Author's note: Here it is! Just as promised! The Christmas Challenge everyone has been waiting for! The entries last year were wonderful and many 8027 fans were pleased about it! I hope this year we'll get entries just as good or maybe even better ones!

I fell asleep thinking about today, wondering what theme I should give! The writer who wishes to enter has at least 25 days to complete the challenge! That's right! It'll be due on Christmas eve! A treat for all the 8027 lovers out there!

There're a few changes now on the rules and hope everyone abides them as law-abiding writers! XD

SO LET'S GET STARTED!

Rules:

*No flaming allowed! You are absolutely not allowed to talk bad or to review badly on other authors okay? That just shows poor Christmas spirit! D:

*If you have any questions regarding the challenge this year you can absolutely pm me! I'll check everyday and I'll get back to you as fast as I can.

*Reviews may or may not count on this matter. I mean you can be a famous author and have lots of followers which gets you a lot of reviews. Or else you may be a newbie who is good at writing but has yet to establish their reputation so you have a few reviews... But don't worry! I'll take the words of the reviewers to heart as well. The amount of reviews may not count but the content will!

*Everything will be judged fairly and quickly. Those who wish to get the scoreboard from me after the results may pm me (man, I just loved being pmed XD). Questions and retaliations on the judging done by me will be accepted and the judging will be redone, on the note that whatever the end result may be must be accepted without further rejection.

*Oh and yes, by the end of the story, a writer must post on what they think should be next theme of the next Christmas challenge or if there should be a next challenge soon (not necessarily being a Christmas one: Example Valentines or New Year)

And thus, the challenge starts here:

THEME: A missing Christmas Decoration (Any Christmas Decoration)

LENGTH: It doesn't matter how long, be it a one-shot or anything as long as you finish it on the deadline!

PAIRING: (This is actually a twist) An 8072 pair!(Can you do it?)

Note: I'll give a few hints here. You can either start it out as an AU or use the usual KHR background thing. For example, Tsnayoshi is a boy who lives alone and attracts a certain someone's attention for being so queer, quiet, and emotionless... OR! Another one of Reborn's weird bullet hits Tsuna and a surprise guest (Tsunayoshi) celebrates Christmas with Yamamoto instead! OR Tsunayoshi's approval regarding the rain guardian...

Basically endless possibilities! (Don't worry, you have my permission to use any of these ideas!:D)

GENRE: Romance (like last year you can choose the other genre)

RATING: Well, since I want to give writers as much freedom as I can, any rating is fine! But in regards with rated M stories (if there will be any), no using any thing that will insult the Christmas holidays or your fic will be disqualified! (I mean, if that's okay? I just think that Christmas should be a time for fluffy fics and sure rated M is fine but don't go over the top with the lemon, okay? XD)

HOW WILL YOU BE JUDGED?

This part hasn't changed much though, haha don't worry!

Grammar (10 points)

Choice of Title (5 points)

Content and Idea (25 points)

Whether the characters are totally in-character or not (10 points)

The use of the theme (25 points)

The sweetness of the pairing (15 points)

Uniqueness (10 points)

All-in-all: It's a hundred points!

PRIZE: Ah, the prize part again! Well, I can share one of my favourite 8027 doujinshi with the winner. But if he or she has already read it then I guess ten of my exclusive 8027 pictures for him/her to keep will do! Also a one-shot (yes, ANY pairing requested by the winner) will be dedicated to this person as well! And her story will be added to my favourites and she will join last year's winner: YohoAruto in my favourite author's list!

So yes, one you read this, the challenge has officially started!

STARTS: December 1, 2012.

ENDS: December 25, 2012

I hope everyone sticks to the deadline and finishes on time! Well wishes and Advance Merry Christmas! I'm looking forward to your participation!

Anyway, since it's sort of against the rules to post a challenge fic with no story included: Here's a treat! This is a shoooooooooooort fanfic I wrote a long time ago in lj and I'm posting it here XP

Summary: It's strange how calling each other by their first names can tell the relationships between people. But you know, sometimes a deeper bond lies hidden behind someone insistently calling you by your last name too.

First Names

Yamamoto's PoV

Tsuna.

I don't remember how long I've been calling him that.

Was it ten years ago? Eight? Ah, I really just can't recall how long. Ahaha! I sound like an old man, my dad would have laughed.

He would have.

"Yamamoto." Came a nervous voice as I snapped out of my thoughts. I turned around and my amber eyes locked onto impossible wide brown ones. Of course it would be Tsuna. He was the only one among our group who insists on calling me by my last name (Gokudera calls me baseball idiot so technically he's an exception).

"Maa... Tsuna. How many times do I have to say it?" I said in my easy-going tone as I turned towards my best friend for ten years. "Call me Takeshi now. Ta-ke-shi..." I said as I smiled into his face. "If you don't, I feel like our friendship for the last ten years have been nothing." I said with a small frown.

A blush and a slight fidget came from our boss. Ah... I've made him uncomfortable now. Smooth move. I could almost imagine what he would say next.

'T-That's, I-' Then cue for a darker blush.

"T-That's-" Tsuna began as he fidgeted. "I-" And then he blushed darkly. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Maa... Tsuna..." I said in comfort as I threw an arm around him. I felt him flinch against my touch before he visibly relaxed. I couldn't help but suppress a sigh. Even after ten years (give or take a few years) he still wasn't used to me doing that. However I fought off that thought before I smiled at the boss. "It's fine that you can't call me by my first name." I assured him as he continued being silent by my side. "I just wish that you would though..." I whispered to myself.

Suddenly Tsuna froze up beside me as though he just heard what I said. I automatically looked him in the face to see his reaction. Gokudera would kill me if I got the boss upset. To my astonishment however, Tsuna did not seem the least bit upset. Instead he was blushing even more furiously than before.

Tsuna?

I continued to watch the boss before he suddenly said something in a small voice.

Huh?

"Huh? I'm sorry I couldn't catch that... What did you say Tsuna?" I asked as I leaned towards him. The brunet looked at me uncomfortably before he hid his eyes beneath his bangs.

"It's because Yamamoto's special to me..." Tsuna murmured but this time I heard it loud and clear. I could feel my eyes grow wide at what he said as Tsuna looked at the other way, probably afraid to face me after what he said.

I couldn't help the grin that made its way to my face as I held the other closer to me. I could feel Tsuna freeze in arms once more. I could also feel the heat coming off from him, probably from blushing too much...

Ah, so that's what the blush meant...

"Maa... It's fine Tsuna..." I whispered to the other gently as I held him closer. "Because Tsuna is special to me too..."

That's why even after a span of ten years...

You're still the only one I call by his first name...

Tsuna...