Atraiyuu held his stuffed dog close as he continued his way through the cold streets. He already dropped off two loads of Christmas gifts with his limo driver and was down to just a few students left. He'd purchased gift baskets for the teachers and their students that regularly came to visit. He'd purchased music equipment for Tishou's students since they were in a band and cute stuffed toys for Alyera's students since they seemed like students that could use a good hug every now and then. The angel also bought things for Kai's students and Wendy's students; the list went on and he was down to his roommates and Jinx's family.
With politeness in mind he decided to get Luna and Xiren their gifts first. He and his roommates decided what gifts to get for their teacher and he was supposed to get accessories. Since he needed a jewelry shop for that he thought he'd get Luna some nice jewelry as well. To make sure Shinx didn't feel bad he would just get her something sweet like a hair pin or something. A ring might be too invasive and other jewelry might be seen as an attempt to court Luna, so a barrette or hair pin seemed like the best option.
Dog plush cuddled close in his arms he walked through the cold streets to the jewelry shop. He made sure to drop a few dollars in each of the donation boxes along the way and smiled at the other shoppers. A few smiled back and others offered to escort him as he made his way to shops. A smile on his face and tail wagging happily he made his way to one of the jewelry shops in town.
"Oh, Atraiyuu are you here to shop for Miss Xiren?" One of the shop clerks up to him and looped her arm with the angel's.
"Yes." He smiled at the friendly shop assistant as she led him to various jewelry cases. "I need a set of ruby accessories in the shape of roses if you have them." He smiled with his angelic smile at the blond store clerk.
"Oh I have just the thing. I was hoping one of her students would come looking for something like this." He clerk pulled out a set of earrings and matching necklace and bracelet with ruby studded roses with gold settings. "How about these?"
"They are perfect. Thank you." Atraiyuu smiled brilliantly and wagged his tail as he approved of the jewelry. "I have one other lady I need to get something for, but I'm not sure what to get."
"Oh? A lady friend of your own?" The clerk looked at Atraiyuu with a mixture of jealousy and curiosity.
"Yeah, she's the girlfriend of my boyfriend's older brother. She's really nice and I wanted to get her something for Christmas, but I don't want to get anything Shinx might see as a bid for her attention."
"Your boyfriend?" The woman's expression fell and she shook her head. "Always the attractive ones. Wait, did you say you were getting a gift for Shinx's lady?"
"Yes. Miss Luna. Do you know her?"
"Shinx was in here earlier and got her a necklace. I have an idea of something she might like." The woman hurried to the back to pull out a decorated box. She brought it to Atraiyuu and opened the box revealing an intricate clasp with a purple sapphire in it. "This is known as the Delhi Purple Sapphire."
"I don't like giving a gem with such a bad history, but I'm sure Shinx will make it safe for Luna." Atraiyuu looked at the clasp and decided this would be a good gift for the Dark Lord's current love interest. He'd make sure to put a blessing on the box just to make sure Luna wasn't in any danger. "Okay I'll get this along with the roses." His mind made up he gave his stuffed dog a squeeze and handed the clerk his card to pay for the items.
The angelic wolf thanked the store clerk as she handed him his purchases and he walked out into the cold again. Smiling and holding his toy close along with the jewelry bag he thought about his next gift. After a little walk and and some though he decided he'd get Shinx's gift next. He had no idea what to get the Dark Lord for Christmas. The man probably hated Christmas and would really only like something that caused pain and sorrow. As an angel he would not contribute to the Dark Lord's campaign, but he'd be polite and get his lover's brother a gift.
With a sigh he looked in shop windows 'till a thought came to him. A suit. Shinx wore suits and Miss Luna seemed to like seeing him in a suite so that's what he'd get the demon king. With a smile and a hug to his toy he made his way to one of the suit shops Xiren designed clothes for. Wagging his tail the wolf entered the shop and was again greeted happily.
"Atraiyuu it's good to see you. Shopping for a suit for Kouta?" A gentleman behind the counter sauntered up to the angelic wolf with a smile.
