'Sui: There you have it, the final chapter to this wonderful Christmas fanfiction. :D I still can't believe I managed to finish it before Christmas. xD

Genis: Neither can I.

'Sui: You could at least have some more enthusiasm. It's Christmas, come on! D:

Genis: How can I be more enthusiastic when I'm strapped to a chair?!

'Sui: Think happy thoughts? Well whatever. Disclaimer!

Genis: Hah, you wish...Heisui does not own Tales of Symphonia.

'Sui: But oh, do I ever wish I did...xD Enjoy!

The snowy city of Flanoir seemed to be engulfed into a perfect silence, as the previous snowstorm had seemed to come to an end, leaving quite a few feet of snow on the ground. Still, the falling snow seemed to come out of nowhere, as the sky was almost completely clear. On this night said to be holy, families gathered together to celebrate Christmas, the holiday dedicated to love and peace. And tonight was the night everyone had waited so eagerly for. When the morning would come, and that would be quite soon, many people would wake up to opening presents with their family and friends.

Tonight… was the night before Christmas.

Slowly the hours passed by, and finally, the sun began rising from the horizon.

"Yay! It's Christmas!" Colette squealed as she ran down the stairs leading to the lobby, followed by Lloyd and Genis, who were all very awake. Sheena and Raine appeared a few seconds later, still half-asleep.

"Yeah… but you could've at least let us sleep in… just a little…" Sheena commented, yawning loudly. (A/N: I yawned at when I finishedwriting that sentence. xD) "It's six in the morning, for crying out loud…"

Then finally, Presea, Regal and Kratos came down, showing no particular emotion. As usual. They all gathered around the Christmas tree, each picking out the presents that had their name on it.

"Ooh, this one's for me!" Sheena said cheerfully, as she spotted a neatly wrapped present with her name on it. She began tearing away at the wrapping paper, and it revealed a wooden box. She took off the lid, and inside was a new black kimono, with the pattern of a red dragon sewn onto it.

"Yes! That big one over there is for me…" Lloyd said, as he spotted a slightly larger present in a corner. Quickly he unwrapped it, and opened the box that contained his present. To his disappointment, the large box was just a trick; the actual present a small book, titled 'Not Looking Stupid All the Time for Dummies'.

"For… me?" Presea said curiously, as she reached for the present that had her name on it. She slowly began taking the wrapping paper off, trying not to rip it.

"It's okay… if you rip the wrapping paper, P-Presea…" Genis, who had been watching her closely ever since she had picked the present up, said. She nodded, and began tearing the wrapping paper. After she was done, she was left with a small box. She took off the lid, and took out two little charms, both seeming to have been hand-crafted. There was a small card at the bottom of the box, and after she had finished reading it, she looked at Genis.

"It says that… if you give one of the charms to a person you care for… that person will remember you forever." She said, handing out one of the charms to Genis. "I… want you to have it."

Genis blushed, and accepted it. "T-Thank you…"

"Yay!" Colette cheered as she picked a present wrapped in bright-colored paper. She unwrapped it slowly, making sure not to rip the pretty wrapping paper. Her eyes sparkled with joy when, under all that wrapping paper, she discovered a handmade, wooden figurine in the shape of a dog.

"My, I wasn't expecting this…" Raine said, surprised that there was a present under the tree for her. Quickly tearing out the paper, she gasped out of both surprise and happiness as she laid eyes upon a book, titled 'The History Behind the Otherworldy Gate' . However, as much as this book seemed very interesting to her eyes, it was the small note that fell out of it when she opened it that made her truly happy. A small paper, folded in half, contained a confession of love. And Kratos' name was signed near the bottom of the note.

"No wonder I couldn't find it…" Genis said happily, as he pulled out a present hidden behind a few others. The wrapping nearly flew off the present, as the young mage opened it excitedly, eager to find out what was inside. His grin grew wider as he took out a brand-new kendama from the box.

"…" Kratos examined the present that was supposedly his, silently pondering about what the box could contain. Beginning to rip the wrapping paper apart, he glanced over in Raine's direction. She had probably read the note now, and he was somewhat glad she knew about his feelings. His attention was redirected to the present he was opening, when he realized he had ripped all the wrapping paper off. In his hands now rested a new sheath with a foreign-looking pattern on one of the ends.

"Hmm…" Regal opened a very badly wrapped present (most likely from Colette), and not paying much attention to what he was doing, he got a paper cut and died.

Hahaha, I kid, I kid. He got a new shirt.

And then, everyone else had a bunch of presents, but the authoress was too lazy to describe them all. Anyway, back to the story.

While everyone was busy admiring their new presents, Lloyd realized someone was missing. Zelos. He wandered off to the kitchen, looking around for the redhead. After realizing he didn't seem to be on the first floor, Lloyd looked around upstairs. The door to Zelos' room was shut. He decided to try knocking.

"Zelos? Are you in there?" He asked, pressing his ear against the door. No reply. Taking a deep breath, the twin swordsman opened the door slowly. The room was empty. "Uhh… Zelos?" Even though he was almost certain he wouldn't get a reply, he still called out Zelos' name. Still no reply. A little worried, he headed back to the lobby.

"Guys, have any of you seen Zelos?" He asked, standing at the top of the staircase. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and looked at him.

"Now that you mention it… I haven't seen him since yesterday." Sheena said. Then, a muffled sound was heard from the chimney, followed by a loud thud and a dust cloud floating out of it.

"I'm…" The thing that had fallen from the chimney coughed. "…here!"

The group looked at it curiously.

"Zelos, is that you?" Colette asked, approaching it.

"Heheh, of course it is! I thought it'd be cooler if I delivered my presents to everyone this way." He said, and then got up, dusting himself. He was wearing Santa Claus outfit, and carrying a large bag.

"So then… that's why you wouldn't tell me if you'd gotten any gifts for anyone…" Lloyd reasoned, helping Zelos take out the presents from the bag.

"Heheh…" He chuckled.

And then everyone opened those gifts, and blah blah blah…the authoress was too lazy to type that out as well

Later that day, one by one, they all went their separate ways once more. However, there was one thing in common between all of them; they would always remember this Christmas, for it was the first they had ever shared together.

The End.

'Sui: Aww! I loved writing this fic. x3 But I kinda ran out of ideas...and my mind was all blah near the end. xD I only got one review for the last chapter, so I'm not gonna bother replying to it, since I can just do it on MSN. Heheh. xD Merry Christmas, and happy holidays, everyone!