Minty-chan: ...

Kashino: ...Exactly how long do you think you haven't updated?

Minty-chan: ...

Kashino: Hello?

Minty-chan: *Tear slips from eye* I... I'MSOSOSOSOSOSORRYGUYSISHOULDHAVEUPDATEDEARLIERRRRR... ;_;

Well... Here's the Christmas special for Just 4 U~ :D

"Makoto, Makoto, look!" Ichigo yelled.

"Ichigo, I'm right next to you, you don't have to yell." Kashino sighed. "Well, what is it?"

"Look at this pretty icicle! I wish we could make some sweets that looked like icicles..." She trailed off, thinking hard.

"What are you thinking of?" Kashino asked.

"What tastes cold?" Ichigo replied.

"Mint tastes like a breeze in your mouth." Kashino suggested.

"You're right! We should make some minty sweets! Like, peppermint icicles!" Ichigo exclaimed.

"Sure. Do you want to experiment at home?"

"Of course I do, silly Makoto!"

Ichigo dragged Kashino to their car, their hands intertwined.

Kashino dug out some peppermint extract, but Ichigo wasn't pleased. She wanted real mint. And so, they had to drive to the supermarket to buy some.

"Wow, Makoto, look at those pretty trees! That reminds me, we haven't put up a Christmas tree yet! Let's go buy a real one this year!"

"But Ichigo, we have a perfectly good one at home. Why don't we use that?"

"I want to smell the fresh scent of pine though..." Ichigo pouted. Kashino sighed.

"Who told you that real trees smell like that?"

"Hana-chan and Rumi-chan both have real trees..."

"Fine, fine, we'll get a real tree..." Kashino sighed.

"Yay~! I love you!"

"We can get it later."

"Later? Why?"

"We still need to get the mint!" Kashino exclaimed. He wondered how he fell in love with such a baka like this. He smirked at that thought. 'I guess it was fate.'

"Okay, we got the mint."

"Can we get the tree now?"

"Yes, we can."

"Thank you~"

"Let's pick that tree! No, wait, that one! No, that one is the best!" Ichigo was trying to decide on which tree to cut down and take home.

"Geez, make up your mind already." Kashino said, clearly annoyed. Suddenly, something caught Ichigo's eye, and she ran off.

"Ichigo! Oi, Ichigo!" Kashino yelled, trying to follow her tracks.

"Don't just run off like that!" Kashino scolded.

"Sorry..." Ichigo replied, hanging her head down in shame.

"Do you know how much I'd miss you if I lost you!?" Kashino accidentally blurted out. Ichigo looked up. Her face was flushed a bright crimson red.

"You'd miss a baka like me...?" Ichigo was touched. " I promise I won't run away like that again."

"Okay. Now, what caught your eye?"

"Look at this super pretty tree!" Ichigo pointed at the beauty. Kashino had to admit, it was the most beautiful tree in this whole lot.

"Alright, lets get this tree then." He replied. He took one of the axes, and cut it down within five minutes. They tied it to their car's roof, then drove home carefully.

"Let's make the candy now!" Ichigo exclaimed. Kashino replied with a curt nod of his head, and he started to crush the mint to make a paste to put into the sweet treat. They needed vegetable oil or cooking spray, two cups of sugar, half a cup of light corn syrup, half a cup of water, two teaspoons fresh lemon juice, the mint that they had crushed, and some food coloring. They coated a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray, and boiled the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a small saucepan, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until the sugar dissolved. Then, Kashino and Ichigo let it cook undisturbed, until the mixture changed to 305 degrees on the candy thermometer. Kashino removed the pan from the stove, and then stirred in the lemon juice. Ichigo added the mint paste. Right after, they poured the sugar concoction onto the prepared sheet. They let it cool until the bubbles were gone, then coated a metal spatula with cooking spray. Kashino continuously folded the candy in half on itself with the spatula until it had cooled enough to handle. Ichigo put on some rubber gloves, and started to pull the candy into the length of one foot, then folded it in half on itself once again. She handed it to Kashino, and he took over, repeating Ichigo's action until the candy started to turn white. Ichigo removed a small golf ball sized piece, then added some blue food coloring to the smaller piece. They continued to fold and stretch each piece separately. When the candy had almost fully cooled down, they pulled each piece into a twelve inch long rope.

Kashino then placed the ropes side by side, and folded then in half together to layer the colours. Ichigo twisted the pieces together. Then starting at one end, they twisted and pulled the rope until it was half an inch thick. Ichigo twisted and pulled the end to taper it slightly, and Kashino cut off a six inch length with scissors. They continued to twist and pull, then cut the candy icicles until the candy became to hard, and could no longer be pulled. They tasted the leftovers, Ichigo happily eating her piece.

"You happy now, Ichigo? You have your candy, you have your Christmas tree..."

"And I have you."

~Review Replies!~

Neko-chan2604~ Well, probably. XD Hope you enjoyed!

MissLovelyPrincess~ Thanks! I guess I did sorta base this off of your fic, I hope you don't mind! I finally updated... I hope you can read this, where ever you may be now. :) (And by the way, I MISS YOU! )

spykids41399~ LOL, yeah, I guess that is pretty weird now that I think of it... XD Aww, thanks! :D

iAnimeDarkAngel~ Yeah, I would think so too. XD

ZeroxNina~ ^.^ Well, here's your more than that! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D

WOAH. THAT'S A LOTTA REVIEWS ON ONE CHAPTER FOR ME! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS! :D

Minty-chan: Ta-da! I hope you enjoyed that (hopefully) kawaii chapter! I'm sorry if I made Kashino a little(or a lot) OOC... ^.^"

Please review!

Minty-chan, OUT~!