CHAPTER 46- A Heart throbbing Christmas Night
After the presentation came the official party but before that dinner was served. Now that I think about it, I'm glad that we are finally going to relax. After we changed into our dresses still wearing our flame color we went to join eating dinner and before I knew it I was squashed beside Giotto.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to push you Tsuna", Elena said and went back beside Daemon. Giotto just smiled at me and gestured me to seat beside him. Well all in all it was really a peaceful dinner. Everyone was smiling and are in good terms. Even Mukuro and Viole, and G and Hayate are seated beside each other.
"Tsuna are you going somewhere?" Arisa said and I nodded and told them that I will get some drinks.
"We'll go with you then", Viole said and all three of us stood up and went to the direction of the drinks. Each of them are stationed at one side and glaring at some people who tries to approach me.
"Lady Tsunayuki can you grace me with a dance", one man said and Viole was the one who responded.
"No, she's going to be busy", Viole replied and the man dejectedly went away.
"Busy with what? I don't recall planning something Viole", I asked and both of them remained beside me.
"Well, we kind of had a deal that all of us should stick together tonight", Arisa replied and we got the drinks and went towards our table until suddenly I can hear Elena loudly squeal.
"Daemon, please bring out your videotape, we must not miss this one. G will be showing his manly side now", Elena said and all three of us went beside her and tried to look at what's wrong only to find something that made me smile.
A few meters from us is G and Hayate standing under the...innocent mistletoe.
"So when's the wedding G", Giotto cheerfully asked and G sported out a grumble.
"Hime-sama help me please", Hayate said and looked at me with pleading eyes.
"What just happened to the two of you?" I asked.
"You see Tsuna, Daemon here and Elena here purposely pushed us towards this area", G said and Elena innocently tilts her head.
"It's destiny for the two of you to end there", Elena said. "So as a Christmas tradition, both of you should kiss now"
"Let's just get this over", G said and grabbed Hayate's head and kissed her forehead. It was followed by lots of camera flashes and squeals.
I have a feeling that this night will be a very long one...and I was right.
Let's just say that magically, the place was decorated with hundreds of mistletoes scattered around the room. After a few minutes, Mukuro and Viole are the one victimized again and a lot of cheering from the Guardians and Arceo's happened.
If you look over the place a lot of people are already forced to kiss. As the noble right hand man, G is guarding Giotto and diverts Giotto every time they saw women staying under the mistletoe. On the other hand my ever protective Storm Protector is at my side also guarding me from monsters called men.
After a few hours, the number of guests started to decrease and more unfortunate events happen to me. Let's just say that some men and women need to be hospitalized after the Guardians and Arceo found out that they are targeting me and Giotto.
For the remaining time, I walked all around the place and witnessed a lot of romantic scenes. For example, Daemon summoning mistletoe's so he can kiss Elena, and Kyoya leading Chrome to nearby mistletoe. Say that G and Hayate ended up kissing under the mistletoe more than 5 times. And also let's say that Mukuro is also summoning mistletoe's whenever Viole is around. Knuckles and Laela together with Lampo and Rhea also walked all over the room going under mistletoes accidentally.
I can't help but smile at the scene, the Arceo and Guardians are really getting close to each other.
Closing my eyes, I continued walking until I bumped at someone and everyone then gasped. I don't know the person I bumped and I looked at Elena and the other's hands pointing upwards with smile on their faces. I looked up only to see a Mmistletoe and my back is still facing the unknown person.
Everyone then prepared their cameras and those made me sigh and finally look at the person I bumped with only to reveal no other than a shocked Vongola Decimo...Giotto di Vongola.
"I won't allow kissing on the forehead Giotto", Elena said and everyone else cheered again. I was frozen at my place and I looked down the floor. Giotto then took a step forward and brushed some of my hair from my face and kissed my cheek. Following that, a lot of shrieks can be heard and camera lights can be seen.
"Merry, Christmas Tsuna", Giotto whispered after the kiss.
"Merry Christmas too Giotto", I replied.
"So everyone let's go to the Movie Theatre Room so we can exchange our gifts", Giotto said and all of us followed him.
What we did a week ago is the Secret Santa. Whoever's name we pick will be the recipient of our gift. The one I picked was Laela and I brought her a giant broccoli stuff toy because she likes stuff like that.
After dressing up in our sleeping attire, we went to the Movie Room with our presents. Giotto and G arrived bringing popcorns and drinks were placed at the refrigerator.
"Alright, whose first to do it?" Elena said and G raised his hand. "Alright G will be first and the person he will be giving the gift to will be second and so on...before giving the gift say a message to the person okay"
"Alright, so the person I will be giving this gift to is the person I respected the most", G said.
"We already know who that is", Lampo said and G glared at him.
"Well thank you G", Giotto said.
"At least let me finish my speech first", G said. "Well yeah, as I was saying you are the person I respected the most and I will do everything to protect you. I'm glad to spend another Christmas with you again Giotto"
With that G gave Giotto a box which he immediately opened and revealed a large snow globe with all 16 miniature models of us inside. If you shake it, snow will fall on the globe.
