Day Five - Feliz Navidad

Characters: Mitsukuni & Reiko

Genre: Comedy

Triggers: None

Whack.

Whack.

Mitsukuni let the bat gripped firmly in his hands fall to the floor with a loud thud, loosening his hold around the wooden handle. He wasn't an angry man, not in the slightest, but his patience was beginning to run thin. Normally he could keep a calm temperament in most circumstances, even those that dared him than it should, but at the moment something very dear and precious was just beyond an arm's reach and for the life of him he couldn't get it!

"Reiko, why do I have to wear a blindfold? I can't see anything." He groaned, blindly looking around.

Reiko stifled a chuckle, "That's the point, you're not supposed to see. That's half the fun."

Mitsukuni whined, letting his head fall back in frustration, "That's no fun at all! I want the candy. I don't care about hitting this toy."

"It's called a piñata." Reiko corrected him. "My pen-pal from Mexico sent this to us. The least we can do is follow the game's rules."

Mitsukuni groaned again, not happy about losing to a papier-mâché donkey, but the delectable prizes inside encouraged him to swallow his annoyance and lift the bat for another swing. He could only imagine the delicious foreign candies that awaited. He's heard of their spicy hard candies, peanut butter candies, and even lollipops that taste like lemons. His mouth watered just imagining unfolding the wrappers and seeing the shiny sweets nestled inside.

He pulled the bat back over his shoulder and swung slightly to his right, still not able to see where he was swinging through the darkness.

Whack - Thump

Whack - Crack

Whack - Craaaaack

He felt the piñata give way to his bat as the sound of tearing paper and handfuls of candy fell to the floor echoed throughout the room. A smile reached across his face as he tore the blindfold off and saw the glorious pile of candy collecting at his feet.

"That was fun. We should do it again soon." Mitsukuni cheered, diving to the floor to sift through the candies.

Reiko could only roll her eyes, mentally noting to thank her pen-pal for the gift.