~Hey guys, bit late for Christmas, but i hope ya enjoy anyway :D~

Dan stared at the busy market stalls, as peddlers tried to sell their small trinkets and baubles, others selling seasonal food, He smiled to himself. This was something that reminded him of home, even if only slightly.

When snow had started to fall he had noticed the other trainees growing steadily more excited, he hid his confusion and played along with the mood. He eventually, through careful eavesdropping found out that a holiday much akin to christmas was approaching, it was originally under a different name, but with the rise of the wall cults it was renamed Wall day, which to Dan sounded stupid. Eventually they were told they got a week off from training to enjoy the holiday, they were each given a small amount of money, and allowed to go to the Trost district for a day. And in Shadis' words, 'enjoy life whilst they had it'. After they had arrived Dan quickly became separated from the group and found himself lost, as he passed one stall something caught his eye. It was a small metal charm with a depiction of the face on wall rose on it. It was attached to a long blue cord loop, to turn it into a necklace.

"Ah good eye" the seller appeared out of nowhere 'good luck that one is.'

Dan rolled his eyes 'How much?' he queried.

A few minutes later Dan was walking away from the stall with a significantly smaller amount of coins left in his hands, and the charm wrapped in brown paper, he didn't know if he had been conned, as he realised he didn't even know the value of the coins he had. His stomach growled and he sighed, he sighted a store selling what appeared to look like Kebab's and made his way over to it. He had to lurk a bit to watch other people purchase things before he found out what he could afford. Once he had finished his meal, he made his way back to the assembly grounds where they were supposed to meet before heading back to the training grounds. He sat in the back of an idle carriage and soon fell asleep.

Dan awoke to a jostling carriage, it took a few moments before he realised that his head was on someone's shoulder, he quickly lifted his head, but his vision was still blurry.

"Sleep well?" asked Armin as Dan's vision slowly focused

"Yeah, sorry bud, you shoulda woke me" he replied.

"It's ok" armin smiled warmly he then paused "Bud?" he face was quizzical .

"Ah…uh… Just a term of endearment, you use for friends" Dan blustred.

The rest of the carriage ride was uneventful and soon they were back at the grounds. At dinner he sat with his usual group, apparently there was no curfew tonight, they could stay up as late as they wished. And that they did, it was the same as most nights, Eren and Jean argued, Marco and Mikasa tried to stop them, Sasha stole Connie's food, strangely it all seemed more jovial though, as though people were excited for something. Then at a later point in the night something odd started happening, first of all the usual curfew bell rang twelve times, then people started to leave in small groups of two or three, first to go were Hannah and Franz, then Eren, Mikasa and Armin, Krista and Ymir, etc. usually close friends or people in relationships. Dan felt a hand on his and looked to see Mina staring at him, she stood and pulled him with her, she lead him out of the dinner hall without saying a word.

"Are you ok?" Dan asked once they reached the steps, he felt her hesitate a bit, but soon her grip was tight again, she pulled him down the alley between two buildings and let go before turning to face him, her face was determined and bright red, which only furthered Dan's confusion.

'Is she mad...Oh god what have i done… I can't think of anything' during his pondering he saw her hands shoot into her pocket and then towards him, he flinched a little.

'SHIT KNIFE!' he thought would be his last thoughts, but upon looking down he saw a small package, he gingerly took it of her and opened it, inside was a small heart made of fabric and string, it was beautiful, a deep shade of blood red, trimmed with a goldish finish. He looked from the charm to her a few times.

"Happy wall day" she smiled shyly at him.

'Jeez she looks cute. wait….FUCK, FUCK...FUCK FUCK FU…. wait i got something' he thought, before he reached into his pocket and pulled out the charm he bought before

"Sorry it's not as great as you'rs, but happy wall day' he said sheepishly handing it to her, she quickly unwrapped it and stared at the trinket. He thought he saw a few tears begin to roll down her face.

'Ah i messed up.' he thought dejectedly, staring down at his feet and readying his apology.

"I'm…" he only managed to start, looking up before she kissed him, it wasn't deep or long, and he it took him a few seconds to realise it had even happened.

"Wow" he said slack jawed

He must have looked an idiot, because she was desperately trying to stifle her laughter. He felt his cheeks go hot and his brow furrow.

"N..no i'm not laughing at you" she managed to say between the giggles "I'm just happy that i didn't chicken out" she composed herself "I'm guessing you can now tell that i kinda like you" she said, blushing deeply.

"Yeah, yeah no i can tell" he said, still stunned, she could see her tense a little and her face grow concerned.

'Shit… what do i do' his mind raced 'I don't like her that way...do i?... DO I….. Dear god i think i do… when the hell did this happen' he looked at her again, she was beginning to look distraught.

"I… i'm sorry" she stammered "I shouldn't have" he could see the tears welling.

At this point Dan's body kicked his brain out of control and took over because he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a deep kiss, she squeaked with surprise, before returning the kiss.