Himawari is sitting on her bed and continuing to knit the scarf, the charcoal-colored scarf that she has planned to finish before Christmas day. She has started knitting the scarf at the beginning of December, knowing that besides making the perfect gift for Luka, she still has to focus on her studies and the present for the gift exchange at her friend's house.

Eyeing the gift box on the desk, the raven head smiles. For the gift exchange event, she has drawn a picture of all her friends celebrating the holiday and put it in a white frame. She hopes that anyone who picks her gift will be happy with it as she has spent a lot of time and effort on the drawing.

The young artist is glad that the exam time is over and they're waiting for the results. Her tests went quite well, not too hard nor too easy, although some of the students in her class still complained about how difficult the Chemistry test was. Ms. Mendeleiev has never been easy on her students, after all, she is known to be one of the strictest teachers at Françoise Dupont High School. The woman even stated that whoever fails her class will have to do a make-up exam on the 23rd, which scared all her students because no one wants to go to school on the holidays.

Well, at least no one in her class fails the Chemistry test…

"Himawari!"

Her aunt knocks on the door before coming in, smiling when she sees the scarf in her hand. The raven head clears up her bed, putting away the basket full of wools for her aunt to sit down.

"Luka is a lucky boy…"

The young artist blushes, holding the knitting needles tightly in her hands. Her aunt has teased her nonstop about her feelings for the guitarist, especially after she sent her the text to remind her to not have 'too much fun'. She asked the young woman about it, only to receive a smirk in response.

She kinda figures out how Cecile knows about what she and Luka did on that day, Anarka has spoiled the information about her aunt staying at the Couffaine's houseboat for quite a while before leaving to do her job. Her aunt knew that the older boy would come and apologized to her…

"I wish someone will make a scarf for me too…"

"Auntie!"

She turns crimson, ignoring the young woman's comment as she tries to focus on the scarf. Cecile and Marinette haven't stopped teasing her about this, whenever they can, the two will bring this up and comment on how lucky the guitarist is to have her making a scarf for him. She is not pleased, not one bit. While she can poke fun at the bluenette for doing the same thing as her, making a whole jacket for her boyfriend, she can't do anything like that with her aunt.

Talking about Marinette and Adrien's relationship, it's like a roller coaster ride. The bluenette was asked to attend a formal dinner with the Agreste as his dad wanted to meet her, this scared the young girl to death as she was not prepared for any of this. Lucky for her, the dinner went quite well as Nathalie heartwarmingly welcomed her to the family and Mr. Agreste just wished them all the best. This surprised the young couple as they didn't expect the man to approve of their relationship that easily, they even thought that Adrien had to fight the whole army of paparazzi and press conferences just to protect his girlfriend and their love.

Another surprising thing was how Chloe just accepted the news. She didn't throw any fit or make a scene, when she heard the news, she just nodded her head in approval. Despite having a very bad relationship with Marinette, the spoiled blonde stated that as long as she made her Adrikins happy, she has nothing to disapprove of. This 'mature' side of Chloe stunned everyone in the class, even Sabrina asked if she was feeling unwell but the blonde just ignored her friend and stomped out of the classroom.

"I wonder if she's okay…"

"Who is okay?" Cecile raises a brow.

"Oh, it's my classmate…"

She tells her aunt about the story, wondering if the young woman has any words of advice for her.

Hm… That girl, isn't she the daughter of Mayor Bourgeois?"

"Yes, I heard that her mother is Audrey Bourgeois, director of Style Queen fashion magazine."

"Well, I kinda understand how this is going…"

According to her aunt, there's a rumor circulating in her publisher company that an arranged marriage has been set up between the son of her director and the daughter of Andrey Bourgeois. Himawari is shocked to hear this, an arranged marriage for Chloe at such a young age?

She knows from Marinette that Chloe's family is a bit complicated, but she never thought that there was an arranged marriage waiting for the blonde. The more she thinks about it, the more she feels sorry for her. Maybe the blonde is having a hard time, trying to adapt to the situation. She doesn't know…

If this rumor is true, Chloe doesn't seem to be affected by it. She's slowly but not fully backing away from bullying her classmates, she doesn't make unnecessary calls to her dad every so often, she doesn't seem to care to say bad things about the raven head anymore. Chloe seems to be more…mature…?

