A Name Meaning Fate

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The following is a fanbased story. RWBY, its story and characters with the exceptions of OCs is all owned by Roosterteeth and Monty Oum. Please support the official release.

NOTE:

The story will take place during the RWBY storyline, but will have slight differences. If you are not a fan of this kind of thing, then I'd advise you not to read ahead.

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Three weeks.

They were just three weeks away from what the students from all over the kingdoms and schools have been preparing for since they first started to attend the Huntsman Academies. If anyone had to be honest, no one didn't think they would be ready, but after everything that's happened over the course of last month, a certain few felt more prepared. Team RWBY had been hailed as the one of the heroes of Vale along with their new friends which had been saying a lot considering it had been only their first year as students. After what had occured, it had felt like they could take on the whole world if they wanted to.

RWBY had decided to take a break from preparing for the coming Vytal Festival as they sat in an outdoor cafe enjoying a plate of muffins and cookies.

Ruby sat back in her seat, after she had finished up what had been on her plate. "Ahh… Now this is living!" She said, patting her belly.

"Yeah! Nothing starts the day, like a good cup of coffee and a couple of blueberry muffins!" Yang said doing the same thing as her sister.

"You two should really go easy on the coffee." Weiss told them, wiping her mouth a bit, "It's bad enough you two had seven cups of it already."

"Even though they're half siblings they're so much alike." Blake said, astonished.

Both sisters let out a tremendous burp, making Weiss and Blake jump at this; it hadn't been long before their leader stood up from her seat. "Alrighty!" She said with her usual smile, "Now that we've filled our bellies, are you all ready to get this day of fun started?"

"If it's something you and your sister thought up, than we're in trouble." Weiss couldn't help but say.

"Hey, now don't be like that." Yang said to her, "We heard from Coco and Velvet that a couple of new stores and an arcade are opening up because of the Vytal Festival. If we're all up for it, we can go and check it out."

"Oh, that reminds me!" Ruby said, "I heard that one of the games you can play as Spruce Willis in his latest movie!"

"An arcade, really?" Blake said, with an unsure look, "I don't know, maybe I should sit this one out."

Yang gave a playful smile as she soon nudged on her elbow, "Coco also told me and Ruby that the book store is having a sale on a certain book, on a certain author you love."

"I'M IN!" Blake suddenly shouted as she stood up from her seat and her face had been a little red.

"Just like that!?" Weiss and Ruby exclaimed, while Yang had a triumphant smile.

"Nailed it." She said as she stood up from her seat.

"Okay, I guess that works." Ruby said awkwardly before getting her energy back, "anyway, let's get this day started!"

"RUBY, YOU ARE NOT LEAVING ME WITH THE CHECK!" Weiss yelled as she started to chase her, "GET BACK HERE!!"

Ruby laughed as she ran, "JOKES ON YOU WEISS, BREAKFAST IS ON YOU!!"

"DAMN IT RUBY ROSE!!" She shouted from a distance.

Ruby laughed as she ran happily down the block, though she was too busy to notice someone in front of her, as in the next second she found herself landing face first along with whoever had been in front of her. Both of them landed hard on the concrete floor, nearly knocking over the other people that had been nearby.

"Ouch…" Ruby groaned as she sat up, only to realize someone had been on their side; she let out a little scream, "Oh my Gosh! I'm so so--"

Ruby had been taken back as whoever the person had been finally pulled herself up from the ground; the girl before was a teenager, about the same age as her possessing a short medium style black hair with two parts of her bangs was in a gray color, wearing a dark gray tank top with a dark brown jacket over it, and she had on a pair of baggy jeans. Her outfit, down to her sneakers looked a bit torn and beat up, even her hair looked as though it had seen better days, as it was disheveled and such. Most of her bangs covered up her left eye with only her right eye showing off a red color and a scar. Ruby noticed her appearance as all as the couple of bruises and bandages around her arm and elbows.

The girl couldn't help but give a look of fear when she looked into Ruby's eyes. When Ruby went to approach her, she noticed that she backed up slightly.

"Hey, are you--?"

