Thoughts are Italics.
Bold are flash back.
CHAPTER 9:
AMAZING HOLIDAYS
"Not to admire is all the art I know. To make men happy, or to keep them so"
At the lobby of Kaleido Stage:
"We're almost done" Rosetta felt very sleepy.
"Whoa! So tired, but still got lot of things to do." Sora stretched her body.
"Sora, Marion, Rosetta what some snacks?" May offers Chinese foods.
"Here are drinks" Ms. Sarah pouring beverage on the glasses then give it to the ladies.
"Don't tell me, you got this things to other borders."
"Ha, ha, ha, as you said." The three girls fined hard to drinks the beverage.
"I hope our stomach wont revolt." Sora started to fell unwell.
"We got more charismas decor and look at this." Mia shows a beautiful star.
"Isn't it perfect? We brought it from department store." Anna added then put the star on the top of the Christmas tree.
"There it goes, the only thing lost are gifts. I can't wait till the day of Christmas party!" Marion seems very excited.
Yuri and Kalos are talking on the phone:
"Are you sure for that proposal?"
"Yeah, I observed those thing during winter, snow falls heavily and only few people are going out. It's not a good time for business. Most of all, its for our talents to spent times with their family. Come on, it's a special occasion we must be considerate." Yuri hardly convinces Karlos.
"Ok, I will think about it. I'll just give the answer before the day came."
It's December 23rd, the performance of Beauty and the Beast is just over and everyone is very exited in the party.
"Hurry its party time!"
"Hooray!"
"Whoo!"
Rock and Christmas songs are play.
"Everybody is waiting for this night." Mia said happily.
"Come on, let's dance." Ms. Sarah, Marion, May, Anna and Mia are went on the dance floor.
"Sora, let's dance." Rosetta is asking her, but Sora seems looking for something. After few moments of looking:
"Ok Rosetta, let's join them." Then they went to the group.
"Why I'm expecting for him, for sure he will not attend here." Sora talks to herself.
The loud music stop and their Chairman talk:
"Sorry for the interruption but I have an announcement." The crowd started to chatter then stop when Kalos started to talk again.
"I just wanted to tell that me as well as Layla and Yuri though there not around, decided to give everyone a holiday vacation that will start tomorrow. Everyone became happily and many become wild due to the good news. Kalos sign and everyone pause.
"Everyone are free to do what they want, you can stay here if you wanted or spend your vacation elsewhere but be sure that on or before the 3rd day of January came, everyone are here to start rehearsing for our next production. That's all, enjoy the night." Applause hers and the crews continue the party until midnight.
Party is over; everyone sleeps on their room. From the outside of Sora's apartment there is a suspicious person. It's walk back and fort and hen suddenly enters from the open window of Sora's room near the back door. The person walks smoothly without any sound until it reaches near to Sora. Fool is snoring and sleeps deeply even if the man wont saw him. The stranger looks at Sora for couple of minutes, starting to caress her face and hair then fix Sora's blanket. Before the strangers leave, it left a box tied with red ribbon near the left portion of Sora's pillow.
Christmas morning, Sora's clock wakes her up from sleep.
"Silver bells, silver bells…." Fool is singing Christmas song while wearing Santa's hat and rattling maracas.
"Good morning Fool"
"It's a great morning, but it's greatest if Rosetta is here."
"Did you miss her? I told you to come with her. But don't worry she will spend New Year here" Sora washes her face from the basin.
Sora is knocking on Leon's room but no one answer then continues knocking for two more minutes.
"I know he wont went abroad, maybe he's out" Sora is ready to leave when the door opens."Huh? Ahm, Merry Christmas!" Sora greets happily when she saw Leon on from half open door.
"Want to come in?" Leon selfishly offers his room.
"Hmmm. Okay" Leon opens the door widely.
"Have a seat, just give me a couple of minutes." Sora realized that Leon is topless and still have towel on his wet hair.
"Am I nuisance? I guess it's better if I will back later."
"No, your not. Besides your already in." Leon pulls Sora near the chairs.
"Feel at home, I will back in a moment." Leon went back to his room.
"Ahh, Okay, Thanks." Sora seems speechless.
