The morning came quickly as the sun rose over Beacon Academy. Team JNPR was already amidst one of their normal routines as Nora bounced rambunctiously about the room rambling on and on about the winter holiday. Jaune and Pyrrha were saved from her enthusiasm as they stepped out to do a bit of shopping, so Ren was caught up in his friend's usual antics.

"Nora, you should be getting ready for the day. We have a lot to do today."

"But, Ren! You promised we would relax today!" She collapsed against him, her eyes pleading.

"Yes, but after out chores are done for today."

"Ugh! Fine," she huffed. "I'll go get dressed." She defeatedly began her walk to the bathroom.

"And I will have a fresh plate of pancakes for you if you promise to have a good attitude about today." It was a cheap move, but a move that always put a pep in his old friend's step.

She bounded to the bathroom with more enthusiasm. The mention of pancakes always made her happier, especially when they were made by Ren. She knew the amount of love and effort he had put into making them for her. Even though they weren't together-together. Still, she was glad she had Ren by her side.

"Okay, Ren!" she sang as she stepped out. "I'm ready to take on the day." She bounded out to Ren and practically flew into the seat that had already been pulled out for her and began munching on the stack of Ren's specialty dish. It was only a matter of minutes before she had devoured the entire plate of pancakes. "Okay we can go now." Ren merely sighed as Nora began skipping her way towards the shuttle to the city.

Once in Vale, Nora quickly busied herself with window shopping with every store that the two had passed. Their errands consisted mainly with getting supplies for the small dorm party they were throwing with team RWBY, with a couple of other guests as well. It was initially meant to be a small party, but the mention of a party amongst some of the other students and their friends turned their small dorm party into a huge ordeal that required Ozpin's approval to host it in the school cafeteria. Unfortunately for Ren, that meant he had to cook for the whole lot, hence their impromptu shopping trip. At least team RWBY was in charge of decorations which meant less of a burden for JNPR.

It was only a matter of time before Ren and Nora had reached the market where Ren would purchase the supplies for the party. Luckily, Weiss had lent him some lien for the food making life easier on his dwindling wallet. He and Nora were not like the others with families to seek help from, so they had to work for their own. They were happy to have friends willing to help them as well.

"Guten Morgen!" they were greeted when they walked in the door. Nora waved enthusiastically while Ren simply tipped his head with a friendly smile.

"Okay," Ren began, "first thing is we need to buy a turkey." They waltzed around the store picking up everything they needed. Turkey, potatoes, vegetables, cups, milk, the list went on and on. Before long, they had filled the cart practically to the brim.

Checking out was the longest part as Nora hummed to herself, bored out of her mind. Ren tried his best to entertain her, but he could only provide so much without having to use his semblance to suppress Nora's eagerness.

"That will be 136 lien. Would you like to use out delivery service?"

"Yes please," Ren replied. "Beacon Academy please."

"Sure thing." The cashier rang the bell as her register and handed Ren the receipt. "Have a nice day you two."

"Thank you!" Nora sang. They walked back out into the frigid Valean air. "What's next?" Nora asked.

"That was it really," Ren replied. "We can head back and see if team RWBY requires any assistance in their tasks."

"If it means going back to the school and relaxing, then I'm all for it!"

They made their way back and Nora instinctively plopped herself down into her bed.

"Hey, Ren. Hey, Nora," Jaune greeted. "You get everything you needed?"

"I definitely hope so," Ren sighed. "I haven't even began cooking and I can already feel the exhaustion."

"Well, don't stress yourself out too much. We are all here to help you," Pyrrha added. "Why don't you get some rest, we'll handle part of the preparations until you are ready to join us."

"Thank you," Ren added.

He sat down on his bed and released a heavy sigh. Shopping with Nora had tired him out. Apparently, it had tired Nora out as well. He moved to drape a blanket over her currently snoring form, but when he went to sit back down, he was stopped. Looking down, he realized that Nora had grabbed a hold of him. "Nora?"

"I'm cold," she whimpered. "Lay with me?"

Ren felt the blood rush to his face. "Um…"

"Please?"

He sighed. "Okay. Scoot over." She obeyed and he laid down beside her as she nuzzled herself into him.

"Thank you," she added, a sleepy smile spread across her face. Ren felt his eyes grow heavy before Nora spoke up again. "Ren?"

"Yes, Nora?"

She grabbed him by the back of his neck and pulled him in for a warm kiss. "I love you."

He was flustered and did not know how to respond. "I…" he couldn't find the words. Just be yourself was replaying in his head from his conversation with Jaune when he was still hung up on Weiss. "I love you too." And the two feel asleep, awaiting the hectic party that was right around the corner.

A/N: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of my RvB and RWBY fans! I do hope you enjoy our little journey for the holidays as we dive into my twelve favorite ships from both series.

Please drop a review if you like it and please enjoy!

I know we all have out own opinions for what ships are the best ships and I respect that not all of you will agree with my pairings. That being said, please no shaming for my stories. If you are 100% against the ship and don't want to read it, I will not be upset. Chapters will define the shipping content to help navigate.

Again, enjoy! And Happy Holidays!