"No, I have something else in mind for Kouta. I need a suit for Shinx. Do you know him?" Atraiyuu smiled back and cuddled his plush toy dog.
"Yes I know him. He's a regular." The clerk's eyes widened at the mention of the demon, but the man smiled as he saw the innocent wolf hold the toy cutely to him. "I have several suites he might like. Are you one of his latest lovers?" The man asked with curiosity and gleam in his green eyes as he lightly put a hand to Atraiyuu's back leading him to a rack of suits.
"Oh no. I'm dating his brother Jinx and thought I'd get Shinx a gift." The wolf smiled at the green eyed store clerk before turning to look at the suits. The clerk smiled lecherously as he heard the name of the angel's boyfriend. Jinx was known for being a playboy and the innocent man before him was probably lured in by the aggressive wolf's attentions from a one night stand.
"This one!" Atraiyuu excitedly pulled a black suit from the rack with deep red ruby studded buttons on it and held it out to the store clerk.
"An excellent choice." The clerk put his arm around the man's shoulders and led him to the counter. "Shall I wrap this for you?" The green eyed man smiled lecherously at the angel, but his look was unnoticed.
"Please and thank you." Atraiyuu smiled and handed the man his card proud he was able to find a gift for the Dark Lord. The store clerk rang up the purchases and put it in a decorative box before bagging the purchase.
"Here is the suit and here is my number. Call me if Mr. Jinx breaks your heart or anything like that." The man smiles as he hands the angel a card with his number on it.
"Thank you. I'll make sure to give it to Jinx so he can tell you himself that he won't break my heart. He likes to make sure people know he is a good guy." Atraiyuu explained as he waved and left the store. The clerk looked startled as the man left the shop and started calling his phone company to change his number.
Three gifts down and feeling happy the angelic wolf made his way down the streets to his next stop. Since he was in the fashion district he figured he'd get Kouta's gift next. Kouta dressed nicely and had a flare for elegance so Atraiyuu planned on getting him a rare set of cufflinks. Kouta wouldn't necessarily wear them, but he'd appreciate the antique ones he had planned. Clutching his plush toy dog he entered the double doors of an elegant antique shop.
"Welcome how can I help you?" A young male fox came up to him in greeting.
"Yes, do you have any antique cuff links?" Atraiyuu politely asked the fox before him.
"We have several cuff links. Is there a particular era you want the cuff links from?" The fox asked as he showed Atraiyuu to the case holding various cuff links from times past. "Which ones would you like to see?"
"Ummm….I'm not sure which ones Kouta would like. Can you wrap all of them for me?" The wolf looked over the cuff links for a moment and decided to just get all of them and let Kouta decide which ones to wear and which ones to add to his collection of old stuff.
"All of them?" The clerk's eyes widened for a moment before smiling again. "I'll box these up for you then." With a smile the clerk put the items in a velvet box, rang up the purchase, and handed the box to Atraiyuu. "Please come again."
Atraiyuu smiled as he took the box and headed out of the store. With his arms becoming full of gifts he placed a call to the limo driver so he could put his presents in the trunk again. While he waited for the limo he thought about his next gift. Ryu was next on his list and he wasn't quite sure what he wanted to get his roommate. The man liked to drink and smoke and had a thing for collecting money, but everyone would be getting Ryu the obvious things.
As the limo pulled up Atraiyuu had an idea about what to get his intimidating housemate. Thanking the driver for helping him he waved to the man and headed off to the fitness store. Ryu was a very active person and a new set of weights were a good present. Moving quickly through the cold the angelic wolf approached the fitness store. With a little shiver from the cold he entered the warm building.
"Welcome to Fitness World, how can I assist you?" A muscular young rabbit with blue hair came to greet Atraiyuu.
"Can you ship the heaviest set of weights you have to this address?" Atraiyuu asked the rabbit as he handed him a card with his address.
"The heaviest?" The blue haired store worker looked skeptically at the wolf before him.
