Disclaimer: This is a work of my imagination using characters from RWBY owned by Rooster Teeth.

04. I Shall name thee...!

"Hey! Yang, Blake, come on in and check out the newest addition to the family...well, we haven't decided on a name for it yet, you guys can help with that!" exclaimed Ruby as she let Yang and Blake into the house.

"Hey Rubes," ruffling Ruby's hair, Yang walked in followed by Blake, "that's perfect, you know how I have my way with words!" felt proud of all her great puns, Yang smiled at Ruby with her megawatt smile while Blake rolled her eyes.

"Hey Ruby, hey Weiss." Blake greeted the pair as she walks in. "So where is this albino beowolf grimm? All the years I travelled through the kingdoms in Remnant, I have never caught a glimpse of them. Must be Ruby's propensity to run into creatures chracterized by white." Blake said with a smirk.

"Hey! I will have you know albino grimms aren't actually white, they are just called that for the characteristic of their 'soul'." Weiss said, feinted offense.

As if on cue, a flurry of colors rushed into the room, it's almost like watching the Nyan cat come to live.

Suddenly aware there are other presence in the room, the baby grimm skidded to a halt. Tilting its head from side to side, trying its best to take in these new things in front of it.

"D'awwww, that's so cute!" Came Yang's cooing voice.

The albino abruptly points its nose toward the sky as if smelling for something, and what happened next surprised everyone. The jutted bones sticking out from the beowolf's back began to glow softly of red, white, yellow, and ...are those some kind of code along with the glow?

The hard to correctly named color had 'Pantone 699' hovering above wherever the color appears on the bone plate.

Tapping at her Scroll to read something, Ruby said excitedly, "Apparently baby albino here was detecting surrounding aura source. It says here on the document Dr. Shinobu sent me." Ruby pointed to device at hand. "It even have the ability to specify color! I wonder if it only appears when it can't figure out the exact aura color. Where did it get the color code anyway? Is that like some kind of add-on feature comes with any baby albino grimm?" Ruby questioned in confusion.

"Apparently the grimms have some kind of network to share knowledge akin to CCT." Ruby's expression turned one of worry, "Do you think the grimms can backtrace signal to baby albino here and take it away from me?"

"I will never let them take you!" determined, Ruby crouched down to give albino grimm a choking hug that can rival Yang's, grimm's baby blue eyes became a shade paler (Pantone 310C to Pantone 304C, if you will).

"You dolt! Let the it go before you choke it to death!" Weiss scolded Ruby.

"Sorry buddy! I didn't mean to hurt you." Loosened her grip, "But you know what they say about albino grimms getting involved with others grimms don't you?" Pointed a finger at albino grimm, Ruby continues, "you will perish if hanging with the wrong crowd for too long, you hear me?" A look of confusion is all you can see on the grimm's face. "A baby albino grimm's soul is malleable before the soul matures, if you go out and hang around other grimms of creature for too long, they will suck the entirety of your woul dry, it will collapse into itself, and...poof, no more baby albino!"

"So before you are old enough to go out and meet other grimms, you will have to stay around us, people with positive aura." Ended her lecture on a satisfying note, Ruby pointedly look at a confused albino grimm in the eyes.

"Ruby, I really don't think this little one here understands a word you just said." Yang said with a sigh. Weiss and Blake both nods in agreement.

"Oh. Well, we will just have to train little buddy here so it doesn't run off into grimm infested forest!" Ruby replied, happy with her solution.

"Let's all head to the living room to continue." Weiss said as she gestured for everyone to move along to the living room.

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With everyone's designated beverage in hand, cookies set out for Ruby and grimm to snack on, they settled in for the main topic of the day-name the albino beowolf.

Yang started, "So I think I got a few good names for you to start here." wiggling her eyebrows and looking directly at the albino grimm, "What do you say, pup tart?"

"Yaaaannnnggggg." Ruby whined, Weiss rolled her eyes, and Blake chuckled.

"Oh, you don't like how it sounds? How about some Subwoofer to make it better, hmmm?" Eyes twinkled with mischief while dishing out puny-names.

"Oh Dust nooooo...I knew I shouldn't have asked for your help with names." Ruby groaned.

