Chapter 20: What is Christmas?

McFoley Residence

Back at Kelly's house, RWBY and JNPR all noticed as they were all walking home, they all noticed small colored lights decorated all over the other houses along with some of the houses have inflatable figures of a fat man in a red suit and white beard while some have small statues of a bunch of people surrounding a baby in a manger. And when they all got inside, they all saw a tree covered in colored lights and ornaments. They all decided to ask Kelly about it.

"Hey Kelly, do you have a minute?" Blake asked.

"Sure, what is it?" Kelly asked.

"What's with all the lights and decorations outside people's houses?" Weiss asked.

"What is with the tree inside the house?" Ren asked.

"Is there a celebration going on?" Ruby asked.

"Wait, you seriously don't know what all of this is?" Kelly asked, staring at RWBY and JNPR as if they all grew a second head.

"No, what's so special about all of this?" Blake asked.

"It's a worldwide holiday known as Christmas," Kelly answered.

"What is this... Christmas?" Weiss asked.

"Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. It is a time of giving gifts to others and being with the ones you love. It is also the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who is believed to be the Son of God, Earth's god," Kelly explained.

"What is Earth's god like?" Ren asked.

"I believe Jacob can answer that question better than I can since he is a christian, or you can look that up on the internet," Kelly said.

"Does everyone celebrate Christmas?" Yang asked.

"No, not everyone, because of their different beliefs. And those with different beliefs celebrate other holidays," Kelly explained.

"How fun is Christmas?" Nora asked.

"Very fun and very hopeful. When I say it like that I mean it can change people's spirits. And at one point in history, in 1914, during World War I, there was a cease fire between the British and the Germans because they wanted to celebrate the holidays which then they ended up celebrating it with each other," Kelly said.

Everyone was at a loss of words. They could not believe that during a war, a cease fire took place, all because of the holidays.

"Anyway if you want to look up more information on Christmas, I'll go set up my computer if you want," she added.

"Thanks, Kelly," Weiss said.

A few minutes passed since Kelly let RWBY and JNPR use her computer to look up Christmas. They discovered that Christmas was a special holiday that millions around the world enjoy celebrating. They took interest in the birth of Jesus Christ who was believed to be the son of God, who was believed to save humanity from the incarnation of evil itself, Satan. But most people focus on being with family and loved ones and giving each other presents. They learned about the indoor decorated trees and other decorations, the traditions, the activities, and all of the holiday icons, such as the Grinch, Krampus, the Elves, Frosty the Snowman, and other icons, But the one icon that got the huntsmen and huntresses in training's attention the most, especially Ruby, was the jolly fat man in the red suit, Santa Claus. They learned how he rides a slay, pulled by eight flying reindeer around the world in one night, delivering presents to all the good children while giving coal to the bad ones. This Earth holiday was mainly about peace on earth and good will towards man. They also decided to read about the 1914 Christmas Truce during World War I. RWBY and JNPR couldn't believe that a cease fire took place all because both sides shared the same love of the holidays. It also showed them that even during times of crisis, there is always hope.

"This Christmas sounds very fun and exciting!" Ruby exclaimed.

"Yeah, it does," Nora agreed.

"I can't believe that the biggest part of the holiday is where a jolly prowler breaks into your house and leaves gifts," Weiss said.

"Remnant may have it's own holidays, but Earth's holidays seem more fun. And that it got two enemies to stop fighting to celebrate Christmas. Why can't something like that happen in Remnant's conflicts?" Blake wondered out loud.

"Well I think that Christmas is a great time of the year. the feeling of being with your family and loved ones is simply fun," Pyrrha said.

"Yeah," Ren said with unease.

Everyone looks at Ren with sympathy and worry. Nora walks up to Ren and hugs him.

"Ren, no matter what happens, we're still family," Jaune said.

"Jaune's right. You have us," Pyrrha said.

"And us as well," Ruby said, gesturing to her and her team.

"Me especially," Nora said, still hugging Ren.

"Thanks guys. I really appreciate it," Ren said, now hugging Nora back.

"I know it's not my place to say," a voice said. RWBY and JNPR all turned to see Kelly.

"But even though my friends and I have known you all a short time, we consider you all as family," Kelly said.

"Really?" Nora asked with tears in her eyes.

"Yeah, Nora. You're like the sister I never had," said Kelly.

Nora dashed to Kelly and pulled her in a tight hug.

"T-thank you," Nora said with tears in her eyes.

"You're welcome," Kelly said, stroking Nora's head.

Ren smiled at Nora's happiness after being called family.

"Ren?" Nora asked, holding out her hand.

Ren walked up to Nora and embraced her into a hug.

"Hey guys, I can try to convince the others to have you guys involved this Christmas. what do you say?" Kelly asked.

"That sounds fun," Yang said.

"I'd love to," Nora said.

"I suppose I can give it a shot," Weiss said.

"Presents!" Ruby exclaimed.

"I'd like that," Blake said.

"I want to see how fun this Christmas can be," Jaune said.

"That would be lovely," Pyrrha said.

Ren nodded with a smile.

"Okay, now there is one more thing that we need to get out of the way," Kelly said.

"And what is that?" Blake asked.

"Unlocking my aura," she answered.

"Alright Kelly. Come here and stand still, close your eyes and concentrate," Pyrrha instructed.