"Yes please it's for my roommate Ryu." He explained with a smile and a hug to his stuffed toy. The rabbit nodded and his eyes went from skepticism to understanding at the mention of Ryu's name.
"Ryu has quite a body that's for sure. Think he'd like a job here? We could sell more equipment just by having him here and people wanting the chance to talk to him."
"I don't think he'd be a good salesman." Atraiyuu and the rabbit talked a little as the rabbit rang up his purchase and pocketed the address. Thanking the sales rep the angel smiled and headed off for his next gift. Since he was in the hobby section of town he decided to get Sasori his gift. A ball of yarn and some catnip seemed like a good gift for his friend. Perhaps a knitting book as well and a yarn toy already stuffed with catnip would be inspirational for the cat to have a hobby making things to play with.
Hurrying down the street depositing money in the collection boxes as he went the wolf made his way to a yarn store. He entered the building and shivered to relieve himself of the cold. Looking around he saw plenty of colored yarn and even some knitting equipment. A smile crossed his face and his tail wagged excitedly as he started looking at yarn to pick up for his friend.
"Can I help you sir?" A blond cat approached him with alluring eyes that looked at Atraiyuu admiringly.
"Yes please. I'm looking for some knitting stuff to get as a gift for a cat friend of mine. I also need some catnip for him. Would he like a gift like that? I really don't know much about cats." Atraiyuu asked the cat.
"Oh yes cats do love yarn and catnip is very considerate of you. I have just the thing for your cat friend, if you'll follow me." The blond cat led Atraiyuu through the store and too the back, but before the cat could lead the wolf into a back room, something caught the wolf's eye.
"This would be perfect for Sasori." With an excited tail wag he pulled a beginners knitting kit from a shelf. The kit was tailored to cats so they could make toys to play with and came with a pack of catnip. "I'll take this and some extra balls of yarn." He smiled and turned to the blond man.
"An excellent gift for sure, but we have something in the back that will be more interesting for your cat… wait did you say Sasori?" The cat's alluring manner changed when he realized the name of the cat Atraiyuu was buying a gift for.
"Yes, he's my friend and my boyfriend's roommate." Atraiyuu smiled proudly as he mentioned Jinx. His heart always warmed when he thought about the demon and he was proud to have such a strong lover.
"Your boyfriend?" The cat repeated as a previous encounter clicked into place. With a sigh and a disappointed pout the blond cat led the excited wolf to the counter to ring him up. Sullenly the cat charged Atraiyuu's card and bagged his purchases before handing them to the angelic wolf.
Happy with his gift the wolf left the shop and headed off to find his next gift. He was almost done with his Christmas shopping and only had a few people to get gifts for. His next recipients were his housemate Naiki and his fiancé Mix. Since the pair were about to be wed, Atraiyuu figured a gift they could enjoy together was an excellent idea.
He didn't really want to contribute to the darkness Mix promoted so he wouldn't get them things for science even though he knew the two of them like to do experiments together. Their experiments often ended up with someone getting killed or doing something they really shouldn't so he wanted to do something else for them. Mix did like to cook and he knew Naiki liked to help Mix cook so Atraiyuu decided he'd get them some stuff to cook with.
Cuddling the stuffed dog and holding the bag with his latest purchase he headed off to a kitchen apparel store. Entering the warm store he looked around and saw a cooks dream. This was definitely the place to get a gift for Mix, though he wasn't sure how Naiki would feel. Then again the pair were so similar that whatever he got Mix Naiki was sure to love as well.
"Hi there, can I help you?" A happy pink haired wolf bounced up to Atraiyuu with a smile.
"Yes, I need a gift for my roommate and his fiancé. They like to cook together and I don't know anything about cooking."
"Oh I see. Well we have just the things you are looking for." The wolf smiled and pulled Atraiyuu to a section of the store with items paired and obviously meant for couples. "Are these what you are looking for?"
