Here we are at chapter 41. This one is a Christmas special not related to the story or where it's at right now. Just a little fun for the holidays. I do not own RWBY or Tales of Berseria. They belong to their respective owners. Here's chapter 41. Enjoy.

Chapter 41: Merry Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas. The Kingdom of Vale was all decorated for the festivities; people were shopping for family gifts, plans for Christmas dinners, and getting things ready for the special holiday. Even Beacon was getting into it with the school having decorations all over the place. Students were given a few days off from classes to enjoy themselves, something the members of Team RVWBY would take complete advantage of. In their dorm room, they had a tree in one corner, stockings on one wall, and some knick-knacks all over the dorm room.

"Oh, I just love this time of the year! Are you guys as excited as I am?!" Ruby cheers as she puts a few more decorations on the tree.

"Yes Ruby, we're just as excited as you are, we're simply more mature about it than you," Weiss replies with a roll of her eyes.

"This from the girl who tried to put a Santa Clause costume on Zwei yesterday?" Blake asks, eyebrow raised.

"Because I knew he would look supa-dupa oh so cute in that outfit! He would be absolutely adorable!" Weiss retorts.

"And THAT is why he's avoiding you right now," Velvet notes while hanging a few Christmas lights on the outside of the dorm window. She steps back inside only to reach behind her hair and pull out said Corgi who was hanging on to her, then starts to lick her face again. "See what I mean," she says while holding him at arms-length.

"You know, I figured you would be more like a scrooge in all this, Weiss. Besides, I thought you'd have to go home because of your dead-beat dad," Yang says.

"Oh please, he's far too busy using the holiday to make some extra money to be worried about me coming home, so luckily I won't have to go back. Besides…I'd rather spend Christmas here, with you guys, then back home," Weiss says, becoming more bashful.

"Aw, Weiss, that's so sweet!" Yang coos as she walks up to Weiss and wraps her arms around her in a big, bone-crushing hug.

"Yang…can't…breathe," Weiss gasps out.

Yang releases her, "Oh sorry. But still, I'm really glad you feel that way about us. It means a lot," she says and then leans in close to Weiss' ear. "That deserves a special Christmas present this year," she whispers, causing Weiss to blush.

Weiss then pushes her away, "What is wrong with you, you perverted brute?!" she yells.

Velvet rolls her eyes, "Oh, get a room," she says.

This only makes Weiss blush more, "Please, just stop!" she pouts.

"Okay, okay guys, let's give Weiss a break. Besides, I think it's nice that we can all spend Christmas together this year. So let's make the most of it," Ruby says.

Yang then checks her scroll for the time, "I think the Christmas cookies should be done right about now. I'll go check on them," Yang says and goes to leave.

"Christmas cookies! I'll come with you!" Ruby cheers.

Yang immediately stops her, "No, you're staying here, Ruby," Yang tells her.

"Aw, why not?!" Ruby pouts.

"Because the last time I let you near Christmas cookies, you INHALED them all in one go, went on a sugar rush out of the house, and we nearly had to call the police in order to find you. Dad made me promise to make sure you don't get more than a small handful of Christmas cookies from that point on. That's why. Guys, keep an eye on her for me, will ya?" Yang says and then leaves.

Ruby just hunches over and pouts until Velvet walks over after dropping Zwei onto the ground and wraps an arm around her.

"Don't worry, you'll still get some cookies. But still, a sugar rush out of your own house Ruby? Really?" Velvet asks, a little amused at the idea.

"It was one time! Velvet, would you be willing to give me a few of your Christmas cookies, please?" Ruby begs with her signature puppy-dog eyes look.

No matter how hard she tries, Velvet could just not get past that look, "You're no fair," she mutters and relents.

"Yay! You're the best Velvet!" Ruby cheers and kisses her on the cheek, making Velvet blush a little bit.

"You're hopeless," Weiss says, shaking her head.

"Oh please, like you're any better. I'm sure you've had some interesting thoughts about Yang's 'special' Christmas present for you," Blake teases her.

Weiss blushes at this, "I-I-I have no idea w-what you're talking about!" Weiss stutters.

"Weiss, you're looking a little red there. Are you okay?" Ruby asks innocently.

"I'm fine!" Weiss replies.

