~Christmas Stories of the Meiji Era~
A/N: This next story your sure to love if you are a fan of little Kenji Himura :D Enjoy!
~Disclaimer~ Whether it be the Christmas season or not, I, MrFoshizzleProTheWanderor, do not own Rurouni Kenshin ^^''
Mommy Kissed Santa Claus!
He made sure to be as silent as a mouse when he tip-toed down the staircase to take a peek at what lied downstairs. His dark auburn hair glowed brilliantly beside the Christmas lights tied about the stair railings. The young child hoped not to be seen. This young child was named Kenji Himura.
Kenji looked about with wide excited blue eyes. He couldn't wait to catch Santa this year. He had tried to catch even the tiniest glimpse of Santa for four years straight, but to no avail. Now that he was five, Kenji was determined to see Santa this year, even if it put him on the naughty list.
I'm feeling lucky this year! He thought happily. I know I'll see him this time. I just know it!
Footsteps sounded into the room. Jumping with fright, the child scrambed to the far side of the staircase, hiding behind a wall, his breathing coming out slow and silent. He prayed in his head that whoever was down there didn't see him. After a few moments of hiding, Kenji dared to take a glance through the railings. And to his astonishment and utter delight, Kenji saw a man wearing a red suit with black boots, a matching Santa hat and a beared as white as snow.
He gasped. "It's him!" whispered Kenji excitedly to himself. "It's Santa Claus!" He wiggled happily on the stairs, so overjoyed he couldn't conceal it.
However, suddenly, a new figure caught the boy's eye and he settled down to take in the figures features. It was a woman, no doubt. She had midnight blue hair that shined when the Christmas lights on the tree shone their rays upon it. Her eyes were as blue as the ocean, full of affection as she stood behind the rather short and thin Santa Claus. When she lied a hand on Santa's shoulder, the man's eyes grew large with surprise.
"Oro?" Santa's violet eyes glanced sideways over his shoulder and Kenji watched on in silence as the woman smiled and Santa smiled warmly in return. Kenji gaped as a sudden realization dawned upon him. Wait a minute...that's mommy!
Kenji arched a brow. What is she doing down there with Santa?
It seemed the little boy got more then he had bargained for. Kaoru leaned forward, pressing her lips onto Santa's beard covered lips. Santa brushed away the beard from his lips. He lifted Kaoru's chin in his gloved hand, kissing her back passionately.
Kenji stuck his tongue out in disgust. "Eww!" he muttered, ripping his eyes away from the scene. "Mommy and Santa are kissing!" Then a question entered his mind, changing his expression from mortal disgust to absolute wonder. "But mommy and daddy are married, not mommy and Santa!" Reluctantly, he looked back to the couple who were now embraced in a snuggly hug. "Why is mommy kissing Santa Claus?"
Kenji heard Santa murmur something. Quieting himself, he held a hand behind his ear and listened intently to what they were saying.
"I love you Kaoru," whispered Santa.
Kaoru chuckled. "I love you too Santa Claus." She pulled playfully on his beard. Santa 'oroed' once more, but chuckled good-naturedly with Kenji's mother. Kenji heard something else.
"This one has other deliveries to make to the good boys and girls of the world," Santa said.
Kaoru shook her head slowly. "Not tonight you don't," she murmured.
Kenji had a puzzled look on his face. Aloud, he accidently said, "What does mommy mean by that?"
Instantly, Kaoru and Santa looked to the staircase, staring right at Kenji. The little boy gave a yelp of surprise, stumbling quickly back up the stairs and pretended to be fast asleep in his bed.
Kaoru looked from her husband to the staircase and back again. 'Santa' seemed to be doing the same as well, for he looked back to Kaoru with questioning violet eyes. Kaoru meerly smiled at him, shaking her head, whispering, "Let's not get onto Kenji tonight, honey. He's been a good boy. We'll let him get away with sneaking a peek down here this year."
Kenshin agreed with a dip of his head, smiling his signature smile. Kaoru looped her arm through his, glancing at him, saying, "Now, how about we head into the kitchen and have some of those Christmas cookies?"
Kenshin laughed. "Sure, honey," he chuckled. Then he sweatdropped. "Just as long as you didn't..."
"Don't worry baka." She pat him softly on the shoulder. "The cookies are store bought this time. One hundred percent bakery-made." As they both strolled into the kitchen with their arms intertwined, Kenji lied upstairs in his bed, replaying what had happened in his head and smiling softly at the thought.
I bet daddy will get a kick out it when I tell him I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. Kenji snickered before snuggling into his warm comforter and falling fast asleep.
XXX
The next morning, Kenji told his daddy what he had seen that night. And Kenshin had surely gotten a kick out of it alright, but not the kind of kick Kenji was expecting.
Kenshin lied on the living room floor, buggy-eyed and gaping, his face as red as his own hair. Kaoru walked in, nearly dropping the tray of hot cocoa she held in her hand as she gaped at her husband worriedly. "What happened to your daddy, sweetheart?" She looked fretfully to her five year old son.
Kenji, looking just as confused as she felt, shrugged and scratched his head. "I don't know mommy," he started. "One moment I was telling daddy how funny it was when I saw you kissing Santa Claus last night, and the next thing I knew-"
Cling!
Thump!
"Huh?" Kenji stopped in the middle of explaining.
Peering around the corner of the couch, he saw that his mother had taken fall on the floor as well, the hot cocoa spilling everywhere from the tipped over mugs and her face beat red. He gaped. "Yeah!" he exclaimed like he had made a miraculous discovery. "That's exactly how daddy reacted!" He sighed and shook his small auburn head. "Mommy, daddy...I love you two to death, but honestly, you can really make a five year old start wondering about you...That's definately the truth."
Owari
I had a real fun time writing this short story, that I did X3 I hope you had some fun reading it my friends ^^ As mentioned before, please dont be shy to review and give your critism. I'd be delighted to know your thoughts on the story. Until next time, ja ne!
~MrFoshizzleProTheWanderor
A/N: This one has a MegumiXSanosuke pairing but I didn't leave out any humor, that I didn't ^^; Enjoy! :D
~Disclaimer~ Whether it be the Christmas season or not, I, MrFoshizzleProTheWanderor, do not own Rurouni Kenshin ^^''
