Author's Note: Alright, I need to address something. The subject of author's notes. Now, I have been getting… advice from some, that although it was funny initially, the hidden notes are getting annoying to some. Recently, I have been hearing more and more voices opposing them. I figure I should probably heed the voice of the readers, as it is my goal to please them.

However, beware, as there are still some out there that enjoy the notes. So to try and please everyone, which is impossible, the hidden notes will appear, albeit less often, but they will appear. It breaks my heart to do this, but I feel it must be done. One point was brought up that is annoying to have a plot ripped from you, a good example being the last chapter's one. Understand though, that is how I get joy from making them. Being an evil trickster and getting evil pleasure thinking up ways to trick the readers.

As to notes about the story? I will say this holiday themed one came too late. Honestly I did no work on the 23rd, which I probably should have, but I was… busy? Honestly I spent most of the day watching the entire two seasons of VGHS, if you've heard of it. Mix that in with my usual Youtube, and I wasted most of the day. So I had planned to release this earlier, but I'm lazy. Also, I write these notes

before I start the story, so if the dating seems weird, that's why. It's three minutes past midnight at this point for me.

Anyways, stick around after for more notes about the story. I plan on addressing some things that seemed vague about my story, but they were more suited for an end of the story note area. Enjoy!

It was definitely going to be a white Christmas.

Weiss sat at the window of her house in the mountains watching the snow cover the area around it. Well, it wasn't exactly a house, but she wouldn't consider it a mansion. The building was very sizable, even though it was only accommodating four at the moment. It was a very nice place, having a beautiful front hall, a large ballroom and a wonderfully decorated dining hall. It had been made as a vacation house for the Schnee family, so Weiss was using it for their Christmas break. Weiss had invited her teammates to join her as well, not wishing to be alone.

She saw them outside, looking at her teammates who were currently building something. Blake and Yang were building some huge structure out of snow. It looked impressive, but Weiss didn't know what it was. Ruby, on the other hand, was on her own creating a… tiny wall? She had a wall of snow that looked like it would cover one person. As to why there were building snow structures Weiss wasn't sure, but the girls looked like they were having fun.

Weiss sighed and looked back at the room she was in. It was elegantly decorated, with sculptures and paintings all over the room. It had a massive chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the lights looking like little ice crystals. Her father had paid a lot of money for the place and it hadn't gotten much use save for during the winter seasons. Weiss remembered coming here as a little girl and how empty the place had felt. Now that she was here with her closest friends it felt more like a home. That brought a warm sensation to Weiss's heart.

She was glad to be spending the holidays with friends, because Weiss hadn't celebrated Christmas much as a child. Sure, she had gotten gifts, but they hadn't felt truly given. It just seemed as if her father had just told his servants to get her some gifts to look like he cared. Now that she was around people who cared about celebrating, it was nice to feel in the holiday spirit.

Weiss was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard someone approaching. She turned around and saw Ruby strolling across the room towards her. She was still wearing her heavy jacket and her snow pants, along with her cloak as always. Ruby's cheeks were the same color as her namesake, a big grin stretched across her face. She sat down next to Weiss and started talking.

"Hey Weiss! Wanna join us outside?" She was extra cheerful despite the cold.

Weiss shook her head. "Sorry honey, but I'm not one for the cold."

Ruby looked puzzled. "But-" Weiss cut her off.

"I know why you would think I am, but that doesn't necessarily mean I enjoy it."

Ruby pouted. "But Weiss! I need your help in the snowball fight!"

Weiss raised her eyebrow. "Snowball fight?"

Ruby nodded. "Yeah! Team Bumblebee challenged us to a snowball fight! That's why we were building forts!"

Weiss still refused. If what she had seen were the forts, than she and Ruby were in for a beat down. "No, Ruby. I am not in the mood to be hit by multiple snowballs."

Ruby was getting fed up. It was time to pull the ultimate card she had in her book, and Weiss knew it. Ruby looked down, shifted her face, and looked back up to Weiss.

