Merry Green Christmas, everyone!~

I'm so sorry that it's being published around 11pm on Christmas, when it should have been done so earlier on in the day! Writing through writer's block is sure difficult!XP

I wish everyone a safe, fun, and Green Christmas this year, and a Happy New Year! Please enjoy this last chapter for the year! It's quite long compared to the others, hehe:D And many thanks to my wonderful Beta reader, Mockingjay Rose!

Thank you reviewers for all the suggestions concerning this chapter!

Green candy canes for everyone~

A/N: The characters in this chapter are not TYL.

…a Christmas attraction/display at the restaurant

"Hurry it up, you freaking trashes!" Xanxus roared at the other members of the Varia, as they were grudgingly and angrily putting on their Santa costumes for the day. It was extremely cold outside, and the heat radiating from numerous heaters inside the Chinese restaurant made everyone drowsy and groggy.

"We're trying our best to hurry dear boss, ushishishi~" Bel snickered, whilst attempting to adjust the black belt so that it fitted perfectly, "Stupid peasant clothes, ushishishi."

"This is so hard to put on…" mumbled Levi, as he put on his red and white Santa costume, "Why is this material so furry?!"

"VOOII! Why the heck are we even doing this?!" Squalo yelled in annoyance, brushing his silver hair from his face as he put on his Santa hat with a scowl, "Boss, why did the Ninth tell you to bring us along, dammit?!"

Xanxus only glowered dangerously at his second-in-command before walking over to a bench in the changing rooms and sitting down with an exasperated sigh. Just what the fuck did I do to deserve this shit? he mentally growled, before reaching to his left to grab a bottle of hidden tequila. Only a few months ago, he was a yumcha waiter at the Beijing restaurant – The Red Phoenix Ablaze, and now…

"Just how the shit do they expect to treat us, freaking hell," the Varia boss cursed, after downing large gulps of the strong alcohol, "I wasn't in this Christmas trash in the first bloody place."

"Mou, boss~ You should stop drinking so much," said the Varia's Sun Guardian lightly as he strode over, "We'll be dealing with children and customers!"

"Lussuria-nee is right," Fran chimed in while putting on his black boots on the other side of the change rooms, "we wouldn't want you puking and blasting your guts out at the children in fury. Then what would your X-guns be used for?"

"Tch, shut the hell up, trash," Xanxus snarled, leaning back against the cool wall. It was only a few minutes later when someone knocked on the door and beckoned for the group's presence downstairs.

"Others? Voi! There are other people who are participating in this Christmas costume trash?!" Squalo cried in disbelief as he followed his Boss downstairs and into a lift, with the others close behind. Bel's signature laugh was heard in the midst of their awkward trip downstairs when a terrible realisation dawned on them.

Varia.

Embarassing Christmas get-ups.

Public embarassment.

For the whole day.

No escape.

…

Shit.

-XXXX-

The Varia nearly died of humiliation once they entered the room where there were supposedly other people participating in the Christmas attraction activity. Squalo spluttered a 'VOI', Lussuria cooed and fussed about even more in excitement, Fran just stood and stared, Bel laughed, Levi's eyes grew as big and round as flying saucers, and Xanxus just stood there stoned and speechless, with his right hand subconsciously reaching for his X-gun.

Those in the room were just as shocked as the Varia were.

The large room was a mess – with presents, wrapping paper, ribbons, Christmas costumes of all sizes, and large boxes scattered across the floor. String fairy lights were hung across the room, with a large chandelier in the centre. In one corner of the room, there was a cardboard box of overflowing Christmas decorations, with some of its contents already on the floor. It looked more like a large changing room rather than a meeting room.

It took a few awkward minutes before someone broke the silence, as if not sensing that 'silence is golden' , especially in a situation like this.

"Gyahahahaha, all the presents are for Lambo-san!" the cow child shouted happily as he rose to round up a few presents nearby.

Then more voices sounded.

"Hahi! No Lambo-kun! You must share all the presents! Rather, the presents are for the visitors at the restaurant today, desu!" said Haru whilst I-Pin and Fuuta nodded in agreement.

