"That will be a recurring theme around here, right?" Jaune commented as they walked back from Peter Port's rather tiresome class. The man loved to hear his own voice, that was clear, and any lesson was irremediable lost on his self-praising and morose tales.
"You mean releasing Grimm in the middle of a classroom or eccentric teachers?" Yang asked as she walked by his side, yawning loudly to make a point of what she thought of that class and using her fellow blonde as support. She also shivered remembering the portly teacher winked at her.
"Both, actually. I mean, Ms. Goodwitch is probably the only one that struck me as a real teacher here." Jaune affirmed and they agreed on that, though many of them thought she could loosen up a little, considering it was the first day in class and she already got four students in detention.
"Well, next is combat class. Probably just an introduction, despite the warning we all are to go there fully geared." Pyrrha said as she checked her scroll, walking by Jaune's other side, the rest of their little group spread around them. "Maybe she will challenge a student to fight her? Many combat teachers do so to keep our egos in check."
"Oh, I hope she chooses me! I'd love to fight someone stronger!" Nora celebrated in her chirp manner. She probably would be the only person in Beacon that would want a chance to fight Glynda Goodwitch, if half the stories the veterans where telling had any truth in them.
"By the way, will Weiss and Rubes be OK?" Jaune asked Yang, seeing as how the too seemingly were avoiding talking with each other after the little argument they had during class.
"I hope so… Ruby is a bit of a social introvert and Weiss is prone to state her mind. But I think our little ice queen might have a heart underneath her chest… even if a small one like said chest. Eh?" Yang said and Jaune blank stared at her while everyone groaned, though the heiress didn't dignify to look at her.
"We better hurry to get changed if we don't want to be late." Blake stated emotionless and they all got moving again.
Soon they found themselves in the small arena inside Beacon, where Ms. Goodwitch stood on in the middle. Weiss and Ruby appeared soon after and sat with Yang and Blake between them, both clear still in bad terms with each other after Port's class. The bell rang, but the teacher waited the last team to arrive. It took five minutes for team CRDL to enter, laughing as they walked together. Jaune kind of envied the way they acted as a group of old friends already, even if they were a bunch of jerks.
"Mr. Winchester, you and your team are late. I remind you to never be late again, or you all will receive a punishment, one that I want all of you to know won't be light. And since I'm talking about it, I also remember you all that any punishment applied to the individual will be applied to your whole team, and doubled for the team's leader." She stated sternly as Cardin took his sit, but his shit eating grin remained, like the warning wasn't aimed at him.
"Great, more pressure, and we have a Nora." Jaune whispered to himself.
"Are you kidding me, I have a Yang!" Ruby whispered towards him with a smile.
"I'm pretty sure you took the better deal, Rubes." Yang whispered proud of herself.
"Now, as you know, you're being training to fight Grimm. Unfortunately, despite what Prof. Port might have babbled to you, capturing Grimm is a very hard task, and capturing enough to let you train against is simple too dangerous and costly. Therefore, sparring will be a common occurrence for you all. I usually get a simple approach. Two students fight and I point your strengths and weakness, since many of you will make the same mistakes. While most of you came from prestigious combat schools, it doesn't mean you don't have vices on your fighting style and that can be fixed. So, usually I'd show the difference of power between an accomplished Huntress like me and you… But I think that won't be necessary today. I don't see any of you standing a chance against me." Glynda told, expecting one of the students with a hurt ego to challenge her. Instead she saw Nora jumping on her sit with her hand raised. "Yes, Ms. Valkyrie, we can have a round if that will calm you down."
"Yes!" Nora jumping on the arena with her hammer.
…
"Ouch…" Nora lamented as she sat back by Ren's side, her small body all sore. She wasn't only easily defeated, she received quite a beating to make sure they understood how inexperienced and undertrained they really were. But Nora suddenly raised her hand again. "Ms. Goodwitch, will I be as strong as you one day?"
"If you train hard and pay attention, I believe so, Ms Valkyrie." Glynda stated and the girl perked up easily with that. "As you can all see, none of you are at the top of your skill, no matter how much you think of yourselves. Now, since we have time, I want two students to spar today." The students stared at each other, wondering who would spar. "Cardin Winchester and Jaune Arc."