Before Ruby could finish her sentence, the girl quickly stood up and fled the scene, not even so much as saying a word, which left Ruby in nothing but a spiral of confusion, and to be honest a bit of worry, when she saw her wounds. It hadn't been long before her team approached her.

"Ruby, are you okay?" Yang immediately said, after she practically slid on the ground to her.

"I'm okay Yang, I'm fine." Ruby quickly reassured her big sister.

"The nerve of that girl!" Weiss couldn't help but say irritatedly, "She didn't even help you up when she ran into you!"

"She did look like she was in a hurry though." Blake pointed out.

Just as Yang helped her up, Ruby couldn't help but look in the direction where the girl had run to. "She… Looked like she was in trouble." Ruby said to her teammates, "Not to mention she was hurt." Her teammates looked to one another, perplexed at this.

"Why… Do you say that?" Blake asked.

Ruby replied, "I don't know, it was from the way she acted I guess. Plus she had bandages on her. Maybe that's why she ran off so suddenly."

"Even so, she should've at least tried to help you up or at the very least apologized for what happened." Weiss said, "I still can't believe they're people like that."

"I'm sure that girl, whoever she was, will be alright." Yang reassured her sister, "Just try not to worry about it, alright?"

"But--!" Ruby said before she was cut off by Yang, who threw her arm around shoulders, "Come on, we gotta get to our fun day remember? So let's get to it!"

"All I care about is that book store." Blake said as calmly as she could, without having a freakout.

Thus without any more arguments they went ahead to the direction of where the arcade was as Ruby couldn't help but look to where the girl had disappeared to.

When they arrived at their destination they were quick to lose track of time even after Blake had gone to one of the nearby bookstores to purchase her favorite book. By the time they were ready to go, the sun had already begun to set over the horizon of the many buildings that stood, and needless to say they were all tired and in need of a long day's rest.

"Oh man, I can't believe we were in there for hours." Yang said as she stretched while walking before she cracked her knuckles.

"Your telling me." Ruby said as she yawned, "Who knew playing that dancing game can really take a lot out of you."

"You're the one who decided to play 30 rounds on it." Weiss said as she was just exhausted as she was.

"Says the girl who beat her in 10 rounds." Blake added as she read her new book.

Immediately Weiss's face turned red from embarrassment, "THAT DOESN'T REALLY MEAN ANYTHING!"

Yang soon rubbed her stomach a little before she said to the group, "I don't know about you guys, but I could have a bite to eat, since we kind of skipped out on lunch."

"Ditto." Ruby said, "All for it, say aye?"

"Aye." The girls said, raising their hands, leaving Ruby satisfied at this.

They walked down the block together, avoiding bumping into the people that passed by them; however just as they turned the corner, someone had run right into Yang, causing whoever it had been to fall to the ground. The four girls looked and saw a young twelve year old girl wearing a dirty raggy dress covered in dirt stains; the girl herself was covered in dirt as well. She had on a large brown buckle bag and there appeared to be an IV tube connected from the bag to her chest, judging from the bandage patch that they could see on the neckline.

Her short messy hair was in the color of magenta and only two parts of her bangs had transitioned to orange. They saw she had a green eye, with an eyepatch over her left eye. They saw cuts on her feet since she had no shoes but the small cuts that had been on her, looked to be fresh. She looked to be in distress.

"Um…" Ruby started to say, "Are… You okay?"

The girl stood up, hesitantly, and looked like she wanted to say something, but she had been struggling to do so; it hadn't been long before they saw that she started to cry.

"Whoa, hey now." Blake said as she quickly went to comfort the child, "Please don't cry."

"What's wrong?" Weiss asked as she had been concerned as well.

Finally the child spoke, struggling to do so.

"P--Please help me." She said, "Cri--Cristal's in trouble. Ple--Please help her."

"Cristal?" The group said in unison as they looked at one another.

"Is she a friend of yours?" Ruby asked.

The girl didn't answer as she couldn't help but sob louder; she actually clinged onto Ruby's dress as she cried, "Please!!" She begged as she sobbed, "I don't know what else to do! She told me to run, but I don't want to leave her! Please! You have to save her!"

