Day 165

After Thanksgiving, I spent almost every day with Keitaro. We were closer than ever. We were like family. His love for me was strong. Every time I looked into his eyes, I was melting away from the fire inside his heart. 25 days later, Christmas came to our door. Sadly Missis Nagisa had to go to the hospital for a checkup. To not spend Christmas just by ourselves, we invited Alex, Ryan, and Hannah.

*Knock knock*

C: I'll get it!

I opened the door finding my friends freezing.

C: Come in quick before you freeze to death.

H: Thanks for the invite.

C: I was hoping you guys would make it. It wouldn't be the same without you.

R: I hope you made enough food. Alex was talking about it all the way here.

C: I made a lot. I could serve a whole army with it.

K: I'll go get the plates. Would you be kind and put some wood on the fire?

C: Of course, honey. But I know something better than some wood.

C: Iidabala bahalla.

Flames rose from the fireplace.

C: There. It should last until tomorrow morning.

K: Thanks.

H: You seem casual about using magic.

C: We are only expecting you guys, and you all know about it.

H: And you are not afraid of Karma?

C: I have been saving lives for the past 1000 years. I'm sure Karma will forgive me for my selfishness.

K: Can you lock the door while you are at it? We don't want any surprise guests.

C: Afraid of a robbery? Lfuq!

All the doors were locked.

K: I'm more concerned about the robbers if you are here.

C: Verry funny. Need some help with the plates?

K: Yes, please.

C: Bitrat. Ataramitsa. Jnila.

Plates, napkins, forks, everything flew to their place.

C: Now everything is perfect.

A: Wow. That is a lot of food.

C: Then sit and dig in. There is even more in the kitchen.

We all sat down at a table. We all eat until we can no more. After dinner, we all sat down around the tree. We made a promise that we wouldn't give gifts this year.

H: The only thing we are missing now is a white Christmas.

C: A white Christmas?

R: You never heard of a white Christmas before?

C: This is my first celebrating Christmas with someone, so yes.

H: When it's snowing, it's a white Christmas.

C: Well. I guess we can't have, can we?

H: You can make it snow?

I went to the window and opened it. I sat down on the window ledge, enjoying the cold.

C: Idaybala nwallaib tamilakla taithgatib muq.Ijuluhtla badahg.

A: Woah. It is snowing.

H: It's so pretty.

C: Now we can have a white Christmas.

While everyone was distracted by the snow, there was a shadowy figure down the street, he was waving at me. I closed my eyes, trying to listen to what it was saying.

???: Enjoy this moment while you can, darling. This barrier of yours won't keep me out forever.

Asmodeus. That rotten bastard. And I can't leave the house or, the barrier will fade away. I just have to wait until morning and teleport everyone out here. Then I have to disguise the house so he won't find it again.

K: Is something the matter?

C: No. I'm just watching the snow.

The last thing I want to do is to tell him there is a demon hunting us. We went away from the window and sat down by the TV. We watched it until everyone fell asleep. Only Keitaro and I were awake.

K: Cornelia.

C: Yes?

K: I know we agreed on getting gifts but,... I want to ask for something.

C: Anything.

K: Soon, there will be a prom. And I wanted to ask. Will you be my partner?

C: Yes. But only on one condition.

K: What is it?

C: If you give me something I want.

K: ...I not gonna get any sleep tonight, am I?

C: Correct. Do you have any objections?

K: The things that I do for a dance...

C: I take that as a no.

That night the both of us didn't get a wink of sleep. The love between us lit up the night sky. Every time I saw him, I fell for him over and over again. There was something in him that made me crazy. I didn't love him because he was beautiful... he was beautiful because I love him...