Alright, so here I am, 9:00 am Thursday morning trying to write Chapter 13. After about an hour of typing and deleting what story I could crank out, I finally growl in frustration, sigh, throw my arms up in the air, and say to myself 'There is NO way in hell I'll have this done by Friday!' So there I was at a loss. I don't want to be late updating again now that my fic is steadily gaining attention, and I really want to write. On the other hand, I have a serious case of writter's block mixed with what was a constant state of being a dumb ass. It was around that time I remembered what my sister once said to me. She writes here too. What she says is that when she's stuck, she takes a whack at one shot stories. Well, I think to myself 'I don't wanna do a one shot since that would mean I would probably end up writting something crappy, which would suck since, like I said, I need to post something. So here I am, half throwing around ideas for a one shot while I have thoughts of Christmas running through my brain. Then it hits me: 'Why the hell not? I'll do a special bonus Christmas chapter!' So here I am. I hope you guys enjoy the Rebirth of Madness Christmas Special! This is in a way, a parody of my own story...before I begin though, just know that this is in no way affiliated with the main story...hence it being a one shot.

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Vent lay face down on the table with cup of coffee in his hands still half asleep. It was snowing, which wasn't so surprising since they were in an airship at god only knew how many meters in the air. The weather left Vent in a lazy state. He looked around. Christmas decorations were all over the ship, but he knew that with all the hell going on with Serpent, Christmas was going to be a no go this year. Aile and Rose, who were also at the table, also knew that this would probably be the case. Aile groaned.

"Vent, get your head off of the table before you fall asleep and start drooling on it."

"Oh blow me. This sucks. It's December 23rd and we're too busy fighting pseudoroids to have a decent holiday."

Rose frowned.

"Not to mention the Christmas party isn't a happening thing either."

Prairie's voice called out, sounding excited, yet somehow very weirded out.

"Um actually, not really. It's going to happen now. We just got a Christmas card..."

Vent blinked.

"Who's it from? And why does that mean we can party again?"

"...Because it's from Serpent..."

Vent, Aile, and Rose all recoiled. Vent started yelling.

"Are you crazy!? Opening that thing!? It could be laced with anthrax!!!"

"No, its not."

"How the hell do you know!?"

"I'm a Reploid, dumbass. I scanned it for hazardous chemical compounds. It's clean."

Their curiosity now perked up, the three crept over. One the front of it was a picture of Serpent, Pandora, and Prometheus all in Santa hats. Prometheus' face suggested that he had been pouting about having to put the hat on. The three were waving. Upon closer inspection, they had to string the skeletal reploid's hand up by the wrist. 'Merry Christmas' was was printed on the front in big looping red and green words. Vent blinked.

"I'm flattered that he remembered us, but at the same time I'm rather disturbed."

Aile and Rose nodded. Vent opened it up.

"What's it say on the inside?"

Vent read the card.

Dear Guardian assholes,

I realize that we've been trying to take over the world and kill you for awhile now, but we all had a little talk, and we decided that we should call a truce over the holidays. Despite our desire to revive Model W and turn your organs inside out, we thought you should know that even if we're enemies, that doesn't mean we have to try to kill each other the entire year. So, yes, let's enjoy our respective holidays. I promise that I won't try to revive Model W until after New Year's Day. But after that, watch your asses. I may just drop a nuke on you if the mood strikes me right.

Happy Holidays, you pricks!

Serpent, Pandora, Prometheus, and everyone at Slither Inc.

No one said much of anything for a moment. Vent stared at the card.

"What the fuck was that? Was he high when he wrote this?"

Prairie shrugged.

"I hear the staff at Slither Inc. likes to spike the eggnog. He sounds serious though, so why the hell not?"

While word of the Christmas card spread, most of the Guardians started pulling out recently restocked secret supplies of booze.

"Hey, we drank it all last time," one of them said to Prairie, who was tempted to put a limit on alcohol after the fiasco of Vent and Aile having drunken sex. She sighed knowing that I wouldn't stop them and that somehow, if her Sis had been there, she wouldn't have cared.