Weiss grimaced. It was really hard to resist that face. She had been having Nora and Yang try to help her resist Ruby's puppy dog look, and it seemed to be working. Weiss was still refusing Ruby's offer. Internally Ruby was getting annoyed. She decided to put on the finishing touch, something she had been working on for a while. A single tear rolled down Ruby's rosy cheeks. Finally Weiss's resolve crumbled.

She was amazed that Ruby had been able to do that. She looked like Weiss had just kicked her pet or stole her lunch. It was too much for the heiress to look at. She grabbed Ruby by the hood and started dragging her outside.

"Come on you dolt, let's go beat those two upstarts."

Ruby cheered. "You came back!" She realized how reminiscent of their time in the Emerald Forest that was. Weiss went to the closet to get her winter clothes and then she dragged Ruby outside.

As soon as she stepped outside, Weiss realized what she had gotten herself into. Yang and Blake had been hard at work, and their work paid off.

What they had made was magnificent. As to how they did it Weiss wasn't sure, but with Blake leading, the two could have done so much. They had made a giant wall, about ten feet tall, and about twenty feet long going all the way around. Obviously Yang had done most of the heavy lifting, but that would have taken a lot of effort. Within their little compound was what appeared to be a little castle, and on top of it was a snowy throne. Currently residing on that throne was none other than Yang.

She didn't seem to care that she was sitting on a throne of snow, but Yang was always naturally warm. Of course she would declare herself King, but Yang always treated Blake like her queen so it would make sense. Also Yang was more of the male role in the relationship, being that she was bigger, stronger, and more of male type personality than Blake, who was more fragile.

However they had really gone all out on the fort, carving intricate designs out of ice and attaching them to the wall. Blake had done it, no doubt, but the carvings were beautiful. They depicted scenes of Blake and Yang conquering creatures of Grimm, demolishing cities, kissing with amazing backgrounds, and stomping on Ruby and Weiss. That made the heiress mad. She looked to Yang who was wearing a wicked grin.

Yang boomed. "Foolish mortals! You dare to challenge the authority of the Royal Court of Bumblebee! Your rebellion shall be crushed ever so swiftly! Which of you heads this foolish movement!"

Ruby stepped forward immediately. "I do, your highness! We are tired of the oppression, the low paying jobs, the mistreatment, the… uh teasing! No more! We will fight back to regain our freedom!" She thrusts her arm into the air, as if to spur her army, which is just Weiss, who isn't in the mood. Yang just laughs.

"Oh my dearest sister. Who are you to challenge my authority? You have no supplies and no fort. You also have minimal backup. Plus, you don't have the best faunus architect in the world! How can you plan to win?"

Weiss was really getting steamed. Her girlfriend had dragged her out here to fight a war they probably couldn't win, and Yang was being cocky about it. She leaned towards Ruby's ear and whispered.

"When I say, run to your pathetic excuse for a fort and start adding snow. I'll buy you some time."

Ruby looked hurt. "Pathetic excuse for a fort?"

Weiss glared at her. "Look at what they have!"

Ruby groaned. "Thanks honey."

Weiss shook her head. "Just do what I say."

They turned their attention back to Yang. Weiss wasn't sure from where she came, but suddenly Blake was standing next to the blonde on top of the fort. They were both smiling, confident of victory. Obviously Blake had a plan. But Weiss had something up her sleeve.

She shouted to Yang. "Well then, you highness." It sounded odd for Weiss to be referring to Yang that way. "You severely underestimate our power." Yang grinned but was not expecting what happened next.

Weiss pulled out Myrtenaster, twirling the chamber until it landed on the light blue cartridge. She stabbed the rapier into the ground, creating a large blue ice wall in between the two forts. Ruby ran towards her fort and began packing snow onto it to make it bigger. Weiss ran to her partner and began helping add to the sorry excuse for a fort. She heard Yang wail in outrage, making the heiress feel slightly better.

They had make it big enough to cover the two of them when they heard the explosion. Ruby jumped and Weiss called out. "What was that!"

They heard Yang innocently respond. "Uh… nothing!"

BOOM! Another explosion rocked them. Weiss glanced at the ice wall and saw some cracks starting to form. She realized what they were doing.

"Yang are you shooting at the wall with your gauntlets!?"

