(A/N: i know it's still a long way to the actual Christmas Day but who cares? I certainly don't it's totally fine to have the Christmas spirit through the whole month, also i know not everyone celebrates Christmas the same way or call it Christmas but again who cares? and again i don't, you can call it just another day but if the spirit is the same who cares what you call it, anyway with that Merry Christmas!!!)

~Ao~

This will be the first Christmas since Zebra got out of jail so i wanted to something special, so early today i sent Zebra on a literal wild goose chase before setting my plan in action, i first went to Komatsu flying over to his restaurant with Shiro, who blended into the snowy landscape perfectly.

Anyway after arriving at the restaurant i ran in ignoring the patrons and whatever as i made my way to the restaurant kitchen, where Komatsu was already cooking "Hey Komatsu!"i called and he looked over "Ao-san this is a surprise"he said, i smiled and nodded "So listen this will be the first Christmas since Zebra got out of jail so i wanted to do something special, think we can use your restaurant?"i asked.

"Of course, i'll make sure we have plenty of food too, knowing Toriko-san and Zebra-san we'll need to have extra extra food to fill them up"Komatsu said laughing nervously, i giggled a bit "True, anyway i'm counting on you Komatsu!"i said waving back to him as i ran back out.

With that i first went to papa's place and invited him, of course he was glad to come despite his busy schedule, i also invited Mansam and Rin, then went to Coco's place and invited him too, with his help i found Sunny and Toriko and invited them too and before you knew it i had a full on party in my hands.

After that i went back to the hotel and helped Komatsu prepare everything as one by one everyone i had invited arrived, the day was still young so i decorated the place with the others and soon enough it was looking like a real Christmas party, with that i left Komatsu with the finishing touches for the food and went to fetch Zebra.

To my surprise i found him outside a shop having just walked out of it, shrugging it off he hopped on Shiro behind me and i flew us back to the hotel, we soon arrived and i dragged Zebra inside where everyone was sitting at the table waiting for the food to be served, see i also left Komatsu instructions not to serve the food until i came back with Zebra.

Now that i was back i went to the kitchen and helped Komatsu serve everything, with that the party really began with everyone eating to their hearts content chatting, drinking and just all around having fun i could see even Zebra put down his defences for a while.

Before you knew it all the food was gone and it was near evening, everyone i had invited said their thanks and left, i couldn't stop smiling through the whole day and i was still smiling as Zebra and i flew back home on Shiro "I hope you still have some room cause i'm treating you to the three dishes that are on my full course menu"i told Zebra smiling.

"Just three? that ain't enough to fill me up"Zebra said huffing a bit "Don't worry i'll make them extra large"i said, with that we soon arrived at home, Shiro let us off before flying off somewhere off to get food of his own, i went inside with Zebra and went to the kitchen to make extra large servings of Mermaid Tuna, Pudding(not your regular store bought pudding though, one where Ao makes it by had all from top class ingredients she captured on her own) and chocolate tea (tea made from the leaves of the carnivorous plant that uses chocolate to lure pray, capture level 64).

After i finished cooking i fetched some Mellow Cola from the basement freezer cause i knew Zebra preferred that as a drink, i served the food and called Zebra to eat with that we had a nice quiet dinner of our own, after that as i was doing the dishes Zebra walked up behind me wrapping his arms around me.

"Thanks for this, by the way"he said, i smiled "You're welcome"i said and finished the dishes as he held me, then after that we just cuddled watching tv until midnight rolled around, then as the clock struck twelve i turned to Zebra smiling at him "Merry Christmas"i said and kissed him "Merry Christmas"he muttered kissing me back, "Wait right here i have a gift for you"he said after pulling back and so i waited.

Zebra came back and handed me a small box, i opened it up and found a smaller box inside, opening that up there was a ring.

I turned to Zebra a little shocked, he just smiled i smiled back and slipped the ring onto my ring finger, "Oh i've got something for you too"i smiled and went to get it, i then came back and showed it to him "Tada!"i said, it was a simple scarf i knitted myself from various yarns i had laying around.

Zebra smiled taking it "Thank you"he said and kissed my cheek, i blushed and giggled a bit "Glad you like it"i said.

(A/N: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! and yes chapter twenty four cause this idea was fresher in my mind, don't worry though chapter twenty three will come, probably tomorrow and then it's onto chapter twenty five)