Disclaimer: I do not own Servamp or any of the characters


"What's taking that guy so long?" Licht sighed. Hyde had brought him to the theater and told him to wait in the dressing room. He didn't know why he was waiting for him. The last time he did, Hyde left him and that day should've taught Licht not to trust him. He considered returning to the orphanage for a moment but then the door flew open.

"You stayed?" Hyde came crashing in and he looked shocked that Licht stayed. He had rushed to the store since he didn't want to risk Licht leaving while he was gone. Honestly, Licht was surprised he waited as well. A relieved smile over took Hyde's face as he threw a shopping bag at Licht. "Put this on! The kids will love it."

"If this is some game, I'll—" Licht opened the bag and he was surprised to find an angel costume inside.

"I was going to get you an elf costume but I saw that and I couldn't resist. Now get changed so we can get back and surprise those kids." Hyde took out a Santa Claus costume from his own bag and Licht could guess his intention easily. He was going to pretend to be the character for the children.

Hyde shrugged off his jacket and Licht quickly turned around since it was obvious he wasn't going to another room to change. Licht kicked him and screamed, "Don't just take off your clothes like a pervert! I thought Lily was the one that randomly takes off his clothes."

"C'mon, Lichtan. After everything we've done, you shouldn't be so shy." Hyde chuckled when Licht threw him a glare like he expected. "Don't be like that. We're doing something nice for those kids."

"Fine," Licht walked behind the changing screen and looked down at the angel costume. He was glad that it was modest and didn't seem to be one of his pranks. "I'll wear your stupid costume but only to make those children happy. This isn't for you."

"You were never one for costumes unless you have to wear that monkey suit for your piano performances. Remember when I dressed myself up as your birthday present?" Hyde asked in a teasing voice and Licht rolled his eyes.

"You snuck into my room and almost got yourself caught by my brother that night. I don't even know where you got such a gaudy angel costume or why you thought a demon like yourself had the right to wear it. What were you even thinking that night?" Licht said as he wrapped the toga around his body and pinned it into place.

"I was thinking that it was Christmas Eve and your birthday. You're supposed to spend those holidays with the people you love so it only makes sense for me to spend it with you. I knew you would be spending your birthday with your family so I went to see you after everyone fell asleep. I wish I knew that Misono still believed in Santa then and wanted you to stay up with him to catch him."

"Don't make fun of my brother." Licht told him sternly but he could still remember that night clearly. He went up to his room to bring down blankets but found Hyde asleep in his bed wearing the silly costume. Misono almost saw him but he luckily able to hide him. After that, they spent Christmas morning together, walking through the town despite nothing being open at one in the morning.

At that time, Licht only needed Hyde beside him to be happy. Licht shook himself and pushed those memories away. Those moments were overshadowed by the memory of Hyde leaving him. He walked out and was glad to see that Hyde was finished changing. Hyde smiled at him and made a silly pose. "So, how do I look? Do you think the kids will like it?"

"I think they'll see through you in a minute. Santa Clause is supposed to be fat and full of cookies and joy." Licht pointed out and he nodded in response. He took a pillow and tried to stuff the suit with it. The sight was so silly that Licht couldn't stop himself from laughing. Licht took the pillow from him and gently hit him with it. "You're such an idiot."

"But I can still be a dependable Santa." Hyde looked down at Licht as he secured the pillow around his waist with a belt. When he was finished, he stepped back and straightened his red suit. "Even if this costume isn't the best, my acting should be enough to make those kids believe that I'm Santa and you're my angel. Lets head back now. Wait, I almost forgot something!"

As Licht was about to walk outside, Hyde stopped him by taking his arm gently. Hyde took his jacket and placed it around Licht's shoulder as best he could without bending his wings. "It's cold outside so borrow my jacket. I can't let an angel get sick and miss the play or rehearsal. But if you do get sick, I'll come to your house and take care of you."

"You'll probably make my cold worse if you try to take care of me." Licht turned away from him but he put on the jacket Hyde gave him. His wings weren't large so he didn't have to worry about bending them. As he pulled it tighter around him, he could smell Hyde's subtle scent. It was warm and nostalgic but Licht told himself not to focus on it. "Lets just get back to the kids."


"This is why I hate kids," Kuro groaned when he found a corner to hide in. Throughout the party, the kids had been chasing him and asking for rides. He didn't know why but kids naturally liked him and he could only guess it was because his jacket resembled a lion slightly.

He looked down at his watch and wondered how long the party would last. He was never one to involve himself in social events but he was glad that his siblings seem to be having fun. Kuro watched the party from a distance and found himself drifting off as his mind wondered. One of the kids broke away from the party and approached him.

"Lily says you give the best rides! Can't I have one?" Kuro groaned to himself as the boy raised his hands out to him. When his siblings were younger, he would always give them rides and looking down at the boy reminded him of those simpler times. While children seemed to like him, Kuro was hesitant with them because they were so fragile. "Please?"

"How troublesome." Kuro grumbled but stood. He lifted the small boy onto his shoulders and instructed him to hold onto him. He held onto the boy's hand securely and carried him back to the party, hoping to hand him off to Lily. While Lily was the youngest, he was always to best with children.