"She may have been well respected, but she was by no means subtle in satisfying her desires relaxing..."

Zero's voice came from behind.

"Oh, don't I know..."

"I thought you said that nothing happened between you two?"

Zero smirked.

"I say a lot of things."

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The next evening, everyone was buzzing about. Only about 5 hours remained until the party got kicked off. Vent, Aile, Prairie, and Rose were all in Vent and Aile's room. Prairie sighed.

"This is going to be great. We're going to do this right."

Vent laughed.

"You're a Christmas nut, aren't you?"

"Yes I am! And when I say we're doing this right, I mean we ARE going to do this right."

She pointed to Vent.

"You!"

"Buh?"

"Sooner or later this evening, I will trick you underneath mistletoe, and I will kiss you...on the lips...as a friend."

Rose quietly fumed. Aile shot a glare at Prairie that, even though she may have not realized it screamed 'back off!' The pink-clad reploid pointed two fingers at the girls.

"And if the mood strikes me right, and I'm sure it will, I am going kiss you girls too...in a non-lesbian sort of way."

They heard Vent make a noise that sounded like he was surpressing a cough, they looked over. His eyes were in a daydreaming state, his hand plugged is nose and every so often, his mouth twitched as if he was trying not to smile. Aile saw blood on his hand, sighed, approached him, and slapped him across the face.

"Snap out of it, you pervert!"

As Vent sat there dazed, Prairie blinked.

"Wow. If I had your temper, I'd have thrown him across the room."

Aile sighed.

"He gets the point."

Prairie sighed.

"Ah, poor Vent, she'll have him wrapped around her thumb so quickly."

As much as Rose didn't like the thought of that, she quietlly giggled.

"I think she already does."

Aile folded her arms and turned away from the two.

"Shut up."

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Unlike the party they had thrown after kicking the crap out of Serpent's air fleet, this party was well under control. While alcohol was being consumed at a suspisiously quick rate, everyone seemed to remain sober. Zero pouted in the middle of the room. Leviathan, who was clad in a girl's Santa suit, had forced him to wear a Santa hat.

"Remind me again why I have to wear this?"

"Because it matches you're armor. You're already wearing red and white."

"But it clashes with my hair! And my helmet!"

"Then take it off!"

"No one touches the helmet."

Across the room, X and Phantom sat on a couch, feet propped on the table. Phantom sighed.

"Does she ever give up?"

"Leviathan? Obviously not. I've never seen anyone try that hard to get someone under their thumb."

"You obviously don't read manga."

"No...no I don't."

While Harpuia and Fefnir teased Zero mercilessly about the hat, Vent and Aile, whom were both leaning against a wall, watched. Vent grinned.

"Another Christmas is here it seems."

"Yeah."

"..."

"...It's our first without Giro."

"I was wondering if you'd think about that."

"Are you surprised?"

"Not really."

"I miss him."

"So do I, Aile."

The two got off the wall and faced each other.

"Aile, if it makes you feel any better, he's here in spirit."

"What makes you think that?"

"When he died...this...weird red light floated away."

"And you think that was him?"

"Yeah. I do."

"..."

"...Thanks, Vent."

"Aw, it's nothing."

"No, really, th--"

What happened next came so quickly no one could have seen it coming. Both of them felt a pair of hands on their back. The hands shoved them at one another. In an attempt to avoid bashing their heads together, Vent and Aile raised their hands and caught themselves on the other's shoulders. They were stared into each others eyes and realized that they were close...very close. Aile tried saying something, but only a muffled noise came out. It was just then they realized their lips were pressed together. While they felt something telling them to let it happen, but a few cat calls and whistles snapped them back to reality. They shoved each other away gasping for breath, hearts racing. Aile could only stammer.

"Wh-what the hell happened!?"

The two heard giggling behind them and they turned to see that Leviathan was behind Vent and Prairie was behind Aile. They quickly realized that they had been shoved into each other.

"Leviathan! What the hell is your problem!?"

