"Aella! Aella! Aella!"

Groaning as the small Abyssinian tackled her sleeping sister causing the older sibling to rise from her bed.

"What is Sweetheart!" Aella asked while Marie pointed to the doorway.

"Someone was here last night! They left a tree and boxes in the big room!" Marie panicked causing the sand devil to rise up reaching for her blade that rested next to her bed frame.

"Where?"

Pointing the way Marie hid behind her big sis while Aella slowly drew her blade before they rounded the corner to find a strange tree in the big room with small boxes wrapped in colorful paper. Confused Aella tilted her head before noticing someone shift behind the tree and after telling her sister to say behind the corner she raised her sword before rushing over to the intruder.

Giving a warcry she rushed over but froze when the familiar mask of Six turned to her.

"Six?"

"Aella! Um... you up early," Lowering her sword she looked down at Six before rolling her arms confused.

"Six... what in the god's name are you wearing?" Aella asked by the courier's sudden change in wardrobe.

"What? You don't like my Santa duster?" Six asked holding his red and white fluffed duster.

"Santa duster?"

"Yeah, you don't like it? I mean sure it's not like my actual duster but you know the holidays thought I would spice things up a bit," Six stated while adjusting the red and white sleeping cap that covered the top of his riot helmet.

"Holidays... I'm so confused,"

"Wait? Do you know what today is?"

The Abyssinian shook her head.

"Aella it's Christmas! Wait-" Six then realized the obvious fact he was missing. "You don't have that here do you?"

"No we don't," Looking at the tree and then at Six she sheathed her blade. "Is this a big holiday from where you are from?"

"Heck yeah... besides Halloween and thanksgiving but this is a huge one and I actually have people to celebrate it with," Six stated while noticing Marie peaking out. "It's okay kiddo,"

Slowly the kitten walked towards them before the door to the base opened and Amelia and ED-E entered with more gifts in their hands.

"Merry Christmas!" Amelia smiled while ED-E gave a cheerful beeping.

Wearing her own red and white outfit and ED-E wore a similar colored nightcap that Six and Juno were wearing on top of his body's frame. Marie walked over to the tree before Six moved down to one of the wrapped boxes before handing it to the little one.

"Here you go this one is from me to your kitten," Looking at him before at the gift Marie took it with a smile before she began to unwrap it, gasping at the sight of the small robot dragon in her hands.

Aella gave a sigh before looking toward Six.

"Seriously? You're really spoiling her," Aella stated before Six raised a gift to her. "What?"

"For you,"

"I didn't get you anything,"

"Doesn't matter," Six told her before she took the gift and opened it revealing a beautiful necklace and a pair of red-eyed sand goggles. "One's for work and the other is for parties,"

Smiling at him she nodded before taking a seat and while Griff walked out of the hallway hissing.

"Hey what's going on out here-" Stopping in his tracks before noticing the whole setup. "What's going on here?"

"It's Chrisssmas!" Marie smiled while hugging the robot's head that rested on her shoulders.

"Okay... wait are those cookies?"

(Later)

"<🎵All I want for Christmas is you!~🎵>" The record player played while Six sat with a smile on his face with Amelia holding her brand new labcoat that Six custom-made for her.

"Hey, Six?" Amelia pulled Six's attention from Marie who was playing with her new robot friend while ED-E buzzed a little jealous at his newest competition.

"What's up?"

"How long has it been since you last celebrated Christmas?" The android asked to which the courier tilted his head slightly.

"Now that you mention it,"

(One year ago)
(The lucky 38)

"Come on Boone don't be such a stick in the mud," Veronica said in a cheerful tone while the rest of the companions of the courier were in the TV room.

"I ain't wearing it,"

"Oh come on it's Christmas! Don't be such a scrooge!"

"Who?"

Cass chuckled while holding her mug of whiskey-laced deathclaw eggnog while Raul petted a panting Rex that was resting at his feet, Arcade holding a Nuka-cola nervously glancing at ED-E all the while Lily hummed a tone while doing her best to knit a sweater. The plastic Christmas held some used vacuum tubes that were turned into little Christmas lights resting on each branch with some vault-tec packaged holiday cookies.

Six stood next to the doorframe a smile on his face while looking at his friends while Mr. New Vegas played his winter wonderland over the radio. Watching while Veronica forced Boone to wear a Christmas sweater the courier got up putting his helmet on before going to the elevator.

"Six?" Cass's voice caused the courier to turn to his friend.

"Yeah?"

"Where are you going?" The whiskey-loving gal asked to which Six nodded his head.

"I got to make one stop today to someone,"

While the doors opened to the lift he stepped in before the doors closed he held up a small wrapped gift in his hands.

"No one should be alone on Christmas,"

(The divide)

"Come to talk some more before the battle of hoover damn again courier?" Ulysses asked not having to turn knowing it was the courier who entered through the wreckage behind him.

Expecting the courier to drop a small colorfully wrapped box next to him.

"What this?" Picking it up he turned to his fellow courier.

"Merry Christmas brother,"

"Christmas? A pre-war holiday it was-"

"Oh my god! Just take the gift!"

Ulysses stared at the armored man before opening the small box and upon seeing what was within he couldn't help but smile.

"I found it when going through Caeser's tent... he had a bunch of shit that didn't belong to him but I thought you would want this back past or not," The courier stared up at Six before giving a low dry chuckle.

"Thank you, Courier,"

"What are brothers for?"

(Present day)

"I do hope he's still going," Six smiled while Amelia looked at him for a moment before reaching down a lifting a box to him. "For me?"

"Merry Christmas Six,"

Opening it Six could help but smile at the gift he was given.

Author's Note

And a very merry Christmas to you all!

Sorry if I have been lacking in updates but hey when have you been given the entire metro series and two Warhammer games-Inquisitor marty and Adaptus Mechincus, For early Christmas presents you get tied up. Along with a sudden urge to watch old madness combat stuff for some reason. Sadly, Darktide isn't on console yet but I'll try to get it whenever.

Speaking of X-mas stuff I found a few really cool things I wanted to use for this like a X-mas skyrim outfit mod but it was kinda NSFW (not really though just showed a lot of skin) but nothing showy just didn't trust it.

But I was inspired by this for Six's Santa riot outfit:

(You know being festive and all that jazz)

All in all, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!