"I must say Lyra, you really outdid yourself setting up the house!" said Bon Bon to her marefriend.

The two had spent all morning setting up the Celestmas tree which adorned the corner far from the fireplace. Celestmas stickers were placed on the windows, and Lyra had even made a snowpony out in the front yard.

Lyra gave Bon Bon a hot cup of cocoa and placed a candy cane between her lips.

"Aw, it's not that special," giggled Lyra. "You helped too."

Bon Bon glanced away. "Yeah, barely anyway..."

Lyra turned Bon Bon's head. "Nooo, you helped!"

"Careful, I'm still sick..."

"I don't care." said Lyra, kissing Bon Bon on the muzzle. She blushed and held her close, sharing body heat. Not even the fireplace could match the warmth these two shared.

The doorbell rang. Bon Bon took another sip of cocoa and cantered towards the door. Lyra moved Bon Bon aside.

"I got it, babe."

Lyra opened the door to a smiling blond mailmare with a package in her mouth.

"Oh, hey Ditz. Thanks!"

Lyra took it. "No problem!" said Derpy.

"Hey Ditz, are you spending Celestmas with anypony?"

Derpy turned and winced at the question. "You kidding? Mailponies barely have time for holidays."

"At least spend Celestmas with us!"

"I dunno, I wouldn't want to interrupt you guys..."

"Oh come on, it'll be fun! Remember last year?"

Derpy's face turned to one of shock and fear.

"Er," said Lyra, "The... the year before, I mean."

"Oh, that DOES sound like fun!"

Lyra smiled. "So it's a yes?"

"Sure, I'll get back to you later!"

Derpy left and Lyra returned inside with the package.

Opening it, she found Celestmas gifts from her parents back in Canterlot. She smiled, then remembered she hadn't given Bon Bon a Celestmas present.

Celestmas was tomorrow, and Lyra was sure she could get something by then. She just had to focus and not get distracted.

While Bon Bon set up ornaments, Lyra paced back in forth in the bedroom. A gift for her marefriend had to be special and it had to come from the heart.

"I suppose Pinkie could make a cake or something... but if I MAKE Bonnie a cake or something, that's even BETTER!"

Lyra squealed at her plan and got to work on making the cake. First, she had to get Bon Bon out of the house. Aloe and Lotus owed her a favor, so she had them set up a free spa day with Bon Bon.

She also let Derpy in on the plan to distract her afterwards. Overall, Bon Bon should be distracted for four hours or so.

"Okay. Step one," said Lyra, getting to work on the cake. She wore a chef's hat and apron. "Eggs. Got it."

Lyra, making no attempt to crack the eggs, threw them plainly into the bowl. All twelve of them.

"Cooking is easy! Step two: a cup of flour..."

Lyra was too lazy to find a cup, so she just poured what she assumed a cup was.

"Lookin' good. Step three: milk, cinammon, sugar..."

Lyra poured half a gallon of milk into the mixture. Now for sugar and cinnamon...

"Sugar cookies!" she yelled as she scrambled towards the treats. She read the label.

"May contain cinnamon... I guess that works..."

She dumped in some cookies and followed the rest of the instructions by the book. Finally, her masterpiece was done and was ready to be baked.

"Insert cake into oven, bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit..."

The doorbell rang and Lyra went to answer it. She quickly put the cake in the oven and set the time and temperature.

Unfortunately for Lyra, she set it to Celsius.

"Coming!~" she sang as she opened the door, surprised to see Derpy, her daughter Dinky, and Bon Bon.

"Hey Ditz! Hey Bonnie! How was-wait, Bonnie?"

"Hey Lyra! What's going on?" She noticed Lyra's apron and hat. "Are you cooking something? I'm hungry!"

Bon Bon walked towards the kitchen but was promptly stopped by Lyra.

"Wait! Uh, how did you get out so early?"

"Oh, I canceled the seaweed wrap to spend time with my favorite mare!"

She kissed Lyra's cheek, who still displayed more panic than affection.

"Uh, hey, sit down honey!" said Lyra, pushing Bon Bon down onto a couch. "Tell me about your day!"

"But you were already there for almost everything..."

Derpy spoke. "Uh, guys..."

They looked over to Derpy, who pointed at the kitchen where massive smoke had arisen.

"WHA?" yelled Bon Bon as she shot up.

"What... what happened?" said Lyra.

The large smoke moved into the living room now. Bon Bon ran to a fire extinguisher and put out the entire kitchen which had lighten up. Panting loudly, she dropped the canister and spoke to Lyra.

"What happened?" inquired Bon Bon. Lyra was saddened. She only wanted to make this a special holiday for the most important mare in Equestria to her. And she screwed up. She was on the verge of tears.

"I-I'm sorry Bonnie... I just wanted to make you a cake..."

Bon Bon smiled. "It's fine, Lyra. I know you meant well. Besides, today was fun! I went to the spa, put out my first house fire and spent Celestmas Eve with you."

Lyra smiled and embraced Bon Bon. Derpy quietly coughed behind them. Dinky bounced around with joy.

"So..." said Bon Bon, "622 degrees Fahrenheit?"

Lyra giggled and held her close. "I love ya, Bonnie..."

Author's Note: Daily updates. Let's see who appears tomorrow!

-Sharky