|SNOW I|
[Day 1 of Winter Break: Wednesday, December 19th]
"The lights are so pretty, don't you think, Kyo-kun?"
So asks Tohru, hands clasped together over her heart, beaming like she could twirl in a circle right there. She's wearing a tightly secured scarf, a short beige trenchcoat, and a pair of Kyo's boots that are way too big for her, but Kyo insisted she wear them anyway. This, of course, caused Shigure to go nuts over how adorable that was, and how cute they are as a couple, before Kyo proceeded to drag Tohru out the door. But he didn't care anyway what Shigure thought. She can't go outside in the snow wearing her school shoes. She'd get another one of those nasty colds that she always seems to attract.
Speaking of school, the two fourth-years have been let out for winter break. The first day of it, actually. They weren't expecting snow, but they've still got six inches on the ground and everyone's looking forward to more. It's a steady downfall right now, not too heavy, light enough to where they can actually see the other people on the busy sidewalk, scurrying around for small, last minute Christmas presents.
Large snowflakes fall carelessly from the sky in clusters, covering the ground. It's dark outside, around nine at night, but the material items market is still open and running. Tohru says that people probably come more at night because it's prettier in the dark. Not that it's not still nice in the daytime, that's not what she meant.
The aforementioned lights that Tohru spoke of are the lanterns hanging above them in strings of blue and pink and orange, swinging in the frozen breeze. Kyo assesses them and provides a nod, telling her they are kind of nice. He isn't lying either, it's colorful in the night. The pair are at a Christmas festival, where booths are lined along both sides of the sidewalk stretching for many yards. Streetlights aid the faint glow of the lanterns, people buzzing everywhere chatting happily with their sellers.
One booth sells home-made woven bracelets on one side of the table, on the other beaded ones. Another sells ceramics. Shoes. Other types of jewelry are sold elsewhere; rings, necklaces, and earrings. Tohru takes Kyo's hand and leads him towards one, eyes sparkling as bright as the necklaces she's beaming at.
Behind the booth is a thin woman with a pixie haircut sitting in a fold-out chair. Tohru smiles brightly at her. "These are so pretty!" Then, turning her attention back to Kyo: "Do you think Kisa would like one of these? As a present?"
Kyo shrugs. "I dunno."
Tohru doesn't reply, just glances back over them thoughtfully, eyeing one specifically. She lingers there for a moment, but something must catch her eye elsewhere, because she swings around, almost slapping Kyo in the face with her hair, and gasps. She smiles apologetically at the short-haired woman and takes off in the direction of whatever she's after. Kyo waits until she's out of his eyesight, then turns with rather cold hands in his pockets back to the stand.
"Which one was she looking at?" He asks, not meeting her eyes, because she looks like a freakin' goth and he's kind of scared to.
She chuckles, her breath coming out in front of her in a small fog. "The blue and purple one with a fairy charm on it. No, the other one." She corrects him, then sighs frustrated, "Are you color blind?"
She picks up the correct necklace before handing it to him.
Kyo would glare at her normally, but he needed to hurry before Tohru came looking for him. He pulled out a few hundred yen and dropped it in her outstretched hand, along with the necklace. She puts the necklace in a rectangular, long box and pockets the money. She drops the box into a very small bag and presents it to him.
"Didn't peg you for the romantic type, pretty boy." She says, grinning.
"You-" Kyo starts, only to be interrupted by Tohru walking his way. Luckily, she's still looking for him and hasn't spotted him yet, so he has time to shove it in his jacket.
"Don't you want your change?" The black-haired woman says, still trying to suppress a smile.
"Keep it," He mutters quickly. Then, sarcastically, "Happy Holidays."
The woman laughs. "Likewise."
Tohru reaches Kyo, smiling up at him as she holds up a bag similar to his. A bag that, thankfully, she doesn't notice nearly falling out of his jacket. He adjusts it quickly, not breaking eye contact as to not make her suspicious.
"Look, Kyo-kun! I found something special for Kisa!" She proclaims proudly, fumbling to get the small box out of her bag. When she does, she pulls out a bracelet, from a stand he noticed earlier. The bracelet has a pattern of beads, black and orange. "Isn't it perfect? It's just like Kisa when she transforms."
Kyo chuckles, taking the bracelet and examining it. "Yeah, it kinda is."
Tohru beams excitedly. "You really think so?"
"Sure."
Kyo hears a lady behind him giggle, mumbling something about young love, as he bends down to kiss Tohru's cheek, and he feels the heat underneath his lips at her blush.
A/N: Kyoru you are my OTP of OTPs.
So, I'm going to clear a few things up.
First, I know what you're thinking. Kyo can't kiss Tohru! Well, you see, the curse is broken. I felt like the Winter ~love~ aspect should have been added somewhere after the curse had broken during their 4th year of High School. So here it is.
Second, (obviously) Kyo and Tohru are on Winter Vacation. They are 'together'. Since this usually lasts about 2 weeks, plus one day after New Years, I'm going to play off of that, a total of 15 chapters at least, one for every day of the Winter Vacation. I'll update weekly. I know this is a bit late, considering Christmas and everything is already said and done. BUT I LOVE THE KYORU FLUFF DON'T JUDGE ME.
Lastly, each chapter will be about 1,000 words or more, and this will span from December 19 - January 3 in the story.
...Almost forgot. You know that reviewing thing that some people do? I think it's quite nice. I often find myself wandering in the forest-like realm of my writing kingdom, hoping I could be so lucky to recieve a few of those. So please, help me discover what it feels like.