"Lambo is greedy! Lambo did not put Santa hat well! Wait! Lambo!"

And thus, the children ran after one another, oblivious to the tense atmosphere that was cloaking the room.

"Oya oya, what a surprise, Xanxus," smirked the Vongola Mist Guardian, who gingerly stepped over the scattered mess of wrapped and unwrapped presents on the floor and towards the Varia.

"Y-Y-You…What are you guys doing here?!" snapped Gokudera, getting into a fighting stance, I will not let you lay a hand on Jyuudaime!" Yamamoto on the other hand, just laughed casually and persuaded the Vongola Storm Guardian to calm down.

"Yamamoto's right – if the Varia wanted to fight us here and now, they wouldn't be wearing such get-ups," Reborn added, who was sitting on top of Bianchi's light pink hair.

"VOOII! So what do we do now?!"

"We stick candy canes up their asses, that's what sir," came Fran's indifferent reply, to which Squalo grinned sadistically.

"Che, we only wish we could do that, but we can't," he growled, before turning to a cowering brunet. "VOOII! What the shit do we do now, you scum!" Tsuna only shrieked a 'HIIEE!' at the long haired man's outburst, before stammering.

"I-I…d-don't know!" he replied miserably, "I-I have n-no idea what to d-"

BANG.

All eyes turned to the gun, then to the one who fired it.

Xanxus pocketed his X-gun smoothly and headed towards the door.

"Get your freaking act together, we're going outside, dumbasses."

-XXXX-

BEIJING, CHINA

RED PHOENIX ABLAZE RESTAURANT LOBBY

"Yeeeeaahh, now stop! Set the tree down there! Yep, now step away!" one of the staff members instructed his junior colleagues as they were placing the large Christmas tree in the perfect spot. He then turned to Xanxus and the others, who were standing around awkwardly, and began to speak in English, which allowed all of them to hear. [A/N: Namimori Middle School did teach English so Tsuna and his friends can understand alright.]

"Ok, the stools and chairs are all set up and ready to go, so all you guys have to do are hand visitors presents, make them feel welcome, give candy and sweets to children and chat friendly with them. We will be playing Christmas carols in the background."

"But what about us? We can't speak or understand Chinese!" Ryohei exclaimed, stepping forward.

The staff member nodded in understanding before continuing, "We can't do anything about that I'm afraid. As far as I know, the gentlemen here," he gestured towards the Varia, "all know Chinese, so you'll just have to stick by them. If not, just nod, smile, wave and hand them gifts – they're bound to understand that in the least."

"Don't you worry Jyuudaime! I, Gokudera Hayato, have been taught many languages since I was little, so I know how to speak and understand Chinese! I will help you, Jyuudaime!" announced the silverette proudly, earning him a smile of 'thanks' from his Boss, which widened Gokudera's grin even further.

"I do know a little Chinese myself as well, kufufufu," Mukuro said smoothly.

"Tch, what a waste of time this is…" hissed the Varia Boss, as he sat apathetically on a wrapped present, "And of all the freaking bastards in the world…why the heck do we need to team up with you lot of trashes?"

"You'll only get in our way," Levi taunted as he picked up a present.

"What was that, you pig-face?!" Gokudera shouted, as he headed towards Levi in a threatening manner, with Yamamoto trying his best to pull him back. As the two began to argue, Kyoko walked up to Tsuna and beamed reassuringly.

"I'm sure everything will work out, Tsuna-kun!"

"Y-Yeah…we'll all try our best then!" Tsuna replied, giving her the best, determined smile he could muster, before the clock struck 8 o'clock and the doors slowly opened to reveal a mob of hungry, enthusiastic customers.

-XXXX-

"My my, just how adorable is this little kid!" squealed a teenage girl as she received a present from Fran, who was staring at her with a bored, yet slightly stupefied expression.

"Ushishishi~ How cute you are, froggy," Bel jeered, as he handed another girl a gift with a grin, "Who would have thought that, peasant. Ushishishi, for that, you deserve 4 knives into your Santa hat!"

