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Chapter 11: Our First Christmas Together

"Thanks for helping me carry my bags, Keru", said Hikari brightly. Hikari, Takeru, Taichi and Yamato were unloading the bags Hikari had and were bringing them into the Ishida apartment.

"Sure, no problem" replied Takeru as he smiled. This earned sly looks from the two elder brothers.

"Hey, where's our thanks?" asked the two jokingly. Hikari smiled and thanked them as well. Hikari was to spend the whole Christmas break in the Ishida apartment since Taichi was sent an invitation by an institution in the U.S., asking him to participate in a soccer training league. He would meet with some of the world's greatest soccer players and learn from them for a few months. He was one of the lucky few who were invited, along with Sora. They would be supervised by Taichi's dad. Their mother, on the other hand, was to attend a business meeting with all the branches of the corporation. It would roughly be a month so they decided to let Hikari stay with the Ishidas seeing them as a part of the family already.

"Hey Taichi, you never told me how they found out how well you played soccer", said Yamato, curiosity sparking.

"Actually, it was all thanks to Sora. She mailed a video that Yolei took when we were playing", replied Taichi.

"So you'll be together for a few months?" asked Yamato, an idea forming in his mind. Taichi had obviously not caught on.

"Yeah, 2 months I think", he said as he recalled how long they were supposed to stay there.

"You'll be there… alone… with Sora… and with no one else to interrupt you… from being alone with Sora" he said slowly, seeing if Taichi caught on. Taichi almost hit Yamato on the head, signifying he got the message.

"Nothing is going to happen! We're just going there and then be back after 2 months!" exclaimed Taichi. A blush did form on his cheeks.

"Whatever you say…" said Yamato disbelievingly. After all the unpacking, Taichi said his goodbyes and so did the others.

"Hey Keru, where are your parents? You told me they were back already", asked Hikari, seeing the apartment was parent-free.

"Well, they did come back but only for a short while", said Takeru.

"They were here only to bring us the good news and they left for… wherever that was… for their second honeymoon", finished Yamato with a grin. Hikari's eyes practically lit up.

"Does that mean…?" she asked excitedly. Takeru nodded and she gave him a hug,

"Wow, I'm so happy for you guys! Your parents are finally back together!" said Hikari. Takeru smiled.

"Yeah, I'm really happy too", he said simply. Yamato just ruffled his hair.

"Really happy? More like ecstatic! You were practically jumping up and down when you found out!" said Yamato. Hikari giggled as he let go of Takeru.

"So it's Takeru Ishida now, huh?" she asked. Yamato had already left the two to prepare a snack so he wasn't able to hear what the two were talking about.

"Hikari Ishida, not bad…" she said dreamily. Takeru almost immediately blushed as she said that.

"Not exactly… They are back together but decided to keep it the way things are. I'm still Takeru Takaishi. They said changing it will complicate matters… or something like that"

"I do have to ask, how were you able to say that with a straight face?" asked Takeru as he blushed. Hikari raised an eyebrow.

"The one you… err… umm… the one about…" said Takeru nervously. At the moment, he could not grasp that fully.

"What? C'mon, tell me!" said Hikari. Takeru blushed even more.

"When you said Hikari Ishida…" whispered Takeru, his face become redder at each passing moment. Unfortunately for him, Yamato had come in at the same moment he said the last part and it was enough for him to hear.

"Hikari Ishida? Don't you mean Hikari Takaishi? Mom did say we'd keep your last name like that", said Yamato.

"Unless…", started Yamato slyly. "Young Hikari here is ditching you and going after me…" he finished as he lifted Hikari's face to look at him eye to eye. She blushed, realizing Yamato had the same beautiful sapphire blue eyes Takeru had.

"Relax, I was just kidding", said Yamato as he laughed, letting go of Hikari's face. He saw Hikari blush and Takeru red with anger. "Besides, I don't date younger people…"

"But, if you do change your mind about my brother, I'm always available…" said Yamato as he grinned and winked at Hikari. He then left the room happily. He really enjoyed toying with his little brother.

