Christmas Episode Part 2~

Note: This fanfic is exaggerated reality so there will be odd events. Also characters may act out of character, the narrators/authors' job for this fic is to put the characters into as many awkward situations possible so please know to expect a lot of randomness. Oh, and the narrators' dialogue will be written in play form.

Thank you for the reviews, so here is the next chapter~

Disclaimer: We do not own Elsword, the game, or any of the characters in this story, except the narrators/authors and random faceless NPC people.

Story Start~

After Elsword's unsightly defrosting, expedited by many blow dryers, the Christmas Eve dinner commenced. A scrumptious spread lay alluringly on the long dining room table and everyone gave into the temptation, stuffing themselves full of the expensive, high-quality food. A dessert buffet followed soon after, back in the circle of comfortable chairs.

Meanwhile, in a secret, hidden kitchen, Elsword's father was in deep thought… while dressed in a frilly, pink apron. With his flour-covered hands, he rubbed his chin. "I wonder if they liked the dessert buffet…"

Ivanna: They did, Mr. Gutchen Fairy. They did.

Elsword was about to take a bite out of a milk chocolate covered berry tart when the doorbell rang echoingly loud. Questioningly, he glanced at his mother who glared back at him. "Go and get the door like the well-mannered, manly person you're supposed to be" her eyes seemed to say. And with this, Elsword scurried and slipped to the front door.

Outside the door, there was an extravagantly wrapped package address to an "Eve Fiiiiiaaaaaaannnnnnnccccccce eeeeeee~ 3 Kyunn~!" in text almost illegible due to the excessive amount of curly-Qs. Elsword felt embarrassed just looking at it and unhappily carried it in. Back in the dining room, Elsword shoved the package across to Eve. "It was addressed to you… I think." A strain registered on Eve's face; she was struggling to read the name on the package through the dense jungle of flourishes and swirls. When she still could not make it out, Eve gave up and went with her intuition, assuming that it was from her flamboyant fiancé. Everyone leaned in expectantly, forgetting their desserts for a moment. Carefully ripping the paper, she discover an S & M stuffed bunny set with a bunny kneeling over and another standing imperiously over it, holding a miniature whip. Eve experimentally whipped the kneeling rabbit's behind; it cried out in joy. Captivated, Eve whipped the bunny over and over, somewhat entertained by its cries. The general group silently decided to ignore what Eve was doing and continue with their desserts.

Rena picked up a plate and took in a heaping spoonful of… dark chocolate layered cake. "Eh?" she swallowed the cake in a confused manner and looked down at her plate. "I thought I got strawberry shortcake." However, the contents of the plate begged to differ: dark chocolate, coffee flavors, rich, deep mocha… the desserts on this plate were so… manly. With a sudden realization, she turned to see Raven, holding her plate and wearing a puzzled expression as he tasted sweet cream instead of coffee. Rena blushed bright red and she waved her arms in flustered motions. Raven became conscious of the situation and swiftly switched their plates, his movements a bit clumsy.

Cocking her head to one side in question, Aisha wondered what was wrong as she nibbled on a piece of milk chocolate covered berry tart. She began to inquire Raven for an explanation when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw with horror that Elsword had her plate and was munching away with her fork. Pushing the plate that she was holding away, she discovered that she had been eating out of Elsword's plate. In a swirl of embarrassed and angry feelings, she hurled the plate at Elsword's face and declared, "I'm going to BED!" Stomping loudly up the stairs, Aisha returned to her room and slammed the door.

Thankfully for Elsword, Aisha's aim had been off and the plate was caught by Elsword's father, who had just arrived. Elsword's tall, burly father took a manly stance and gazed in the general direction of Aisha's room, mumbling under his breath, "No one wastes dessert."

Ivanna / Miyoko: *Manly Stamp*

"Well, I think Aisha's right. Let's all go to bed. It's Christmas tomorrow," Aisha's mother yawned. The parents smiled sleepily their children and at each other in agreement. There was a slow procession of footsteps as everyone went to their rooms.

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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring…
except the one called Elsword, who was a louse.
The careless young boy had forgotten his presents
So he went on the internet, to find something pleasant… s
That would convince his friends into believing that he hadn't forgotten

Miyoko: … I can't keep this up anymore… I hate rhyming! Anyway, Elsword forgot his presents until the night before, so he went on eBay and bought a whole bunch of cheap things to be delivered the next day already wrapped.

