AN: Hi again! This is the second chapter of Christmas Cheer! This pairing is Yoh and Anna and it's an AU, like the others are/will be. Um, after this chapter, the next one will be Tamao and Horo, and that's like I need to say... I think. Oh yeah! And thanks so much for all the reviews! XD I loved them. Read on reader!

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Red Ribbon
by Strawberry Promises
Christmas one shot
YxA Pairing
12.23.04
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Yoh could not wrap gifts. He stuck the tape together, snarled it completely unsnarl-able-ily.

The wrapping paper was folded wrong, the folds always ripped, and he always, always forgot to take the price tag off.

This year, Yoh told himself that he wasn't going to go through that again.

He found out that they had free present wrapping at the mall, so he thought to go there.

Yoh walked into the mall, holding the present he wanted to be wrapped.

Following some signs and a map or two, he eventually found the place where the presents would be wrapped.

Fortunately, there wasn't a long line.

Soon, Yoh was the one who was being served and a girl named Anna would be wrapping it for him.

It was a dictionary, for Manta. The largest dictionary in Japan, Yoh found out. Manta liked stuff like this, so Yoh thought it would be appropriate.

Obviously, the dictionary, being the largest in Japan, was quite heavy and when he gave it to Anna to wrap, she almost dropped it.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, let me help you." Yoh reached for it and knocked over a box of ribbon.

"No!" Anna yelled as she tried to catch the box with one hand. "Just, let me do it."

Yoh awkwardly stood back and watched her struggle.

He couldn't stay still and making up his mind, Yoh held up the dictionary for her.

She glared at him. "I told you to let me do it."

Yoh's eyes were wide. "Gomen."

The girl rolled her eyes.

Swiftly, the girl wrapped his large present and was about to give it back to him when Yoh made a request.

"Ano, could you put some ribbon on it?" He asked.

Anna frowned at him and picked up the box he dropped. "Which colour?"

"Uh, blue." The girl nodded and pulled out some ribbon.

The present tipped dangerously on the table and Yoh yelped, and grabbed for it.

Of course, he knocked over the box of ribbons again.

Anna had been holding the ribbon and when it fell, it rolled out of her hand, and pool to her feet.

"Baka!" She called him.

Yoh grinned sheepishly. "Gomen nasai."

Anna rolled her eyes again and picked the box up again and organized the ribbon.

She quickly placed the ribbon on the gift and with a pair of scissors, curled it.

"Here." She held out the gift, ribbon and all.

"Arigatou." Yoh bowed and smiled at her tentatively.

She just glared in response.

Yoh smiled again, weakly and fled.

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That night, guess whose dreams were filled with a certain blonde haired girl with a red scarf around her neck?

She was just so… different.

Yoh couldn't get her out of her mind.

The next day, Yoh found that he had a few more gifts to be wrapped and he knew that he would not be wrapping them himself.

Out of the six gifts he had to wrap, Yoh chose one to be wrapped today. That gave him an excuse to visit that girl again.

"Hi, remember me?" Yoh smiled cutely at the girl.

She groaned.

Soon, Yoh became a regular at the gift wrapping store.

Anna looked for him everyday, just knowing that he would find something for her to wrap.

He was cute, even if he was clumsy.

She found herself thinking of him more and more and perking up when he came, even if she didn't show it.

So the day when he didn't come, Anna was quite dejected.

But he mall didn't close until 8 and it was only 4. He still had time to come.

Four o'clock… Five o'clock… Six o'clock… Seven o'clock…

An hour before the mall closed and Yoh didn't show.

Anna frowned. Maybe all his gifts were wrapped and he had no need for her anymore.

That thought made her quite sad.

15 minutes before the mall closed, Yoh ran up to the store.

Anna was surprised at how happy she was that he had come.

It was Christmas Eve and after today, she probably wouldn't see him anymore.

"Hi," He smiled at her and Anna was shocked at how his smile affected her. Butterflies exploded in her stomach and a light blush graced her cheeks.

Yoh didn't notice. Anna realized that he looked a little nervous.

"Could you wrap this for me please?" He held out a small box.

"Sure," Anna took it and, because of their familiarity, opened the bow to see what it was.

"Is it nice?" Yoh asked her, anxiously.

"Yeah, it's really nice." She answered. A diamond bracelet, studded with rubies.

This was obviously for his girlfriend.

That thought made her even sadder then she had been when she thought he wouldn't show.

Anna quickly closed it and wrapped it swiftly.

Yoh smiled and asked her to put some ribbon on it.

She asked him what colour.

"I don't know, what would you choose?" Yoh asked her.

Anna shrugged. "Red; it's my favourite colour."

Red. Yoh stored it away in his mind for later.

"Yeah, that would be great."

Anna finished quickly and handed it to him.

He grinned happily.

Anna braced herself when he would leave her.

Instead, to her surprise, Yoh handed the gift back to her.

"What? The ribbon not the right colour, or something?" she asked, a little annoyed.

Yoh shook his head.

"Merry Christmas, Anna." He chuckled a little at her expression and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"What, what?"

"Oh, there's mistletoe." Yoh pointed upward, blushing a little.

"No, this… is for me?" Anna asked, astonished.

He nodded.

"Merry Christmas." He repeated and was about to walk away.

"Wait!" Yoh turned around and watched her scrawl something down.

"Come here,"

Yoh walked over to her. She reached out and tied a red ribbon to his wrist.

He looked confused. "What's this for?"

She smiled happily. "Merry Christmas."

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That night, Yoh looked over his ribbon.

On the underside, there were a seven-digit number written there. Her phone number.

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-Squeals-

That was so cute! I loved writing that!!!!

XD I liked that a lot.

YAY another chapter finished and just one more chapter till Christmas!

Think of this as a little Christmas Countdown ;)

Yes, I know they're OOC but it's Christmas!

:D Thanks for reading!!

And thanks to everyone who reviewed to the last chapter!! Thanks a lot, I was really, really, really happy! :D

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