One Picture, A Thousand Words

-Two Weeks Earlier-

It was already the start of the new week, and team RWBY had no answers as to what the story was with Destiny and Cristal and the White Fang. True at the slumber party, the child had told them a little about their father, but that's all she had said about him; It was understandable as they had been still trying to get used to what had been happening around them.

Though to be honest, it had been one of the only few things that has been on their mind. Even team JNPR had been on the verge of going insane just thinking about it. It was late at night in the dorm, and everyone had been sound asleep since they had a long day.

Well… All except one.

Blake had been the first to wake up to the sound of sniffles and choked sobs. Curious to what it could be, she stood up from the bed and noticed the sounds had been coming from the bathroom as the door had been open slightly. Looking inside she saw it had been Destiny in the corner of the bathroom as her head had been buried in her knees.

She turned on the light, before approaching the child, "Destiny?"

Destiny flinched a little as she picked up her head; her eye had been red from crying and her eyepatch was wet from the tears she had shed.

"Is everything okay?" Blake asked as she approached.

"I…" She started to say as she choked from her sobs, "... Had a bad dream… I couldn't fall back asleep…"

Blake soon took her into her arms as she let her sit on her lap. "It's okay." Blake said as she started to massage her back, "I know bad dreams can be scary but… Not sleeping isn't good for you either."

"I--" Destiny sniffled, "--I know… But I can't..."

Soon enough, the lights in the dorm room came on, and four familiar girls came into view. They all looked a bit tired, considering it had been in the middle of the night.

"Blake…?" Weiss said with a yawn, "... What's going on?"

"Everything okay?" Yang asked.

"I'm fine." Blake replied, "But Destiny is…"

The girls didn't quite understand what Blake was trying to say, until they noticed how Destiny looked as she had been drenched from her own tears. "Oh my gosh!" Ruby exclaimed, "Are you okay?! Why are you crying?"

Destiny tried to answer, but this time she found herself struggling to do so as she choked on her words a little. Cristal seemed to have gotten the idea of what she had been trying to tell them as she went over to her. She started to shush her gently as she took her in her arms.

"It's alright Destiny." Cristal said to her softly, "They're gone now. You're safe. It's okay."

Destiny merely nodded her head as she continued to whimper. She went to hug her, and Cristal had no hesitation in returning it to her.

"She had a bad dream." Blake soon clarified to her team as she noticed they were still confused, "I'm not sure what it was, but she's afraid to go back to sleep."

"A bad dream huh?" Yang said, "Well, bad dreams are never good."

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Weiss asked.

"I don't know, maybe?" Cristal replied as she picked up her sister off of the floor, "Any of you guys know a trick to help her to fall asleep?"

"Oh I know!" Ruby soon said, "How about we make a fresh batch of cookies, and pour some milk?"

Cristal and the rest of her teammates couldn't help but give her a quizzical look at this; Ruby on the other hand remained oblivious. "What?" She asked as she tilted her head a little.

"I said things to help her sleep for Pete's sake!" Cristal said to her, "What are you trying to do, give her a sugar rush!?"

"But it helps me to fall asleep." Ruby reasoned.

"That's because your you." Yang told her sister as she hit her on the head lightly.

Blake soon turned to Cristal, "What do you do when she's like this?"

"I don't do much, it's mom that helps with that mostly." Cristal replied.

"What do you mean?" The Fanus asked.

Destiny soon replied as she choked between her words, "When… Whenever I can't sleep… Dad would play… A recording of mom… Singing…"

"Do you have it with you now?" Yang asked.

Destiny didn't answer, though Cristal on the other hand shook her head in reply with a sad look on her face. "Not sure what else to do at this point…" Cristal said honestly.

RWBY tried to think of a way to help out the young child; it hadn't been long before Ruby thought of an idea as she glanced over to Weiss. "You know…" She started to say as she went beside her partner, "... If it's a lullaby you want, Weiss here is the girl for the job!"

"Wait, what!?" Weiss nearly yelled.

Blake and Yang turned to her, the two of them having a similar idea, while Cristal looked shocked. "Ice Queen here can sing?" She asked.

"Ye-yes but I--" Weiss started to say before she had been cut off by Yang.

"Come on, you'll do it for little Dessie won't you?" Yang asked with a pleading look in her eye.

"You are the best singer out of all of us here." Blake admitted.

"But I need to practice before I--" Weiss tried to reason.

"It's just a lullaby though!" Ruby said to her, "Please, do it for this sweet little girl!"

Weiss had been about to make an argument before she looked to Destiny again as she still had been in tears. She ultimately let out a sigh, as her expression softened, "Alright. But let's tuck her in first."

The team practically cheered at this before they went to tuck Destiny back into the bed. Making sure she had been comfortable, Weiss sat at her bedside; she took a deep breath before she started to sing with a beautiful angelic voice.