Lionel let out a yawn as he woke up that morning at 9:00, having fallen asleep inside the college's radio DJ booth. As he rubbed his eyes, he remembered that he and Cherry had chosen to head to Gotham for the rest of their time off from college. He then took out his phone, dialed her number, and waited.

Cherry was already on the phone with her parents right now. "No, no, Mom, I do love coming home... I just gotta take care of some other stuff... Look, I'm getting another call, I'll talk to you later," she then said before switching calls. "Hello?"

"Cherry? It's Lionel," the voice replied. "Time to head to Gotham. Best get dressed & packed, I'll be over in eight minutes."

"All right, sounds good." Cherry replied.

"Alright." Lionel replied before hanging up.

Several minutes later, Cherry had finished getting dressed and packed as she heard a honk-honk outside.

"Coming!" Cherry called out as she zipped up her jacket, walking off to join Lionel before looking back to the campus before looking back to Lionel as they were going to leave.

"Good, you're ready," Lionel commented as he stood outside his RV. "Our suits are in the back."

"I guess you've thought of everything." Cherry replied.

"Hey, someone has to with Atticus not being around," Lionel replied. "Now let's hit the road!"

Cherry nodded as she soon sat down and buckled up as they began to leave the college campus for a vacation away from classes for a while.

Eventually, they arrived in Gotham.

"Wouldja get a look at all this snow?" Lionel commented, glancing at the mostly-gloomy city, now blanketed in white and filled with people going to and fro in order to get their Christmas shopping taken care of.

"Mm-hmm..." Cherry nodded once. "I've always liked seeing snow as a kid before I knew the months... Snow always let me know that it was close to Christmastime, and it would make me excited and calm without ever thinking about school until January. Life was a bit more simple back then."

"I guess. This is the first time I've seen snow for myself." Lionel replied.

"They don't have snow back 'home'?" Cherry asked him.

"Nah. Never snowed in the 5th Dimension, so I read about it." Lionel explained.

"Oh... I see..." Cherry replied. "I'm sure my grandmother felt the same way growing up in Alabama and seeing snow for the first time... She told me the first time she saw it snow when she traveled with her family, she thought the world was ending."

Lionel gave a light chuckle as they approached Wayne Manor. Cherry looked up at the mansion, taking a deep breath in and out before she looked relieved.

"Great to be back," Lionel commented. "So... Do we ring the bell and let 'em know we're here?"

"Come along then." Cherry nodded.

They soon got out of the car and carefully walked up to the door before Cherry rang the doorbell. And so they both waited for someone to answer. Alfred soon came to the door.

"Hi, Alfred." Cherry said.

"Ah, Miss Cherry, so good to see you." Alfred greeted the perky goth.

"Morning, sir!" Lionel waved.

"Hello, there, Master Lionel, it's been a while." Alfred replied.

"Same, Alfred!" Lionel smiled as he snapped his fingers and the bags were teleported inside.

Cherry soon went straight to her room as she had a long travel which meant one thing for her.

"Miss Cherry... Master Bruce is having a party later, so try not to 'settle in' too much." Alfred told Cherry.

"All right..." Cherry replied. "Remember, do not disturb if you value your life."

Alfred nodded, and exited the room while Lionel played with a yo-yo.

"Think you can keep yourself busy for a couple of hours?" Cherry asked Lionel as she went to her room in the manor.

"Probably." Lionel replied.

"Sorry, but this way, I don't get grouchy." Cherry smirked as she went to take a power nap.

"It's fine, I understand." Lionel nodded.

Cherry nodded to him before she soon went to her room and sighed softly in relief before collapsing onto the bed, sighing happily as she felt like she was right at home even if this wasn't her home home like with her parents.

Five hours passed by, and Lionel was still occupied with the yo-yo. The Manor was all decorated and ready for a holiday party.

"Cherry, are you ready?" Bruce asked, knocking on the door.

"Five more minutes..." Cherry replied softly.

"That's how much time you have before guests start showing up." Lionel replied.

"What time is it?" Cherry asked.

"Five minutes to party time," Bruce smirked. "Cherry, either you come out of that room now before I drag you down."

Cherry soon yelped out and ran out of her room to get ready for the party. "BRUCE, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!"

"You said five more minutes, and not to disturb you." Bruce replied.

"Aaaugh!" Cherry cried out. "You are impossible!"

"I think the feeling is mutual." Bruce replied.

"I got it." Lionel replied, snapping his fingers.

"Augh!" Cherry cried out.

Bruce sighed and shook his head.

"Sorry... I was just trying to help you get ready quickly..." Lionel replied sheepishly.

"You guys are going to be the death of me!" Cherry cried out, nearly sounding like Sailor Moon having a freak out.

Eventually, Cherry was ready and wore a dress that Bruce gave to her for special occasions and she had a red ribbon in her hair like on top of a Christmas present with a jingle bell in it and she wore a necklace he also gave to her which was handed down from his mother, Martha. Lionel was clad in a navy-blue tux with a black bow-tie.

"Do you like that necklace, Cherry?" Bruce asked.

"I do, but, I couldn't keep it," Cherry replied. "It was your mother's..."

"I just thought you'd like a little gift." Bruce smiled to her.

"Pretty primo!" Lionel added, giving two thumbs up.

Bruce gave a small smile as the party soon started as the guests arrived for the holiday cheer.

Lionel cracked his knuckles. "Well, I guess we better go join the party." he stated.

"I suppose so," Cherry replied. "Take our minds off of school... Hello, winter vacation."

They soon came downstairs to join the others in the celebration which was close to Christmas in Gotham City.