"Are you sure it's okay to be leaving your sister all alone on Christmas?" Shihna asked, rubbing her hands together to keep them warm. A few hours earlier, Zelos had invited her to his house. That eventually led to her having a conversation with him outside of his room.

"I visited Seles in the morning," Zelos answered. "And she told me to spend Christmas with you."

"Hmm...that's strange."

"What's even stranger is that I agreed," Zelos said, chuckling.

"Well, you didn't have to invite me over," she growled. "It would've been a great Christmas present for me if I didn't have to see you at all."

"So cold," he mumbled. "But you didn't have to come here, you know."

"I-I felt sorry for you," she stuttered. A blush crept across her face against her will.

"You sure you haven't fallen in love with me again?" Zelos asked, leaning against the balcony.

"That's ridiculous," she mumbled.

"Oh, really?"

Suddenly Zelos' face was inches away from hers. "Y-Yeah," she murmured, trying to pull away. She backed up into the balcony.

"Admit it. You still love me even after what happened between us because of the Church of Martel."

"I loved the old Zelos, not you," she said softly. She was afraid to look into his eyes.

"I see." She shivered at the tone of his voice. He just sounded so...scary.

Zelos turned away from her. "What was he like?"

"Huh?"

"The old me."

"Well," she mumbled, shuffling her feet nervously. "He was kind and brave...and he wasn't a pervert." She stopped for a moment, trying to catch her breath. She had forgotten to breathe normally as she was talking about how Zelos used to be. It just scared her too much. He could pick me up and throw me off the balcony if he wanted to.

"Go on," Zelos mumbled.

"He wasn't shallow, and he seemed to actually care about me. He..." Shihna felt tears fill her eyes. She tried to hold them back, but a few escaped. "He wasn't selfish. He cared about other people more than himself, and he just..." The tears kept on flowing. "I-I loved him..." she squeaked.

Zelos pulled her into his arms. "He loved you too," he whispered. "And the Zelos that replaced him does too."

"Idiot," she said in-between sobs.

"I'm sorry."

"Saying that you're sorry doesn't make things better."

"There's not much more that I can say to make you feel better, Shihna," he murmured.

"I'm so scared that I'm going to lose you again," Shihna sniffled. "It scared me so much last time."

"I know. I'm sorry," he said, hugging her tighter. "But I promise that I'll make you love me again, and this time I'll make sure that you never fall out of it."

"Really?"

"Of course," Zelos murmured. "I'll make you love the current me more than the old one."

"You sound confident."

"That's because I am confident."

"It won't be easy," Shihna purred.

"I think my goal's already half accomplished," he said, smiling. "You-" He stopped.

"Hmm?" Shihna looked up. "Snow..."

"Yeah," Zelos muttered.

"It still bothers you, doesn't it?"

"Not as much as it used to," he answered. "I have you to comfort me."

"S-stupid. I'm not good at that kind of thing," she muttered.

"You're more comforting than you think," he stated, tilting her head up with his hand. "Especially if you give me a kiss..." He moved closer.

Shihna placed one of her hands over his mouth. "No," she said. "You haven't won me over yet." She pulled away from him, and ran towards the door. "Let's go inside. I'm cold."

"Alright." Zelos chased after her. "Wait for me," he whined.

"No way," Shihna called back to him, laughing.

"Argh, I'll catch you!" He shut the door behind him and pounced, pinning her onto his bed.

"H-hey!" Shihna exclaimed. "Get off!"

"Merry Christmas, Shihna," Zelos purred.

"Argh," she grunted. "I told you to get off!"

"No," he whined. "I won't get off until you tell me that you love me."

"That's unfair!" Shihna growled.

"Everything's fair in love and war, gorgeous."

"Well, if that's the case..."

"Hmm?"

Suddenly Zelos found himself lying under Shihna. "Wh-What? How?"

"Merry Christmas, you stupid Chosen."

"What? You're not going to tell me how you did that?!"

"It's a secret."

"Meanie."

SakuMeiMei Says: Merry Christmas! (Belated...) Hehehe...I wrote an angsty Christmas special. XD;; It got more cheerful near the end though. :3