Merry Christmas, guise! Here is my present to you! I hope you like this extra-long chapter! I actually stayed up until 3 AM to finish this, but that isn't your fault; it's mine. I was WAAYYYYYYY too busy playing T&T. Anyway, enjoy the last chapter! (Or so you think...)

"NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK NICK! WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP! IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAAAAASSS!"

Maya shook Phoenix as hard as she could to wake him up.

"Maya, Maya, I'm awake... Mmph... I think..."

"C'mon, Nick! It's time to open presents!"

Phoenix finally opened his eyes and found the eyes of his assistant, whose eyes were glowing like a child's on Christmas morning... wait, she IS a child on Christmas morning. He smelled a hint of French toast and eggs steaming from the other side of the office.

"Get UP, Nick! You and I BOTH have presents to open!"

She started pulling him off of the couch to drag him to the small Christmas tree set up in the office with the few presents they received last night.

"Alright, alright! I'm up! Don't drag me to the tree! No one wants to see that..."

"My presents first, okay?!" Without waiting for an answer, Maya ripped open the gift she received from Edgeworth, which was the largest of them all.

"You know, Nick, I was thinking that you'd have the largest present for me, but apparently not... OH MY GOD! It's a Pink Princess figurine! This isn't even out in stores yet!" She gasped in delight and noticed a note that came with it. "Oh, there's a note! Let's see..."

Here was what the note said:

For Maya,

I have received two of these from Ms. Oldbag when I went to Global Studios the other day, so I assumed you would want this one. Have a Merry Christmas.

From,

Miles Edgeworth

While Maya was reading the letter, Phoenix looked over her shoulder and read on with her and even endearingly put his hand on her shoulder.

After reading the letter, they both stared at each other awkwardly.

Maya raised both of her eyebrows. "Well, I guess there are perks to being 'friends' with that old bag after all…"

More awkward silence continued. "Uhh… Moving on…" Phoenix shoved Franziska's present into Maya's hands. This one was smaller, and had a nice, pretty ribbon on top. Maya opened it and smiled. She quickly glanced at the small card and threw it aside, and immediately looked at the item. The note only said three words: "For Christmas, fool."

"AWESOME! It's a Steel Samurai hair pin." She tried it on and looked in the mirror. She smiled even bigger and turned to look at Phoenix for reassurance to make sure it did look good on her. He gave a small smile. How did Franziska even have time to get this…? It was a last-minute thing!

"Alright! Now it's time for your present, Nick!" Maya rushed back to her spot near the tree and saw Phoenix's flimsy packaging. It looked pitiful next to Edgeworth's and Franziska's, and it seemed like it had no bulk at all.

"Nick…?" Maya frowned. "Wh…What is this?"

Phoenix nodded and urged for her to open it. "It's your present, obviously. Go on, open it."

Maya eyed the sorry-looking packaging and carefully tore it open. It was actually a medley of small, knick-knack-like things, but the main thing was a glossy magazine. She squealed loudly the second she saw the thin book.

"Oh, wow, Nick! It's a rare issue of the Steel Samurai manga! Where did you get this?!"

Phoenix smiled proudly. "You'd never know what you'd find at thrift shops and dollar stores. Come on, look at the other stuff!"

Maya smiled amused, and proceeded to see what other things Phoenix gave her. A Pink Princess necklace and earrings set, a Steel Samurai pencil-and-eraser set, and a Nickel Samurai bookmark was found with the manga.

Maya smiled, laughed, squealed, screamed… She emoted so much that Phoenix didn't even know what she was doing anymore. She gave him a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek. Phoenix blushed a bit, but smiled satisfied. Once again, he was able to make Maya as happy as can be, and all that he really needed was her smile.

Now it was Phoenix's turn.

"C'mon, Nick! Now it's your turn to open your presents, you old geezer!"

Said "old geezer" just sighed and took Edgeworth's present first. It was a bottle of fancy wine. His note said: "Grow up a little, will you Wright?" Phoenix smirked, and hoped that his reaction to this present would be the same reaction Edgeworth had to his present. Phoenix set it aside and opened Franziska's next. It was a razor. Maya laughed and nudged Phoenix to read the note out loud.

"'To shave off your foolishness. And if you ever REALLY grow out any facial hair that you might want to shave off along with your foolishness.' What?"

