Shihna shuffled her feet nervously. Whose idea was it to have a Secret Santa anyways? She watched as the others picked names out of a box. Her heart was beating faster and faster as her turn was coming up. Collet handed her the box with a smile on her face. "Here you go." Shihna's face flushed. "Th-thanks..." She hesitantly placed her hand in the box. Please let it be Lloyd, she secretly hoped. She pulled a piece of paper out of the box.
Shihna placed the box on the table and unfolded the paper. "Zelos" the paper said. Shihna cringed. This is the worst possible result I could get! She folded the paper back up and put it in her pocket. Zelos, of all people! She scanned the room. There he was. He was teasing Lloyd about something. I can't believe I have to give that idiot a present! She picked up her coat, which she had carelessly thrown onto the couch. "I have things to do so I'll be leaving first. You guys have fun without me," she said. "Do you need me to take you home?" Zelos asked. "I'll be fine. I'm not a kid," Shihna replied, heading towards the door. "But you do happen to be a girl," Zelos said. "Some evil rapist migh-" "The only evil rapist I see is you," Shihna interrupted. "Ouch," he said, pretending to be offended. Shihna reached for the doorknob. "I was serious about that," she muttered. "Hmmm..." Zelos smirked. He moved forward and pushed her against the door. "Well then, hunny. If you were serious about that, it means I can do what I want to you, right?"
Shihna glared at him. "Orochi and grandpa would kill you if you did anything," she said. "They don't need to know," Zelos whispered in her ear. "Hey Zelos," Genius called out. "Leave Shihna alone. She has things to do, unlike you." Zelos pulled away. "My bad," he said. "Be careful, 'kay?" Shihna turned around and left without responding. Zelos sighed. "Will she really be okay?" Genius shrugged. "She's better off going alone than with you," he said. "You're saying that too?"
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Shihna dumped her stuff on the floor of her room. "...That idiot." She started to set up her futon. "And I can't believe I have to give him a present..." She sighed. "I don't know what to give that pervert..." She started to take off her shoes. "I'd be happy to see you every day." Shihna paused. Zelos had said that, hadn't he? She blushed. "He probably only like seeing me for perverted reasons..."
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Had a week really passed by that fast? Shihna found herself at Zelos' house again. This time she was holding a small box covered in Christmas wrapping. She had considered giving the present to Zelos several times, but had decided not to every single time. "Hey," Zelos said, walking up to her. "You've avoided me for a whole week." Shihna didn't reply. "Who's getting the present?" he asked cheerfully. Shihna shoved it into his arms silently. "Me?" She nodded. Zelos opened it slowly.
He stared at the item in his hands without uttering a word. "If you don't like it, you can just tell me. You don't have to hold anything back," Shihna said without looking at him. "...I like it," Zelos said quietly. "How did you know I wanted this?" he asked. "Because you indirectly told me," Shihna replied. Zelos thought about the things he had said in the past few weeks. "I'd be happy to see you every day," they said at the same time. "I'm glad I said that," Zelos murmured. "Now I can really see you every day." He smiled at the picture frame in his hands. "You look so nervous in this picture."
"Sorry about that," Shihna said grudgingly. "I'm not comfortable around cameras." Zelos tilted his head thoughtfully. "I like it. You look cuter when you're nervous." Shihna's face burned. "Th-thanks..." Zelos handed her a box. "Strangely enough I got you in the Secret Santa." She looked at the box suspiciously. "It's perfectly safe," he said reassuringly. "For some reason, I don't believe you." Shihna opened the box cautiously. "...What's this?" she asked. "You can't tell? I got someone to make my outfit in your size," Zelos answered. "...How'd you manage to do that?" Shihna asked, her voice totally emotionless. "Well, I had to ask your grandpa for your measurements-" "He let you have them?!" Shihna demanded. "I had to pay a price for it, you know," Zelos answered. "And you expect me to wear this..." Zelos grinned. "Yep."
"You're the biggest idiot I've ever seen!" Zelos continued grinning. "I thought it would look good on you," he said. "I don't care if you think it looks good! I'm not wearing it!" Zelos laughed nervously. "Come on, hunny. Lloyd and Collet have matching clothes too!"
"That's them, not us!" Shihna protested. "And I went through all the trouble too..." Zelos said, sighing. "I just thought that we could look like a couple for once." Shihna twitched. "Alright already! I'll keep it! But don't expect me to wear it all the time!" Zelos' smile returned. "Yay." He leaned forward. "Thanks for the present," he murmured softly, kissing her on the cheek. "Y-you're welcome," Shihna said, trying to hide her embarassment. "Merry Christmas," Zelos said, starting to walk away. "You too..." Shihna said softly.
SakuMeiMei Says: A New Year's present for everybody that happens to be about Christmas. Yay.
...I'm not happy. DX I have writer's block and the last two hours really sucked, making my New Year's not so great. But Happy New Year to everybody anyways. I hope you're not as unhappy as me. DX There's going to be one more Christmas oneshot and a New Year's one. Look forward to them.
Oh, wait. I forgot to talk about the chapter. DX The whole Zelos, the evil rapist thing wasn't originally going to be in the chapter but I was also having a bad day when I started on this. I love how unsure Shihna can be about her feelings. XD