A/N: So since I didn't do anything for Christmas OR for the twins' b-day, this is what I'm doing to make up for it- Breaking Habits is taking a slight break since the chapter I'm currently writing for it is quite important and I reeeeaaaally don't want to rush through it... ^^; sooo~ This is a major fluff story with some possible citrus flavors in the middle- but no sweet then sour lemons~ Enjoy!

The Sweetness of Romance

Chapter One: Peppermint

Finally...the season had finally come to its peak- ending in a complete rush of family and friends coming together to enjoy each others company.. and the gifts they had bought each other of course. Snow had dusted everything outside that wasn't covered, bringing in a cold snap that no one besides a certain tealette with extremely long hair seemed to enjoy. But with the large mantel fire going- stockings, christmas cards, and old new years' cards littering the top and front- and loved ones cuddling and dozing under a collection of throws and quilts in front of the blazing fire, the cold was to remain outside.

"Hey, it's almost midnight." Out of these fifty or so people, it seemed only two were awake- watching the clock in earnest as they clutched yellow ceramic mugs of hot chocolate in their hands and plastic wrappers of candies were neatly collected in a pile between them both.

"Screw it, I'm going to bed." the other- a male- grumbled, setting his cocoa on a nearby side table before getting to his feet.

"Oh come on, Len. We can be the ones to say we were the first awake on Christmas Day in-" the female glanced over at the clock once more before continuing. "Five minutes. Just five more minutes. Come on!" she whispered rather loudly, stirring some of her guests.

"Good night, Rin." The blonde male said through slightly gritted teeth, grabbing his mug off the table with one hand before starting up the carpeted stairs, using his free hand to guide his tired self on the dark mahogany wood banister.

"Fine, then I call dibs on the last peppermint." Well that right there stopped him in his tracks.

"You can't do that." he said, slitting his eyes slightly.

"Well if you and everyone else is asleep, no one can stop me~" Rin teased, her crystal blues eyes sparkling devilishly as she tossed her longer blonde hair over her shoulder and stood up smoothly with her yellow mug still in hand before slowly walking past the sleeping forms to the dark, unlit kitchen- swaying her hips teasingly as she went while keeping eye contact with Len.

"Hey, Rin, come on!" He practically flew down the stairs, tripping slightly over anything in his direct path to the kitchen where the glass bowl holding the cold to the taste yet sweet, individually wrapped treats lay there- open- on the table. He paused at the entryway and stood frozen for a moment as he watched Rin slowly pick up the last peppermint with her delicate fingers- her eyes still flitting over to him- and slowly pulling both sides of the plastic wrapper, opening it. "You wouldn't..."

"Mmmm...but I would~" she stated smoothly as she picked up the sweet in between her index and thumb and slowly placed the last peppermint on her tongue, closing her small mouth after the fact- her eyes half closed in an almost dazed manner.

Len all but slammed his mug on the counter, ignoring the grumbles he heard from the living room, and stalked towards his twin, eyes slitted into a rather mean glare as he grabbed Rin's closest wrist and gripped it tightly, pulling it towards his chest. "Give it." he growled, glaring even more harshly as the other shook her head with a smile playing on her lips.

He suddenly placed a hand on the other's petite hip and leaned closer, his lips merely centimeters away from Rin's and his slightly darker blue eyes bearing into her own lighter ones. "Give it now or I'll be forced to take it Rin." he growled again, smirking as he saw her blush and shiver just the slightest in his grasp.

"No, you wanted to go to bed- finders, keepers," Rin snapped back, sounding just a bit more childish as she talked around the candy.

And then suddenly, his lips met hers in a slightly forceful kiss. She didn't even register what had even happened until he pulled back, still smirking with the peppermint between his lips. Len then stuck his tongue back out to draw the candy into his mouth before speaking

"And losers, weepers, right?" With that he turned back around, grabbed his mug of still warm hot chocolate and strutted back upstairs.

"Hey! Come back here! That was mine first!" Rin complained childishly, storming after the male just as the clock flashed midnight.

-Fin.-

A/N: soooo~ How'd you guys like it~? It's fluffy, no? Well anyway, I have about eight other fluffy stories I should post before the 6th of January- that is, the 6th of January here in the US of A- so...

Have any thoughts, comments, ideas, etc? Post a review and I'll answer all in the next chapter~

Ja ne!