Here's the final Christmas chapter! Yay!
The twins took chairs and blankets to make a fort. Hikaru set up a flashlight to watch the fireplace. Kaoru arranged the pillows around him and his brother and lay down beside the slightly older boy. He trained his light on the table with the cookies and they both watched their separate stations.
"Hika…when's Santa come to Japan?" Kaoru yawned. Hikaru shrugged and rubbed his sleep-filled eyes. "Cause I think he's late…" Kaoru leaned on his twin and yawned again, making Hikaru yawn.
"He'll be here soon, Kao…OK?" Hikaru said, rolled over on his back and watching the charred logs under the chimney for and shimmer of red or gold something. Nothing. "Kaoru…I'm bored…" Hikaru complained. "…Kaoru?" The older boy looked to his twin who was sound asleep, his back rising and falling in time with his nose's little flares. "…this sucks." Hikaru threw himself down on a couch cushion and soon fell asleep.
"Boys, wake up." Mrs. Hitachiin shook her sons' small frames until identical sets of amber eyes fluttered open. "Merry Christmas." She whispered sweetly. The boys sat up and rubbed the sleep from their eyes.
"Looks like Santa came, boys." Mr. Hitachiin stated as came in from the kitchen. He had fixed his own coffee since the maids were off for the next few days. The twins glanced out from their fort and spotted the presents. Kaoru noticed the cookies were eaten and the tumbler was empty.
"SANTA!" the boys yelped, jumping up and running over to find their gifts. Kaoru received a lego dinosaur set with little cavemen. Hikaru got a lego police station with a firetruck. They both got stockings filled with candy and little stuffed animals including penguins and seals and elephants with Santa hats.
"What's this under the plate?" Mrs. Hitachiin pointed to a card. Hikaru, who was closer to the table, snatched it out from under the cookie plate. It was decorated with little snowmen and doggies with a red boarder.
"Iss'a note." He stated.
"Wha'z it say?" Kaoru asked, crawling closer. Hikaru shrugged and handed the letter to his father.
Merry Christmas, Hikaru and Kaoru!
I hope you enjoy your presents this year! You've both been very good boys this year, keep it up!
~Santa Claus
~PS- your cookies were delicious! Hohoho!
Both boys' eyes bugged out and their smiles grew past the boundaries of their cheeks.
"Merry Christmas, boys." Mr. Hitachiin chuckled.
"Merry Christmas!" they shouted back.
Kaoru hopped up and jutted his belly out, 'hohoho'-ing down the hallway with Hikaru on his heels on all fours.
"You better be getting dressed for dinner at Grandma's!" Mrs. Hitachiin shouted after them.
Gahhhh it's so short compared to the other twooooo! I'm sorry! I tried to make it longer buuuuut, that didn't work…hope this was cute, though! I know it's early but Merry Christmas!