A/N: Yo guys!! Okay, this is my Christmas treat for all of you! This story has the same basic idea, the Grinch stealing Christmas and then returning it. But this story has a few similarities to the Jim Carey version of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. It's only because I like the unrequited love, party, and little girl idea. I think it's sweet. This is also going to part comedy. Hopefully…
Taruto: 'Hopefully' is the word. You're not really funny at times.
Tsukiko: -ignoring him- I do NOT own TMM or the songs or the movies I use in my stories. I only come up with the ideas and the changes. Thank you all for the wonderful reviews and please keep them coming. I enjoy each one that I receive. One more quick note! Since I started this, I will not continue my other stories until this is finished. I'm sorry but that's how I am and that way, it can be down by the time Christmas is over. Hopefully… Thank you and please enjoy!!
How Kisshu Stole Christmas
Ch. 1: I Hate Christmas!!
As soon as it was eight in the morning, the alarm clock turn on and instead of the annoying, usual beeping, music was playing.
Rockin' around the Christmas tree Rockin' around the Christmas tree You will get a sentimental feelin' when you hear
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Everybody tries to stop
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
And we'll do some caroling
Voices singing let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
As Kisshu lies on his soft, warm bed, he began to sing to the words of 'Rockin Around the Christmas Tree' while slowly waking up in the process.
Rockin' around the Christmas tree You will get a sentimental feelin' when you hear
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In the new old fashioned way
Voices singing let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
As soon as he realized what he was doing and what he was doing with, he widens his eyes in realization and stopped himself. Then he suddenly got up. "Shut the hell up!!" he yells, slamming the alarm clock off. The music stopped and Kisshu pants.
Another day and what a fine way to wake up. In a human apartment on earth, Kisshu lies on the soft human bed, the covers now covering half of his body because he suddenly woke up and he's panting because of the sudden action of shutting an alarm clock off. He takes a few moments to breathe before removing his hand slowly and carefully. After a moment of silence and stillness, he jumps out of bed to reveal his white tank top and his green boxers. He rushes to the door that will lead to the living room/kitchen.
As soon as he opens it, he yells, "Who the hell changed the alarm clock to radio?!!"
All Pai and Taruto do is greet with a plate of hot food in front of them and a hot cup; a cup of coffee for Pai and hot chocolate for Taruto. "Good morning, sleeping beauty," they greet with a bored voice like this has been happening every morning. Actually it only happens when Kisshu wakes up to Christmas music.
"Don't 'good morning' me!!" Kisshu yells, his voice going high when he said 'good morning'. He stomps towards them and then slams his hands on the counter. "Now who changed the alarm clock from alarm to radio?!" They weren't faze by his attitude one bit.
Pai takes a sip of his coffee and Taruto answers, "I did. It was the only way to make sure that you get out of bed the first time."
"And what for?!" Kisshu screams. Then three veins pulse on his head as it looks like he has a very angry grin on his face. "You know how much I hate that music. Did you wanted to die while you're still a kid?"
Pai corrects, "Technically, he's a teenager."
Kisshu ignores that as Taruto reminds, "You promised that you would go outside today."
Kisshu stands up straight, lost the grin and asks, "Since when did I promise that?!"
"When you were high on soda at the Halloween party," both aliens answered.
It's been six years since the Tokyo Mew Mew battle and Kisshu, Pai, and Taruto came back to earth earlier this year, like about New Years that year. It was really hectic when they arrived on earth at midnight. They thought a war was going on until the mew mews explained it to them that the boom and the bang are only fireworks. The aliens swore that they weren't here to attack earth. They promised that they're here on a visit. They love their planet and their people but they missed earth and its humans. So they decided to come and visit earth while the mews still remember them. It didn't take long for them to become good friends with the Mews. Yeah sure, Pudding and Kisshu are annoying the heck out of Taruto and Ichigo, but there are good times and bad times. While the aliens went on with their own lives, which means trying to understand how the humans live, the mews and the aliens do get together on holidays or seasonal events; like News Years, Valentines Day, the Easter feast, summer, Halloween, and etc. anything that Ryou came up and planned for the café to have a private party for.
Kisshu blinks in surprise when the Halloween party was mentioned. He looked away for a moment and tried to remember. He remembers all of the sugar, the costumes, the games, and the drama, which mostly meant him being friendly with Ichigo even though Masaya was there. Then he remembered when he was drinking a little too much soda that had a lot of sugar in it. Kisshu tenses at the remembrance and both Pai and Taruto can see that. Even though Kisshu turns around towards them, clueless.
