Butterfly: Hi guys! Since I'm one of the few people who don't celebrate Christmas I decided to take this opportunity to post this cute little Christmas special!
Miyoki: This is the first time you put Ishigami in a story that doesn't involve somebody screaming at him.
Butterfly: Actually that will never happen. I'm not an Ishigami hater but I think somebody oughta yell at him for being unemotional jerk because he deserves it.
Ishigami: I heard that!
Miyoki: She doesn't care and does not own My Sweet Bodyguard or Her Love in the Force!
Ishigami: *grumbles*
The PSD guys along with Kaga, Ayumu, Fujihara, and Jin were lounging around in the lobby of the station. It was a week before Christmas and everyone was looking forward to celebrating the international holiday with their families. Well, everyone except Ishigami.
It wasn't that the glasses-man didn't like Christmas. He just thought there was no reason to celebrate it sine he always spent the holiday alone in his apartment. He could ask his friend Yamano to come over but the brunette was always spending time at the local orphanage during that time. Ishigami didn't tell anyone this but he wished that he had someone to spend Christmas with. It would be a nice change of pace.
"How are you guys going to spend Christmas this year?"
Kurosawa's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he looked over at his colleges. Kaga and Ayumu had their arms folded with calm expressions on their faces. Souma was smiling gently. Jin was looking up from the book he was reading with a surprised look on his face. Goto was fiddling with his heart-shaped locket, trying to get the knots out of it. No one knew why the raven-haired detective wore the locket. All they knew was that it had something to do with his family.
"I'm actually spending Christmas with my cousins on the other side of town. My family thought it would be a nice change of pace in our usual Christmas traditions." Ayumu said with fond look on his face.
"I'm not so sure about that Ayumu. Sometimes Christmas traditions don't have to change at all. Like me. I'm going to visit my family on the countryside like I do every year." Souma explained with a smile.
"Souma is right. Like how Goto and his family keep their traditions the same every year." Jin exclaimed while indicating to the raven-haired detective who finally got the knots out his locket.
"Jin is right. My family have been doing the same Christmas traditions ever since I was 14." Goto said with a grin on his face at the memories.
"But what about Miyoki? Don't you want to spend Christmas with her?" Kaga asked as everyone turned their heads towards the detective who shook his head.
"Miyoki always spends Christmas with her extended family in London every year so we haven't spent Christmas together at all but we gave out our presents to each other before she left yesterday." The raven-haired man explained.
"What about you Ishigami? How are you going to spend Christmas?" Kurosawa asked looking at the glasses-man.
"Alone. Since I don't have a family or a special someone I'll spend Christmas alone like I do every year." The deputy inspector said while adjusting his glasses.
"No one should be alone on Christmas. Ishigami this year you're going to spend Christmas with me and my family whether you like it or not." Goto said sternly with a look that said 'You're not getting out of this.'
"Goto are you sure about this? Knowing Ishigami he'll take the Merry out of Merry Christmas." Kaga said with a smirk on his face.
"Excuse me? Goto I'll accept your invitation. Just so that I can prove to this idiot that I can be cheerful in the holidays." Ishigami stated while glaring at the brown-haired captain.
"That's great! Stay at my place next week and I'll introduce you to the members of my family." The raven-haired detective said happily.
Later that night Ishigami met up with Yamano at a cafe near his apartment building.
"So are you going to spend Christmas at the orphanage again?" The glasses-man asked as he sipped his ice coffee.
"Yep. I'm helping out a man and his family give out candy canes and hot chocolate to the kids again." The brunette grinned happily.
"That same man? How long has he and his family been doing this?" Ishigami asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah it's the same man. I asked him that question last year and he said they've been doing it ever since he was 14. So if they do it this year then it will be 12 years in a row." Yamano explained.
"Huh what a coincidence. One of my colleges has been doing the same family traditions ever since he was 14 as well. So what other things does this man and his family do? Is he nice?" The glasses-man said as the thought of Goto went through his head.
"Nice? He's beyond nice. He always has a kind heart towards the children. He truly loves his family and is always willing to give up his life to save them any day. The other thing he does is perform a Christmas song everyone. You should hear him. He has such an amazing voice." The brunette said excitedly.
"Is that so? Then maybe next year I'll stop by and watch the performance to see if you're right." The grey-haired man said while setting down his glass.
"Next year? Why not this year? Are you going away for Christmas?" The younger man questioned surprised.
"No I'm not going away for Christmas. That same college I was talking about invited me to spend Christmas with him and his family this year saying that no one should be alone on Christmas." The deputy inspector answered remembering the talk at the police station earlier.
"That's what the singing man says every year to the orphans. It's too bad this year there's only going to be three of his family members this year instead of four." Yamano said as he remembered a phone conversation he had a few days ago.
"Why is there going to one less member this year?" Ishigami asked surprised.
"His grandmother passed away this year. He was really devastated by the death. They were really close." The brunette said sadly.