"That guy gets on my nerve sometimes…" said Takeru through gritted teeth. Hikari smiled.

"Don't worry about that, I have no intention of leaving you for your brother", said Hikari reassuringly. Takeru gave him a smile.

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The days and nights passed, leaving only two days before Christmas. Takeru, Hikari and Yamato were doing a little Christmas shopping, prior to Hikari's persistence of dragging Takeru and Takeru's persistence in dragging Yamato. Hey, if you had to suffer, why not bring your brother for the ride?

"So we're meeting Mimi and Yolei here?" asked Takeru. Hikari nodded. "So you girls will be shopping while Yamato, me and Ken will carry your bags for you?"

"Yeah, it was settled that Ken will carry Yolei's bags, you'll carry mine and Yamato will be stuck with Mimi's bags", said Hikari. Yamato practically yelled in agony.

"Hey Takeru, mind if we switched?" asked Yamato, acting calmly. His tone, unfortunately, betrayed him.

"Not for all the money and fame in the world", said Takeru. Yamato, unable to control himself, dropped down to his knees, begging.

"Please! I'll be numb for a few days!" said Yamato as he begged Takeru to switch with him.

"C'mon Yamato, stop begging! It'll only be for a few hours. How bad could it be?"

Takeru lifted Yamato up and dragged him to where they were going to meet. Hikari helped Takeru drag him, seeing Yamato's constant attempt to escape.

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Four hours after they met the others, Takeru saw how bad it was. He was actually fortunate that Hikari was… well… Hikari so she didn't buy as much. He was only holding 3 bags and it wasn't even that heavy. Ken, on the other hand, was holding 7 bags which seemed pretty heavy. Yamato was the one suffering most of all. He had 20 bags in total, half were full of clothes, 5 were gifts and the other five were more clothes.

"How 'bout we go and get ourselves some food, I'm hungry", suggested Mimi.

"A little help, Mimi", said Yamato weakly. Mimi smiled.

"I hate seeing you like this so okay, I'll help", said Mimi cheerfully. Yamato smiled at his luck but frowned almost immediately when he saw Mimi getting the three lightest bags in the bunch.

"I'll help you, Ken", said Yolei as she took 3 of the bags Ken had, leaving him with four rather heavy bags but it was alright with him. He would've preferred four than seven bags to carry any day. Turning to Hikari, Takeru gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Have I ever told you that I love you?" asked Takeru with a very cheerful smile. Hikari smiled at him.

"Well, it has been a while since you told me that…" said Hikari. "Maybe I should buy a few more things…" she joked. Takeru didn't care if it was a joke or not, he didn't want to suffer the same fate as the two. He gave Hikari another kiss, this time on the lips, and said another "I love you".

"How long will that last?" asked Takeru. Hikari giggled.

"That'll probably last for a minute… I think I'll want to shop after the minute's up", she said with a mischievous smile on her face.

"I'll make sure you get all the kisses and hugs you want after the minute is over", said Takeru.

After that, they went to a café and started to eat. Yamato had to be fed by Mimi seeing his arms were nowhere near capable of moving. After everything was done and Yamato had regained strength, they proceeded to their respective homes. Unfortunately, Mimi had to walk all the way home and who better to carry her bags than Yamato? He cursed his luck for the day as Ken and Yolei departed and Hikari and Takeru made their way to the Ishida apartment.

"I'm really lucky that I'm not in Yamato's place", said Takeru in a relieved voice. Hikari giggled.

"Not for long, I still want to do a little shopping tomorrow", she said mischievously. Takeru gulped. "And not even your kisses, hugs or I love you's will change my mind"

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"Hey Keru! Wake up!" exclaimed Hikari as she tried to wake Takeru. She also woke up the sleeping Patamon.

"Huh? What happened?" asked Takeru, eyelids only half open. He sat on the couch as Hikari sat beside him. He was tired from yesterday's affair. Shopping all day was really tiring, even if it was only carrying bags and running all around Odaiba just to deliver the presents before Christmas.

"Wake up already! It's Christmas!" said Hikari excitedly.

