Author: Well, this is my first Christmas fic, as well as my first gift fic and it's going out to Jesanae Tekani for all her help with my fics, for her support, and for allowing me to post on her website. So Jesanae, this one's for you, a Jesato. ^_^
Kissing Santa
........It was Christmas eve and all the digidestined had gathered at Mimi's house for her Digidestined Christmas Eve party, and it was going great. The party had started out a little rough with both Daisuke and Takeru pestering Kari, trying to get her alone with one of them. She put a stop to that when she shouted that she was going out with Ken so back off.
........Now Kari could be seen cuddling with her boyfriend in one of the many loveseats placed strategically around the room, while Daisuke and Takeru stood forlornly in the corner, each lost in their own thoughts.
........Koushiro was by the stereo system break-dancing, (AN: I just love that, Izzy break-dancing, ^_^ can we say kawaii?) and Joe was talking quietly with Cody on the couch. Mimi was everywhere at once, making sure each one of her guests were happy, and that no one was without company. She wisely steered clear of the corner where Daisuke and Takeru stood, not wanting to get sucked into their depression like ants into a vacuum cleaner, but made sure drinks and snacks were on the table nearest them if they should want some.
........Sora was in the kitchen helping Mimi and her mother with the baking and cooking, clad in an apron, covered with flour, and as happy as could be as she kept up a conversation with Miyako who was sitting on the counter pitting cherries.
........Yamato was sitting at one end of a couch, with Jesanae at the other end, they were watching T.V., or at least giving the impression they were. In actuality Yamato and Jesanae were watching each other, casting quick glances, each turning away when they saw the other looking.
........Jesanae would have killed herself before she admitted it to anyone but herself, but she loved the blonde doofus, she loved everything about him. His golden locks, his dreamy blue eyes, even his dark angsty side. That was the side she could identify best with, his pain; she too had known much hardship in her life.
........As she gazed around the room, while watching Yamato out of the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but wonder where Señor Dork was. His real name was Tai Kamiya, but she just called him Señor Dork; it was more fun, and it applied well to the dumbass. When she didn't see him she began to worry, as Yamato had once advised her to never let Tai out of her sight, cause if she did he was liable to pull a prank on her or something.
........Pranks she could deal with, that was easy, just yell at Tai and then kick his ass. It was the ‘or something’ that worried her—she didn't know how Tai felt about her, but he had been giving her weird looks all night, and now he was nowhere to be found.
........"What's wrong?" She was jarred out of her thoughts as Yamato looked over at her with a concerned look on his face. "You look like you expect the bogeyman to leap out and grab you."
........"Not the bogeyman, just Señor Dork." She replied, with just a hint of worry in her voice. Yamato grinned at the well-applied name and leaned back in his seat.
........"Don't worry, that moron just went out to get some more eggs for Mrs. Tachikawa, he should be back soon. And if you're worried about him sneaking up on you like he did at Sora's birthday last year, don't. I can spot Señor Dork coming from a mile away." Yamato smirked confidently.
........"Oh Really!"
........"Ahhh!"
........"Eeee!"
........"Hah hah, I got you good, ‘spot me coming from a mile away’ my ass!" Tai laughed as Yamato tried to slow his pounding heart, and extract Jesanae from his arms where she had leapt after Tai had sprung up from behind the couch and scared them both.
........"That wasn't funny Tai!" Jesanae yelled as she rounded on him, her face red with anger, or at least she hoped everyone assumed it was. Jesanae was pissed, but the red in her face was from embarrassment at what she had done, leaping into Yamato's arms like some damsel in distress. Sure she didn't mind being in Yamato's arms, but the fact that she had jumped into them just because she was frightened was burning her up. She decided to take it out on Tai.
........"Now you’re gonna get it!" she yelled as she leapt at Tai and slammed him to the ground. Everyone was watching as Jesanae prepared to lay some major whoop-ass down on Señor Dork. Suddenly, Tai's look of mock horror turned to a mischievous grin as he leaned in close to her.
