RWBY and JNPR were sitting in Port's class with many other students. They were waiting for the bell to ring and the class to start. RWBY was sitting in the front row but they were currently facing backwards to chat with JNPR who was directly behind them.

They all started to enjoy Port's class more nowadays. He still bragged about his 'adventures' but they were far more believable now. Whether that was because of the Fall or this was just how he was with the older students was unknown to most of them. Ruby actually had asked CFVY about that and they confirmed that that was how he did teach the higher grades. Apparently, he used his grandiose tales to slowly ease the students into the real horrors of fighting Grimm.

Said professor was sitting at his desk, reading a book while he waited for the bell to ring. Once it did everyone turned around and the portly professor placed a book mark on the page he was on and placed it on the desk. He then stood up and walked around to the front of it, "Well, that was the bell. Today, students, I will tell you about the time I had to take down a massive pack of Beowolves. But found out, it was actually three separate packs living in harmony." He chuckled slightly, "Now, it all begins-"

He was interrupted when his scroll started to go off on his desk. The professor and every student looked at it in confusion. Port cleared his throat before reaching for it, "One moment please." He then answered the scroll, "Hello?" There was a slight pause, "Ah, Professor, what can I do for you?" Another pause. "Really? Well, that is interesting. Yes, send him over, immediately." Another pause. "Oh, he is?" He laughed slightly, "Alright then. Thank you, Ozpin." He hung up before returning the scroll to his desk.

He then turned to his confused class, "That was Professor Ozpin. He has set it up to have someone else talk to you all today about a new species of Grimm. I hope you all pay as much attention as you give me." That caused a few whispers to go across the class. Port then raised his voice, "Well, come on in!"

The entire class turned around to the door. It opened and in walked Jaune, dressed as Rien. The students stared as he walked down and stood beside Port. He held his hand out to him. "Nice to meet you, Professor. I'm sorry for the interruption."

Port just laughed it off as he shook the offered hand. "It's no problem. Ozpin was adamant on you talking to the students and he has never sent me astray yet. Plus, I myself am curious about this new species you have found. A potential new prey for me to hunt."

Jaune chuckled, "Good to see somethings don't change." They let their hands go and Port took a seat behind his desk as Jaune turned to the class. "Good morning. Let me introduce myself. I am Rien and I am-oomph." He was cut off by a blonde blur slamming into his chest. He looked down to see Neo/Jasmine hugging him tightly. He sighed, "Really? You act like you haven't seen me in months. Its only been twenty minutes."

She pulled her face from his chest and looked up at him with a pout, her eyes shifting to their usual brown and pink for a few seconds. He sighed again and returned the hug as he patted her head, "Fine, fine. You win." They hugged for a minute, to the shock of most of the class, before he broke the hug and gently pushed her towards her seat. She had a smile as she jumped over the front row and landed in her seat gracefully.

He cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention, again, "As I was saying, my name is Rien and I am a Huntsman that works directly under Professor Ozpin. On a recent mission, I had discovered a new species or Grimm and he wants me to teach you all everything I know about them. Any questions?"

There was a brief silence before Sky raised his hand, "Yeah, um, what exactly is your relationship with Jasmine?" Most of the students nodded along with that question, also curious on it.

He bowed his head in annoyance, "Really? Tell them about a new species and their more curious about a relationship. Oum help me." He shook his head before he looked back up. "If you must know, she is my younger sister. So, to all of you guys out there, think of doing anything shady with her and no one will find your body. And just to be clear, that's not a threat or promise. It's a fact." The air grew colder and the green lenses of his mask glowed more, making all the guys quiver in their seats. "Am I clear?"

All the guys in unison, stood up and at attention before answering simultaneously, "Yes, sir!"

Jaune nodded, and the temperature went back to normal. "Good. Now, onto the lesson." He turned away and placed his scroll on Port's desk as a hologram of the Drake was shown to all of them. The students stared up at it in shock besides RWBY. "Let me teach you all about the Drakes."

