"Deck the Fortrex with boughs of holly!" Aaron yelled, running around and stealing everyone's presents. 

"Aaron!" Clay said. "That's mine!"

"Too bad!" Aaron unwrapped Clay's present. "Clay got.... a bunch of fruit?"

"Ha! Sucks to be you." Lance jeered. He unwrapped a hand mirror. 

"I got a new mace!" Macy said, swinging it around and nearly beheading Lance. 

"What a bunch of crazy people." Robin smiled at me. "Thank goodness we're not like them, right Ava?" 

I blushed a little as I looked into his sparkling green eyes. 

"Yeah, I guess."  

"Dinnertime!" Axl announced, banging a gong.

I sat next to Robin and nibbled at a potato. Robin bit heartily into a chicken drumstick.  I watched him. He was so adorable....his cute freckles, his light brown hair.....maybe I might have a crush him.

Robin noticed me staring. "You okay? You don't look very hungry."

"Yeah, I'm fine..."

Robin took my hand and I flushed tomato red.  

"I want to show you something." he said.

He led me outside. "Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?" 

I looked up. Thousands of stars twinkled overhead, like a black oil painting sprinkled with glitter.

"Yeah, they are." I looked at Robin, who was staring at the stars. 

He looked at me. "The stars are like you, Ava. Pretty, unique, bright." he blushed. I smiled at him. 

"Thanks."

"No problem."

Robin looked at me and blushed again. "Ava, there's...there's something I want to give you." 

He put his hands on my shoulders and drew me closer. So close that I could count his freckles... and he kissed me.

When we pulled apart Robin whispered, "Merry Christmas, Ava."

We lay there looking at the stars while the other Nexo Knights smirked from the window.