Just to let you know, in this Christmas special Koto already found Sasuke and just met Sakura. Taisuke is Sasuke and Naniki is Sakura, take note that this chapter might have some spoilers for future chapters. I don't own Naruto, I just own the plot and I hope that you enjoy this Christmas special. One more thing, this chapter may contain weird and random, so get prepared for an odd Christmas special and a possibly disappointing chapter.
"Hm… It's supposed to be here somewhere," thought Niki (short for Naniki) out loud as she looked through the attic.
Koto and Taisuke looked around, half helping her look for the Christmas tree and half looking at antiques and the other objects in the attic.
'Wow, Dad would have been interested in these,' he thought as he looked through a shelf, he walked sideways, admiring all the interesting and odd looking objects. WHAM!
"ITAI!!!!!!!" he fell on the ground, rolling and clutching his head. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and walked right into the corner of a wooden box.
Taisuke and Niki ran over to him, checking if he was okay or not. "Hey, you found the Christmas tree," she walked over to the wooden box.
Koto sat up, a stream of blood ran down his face. "But first we have to get you some bandages," she said noticing the blood. She went downstairs and came back a few minutes later.
"Here, I'll do it," offered Taisuke, he knew how to mend wounds better than both of them (even though Sakura was a medic-nin…).
"It'll take a while to get the tree out," she started muttering how they could get the tree out of the attic without breaking anything while Taisuke cleaned up Koto's wound.
'If only I knew a jutsu that could get that tree out in one piece…' he stood up and went over to Niki.
"How long is the tree?"
"About twice your size, possibly three times taller than you," said Niki as she continued to think up ways to get the tree out.
"Maybe if you remembered how you got that tree in there, we might be able to get the tree out-"
"The last time this tree was used was tree or four years ago," Niki cut off Taisuke.
"Then how are we going to get that tree out?"
(Five hours later…)
"Geez! They make me go shopping while they get the tree out. 'Little kids like you shouldn't help set up a tree that's twice their size and about ten times their weight! (1)'for heavens sake I'm a ten year old (2)!" Koto grumbled as he headed towards the closest store.
'But your still considered a kid when you're eleven,' said Kyuubi like it was completely obvious.
'But that doesn't mean that I can't set up a tree!' "I've traveled across Japan when I was a ten year old, if I could do that then I should be able to set up a tree…" he pull out a list of stuff he was supposed to buy.
Cake mix, fruit, ice cream, yogurt, lettuce, tomatoes… 'Is she planning to have a party?' the list had at least sixty items on it.
'Well, it's almost Christmas…Hm…' he looked around at the store; 'Maybe I should buy them a gift…' he headed towards the toy section.
'Aren't they a little too old for toys?'
'Yeah but at least they'll have a present for Christmas. Besides, I don't know what they like,' he went through a shelf filled with stuffed animals.
"These should do…"
"I'm back!" called Koto when he came back. He took off his shoes and went to the living room, he found both Taisuke and Niki beside a box, panting.
"So you two finally got the tree out after five and a half hours," he was started to turn around to put away the groceries. "It's heavier than you think," panted Niki.
"It'll be harder to put it back," yelled Koto as he grabbed the bags and brought it to the kitchen. "And when we do put it back, you're helping. I'm not planning to break my toe," Taisuke limped into the kitchen and poured some water.
"And you said that this job wasn't for a 'kid'" Koto continued to put food inside the refrigerator.
"Well, that was before I knew that it weighed over a hundred pounds," he headed back to the living room.
"Want to help use set it up?" Niki's head appeared in the door way, "If you help, we'll be able to finish decorating the tree before Christmas."
"Sure, since Christmas is two days away. Besides, it'll probably take you forever."
(I'm doing a lot of time skips because I'm too lazy to type down the non-important parts)
All three of them stood back to look at their work, it took them about an hour to set it up with its huge branches and all the ornaments. 'After hours of taking it out and setting it up, it's finally done (surprisingly). I thought that you would have given up already.'
"You know what? If you guys haven't come I would have left that tree in the attic for a few more years. But I'm kind of glad that it's all set up instead of stuck in that attic…" she pulled out a small ornament, she pulled on the string and a sheet of paper started to come out with it.
"I made this ornament when I was a kid," she opened up the rolled up piece of paper and showed Koto and Taisuke what was on it.
It showed three stick people together beside a tree, on top of the picture there was some messy writing but it was still readable. Niki looked at it and smiled.