For the next hour, Jaune taught them everything he knew about the Drakes. How they fought, their weak points, how they were created and how to know the difference between the Inferior and Superior versions of it. He even went over the very little he had on the Draco. As he continued explaining these Grimm, he noticed that the students were slowly becoming disheartened by what they heard and becoming borderline terrified. Even Port seemed speechless for once. When he was done talking, the room was filled with silence, "So, any questions?"

No one said anything for a while, until Cardin raised his hand, "How many of those things have you run into?"

Jaune looked over to him, "Over the last six months, I've run into eight or nine of them." That made a chill run up his spine. Jaune turned from him to look at the hologram, "And I've put down every single one. Nearly single-handedly."

That earned a few stunned gasps and he turned back to the students, "I'm not gonna lie to you all. These Grimm are tough, probably the strongest Grimm to date. But they are not unbeatable." He took a breath before he continued. "The Grimm are stepping up their game, so we must do the same. That's why this info is being sent to the other three Academies. So, we can all be prepared." They all still seemed nervous. "Look to your left. Look to your right. These aren't just your classmates, they are your future brothers and sisters-in-arms. If we work together, with our bodies, minds and hearts. Hell, with our very souls, we can overcome this. Like every challenge humans and Faunus have encountered so far. I'm gonna be out there, fighting with every ounce of my strength. So, what are you gonna do? Give up? Or…" He pointed his thumb over to the hologram behind him with a smirk under his mask, "Are we gonna show these creatures who they're messing with?"

There was a silence before everyone jumped from the sound of something slamming. They all turned to see Jasmine standing and her palm on the desk. She was looking at Jaune with a fire in her eyes and her usual smirk. The remaining members of NPR and RWBY did the same. Soon, a few students at a time would follow their example. CRDL being the first. But soon all the students were standing with a look of determination on their faces. Jaune smiled widely under his mask, "That's what I thought."

He then felt someone give him a meaty slap on his back before he felt an arm wrap around him. He looked to his ex-professor as he laughed boisterously. "Well said, Rien. Next time you run into one of these Drakes, don't hesitate to call me. I would consider it an honor to hunt alongside you."

Jaune chuckled, "The honor would be mine." The bell rang shortly after that. "Looks like time is up. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day. If any of you want a copy of my notes on the Grimm, I will leave them with Professor Port for you to make your own copies." A few students nodded and Jaune took that opportunity to slip out of the classroom and start walking down the hallway. He had a small smile under his mask, 'I can see why the Professors do this now. Maybe after my career as a Huntsman, I'll take a position here.' That caused him to chuckle. It would be a long time before that happened. Especially, with the war in the shadows happening. He sighed, "I'd be lucky to make it that far."

He then heard several voices behind him and knew exactly who they belonged to. He smirked before he snuck out of Beacon and started going towards his temporary home. "That'll annoy them." The bell to signal their next class then sounded and his smirk grew, "That just added a whole new level to that." He then chuckled to himself.

It was now near the time that classes would get out. Jaune was sitting in his living room without his cloak and armor on. His mask was in its sunglasses form and they were hooked to the neck of his shirt for safe keeping. He was sitting on the couch across from the door. He had his arms around the back of the couch and he was looking up at the ceiling. The tv was on in the background but he lost interest in it long ago.

He felt…odd. He couldn't remember the last time he could just sit and do nothing. It was before he went into the badlands, he knew that much. A quick memory of him, Qrow and Neo sitting in a random bar and just having a good time came to him. He smiled at that for a bit. That was until his door was nearly kicked in. He looked down from the ceiling to see it was Ruby, still dressed in her uniform, and she did not seem happy. She pointed at him dramatically, "You!"

Jaune didn't move besides raising an eyebrow, "Me?"

That seemed to make her more annoyed. She slammed the door and shot across the room with her Semblance. She was then in his lap and gripping his shirt tightly. She then tried to shake him but luckily, he was a bit too strong for her to do that. "You ditched us! We wanted to talk to you and you just disappeared and we were late to Goodwitch's class! And she was not happy!"

Jaune just chuckled at that image and that earned him a glare from the reaper. "Well, what do you expect? I'm supposed to be a badass Huntsman, I can't be hanging out with a bunch of students." She looked like she was going to yell but Jaune cut her off, "Ruby, I'm supposed to be undercover, remember? If you guys started to hang out with me and act very familiar when you just met 'Rien', that would be suspicious. Right now, only a few people can know who I am."