"Oh c'mon, Those have great potentials! With its aptitude in coloring, we can have Andy War-howl here make some pup art even!" Yang laughed while the rest of her team facepalmed.

"So, what names do you have in mind, Ruby?" asked Blake. She knew if she let Yang go uninterrupted, they will not hear the end of all her glorious puns.

Ruby fidgeted a bit before answering, "Well, I only came up with one name-Woofles because it likes pancakes so much, but naming something Pancake is just terrible and weird and Woofles is like waffles and baby albino here is a beowolf grimm so naming it with puppy related names just seem like right thing to do and…"

"Ruby, you are rambling." Weiss cutting Ruby off before Ruby's brain can no longer keep up with her word vomit. "Oh, sorry! But with just one day to think about it, that's the best I can come up with. That's why I asked you guys to come over, so we can solve this together. Team bonding time!" Ruby said happily.

"That's my lil' sis! The puns runs strong in the family." Yang, after fake wiped off tear, laughed.

If possible, the rest of the team's eyes would have rolled all the way around and some more. "Well, what about you, Weiss? Have you got something?" Blake directed her question toward Weiss.

"I did consider two names, Fenrir and Athawolf, both derived from High Atlasian language and legends. After much deliberation, they just don't seem like good fits. Fenrir, though a God's name, met with a tragic end, the other one have a certain negative historical connections to it." Weiss sighed.

Blake Looking down at her tea, thinking, suddenly her amber eyes twinkled, "What about Haku? In Menagerie folklore, Haku was a character who represent goodness disguised by its rough exterior and behavior. And I think a name should reflect the hopes a owner wishes upon the thing given the name to." Blake said, turning to Look at Ruby.

"Haku. Haku Rose-Schnee. I like the sound of it! What do you say Weiss?" Ruby asked.

"I think it sounds wonderful, but missing personal touch from you." Weiss said. "What about Haku Woofles Rose-Schnee? Considering how much alike you two are, not using a name you came up just seems wrong." Eyes widen, Ruby couldn't believe Weiss will allow such a childish name be used. Glomping Weiss, Ruby sported a silly toothy smile. Enjoying her girlfriend's warmth, Weiss thought 'The things I do to keep that dolt happy. I guess it also kept me happy, it's imply a win-win situation.' satisfied with her own conclusion, Weiss decide to just enjoy Ruby's company.

"Aw, I thought with the albino grimm being so magical, it could one day become the Dumbledog!" Yang couldn't help but supply more of her punny names. When she's on a streak, Yang is unstoppable. "Even if it turned out to not be the greatest magical being, it can be a kin to the 'underdog', who outgrown himself in every way possible-Sniff Longdropping!" (referring to both the character and actor for Neville Longbottom, if you are wondering)

"HA, I will have you know one of the best thing about owning a grimm pet is you don't have to clean up after it!" Ruby looked all too happy. "They process food weirdly, whatever they consume disappear into a black hole, literally! And I am sure it's smart enough to know Weiss will kill the BOTH of us in the most torturous way if Haku here goes to sniff after another creature's droppings…"

Shuddering at the thought, Weiss said, "Yes, if it so much as sniff at any dropping, they will both be in the doghouse." With a straight face, Weiss looked directly at Yang.

"Ohhh, are you challenging me to a pun-off, Weiss?" Yang looked ready throw some pun-ches.

Weiss rolled her eyes, "No, just thought I'd humor you. It's only proper for the host to ensure her guests are properly entertained."

Though just as confused as ever, the grimm could felt Ruby's happiness. Nudging its head against Ruby's hand, Ruby looks down and said, "Now it's official! Welcome to the family, Haku Woofles Rose-Schnee!" As if understanding whatever Ruby said, Haku answered with happy barks of its own.

And so, armed with a name, Haku Woofles Rose-Schnee the baby beowolf albino grimm is officially added to the (private) registry of the Rose-Schnee household!

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A/N:

Here's how each part of Remnant roughly match up with our world. Atlas=German/Scandinavia, Menagerie=Japan, Mistral=Greece, Vale=US?

Haku here is referring to the one from Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, or Spirited Away by Ghibli Studio.

Thank you for reading!