Dream: JINGLE BELLS! JINGLE BELLS! JINGLE ALL THE WAY!!!
Freckles: have you been eating candy canes again…?
Dream: *sitting on a pile of candy cane wrappers* No…
Kurama: -_- Well at least she's happy…
Dream: ^_^ so you'll get me more candy canes?
Kurama: Not a chance
Dream: *cries* you don't wuv me!
Kurama: I do! Just…not when you're hyper…
Dream: OKIE DOKIE! *starts singing random x-mas carols again*
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It was night on Christmas day; everyone who had been involved with the mission was gathering at Thorn's house. Kuwabara had brought Yukina along and Yusuke had brought Keiko. They were all eating snacks and talking happily. Kurama was waiting for Autumn to get there.
"HI EVERYBODY!!!!!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!" Autumn yelled out as she burst through the door with OkageHime trailing behind.
Everyone turned and started laughing. Arielle pointed to Autumn's head, "What are you wearing???"
"Reindeer antlers! Y'like?" Autumn smiled, she then opened the bag she was carrying and started throwing candy around for everybody.
"CANDY!!!!!" Dariken started running around catching the candy.
Autumn went over and plopped herself down on the couch next to Kurama. The jingle bell on her necklace was ringing the whole time. Kurama smiled and wrapped his arm around her. He handed her a little box. She opened it and saw a hair clip in the shape of a rose. She kissed Kurama and handed him a little bag of seeds.
"What's this?" He asked.
"Those flowers you said you wanted to plant in your garden." Autumn smiled and then handed him a little action figure, "Oh, and this is for your step-brother."
"Oh, I forgot about him."
"Tell him it's from both of us, then." Autumn smiled again and put the clip in her hair.
Elsewhere in the room Yusuke and Keiko were exchanging presents. Kuwabara was dancing with Yukina. Teenage Koenma and Botan were talking. Dariken was eating candy happily. Thorn was bringing out snacks and stuff. Margaret and Jin had given each other gifts. Touya was teaching Tenka some ice techniques. Hiei was blushing madly as he handed Arielle a new sheath for her sword that was black and had a flame pattern on it. Arielle smiled and hugged Hiei.
Kurama started laughing. Hiei glared at him, "What's so funny, fox?"
Autumn pointed above their heads, "Look! Mistletoe!"
"What?" Hiei asked confused.
"Mistletoe, Hiei. When a boy and girl stand under it together they're supposed to kiss." Kurama explained.
"Yeah, Hiei! Go on kiss her!" Yusuke smirked across the room.
Margaret frowned but didn't say anything because Jin pulled her into a hug. Arielle smiled and bent down to kiss Hiei on the cheek. His face turned bright red causing laughter to erupt among the group.
"Let's sing Christmas songs!" OkageHime said.
"Yeah!" Autumn smiled. "I know a good one! Slippery Sidewalks, people falling, people breaking their bones! People going to the hospital for Christmas! People…"
"Umm…Autumn? As pleasant as that song is…perhaps we should sing something else?" Kurama interrupted.
"Jingle bells…?" Autumn asked.
Everyone who knew tem was singing the Christmas carols. After a while things settled down and everyone was having their own little conversations. Autumn went outside and sat looking at the stars.
"Is something wrong?" Kurama asked as he sat down next to her.
"No, I just wanted to see the stars."
"Ah."
"Aren't they pretty?"
"Yes, pretty is definitely the right word…" Kurama was looking at her.
"You're not talking about the stars, are you?" Autumn smiled.
"Not at all." Kurama wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close. "How are you feeling?"
"What do you mean?"
"Is all well with Harmony?"
"Oh, yes, everything's fine. I feel great." Autumn shivered a bit.
"Cold?" he pulled her closer.
"When are you going back to Japan?" Autumn asked.
He sighed, "The day after tomorrow.
"I'm gonna miss you…"
"I'll miss you too, but we still have the phone."
"Thank frogs for the phone!"
"Frogs…?"
"Don't ask…"
"I won't." Kurama laughed.
"Maybe we should go back inside…?"
"Why?" There was a loud crash from inside.
"I have a feeling Kuwabara is going to need help…" Autumn sighed.
They walked inside to find Kuwabara being chased by Arielle. She had her sword, "C'mon Kuwabara! I want to try out my sword on a moving target!"
"Arielle, it's not polite to kill people during a party…" Autumn sighed.
Hiei looked at them and smirked, "Kurama, mistletoe…"
Kurama and Autumn looked up. "Yes, I suppose it is." Kurama smiled.
Everyone was grinning as they kissed. OkageHime drew a quick picture. Soon Dariken arched an eyebrow, "Ok, you can stop now." They pulled away blushing and everyone started laughing.
OkageHime pulled out her sketchbook and started drawing Tenka. (She is such a great artist ^_^) They started singing carols again.
"Who's Santa?" Hiei asked after a while.
"Santa is the fictional character that supposedly travels the world on Christmas Eve bringing gifts to all the good little children of the world. Supposedly he's really fat, has a white beard, and wears a red suit. He has a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer and goes down people's chimneys!" Autumn said.
"And they willingly let this stranger into their homes???" Hiei's eyes grew wide. "Baka ningens…"
"It's just a story, Hiei! Santa doesn't exist!" Kurama laughed.
"HE DOESN'T???" Kuwabara looked horrified.
Everyone stared at him before bursting out laughing. He sulked. OkageHime started drawing random sketches of people in the room. She handed Kurama the one of him and Autumn under the mistletoe. They blushed. Autumn's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" she looked at Kurama, "Yeah, he's right here. Ok. Shuichi, it's your mom."
Kurama took the phone, "Hello mother…NO! We're at a party with some other friends!" Kurama's face was bright red. Everyone knew what his mother had suggested. "Yes, Merry Christmas mother…Merry Christmas brat... No, you cannot talk to Autumn! Not after what you said last time! NO! What? Oh, fine." Kurama handed the phone back to Autumn, "My stepbrother wants to say hi."
She took the phone. "Hullo Shuuichi! Hey, guess what? A boy my age still believed in Santa 'til a few minutes ago. I know, it's hilarious! Yeah, your brother told him." Autumn started laughing, "You really shouldn't have gone in your brother's room…" Kurama raised an eyebrow. "He has a diary? No way, he really wrote that???"
"What's he telling you?" Kurama snatched the phone and his eyes widened, "SHUUICHI!!!!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU TELL HER THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Everyone was laughing. Yusuke smiled, "Sounds like you have a great family!"
Kurama hung up the phone grumbling. Autumn was smiling at him, "You really wrote that?"
"Yes…" Kurama blushed.
"It was sweet…"
"What was it?" Yusuke asked.
"A poem." Autumn answered.
"Aw, the cute little lovebirds!" Thorn said.
"I FOUND MATCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Arielle yelled happily.
"NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone started trying to get the matches away from Arielle.
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Dream: I'll probably write little short stories after this…
Freckles: It's really done, then?
Dream: YUP!
Kurama: stupid step brother…
Freckles: o.O Kurama is angry.
Dream: *dances*
Freckles: Autumn is happy.
Dream: Stop doing that!
Kurama: Well anyways…
Dream, Kurama, Freckles and everyone else: HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!