{Location: New Ninjago city mall's food court}(Willow's POV)

I rub my eyes as I swallow the last bite of my sandwich, "So, what's the point of this again?"  I point to the color-coded outline of today's to-do list. Which is odd considering it's before dawn right now.

Seliel folds her arms as she leans back in her chair, "I have no idea other then it looks like torcher."

Nya sips on her drink as Katara wipes her mouth with a napkin, "Last year....wasn't the best. Let's just say I may have been short on my gifts."

Pixel tilts her head, "If by not the best you mean that-"

Nya raises an eyebrow as Pixel quiets down, "I don't want to talk about it. The problem was it was just me. But this year, I finally get back up," She gestures to all of us, "I've carefully mapped out and found the best deals for the stuff the guys want. It's gonna go like this."  Nya jumps into a long confusing type of plan that goes way over my head.  "Any question?"

  Seliel raises her hand, "Yeah. Can you explain that all again?"

Nya frowns, "OK. Where did you get lost?"

Skylor folds her arms, "I think after you said something about an all-day- daycare for, Kit."

I bite my lip, "Besides, Kit is with Sensei and Misako, pointing out all the toys she'd like."  I look at the candy-colored calender, yikes this looks like a mess.

Katara looks it over, "How about we just wander around in pairs?"

Nya sits back down, "That'll take forever."

  Seliel stands up, "So will this...in the wrong way."  She fingers her dark blue hood, "Look, we'll stay in the mall, each of us has a cell phone so we'll text when we're ready to leave."

I stand up, "I like that kinda plan."  Almost. I'd almost prefer going off on my own. Then again, I have no idea what to get Lloyd.

Nya hums as Katara and Pixel stand up, "Fine. I'll meet you, girls, back here."  She moans as I walk out of the relatively quiet food court and into the mall.

From what little people there are I squeeze my way past them. What am I gonna do? Lloyd's going get me something amazing and perfect and I'll probably just give him the equivalent of dirt to him. 

"HEY," Seliel taps me on my shoulder, "You're stuck with me remember?"

I almost expected anyone else, "And how is that?"

  Seliel shrugs as we walk along the walls, "Nya and Skylor had plans for other places and Pixel and Katara had other stores to shop at."

I shrug my shoulder as I manage to find some space to breathing, "Fine with me. Where to first?"

Seliel shrugs her shoulders as we walk to what looks like a random arcade center in the hallway, "I have no idea."  She sighs a little, "And besides, do I even need to get a gift? I'm not planning to hang around for long."

I raise my eyebrow as we stop in front of a pink dance style game, "You have no idea what to get Cole, hm?"

  Seliel deflates a little, "Yeah."  She straightens up, "Do you have any idea what to get Lloyd?"

I shake my head as I look at the machine, instead of a dance floor with arrows there's a single large heart, "Is this an old perfect match consul?"

Seliel leans on it, "Yeah. I heard these things only were issued to New Ninjago city. But then they were scrapped."

"Apparently not all of them."  I am so bored might as well play the game. Mabey I could get an idea what to get Lloyd, "Come on. Let's play."

Seliel  steps back, "After you."

I smirk, "No. I insist, after all, you won't be staying long."

She moves to talk only to chose silents as she steps on. She rolls her eyes, "Don't you think it's kinda dumb?"

"What's dumb?"  I watch as the machine powers up.

"True love. Love at first sight. Seems so fake, Hollywood stuff, almost makes me doubt it could exist."

For some reason, I think of Lloyd and how we first met, "Mabey. I mean I don't think of it as an impossibility, just hard to come by."

  Seliel nods, "I guess. But how could a machine know-"

The machine interrupts her with a female voice, "Seliel. You are a strong, brave and forward-thinking woman. Although you have no true powers of your own, you take inspiration from your heroes, the bits, and pieces that you can use and put them to full use."

  Seliel nods with a smirk, "I could have told ya that."

"Analyzing match now," The machine beeps as the heart glow. I drop my jaw at the person it shows.

  Seliel steps back and looks a little ticked off, "I knew this thing is dumb. There is no way in the 16 realms that Kai's perfect for me."  She steps off in anger as I snicker a little.

I smirk a little, "And how do you know it's wrong?"

"Because," She rolls her eyes, "I don't love Kai. Kai's like an annoying friend that I can't get rid of. I don't love him because I love C-"  She stops short as she blushes like mad.

"No. No. Finish that thought. Please."

She half hearty punches me, "Get on the darn machine."

I roll my eyes as I step on, "Fine, fine."

The machine springs to live, "Willow. You have a lot of secrets. You are closed up tight. However, this makes you confident in your own abilities. You care for those close to you and you'll do anything to keep them safe."  Mabey it's right. It feels right. The hearts glow again, "Analyzing match now."

I feel my face drop again. I have to agree with Seliel. This thing has to be broken, "Mabey your right."  I fold my arms as Kai's face pops up again.

  Seliel snickers, "Dumb thing must be pre-programmed for Kai fans."

