Halo Prime: Other S: A Special Moment

A/N: This is a non-substantial Christmas Story. But not necessarily not canon to my story! (Evil Grin) I do recommend you remember the events of this part.

John walked through the rec room of the ship. It's been five months on this thing, and he hasn't gotten tired of it yet. All because of her. He remembered how enamored he was, the first time she took off her armor. Sure they were enemies then, but things have changed. So much. And now look where they are. Back on Earth, it would be December right about now. It was customary for people to give gifts right?

He had to get her something.

Samus sat in the room she shared with John. As she sat, all she could think of was him. His strength, his courage, his intelligence, his loyalty, not to mention his looks. Samus didn't know why, but those freckles were adorable to her. John had unknowingly changed Samus from the inside out. He inadvertently taught her what love is, turned her from a cold-hearted murderer to a... warm-hearted murderer. There was a lot to do on this ship, a lot to see, and apparently, if she recalls correctly, around this time her family would celebrate Christmas. But what would John like?

John made his way through the ship, wandering into the mall area. These GF ships continue to amaze him. He kept walking, until he came to a jewelery store. He stepped inside, took a look around, and then he saw it. A 24 karat Diamond Ring. It was beautiful. He had to have it.

"How much for the ring?" John asked the cashier.

"That one? 1500 Credits." John checked his pockets. He currently only had 500. He spent most of his last withdrawal on personal training equipment. Then, Rick walked into the shop. He looked somewhat saddened, but nonetheless said,

"Here's a 1000. No need to pay me back."

"Rick, I-"

"Don't even worry about it. Make sure it's a special moment Chief. Merry Christmas." Rick then left to go on about his business

The Cashier handed him the ring, then asked,

"Friend of yours?"

"Yes. A good friend." The cashier smiled and said,

"Merry Christmas,"

"Merry Christmas to you, sir." John admired the ring. "'...A special moment...'"

Samus stood in the rec room. She did a lot of hard work to set this up, and she thinks it will all pay off in the end. She heard footsteps, then darted toward the doorway. Lo and behold, it's John approaching with... something behind his back.

"What's that John?"

"Er, nothing you know me, just examining GF rounds again. What were you doing in the rec room?" John then slapped his forehead and said, "Exercising, obviously. What a rookie question."

"Actually John, if you'll just step inside..." John followed Samus into the rec room. She then turned on the lights and revealed her project: a fighting ring.

"A ring? Samus, this is perfect! You did this?"

"Yeah, it took a little while to find enough spare material to do this. It took me about three whole hours to build."

"Samus it's fantastic!"

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes!"

"Thank you! Merry Christmas John... do you want to try it out?" Samus began to feel nervous. If her plan went they way that she wanted it to, she wasn't really sure if she could handle it. But she wanted it to work.

"Absolutely." John stepped into the ring, while Samus turned off the lights. "Okay, you want to fight me in these conditions? I'm warning you, I can see pretty well in the dark!"

"I think I'll manage." Samus stepped into the ring, then the pair commenced their duel. By now, they knew the way that the other fights, so they were more or less even at first. But the more the fought, the less they focused on fighting, and the more they focused on getting close to each other, touching each other. Eventually, however, John gained the other hand and took Samus to the floor. Instead of going for a pin however, he stroked her hair, and then simply said,

"Samus?"

"John?"

A few minutes later, John and Samus nearly broke down the door to their bunker, so wrapped up in each other that they didn't care. They did however, make sure to close the door. John barely had time to lock the door before Samus grabbed him and started literally tearing his shorts off, the only article of top wear, he had left, while he simultaneously ruined her bikini top. Before they could continue however, John said,

"Samus, I've never done this before, I don't know what I'm doing, and I've heard things can happen from this stuff."

"Neither have I, we'll figure it out as we go along, we always do, and things always happen. I'm ready for them."

"Good enough for me."

Several hours later, Samus laid next to John, massaging his rugged chin.

"You need a shave," she jokingly said.

"You too." she slapped him softly, then playfully said, "I do not!"

"Look at all of this hair! There's no way you can fit this into a helmet." Samus frowned and said,

"Do you really not like it?"

"Of course I do Samus, it's beautiful. Everything about you is beautiful."

"Likewise." she drew herself closer then said, "You know, I really can't think of anything that would make this moment anymore special." John's eyes shot open, then he jumped out of the bed. "John, is their something wrong?"

"...'A special moment'..." John said to himself. He found the tattered back pocket of his shorts, then pulled it out.

The diamond ring. He turned to Samus, but before he could say anything, she said,

"Yes, John, I will. How can I object?"

A/N: Daaaaaaawwwwwww. Isn't that cute? Well, I believe now is as good a time as any to introduce: Halo Prime: Other S, a collection of side stories, all of which are important to the story, but none of which exactly "fit". Here you will learn of the exploits on Mars, The Moon, The Elites adventures on the outer rim, and some other things that I can't quite reveal yet. This has just been a small, miniscule taste of what's to come.

Also, special thanks to Spar 118 for the idea to write a Christmas-based story. I really needed a good reason to start this series, and He unknowingly gave it to me. Thank you, man.

And Once again, Merry Christmas Fanfic. Still love you all.