One of the things that June was known for, in her family and circle of friends, was that June was a cuddler.

Pyrrha once learned this from experience. It was during a camping trip when they were young, with June somehow sneaking into her sleeping bag in the dead of night because of night terrors.

So it was no surprise that June had decided to completely abandon her own bed in favor of being in Pyrrha's warm embrace. June would usually stay like that until somewhere around nine a.m. before, with much difficulty, waking up.

Sadly, however, June would have to rise early in the morning for classes. It was times like the morning where she wished she had Nora's boundless energy and enthusiasm.

"Good morning, good morning, good mooorning!" Nora sang. "Time to rise and shine!"

June groaned from Nora's singing, pulling herself up from her bed. The covers slipped off of June as she trudged off into the bathroom for a shower, revealing June to be in nothing but her undergarments and hoodie. Exactly ten seconds after the door had closed, there was a sound of running water.

"Alright, so while we wait for June, I've gotten my hands on the syllabus and the schedule for today," Ren said, handing out two sheets of paper each to Pyrrha and Nora while holding onto another pair for June. "In addition, we will be learning about the use of mobile lockers, leader and team exercises, as well as emergency drills for today."

Nora and Pyrrha nodded while June had exited the bathroom, refreshed and fully awake. Ren handed the syllabus and schedule to June, in which June placed herself onto a chair while she dried off her sun-kissed hair with a towel.

After Ren had given June a rundown on the things they would be doing today, Ren exited the room to give the ladies of Team JNPR much needed privacy. June, with some help from Pyrrha for the tie, finally put on her Beacon uniform along with the rest of her lady friends before stepping outside. Ren said a small 'thank you' before entering into the room. Pyrrha and Nora spoke about how cute June looked in her uniform, especially with the blush on her cheeks, for a minute before Ren finally exited the room. Nora gushed about how handsome Ren looked while Ren took it all in stride, being used to Nora's eccentric behavior.

They were pulled form their own antics when they heard a commotion from Team RWBY's room, something that sounded oddly similar to a jackhammer and a couple drills here and there before it all stopped.

Shaking their heads, they ventured towards their first class. Grimm Studies.

Team JNPR was the first to arrive to Professor Port's class. Peter Port was a man in early old age with gray hair and a gray mustache while being slightly overweight. He wore a double-breasted burgundy suit with gold piping and buttons. He had his pants tucked into his olive boots, which were similar in appearance and construction to cavalry boots.

Port was quite the character, his stories were something that June enjoyed in contrast to everyone else. Even Weiss and Pyrrha struggled to stay awake, in which they threw incredulous looks at June's way, wondering why on Remnant she was still awake.

June, on the other hand, began to sense the irritation rolling off of Weiss while her partner, Ruby, played around and earning a laugh or two from her sister Yang. Blake was reading a book, Ren was pretending to pay attention when he was actually asleep (smart man), and Nora had just given up entirely and fell right to sleep.

June was baffled at the fact that people couldn't stay awake during Peter's stories. If one managed to read between the lines, you can find very, very useful information on the Grimm, which was actually a lesson by itself. For the first year class, it was Beowolves, Ursai, Boarbatusks, Creeps, and Nevermores. The second years were the ones that learned about Deathstalkers, Beringals, Goliaths, and King Taijitu.

June shuddered at the thought of what kind of Grimm the third and fourth years learned.

Still, Weiss' growing irritation and anger with her leader was starting to permeate the room, June felt fear rise in her chest, gripping her heart in a vice. As Peter finished up his story Weiss looked ready to explode after he named the qualities of a true Huntsman and each time, Ruby's overall goofiness was increasing, much to her snowy partner's ire and to the amusement of Nora, Yang, and Blake (who simply grinned).

June had a feeling that the tension between Weiss and Ruby would escalate if this continued, however, June found an opportunity to potentially defuse it when Peter called out.

"Now, which one of you young upstarts believes they have what it takes to defeat our guest here today?" Peter asked.

In an instant, without even thinking, June's hand shot up, "I DO SIR!"

June regretted her decision instantaneously. All eyes in the class were now on her with Weiss sending her a withering glare, considering she wanted to prove herself to be more capable than Ruby and was about half way from shooting up from her seat in order to do so. June felt heat rise in her face while her palms twitched, in fact, it looked like June was about to collapse from all the attention directed at her. Peter looked at June in shock, not expecting his most socially anxious student to call out so quickly. Of course, Peter and the rest of the faculty had been informed by Glynda that her niece had a severe case of social anxiety disorder and would tend to avoid social interactions, as well as facing crowds, as much as humanly possible.

Perhaps she was forcing herself to face her fear?

Nonetheless, Peter respected his student's decision, and he coughed in his gloved fist, "A-Are you sure, Miss Arc?" Peter asked.

"Y-Yes... I'm sure..." June replied, her face turning more and more red from the amount of eyes practically burning smoldering holes through her head. The glare that Weiss was giving her wasn't helping while the other members of Team RWBY and June's own team gave her encouraging smiles.

"Well, if you are so sure then please go retrieve your gear and be ready to face your opponent!" Peter said jovially, the first step to overcome her anxiety.

June sat in the lockers, strapping on her armor. She still couldn't believe she had just done that in front of Oum and everybody, but June was slightly happy for it. As long as Ruby didn't receive the blast end of Weiss' immensely harsh criticism (June was putting that quite lightly) and perfectionist attitude then she can live with it.

June stared at Crocea Mors lovingly. The only time she had any real confidence was in combat, fighting against the creatures of Grimm, monsters that never discriminated and only had one thing on their minds.

