Merry Christmas

Me: Ohayo and Merry Christmas Eve!! This a little story that came to me as I was in church, I hope you like it and yes, I'm still alive, that stupid plot bunny just won't stay still!!!

Plot Bunny:*Sticks out tongue and flips me off*

Me: STAND STILL DAMMIT!! *takes out shot gun and starts to chance and shoot it*

Plato:*sweatdrops* Since my mate is trying to catch that bunny, Tamao would you please?

Tamao: Sure Plato-san. Aza-chan doesn't own Strawberry Panic, if she did she would have had Shizuma shipped off to a All Boys school in the beginning.

Tamao POV

Today was the day before our anniversary and I STILL can't find a present!!! I've been walking around Tokyo city since 8:30am and its now noon and there isn't a present in sight that will EVER be good enough for my koi(love).

Seeing as there nothing in this store either I head into the next one.

As soon as I step into the store I'm assaulted by all the smells and noises that are in it. There is music playing in the background from the song "Yule Shoot Your Eyes Out: from one my favorite American bands Fall Out Boy (AN: I DO NOT OWN!!!! AND I NEVER. EVER WILL!!!).

I walk up to this very………robust, tall elderly man with half-moon glasses perched on his slightly red nose with a long snow white beard running from under it wearing a red and white employ's uniform which included a red vest and long white undershirt with red baggy pants.

"Hellooo~" Someone asks me in a very light, and slightly whimsical way.

I look up to see a very……impish looking young man who appeared to be in his 20s with short brown hair standing next to the old man who made him look like a dwarf compared to him. He instead was wearing a green and red version of his companion's uniform.

"OH!!! Eh……Gomen Nasai Clerk-san…' Tamao said as she sheepishly looked at the ground realizing the hello from earlier was from the Dwarfish young man.

The Older gentleman chuckled in a way reminiscent of a Ho ho ho…..reminds me of someone from my childhood….and there I go zoning out again, like my Red Haired Tenshi(angel).

"…an I help you with miss?" Asked with a kind twinkle in his eye.

Relizing that I missed his question I quickly tried to cover up my little lapse.

"Well…… sorry again Clerk-san its just that I'm looking for a gift for my girlfriend but I just can't seem to find one" I said as I look up expecting to meet a disgusted gaze knowing that I openly confessed that I was in a relationship with the same gender but all I saw was that same twinkle in his eye reminiscent of the one my grandpa used to give me when I was younger.

"Call me Kris, and it looks like a your in a real pickle of a problem……maybe I can help out." He says as he strokes his long and fluffy looking white beard as he steps around the counter.

"Come now, we don't what you to get in trouble for forgetting your girlfriend's Christmas present would we?" I notice that he is already at a rack of clothes watching me with a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth.

"Coming Kris-san" I yell as I run to catch up to him.

~Time Skip 30 minutes~

We've searched through every rack and I still can't find a gift for my Nagisa-chan and I'm close to tearing out my hair in frustration.

"Hm……well then since we can't find a good gift out here let me check in the back for something." Kris says as he strokes his beard again.

"What?! But why? I'm just another regular customer, why would you go to such lengths to help me find a gift for my girlfriend?" I ask, alarmed that this kind stranger is willing to help me this much in my endeavor.

"Because my dear Tamao, I belief that love is a beautiful thing and I would hate for you to lose yours." He says as he walks into the back leaving me there stunded.

Ten minutes later he walks back in with the most beautiful, stunning, and possible most expensive thing I have ever seen.

"Wha…but…I can't POSSIBLY afford this!!" That thing probably cost more zeros than I will EVER make in my ENTIRE paycheck for the rest of my life.

All Kris does is laugh his Ho Ho Ho laugh and simply say that its ninety-five percent off for today only.

Still openly stunned I pay and quickly rush back to the apartment to wrap my Nagisa-koi's gift.

"Thank You and Good Bye Kris-ojisan!!" As the door closes I can catch Kris-ojisan's laughter. I look up at the sign to memorize the name of the store that most likely saved my Christmas.

"Sant Nick Ohalas?" What a peculiar name. Oh well can't think about that now.

Me:*Cackling wildly and still chasing the rabbit* I'M HAVING RABBIT STEW TONITE!!!

Plato:*face palms* Baka-koi. Anyways stay tuned for Nagisa's Christmas eve andventure tomorrow and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and Happy whatever you celebrate instead.