"Thank you G, I really love the present", Giotto said and G had stars on his eyes, very happy that Giotto liked his present.
"Alright, the person who I'll be giving this gift to is really a pain in our group", with what Giotto said everyone became silent. "Just joking, anyway even though he is sometimes a pain, I still consider him a very important member of the family. You've grown so much this year as a Guardian. Merry Christmas, Lampo", Giotto said and handed a present to Lampo who immediately opened it.
It revealed a giant cabbage stuff toy and Lampo hugged it really hard.
"Thank you very much Giotto, I've been wanting one but it's so hard to look", Lampo said.
"Okay my turn, the person I'll be giving this gift to is my very dear best buddy", Lampo said.
"Thank you Lampo", Daemon said and held out his arms.
"It's not you Daemon", Lampo said and Daemon pouted. "To continue, he is my best friend and always treats my injuries. I know that I can trust my sister to him too. Merry Christmas Knuckles"
With that Lampo gave the gift to Knuckles and it contained a 3 new boxing shorts.
"Thanks Lampo, I've wanted to buy new ones but I don't have any time", Knuckles said. "Alright, the person I will be giving the gift to is a really responsible and dependable person. Also she is the future wife of G, so congratulations in advance", Knuckles said and G shouted a 'What!' "Merry Christmas Hayate"
Hayate opened the box and it revealed a red archery bow.
"I heard from Tsuna that you are good in Archery so I asked G here to help me choose a good one", Knuckles said and Hayate said a 'thank you'.
"Alright, so the person, I'll be giving this gift to, is my first friend in the Arceo. I wish you all the best and good luck in your future with Kyoya", Hayate said and handed her gift to Chrome. "Merry Christmas Chrome"
Chrome opened the gift and it revealed an apricot pocketcase designed with the Vongola insignia and the words, Snow Protector on the lid.
"I observed that you have no case to hold your daggers so I bought this one"
"Thank you Hayate", Chrome said. "The person I'll be giving this gift to is the first girl I've befriended for the reason that she is Nii-chan's girl friend. Thank you for taking care of me and Merry Christmas, Elena-nee"
Elena then opened the gift and it revealed an apricot elegant dress.
"How did you know I like this Chrome, this is gorgeous", Elena said. "It also fits me so well, thank you so much"
"Alright then, my turn. The person I'm giving this gift to is the person I always annoy at first", Elena said and Viole snorted. "It's a good thing you know this is for you Viole. Hahaha...well continue to be ladylike okay"
With that Elena presented Viole the gift and it revealed a cute squirrel stuff toy.
"Thank you Elena", Viole said. "The person, I'll be giving this gift to is someone I met before joining the Vongola"
"Oh yeah I remember that", Arisa said and Viole handed her the present.
"Merry Christmas Arisa", Viole said and Arisa opened the gift. It revealed a pendant designed with a blue sword with the Vongola insignia on it.
"Thank you Viole, I love it", Arisa said. "Alrighty then, the person I'll be giving this gift to is no other than the dear brother of the person who gave me the gift. Merry Christmas Kyoya"
"Hn. Thank you", Kyoya said and opened the gift. It revealed a cute miniature of Hibird with Kyoya.
"Alright, the person I'll be giving this gift to is the liveliest among our group and best friends with the noisiest in our group. Merry Christmas Rhea"
"Thanks Kyoya", Rhea said and opened the present containing ten angel statues.
"I heard from your brother that you like them", Kyoya said and Rhea nodded.
"The person I'll be giving this present to is the silliest person in our group. But it's always fun because he always makes us laugh. Merry Christmas Mukuro", Rhea said and handed the gift to Mukuro which revealed a large pineapple stuff toy.
"Thanks. My turn then, the person I'll be giving this gift to is my best buddy for all these years. Merry Christmas, big brother Daemon", Mukuro said and gave the gift to Daemon.
"Thanks bro", Daemon said and the gift was revealed to be a large melon stuff toy.
"It's really a coincidence that I also received one", Mukuro said.
"Alright, the person I'll be giving this present to is the person who always goes between our arguments, the left hand of our group. Merry Christmas Takeshi", Mukuro said and handed the present to Takeshi who smiled in return.
The gift was then revealed to be a similar sword pendant that Arisa was given too. The only difference is that, Takeshi's has darker blue than Arisa.
"My sister and I collaborated in buying the gift together, it looks like a couple item", Kyoya said and Takeshi and Arisa blushed.
"Thank you once again Kyoya. Alright, there are only 3 people left right? The person I'll be giving this gift to is my little sister-figure since we were young. As I have thought, smiling is best for you. Merry Christmas Tsuna",Takeshi said and extended the gift to me.
I opened it and saw a picture album containing pictures of out bonding time as Arceo and some pictures with the Vongola Guardians.
"Thank you Takeshi-nii. It's lovely", I said and directed a smile at him. Takeshi then ruffled my hair and also smiled.
