Mistletoe

Ichigo stood looking out of her window on a snowy Christmas Eve. She sighed. 'Aoyama-kun is in England, and I'm here all alone on Christmas Eve. How unfair?!' She plopped down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow as she cried.

Meanwhile a certain blonde boss was walking down Tokyo's Main Street. He looked in a window and smiled. He walked inside and thirty minutes later re-emerged from the building waving good-bye to the shop keeper.

Ichigo had dried her eyes and walked downstairs to the kitchen and made herself a cup of hot chocolate.
"Ichi, hun, your dad and I are going out, don't wait up for us," Sakura called.

"Right mom, see ya," Ichigo said and sighed. She popped a few more marshmallows into her cup and grabbed a plate of Christmas cookies and headed to the living room. She turned on the T.V. and put a movie into the VCR.

Ryou walked up to Ichigo's house, all of the lights were off except for the blink of the T.V. screen. He knocked on the door and waited, clutching a small pink box with a red ribbon.

Ichigo got up when she heard the knock on the door. She walked over to the door and opened it up. There was Ryou. His golden hair covered in snow, his long trench coat dusted with the powdery substance. She stifled a laugh and thought about how cute he looked.

"Come in, Ryou-san," She said and opened the door wider.

Ryou looked at Ichigo in all her glory. Her red hair was up in a single long ponytail with a green ribbon. She wore a pair of short boxer style pj bottoms, a white tank top with 'Believe' in large red cursive letters, and a pair of slippers. When she opened the door wider to let him in he smiled and entered.

Ichigo stood waiting in the archway to the living room. "What do I owe this visit to, Ryou-san?" She asked sweetly.

"I came to give you this, Merry Christmas, Strawberry."

Ryou handed Ichigo the box and her face lit up. She tore at the paper and opened the small box. With a small gasp she lifted a thin, silver chain with a diamond cat pendant out of the box. The cat had a ruby bow and sapphire eyes. Her eyes widened.

Ichigo lifted the necklace up and undid the clasp. She placed it around her neck and refastened the chain. She smiled, "Thank you so much Ryou-can!" She exclaimed before throwing her arms around his neck.

"You're very welcome, Ichigo-chan."

"Oh, I have a present for you too," She said and lifted her face to his and placed her lips on his.

Ryou stood in shock and blinked confusedly when she broke the kiss. She uttered only one word.

"Mistletoe."