Kill.

It was probably the only thing she liked about the Grimm. The non-discrimination part, not the killing part.

The Grimm have been locked in an existential war with Humanity for as long as can be remembered, seeking to destroy them and all of their creations. At first, it seemed as though they would succeed, as Humans did not have the strength to fight them before. However, Humans discovered the power of Dust and with it, the Grimm were driven back. During this time, Humans enjoyed a time of peace and soon formed their own Kingdoms, which grew to survive and prosper. However, this time would not last indefinitely.

Humans, on the other hand, are known for being intelligent, resourceful and strong, especially when united against a common threat. These traits have allowed them to survive in a hostile world. However, their tendency to fight among themselves when divided represents a serious weakness. In contrast, in society today, Humans have a higher social standing than the Faunus, who continue to face discrimination from Humans. Some Human-controlled corporations, such as the Schnee Dust Company, use Faunus labor in conditions that are "controversial," as Blake had mentioned the day before. These racial tensions are a common thread throughout Faunus and Human history.

Little is known about the origin of the Faunus, and scientists still currently struggle to discover or understand anything about them. Humans' discrimination toward Faunus began early, due to how startling Humans found it that Faunus looked and acted like them but had animalistic features that were sometimes frightening, such as fangs, horns, or claws. This discrimination only grew through rumors and stories that spread fear and suspicion. It was not uncommon for Humans to chase Faunus out of their villages or even to hunt them down and kill them.

At some point in history, a village in Sanus fell under attack from the Grimm, and its survival was thanks solely to the fact that Humans and Faunus worked together to defeat the invading Grimm. After this event, Humans grew to realize that Faunus were not that different from them after all. However, rather than treating them equally, Humans used the Faunus' differences from them to exploit and continue to discriminate against them.

June still remembered her mother calling the Schnees, "cruel, arrogant, gold-digging mafia-style criminal fuck faces that hid behind corporate laws in order to exploit innocent Faunus."

Colorful choice of words aside, June couldn't afford to dwell on it. After all, she had her own team to represent and hopefully Ruby can sort things out.

June sheathed Crocea Mors and headed back into Peter's classroom.

Heading inside, June found herself in front of a metal cage and she found her opponent thrashing harder than any metal band she knew. Of course, one interesting note is that Grimm usually die off when in captivity if they cannot kill their captors or escape first, implying that they cannot be kept alive by normal means. If the theory of Grimm not needing to feed is true, it may be possible that they survive on negative emotions or the act of killing in itself.

No June! No distractions!

June unsheathed Crocea Mors and deployed her hoplite shield from its sheath form. The Arc crest shone in all of its glory while Crocea Mors' blade flashed under the florescent lighting.

Peter readied his blunder axe near the lock on the Grimm's cage, "Are you ready, Miss Arc?" Peter asked.

June readied her shield in front of her while her sword was raised parallel to her gaze towards the cage, "I'm ready," June said with a sudden confidence that surprised them.

Peter nodded, "FIGHT!" Peter bellowed before slamming the blade of his weapon onto the lock, shattering it.

Waste of a good lock, don't you think?

With the doors opening wide open, a Boarbatusk charged forward in a blind rage, hoping to kill the one responsible for its capture. Seeing the shining beacon of white steel and blonde hair in front of it, it charged.

Only for a blue portal to open in front of it. The Boarbatusk had gathered too much speed to stop its velocity and was promptly consumed by the portal.

Everyone had turned to June while she immediately sheathed Crocea Mors.

When that happened, everyone else had turned to a nearby window when they saw the Boarbatusk from before plummet right near it with a resounding squeal. One student opened the window and watched its descent until...

Smack!

Everyone sans June flinched at the sound of flesh and bone painfully colliding with stone while the student who had watched the Boarbatusk on its way down grimaced and hurriedly shut the window.

"Yeah, it's dead."

Everyone continued to stare at June while Peter coughed in his glove.

"Miss Arc, what... did you do?" Peter asked, though he most likely already knew the answer.

June took a calming breath before answering, "If it is within our capabilities, then we must eliminate our targets as quickly and as efficiently as possible," June had answered without a single stutter. "To drag out a fight in order to look cool is most unwise and you will find yourself with more opposition than you bargained for."

"R-Right, and your Semblance allowed you to make a sort of portal so that the beast would end up killing itself in an instant?" Peter asked.

"Yes, Professor," June answered.

"Well... right! Well done! Splendid!" Peter praised, causing June's cheeks to glow a honeysuckle red. "It seems we are in the presence of a true Huntress in training! I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today. Be sure to cover the assigned readings, and stay vigilant! Class dismissed!"

Weiss had continued to glare daggers at both June and Ruby before storming off. June was a tad concerned, but it wasn't exactly her business. Hopefully Ruby will get through to her.

"Professor Port was right, that was a grand performance," a smiling Pyrrha praised, adding more to June's cute blush.

"You did well," Ren said with a smile, ever the man of few words.

June smiled bashfully, "T-Thanks."

Still, June couldn't help but worry for Ruby and Weiss. It made her wonder what kind of expectations she had about Beacon, though June knew that Weiss was in for a rude awakening if she thought Beacon was about strict systems and guidelines when, in reality from what Auntie Glynda told her, they had very freestyle methods of teaching and some constant changes in schedules due to trips. It was in the second semester when they would be taking on missions, albeit the easy ones, that the schedules would change.

Either way, June just hoped that things would work out in the end.