Ruby gave her a comforting pat on the head, before turning to her teammates; They communicated nonverbally as they nodded to one another, all in agreement on what they should do. Ruby gently pushed her out of the hug, "Okay, just calm down, we'll help your friend." Ruby reassured the child, "Can you show us where she is?"

The girl's expression brightened a little as she nodded; she wiped away her tears before she pointed in a certain direction. Though before the child could move, she was taken by surprise when Ruby picked her up off of the ground before saying to her team, "LET'S GO GUYS!"

The girls nodded once again before they followed Ruby down the path, as the child lead the way. They didn't have far to go, as the child eventually lead them to what looked to be an abandoned house; that was until they heard the sound of cries of agony, belonging to that of a female. Ruby handed off the child to Weiss to wait outside, while herself, Blake and Yang snuck in, as not to alarm the people who had been inside. They had gone around back as a total of three men, looking to be thieves beating on a girl that had a very familiar appearance.

It was the girl Ruby had run in earlier that same day.

One of them grabbed her by the hair as they said, "Tell us what we want to know! The brat that stole food from us came here, but she ain't here! Where did she go!?"

The girl, who they assumed was named Cristal spat in their face as she replied, "You really looking for a kid? You know there are tons of kids in the city, why not ask one of the adults!?"

They flinched when she was punched hard in the stomach, forcing her to throw up whatever she had consumed, if she had at all as she fell on her side. They saw her struggling to sit up, as she fell onto the ground again. Ruby immediately thought of a plan when she saw a small ray of sunlight through the ceiling above. She motioned Blake to make her way to the top, to which she did, while she signed to Yang to get herself ready as she armed herself with Crescent Rose, and Yang with her Ember Celica.

"We're playing games!" The second man shouted as he loaded his gun with bullets, "Tell us where she is, or else--"

Cristal let out a chuckle as she said albeit with a smile on her face, "Kiss the backside of a Beowolf…"

This had gotten them ticked off as he armed the gun, "YOU LITTLE--"

"NOW!" Ruby soon yelled, not caring if she drew the attention of the three men inside.

With a smirk on her face, Yang blasted a hole in the wall, catching them by surprise. Blake soon came in through the roof and ceiling, knocking one of the men out. The other charged attempting to hit her, but Blake was quick to act. She activated her semblance as she armed herself with a dust crystal in her gun compartment, creating an ice version of herself, just as the man made contact with her making him stuck.

The man gritted his teeth as he went to charge at Blake, but was quickly stopped by a shot fired from Ruby's Crescent Rose. "Bumblebee!" Ruby yelled as she soon went to attend to Cristal who was still groaning in pain on the floor. Yang and Blake nodded before going after the last man standing. The man tried to counter attack, though they had been quick on their feet as they dodged and evaded his punches; they threw a punch of their own that hit both of his cheeks, with Yang's being more powerful than Blake's instantly knocking him out and as well as knocking out a couple of teeth; he fell to the floor face first while dropping his weapon.

"Well, that was easy." Yang said, as she brushed her hands.

"How is she?" Blake asked, turning to their leader.

"She's okay, weak but okay." Ruby replied, as she allowed Cristal to lean on her, "Now let's get out of here!"

They both nodded as they followed Ruby outside, supporting Cristal, and meeting up with Weiss. Though they had quickly fled the scene just as the police arrived as they didn't want to get in trouble for trespassing, that and they didn't want to have to explain anything to the teachers.

After they were at a safe enough distance they allowed the girl and Cristal to reunite with one another.

"Cristal!" The girl exclaimed as she went to hug her once Weiss put her down, "I was so worried! Are you okay?!"

"Ow…" Cristal groaned, as she gave the child a couple of pats, "... That hurts Princess, but I'm happy to see you too."

The child turned to Ruby before she went to the rest of her team, "... Thank you so much! I don't know what would've happened if I hadn't found you!"

Ruby laughed as she blushed a little, "Ah, no worries, I'm just glad we were able to help!"

