Hey guys! I'm dropping in with this...lol. XD

This was meant to be a single chapter that I was going to do as my Christmas Present for "Test of the Heart" but I realized trying to fit it in there would probably end up giving away to much of the story. So I decided to rethink the idea and do it as a stand alone short story. I'm hoping to get the entire thing done by the first of the year (work permitting of course). So we'll see how well that works out. XD

Anyways so this is my little Christmas Gift to the community! I hope you guys enjoy it! 83

Disclaimer: Nope don't own anything from "Shall we Date? Wizardess Heart!

Chapter One: Traditions

Early morning sunshine show down on the gleaming white walls of the Gedonelune Royal Magic Academy.

The building glittered and sparkled in the light giving it more of a magical feeling then it already possessed.

If to add an extra flair to the magical setting the entire campus was decorated to the nines in festive decorations.

Red, green, and golden bows hung from the windows, and greenery draped around the door ways. Multicolored ornaments hung from the greenery, while wreaths hung from the doors.

Despite the seemingly endless summer at the school it was clear that the Christmas Holiday was close at hand by the decorations. It was true most of the academy buzzed with Holiday excitement as the students made their ways around the campus.

Deep with in the depths of the school, at one very familiar office one of the students seemed to buzzing overly with the spirit.

Ari smiled and hummed to herself happily as she busily hung up another ornament on the tree in the corner of the Prefect's office. Klaus had been opposed to the very idea of the Christmas Tree in his office from the start.

But Ari had prevailed with her persistence and had finally talked him into it, well more like given him an excuse to put her through even harder training for a few sessions. But she supposed she could live with that loss she supposed.

He had made the tree her responsibility to decorate and up keep, seeing as how he found it just to be a distraction from her work.

Speaking of Klaus, the golden haired Prefect was currently seated at his desk looking over documents. At hearing his girlfriend's absent minded humming his violet eyes roamed up from the paper he was holding to look at her.

He watched her for a few seconds a slow content smile forming at the corners of his mouth at watching her happily hanging the ornaments on the tree. She really was like a little kid, so simple minded in what made her happy.

It really did amaze him sometimes how much he loved her watching her like this really did warm his heart.

He quickly ducked his head back down to look back at the document in his hands when her head suddenly turned to look at him.

Ari's face was a light with a beaming smile as she stood up from where she'd been decorating the tree. She glanced back at Klaus to find him as usual looking over his documents. She mentally rolled her eyes at him as she made her way over to the desk.

"Alright, it's all decorated..." She said happily as she stood beside it motioning with excitement to the tree.

Klaus glanced up from his papers, a bored look on his face as he inspected the tree from behind his glasses.

"I think it looks nice!" She stated grinning at him obviously awaiting for his approval over the tree.

Klaus only rolled his shoulders in a shrug before looking back down at the paper in his hands.

This caused Ari to huff and pout a little as she looked at her boyfriend. She knew he didn't want the tree in the first place, but she'd hoped her efforts in decorating it would make him come around.

"Awe...come on, I thought I did a good job decorating it!" She said looking back over at the tree and then looking back at him her pout growing as she did.

Klaus who'd been watching her out of his peripheral vision tried his hardest to keep the smirk that was trying to cross his face at bay. Teasing her in this way always got the best results, he really did love the looks that crossed her face. He could feel himself failing the longer she did it.

Noticing the faint hint of a smile cross his lips Ari crossed her arms as she glared down at him.

"Your teasing me again aren't you?!" She asked placing her hands on her hips in mock anger at him.

This time Klaus couldn't keep in the chuckle that escaped his lips as he finally put down the document and looked up at her.

"Come on, Bunnyhead. You know how much I love seeing that troubled face you make whenever I do." He stated smirking up at her which only caused her puff out her cheeks in exasperation at him as he stood from his seat.

"So do you really think it looks alright?" She asked glancing back at the tree as he came to stand beside her also looking at the tree.

"Considering I didn't want it in the first place...I will admit it isn't as bad as I thought it would be." He stated smirking a little bit at her.

"You're so mean! Though I guess that's as close to a yes as I'm going to get." She said pouting once more and crossing her arms.

