I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Afternoon practice had just finished, and the Rikkai regulars had each found a strange note in their locker. Kirihara Akaya, it seemed, had written his Christmas list.
"A Wii U? Does the brat think we're made of money?" Niou looked around. "Where is he, anyway?"
"Akaya seemed to be in a hurry to leave when we finished. He's already gone." Renji went back to reading the list. "New grip tape. That's reasonable."
"His parents would kill us if we got him a drum set." Marui shuddered at the thought of Akaya with the ability to make even more noise than usual.
"His penmanship is terrible." Sanada frowned disapprovingly at the messy crayon writing. "And he spelled 'combat' wrong."
"That's how you write Mortal Kombat, Genichirou. It's a stylistic choice." Yukimura smiled. "Maybe we can get him a puppy."
"Let's not. I just know I'd end up dog sitting." Jackal shook his head. "Next on the list is a new bike. That would be a good present, right?"
"Wait, wait." Niou looked up from his copy of the list. "The kid wants a hippo."
"Like a stuffed animal?" Yagyuu looked at the bottom of the list.
"It just says 'hippopotamus.'" Niou pointed out.
"What kind of Christmas list is this? The next item is 'pterodactyl.' And he spelled it wrong." Marui pointed out.
Renji set his list down. "New grip tape it is, then."