Not Home for the Holidays

Apparently The Title I Wanted For This Was Too Long

The Following Morning, Christmas Day

"Mrrgh..." Yang groaned, smacking her face sloppily. She had been woken up by a bright light, which could have only happened if her sleeping mask had been removed. "I was having such a good dream, Blake was there and everything." She decided to roll over gently to see a well-lit room covered with Christmas lights, a tree, hastily made red wallpaper, and various ornaments hanging from the ceiling with Ruby, Weiss, and a blushing Blake sitting next to her.

"Oh, speaking of, what's up?" Yang muttered, pushing herself up with her good arm. "And what's all this?"

"Blake had a good idea, which she did not inform us of until 5 AM this morning, to bring Christmas morning to you, so we can still enjoy it together." Weiss smiled, "Want some hot chocolate?"

"Sure, I'll have a cup. Blake, did you do all of this yourself? It looks great!" Yang said, looking around in amazement, "You didn't have to do this all for me!"

"Well I wanted it to be a special Christmas no matter what, so I made a deal with an old friend of mine. He would sneak some Christmas decorations into the hospital for a little favor." Blake chuckled, sipping her tea slowly. "The favor did include him borrowing your roller skates though Yang, but I assure you they are in perfect condition."

"I don't mind, that was so sweet of you! If I could hug you, I would." Yang replied, "Ah what the hell, my good arm is my left one, get over here."

Blake got up and went over to Yang, who grabbed her and held her in a very tight hug, causing her blushing face to turn even redder than before. She gasped for air when Yang released her, though she kept smiling.

"Is it present time yet?" Ruby wailed, "I want to give you guys the cool stuff I found for you!"

"I don't see why not, you can give out your gifts first too." Weiss allowed, and before long everyone had poorly-wrapped presents in their hands. Afterwards, Weiss handed out hers and Yang's, which were hiding not so subtly in her closet.

"Open mine last though, besides Blake's. So open mine second to last." Ruby squealed, pulling out Weiss' present. "How about this one first?"

Ruby tore into the present, which was wrapped near-perfectly, while Blake helped Yang unwrap hers before moving on to her own.

"Weiss, this is so cool, a new cape? It's so soft!" Ruby squealed, attaching it to the nape of her shirt immediately, turning on the fan on Yang's side table, causing the cape to move slightly behind her. "I'm a superhero!"

"Weiss, are these the new Cheets headphones? Aren't these like $300 for broken ones?" Yang said, staring at the box which did indeed brandish the logo "Cheets!".

"I ran into some extra money in addition to my normal amount, so I went a little overboard I guess." Weiss responded, "But I think Ruby's is cooler, based on the hints she's given me."

"Weiss, I can see you went overboard, a gemstone Yin and Yang necklace? This is beautiful!" Blake said, putting it around her neck, "Is this real quartz?"

"It is, I made sure of it." Weiss said proudly, before Ruby's hand covered her mouth.

"My presents now! I had them custom-made!" Ruby squealed, grabbing a small box for herself from the large bag behind her.

Everyone opened their presents as they did before, and the three recipients gasped at they saw. "Ruby, is this an action figure of me?" Yang asked, staring at a highly detailed, smaller version of herself.

"Yup! They have kung-fu action as well, they also have those weapons we designed a few months ago when I asked you to, I bet you didn't think it was for a present!" Ruby grinned, seeing that even Weiss was speechless.

"Where did you get the ideas for the outfits?" Blake asked, pointing at the black and white outfit on hers. "I love mine!"

"I look like a ballerina, but a cool one. The skirt actually seems perfect length, but I have one inquiry. How can people even fight in heels this tall?" Weiss asked, "It seems like it would be very difficult."

"Blake, you want to do your present now?" Ruby grinned, tilting her head slightly.

"S-Sure." Blake said, blushing, "Yang, I overheard you and Weiss talking a few weeks ago, about me. I wasn't quite sure what to do, hearing how you felt about me, but I feel the same way. My present is actually right above you." Blake stammered, pointing upwards toward a mistletoe on the ceiling.

"Wait, what if I told you I saw Ruby before you? What are the rules if I didn't know it was there?" Yang asked, "Not to be a mood killer, but I don't wanna kiss my sister."

The four of them laughed, two of them being cut short by a sudden kiss initiated by Blake, which they held for a while.

"Do you think they remember they need to breathe?" Ruby whispered, "They've been kissing for a while."

"Hush, let them have their moment." Weiss replied. When they separated, they both looked in bliss, as if they were on cloud nine.

"Ruby, I think I found the one thing that could beat the figure of Blake you got for her." Yang said, "A real Blake for me."