"Yeah…" Cristal said as she looked away from Ruby, "Thanks I guess…"

The team couldn't help but look to each other relieved at the situation, though they had soon jumped when they heard a loud growling sound. At first they thought it had been one of them, but soon looked at the girl who had a look of embarrassment on her face as she went to cover her stomach.

"Oh… Right." Cristal said awkwardly, "I forgot about dinner."

"Well…" Ruby said, getting the two of them to turn, "... We were about to head out to grab something to eat… Why don't you two come and join us?"

The three team members looked to one another confused, while the girl and Cristal couldn't help but exchange looks as they both had the same thought.

***

The next thing anyone knew they were sitting at a table at a fast food restaurant. They all couldn't help but watch as Cristal and the child before them gulped down everything that had been on their plate as if they were a pair of wild animals after they themselves had finished off their own plate. They could almost swear that they didn't stop to breathe as they were both quick to finish off their burger; all of team RWBY could tell that neither of them had eaten in days, and this was about the closest thing that they had to meal. After they finished off what had been on their plate they both leaned back.

"Ahh… That was satisfying." Cristal said, putting her head to the ceiling.

"Tell me about it…" The child said as she had been satisfied.

"So… Are you two all good?" Yang asked awkwardly.

The child nodded, "That really hit the spot, thank you."

"I owe you one, once I find out the quickest way to get money that doesn't involve robbing people." Cristal said to them.

"Oh no, that's not necessary." Blake said, "What matters is that you two are safe from those people."

Cristal let out a chuckle, "Guess that's true."

The child soon realized something, "Oh I'm sorry, we didn't properly introduce ourselves, my name is Destiny, and this is my sister Cristal, but you already knew that."

"Princess!!" Cristal said, gritting her teeth a little.

The team took in the child's name as they smiled at it. "Destiny huh?" Ruby said, "I like that name." She soon pointed to each of her team members, as to introduce them, "This is Weiss, Blake and my older sister Yang."

The child named Destiny couldn't help but snicker, while Cristal laughed out loud which left them perplexed. "Your name is Ruby, and your initials spell out RWBY!?" Cristal said through her laughter, "That's hilarious!"

"And yet confusing." Destiny had added.

Cristal continued to laugh as Ruby couldn't help but fidget in her seat awkwardly, "Yeah… It is kind of confusing."

"Okay, that's not really important." Blake said, before asking them, "... Cristal? Why were those men looking for Destiny?"

Cristal finally took deep breaths when her laughter finally died down, "Well, Destiny here thought it would be a good idea to steal food from those men a couple of days ago."

"I couldn't help it." Destiny said with a pout, "I was hungry, besides your the one that suggested it!"

"Well I didn't think you would take me seriously!"

"I always take what you say seriously, you dummy!"

"Don't call me a dummy, respect people who are older than you!"

The girls couldn't help but feel awkward as they watched the two of them argue, that is until Weiss cleared her throat, drawing the attention back to them. "In any case, you two seem really young to be homeless." Weiss pointed out, "Are you two by any chance runaways?"

The two stayed silent as they finished off whatever beverage they had in their cups, before they let out tremendous burps which made them all jump at the sound. "Sorry." Destiny said as she awkwardly fidgeted in her seat this time.

"... So are you?" Ruby asked, "... Runaways I mean?"

Cristal and Destiny once more exchanged glances as they were both unsure of what they were asking. Cristal soon gave a nod to Destiny as if to give her approval on something. Destiny soon took a deep breath before she replied, "Cristal and I… We're not runaways… We're trying to find our dad."

Team RWBY had been taken back a bit by this newfound information, "Did you guys get separated from him?" Yang asked.

"No." Cristal replied, "More like… Taken."

They all gasped as they had been put into shock, "You guys, were kidnapped?" Blake said. All the two of them did was nod their heads.

"Do you know how long you guys were held captive?" Weiss asked curiously.

"We're…" Destiny answered hesitantly, "... We're not sure. I was put in a room different from Cristal's… The room had no windows, so I lost track of time…"

Cristal had soon added, "It was pretty much the same with me. Though, when the Grimm invaded the city, we used the confusion to escape. Destiny and I have been hiding on the streets since than."