Maya just laughed harder and poked Phoenix to open her present.

"I'll think you'll really like mine. It's the most awesomest thing ever!"

"…New ties?"

"And not just ANY tie! Your plain ol' red ties are really boring, so I decided that you should have some ties with some extra flair to it! See? These have different designs! This one has the Steel Samurai on it… This one has the Magatama on it… And this one has your objection bubble stuff on it!"

Phoenix looked very closely at each tie Maya showed him. He didn't like the Steel Samurai one as much, but he admitted that the Magatama one and the objection bubble was pretty neat.

"Cool, right?! Merry Christmas, Nick!" Maya gave another hug to Phoenix, and this time, he returned it tightly.

He said warmly, "Merry Christmas, Maya."

"Now, let's go eat breakfast!" Maya hopped out of his grasp and made a heroic pose.

"…What breakfast? We're not going out…are we?"

Maya shook her head and laughed. "Of course not, Nick! Well, not yet, anyway." He gave a worried look. Maya continued. "I dropped by your apartment to make a special Christmas breakfast! By the way, you definitely need a whole bunch more stuff in that kitchen of yours."

Phoenix didn't even pay attention to that last part. He didn't even notice how Maya got in his apartment. He then realized what he was smelling earlier in one corner of the office wasn't just his imagination; there really were French toast and eggs steaming on a plate. By now, of course, the food had cooled down, but he was really thankful that Maya thought about making something. Hopefully, the food is good.

"C'mon, Nick! Time for breakfast! If you don't want any, I'm just fine with that. I tasted it earlier this morning, and it tasted great, so I'll eat them all of if you don't want it…"

"Hey, don't eat them all! I want to taste, too!"

Phoenix playfully knocked over Maya as she was about to take a bite of her eggs. He pinned her down to the floor, and he leaned in with a smirk on his face. Maya's cheeks puffed up in annoyance, which was also red with fluster.

"G-Get off of me, Nick! I really didn't mean to eat them all… You know, I'm hungry, you're hungry, so let's just eat the breakfast in peace, right? …Right?"

Phoenix locked his gaze with hers, and the longer he stared into her eyes, the redder she turned. He moved his gaze down to her lips, and Maya closed her eyes as she felt Phoenix get closer and closer. Suddenly, the weight was lifted off of her, and one eye peeked open. Phoenix was just silently sitting and eating the French toast. Maya quickly got up, and, trying to shake off the events of just three seconds ago, asked him casually, "So, what do you think of it? I think it's pretty good, if I do say so myself."

Phoenix smiled and nodded. "It's delicious. I didn't know you could cook, Maya." A smirk quickly flashed on his face.

Maya again puffed out her cheeks. "Of course I can cook! I live alone, and I can't go out to eat all the time, so I gotta learn how to cook something!" She quickly changed disposition. "Oh, do you want some orange juice, Nick?"

He nodded, and Maya poured him a glass of orange juice. Phoenix took a drink of it, and was smiling the whole time. Maya couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, and felt that he was up to something. She felt that he was… in control of her feelings, somehow. She slowly put her mental barriers up.

After breakfast, Maya quickly turned on the TV to watch the Christmas special cartoons. Phoenix just sat there, taking a quick nap, while she watched Tom and Jerry. She knew she had to get revenge for Phoenix nearly kissing her, and she knew he had his walls down, so she switched from defense to offense.

"Hey, Nick!"

"What-"

Phoenix was cut off by Maya suddenly kissing him on the lips. Maya separated and smiled like it was no big deal.

Phoenix sighed. "Hey, that was MY trump card… Oh well." He turned to Maya. "I have something to tell you." Maya looked at him and questioningly. He leaned forward and returned the kiss, more passionately and longer this time. He grinned. "Love you!"

Maya knew he had the better of her this time as she blushed and covered her face with her hands. It was rare for Phoenix to be aggressive; it was usually her who influenced him, and her who always got the last laugh. But now… Maya couldn't say anything snarky back.

"W-What?"

Phoenix just grinned wider and said, "Merry Christmas, Maya! This was my last present for you!"

