An Amusement Club Festivus
It was December 23, just two more days until Christmas Eve. And even though most people in the land were not Christian, the feeling of the holiday had penetrated the land with strong force and enraptured everyone in its holiday glow, and most glowing of all with the holiday spirit was Toshinou Kyoko.
"Ho, ho, ho!" she said to no one in particular as she made her way through the snow towards the Amusement Club hideaway. The school closed up yesterday, but that didn't stop her. The way Kyoko saw it, the Amusement Club hut was her property not the school's. It wasn't like they were using it and besides she was in possession of the key. That made her the legal guardian. Finder's keepers, as her mother used to say. She learned a lot from her mother, a lot of valuable life lessons. Kyoko figured that after the party she should go and get her mother something to show her her own appreciation. Hopefully, Takami will return from her annual trip across the country in time for the holiday, she usually does.
Yes, the party. That is what she should focus on now. Getting the party together. The "Christmas" party.
She opened the door and went in to set-up. She checked the time, and found thatch had a half-hour before everyone got here. She had the sign she made herself. She also had the Christmas tree holder. Yui was bringing the metal pole from her father's workshop.
"Why do we need a metal pole for our Christmas party?"
"We don't we need it for our 'holiday' party!" Kyoko replied. Yui squinted trying to figure out the girl's angle, but was unable and acquised. Kyoko loved it that Yui didn't bother to really question anything she did anymore.
Kyoko also set up the egg-nog drink to bring that western flair to the party. This is gonna be the best Christmas party ever!" Kyoko cheered, but corrected herself, "Oops, I mean-"
She was interrupted by the crash of the door sliding open. Yui and Akari entered. "Oh, Kyoko!" Yui waved. "Merry Christmas," Akari greeted. Kyoko greeted them back, "Happy Holidays, Yui and Akari."
"I brought the, um, metal pole," Yui said, pointing to the thing in her hand. Akari held the other end.
Kyoko studied it and pouted. "Buuu," she said, "I wanted it to be bigger. What kind of a Festivus pole is this?"
"What gratitude is that?" Yui snipped back. "I went through a lot of trouble to get this pole out of my father's garage."
Akari asked the more obvious question, "Festivus?" Akari said, "What is 'Festivus', Kyoko-chan?"
"Oops," Kyoko covered her mouth at the slip. Se let the cat out of the bag by mistake. "Oh, well,I was waiting for everyone here to spring this on you-"
"Ah, I should've expected this much," Yui said.
"Don't worry, this will be great! Y'see, it's a third winter holiday. You know how there's Christmas, and in the West, they have Hannukah, too? Well, you see, those two holidays are very religious and also commercial, so in America-"
"I'm here with the snacks!" Chinatsu interrupted as she came in. "Eh?" She stopped dead in her tracks as she saw the pole in the room. "Umm… what's going on? What kind of a tree is that?"
"It's not a tree, Chinatsu-chan, "Kyoko continued, "It's a Festivus pole!"
"Festivus?"
"Yeah," Akari added, "It's some other holiday apparently. Kyoko was just telling us the origins until you walked in."
Chinatsu put the snacks on the table and sat down with the rest. Kyoko backtracked for Chinatsu, then went on to explain the magic of Festivus. If one considers putting a pole of steel in the middle of their house magical.
"There's Christmas, Hannukah," she concluded, "and a Festivus for the rest of us! It's gonna be great!" Kyoko smiled.
"So, what's the difference between a Christmas celebration and a Festivus one?" Akari asked.
There are certain rituals to Festivus, which we will get into as we go along!" Kyoko said, "They're all about building bonds and seeking to improve yourself and others. I also brought some sandwiches," Kyoko said, pulling food in tupperware containers out of her red bag, "and some noodle soup for the Festivus dinner! And then we'll get into the rituals," Kyoko smiled. "This sounds like it's gonna be tiring," Yui and Chinatsu said.
"I think it's gonna be fun!" Akari said.
'Ah, thanks Akari-chan! Y'see," she said as she put her arm around the redhead, "Akari is the only one in the spirit of the winter solstice! You two should try being more like her!"
"Thank you, Kyoko-chan!"
"She's too good a girl," the other two thought to themselves.
"As long as it is not TOO long, Kyoko-chan!" Akari said. Kyoko shrugged, "It shouldn't be! Why, Akari-chan?"
Akari smiled as the spirit of the holidays came over her. "I'm meeting Katsumi to go out with her and her friends for their Christmas thing!" Chinatsu crushed her eggnog cup in her hand.
"Gah!" Yui said to Chinatsu, "Ae you okay?"
"Yeah," she replied, "Yeah it's nothing." 'Katsumi! Katsumi! Always Katsumi!' she growled.
"Don't worry, you'll have time for your girlfriend, Akari!" Kyoko chuckled, "First, though, let's eat the Festivus dinner, and we'll dive right in."
To Be Continued, Maybe!
A/N:
Not my usual quality, I know, but I just wanted to get something out for the holiday season. And i thought that the Amusement Club girls celebrating Festivus would be pretty funny. I'm gonna get into the actual Festivus celebration in the next chapter where they air their grievances and do the feats of strength. Or I might not write the next chapter at all and this may join Blue Spider's Web as a member of the list of stories that will never be finished lol.
We shall see. After all Festivus is a time for miracles! Either way, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy New Year, and of course, Happy Festivus!