A/N: Although this chapter is not from the request page or was originally supposed to be a Christmas special chapter, I made a promise that Eden will get a chapter all to themselves a long time ago. This chapter will be separated into four parts. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, dear readers, and most importantly, enjoy!

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Third person's POV
Once there was a single mother, who is working as a social media influencer and pregnant with a baby girl. It was Christmas Eve and nighttime has engulfed the entire city. Fairy lights are dimming and thick snow are covering every corner of the streets, miniature Christmas trees are placed near every doorstep.

Just before the woman decided to take a selfie of herself and the magnificent scenery from her apartment window, her phone slipped out of her hands and one of the corners landed and jabbed her toenail, leaving a rash purple bruise on her peachy beige toe. She picked up her phone and sat on a chair, thinking,

'If only I had a daughter that has skin as clear as the snow, hair dark as the bark from a Christmas oak tree, eyes shimmering like fairy lights on Christmas Eve with a hint of purple irises from my bruise, and her lips as peachy as my skin.'

On that day, her wishes have been granted and the very next day, the baby girl L/N Y/N was born and had the exact appearances requested by her mother. However, the woman was furious to see her newborn since the baby has naturally developed feminine traits that are more beautiful than hers at such a young age, which surprised the caregivers, doctors, and nurses.

The mother's rage and jealousy have gone out of control as she attempted to choke her daughter to death and possibly wanted to smash the baby's brain when the caregivers called her to hold her baby. The infant's wail alerted the staff and are all horrified that they snatched the newborn away from her biological mother, calling the nearest orphanage and mental hospital. The mother was wearing a straitjacket and was put into a cell, where no one will show her pity or remorse after what she did when she is trapped there for several years and no one can hear her agonizing screams. At that time, Y/N's aunt quickly rushed to the hospital and called the nurses to not take away Y/N, who deserves better treatment than living in an orphanage. The baby's cries are faded after the aunt brings Y/N into her chest, gently patting her back and rocking her to sleep.

Eventually, she will suffer the same fate just like her mother, she explained as tears kept pouring out of her eyes and squeezing Y/N's loincloth tightly.

The staff has no choice but to file a birth and adoption certificate for Y/N's aunt. She decided to raise Y/N as her daughter, restarting a new life, a new picture-perfect family.

Several years later...

"Y/N it's time for breakfast! Hurry up you sleepy head!" Y/N's auntie called out her niece's name while she is preparing some bacon and eggs for breakfast.

"Wait auntie (name)! I haven't finished recording my TikTok dance today, it'll take ummmmmmm 10 seconds. 20 seconds? You know what, I'll make this quick!" Y/N yelled back before going back to her bedroom in a rush to adjust her phone from her stand and pressing the record button to record her video.

"*sigh*, kids nowadays! Please Y/N, how many times did I tell you not to address me as 'auntie', address me as 'mom'!" Auntie (name) sighed and facepalmed. The steam from the kitchen and Y/N's quirkiness is just making her head ache even more.

"But you're not my mom! Didn't you say that my real mom is sick, so you have to take care of me until I become 18, which is TODAY since today is my BIRTHDAY~" Y/N said as she is lip-syncing to the song the phone is playing and at the same time, making cute dance poses in front of the camera.

"Oh, you're right! Speaking of your birthday, Merry Christmas Y/N!" Auntie (name) said as she placed Y/N's breakfast in her bedroom drawer and planted a kiss on Y/N's cheek.

"Merry Christmas, Auntie (Name)- I mean mom..." Y/N snuggled into Auntie (name)'s arms like a koala, warming herself up before eating her breakfast and heading outside to spend some time with her friend, (Friend name). She is your childhood friend and you two attended the same high school together. Y/N texted her where she is going during the weekend and since she was free, the two girls decided to meet up at the mall. Before that, Y/N is wearing a knitted f/c scarf, gloves, and beanie with navy blue jeans and a f/c jacket made with flaxseeds to keep you warm along with the white chemise.

On the way to the mall, Y/N opened an app called TrueBeauty to look at the popularity poll. It ranks not only the user's appearance, but also based on the likes and posts on Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Surprisingly, she is ranked first place three weeks in a row, she can never be happier and can't wait to tell (Friend name) about the news.

But Y/N never knew the person ranked in the second place is watching her at the distance, smiling at her phone with a malicious grin, ready to do anything to become No.1.