"Well, maybe it's a good thing for her." Cecile comments "At least she is no longer a spoiled little brat."

"That's true, but marriage? I find the word so cringy…"

"You never know what crazy things rich people can do…"

The raven head sighs, nodding her head in agreement. Now she has to focus on her gift to Luka, only 3 days left till the Christmas party…

Himawari looks at herself in front of the mirror, trying on outfits to attend Adrien's Christmas party this evening. She asks Cecile to come with her, feeling bad for leaving her aunt alone on this day but the young woman declines, saying that she also has dinner with a coworker. When the young artist asks if it's a date, she can't hold back her giggles when Cecile's face turns red at the question.

Well, at least her aunt is going to have fun.

The raven head exhales, looking at the outfits on the bed one more time before deciding to go with the second one. A white sweater and a plaided blue skirt with black fleeced tights and black ankle boots. She combs her hair and ties the blue ribbon to it, smiling to herself in the mirror.

Himawari called her family this morning and wished them a happy holiday. Despite telling herself to not be sad, the raven head couldn't help herself but cry a river when she saw her parents and her younger two siblings. Cecile chuckled at the sight, teasing her little niece about how her tears would make her mother cry and it seemed like her words just magically worked. Himawari's mother cried with her, making the whole family laugh at the sight of them.

The raven head had sent gifts to her family earlier this month, she was very happy when she saw how excited her brothers were as they opened the gifts. She also sent greeting cards to them and her friends, wishing them a happy holiday. They also sent her the cards which she received a few days ago, smiling in contentment when her eyes met the familiar handwriting of her friends and family. Her parents also sent her gifts, one of them is a set of a beautiful pale blue kimono with pink cherry blossoms embroidery, a pink obi, and a matching blue pouch. Himawari squealed in excitement when she saw the gift, even Cecile stared at the beautiful outfit in awe.

Thinking about the kimono, the raven head smiles as she can't wait to wear it on New Year's Day. Her aunt has promised to take her to the temple in the Japanese town to celebrate the first day of New Year and she is more than happy to accompany the young woman. As much as she wants to show the beautiful outfit to her friends, she has to hold back her excitement, knowing that it's not the right time to do so.

As Himawari finishes putting away the gifts in the bag, she hears the doorbell ringing downstairs. Look at the clock, she raises a brow. Her aunt left an hour ago, so who is ringing the doorbell? Ignoring her curiosity, the raven head opens the door and to her surprise, Luka is standing on the porch, smiling warmly at her.

"Luka? What are you doing here?"

"Hey, I thought that maybe we can go together to Adrien's house…" he says "If you don't mind, of course…"

"Oh, sure. Uhm, I'm just about to leave." Himawari nods her head, amethyst eyes look around to find another person "Uhm, Juleka is not with you?"

"She is going to pick up Rose."

The raven head giggles when she heard that, knowing too well how close the two are. As she locks the door and starts walking down the street, the guitarist has offered to carry the bag for her but she declines immediately. Her response is a little bit too fast, making the older boy skeptically looks at her. He knows that there's a present for the gift exchange at the Agreste mansion, but the girl's odd behavior brings out his curiosity in him.

"What are you hiding?"

"N-nothing…" she stammers, twirling a lock of hair with her finger and avoiding the aqua orbs.

"You're definitely hiding something…" he smirks "Care to let me know what you're having in that bag?"

"No! It'll ruin the surprise!" she pouts "Honestly, you and Marinette…"

He laughs a bit, feeling amused at her pout. Looking at her again, Luka notices she isn't wearing any scarf today and the fleeced jacket is not going to shield her from the cold. She isn't wearing any gloves either and he bets that her hand is as cold as ice. Sighing to himself, the guitarist can't believe that she can walk around in this snowy weather with only about 2-3 layers of clothes like that, she's gonna get sick for not taking care of herself like that.