Christmas Day~

Elsword and Aisha both woke up quickly, excited by the prospect of the loot they would be receiving. Chung too was so anxious that he had had a difficult time falling asleep. The trio burst into the center living area where the massive, festively decorated tree stood. And under the tree, presents were piled high, wrapped in blindingly bright colors. "SANTA CAME!" was the mutual cry as they raced down the stairs to lay claim to their gifts. Awoken by the commotion, the rest of the group came down, still in their nightwear.

"What happened…?" Elsword's father grumbled, still extremely tired from constant dreams of cakes falling in slow motion into garbage cans. Eyes shining brightly, Elsword yelled, "It's CHRISTMAS!" Raven, Eve and Rena took their time to get down to the main floor. When they finally rubbed enough sleep out of their eyes, the previous three had already begun ripping open their presents. Sighing with satisfaction, the parents watched as their children opened their presents.

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Elsword received: a book titled How to be Manly from his parents, a new sword from Raven, a Magical Neko Len Len costume from Aisha, a 1 year premium membership for the Magical Neko Len Len fanclub from Rena, and coupons for cosplay shops from Eve and Chung

Aisha received: a new, state of the art, titanium stirring rod from her parents, textbooks from Raven and Chung, *"books" from Eve and Rena (*/yaoi disguised in textbooks) and a pushup bra from Elsword… earning him a fireplace poker brandished in his face

Rena received: boxed sets of nature documentaries from everyone *shiny eyes* "I love you guys~" (including a cheap, low resolution one from Elsword)

Eve received: animal-themed earmuffs from Oberon and Ophelia, a set of light sabers from Rena *glances at Oberon and Ophelia* "These may come in handy… for discipline…", a Princess Leia wig from Aisha, a $1 gift card from Elsword, a Star Wars stationary set from Raven and a Princess Leia figurine from Chung

Chung received: a cheap Christmas card from Elsword, a Lex Luther Limited Edition Bald Cap from Eve, a Lex Luther Fan Club premium membership from Rena, three tickets to The History of Lex Luther Museum from Aisha, a $100 gift card to the Lex Luther Emporium from Raven and a pink power ranger suit from his parents in which he spent the rest of the day

Raven, unusually, was ushered to his room to open his gifts in private. Slightly perturbed, Raven unwrapped Rena's present first. It was a book about martial arts. "Why would Rena get me this…" he wondered as he flipped to the first page. However, there was no first page to be flipped; the inside of the book had been hollowed out and in the place of pages was a pair of cat ears. Curious, Raven placed them on his head to see what would happen. There was a sudden flash of light and it was gone as quickly as it had come. He surveyed the room swiftly, finding nothing out of the ordinary. "It must be nothing," he said out loud as he began to open the other gifts. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case…

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"Did you get it?" "Yes. The clarity is proficient." The squeaking of a rolling chair as it leaned to the side. "Let me see… Wow! That's a great shot! Why didn't you take more than one?" a pouting voice. "We cannot risk the discovery of our operations. He is exceptionally sharp; we were very lucky to even capture one" calm and cool. "Alright then, let me put it in the back up memory just in case" firmly said.

Rena, Eve and Aisha all rose to leave the room, Rena putting the full screen picture of Raven on the desktop for later use. Before exiting, Rena checked again that her security system was set on high alert.

Ivanna: Rena's room is scientifically proven to be the safest place on Earth if an apocalypse occurred. After all, yaoi and blackmail material are extremely valuable.

Rena's Check List:
Automatic miniature dart guns ✓
Gattling gun ✓
Trip wires ✓
Laser beams ✓
Firewalls ✓
Flamethrowers ✓

When she was satisfied with the level of quality, Rena sat back at her computer, choosing to finish the memory back up at that moment instead of later. She did not notice that her blinds were open… Meanwhile, Raven was analyzing the presents he had gotten from Aisha and Elsword, a pair of binoculars, a telescope and a vague note from Aisha saying "Use them well". In order to test the binoculars' power, he looked to the window across from his and saw a computer screen, but could not make out what was on it. Intrigued, the telescope replaced the binoculars, Now, he could clearly see that the image was… of a cat.