"Oh look, stupid fake-prince, a girl is blushing at your sadistic actions," Fran countered, only to receive more knives through his hat.

"Che, trashes…" Xanxus muttered in distaste as he handed a young couple a wrapped box, with irritation and impatience evident in his features, which caused the couple to step away in fear. Xanxus cursed as a cheerful, small girl ran up to him and held her arms out oddly. He raised a quizzical eyebrow, before gruffly asking.

"What do you want?"

"A present!"

"Here, take it and go, trash."

The girl shook her head, and said in a determined voice, "I want a big bear hug from Santa as my present!"

Xanxus dropped the present box in shock. A…hug? Did I just hear correctly? Did this girl want a fucking hug?! After regaining his composure, the Mafia Boss scoffed.

"Over my dead body, little girl. Now scram."

The girl huffed, but her legs were still firmly rooted to the ground in sheer determination. She was desperate to get a hug from Santa Claus, and it was just Xanxus's luck that she chose him instead of…Lussuria.

Lussuria…

Xanxus turned around and yelled, "Lussuria, get your ass here right now!"

-XXXX-

Meanwhile…

"U-Uh, Mukuro, just what is this girl saying to me? H-Hey, are you even listening?" Tsuna asked his Mist Guardian, who was serving as his temporary translator since Gokudera went to the bathroom after being approached by Bianchi.

"Oya? This girl is saying what wonderful hair you have, Tsunayoshi," Mukuro replied, "You should thank her by giving her a second gift, kufufufu."

"H-Hie?! U-U-Uh…h-how do you say 'thank you' in Mandarin, M-Mukuro?" Tsuna blushed, which earned him a smirk and a chuckle from Mukuro.

"I'll say it for you, Tsunayoshi, you'll be too flustered to get it right, kufufufu."

Only a few seconds after the girl left, someone familiar was seen standing near the doors with a deadly glare on his face, before Fong floated in with Mammon and pestered the boy to walk in further.

Tsuna was genuinely surprised when he saw who the boy was.

"H-Hibari-san!"

The Vongola Cloud Guardian narrowed his eyes and whipped out his tonfas in a swift motion. "I'll bite you all to death for crowding, herbivores," he hissed, running towards them. Tsuna yelped at the fast approaching figure and attempted to run away, when he was pulled back by Reborn, who also stopped Hibari.

"Glad you came, Hibari," the Sun Arcobaleno smiled mischievously at the skylark, who nodded at Reborn, and then he leapt on top of the presents and people to take a rest on the Christmas tree, much to everyone's astonishment, especially the customers, who were gasping in bewilderment.

"Oh my, is that a boy on the Christmas tree?"

"W-Whoa…how cool is that! Let me try, mum!"

"How is that kid resting on the tree without slipping down?!"

"Isn't that…dangerous…?"

"Hey you! Did you just use my head as a platform to leap off, you trash?!" roared Levi, fuming with anger at being used as a leaping stone. "You even took off my Santa hat in the process, idiot!"

"Hn…" the Cloud Guardian mused, as he cracked open an eye, "Herbivore…"

"What was that, you sc-"

"Hey Levi, you still have to pay me back via credit card for all those boxers you bought the other day," interrupted Mammon, who was hovering above the Varia Lightning Guardian. The Mist Arcobaleno then took out a calculator, "I believe it has totalled up to 13471969 Euros, including a 13% interest pay loan, and a minimum charge of-"

"Ok ok, I get it already, you greedy baby!" yelled Levi in surrender, who had to wade through a pile of presents to retrieve his Santa hat, "Besides, why the hell are you even here?! I thought you said that you had business to attend to! Unless…you tricked Boss! H-How dare you!"

Due to Levi's huge outburst, some of the customers were stepping away and quickly walking into the restaurant to avoid them. Only a few brave people strode up to receive presents from the 'Santas', unlike before when they had a crowd of people coming over to them.

Yep, things have sure changed within the hour.

