Oops. Wrong chapter first to write my late apologies. Ah, well...enjoy!

I sat in the training hall, ignoring the clangs of metal against metal as I stared at my sword, which I had stuck in the ground several feet in front of me.

"C'mon, Hotel! You can move faster than that!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Lima! Less range, more physical!"

"…roger…."

The clangs became more frequent as I closed my eyes, focusing on my sword. I could see its shape in my mind as I focused my aura, feeling it begin to embrace around my weapon as I could feel my second sword suddenly appear in my hand. Instinctively, I gripped it, opening my eyes as I used my aura to slowly pick my sword up, seeing it slowly rise from where I had stuck it.

*Zap*

…ow…!

I let out the breath I was holding, hearing my weapon chunk back down into the ground as Sierra said, "Delta! Get your ass over here!"

I sighed, materializing it in my other hand as I turned to face my team leader, who had apparently thrown knives at me. My eyes widened in surprise as I reflexively raised the sword in my left hand, deflecting one, then my right, deflecting another. Sparks flew across my blades as I spun in the air, dodging two more as I cut the next one in half, the two halves of the knife flying to either side of me as their velocity blew my hair back like a breeze had just blown by.

"Good," Sierra said as I regained my composure, "you're reflexes are still as good as ever."

"Meh," I replied, sheathing my swords as Hotel walked over to me and asked, "By the way, what exactly are you trying to do? Meditate?"

I shook my head and replied, "More like trying to complete my semblance."

"Complete," Sierra asked, raising an eyebrow in curiosity. I nodded and said, "There's…something about my semblance that…well…just doesn't seem complete. I mean, I can do this-," I fired a sword backwards and dropped the other, teleporting to and fro, "—and this-," I dropped the one I had snagged earlier, rematerializing it into my hand, "—but there's something else…like…I just don't feel complete without it."

"Oh?"

Now Sierra seemed really curious. She walked over to me and asked, "So what makes you think it's not complete?"

"Well," I began, "I think around the time I fought Saber…there was something that felt…odd about him. Just fighting him felt a little weird. Then it occurred to me after the duel that…well…his semblance is just a manifestation of his aura into his sword."

"Yeah? So?"

I continued with my explanation.

"Well, in the same way that he's able to extend his range and use ranged attacks, well, my semblance coincides with my weapons as well. So in essence, I can teleport. But I can also-," I focused my aura on drawing my swords without my hands, "—use my aura to do something like this since, well, my weapons are basically attached to my semblance."

Sierra's eyes widened in shock and amazement. Hotel whistled as Lima walked over, blinking in mild surprise as I felt a light shock in the head, causing me to lose concentration. My swords fell to the ground with a light clatter as Sierra said, "I'm…impressed…."

"Same," Hotel replied. Lima nodded as I picked up my swords, sheathing them and saying, "But unfortunately, I can only use the technique for so-and-so amount of time, so it seems."

"That's cuz," Sierra said, "you're not training enough."

"I know I'm out of practice," I replied as my sword handles folded back into carrying mode.

I walked through the now crowded halls of Beacon as students began running for their dorms. I couldn't help but smile as people tackled over each other, trying to get as far away from their classrooms as possible as I heard Sierra say, "Oh. Poor bastard."

I don't blame them. With winter break already upon us, I couldn't help but feel excited to do some snow training. Especially considering that Sierra wanted me to master my semblance ASAP.

"Hey! Hotel!"

I looked straight ahead, seeing a blur of yellow, turning around to see that Yang had flung herself into Hotel. Sierra began laughing as he twirled her in the air several times before finally setting her on the ground.

"Del~ta!"

I turned around, seeing Ruby standing in front of me, causing me to flinch a bit from her sudden appearance.

…I'm too used to her being with Saber now.

"What'cha doin'?"

"Nothing much," I replied as I could hear Hotel getting suffocated behind me. I chuckled to myself as Ruby asked, "Umm…there's…going to be a fireworks festival in Vale tonight…I was wondering if…well…."

"We'd love to go," Sierra answered for me. I blinked in mild surprise as Ruby reached out and grabbed my hand. I blinked in surprise as I heard her mutter, "You do…remember what happened…around this time…right?"

I let out a sigh and brought her into a hug, catching her off-guard as I said, "…of course…I remember…."

"C'mon! We're going to be late!"

"Wait up! Ruby!"

A young Delta struggled to keep up with his friend, a young Ruby, as they ran head long for a Christmas tree that was beautifully decorated in Vale's square. Ruby smiled as she reached the tree first, turning around to see that Delta had fallen behind some. He quickly caught up, breathing hard as he readjusted his glasses, looking up at Ruby. Ruby's smile quickly turned into a frown as she said, "See? I told you that you needed to take those cardio classes."

"Ah, shut it, Rubes," Delta replied, regaining his posture as Ruby grabbed his hand, walking up to the tree. They both stared in awe, looking up and up until they saw the star at the top. Their eyes seemingly glowed at the glittering object at the top as they heard a couple behind them say, "Aren't they under a mistletoe?"

Delta felt a blush creeping up on his face as the other person replied, "Yep…that's a mistletoe."

Ruby comprehended the statement a moment later, her face slowly turning red as she heard someone yell, "Hey, Red! Kiss him!"

"U-umm…," Ruby stammered, slowly looking up. Sure enough; it was a mistletoe. She swallowed some spit as Delta slowly turned to face her, saying, "W-we…should…p-probably do it."

"What?"

"Y-you know," he continued, "s-so they can g-get off o-our c-c-case…!"

"O-oh! Right…," Ruby replied, glancing away momentarily.

Delta could feel his heart pounding as they faced each other. Albeit nervously, they closed their eyes, slowly leaning towards each other. His heart began pounding faster and faster as he began to feel her breath tickle his lips.

*SPLAT*

Delta went flying to the side. Ruby heard him hit the ground, causing her to open her eyes as she quickly went over to him.

"D-Delta!?"

They could hear the local bullies laughing in the background. Ruby grit her teeth, growling as they took off.

"Delta, look!"

I looked up, seeing the tree that we had seen when we were attending Signal. I sighed with content as Ruby pointed out, "Look. The star."

I looked up at the magical looking ornament at the top of the tree as I could hear Yang in the background say to Hotel, "Romantic, isn't it, babe?"

I smiled, letting out a breath as Ruby dragged me closer to the tree. And suddenly, it felt like she was trying to look for something. I raised an eyebrow in curiosity as she circled the tree once, then twice, then a third time. She began pouting as she said, "Where is it…?"

…Oh…I think I know what she's looking for.

I looked up, quickly spotting what she was probably looking for. I smiled, pulling her arm to the stand that we had stood under last time we were here. Ruby blinked in confusion as I said, "This isn't official, but Merry Christmas, Rubes."

She raised an eyebrow in confusion as I suddenly closed the space between our lips. I could feel her stiffen up as my arms went around her, then relax as she returned the embrace. I couldn't help but grin into the kiss as I could hear some people giving us applauds in the background.

When you nearly get your girl one night, you remember where you nearly got her.

As we pulled away, I looked up, spotting the mistletoe that we had stood under years before. I looked down, seeing her blushing as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"One more time?"

"Definitely."

Our lips met once more as fireworks began booming overhead. People began to cheer as I lifted Ruby off the ground, twirling her in the air a couple times as we finally broke apart, laughing as I finally set her down.

"I love you, Ruby."

"I love you more, Delta!"

Happy holidays everybody! Had to adjust the chapter with the holidays!