It wasn't too long after - maybe a couple weeks - that Lucina had ventured up to the rooftop yet again. The swordswoman sported a fitting red-and-green cloak, which was thicker than her normal one due to the weather.

Lucina grinned as she bounced up the stairs. The infectious energy of the upcoming holidays had bolstered her spirit, to a probably unhealthy degree of happiness. With a chain of Christmas lights wound around her hand, Lucina flung open the door, ready to start stringing the lights around the area when she noticed a figure sitting on the edge of the roof. The silhouette of wings was a dead giveaway, and Lucina slunk closer, her curiosity piqued.

"What are you doing up here?" Lucina queried, stepping up beside the angel. She would've sat down at his side, but with the snow coating the ground that probably wasn't the best idea. Dark Pit blinked and turned in her direction.

"Lucina?" He stated as a sort of half-question. His voice was slightly surprised, but it was quite hard to actually startle him much.

"Yeah," Lucina nodded, kicking away a bit of the snow in front of her. "So? Why are you up here in the freezing cold?"

Dark Pit shifted a bit, "First of all, it's not that cold," He muttered, more for his own pride than anything else. "And secondly, my mom was trying to get me into the 'holiday festivities'… or something."

Lucina arched an eyebrow. "Mom?" She wasn't aware that Dark Pit had any relatives at the mansion.

"I-I meant Palutena! N-not my mom," Dark Pit stammered, flustered. "She's annoying! I don't like her at all."

"Sure, okay," Lucina stated wryly, an amused smile tugging at her lips. "Still though, the mansion's huge! You could be inside and not run into her."

"Not when she has the magical powers of omnipotence."

"True," Lucina hummed thoughtfully, rocking back on her heels. "What did these, uh, 'holiday festivities' entail anyways?"

The angel groaned, hiding his head in his hands. Although his voice was muffled, Lucina could make out, "Reindeer antlers, ugly Christmas sweaters, jingle-bells, the works." Dark Pit lifted his head, staring Lucina straight in the eyes. "It looks awful on Pit-stain, can you imagine how it'd look on me?"

Lucina stifled a grin, both at the mental image of the edgy angel in a tacky Christmas outfit and the rather… interesting name he had gifted his counterpart. "Yeah," She snickered. "Sounds awful."

"He's way too into the Christmas spirit," Dark Pit groaned, shaking his head in mock-disappointment. "I can't believe he actually agreed to wear that."

"Well it's his first time celebrating Christmas, right?" Lucina pointed out, "Makes sense that he'd be into it."

"Nah. He's been in Smash before, and seeing how all-out everyone is going, this can't be his first time."

"Well, it's still probably one of the only times he gets to celebrate it," Lucina shrugged.

"Yeah. At least it's better than the holidays back home," Dark Pit snorted.

"Why? What kind of holidays did you-"

The dark angel glanced up at her, "It's Ancient Greece. You do the math." Upon Lucina's confused look, he elaborated. "They're a bunch of savages. Mostly, holidays involve gladiator fights or sacrifices to the gods - or both, I suppose."

"Ah," Lucina nodded, half-awkwardly, "That sounds like, uh, something…"

Dark Pit nodded, "Yeah. At least this holiday seems a bit more relaxed."

"You sure you don't want to come down?" Lucina persisted, noticing that he was shivering yet again. That couldn't be good for him!

Dark Pit grinned up at her, and rose to his feet. "Might as well see how crazy all the decorations are," He shrugged, attempting to be casual. However, Lucina beamed brightly, and took his hand in her own gloved one, starting to pull him towards the door.. "Wh-," Dark Pit started, but Lucina cut him off.

"Come on! Robin made hot chocolate!"

Dark Pit huffed, not letting go of her hand but planting his feet firmly on the ground. "Aren't you supposed to be putting the lights up?"

Lucina smiled, "We can do that later! C'mon!" This time the dark angel didn't protest, and let her drag him down the stairs. If Lucina had looked back, she might've noticed that he was smiling.

Happy almost-holidays, and thank you all for the kind reviews! I will try and update this more - but no garuntees. I hope you have a lovely day!