"I bet you're right."  I glance behind me, is that Cole and Jay looking at clothing? Oh no. They so cannot see me on this thing. Or find my past results. I point behind us,  Seliel looks and hides behind the machine. I hide with her as the two seem lost in their conversation.

Seliel bites her lip, "What do we do?"

"Umm..." I glance down to see a plug, "Here."  I pull the plug and the machine powers off. And an alarm is triggered.  "Perfect."

"HEY!"  An overweight mall cop on a segway points to us, "Stay there."

Seliel and I stand up slowly.  Seliel nudges me as stores open up, "Do you really want to go to mall jail?"

I think it over as we sidestep from behind the machine, "Nope."  We take off running as the mall cop's seaway lose power.  Seliel and I keep running until we duck into a small bookstore. I take deep breaths as he passes us, "That was way too close."

Seliel starts to look around, "I'll say."  She runs her fingers over the many titles, "And they say print is dead."

I look around too. I find dozens of Starfarer comic. Only I have no idea which ones he does and doesn't have. I bite my lip as I try to think like Lloyd. It's harder than would have first thought. Then I spot a book on various holiday plants. I flip through it, seeing dozens of ways to display pine trees and garland. I feel like something missing. Then it hits me like a ton of brick. Of course, Ninjago doesn't have mistletoe. Mabey My gift could be showing off a new tradition. I wander off to the front, I find a small plant and a few red berries, wrap them together with string then hide it in my grey hoodie pocket.

I come back to see Seliel fracking out of her mind. She runs her finger over many books, "Oh what would he want?"

I lean on the book aisle, "What's wrong? I thought you weren't sticking around?"

She bites her lip, "I um..."

"Look," I fold my arms, "If you happen to know witch Starfarer Lloyd doesn't have, I can tell you what Cole would really like."

Seliel sighs, "Deal."  She reaches forward and grabs a large oversized book, "He doesn't have series 2-3. Issues number 68 and 90."

"Wow!"  I grab the comics, "How do you know all that when you 'hate' them?"

Seliel shrugs, "I have a photographic memory. Part of the reason why I can pick up things so quickly. And how I can memorize so many chemical compounds for my smoke bombs."

I raise an eyebrow, "That actually doesn't sound so bad."

She shrugs and mumbles, "And about Cole."

"Easy peasy," I walk up to the cash register, "Cole has been talking non-stop about this dragon racers 5 game. I know for a fact the Nya's getting Jay a new video game console to play on."

Seliel's eyes widen, "Yes. THANKS, A MILLION, WILLOW!"  She runs out to the Gamestop across the way.

"SELIEL, WE'RE," I roll my eyes as I pull out my money, "Supposed to stay together."  Whatever. I know where to find her. I rub the small makeshift mistletoe in my pocket. I hope this works.

(Skylor's POV)

I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm so dead. I wonder in with Nya to the Gamestop in the mall. She's got Jay nailed on what he wants. Meanwhile, I have no idea what to even get for Kai.

Nya pays for the console and wonders back to me, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I'm not worried."

Nya holds the bag as a flash of pink and dark blue rush past me on our way out, "Nice try. You look like this is your first winter festival."  I wince a little as Nya leads us down to another store. Her face drops as I stay quiet, "Wait, your father did let you celebrate the winter festival, right?"

I rub my neck and bite my lip, "Well-"

Nya's eyes widen as she stops us dead in our tracks, "I can't believe it. You've never had a winter festive before. I knew Chen was that bad but I didn't realize he was a downright grinch."

I fold my arms, "Calm down. I have had winter festivals before."

Nay puts her hands on her hips, "Office parties don't count."

I roll my eyes as we walk past kiosks, "I'm not counting the office parties. Believe it or not, I was in Ninjago for a while. My host family did have winter festivals parties but I haven't celebrated one with.....someone like Kai."

"You mean you haven't celebrated a winter festival with a romantic interest."  Nya relaxes a bit.

"Yeah."  I have no idea what to get. Getting gifts on their own is a puzzle in itself. How am I gonna figure out what to get Kai?

Nya pauses at a fake tattoo kiosk, "You could always get him a mirror. Newer and shinier. Might be the perfect thing."

I shrug my shoulders.  "Doesn't he have a lot of those?"  Like I thought earlier, I'm dead. 

Nya gives me a calming smile as she moves past the kiosk, "Cheer up. I know that Kai is hard to shop for. Mabey he's got something on his Amazon wish list."

"Mabey."  I pull out my phone when something catches my eye. I put my phone back in my pocket as I pick up one of those face changing pillow.I run my hand over it as the face changes from Kai's to his fire symbol. I hold it up for Nya to see, "Too corny?"

Nya shakes her head, "No. I think that actually one of the things he doesn't have."

I spot a zipper on the side as an idea hits me. Time for gift-ception.  I smirk, "I have an idea. But I need socks."

"Socks. A.K.A. the lamest holiday gift ever?"

"I have a plan. Just trust me."  I wave her over, whisper my plan in her ear. 

