Yooo whatup guys I'm back with some Lyredy. Sorry it's so late again, but I had a pretty busy day. At least this one's not entirely BS. I think the beginning's pretty decent, but it got progressively worse as I got progressively tired. Whoops. Still better than Kinabra though haha that was just straight up shit through and through. Anyway though, Rogura tomorrow yee

Lyon should've known.

He should've known from the second that Meredy showed up at his door with that eager look on her face that absolutely nothing good could possibly come of it. That what awaited him in the big red bag she had slung over her arm was nothing but irritation and embarrassment. But he didn't know.

"Lyon!" She exclaimed in the perkiest voice he'd heard from her in a while when he opened the door.

"Meredy!" He returned, a warm smile creeping onto his face. Maybe she was carrying a bag of doom, but she was still his girlfriend. It was only natural that he should be happy when she showed up.

He stepped to the side, allowing her into his house. She all but skipped in, setting her bag on the counter and sitting down, a look on her face so eager that he was surprised whatever it was she was trying to say didn't just burst forth from her lips then and there.

"So," Lyon began, walking over and taking a seat next to her, "why the bag? What're you planning?"

"I had the greatest idea!" She gushed, clearly glad that he had asked the question she had been waiting for. "We're going to make this the best Christmas ever!"

At this point, Lyon began to grow uneasy, and for a good reason, too. "Yeah? And how is that?" He asked warily.

"We're going to be Santa!"

He looked at the pink haired girl blankly, attempting to make sense of what she had just said. "We're going to… what?"

She nodded her head excitedly, not picking up on the fact that he was clearly not quite so big on the idea as she was. "Yeah! We'll dress up and go to all our friends' houses and give them presents! It'll be fun, right?"

Let's see, he thought, weighing his options carefully. If I say no, I break Meredy's heart. If I say yes, I lose any shred of dignity I may priorly have had. Which is the lesser of two evils?

"Yeah!" He exclaimed in mock excitement. His bravest decision? Perhaps not. But he couldn't stand to see the sad expression Meredy would wear if he were to say no.

She clapped her hands eagerly, utterly ecstatic that Lyon was as excited about it as she was. She stood from her seat, dashing over to her bag and beginning to pull something out of it. "Yay, that's great! See, what I was thinking was that you could use your magic to make some reindeer that would fly. Y'know, to make it more authentic. See, I already have our costumes!"

Lyon blanched. "Ah… that would take quite a bit of magic… and already? Are we doing this today?"

"Of course!" Meredy replied, fishing the last piece of the costumes out from the bottom of the red bag. "Who should we stop by? Definitely Juvia, Gray-"

"Hold on," interjected Lyon. "Gray? We don't need to see Gray."

"Why not?" Meredy asked, eyes daring him to say the real reason - to admit that he was embarrassed. But his resolve was strong.

"B-because," he covered, "I don't want him to see you looking that cute."

Her threatening expression immediately changed to one of joy. "You're too sweet, Lyon! You're making me blush! But we need to. Gray's in the same boat as us, remember." She scooped up one of the red bundles on the counter and tossed it in her boyfriend's direction. "Now, go get changed."

He sighed heavily. She knew he couldn't say no to her when she pulled the Ultear card.

Upon changing into the costume, Lyon realized that the situation was even more dire than he had originally thought. It truly was authentic to Santa Claus - thick red suit trimmed with white fluff, bushy fake beard… Meredy truly spared no expense on this excursion.

When he finally emerged from his room, he found that Meredy was in an outfit that matched his own, only much, well, sexier. It was made from the same fabric as his, but hers, of course, was a strapless mini dress.

"You look so good!" She squealed when he emerged. Of course, that wasn't exactly what he'd been thinking, but he opted to keep that little bit of information to himself.

Instead, he asked, "So, what now?"

A wide smile broke through onto her face. "Now, we make reindeer."

A smile that was significantly less wide could be seen on him. "Great. That's great."

They walked outside, and Meredy stood in excited anticipation, just staring at him and waiting for the magic to happen.

Within no more than thirty seconds, Lyon had created 4 reindeer as well as a tiny sleigh for the duo to sit in.

