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"There's so many people out... Are you sure we're going to be able to get anything done, Albert?"

"Of course! I promised you that I'd take you out on Christmas Eve, and I'm going to keep that promise! Even if we have to go across the city to find something fun to do!"

"Oh, Albert... You don't have to go that far for me. You know that..."

"I don't, but I want to. Because you're that special to me, Rei."

Christmas Eve had arrived. And the streets were bustling and full of couples and families that wanted to enjoy an evening of pure love and affection. And one of those couples was a pair of youths that had slowly but surely been building their love for one another, ever since the true nature of their feelings was put into perspective.

Albert Grimwald, the young feminine boy who loved to dress however he liked, and Rei Murata, his friend who he had supported throughout her decision to be exactly who she wanted to be. It was through that support that they realized the depths of their feelings for one another, and how much they truly cared about each other. Even though a certain somebody tried to break that bond again and again, it just kept on perservering...

"Albert..." Rei muttered as she slowly tugged on her jacket. Compared to her dear boyfriend, who decided to go out in this cold weather barely wearing anything, she was wrapped in an incredibly thick looking jacket that made sure that she wouldn't go cold. Which also made her look like she was trying to hide away. But despite that, he made sure to keep a tight hold on her hand. So she wouldn't end up feeling lonely or anything like that.

The pink-haired boy giggled a little as he rubbed the back of his head. All while shivering slightly. Sure, he was wearing a hoodie that was a lot less thin than the jacket that his girlfriend wore, but it was a hoodie with a cute custom-ordered print of the two hugging on it. He wanted to proudly display his love for his girlfriend, especially on this holy night. "Actually, if you want, we could go to a few places you think might be fun! We could, like, go to an arcade and play some games, or we could-"

Rei gently hugged her boyfriend and gave him a very brief kiss on the cheek. "Here. I've been wanting to do something with you for a while. I've been practicing, you know?" She giggled, as she started to drag him along the streets.

The night was young, and they had plenty that they needed to do. And Albert would try his best to make sure that they managed to try out every single activity that was on their list...

---

Maybe he should've expected that they'd try something more athletic to start. Rei really did excel in that area, especially now that she had an informal rivalry with his sister. But a batting cage? Really? He didn't know she had started to play baseball.

"You sure you can handle a bat, Albert?" Rei asked, sweating a bit as she came out of the cage. She wanted to go first before they'd try a few balls at the same time, just to make sure that she was warmed up. "Want to try a few balls before we have a round to see who can hit the most?" She was very much concerned for the boy. Not because he wasn't athletic, he had a subtle layer of muscle thanks to what they liked to do when they had time to themselves.

Albert nodded as he took the bat from Rei once she offered. "I've got it, don't worry! I'll launch it out of the park! Or, well, I'll hit the target. Whatever scores more points!" He definitely didn't understand. He just repeated what he thought sounded right, all while he stepped into the cage without a helmet on. He didn't want to ruin his hair, even though he knew that it was probably going to hurt if he got hit. It was fine, he just had to make sure that it didn't hit him!

Rei watched carefully. Witnessing what her boyfriend was able to do. How he tried to swing with the best of them. How he put everything into every swing he made. How he very much tried. And how he failed with no question about it. He managed to miss every single ball. Every single ball hit the cage and very nearly hit Rei in the face due to how close she was standing, her expression turning more and more empathetic with every ball that hit that iron net.

Even the second to last ball, which he finally did hit, was just as impotent as all the misses. Because it ended up being a bunt ball that just bounced off to the side. He did everything he could to swing and hit it, but it just barely ended up hitting the very flat tip, causing it to bounce harmlessly off to the side and roll along the ground.

"Yeah! I hit one! Look, Rei, I hit on-"

And though he had some amount of excitement over the fact he finally managed to hit one of the balls, Albert's happiness was very quickly shattered as he was hit square on the cheek by the final ball, sending him into the iron net and leaving him to weakly moan in pain. Even though it looked painful, it didn't look like he was ultimately that hurt. Despite his feminine frame, Albert was extremely durable.

Rei just sighed and gently rubbed her cheek. At least he had given it a try. He was going to be more than happy over that much at least...

---

"Mmmm, thanks, Rei. This is just what I ne- owowowowow"

"Careful, Albert. You don't want to move your head too much while you've got something cold on that bruise."