"I'm quite nervous with that. Oh! What are those?" Sora walks on one of the stunt.
"Wow, they are all cute." She saw plenty of angels' figurines then continue inspecting the whole living room. She saw different angels' staffs, painting, chimes, wall decor etc.
in variety of colors and sizes but he most eye catching for her are the two musical angels. They are very similar, except from their hair ribbons (the one is red and the other is white)
"These two are unique." Sora has a closer look to the two angels, she notice the picture frame between the two.
"This one looks familiar. That's it!" Sora remembers the scene from the asylum, then have a look again in the two angels.
"Coffee?" Sora shock, she sight and saw Leon drinking from a cup.
"Are those your collections?" Sora gets the coffee Leon offers.
"Actually, I didn't interested in collecting anything. Sophie is the one collecting them, when she passed away I decided to continue her collecting habits." Leon rotating the key for the two music box then angelic songs plays.
"Wonderful" Sora amazed from the moving wings of the angels (they looks like flying).
"Did you like it?" Sora nooded "Among all, this two are my favorite." Sora smile.
"Ahm, change topic. Why did you don't attended at the party? Everyone enjoyed the night specially Ms. Sarah. Oh! I forgot!" Sora started to panic. "I need to go, Marion and Ms. Sarah might waiting for me."
"Okay, thanks for the visit"
"By the way, I wanted to give this to you, Merry Christmas." Sora smiles while giving the gift.
"Thanks." Leon shyly accepts Sora's gift" Sorry I'm not prepared for this day. The truth I hate this season." Sora shocked.
"Sorry, but is it due to your sister?" Sora bewilders.
"Since my sister died no reason to celebrate any occasion but at least I got a visit. Thanks for your effort. Choose want ever you want and it is yours."
"No, no need. I don't expect anything"
"Don't say no, its my birth day present for you. I know, if you don't want, I'll get it for you." Leon gets the angel with red ribbon.
"No, you must don't do this, and besides its your favorite."
"Don't worry I still have another one. These are my favorites because they represents two special person for me, that's why I take good care with this these two." Leon is looking something from the cabinet.
"Is that the reason? So it's much better if you won't give them to me." Sora still refuses to accept the present.
"I know you will take good care of this better that mine, so I decided to give this to you." Leon puts the angel in the box and tied the box with white and red ribbons for design.
"You have plenty of ribbons, and its satin!" Sora is a little bit amaze.
"Yeah, it's because when I brought the angels they look very similar, so I decided to tied their hair with ribbons to have differences but badly, the ribbon are sold in package and I don't have any choice to buy them all."
"So you're the one who did this? But why?"
"I give them names, I cant determined them if they looks the same."
"Really, they have names?" Leon nodded. "What are they names?"
"Secret." Leon kisses Sora's cheeks and Sora was shocked. "Belated Happy Birthday!" the lady blushingly accepts the gift.
"Thhhanks, don't worry I will take good care of this. Trust me." Sora is still blushing while smiling.
At Sora's room:
"Wow, who did you think was the one who give this gift?" Ms. Sarah is wondered when she saw the box near Sora's pillow.
"There is no greeting card" Marion replies.
"Come one, lets open it." Ms. Sarah starting to untie the ribbon.
"Wait! It's not ours; tis better if we ask Sora. Besides, maybe Sora is the one who will give that gift to someone."
"Ops sorry; I'm just conscious"
"Hello! Ms. Sarah, Marion sorry I'll make you waiting." Sora appears from outside and hide the gift from the girls.
"Sora is this for you?" Marion points the present.
"What is for me?" Sora came hurriedly to have a look. "This? I don't know!" Sora is quite confuses.
"But we saw it exactly there when we get here." Marion reply.
"This is not yours? Hmmm mysterious, may be this anonymous gift is really for you. From your suitor?" Ms. Sarah seems joking.
"I'm not sure, and besides I have no suitor. If someone left it here the best thing we can do is to open it. Maybe there is clue inside. Sora slowly opens the gift while the two are watching her.
"Another box?" Ms. Sarah and Marion said in chorus, (the smaller package is an elegant wooden box tied with white ribbon) and then Sora lift the smaller box.
"Look Sora, there is a paper" Marion get it and give to the lady.