The sudden sensation of a pair of strong arms wrapping around her waist caused her to freeze, and a blush to spread across her cheeks as she felt herself pulled against Klaus's chest. She felt his breath tickling her ear as he leaned his head down to whisper in her ear.

"It'd look great no matter what, you know why?" He breathed into her ear causing her to blush deeper and curiously turn her head towards him.

"No, why?" She asked her voice soft as she met his gaze.

"Because you decorated it." He said flashing her a warm smile that caused her heart to melt at his words. He chuckled softly at the way her eyes seemed to light up at his words.

They stood there in their embrace for several more minutes admiring the tree before Klaus gently broke the embrace.

"You know though...it is missing one thing, I think." He said as he picked up his wand. Ari watched him with a raised eyebrow.

"Lumen!" He commanded with a flick of his wand, her eyes happily lighting up as small orbs of light spread around the tree much like candles, topping the tree with a glowing star. Causing the Ornaments she'd put on to sparkle in the light.

"Oh gosh! Now it looks even prettier!" She said excitedly clapping her hands a little in excitement.

Klaus could only chuckle and shake his head as he watched her.

"As usual the simplest things get the biggest reaction out of you." He stated in wonderment causing her to once again huff and pout at him.

(He is so mean sometimes!) She thought to herself with another roll of her eyes as she began to make her way back over to the box of decorations he'd provided her with to start decorating the rest of the office.

Klaus watched her as he drifted back over to his desk to continue looking over a few more of the documents he had to go over. They both worked in silence for a while longer, though it didn't take Klaus long to notice the tune that Ari seemed to be humming again as she worked.

His eyebrows raised as he glanced up at her wondering what on earth could have her in such a good mood. It certainly wasn't the tree anymore.

"What has you in such a good mood? I know for certain it isn't you're test grade you got yesterday.." He mussed not looking up from his documents.

Ari who'd started slightly at his question could only glance over at him before hanging her head at his words.

"You already know about that?" She asked with a defeated sigh she'd been hoping he hadn't heard about it before she could come up with an excuse for it.

"Of course, you're still my Buddy..." He started to say the same thing she'd heard a million times.

"I know...I know and my grades effect yours too." She said with a sigh as she looked at him.

Klaus only raised an eyebrow and smirked at her.

"And yet we continue to have this conversation..." He mussed again with a shake of his head.

(Man nothing gets by him...) She thought to herself with another defeated sigh.

"Well anyways, we both know that isn't what's gotten you wound up this morning..." Klaus said looking at her as he rested his chin on his hands as he looked at her.

Ari paused for a second in thought before she shrugged a little bit.

"I guess I'm just excited for Christmas, and the break that's coming up..." She said grinning a little at the thought.

It was true in another two weeks it would be Christmas, and Winter Holiday for that matter. Of course that first meant the Quarter Finals that would be coming up the next week. But even those couldn't bring her down at the thought of a Holiday.

Of course also the thought of this being her first Christmas with Klaus also excited her to no end. Even though she knew after the whole Love Holiday thing not to necessarily expect the moon from him. But she'd also come to realize that he would figure something out to surprise her with. He always did in his own way and she loved it.

"Ahh...yes. I suppose all of that is coming up soon isn't it?" He stated to himself suddenly realizing that for her it made perfect sense for her to be so excited. That was simply Ari for you.

Ari smiled and nodded her head happily.

"Yeah, I guess it just hit me all of a sudden. I mean we don't get snow here like we do at home, so I guess I really didn't realize how close it was or how excited I was till we started putting up the tree and decorations." She said smiling absently as she fingered a piece of greenery as she draped it along the fire place.

Hearing her mention her home made Klaus's ears perk up, he'd only gone with her once to the tiny village she'd grown up in. That was during the break after the Magic Battle.

He imagined the quaint little village he'd visited with snow covering every inch of it, Ari inside her home decorating the smells of fresh baked cookies wafting from the kitchen. He quickly blinked away the images realizing he was daydreaming.

Thankfully Ari seemed not to have noticed from where she was still fingering the greenery. A sudden thought struck Klaus as he watched her, he knew about her parents and how the village had taken care of her. But what did that mean she did on major Holidays like Christmas?

"Are you going back to you're home for the break?" He finally asked the question that seemed to be burning on the end of his tongue.

