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Chapter 14: Snow and Presents

"You're right!" Damien cried, hurrying over to the window along with Masako, Yasu, Monk, John and Ayako. Naru stood behind me, looking down on the lawn where the green was quickly being consumed by white. Gene stood next to Naru and me, leaning around the edge of the window to look out as well.

I turned to Naru with a huge grin. "Let's go play," I said excitedly, wiggling in his arms.

"Yeah!" everyone shouted with the same level of enthusiasm.

Naru was opening his mouth to say something when a surly Madoka stomped into base. She plopped down on one of the computer chairs. She crossed her legs and tapped her foot like she'd drunk ten cups of coffee, scowling at the wall. Lin soon followed. He sighed when he saw Madoka's mood and took a seat next to her.

"What's wrong, Madoka?" I started to ask, but she held up a hand to stop me.

"Don't talk to me," she snarled, "Nobody talk to me."

We all glanced at each other, wonder what to do next. "Let's go outside," Naru decided, not wanting to be anywhere near a moody Madoka. That was simply a recipe for disaster.

Jessica laughed, looking at Madoka. "I'll stay here you guys. I think I know what might make Madoka feel better. Lin, you can come too and learn my ways," she said, winking at him, laughing, taking Madoka's hand, and pulled her out of the room. Lin jumped up almost eagerly, following the two.

We were silent for the space of a heartbeat. I jumped from Naru's arms, running to the door. I stopped in the doorway, spinning on my heel to face the others with a grin. "Race you guys," I said before darting back out the door.

The others scrambled to get out the door and down the hall. I sprinted down the hall, heading for my bedroom. I absolutely refused to go outside in a thin dress like this. The others seemed to have the same idea because they were following me. We were all down the same hallway.

I burst through my bedroom door. I still had my clothes spread across the bed. I jerked on the first thing I grabbed, one of my only pair of boot-cut jeans. I was just ripping my dress off when Gene and Naru skidded to a halt in front of the open door.

"Mai! Close the door if you're changing!" Gene shouted, slamming his hands over his eyes. Naru looked over at his brother with a smirk before leaning against the door jam.

I raised an eyebrow at the two. "Whatever," I told him with a grin, pulling my shirt over my head and slipping into my jacket, gloves, boots and hat.

Gene peeked through his fingers at Naru's smirk and my indifference, a calculating looking filling his eyes. His jaws dropped and his eyes went wide. "Good lord, you guys have had-!" he started to yell, but Naru and I slammed our hands over his mouth before he could say anymore. He finished his sentence in a muffle.

"Don't yell stuff like that!" I hissed, my cheeks flaring scarlet.

Gene pulled our hands away. "I was right!" he cooed, "Looks like it's my turn."

"You're turn for what?" I asked just as Gene threw me over his shoulder and started running down the hall.

"Gene!" Naru yelled, chasing after Gene maniacal laughter.

"She's on my team little brother!" he shouted over the shoulder I was not riding on, "You have to beat us at a snowball fight for me to give up on her!"

The others darted out of their bedrooms, stunned as we sped past. Monk jumped back as we zoomed past his door. "Monk, save me! I'm being kidnapped by a madman!" I cried, reaching out for him with a laugh.

"I'll save you my daughter!" he shouted back, running after me. He fell into step next to Naru, clapping him on the shoulder, "Looks like you and me are a team."

"I call Yasu!" Damien shouted, throwing his arm around Yasu's neck.

Ayako made an indignant sound. "Then I call John and Masako!" she called, following us. She was still in her long red skirt and coat, but black tights covered her long legs. She hurried after us, her high-heeled boots slightly hindering her progress. Masako and John dropped back to step with her, but paced her.

Gene and I burst through the front door. A gust of snow turned my nose to ice, but Gene persevered. He headed into the snow head first, dropping us behind a mound of snow. "I've devised a plan," he whispered to me, watching the door, "We'll double team Noll and then get Monk when he's down."

"Good plan," I murmured to him, balling up some snow.

