Because by now Kaitlyn and especially Tommy are begging for it, I've written… *dum-dum-dum* the next chapter! But guys, if you two compare me and DR to them again, I *will* let Meilin out. I'm not kidding either… Oh, and last part, people! I'll be back soon ^_~

Henry and Rika stopped to examine their nearly finished creation… But there was something missing on their snowman…

"It just plain looks jacked up, that's all…" Rika sighed.

"No, there's something missing…" Henry countered, his arm unconsciously draped over Rika's shoulder.

"Don't Snowmen always have hats or scarves or something?" she complained, leaning against him and harumphing at what she thought to be a complete failure.

"Or a bandana?" Henry suggested. Rika looked back at him questioningly, but he merely fingered the one that was tied around her neck as it always was. She shook her head at her own ignorance and turned with her back to him once more.

"You want it… you have to come get it," she said with a smirk, before dashing off and standing just on the other side of the snowman.

"Ah, not this again, I'm still tired! Rika!" he laughed, running over and beginning the quite possibly never-ending game of chase. After a few minutes of no progress, Henry dropped to his knees to avoid her sight. She glanced around, thinking he may have gone off into the trees nearby, then was shocked as her feet were pulled from beneath her, sending her tumbling to the ground, disgruntled at her defeat. She sat up and leaned against the snowman, glaring poutingly at Henry who still had ahold of her ankle and was grinning innocently. "Caught you…"

"That you did. Now let's see you convince me into giving you the bandana…" she replied smugly, crossing her arms stubbornly and sitting up as straight as possible to look threatening.

"That can be arranged," he let go of her ankle, setting his arms firmly on the snow wall behind her back as he leaned his lips onto hers. She giggled lightly as his bangs fell into both their faces, but he simply shook them away and smiled, returning to kissing her. She slowly leaned to the side, eventually setting them both on their sides in the snow as Henry reached behind her neck to untie the prize article. But for now he merely tossed it to the side, to distracted to care about the completion of the snowman at the moment. He let his face and thus lips travel slowly, nearly magnetized, down to her neck before gently setting them there repeatedly. Rika sighed heavily, setting the side of her head into the snow as she let Henry work his magic over her. She had honestly never thought a guy would have this effect on her, yet here she was, lying in the snow, wrapped in Henry's arms and moaning in pleasure as he kissed her. Pure heaven… So relaxing…

In the skies above, the previous clouds and snow were quickly dissapating, leaving the light of the nearly-full moon to shine down softly on the park and the couple, causing the whole landscape to sparkle and shine it's pale white.

Henry sighed and stopped his advance, reveling yet again in just how much they had both changed and come together in that one evening. That morning he had only envisioned even the slightest chance of kissing Rika under the mistletoe… Now they were utterly making out, rolling in the snow at mere minutes to midnight, the majesty of the snowy landscape, untouched except by their own footprints, around them. More than he even knew let alone hoped to dream for… and apparently the same for Rika…

She sighed and leaned her head into his shoulder, her warm breath turning to steam and tickling his neck slightly through the cold. He laughed gently, smiling and sitting up, pulling her into his lap in the process… He was almost worried she'd fall asleep, but knew different as he felt her return his earlier favor against his own neck. He sighed and stared into the cool evening sky, wrapping Rika tighter to shield the slightly shivering girl from the temperature. That was his one and only clue that this was the actual Rika, and not some version of her that had randomly appeared… despite her passionate expressions to him, she was still to proud to admit she was cold, or anything else that was a form of weakness.

She could hear his heart beating, even through his shirt and coat, and feel her own still pounding nervously despite the hour and a half it had been since he'd first asked to kiss her… Those two things were the only ones remaining assuring her that they were both still alive and not in heaven, as the light feeling and white surroundings suggested. She shivered slightly from the cold, and heard a zipping noise as Henry unzipped his coat and pulled her into it with himself, his warmth encircling her more than before. She knew, very well, that her current actions were the opposite of those most would expect of her, but… Something about Henry made her feel more comfortable to let the standardly hidden half of her some out. She leaned up and placed her mouth to his again, allowing her tongue a bit of freedom for a moment before she curled up against him once more. She finally had felt her heartbeat go back to normal… somewhere above her, she could hear Henry's soft breathing as he kissed the top of her head gently and rubbed her back slowly, his other arm keeping the coat in place over them both.

A distant seeming beep let them both know it was now midnight. "Henry?" Rika whispered, sitting back up and looking him in the eye for a moment.

"Yeah?"

"Merry Christmas…"

This is a very special gift
That you can never see
The reason it's so special,
It's just for you from me.

Whenever you are happy,
Or even feeling blue
You only have to hold this gift
And know I think of you.

You never can unwrap it
Please leave the ribbon tied,
Just hold this box close to your heart
It's filled with love inside.

~Unknown

Love is easily the world's most powerful gift; give it to someone you know this Holiday season.
^_^