The Grimm invasion that happened a month ago? The two of them have been out on the streets for that long, the whole team couldn't help but think. They couldn't even imagine how long they were held captive. Though the four of them couldn't help but wonder who had been the people responsible for taking them from their father. It wasn't the people who they though it was, wasn't it? Couldn't hurt to ask them, now could it?

Blake had brought up the question, "If you don't mind us asking… Who were the ones that kidnapped you?"

Destiny replied as she played with her hair a bit, "... It… It was… The White Fang…"

Now this was definitely very hard to believe; First the White Fang turned to violence, than started to work with a human, and now they resorted to kidnapping? They couldn't believe they would sink a new low; Blake especially found it hard to believe this newfound information.

"Are you sure it was them?" Blake asked.

"Well, they did have animal parts on their bodies so… Unless we're mistaking it for another group, it was the White Fang." Cristal said.

Blake sat back in her seat as she looked away from the group, and the others couldn't help but look at her solemnly. "Do you guys know why they took you?" Yang asked, "I mean, do you at least have an idea?"

Destiny's hands started to shake and her eyes started to water again; Cristal immediately took notice of this, as she gave her a hug. "I'm… I'm sorry…" She said as she went to rub her eyes, "... I can't… I'm sorry…"

Cristal gently shushed her as she gave her comforting pats, "It's okay Princess… It's alright…"

"Oh we're sorry, we didn't mean to make you cry!" Ruby quickly said, "Maybe you should tell the police about this? They could help you."

"It's not that simple." Cristal replied, "... Not sure if you noticed but the White Fang is in fact a powerful group, and they could have anyone on the inside."

"Do you have somewhere else to stay at least?" Weiss asked, "Like any other family?"

Destiny sniffled before she replied, "Dad is the only family Cristal and I have… But we don't know where he is, or where to look…"

The team looked to one another as Ruby motioned her head to the side, "Excuse us for a minute." She said as she and her teammates stood up, "We won't go far, don't worry." The two of them nodded and thus they moved from the table; as Ruby had told them, they didn't go far as they waited at the table.

"I know the White Fang has done terrible things, but this…" Blake said, "... They are pushing it too far now!"

"This is just a mess." Weiss said, "And I'm not even sure what we should do."

"We can't exactly send them on their way." Yang added, "The White Fang could be looking for them, and they might end up getting caught again."

"We've got to do something." Ruby told them, "If the police couldn't help, and if they really have no other family, their no safe on their own."

"I know, but what are we even supposed to do?" Weiss said, "Take them back to Beacon and have them stay there?"

The whole team stood there in silence as they slowly looked at Weiss after what she had said. Weiss couldn't help but look shocked as she noticed a grin on Ruby's face. "Oh no, what have I done?" Weiss said as she slapped herself.

"WEISS YOU'RE A GENIUS!" Ruby couldn't help but exclaim.

"I'm all for that idea!" Yang said with her smile.

"It does seem efficient." Blake said as her bow twitched.

"We can't do that!" Weiss said, "The academy's not gonna allow it!"

"Not if we sneak them back!" Ruby said with confidence.

"Well what happens if we're caught?!"

"We'll just say that they're family visiting! Other than that no one will know they're there!"

"Where they even supposed to sleep!? We only have four beds!"

"We can always share beds, it'll be like a sleepover, right Blake? Yang?"

Blake and Yang both nodded their heads in agreement as they looked back to Weiss. They saw that she still had an unsure look on her face as Weiss couldn't help but glance back at them. "Weiss…" Ruby said, "... Really think about. They don't have anyone else to turn to; They have no family, they need us. We may be the only ones that can help them."

Weiss was about to make another argument but stopped herself when she actually thought what they were saying. Once more she looked back to the two girls, with Destiny leaning against Cristal as she continued to give her comforting pats. After a few short moments she let out a sigh as she turned back to the group, "If they're going to stay with us… Than I'm buying them new outfits instead of them wearing old outfits."

The three girls smiled to one another as they were happy Weiss came to agreement.

"Deal." The three of them said to her with a smile.