Disclaimer: Being a 14 yr. old girl and balancing time for home works, watching anime' and writing a fanfic could be really frustrating. How I wish I had Satsuki Yatouji's brain. (Sigh). Anyway, let's start with the fic. As you know I don't own any of the characters. They belong to CLAMP.

The cold weather created this gloomy atmosphere and the way the white snow fell from the sky and covered things in white was really beautiful to witness. Nevertheless, in a way it depicted sadness.

Like everyone else, Sai and Kaede are really looking forward to the Christmas Dinner at Misaki's. For a brief period of time, they had developed this certain respect and admiration for the Miracle Rookie, you know not just a very strong contender in Angelic Layer but as a person and a friend as well.

Now they walked inside a dress shop side by side. Leaving the cold environment outside, they came here because Kaede needed a new dress for the special dinner. Inside the shop, it was slightly warmer because of many people making their last minute shopping, buying gifts and preparing for Christmas dinners. After all, tonight is Christmas Eve. They squeezed through multitudes of people. Some laughing, excitedly babbling to each other, others exhausted but nonetheless, the Christmas spirit is truly in the air.

"Sai what do you think about this one?" Kaede asked as gentle as always her warm smile never disappearing from her lovely face. Sai simply nodded with her usual cold stare, which seems to even pass chills to other people's souls. Kaede was holding an elegant deep-blue dress, which really matches her heart-warming smile. Kaede settled for this one and paid for it while Sai was patiently waiting with, as always, her arms crossed.

They were planning to go directly to Misaki's after this. But then, when Sai was just about to follow Kaede, Kaede stopped and was intently staring at two figures walking in the white snow across the street. "Sai, those two look very familiar to me." Kaede said while searching her memory for some recognition of the two. Sai now also stared at the two; a little girl dragging her big brother when the realization came upon her. "That's Kobayashi, Hatoko and her brother." Sai said silently, no change of expression in her voice, as always, she was always cool. After Kaede heard this and recognized the two, she shouted Hatoko's name and waved frantically at them.

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(A phone rings.) The answering machine picks up. "Hello! This is Ringo Seto but I'm not here right now and I would really be glad if you would leave me a message." The person on the other line started speaking in a hurried, panic-like tone of voice. "Ringo, this is your manager. Where are you? The director of the Christmas special is going nuts searching for you. We can't start taping the show without you. Well then. Bye." The other line was then cut. Almost immediately, someone pressed the erase button. "Sorry, manager but I have already decided. My career is important but so are my friends." She said regretfully " So on to Misaki's!!!" She cheerfully said. She certainly changes her moods as fast as Misaki's friend Tamayo.

Kaekamui: So what do you think? Well, I wasn't able to update because I was busy reading Fruits Basket fanfics and I really like Yuki Sohma because he reminds me of Ou-chan and because Yuki is also called a prince. And about Icchan, don't worry I'm asking Reius to help me with the Baatsu game. Well then. Thanks for wasting your time and thank you for all those who reviewed my work. I really appreciate it. Ja ne!!!