"Then go back to sleep," he teased, pushing her back against the pillow. "Want me to sing you a lullaby?"

Lying back, she looked up and blushed. "Umm..." she pointed to the ceiling where Nova was hanging, grinning with a mistletoe in hand.

He looked up. "Batwoman," he mumbled, blinking twice. Then he looked at Amber. "Be warned - if you're Kate, I will kill you," he said, before lightly pressing his lips to hers.

Grinning, Amber placed a hand on the back of his head as she kissed back. After a moment, she leaned back.

"Thank you, Nova."

Nova grinned. Merry Christmas, Amber. Then, she disappeared in a flash of light.

"Merry Christmas," Neb whispered, his eyes glinting bright as he kissed her one last time before standing up and stretching. "Night. Get enough sleep. See ya' around, Amber..." Smirking, he paused in the doorway. "Unless~, you want me to stay here..."

Gia pulls away for air and shivers. "Wow...It feels really cold out here..."

Amber bit her lip before she wore a sly grin. Stretching her arms towards him, she pouted and said, "Make the nightmares go away."

Nova and Soul's mouths dropped.

He looked around the room, containing his own smirk and asking innocently, "But where would I sleep?"

Her eyes held a bit of mischief in them as she replied, "Well you have to be next to me if you want to keep the nightmares away." She looked down sadly trying to not smirk.

His arms wrapped around her from the side. "Okay," he said simply, spontaneously using her shoulder as a pillow. "Night, gorgeous."

Amber grinned as she replied, "Night, Nameless. Merry Christmas."

He pulled her closer and nuzzled into her neck, yawning. "I think it's past midnight, but same here."

"I've got to go. See you tomorrow, Timber," Crystal says, leaving the room.

"...It's getting really late," Gia sighs, giving Luminus another kiss before standing up, "We better get rested up. The first round isn't until three days from now."

"Whatever," Amber replied. "I still have to give you something in the morning," she said as she yawned. "Good night." With that, she fell asleep.

Amber woke up and place a hand on her head as she sat up. She looked over and noticed a sleeping Nameless next to her. Smiling, she got up and got ready in the bathroom quietly before she snuck over to him. After giving him a thoughtful look, she went to her desk and scribbled down a note before placing it next to him with a necklace on top of it.

She stood straight and looked over at his sleeping face. Grinning, she gently untied his bandana and walked out the door before letting her hair loose and tying his bandana on her head.

Timber woke up still on the couch. Yawning and stretching, she left Nightmare and wandered into the hallway, eventually finding Amber with Nameless' bandanna.

"Hey Blaze. I'm guessing Nameless came back..?"

Neb woke up soon after Amber left, yawning as he stood as well. His hand went to his head habitually to retie the bandanna - and it wasn't there, the same as Amber. He picked up the note and necklace, smirking a bit as he read it.

"Morning," Luminus says softly, walking into Gia's room. "I made you and Crystal breakfast. It's good...I hope."

"Morning, 'Lumi!'" Crystal replies, getting up and giving Luminus a hug. Gia groans as she wakes up, rubbing her eyes tiredly. Crystal looks at the breakfast and starts eating. "This is better than Gia's cooking."

Nameless,

Sorry about running away like that, I need to get somethings done for my other team...and to be honest, I need to get some steam out of my system.

Anyway, the necklace I left you is sort of like a Christmas present. My friend back in Acceber and I spent years trying to perfect it and this was the end result. I really want you to have it.

A friend of mine will find you and tell you more about the necklace. When you figure out how to use it, you'll be able to fine me ;)

Love,

Amber

P.S. I think you're missing something...

"Crystal!" Luminus fusses.

"What makes you say that?" Amber replied with a grin.

Neb put the note in his pocket and dangled the necklace before his eyes. "You forgot that I'm missing my bandanna as well as you," he mumbled, placing the necklace with the note and walking out into the hallway.

"What?" Crystal asks innocently.

"It's fine," Gia comments, still wearing her pajamas as she joins the two.

"Excuse me," a teenage girl with blond hair said to Nameless. "You're Nameless, aren't you?"

"Yeah." He took the necklace out. "Do you have any idea what this is, besides the obvious?"

"I'm sure Gia can cook just fine." Luminus says, taking a small drink.

The girl nodded. "Yep, this necklace is special. I'm surprised she gave it away," she replied as she gazed at the necklace with a small smile. "It's something to connect you with your friends in a way."

Amber grinned. "I'm just 'borrowing' it," she replied as she brought her hand up to the bandana.

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