"Hah! An easy victory waits for me. I heard yesterday you were homeschooled, Jauney boy, so don't get surprised when someone who trained at a combat school clear the floor with you." Cardin stated loudly (and obnoxiously) as he grabbed his mace and walked towards the arena. Jaune was way less enthusiastic as he put his sword on his side and walked under the shouting support of his friends. Soon the two teenagers stood in front of each other, with completely different attitudes.
"Now, Mr. Winchester, I hope you're well aware of tournament rules. I hope you to follow it strictly. Mr. Arc, considering your education, I believe your teacher told you about them, but we'll revise the rules anyway. Tournament rules mean your Aura levels will be monitored and if drops below 15% you lose." Glynda said as she turned to Jaune. "Only weapons pre-registered can be used, you need to listen to the referee instructions immediately and you can't attack an enemy that surrendered. Most forms of attacks are allowed except those that clearly would kill your opponent."
"How you even determine that?" Jaune asked as he readied his shield and sword.
"It's a bit vague indeed, but it's up to the referee to decide at its discretion, and most tend to be safe than sorry." Glynda stated and Jaune groaned a little. He really wasn't there to punch other students.
"Don't worry, Jauney boy. I'll end it slowly and painfully for you." Cardin laughed and Jaune decided he might enjoy punching his face a little bit.
"You better not, Mr. Winchester. You're here to improve yourself, not enjoy physically harming your classmates." Glynda chastised him, but her warning fall in deaf ears. "Now, you two have a minute to get in your positions and prepare yourselves." She announced as they moved to the starting lines and the teacher got out of the arena. The hardlight shield armed as she left.
"Well, I think Winchester have the upper hand here. No way can someone schooled by a single person beat someone that had gone to combat school." Weiss dismissed the blonde, still angry at how he behaved the other day.
"I wouldn't be so sure, it all depends on the teacher." Blake added her two cents, knowing for certain that she was on equal footing with most students there and her never gone to a combat school. "Who's Jaune's teacher anyway? After all, if he did pass the preliminary tests as I did…"
"Begin!" They stopped talking as Glynda ordered the match to start.
Cardin didn't lose time before jumping against Jaune. The knight simple used his shield to deflect the mace and used the opening to hit the bigger opponent in the guts, before taking his distance again. The mace wielder growled and pushed a barrage of broad strikes with his mace, while Jaune kept moving side to side using the shield to deflect those attacks and counter with quick stabs and slashes. Those sequences of small counters kept draining Cardin's of his Aura reserves, while the blonde boy reserves were barely affected.
The bigger boy growled again in anger and frustration, as he expected an easy victory against the smaller, clearly less muscular opponent. He attacked again, this time firing the mace's Dust cartridge when that connected to the shield. That surprised Jaune and made him open his guard, allowing the opponent a series of three strikes before the knight blocked it again and attacked with a might swing, forcing Cardin back. Using the chance, Jaune rushed and bashed his adversary's body with the shield and punched him with the guard of his sword.
"He's… actually good." Admitted Weiss as the battle kept going, with Jaune on the advantage and pressing forward.
"He's form is good, he's exploring his opponent's weaknesses and using his strengths against him. He just… doesn't seem to be into the battle." Pyrrha said as Cardin and Jaune traded blows.
"Jaune wants to fight Grimm, not people. He says we shouldn't waste time fighting each other when there are creatures that would kill any us no matter who we are." Ruby explained. "GO JAUNEY!"
Their attention turned back to the arena as Jaune was now with the upper hand, using precise strikes to hit Cardin's sides. The bigger boy wasn't used to be pressed like that, but couldn't surpass the knight's defense or block its attacks. So he jumped back and activated his Semblance, sending a shockwave trough the floor, breaking the stones and making Jaune kneel off-balance. Smirking, the big teenager rushed and slammed Jaune's unshielded side, sending him sideways. Jaune barely had time to kneel again and had to block a series of mace attacks from Cardin.
"Lose already!" Cardin demanded as he kept striking and Jaune knew his Aura, no matter how big, would end soon if he didn't do something.
