After buying the tree, they dragged their old Christmas ornaments out of the attic to decorate it. It started off quietly at first, each carefully wrapped ornament another reminder that his mother was gone.
Before they were even halfway done, Shizuru began humming a familiar tune. It was their mother's favorite Christmas song.
Taking his cue from Shizuru, Kuwabara starting singing the words. "Silver bells, silver bells, its Christmas time, in the city."
His dad joined in, and soon they were all singing at the top of their lungs. For the first time since his mother's death, Kuwabara found himself believing that things just might turn out okay.
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