Christmas, huh? Shihna thought, looking out a large window. Her breath created a cloud of fog on it. She would've spent it at home if Zelos hadn't barged into her house and said that he was having a party. She had argued and said that he had already had a party the day before, but he ignored her and dragged her to his house anyway. I wish Corrine was here, she thought. She felt so lonely without him. It was all my fault...

"Hey!" a voice called out. Shihna turned around to see who it was. Oh. "What's with the sad look on your face?" Zelos asked. Shihna decided to ignore him. She turned her body back towards the window. Zelos sat down next to her. He stared at her, waiting for her answer.

Shihna shifted uncomfortably. "Could you stop staring at me like that?" she asked.

"If you tell me what's wrong, I will," he said, leaning on the window sill. Shihna glared at him. "I don't want to hear this coming from the person who dragged me here against my will."

"You look like you're sad about something other than being at this party," Zelos said, poking her in the cheek.

"Corrine's not here to celebrate Christmas with me," she said softly.

Zelos patted her on the head reassuringly. "I'm sure Corrine doesn't want you to be sad on Christmas," he said. "And you're not alone. Everybody's here." Shihna nodded. "I'm sure Corrine's watching over you," he continued, stroking her hair. "And I, the great Master Zelos is watching over you too!"

"I don't need you to watch over me!" Shihna protested, pushing his arm away. "You per-" Something above their heads caught her eye. She looked up. "...Mistletoe," she said in disbelief. Zelos looked up too. A moment of silence passed. They stared at each other with blushes across their faces.

"Well..." Zelos started. He struggled to find the words to continue. "A kiss on the cheek doesn't count, you know," he mumbled. Shihna's face reddened even more. "...Idiot."

Shihna's heart beat faster as Zelos leaned forward. She could feel his breath on her face. "Scared?" Zelos asked.

"A little," Shihna mumbled. He chuckled. "I-It's not funny!" Shihna turned her face away from his. Zelos reached up and moved her face to look at him again.

"I'll make it quick and painless. I promise." Shihna didn't get any time to respond. Her cheeks flushed as their lips touched. Strangely enough, she wasn't disgusted. In fact, she...didn't mind it. Okay, fine. She liked it, but only a little. Only a little. "Now, that wasn't so bad was it?" Zelos asked, pulling away.

"It could've been better," Shihna muttered.

"You enjoyed it," Zelos said cheerfully.

"I did not!" Shihna protested, whacking him on the head.

"Ow!" Zelos whined, rubbing his head. "I was only telling the truth!" He smiled. "I did too," he suddenly said. Shihna didn't answer, her eyes concentrated on the floor. "I'll talk to you later." Zelos stood up and stretched. "I feel better now that you've cheered up." He ran off to bother the others.

"...That stupid philanderer," Shihna mumbled.

SakuMeiMei Says: Gah. DX So tired. Again. Vacations are supposed to refresh us, not wear us down!! I demand a refund! Anyways, this is the last Christmas chapter. XD Unfortunately there won't be a New Year's chapter. (It's too late now anyways. DX) It wasn't that great of an idea anyways. Just a whole bunch of fireworks and stuff. Nothing special.

Writing this chapter was really awkward. XD I was going..."What?" the whole time so I'm sorry if it's all screwed up. DX