"Sorry, but I'm more scared of what my aunt would do to me than you!" He declared and rolled aside in the first chance while the mace hit the floor. Using the chance he kicked Cardin's face and got up, now forcing a series of sword slashes against his opponent.
"You think you can overpower me, Jauney boy? With your noodle arms?" Cardin laughed and used his body to shove Jaune aside.
"I don't have to." Jaune answered and he motioned to attack with the sword but when Cardin moved to block, he bashed him with his shield.
Cardin didn't realize at first what that meant, until Jaune used the chance to get to his opponent's side. The big boy tried to move, only to receive the sword's pommel to his face and that left his guard open. Jaune was about to hit with the blade, but decided to bash Cardin with the shield. With that his opponent finally let go of the mace and fell down. Jaune stared up and saw that Cardin's Aura was slightly below 15% while his was in 70%.
"Chifuyu-nee would be mad at me…" He murmured as he decided to move away from his defeated opponent.
"Enough." Glynda stated as she started to move towards them, but Cardin grabbed his mace and moved to attack the blonde boy from his back. He was stopped as he hit a glyph and fall down again. "Mr. Winchester! When I say enough I mean it! You already lost this battle."
"What? But… he cheated!" Cardin stated angrily while getting up as Jaune stood by the teacher's side and sheathed his weapon.
"You lost because of your overconfidence, reckless attacks and the belief your physical prowess, while admirably, was enough to defeat Mr. Arc. And let me remind you: your temper also affected your judgment, making you attack reckless against an enemy you knew nothing about. Next time, try to think of the best strategy before just trying to overpower your enemy. And you, Mr. Arc… while you showed great tactical thinking even fighting an unknown opponent, you didn't took chances that you could used to finish this fight sooner. I could count seven times a well placed attack would have ended this battle sooner. Do not hesitate to take any chances, even against a human opponent. I'm here to be sure no one will get hurt. You could've ended this battle in half the time if you used all your chances." Goodwitch locked her green eyes on Jaune's blue ones. "Otherwise you performed as expected of a student of Beacon." Cardin growled again and she spared a small glare at Cardin to silent him before returning to Jaune. "Grimm won't hesitate in using your hesitation against you, nor are all enemies you might encounter them. Do not hesitate, and do not doubt your abilities. That goes to all of you, both overconfidence and under confidence can get you killed. Training hard will give you all enough understanding of what you can and not do, and act accordingly. Normally I'd have more spars for this class, but today was more of a presentation, so you're all dismissed."
Cardin didn't wasted time to go away, nor did he miss the chance to slam his shoulder on Jaune's sides as he walked to join his team and leave. Jaune sighed knowing that boy was not the type to forget and improve… at least not easily. He was to walk back to his friend only to find Ruby jumped on him and hold him onto a hug with her arms while her legs hang loose.
"That was awesome! You were really cool! Especially when you went zing! And pow on Cardin's mace! You were cool with the sword by the way…"
"Cool?"
"Yep!" Ruby stated and Jaune laughed heartily.
"Your skill with the sword was more than above average." Blake stated, actually impressed but not wanting to inflate the boy's ego. "Who trained you?"
"My aunt by my father's side… but she hates if you call her an aunt, so I call her Chifuyu-nee." Jaune explained plainly with Ruby hanging at his side again, and there was more than one shocked face there.
"Jaune… you don't mean Orimura Chifuyu, do you?" Pyrrha was the first to speak.
"Yeah, she's my aunt. Here…" Jaune showed a picture of her in a tracksuit with him at her side, both holding bamboo swords. "She's really skilled with any blade. The shield I had to work with a friend of my father."
"Jaune… your aunt is the youngest winner of the Vytal Tournament, two times in a roll before simply retiring! I'm… quite a fan of her!" Pyrrha told him with a small blush and Jaune simple shrugged.
"Chifuyu-nee doesn't make a fuss of that. She says she just did it for the money before landing a teaching position back home. If we ever go visiting home, I'll make sure to present you two." Jaune offered and Pyrrha smiled brightly at the prospect of meeting an idol.