"Well, you two keep an eye on Ruby for me. I'll go help Yang with the cookies," Velvet says and leaves the dorm.

Velvet walks through the campus dorms, seeing all the decorations up, and other students getting ready for the holidays. She sees some carrying boxes of treats for later, hiding presents behind their backs to make sure the intended person doesn't see them, but what gets her the most is seeing a few a few students having a few kisses under the mistletoe. Blushing a little bit at this, Velvet quickens her pace to the dorm kitchen to help Yang, along with another reason why she needs to see her. After a few minutes, she enters the kitchen to find Yang pulling out a tray from the oven.

Yang then notices Velvet, "Oh, hey Velvet. Want to help me out here? I'm just pulling out the cookies now. I think they came out great," she says and puts the tray on a nearby table.

The cookies are all in different shapes, from gingerbread men, to Santa Clause, to reindeer, and snowmen. Velvet takes a sniff and hums in acknowledgement.

Velvet hums, "Hmm, those smell pretty good. I can see why Ruby would want them so badly," she notes.

Yang snickers, "Yeah, luckily I know better. Though I'm not cruel enough not to give her any cookies. Just not enough to make her go crazy," she says.

"I can understand that…Listen Yang, I was wondering if you could help me with something," Velvet says.

Yang finishes getting the cookies situated on a large plate, "Let me guess, you need help finding the perfect gift for Ruby for Christmas," Yang says with a smug smile.

"Is it that easy to figure out?" Velvet asks.

"No, but the only times you've ever really asked me for help are when it involves Ruby. And it is Christmas after all, so it wasn't that hard to figure out," Yang points out.

Velvet sighs, "Well, I want to get her something nice for the holiday. I've never really done something like this before, because of…well, you know…But after you guys told me about how special this time of the year is, I want her to have a great Christmas this year. I already got you, Blake, and Weiss a gift, but not hers yet. So can you help me out?" Velvet asks.

"Oooh, what did you get me?" Yang asks.

"Not telling," Velvet replies bluntly.

Yang chuckles, "Heh-heh-heh, can't blame me for trying. Don't worry, I'll help you out. These cookies here will help keep Ruby busy, and I'll have Blake and Weiss make sure she doesn't eat them all. I still need to get a nice gift for Weiss anyway. I already got everyone else a gift. Let's just get these cookies to the dorm and then well head out. I'll just tell them that we're going to the training room for a nice workout, they won't care. Come on," Yang says as she carries the cookies out of the kitchen.

"Thanks Yang," Velvet says.

"No problem," Yang replies.

…

After getting the cookies back to the dorm room, and making sure that Weiss and Blake will keep Ruby from eating them all in less than five seconds and leaving some for them, Yang and Velvet left the dorm to head to Vale. When they got there, the streets were a little crowded with shoppers hoping to get some last minute shopping done before the big day.

"So what do you think I should get Ruby for Christmas?" Velvet asks as they walk through the city.

"Well, aside from family, you, and cookies, Ruby loves her weapon, Crescent Rose. So I was thinking maybe get her something like maybe a weapon polishing kit. I talked with Weiss and Blake, and they said they were getting Ruby something different for her. I got her something else as well. It's okay to ask each other that so no one ends up getting the same thing for the same person. Just don't go asking the person whom you're getting the gift for," Yang explains.

"Yeah, I remember that. But, that does sound like a good idea about the polishing kit. I know she spends a bit of her free time in the school forge…Sometimes I can't believe that I would actually get jealous of a weapon for taking up so much of Ruby's time from me," Velvet mutters the last part, though Yang hears it and giggles. "So what are you planning on getting Weiss?" she asks.

"Oh don't worry about that. It's a surprise," Yang replies.

The two head to the first weapon store they find and ask the store clerk if they have any weapon polishing kits for sale. Unfortunately, the clerk had run out before they arrived and wouldn't get anymore until after the holidays. He asked if there was anything else they were interested in, but they declined and left the store, deciding to check out the other weapon stores in the city. One-by-one, however, they come up short and Velvet was starting to get worried about not being able to get a good gift for Ruby as the time flew by. After a while though, they ended up not finding what they were looking for. Yang suggested they get something else for Ruby, but Velvet was stubborn in trying to find the perfect gift for Ruby. After a while, Velvet could only feel sad at not completing her objective as they walk through the city towards some of the clothing stores in town.

