"So what's your New Year's Resolution gonna be?"

"I haven't really thought about it." Pyrrha's attention went from a boisterous blond trying to pull Blake out of her book to glance down at the redhead occupying her lap before tapping her chin in thought.

In the past, she'd always resolved to have more friends, or be a better person, or even perhaps get a certain person to notice her. That seems sort of silly now, especially since I think I have my special someone's full, undivided attention, Pyrrha idly noted as she ran a hand through Ruby's hair. "I guess, it'd be a better girlfriend to you."

"Whaaaaa?!" The response she got, was one Pyrrha was not expecting, Ruby shooting up from being sprawled across the taller girl's lap. "What are you talking about?! You're a great girlfriend!"

Heat rose in Pyrrha's cheeks as they turned the namesake of her girlfriend. "Thanks Ruby. I could still do better."

"Nuh-uh!" Ruby shook her head. "You are literally the perfect girlfriend!" Pyrrha's face was so beet red, that words were having difficulty coming to her. "What could you possibly do better?"

"I…" Pyrrha's voice died in her throat. "I don't know." The tall teen sheepish admitted. "I suppose I could be a better listener? If I'd been paying attention when I had borrowed Crescent Rose, er, you wouldn't have felt so bad." Before Ruby could get a word in, Pyrrha continued. "Or stayed in contact better when I was on a mission…"

"But you couldn't control those things!" Ruby's arms waved around wildly. "It wasn't your fault that I felt that way, plus you were, like, in the middle of training!" Ruby ticked off a finger. "Then the mission was 'cause the scrolls got ruined, totally not your fault!"

"…I suppose you're right Ruby." Pyrrha finally conceded after a few seconds. "But still, I think that my resolution will be that." The older teen felt a smile spread across her face. "Plus, how else am I going to show much I love you?"

"Pyrrhaaaa, you're already the perfect girlfriend!" The girl in question felt a quick peck on her cheek before Ruby settled back down in her lap. "I already feel reaaally loved, you don't have to do anything else for me!" Ruby sheepishly fiddled with hem of skirt. "I kinda need to be a better girlfriend if anything…"

"Hmmm… nope!" Pyrrha pulled Ruby up into a gentle hug. "I think you're pretty great already." Although I could do without the elbow in the face when you can't sleep, Pyrrha couldn't help but think.

"But I, uh, I'm just me." Ruby gestured to herself. "I'm not special or anything."

"You're special to me."

Pyrrha was rewarded with a sudden kiss on the lips before Ruby settled back into her lap. "I love you, y'know that right?"

"That I do, and I love you too." The two settled into a amicable silence before Pyrrha pipped up. "How about yourself? For your New Year's resolution that is."

"Besides being a better girlfriend?" Before Pyrrha could say a word in edge-wise, Ruby continued. "The same one I have every year!"

"Oh?" Pyrrha hadn't spent last New Year's with Ruby, this being the first New Year they were together. "So what it is?"

"To kill all the Grimm!" The confident expression that was just oozing off Ruby withered. "…and maybe drink more milk… don't tell Yang." Lowering her voice while glancing at a certain long haired sister.

"I won't, you have my word." Pyrrha gave a warm smile before her brow furrowed, did Ruby just say she was going to kill all the Grimm? "Wait, what about the Grimm?"

Ruby's demeanor changed from confident to a lot more sheepish in a flash. "Ever since I got into Signal, every New Year's, I kinda always made a vow to kill all the Grimm. I might not be able to do last year, but next year I totally can!"

Pyrrha silently added another resolution in the back of her mind; keep Ruby alive! Not that she wouldn't already do that, but given the nature of Ruby's resolution, well, let's just say that it was worrisome for Pyrrha.

"Ten! Nine! Eight!" The two redhead's teammates started the countdown to the New Year as they joined in on the chant.

"Seven! Six! Five! Four!" Pyrrha's eyes were drawn to the huge dustball being lowered in Vale's Times Square on the screen. I'm supposed to kiss Ruby when it's the New Year, right? "Three! Two! One! Happy New Year's Ru-mmph"

Lips pressing urgently against her own silenced Pyrrha, the redhead feeling Ruby's fingers thread through her hair pulling her into a deep kiss. Well I guess that answers that question. Pyrrha melted into the kiss, the sound of the other party goers being muted.

…Or would have been had it not been for Yang. "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA!"

Pyrrha was almost certain that rose petals flitted between them from the speed at which Ruby broke the kiss. It was only with the kiss over that Pyrrha realized how every pair of eyes in the room were focused solely on them – except for Yang, who was desperately trying to ignore what had happened, eyes shut, fingers in her ears.

Seeing as they were no longer on a comfortable spot on the couch, Ruby having fallen off Pyrrha's lap, Pyrrha had an idea. Getting up from her spot, and helping Ruby back to her feet, she took the younger redhead's hand before leading her out of the room for some more… private celebrations.

AU: You know what they say; might as well start the year off with a bang! And by bang I mean shooting Grimm in the head with guns that go bang bang. Yeaaaaaaaah!

Sorry for being a week late for the chapter release! X_X I just was not feeling up to it last week! In fact I've been sorta in a writing muck as of late. BUT NO MORE! :D (I hope) Also, I'm planning on making up the missing week's chapter in the near future, tentatively on Tuesday!

New Acceptance chapter later today (a long one to boot!), and possibly a Dilation chapter before that too!

This was so sappy that Cynd died of sugar intake. RIP Super Saiyan Cyndaquil. His final words were: "Let them know you'll continue Spectrum in my name, with 1000% more fluff".

Thanks for reading everyone and I hope everyone had a great New Year's!