Sumire pulls her coat closer to herself as the wind blows by her.

"B...Brr…H-h-hasn't it gotten colder lately?" Sumire chatters, rubbing her arms to the best of her ability.

"I mean, that's why I said…"

A voice calls out to her from ahead, and she looks up to see a sighing Ren Amamiya across the makeshift table that they had constructed somewhat messily. "We should've just eaten inside."

Sumire puts her hands on her hips to give her best look of disapproval. Of course, it didn't look very convincing, considering Sumire's usual demeanor, but Ren knew better than to say that out loud.

"But this is our tradition!" she objects. "We've been eating lunch up on the roof for close to two months; we can't stop now!"

"Two months ago you weren't at risk of getting sick," Ren notes.

"A little cold won't stop me from doing this much," Sumire concludes simply.

"Even if it starts snowing?"

"Rain or shine, Senpai."

"You know, you're awfully adamant about things like this."

"But of course," Sumire replies, the faintest bit of pride present in her voice. "On the contrary, Senpai, for being the leader of the Phantom Thieves, you sure lack conviction if a little breeze is enough to make you falter."

"I think that's the wrong kind of conviction…" Ren grumbles in protest. "All I'm saying is, it would be troublesome if you got sick now, considering our Christmas date is in a few days."

At the mention of that one particular word, Sumire's face lights up. She puts down her fourth sandwich that she was about to inhale.

"Oh yeah! Speaking of which, Senpai…" she says happily, "...is there anything you want for Christmas this year?"

"Hm?"

Ren looks up from his own sandwich, and ponders for a total of three seconds.

"Not really."

He goes back to eating his sandwich.

...

"Ehhh?!"

Sumire gets up from her seat and leans into the table.

"You didn't even think about it, Senpai!" Sumire loudly protests.

"Of course I did," Ren replies matter of factly. "There's just not much I really want."

"Haah…" An audible sigh escapes her throat and she sits back down in her seat. "Why are you like this?"

"What do you mean? It's fine, Sumire — you don't have to get me anything for Christmas."

"No, it's not fine, you dummy! I wanted to get you something nice — you know...a-as your girlfriend..." Sumire trails off timidly.

Ren raises an eyebrow slightly, then lets out a light chuckle.

"Eh? What's so funny?" she asks him.

"Sorry, sorry~. Let me rephrase myself."

"?" A curious look finds its way into Sumire's expression.

"Well," Ren starts, "when I said there's not really anything I want, what I really meant was, I already have everything that I wanted for Christmas this year."

By this point, Sumire was totally lost.

"Wait what, really?" she asks, confused. "What did you want?"

Ren rolls his eyes playfully for a brief moment, but smirks at her all the same, totally enjoying himself.

"Isn't it obvious?" he says devilishly. "After all, the only thing I want for Christmas is…"

He stands up and leans forward over the table, cupping his hand around his mouth and putting it next to her ear. A brief wisp of his breath is seen in the crisp, cold air as he whispers his wish.

"...Hweh?"

Ren pulls back and sits back down contently, counting down the seconds until Sumire implodes.

"Eh? Wai- Wha-" she squeaks. Already, her cheeks were already flushing a deep red that rivaled her hair.

And if there was any regret that Ren had for the scene unfolding before him, it was his lack of foresight to set up a camera to capture her perfect reaction.

"EHHHH?!"

...All of a sudden, Sumire was no longer cold.


A/N: Uh-oh, Ren — you caused Sumire to stop working! What do you think he whispered to her?

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all enjoyed this Christmas themed short. Stay warm, and snuggle your loved ones!

As a side note, since this is a new type of fic that I'm experimenting with, any feedback or reviews would be highly appreciated! I'm not sure for how long I'll be continuing with this type of fic, but if there's continued interest in it, then I'll try my best to write more. Any suggestions or recommendations on what you want me to write about is welcome too!