Along Came the Holidays
By Saltwater Romance
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Countdown #18: Winter Wonderland
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
- Felix Bernard
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Dedicated: To Wednesdays. Because I really hate them.
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N: Sorry… I just can't… My parents went out to have their alone time, so I got to stay home and take care of Youichi and Aoi.
M: C'mon, I thought that we could've went to see Koko at his house or maybe catch a movie. But oh well, stuff happens. So when do you want to me to drop by?
N: Excuse me?
M: You aren't going to cancel your second date on me that fast! *laughter* I'll stop by right after renting a movie or something. You know that I love your sister and little brother. Maybe I should get Toy Story 3 and a box of movie theater popcorn.
N: My sister is fifteen, not a child.
M: Granted. But Toy Story 3 is like a classic! We need to watch it and Youichi would probably like it! So yeah, I live only twenty minutes from Stop and Shop, I could pick it up and then walk over to your house. Maybe I should get low fat popcorn… When I was at your sister's age, I just wanted to diet diet diet because I thought that I wasn't skinny enough.
*Pause: 00:02:35*
M: Uhh… Natsume? You still there?
N: … Yeah.
M: So do you wanna do that?"
*Pause: 00:01:56*
M: What? Are you on some secret date with my best friend or something? Is that why you're not answering me? Because we don't have to do anything today, seriously.
N: No. Come over.
M: Cool. Give me forty-five minutes.
N: That's such a short amount of time.
M: Compared to God it is. And hey! Just because you got some shiny fancy-shmancy car doesn't mean that everyone else in the world could afford it. Besides, I'm a year younger than you. Of course I can't drive myself to places like you!
N: I'd offer… But I kinda have my hands full.
M: If I were the jealous type, I would be so suspicious at this point.
N: Oh?
M: Oh. As in that's right. You're not the only one that can play older brother. I have one too. He's in the CIA.
N: Bull.
M: Nope. He always comes home for Christmas, wanna meet him?
N: Why not?
M: Because he's more than just the jealous type… He's like an overprotective momma bear.
N: Point taken. Never cheating on Mikan.
M: YOU WERE PLANNING TO CHEAT ON ME?
N: Never.
M: …
N: What?
M: That's horrible. We've barely dated for past a week.
N: Okay?
M: Wow. I just think that you're horrible.
N: But you're still coming over?
M: Forty-minutes.
*Phone call ended: 00:55:84*
N: And where are you going?
A: Out! Tsubasa is coming to pick me up and we're going out for the night.
N: Is your homework done?
A: Jesus, are you Mum in disguise? Cause the Natsume I know would've give an ef.
N: Clean up the house.
A: You.
N: You think I could get rid of this mess by myself?
A: … Pull a Harry Potter. Hocus Pocus and bam! It's clean.
N: Um. No.
A: No?
N: Harry Potter does not 'Hocus Pocus.'
*Five bickering and twenty minutes later*
A: Tsubasa's here!
N: Invite him in.
A: No. You guys hate each other.
N: Says who?
A: Says everyone who is part of our family! Every time you guys are in the same room, you can't resist biting off each other's heads!
N: He's my cousin… Why would I do such a thing?
T: Hey.
N: Hi.
A: See! You guys have so much tension between you guys.
N: No. Definitely not.
T: What is Aoi talking about?
N: We get along, right?
T: Of course.
N: Good.
T: Good.
A: You boys are hopeless. I can't wait for Mikan to come.
T: Who's Mikan?
N: None of your business!
T: Awh, is wittle Natsume in loooooove? Has be finally grown a paaair?
N: What the hell?
T: Remember like in sixth grade… You didn't have the balls to ask that chick out.
N: That was sixth grade. And she had a moustache! You GAVE me that dare!
T: But you didn't have the balls to ask her out. Wittle Natsume is finally a man. Congrats.
N: Screw you.
T: OH! And you even learned big boy words!
A: Mikan's here!
T: Oh… I see. Damn Natsume.
M: What?
N: Shut up.
M: What is he talking about?
T: You must be Mikan. Charmed to meet you. How are you? And why are you dating this loser? He doesn't even have a pair of balls. He's a hermaphrodite… And brings shame on the rest of the gender.
N: Shut up.
Y: Mikan's here? Tsubasa! YAY! Family, family!
M: Awh! I'm considered family.
T: Ew. You don't want to be married to that, do you?
*point at Natsume*
M: Nah. I date younger than me. Youichi and I are engaged.
A: Can we watch Toy Story 3? I haven't seen it yet!
M: Really? It's so amazing. It's like a horror story for three year olds!
Y: … Youichi doesn't want to watch it.
N: No. You will. Family bonding time.
Y: If I get scared… Will you protect me?
N: No.
A: Yeah right.
T: Pft. You're on your own little man.
M: OF COURSE!
T: Wow. Your little brother is getting more action than you. Loser.
A: I hate that bear. At first he seems so cute and sweet… But he's EVIL!
N: Shut up. No one likes you.
A: Me?
N: No. The one who thinks that tattooed stars on their cheeks are cool.
T: Umm… They are. And it's a birthmark.
N: Keep telling yourself that.
T: Well, at least I didn't lose my girlfriend to my little THREE year old brother.
M: What a great movie!
N: Yup.
M: And your cousin is so cool.
N: Yup.
M: I wanna break-up with you.
N: Yup.
M: I hate your guts.
N: Yup.
M: NATSUME!
N: What?
M: Why are you so bothered? Was it because you don't want to share me with your family? Is it? Is it? HOLY SHIT! Your face is turning red!
N: So…?
M: I really really like you.
N: Ditto.
M: That's romantic.
N: Shut up and kiss me.
Fin.
Author's Sidenote:
Dear Saltwater Romance,
I think that you need to step up your writing. It's dry and lacking. You've even gotten to the point where you're just writing dialogue? Well, I thought that it was dry, but still a bit entertaining. I know that you pinky promised this chapter to cookies277, but I would rather read about *insert your favorite couple besides nat/mik* I hope you'll take my pairing into consideration and write about it tomorrow or the weekend... I don't care as long as it comes out better than this chapter.
Hoping you a great rest of the week,
Your friend from the freshwater