"Look, Velvet, don't beat yourself up about it. I'm sure we'll find something for Ruby. She won't really care about what it is, as long as it's from you. The fact that you've tried so hard to find a good gift for her will make her happy either way," Yang tries to comfort her.

Velvet just sighs, "Whatever," she says, not feeling uplifted.

"Look, let's take a few minutes off looking for Ruby's gift and look for Weiss' gift instead. That should help you a little bit. Besides, maybe we'll find something for Ruby while we're at it," Yang says.

"I doubt it. Ruby's not really much of a girlie-girl like Weiss or Blake," Velvet notes.

Despite her protests, Yang takes Velvet into a women's clothing store that sells clothes, purses, and jewelry for women. They split up and while Yang makes an honest effort to find a good gift for her girlfriend, Velvet just walks around glancing at all the merchandise around her. All the clothes are for women or girls that are a bit too feminine for her, something Ruby has pointed out in the past. She knows that Ruby has no interest in purses, preferring her belt to hold her ammo or other stuff. As for the jewelry…yeah, that's not gonna happen. You'd have a better chance of getting Weiss to like heavy metal music than getting Ruby to like fancy jewelry.

"Excuse me, may I help you with anything?" she hears behind her and looks back to see an employee wearing am elf costume standing behind her.

"Huh? Oh, no I'm just looking around. I came in here with a blonde-haired friend who is looking for a gift for her girlfriend, so you can help her out," Velvet replies.

"Hmm, I think you are the one that needs the most help. You look like someone looking for a gift for a special someone, but have so far had no luck in finding it. Am I getting warmer?" she asks.

"Actually…you're pretty dead on. I mean no offense, but the person I want to get a gift for isn't exactly into the kind of stuff you sell here," Velvet says.

However, the woman still keeps smiling, "Oh, you're just not looking hard enough. Come with me, I think I can help you with that," she says.

A while later, Velvet and Yang exit the store, with Yang having a beaming smile on her face, and two bags in her hands, while Velvet had a small bag in her hands.

"Why are you smiling? It's starting to creep me out," Velvet notes.

"Oh, just that I managed to find a little extra something for my present for Weiss. How about you, think you found something nice for Ruby?" Yang asks.

Velvet glances at her gift, "I certainly hope so," she says.

…

Soon enough, Christmas morning came, and the cookie-loving leader of Team RVWBY was the first to wake up. She stretches out her limbs and looks around to see the rest of the team still asleep. Jumping out of her bed, she pulls back the window curtains to let the sunlight come in, which unfortunately wakes up most of the team.

Weiss groans, "Ugh, turn the light off. Five more minutes please," she pleads as she rolls over to keep the light out of her eyes.

"Ruby, too early," Blake adds.

"Come on guys, it's Christmas! Time to get up," Ruby cheers and then walks over to Velvet's bed and leans close to her ear. "Velvet time to wake up. It's Christmas," she says, but Velvet just grumbles in reply.

Ruby then decides to wake her up by nibbling on her ear a little bit. This works as Velvet suddenly bolts up in her bed, blushing a little bit, but then glares at Ruby who appears unfazed.

"Good, you're up. Merry Christmas, Velvet," Ruby says.

Velvet yawns, "*yawn* Merry Christmas Ruby. I guess the rest of the team is up now," Velvet says as she looks behind Ruby to see the rest of the team, even Yang, slowly getting out of their beds.

"Yep! Now come on, let's have breakfast, and then it's time to open presents. Let's go!" Ruby cheers.

After everyone was fully awake and had breakfast, the team were back in their dorm room, sitting around the Christmas tree and presents laying around them.

"Okay, so we'll each exchange gifts, one person at a time starting with Yang and working to me. Sound good?" Ruby asks, and gets four nods in reply. "Okay, Yang first it's your presents," she says.

Yang first opens up a present from Velvet, which is a set of ankle and arm weights.

"For your workouts," Velvet says.

"Aw, thanks Velvet," Yang replies.

Next is from Weiss, some expensive-looking hair products.