"Well, I need to talk with Prof. Port." Weiss stated and walked away as Ruby stared at her sadly. That was when Yang put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Hey Jaune… I was wondering… do you want to train with me? I mean, I always admired your aunt's skill, and I'd love to spar with one of her students." Pyrrha asked with a shy but bright smile.
"Sure, why not? Let's compare our schedules later and find some time. I better get my sword on my locker and get a shower before dinner." Jaune said as he smelled his clothes, missing the happy eyes Pyrrha gave him. "Yeah, I really need a bath. See you all at the mess hall."
Jaune walked to the lockers and found his, and started putting his armor and weapons there when he heard footsteps. He turned hopping to be one of his friends but saw Cardin, already in his uniform (making Jaune question his hygiene) and his team. The blonde knight decided to keep his sword at hand, just in case, as the four boys closed in.
"Jaune boy!" Cardin started in a friendly and clearly fake manner. The knight stared at them as Cardin put his arm around him. "You know, I think we started with the wrong foot and we should start over!"
"I… see." Jaune answered back, still aware of all the falsehood in Cardin's words.
"So, how about we become friends then? So we can help each other!" Cardin affirmed and Jaune finally saw where that was going. And decided he really disliked Cardin. "You know, bros help bros out, and since I couldn't help but notice you hang out with the most beautiful girl in our year…" Yep, Jaune hated that boy now.
The blonde knight was used to see boys like him trying to get closer to him in order to reach his sisters, all of them gorgeous on their own way. This made it hard for Jaune to get friends of his own gender, since he wouldn't allow any boy like Cardin to get closer to those precious to him, and he already liked his friends enough to do the same for them.
"And as a real pal, how about you give us some pointers to approach them, maybe tell them of our fine points?" Cardin finished with the blond wondered what fine points he could even give them, especially since he remembered that was the guy that pushed that Faunus girl in the very first day. If any of them were like that, they had no chance with his friends.
"Come on; give us something, especially about the cute with silver eyes!" The boy in a Mohawk, Russell if he remembered correctly, whined. And Jaune had even less of a desire to help, but decided a confrontation would do him no good.
"I… don't know most of them well enough yet." Jaune tried to escape the situation.
"It seems you and that hot blonde knew each other. And I hope you aren't interested, because I'm using the bro code and calling dibs on that hot piece of ass." Jaune was about to punch him for talking about Yang like that, but he stopped when he saw Ms. Goodwitch approaching the group.
"Is there a problem here?" She questioned as she saw the group.
"None at all, right, Jauney boy?" Cardin lied through his teeth.
"Just putting my sword away to get ready for dinner." Jaune confirmed as he moved Cardin's arm from his shoulder and locked his weapons on the locker. Glynda was clear unconvinced, but couldn't do much if there was no harm being done.
"Very well. Mr. Winchester, take your team somewhere else. I want to talk with Mr. Arc." She basically ordered, and Jaune felt relieved as the detestable boy left. "Mr. Arc, if Mr. Winchester is bullying you, I want to know. Beacon doesn't tolerate that attitude."
"Then you shouldn't have allowed him in." Jaune muttered to himself.
"Unfortunately, fighting that attitude depends on any member of the staff catching the act as its happening or for the victims to move forward. And no, we don't have spy cameras everywhere. We believe in respecting the privacy of our students too. But that wasn't the reason I wanted to talk with you. I'll be brief: I believe it's best for everyone if you keep your origins… not well-known information." She affirmed and Jaune stared blankly at her for a minute. "I mean your status within your homeland."
"Oh… OOOOHHH… Yeah… I think it would be better for me too. Ruby and Yang don't seem to realize it, despite having visited my home a few years ago. I mean, it's not like my family current status is well known here." Jaune agreed and Glynda nodded.
"That would be wise. Of course, I can't ask you to lie, just to not inform them if not asked. It would keep things here somewhat peaceful. That was all I wanted to say. If you have any questions or need a help, I can offer them on the best of my abilities." Glynda offered and Jaune assented. "Good, now hurry to dinner, before your friends decide to eat everything. I swear none of them know moderation while eating."
