Part 2: Merry Christmas!

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Ragna awoke the next morning just after sunrise. His dream was still fresh in his mind. He felt something warm on his chest, and looked down, to see Tao with her face buried in his shirt, he tried to move out from under her without disturbing her. He walked into the bathroom and shut and locked the door. He got undressed and climbed into the shower, turning only the hot water on. He was fully awakened when the scalding hot water made contact with his skin.

"YEEOOOWWW!"

Just then, Tao's voice came from the other side of the door. "Good Guy! Are you alright?!"

Ragna stumbled out of the shower and palmed over his fresh burns. "Yeah, I'm fine, just burned myself in the Damn shower."

Tao walked over to their room's window and looked outside. It was still snowing, but much more gently than the previous day. Then, she noticed something, Christmas carolers. She pressed her ear to the cold glass trying to hear them. Just then, Ragna's voice came from behind her. "Oh yeah, I forgot, today's Christmas eve." Tao turned towards him and smiled, her big toothy grin resembling the Cheshire cat's smile. "Merry Christmas Rawrgna!" Ragna smiled, a rare occurrence. "You too, Tao."

The duo left the hotel and walked towards the center of Orient town, walking about a half mile until they finally arrived. Ragna looked at Tao and said, "Hey, Tao, what do you want to do to celebrate Christmas? I'll take you to do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't have to do with more food."

Tao looked up at him. "Really? Thanks, Good Guy!..." she thought for a few minutes. Ragna started to become impatient. "So? What do you want to do?" Tao got the perfect idea. "Let's go to the Christmas carnival, Good Guy!"

As they arrived, they were left in awe. A massive carnival in the middle of Kagutsuchi, at least 200 people were there. Ragna looked at Tao. "What do you want to do first?" Tao looked around excitedly, she had never actually been to the Christmas carnival, but Torakaka had told her so much about it. Tao grabbed Ragna's arm and pulled him into the middle of the carnival grounds. She looked around. "let's ride the Ferris wheel, Rawrgna!" He nodded and paid for their carnival passes, then the duo climbed onto the Ferris wheel and waited for it to start moving.

Ragna looked out of the Ferris wheel car they were in; he was able to see for miles. Tao looked off in the distance in wonder. She felt something touch her shoulder and looked, to see Ragna's hand on her shoulder. "I've never been good with words, but…" he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box and handed it to her. "…Merry Christmas, Tao." Tao looked at the box for a few seconds, then slowly opened it. Inside, there was a small, heart-shaped pendant made of ruby. She picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds, then practically tackled Ragna. "THANK YOU GOOD GUY!" Ragna laughed and got back to his feet.

"Put it on, let's see how it looks."

Tao nodded vigorously, then put the necklace on and fastened the clasp. She looked at Ragna, who looked at her for a few seconds, then said, "That's beautiful on you." Tao hugged him again, this time much more gently, then she looked up at him. Their eyes met and they stared at each other for nearly a minute… then, Ragna slowly pressed his lips against hers. When the kiss broke, Tao hugged Ragna and buried her face in his shoulder. "Thanks… Good Guy!"

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Part two of two is done! I feel so proud of this! You all have Mr. War to thank, he requested that I make a Christmas story with this pairing, and I naturally said yes, because as he said, "This is a pairing that needs more love and attention". I hope to hear reviews! This is also the first fanfic I actually finished! I'm so proud