A/N: Welcome one and all to my first yuri-goodness fanfic. After I finished the anime series, Aoi Hana, today I knew I was meant to write one. Beware as there are spoilers if you haven't watched the anime. Oh and I HAVE NOT read the manga...but intend to...sometime...This is a direct follow up from the ending of episode eleven.

Two young girls were in love. One loved her as a sister, the other much more deeply. As the content pair strolled through the snow, arms locked, one would think the nostalgic scene would turn into a romantic evening, where the two would kiss...

Fumi shook the thoughts from her head, but could not keep the welling tears in her eyes contained.

"Fumi what now?" Akira consoled, the last time she looked her friend was smiling, what had happened. "You're always so quick to-",

"Cry, I know" Fumi smiled pulling a handkerchief, and blowing her nose. "Come on we better hurry back home, I want to be back in time for opening presents" Akira said, grabbing Fumi's hand and leading the way back to her house. The sun was beginning to rise as the girls reached Akira's house, they were gone longer than expected, but luckily no one was up when they entered the front door.

"Would you like some cocoa?" Akira asked, as she started to boil some milk. Fumi nodded, "Yes please." Fumi blushed as she released she would be alone with Akira for a little while longer. "Akira would you like to go shopping tomorrow?" she asked, the words escaping her lips before she realised-"Silly, all the shops are closed, it's Christmas!"Akira cheerfully replied. "Oh yeah" Fumi said, receiving a mug of cocoa with two pink marshmallows floating on top. "Thank you" Fumi said, sipping on the belly-warming liquid.

"Oh, what are you two doing up so early?" Shinobu, Akira's elder brother questioned.

"What's it to you?" Akira sharply replied. Shinobu threw his arms up "None, sorry."

About twenty minutes passed of awkward silences, only broken by Akira's parents coming down the stairs.

"Finally we can open our presents up!" Chimed Akira, pulling Fumi into the living room, with a large green plastic tree, decorated in assorted Christmas tokens. Akira began to tear open hers, throwing the wrapping paper all over the room. "A new mobile, thanks Mum, thanks Dad" Akira said grasping her new slide phone in her hand, hugging her parents. Of course none were for Fumi, so she sat quietly on the couch, smiling when Achan got tampons from her brother and going nuts at him, only to find it was a joke at her expense. "Fumi, do you have one for me?"Akira said, looking Fumi square in the face. "Well...I...Um-"

"Akira, Fumi is a guest, she does not have to pamper you with gifts" scolded.

"Actually I do" Fumi said, hardly containing her smile because of her spur of the moment thought, "But is it alright if I give it to her privately?" Fumi pleaded. Akira's parents looked at each other, before nodding.

"Oh, I wonder what it is!" Akira said, bouncing up from the floor.

A/N: Before I go on, I just want to see if anyone will read this, so if I get a few reviews, I'll continue with the story. Until next time-hopefully-Rugaji.