Authors note: This is going to be my first fic, I know it's short but it was kind of a last-minute decision, I will be attempting to publish a new chapter every day from now until the 24th. If I can stick to that plan is something else entirely. Anyway I hope you enjoy it, leave a review if you want, it'll really help me out.

It's Christmas time in Vale, a time of wonder and joy with magic in the air. The spirit of giving was in everyone's heart… at least that's what Ruby kept telling her but Weiss wasn't entirely convinced. Sure they celebrated the holiday in Atlas but if anything it was just a slightly more depressing than usual with her Father being gone the entire day at charity events only to come home half-drunk and furious about some perceived slight. Her father also taught her and her siblings that expecting things from others or giving freely from the kindness of our heart was a sign of weakness and so they weren't allowed to give or receive gifts. Her first memory of Christmas was actually her attempting to give her father a handmade snowflake ornament. She was so proud of herself and excited to give it to him. He threw it in the trash and grounded her for a month, after that she never really cared about the Holiday.

Ruby definitely did care about the holiday. Ever since the first of the month, Ruby was a growing bundle of excitement seemingly tapping into an unending source of holiday spirit. She'd erected a tree in front of the window in their shared room and roped the entire team into decorating it. Yang was almost as into the whole thing as Ruby but not quite, it was very difficult to match the reapers' enthusiasm, and even the usually aloof Blake seemed to be more jovial and energetic.

Weiss was pulled out her thoughts as there was suddenly a face mere inches from her own. She stared into Ruby's silver orbs for a second.

"Can I help you, Ruby"

"Weiiisssss you aren't helping" she whined while thrusting an ornament into her hand, it was a snowman and obviously made by a child with its eyes being two different sizes and its carrot nose being more of a shapeless blob"
Weiss sighed and pushed the bauble back into Ruby's hands "I already told you, I don't care about Christmas and I'm not going to help decorate this affront onto the interior design that you've dragged in here."

She wasn't ready for the look of horror and sadness that briefly overcame Ruby's usually cheerful face "But Wiess, Christmas is the second-best holiday! Second only to my Birthday Week!" Suddenly her eyes sparkled "I know! I'll prove it to you. There are twelve days from now before till Christmas eve and I swear on my mother's grave that by then you'll like it just as much as I do."

Weiss just rolled her eyes "Don't waste your time, it's not a big deal. Who cares If I'm missing out on all of this 'holiday cheer' you've surely got enough for the both of us."

Ruby seemingly oblivious to the slight dig at her continued on "Nonsense, there's no such thing as too much holiday cheer." Suddenly Ruby jumped back, planted one hand on her hip and pointed at Weiss with the other "As your team leader I order you to humor me and at least attempt to get involved." and with that as if the matter was completely settled she once again tossed the sad excuse for a snowman back at Weiss and went back to decorating the tree.

Weiss sighed heavily, once Ruby got this way about something it was basically impossible to change her mind about it. She turned the ornament over in her hands, on the bottom ball that made up the base of the snowman was the name Ruby and a 4 written in a permanent marker, the R was backward. Figuring she might as well get this over with she got off her bed and went to go join in on the chaos that the rest of her team was calling 'decorating'.