"Good morning, Princess!"
Wha…? Aelita Schaeffer woke up to the sound of her boyfriend's voice. "Hey, Odd! What are you doing here so early?" She yawned, glancing at her alarm clock through fatigued eyes. It read 7:00am.
"Well, I couldn't let my super-amazing girlfriend sleep in on her first Christmas since she was materialized, now could I?" He responded, slinging an arm around her waist and kissing her cheek. Aelita's eyes widened as soon as Odd said "Christmas."
"Oh, my gosh! Today's Christmas? That's my absolute favorite holiday!"
"Well, then, I'm going to personally make sure it's the most magical one you've ever had. For starters, here's your gift." He pulled a small box wrapped in green wrapping paper from under his coat and handed it to the excited pinkette. She tore off the paper to reveal a- you guessed it: pink- digital camera.
"Oh, Odd! I love it!" She threw her arms around his shoulders in a bone-crushing hug. "Thank you so much!"
"No problem, `Lita. Now c'mon. Let's go and put that camera to good use!" The young couple exited Aelita's room and descended the staircase hand in hand.
When Odd and Aelita walked out the doors to the school, they noticed it had been snowing.
"Yay! It's going to be a white Christmas!" Aelita cheered. She released Odd's hand and ran onto the field, twirling as the crystal-like flakes danced down from the sky. Odd chuckled at her action as he walked over to her. When Aelita stopped spinning, he wrapped his arms around her waist and she pulled her camera out of her pocket. She turned it around to take a picture of herself and Odd.
*Click!*
The two teens gazed at the snapshot.
"Great first picture!" Odd said. He pointed to his face in the photo. "Look at me! I am HOT!" Aelita playfully hit his arm with the back of her hand. "Hey!" He went to ruffle his girlfriend's short, pink hair, but she ducked. "I'm going to get you!" Aelita ran in the other direction, towards the woods, but she didn't get far before Odd caught up with her. He wrapped his arms around her skinny waist and lifted her off the ground, spinning her twice.
"Ah!" Aelita gasped when Odd spun her. Then, realizing she was safe in the arms of her boyfriend, she began to laugh. He set her back down, but didn't move his arms. Aelita leaned into his embrace.
"I'm loving this Christmas so far!" The pinkette stated.
"Oh, it's just getting started!" Odd said, entwining his hand with hers. "We haven't even gotten into town yet!"
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Aelita asked, and with that, they headed off.