A/N: Sorry Major Load for Crappiness. Wasn't in the mood to write.

"Aw cheer up Hoshi! You may have to leave in two days…but it's Christmas Eve and Ryoma's birthday!" Zora tried to cheer me up as I only let out a depressed sigh.

"Yeah…but…I haven't told him about me leaving yet…" I mumbled as I looked at the small puffs of breath leave my mouth. "And I don't want to tell him on his birthday…" I said as we reached the Echizen household. I knocked on the door and soon it opened revealing Ryoma's cousin Nanako.

"Ah Hoshi, Zora. You're the last ones to arrive." she smiled as I entered the house with Zora and took our shoes off.

"Gomen. Zora still had to wrap her presents." I apologized as Zora flashed her gifts that was wrapped quickly.

"It's ok. They're all in the living room." she said as she took our gifts and lead us into the living room to see everything was decorated Christmas-y.

A Christmas Trees was decorated and placed in the far right corner of the room with presents placed all around it, lights where hung all over the sides of the walls along with red and silver tinsel and to complete the look a mistletoe was hung up above the sliding door that lead to the back porch. Everyone was crowded around a large T.V that had a game on. It was Ryoma and Maki playing Wii Tennis and Ryoma was losing.

"Nya~! Lolita-Chan!" Eiji called as he pulled me in the middle of the crowd and shoved me towards Ryoma. "Give Ryoma a good luck kiss!" he exclaimed as I blushed. Ryoma glared at Eiji causing him to miss the ball and thus Maki won the game. "Nya~! Should've kissed him Lolita-Chan!"

"Eiji…" I mumbled as I looked at the ground.

"Let's move on to the Secret Santa!" Momo exclaimed as everyone got their Secret Santa gift.

We sat in a circle and one by one we handed our gifts to each other. We all got our favorite things and soon we moved onto giving Ryoma his gifts. He got lots of things and he liked most of them. We then played games ate snacks and had Ryoma blow out his birthday candles so we could eat cake. Everyone was having fun and smiling…but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't bring myself to smile. Not even a fake one. I was sitting down and looking at the piece of cake on the paper plate in my hands.

"Oi what'd I tell you?" a male's voice asked as I was poked in the forehead with a fork. "Smile. You look cuter."

"Did you have to poke me?" I asked as I looked up to see Ryoma as I rubbed my forehead.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he sat next to me. I kicked my feet forward and backwards a bit as a grimace made it's way to my face. "You've been like this all day."

"I…I don't want to spoil your birthday Ryoma." I answered simply as I looked at him with a sad face.

"Just tell me what's bothering you." he insisted as I pursed my lips before glancing at my lap.

"We'll always be friends right?" I questioned, trying to avoid the topic.

"Yeah but what-?"

"Promise?" I asked as I held out my pinkie.

He looked at my face a bit before intertwining his own pinkie around mine.

"Promise." he repeated as a flash was heard.

We snapped our heads in the direction of the flash to see everyone crowded around Fuji who had a camera in his hand.

"Saa…memories." he said as he passed the camera around.

"Eh! Ryoma! Hoshi! Look up!" Zora shouted as we both looked up to see a mistletoe.

"Ah young love!" Momo sang as he linked both his hands together and brought it to his face.

I looked at my lap and fidgeted with my fingers as I let out a sigh. I was happy that they interrupted the conversation…but in this kind of way?

"Ah guys it's already 10." Maki interrupted as we all looked at the clock.

"Oh yeah…and we're celebrating Christmas at Tezuka's house ne?" Haruhi asked as she smiled at me.

"Yeah! Tomorrow's Hoshi's birthday!" Zora exclaimed as I blinked.

"It is?" I asked as everyone [but Ryoma, Aniki, Fuji, Inui and I] fell to the ground dramatically.

As everyone slowly got up they started to help clean the mess a bit before heading home to get ready for tomorrow.

[Christmas Day]

"Hoshi dear, get ready. Your guest will be arriving soon." Okaa-San said as she looked at me laying on my bed to see me looking in the corner where all my stuff was packed for my trip to France.

She walked up to me and gave me a comforting hug as I kept my gaze on the suitcases.

"I didn't tell him yet." I said as my Okaa-San looked at me while releasing from the hug she had just given me.

"Who?"

"Ryoma…I don't know why…but I can't tell him." I muttered as I looked up at my Okaa-San who gave me a frown. "I can't bring myself to do it." I admitted as I stood up and looked out the window.

The sky was grey and cloudy. Probably gonna snow soon.

"Might as well tell him today sweetie." she told me as I nodded my head and started to get changed in some clothes.

I headed downstairs once the doorbell rang to see everyone had come in a big group. I tried my best to smile and I surprised myself when I found that I was actually able to muster up a real smile. I greeted everyone and lead them into the house as Okaa-San put a punch bowl full of punch on the coffee table with sugar cookies near the punch bowl. We all played games and I opened my presents. I got a bunch of cool stuff that I'll always treasure. All of it was homemade since everyone knew how much I loved homemade stuff. The Girl's Regular Team all pitched in to make me a small wooden box to contain the 1,000 origami stars I was starting. The Boy's Regular Team also pitched in to make me something nice which was a small plush doll with brown yarn hair and black button eyes, each a different size, with a purplish pink rag used as a dress. I smiled at them all. These where the best presents I ever received. It was more special that everyone worked hard to make it. Soon it came time for cake. Everyone stood around me with the cake in front of me with it's candles the only source of light in the darkly lit room.

"Make a wish Hoshi!" Zora exclaimed as I closed my eyes.

I wish…I wish that I can see Ryoma in person again after I leave Japan.

I wished as I blew out the candles in one blow. Everyone clapped as my Otou-San turned the lights back on and I helped Okaa-San cut the cake and give everyone a slice. It was all nice but sadly the day was getting late. Everyone was about to leave and so was Ryoma.

"Ryoma." I said as I grabbed his left hand with both of my hands. He turned around to look at me as I looked at my feet while my grip on his wrist loosened a bit. "C-Can I talk to you? For a second?" I asked as he nodded his head. I lead him into the kitchen which was empty. He sat down on one of the stools in the kitchen as I looked at the floor while fidgeting with my fingers. "Ryoma…" I whispered as I looked up at him. "I decided that I'm gonna go to France." I said as the room got silent.

"When are you leaving?" he asked as my breath caught in my throat.

"Tomorrow at noon." I mumbled hoping he didn't catch it but sadly he did.

"Why are you telling me this now?" he asked slightly angry as I looked up at him.

"I didn't know how to tell you exactly…" I admitted as he stood up.

"It's late. I have to go home." he mumbled as he exited the kitchen and left the house.

I sighed, suddenly feeling crappy but like a weight was lifted off my shoulders…but still felling crappy. I let a tear fall down my face as I exited the kitchen only to step on a tennis ball and fall back with a loud thud.

"STUPID TENNIS BALL!" I screamed as I ran up to my room and started to cry myself to sleep, though I didn't even know why I was crying. It then started to snow outside.

Tennis isn't my thing.