Disclaimer: I do not own Cardfight! Vanguard. Cardfight! Vanguard belongs to them peeps at Bushiroad. Wow, it really feels like it's been a long time since I've done a disclaimer, doesn't it? XD Right, right?! XD
Well, here's something I'm long overdue… But I made my promise, and here it is! The long awaited Christmas Chapter! I hope the wait was well worth it! Merry Christmas, ya guys, and… let's not forget… Happy birthday to me~! XDXDXD
Also, for the sake of consistency with the timeline, this story takes place at around Stride Gate era, so Chrono and Tokoha have known each other for about two years or so. Anyways, I won't go on for too long, enjoy! XD
Chapter 3: Christmas
Christmas, a season of cheer and joy… A time of the year to be spending with family, and celebrating the holiday cheers. But for this young couple, they choose not to spend it with family, but rather, with each other…
"Chrono! Sorry I'm late!" The green haired girl named Tokoha calls out to Chrono, her close friend who she was going out on a date with. This was their first real date since they confessed to each other, and they wanted to make sure it was a special one! She was wearing a woolly winter cap and a scarf around her neck. She was dressed in a cute snowman sweater and jeans, dressing warmly for the cold, winter nights. Chrono is seen with his hands casually in his pockets, wearing his own scarf around his neck and a red and white sweater.
"Jeez, you seem to always be late to our meetings…" Chrono muses comically as he flicks Tokoha's forehead teasingly. He then closes his eyes and wraps his arm around her shoulders and pulls her close to him affectionately. "… It looks like today is going to be a White Christmas, eh? The snow is really falling!" Tokoha pouts adorably as she clutches the flick mark on her forehead, but then giggles as she clings to Chrono's arm as they walk down the street to start their date.
Moments later, Chrono and Tokoha are in the movie theaters, watching a sappy romance flick together. Chrono sweat drops and smiles as he looks at Tokoha sitting next to him. The movie was getting to the cliché, touche climax and the green haired girl was completely touched and in tears. Chrono chuckles at this and smiles as he pulls the green haired girl close to him and has her lean on his shoulders while blushing slightly. Tokoha always was a sucker for sappy romance flicks. The green haired girl grows red in the cheeks slightly as Chrono pulls her closer to him, but doesn't say another word and twiddles her fingers while a bit flustered.
After the movie, Chrono and Tokoha head out of the theaters, looking away from each other, but still holding each other's hands in silence. The two of them were still flustered by Chrono's sudden act of boldness while in the theaters. They were headed towards the Nishi Bakery to eat some croquettes for lunch and then they were going to see the huge Christmas tree lighting together at the center of the city to finish the night. It was the perfect plan! As the two of them arrive, Tokoha smiles and finally brings the courage to speak.
"I remember when we had our first fight here, Chrono…" Tokoha muses with a small smile on her face while blushing a bit. "It really has been two years since we first met, hasn't it?" She muses to herself. Chrono looks at Tokoha and also is a bit red in the cheeks at how cute and beautiful she looked as the winter snow drifts down gently. He then gets line eyes and pokes at Tokoha's forehead teasingly.
"Yeah, I remember too… And I remember you were a complete pain in the ass back then… Getting angry over a croquette like that…? You were so childish…" He points out while poking fun at her in a playful manner. "And you really haven't changed at all since then either, haven't you?" Tokoha puffs her cheeks and pinches at Chrono's cheeks adorably while pouting.
"I have changed, you dummy! It's you who hasn't changed that much!" She exclaims comically and adorably. The two of them then look at each other in the eyes fiercely with sparks flying from their eyes, but then… The two of them start laughing at each other cheerfully. The two then order some croquette bread and walk down towards the huge Christmas tree.
Tokoha cheerfully and eagerly bites down on her croquette and squeals with joy at how delicious it was before taking another bite. Chrono can't help but smile and holds Tokoha close to him. It was this side of Tokoha that Chrono really came to fall in love with. Finally, the two of them arrive at the Christmas tree lighting, and the event was just about to begin. It was said that if two couples in love would see this event together, something special would happen to the both of them.
"It's beautiful…" Tokoha beams while looking up at the large Christmas tree. The lights were all turned on, glowing brilliantly and beautifully under the drifting winter snow. Chrono smile and nods his head in agreement, wrapping his arms around Tokoha and holding her close to him. Suddenly, he gets a feeling that he was being watched and turns around. A familiar face was seen holding a fishing rod comically and has widened eyes as he was spotted.
"Ah, darn, I was spotted…" Kamui muses with a laugh while rubbing the back of his head. Suddenly, more of Chrono's and Tokoha's friends arrive as well, grinning widely and joining up with them, grinning widely and goofily.
"Well, you accomplished the final phase of the plan, so it all works out~!" Tsunetto says with a goofy grin, joined with the rest of Trinity Dragon. Chrono and Tokoha have their eyes widened as everyone is there.
"Kamui-san, everyone?!" Chrono exclaims. "You were following us this whole time? Don't you guys know what privacy is? Yeesh…" Chrono exclaims while shocked. Shion chuckles at this and smiles, revealing to have been the mastermind of this whole plan.
"But of course. How could we miss out on your first date?" He says in a gentlemanly, but also in a cunning manner. "But that's not important… You might want to look up…" He says while pointing upwards. Chrono raises his eyebrows, but then looks upwards and sees mistletoe dangling right above their heads. The both of them grow heatedly red in the face as this happens and they realize what this meant.
"Shion… you…" Chrono curses while shaking his fist at him comically. He then sighs and pulls Tokoha close to him. "I-I guess it can't be helped…" He then pulls the green haired girl and kisses her in the lips suddenly and passionately under the falling winter snow. Tokoha's eyes widen at this and the young green haired teenager grows heatedly red in the cheeks as this happens and jumps a bit while having an adorable cat ripple.
'Eh..? Eh…? Eh…?' Tokoha thinks in her head in utter shock as Chrono suddenly kisses her on the lips, but she finds herself melting in his arms as the two of them are locked in place. She could feel her heart pounding uncontrollably, unable to move and not even wanting to separate as the two of them kiss for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, the two of them pull apart to catch their breath… and then suddenly… a flash of light. Kumi is seen standing behind Shion and sticks her tongue out playfully, haven taken a picture.
"Ah, Kumi, you… Get back here!" Chrono exclaims as he chases after her comically while blushing furiously. Kumi laughs childishly as she runs away from the red haired teenager chases after her while completely flustered. Meanwhile, Tokoha is completely frozen in place with steam bellowing from the top of her head… stunned and unable to move. The whole scene had left the poor girl as shy and timid as a small kitten, and she couldn't even find anything to say regarding that incident. She was completely red in the face, still processing what had happened while everyone else just smiles and laughs, watching the hilarious scene happening before them.
It looked as if the rumors were right…
That night… the young couple grew closer more so than ever before…
To be continued
And… it's done! Right on time, too! XD Hope you guys have a very Merry Christmas! And I'll see you all in the New Year! See you all in 2017!
Chrono: Wait… is that really all you have to say? Those are your final words to your fans for this year? Can't you be a bit more ambitious?!
Me: Mmmmmmm… Yeah, probably! Hope you all enjoyed! And as usual, review, fav, and give me some constructive criticism. The feedback I got from 'Alola!' really helped! Thanks for the reviews! You're all beautiful… beautiful people… and I love you all… No homo, but all the homo… Heh, just kidding… XD
~Honou