BOOM! "Uhh… nope! Definitely not!" Weiss knew she was lying, so it only gave them maybe a minute to finish the fort. At present they had a seven foot by seven foot wall. Figuring that would be sufficient, they started making ammunition to fight their teammates.

They heard one more explosion and the ice shattered, raining everywhere. Weiss took a chance and looked over the wall. She saw Yang standing there, Ember Celica smoking from firing shots off. She blew the smoke away and smiled. Hefting a snowball, she caught Weiss's gaze.

"Last chance rebel scum! Surrender now and you shall be spared. You will be humiliated, but spared. If you choose not to, you will be subjected to a swift, snowy death!"

Weiss yelled back, "Never!" and began firing snowballs at Yang, her partner joining the barrage. Yang, who had been standing next to her throne a moment before, dove forward to get up to the wall. She and Blake began launching the snowballs they had been no doubt stockpiling back at Team White Rose.

Weiss and Ruby took cover, a storm of snowballs falling around them. She turned to her partner and they both nodded at each other. Immediately they began returning fire in between bombardments from their assailants. The battle seemed to be at a neutral point, with neither side seeming to be able to hit the other. However the tide began to turn in favor of the heavily fortified Team Bumblebee.

It started when Yang was getting frustrated, so she channeled some aura into her throws, knocking of the edges of Team White Rose's small wall. When she saw that was working, Yang began to chip at the wall little by little, removing much of the cover the other team had. Weiss realized their predicament and decided to do a last ditch effort to beat their teammates.

She stood up, and launching snowballs at will. Yang peeked up to see what was happening and got nailed in the face. She feel back off the wall and landed on the snow. Blake was laughing but she got hit too. However the duo wasn't out. Yang hopped back up, anger evident on her face. Blake jumped back up too. Yang threw one as hard as she could, finally collapsing the wall in front of the other two.

Ruby stood up, realizing they were done for. She figured she could spur Weiss into seeking revenge by doing something risky. She walked forward, hands full of snowballs, and began firing them at Team Bumblebee. She made a couple of dents in the wall, but nothing more. When she had run out of snowballs she just stood there. Weiss stared at her with confusion, wondering what she was doing.

Ruby was just waiting there in the middle of the battlefield, not moving. She thrust her arms out in the air, and the snowballs came flying. Ruby started getting nailed, recoiling as if she had been shot. She dramatically fell to her knees, letting out a death cry, before face-planting into the snow. And she laid still. Weiss simply rolled her eyes, not feeling motivated by that dramatic death scene. She removed her jacket and swung it around, signaling a surrender. She did not feel like suffering the same fate as her younger partner.

Yang's laughter boomed across the battlefield. "Of course you two would surrender! We are the superior duo of Team RWBY, and we cannot be defeated! Bumblebee forever!"

Weiss sighed. She picked up her girlfriend, who was still feigning death, and walked over to their teammates. Yang and Blake jumped down from their wall and joined their friends.

Yang broke the silence. "So… we won."

Weiss huffed. "If I had helped Ruby prepare, it would have been a different story."

Yang dismissed that comment. "Nah. I had Blake, it was a guaranteed win."

Weiss rolled her eyes. "Oh sure, your Highness." Her voice was drowning with sarcasm.

Yang chuckled. "Good, good. You shall refer to me as that from now on."

Weiss shook her head. "Not in your lifetime." She shivered. "Ugh… It's too cold out here. If you need me, I'll be inside."

Blake spoke up finally. "I'll join you. I too have grown sick of the cold weather for a while."

Yang shrugged. "Well Ruby and I are going sledding. Right Rubes?"

Her sister nodded. "I got the sleds!" She disappeared in a flash of rose petals and reappeared a second later with two sleds: One red and one yellow. She handed the yellow one to Yang and she took off up the hill near the house. Her sister laughed and chased after her, challenging her to a race. Blake giggled and made for the house, the heiress trailing behind her.

When they got inside, they sat down by a window with a view of the hill, watching the siblings sled down. Yang easily overtook Ruby most of the times, her weight and strength helping the blonde be good at sledding. However, Ruby was persistent and never backed down from a challenge with her sister, refusing to accept defeat. They ran back up the hill again to have another race.