"Take me to the cookies!" The boy instructed and Kuro changed his path with a sigh. He hoped that the trip to the snack table would be a quick detour before going to Lily. When he reached the table, he found Mahiru placing a tray of fresh cookies down.

"Looks like you made a new friend." Mahiru smiled at Kuro and the boy. He was a little surprised to see Kuro with the child but he had to admit that it was a charming picture. The boy couldn't look happier while Kuro looked exasperated at best. Taking pity on him, Mahiru took the child off his shoulder. Then he handed the boy a plate of cookies. "Go and share these with your friends."

"Thank you Mahiru!" The boy smiled and ran off.

"It was nice of you to play with the kids. You're really good with them. I'm guessing that it's because you have so many siblings." Mahiru smiled up at him and Kuro scratched his cheek, nervously, as he tried to think of a reply. The atmosphere became tense so Mahiru tried to change the subject by gesturing to the snack table. "Here, take some. I just made them."

"You made these?" Kuro took a bite of a cookie and found the simple and delicate taste pleasing. There didn't seem to be anything special about the cookie but he liked it. "You know, these are pretty good. If you were a girl, you'll make a pretty good housewife."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Mahiru remembered that Kuro called him a housewife once before and blushed. He didn't know if Kuro meant it was an insult or not because there was a small, content smile on his face as he ate. Kuro was different from what he expected. Throughout the play, Kuro was unmotivated to do anything so he didn't expect him to let a kid ride on his shoulders.

"Mahiru, you volunteer here a lot, right?" Kuro asked and Mahiru nodded. "Are any of the new volunteer here an angel? My brother was supposed to invite someone but I don't see him with anyone. My brother's trying to trying to get this guy to date him again. The only thing I know about him is that he's an angel."

"I don't see any new volunteers here. But an angel?" Mahiru scanned the crowd with a thoughtful look. Usually, Kuro wouldn't involve himself in his sibling's personal lives but he had to admit he was curious about the person Hyde liked. He could still remember how hurt Hyde would look whenever he talked about his angel. This time, Kuro wanted to help him be happy with his angel.

"Everyone here is pretty nice so I don't know if I can point out anyone in particular with just that description. But if Licht hears this, he'll be angry that someone is claiming to be an angel. He'll probably challenge them for that title." Mahiru laughed to himself. "This might sound strange but he believes he's an angel."

"That violent guy?" An angel was the furthest thing he would call the man. He had to stop his and Hyde's fights more than once. "Why would he think that?"

"I guess that's our mother's influence. She would always call him an angel sent from heaven. I remember after she died, he would try to climb trees to reach heaven and— I'm sorry, you probably don't care about my stories." Mahiru cut himself off. Kuro was a surprisingly good listener and Mahiru found himself telling him more than he intended.

"It's okay." Kuro said. He found Mahiru's company enjoyable. "If Licht's the angel, then what are you?"

"Me? Well, I'm nothing special. Mikuni's the oldest and Misono's the baby of the family. I'm probably the normal one in my family." Kuro wondered if Mahiru was trying to be humble or if he truly thought of himself like that. "But it keeps things simple and grounded so I'm okay with it."

"Can you call yourself simple? Straightforward and bossy, you are, but not simple. If you were simple minded, I would've thought of a way to get out of all the work you're making me do for the play." Kuro said, shocking Mahiru. Throughout his life, he had always lived by a philosophy of keeping things simple. "But you're not complicated in a bad way either."

"Wait, you say that I'm not simple but I'm not complicated either? That makes no sense at all." Mahiru pointed out. Kuro's expression didn't give him any hint about what he meant so Mahiru had to ask, "What do you think about me?"

"I don't know. All this thinking is too tiring for me. I've never talked to someone outside my family so much so I didn't know it'll take up this much energy. I need to go and sleep somewhere," Kuro stood and stretched. "If Lily ask where I went, tell him I'm went home a little early.

Mahiru stood as well and chased him while chastising him. "Wait, you can't just ditch work! You need to help clean up after the party is over. Don't you dare ignore me, Kuro!"


"It's Santa!" The children ran up to Hyde when they saw him in his costume. They surrounded him and he smiled down at their excitement. Even though he was playing the part of Santa, Licht knew that smile was genuine and a buried part of him wanted him to direct it at him. "I thought Lily said that you were too busy to come visit us!"

"I was busy finding an angel for a very special girl but here he is!" Hyde deepened his voice to disguise his voice. He gestured to Licht and held out his hand to him. Then he took a large bag off his shoulder and opened so that the kids could see the toys within. He bought them on his way to orphanage so he didn't have time to wrap them but the children were too happy to notice.

"There should be enough for everyone so take one! And my angel will play you all a special song. You guys got a piano around here?" Hyde asked and the nodded. The children led them to the old piano in the waiting room and Licht sat in front of him. As the children were picking a toy from Hyde's bag, Licht played a few cords and was glad that the piano was tuned already.

"I'll ask Lily for some music sheets so you can play!" One of the children noticed him playing and started to leave but Hyde stopped him.

