The cold November days turned into freezing December nights but the girls of the light music club continued practicing their songs despite the frigid temperatures.

On December 23rd, the five girls were bundled up in several layers yet still shaking as they walked to a grocery store. They were on their way to buy food for the party they were having the next day - they'd be celebrating Christmas Eve at Yui's house.

"I w-want to buy lots of y-y-yummy hot food," the brown haired guitar player said, teeth chattering against the cold air. Without any sort of warning, she reached her gloved hand out and caught Azusa's also gloved hand, holding it tight against her own. "Warm~"

"Yui-sempai!" Azusa exclaimed, heat rising through her body all the way up to her cheeks. However, she did not pry her hand away because Yui's gloved hand really was warm and felt nice. The second year convinced herself that her cheeks were flushed with color because it was so cold out; not because she was blushing.

As they walked, Mugi was listing off the foods she wanted to eat the most. She promised that several Christmas themed cakes were already being prepared for their party the next day. That bit of information made Yui flail her hand (and Azusa's) in delight.

Once they reached the grocery store, Mio got a shopping cart and led them around the market. Yui let go of Azusa's hand (the twin tailed girl's face fell in disappointment but no one noticed) and began running around the store picking random products up and placing them in the shopping cart. An exasperated Mio kept putting everything back. Ritsu and Mugi were doing the real shopping, asking Azusa's opinion on several items. The second year found it difficult to listen to their questions since her mind was too focused on a certain brown haired girl, hoping she wouldn't somehow destroy the entire store. It was possible, knowing Yui.

They left nearly two hours later, their wallets much lighter than they'd been when the five girls entered. The grocery store was still standing, surprisingly.

A satisfied Yui pranced along, sipping at hot chocolate. "Azu-nyan, have some!"

The dark haired girl, who was struggling with two heavy bags, looked at Yui curiously. "Can I?" she asked.

"Mm!" was Yui's answer. Instead of taking a bag from the younger girl, she simply held the cup up to Azusa's lips.

Cheeks bright red, the guitar player felt the liquid go down her throat. It was delicious and warm. Sharing a cup with the other was like-

"It's an indirect kiss!" Yui exclaimed happily.

Azusa choked on the drink, spilling it all down the front of her coat.

Yui helped her clean up, wiping the hot chocolate off Azusa's chest (which felt like it might burst).

The next day, Azusa arrived at Yui's house at exactly five pm. Ui answered the door and the twin tailed girl made her way inside the house, taking the vegetable tray she'd brought into the kitchen. She was working on removing her several layers of coats when Ui spoke.

"Onee-chan's hanging up more decorations. I did most of them weeks ago but she said she bought some and wanted to decorate by herself... I wonder what they could be."

The second year guitar player did not have a good feeling about whatever Yui was doing. She didn't have much time to dwell on the subject though because the other three girls arrived shortly afterward.

Yui only appeared when Ui called her to dinner. The third year was wearing a dress designed like a Santa costume, complete with a hat and boots.

Her outfit made Azusa feel very uncomfortable for some reason, yet she could not keep her eyes off her sempai. After dropping a plate of butter and nearly spilling an entire container of tea, the other girls insisted that Azusa sit at the table and let them handle the rest.

Feeling like some sort of child, when it was time to eat Azusa stabbed into her food with much more force than necessary. Embarrassed, she ate in silence.

Until Yui turned to her with chopsticks full of food.

"Open up, Azu-nyan~"

"I'm not a -"

But no one ever found out what Azusa was not, because once her mouth opened, Yui shoved the chopsticks full of food inside.

Choking, Azusa swallowed as best as she could. She hated herself for realizing that it was her second indirect kiss with her sempai in just as many days. She hated herself even more for enjoying that fact.

After third helpings of all the food, everyone felt full enough to burst. Except a certain brown haired guitarist who was sitting in the corner nibbling on a piece of chocolate, looking happy in her very short Santa dress. Feeling horrified, excited, and disgusted (at herself), Azusa noticed she could see Yui's underwear. She opened her mouth to inform the older girl but closed it again, getting some sort of sick pleasure at being able to see them.

"Yui, I can see your panties~" Ritsu said with a laugh. Yui repositioned herself at once, cheeks puffed out.

The girls spent several hours talking, having dessert, and hanging out. Eventually everyone left and only Azusa remained with the sisters. When it was time for her to leave, she said goodbye to Ui who was washing dishes and allowed Yui to walk her to the door.

"...Mistletoe," Yui said mischeiviously, pointing above them to a decoration that had certainly not been there before. Then she leaned forward and pressed her lips firmly against Azusa's.

It was a direct kiss.

Once Yui pulled away, a blushing Azusa stumbled out the door, licking her lips.

"Merry Christmas, Azu-nyan~"

"...Merry Christmas, Yui-sempai," she managed to squeak.

Azusa walked home in a daze, touching her lips happily, unable to think of a better way to get her first kiss.