Fuji was in a cheerful mood around everyone. He was acting even more smiley than usual. Ryoma was wondering what exactly happened in that room with Tezuka. The green haired boy smirked wondering if Fuji had been broken of innocence…but then again Ryoma noted to himself, he would've heard some noises and he didn't hear any…unless Tezuka and Fuji were extremely quiet. God Ryoma was starting to turn out to be a pervert like his father! He shook such thoughts from his head.
"I decided that you're all helping me with the Christmas tree," said Fuji.
Everyone in the room blinked looking up from the game of cards that they were playing.
"All we have to do is get the lights and ornaments on, I already set up the tree," reassured Fuji.
Eiji grinned and dragged Oishi into the living room. Ryoma being pulled by Momo and Kaidoh and Inui went voluntarily. Fuji went upstairs to get Tezuka. He knocked on the bedroom door and opened it. Tezuka was messing with that damn racket again trying to mess with the grip tape to be more specific.
"Come downstairs buchou," ordered Fuji.
"Hm?"
"We're setting up the Christmas tree," explained Fuji.
"Oh, alright then," said Tezuka getting up off the floor.
Both them together went downstairs and everyone gave eachother looks wondering what both Fuji and Tezuka had been up to previously. Because Fuji was being extremely cheerful and smiley and Tezuka seemed a little loose too, he was still emotionless but he wouldn't glare at them like he usually would and he would just let things be the way they were without fixing them at all.
Momo started untangling multicolored Christmas lights and was getting easily frustrated at how many knots were in them and how the stubborn knots weren't loosening.
"How the hell did they get like this!" he exclaimed.
Fuji chuckled at the sight of Momoshiro's hands being tangled in the dark green wire.
"They some how just get like that every year," he explained shrugging.
Kaidoh rolled his eyes snatching the lights away from the violet-eyed power player.
"Idiot, it takes patience," he snapped.
Kaidoh had managed to get the first couple knots out and then struggled to get the knots in the middle out.
Tezuka let out a sigh getting a different pile of lights and started easily untangling them. He had gone mountain climbing a lot and knew how to tie knots and undo knots that would be triple knotted sometimes and there were different types of knots and Tezuka knew how to untangle every type know to human. Fuji smiled leaning over him watching. Kaidoh finally gave up and let Tezuka deal with his set.
Tezuka undid all of the Christmas lights and everyone started winding them around the tree and then started on the ornaments. Eiji happily stared at each ornament and with each ornament Fuji had a story to tell.
"The blue one that Inui's holding is the one I brought back with me from Kyushu. That year Nee-san and Yuuta had gone with me there to spend Christmas, it was actually quite fun. It was the year before Ryoma came when I got that one. And then the red and silver one is the one personally made by yours truly thanks to a paint set I got from a friend. The gold and green one was done by Yuuta a while back ago odd that he decided to let me keep it," Fuji explained and mused on the one from his younger brother Yuuta.
"Nya Fujiko," said Eiji.
"Hm?"
"We don't have a star for the top," Eiji said with a little pout noticing the bareness at the top of the dark green tree.
"Oh that piece? Just a second. It's in the storage room," said Fuji going over the closet beside the kitchen and the den.
He came back out after digging through a bunch of things out and then placing then back with a silver star that had a couple light blue swirls on it.
"Nya! It's so pretty! I haven't seen one like that!" exclaimed Eiji excitedly.
Fuji chuckled smiling at his friend's excitedness.
"Because Yuuta and I made it ourselves when we had our last Christmas together before I was going to get my new house," he explained.
"All of your ornaments have a story," pointed out Ryoma.
"Yes. Each one has a specific memory or story to it. That's what's so special about this tree. I want to make one with you guys too so I can remember this Christmas too," said Fuji.
"You should be the one to place the star on it since you're the one whose held this whole Christmas event," said Oishi.
"Oh? Really? I was thinking someone tall should do it. I'm a little short for the job. I can almost reach it, but it's not enough," replied Fuji.
Tezuka sighed.
"I can hold you if you want me to," he offered.
Everyone looked at the two in awe for the second time today. But Tezuka ignored everyone else just as well as Fuji did. They both acted as if Tezuka leaving for years had never happened.
"That'd be nice of you Tezuka," said Fuji with the same smile and lidded eyes.
Tezuka stood behind Fuji and lifted him by the waist. Fuji had got the silver star on the tree adjusting it within seconds before Fuji was let down again. Everyone instantly thought both of them had worked things out, but what they didn't know is that they hadn't resolved their issue fully yet.
"I'll help you clean up," said Tezuka bending down to pick up the boxes. Fuji helped as well and everyone else made move to clean up as well.
Fuji had ordered pizza from out since nobody really felt like making dinner since they had just fixed up a six foot Christmas tree.
"I'd say we did a good job on the tree you guys," he said as they waited for the pizza.
"Yeah it looks really nice," said Momo grinning.
Fuji then went over to the oak wood entertainment center and pulled out a couple DVDs from the cabinet near the silver flat screen TV.
"Which one do you guys want to watch?" he asked.
Everyone gathered around the pile of DVDs looking through them.
"You have Iima Ima Yukimasu!" said Eiji.
"No way we're watching Rush Hour!" snapped Momo.
"Psh."
"Keep quiet mamushi!"
"Make me!"
SLAM!
"AH! Momo, Kaidoh stop!"
Inui sighed. Time to threaten them again. This had been about the fourth or fifth time today that Inui had to break up a fight between the two rivals.
"Momoshiro release Kaidoh and Kaidoh if you try to aim that punch at him I'll make sure you drink the whole pitcher of warmed Inui Juice I have in the kitchen," he said.
Kaidoh was released from Momo's death grip and Kaidoh let his hand fall to his side both moving away from eachother. Both looked horrified for a second.
"Good. Keep away from eachother," said Inui.
"Saa, Ryoma you know about some of these movies which one do you prefer?" asked Fuji.
Ryoma flicked through each movie. Looking at each cover and then flipping to the next one.
"I'm surprised at how many English movies you own. I'm stuck picking between Moon Child and The Grudge," he said.
"Ah you want to stick to Japanese movies?" asked Fuji.
Ryoma smirked and his golden eyes shifted back at the pouting Momoshiro who was trying to behave.
"Only because Momo would bother me on what they're saying if it was an English movie," he explained smugly.
Eiji giggled at the comment.
"HEY! I would not!" shouted out Momo making a face.
"The Grudge," decided Ryoma.
"This should be interesting data," said Inui his glasses glinting dangerously.
Kaidoh glanced at his senpai.
"How?" he asked.
"It's a horror film mamushi, extremely scary! It'll make you want to stay away from dark places for days!" explained Momo.
"Fsshu, don't be screaming or talking during it idiot," said Kaidoh.
Everyone gathered onto the two leather couches and Fuji placed in the movie. It started up and everyone watched. Fuji flicked the lights off smirking and Inui had his notebook beside him.
The movie started out errie and then a simple storyline came. The first scary part was the cat. Tezuka had joined the room right when the movie had gotten out to where Yoko had been pulled up into the attic. Eiji moved over so Tezuka could sit next to Fuji. When the cat had came out Eiji flinched and grabbed onto Oishi's arm, and Oishi let him hold onto it for comfort. Ryoma had also gasped a little and Momo quietly asked him if he wanted to place his arms around him.
"Baka Momo," hissed out Ryoma moving away from Momo. He was still next to him though as if he still needed him near.
Momo just chuckled and continued to watch the movie. Fuji had taken notice that Inui had started madly writing down data as if his life depended on it. They all continued to watch the movie and Kaidoh had utterly became freaked about the kid "Toshi" that was in the house. And the fact that the woman who wanted to help the elderly woman had constantly been haunted by that thing even on the reflection of the bus was freaky as well. Ugh. When the doorbell rang for the pizza everyone jumped and Fuji shook off the shock to pay and receive the pizza. Tezuka followed Fuji to the door as well as if he was trying to protect Fuji from something that or to reassure him. Hm, the movie had also spooked Tezuka as well? Interesting.
Fuji brought back the pizza and everyone took a slice still watching the movie as they ate.
"UGH! What the hell is that in the attic?" exclaimed Momo.
"Looks like teeth and gums to me," replied Inui.
"WHOSE?"
"Shut up and you'll figure out," snapped Kaidoh.
Eiji and Fuji looked at eachother wanting to laugh. When it came to Kaidoh and Momo watching a movie their fight wouldn't last long, not to mention when they did have a minor argument it sounded like a kid's argument with his younger or older brother during a movie.
The movie went on still and everyone flinched at a couple parts. Kaidoh literally jumped when he found the "it" messing with the cameras in a security room and then melting and appearing and then eyes showing at the camera. Kaidoh shook that little errie feeling away. Beside him Inui smirked placing an arm around Kaidoh.
"Spooked a little Kaidoh?" he asked.
"Fsshu." Kaidoh remained looking at the screen. Inui handed him more pizza and Kaidoh accepted it replying with thanks. Inui's arm still remained around him just in case.
"UGH! EW!" screamed out Momo.
"They were hers," said Eiji shuddering.
"Yoko's…oh god…that's just sick!" muttered Ryoma. He had seen bits and snippets of the movie and then his father would shove him away from the TV saying the movie was too scary for little kiddies. So Ryoma never exactly got to see that part.
The "it" woman was a stalker too which was even more scary. And then the husband of the woman had killed her for following the man she was truly in love with. The husband even killed the son and the cat. And then the woman met up with her crush and the American woman had freaked out when she found the murder husband's body hanging in the closet of the house.
More shudders and errie-ness. The end of the movie was even scarier when they figure out the thing was never dead after the house burnt down. That she ended getting everyone and we never know what happens.
"That was creepy. Why'd you pick that Echizen?" asked Momo as Fuji flicked the lights back on.
"Because I saw snippets of it but never got to see the rest of it," replied Ryoma.
"You guys we have time to watch one more movie, it's only 9:56. How about 'Yami No Matsuei'?" offered Fuji.
Eiji made a little whimper.
"It's not a horror movie is it? Because I've had enough of those for one night!" he said.
"No it's an anime. It's quite good actually," reassured Fuji.
"Hm, do you have Teacher Vs. Student? Yami No Matsuei is too gory," asked Oishi.
"Ah Yumiko borrowed it. That would've been a really good one to watch," replied Fuji.
"As long is it's not some chick-flick I'm fine with anything," said Momo.
"Or horror," added Eiji.
"Elecktra is pretty good," said Fuji holding out a DVD.
"The fighting is okay. It's sort of a chick-flick but it's based on an American comic and the acting is okay," explained Ryoma.
"Alright, we'll watch it," said Eiji.
Oishi nodded. Kaidoh shrugged as if not to care.
Fuji placed in a DVD and turned the lights back off sliding in-between Eiji and Tezuka on the couch. The movie wasn't as good as good as 'The Grudge' to where you'd be into everything and you'd watch it no matter how scary it was. It was one of those movies where you'd just watch and maybe talk or makeout during it. Well maybe if you were a girl or into comics like that you'd pay attention, but that's why you don't watch the exciting movie first and then watch a less exciting movie last. Save the best for last.
Fuji snuggled up into Tezuka who tensed up at the contact.
"You don't mind do you?" asked Fuji looking up at him his eyes opened.
Tezuka didn't reply but slid on the couch a little bit to where he was more comfortable and where Fuji could snuggle more. So Fuji took that as an invitation. Ryoma leaned against Momo's shoulder during the middle of the movie yawning heavily. It being dark and warm was making him sleepy. Kaidoh watched the movie as if he was actually interested, only the fight scenes were half way interesting. After that the rest sort of fell, and Kaidoh was glad he knew enough English to understand what was happening in the movie or he'd completely be bored. Eiji was excited about the movie despite how flat it was after the horror movie they just watched. Oishi smiled at his friend's excitedness. The movie soon ended and everyone cleared off the table and went to bed. Ryoma had fallen asleep against Momo, who had to carry him all the way upstairs. It was close to midnight and they all needed some rest after a crazy day.
(A/N: I really hope that chapter turned out okay for you guys. Um…The Grudge was one of the first horror movies I watched that really really scared me. So yeah, I know it's a mild horror movie but I watch more anime than I do horror movies. Also thank you Helen for actually binging up the idea of warmed Inui Juice, that was sooooo brilliant snugs her And I had to use it since it was begging to be used! Anyway until next chapter!)