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Christmas Memories

Lights


It had been Levi's turn to hang up the Christmas lights and the Lightning Varia had barely been at work for five minutes when he had a nasty tumble. In his descent he had gotten tangled in the multicoloured Christmas lights and ended up dangling in front of the living room window. His shouts for help were met by Squalo laughing hysterically.


Ice Skates


Lambo never really learned how to ice skate nor had he ever expressed much interest in it. But on a family trip to the local ice rink I-Pin convinced him to lace on some skates. He had wobbled and lurched his way around the smooth ice, his best friend gripping his hands the whole time.


Glitter


Haru absolutely adored Christmas and she loved to make her own decorations. Her favourite crafting tool was glitter and she used it at every Christmas crafting opportunity. But after a mishap with red glitter and Gokudera's suit, she decided that maybe less really was more.


Fruitcake


Mukuro thought it would be funny to put a small fruitcake in Hibari's stocking. On Christmas Day he promptly received the fruitcake back, by Hibari flinging it at his head and hitting his mark. He had a nasty headache for the rest of the day but the expression on Hibari's face had been worth it.


Scrooge


Xanxus wasn't made for the Christmas season, with all its cheer and goodwill towards men. He hated having a tree clog his living room for a month and he couldn't stand the sickening decorations that were everywhere. So when he came home one day in December to see fake snow all over the damn place, he flipped out on the culprits. It wasn't until later that he could reflect on the incident and respect the guts of Belphegor and Fran to pull such a stunt. But it certainly hadn't improved his mood towards the holiday.


Awe


It was her first Christmas at Vongola Mansion and Kyoko was in delighted awe at the magnificent tree that stood proudly in the drawing room. It glowed a gentle gold and the ornaments sparkled on the branches, where the tips were draped in fake snow. It was absolutely beautiful and she took every chance she got to admire it. Taking the tree down wasn't nearly as awe-inspiring, but Kyoko thought the effort was worth it.


Rooftop


Though there were decorators who were hired to put up the Christmas lights, every so often there would be a bulb that burnt out. Yamamoto couldn't leave it be, so he tended to make his way up to the snow-covered roof to see if he could fix it. He always felt a flare of satisfaction when the bulb eventually lit up a brilliant colour. But on one of his fix-it missions he ended up being locked out on the roof and when Ryohei finally found him Yamamoto had come to the conclusion that next time he wanted to repair a faulty Christmas light he would use the buddy system.


Sweater


When Tsuna was sixteen, his mother had given him the quintessential ugly Christmas sweater. It was green with red felt on the hem and a giant Santa Claus face in the middle, with white fuzz for the beard and a red pom-pom for a nose. Nana wanted him to wear it when they went Christmas shopping and Tsuna was horrified by the idea. But his mother looked so happy and he didn't want to disappoint her, so he wore it. It eventually became tradition that he would wear the awful sweater at least once every December until he outgrew it.


Carolers


Squalo didn't have a damn clue how the carollers managed to find their mansion so far in the forest. What he did know was that if they continued singing, he was going to slice them all down. He was just about to act on his desire when Mammon started for the door, armed with a carton of eggs. Squalo followed after him and it wasn't long before he decided that egging Christmas carollers was much more satisfying.


Christmas Tree


Lambo and I-Pin were roughhousing, as they often did, were roughhousing. Bianchi was on the couch reading a book, not paying the two much mind. Upon hearing the racket Gokudera burst into the drawing room, shouting at the two to knock it off and not horseplay near the tree. For whatever reason, the tree seemed to choose that exact moment to inexplicably fall over, right on top of the irate Gokudera. Lambo and I-Pin immediately fled, for though they had not been the cause they knew the Storm Guardian would pin the blame on them. Bianchi was hunched over in laughter and it was a good five minutes before she regained enough control to help her brother out.


Tinsel


Verde didn't really celebrate Christmas. He was a man of science, not religion. His fellow scientists and engineers Shoichi and Spanner celebrated the holiday and he found he didn't mind the decorations that came out once a year. But if he kept finding tinsel stuck in every available corner in his office, he was going to have to have a stern talk with Spanner.


Wishes


I-Pin spent the first three years of her life at an orphanage in Hong Kong. She doesn't remember much of it, but she does remember one particular Christmas when she was three. There was a lone silver star in the night sky on Christmas Eve and for the first time ever she made a wish. She wished for friends, she wished for a family and she wished to be loved. Not long after that, Fon discovered her stealing from a local merchant and was impressed with her abilities. He took her on as his student and two years later she was welcomed into Tsuna's home.


Reindeer


Fran was twelve and Belphegor twenty-one when they set out into the forest late on Christmas Eve. Whenever he remembered their little outing, the blonde prince was hard-pressed to explain why he and the child had decided to venture out in the freezing cold, into a dark forest. But they did, and it was five minutes into their walk that they came upon a reindeer. Once the animal spotted them it immediately charged, sending the two scattering. They raced through the snow back to the mansion with the reindeer following them all the way. The two made it inside the foyer, shutting the front door behind them. When Lussuria came upon them the two were in fits of uncontrollable laughter with the reindeer beating insistently on the door.


Chimney


Nosaru didn't know how it all came about. All he knew was that Lambo dared him to go down the chimney and, the stubborn person he was, he accepted. Along with Bluebell and I-Pin, they traversed up to the roof of Vongola Mansion. Much to Nosaru's horror and fury, he got stuck halfway down the chimney. It took the combined efforts of his friends and Tazaru to get him out.


Traffic


Reborn didn't know how long he'd been sitting in traffic but it was more than he could stand. He wasn't a patient person to begin with and the Christmas traffic wasn't helping his fraying nerves. The one thing keeping him at the wheel and not causing chaos in the streets was the fact that he would be able to see his family after two weeks of work. For that, even Christmas traffic was worth it.