Another Christmas was approaching. In a few hours Christmas would be here. And it would be another Christmas without her. It would feel so lonely. Meiling was looking at the tree decorations and moving one or two to make the tree look better. She had, of course, been doing so since they had put it up. Syaorans four sisters were going crazy talking about whom they wanted to kiss under the mistletoe. But all Syaoran could do was think of her.

Syaoran looked over to Eriol, who he had invited to stay with them over the Christmas holidays. He had no idea why he had just felt compelled to. He was in fact even starting to trust Eriol. Eriol was reading, again. Another old text. He was though, trying to find out about this "new power" which he decided may not have been so new.

Syaorans sisters left the room to go to sleep, or escape the house to the party they wanted to go to. Syaorans Mother was, as far as they all knew, in her room, keeping away from the commotion for now. Syaoran sighed loudly and fell back into a chair. He wondered what she was doing at the moment. Had she found her parents? Was she with friends? Or had this "new power" got to her and stopped her from seeing another Christmas.

"I'm going to bed. Good night." Eriol told them and bowed before he left the room.

Meiling watched him go and then looked at Syaoran. He knew she was going to ask her something. She had been moving the same glass star around the tree for the last half-hour. Syaoran though couldn't be bothered to ask her what was on her mind. Probably because Meiling got there first.

"What's the matter Syaoran-Kun? Still thinking of her?" Meiling asked and with a chuckle added, "Anyone would think you-" At this Syaoran looked Meiling straight into her fiery eyes and all she could say then was "Oh!"

"Really?" She then asked "And you know it for once?"

"Don't pull that with me."

"What?" Meiling said innocently.

"That 'your-staring-to-understand-your-feelings crap'"

Meilings smile dropped and she looked out the window.

"Syaoran-Kun!" she said with excitement in her voice.

"What?" Syaoran said dropping further into his unhappiness

"It's started snowing!"

Syaoran looked out the window and it was in fact starting to snow. Beautiful Snowflakes of the purest white floated majestically to the ground. Syaorans eyes wandered to the clock. Five minutes to midnight. And soon Christmas. He heard a car drive down the road stop for a second then drive on. Some people must have got lost.

Four Minutes to go. He heard the faintest of footsteps on the snow. Meiling was still staring out the window but now looked a little confused. Syaoran gazed at the tree and the presents under it. He had yet again brought Chloe a present. But this time he would go back to England to give it her.

Three minutes. The fire started to die down and Meiling left the room to go to bed. She had left the glass ornament for the tree on the table.

Two minutes. Syaoran picked up the glass ornament and placed it next to a ornament Chloe had made for the Li Family tree the year the had met each other. He stared in amazement at it. She had been six, yet she had been talented. The ornament was a felt Christmas tree with gold thread across it representing tinsel, and coloured beads representing the decorations.

One Minute. There was a knock on the door. The people who had got lost must have come for directions seeing that the lights were on. Syaoran made his way to the door while pulling his green jumper over his T-shirt. His amber eyes looked tired but then again there wasn't a member of the Li family who didn't looked tired.

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. The clock chimed and let Syaoran know Christmas was here. Just as he opened the door.

"Hel-" He stopped mid-word. At the sight in front of his eyes. He had to blink a few times to check he was seeing correctly, for standing in front of him was someone wrapped up in a faux fur trimmed coat and gloves in a matching colour. In their hands was a bag full of Presents wrapped to perfection with bows and various other forms of decoration.

"Special delivery for Li Syaoran" a timid voice came. Syaoran just blinked again and the person stepped into the light of the porch and Syaorans eyes open fully in surprise. The girl in front of him had chestnut brown hair and rosy cheeks, from the cold. "Merry Christmas Syaoran-Kun" She said to him with a small smile.

"Chloe-San?" He asked still in shock. The girl just nodded. They stood there for a second in shocked silence.

"Syaoran?" Chloe asked but got no reply. Instead Syaoran stepped forward and pulled her into a tight hug. Chloe stood shocked for a second then smiled and lent her chin onto his shoulder. And as Syaoran breathed in the scent of her hair he smiled widely.

"I missed you" he whispered to her

"I missed you too" she whispered back to him and hugged him back.

"But why are you here?" Syaoran asked leaning back but still keeping his arms around his friend almost as if he was scared that if he let her go he would lose her. He stared at her angelic face and new dark hair which was dusted with snow "You said you weren't coming back to Hong Kong"

"I guess I changed my mind" Chloe replied shrugging her arms still round Syaoran.

"I thought you wanted to find your parents"

"I did. kinda. I found where they used to live. But no parents"

"So I Guess this is just a short visit then. You'll be going home in a week or two." Syaoran said with his voice full of disappointment. Chloe showed a small smile and then lent in to hug him again, to which Syaoran didn't object. And she whispered in his ear;

"I am home"

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The next morning, Syaoran was woken abruptly by the rest of the family entering the living room.

"You didn't go to bed Li-San?" Eriol asked.

"Err. no" Syaoran said brushing the sleep from under his eyes.

"Whos' coat is this?" one of his sisters asked picking up a fur trimmed coat, "Has Meiling been opening her presents early again?"

"Everyone look!" Meiling yelled from the hall and entered the room a second later but standing by the door, "I went to Syaorans room to wake him up and look what I found!" she exclaimed joyfully to them and started tugging something with her hand.

Behind the door the family could hear whispers.

"Meiling. no.Meiling-Chan I'm not dressed!"

"Do I care?" Meiling replied and with one final tug pulled Chloe into the room. Chloe, unlike everyone else was still in her pyjamas. She smiled nervously at the group and then said

"Err. Surprise? Merry Christmas"

A second later Syaorans four sisters swamped Chloe hugging her, asking a million questions and generally being annoying in Syaorans own opinion. Chloe managed to struggle free and then saw Syaoran and smiled and then Eriol and looked confused.

"You two are friends now?" she asked curiously pointing at the two boys. Syaoran just shrugged. Chloe walked forward and hugged Eriol.

"How are you? Eriol-Kun I haven't seen you in ages"

"I'm fine. And you"

"Never better" she said smiling and passing a side-glance to Syaoran.

Syaorans mother was overjoyed to see Chloe but clearly annoyed with Syaoran for not telling her the second Chloe had reached the house. Syaoran didn't care though. He was just happy Chloe was here, with him, and his family, because she was one of the family really, not biologically but it just wasn't the same without her.

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The Family spent the next few hours giving presents and indulging in cheerful conversation. Syaoran felt so happy and alive, more, normal if possible. Chloe went and changed, and kept whispering to Meiling and then the girls would break into giggles. Back to the way things were, Syaoran thought.

Eriol was sitting on the floor with the rest of the family passing his presents out to people, and saying how nice it was that the family had invited him to stay.

"So Syaoran didn't invite you." Chloe said smiling mischievously at Syaoran "Does what he's told I guess, you've trained that one well Li-San" she said turning to his mother.

Li Yelan smiled at Chloe.

"I should hope so since he has to look after the house" his mother replied and at this both Chloe and Syaoran looked confused.

"Sorry?" Chloe asked clearly asking the question Syaoran had wanted to ask.

"Well tomorrow the rest of the family is going on holiday only we assumed Syaoran would still be wherever he was last, since he now seams to forget him mother would like to know where he is, so I didn't buy him a ticket." Yelan told them all "So it will be just you, my son, Li-San and Hiiragizawa- San" Syaoran looked petrified of the thought of him and Eriol staying in the same house, especially with Meiling there too.

Syaoran however didn't actually care, Chloe would be there, and maybe they could catch up. Christmas was getting better every year.

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