It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Noah gathered his bag, pulling on his beanie feeling satisfied with all the progress he made since this morning. His tree was finally up with all the decorations, he turned watching all the lights flicking back and forth everything had got precisely as he planned. He turned his attention over to the chimney and saw his old stock stuffer perched high along with the others. Noah thoroughly enjoyed Christmas. He liked the extra time he got to spend with both his family and close friends and not to mention all the good foods like he got to eat along with all the glorious snowfall fights that he loved.

Noah walked over to the chimney picking up a small snow globe; inside was a picture of him and his best friends. Noah couldn't express how happy it was to have to befriend Gia, Emma, and Troy. He really enjoyed their company and all the excitement that they bought into his life. Prior to meeting them Noah was just another socially awkward, geek that would rather spend his weekends studying and finding out the latest technology, than finding a date or hanging out with the popular kids or attending the latest parties. The only reason Noah knew about any of the parties or got invited to hang out with any of the popular kids was because of Jake. He was constantly trying and drag him out to on the weekends, or trying to get him to hang out with some of his friends, but the few times Noah did hangout with them, he always felt both awkward and out-of-place, but it didn't help either that he was painfully shy and that some of those of people made fun of him. But surprisingly since becoming a Power Rangers, he started finding himself more open, and less introverted. He supposed that baring the faith of the world on his shoulders would certainly make a person less coy.

He chuckled; remembering his battle against Virox, and how the Warstar managed to shake his confidence, then again it didn't help when the woman he saved that day saved questioned his heroic antics. Sometimes even to this very day the thought still lingered in the back of his mind and he still had a hard time believing that he was in fact a real-life superhero. Even still to this day, Noah questioned his abilities to keep up with his teammates. He didn't practice martial arts like Troy or Gia, nor did he have Jake's strength or tenacity, nor that gracefulness that Emma possessed. But over time Noah learned that his strengths laid in his ability to think quickly on his feet, and being able to keep calm and staying strong and composed. So it made Noah happy knowing that not only was he getting to share his knowledge of the latest technology but he was actually contributing something to the team.

Not only has becoming a Power Ranger been a life-alternating experience but it also reignited his passion for the paranormal. With every battle, Noah was learning more and more about other worldly beings and this thrilled him to no end especially when he got to share his findings with Mr. Burly. He turned his attention over to the stock stuffer; he started thinking about all what he would like for Christmas.

Noah didn't exactly have a Christmas list, he stopped making those years ago, but honestly what more could Noah possibly be grateful for this year?

He managed to break out of the protective shell, and he much more active and less socially awkward with his peers. But the one thing that he was truly grateful for was the realization that what he thought were his greatest limitations were in fact his greatest strengths.

Something else came to mind too, he started thinking about the little caterpillars he used to manage in his science and how eventually they would blossom into a butterfly, how he too was slowly started to break out of his shell and show the world his true self.

A knock stirred Noah from his thoughts.

"Coming!" he replied walking over to his front door.

"Hey buddy!"

"Jake."

"You ready to go?"

"Yup."

But as he stepped out the door, he stopped thinking about something or rather someone.

"I forgot something…I'll be right back."

"Dude, it's cold out here…so hurry up!" Jake said, with a shiver.

Noah chuckled; running back inside grabbing the snow globe. As much as Noah treasured it, he thought it would be the perfect gift for their special teammate.

"Noah!" Jake whined shivering, "hurry up dude!"

Noah shoved the snow globe inside his bag racing over to the door.

"What did you forget?" Jake asked curiously.

"A little something for a special friend," Noah replied with a slyly smirk shutting the front door.