"Prairie! Damn it! That cuts it! You're history!"

Aile chased after the Reploid as Leviathan and Vent watched. Once they were sure they were out of sight, Vent handed Leviathan 100 energy crystals. He grinned.

"Make sure Praire gets her cut."

"No problem! It was a long setup but it was worth it! We finally managed to get her to kiss you!"

"...Finally?"

"Oh, nothing."

"But, still thanks again."

"What if she finds out?"

"She won't."

"...You really think Giro is here with us?"

"I meant everyword I said."

Leviathan's expression changed to something that looked oddly seductive.

"So you got one kiss...care for another?"

Vent backed off laughing nervously, trying not to look at how form fitting the Santa suit looked on Leviathan's already tempting figure was.

"Eheheheheheh...Uh...no...I'm good."

"You sure? I could really rock your world, if you know what I mean."

"I'm sure you could...but, um...hey look! Santa!"

Leviathan began walking near him.

"Zero tried that once. Didn't work."

"Aaack! Aile! Wait up!"

Vent scrambled off, leaving Leviathan to a fit of giggles.

"He's just as fun to tease as Aile is."

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Vent caught up with Aile who, by the look of it, lost Prairie. She fumed.

"Damn her. That is so not the way I wanted that to happen."

"Want what on the who now?"

"Ahh! Vent! You heard that?"

"I was kind of daydreaming."

"Good."

"It seems that this party is rather successful."

"What makes you say that?"

"I calls 'em how I sees 'em. You wanna head up on deck?"

"It's snowing though."

"Since when were you afraid of a little cold?"

"I'm not, I'm afraid you're going to try to have your way with me."

Vent scoffed.

"Oh please. Do you really think I'd do that?"

"You want me to answer me honestly or with one of those little white lies that don't hurt people's feelings?"

"Oh it's on now!"

The two began playfully pushing and shoving at each other.

"Ahhh! Vent! Stop! That tickles!"

"...You're ticklish...?"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut-- Aaaaaah!"

"Hey watch it I'm gonna fa-- whoa!!!"

Aile slipped and fell on her back, which in turn knocked Vent over on top of her. Vent supported himself on his hands and knees.

"Ow...damn it, Aile! Be more careful!"

"S-sorry...I didn't mean to go and...ah..."

The two turned red and avoided the other's glance. Aile's mind raced.

"Is it getting warm in here?"

The two stared at each other for a moment unaware that they were leaning toward each other.

"You okay, Aile?"

"Yeah...I'm...I'm..."

The last time the two had felt like this...the last time their faces were that close...the alarm went off and Vent was called away on a mission. This time, that wasn't possible. This thought crossed Aile's mind, and part of her really liked it. Just a little closer and--

"Vent? Aile? Where are-- oooooh...having your way with her, Vent? Don't stop because of me!"

The two shot to their feet in a scramble. Aile fumed.

"Damn it, Prairie! Don't do that!"

"Heheheheh. Sorry."

Vent blinked recovering from his daze.

"What's going on?"

"We're looking for you two obviously! Come on! We have a party going for Christ's sake!"

Aile nodded.

"Yeah, we'll be right there."

"Alright."

Prairie left the two alone again. The moment was lost. Whatever it was they intended to do back there wasn't going to happen now. Aile sighed.

"Well, I guess we should get back now?"

"Yeah, I suppose."

Aile began to leave until...

"Vent?"

"Yeah?"

Aile hesitated for a moment before giving Vent a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Merry Christmas."

Vent smiled.

"Yeah. Merry Christmas."

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Alright, that was a nice change of pace, yes? Sure it's not canon (for those of you who don't know what canon means, it's means basically that this never took place in the actual story), but hey, I liked it! Hope you guys did too. Not only was it fun, but I got to do a few things that I wouldn't normally do in the actual story. With any luck, I'll have a grip on Chapter 13 by next friday. I'd post a preview of it, but I don't have much of anything that could qualify. I'm stuck on writting the first few paragraphs. Merry Christmas or Happy (Insert holiday you celebrate here)!