"Yes thank you." Atraiyuu excitedly looked over the items and selected matching cooking aprons, cook books meant for people to cook together with, and a book labeled Cooking for Lovers. With a smile the store clerk took the items to the counter and bagged them.
"Is this all I can help you with? Would you like to add a gift card perhaps?"
"A gift card?" Atraiyuu thought about the offer for a moment and decided a gift card was a perfect idea in case the couple wanted to get something else. "Please, a gift card is a good idea." The store worker rang up the purchases and handed the bag to Atraiyuu.
"I hope the couple enjoy their time in the kitchen." The pink haired man waved as Atraiyuu left the store. Purchases in hand the angel thought about his last gift. He needed a gift for Jinx and for him this was a very important gift to get and he wanted to make sure it was perfect.
Pulling his jacket close to ward off the cold and holding his toy tightly Atraiyuu made his way to a section of town that he normally didn't want to visit. There weren't many demonic beings in the city, but since the Dark Lord made his home here naturally a few leaked through. Most of the visitors to this place were the myriads of wannabe demons and bad boys that covered the streets. The current fashion for teachers was to have a student that acted evil even if they really weren't more than bratty boys.
Hugging the stuffed dog in a futile effort to ward off the evil aura permeating the section of town that held various voodoo shops and demonic stores, Atraiyuu made his way down the street to a small shop with windows boarded and a sign reading 'If you can't open the door we are closed'. Taking a deep breath, the angel put his hand on the door knob. His skin crawled at the dark seal there and he used his aura to open the seal. Entering the shop he shuddered and looked around.
"Hmm someone who is able to open the seal?" A dark haired man peaked around the corner. "…and what is an angel doing here?" The man glared at Atraiyuu and Atraiyuu could see the demon aura permeating around him. The demon studied the angel for a moment before his eyes went wide. "A-archangel U-uriel… look I know I owe you my life, but the Dark Lord has returned and an angel in my shop would be…disastrous." The demon tried to shoo the angel out.
"Oh Shinx won't mind if I'm here." Atraiyuu smiled and tried to assure the demon.
"Sh…you call him by his name? I didn't take you for suicidal." The demon looked wide eyed at Atraiyuu.
"Shinx isn't that bad, besides I'm here shopping for Jinx."
"The Dark Prince? Why would an angel, let alone an archangel, specifically the guardian of death archangel, want a gift for any of the Darkness family members?" Curiosity overtook the demon and he relented in letting the angel stay in his shop.
"Oh Jinx is my boyfriend." Atraiyuu smiled and brushed his hair from his neck to show off the mark Jinx left on his neck. The demon's eyes opened wider as he saw the mark that he recognized as the Dark Prince's.
"I have just the thing." He hurried off muttering about not knowing which was scarier; the fact that the Dark Prince managed to seduce the Angel of Death or that said Angel of Death could be lover's with the prince and still maintain his holy aura. After a few minutes the flustered demon returned with a large object wrapped in sealing paper covered in demonic symbols. "The Dark Prince may remember this. It's a sword he used in one of his many battles."
"Really? That's perfect. Thank you!" Atraiyuu smiled excitedly as he saw the sword. "Could I get you to deliver it to Jinx's house? I don't think I could carry that to him."
"I'd be honored to deliver this to his highness." The demon bowed as he rang up Atraiyuu for the purchase. "I'm guessing you want this delivered for the holiday?"
"If it's not too much trouble, but you can deliver it whenever. I understand demons don't celebrate any of the holidays around this time with the exception of Winter Solstice." Atraiyuu respectfully informed the demon. Smiling and wagging his tail he left the building while the demon shook his head and started cleaning up the angelic aura Atraiyuu left behind. Once outside Atraiyuu called his limo to come pick him up and he waited at the end of the street for the limo to arrive.
Before too long the limo showed up and he slid in beside his housemates. "How did your shopping go?" Kouta politely asked the angel with a hint of seduction in his voice.
"Very well thank you." He smiled and accepted the wine Ryu held out for him. The limo headed off to their house as the group chatted about the holiday coming up.