Ririchiyo and Miketsukami walked into the breakfast lounge to see it covered in Christmas decorations. There were red, green, and gold garland hanging from the ceiling and garbing every table and chair. The tables and chairs also have green, red, and white coverings to make them look more festive. It was the annual Christmas party at Ayakashi Hall where all residents and secret service agents can relax and enjoy the festive holiday. Miketsukami was wearing his normal agent attire, black trousers with a white shirt, but he was also wearing an evergreen vest that was given to him by his girlfriend. His girlfriend, being Ririchiyo, was sporting a short, dark, red dress that had short sleeves and white fluffy trim around the edges of the dress. Underneath that, she had a white, long-sleeve shirt and gray thigh highs. They have been dating for around three years now. As the short lady and heterochromatic man entered, they were greeted by their friends.
"Yo! Ririchiyo! You guys made it," Sorinozuka said, waving.
"Ah, Onii-sama, how nice it is to see you again," Miketsukami replied.
Nobara shouted, "Maniac!" as soon as she turned and saw the violet eyed yokai-throwback. "Ririchiyo-chan, you look so cute in that Santa outfit, I could eat you up," the ice lady practically drooled on Ririchiyo.
"Please don't," Miss Shirakiin replied, coldly, as she turned away.
Watanuki was sitting at a table in the corner next to Karuta who was helping herself to all of the Christmas goodies. Natsume caught Ririchiyo's eye and chuckled. I wonder what that was about she thought. The couple's attention soon turned to the massive Christmas tree covered in glorious lights and ornaments. It was a real showpiece, being adorned with crystal-like tinsel hanging from branches and glittering like the stars. Under the tree, was beautifully wrapped presents. They were a part of the Secret Santa party idea the residents had come up with.
"Now that everyone's here we could exchange gifts if you guys are cool with that?" the scroll asked. Hey, when did he transform anyway Ririchiyo pondered. They all agreed to that and exchanged their Secret Santa gifts. Miketsukami received a lotus flower scented lotion from Renshou who claimed he accidentally forgot about the gift exchange until the last minute. He tried to play it off as cool but he was actually a little embarrassed.
"Thank you for this wonderful gift, Sorinozuka-sama. I am so grateful that you were thoughtful enough to think about the health and care of my skin. Your choice in scent is also superb because of…—" Miketsukami assured.
Karuta received a basket full of her favorite foods from Miketsukami. She promptly thanked him by giving him a sugar cookie. Nobara's gift that she received was homemade ice cream from Karuta. Nobara gave Natsume a stuffed animal bunny. Natsume gave Ririchiyo a butterfly hair clip which Ririchiyo put in her hair to show him that she liked it. Watanuki was given a chain necklace with words on it reading "badass" from Ririchiyo. He put it on and proclaimed, "Damn right." Lastly, the delinquent gave Sorinozuka a watch.
The rest of the evening, the group snacked on Christmas treats and recalled fond memories about the holidays. They even cut out paper snowflakes and hung them up around the room. Karuta made a snowflake with a heart pattern in it and set it on Watanuki's head, which he retorted with, "Delinquents don't wear snowflakes, but uhh, I guess I could wear it just for today," as the pink haired girl who was listening tilted her head. It was almost 11 o'clock before the friends felt tired. They cleaned up the decorations haphazardly and set off for their own rooms. Ririchiyo and Miketsukami were the last ones to leave.
Ririchiyo glanced at the leftover candies and stated, "It would be considered rude to leave this place a complete mess which could make a bad reputation for me. Miketsukami-kun, we should stay a bit and help clean."
"You're right, Ririchiyo-sama," said the secret service agent who began to clear off a table. The young lady headed towards the snack table and grabbed one last candy cane before putting the rest away. After being satisfied with their work, the two stepped into the elevator together to end their fun evening. Or so they thought…