"Just like back home." Jaune commented with a smirk. "I'll see you later, Ms. Goodwitch."
Jaune nodded and rushed away, with the professor shaking her head and proceeding with her rounds. The boy took only twenty minutes to shower and put some comfortable clothes before meeting almost everyone on the dinner hall. Weiss was still missing, but Ruby's mood clear improved. And as Ms. Goodwitch said, there was lots of food on their table… even a whole swordfish that Blake was gladly turning into sushi. The boy was surprised they could be as bigger gluttons as their sisters. So the blonde boy grabbed some food and sat by Pyrrha's side.
"Hey, big bro. What took you so long?" Ruby asked as she devoured all the cookies her hands could grab.
"I was worried that Cardin would have taken his defeat badly." Pyrrha admitted.
"Sadly, I did have a 'talk' with him. He's an ass. Ruby, stay away from him and his friends." Jaune warned the girl that just tilted her head like a confused puppy.
"Wait… did they said something about Ruby?" Yang asked as her eyes flickered red.
"They think they can befriend me to get to you girls." Jaune explained, and they all turned heads to where team CRDL was seating, throwing food at students and laughing over their childish behavior. "Of course I'm less than compelled to be helpful to them."
"I am very compelled to break some bones now." Yang answered as the thought of someone trying a pass on Ruby enraged her.
"Oh, we'll break their legses!" Nora offered before Ren gently made her sit back down.
"While the idea certainly seems appealing…" Blake said as she saw them being especially cruel to the Faunus students. "…I believe any action from our part would put us in trouble if not on self-defense."
"Besides I know you all can take care of yourselves, considering what you did on initiation." Jaune stated then stared as Ruby drank a big cup of milk. "But I think you should give Rubes some pointers."
"Wait, why? I'm not even interested in boys." Ruby said innocently.
"Does that mean you like girls?" Nora chimed in, and Ruby tilted her head.
"Not like that. I'm here to be a Huntress, I don't have time for relationships." Ruby stated proud of herself.
"While that is nice of you, Ruby, I think you shouldn't close that door. You're fifteen, and you shouldn't miss everything a fifteen year old should live. It's part of growing up." Yang said in an unusual mature and sagely mood.
"Who are you and what you did with Yang?" Ruby asked and they all laughed heartily.
…
"Do I really have to carry you?"
"Yep." Ruby answered as she rode Jaune's back. Her legs hang loose, and she was almost lake his cape. "You got so tall and strong compared when we first met. You're taller than Yang now, so it's so great to do this."
"Please don't do that." Ren complained as Nora rode him in the same way, her logic being if Ruby could so she could.
"I might say I barely recognized you at first. I bet you left many heartbroken girls back at your home." Yang said with a big teasing grin.
"Only if you count my sisters. I was never a ladies' man. Dad's only tip is to be confident, and my mom and sisters basically avoided the issue." Jaune explained and there were two girls that had satisfied smiles over the news, but only Blake observational power noted it.
"Well, here we are." Jaune said, dropping Ruby on her butt. The girl whined a bit but got on her feet quite fast. "First night in our home away from home."
"We totally have to do a sleep over!" Nora celebrated, still clinging on Ren despite any effort from the boy for her to drop down.
"Maybe when we finally have got used to Beacon." Jaune said and Nora nodded in acceptance. "Well, good night everyone." With that team JNPR returned to their room.
Ruby was the first inside her room and grabbed her pajamas and locked herself on the bathroom. She wanted to start studying right away to make Weiss proud of her and as an apology. That left Yang and Blake alone, and the blonde started removing her battle clothes.
"You must be happy your childhood friend and sister are here." Blake commented as she lay on her bed and started reading another book.
"Sure am. I can keep an eye on Rubes and Jauney is great to have around. He's really nice, always was. A bit thick skulled though." Yang said as she stretched after removing her boots.
"I saw him helping a Faunus in his first day. Speaks loudly about his character." Blake remembered when he helped the bunny Faunus during their first day.
"He's your archetypical knight. And now he has the skills to back him up." Yang said and smiled proudly of him.
"And he's single." Blake added with a hidden smirk behind her book.
