Ello thurr!

Tamaki: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!

Me: sleeping more or less :3, everyone needs some vacation time

Tamaki: No excuse

Me: shut your trap pretty boy! At least I came back for once!

Tamaki: she doesn't own OHSHC

Update dedication: to my BFF!


Her eyes were heavily lidded as she sat on the small orange ottoman it the living room. The Haninozuka had family movie night almost every Tuesday night, and she hoped 'Titanic' would end soon. It would be rude to just walk out. She toyed with the sting that hung off the bottom of her black and white shorts as the credit began to roll up the screen.

'Finally' she thought.

"Umi-chan, what would you like me to get you for Christmas?" Honey asked as he batted at her navy blue hair that rested on her left shoulder in a ponytail.

"Huh?" she replied zoning "Oh. Um well I don't really want anything"

"Don't want anything? Do you mean that modestly?" asked.

"No sir. I don't want anything" she answered.

"Are you sure Umi-chan?" Honey added.

"Yepp" she replied "well I've never really been part of Christmas"

"What do you mean?" Honey asked.

"Usually I got five bucks and a candy cane from my foster parents and I had to watch they're real kids open their presents" she explained.

"That's terrible" exclaimed.

Umi nodded. She always wondered what it would be like to open a present, go caroling or maybe even decorate a Christmas tree. None of those had she ever done, sadly.

"Well this year shall be different. We'll all have a wonder Christmas and you as the newest member of the Haninozuka family will be included" concluded.

A maid brought in a tray of warm sugar cookies and eggnog, while another carried in the pre-picked tree. The cookies looked amazing and the smell of pine. Oh that wonderful smell! Honey placed a small half filled cup of eggnog along with a few cookies in front of Umi smiling like he usually did. She yawned and in stead of eating the offerings she walked up to her room. A few minutes later she returned with Sky in her arms. She didn't want to spend her first real Christmas without Sky. Honey's beautiful brown eyes lit up with joy and he quickly ran up to his room and returned soon after with Usa-chan and a large Santa hat. He put Usa-chan down on the couch and then nicely dropped the Santa hat on Umi's head.

"Perfect" he said looking at her with the hat on.

"Thanks I guess" she replied.

"Tomorrow is the annual Ootori Holiday party, and I expect you two to be on your BEST behavior. But still have fun" Mrs. Haninozuka announced.

"Yay another party! I hope there'll be cake!" Honey cheered.

"Woo" Umi cheered lackadaisically.

"So I'm guessing you're not excited?" Honey asked.

"I was kidding" Umi replied.

'Wow' Umi thought 'things couldn't be more perfect'.

She hugged Sky closer to her chest and then something amazing happened. She looked out the window and as if it was just for her, it had begun snowing. Not just flurries, huge snow drifts. What a wonderful time to smile…If she could. At least Mitskuni could smile for her.


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