After a moment of waiting, we saw a long-fingered hand close to the bottom of the door reach around the opening and grab some snow. It drew back in in a flash before we could attack it. Ayako looked around the door, trying to spot us, but we were well hidden beneath a tree. Gene launched one at her hitting her square in the face.

We heard her give an indignant cry and draw back. Monk ran out, throwing himself to the ground. He army crawled over to a nearby tree, ducking behind it. Naru followed soon after, finding his own cover behind a snow bank. John and Masako leaned around the doorway, darting towards the trees.

Gene and I open fired.

Masako let out a giggly-scream, ducking behind John. He bent quickly, grabbing some snow only to be knocked flat on his butt by a snowball to the face. That one was from Monk. We heard him cackle from his tree.

Snowballs rained down over us from Naru's hiding place. I let out a cry, rolling away from the spot and standing behind a tree. When I looked back Gene had disappeared. I looked around the tree, firing at Monk who was also leaning around a tree. I got him in the face. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Gene storming Naru.

I laughed, throwing another snowball and accidently getting Ayako in the chest. She let out a war cry, running out the door towards me. She got hit in the back of the head next making her fall flat on her face.

"Good going Damien!" I shouted over his and Yasu's guffaws.

"You're going to pay for that!" Ayako yelled, turning on the boys and getting Yasu on the inside of his leg.

"Way to close for comfort!" he cried, ducking behind the wall again. That was when Monk decided to join in the barrage. He ran from his hiding place crushing a ball of snow over her head and making her yowl like a wet cat. She grabbed a bunch of snow and stuffed it up Monk's shirt.

Masako and John took their chance, scrambling for cover. I took my chance and ran for Naru and Gene. I jumped at the wrestling, laughing brother landing on someone's back. I stole a page from Ayako's book and stuffed snow down the person's shirt.

The twin rolled of the other, taking me with them and pinning me to the ground. "That was very cold," Naru said coolly.

"I know it was," I said with a grin. Wrapping my leg around his waist, I flipped us and stuffed more snow down his shirt.

"You're going to regret that," Naru warned.

I danced away from him with a grin. "Catch me if you can," I said in a singsong voice, throwing a snowball at him just as two hit me in the side of the head in quick succession.

"Yes! Got her!" I heard Damien shout followed by Monk. Skin slapped against skin and I knew they had given each other a high-five.

Naru grabbed me around the waist as a snowball hit him in the back and threw me over his shoulder. "I win!" he yelled at Gene, turning and sticking his tongue out at Gene.

"Aw man!" he shouted good-naturedly, throwing another snowball and hitting me in the butt.

"Hey, watch where you're throwing those!" I shouted, trying to glare over Naru's head.

I heard laughing from where the rest of the team was and a scream from Masako. "That's cold!" she screamed followed by Yasu's laughter.

"Look, the team is playing," I heard Luella's voice say from somewhere to my side. All shouting and laughing ceased instantly. I craned my neck to see her and almost got dropped as Naru slipped in the snow.

"Whoa!" I cried, landing chest to chest with him. Our faces were only inches apart.

"How cute, our son's a klutz," Luella cooed, walking up to us with several bags hanging off of their arms. Everyone had stopped what they were doing. They stared at Martin and Luella for the space of a heartbeat before rushing into the house.

Naru sat up with me on his chest and stood up with the help of Gene. "No, there was just ice and some weight on his shoulder," Gene said with a grin.

"Are you calling me fat? You better watch it bucko," I said, poking Gene in the chest.

"I'd never even dare," Gene said with a liar's smile.

Martin chuckled. "Let's get inside and get some tea into you guys. We have presents for everyone."

"Oh! I do too!" I cried, jumping up and down. I grabbed both Naru's and Gene's sleeve, dragging them back into the house.

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We were all sitting in base now, changed into dry and warm clothes. A cup of steaming tea sat in our hands. Luella and Martin sat on the couch. A more calmed Madoka lounged in one of the computer chairs next to Lin and Jessica. Yasu and Masako claimed the armchair. Ayako, Monk and John claimed the other couch. And Naru, Gene and I claimed the floor. I myself had a pile of presents in front of me waiting to get passed out.