Himawari smiles as she watches the snow falls slowly from the sky, the streets are lited up with lights and Christmas decorations are put on the wall of all buildings. As her eyes are wandering around, admiring the beautiful scenery, Luka grabs onto her hand and shivers when his guess is corrected. Her hand is freezing…

"You're gonna get sick, you know…"

The raven head is surprised at his comment, amethyst orbs open widely and a blush forms on her face when he holds her hand up and blows some air, warming it up then shoves her palm into his jacket's pocket. She can feel the warmth inside the pocket, knowing that he has some heating pads in it to keep his body warm. His hand holds hers tightly, the large calloused hand is spreading some of its warmth to her palm.

As Luka pulls her with him, they walk silently under the snow. The hanging lights lit up, flashing on the young couple as many people giggles at how cute they are when they passed them on the street. Himawari lowers her head, despite being in the cold chilly air of winter, her whole body heats up, embarrassed yet happy at the affection she is receiving from him.

Although not being able to spend this holiday with her family, it turns out that spending Christmas with Luka and her friends isn't so bad after all…

Himawari laughs softly at Nino and Alya's silliness when they teased the blonde model and the bluenette for being so 'lovey-dovey' in front of everyone. They are having a great time at the Agreste mansion, the food is great, the music is amazing and Nathalie seems to be very excited to join in the games, despite the growing baby bump that she's having. She's even able to pull her husband in and joins the game of cornhole, which causes Adrien to laugh at how miserable his dad is at failing the game.

Nino is standing at the DJ booth, playing song after song about Christmas until he turns on one that brings up the slow, romantic vibe for the room. Mr. Agreste, like a gentleman, offers his wife a hand and pulls the woman close to him as they begin their slow dance. Everyone in the room is very surprised to see the two adults in action before Adrien does the same thing and asks Marinette to dance with him. The bluenette squeals in excitement, her bluebell eyes sparkle as the blonde pulls her onto the dance floor.

The raven head smiles at them, envious of how lucky Marinette is for having such a romantic and caring boyfriend. She wants to dance too…

Luka is talking to his sister and Rose about the music when he spots the young artist staring at her friends dreamingly. The glass of juice in her hand swings softly as she hums to the melody of the song, her eyes sparkle as she focuses her attention on the dance floor. Juleka notices this and pats lightly on her brother's shoulder before Rose pulls her to the dance floor to dance. He chuckles at them, surprised to see how his sister becomes more and more confident around everyone.

He walks up to the raven head, slowly and steadily so that she doesn't notice him before putting a hand on her shoulder, causing the girl to jump in her seat. She turns to him, amethyst orbs open widely before a blush adorns her face when Luka offers his hand to her.

"May I have this dance?"

Himawari blushes, a sweet smile forms on her lips as the young artist gives him a nod and accepts his hand. He brings her to the dance floor, securing his hand around the small frame and lets the girl follows his lead. The raven head wraps her arms around his waist, feeling soft breath against her ears and his heartbeat thumping inside his chest. She expects herself to feel embarrassed, to make some mistakes like missing some steps or accidentally stomping on his foot but no, none of those happen as Luka gently and skillfully leads her through the song.

Alya giggles when she sees Himawari and Luka are having a good time, she kisses her boyfriend's cheek, complimenting him on how amazing he is for choosing this song. Nino sheepishly scratches the back of his head, smiling proudly at her words. Rose and Juleka are having a good time as the petite blonde squeals out at how romantic they all are and the younger Couffaine smiles, looking at her brother as he's enjoying his time with her friend.

Mr. Agrest has pulled his wife out of the dance floor, knowing that she's tired from all the fun and games and dancing. Nathalie gives him a peck on the lips, smiling sweetly as she says thank you for letting Adrien throw such a wonderful party like this. Gabriel clears his throat, a faded blush appears on his cheek as he grabs onto her hand, telling her not to worry about such things. The woman giggles, turning her attention to the blonde model who is clearly having a very good time with Marinette and everyone, she is very pleased to see that happy smile finally appear on his lips.

