"So, what exactly is this whole Christmas thing?" Robin asked Cordelia. Now that the war was over, and they had settled into their lives in the city, Robin was still learning the holidays that were being celebrated. What little of his memory had returned didn't include annual festivals and events.

"Well, it's a time of celebration and giving. On Christmas Eve, you give presents to those you care about for them to open on Christmas Day. The idea is to encourage giving to others, and it's really just a festive time. A lot of decorations come out, and there's always Christmas songs playing on the radios and everything."

"Oh, wow. So I'm guessing we need to get presents for Severa and Morgan, right?"

"Mhm...I don't know what to get-" Cordelia paused as they entered their room. Someone had hung some sort of small plant on the light. It was tied with a red ribbon, which had small bells on it.

"Cordelia? What's wrong?" He noticed her sudden pause. "Why are you...are you blushing?" And indeed she was; her face had gone scarlet.

"So remember I told you that Christmas is a festive time? There's a lot of traditions...and one of them is that if you're under the mistletoe with someone of the opposite gender, well, you're, um, supposed to kiss them."

Robin chuckled.

"Now who in the world would put mistletoe in our room?" He asked loudly. "I guess we'll never know. But, you know, if it's tradition, shouldn't we at least honor it?" He winked at Cordelia, and leaned in for a kiss, which she gladly returned.

From behind the door, two pairs of eyes were watching. One of them, who had silver colored pigtails matching the shade of Robin's hair, made a face.

"Severa, I don't think-" One of them began whispering, before the other roughly muffled her mouth.

"Shh! Ugh, They're just like they were in the future. So gross."

And there's 13! 13% through now, hope you guys enjoyed this one as well! Sorry about the off schedule update, like I said finals are getting crazy, and I had to flesh out who was going to write my rec letters for me and all that fun stuff to get ready for applying to med school . but it's done now! Now I just need to make sure that they write the letters on time, and that I don't screw up on finals...so updates might slow down over the next couple weeks. I'll do my best for you guys though!

owenzyronic: I totally agree with you on that point, but I think I can also see where the game developers are coming from; they have to appeal to an audience that includes both children and adults, and I don't know if the game would be as marketable to the younger demographic if it broached such heavy themes in its main dialogue. However, I do agree that there should have been at least some mention of it, even at the end, as the Shepherds are heading home; yes, they won, but at what cost, not only to them, but to others who lost their lives? There's nothing good about killing, even if it is "necessary", and I feel like they should have tried to mention it at least a little bit. Thanks! The test is on Wednesday, so hopefully I'll be ready by then . hope you enjoyed this chapter! I went back to fluffy material this time :)

Kokiri-Hylian-Hero: Right? Similar to what I said to owenzyronic, but it just doesn't seem realistic that with all the fighting going on, there weren't any doubts/hesitations on the part of the Shepherds. In the first parts, where they're killing Risen, I can understand, but once they started fighting Plegians, than Valmese, then Grimleal, I found it hard to believe that there were no second thoughts.

Aust Sakura Kyzor: Oh, I've definitely met people like that too :P I'd really like to read one of your stories! What's the title for one of them? I'll try to get to it and leave a review at least if I have time :)

To everyone else, enjoy the chapter, and I'll try to update soon!