Summer had begun, and, with it looking like the winter break, June was alone in the dorm. However, JULI planned on spending time together more into the break. In the meantime, June planned to get a job. After looking for jobs inside the city, she decided that none of them would be a good choice for her, so she went with Huntsmen jobs. When she looked into, it seemed that she needed a way to prove she was a Huntsman, unlike the outskirts of Vacuo. To move around this, she asked Ozpin for a way past this. Having knowing her skill and his guessing that she had silver eyes, he had given her a new scroll that had a special pass that allowed her to take jobs. With this, she had made an income the first couple of weeks. After that, JULI started to spend time together. Ino had came back first, then Levi and Uruclay. There wasn't much to do, but they decided that playing games, board and video games, was something fun to do while they figured out things they would all like to do. They would also go to places in Vale, like the movies, and they would also go to parties on campus. June didn't really want to go to the parties, but she wanted to spend time with her teammates. They weren't very fun for her, as even though they were full of in-training Huntsmen, they still acted a little irresponsible. Surprisingly, Uruclay actually tried talking to some people there. June was also hit on and flirted with quite a bit which, again, only made her remember the worst parts of Vacuo. She would either ignore them or tell them that she was only 17. This got a compliment about her looks and height, but they would eventually leave. Some of them would stay, not believing her and doubting that she was a student. After some more ignoring on her side, they would leave. While June told them they should have their fun, the rest of JULI didn't want to keep forcing June to go to these parties.

Before the last couple of weeks, June and Ino spent time together. This involved Ino introducing June to her friends that she had outside of Beacon. This involved some of her friends that preferred messing around with June's hair than getting to know her. She made friends with some of them, but probably wouldn't talk to them without Ino being there. Ino mentioned a party that a majority of friends were going to, which was also going to be hosted by someone she indirectly knew. She didn't plan to mention this to June, but she over heard her talking about it. June brought up that she knew to Ino, but said that she would go and try to meet people. Ino got excited and used this as a way to get June to go to a salon, but she warned June that it was going to be big. She was told she didn't mind, adding that trying to get to know people outside of Beacon would be a good idea. June was already attractive without needing much work and makeup, so Ino was curious what she would look like with makeup. After their visit and some help from Ino, June had gotten makeup, her hair styled, nails done, given a dress by Ino, and more. The dress, which Ino got for her for the occasion, was a vibrant blue, form fitting dress which was also backless. It revealed June's near perfect hourglass figure, and Ino had almost blushed when she saw her in it. Anyway, Ino found that the hardest part of doing this was not getting her to wait for everything to be done, but asking her to remove her hooded cloak. After about 30 minutes of Ino trying to convince her to take it off, she complied. She left it at her dorm, hidden well making sure that no one would find it if someone broke in. When they got to the party, it was as big as Ino warned. June was already getting hit on and flirty comments before she even got into the place. Ino, having gotten ready with her, was getting jealous about it, but focused on helping her socialize. When they got in, June felt uneasy about the people. They reminded her more of people from Vacuo, with drinking and partying accustomed to some of the citizens. She started to realize that Beacon students were more responsible than she though. She did try to talk to people, though, with Ino helping her around. Ino, however, got carried away and went off to find her friends that were there. After avoiding some rather grabby people, and not being able to find Ino, she found a place that wasn't as rowdy. Who she found, though, truly surprised her. Summer was sitting with Raven, doing nothing. Summer saw June and the other way around. Both of them were surprised to see that they were there, and they started to talk. Summer was very red when she first saw June, but ignored it while they talked. Summer heard why she was there and June learned how she got there. STRQ was spending time together and Tai had brought up the party. Apparently he knew the person hosting, who was more popular than June thought, so he wanted it to be a way for the more antisocial members of STRQ to socialize. Qrow was even walking around with Tai and socializing, but Summer stayed with Raven who thought it was stupid. Summer asked June why she wasn't wearing her cloak, and June told her that Ino said that she should take it off for looks. Summer said that she liked the cloak, but complimented her current dress. She also added, blushing, that she looked very stunning. June also blushed while giving a thank you. They talked for the rest of the time they were there, but they left the party and found a quiet place to talk more. The more they talked, the more they payed attention to what each other were wearing. Compliment after compliment had led to flirting and that had led to them kissing. Eventually they were flat out making out. While Summer was on top of June, June's scroll had gone off. She checked and saw that it was Ino and freaked out a bit. In fact, they both got a little scared, remembering why they were there in the first place. They went back and found each others team leaving, and were embarrassed when they realized Summer, when she got there, wasn't wearing lipstick. While they were alone, it seemed Ino and Tai found each other and also got scared when they realized they couldn't find the two people they brought. Everything turned out fine, though Ino didn't get to party as hard because of the June. She enjoyed it though, and was happy June had tried to do something different

The rest of the summer wasn't as interesting as that night, Uruclay, Ino and Levi spending time in Vale while June spent her time outside of Vale moving between different outposts to complete jobs. June was accustomed to this nomadic style of moving, being one of the reasons she's would make a great Huntress. Ozpin kept an eye on her through her jobs, needing to see what type of mission she excelled in. He found it difficult to determine what she was best at, as she showed equal skill on every job she completed. Although she showed very little social interaction when she was simply clearing out Grimm for an outpost, she showed much more interaction with clients when it involved their protection. This included her calming a wife who was worried about moving through the outskirts of Vale with her husband, and another time where the client, a strong looking delivery man, had thought she was too young to protect him and his cargo. She stayed quiet and didn't interrupt him while on the trip, the only thing she did was to quickly wipe any Grimm that came too close, her job. She had earned his respect and he even complimented her by saying that some graduated Huntsmen didn't scale up to her. After evaluating the different jobs she did and reports about what happened, Oz had decided that she would be fit to go on this special solo mission for good. Before the beginning of the new year, Ozpin had requested June come to his office. He told her that she would be going on the mission, but to be prepared for one to come at random. She obliged, but then thought about her team. She agreed to this mission awhile back, and although she knew her team well then, she got to know them more and had more time to think. She told Oz her concern, but he said that the choice was hers. After some thinking, she made up her mind and told him that she didn't want to go on the mission after all. Oz simply smiled and told her that he wouldn't consider anymore solo missions. She left that office confused by his reaction, as she expected him to show disappointment or even resistance to her changing her mind. It only confused her more when she thought about it, thinking that not being able to even try something knew would be disappointing. She was happy anyway, glad that she could think about her team instead of for her own benefit. She was able to overcome change, and already wanted winter break when the new year started...