"That's upsetting." The grey-haired man said as he looked out at the night sky.
Meanwhile Goto was out buying candy canes, hot cocoa and as well as his gift for Ishigami. He smiled at the thought of his superior spending Christmas with him and his family for a change. This was going to be a Christmas Ishigami will never forget.
A few days later Ishigami was heading to Goto's house to settle in and accompany the raven-haired detective to the airport to pick up his family. When he knocked on the door it opened to reveal Goto wearing casual clothes and a calico kitten next to his feet.
"Thank you coming Ishigami. Welcome to my home. Do you need some help with your bags?" Goto asked as he stepped out of the way allowing him to enter.
"No thanks. I've got them. I'm surprised to see that you own a kitten when you never mentioned one at the station." Ishigami said as they walked up the stairs with Goto holding the kitten in his arms.
"She was a gift from Miyoki before she left. She thought I spent too much time alone in this place so she thought I deserved some company. This will be your room from now on." The raven-haired man explained as they approached one of the rooms.
At Goto's urging the grey-haired man opened the door revealing a beautiful room complete with a queen-sized bed, a dresser, a mirror and walk-in bathroom.
"Impressive. Thank you for letting me stay here." Ishigami said as he sat his suitcase on the bed.
"Your welcome. Once you're done unpacking meet me at the front door so that we can pick up my family from the airport." Goto said before exiting the room while the kitten stayed with Ishigami.
The glasses-man and the kitten stared at each other for a moment until Ishigami scratched behind the kitten ears causing the feline to purr in delight.
"Funny how he only had you for less than a month and you two are already bonding. Must be nice." He said to the animal as he began to unpack.
Once he was done unpacking Ishigami picked up Goto's kitten and met the raven-haired man at the front door. Goto raised an eyebrow the pair.
"I'm not going to say anything about this. Come on. We're meeting my family at the gates." The detective said as he opened the door while the kitten jumped out his superiors arms.
Quickly the duo got into Goto's car and drove to the airport. During the entire ride Goto told Ishigami about all the members in his family. When the grey-haired man asked about the family traditions the raven-haired man smiled and said that he would have to wait to find out.
When they arrived at the airport Goto parked his car and the duo headed towards gates. As they arrived at their destination Goto was tackled to the ground by a certain teenager.
"Seiji!" The teenager exclaimed happily as Ishigami stared surprised while trying to register what was going on.
"Issei how many times do I have to tell you to never tackle me to the ground in public?" The raven-haired man complained but laughed nonetheless as the teenager helped him up.
"Issei you never learn do you?" A man's voice said causing the trio look over in front of them to see an older couple approach them.
Ishigami was staring in shock. By the looks it was obvious that the couple was Goto's parents. Goto's father had a striking resemblance to his eldest son with the exception of the different attire and the grey streaks in his black hair. The look on his face held a scolding manner meaning that he was disapproving his youngest son's behavior.
Goto's mother held a couple of similarities to her sons. She had brown hair that went a little past her shoulders and brown eyes. The look on her face held a gentle smile obviously happy to see her eldest son in person after a long time.
"Mother, father. It's good to see you both!" Ishigami heard Goto exclaim as he watched the raven-haired man hug his parents.
Goto's father's scolding face turned into a smile as he embraced his eldest son while patting his head. It was obvious that they were close. Once they got out of the hug Goto remembered that Ishigami was there.
"Mother, father, Issei, this is Hideki Ishigami. He's my superior and I invited him to spend Christmas with us since he always spends it alone. Ishigami this is my mother, father and little brother." The raven-haired man said introducing them to the each other.
"Pleased to meet you Hideki. I'm Shinichi and this is my wife Haruka. I'm sure you met Issei." Shinichi said holding out his hand.
"It's nice to meet you as well sir. Please call me Ishigami. It would make everything smoother." The grey-haired man said as he turned away from the older man.
"Well that was rude." Issei muttered under his breath as they walked to his older brother's car.
Together the group headed back towards Goto's home. Once they got inside the kitten from earlier leaped on to Haruka's head.
"Seiji you didn't tell us you got a cat." The female Goto said as she removed the feline from her head.
"She was a gift from Miyoki before she left for London. She thought I was spending too much time lone in this place. I haven't decided a name for her yet." The raven-haired man said as his mother petted the kitten between the ears.
"Maybe she'll get a name as a Christmas present." Shinichi joked causing the family to laugh while Ishigami rolled his eyes at the cheerfulness.
"This year is going to be a change of rooming. Since Ishigami is staying here he has one of the two guestrooms. So I've devised a plan that will let everyone have a place to sleep in. Mother and father will take the last guest room and Issei will sleep in my room." Goto explained.
"But what about you Seiji? Where will you sleep?" His younger brother asked looking worriedly.
"I'll be sleeping in the living room on the couch." The raven-haired answered.
"Are you crazy!? I will not let my eldest son sleep on a couch in his own home! You and Issei can share your room this year." Shinichi said sternly.