"Oh, Merry Christmas… so what time is it?" asked Takeru sleepily.

"I think it's only 3:30…" said Hikari.

"Morning or Afternoon?" asked Takeru. If he was fully awake, he would've immediately known it was still morning since Hikari was still wearing her pajamas.

"Morning" came Hikari's reply. She was shocked to see Takeru collapse back into the couch. Patamon hadn't said a word since the moment he woke up, he fell back asleep.

"Aw… C'mon Keru, you promised to wake up early today…" said Hikari, slightly disappointed. Takeru, to Hikari's surprise, smiled.

"Hikari… please… not another kiss… but if you insist…" mumbled Takeru, still smiling. Hikari smiled herself.

"C'mon, wake up sleepy head! You know very well that you'll get that later", said Hikari. Takeru suddenly frowned.

"Naoki… what're you doing here…" he mumbled.

"Very funny", she said sarcastically. "Now wake up!"

"Whoa… you're a better kisser than… Hikari ever was", he mumbled once again and smiled.

"Wake up and I'll give you a real kiss", said Hikari. He suddenly woke up, eyes wide open.

"What were we talking about?" he asked, still smiling. Hikari merely giggled.

"This…" she said as she leaned closer. She kissed Takeru passionately, both giving their all in this kiss.

"So… how was that?", she asked, a smirk evident on her face. Takeru smiled at her. He had two options, he could tell her it was the best kiss of his life or…

"It was alright… I guess", he said nonchalantly. Hikari raised an eyebrow. After that, Yamato opened his door to find the two lovebirds making out on the couch. He glanced at the clock in his room; it said 3:45 am. He sighed and went back inside. But before that…

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"Merry Christmas, guys!" exclaimed Yamato as he came out of his room 3 and a half hours later. He found the two watching TV on the couch. He decided to join in, thinking it was safe.

"Merry Christmas!" replied the two cheerfully.

"So, got your present from Hikari, Takeru?" he asked with a mischievous grin. Takeru didn't quite get what he was shooting at. He didn't notice Yamato come out of his room three and a half hours ago so he was stumped.

"What do you mean?" he asked innocently. Yamato grinned. He got the digital camera hanging from his neck and showed them the picture of the two making out. It even had a fifteen second video of the two to boot. Yamato laughed his head off as the two became extremely red, from head to toe.

"Give me that!" exclaimed Takeru as he chased his brother around the apartment. Hikari joined in shortly, after realizing this would take a while.

"I can't believe my brother was like that! It was only a quarter to four in the morning and he's already making out with his girlfriend!" he said teasingly. Takeru dove to catch him but missed by a couple of centimeters. Hikari almost got the camera but she failed as Yamato was quickly able to evade.

"I can't believe you can move that fast!" said Takeru in amazement but he was still angry.

"That's why it pays to have fans chasing you around", said Yamato. "Increases agility and all that ninja stuff"

They gave chase for a good ten minutes. After seeing it was futile to give chase (Yamato was already dressed and he ran out the door, still laughing.), the two just sat down back on the couch.

"This has been the most interesting Christmas I have ever had", said Takeru. Hikari smiled.

"Same here", she said as she cuddled closer to Takeru. He wrapped his arms around her and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Before we start enjoying this comfy position, how about I give you my Christmas gift?" suggested Hikari. Takeru nodded and let go of her. She stood up, got the remote and turned the TV off. This confused Takeru.

"Okay… so what's next?" he asked. Hikari locked the door and sat back down on the couch.

"What was that for?" asked Takeru. Hikari smiled.

"Just in case Yamato decides to return unexpected… So, shall we continue?" she asked slyly. Takeru grinned.

"Waking early isn't such a bad thing" thought Takeru as both he and Hikari lost themselves in the passionate kiss. After a few moments, they broke the kiss much to Takeru's disappointment.

"So… you still thinking of Naoki?" asked Hikari.

"Who's Naoki again?" he asked innocently.

"Good answer" she replied as they continued the kiss for a while. Well, until Yamato returns with the axe…

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