"That's about the extent of my power," he admitted, breathing slightly heavier than usual. "If you want them to stick around for a while, I can't make any more."

"That's okay! They're perfect!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms around him. "Oh, I'm so excited, Lyon! This'll be so fun!"

He smiled weakly. It was a pain in the ass, he'd be the first to admit; but he'd do just about anything to see that radiant smile of hers.

Within just a few minutes, the pair were in their sleigh, well on the way to Juvia's house. Lyon had to admit, if he hadn't been in such a ridiculous getup, he might've enjoyed the current situation. It was an odd sensation, to be flying around in an ice sleigh pulled by flying ice reindeer.

It didn't take very long for them to arrive at Juvia's doorstep. The instant the sleigh touched down, Meredy had already jumped down and was rummaging through the sack for the correct gift. Once she found it, she grabbed Lyon's sleeve, yanking him down to the door with her as she eagerly rang the doorbell.

What they hadn't been expecting, however, was for the door to be answered by Gray. Juvia followed closely behind, but the other ice make mage definitely threw them off.

"Juvia!" Meredy said excitedly, yet another smile forming on her lips as she handed over the present. "Merry Christmas!"

The water mage's face lit up. "Ah, thank you so much, Meredy! Gray-sama, look! Juvia got a present and it's not even Christmas yet!"

Meredy dashed back to the sleigh in an attempt to unearth Gray's present, leaving Lyon and him in an uncomfortable stare down.

Gray was the first to break the silence, saying, "You look like a grade A fuckboy."

"Shut the hell up, Gray," snapped Lyon, but he was unable to come up with a suitable comeback. He felt the same way, and there was no use in denying the fact.

"She's got you totally whipped, doesn't she?"

"It's not whipped to want to make her happy."

Gray scoffed at that. "You're making an ass of yourself."

Lyon was quick on the comeback, though. "At least I had the balls to actually ask her out instead of leaving her just trying to win my attention."

That shut Gray up, and it was just as well, because Meredy returned with his present at that point, and they set off once again, headed this time for the home of the Blendys.

"I don't know why we have to go see these bimbos," grumbled Meredy. She had never really been on good terms with Sherry or Chelia. As hard as she tried, she just couldn't come to terms with their obsessions with their 'love' for Lyon. It just rubbed her the wrong way.

Lyon smirked. "You insisted that we see Gray, I'll insist that we see Chelia and Sherry. They are my friends, you know."

Meredy pouted. "That's playing dirty, Lyon. Just picking them because you know that I dislike them?"

Once again, it was a matter of mere minutes before they arrived at their doorstep, Lyon leading the way this time.

It took only seconds for Chelia to appear. "Oh, Lyon! My love, what are you doing here?" She exclaimed rather dramatically, seemingly ignoring Meredy's existence.

"Merry Christmas, Chelia," he smiled politely. "We brought Christmas presents for you and Sherry. Meredy, would you be so kind as to grab them?"

She nodded begrudgingly, dragging her feet every step of the way back to the sleigh.

"By the way, Lyon," Asked Chelia, looking up at Lyon with undivided attention, "why are you dressed like that?"

"It was Meredy's idea," He said flatly, suddenly remembering just how ridiculous he looked. "She wanted us to dress like Santa to give people gifts."

"That's stupid!" Decided Chelia, sticking her nose up. "Dumb airhead thinks she's being so cute and quirky, trying to take my Lyon!"

"Watch your mouth," Lyon said sharply, possessiveness overcoming him more and more with every word that she said. "Meredy is the single most beautiful, funny, and intelligent girl on this planet, and I won't stand for you saying a word against her. Maybe she's a bit eccentric at times, but her heart's in the right place. I, for one, think this was a brilliant idea, and would appreciate you holding your tongue on the matter."

Chelia was at a loss for words. When Meredy returned, she accepted the present wordlessly, closing the door just the same in utter shock.

When the duo returned to the sleigh, the first thing Meredy did was turn to Lyon and place a kiss on his nose.

He looked at her with wide eyes, stunned. "What was that for?"

She smirked in response. "For sticking up for me and my crazy, eccentric ass."

Okey sorry again about the shit ending. I tried. See y'all tomorrow for Rogura, and don't forget to send me some loveeeeeeeeeeee