Me: I had writer's block. AGAIN! Sorry for the late chapter! I hope you enjoy!

"What should we make?" I ask.

"Hmm... It's cold outside, so the sweet should be slightly warmer." Kuuga replies.

"You're right! How about Chocolat Chaud? Chocolate is your greatest element." I suggest.

"That'd be great, but we need something to go with it." Kuuga says matter-of-factly.

"How about some cookies?" I asked.

"What kind?"

"How about Linzer Sandwich Rings? They look holiday themed, and are easy to make!" I reply easily.

"Sure." Kuuga says, taking out the ingredients. 3/4 cup margarine, softened, 2/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon finely shreeded lemon peel, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon allspice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 egg yolks, 11 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup ground almonds, confectioners sugar, and 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam.

Kuuga starts by beating the margarine with an electric mixer, on high speed, until it looks smooth. Then I add in the brown sugar, baking powder, lemon peel, cinnnamon, allspice, and salt, and then he beats it until it's all combined. I add in the egg yolks and the vanilla, and he beats it. Then I sift the flour in, while Kuuga beats. I stir in any missed flour, or spices. Then, we divide the dough, and leave it to chill.

Now, Kuuga starts to temper some chocolate, and I take out four mugs, and wash them. Along with that, I wash the measuring cups, and all the bowls that we used. The water is starting to splash around, and without knowing it, I accidentally splash water in the chocolate that Kuuga is tempering.

"Aoi!" Kuuga exclaims.

"What?" I question, not knowing what was wrong.

"You got water in the chocolate! Now I have to start all over again, and I was nearly done tempering that chocolate! Why do you have to be so clumsy?!" He shouted angrily.

"I'm not that clumsy. It was an accident, Kuuga! Please believe me."

Kuuga frowned. "I thought you were better than this, Aoi."

"I'm sorry, I'm not perfect! I can't do everything right!" I said, tears starting to gather.

"But you are better than that." He hissed.

"I didn't do it on purpose." I said, my voice turning small as I ran out the back door.

I gazed at the frozen pond, in the backyard, sitting on the snow. I sniffed, because of the cold, and drying the last of the tears. I didn't bring a jacket.

If Kuuga were here, he would let me use his jacket, no matter how cold he was himself, like before, those two times in the cold. I thought bitterly to myself. Why did he yell like that? If he had really loved me, he wouldn't have shouted cold words at me. And he said that we would be together forever. I shivered, although my heart was burning up into flames. And I was planning to tell Mom and Dad that I really liked him, and he really liked me. We were supposed to be together forever, I guess I can't trust him. I start to cry, yet again.

"Why Kuuga? Why?"

I scraped the chocolate off the tempering surface. How could I? Just... Just... Just yell at her! I'm a monster. Especially because her Dad told me to take care of her, through our eye conversation. Especially because of the promise. We were supposed to help each other through hardships, I just defeated the purpose by yelling at her. We were supposed to comfort each other when we were sad, I was the one who caused her sadness. In fact, she probably hates me now. I... Have to apologize.

"I'm coming Aoi." I whispered, as I dashed out the door.

More tears started to free fall. My legs were sore, and cold. I looked my frostbitten fingers, then watch my tears freeze when touching the snow. But opening my eyes was enough to see Kuuga, running towards me, with remorse, yes, remorse in his caramel coloured eyes.

"What do you want?" I ask bitterly, turning my head away.

"Aoi, look at me." Kuuga says, using his hand to turn my head back. I wince at that small action, and unfortunately, he notices. A frown replaces his warm features.

"I-I don't want to hear it." I say, my voice cracking as I attempted to get up and run away, failing horribly. My legs collapse from being on the cold snow, my feet frostbitten from not wearing any shoes out. Luckily, Kuuga catches me. He holds my head so close to his chest, that I could hear his heartbeat.

"Listen to me Aoi." He says.

"Fine." I whisper.

"I'm sorry Aoi. I, I don't know what had gotten into me. You know I'm a perfectionist. You know I hate it when my work gets spoiled. And you know that I will always, always, love you." Tears start to pool in my eyes again, staining his shirt. He knows I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff.

"Really?" I ask.

"I promised, remember?"

"Yeah, but how do I know if I can trust you anymore?"

"I don't know Aoi. It's your choice." He says, as he picks me up bridal style, and carries me inside.

~Review Replies!~

RedNeko22~ I'm glad you enjoyed! Sorry, I didn't use your suggestion, but I used something just as tasty! :D I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Me: Did you enjoy that chapter filled with angst, sadness, and icy cold words? I hope that argument was up to your standards, StarlightFangirl! ;) And as always, please review! :D