Kai's POV

We all couldn't help but be just as happy when Seol received my surprise gift. She looked like a a little kid, adorable. I gave her her old friend, her guitar case. Once again, her hugged me. I still wasn't steady from my last hug with her--- I was still on the ground. The hyungs laughed at me, not only for the big surprise, but for the idiot they took me as. Indeed, they were wrong and I was right. 

Seol had gotten off of me and planted herself back on the large sofa, next to Bora. Slowly, she began to tune her old friend and was ready to play something for us. Seol turned around to look at us, motioning us to come over by the warm fire. We smiled and followed her instructions. I was about to take a seat next to her, but Tao had beat me to it. I gave him a 'what-the-hell' face but he decided to ignore it. I sighed and took a seat across from Seol, next to Chanyeol hyung. Once we were all settled down, she began to play:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chozyt3e0J4

As she was playing, I was immersed on watching her entirely. She looked so focused on her playing, yet, she showed pure happiness to be able to play this part of her memory once again. I remembered when she told me about her father passing on and giving this guitar to her as their own bond back at the garden. I had never met anyone so similar to me before... maybe that's why I care for her. A lot.

During the piece, she looked up at the members, eyeing them one by one. Then she came to me. I gulped when we made the sudden eye contact.  She didn't seem to mind and smiled brightly at me. I knew that was her millionth time saying 'thank you.' I smiled back in return before Seol went back to concentrating back onto her guitar. 

When she finished, we all clapped. We stood up and playfully bowed, as if she was performing at Carnegie Hall or something. She then sat back down and everyone broke into small conversations. I looked over at the hyungs and winked. They smiled at we all stood up. A little surprised, the girls eyed us with confusion. "Oppas where are you guys going?" Seol asked. We only smiled at them before exiting the villa's main living room. 

I noticed at Seol and Bora had stood up trying to follow us, but I stopped them in their tracks. "Ani~" I sang. "Wait until we call you, ok?" Although they were still confused, they slowly nodded in agreement. They sat back down while holding their mugs of hot chocolate before breaking into conversation as to what we were up to. I chuckled before closing the door behind me.

Seol's POV

I had no idea what the exo oppas were planning to do. Bora was also dumbfounded by their sudden actions. One moment we were all talking with each other and the next, they are gone. We decided to go by Kai oppas word and continued to have our snip-it of a conversation. Suddenly, my phone began to ring. Kai oppa.

I put the phone on speaker.

"Hello?" 

"Great! You're still there. Ok. You and Bora can follow the little path we had left for you... ready... GO!" Without anything else said, Kai oppa hung up. I looked over at Bora who had scoffed. I giggled and pulled her up, exiting through the same door the oppas did. There, we found our first little part of their "path". 

You have found your first clue to where you will end up. Firstly, you must follow "our love" for you~

Bora couldn't help but laugh over the oppas corny riddles. She turned the corner and saw a trail of tiny hearts leading up to the stairs. We laughed and immediately followed the path of oppas love. We reached the second floor of the villa and found another note stuck onto one of the small mirrors around the villa. I immediately took it off and Bora and I started to read:

Omo! You really do love your oppas~ Alright. Now you must look for 21moorrebmun.

"What does that mean?" I turned to Bora who was in the midst of thinking about the next riddle. I looked over at the note again, getting a soft feeling of this message. Was there are reason on why the message was taped onto the mirror? I took the note away from Bora and put it to the mirror. I smiled. The message was written backwards. Now, it read: room number 12.

Bora turned to me and smiled. Room number 12 was right across from where we were standing.  We hopped into the room to find it surprisingly empty. Bora sighed when she came toward me holding another note. 

Ahhhh~ indeed our friends are very smart to find this note. Of course, finding us won't be that easy. Find the item Kyungsoo loves the most and you'll find yourselves one more step closer to finding your oppas.

"What does Kyungsoo love the most?" Bora and I said in unison. 

We started to look around room number 12 of anything Kyungsoo oppa might have mentioned to us.We opened closets, bathrooms and found nothing. I went to check inside the bathroom one more time before I heard Bora shout.

"Seol-ah!" I quickly found Bora on the bed holding a little stuffed toy. A giraffe? 

"I remember Kyungoo oppa mentioned that his grandmother had given him this when he was a kid before she passed on." My smile then turned into a frown. 

"Bora-ah, there's no note on it." I took the toy and turned it carefully, finding nothing stuck to it. Bora looked at the area on where she found the toy and smiled. Out from behind the covers was a little sticky note.

