Her stilettos clicked against the concrete sidewalks of Vale's shopping district. Brown hair bounced as she walked, her beret did its best to keep it tamed. A pair of dark glasses shielded her eyes from those she walked past while they parted like the Red Sea to let her through. Behind her followed a droopy pair of nervous rabbit ears, mirroring her path.

"You know you didn't have to come with me, right Velves?"

"I-I know..." Velvet stammered. Her ears dropped a bit more in embarrassment. "I just didn't want to be by myself in the dorm, that's all."

"Whatever you say, Velves." Coco chuckled slightly at Velvet.

The holidays were drawing near, next week signaling the official beginning of holiday break at Beacon. Many if the students had flown home to see their families, such as Yatsuhashi and Fox, but others had decided to stay on campus for the holidays. This was the case for Velvet and Coco.

Their task was to go into Vale and pick up exchange gifts for the holiday party. Coco was lucky enough to draw Velvet's name for her secret exchange and having the faunus girl with her added a level of ease as well as a level of difficulty. The ease was having an easy source at her fingertips to get favorite gal something special, the difficulty was that now she had to buy whatever it was discreetly and without Velvet seeing her.

"What is it you have to buy again, Coco?" Velvet asked curiously. It startled Coco slightly as she was still wrapped up in her own mind.

"Nothing in particular. It's just an exchange gift for tonight." She tried to play it off coolly, but the frustration was still plain on her face. Velvet put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"No worries, Coco. I can help you pick something out if you need me to."

Coco smiled. "Thanks, Velves." 'You'll help more than you know' she thought to herself. "Ah, here we are." They stopped outside one of the higher end shops in the city.

"Coco," Velvet began nervously, "isn't there a limit on the amount you can spend?"

"There is but knowing that both Weiss AND Penny have already gone way over it, I don't think it'll hurt." Coco opened the door to the shop. "After you, miss." Velvet anxiously shuffled through the door while Coco have her a light tap on her rear as she walked past her. This earned an embarrassed look as Velvet's cheeks tinged a light rose color as her ears drooped slightly.

"C-Coco!" she stammered.

"It's not my fault my little bun has nice ones." Coco gave her a devilish wink and a smirk that turned Velvet's light rose into a heavy crimson.

This was normal behavior for Coco, as she has demonstrated many flirtatious acts upon her entire team since they began at Beacon. It was not surprising to Velvet that she did so, but as of recent, Coco had been eliciting these acts more frequently upon her, and it was making her uneasy not knowing why.

Coco swiftly dragged Velvet through the store trying to get a reaction out of her from anything that might catch her eye. So far, nothing had done so. Coco was taken off guard at one point while passing by the clothing section of the store as Velvet's anxious aura had seemed to vanish. She turned around to see where her bun had gone to until she spotted her admiring the floral pattern of a summer dress. Seeing Velvet so entranced, she decided to waltz over to her as quietly as she could. It was difficult in her stilettos, but she still managed to position herself behind Velvet without making her aware of her presence. She leaned in to where she was almost right beside her and looked as the dress herself. It was a powder blue with sunflowers printed all over it.

"You know," Coco began, "I think it's a little cold to be wearing something like that." Velvet let out a small squeal, that Coco found adorable, and jumped so much she nearly fell back. Luckily, Coco was still right behind her to catch her and wrapped her arms around her torso. Coco laughed.

"Coco!"

"Oh, come on, you know you love me." That sentence earned another heavy blush from her friend. "Why don't you try it on?"

"I could," Velvet said sheepishly, "but don't we have to get going?"

"We can spare a few minutes for you to try on a simple dress."

"O-okay," Velvet stammered. She picked out her size and went over to the changing stalls, Coco following her every move.

She stopped just short of the stall as Velvet went in and began to ponder whether she should get the dress for her. On one hand, it was something, the only thing, that had caught Velvet's eyes. However, on the other, she would not be able to enjoy it for another few months still. Granted, it would mean that she would be getting her something for a date night of sorts once the time came to it. Several minutes of these thoughts filled her head until Velvet finally came out of the stall.

The dress fell to just below Velvet's knees and the pattern suited the rabbit faunus. All in all, Coco thought Velvet looked absolutely adorable in the dress. The bashfulness in Velvet's face added to it in her light blush and the way she nervously gripped one arm with the other.

"You look like a treat!" Coco told her. "I could just eat you up right here right now!"

"C-Coco!"

"It's a compliment, sweetheart," Coco chimed at her. "Besides, I wouldn't say it if it weren't true."

"Promise?" Coco nodded.

"Now go change back before you get sick. I can see you shivering in that thing." Velvet nodded before returning into the stall, as well as earned another smack on her rear from Coco. It was quicker this time than before, which did not give Coco any time to plan at all. The furthest she got was deciding to buy the dress when Velvet came back out all wrapped up in her winter attire.

"Here," Coco extended a hand to the dress, "I'll put it back for you and meet you outside." She traded Velvet the dress for a small amount of lien. "Why don't you go buy us some coffee next door while I find the exchange gift?" All Velvet could do was nod as she took the lien and made her way out of the store. Coco however, made her way to the check out and made her purchase. She walked out of the store knowing full and well that Velvet would like her gift, and knew this year was going to be one of the best with her.