"Hmmm? Oh yes, Ameila offered to let me come to her home if I'd wanted. But I know how crowded things get with her family so I couldn't impose." She said quietly shaking her head at the thought.

Klaus could only roll his eyes at her, leave it to her to be invited somewhere and afraid she would impose.

"I see, so what will you do once you get home? You know I still love to hear about your traditions from home." He stated quietly causing her to blush a little at the sincerity in his voice and the warm feeling she felt at hearing him say that.

"O-oh...let me see here. Normally the day before Christmas Eve I'll spend baking...I'll make sweets or bread for my neighbors. I figure it's the least I can do as a thank you for everything they've done for me..." She said smiling a little bit at the thought.

"Then for Christmas Eve I'll clean and decorate the house. I'll put up the Christmas Tree as well and decorate it...I still have a whole bunch of ornaments my parents collected from when I was little that I'll put on it..." She said trailing off a little bit of sadness breaking into her voice as she spoke and eyed the tree with it's glittering ornaments.

Klaus gave her a sympathetic look debating on telling her she didn't have to continue if she didn't want to.

"And then for Christmas Day I'll get up, and spend the morning with Momma and Papa...and then I'll see what I can make for Christmas Dinner. And then spend the rest of the day outside making a snowman...another tradition we used to do when I was little..." She said her voice trailing off slightly at the end as she gave the tree one last look before gently shaking her head a little bit and turning to face him her magenta eyes still showing a bit of sadness despite the smile that was on her lips.

Klaus could feel his heart go out to her, he'd never thought when he'd asked the question it may not have been the best thing to ask. He suddenly felt bad for asking it though Ari didn't give him much of a chance to linger on it.

"What about you? What do you and Elias do for Christmas?" She asked the question back to him tilting her head a little bit.

"Eh, the typical big family Christmas...terribly loud and over rated if you ask me..." Klaus stated with a shrug and a little bit of a mental shudder at the thought.

He didn't miss the flash of sadness that seemed to flash behind Ari's eyes at his words at the description of what in a way she would love to have again. Once again he felt a pang at realizing he'd probably said was the wrong thing.

"O-oh...I see. Well I'm sure though it's fun in it's own way..." She said tilting her head slightly at him in curiosity.

"I suppose, it's one of the few times our elder brother, myself, and Elias get to be together. Not sure if Elias would describe it as fun or not though..." He stated a mischievous smirk forming at the corners of his mouth at those words.

Ari instantly felt sympathy for the youngest Goldstein brother at those words, she knew how he and Klaus got along she could only imagine what he'd endure with their elder brother present.

She could only shake her head a little at the thought before she sighed a little looking at her boyfriend who seemed to be lost in thought over something.

She hated to admit it but she could feel just the slightest pang of jealousy at his description of the Holiday. She still missed getting to spend it with her own family, given she was grateful for what she had currently and the traditions she had. But that still didn't mean she didn't miss certain things.

"Well...I guess it's about time you started heading to class, don't want to be late." Klaus finally stated glancing up at the clock realizing that they'd spent most of the talking and not working. He'd make sure to rectify that in the morning.

Ari blinked in surprise at his words before she herself glanced up at the clock and nodded her head a little bit before she walked over to gather her stuff.

"Alright, I'll talk to you at lunch then!" She said flashing him a smile as she headed out the door.

Klaus watched her leave the office, his eyes staring after her long after she'd closed the door behind herself. He let out a sigh as he took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

Her description of her Christmas kept running through his mind, and the look she had given him when he'd mentioned his own. His mind whirled about in thought as he did.

As if a light went on inside his head his violet eyes flashed open as a small smirk formed on his features. He had planned to do something for her before the break, and maybe even surprise her with an invitation to his home at some point in the break. But this new idea seemed to make much more sense.

Yes it would be perfect, he thought as he pulled out the special paper from his desk that was used for Magical Notes. His violet eyes seemed to hold hidden excitement as he busily began to write a note.

And that's it for Chapter One! Hmmm...I wonder what Klaus is plotting in that brain of his? Guess we'll find out in the next chapter! 83

I hope you guys enjoy this, I'm really hoping to get it out as soon as I can. Work is trying to kill me at this point I swear it, but I at least wanted to get a little bit of a Christmas story out before the Holiday! .

Anyways, please read and review! 83

Thankies so much! 8D