Smile-RWBY One Shots

RoseGarden: Christmas

I posted this on Christmas Day last year in my randomness book but since I have a one-shot book now I decided to repost it here. If you're wondering how the one shot fits into the show's timeline the best way I can describe it is semi-canon. So enjoy this very out of season one shot.

Ruby smiled as she hung the last ornament on the Christmas tree completing the small house's festive decorations. It was Christmastime and for the first time in a while she felt relaxed, she felt happy. Today she didn't have to worry about Cinder or Salem, she could just enjoy herself. Walking into the main room she saw her friends sitting around talking. Ren and Nora were sitting on the couch talking to Blake and Sun, the boys were sitting on the arms of the couch while the girls sat in the seats. Ruby also couldn't help but smile at the fact that Blake wasn't wearing her bow, meaning her cat ears were on full display.

Yang was playing cards with Scarlet and Sage. It didn't seem to be going in the blonde's favor however if her rapidly turning red eyes were any indication.

Weiss and Neptune were standing in the corner near the mistletoe. Neptune was flirting with Weiss and trying to bring her under the mistletoe with him. While Weiss was politely declining and was instead trying to take him over to Yang, Scarlet, and Sage.

In fact it seemed that all of Ruby's friends were busy with something. Everyone that is, except Oscar, upon further investigation Ruby found the boy outside the front of the house.

"Hey Oscar," Ruby said.

"Oh hey Ruby," Oscar replied not looking up.

"You doing ok?" She asked.

The boy nodded slowly, "I just wanted to be out here."

Ruby slowly sat down next to him. It was silent for a while until Ruby spoke up again, "what do you think your aunt is doing?"

"I don't know," Oscar admitted, "it's my first time not being with her on Christmas."

"Oh," Ruby said as she noticed his face fall, "well I'm sure she's fine."

Oscar nodded but Ruby couldn't help but notice that he still looked upset.

"Are you sure you're ok?" She asked.

"I don't know Ruby," Oscar admitted, "I just- I guess I'm still getting used to everything. It's hard waking up one morning and finding out you have the soul of a centuries old man inside you, and the fact that I now have to help save the world. It's kinda overwhelming."

"I understand," said Ruby, "it's still hard for me to believe that a little over a year ago I got into Beacon and now I'm here helping to save the world."

"It almost makes me nervous to let my guard down," the boy said.

Ruby turned to look at him, "don't think of it as letting your guard down. Think of it as relaxing. C'mon it's Christmas."

The silver eyed girl stood up and offered her hand to the farm boy who took it before standing up as well.

"C'mon," she said, "we made cookies inside and we should get to them before Nora does."

The two walked back inside and and found the others waiting for them, all with big smiles on their faces.

"What's going on?" Ruby asked.

Yang smirked and pointed upward, Ruby and Oscar looked up and immediately paled, hanging above them was mistletoe.

"Have fun you two," Yang said as she and the others headed to the kitchen.

Oscar looked at Ruby, "should we go with them?"

Ruby nodded, "yeah but I have to do one quick thing first."

"What's that?" He asked.

Ruby quickly leaned over and kissed him on the cheek before darting off after the others leaving the boy dazed and confused. He put his hand to his cheek and felt his face go red.

"Not what you were expecting?" He heard Ozpin chuckle in his head.

Oscar smiled and followed after Ruby into the kitchen. Maybe she was right, maybe he could take it easy for one day.