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Matthias was a big fan of Christmas time and had several of his fun Christmas sweaters packed up for the holiday season. So when he learned that there was going to be a festival this year to celebrate the holiday season, he was overjoyed. After debated for twenty minutes about which Chstimas jumper he wanted to wear, he finally decided and accented his outfit with nice slacks and his winter coat. Ear muffs and mittens would keep his ears and hands warm as well! He wanted to spend time at the festival with his friend and housemate Clara but he learned she'd already headed down to meet her sister. No matter, he would meet her down there then! Heading down to the festival, he walked over to the carriages where he spotted her with her sister and a couple other students. "Hallo Clara! Hallo Amelia! Es ist ein wunderschöner, kühler Tag, nicht wahr?" He beamed at his friends, waving as he approached. Stopping beside Clara, he grinned at her, then asked, "I vas vondering if you vould like to take a carriage ride vith me, Clara?"

{Translation: It's a beautiful chilly day isn't it?}

Matty grinned when Clara greeted him and said she'd like to take a ride with him. When her sister spoke up, Matty grinned a little. Amelia said they ought to take the next cart because Clara would love to show him the grounds. "I zink zat I vould like zat. I haven't had much time to explore ze grounds myself. Clara, is zere anyvere on ze grounds that you like to spend time?" He wanted to get to know his friend a little more and maybe in the spring he could take her around her favorite places to spend more time together. In the mean time, a nice, cozy carriage ride together (and especially alone) would give him some better time to get to know her. He hadn't noticed the sly smile that Amelia had shot Clara, nor the little blush that she'd had because of it. Even if he had, it would have only raised questions with him. God bless his soul, but the poor boy was kind of oblivious.

With the winter festival coming up, Ella was extra excited. Part of that was that it was Alice's brainchild, but the bigger part was that Lyric had invited her to go with him. Earlier in the day he'd given her a lovely bouquet of flowers, which were currently in the nice little vase in her bedroom. Lyric was truly gifted in Herbology, and she seemed to get the most lovely flowers in his care. She wore a fancy lace dress with a warm and cozy winter cloak. It was one she'd worn before, but she'd spent time over the year embroidering flowers into the fabric to make it cute. She brushed her long hair and adorned her head with a christmas-y flower tiara.

Once she was happy with her attire, Ella hurried off. She walked over to the entrance doors, then braced herself as she stepped out. The chilly wind brushed over her, causing her long hair to dance in the breeze. She walked over to where the carriages were lined up. They looked so pretty all done up with flowers and garland. "Hi Lyric!" She greeted when she located her date. He looked so handsome in his cozy sweater and the long jacket he had. She grinned as she tucked a snowdrop in the pocket of his shirt. "I saw it and it made me think of you." she admitted, her cheeks blushing at the thought.

As she walked over to Lyric, he seemed happy to see her. That was good, because she was very, very happy to see him. He said she looked like a winter fairy, so Ella did a little twirl to let her skirt and cloak flare out. She knew he loved the twirliest bits of dancing, tough she couldn't help but giggle. "You look so charming. I love your flowers," she reached up and gently straightened his flower crown. He was just so perfectly handsome in his fancy winter clothes.

When he seemed happy about the snowdrop, Ella grinned. It matched his outfit so perfectly! She was pleased by the way it seemed happy in his pocket. He then offered her a mug of cocoa, which she eagerly accepted. "Oh, thank you! I love hot cocoa." He warned her that he had put a warming charm on the mug, so she nodded, gently blowing on it and watching the steam swirl up.

Lyric offered a hand to help her into the carriage and Ella accepted, a brief thought flaring of how nicely her hand fit in his caused her to blush. But then he called her princess!! Ella squeaked softly, stepping up and inside before giving his hand a gentle pull. "I'm so excited for this. It's such a beautiful evening." She sat down, looking up at Lyric with a shimmer in her eyes.

After straightening Lyric's crown, Ella giggled as he did his own little spin. It was just so precious! "Wonderful all around!" Ella said, a bright smile on her face. She was really glad that Lyric seemed to be having fun, especially since she'd all but insisted he come along with her. Of course, a little teensy bit of Alice's doing, since she'd encouraged Ella to ask him. But hey, maybe she knew what she was doing. Ella sipped her cocoa to try and hide her blushing cheeks.

"Having something warm is always a good idea. Especially when you're wearing mittens." She tittered, glad that her mittens were helping spread the warmth rather than just burning her fingers. And then he called her princess and her brain exploded in excitement. He teased her then, calling her his lady, which caused her to get flustered and look away. Why was her heart skipping so many beats?! And yet, as they moved to hold hands, she felt lighter than air. There was definitely something to this whole affection thing.

As they sat there together, Ella noticed that their hands didn't pull apart. The carriage started moving and she leaned against him for a second before nervously sitting up. But then he spoke and said he was ridiculous and that he liked her. She looked up at him with wide eyes, a timid smile in place. "I like you too, Lyric. Quite a lot, really." She felt really good admitting it, especially because it seemed like it had been troubling him for a while. With a flash of bravery, Ella leaned into him, her eyes sparkling in the moonlight.