The Child of Grimm

Chapter 5: A Secret Uncovered

(Opening Theme: When It Falls Ft. Casey Lee Williams)

-Two Weeks Earlier-

It was already the start of the new week, and team RWBY was still unsure to about Destiny's story with the White Fang and her father. True just yesterday she had told them a little bit about her father but that's all she would say. They could sort of understand why she wouldn't really talk about it, but to be honest it was starting to kill them. Even team JNPR were on the verge of going insane just thinking about it.

It was late at night in the dorm, and everyone was sound asleep, since they had a long day. Everyone in the room where team RWBY slept was sound asleep; all except one. Blake awoke to the sounds of sniffles and choked sobs; curious to what it could be, Blake went to light a candle into a lamp, so that the others wouldn't be woken up. When she did she saw that Destiny wasn't beside her, instead she saw the bathroom door opened slightly and heard the crying from in there.

Slowly and quietly, Blake gotten out of bed and tiptoed to the bathroom. When she peeked inside it was pitch black, but she heard the sobs clearer now. She bought up the light, but jumped at the sight of a shadowy figure, kneeled beside Destiny, and holding her in her arms, while massaging her back, and whispering something comforting to her. She couldn't tell but she clearly saw that it was teenage girl; she just couldn't see what she looked like. The girl covered in shadow appeared to look up to Blake which had startled her slightly.

Blake shut her eyes and opened them again, and when she did, the girl was gone.

"Destiny?" Blake said, turning on the light and blowing out the candle.

Destiny picked up her head and Blake saw her eye was bloodshot red from crying. Blake set down the lamp nearby and approached her. "Is everything okay?" She asked her.

Destiny replied as she choked, "I... I had a bad dream... And now I can't sleep..."

Blake sat by her side and pulled her in her lap, "Hey... It's okay." Blake said massaging her back, "I know bad dreams are scary, but... not sleeping isn't good for you either."

"I... I know." Destiny said, "But I can't help it... I'm just... I'm just afraid to go back to sleep... I'm afraid that if I do, I'll end up going through it again..."

Blake grew even more curious, "What, was your dream about exactly?"

Destiny gave out a shaky breath and she said, "... My dad and I... We were, in a house, at a hill... where him and mom used to stay... Things were okay at first, but then, the Grimm, and the White Fang started attacking, and my dad, he tried to protect me from them... and than they... he..." The child began to cry again, and Blake drew her own conclusion.

Blake massaged her back and head, and began to shush, trying to ease her from crying. It wasn't long until she heard the rest of her teammates wake up from her slumber. They turned on the light and went to the bathroom. "Blake? Is everything okay?" Ruby said with tired eyes.

"I'm fine Ruby." Blake reassured her, "Really, it's just..."

Yang and Weiss came into view and they noticed Destiny crying.

"Dessie?" Yang said before asking Blake, "Hey, what's going on? Why is she crying?"

"Destiny had a bad dream." Blake explained, "She's afraid to go to sleep now."

"Oh, you poor thing." Weiss said going over to her, "It must've been a really bad one, if your up like this."

"Well is there anything we can do?" Ruby asked with concern, "Can we get you a glass of milk and some cookies to help you sleep?"