Sorry, it's another short one, but I'm working as fast as I can! As always, all respective
rights belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki-sama. I have nothing but this big ball of string, so
please do not sue. I'd be happy to share.
The Gift of the Meiji Chapter 2
By April-san
The days came and went, much quicker than anyone expected. As the hour drew near,
some were franticly putting their final touches on their gifts, some rushing out to get their
gifts, and some were thinking 'Ah, I got a full half-an-hour before we exchange
gifts…more than plenty of time to think of something'.
April-san was going absolutely crazy watching half her household get drunk on the
homemade eggnog and trying to ignore the other half oooing and ahhing the constantly
blinking lights on the tree.
"Here comes red again!"
"Oooo…"
"Here comes blue again!"
"Ahhh…"
"It's magic, I tell you! A spirit! It will steal your souls when you…Oooo…yellow…"
"Can we open presents yet, pleeese?"
*"Not yet, Kenshin. And, please stop shaking the presents."*
"Aww…"
*"Seriously, you're worse than Yahiko and Saito!"*
Saito poked his head up from behind the tree. "I am offended by that statement." He
stooped back down and the sound of another box being shaken was then heard.
"I want to watch the Grinch!"
"You ARE a Grinch!"
"White Christmas!" the girls spoke together.
"When can we open the presents??"
Hiko scooped out another cup of eggnog. "This stuff is good!" When no one was
looking, Hiko quickly filled his sake jug with the thick beverage.
"Scrooge!"
"Rambo!"
"But that's not a holiday movie."
"Rambo is an anytime movie!"
"Do you smell something burning?" Sniff…sniff… "Oh, it's just Shishio. Never mind."
In the kitchen…
*"Okita, uh, using your sword to stab the olives out of the jar is probably not a good idea.
Try working on the sausage tray. Um, Soujirou? Why are you decorating all the cookies
in red sprinkles?"*
"Ahh." Smile. "The cookies are weak-"
*"Say no more. Enishi, you're doing a great job stirring that dip."*
Enishi blinked. "Neechan! Will you smile if I stir the dip?! Neechan?!"
"Of course not!" Tomoe yelled from the adjoining room.
*"Forget I said anything. Has anyone seen the mistletoe I bought?"*
Silence.
*The author slowly rubbed at her temple. "Okay, which bedroom do I start searching?"*
"When can we open the preseeentttsss??"
*"Amakusa Shogo, please stop playing with the baby Jesus and stay away from my
nativity. It's quite breaka-"*
Snap! Shogo quickly put down the two pieces and backed away.
*"Aw, never mind. Saito! Get away from those presents! What is his problem
anyway?"*
Okita looked up from slicing. "You see, Saito already knows who has whose name.
What's driving him crazy is that he doesn't know what everyone got." Okita softly
laughed and his voice softened. "I guess it doesn't help that I wrapped a few empty
boxes."
"It's a spirit, I tell you! A spirit!! It will…mmm…green…"
*"Iwambo, stop eating my poinsettia!"*
"Isn't this romantic, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Which gift do you think is mine, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Which gift do you think is yours, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Uh, Misao, I wouldn't bother him, if I were you." Kaoru's voice lowered. "I think he's
had too much eggnog…"
All the while, Kamatari slowly inched her way to Hiko's side, finally resting her head on
his arm. "So, big boy, what did you get me?"
"A muzzle."
She laughed and wrapped her arms around his arm.
"Poisoned fruitcake."
"Aww, you're so sweet." She snuggled closer to him.
Hiko just blinked at her.
Soujirou tried to hide a hiccup. "This…eggnog…is strong…" Hiccup!
*Sigh. "Just a reminder, the eggnog is off limits to minors!"*
Yahiko quickly hid his cup. "Eggnog? We have Eggnog?"
*"We're almost ready! Enishi, where's the dip?"*
"Dip?"
*"The dip you were stirring." She rolled her eyes. "Enishi, where did you hide it? No,
I'm not going to believe that it died and you buried it. Where did you hide it?" She
finally finds it hidden in the microwave. "Okay, everyone! We're ready!"*
"Ready?"
"Presents time!!!"
To be continued…
***
Authors notes:
Sorry, another short chapter. I think it's better than the last one, though. One to go
before Christmas, yay! I still need more suggestions for presents, please!
Thank you Kishi Seta, Takato the Wolf Taikashi, …, Kriska, and Chiki for the reviews
and suggestions! I appreciate them.
I almost forgot: Okita and Soujirou are mine! Mine! Mwa ha ha ha!
