On the second day of Christmas Lory gave to me…

Two Love Me members,

And a Stalker in a Sakura tree.

12 Showbiz Days of Christmas

December 3rd

It was the second best time of the year, it's message beautiful. Only the most supreme of all holidays, Valentines, could hope to outdo the beauty of the season. The weather was frigid and a powdery light snow covered the ground. This was the perfect season for lovers to cuddle together under a blanket in front of a fire place sipping hot chocolate. More animated couples might venture to a skating rink where they would hold on to each other to keep balance until one fell dragging the other with them, and then they would share a warm laughter.

Yes, this was the miracle of the Christmas season. At least, it was in Takarada Lory's mind. Christmas was firmly rooted in his brain as the holiday of love, not just to be enjoyed by young lovers but friends and family as well. Therefore it was essential for everybody to celebrate Christmas, and subsequently love. LME was his prime stage this year, and as company President it was his duty to ensure no one was left out of Christmas cheer this year, he always has disliked Scrooge. He would deal with Ren when the time came; in the meantime, he knew just how to spread around the love.

JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS LORY HAS A PLAN.

Kyoko and Moko shared identical expressions of pure, flabbergasted disbelief. They had both had a spine tingling apprehension come over them when they had received word from Sawara that the President had wanted to see them. Mistakenly, they had shrugged it off as help for a set or department. It was that misguided train of thinking that had brought them to their current dumbfounded state. Never again would they think they could fathom even a glimmer of the President's mind. Really, they had no idea how Maria was able live with this man.

They had rushed back to LME, after their dramas, to change into their uniforms, only to find people in nut cracker uniforms drumming parumpumpum. In the center had been eight reindeers surrounding a green sleigh that held the President dressed as Santa Claus. He waved and Ho Ho Ho-ed at them smiling broadly.

"Just who I was looking for! I am glad I got here before you changed, I wanted to tell you of my newest plan."

Moko and Kyoko bowed sweatdropping, trying to hold straight faces. The President nodded encouragingly.

"Well, you both know that Maria dislikes Christmas, but I think she'll be more positive towards it after last year, so I have decided that LME shall live Christmas to the fullest this year. And I want you to as messengers of love to be the ones to spread the Christmas joy to everyone!"

The President beamed at them waiting to hear their ecstatic shouts of enthusiasm. He waited. Kyoko and Moko stood rock still starring at him. Finally, Kyoko ventured,

"Of course, we would be thrilled to spread the Christmas spirit around, but exactly how do we go about that?"

Lory's smile disappeared and he began to pout a little at their reaction.

"If you two, as love me messengers, do not want to do it, I can find someone else…."

"N-no! We'd be happy to do it! We were just unsure how we're supposed to."

Moko defended loudly, appeasing the President enough that he quit pouting. He smiled and clicked his fingers.

"First of all if you are to be Christmas Helpers you have to look the part."

The President's Mrs. Claus came out holding up two bright pink velvet dress coats. The back had the Love Me insignia. It came with matching Santa hat. Both the dress and the hat had fluffy white trim at the ends. And to top it all off, it had matching tights and little pink elf slippers with bells on the tip. This was what had brought them to their current state of shock; fortunately, Takarada interpreted it as speechless surprise.

"Stunning right?" The President beamed. "It combines your Love Me motto to spread love to everyone with the spirit of Christmas. As for what you need to do, I've made a list."

He stopped and waited as his assistant handed them two lists. He watched while their faces contorted in confusion. It was Kyoko who spoke first,

" I am afraid I still don't understand… why is everything split into different colors?"

Her brow was furrowed. She didn't get his plan.

"I was waiting for you to notice that. The two of you have different lists so you can divide the work evenly. I have assigned three colors: blue is for decorations that need to be put up, green is for presents that must be given and red indicates people that have nothing to celebrate…now this is where I want your special talents. These actors, singers and talentos are uncomfortable celebrating Christmas and wish to spend it alone: I want you two to observe them while performing the other tasks I assigned to you. You must come up with some way to get these people to celebrate Christmas, and embrace the spirit of the holiday. Let me know if there is anything you need to help you perform the project, I will provide you with whatever I can."

Kyoko and Moko looked at the President and then at the list. They understood the President felt it was a serious matter, and therefore, they had to work their hardest.

"Hmmm….I forgot to mention. On New Years I shall ask all the people in red to stamp your Love Me booklets, I doubt I have to remind you that if you can fill the booklet with enough satisfactory stamps I'll arrange your debut."

The President stared at them, analyzing their reactions. The girls looked at each other and blinked, they had entirely forgotten the booklets, it seemed natural for them to act in productions now so they had forgotten about the debut. Moko spoke this time,

"President, you don't have to remind us. We would give it our all anyways. No need for the bribe."

Takarada nodded his head at their reaction, he was glad they were so self-motivated, they had so much potential as future idols. He climbed back into the sleigh, calling out to the reindeer to go.

"I will be looking forward to your achievements. Please do your best to spread the Love Me message!"

And with that he took off with the nutcracker soldiers following behind the sleigh. Kyoko and Moko looked at the two meter lists they were handed and sighed. They had no idea why the President was so excitable, but they hoped he wasn't overdoing it, They looked dejectedly at the uniforms that had been left, and with an even larger sigh went to go change in their new uniform. If they wanted to finish all the things on the lists, they had better start that evening.

Monotone.

Thanks for reading this second chapter, the ending might be open, but it will weave in and out of further chapters. This fic is a series of oneshots about Christmas, not a continuing story.

Can anyone name all nine of Santa's reindeer? Without googling it. My roommate and I were in deep discussion about their names- two are currently nicknamed Connor and George LF.

Merry Days,

False Sourires