"Since you like to take such extensive care with your hair, I figured this would help," Weiss says.

"Oh, you're the best Weiss," Yang says before kissing Weiss on the cheek, making her blush.

The next gift, from Blake, is the new album from her favorite boy band group. Finally is Ruby's gift, which is a weapon kit to maintain her gauntlets. Yang and Velvet can't help but wonder if that was the last one that was available before they went out looking for it.

"Thanks you guys. They're wonderful. Okay Blake, your turn," Yang says.

From Ruby, Blake gets extended magazines for her pistol. Weiss got her some clothes to extend her wardrobe. Velvet got her some new eyeshadow, and Yang got her the newest volume in her ninjas of love series, while making sure that Ruby didn't see it and a note telling Blake not to let Ruby see it.

"Um, thanks you guys. It's been a long time since I've been able to have a nice Christmas like this. I really appreciate it," Blake thanks them.

"Of course, we're all friends here after all. Now then, I believe it is my turn," Weiss says before going to her gifts.

From Ruby, it is a new rotary chamber for her rapier that can hold more Dust vials in it. Blake got her a few classical music albums for her singing, Velvet got her some perfume, and Yang…

"Wait, where's Yang?" Weiss asks.

"Right here," they hear and look back to see Yang walking out of the bathroom, wearing a very sexy Santa's helper outfit, making Weiss blush extensively. In her arms, she holds out a beautiful dress with different shades of white and blue. "You like?" she asks.

"The dress, or the person holding the dress?" Weiss asks.

"You tell me," Yang teases her.

Weiss walks over and takes the dress while giving Yang a kiss on the cheek, "I'll say that it's a bit of both. The dress is beautiful Yang. Thank you," Weiss says.

"Don't worry. When it's just the two of us, I'll give you another 'special' gift," Yang whispers, making Weiss blush again.

"Enough, you blonde brute. V-Velvet, I believe it's your turn," Weiss tries to change the subject.

Velvet opens up her presents and finds a small scope for her gauntlet from Ruby, some clothes from Weiss, a few books from Blake, and some hair products from Yang.

"Thanks you guys. Like Blake, it's been a long time since I've been able to celebrate a holiday like this. You've really made it special," Velvet says.

"Of course. We're basically like family, and that's Christmas is all about," Yang says.

"Well, Ruby, you're up," Velvet says.

Ruby quickly tears off the wrappings of her gifts and finds some Dust rounds from Weiss, books about weapons from Blake, and a new scope for her scythe from Yang.

"Aw, these gifts are awesome! Thanks you guys," Ruby cheers.

"Hold on Ruby. You still have Velvet's gift," Yang points out.

Ruby looks at Velvet holding a small box and hands it to her. Ruby opens it up and gasps in awe, eyes wide. Inside is a beautiful silver necklace with a silver rose emblem at the center. Ruby turns the rose over to find the words 'my sweet rose' engraved on the back. Ruby slowly turns to Velvet, who rubs her head, a little embarrassed.

"I know you're not really into jewelry, but when I saw that, I thought that maybe you'd-," Velvet begins until she's tackled to the floor by Ruby.

"Oh Velvet! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it!" Ruby yells as she wraps her arms around her girlfriend.

Velvet returns the embrace, "I'm glad you do. Merry Christmas Ruby," she says.

"Alright, enough of that mussy stuff. Let's get this Christmas party started!" Yang cheers and goes to get the eggnog.

"Oh no you don't. I'm going to make sure you don't try to spike it like you tried to do back at Pyrrha's birthday party," Weiss says as she follows her.

"I'll keep an eye on them," Blake says and leaves as well.

Ruby just looks at Velvet as things get quiet," I'm sorry my gift wasn't as awesome as yours Velvet," Ruby says, a little sad.

"What are you talking about?" Velvet says and cups Ruby's chin to give her a gentle kiss. "In my opinion, I got the best Christmas gift of all. Merry Christmas Ruby," Velvet says lovingly.

Ruby kisses her back, "Merry Christmas Velvet."

And that's the chapter. The next chapter will get back to where we left off in the story. I just wanted to do this because it's that time of the year, and Christmas is my favorite holiday. Hope you liked my special holiday chapter. Until next time, please Read and Review. Merry Christmas!