Maya was so happy and surprised that she started to cry. She immediately fell in Phoenix's arms and gave him a tight hug. She mumbled into his shirt, "I…love you, too, Nick…"

Phoenix just smiled and lifted her face up. "Maya, don't cry. It's Christmas morning." He wiped the tears from her face and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I've always wanted to be your boyfriend, you know…"

Maya laughed. "Lucky for you then! I've wanted to be your girlfriend…!" She started to kiss Phoenix rambunctiously while laughing and crying at the same time. They shared Christmas morning together – knowing that they were more than "just friends".

xXxXx

Franziska and Miles woke up at the same time, and both got up at the same time. They silently went to the kitchen, where the presents they received last night were resting. Franziska was silent and acting mature, but Miles could see the childish gleam in her eye. He chuckled softly as he thought of a 3-year-old Franziska in Germany, pulling him down the stairs at 6 AM to open the presents with her. Christmas was the one day when her father was a just a little nicer to them.

Franziska broke the silence in the real world, and broke Miles' thoughts. "Shall we get this over with? Who's going first? Oh… I suppose you should go first, Little Brother. You ARE the little brother after all…" She started the day bright and early with a smirk on her face. Miles just shook his head and took the present from Phoenix.

It was a bowtie. A card came with it, too. It said: "Remember when you used to wear this kind of stuff all the time back in fourth grade? I think you need to loosen up a bit. Happy Holidays!"

Miles looked at the bowtie and shook his head. Franziska raised an eyebrow at it, but let him continue. The next present was from Maya. It was a rare Steel Samurai trading card. Miles quickly shoved it back in its envelope before Franziska could see, and quickly read the card that came with it. It said: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Edgeworth! I know you like these, and I had an extra one, so I decided to give it to you! By the way, did you know there's going to be an anime convention in Vegas coming up right after New Years'?" He immediately took a mental note of the convention, and promised to himself to look it up later. Even after this odd reaction, Franziska still said nothing and let him open his last gift without saying a word.

A thick pocketbook on logic was Franziska's gift. Inserted inside the book was a fancy bookmark with… a Steel Samurai design on it. Miles looked at Franziska wildly, but Franziska just smirked quietly, "There's nothing I don't know about you, Miles Edgeworth."

Miles felt a cold shiver go down his spine, but he didn't mind it. He let Franziska open Phoenix's present, then Maya's. Phoenix gave her a whip keychain, and Maya gave her a bracelet that read "Perfection". Franziska was actually a bit pleased with these gifts, and wore the bracelet right away.

Last was Miles' gift, which was nowhere to be found.

"Miles, where is your gift…?"

He just smiled and pulled it out. It wasn't even wrapped; a velvet box was hiding in Miles' pocket. He slowly opened it, and it showed a beautiful necklace inside. It was real silver, and the crystal in the middle was real turquoise lined with real gold. Franziska didn't say a word, but a small gasp escaped her lips and her eyes brightened.

Miles offered to put it on her, and Franziska agreed. He walked up behind her. She lifted her short hair up a bit and he slipped the necklace on. She admired the necklace with a small smile, and Miles watched her, while smiling himself.

Miles grabbed the hand that wasn't busy admiring the necklace and held it tight in his own. Franziska looked up in surprise, and she dropped the hand that was on her necklace, only to be grabbed by Miles' last available hand.

"Wha-"

"Franziska von Karma. You know of our behavior towards each other for the last few days, correct?" She nodded, and he continued. "I think you know what that means. I… You…stole my heart…and…never gave it back."

Franziska retorted softly, "I can't help the fact that you are a fool for falling for me in the first place… And I am a fool for falling for you…"

Miles just gave a small smile, and kissed her on the lips. Long, smooth, and perfect; after doing so for about three times already, they had enough practice, but, this was the formal message of three simple words: I Love You.

The kiss never broke; it kept going. Miles did just have his hands on her hips, but it started moving upward in a motion to take off her shirt. At this, Franziska immediately stepped back. She wagged her finger in the air tauntingly and smirked.

"No, Little Brother. Good little boys don't do that… yet."

Miles eyes' grew wide, then he just laughed softly.

"Well, then… Breakfast, Franziska?"

She nodded, and, with Miles' arm around her, they walked to the dining area. Miles was impatient, but in due time, he will get what he wants.

"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a-milking, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings… 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree."