Chapter 16: Christmas
The next few days were wonderful for Seiya. He had gotten to know Haruka so much better and the two were rarely apart. December came, along with snow along and Seiya had no idea what to get her for Christmas.
The answer came to him while he was walking down the street one day past a jewelry store. He just hoped Haruka would like his gift.
The next night he went to Usagi and Minako's Christmas party that was held at Raye's temple. Taiki and Yaten had come from Kinmoku with Princess Kakyu for the occasion so Minako and Usagi were glombed onto them instead of Seiya.
He noticed Haruka arrived with the other three outer senshi last of all, not noticing Yaten hiding the pepper shaker up his sleeve. Seiya started over to Haruka but Yaten stepped in his way, holding out a glass of eggnog.
"This will calm your nerves," Yaten told him and Seiya took the glass, not noticing the little gray flakes floating on the top. By the time Seiya had made his way over to Haruka, he was trying not sneeze, thinking his allergies must have been acting up again.
"Haruka, I.." Seiya started, reaching into his pocket but suddenly sneezed-all over Haruka who was wearing a long black silk dress.
Everyone fell silent, looking over at them, waiting for Haruka to kill him. But Haruka merely stood her, staring at him, outraged and annoyed. Seiya then noticed the pepper flakes in his glass, then looked back at Yaten who had his back turned to hide his laughter.
"Haruka, I'm so sorry.." he said but Haruka snatched his glass, looking at the pepper flakes, then noticed Yaten as well.
"You weasel!" Haruka threw the glass at Yaten's feet and it shattered on the ground. Usagi moved to intervene but Mamoru stopped her.
"At least I don't sleep around," Yaten sneered. He had heard from Seiya about Haruka's boyfriend and he certainly did not want her around Seiya. Princess Kakyu looked at Yaten, horrified. Taiki stayed back, certain that Haruka was going to kill Yaten. Mamoru and the rest of the senshi looked angry but not as angry as Haruka. It surprised everyone when Seiya hit Yaten hard.
"How dare you, Yaten? Go away- I don't want to see you," Seiya said coldly and then turned his back on him. Yaten stood there in shock- he had never seen Seiya that angry before. Princess Kakyu noticed the outline of a small ring the pocket the Seiya had started to reach in to earlier and smiled.
The next few days were wonderful for Seiya. He had gotten to know Haruka so much better and the two were rarely apart. December came, along with snow along and Seiya had no idea what to get her for Christmas.
The answer came to him while he was walking down the street one day past a jewelry store. He just hoped Haruka would like his gift.
The next night he went to Usagi and Minako's Christmas party that was held at Raye's temple. Taiki and Yaten had come from Kinmoku with Princess Kakyu for the occasion so Minako and Usagi were glombed onto them instead of Seiya.
He noticed Haruka arrived with the other three outer senshi last of all, not noticing Yaten hiding the pepper shaker up his sleeve. Seiya started over to Haruka but Yaten stepped in his way, holding out a glass of eggnog.
"This will calm your nerves," Yaten told him and Seiya took the glass, not noticing the little gray flakes floating on the top. By the time Seiya had made his way over to Haruka, he was trying not sneeze, thinking his allergies must have been acting up again.
"Haruka, I.." Seiya started, reaching into his pocket but suddenly sneezed-all over Haruka who was wearing a long black silk dress.
Everyone fell silent, looking over at them, waiting for Haruka to kill him. But Haruka merely stood her, staring at him, outraged and annoyed. Seiya then noticed the pepper flakes in his glass, then looked back at Yaten who had his back turned to hide his laughter.
"Haruka, I'm so sorry.." he said but Haruka snatched his glass, looking at the pepper flakes, then noticed Yaten as well.
"You weasel!" Haruka threw the glass at Yaten's feet and it shattered on the ground. Usagi moved to intervene but Mamoru stopped her.
"At least I don't sleep around," Yaten sneered. He had heard from Seiya about Haruka's boyfriend and he certainly did not want her around Seiya. Princess Kakyu looked at Yaten, horrified. Taiki stayed back, certain that Haruka was going to kill Yaten. Mamoru and the rest of the senshi looked angry but not as angry as Haruka. It surprised everyone when Seiya hit Yaten hard.
"How dare you, Yaten? Go away- I don't want to see you," Seiya said coldly and then turned his back on him. Yaten stood there in shock- he had never seen Seiya that angry before. Princess Kakyu noticed the outline of a small ring the pocket the Seiya had started to reach in to earlier and smiled.