Summary: A mistletoe can be a symbol of love, and for Subaru, it most certainly is.

It was Christmas Eve on no particular year. Laughter and fun resonated through the mansion as the Emilia camp celebrated and partied together.

Subaru introduced them to the holiday. Their first celebration had been difficult, but after their first party nobody had any qualms ever since.

Nowadays, every member of the camp celebrated as much as they can. They all contributed to make various snacks and decorations. Sometimes, even other camps joined in on the fun.

One decoration stood out to everyone the most, however. The mistletoe. Surprisingly, it's addition was unanimous among everyone in the camp. Because of that, they hung it up every year.

Whether everyone wanted it hung because of some agenda, or to play it as a joke, everyone liked its addition nevertheless.

But they always made it interesting. They made little rules, like it was some sort of game. Anyone in the camp was allowed to participate.

Every year, only one person could hang the mistletoe. Roswaal would always pick that person in secret, letting them hang it wherever they wanted, while leaving everyone else in the dark. The only rule was that it couldn't be placed in private rooms.

All sorts of interesting things happened

One year, Garfiel set it up in the kitchen in hopes of scoring a kiss with Ram. When he popped out, thinking that she'd entered the room, he was met with the horrific sight of his sister.

They kissed, as per the rules, but an exception was made for a simple sibling kiss on the cheeks. Neither of them ever spoke of the incident again.

Ram had her year too. In hopes of kissing Roswaal, she hung the mistletoe in the dining room. Unfortunately for her, Otto stumbled into her, pushing them both beneath the hanging ornament.

She got it over with as quickly as possible, leaving Otto too stunned to think.

This year, the hanger remained unknown, but Subaru had a plan of his own. He approached Emilia early in the morning, energetic and excited as he proposed a date to her.

"A date? Are you really sure?" she asked, smiling sweetly.

He dramatically held his heart, snapping his head away. "Your cuteness is going to kill me one of these days, Emilia-tan."

"Well, if you're really sure," she said, approaching his side, "then I won't refuse."

"Ack! Emilia-tan! Cuteness overload!"

The two of them left after that. They went into the town, greeting the villagers and spending a merry time together.

They only returned a few minutes before the Christmas party. When they walked through the door, they were met by Petra, dressed cutely in her maid uniform.

She greeted them with a bow, "I hope that you enjoyed your date."

Subaru beamed with pride. "How could I not enjoy a date with Emilia-tan? Suggesting that I couldn't is just pure blasphemy!"

Emilia giggled at his response, smiling behind her hand. "It was nice. Subaru was a gentleman the whole time."

"You flatter me, Emilia-tan." Subaru held his heart, taking a deep breath as he looked at her with a smile. "You exaggerate too much! But it's way too cute!"

She pouted at him, hitting his arm. "Stop downplaying yourself! You were very lovely the whole time!"

Her comment made Subaru blush. Petra smiled, giggling as well, before glancing up and faking surprise. She gasped behind her hand before sarcastically explaining, "Oh, no, Subaru! Look up!"

Subaru and Emilia looked up at the same time. He widened his eyes at the sight of a mistletoe, while Emilia gasped. With flustered faces, they looked at the maid in shock.

Beaming at them, Petra started to back away. "I'll let you two take care of things."

Petra walked away with pride. She wanted to kiss Subaru more than anything, but she had a different agenda this time. Looking back, watching as Subaru and Emilia gazed awkwardly into each other's eyes, she galloped in satisfaction.

Subaru could hardly look at Emilia, and she had the same issue. They both blushed, but Emilia gave him a glance. "Should we kiss, Subaru?"

He looked at her, not knowing what to say, but she approached him anyway. His breath caught in his throat, but she smiled at him with an adorable sweetness that made him swoon.

"Subaru, that expression is really cute." She said, taking his hand.

She leaned forward, and he did too. Within a moment, their lips softly pressed together, and Subaru felt his heart explode with every second that passed.

Emilia's hand squeezed his own to the point that it started to hurt, but Subaru hardly cared. He held her waist, pulling her closer as their kiss deepened.

Pulling away, they were breathless, gazing at each other. Subaru tried to retract his hand, but Emilia wouldn't let him go. It made him freeze as he was forced to stare right into her blushing expression.

Swallowing, he murmured, "Emilia-tan. I love you."

Her hand squeezed his again as she looked away. "Thank you, Subaru. I…"

She froze. Millions of things ran through her mind, but Subaru's words repeated themselves in her head most often than anything else.

Emilia looked at him again, holding both of his hands while her face hardened. "I love you too."

Subaru nearly collapsed. He suddenly felt hot and he almost forgot to breath. "This… can't be real."

"It's real, Subaru. My knight." She leaned forward and kissed him again. Subaru accepted it with all of his heart.

The couple enjoyed their moment, kissing multiple times until they finally had their fill. At the end, they smiled at each other.

"We should go join the party," Emilia said. "Everyone is probably waiting for us."

"Yeah. We should also go tell everyone the good news!"

"Good news?" She giggled behind her hand. "You're such a dunderhead, Subaru."

"Nobody says that anymore!"

With their hands together, they went to join the party. As they walked away, Petra watched with glee. She skipped after them with pride in her step.

A new couple was born this Christmas, all thanks to the mistletoe.

Hi everyone! I wanted to get something out on Christmas Day so I have this. I think its cute

Merry Christmas everyone!