Blake smiled at the sight. She turned to Weiss and asked her a question.

"Weiss, have you ever celebrated Christmas before?"

Weiss gave her a puzzled look. "Well yes… but it has been a while since I have. It never felt genuine when I did anyways. Why?"

Blake leaned back and let out a deep breath. "Well, I can say that I haven't before. I wanted to ask you because I feel like you are in the same situation before. I'm wasn't sure how it felt to be festive before, or enjoy a holiday, but this just feels… right. I am enjoying this trip and spending this time with my love. This is the best present I could get."

Weiss smiled. "I understand how you feel. This Christmas does feel special. It feels that way because I'm spending it with loved ones who care for my happiness and well-being. People who actually want to be in the holiday spirit. Ruby and Yang definitely have a lot of holiday spirit.

Blake laughed. "They sure do. It is really contagious."

She looked back out the window. It seemed as if Ruby was about to give up. She had been beaten by Yang every time, and she was fed up. Ruby picked up her sled and stomped back to the house, Yang chuckling and following behind, trying to apologize for being too awesome.

Blake looked at the icy blue orbs of her teammate. "Thanks for the talk Weiss. I'm glad someone feels the same way as I do. And I'll say, there is no other three people I would rather be spending this time with." She stood up and walked towards the door. Weiss got up and followed.

"The pleasure was all mine Blake. It felt right to come up here and invite all of you. The holidays wouldn't be the same without you." She sighed. "Even Yang."

Blake had to grin at that. Suddenly, the front doors burst open and Ruby walked in, a sour look on her face. Yang followed shortly after, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Look Rubes, there's nothing I can do. I wasn't going to lose on purpose. I'm just more better at physical activities than you are. But you are faster than me!"

That didn't help Ruby's mood. She walked over to her girlfriend and held her close around the waist.

"Come one Weiss, we're going back to our room. I'm tired and I don't wanna be near my sister for a while."

Weiss didn't complain as she was dragged by their leader to the large bedroom they shared. Yang called up after them.

"It may be Christmas but if I find out you two did anything… special, you're both in for a world of hurt! I mean it!"

Weiss responded with a shout. "Yang that is perverse and indecent! We would never do such a thing!"

An innocent voice chimed in. "We wouldn't?"

Weiss yelled back. "Of course we wouldn't! Ruby, I love you, but you're fifteen. Don't even think about it"

Team Bumblebee heard their leader sigh and then a door opening and closing. Blake had to giggle. Of course Ruby would be like that. She was very much like her sister.

Blake looked to her partner, who motioned towards their room. She nodded and they made their way to the room Weiss had let them use.

Blake had to admit, it was a really nice room. It was spacious, fitting a king sized bed, a desk, a few drawers for clothing, a fireplace, and a flat screen TV on the wall. It also led to a master bathroom. Along the wall were two massive windows with a view of the mountain side. It had a beautiful chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and had several paintings on the walls. It was way better than their cramped dorm room.

Yang immediately walked over and turned the fireplace on, switched on the TV, and flopped on their bed. She tried to wave Blake over, but the faunus wasn't moving. She looked at the fireplace, and then the bed. A seductive smile plastered her face as she brought her gaze up to her girlfriend. Yang's jaw dropped. Was this the day she was waiting for?

Blake started prowling towards the bed. As she passed the TV, she turned it off. She brought the shades down over the windows and locked the door. She turned the lights off, the only glow being the illumination from the fireplace. She hopped up onto the bed and straddled Yang's midsection. The blonde stared in disbelief.

"Who are you and what have you done with Blake!?" She was genuinely confused.

The black haired girl put a finger to her lips. "Shhh… Yang be quiet. I've decided that I am enjoying this trip a lot, and I love spending time with you. Now, you've been very patient with me, going just as fast as I wanted to. I know that took a lot of effort, I could see it in your eyes, and I appreciate that."

She took a breath before continuing. "Now I feel like you deserve a very special Christmas present from me. However you've been a very naughty girl this year. Very naughty. And so you shall be gifted as such."