After the incident at the batting center, Albert and Rei were walking down the snowy streets. Carefully sipping some hot chocolate that Rei had paid for. After all, she had to make it up to her boyfriend after he had accidently bruised his cheek so badly that it had gotten all red. Normal people would've probably gotten a broken jaw, and a couple fractures thanks to how he had been launched into the batting cage, but he just managed to get away with a few bruises. The main one being on his cheek, which currently had a soft pack of ice pressed against it.

"Ehehehe, sorry." Albert softly chuckled, carefully sipping from the straw in his hot chocolate. He sighed as he slowly rubbed his ice-pack covered cheek, trying to make sure that it was pressing up against the spot that was still throbbing. "I really thought that had been the last ball. I didn't know there was going to be another."

"At least you're okay. If you had been knocked out by the ball, I would've been a lot more worried." Rei said with a soft smile on her face, carefully sipping her own cup of hot chocolate as she looked up at the sky. Watching the stars above and the small snowflakes that drifted down. There weren't a lot of clouds in the sky, allowing for both the brilliance of those stars and the wonder of that drifting cold to be displayed at the same time. "I still can't understand how you manage to endure something like that..."

Albert chuckled a bit. "Well, I've always seen my sister come home with lots of bruises, and she's told me its because she ended up fighting against a lot of punks that had bad thoughts about me. If she could handle all that, why couldn't I?" He said, wincing as he smiled. "I mean, I told her I didn't want her to hurt people, but trouble keeps finding her, and I don't want to keep being a spoilsport."

Rei felt a bit of sweat run down the side of her head, the droplet freezing as it fell off. She knew that Alice had a lot of... curious aspects about her, something that she had become familiar with during their developing rivalry, but to come home like that? On a regular basis? ...Even if there was a lot of friction between the two of them, she'd have to sit down and have a chat with her about that stuff. If not to close the gap and make it less violent, then at least to try and-

"Achoo!" Albert cried out as he ended up sneezing, shivering due to the combination of the ice pack on his cheek and his choice of very thin attire. "Geez, I'm just getting worse and worse, huh?" He chuckled, trembling a bit as he reached up towards that icy pack. "You have any other ideas for where we can go, Rei? We can't just stay and worry about how it hurts, we gotta make the best of this night!"

Rei softly chuckled. Even when he was in pain, he'd still find a way to stay positive. One way or another, that boy would never sit down and just accept that he had gotten into trouble. He'd move past it and then keep positive. "Alright. But you have to promise you won't tease me. You have to promise. Okay?"

Albert nodded as he carefully took the icepack off. His bruise had already started to heal, so he was comfortable with the icy wind just brushing against it. Right now, he wanted to make sure that he was having plenty of fun with Rei. All so that they could make this the best night that they had ever experienced together...

And if that meant he had to make sure not to hurt his girlfriend's feelings? Then he'd do that. It came as naturally as breathing to him, even if he didn't know why she had to ask...

---

His cheeks were bright red as they sat within a karaoke booth. This explained why she had asked him not to tease her. Because she wasn't sure if she could sing that well. Sure, she had been trying very hard to make sure that her voice sounded like she wanted it to, but that didn't mean she had practiced singing with it.

And was she bad at it? Not really. She definitely tried her best, just like he had. But it was just the sight of her putting in that much passion, trying her very best knowing that she wouldn't be teased... It was energy that he hadn't seen from her often. Energy that honestly made him blush because of how beautiful it was.

"W-Why are you blushing?" Rei asked, fidgeting a bit as they waited for the next track to begin. "Y-You're not thinking about how bad I did, right? I tried my best, you can't just blush because you're keeping it all in!" She jumped to conclusions. Probably because of the rush that she had experienced when she started singing. She didn't usually do this, but this wasn't a normal situation. This was a situation where she put it all on the line, singing along to a love song while her boyfriend was in the room. All while she made gestures towards him and put herself into the song the best she could.

Albert quickly shook his head as he got off his seat, putting his hands over Rei's as he smiled. "I-I'm blushing because you're that impressive, Rei." He admitted, all while taking a deep breath to try and compose himself. "I-I was just looking at you when you were singing, and you seemed so into it that it really felt like it was your song, and not something you were singing along to. I..."

That made Rei blush even more in turn. Had she done that good a job? W-Well, Albert wasn't the type of boy who would lie to her. Especially not in that earnest kind of way. He was probably being entirely honest. Which made her heart skip several beats to the point where she ended up losing her footing and dropping her microphone as she very nearly tipped over, the red on her cheeks completely consuming her face.

