The next morning it was Christmas and my so called "birthday"
which wasn't really important. Outside snow was carried in the wind until
it hit the ground. It appears to have been snowing for a while with the
amount of snow there was at the moment. Last night I came home from
Kanda's house telling him that there were things I had to do. Which
wasn't a lie, it was more picking up gifts that had to be made and not
ordered right away.
Once I rose to my feet there was a faint sound from the corner
of the room. With a quick turn of the my head I saw a shadow there that
wasn't normal. It wasn't any of my friends, nor was it the earl or a noah.
This was a spirit...of...Mana. I wasn't to sure if this was real or not but the
way everything was going was different. The first thing to pass through
my mind was to run over and hug him but if it was all in my head than it
would be waisted energy.
"Merry Christmas...Allen." The voice belonged to Mana as well.
There was no doubt that it was him. The spirit came closer and was now
fully clear. "I love you." Those were the last words I heard before his spirit
walked past me and vanished into thin air.
Even though his spirit was gone I managed to reply anyway. "I
miss you...Mana." A single tear fell as I wiped it away before it hit the
floor. Suddenly a loud bang on my door snapped me back into reality.
Before I could even start walking to the door Lavi and Lenalee came in
considering I was stupid enough not to lock the door last night.
"Merry Christmas, Allen!~" Lenalee sounded extremely cheerful.
Then a different question crossed my mind. They are here already?
"Merry Christmas to you as well, but wh are you here so early?"
I tilted my head while waiting for an answer. She looked at me confused.
"Its almost noon, Kanda told us you left last night and I guess
he wanted to see you sooner." She replied and then I felt heavy regret. A
simle nod was my reply as I grabbed a bag.
"Well then lets go." In a hurry I ran out the door with Lavi and
Lenalee close behind. They seemed confused why I was in a hurry but to
me it was a clear as day, what I don't understand is why they are running
with me as well. Almost slipping on ice a few times I finally made it to
that huge castle looking home in which Kanda lived.
Before there was time to knock on the door Kanda had already
opened it. I was about to ask a uestion but he replied before I even
asked. "I saw you through the window when you almost slipped on ice."
He stated then me in his arms for a nice long embrace. Our friends
giggled behind us causing me to feel a little awkward. Soon I was
releashed from the hug and he gripped my wrist taking me to his
christmas tree. Presents were stil piled underneath, I asume he wouldn't
let anyone else open their gifts until I came here. "We all open one gift
first before eating what was meant to be breakfast." He stated allowing
us to choose which one we desired to open first.
Slowly I walked over to the christmas tree and placed what in
the bag under the tree and handed each of my friends a card. Each had a
meaning and how special they were on the card. It may be a little lame
for some but it seemed pretty cool to me. Lavi's card said "Beyond your
own Mind." while Lenalee's said "Pay close to one's Details." When I
looked at Kanda he stared at the card for awhile before saying anything.
Once he spoke it was a form of a question. "A Special Card?"
He raised an eye brow at me but I simply smiled. He knows, that is
something willing to be bet on. A gentle smile appear on their faces after
a bit. Soon everyone chose a gift from under the tree and open it. Lenalee
opened one from Lavi and it was a long purple silk dress, she smiling
while hugging Lavi proved she liked it enough. How did Lavi get the
money for that?
Lavi opened one from Lenalee which was no surprise, he was a
Bookman and I've heard the most smartest Bookman were those with a
journal but this was a rich and rare leather. Its hard to tell wither he is
really happy or not but he kissed his girl right on the lips. Looking down
for a moment I looked at Kanda who was waiting on me. That was a very
clear sign as well. The present was from him after all, it was rather small
but thats not a problem. When I opened it there was a necklace that
seemed to move. "It changes depending on the weather outside, you
appeared to like nature and all life so I thought it would be good for you.
That was more of a family necklace but I trust you with it." Kanda stated
as I quickly put it on. I may be male but that doesn't change anything and
it shouldn't either.