"Father it's-Ow!" The raven-haired man cried out as his father pinched his ear.
"It's NOT fine to let you sleep on a couch during Christmas. End of story." The older Goto stated as he let go of his son's ear.
"Yes sir." Goto grumbled while rubbing his ear as Ishigami chuckled.
"Still it's not the same without grandmother." Issei said sadly as all of the Goto's faces turned to looks of sorrow for their decreased member.
"Issei's right. Without Chiyoko, Christmas isn't going to be the same." Haruka said looking down.
"What happened to her?" Ishigami asked trying to join the conversation.
As soon as he said that Issei began to cry and Goto picked up his younger brother and hugged him to his chest while whacking his superior upside in the head with a glare on his face.
"Ouch! What was that for Goto?" He yelled angrily at his college but then noticed that his college's parents were glaring at him as well.
"Never ask that question!" Goto sneered while indicating to Issei who was still crying his arms.
"And to answer it, she passed away this year." Shinichi scolded while pinching the bridge of his nose. What did his son do to deserve such a rude boss?
"I-I didn't know. I'm so sorry." Ishigami said bowing.
'Great first impression Ishigami.' He thought sarcastically to himself as he watched his college put the teenager down.
"Come on. I'll take you guys to your rooms so that you can unpack while I get dinner ready." Goto said in an attempt to change the subject.
While Goto took his family to their rooms Ishigami decided to take a walk around his college's home. As he walked he passed a couple of doors with signs that said dance studio and music room. He chuckled to himself. Ever since Goto and Miyoki restarted their relationship Goto had started doing his old hobbies again and became more cheerful at work. Not as much as Kurosawa but just enough to put everyone except him in a good mood.
One door caught Ishigami's eye and it was slightly open with the sign 'Living Room' on it. His curiousity got the best of him and he opened the door all the way and stepped inside. He held back a gasp. It was beautiful.
The room was nicely furnished with black couches, a glass coffee table and a T.V. A couple of glass cabinets were against the walls holding trophies, photo frames, and a few photo albums. A bouquet of preserved multi-color roses was in the middle of the coffee table.
'Goto has good taste with decorating.' He thought to himself as he looked at shelves with the photo frames on them.
Most them showed pictures of Goto and his friends in high school or in the present. A couple of them showed pictures of Goto and Miyoki as well as him and Kurosawa. He had no idea where the raven-haired detective got the pictures but immediately assumed that Kurosawa had something to do with it. One picture caught his eye and it looked to be a family photo from the year before. He picked up the photo and observed it.
The photo showed of all the members of the Goto family with a young woman with long white hair. Goto had an arm around his little brother and was smiling as if he no worries in the world. His father had his hands on his shoulders with a gentle smile on his face. His mother had her hands on his younger brother's shoulders smiling as well. The woman with the white hair was in the middle gripping the Goto's brothers hands in her own with a sweet smile on her face. Ishigami had a horrible feeling the white-haired woman wasn't around anymore. But the look of the picture only one thing on his mind. This woman was dead.
"Snoop much?" A voice said causing the grey-haired man to jump and turn around while nearly dropping the photo. To Ishigami's relief only Goto stood in the doorway.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to intrude!" He exclaimed as he caught the picture.
"It's alright. I'm sorry for startling you. What are you holding there?" Goto said as he walked towards him and took the picture out of his hands.
Once Goto's eyes landed on the picture his face contorted in shock.
"Oh." He was able to muster out as he stared at the photograph in his hands.
"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have touched it without your permission." Ishigami said quickly while watching the raven-haired man.
"This was the last family picture we took before she died." Goto whispered as he tightened his grip on the photo.
"Before your grandmother died?" The grey-haired man asked. Goto nodded.
"We were so happy back then. She always brought us into a good mood and now it's different." The younger man said quietly.
Ishigami sneaked a look at the raven-haired man and was shocked to see tears streaming through his cheeks. Gently he put an arm around his college and squeezed him. It wasn't something that he would usually do but he understood how Goto felt. He lost his parents at the age of four and he missed them dearly.
"I'm sorry about your loss. That would explain why you wouldn't talk to anyone a few months ago and your unexpected trip to London." He said with a look of sorrow on his face.
"It's alright. We may have been close but I know she's in a better place now. Thank you for letting me share this with you Ishigami. It really means a lot." Goto said as he put the photo away.
"Your welcome Goto. Thank you for sharing it with me. I'm sure your grandmother would've been proud." Ishigami said with a genuine smile on his face.
"Come with me. Dinner is ready and I couldn't find you." The raven-haired man said with a blush on his face.
Ishigami nodded the duo quickly left the room. Goto stopped at the picture and smiled at his grandmothers photo.
'I miss you Chico. But I know you're in a better place now.' He thought to himself as he left the living room and closing the light.
Butterfly: Okay I'm going to stop it here for now! This will be a two-part story and I'll finish the rest tomorrow! Merry Late Christmas!
Miyoki: Read and Review!