When they finish dancing, Rose announces that it's time for the gift exchange. Everyone is excited and picks a number in the box to see whose gift they're going to get. The gifts vary from a gift card to a new phone case to a set of hand cream and many more. Adrien happens to pick Himawari's gift. The blonde boy stares at the drawing in awe, almost shedding a tear as he turns to the raven head and exclaims how amazing and meaningful this is to him. She smiles and appreciates his compliment, feeling amused at his behavior.

As everyone is focused on the gifts, she turns to Luka who has received a night lamp from someone and walks to him. She asks if they can talk a bit and the guitarist follows her outside of the room. He is quite curious about why she wants to talk to him, not that he finds it troublesome or anything, Luka really enjoys spending time alone with the raven head. Himawari smiles a bit, fumbling at the bag before exhaling heavily.

"Is something wrong? You're not feeling well?"

"Oh, no…" she stammers, biting her bottom lips in response "Well, I…erm…I…"

As she tries to find a word, the young artist decides that it's best if she just gives it to him. With that thought in mind, she pulls out a gift box and gives it to him. The box is wrapped in a blue, sparkling paper wrap with a white ribbon. Luka stares at the box then looks at the girl in front of him, chuckles at how she's timidly avoiding his gaze.

"Aren't you going to say anything?"

"H-huh?" Himawari blinks her eyes a few times, finally understanding what he was saying "R-right… Uhm… M-Merry Christmas, Luka…"

He laughs softly at her response and accepts her gift.

"Can I open it?"

She nods her head, feeling a weight just lifted off her shoulder as he slowly pulls the ribbon and tears off the wrapping paper. Aqua eyes stare at the Jagged Stone logo, amazed at how detailed it is as well as the whole scarf. The color is darker than the one she usually wears, but it's still the same color. The softness of the wool feels warm against his skin as he touches it, admiring the work that she has done.

"This is beautiful, Himawari." he says, his eyes haven't moved away from it "Thank you so much."

The raven head smiles sweetly, nodding her head in response. She looks at him again, her heart swells in happiness and her eyes spark with such tenderness that Luka believes his heart is beating faster than ever before. He wraps the scarf around his neck, sighing in contentment as the soft wool touches his skin. This is the most beautiful gift he has ever received this Christmas.

Reaching out, Luka holds onto her hand and slowly pulls her closer, feeling when her small body crashes against his. Himawari gasps, looking up to meet the aqua orbs shining with love and adoration. She turns crimson when his hand caresses her cheek, the skin contact heats up her whole body as her legs begin to weaken. His other hand sneaks behind her back, pressing her against him even more.

She looks at him, amethyst eyes softly gazing at him before they close slowly as she puts her hand onto his chest, leaning in. With his height, she has to tiptoe her feet and Luka gladly holds onto her, securing her small frame in his arms. From her hand, the raven head can feel his heart thumping loudly against his chest and this feeling somehow warms her heart, knowing that she's not the only one who feels nervous about this.

"Himawari! Where are you?"

The young artist snaps her eyes open, startled when she hears Marinette calling out her name. She breaks away from Luka, who is reluctantly letting go of her. He turns to the bluenette and smiles, saying that she got lost and he happened to find her wandering around here. Their friend looks at them and nods her head, she doesn't suspect a thing as she returns back to the room with everyone else.

The guitarist exhales heavily, a hand runs through his hair as he silently curses. This is the second time their moment was ruined by someone else. He looks at the girl behind him, she's sighing as her eyes are filled with disappointment. Himawari looks discouraged as she finds her confidence level falls to zero, her face is red and her lips form a frustrated pout.

He wants to laugh at the sight, despite the annoyance and irritation of being interrupted, he can't help but feel amused at her defeated look. Grabbing her hand, Luka catches her by surprise when he plants a kiss on her forehead and touches it with his, smirking when her eyes open widely as she stares at him.

"One day…" lowering his voice, Luka whispers flirtatiously into her ear "I'll steal those lips of yours…"

Her face grows redder as she timidly avoids his playful face. Despite the embarrassment, Himawari can't help but wonder…

Is it okay for her to look forward to that day?