Twelve Days of Christmas

by Kiaran Dryaalis

Title should actually be Twelve Days until Christmas, but then it wouldn't make sense to me. It's twelve days until Christmas and Subaru finds an anonymous gift by his front door. As the days go by, he gets more gifts. But who's sending them?

3. December 16

December 16, 1997

It was noon. I was getting read to leave for a job. Pulling on my boots, I opened the door to find another gift. There was the trademark candy cane. I picked it up and was surprised to hear a soft mewling. I opened the box.

Inside, sat a small, three coloured kitten. It was a black, white, and gold calico. She had honey brown eyes and wore a green ribbon around her neck that had kanji reading "Yuki" written in white paint. I took Yuki in and fed her a small can of tuna I had in the cupboard.

Author's Note: What? So I always insist on giving Subaru a cat. I like the idea. Besides, don't you all think it'd be cute?