Hi, everyone. It's me again. This time, I thought I'd write a short two chapter christmas story just in time for the holidays. Hope this lets some of you guys know I'm still alive, but this is mostly because I thought this would be a good chapter.

I do not own Naruto or Blazblue. If I did, there would be a story arc for Naruto's training with Jiraiya, and Makoto and Valkenhyn would have already been in the game instead of as downloadable content. Anyway, onto the story.

It was a cool Christmas Eve, and snow covered the streets at night. Alone on the bench, a lone girl with long blonde hair looked up to the sky with melancholy in her green eyes, while wearing a slim blue sweater with a white scarf and skirt and matching blue ear muffs. Normally, this was a time where people would be filled with joy during this time of year, but for some reason, she felt sad, as if she was lonely. A small tear crept from her left eye as she watched the night sky, when suddenly…

"What's with the frowny face, Noel?" A young male voice called to her. The girl looked to both sides before looking in front of her to see a whisker-faced blonde boy in an orange jacket with a black scarf and pants kneeling down while looking at her with wide blue eyes and a curious face.

"AAAAAHHH!" She squealed as she fell backwards from the bench into the snow. She got back up in a few seconds with some snow on her head. "N-N-Naruto, when did you get here?"

"A couple minutes ago," Was his blunt reply.

"Well you could've let me know earlier instead of startling me."

"Hehehe. Sorry. I was hoping I could take you to this Christmas party me and the others…" He sheepishly laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. However, he frowned as soon as Noel had regained her melancholy look. He thought it would be best to take a seat next to her and have a little talk. "What's wrong? Normally, people get excited and happy during this time of year, yet you're just gloomy."

"Well, don't get me wrong. I am happy for this time of year," Noel explained somberly. "It's just…I've always felt lonely."

"How come?" Naruto asked in surprise. "I thought this whole Christmas holiday was about bringing people together."

"I know, but the thing is," she cleared out. "This is also my birthday."

This got Naruto's eyes to widen. "Your birthday?"

"Yeah," She continued. "Because my birthday is on the same day as Christmas, all my friends hardly even remember, not even my parents. I know it sounds a little selfish of me to think this way, but I can't help it. It's like…they forget everything about me for this whole year."

The boy's eyes had had then gone from wide to sympathetic. How could he not feel sad for her? He had been alone for most of his life, and this time of year had made him feel even lonelier. Then, almost instantly, a thought came to Naruto's head. Turning around quickly, he fiddled around with something, which caught Noel's attention.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"It's a surprise," The whisker faced boy answered, giving her his famous trademark grin. "Could you close your eyes and hold out your hands?"

Noel was startled at first, but then she complied and held out her hands. She cringed a little, but then she felt something being placed in her arms. Her eyes opened, revealing that in her arms was a wrapped gift. They widened with surprise.

"A…Christmas present?"

Naruto, however, shook his head. "Read the tag."

Noel had taken a look at the tag. Above was a bunch of crossed out words, while under it, were the words she had never thought she would see:

Happy Birthday, Noel

"H…Happy…Birthday?"

The boy gave her a friendly nod. "Well, what're you waiting for? You don't have to wait till morning to open it."

Noel took her friend's advice and opened the present. What it held was a white plushy with soft fur, purple stripes, and a fluffy chest. It had big sparkly eyes and a cat like smile. All of its features really got Noel to widen her eyes.

"It's…It's so…so cute," Noel said as she hugged the plushy with joy and bliss. A few seconds later, she noticed an envelope attached to it. Curious, she opened it up to reveal some photographs taken of Naruto and the others. Naruto was predictably smiling at the camera, while Ragna looked a little embarrassed. Makoto had her arm around Naruto's neck while Sakura was tugging onto Ragna to get him into the picture. Hinata, meanwhile was standing with them alongside Tsubaki. Tsunade and Rachel were drinking sake, while Choji and Tager were chowing down...well, Tager was just standing there; no real reason to eat for a cyborg. Rock Lee and Bang were howling like maniacs with Kakashi trying to keep Carl away from them to protect his sanity. Sai was trying to keep Tao from chewing on his art book as Kiba was doing the same with Akamaru. Both Jin and Nu were in the background unconscious with lumps on their cheeks while Karin was poking them with a stick; must've been Sakura's doing. And for some reason, Deadpool is in the far back ground tip-toing to the presents with a sack over his back in a Santa hat.

"Yeah. I don't know where he came from in the first place. Sorry," Naruto chuckled nervously. Noel chuckled with him too. She had to admit that the photograph looked pretty funny. It was then that she noticed that the photo had a message written in cursive: We Will Never Forget You, Noel. We are Happy to Have You in Our Lives.

"Naruto…You guys…" She was breaking a tear.

Naruto nodded his head in sympathy. "The others told me how you always felt alone on this time of year, so I thought that we could all make you feel like we acknowledge your existence."

Those words brought a smile to Noel's face. Never had she heard words like that on this time of year. She wiped the tears out of her eyes before once again facing the boy. "I think its now my turn to give you your gift. So…"

Naruto smiled while closing his eyes. "Sure. I know the drill."

He expected Noel to hand something out. Not that he really minded, but he figured Noel would be such a sweet girl. However, he got a really big surprise: a warm sensation on his lips and in his mouth, and what happened in only seconds felt like a whole year. With eyes shooting wide open, he pulls back to find Noel giving a warm smile.

"Noel…W-wow…That was pretty bold," Naruto said with shock and amazement. His face was pretty red.

"I just thought it would be a fitting gift for restoring my Christmas cheer," Man. It's like it's not much of a big deal to her. "Would've been more fitting if we were under mistletoe, though-"

"No, no, no, no!" Naruto hurriedly warned her. "That was passionate enough for my first kiss."

"Liar," Noel claimed with a teasing smirk. "I've seen plenty other girls kiss you before."

"Hey, I have no idea what draws those girls to…" He began to rub the back of his neck to finally notice a small rope hanging around it. He looked down to see that it was connected to a bright blue crystal. "For me?"

"Yeah. It really fits your style, so I thought it would be a perfect Christmas gift."

"Wow! This is one of the best gifts I ever received!" He quickly pulled Noel into a hug. "Thanks Noel! This really means a lot coming from you!"

Noel was practically hyperventilating while turning red; not only from the hug made her feel uncomfortable, but his words made her spark up. "Umm. N-Naruto."

"Oh, right. Sorry. Didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable," He quickly released his hold on Noel, allowing her to regain her composure before he offered her his hand. "You wanna come to the party? I'm sure everyone would love to have you there."

"…Yeah," she answered with a smile. Holding hands, they dashed away, eager to great their long waiting friends. No longer was the sadness of the day of her birth existent, for thanks to her blonde companion, the spirit of the holidays had found its way into her heart.