Hi everyone ! Welcome to my second Christmas oneshot !
Taruto x Purin : with minor fluff, games, snowman, a Daffy duck coat and a carrot ! Have fun reading !
Special thanks to Chishio Naito, Cherryl, SweetasHoney and KisshuFangirl for reviewing the first chapter.
Fun in the snow
"Oh boy ! So much snow ! It´s so pretty, na do da !"
Delighted, Purin pressed her round face against the window, gazing upon the totally white scenery in front of her small house. The thin trees, the frozen grass and the walls were all covered with snow. It instantly reminded her of icing sugar. The sky was clear blue and the sun shining.
Jumping off her bed, she ran out of the room, then into the corridor, then inside the guest´s bedroom. There, laying in the makeshift orange bed, slept Taruto, the youngest alien.
"Mmm... cotton candy..." he muttered in his sleep.
Purin hurried to the bed, put her hands on his shoulders and started shaking him frenetically.
"Taru-taru ! Wake up, na do da !
"Uh... ?"
The boy opened his eyes and found himself directly staring into sparkling hazel ones. He gasped :
"Aaaah !"
Jerking away, he hit the floor with his head and groaned.
"Ouch...
"Taru-taru, are you alright, na do da ?" Purin asked, worried.
He slowly picked himself up on his elbows and blinked several times, still not understanding very well what had just happened. That was when he saw Purin.
Of course !
He folded his arms and exclaimed :
"Say, what´s with you and waking me up ? I was dreaming of candy !
"There´s plenty of candy out there, na do da !
"Really ?
"Yep ! It´s snow that looks like icing sugar, na do da !"
Taruto stared at her, his mouth wide open for a few minutes. Then he shook his head and grumbled :
"I´m going back to sleep ! Leave me alone.
"No way, Taru-taru, na do da !"
Purin seized the blanket and threw it away from the bed before he could disappear under it.
"Hey ! he protested childishly. Give it back !
"Nope, na do da ! It´s been snowing ! And you and me are gonna play, na do da !
"I wanna sleeeep...
"You´ll sleep after ! Come on, na do da !"
Not waiting for his answer, Purin took his arm, practically forced him to stand up and dragged him to the corridor. Stunned by her energy, he couldn´t help but follow. Beside, he felt so dizzy that he really didn´t feel like fighting...
"Look at the window, Taru-taru !" she said cheerfully.
Giving a sigh, he did as told.
Hey. It´s pretty...
And she was right, the snow really looked like icing sugar. He bit his lip hesitantly, then shrugged.
Heck ! It can´t be that bad ! And if do what she wants, I´ll be able to sleep !
Meanwhile, Purin had opened the cupboard and taken a big duffle coat, a hat and gloves. Too lost in the contemplation of the garden, Taruto didn´t notice it at first ; then he turned around and discovered that the monkey girl had completely disappeared under the warm, thick clothes.
"He he ! he snickered. You really look stupid like this !
"Don't laugh, na do da ! We are going to be stupid together !"
Before Taruto could ask her what exactly she meant by this, Purin had caught his already bruised arm and pulled him inside the closet. She looked up, rummaged through the clothes and picked up a thick yellow coat with orange fur. There was a big picture of Daffy Duck on it and a hat to match.
Horrified, Taruto backed away.
"What ! There´s no way I´ll be wearing that !
"You have to ! Purin replied. Or else you´ll catch a cold, na do da.
"I won´t ! I´m stronger than you, I´m robust and trained to withstand the cold weather...
"Listen, Taru-taru...
"No and that´s final !"
Taruto folded his arms and pouted. Purin remained thoughtful for a while, then she sighed.
"Gomen, Taru-taru, but Purin will do what she has to do, na do da."
Five minutes later, the two friends - ...? – were exiting the house. Taruto, shaking, his hair terribly messy, was wearing the Daffy coat – and still had no idea how the girl had managed to put it on him. Purin, on the other hand, didn´t seem very disturbed, for she was smiling innocently.
How did she do that to me ? he pondered, irritated. She forced me to wear a stupid duck coat ! I have my pride !
But as soon as he entered the calm garden, Taruto pushed his pride – if he ever had one – aside. The snow was so beautiful ! He couldn´t believe it. On his planet, it was considered as an enemy. Here, it was something you could play with.
