A/N: Last Chapter! Chapter 10: Reindeer.

They sat in silence, enjoying each other's company and the warmth of the crackling fire as they one by one drifted off to sleep.

Peter was the first, curled up in his chair, then Mary, next to Lily. Remus gave one last yawn before he too fell asleep. James had moved to sit on the floor in front of the fireplace, and Lily was slowly spiraling into peaceful unconsciousness.

"Prongs," Sirius' voice breaking the silence woke Lily up. "Hey, James!"

James finally turned to look at Sirius, and grunted in reply.

"Does Moony still have those markers?"

James smiled slightly. "Yeah, taped to the underside of his bed."

"Thanks mate, I knew I could count on you." Sirius bound up the stairs to the boys dorm and silence once again descended on the common room.

"Markers?" This time it was Lily breaking the silence as she slid off the loveseat to sit in front of the fireplace with James.

"Yeah," he laughed, "Sirius convinced Remus to charm a set of markers so that everyone could see the ink except whoever he had decided to draw on."

Lily laughed, smiling as she stared into the fire. "I love Christmas." she said

"Me too. The snow, and especially the presents."

"I love the decorations." Lily replied, "The Christmas trees dressed in all the tinsel and ornaments."

James shifted so that he was facing Lily. "I have a gift for you."

She smiled slightly, "I look forward to opening it."

"How about I get it and you open it now." James suggested.

"But it's not even Christmas yet!"

He looked up at the clock above the mantle. "Twelve twenty seven, it's Christmas Eve, close enough." he stood up and left the room heading up to the boys dorm.

A few seconds later Sirius came down and sat on the couch, a fist full of markers. He was grinning as he pulled of the caps and began drawing on Remus' face.

A few seconds later and James also came bounding down the stairs, a small gift wrapped box in one hand. He sat down beside Lily and handed it to her.

She began unwrapping it, carefully pulling off the tape so that she didn't rip the paper. She pulled off the lid off the plain white box. Inside lay a tiny wood carving of a reindeer, or she thought it was a reindeer. A tiny silver chain was coiled up, a loop hanging off it. She picked it up, the reindeer suspended from the loop.

"It's beautiful," she breathed. "Where'd you get it?"

James shifted nervously, "Well, I made it."

Her eyes snapped up, searching his face. He had made this? "You carved this, by hand?"

He nodded his head, his cheeks turning pink, and his hand made it's way to his unruly black hair.

She looked down at the carving, then back up at him. Without thinking she leaned forward and pressed a chaste kiss to his cheek.

His eyes went wide and he brought a hand up to his cheek, staring at her in disbelief.

She couldn't help but smile at the look on his face. Looking back down at the necklace, she handed it to him. Then she turned around, so that her back was facing him, and pulled her loose hair out of the way.

His hands were shaking as he brought the necklace around her neck and fastened it. It took a couple tries, but he finally got it.

She turned her head to look at him, their faces inches apart. Her breath hitched, and his was coming out in a ragged, irregular rhythm. He leaned in, just a slight bit more, and her eyes fluttered closed. Her lips were parted slightly, and he moved his head closer still. Steeling his courage, he also closed his eyes and started to close the small gap between them.

A grunt from Remus, and a, not very manly, giggle from Sirius, caused them both to jump. Their eyes snapped open and they turned to look at the two boys.

Remus shifted one last time and opened his eyes. Sirius was leaning over him, a marking in one hand, and a grin on his face. Remus hand shot out and grabbed Sirius' wrist. Recognizing the marker, he let out a growl, before lunging at him. The two boys struggled, each trying to get the marker. When they rolled onto the floor, James and Lily were forced to retreat to the couch.

James sighed, as he watched his two best friends.

"What?" Lily asked.

"Nothing," he said "It's just we- I..." he sighed again.

Lily smiled, shifting over to sit closer to him, "I know." she rested her head on his shoulder.

James smiled too, wrapping one arm around her shoulders and pulling her closer. They sat in silence, watching the two boys wrestling on the floor. Lily played with her necklace with one hand, tracing the hills and valleys of the intricate carving. She loved deer, they were her favourite animal, not to mention her patronus. She wondered what James' favourite animal was. She'd have to ask him.

A/N: I'm currently working a a big, multi-chapter fic, so I probably won't be posting anything for awhile. Hope you liked it and please review!