Quick A/N: Sorry for no chapter updates. I've just been a little down and planned to update but kept getting sidetracked. I also need to know

Lycan or Cyan?

(This takes place in the future)
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The work space was cluttered, music was playing in the background, many ornaments and garlands were lain across the ground. Life was a bit harder and lonelier than ever before. Constantly writing or animating, even baking. No one tried to contact her anymore. She didn't try either.

"These are a bit old... I could look for other ones upstairs..." She muttered to herself. She would talk to herself or sing to cope with having everyone leave her life. Lightly pushing ornaments aside with her foot, she sprinted upstairs, going to search in a small room she used for storage. "Oh lord, I forgot how much I make messes out of things." She groaned

Pushing boxes aside, she hummed a soft tune, familiar but she couldn't quite name the song. "Hm?" She looked at a sort of out of place box. It was labeled 'Do you remember?' Creepy. She picked up the box, opening the lid to peek inside.

"What the..?"

The contents of the box were several glass balls, some with a bold color, some with unusual color patterns, and others with just initials. She grabbed a couple before she shut the box and looked back at the label, which had now changed. 'Remember now?'

"I gotta leave, I'm being haunted by satan." She placed the box back on the floor. She quickly walked out of the room. But not before dropping one of the glass balls, which shattered upon impact with the wooden floor. She flinched and frowned. "Second time I've broken glass..."

She turned around and ran straight into something, causing her to fall over.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!"

She looked up and was shocked. Someone was in her house. Something..? She didn't know. This person thingy had a shape for a head so she couldn't really tell. "Wait, CN is that you? You cut your hair!" They exclaimed in a soft, sweet voice. "Uhh no I'm Nicole, not CN- WAIT." Nicole had realised. CN. That was one of the characters from the book she made in 8th grade.

"Be right back! Stay here!" Nicole ran out of the room, nearly slipping as she was wearing socks and was running on a wooden floor. She soon returned with a worn drawing book. It had a plain black cover. She flipped through the pages of the old book until she reached one page. Smiling brightly, she glanced up at the shapian in front of her. "Cube!"

Cube stared at her in confusion. "Yeah..?" She squeaked when she was pulled into a tight hug. Nicole was crying. "How are you here? You're a fictional character! I haven't even worked on anything with Corrupted Love for years!" Nicole looked back at the box. Unsurprisingly, the label changed again. 'Hard to forget what you love.'

Nicole smiled and grabbed some of the glass balls which she was sure resembled the other CL characters. She then held them above the floor and dropped them. Cube was shocked. What was this crazy girl doing, smashing glass purposely? "This is like when I looked back at my StarSquad stuff!" Nicole giggled happily.

Soon enough, all main CL characters were sitting or standing in Nicole's living room. Nicole had explained everything about Just Shapes & Beats and how she had made the story Corrupted Love which they were all from. She even explained how CN was based off of herself. "I... don't know how to respond to that..." Tri mumbled, confused.

Cyan stood up. "Who cares! This is awesome! We're so popular!" Cube laughed at his enthusiasm. "What's happenin' over there?" Cuda pointed to the unfinished Christmas tree causing Nicole to laugh nervously. "Yeahh... I was decorating the tree for Christmas but got sidetracked.. haha..." Cyan ran up to her and picked her up. "We'll help you! We'll get gifts for each other and everything!" Nicole smiled and hugged him. "Thanks Cyan."

Penta walked over and put his hand on Nicole's shoulder. "Well? What're we waiting for?"

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It was now Christmas day. (And Nicole still can't write good) Nicole was shoved off her bed. "AYO WHAT THE FUCK." She sat up and glared. Penta was laughing. "I'm sorry but it's Christmas!!" He grabbed Nicole's hand, pulling her up and dragging her downstairs. Everyone was sitting around except Cube. "Uh, where's Cube?" Nicole looked around.

"Right here." Cube walked in holding a tray of hot chocolate and cookies. "I thought I'd make something for all of us so, here you go." She set the tray down on the coffee table and sat next to Blixer. Nicole smiled. 'This is amazing. Spending Christmas with all of my CL characters.'

"Oh! I made sweaters for everyone!!" CN jumped up and ran out of the room. She came back in and gave everyone a sweater, still with their respective colors. Everyone was just talking and just enjoying the time they spent together. After a while, Nicole gave out the presents from underneath the tree.

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Everybody was sitting on or near the couch. Nicole had put on the Polar Express to watch. (Even though I've seen it thousands of times it's still amazing. I'm currently listening to a song from it) "why didn't we get to ride a magic train on Christmas Eve?" Ciro looked at Nicole. "It's not real. It just represents belief. Like how the bell wasn't heard by those who didn't believe." She explained. "It's really sweet to be honest."

"Let's just make our own magic train! We saved Paradise, we can make a train!" Cyan shouted enthusiastically, causing Cube to giggle. "Cyan, we can't just do that."

"What was everyone's favorite part off of the movie? I liked the song "When Christmas Comes To Town." It was sweet." Heli looked over to the others. "I liked that part too!" Cube smiled at her. As everyone discussed the movie, Nicole went into the next room and picked up her notebook, flipping through once again. She stopped at the picture she made during 8th grade. She never thought it'd actually come to life. "Guess I'm some sort of prophet," she laughed, tearing the picture out. She grabbed a few magnets and placed the picture on the fridge.

Nicole sat down, still staring at the picture. "Nicole?" She whipped her head around looking toward the doorway. Lycan was standing there looking worried. "Are you okay?" He asked, sitting next to her. "Of course, it's just... not every day you get to hang out with your own characters." She looked down at her hands slightly smiling. "Though I was hoping my old friends would've stayed around long enough for this moment." She frowned.

Lycan put his arm around her shoulder. "Where did they go?" Nicole's face darkened. Her so called 'friends' either broke her or had to move away and got out of touch. It was one of the reasons she had started writing. She thought creating characters to be her friends would numb the pain of reality. "They're gone. Living their own lives without me. Some moved, some betrayed me." She hadn't noticed she was crying.

Lycan hugged her. "Hey, if they decided to leave, they missed out. You're really nice." Lycan smiled at her. "Let's go back to the others. Bet they're wondering where we went." Nicole looked down before glancing up and smiling. "Yeah. Thanks."

They both walked back to the living room to spend the holiday with the others.

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Merry Christmas y'all ^w^