Hyung didn't want us to put anything on his little toy so we left it here. If you're reading this, that means that you found our last note. Now, return to where everything first started. Hehe...

Our mouths opened in disbelief, but then laughed. We took Kyungsoo oppa's toy with us and headed back to the main living room.

We passed through the doors and gasped from what we saw...

The living room had become a little stage and on it, the oppas in matching elf uniforms. I giggled, as did Bora. The oppas did nothing but smile at us before Tao had come up to me. 

He had put a mistletoe over our head and kissed my cheek. A little sigh escaped my mouth and he smiled before returning in formation with the other oppas.

Part of me knew this would happen, while part of me wanted to tell Tao that I only see him as a friend... but it was Christmas! I just couldn't do that on the happiest time of the year. I softly smiled before looking back at the oppas. Suddenly, music had started to play and the oppas began their little show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBu5_8eyOU

Chanyeol's POV

Our little 'thank you' shoe began for the two girls staring back at us in awe. I looked over at Tao and we both smiled seeing the child-like Seol watching our every move. We would usually perform for our families on Christmas day, but both Seol and Bora are part of our family now, and we were as happy as we could.

We aligned into a tree type of formation where I was set in the middle. I suddenly made direct eye contact with Seol and a smile was plastered on my face. Seol also smiled back, bringing a very warm feeling into my heart. We continued with the dance before we ended with Luhan hyungs smooth voice and the girls jumped from their seats and clapped and shouted with all the power they could hold their little bodies. We bowed and came off the stage with bright smiles.

Seol jumped over to me with with a face full of happiness. "Oppa, how did you guys prepare all of this... it was beautiful... PERFECTION!" I chuckled before rubbing the back of my neck. "Oppas have been working on this all year long... as a 'thank you' to both you and Bora for staying by our sides." Before I knew it, Seol was hugging me and I hugged her back. Fortunately, she didn't hear my beating heart and left to talk to the rest of the members.

The members and I changed into our Christmas night weat, as did the girls. We met back at the living room and talked our way through the night and we were all together. Warm and loved. Night fell even darker and our eyes shut, knowing that we are all still together. This was a perfect Christmas. 

                                                                                       ~The Next Day...~

No One's POV

Morning eventually rose at its peak and though the cold snow outside, everything inside the villa was warm. Of course, Kyungsoo was the first to wake up, for it was always his job to make food for 'his babies'. Lay had also woken up and was helping out in the kitchen. Everyone had fallen asleep inside the living room, so the main floor was filled with blankets and bodies. Smelling the sweet aroma, Seol had also woken up. "Morning." She said with her raspy morning voice. The older two laughed seeing the half-asleep girl come their way.

"I think you should wash up first before helping us." Lay had given Seol a spoon, only for her to scream. She looked like a mess! I smiled shyly at her oppas before running to the nearest bathroom with her toothbrush and comb. 

Seol had come back later, only to find the the food was almost done cooking. She pouted. "Oppas. I said I was going to help you." Kyungsoo laughed as he messed up Seol's neatly combed hair. "You can help us set the table and wake everyone else up." Kyungsoo had siad and looked at the brightened Seol. She then motioned Lay to help her wake the others up and he followed. 

They had exited the kitchen and found sweet sleeping bodies everywhere. "Oppa, you start waking the other oppas up and I'll start to wake up Bora." Seol whispered. Lay nodded as the went on different sides of the room.

Fortunately, Bora was a light sleeper so she had woken up after a few taps on her shoulder. She squinted before finding the smiling Seol right above her, giving her weird hand messages. Surprisingly, Bora got it: After you wake up, go to the bathroom and wash up. Then go to the kitchen and help Kyungsoo oppa with the food. I'm helping Lay oppa wake the other members. 

Seol smiled at her one more time before going with Lay to wake the other members up. Lay was having difficulty waking up the members. He had only woken up Suho, who had smiled as he passed by Seol to wash up. She smiled back before choosing her "target". She decided to go after her same age friend... Sehun.

All the members seemed to be heavy sleepers, making it a little troublesome. A few taps and shakes only made Sehun mumble some words Seol couldn't understand. Once again, she started to gently shake him, making him flutter his eyes just enough to see who was waking him up. After seeing Seol's face, he immediately shot up, making Seol flinch. He was sitting upright in a very weird position. Seol looked at him clueless before laughing at his actions. He was hiding his face and hair from her. He was embarrassed. Seol giggled slightly and covered him with a blanket. He slightly smiled at her before waking to a bathroom. 