Purin, thrilled, turned around to face him. He could tell she had an idea : he could recognize this particular expression anytime ( and it could really scare him ).
"Let´s make a snowman, na do da !"
Taruto frowned, surprised.
"A what ?"
It was Purin´s turn to be taken aback.
"You don´t know what it is, na do da ?"
Her tone was astonished. Well, after all, she was a little girl ! A little girl who had made lots of snowmen every Christmas ever since she had known how to !
Taruto, a bit embarassed, replied immediately :
"Of course I do ! It´s... hum..."
He desperatly sought inspiration, then grinned and exclaimed :
"A snowball that looks like a man´s head !"
Uh... looks like it´s not, he thought, after Purin had burst out laughing. The monkey girl did her best to regain her composure and shook her head.
"N-no, you´re w-wrong, na do d-da... it´s a man made out of snow."
Highly embarassed now, Taruto blushed furiously, which made her laugh again. He bit his lip :
"Stop laughing ! It´s not funny !
"Sure it is, na do da !
"Nope ! And anyway, I knew that !"
Purin chuckled and calmed down.
"Okay, so... do you wanna make it with me, Taru-taru-kun ?"
Taruto gave a start.
Taru-taru... KUN ?
Purin was still smiling, but her cheeks had suddenly turned pink, and he understood she hadn´t meant to say that. But any way, he was pretty sure his cheeks mirrored her own, so he said quickly :
"Yeah, yeah, now let´s do it !"
And he turned his back to her so she wouldn´t see his blush.
He made a few steps forward, looking at the snow, and frowned.
"Ano, Taru-taru... you don´t know how to do a snowman" Purin pointed out.
Great. Now he really looked like an idiot.
"It sounds easy !
"What were you going to do, na do da ?
"Well, to gather snow and... uh... make the man.
"How, na do da ?
"Why do you keep asking stupid questions ?" he replied, turning around angrily.
Purin gave an sigh.
"I thought we could play together..." she muttered sadly.
Taruto froze. No...
Purin sniffed, and put her hands on her eyes. He cursed mentally and exclaimed :
"Don´t cry, please !
"Taru-taru, you are mean to Purin ! she moaned.
"No ! I just... don´t know how to... uh, I didn´t mean to, sorry ! Stop crying now.
"You will do the snowman with me ?
"Yeah, sure, if you want.
"Yay !"
The little girl stared at him, a bright smile on her face, and he blushed again. Jeez ! How do I turn that off ? But at least she wasn´t in tears anymore. He really didn´t like it when girls cried near him, and especially Purin. ( Even though he would never admit that last point ).
"Okay, na do da ! So you gather snow and you make a very big snowball.
"Right away !"
Taruto immediately bent down and started to do as told. Behind him, Purin smiled, mischievously, showing her perfectly dried eyes, and imitated him. He he ! It worked !
The little devil...
Actually, it´s not that hard !
Taruto and Purin were both quick, enthusiastic kids, and they finished the snowman´s body quite rapidly. Even though the auburn-haired alien didn´t see how those three big white balls could look like a human. He said it to his companion, and she chuckled.
"It´s not done yet, na do da ! We have to make his nose, and his eyes, and his arms, and...
"Wow ! How do we do that ?
"Easy ! With a carrot, collar studs and tree branches !"
For a moment, he stared at her in disbelief, thinking she was mocking him.
"Nani ?
"Purin will show you, na do da."
She jumped to the nearest tree to grab some branches ; Taruto watched her in curiosity. As an afterthought, it was actually a good thing Purin woke him up this morning : he was really having fun. Only he was shivering : it was cold. But there was no way he would tell her that. Not after making such a racket about the Daffy coat !
"Earth to Taru-taru !"
He started, and turned his head to face her. She grinned.
"What were you dreaming about, Taru-taru ?
"Nothing, he replied quickly.
"Mmmm, na do da."
Nodding skeptically, the monkey girl put the two branches she had caught on each side of the middle snowball ; and he understood. The arms !
"Wow, that´s clever ! he said all loud.
"Arigato, na do da ! she replied, pleased. Now, we need a carrot for the nose, and the studs...
"Leave it to me !"
He teleported inside the warm house and into the kitchen ; he remembered there was a box full of carrots in the refrigerator. He quickly grabbed the biggest, rushed to the tiror of the chest of drawers and caught two studs, then went into the garden again.