"Now that we're all here, here you go," Luella chirped. She rummaged through the back, tossing the first present at Lin. "That's a joint present for both you and Madoka."

Lin opened it and found a baby's outfit that could have suited either a boy or a girl. "Thank you Luella, it's so cute," Madoka said in her usual voice though it was a bit sedated. The rest of us stared at them in confusion.

"She's pregnant," Ayako said, coming to the conclusion before anyone else. We all yelled our congratulations as Luella kept handing out the gifts.

Next she tossed a bag of holiday candy to both Jessica and Damien who smiled and thanked her. She threw a small box to John, Monk, and Yasu. She passed bigger boxes to Masako, Ayako, Gene and me. Last she handed Naru a slender package.

We all tore the wrapping off our packages. Masako, Ayako, Gene and I all pulled brand-new scarfs out of our boxes. They were in different colors and were soft as a newborn baby kitten. Ayako's was red, Masako's was pink, Gene's was dark blue and mine was a dark purple.

John, Monk, and Yasu pulled small souvenirs out of their boxes. Yasu had an owl with large, beer bottle glasses. Monk had a kitten that bobbed its head stupidly, making him laugh. And John had a turtle that smiled leeringly up at him. He fought not to laugh.

"What'd you get?" I asked, looking over Naru's shoulder as he dropped his head into his hand and shook it. What I saw made me laugh out loud. He held a book that was titled "How to Create a Successful Relationship". I giggled, burying my face in his shirt sleeve to smother my laughter.

Naru glared down at me. "Didn't you have something for everyone too?" he asked cooly.

I snickered. "Yep, yep." I grabbed my presents and started to toss them to each person. I tossed Ayako, Masako, John, and Lin kind of small boxes. I gave Naru two medium size square boxes. I passed Madoka a thin box and Yasu a slender package. I tossed a cookie tin at Monk and Gene. "Sorry Jessica, Damien, Luella, Martin. I wasn't expecting you two. I had a feeling about Madoka and Gene, but not everyone else. Sorry," I said.

"It's fine, it's fine," they said, waving me away.

The others quickly opened their presents. Masako 'oohed' at the little flower necklaces that was in her box. "It's so cute!" Ayako crowed as she pulled a silvery-red blouse from her box.

John smiled. "Thank you Mai," he said as he pulled the silver cross on a green ribbon from his box.

"You're welcome," I told him with a grin. Lin pulled out a pair of warm, wooly, black gloves. He gave me a nod of appreciation and I gave him a grin.

Monk and Gene mumbled something at me, spewing cookie crumbs everywhere. "Um, I'm just going to say thank you and you're welcome," I said raising my eyebrow at him. They grinned around a mouthful of cookies.

Madoka grinned as she opened up the box. "You're such a good little psychic Mai. Are you saying something to me?" she asked as she held up another baby outfit that was pink.

I grinned. "I don't know. I just had a feeling you would need it," I told her.

"Well thank you," she told me.

Yasu's laugh made me jump as I turned to him. "Where the hell did you find this?" he asked, holding up the book for everyone to see. It was titled 'Sarcasm for the Sarcastic'.

"In a used bookstore. I thought you'd appreciate it," I told him.

"Hell yeah," he told me.

"Hey, Noll, what'd you get?" Gene asked around a mouthful of cookies. He was leaning around me to look in his boxes.

He held up a jar of homemade tea and a scarf. The scarf was grey with ghost green at the end. On the end a cute little cartoon ghost was sown in. "These he said."

I giggled. "Isn't it cute?" I asked, wrapping the scarf around his neck, "I thought these would fit him best."

Everyone laughed, calling, "They do!"

"Kiss her," Gene stage whispered and then said loudly and dramatically, "Naru, don't you have a Christmas present for Mai?"

Naru cut Gene a glare before looking at me. "Merry Christmas, Mai," he said, grabbing my chin.

"Merry Christmas," I said just as he pressed his lips to mine.

THE END

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