Thankfully, Albert was ready to catch her before she hit the ground, even if she was a bit heavy. Not her fault, most of that weight came from having a healthy and well-trained figure. That, and he didn't have his sister's freakish strength. "R-Rei..." He muttered, carefully doing his best to put all of his power into his arms, all so he could carry her...

"T-Thanks, Albert. I... U-Uhm, could we go somewhere private..?" Rei muttered. She still had to process what she had heard, and she wasn't sure how she was going to do that. The best way would probably be to get a properly private room, instead of taking up this karaoke booth.

He nodded. He had just the right idea. All that he needed to do was just carry her for a bit, and then everything would be alright. Everything would be completely fine and they could enjoy the last few hours of Christmas Eve. Together.

---

Rei was on the verge of passing out as she looked up at the dim and almost erotic lights shining down on her. Of all the places that they could've gone to be alone, Albert had to carry them to a love hotel? Not only that, but she had to act like she was asleep when he tried to check them in, which put her really close to his chest, letting her hear his heart slamming against his chest as the adrenaline was letting him carry her...

"S-Sorry, Rei." Albert muttered as he sat upon the large bed meant for two lovebirds like themselves. "I really couldn't think of anything else. A-And I had a special discount since I had helped them clean up last week, so..." He was being far too honest. One of the boy's faults, and something you honestly would have difficulty blaming him for...

Rei just sighed a bit. Then she smiled as she looked towards her boyfriend. "Well... While we're here, I suppose its as good a time as any." She said, carefully letting her clothes slip off her form. Keeping nothing except her panties on her body, showing off how lithe yet how subtly toned she was.

Albert immediately grew hard when he looked at his girlfriend, and he had to audibly swallow. "Are you sure..?" He asked. He knew exactly what would happen if he was given the chance to just let loose. In fact, Rei was all-too-aware of what kind of boy he was when he was beneath the bedsheets. This wasn't the first time that they had been in a love hotel. Far from it.

Rei put an end to his worries by putting her finger on his lips, and then carefully let her lips meet his. "I'll start. Then we'll see how long I last. Please don't go too hard, okay?" She gave him express permission, while still limiting him a bit. Just because she knew what he could do if he went hog wild. If anything, this was her Christmas Gift for him. A chance to have fun in bed...

Albert nodded and wrapped his arms around his lover, pressing her close as they began a whirlwind of intimacy...

---

Everything after that became like a blur. Not because it happened very quickly. Far from it. The intimacy was long and drawn out, and every single climax had its moment to shine. Whether it was Albert being submissive and taking it from Rei, or Rei riding him, or Albert riding her, or any permutation of those possibilities. All of those acts started to melt together into one big pool of passion that made it harder and harder to distingush them from one another...

By the time that they had come to an end, Albert was still taking deep refreshing breaths. All while his dear girlfriend had passed out on the big bed, letting the softness and the afterglow wash over her and keep her from sleeping uncomfortably. While she definitely loved Albert, she just couldn't keep up with his stamina.

Albert looked down at Rei and smiled a bit. They had gone through a lot tonight. He had gotten hit by a baseball, she had shown just how passionate she got whenever she sang karaoke, and they had made so much love that she had to pass out. But he had made sure that they had tried a lot. And sure, they could've tried a lot more if he hadn't gotten hit by a ball, but that was just something that made their little night together that much more memorable.

Slowly, the boy started to lie down besides the girl he loved. And he pulled her nice and close, feeling her lithe and slightly toned body rub up against his slim and feminine form. And he smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "I love you, Rei. Merry Christmas." He whispered into that ear, making sure not to wake her after everything that had happened.

It certainly didn't seem like he had been able to wake her. Letting him softly close his own eyes, as the afterglow of everything slowly but surely washed over him as well. The warmth of having his girlfriend, his lover pressing so closely up against him... It was enough to make him smile so softly and so serenely. He knew he'd have a wonderful dre-

*kiss*

His eyes opened as he looked straight into Rei's, all because of the kiss that suddenly met his still-slightly-red cheek. She was still awake, despite it all. Only just barely, but still.

"Merry Christmas, Albert."

With that, and a hug between the two... They slowly started to drift off to sleep on this holy night, letting their love progress a little more.