Ruby just looked at him for a bit as her anger started to simmer down. Eventually, she looked away. "I guess you have a point."

Jaune was just looking at her with a small smile before he realized how they were seated, "Uh, Ruby?' She turned back to him with a questioning look, "You do realize how you're sitting on me, right?"

She looked down and quickly realized that she was straddling Jaune with her hands still on his chest. That brought a blush to her cheeks, "Um, now I do." She said bashfully. She slowly looked back up until their eyes met. They stared at each other for a bit before she started to move closer to him. She started to close her eyes and puckered her lips, but that was when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She stopped and opened her eyes to see that Jaune was now looking away from her in shame. "What's wrong?" she asked in concern.

He didn't say anything for a while, "We shouldn't do this."

Ruby was just further confused, "But, why?"

"I don't have that right anymore." He explained.

Ruby just tilted her head, "But you kissed Pyrrha. How am I kissing you any different?"

"That was different, she caught me by surprise." He defended himself weakly. Ruby didn't look convinced, so he continued, "Ruby, I hurt you. You, Weiss, Blake, Yang and Pyrrha. I broke all your hearts and put you through so much pain. I just don't think I deserve something like this. Not after everything."

There was a silence for a minute or so. Until Ruby broke it. "Hey, Jaune?" He turned to look at her and that was when she surged forward and kissed him. Jaune was too shocked to return it and Ruby slowly pulled away with a small grin. "Got you." She giggled cutely.

Jaune just stared at her in shock, "What?"

"Jaune, I'm not mad at you for what you did. I don't think any of us are. Yes, we were hurt but you were trying to protect us. And now that we know about Salem…" she looked down slightly, "I can see why you did what you did. If she really did know you were alive then maybe she would come for us. And that is terrifying, if I'm being honest." She looked back up to meet his eyes again. "I don't hate you for that. I could never hate you because I love you. I don't think there is anything that you could do to make that change." She finished with a small smile.

Jaune just stared at her for a bit, just trying to wrap his head around this. He soon had his own small smile and moved his hand from her shoulder to her cheek. She leant into his hand as he spoke softly, "I don't know I got luckily enough for you to love me."

She just giggled in response before she moved closer to kiss him again. This time he did returned it. The kiss lasted a few seconds before they pulled apart. That didn't last for long though, because they soon came back together. The two just kept renewing the kiss, like they were making up for all the time they lost. Ruby moved her hands from his chest to around his neck and Jaune moved his to her back to pull her closer. They came together one more time and with an unspoken signal, both deepened the kiss. Both moaned slightly, savoring the taste of the other as their tongues engaged in their old dance.

That was when the door opened, and a gasp was heard throughout the room. The kissing couple's eyes went wide before they pulled apart and turned to the door. Standing there was the rest of Ruby's team and JNPR, with Yang in the lead with the biggest smirk they had seen in quite some time. "Well, well. So, this is why you wanted to see Jaune after class."

Ruby blushed with that, "No, it wasn't. I was gonna give him a piece of my mind but then…" she trailed off.

"You decided to shove your tongue down his throat?" Yang asked with an evil smirk.

Ruby's blush went atomic at that point, "Don't say it like that!" she said in embarrassment.

Jaune decided to rescue her by pulling her into a hug with her head resting against his chest. "It's okay, Ruby. I'll protect you from your evil sister." He gently stroked her hair, trying to comfort her.

Ruby relaxed and her blush went back down to a reasonable level. "My Hero." She said quietly as she stuck her tongue at Yang and cuddled up to him.

Yang just rolled her eyes at her sister's antics as the rest of their friends walked into the room. Nora and Neo, after she dropped her disguise, went into the kitchen. Probably to raid the fridge. "So, Jaune." Pyrrha started speaking. "Why didn't you tell us you'd be in Port's class?" she asked as she took a seat next to him.

"Because Oz literally told me he wanted me to, twenty minutes beforehand." He said in exasperation at the Headmaster's antics. "He even recorded the lecture I gave to send that to the Academies as well. I swear that man likes to torment me."

