Theme: Carols
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light beams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
With a snarl, Kakashi wrenched the radio from the wall. What a horrible song. It only served to remind those alone that they were, in fact, alone. And it certainly didn't help to put him in the Christmas spirit.
He'd meant to get a tree, hang up the lights, deck the halls and all that nonsense, but he just hadn't felt like it.
"And what did my radio ever do to you?"
"Iruka." Kakashi dropped the radio on the couch next to him and sprang to his feet. "You're back. Are you injured? The mission…?"
Iruka held up a hand to stem the flow of questions. "I'm fine. It was a success, and…" He stepped into Kakashi's welcoming arms. "I'm glad to be home."
They stood in silence, enjoying the comfort of the embrace. Kakashi finally broke it. "How do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Wait."
A sad smile crossed Iruka's lips. "Not easily and certainly not well." He turned his head to rest his cheek on Kakashi's shoulder and look at the smashed radio. "I've broken my share of appliances."
Kakashi eyed the radio sheepishly. "Sorry. I'm not really used to… I didn't realize…."
Iruka planted a sound kiss on his lips. "Come on, we've still got a few hours until Christmas. Let's get this place into the holiday spirit!"
One sad-looking fake tree quite possibly left over from when Iruka's grandparents were still quite young and several strands of impossibly tangled lights later, and the living room was bathed in a soft multi-colored glow. Kakashi sat down on the couch and opened his arms in invitation to Iruka, who curled up tight against his side, tucking his feet under the blanket piled at the end.
"Have I mentioned that I love you?"
"Not in the last five minutes. I love you too." Iruka checked his watch. "And Merry Christmas."
Kakashi kissed the top of his head, "Merry Christmas."
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That particular song makes me cry every time. T_T This one was sort of thrown together, and I'm really not all that happy with it, but eh...