"Alright, the person I'll be giving this gift to is also my young-sister figure of the group. Even though she is just months younger than me, she always acts like a child but I don't hate it because she looks like she's always having fun. Merry Christmas, Laela", I said and handed the present to a smiling Laela.
"Merry Christmas too Tsuna-nee and thank you", Laela said and immediately opened the gift and laughed at the present. "I've been meaning to get one like this too. Now that I think about it, Lampo-nii and I has the same gifts"
"Well you see, Giotto and I went shopping together for your gifts", I said and everyone screamed.
"When did that happen, I never knew you went out together", Elena said. "You should have told your big sister first Tsuna"
"Well, everyone was also busy buying presents and because Tsuna and I were busy doing paperworks, we decided to go shopping after we finish it", Giotto replied.
"Alright, alright my turn. You all know who I'm giving this gift to because he is the last person left. Merry Christmas G-nii and sorry about the song earlier. I can't help it because it was my older brother who made those lyrics", Laela said and handed the gift to G.
"Don't worry about that Laela, you're older brother is just a brat", G said and Lampo pouted at them. The gift was then revealed to be a photo album but when G opened the album he immediately closed it with a blush on his face.
"My gift was lovely right. I'm sure you'll like it", Laela said and winked. Giotto sighed and I think he already know what's inside with his hyper intuition. I on the other hand examined G's actions and came up with a conclusion. Knowing Laela there is only one answer- it is a photo album containing pictures and stolen pictures of Hayate.
"Ah, G show us what you got there", Daemon said and G shrugged.
"It's a photo album okay. That's all", G answered and hid the album from our eyes.
"Ooohhh...I think I can guess. Tell me Giotto, I know you already know what's inside that thing", Elena said.
"Sorry Elena but I think only G can answer that", Giotto answered and Elena pouted. "Why don't we start watching movies now?"
"Yup, and we can all sleep here together afterwards", Rhea said.
"Then I'll make the sleeping arrangements okay", Elena said and we all gulped. Knowing her, it is something to be nervous about.
For three hours, we watched 2 different Christmas movies. While nearing the end of the second movie, Elena called a maid and ordered to bring beds and pillows inside the room.
After fifteen minutes, a knock echoed in the room and maids brought 8 queen sized mattresses and 16 pillows.
"Um, Elena, we're sixteen here you know", Arisa nervously said and Elena sported a flashy smile.
"Of course, I know. But you see all the single beds are being washed by now and only queen size and king size mattresses are left. Also I feel sorry for the maids to bring 16 mattresses here, so I only asked for 8", Elena replied and began to arrange the beds side by side."Alright guys, two on each bed"
"You're joking Elena right?" Laela replied.
"Nope and besides we're family right so it won't be really awkward", Elena said. "Alright Daemon dear let's sleep now"
And both of them chose a bed and prepared to go to sleep. Kyoya and Chrome also went to find another bed.
"Well let's get to bed Rhea", Knuckles said and Elena shouted.
"No no no, siblings aren't allowed to share a bed", Elena replied.
"Let's sleep together Giotto", G said and Elena shrugged again.
"No people of the same gender can sleep on one bed too", Elena said.
"Then can I sleep beside Takeshi then?" Hayate said.
"Nope, team members cannot sleep together except for couples", Elena said. "At this rate we can never get to sleep. I'll chose the bedmates then"
'I have a bad feeling about this', I thought and I was right because Elena sent a grin to my direction.
"Alright, my beloved little Tsuna should sleep together with Giotto because I told so. G should sleep with darling Hayate, Arisa and Takeshi will be together, Knuckles with Laela, Lampo and Rhea, and lastly Mukuro with Viole", Elena said smilingly went to bed.
"I knew this would happen", G said.
"Well we can't do anything about it, let's go to sleep then everyone", Giotto said and each pair then picked a bed.
"Good night then Hime-sama", Hayate said and went to sleep together with G who also greeted a good night to Giotto.
Giotto's POV:
"Good night Decimo", G said and I also greeted him in return.
I then turned off the lights and opened my laptop to finish looking up the reports so I can be free from work tomorrow. I saw that everyone was already sound asleep and I made a strong Mist barrier so that I can't disturb them.
"Aren't you going to sleep Giotto", I heard Tsuna asked me.
"I'll just finish my work for awhile so I can be free tomorrow", I replied.
"If you overwork yourself, you'll get sick you know", Tsuna said and I smiled.
"Don't worry I promise to stop after 15 minutes", I said and hurriedly finished my work.
Fifteen minutes passed and as I guessed I finished my work.
"Tsuna, are you still awake?" I whispered but silence greeted me.
Using the low light emitted from the laptop I looked at Tsuna's face. She really looks like a child when she sleeps- a beautiful one. I went closer to her and swept some of her hair from her face.
"I wonder how long I will last before I can restrain my feelings for you?" I whispered and kissed her forehead.
"I love you my dearest Princess, sleep well"