Arikitari

"I love you"
She gave you a smile
You could clearly see her fangs
Her enchanted face cast a spell on you
Spending your first Christmas with her
It wasn't anything special, but it still felt perfect at the time
"This feels like a dream..."
She giggles

"Baaaabe, you ready?"
Huh, she didn't say that
"Baaaaaabe wake up"
You blink
Kronii's staring at you
"You really forced me to go out on Christmas just so you could daydream?"
"What? No, of course not"
"Then let's go!"
You get out of the house together, Kronii seems happy
"You look pretty excited"
"Well, it might be cool"
There's a bit of a festival in the city to celebrate
Not much to do there, but it seemed nice enough to spend a bit of the night outside
She's walking in front of you, leading the way
She glances back at you from time to time
You hear her grumble to herself
She slows down a bit
"Brrrrr..."
She's cold? She put on so many layers, though
"You doing alright there?"
"Oh, I'm doing fiiiiine"
"C'mere, silly"
You move next to her and stick close
"Better?"
"Hmmm... Just a bit"
She smiles, holding your arm
"Was this your plan all along?"
She looks at you with a mischievous smile
"I don't know what you're talking about, babe"
More than a year together and she still can't say what she wants
Arriving at the festival, there are bright lights everywhere
Trees with christmas decorations, even more decorations hanging on the streets
There's even a band playing music
And a loooot of people
"Anon, I'm going to die"
"Let's go somewhere else"
You lead her up a staircase to a footbridge
It's overlooking the festival, the view is great
There's way less people here
A light snow begins to fall
She leans on the handrail, taking in the sight
You stare at her, her blue eyes are shining
You can't help but smile, taking her here was a good idea
She notices you looking, and smiles back
"This is pretty nice, you know? Come look"
You walk to her, and lean on the handrail as well
You tell each other what you see
You talk about the different decorations all over the place, a lot of them seem handmade
You laugh when you see a couple trip because of the snow
Just talking about whatever comes up in your mind
You're enjoying this a lot
"Aren't you glad you went out for a bit tonight?"
"Guess so"
You look at her
Her eyes are still gleaming
She notices you and looks back
"You still think this is a dream?"
You're taken aback for a second
You look at the street, following it until you find yourself staring at the star on top of the biggest tree
"...Yeah"
You look at her again
She seems really happy
"I think I've been in a dream for more than a year now"
"That so?"
She walks closer to you, you turn towards her
She embraces you
She definitely wasn't cold back there, her warmth envelops you
"...Hope you never wake up from your dream, then"
You hug her as well
"As long as you keep smiling, I won't"
She giggles
"Isn't this too cliché?"
"Maybe"
You pull apart just enough so you can face each other
"You're blushiiiing~"
She's teasing you now
Yeah that was too embarrassing to say out loud
You try to look away but her hands stop you
"Heeeey don't look away"
She pulls you in for a kiss
"You're supposed to only focus on me, remember?"
It feels like time stopped while kissing her
"Merry Christmas, Kronii"
"About time you said something like that, dummy"
She hugs you harder
"I love you"
Afterwards, she lets you go
The both of you finally notice some people have been staring
Some older people are yelling "Merry Christmas, kids!"
She's starting to blush now
She holds your hand and pulls you
"L-lets go home!"
"What? Getting embarrassed?"
"I'm cold!"
She makes you run with her
You go down the stairs and head straight home
While running you stare at her back, then at everything else
It's biting cold now, but somehow, you don't mind
That hug really did something to you
You're surprised Kronii has managed to run this much
Just as you think that, she begins to slow down
She coughs
Yeah, that was expected
"Let's just walk now, I think we're pretty far away from those people"
"Y-yeah, sounds good"
She grabs your arm again and really leans on you
"I could keep running... Just, you know... Can't leave you alone"
"I'm sure you can"
Finally back home, you take off your snow-covered jackets and sit on the sofa
She begins to prepare tea for later
You huddle up together to get rid of the cold
She keeps rubbing her face against your chest
"...My face is cold..."
You pat her head in response
Once you're all warmed up, you chat as normal
"Ready to eat some cake?"
"Let me finish up the tea then"
You put on some christmas music on, she hums and sings along to some of the songs
You enjoy some cake and sip some tea to keep warm
Your gift exchange is rather fast, you both talked about what games you wanted to get anyways
Still, you try to surprise her with something
"What's this?"
Sunflower hairpins and a bracelet
"It's not much at all, but I still hope you like it"
She seems happier about these little things than for the games
"...I'm just happy you remembered"
"I wanted to get you some sunflowers, but you know..."
You look at the window, snow is still falling
"It's fiiiine"
"I'll check if we can't grow a sunflower patch later"
She gives you a huge smile
"Well... I'm surprised you even got me something else"
"What, did you have the same idea?"
She blushes a little
"O-of course"
She moves next to you
"Ahem.... The gift is... My presence!"
She hugs you
"You should be grateful I'm even here to begin with"
You can't help but laugh, she probably forgot to get something else
"It's alright, I always will be"
You kiss her head, this only makes her stop the hug
"I... I did make something... I'm just not sure if you'll like it"
She puts something small in your hand
It's... a keychain
A kromie keychain
"Wow..."
A little tophat, a blue ribbon... Even that something special for kromies
"I wanted to make a plushie but... I'm not good eno--- I MEAN, perfection takes time"
You look at her
"Thank you, Kronii"
Her nervousness is gone with that
"Merry Christmas, babe"
You hug her, deciding that this time, you won't let go
It seems she has the same plan, and you stay close, listening to the music
Eventually, she falls asleep, it's gotten pretty late
You carry her to bed and lie right next to her
You stare at her face, and caress her hair a little
She slowly smiles
You keep stroking her hair while you fall asleep
Thanks to her, most days have been memorable
This christmas though, this is one you'll never forget

t. Nameronii
Source: https://twitter.com/Tsuki_Riven/status/1470311532143988737

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Pub: 22 Dec 2021 07:16 UTC
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