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Later that night, Rena invited everyone down to watch a nature documentary with her. Being the pleasant people that they were, everyone agreed. Rena sorted enthusiastically through the sets that she had received. After much debate and discussion, two specific films were chosen, both being from Raven's box named The Oddities of Nature. The final decision would be between "The Symbiotic Relationship between Pandas and Narwhals" or "12/21/12: The Disaster, A Story of a Yeti, a Werewolf and a Serial Killer". Obviously, the majority chose "12/21/12: The Disaster, A Story of a Yeti, a Werewolf and a Serial Killer". As a cheerful Rena opened the DVD case, she noticed something oddly shiny in the cover. Prying gently, Rena eventually freed the object from its place. Raven came over and together, they examined it. "Hmm… It sort of looks like an engagement ring," Rena concluded. She slipped it onto her finger; it fit perfectly. They both noticed a similar ring on Raven's finger… Rena suddenly leapt back, stammering, "I… you… w-what? I…" Raven became equally flustered and turned to his parents for an explanation.

They grinned innocently and Raven remembered a crucial event that had happened earlier.

Flashback~

"We love you, son!" Raven's parents hug him. He feels a light pressure on his finger, but he ignores it. "It's probably nothing."

Flashback End~

As Raven turned to explain, Rena's mind had already experienced an emotional overload. Tears filled her eyes and she began to run. Throwing open the front door, Rena's tears froze upon her cheeks for there was a blizzard raging outside. But her mind was too overloaded with confusion to care about her mortal body. "I'm not ready for this!" Out into the swirling snow her ran and Raven desperately ran after her…

Miyoko: Ah… young love, you can't beat it.

After a tense wait of two hours, Aisha, with her nose pressed against the window, spotted a lone figure carrying another trudging up to the cabin-style mansion. She quickly yanked the door open and everyone swarmed about, caring for the frostbitten Raven and Rena. Raven, still conscious, insisted on bathing himself and told the others to worry more about Rena, who had passed out from the cold.

Revived by a warm bath and fresh clothing, Raven tucked himself snuggly into the blankets. He was about to hunker down when noticed something warm next to him. Rolling over, he realized that it was Rena, wearing a questionably revealing nightgown in place of the regular pajamas he had seen her wear before. Shocked, he instantly fell off of the bed and onto the cold, hardwood floor. A piece of paper fluttered near his head and he grabbed it. By the light of the moon, Raven read the note to himself. "I hope you don't mind Rena sleeping here tonight. She stayed passed out for so long. For some reason, we just couldn't get into her room. Aisha and Eve also refused to let her sleep with them. It's strange, really…" Raven sighed almost inaudibly and gathered the blankets around him. "Might as well sleep anyway…" And with that, he drifted off to sleep, despite the hardness of the floor.

Morning came with a loud introduction. A piercing scream echoed throughout the entire mansion. Blearily, Raven rubbed his eyes. "That's weird… There's something heavy on my chest…" he thought. When his eyes were fully functioning, he found a flustered Rena lying on top of him. Apparently, Rena, in her restless sleep, had rolled off of the bed and onto Raven. Now, the both of them became increasingly embarrassed. The feeling was magnified by the fact that they were stuck in the blanket itself and could barely move at all. The scream brought a storm of footsteps and a loud gasp. Chung's eyes were wide with curiosity. Aisha was spurting out gibberish while Elsword's face had a congratulatory expression on it. "Yo da man" his face seemed to be saying, "Yo da man, Raven." Eve, meanwhile, was taking the situation in stride, snapping as many pictures as possible.

Ivanna: Blackmail material…
The chaos was suddenly interrupted by a trumpeting, high-pitched call…

"FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNCCCCCCC EEEE~~~~ 3 !"

Note: The documentary about the Yeti, werewolf and serial killer went a little like this: A yeti and a werewolf, whom were childhood friends, raised a serial killer they found on their doorstep one day. Years later, the serial killer approached his two fathers with the sentence; " Dad, dad...I'm straight." In the bout of fury that followed, the werewolf and the yeti, almost destroyed the world.

The next chapter should be up before New Years!