A/N: Advanced Merry Christmas!! Time passes so quickly, ne? I wonder… what will I buy this Christmas? Oh btw, this story will be a lot shorter than 'Yume o Miru'. But this is not a one-shot. –smile- Oh, and uhm, surprise! It's not a Ban x Kazuki this time… hee! Although this would be a multi-chapter story, each chappie is independent. Demo… not sure of that yet.
READ THIS FIRST!: This is really late. I mean, really, really late. I was supposed to start this on the second to the last week of November and end it on the second week of January. But as you can see, it was delayed. So please bear with me and allow me to finish this on the second week of February(but I guess by that time this will be a Valentine's fic. LOL! Kidding. –sweatdrops-).
Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply.
Summary: A Christmas in the point of view of the Get Backers 'couples'.
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A View of Christmas
By: Star of FallinOutFallinIn
A peaceful morning at the Honky Tonk…
"Shit!"
NOT.
Paul, who laid the newspaper he was previously reading, arched his brows. "That," he said. "was not a very desirable greeting early in the morning, Ban."
Ban rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I don't care if it's Christmas, Christmas Eve, my birthday, your birthday, or any occasion for that matter. All I know is that I am in a bad mood."
"You're always in a bad mood, Ban-kun."
Both turned to the direction of the speaker. "What are you doing here, itomaki? I didn't even hear the bells ringing." Ban rolled his eyes once more. "And you don't care."
Kazuki sat down on one of the stools near Ban, smiling, "Who said I did? Besides, I came here for Ginji-san. Where is he?"
Ban frowned. "Sleeping," he paused, then eyed Paul. "in the car."
Paul nodded while reading the newspaper. "So he died yesterday, huh?"
Ban scrowled.
Kazuki smiled. "You see, Juubei and I are inviting close friends for a Christmas party." Seeing no reaction from Ban, he continued. "Our apartment. It's tomorrow evening. You know, Christmas Eve."
"That's so nice of you." Ban said, sarcastically. "Was that supposed to be offensive? Of course I know it's Christmas Eve. I may be destitute, but I did learn lotsa things.1"
Then suddenly, Ginji entered Honky Tonk. "Ohayou!"
Paul nodded his head. "At least someone knows how to greet properly."
"Eh? What do you mean, master? And where is Natsumi-chan?"
"I sent her on an errand."
"Ah… sou ka! Ne, ne, Ban-chan! Do you know what today is?" Ginji asked his partner, happily.
Ban, who was glaring daggers at Kazuki, looked up. "Of course, you idiot. It's the twenty-third of December."
Ginji nodded his head. "Hai! And it's only two days to go before Christmas! Yay!"
"Hai. Say, Ginji-san… do you want to go with us for a Christmas party?" Ginji's eyes lit up and nodded. "Great. Ban-kun? Master2?"
"If there's food."
"Sure."
And by the looks of it, you'll know who said what.
"It's settled then."
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Kazuki shook his head and smiled. "Those two… they're good partners."
"Kazu-chaaaaaaaaan!" Kazuki turned to the voice. "Kazu-chaaaaaaaaan! We missed you!"
Kazuki looked surprised. "Emishi? Shido? What are you two doing here?"
"Nothing. We were just passing by, I guess." Shido muttered.
"Ah… well… I want to invite you guys to a Christmas party that will be held in our apartment. Are you going?"
Both shouted in unison, "Of course we will!"
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"I guess all of our close friends are going, Juubei. Yes, even Akabane and Kagami."
"How about Himiko? HEVN?"
Kazuki nodded at Juubei. "Yes. These people confirmed already: Ginji-san, Ban-kun, Emishi, Shido, Akabane, Kagami, Himiko, HEVN, Natsumi-chan and Master."
"Shido and Ban? Kagami and Akabane? This will be a disaster!"
tbc
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A/N: Stay tuned for the next chappie! LOL! Review please. Wish me luck for my quarterly exams. –beautiful eyes-
1 Yesh. According to the anime and the internet, Ban is really intelligent and was able to finish school. –nod- Great, lah? In fact, he might be brighter than me! No, slash that! He is brighter than me!
2 Hmm… I really have no idea how Kazuki calls Paul. I was actually debating whether only 'Paul' or call him 'Master'. But being the respectful guy he is, I chose 'Master'. –smile-
