December Days

Slaine had been hearing Christmas music for the last two weeks now. He had no idea that Inaho was a Christmas fanatic. As soon as it turned December 1st, she had hunted down each of the Christmas boxes she owned to start decorating. Calm, Yuki, Rayet, and everyone else seemed to stay far away whenever Inaho started getting into the "Christmas spirit".

Slaine wasn't so bothered, since all she did was put snowmen and snowflakes all over the walls and doors. Even the fridge was covered in a magnetic Santa with his reindeer, and Mrs. Claus in the back with the elves. The most frightening moments were when she wanted to hang stuff on the ceiling. She would find some chair, and balance in ways that made him panic.

And that's how Slaine got roped into helping her decorate. He could hear Inaho singing to some song that had been revised for the millionth time. For some reason, she never got sick of hearing any of them.

Because of the intense temperature drop, Inaho pulled out the hot cocoa with marshmallows. Slaine had tried the concoction with Reddi Whip, and hadn't liked it, but whenever Inaho made it, it was absolutely mouthwatering. Maybe it was because Inaho made it for him. He tried to remember the last time someone had made him hot cocoa when he'd been on earth before Vers. He couldn't. He and his father traveled all the time. They never stayed somewhere too long, and because of that, Slaine could never remember exactly where he'd traveled.

But this moment of decorating with Inaho and drinking hot cocoa with her, was perfect. He didn't want this moment to disappear. Sometime soon, when they were both free from their jobs, he would give her the gift he'd been thinking about. She would love it.

"Slaine, what's the matter? You look like you were zoning out."

He blinked and looked at her. She was wearing these reindeer fluffy pajamas with a long sleeved shirt that matched. Honestly, it wasn't that cold in the house, but he enjoyed seeing her so relaxed around him. After their deep conversation, he wanted to really try and go all out in their relationship. Maybe he would even…

"You did it again. Are you okay?" She asked, putting the back of her hand on his forehead and cheeks. "You don't feel hot. Maybe you should-"

"Don't worry about me, Inaho. I'm just thinking too much. What's next to be put up? Don't we put up the Christmas tree now?" He suggested to take her mind off of him. He could have her investigating his every move.

She gave him a small smile. "No, the tree doesn't go up until I rearrange the living room. Plus, I always decorate the tree with everyone around. And…" Lately, there hadn't been a lot of time to bond with everyone. With Inko suffering from her father's death, Nina suffering from exhaustion, Calm completely overwhelmed, Yuki busy with the Deucalion, and Rayet busy dealing with the repercussions of her father's actions. He wondered if Asseylum would have time to come over. He wondered if Lemrina would want to come by as well. He already figured that Harklight would stop over. If not for Slaine, then for Rayet.

But he smiled at Inaho all the same. "Everyone will come around this year, too. Actually, even more people will be here decorating." He said as Inaho gave him one of those rare, treasured smiles of hers.

"Yeah. Let's go finish decorating the bathrooms." She suggested, already leaving him behind. He jumped up after her, wondering if he could every day feel like this.

I'm going to be doing a bunch of extras, and maybe even manage to get this last chapter I want before the end of the year. Anyway, I hope you enjoy these extras, and have a good day (to all of you with finals, good luck).