"Girls, what do you think is the best to open first?" Ms. Sarah seems very excited.
"I guess Sora is the one to decide about that." Marion response then Sora opens the floral sweet smell paper.
(The paper has this massage)
To Sora,
No word can explain how angelic you are.
"See it yours, what do you thinks his gift?" Marion said.
"Maybe it's a bracelet or a ring" Ms. Sarah guessing. "Are you sure you don't have suitor? There's no man gives lady a jewelry for nothing."
"I don't know. And where did you got the idea that a suitor given this to me, the letter us computerized and we still haven't got a clue. Besides we don't know what inside the box." Sora explained and opens the box.
"Wow a silver necklace!" Marion and Ms. Sarah frenzy said.
"See it's a jewelry, Sora most of the person gives jewelry are men, and they give them to a person to show there importance." Ms. Sarah said.
"But who did this?" Sora is very confused.
"Maybe someone who likes you a lot and very shy to show his self." Marion reply.
"Can you help me to find who's responsible for this?"
"Of course, now we called this Operation Anonymous Search." Ms. Sarah said cheerfully.
"Sounds great, I can't wait till its over!" Marion amaze with excitement.
"Awesome, we should tell this with others as soon as they get her!" the two seems very energized while Sora remains quiet.
New Years Eve at Kaleido Sta
The clan is complete; all of them wear Japanese Kimono and everyone seems lovely with their dress.
"Now I'm know the feeling of being a Japanese lady for one night." Mia said.
"Hahaha! I'm the greatest hero of Tokugawa Era!" Anna is very happy with her Boy's Kimono.
"Now your not, I will defeat you! I'm the greatest samurai of all!" Miss Sarah reply. Then the two have a funny friendly fight.
"Do I look great?" Rosetta is very conscious with her look.
"Of course, your always." Sora replies.
"You too, your really beautiful. With your looks and colorful kimono, no doubt." Rosetta said with amazement.
"Good thing you're her May, I thought your not coming because they have so called Chinese New Year" Mia is very glad to see the Chinese lady.
"New Year is New Year, my family celebrates two New Year. Hmmm, I got an idea!" May eyes twinkle. "Girls we need to produce noise, to rub out the wrecked of the this year."
"Seems funny!" Anna comments. "I agree"
"Everyone follow me before its too late. Sora you should not miss this." May pulls Sora to come with her.
"Look at them, where are they going?" Layla is a little bit confuse with the girls behavior.
"Don't worry, they just enjoying the night." Yuri replays.
"They making this night memorable." Marion's Dad added.
"We had such a bountiful success this year, tomorrow new light leads the way. For the in coming new year, cheers!" Kalos lift a glass of wine.
"Cheers!" the other three lift their own wine.
At the front of Leon's apartment:
Some are singing very loud, Anna rattling maracas and Marion shakes her tambourine. Sora tries to stops them but the clan continue the pandemonium, then the door opens.
"All of you shut up!" Leon growls like a lion then suddenly stop when she notice everyone.
"Your very hot, its still winter. Everyone help me." May pull Leon and others follows.
"Hey what are you doing, leave me alone!" Leon tries to escape from them.
"Where having a party in welcoming New Year and everyone is invited. Please join us." Sora explains, then suddenly wrap her arm on Leon and help the others.
"Ok, Ok I'm come with you" Leon acts violently and pulls off all the ladies hand out of him. " I can walk alone so don't ever touch me." His words produce different reactions from the girls, others appreciate his rude attitude but some are still mad at his arrogance.
"Girls good thing you're here, it's almost time!" Marion's Dad arranging the fire works.
"Join us!" Yuri gives Leon a glass of wine.
"Good thing where complete!" Layla said with cheerful smile.
"10, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, Happy New Year!" Miss Sarah and Anna lead the count down, everyone greet each other and shares embraces while fire works blast and covered the starry sky and explosions hear everywhere. Everyone is happy and enjoying the night except from Leon, which remains stoic.
End of Chapter 9
Sorry I couldn't update soon. I'm very busy of different matters as of now specially in shool and to my partime job. How I wish I could finish ANL until chapter 25 as soon as posible...
Thanks for your time, I hope you enjoyed...