"H-Hahi! Scary, desu! A-Ah, customers!" Haru quickly flashed them a bright smile, and proceeded to hand them small gift boxes before they entered the bustling restaurant, and said in English, "Have a spectacular Christmas!" After they all politely thanked her, she was about to turn back to the commotion, when 2 men approached her.

-XXXX-

Meanwhile…

"Yes, boss?" asked Lussuria as he was coming over, "Mou, this is rare, boss! What do you need me for, mou?~" Xanxus stared wearily at his Sun Guardian, and then turned to the girl and pointed a finger at her.

"Hug her."

"Eh? D-Did I just hear correctly, boss? Did you just say-"

"Yes, hug her," said Xanxus through gritted teeth, as he glowered dangerously at Lussuria, who nodded meekly. Lussuria faced the girl and gave his best motherly smile.

"Mou~ What a cutiepie she is! Now, did you want a hug, mou?~ Mummy Lussuria will surely give you nice, big-"

"No!" screeched the girl, shaking her head furiously at the man, "I only want one from him, the first Santa Claus I saw once mummy and daddy took me here!"

Lussuria backed away nervously and glanced at his Boss, who was twitching. "W-What do we do now, Boss? You were the first one she set eyes on once she arrived, and now she only wants a hug from you, mou~"

And just when things couldn't get any better…Squalo decided to come along.

"Voi, I just heard a scream here, what is going on?"

"Mou, Squ-chan! Want a hug from your Mummy Lussuria?~"

"HECK NO!" the Varia second-in-command thundered, trying to wave him off like how he would normally do with a sword. Unfortunately, his sword was confiscated by the restaurant manager due to it being a threat, and Squalo had thrown a tantrum right afterwards.

Squalo squinted at the brightness of the lamps that were adhered onto the walls, which were in the colours red and green, as he made his way further towards his Boss, who was sullen and seemed fed up. The Rain Guardian gulped.

"Voi, what's wrong, Xanxus?"

When Xanxus seemed reluctant to explain, Lussuria came to his aid, and after a brief silence of understanding, Squalo cleared his throat and nodded.

"VOOII, boss, why don't we cover you while you give her a very, very quick hug?" he asked knowingly, folding his arms across his chest, "That way, she will be satisfied, because she won't go anywhere until she gets that hug from you, and you will be covered from humiliation."

"Hey! That's not a bad idea, mou!" Lussuria agreed, nodding with excitement, "I can always grab a large curtain somewhere or-"

"No, it'll look suspicious and everyone will be thinking what the heck I'm doing behind it," their boss sighed in exasperation. He stole a swift glance at the waiting girl and noticed that she was getting upset with the wait, as her eyes were glazing over with tears. Behind her, some customers who noticed this were staring warily at them and giving them looks of disapproval. Dammit…this was just too hard…I hate being Santa.

"Then how about we create a diversion so that everyone will not turn this way then?" Squalo suggested, stroking his fake Santa beard, "That way, you can avoid public embaras-"

"Heh…that's the best thing you've said all day…you shitty shark," hissed the Varia Boss, before he faced the small girl and slipped a hand inside his trouser pocket and felt cool metal. He grinned triumphantly.

"Mou, boss, what are you thinking?"

BANG.

"V-VOII! B-Boss!"

And in the spur of the moment; the momentary silence of confusion and fear, he awkwardly hugged the small, teary child. A/N: Xanxus's version of a hug…is quite different.

-XXXX-

Meanwhile…

"T-Tsuna-san! Dino-san and some other person are here for you, desu!" Haru cried as she ran towards the brunet, which earned her an expression of puzzlement.

"H-Hie! D-Dino-san?! Are you sure, Har-"

"Yo, Tsunayoshi-kun~"

Tsuna whipped around at the familiar voice and his eyes widened in stupefaction. No way…why would he be here…?!

"HIEE! B-Byakuran!"

"Ahaha, I like that look, my little brother."

"Eh, hahi! B-Byakuran-san?!" Haru exclaimed, and then turned to Dino, "W-What are you doing here, desu? And why are you dressed like that?" Dino merely laughed some more, before he explained.