"So what?" Yang answered back with a little hesitation. "He can go after anyone he fancy."
"Oh, good for him, because THE Pyrrha Nikos seemed really interested on him." Blake answered and Yang face and posture shifted. It clearly bothered her that the thought of another girl getting close to her friend.
"We're just friends." She finally answered, lacking conviction. Blake smirked again but decided to not push the subject… for the moment. She was about to say something when they heard a crashing sound from across the corridor.
"NORA!" They could hear Ren speaking.
"Hey, it's not my fault they make such flimsy beds! At least it's not like we made bunkers of them, because THAT would be really stupid!" The voice of the energetic girl came through, making Blake and Yang stare at the deathtrap they made their room to be.
"Sleepovers will be on their room." Yang declared and Blake accepted it with a nod.
…
"You two seems to have fixed your relationship." Jaune commented as they ate breakfast the next day. Ruby and Weiss seemingly were friendlier now.
"We talked about it and we came to an agreement." Weiss stated towards them. "After all, we'll be the best team at Beacon in our year."
"Yeah!" Ruby added in support.
"Oh really? What we think about it people?" Jaune asked his team.
"It's nice to have dreams, even if they are so distant." Ren deadpanned.
"I can use the challenge." Pyrrha added with a confident smile.
"You girls have no chance!" Nora affirmed and laughed.
"Preposterous! We certainly have the most skilled fighters!" Weiss retorted.
"And Yang!" Ruby added.
"Hey!"
"We have a Nora." Jaune affirmed simply.
"I'm queen of the castle!" Nora singed.
"They have Pyrrha too."
"What side is yours, Blakey?!" Yang questioned her partner.
"Just saying."
"OK, we won't get an objective answer like this. We either can ask the teachers or go in an all out fight." Ruby stated.
"Fight!" Yang and Nora shouted at the same time and then somehow everyone in the cafeteria started chanting 'fight'… until Ms. Goodwitch entered the room and her mere presence made everyone go quiet. She approached the table teams JNPR and RWBY were.
"Children, I'll remember you that no fights are allowed without supervision. You'll have the opportunity to do so in class." She warned them. "Now I'd appreciate if you all would refrain in making my life harder. Ozpin already make it hard enough." She finished and walked away with the same determined walking she came in.
"She's scary." Nora murmured to Ren.
"Can we blame her? She has to contain a bunch of hormonal teenagers with guns and superpowers." Ren answered to his friend.
"Most of us know how to behave." Weiss stated a little offended by the 'hormonal teenager' remark. Then they heard laughs and saw team CRDL in a burping contest. "Most of us. Why they're here?"
"Grimm is a menace to us all." Blake started explaining. "And Hunters are always in high demand considering the risks involved. That's why acceptance in academies like this one is more based in skill than anything else. For more that the Kingdoms try to say we're safe, it comes with a high cost, and to defend the people, they aren't… picky with whom they entrust such task." They got in silence for a moment when they heard a crash and saw a student fell on the ground near CRDL's table.
"They might want to reconsider that policy." Yang growled.
"Yeah… By the way, I still owe you that celebratory party." Jaune said towards his fellow blonde and she perked up at the mention of a party. "And Beacon is quite lax in their curfew times… and I might have a little money to spare, so…"
"PARTY!" Ruby, Yang and Nora said at the same time.
…
"Awww… I regret that tenth bowl of cookie ice-cream…" Ruby said as Jaune carried her in his back.
"Weakling." Nora giggled while she also rid on Ren's back, yet she was fine. Ren on the other hand groaned with a full stomach.
"At least none of you are broken…" Jaune regretted. "I mean, I just paid for Yang and Rubes and yet I spent a week of my allowance! I'm glad Beacon gives us food and bed or else I'd be screwed."
"I admit that was… entertaining." Weiss said as she walked by Blake's side.
"What? Just entertaining? Girl, you're coming with me next time I decide to hit a bar!" Yang affirmed.
"Your father knows you do that?"
"Nope, and no one will tell him!" Yang said with a smirk and a threat.
"As team leader no one's going to bars! My tummy…" Ruby snuggled on Jaune's back harder.