"Well, you have to admit, it is fun to do." Blake said with a small grin, as she sat down on the couch across from the one Jaune and the two redheads were sitting on.

Jaune just gave her a look, "What happened to the whole, if I ever needed it, you'd protect me, thing?"

She just looked at him before she shrugged with her grin turning into a smirk, "I don't sense any danger here."

He just groaned and buried his face into the top of Ruby's head. "No, the kitten's gone feral!" he moaned into Ruby's hair. He took in her scent to try to comfort himself.

Ruby blushed slightly at that but tightened her hug a bit more. "There, there. I'm still here."

"So, what should we do now?" Yang asked as she lounged on the same couch as Weiss and Blake. "I don't mind us relaxing here like yesterday but that might get boring after a while."

Nora jumped through the hole in the wall and rolled into a standing position before she shot up into the air with her hand raised. "Why don't we all go down to Vale for a night out?! The weekend's started and we haven't done that in forever!"

Ren nodded, not even batting an eye at his girlfriend's antics. "That would be a nice change. But what would Jaune do? He can't walk around like this and his mask draws a lot of attention."

That brought up a good point and everyone started to think of what to do or something else to occupy their time. "I'm okay with that." They all turned to look at him in shock. "It'd be nice to have a night on the town."

"But how are you going to hide?" Weiss asked.

Jaune just gave them a grin before he closed his eyes. Before anyone could ask, his hair started to sway like there was wind blowing through it. As that was happening, the roots of his hair started to turn black before they slowly went to the tips. After a few seconds, his hair was completely black, and he opened his eyes to see their shocked expressions. "Like this." He said simply.

Ruby instantly broke the hug to stare at his hair intently, "How did you do that?" she then started to run her hands through it. It felt as soft it usual did but slightly different. Like there was some sort of energy running through it.

Jaune just hummed slightly, "It's Void. I can channel it through my hair to change it to black. Still not entirely sure how it works but I'm not exactly complaining." He looked at everyone as Ruby kept playing with his hair. "Before you ask, I started wearing my mask because even with my hair and eye color being altered, my face and voice are still the same. There was still a chance someone would recognize me. Although, with all the time that has passed since the Fall, the only people that should recognize me now would be people who knew me pretty well beforehand." They nodded at that. "Ruby, please stop."

She blushed and pulled her hands away with a sheepish laugh. "Well, why don't you all go change into your usual clothes and I'll meet you at the bullhead?"

"That sounds like a plan." Ruby said as she jumped off his lap. "Let's get going everyone." They all said goodbye and left to get changed.

After a few seconds, he realized something. "Hey, Neo!" The shorter women walked in from the kitchen with a bowl of ice cream in her hands and the spoon still in her mouth. She tilted her head at him. "You wanna come with us? Should be an interesting time?"

She had a contemplative look as she moved the handle of the spoon to either side of her mouth. She eventually had a sad look in her eyes as she slowly shook her head. Jaune saw this and frowned. He gently patted the couch next to him. She took the spoon out of her mouth and put it back in the bowl as she walked over and sat next to him. She then leant against him with her head resting on his arm. He wrapped his left arm around her and gently rubbed her left arm. "You can't keep avoiding them. You know that, right?"

She slowly nodded as she stared at her ice cream, not wanting to look him in the eyes. "What if we told them?" Her head shot up to look at him. Her eyes turned white for a few seconds before they reverted to the usual brown and pink. "Hey, hey. Relax. Look, they don't know anything about how we got to be like this, besides the bare basics that Qrow told them. It was enough for Ruby and Nora, but the others need more time. But, if we were to explain everything, they may come around quicker." He tilted his head slightly, "Wouldn't that be better?"

She looked down and nodded hesitantly, "Neo." He said gently, and she looked up again. "You don't have to worry so much. They aren't going to judge you too harshly for your past. It may not be as clean as you'd like but that doesn't matter. You're trying to make amends now. Besides, I'm not exactly a saint either." He gave her a reassuring smile.

She gave him a grateful one in return. She then put her ice cream on the coffee table and hugged him. He returned the gesture while gently stroking the top of her head and running his fingers through her long, multicolored hair. "You're welcome. We'll wait a bit and find the best time to tell them, sound good?" she nodded into his chest after a few seconds.