We all looked at Kanda who simply held the card I gave him. He
let out a long sigh before opening the colored box. The gift was from me
which was warming to know some how. It was a hair tie with some
japanese symbols and a dragon charm hanging from it. He switched out
the one he was already wearing and put his new tie to use. The smile on
my face grew before we all went to the table to eat the so called
breakfast, more of a feast if you ask me.
While we ate my samurai asked me a simple question. 'Why
does the card say 'A Special Car'?" He raised an eye brow and simply I
chuckled.
"It shares the bond between you and I." That was a fact as well.
He looked at the card, an upside star with a swirly heart at the core with
black swirls and dots around the outside with the words painted in dark
red around the star. It was new and not even a singal crumble or bend
mark lied on it.
After we ate the maid that stayed got all the gifts for each
person and set them in a pile going by the names for whom they
belonged too. There were plenty of gifts for us all but less for Kanda. He
wasn't very happy about this holiday yet it didn't seem like he would care
other wise. I could see Kanda looking outside and he raised his hand as a
sign that he was going to leave and do something. "You may open your
gifts now." He stated while leaving. We all nodded and started opening
some gifts.
One of the ones I got were a wooden carving the moon and the
sun with a creature I could not make out flying between them. Another
one were to long twin swords with a gem tipped blade. They were
extremely sharp with the gem being green and the rest looking like silver.
The note on the swords said 'Now that you have swords you can practice
with Yuu!~.' Thats how I knew the swords were from Lavi. The way he
called Kanda, Yuu was a dead give away. There were still more presents
that I could open but for some odd reason I dicided I would open them at
another time.
With a quick glance I saw Lavi messing around with Lenalee's
hair. They have so much fun with each other even if its silly atleast they
are laughing with each other. Then I looked over to see that Kanda still
was back it began to make me worry. He may be one of those people who
hate getting involved in things but he should know he would have to
come back at some point.
Slowly I stood up without Lavi and Lenalee looking at me. When
I slipped away I headed to where Kanda went. He was sitting outside on a
huge flat grey rock while staring into a pond that was covered in a thin
sheet of ice. "Kanda?" I whispered incase he was going to yell at me for
bothering him. He glared at me from the corner of his eye and grunted.
"Moyashi, what could you possibly want?" He asked coldly
which gave my the thought he didn't want me around.
"Sorry, I asume you don't want me around." A long sigh left me
as I turned on my heels. As I was about to walk away I heard his voice in a
demanded tone.
"Stay. I will show you something." His eyes were now on me.
The idea was a bit weird but it was clear. Turning back around I came over
and sat on the snow covered grass. He looke down at me but soon his
hand was on my hand. "Looking into the pond, there are to fish in there."
Leaning forward I looked into the pond, the ice was as clear as
glass and the water was so clean I could see the bottom. The two fish
were both koi, one was black with a white tail and a white dot on the left
side of its face while the other was white with a black tail and a black dot
on the right. They both swam extremely close together. "May I ask what
is important about these fish?" It was amazing to see koi without red on
their body.
"They have a meaning of good and evil, you could also say life
and death." Kanda stated simply and his hand gently stroked my locks of
white. A smile appeared on my face as he just looked into the pond. He
didn't smile at the moment but that was just the normal him and I can
respect that.
"Can you come with me back with our friends?" I changed the
subject and tilted my head to the side slightly. He looked over at me for a
moment before standing up.
"Alright but brush the snow off of your body." He helped me up
as and I started brushing off the snow that was on my body, Of course it
was cold sitting in the snow so I had goose bumps all over my body and
the lower parts of my clothes were a bit damp. Kanda and I took each
other hands after I did that and we went inside.
"Oh, there you are. Where did you two go?" She tilted her head
side before Lavi decided to pull her into a hug. They laughed and I smiled
at their happiness. Kanda just watched for a bit before he let go of my
hand then hugged me. I smiled greatly with a slight blush on my face. We
all ignored Lenalee's question and I think she forgot about it too.
"What is the point of this holiday?" Kanda asked and I knew he
was talking about Christmas.
"Its a time of year to just be happy and spend time with family
and friends." I was happy to tell him this. Our lips suddenly locked with
each others, enjoying this moment greatly.