Y/N was busying texting back feedbacks to her followers and many of her fans show a lot of support to her, showering her with donations, gift codes and promotions to advertise in the near future. Without knowing, Y/N accidentally bumped into a person and her butt landed hard onto the concrete floor. Y/N looked up and saw a man with magenta hair and blue eyes, he is wearing a pair of glasses and a white piercing that is shaped like a bow and arrow. His bangs is held up with a golden crown-shaped hair clip.

"Hey watch it, young lady! Do you know who I am! I, Ibara Saegusa, will not tolerate people who will have the audacity to lay a dirty finger on my nicely ironed clothes." The man hissed at Y/N as he fidgeted his glasses. He moved back a few steps away from her as if she's carrying some kind of disease with her. Y/N watched him in disgust at his rude attitude.

"Ibara, stop! As we can see, she's not trying to hurt us and we are not hired to protect this girl assigned by Nagi-senpai." Just then, a pale hand is placed on the magenta-haired boy's shoulder and it belongs to another guy with royal blue hair and topaz yellow eyes. He has a fair skin tone and build and wears a red jacket and black turtleneck along with white jeans. He has a silver piercing shaped like a sword dangling on his left ear that reflects light every time it swings back and forth.

"Come on, Mr. Jun. Let me just a fun little tease. Look at her being a scared little piggy, ready to be gobble up by humans. Haha, look how cute her reaction is, it's hilarious!" The boy with glasses is laughing hysterically that he arched his back so hard and made a crackling noise from his spine. His cackling then immediately stopped because of the pain. The boy with blue hair looks at him, sighing as if he is questioning why on earth does he need to work with an childish and all-mighty guy like him.

"Oh by the way, we forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Jun Sazanami and that fucked-up guy over there is Ibara Saegusa. He may look a bit mean, but he's actually really decent, friendly guy if you ask me and oh, really calculated." The blue haired guy said as he grabbed Y/N's bag from the ground and handed it back to her. Y/N nodded politely and somewhat blushing over his good looks, especially his glowing eyes. She then turned to Ibara, whose back is still pain, and clicked her tongue.

"Look. I don't care about your names but excuse me, is that glasses dude referring 'piggy' as me?! I'm sorry for bumping you earlier since I am looking at my phone, but he didn't have to be that rude! (at least he didn't call me fat.) So, if you please, can I go now if there are things that has nothing to do with me?" Y/N asked as she give a death glare to both Ibara and Jun. Jun trembled a bit and carefully moved aside, so Y/N can continue on walking. Y/N let out a pout and a huff before power walking down the streets.

Ibara finally stood up and watched her leave along with Jun. "You know, Mr Jun. She's one tough cookie, saying something blunt and rebellious with no shame whatsoever is quite impressive for a girl her age." Jun didn't say anything and he is staring something on the floor. It was Y/N's phone. She must have forgotten it. "Jun~ Hey, are you listening to me?" Ibara asked as he pinched both Jun's cheeks, which automatically made him use his hands to call him to stop. He picked the phone up and examined it. His eyes widened once he discovered something in the TrueBeauty app's ranking,

"No. That girl...Could it be...?"

In the mall...
(Friend name) is already standing beside the mall's entrance. She dial Y/N's phone number and she hasn't picked it up for god-knows-how-many-times. "Jeez, bestie. Where on earth is she? We could've gone shopping together by now, what is taking her so long- a-a-ACHOO! Next time I saw her face, I'm gonna punch her in the stomach later..." (Friend name) cursed and is sneezing from the cold weather.

Just then, a woman with short and dark hair, wearing in black approaches her. (Friend name) was confused, could it be Y/N? She rushed and lunged towards the woman, which surprised her. "Y/N~ where have you been? You know you're keeping me waiting for so long. Come on, let's find a warm place, I'm literally freezing to death." The woman just stood still. "Y/N? Hellow~" (Friend name) waved her hand back and forth in front of the woman's face. The woman in black finally blurted some words out from her rosy charcoal lips.

"Oh? So you know L/N Y/N? The No.1 social media influencer in TrueBeauty? You see, I'm her mother and what you're staring at is clearly the next successor to become the top influencer in town."

"I-I'm sorry! I thought you are her. I'm her best friend and I'm waiting for her arrival. Is there something you want from me?"

"At first, thank you. I know I'm beautiful than this monstrosity. And...Hmmm, let me ask you a simple question. Is she actually your friend? Did you ever doubt whether that she truly cares about you or maybe she's just secretly taking advantage of you this whole time?"

"Hey! She's not a monster and me and Y/N are destined to be BFFs!"

"I know you're lying, sweetheart. You hate her, didn't you?"

To be continued...

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Date finished : 23/12/2022