Chapter 3

(Beacon auditorium)

The students were back in the auditorium as Ozpin had introduced the new First Year teams. Notable teams were team CRDL, team JNPR, and Team RWBY. After the introductions, Teams RWBY and JNPR had gone to their rooms which were across from each other.

(JNPR's room)

Jaune had just got out of the shower in a pair of pajama pants and a tank top showing off his buffed body. He also had on his dog tags, he had out a photo book and was looking at some old pics of his platoon. Friends that lost him, his heart went out to them. 'At least my sacrifice wasn't in vain.' He thought, just then a young woman just came into the room. She had long blond hair with a cowlick on the top of her head, lavender eyes, a very gorgeous figure and was dressed in a T-shirt, shorts, and socks. She wrapped her arms around him.

"Hey, soldier boy." She said Jaune got annoyed.

"Please Yang, I'm a 'Devil Dog', not a 'Soldier Boy'." He said, she laughed. "Anyway, everyone settled in alright?"

"Yeah," then she kissed him on the cheek.

"What was that for?"

"Protecting my sister. Thanks."

"Ruby?"

"Yep, she told me what happened."

"Oh, well it was no problem. Just wish the VTOL didn't blow completely."

"Well, you were fired upon remember."

"Well, you're welcome anyway." He put the book down and laid back. Yang had slipped in with him. "What are you doing?"

"We decided to merge teams and rooms. Remember when we moved your desks into our room and our beds into yours?"

"Oh yeah, okay but why sleep with me?"

"Because you're cute." She laid her head onto his chest. He pulled the covers upon them and they went to sleep.

(Next Morning)

Jaune was up and jogging around the school, getting his exercise. He had his earbuds on as he kept running. He was in a black tank top, desert camo cargo pants and boots. He had one of his drones following him to protect him. After his marathon, he went to the weight room and started to 'clang and bang'. He was doing his personal workout and working up a good sweat. That was how Pyrrha found him. She was just staring, he was lifting over a thousand pounds.

He looked over and saw her, he put the weights away and greeted her. "Good morning Pyrrha," he said and started to wipe himself down. She was in a red tank top and black bike shorts.

"Good morning Jaune," she said.

"I'm done with the weights, going to take a shower."

"Jaune, can we work out together one day?" He stopped at her question.

"Sure, when do you want to start?"

"Tomorrow?"

"Okay." With that, he left and went to get himself cleaned up as his drone was following him.

Later, team JNPR and RWBY had gone to 'Oum's Hall' to eat breakfast. Jaune was telling stories about a down on his luck Marine trying to go through boot camp and they were laughing. "I can't believe that happened." Laughed Ruby, "so what happened next?"

"Well, the D.I. found out and understood. But, I had to clean out the latrines for a week." He said, they laughed and then it was time for classes. Everything was going well until they went to Goodwitch's class and Jaune was called up to fight.

"I'm sorry Professor Goodwitch, but I can't in good faith fight a fellow human being with live ammo." He said. His opponent was standing in front of him. He was a big guy, with a buzzcut, in armor with a mace.

"Aw don't be afraid 'Jauney-boy'." He said.

"Not if they are a threat." Jaune said, "but I do have an idea. If you would permit me." So he went to get changed into his gear and had come out wearing armor, it was black with gold trim, a black and gold helmet/ mask combo the gold marks were claw marks across the face and the eye holes had red mesh in them. He was in charcoal under armor T-shirt, black cargo pants, shooter's gloves, and boots.

He was carrying a gun with something on top of it. It looked like a chamber for ammo. He pulled out a canister full of pellets and filled up the chamber. "Before I joined the military, I was a member of a world champion paintball team. So, I'll use this gear to fight with." His voice echoed from the mask. "Let's dance." So the fight was on, he was running around him in circles, playing keep away. Cardin was frustrated trying to hit him and missing.

He swung his mase wide and Jaune flipped over it and fired on Cardin, blinding him.

"ARGH!" He said.

"Calm down, it's washable." He tripped the mase wielder, placed a foot on his chest and pointed his gun at his head. "Bang! You're dead."

"He's right Mr. Winchester," said Prof. Goodwitch. "Winner: Lt. Arc." He twirled his guns and put them away. Then held out his hand to help Cardin up, he took it and Jaune pulled him up. JNPR cheered him as he took off his mask.

He was sweating, "why is it always so hot in this mask?" He said.

"Go and get cleaned up." Said Goodwitch.

"Yes, Ma'am." So Jaune did.

Later, Jaune and his allies walked into the dining hall for lunch. Jaune was now in a T-shirt that had a bird on fire flipping people off with one of its feathers, it was red and gold, with gold eyes, beak, crown, and legs. With the words; 'FAWKES YOU!' around word/ name: 'Fawkes' arcing over the head of the bird with the bird sanding on the word 'You'.

Yang saw the shirt and laughed. Ruby just looked confused, that was until Jaune explained. "The bird's name is Fawkes." He was also in a pair of jeans and boots. He sat down to eat, then a young woman had gone over to him, she had chocolate brown hair and eyes, was very pretty, in the school uniform with a chocolate Barrett and sunglasses.

"Hey Frosh," she said. Jaune looked up, she froze, took off her shades, and tears fell from her eyes. "Jaune." She whispered and glomped him in a tight hug. It was just as warm as his mom's. She pulled back, "it's me. 'Cocoa'."

"Cocoa?" He said and hugged her back.

"Oh my Oum, where have you been?"

"It's a long story," the others looked at them. "Cuz."

"CUZ?" They said.

"Yeah, surprised Mom didn't tell you. I was home." 'Cocoa' felt safe in those big arms of Jaune's.

TBC

Note: I know, I pulled out Coco as Jaune's cousin so quick and it is strange but I needed her to react to him in a loving way. Also, I want to thank Jostanos for the T-shirt.