She brought Yang into a deep kiss. The blonde was honestly speechless. Clothes were quickly removed, and the fun was about to begin. However Blake said one last thing for the night.

"Don't expect this to become a regular thing. You're getting lucky, and so I thought I'd give you a sample of what you can get." That was the last thing she said except for Yang's name for the rest of the night.

The next morning, Blake woke up cuddling in her bed with Yang. Blake had her head rested up against the blonde's shoulder, with Yang's arm beneath her. She was really comfortable like that, but Blake knew she had to get up. They had to open presents and Ruby would wait for no one.

She started to get up, but Yang's arm mindlessly tried to pull her back. She evaded them at first, but as they made a second grab, she used her semblance to get off the bed. Yang groaned in defeat and pleaded with Blake. "Just five more minutes? I want to enjoy that moment some more."

Blake giggled. She walked up to Yang and kissed her on the lips, making it a long one. Yang's eyes flew open, and she pulled back for air. "I'm up! I'm up!"

The faunus smiled. "Come on then. It's time to go open presents. Or do you want Ruby to open them all for you?"

Before she could even move, her partner flew by her in a flash of blonde hair. Blake shook her head, a smile evident on her face. Yang would never let her sister open her presents.

When she got down to the living room, she found Yang and Ruby bouncing around the room in happiness and Weiss sitting on a couch rubbing her temples. She was obviously aggravated by the sibling's behavior.

Blake walked over to Weiss and sat down next to her. Once Ruby and Yang saw that Blake had joined them, they eagerly ran to the tree to find presents addressed to them. They grabbed the three for each of them and dashed over to the couch. Before Blake could even stand up Yang had run back and gotten hers for her.

She smiled in appreciation and began opening her gifts. The girls all stopped and decided to watch Blake open her first Christmas presents ever. She started with the one wrapped in red paper, obviously from Ruby. She pulled out a winter beanie. However it was special, because it had two slots for her to put her ears through if it ever felt uncomfortable. She smiled at Ruby in appreciation, and moved to open the next one.

The next one had white wrapping paper, from Weiss. She opened it slowly, making sure to not scatter wrapping paper all over the place. Once all the wrapping paper was gone, she revealed a book. It was the sequel to the current book she was reading, Ninjas of Love. She squealed in delight and turned to Weiss.

"This hasn't even come out yet! How did you get it?"

The heiress smiled. "Well I needed to get you a special gift for your first Christmas, so I pulled some strings and got a copy of it."

Blake nodded. "Thank you so much Weiss. You are a true friend."

Yang cleared her throat. "Ahemm… How bout you open a gift from your true girlfriend?"

Blake chuckled. "Of course sweetie. Just hang on a second."

She picked up Yang's gift. It was a small box wrapped in yellow wrapping paper. She torn off the paper and opened the box. Inside were two beautiful earrings. They were honestly the most beautiful earrings Blake had ever seen. She held her breath for a second.

"Yang… this is the most beautiful gift anyone has ever given me. How did you afford these?"

Yang smiled at the praise. "Don't worry about it. I'd get anything for my kitty cat! Besides, after what you gave me, you deserve those!"

Ruby and Weiss exchanged a confused look, but Blake knew what she meant. She blushed and looked down, hoping her teammates wouldn't understand. After she got herself under control, Blake looked back up to her teammates, her eyes watery.

"Thank you all, so much. I couldn't ask for anything more special than this."

Ruby grinned. "Blake we're your friends. It's what we do!"

The rest of the team proceeded to open their presents. Ruby got a box of "special" cookie dough from Yang. It was apparently a home recipe they never shared with Ruby for fear of what she would do with that knowledge. She got some ammunition for Crescent Rose from Blake, which Ruby appeared to be very happy about. And she got a ruby ring from Weiss. It wasn't a proposal ring, just a nice gift.

Weiss got a picture of the team from Blake, which she seemed very excited to put somewhere in their dorm. She got a wonderful bracelet from Ruby. There seemed to be a trend of the girls getting their partners beautiful jewelry. And from Yang she got… well, Weiss wouldn't say. But whatever was inside caused Weiss to blush.

