Chapter 3: Gift Opening Time
"So is Christmas like this every year with everyone going around giving presents and festive activities?" Ania asked as Mitch scratched his head "Personally I wouldn't know as every year I usually don't celebrate in fact this has been the first time in over 60 years I even bothered doing something" "WHAT THAT'S SACRELIGIOUS" she yelled whacking him over the head. "Hey what I don't see the point really" "But the gift giving and spending time with friends and that?" Tom mentioned as Mitch looked down "Yeah well before you guys I usually kept to myself" "So when was the last time you celebrated Christmas?" "That would be when Alana was alive..." he said stopping suddenly as everyone turned to face him "Oh... I didn't know" Ania said looking down as Mitch stared up smiling "You guys wouldn't have known so don't let my story get you down let's go visit everyone else". As he quickly walked off both his friends stared at him realising there was certainly a lot they didn't know about Mitch despite knowing him back in the real world for almost 6 years.
Arriving at the restaurant they saw everyone gathered around the table with a huge amount of wrapped presents as Mitch groaned "God know I can only imagine what Kisara and Miu got me" ideas flashed in his mind of nude photos or even their own underwear as he sighed "I pray Ania had no influence in their decision making" "What was that about me?" Ania said overhearing as her name as Mitch turned to look at her "Just said I wonder what you got the girls" "Oh a gift they'll love" a devilish grin appearing on her face.
"Merry Christmas" they all yelled at the same time as Mitch took a seat on the table ordering a bowl of ramen and a jug of sake "Yeah Merry Christmas and all of that stuff" he grumbled before Ken and Marcus appeared next to him holding their present out "Well come on open our gifts". Unwrapping Ken's gift he pulled out a pair of bright red swimming trunks as he raised an eyebrow "Remember that time we went to the beach and you said our trunks were cool well we decided to get you a pair" "Heh that's so... awesome I'll definitely wear these (When no one is looking)".
"Well my gift to you is something incredibly special" Mitch said glancing around desperately for anything and spotted two unoccupied bottles of water as he quickly shunpoed over and back holding them up "Here". "A bottle of water?" they both said confused as Mitch raised a finger "Ahhh it may look like one but in fact it's a secret juice I drink when training to increase my strength it's infused with special reiatsu properties that'll keep your body fighting for longer" "OH AWESOME!" both yelled grabbing them and taking a swig "Awesome I can feel my body already getting tougher" Ken said as Mitch rolled his eyes "Placebo effect works every time".
"Here Tom open my gift" Kiyomi said sliding up next to him content that Yasuko wasn't anywhere in sight as Tom handed a gift to her as well "I got you something as well" "Awww well aren't you sweet". Opening it up he spotted a tiny little box as he opened it up to find a bunch of blank pieces of paper as he looked at Kiyomi confused "Try saying my name" "Err okay Kiyomi?" straight away a bunch of images began to dissolve in as Tom looked closer flipping through them all. "Ohhhh so you decided to give me some photo's to remember you by how sweet" he said oblivious to the fact Kiyomi was wearing scantily claded clothes revealing practically everything. "If you look right at the bottom of the box there's even a special present there" peering in Tom watched as slowly an image of Kiyomi dissolved into view as it became apparent she was practically wearing nothing as Tom squinted "Err it looks like you aren't wearing anything?".
Straight away the box burst into flames along with the photo's as Yasuko stood at the end of the table fuming while Kiyomi squealed "All of that effort it took to take all those photos". Tom just stood there confused as Yasuko landed between Tom and her wrapping a protective arm around him as Kiyomi pouted before deciding to open his gift. She pulled out a see thru black night gown "Err well I didn't know what to get you and I noticed you don't really have pyjama's so Ania helped me pick out something you might like" "Shall I model it for you?" Kiyomi said winking as Yasuko glared at her "No I imagine it fits rather well". "You picked that thing on purpose didn't you" Mitch said whispering to Ania "Not really that's the type of stuff I wear to bed" "Wait I thought you slept naked" "Not all the time you perv sometimes I get cold" "So you still wear minimal clothing how does that... you know what don't answer that".
"Oh Kiyomi I got you a gift as well" Yasuko said in a somewhat sweet voice handing a present over as the young shinigami looked surprised "Err I didn't get you anything" "Don't worry about that" Yasuko said waving a dismissive hand as Kiyomi opened the box she was given to find it was empty. "There's nothing inside?" "Take a closer look" as Kiyomi placed her face near the box a bright red light began to glow before there was a huge explosion causing everyone on the table to jump up. Looking up Kiyomi's face had been turned to a dark grey from the smoke as Yasuko howled with laughter "Now your face matches your personality ugly" "I'LL KILL YOU" she yelled reaching across the table as both girls chased each other around the restaurant as Tom seemed oblivious to it all turning to Malik "I got you a gift" "Err thanks" he said still half worried about the destruction Kiyomi and Yasuko might unleash.
Ania passed two boxes over to Miu and Kisara as the girls gave them a shake curious as to what was inside "What is it I wonder?" Kisara said as Ania grinned "I think it's something you'll love and use constantly". "God knows what she means by that" Mitch mumbled taking a sip from his sake as the girls opened the box and pulled out a strange purple phallic looking object as they held it up "What is it exactly?" "YOU GOT THEM THAT!" Mitch yelled spitting his sake out before staring down at his spilt alcohol torn between complaining at the gift or mourning his lost booze. "I'll tell you what they are later on" Ania said as the girls turned to Mitch "Did you get something for us?" "I ermm left it in my room let me just go grab it" he said darting off quickly.
Opening his gift Malik held up a bottle of strange dark brown liquid that read on the front label "Bourbon" "It's an alcoholic beverage from back in the real world and one of my favourite" "Ohhhh awesome let's sample some now" Malik said as Tom immediately produced two glasses from no where "Why I thought you'd never ask". As the boys helped themselves to a glass each Yasuko leaned across to Ania "Thanks for the gift you got me Tom saw it earlier even though we didn't get to use it..." she grumbled staring across at Tamashii Seigei who was laying on the ground taking a nap. "Here's your gift then" Yasuko passed a box over to Ania who opened it up and held up some red lacy lingerie "Oh awesome I could use some of those" "Of course then she can parade them to Mitch" Yasuko thought to herself giggling as Ania stared at her raising an eyebrow wondering what the hell that girl was thinking.