Seol looked over at Lay who had woken up Xiumin, Luhan and Chen. They also smiled at Seol while covering their bedhead. She waved back before choosing to wake both giants... Kris and Chanyeol. They were sleeping side by side, making it easier to kill two birds with one stone. As usual, she tapped them telling them to wake up... they didn't move. Seol then began to shake them gently... nothing. Seol blew a rasberry and decided to fight fire with fire. Firstly, she threw a pillow at Chenyeol hard enough for him to stir. She threw another one, putting the third under Kris's hand. Chanyeol woke and turned to Kris. Seeing the pillow, he threw it back. Kris then woke up in disbelief that his dongsaeng had just hit him. 

They were now awake and bickering. Before they could throw anymore pillows, Seol stepped into the middle. Chanyeol had threw one, but instead of hitting Kris, it had hit Seol. A gasp left his mouth as Seol began to laugh. "I guess I deserved that." She laughed as she stood up, giving both giants a hand, pushing them in the direction of the bathroom on the second floor, since there is a line for the first. 

Kai was starting to stir due to the morning voices, therefore Seol chose him as her next target.  Like what she had done with everyone else, she started off with small tapping around his face--- it almost looked like she was probing him with her finger. Kai, with his eyes still shut, moved his hand, shooing her hand away from his face. Seol giggled as she continued to disobey. Eventually, Kai grew agitated. He thought that it was one of the hyungs who were trying to wake him up. 

Seol didn't know what was coming for her. Ever so suddenly, Kai leapt his body, throwing it on Seol so he was over her. Through his messy hair, he thought he had caught Luhan or Lay... very wrong.

He moved his hair away to see a shocked girl under him. Both of them stood in place. Lay and the members who came back from the bathroom were also staring at the scene. "Op---oppa.... hehe... Go--ood morning..." Seol was shuttering under the older. Immediately, Kai realized that he was still on top of Seol and immediately jumped off, giving a hand towards Seol so she could stand up.

Kai rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm sorry Seol-ah.... I thought you were one of the hyungs..." Seol gave him a small small. "It's okay oppa... now I know NEVER to do that to you... I'll just go back into the kitchen... Kyungsoo oppa told me to set the table."

Because of Kai's actions, everyone who was asleep now had their eyes wide open. Lay stepped up and gave Kai his toothbrush. He put a hand on Kai's shoulder. "Nice~" Kai glared at his hyung as Lay was laughing. He face-palmed himself before going into a bathroom Kris just left.

"BREAKFAST!!!!!!!!!!!" Kyungsoo's voice was accompanied by Bora's as they screamed to summon everyone at the large feast in the dining room. One by one, the members began to file in, their mouths open to what they have seen. Kyungsoo had prepared a whole Korean style feast for breakfast. "OH MY GOD." the members had said in unison. Kyungsoo looked satisfied with this work. The members sat in their seats and began to eat. Seol was seated with Bora and Suho... across from Kai. Everyone ate as conversations were let out. Seol suddenly got up after hearing a 'ding' go off in the kitchen. 

She came back with a tray full of blueberry muffins. Suho made room for her to put her tray down. She sat down once again before speaking. "I know it's not tradition, but I just thought that I should make some... for a Christmas feel." Since Kyungsoo's food was now devoured, the members slowly took a warm muffin and began to eat. "Wowwwww~ It's amazing!" Tao was eating his as he was overreacting, making Seol smile. Seol took one for herself before talking to Suho again.

Breakfast finished and Seol volunteered to help clean, followed by Tao, Suho, Chanyeol and Kai.The rest of the members would clean the living room and pack their things before they would all leave the villa this afternoon. 

In the kitchen, Seol was washing along with Suho, followed by Tao and Chanyeol to wipe the dishes clean. Kai would eventually be the one putting everything back in it's place. For now, he would be wiping the tables they had used. 

After he was finished, Kai found that the dishes were done. He carefully lifted the heavy load and was going to put it into the cabinets. Seol had stopped him, retrieving a few plates for her to hold herself. Kai tried to get them back, but Seol refused and continued on, turning around giving Kai a 'mehrong' face. Kai smiled before helping her put the rest of the plates into their place.

Everyone was still packing by the time they finished the dishes, so they joined. Seol had come out of the bathroom, changing into her jeans and coat. everyone else did the same after they were finished packing. 

Today was Christmas day and it was now time for them to separate and be with their families. 3 cars waited to the 14 outside. After saying their goodbyes, the members separated within the two vans while Seol and Bora went in another one. Before leaving, Seol waved to Kai holding tight onto her guitar case. Kai smiled as he disappeared into the van.