"Yang, why the hell did you get me that! That's very lewd!"

Yang winked. "Put that away somewhere. It's for later, a lot longer down the road."

Ruby and Blake tried to see what it was, but Weiss refused to let them see.

Finally Yang opened her presents. Ruby gave her sister a new Achieve Men poster. Yang cheered when she saw what it was, bringing his sister into a death hug. Weiss gave the blonde a new hairbrush, seeing as she broke a lot of the ones she had before. And Blake gave her a very special gift.

Yang tore through the black wrapping paper, pulling out something that surprised her. When she removed her hands from the box, she pulled out a bow. It was completely similar to Blake's bow, except that it was yellow. She looked up at the faunus with wonder.

She looked sheepish. "I figured that you my bow, so I got you your own. It also allows us to wear something similar. If you don't like it-"

She was interrupted by Yang tackling her into a death grip.

"I love it Blake! This is the best present anyone has ever gotten me! It will always remind me of you!"

Blake was stunned. Compared to Yang's gift to her, the bow seemed like nothing. However, it must have held a great significance to her, which made the present even more special. The faunus focused on the lilac orbs of her partner, and she saw the pure joy at the gift she had been given. Blake felt like she had done something good.

She leaned back and sighed in happiness. Her first Christmas had been wonderful. This was one of the happiest moments of her life. She sat down next to Yang and leaned her head onto the blonde's shoulders. Yang responded by putting her arm around the faunus and pulling her closer. Nothing better than to enjoy the day with her lovely partner.

Blake laughed as she realized something. Just like a child, she was already beginning to look forward to next Christmas.

Extra note: So hello! This is definitely late for a Christmas release. I'll say I wrote the first note about three days before this, so I don't really remember what I said. I could just go read it but I'm lazy. I'll say this chapter would have come out earlier today but I was busy having fun with what I got. And I made out like a bandit. I got the Ruby silhouette shirt, adding to the other three shirts I had. I got the Yang beanie, which is a really nice hat. I got the buttons, but I'm not sure what I'm gunna do with them. I got the X-Ray and Vav shirts, which is awesome. Oh yeah, and I got the RWBY volume one DVD. I also got some new Dre beats which is pretty sweet. But that was the majority of my day. Watching the DVD. I tried to do this, but I was away at a relatives house. That's where I was watching the DVD.

I should have worked on this more yesterday and the day before that, but I was busy yesterday and lazy on Monday. I was also at a relatives yesterday so I worked a little, but I didn't finish.

Anyways… back to the relevant part of the note. I wanted to clear some air around the characters. By that I mean I'll talk about some relationships and about some other characters.

Relationship wise, obviously both pairs of partners on Team RWBY are together. However their relationship statues are at different stages. Ruby and Weiss are in a more loving stage, caring about each other and the love they share. Yang and Blake are in a more intimate stage, enjoying more to be holding each other or doing more, as shown in this chapter. They did do it, but that is a once in a while thing, and won't be seen for a while. If it even does show again, I'll never describe it out. I prefer not to focus on that.

As for Team JNPR's status, I haven't actually put any of them together. I think I hinted at Pyrrha liking Jaune, but that was it. They aren't officially together. It may come to that later, but I haven't decided. As for Nora and Ren, they aren't together. I wasn't planning on it either. I prefer Nora and Ren as great friends. It works better for me like that.

As for side characters, there is where it gets dicey. I prefer to stay as close to canon as I can, so you won't see many side characters. Anyone at or involved with Beacon will be there. I mentioned four professors so far, including Ozpin, Port, Oobleck and Peach. I don't think I've mentioned Goodwitch, but she'll be there. Expect to see Sun again. I love his character. Don't expect to see Penny, Torchwick, or Cinder. I don't see where I could put them. There could be a possibility of Junior and Adam, but I don't know.

That pretty much sums up what I wanted to say. Oh, actually I almost forgot. I recently passed 100 followers, so thanks for that! I am really proud to be part of such an awesome community, and to see the support I am getting is amazing. Thanks so much for making it fun to write theses stories. As long as you like them, I'll keep making them. Enjoy!