"An Angel doesn't need music sheets when the music's in his heart. He can play any Christmas carol or song you want." Hyde boasted with a proud grin. Licht could play a lot of Christmas songs from memory because Misono would often ask him to play them. It has a small, inconsequential fact that he told Hyde but he never thought he remembered.

"I'll play We Wish You a Merry Christmas first." Licht decided after all the children screamed their requests. It was an upbeat song and he was certain the children would all know the lyrics. His fingers danced over the keys and Hyde began to sing along. He was horrendously off key but the enthusiasm in his voice spurred the children to sing with him.

"Hearing an angel sing is something special, isn't it?" Hyde asked and Licht rolled his eyes because his teasing was so transparent. But he went on playing and began to lose himself in the music. The thing the drew him out, the only thing that could, was Hyde's heat on is back. He wrapped his arm around him and leaned heavily against him.

When Licht would've pushed him away, he realized that Hyde's body was much warmer than usual. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Hyde was sweating slightly. He realized that he must've been overheating in the Santa suit.

"Look it's snowing. How about we go out to play?" Licht stood from the piano and gestured to the window. He was glad that they agreed readily and ran outside. While Licht wanted to tell himself that he wanted to go out and play, he knew the true reason was that the suit wouldn't bother Hyde once they were outside. Hyde looked relieved at his words but he didn't know if he could read his thoughts.

The cold breeze that washed over Hyde when he walked outside felt like heaven to him. He breathed in the crisp air and regained some of his strength. He wore costumes for the plays and movies he had been in but none of them threatened to kill him like the Santa suit. He tried to stay in character for the sake of the children and was relieved when he heard Licht suggest they go outside to play.

Licht was making a snowman with the children and the sight made Hyde smile. It looked so natural and right to have Licht smiling before him. He only wished he was the reason Licht was smiling. He couldn't help but feel jealous and wanted Licht's attention to himself. So, he began to make a small snow ball.

"Look, there's Mr. Bunny!" Hyde screamed and Licht quickly turned around only to stagger back when a snowball hit him. As Licht wiped the snow off his face, Hyde was trying to stifle his laugh but ultimately laughed when he saw his expression. Licht quickly made a snowball but Hyde turned to the children. "You'll help Santa in this snowball war, won't you?"

"As if they'll side with a demon when they're in the presence of an angel. Come, little angels, and help me defeat that demon." Licht tried to sway the kids to fight with him. The children divided into two camps and their friendly war began.

Hyde ran behind the orphanage and Licht was quick to chase him, throwing snowballs at his back as he did so. He only stopped to make another snowball. Hyde made sure not to run too far so Licht wouldn't lose sight of him and continue to chase him. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Licht was once again making another and Hyde throw his snowball to provoke him further.

"That's it!" Licht stood and Hyde wondered if he went too far when he saw how angry he was. He ran forward and kicked Hyde into the snow. He couldn't dodge Licht and fell onto his back with Licht straddling him. Licht raised a snowball, ready to hit him and Hyde quickly raised his hands in surrender.

"Wait, Lichtan, I give up! Spare me!" Hyde knew that Licht was too angry to hear his words so. So, he wrapped his arms around Licht's waist and turned them such that he was beneath him. "Now this is much better. How about a truce to our war?"

"Not on your life, Shit Rat." Licht crushed the snowball on the back of Hyde's neck. The snow melted and Hyde could feel it flowing down his neck. He jumped at the cold sensation and Licht pushed him off. He brushed the snow off his jacket as he stood and said, "That's what you get for trying something like that with an angel."

"That was cold, Lichtan!" Hyde tried to wipe the water from his neck before the cold air could worsen it. Though the snow was cold, it was nothing compared to Licht's eyes and he had to turn away from it. No matter what he did, it seemed to fail. Then he felt a scarf being draped over his face and covered his eyes for a moment.

"Use that to warm your neck so you won't cause the play any trouble by getting sick. It's also to pay you back for lending me your jacket earlier so don't think that this means anything changed." Licht told him but couldn't face Hyde as he did so.

"It smells like you," Hyde smiled to himself as he wrapped the scarf more securely around his neck. Then he began to gather snow in his hand and Licht thought he was going to make another snowball. Hyde must've read his thoughts because he said, "I'm going to make you something special."

"This better not be another trick." Licht had to admit that he was curious about what he was making. He was digging through the snow for something. Hyde made sure to keep his back to Licht so he wouldn't be able to see what he was doing. Finally, Hyde turned around and held out a small bunny made of snow. He used small rocks for eyes and leaves for ears. "Mr. Bunny?"

"Isn't he cute?" Hyde smiled and when Licht took the small bunny from him. The delight in Licht's eyes was something only he could see at the moment, in their private haven. "It's just a shame that he'll melt eventually."

"He won't if I keep him in the freezer." Licht held the snow bunny gently in his hands and smiled to himself. It was a small gift that couldn't last long and Licht couldn't help but compare it to Hyde's love. Once the play was over, they would go back to their lives. That was what he originally wanted. That should still be what he wanted.

But the heart was a fickle thing.


Licht, you cannot resist falling in love again when I'm writing this XD