Hopefully I'll have it finished in a few days (with some luck and divine intervention).
rights belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki-sama. I have nothing but this big ball of string, so
please do not sue. I'd be happy to share.
The Gift of the Meiji Chapter 2
By April-san
The days came and went, much quicker than anyone expected. As the hour drew near,
some were franticly putting their final touches on their gifts, some rushing out to get their
gifts, and some were thinking 'Ah, I got a full half-an-hour before we exchange
gifts…more than plenty of time to think of something'.
April-san was going absolutely crazy watching half her household get drunk on the
homemade eggnog and trying to ignore the other half oooing and ahhing the constantly
blinking lights on the tree.
"Here comes red again!"
"Oooo…"
"Here comes blue again!"
"Ahhh…"
"It's magic, I tell you! A spirit! It will steal your souls when you…Oooo…yellow…"
"Can we open presents yet, pleeese?"
*"Not yet, Kenshin. And, please stop shaking the presents."*
"Aww…"
*"Seriously, you're worse than Yahiko and Saito!"*
Saito poked his head up from behind the tree. "I am offended by that statement." He
stooped back down and the sound of another box being shaken was then heard.
"I want to watch the Grinch!"
"You ARE a Grinch!"
"White Christmas!" the girls spoke together.
"When can we open the presents??"
Hiko scooped out another cup of eggnog. "This stuff is good!" When no one was
looking, Hiko quickly filled his sake jug with the thick beverage.
"Scrooge!"
"Rambo!"
"But that's not a holiday movie."
"Rambo is an anytime movie!"
"Do you smell something burning?" Sniff…sniff… "Oh, it's just Shishio. Never mind."
In the kitchen…
*"Okita, uh, using your sword to stab the olives out of the jar is probably not a good idea.
Try working on the sausage tray. Um, Soujirou? Why are you decorating all the cookies
in red sprinkles?"*
"Ahh." Smile. "The cookies are weak-"
*"Say no more. Enishi, you're doing a great job stirring that dip."*
Enishi blinked. "Neechan! Will you smile if I stir the dip?! Neechan?!"
"Of course not!" Tomoe yelled from the adjoining room.
*"Forget I said anything. Has anyone seen the mistletoe I bought?"*
Silence.
*The author slowly rubbed at her temple. "Okay, which bedroom do I start searching?"*
"When can we open the preseeentttsss??"
*"Amakusa Shogo, please stop playing with the baby Jesus and stay away from my
nativity. It's quite breaka-"*
Snap! Shogo quickly put down the two pieces and backed away.
*"Aw, never mind. Saito! Get away from those presents! What is his problem
anyway?"*
Okita looked up from slicing. "You see, Saito already knows who has whose name.
What's driving him crazy is that he doesn't know what everyone got." Okita softly
laughed and his voice softened. "I guess it doesn't help that I wrapped a few empty
boxes."
"It's a spirit, I tell you! A spirit!! It will…mmm…green…"
*"Iwambo, stop eating my poinsettia!"*
"Isn't this romantic, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Which gift do you think is mine, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Which gift do you think is yours, Aoshi-sama?"
"…"
"Uh, Misao, I wouldn't bother him, if I were you." Kaoru's voice lowered. "I think he's
had too much eggnog…"
All the while, Kamatari slowly inched her way to Hiko's side, finally resting her head on
his arm. "So, big boy, what did you get me?"
"A muzzle."
She laughed and wrapped her arms around his arm.
"Poisoned fruitcake."
"Aww, you're so sweet." She snuggled closer to him.
Hiko just blinked at her.
Soujirou tried to hide a hiccup. "This…eggnog…is strong…" Hiccup!
*Sigh. "Just a reminder, the eggnog is off limits to minors!"*
Yahiko quickly hid his cup. "Eggnog? We have Eggnog?"
*"We're almost ready! Enishi, where's the dip?"*
"Dip?"
*"The dip you were stirring." She rolled her eyes. "Enishi, where did you hide it? No,
I'm not going to believe that it died and you buried it. Where did you hide it?" She
finally finds it hidden in the microwave. "Okay, everyone! We're ready!"*
"Ready?"
"Presents time!!!"
To be continued…
***
Authors notes:
Sorry, another short chapter. I think it's better than the last one, though. One to go
before Christmas, yay! I still need more suggestions for presents, please!
Thank you Kishi Seta, Takato the Wolf Taikashi, …, Kriska, and Chiki for the reviews
and suggestions! I appreciate them.
I almost forgot: Okita and Soujirou are mine! Mine! Mwa ha ha ha!
Hopefully I'll have it finished in a few days (with some luck and divine intervention).