And now it's day eleven! One more day to go guys! This one's a little short today, but tomorrow's should make up for it. Happy Christmas eve everyone! Enjoy :)

"One more day," Aelita said as she placed a bow atop her last gift. Smiling, she looked down at the small pile of gifts that surrounded her. She was currently at Yumi's house, finishing the gift wrapping that their chatter had distracted them from a few days previous.

"Are you excited?" Yumi asked her friend as she too finished the last of her gifts.

"About what?" Aelita asked. Yumi rolled her eyes.

"Tomorrow," she said. "And your secret admirer."

"What does he have to do with it?" Aelita asked, confused. Yumi laughed.

"He's been giving you a gift every day right?" Yumi asked, "And he's been using the Twelve Days of Christmas as his guide."

"So?"

"So," Yumi said, "tomorrow will be day twelve. I bet that's when he'll reveal himself to you."

"Do you think it will be during our gift exchange?" Aelita asked. Yumi shrugged.

"If it' one of the boys, then I think so."

Aelita nodded, humming thoughtfully. "Hey Yumi?" she said after a moment, "who do you think it is?"

"That's leaving you these gifts?" Yumi asked. Aelita nodded. "I don't know. I would have thought it was Jeremy at first, but I know that you guys decided you made better friends than a couple, right?"

"Yes, we did," Aelita said with a nod.

"Right," Yumi said. "Besides, have you seen how he's been staring at that new girl in science class? He's head over heels." Aelita laughed.

"You're right," she said. "But what about the other two?"

"Ulrich and Odd?"

"Yes. I know Ulrich isn't the one, because I ran into him gift shopping for you. He was trying to find the perfect gift."

"He's so sweet," Yumi said with a laugh. "Although maybe a little clueless. But if Jeremy isn't the one, and Ulrich's more concerned about me, that leaves…"

"Odd," both girls said in unison. They then burst into laughter. Aelita because she couldn't picture Odd leaving her all of these sweet gifts, Yumi because she knew it was Odd and that Aelita had no idea about it. Once the two girls' laughter subsided Aelita glanced towards the clock.

"Is it really that late?" she gasped, eyes wide. "I need to get back before curfew!"

"Oh, you're right," Yumi said, helping Aelita gather up her gifts and stuff them into bags to carry them home in. "Do you want me to walk with you back to the school?"

"No, I think I've got it," Aelita said, "You walked with me last time."

"Alright," Yumi said. "If you're sure."

The two girls made their way together down the stairs to Yumi's living room, where they said their goodbyes, and then Aelita was out the door and on her way.

Her walk back to the school was uneventful and she made it back just in time, Jim letting her slip in before he locked up the gate for the night. Aelita assumed the Christmas spirit must have been getting the gym couch, he didn't say a thing about her almost late arrival.

Once back in her room Aelita set her bags down beside her bed, sighing contentedly as she stretched her arms out. She then slipped out of her coat and walked over to her wardrobe to go hang it up. When she pulled the doors open however she was stopped short by the long, thin, gold wrapped gift sitting atop her clothes, waiting for her. Depositing her coat onto her computer chair, Aelita lifted the gift out of the wardrobe. Attached to it was a note- "Day eleven- you know the drill!"

Grinning, Aelita tore away the paper to expose her gift, a brightly polished silver flute. To Aelita this gift served not only as a representative of part of a song, but also proof that her gift giver knew her well.

There were only three boys who knew she wanted to learn to play the flute.