So, this is my first Ouran fic. I'm expanding my palette and moving out of the Naruto fandom because it's getting boring and yuck. c:

BUT ANYWAY. This story is dedicated to an awesome person who I had the pleasure of meeting through a chatgroup on Neopets, and her name is Livy, and I wrote this for her. 8D

So yeah. Dedicated to Livy

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There was one thing that I hated about the holiday season. It wasn't getting bad gifts, or the bitter cold of winter. It wasn't even the family dinners that he and I hated so much. No, the one thing I hated about the holidays was remembering. There was so much, too much, too remember! Getting the right tree, picking up everyone's favorite kind of ham, putting lights up before it got too cold to do it...I could go on for hours about all things I forget to do over the holidays. But this year, I had forgotten the most important thing of all: Kaoru.

Christmas had been his favorite holiday since we were small, and whenever it started getting colder, Kaoru would start counting down the days until we could sit under the big tree, just the two of us. I really didn't understand why he liked it so much. It was cold, there were too many crowds at the mall, not to mention the crappy specials that seemed to be on repeat every night. But Kaoru loved this time of year, so I went along with it, for him.

But this year was different. This I just...didn't want to leave my bed. Maybe it was the weather, maybe it was my exhaustion, I didn't know. But every day, I would just lay in bed, sleeping my mornings and late afternoons away. Most of the time, I clung to Kaoru, and usually, he clung back. I'm sure that eventually, he would get up, and not wanting to wake me up, leave me and go about his morning routines. That was something Kaoru was good at. Kindness. It didn't come as naturally to me. I was the meaner one, as everyone said. I'm sure that by all of his presents are sitting under the tree, neatly wrapped and labeled, to be opened in the morning.

And here I am, on Christmas Eve, sitting in an overly crowded mall, wondering what I could possibly get him. How stupid was I to forget my own twin? My other half? I ran through a checklist in my head of possible presents I could get him. A CD? A book? Clothes? But none of that seemed personal enough. Kaoru was the one person in the world who I would do anything for. He was my everything. I'd even die for him, and I'm sure he would do the same for me. So this gift had to be something good...

"Hikaru, Hikaru, wake up!"

Christmas morning was here, and as I expected, Kaoru was the one shaking me to wake up today. We both ran downstairs, and he smiled proudly at the living room. All of his presents were arranged under the tree, while I had none. Either he didn't notice, or he was too happy to care. But when we both took our usual places, he did begin to notice.

"Eh? Hikaru, where are all of your presents?"

I gave him a small smile. "I only have one this year. Come and get your gift, Kaoru."

Shrugging, he crawled over to where I was siting, until he was face to face with me. "Well? Where is it?"

Without warning, I pulled out a sprig of mistletoe and held it above my twin's head. I pulled my head closer, until our lips touched. I kept up like that for a while, my lips pressing against his, my hands on his shoulders. Finally, I pulled away, and smiled like I had never smiled before.

"Merry Christmas, Kaoru."