Just a bit of Christmassy fuzz. The chapters will be *very* short, varying from less than a page to a little over. I shall save my nonsensical rambling for the end of the last chapter, though I will ask you to review (you don't need to review each chapter individually, I know that can be a hassle, but at the end, please) :)

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men, or am related to anyone who dreamed up the idea of these awesome people. Nor do I have any rights to the song.

Last Christmas – Chap 1

The very next day, you gave it away…

When I first heard that song, I cried. Not because it had anything to do with me, but because of the meaning of the lyrics, that someone had been cruel enough to take someone's heart and give it away so carelessly, effectively breaking it. I just couldn't fathom the idea, it was too heartless.

I was innocent then. My innocence made me cry, you could say. And I'm not much of a crier.

It's my favorite song now.

Now, it actually pertains to me, I understand it, I know what it means.

I still cry sometimes when I hear that song.

Not because of innocence, really, but because of him.

The one person I thought would never hurt me, who would never break my heart; my best friend.

Last Christmas, I gave him my heart.

He didn't even wait a day before giving it away.

To avoid confusion, let me explain. Chapters 1 and 5 are current, and all the chapters in between are past events, though told in the present tense.

Gamsahamnida!

~ J. J. Bean