"Bite me, little sis! And this is an expression, not a challenge!"
"I don't need to bite you, I can always tell dad!" Ruby answered back.
"Pfft. You would go with me, right Jauney?"
"If only to keep you safe and the bar's intact."
"You're all no fun!" She complained and they all laughed it out.
"Well, we better hurry back. I don't want to sleep too late since we do have classes tomorrow." Weiss stated as she checked her scroll. "History class with Prof. Oobleck."
"I hope he's more energetic than Prof. Port." Pyrrha added.
…
"I don't know what is worse!" Nora complained between her teeth as Dr. Oobleck (he made sure to the class to call him that) spoke one million words per second and zoomed around the classroom at neck breaking speed.
"At least he didn't try to hit on me!" Yang answered.
…
"It wasn't my fault!" Roman defended himself while talking with Cinder.
"But you failed to solve the problem and I needed to risk being exposed to save you." She answered calmly while checking a terminal in front of her.
"How could I know I'd stumble with Red? She's probably one of those weird kids from Beacon!"
"Yes, she is. Ruby Rose, skipped two years to enter Beacon. Insignificant considering the great scheme I'm planning. The only student there this year I'm mildly interested is Pyrrha Nikos."
"The cereal girl? Heard she could be a professional Huntress already."
"Yes, but apparently they want to follow protocol. Her partner is…" Cinder stared curiously at a picture of Jaune. "Interesting."
"He looks like a dork." Roman commented from over her shoulder and she pushed him away.
"Or, if he is who I think he is, the key I need." She smiled as she accessed Jaune's records.
...
OMAKE
Team's RWBY and JNPR all sat in the cafeteria at lunchtime. They were all curious about Jaune's training with his Aunt and desired to hear about it, even CRDL were listening in.
"So Jaune what is training with Ms. Orimura like?" Pyrrha asked curiously. "It must have been intense."
"Intense is an understatement." Jaune answered taking a bite of his sandwich and making sure to swallow before continuing to talk. Table manners were something his auntie had taken extra care to drill into his head, to this day Jaune still shuddered to think of what she'd do if she discovered Jaune had neglected his manners. "She's a real taskmaster, but if she didn't work me like a dog then I wouldn't be the person I am today."
"She can't be like that all the time can she?" Weiss asked nervously.
"No, there are times when she lets her hair down on the days off from training." Jaune answered failing to notice the sudden looks of terror on Ruby and Yang's faces. "On those days she prefers to drink beer, she's nicer when she's drunk but still kind of mean. She gets nicer when I give her a massage like dad taught me. Although she does get kind of crabby the morning after she had a beer."
Nora had calmed down and was silently squeezing Ren's hand in fear. Pyrrha, Weiss and Blake were equally nervous but trying not to let it show, still Jaune managed not to see any of this.
"So to sum it up…" Cardin decided to interject "She's a slave driver, loose when drunk and a b*** when she has a hangover?"
"That's not it." Jaune objected "Crabby is like her default setting, she's really nice when you get past that."
Jaune suddenly froze as he felt a hand with a grip stronger steel grip his head from behind. He noticed the looks on his friends' faces and he knew just who was behind him.
"Crabby am I?" Chifuyu asked with a deceptively calm tone.
A similar grip also grabbed Cardin's own head causing him to gulp. At that moment, Jaune knew what soul crushing regret felt like. Jaune did not plead for mercy as his aunt dragged him out of the cafeteria, he knew it would just make things worse.
"Congratulations, you two just earned yourselves a hundred laps around Beacon." Chifuyu stated "You'll do it with your team's weapon lockers tied to your backs!"
So the two boys ran one hundred laps around Beacon, with their team's weapon lockers tied to their backs. Although the lockers tied to Cardin were filled with steel ingots. Ozpin considered stepping in and trying to give them a lighter punishment but then remembered just who he was dealing with and thought better of it.
While watching the boys do their laps Chifuyu opened her scroll and saw a message from Admiral Tenryu, it was an offer to go for a drink later with Glynda. She quickly accepted seeing as it was a Friday and frankly she needed it after having to deal with her thick headed nephew.