she took it a little seriously, the footage wasn't able to pick up her fast movements. In person, he could see her movements, but in footage it seemed he would need a more advanced computer. What interested him even more, is that it seemed she had more potential. If he could learn who she was and gain her trust by the end of the school year, he would introduce her to his group. As the weeks went by and the first semester was coming to a draw, June had made good friends with Summer, finding out that they had similar interests. This was not only their interest in weapons, but they both had quiet personalities and thought in same way. June was also connecting with her team more, Uruclay even starting to speak up to Ino and June instead of just talking through Levi. One day, at lunch, they were discussing where they were going for winter break. Ino was going to visit her family in Vale, and Uruclay and Levi said their families were going to join together in festivities. June said she was going to stay at Beacon for the break, but didn't mention that she was going to go to Vale with Summer who was going to give her a tour. "Oh come on, June," Levi said, "You could spend some time with your teammates for a break." He said this in a joking manner, but Ino followed up saying that she had to leave the school some time in a more serious tone. June followed up on Levi's offer and said that she might, joking, but then reassured them that she was simply staying in Beacon. She added that she was going to rest in the break still. They trusted her and didn't bother her further about it, but Levi kept making jokes about June's work ethic with things saying that she's a workaholic. The break had come and the first two weeks were nothing special. June had enjoyed being able to relax with no one in the dorm. Before Summer came to get her for the city tour, Ozpin had called her up to his office. Unlike before, he gave her an idea about what he was going to ask. When she got up there, Oz had taken a big sip from his mug. Oz had started the conversation, asking again where she had came from and grew up. June, trusting Ozpin a little more, had told her about Oraculi and her mother, as well as her training. She didn't mention her silver eye training or her being a prodigy, she also never mentioned her mothers death. "It must've been tough to leave your parents, and here I thought you had jumped at the offer to come to Beacon because you had no one left," was Oz's response. "Yeah, it... was," June paused. "You're not telling me all of it are you." Oz said. June sighed, telling Ozpin the truth about her mother, and the condition her father was left in after. She didn't know why she opened up to Ozpin, but she ended telling him that was the truth. Ozpin now saw why she wanted to leave Vacuo without needing much thought. Ozpin offered that if she ever wanted to go back to Vacuo to see her father that he would see about getting a ride there as fast as he could. June had denied it, stating that she wasn't crazy about visiting him anytime soon. Ozpin wasn't trying to push her into anything, but warned her that she might regret not seeing her father every once in awhile. She just ignored him, asking if there was anything else he wanted. He didn't bother her about it anymore and dismissed her, but thought that she might be making a mistake...