She steps back with a snicker, "That'll be perfect. I'll go get those socks now."  Nya runs off to JCPenny as I pull out my cell phone and call up my friend at the Lego store I help kick start.

The line picks up as I move to check out to bye the pillow, "Hey, Allen. I have a favor to ask of you."

(Katara's POV)

"What am I gonna do?"  I whine, yeah, I can't picture it either. Me whining. I whine as I look up at the tall walls of an antique shop Pixel and I found. Only there's one problem. The most comment kind of prole this time of year. I have no idea what I'm getting him. Yeah, I already got him a lot of little things like candies and small gift cards but I don't have that gift that'll knock him off his feet.

Pixel examines a coo-coo clock, "Based on my data, people in Morro's age range wouldn't be interested in these kinds of items."

I turn on my fire wings and gain some hight while looking at the dozens of other older and ancient toys, "Does that data account for everything?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, Morro wasn't born at the same time as the Ninja. So his age is kind of a toss-up."  Nothing. Nothing. And more nothing.

Pixel shakes her head, "The 40 years between his death and his return may not count as he was a ghost then."

"Yeah but....don't you see the problem by now?"

Pixel smiles. She was messing with me. I got trolled by a robot. Oh, come on. She folds her arms, "Of course. However, my data has taken that into account and the results have not changed."

I reach the top shelf to see metal hola-hoop painted with lead paint. I sigh loudly as I land, "That's it. I'm doomed."

"The lantern festival."  Pixel has her eyes closed.

"The what now?"

"The Lantern festival was a celebration that died out a few years after the first serpentine war. Not much is found other than that the people would raise lanterns as a symbolic way of raising their own spirits."

I sigh then smile wide, "Pixel that's perfect. Thanks."

She opens her eyes as an employee comes by and offers us help, "You are quite welcome. Now, any idea what Zane might like?"

I follow the employees as she leads me to what looks like ancient lanterns, "Mabey extra memory space?"

She rolls her eyes then rubs her chin, "That might actually work. Thank you."

"No problem, now. Let's find the others."

[Weeks and days later after the gift opening in the last chapter]{Location: The airjutzu temple}(Willow's POV)

I smile at two things. One, Kit's bright smiling face at her new paint tools and two, at Cole's now decorated face. I head back inside to start cleaning up. I'm definitely gonna remember this winter festival, first Skylor really got creative, at first she had a pillow with Kai's face on it. Then inside that was socks and inside of those was a Lego mini figure specially designed to look like him. Like he needs any more of an ego boost. Second, was Morro's face when he saw some old lantern that Katara had gotten him. As it turned out this lantern festival was in February. Leading to a small embarrassing moment between those two that was quickly made up by a kiss.

I kneel down and start collecting the wrapping paper.  Lloyd sits by me and grabs a few pieces, "Need a hand?"

"Yeah. There's a lot here."  I feel a box under my fingertips.,"Shoot."

"What the matter?"  Lloyd looks at my hands, "Did we miss one?"

"Yeah," I brush aside the paper and show off a small green and golden box, "It's for you."

"Rosie, you already got me dozens of comics that I'll be reading until midnight tonight. You didn't need to get me anything else."

I roll my eyes as I sit criss-cross, "Oh just open it will you?"

Lloyd tears into the paper and holds up a small two-leafed plant with a few berries on it, "What the heck is this?"

I grab the string and hold it above and in-between us, "It's a long story."

Lloyd smirks as the fireplace blazes to life for some reason, "It'll have to be quick. I want to give the guys and Nya a good send off before they see their families."

"Ok. So this is called mistletoe. It's obviously not a plant found in Ninjago so I did my best to make one. Anyway," I try and remember the history of the plant, "The history is there was this lady who didn't want her son to die but this other guy got jealous and-"

"Rosie? The point."

"Right."  I sigh and refocuses my story, "Ok. So the basic thing is this. When a....cuple is under the mistletoe they have to kiss or it's bad luck or something."  I am so bad at this, "I know it's kinda stupid. I just thought it was something interesting that could share-"

I didn't realize how jumpy I was until he shuts me up with a kiss. He holds me around my hips as the fireplace cracks with fire, "Like this?"

My lips feel warm and I hook one arm and hold the back of his neck while holding the mistletoe above us, "Yeah, Greenie. Just like that."

He comes back with soft kisses, "So hold long does this go on?"

"One was all we needed."  I don't want to stop until I hear a loud tear in the wrapping paper in front of me.

Kit is sitting there, a bright and wide grin on her face, "Willow and Lloyd sitting in a holiday tree," she giggles as I get up and start chasing her to shut her up, "K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

I shake my head as Lloyd cracks up at us.

And there's part 2. I hope you all liked it. Sorry if it felt a little weird and short at some points. I wanted to do this for a while but it was harder to get unique ideas then I first thought. Eather way, happy holidays, I hope you enjoy the song. Bye!

Oh, wait. Below is a picture of mistletoe. I'll let you guess which couple that belongs to. Happy holidays. ~W.R.