"Well Reborn told me to come, but since I was just too busy, I said I couldn't make it. However, for some odd reason, I got a request to come to this restaurant to manage their bar for a day, so here I am in a bartender's attire."

"But the bar's upstairs," said Yamamoto, arriving with a large sack of children's gifts. At the sight of the gifts, the children ran towards the Vongola Rain Guardian and squealed in delight. He then turned back to Dino, "If you're lost, Dino-san, I can help you get there, ahaha."

The Chiavorone Famiglia Boss shook his head and loosened his tie. "Apparently the bar is closed for reconstruction."

"Then what are you here for, Bucking Horse?" asked Gokudera resignedly, who had finally come out of the bathroom.

"Ohohoho, it's Dino, what a surprise," greeted Reborn, and a flash of amusement was evident in his onyx orbs.

Realisation suddenly dawned on them.

Reborn.

They all gawked at the baby.

"R-Reborn! Was it you who told Dino-"

"Shut up, dame-Tsuna," instructed the Arcobaleno, kicking his student in the stomach, which rendered an extremely anxious Gokudera. "We have better things to take care of now." He then faced the newcomers with a smile. "What brings you here alone, Byakuran?"

"Hehehe, hello Reborn-kun," the white-haired man smiled, whilst popping a handful of marshmallows into his mouth, "The others couldn't make it on time, so here I am~ Everything looks like fun~"

"Well, it's sure getting interesting," agreed Reborn, "It's a shame that none of the others could make-"

BANG.

Sentences were frozen in mid-sentence at the sound of a gunshot, before a small girl was seen skipping along happily and laughing at the ceiling. Then, everyone's gaze turned towards the ceiling in amazement.

It was raining…red and green glitter.

"V-VOII! B-Boss!"

"X-Xanxus?! Was that Xanxus's X-Gun?"

The brunet's tone was nervous, but there was a hint of wonder that did not escape the Sun Arcobaleno's notice.

"Hmph, his guns must have been rigged…" remarked Reborn grinning, "Who would have thought the Varia Boss would be shooting out glitter?"

"Hahaha, so it was you, Reborn-kun?" Byakuran questioned amusingly, popping more candy into his mouth. Reborn just shrugged in response.

-XXXX-

"The shit…did my gun just shoot out…glitter?!" he roared in disbelief, as he gaped at the gun in his hand.

"V-Vooii…c-calm down, Xanxus, it must have been a mist-"

BANG.

A shower of gold and silver streamers rained down on the Rain Guardian, who just stood there stunned.

"Mou, boss! I'm sure we can fix it!~"

BANG.

Green and red Christmas baubles were shot towards Lussuria, who frantically dodged, hence sending them bouncing off the walls and towards everyone else nearby.

"Who the fuck did this to my guns, you fucking piece of trashes!" roared Xanxus in complete wrath as he took his other gun from his pocket and blasted it again and again.

BANG.

Glitter stars.

BANG.

A string of reindeer fairy lights.

BANG.

A long line of tinsel.

BANG.

More glitter.

Children squealed in joy at the sight of such happenings, and danced around in the falling glitter whilst giggling. The adults were awed by such a rare sight at a Christmas restaurant display and soon joined in on the fun.

"HIEE! X-XANXUS!"

"VOII…B-Boss?"

"I'M NOT DONE YET, YOU TRASHES!"

And more BANGS were heard throughout the building.

And that was surely the best way for the Mafioso to spend their Christmas.

Merry Green Christmas 2012!~

NAME: Xanxus

OCCUPATION: Christmas attraction at the Red Phoenix Ablaze

STATUS: ON CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Thanks everyone! I'll be back with more for this Fanfiction next year!~

I would like to truly thank everyone for supporting me and this story throughout the year, and it is due to you guys that this story has made it this far! I never would have thought I would have so many chapters running, hahaXD

Once again, thank you all so very much!XP Lots of love during Christmas, and Green luck for 2013!

WOOHH! 13!~

MAY THE ULTIMATE GREEN FORCE BE WITH YOU!~

-TUGB