"Sorry, don't remember!" he told them. He patted Taruto's head and told him, "You must have made that up, Taruto. Don't do that okay?"
Taruto only thinks, 'He is a bad liar with that fake smile and the sweat dripping down his face.'
"Besides," Kisshu starts turning around, "there is absolutely no way I'm getting out of this apartment with all of that Christmas decorations, Christmas music, and that stupid Christmas cheer all over Tokyo!!"
Taruto turns to Pai and asks, "I thought you were the Christmas Scrooge?"
"I am but I've already been visited by three ghosts," he corrects. "Kisshu is just the Christmas Grinch."
Kisshu has a big vein pulsing on his head as he corrects both of them, "I'm not Christmas anything!!" He turns around and declares, "I hate Christmas!! I always have and always will! Now if you don't mind, I prefer to go to bed!" After that, he marches to his bedroom and slams the door.
Taruto and Pai return to their food as Taruto asks, "Do you think we should tell him that Christmas is in two days?"
Pai takes another sip of his coffee before saying, "Tell me what you're applying. If you mean that he can come out once Christmas has passed, he won't until New Year's Eve because there is still the 'Christmas Get Rid of Everything' sale. Ryou and Keiichiro told me that and I'm sure that Kisshu doesn't want to come out when he still sees Christmas all over the city."
Taruto lets out a sigh and mumbles, "That idiot needs to forget about the past. That happened six years ago."
"Yes, but the memory is still fresh. He wasn't here for the other Christmases so the only way he could think of for him to deal with it is to stay hidden away and wait till it pasts. His last Christmas wasn't a merry one. Remember that."
In his room, Kisshu wasn't in his head. He's standing in front of the mirror, gazing at himself like he's seeing a pitied animal. Since six years ago, he's grown in both height and size. He's a lot taller and a little bit more built. Six years ago he was just skin and toned muscles. Now he looks more like a man at the age of eighteen. However, his body may have changed but his hair didn't. It's still the same short cut hair with strands in front of each big elf like ear about four inches longer than the rest of his hair and it's still tied by a dark red bandage. But since he was sleeping, it's not tied. Since things have changed on his planet and his life since he met the mews, his skin has a little bit more color than it did before. Six years, he was ghostly pale because he never saw the sun before until he came to earth. He's been living underground before then. But compared to the other humans, he's still a bit paler than them but not as much. But Kisshu wasn't looking at the color of his skin, the cut of his hair, or the size he is now. His hand rises up to his left shoulder and he pulls down his tank top strap. There is a scar. A big one. A big rugged scar that he remembers getting from his battle against the Mew Mews. He can even still remember the events and the feelings of how he received it.
The jealous rage,
The cold metal of the sword,
The sharp, stinging pain on his shoulder,
The warm, wet feel of his blood running,
The drop of his heart from the words of his lord,
And the cold, harsh words of a pink hair, cat girl who he had saved from certain death.
After remembering the past, Kisshu grits his teeth together and replaces the strap of his tank top. Then he punches the wall as he turns away from the mirror. "Stupid Christmas!" he yells, walking back to his bed.
Kisshu sits on his bed and goes to his alarm clock. He turns the volume down in case it goes off again and he places it back on the counter. Then he lies down and grabs the covers. He places it over his body and closes his eyes to get some more sleep as possible.
While in the living room of the apartment, Taruto cuts his over easy eggs and allows the yoke to spread all over the cooked white of his eggs. He grabs a piece of toast and scoops up the eggs before eating it. Pai lowers his coffee and asks, "Didn't you turn his alarm clock on because you wanted him to come with us to the Christmas shopping trip?"
"Yeah," Taruto answers. "I figure that maybe he would come out and help his dear, sweet Ichigo pick what type of decorations for the Christmas party tomorrow. I even told them that I would drag the idiot out of bed. Even she was starting to get worried when she hasn't seen him since the Thanksgiving feast."
"She's grown attached to him. I'm not surprised."
"But now I have to tell them that he's not coming. If he's still trying to win her heart, acting like this I don't think is the most effective method."
Taruto takes a bite of his toast and eggs as Pai takes a moment of silence to let the younger alien eat. "What time do we meet them?" Taruto chews a little longer before swallowing.
"Ten o'clock. Ichigo, Pudding, and Lettuce are supposed to get the decorations and games while the others start cooking, except Mint. She claims to have a Christmas family reunion to attend so that she can attend the party tomorrow." He takes another bite of his breakfast and Pai looks deep in thought.