They sat like that until he had to leave. She begrudgingly let him go and he put his sunglasses on but kept them in that form. "Well, I should get going. Behave yourself and eat something besides ice cream for dinner." She pouted when she heard that. He chuckled and closed the door behind himself. He then made his way to the air docks.

By the time he got there, the rest of his former team and RWBY were waiting for him. Yang saw him and smirked, "Finally! What kept you?"

He shrugged, "Had to take care of something. Besides, you didn't need to wait up for me."

Weiss raised an eyebrow at him, "Really? Then how would you get down to Vale without a bullhead?"

Jaune smirked, "I have my ways, Sassy."

Weiss puffed out her cheeks and turned away from him with a huff, which just had the others snickering a bit. Until Ruby got their attentions, "Alright, enough teasing Weiss. Teams RWBY, NPR and…Rien, are about to set off on a night of adventure in Vale! Banzai!" She raised her fist into the air when she shouted the last part.

"Banzai!" her teammates and NPR shouted after her, while also raising their own fists. They all turned to look at him expectantly. He just sighed with smirk before he slowly raised his own fist, "Banzai."

After they got to Vale they discussed what they wanted to do. It was four, so they decided to do some window shopping for an hour or so before going on to see a movie most of them wanted to see. Followed by dinner at a decent restaurant and finally, a few hours at a nightclub.

They went window shopping and they picked up their usual supplies. Ren had to pick up some more ingredients for pancakes and oil for StormFlower, Ruby got a couple more upgrades for Crescent Rose and Raikiri, Pyrrha needed a new whetstone and polish. Blake had to pick up a few more books and Jaune was happy to see she had a comic or two in her pile. Yang and Weiss picked up more hair care products, those two had bonded over their extreme maintenance of their respective locks. Nora had to drop off her main bomber jacket, she was wearing a spare that was nearly identical, at a tailor to get it fixed after their latest mission.

Weiss had to pick up some dust, along with Ruby and Blake. Meanwhile, everyone except Weiss and Jaune, needed to pick up some ammo for their weapons. After that, Ren and Jaune were dragged away by the girls to do some clothes shopping. They resigned themselves with a sigh, but they were used to it. They had to deal with the Arc sisters, after all. They eventually finished up and had everything they had bought sent to Beacon, so they wouldn't have to lug it around for the rest of the night. Jaune really didn't see anything he needed or wanted so he just had random conversations with all of them as the others were shopping.

After that, the eight of them went to the movie theater to go see the latest superhero movie. They all wanted to see it, although Weiss would try to weakly deny it. They all wanted to see their favorite heroes beat the crap out of each other. Jaune bought everyone their drinks, popcorn and any other snacks they wanted. He insisted since they spent a lot on their shopping. They then made their way to the theater and found their seats to prepare themselves for the action packed movie.

They all walked out of the movie, nearly three hours later, completely satisfied with it. Nora and Ruby were reenacting some scenes with fake sound effects, while Ren and Yang were making sure they didn't break anything or run into anyone. Meanwhile, the rest of them were discussing the movie and their favorite parts. Weiss was also getting involved in the discussion with as much enthusiasm as the rest of them.

They all went to a nice, but not fancy, Mistralian restaurant. They sat down at two tables next to each other. RWBY sat at one while the reunited JNPR sat at the other. They all ordered their dinners and ate while having some light conversations. Afterwards, they decided to order some small desserts to split between their partners. It was no shock that Jaune and Pyrrha had a very chocolatey dish, much to the champion's utter joy. They all chipped in to pay and Jaune left a little extra for a tip for their waitress.

They all went to the nightclub afterwards. It was a bit better than Junior's. It had booths to sit and relax and a giant dance floor. They all found a booth and ordered drinks. Although, only Jaune and Yang ordered anything remotely alcoholic. T o no one's surprise, a rum and Coke for Jaune and Strawberry Sunrise for Yang. They all resumed talking until a song came on and Yang, literally, dragged Jaune onto the dance floor. The two started dancing and laughing with a few of the other patrons that were doing the same.

