"Blake, I promise, it's frozen!"

"You don't know that! It could crack at any minute."

"You're being silly," Pyrrha said with an amused smile, skating over to Blake, who was still on the side of the frozen lake, refusing to skate until she knew that she wouldn't get wet.

"What if it does though? You know I hate swimming."

Pyrrha sighed inwardly at how this fearless huntress could be afraid of something as simple as ice. She remembered one of their first dates, almost 2 years ago, when she had to convince Blake that the dogs in the park they were walking through would leave her alone if she just ignored them.

"How about this: If the ice cracks, just stay still and I'll make sure your blades stay above the ice until you get back to the edge?" Pyrrha said.

Blake sighed. She's so cute when she's flustered, Pyrrha thought as she extended her hand.

"You promise?"

"I promise."

Blake took Pyrrha's hand and tentatively stepped out onto the ice, holding onto Pyrrha's hand tightly as she got her balance. Slowly she started to propel herself forward, gaining confidence with every stride. Pyrrha laughed as a smile crept onto Blake's face.

"See? I knew you'd like it!"

Blake smiled. Those used to come so rarely before they started dating. They still do, but not for Pyrrha. Whenever they're together, Pyrrha always gets the lion's share, as if Blake had been saving them just for her.

The two skated along the pond, hand in hand for a while, blissfully content with in other's company.

"Pyrrha, would you mind if we went inside? I'm pretty cold now."

"I'm sorry, just got lost in the moment. Yes, let's go find a fire and some hot cocoa!"

As the two girls glided to the edge of the ice, Blake grabbed Pyrrha's hand.

"Hey, thanks for getting me out here, I really did enjoy it."

Pyrrha her a quick peck on the lips and they continued off the ice and then the walk back to their campus apartment.

"Brrr! Home sweet home. I'll start the fire, you get the cocoa?" Pyrrha said, knowing without having to look that Blake had nodded and had already begun getting the milk out of the fridge. "Please save me some milk for tomorrow morning!"

"It was one time that I drank it all!" Blake said, adorably indignant, yet keenly aware that Pyrrha had caught her about to make it twice. Blake busied herself brewing the cocoa while Pyrrha coaxed the ember to a homely fire in no time.

"You know, we don't have to meet up with everyone tonight," Pyrrha said, sliding behind Blake and kissing her softly on her ears. "Oh! They're so cold! I'm sorry, did that hurt?"

"No, it actually feels quite nice without the bow," Blake replied, reaching up to scratch her exposed ears.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking about how cold they'd be. Here, you go sit down by the fire and warm up, I'll finish up making the cocoa and bring it to you," Pyrrha said, gesturing to the crackling fire.

"Thank you, but what had you started to say about not meeting up with everyone tonight?"

"I was just going to say we could stay in. After all, Yang and Sun couldn't make it, and Jaune and Ruby were going to be late anyways. Besides, the rest will probably cancel after seeing the roads." Pyrrha reasoned, walking in to join Blake on the loveseat by the fire.

"Very true. Did you…" Blake said nodding to the mug of cocoa Pyrrha had extended to her.

"Extra milk and cinnamon, as always," Pyrrha beamed as Blake's fingers gratefully grasped the mug.

Pyrrha opened the side table, and removed a small gift.

"What's that?" Blake asked, her curiosity peaked.

"Just a little random something to say I love you."

Blake set her mug down and turned to face Pyrrha.

"You are the kindest, most considerate, most beautiful person I have ever been with. All I need is you. You don't have to give me anything, you've already given me your heart."

A tear came to Pyrrha's eyes, and she set the gift down and reached up to kiss her love. They embraced for a long moment, then pulled apart with a long look in each other's eyes.

"How about an early Christmas present then?" Pyrrha said, wiping a tear from her eye and picking up the gift to hand it over.

Blake peeled back the wrapping paper and squealed.

"Ninjas of Love 2?! How'd you get it? It's not supposed to be out yet!"

"Just a bonus from a new sponsor that I requested," Pyrrha responded, "I figured you'd want to be the first to read it."

"Do… Do you want to read it now?" Blake said.

"I'll let Weiss know we're not going to make it to dinner," Pyrrha said with a laugh, stroking Blake's ears, which elicited a warm purr.