Purin was impressed.
"That was so quick, na do da ! she said with admiration, and he nodded proudly.
"Yep ! That´s me ! Quick and strong and..."
And – of course – he chose this very moment to trip on the snow, on one of the branches his friend had brought.
Falling on the ground, he muttered a swearword that Purin didn´t hear – and luckily for him ! Laughing, the young girl bent down to grab his hand and pull him up, but then she tripped on the same branch and fell on him. At the moment Taruto had rolled on his back.
Silence.
Both kid´s eyes were wide.
Purin was laying on him, and their heads were only inches apart from each other... she could feel her breath combining with his own. He noticed she smelled like vanilla.
And both of them were as red as the little cherry candies they liked so much.
It only lasted a second. Purin jerked away and stood up, blushing furiously, and started stammering something meaningless, before taking his hand to pull him up. Taruto let her do it, staring at her, still a bit... confused.
It was when she took the studs from his hand and turned around, he realized fully what had just happened (but that was it, what exactly had just happened) and his face turned crimson again. Staring back at his feet, he absent-mindedly lifted the now flat carrot to his mouth and started chewing.
"There ! N-now we have the eyes, n-na do da..."
She turned around and her eyes widened.
"No, Taru-taru ! Don´t eat it ! It´s the nose, na do da !
"So what, there are plenty of noses out there", he commented distractedly.
Purin seized the vegetable and returned to the snowman, saying something about "how can you do a snowman with no nose" and "think about it, you have one, he hasn´t, be more understanding", and, of course, her typical Purin-like quote, na do da.
"I´m going to get the coat to dress him !" Purin said rapidly, then she rushed to the house.
Taruto stayed alone in the garden. He breathed out loudly.
Okay, so, it was nothing, nothing happened, nothing nothing. Concentrate of the snowman, the snowman ! Wow, it´s so beautiful today, why did Purin left that branch here, but it she hadn´t we wouldn´t have... aaaah no, snowman, snowman, no Purin, but this happened because we made the snowman, NOTHING HAPPENED !
She smelt so nice and her eyes were so pretty...
Nooo ! Think about the snowman !
And it was stupid, because the snowman made him think to Purin. Smart idea, Taruto.
"Oh no, na do da !"
The monkey girl had came back from the house, looking rather upset. He pushed away those... embarassing thoughts – at least he tried to – and watched her with mild curiosity.
"Nani ?
"We have no clothes big enough for the snowman, na do da ! Now it´s going to be naked, na do da.
"Is that bad ?
"Hai, na do da ! The snowman is going to catch a cold, na do da !"
This was rather unlikely, but the young alien never heard of snowmen before today, so how could he know ? However, Purin looked extremely sad, and he thought about it, trying to find a way.
And he had an idea :
"My Duck coat is very big ! It can fit !
"No Taru-taru ! You´ll catch a cold too, na do da ! Purin objected.
"Nah. Told you I was strong, didn´t I ?"
Not waiting for her answer, he took his coat and his hat off, and put them on the snowman. Now it looked like a ridiculous man. But at least it was wearing something ! He stared at her proudly.
"See ? Now he won´t catch a cold !
"Taru-taru-kun, you are so nice and brave !" Purin exclaimed, grinning.
Just like she had pushed some kind of interrupter, he became instantly red, embarassed and pleased with the compliment.
Or maybe because he was getting sick.
The young alien sneezed loudly, as a cold sensation ovewhelmed his body. Purin, alarmed, rushed to his side and took his hand.
"You have a cold, na do da !
"No I don´t ! I just... aaaah...aaaaaaah !"
And he sneezed again ! Worried, she led him rapidly to the cottage.
"Purin will make you some hot soup ! And you´ll go to bed !
"B-b-but I´m fine, Purin !
"No you´re not, na do da ! But Purin will take care of you, Taru-taru-kun."
She smiled genuinely and added :
"Because you did this for Purin, na do da, and Purin is so thankful !"
All of a sudden, Taruto regretted the fact that he hadn´t got to battle some monsters and save some innocents to make that snowman...
Taruto x Purin oneshots about Christmas are really the best. But I haven´t seen yet... well, I hope you liked this one !
Next chapter : Zakuro x Minto oneshot, coming soon !