After a few songs, Jaune and Yang had huge smiles on their faces. That's when Nora dragged Pyrrha and Ren out there and pushed the redhead towards Jaune. The bomber then started dancing with her boyfriend, as Pyrrha looked at them with a hesitant smile. Jaune playfully rolled his eyes and held his hand out to her. That's when he started dancing with both Yang and Pyrrha, getting laughs and smiles from both. That continued for a while, until Blake eventually got bored and decided to dance with him. That gave Yang and Pyrrha a chance to rest. Weiss followed suit shortly after Blake got tired, although she tried to play it off. Weiss eventually wore herself out and Jaune thought he would be done by that point, but he was shocked and amused to see that Yang and Nora were carrying Ruby out to him, Yang had her shoulders while Nora had her legs so she couldn't kick. They tossed her into his arms before high fiving and leaving them there. He looked down at her blushing face and smiled, asking the question. She smiled back and nodded as the two began to dance. He had to admit, she danced better when she wasn't in heels. Her giggles and laughs were music to his ears.

They all left a few hours later, all slightly tired from all their dancing but none of them were drunk. Yang had maybe two drinks. Jaune had five or six but Void made that a moot point. Honestly, he could've drank vodka and it wouldn't have done anything. They all slowly but surely made their way to the bullhead to get back to Beacon.

When they finally arrived, they decided to head back to Jaune's since they still had some time before curfew. Once they got there, he opened the door and took off his boots. His hair started to bleed back into its usual blonde as the others were taking their shoes off. He saw that the tv was still on and that Neo looked to have fallen asleep on the couch. He smirked and walked over to her. He looked at her and that smirk fell instantly. Her eyes were scrunched tight and her lips were quivering, along with her body being rigid as a board. She was having a nightmare, again.

Jaune knelt down to gently grabbed her shoulder and shook her, "Neo." As he did, she bolted up and with a gasp. She looked around in a daze with wide, white eyes. Jaune put his hand on her shoulder again and she instantly spun and grabbed his shirt, rearing back her fist. When it came forward, Jaune caught it effortlessly. She struggled until her eyes met the familiar purple of Jaune's. She froze, and her eyes eventually shifted to pink and brown. She relaxed slightly and let go of his shirt. Jaune just let go of her fist to hold out his arm and she instantly collided with him, wrapping her arms around him. She buried her face in his chest to hide her silent sobs as she shook like a leaf. He held her close as the front of his shirt started to get wet. "Shhh. Its okay, Neo. I'm here. I'm here." He told her gently as he kissed the top of her head.

"Is she okay?" Jaune turned to see that Ruby had asked the question. She and her team were looking at Neo in shock and worry. Pyrrha, Ren and Nora also had looks of worry but no shock. They must've already knew about this.

Jaune nodded, "Yeah. She just had a nightmare. And by the way she is acting, a bad one." He gently started to stroke her hair as he felt her letting out muted hiccups. He looked back to his friends, "She needs me now. Sorry about the night ending like this."

Pyrrha shook her head, "We understand, Jaune. We've seen her like this before but never this bad."

Jaune nodded and was contemplating. "Can you all come back here in the morning?" He looked back at them and saw their confused looks. "I think it's time you hear the full story on Neo."

They all looked at each other before saying they would. They said goodbye and good night to him before they left, locking the door behind them. It took a few minutes after that for her to completely calm down. With one last tiny sniffle, Jaune spoke up, "You feeling any better?" she nodded into his chest. "You want to stay with me for the night?" After a few seconds, she nodded again.

Jaune used one of his arms to scoop her legs and hold her in a bridal carry, before he shut off the tv and lights. He then carried her back to his room. He moved the blankets and got under them while Neo still held onto him tightly. He covered them and gently stroked Neo's back, calming her. He didn't fall asleep until he was sure that she had.

A/N- Wow, it has been a while. Holy crap! Sorry about that, my life got busy in an instant and I had less time to right than I would've liked. And when I did write, Distortion and DVYL May Cry stole my attention. So, I hope this chapter makes up for that. Thank you all for the continued support on this story and I hope you will all keep enjoying it until the end. See you all in the next update!