"My parents were always on road trips, so my grandparents had to look after me. Apparently my grandparents weren't really into Christmas and other holidays, they were also strict. I wasn't allowed to play and have fun," she slid back the small scroll into the ornament and put it back.
"I was hoping that my parents would find that note but they most likely never seen it," she headed towards the kitchen.
"You guys want to help me cook?" Koto blinked and cocked his head. "Huh?"
"I'm making a Christmas Eve dinner, and I need a lot of help. I'll need some help with the Christmas dinner tomorrow as well. If you help I might have sometime to make some cake for all of us."
"I'll do it," volunteered Taisuke, "I've got nothing to do anyway." They both looked at Koto.
"I have to do something, after I'm done I'll help," he grabbed the bag he left be the door and ran upstairs.
He went into his room and locked the door behind him; he pulled out the two stuffed animals. 'How am I gonna do this?' he pulled out a few sheets of coloured paper he bought and ripped them into long strips of paper. He laid the pieces of paper overlapping each other; he pulled out a roll of tape and started taping the pieces together, wrapping the toys as well.
(I'm skipping to Christmas because I'm too lazy to type down every single thing they do)
"Merry Christmas!" said Koto as he ran downstairs, putting the presents under the tree then going into the kitchen. Niki was already making breakfast while Taisuke had his face flat on the half awake and half asleep.
"Wake up sleepy head!" Koto pinched Taisuke's arm so hard he shot up and fell out of his chair.
"I'm awake now…" he grumbled as he got back into his chair. "Cheer up! It is Christmas, ne?" Koto smiled as Niki put some food on the table. By the looks of it, Koto was the only cheerful person there.
Koto's smile dropped, an awkward silence went through the room but was soon stopped.
"Anyone want to watch some Christmas movies? I've got loads of movies that we can watch," Koto looked up, "Cn me wawtch sim scurry moie?" he asked with his mouth full.
"Nani?" giggled Niki (sometimes people sound funny when they talk with food in their mouths). "He said 'can we watch some scary movies?'" Taisuke translated (and there are people who can understand it).
"This isn't Halloween, but we could if Taisuke agrees," both of them looked hopefully at Taisuke.
"Why do I have to give you permission?"
"You're the only person who didn't say that you wanted to watch scary movies, or maybe you think that it's too childish?"(Niki)
"Who said that 'it's too childish'? Nothing's too childish for this person," Taisuke smiled, "What are you waiting for? Bring out the movies!" Niki jumped up and ran out the room.
"To tell you the truth, the last time I've watched a scary movie was two years ago. Since then, I've been hoping for a scary movie to appear," he got out of his chair, cleared the table (after Koto finished his breakfast), then went into the living room.
Koto soon followed after him and plopped himself beside him. 'I wonder when he'll notice the presents…' he had put them in a spot that half covered the presents.
"Here's the vid- where did those come from?" Niki just walked in and instantly noticed the presents. Koto turned around, "Merry Christmas!"
Niki smiled, "You didn't have to." Koto shrugged, "I thought that it would have been nice."
Taisuke walked over to the tree and picked up the present with his name on it, "its light, that's all I know." He through it in the air and caught it, soon Niki joined him and picked up hers. They both started to rip open their presents; Taisuke got a stuffed tiger while Niki got a stuffed panda.
"Well, you did say that nothing was too childish," said Koto nervously.
"It's just perfect!" said Niki, surprising Koto. "At least it's better than nothing…" was Taisuke's reply.
Koto blinked, "R-really?"
"Yeah, I like pandas. Besides, I like collecting stuffed animals," Niki looked at her gift and gave Koto a smile.
"…" (Taisuke sweat drops) both Niki and Koto were looking at him. Koto was really hopping that Taisuke wouldn't hate him for buying him that gift, while Niki wondered if he hated it or not.
"I have an uncle who works at a zoo; he used to let me take care of a tiger cub. I still visit the zoo just to see him. I guess this looks like him…Besides, this is better than having nothing for Christmas." Koto breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm cutting this short because a) today is Christmas and b) I'm not finished with the other Christmas specials. After New Years, I'll finish the Christmas special. Please be patient with me because I'm really slow. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
(1)I'm kind of exaggerating about having it ten times his weight but it could be true…
(2)I'm just going to make Koto's Birthday in January.
(3)Just to let you know Taisuke is fourteen years old and Niki is thirteen years old.