........"My, my, we sure are spunky. How about a kiss to burn off some of that passion, hmm?" he whispered as he neared his lips to hers.
........He's.......Going.......To.......Kiss.......ME!!!
........"WHAT!?" she yelled as she jerked her head away from his and delivered a powerful slap across his face.
........"Hentai!" she shouted at Tai while Yamato pulled her off him and she struggled to get to him so she could kick his ass. Tai just lay on the floor, chuckling and holding his cheek.
........"What did he say?" Yamato asked Jesanae once they had settled back down on the couch.
........"Oh, nothing, he was just being his stupid ecchi self." She glowered while watching as the party went back to normal, the situation forgotten. She couldn't believe that little bakayaro had tried to kiss her! She should have done worse than slap him, she should have . . .
........"What, Yamato?" she asked, looking up from the floor, realizing she had been lost in her thoughts and had missed what he had said. He was already walking away and he didn't hear her call after him as her voice was swallowed up by the throbbing music coming from the stereo that Koushiro had cranked up. She sighed and sat back down in her seat, a little miffed that Yamato hadn't explained where he was going. Of course, he could have told her and she just hadn’t heard, but still . . .
........"Hey, sweet cheeks, what's shakin'?" Tai asked as he plopped down next to her and threw his arm around her shoulder.
........"Tai, remove your arm from my shoulder before I remove it for you, and trust me, you don't want me to do that!" Jesanae growled as Tai lifted his arm from her and held it up defensively.
........"Hey, hey, don't get all testy, I'm just trying to be friendly," he said, a sickly sweet smile on his face. Jesanae didn't trust him for a second.
........"Yeah, right, and what was that on the floor all about, why'd you try and kiss me!" she demanded angrily. Tai smirked at her and shook his head.
........"Oh, that. It was nothing, just a stupid bet," he said flippantly, waving a hand in the air. Jesanae's eyes went wide with rage and her face again turned red; this time it was all anger.
........"A what!?" she shouted as she grabbed Tai by his collar and shook him. "Who made it!?" Tai struggled in her clutches and tried to escape but knew it was impossible.
........"It was nobody, just some kid in my school! He bet me that if I could kiss you before Christmas ended then he would give me his new soccer ball!" Tai said quickly, trying to convince Jesanae that he was innocent. Instead he seemed to enrage her further. "But there's one other thing!" he shouted before her wrath could descend upon him. "The guy said that if I hadn't kissed you by the end of Christmas, and that you hadn't hurt me to stop me, that he would pay you thirty bucks!"
........This caught Jesanae's interest, thirty bucks was quite a lot, she could be tempted to let him try and win a kiss off her, even though she knew he'd fail. It might be fun to see how many weird things Señor Dork would do to get a kiss. She grinned maliciously and let him go as she settled back down into her seat.
........"Alright Tai, I'll play along with this game, but this friend of yours had better pay up when I win." Tai grinned.
........"Then let the courting begin!" He shouted as his fist pumped the air. Jesanae moaned and covered her face with her hand.
........"I think I'm going to regret this."
........It was much later that evening when Jesanae realized only how true that statement was. She regretted ever knowing Tai, much less giving him permission to ‘court’ her, as Señor Dork put it. She glanced suspiciously around the corner of the hall, searching the kitchen for Tai, hopefully spotting him before he spotted her. She had been hiding out in the bathroom, and Tai wouldn't go in there. All the guys were under penalty of death if they ever went into Mrs. Tachikawa's bathroom while a girl was in it.
........So Jesanae had made it her safe haven, but she was getting bored and a little hungry, so she had ventured her way out of the bathroom and into the hall. As she finished her scan of the kitchen, she saw he was nowhere in sight and breathed a sigh of relief. That relief was to be short-lived.
........"Hey sweety, where ya been all night?" Tai's cheerful voice sounded right behind her, she was so surprised she jumped into the air. While she was in mid-flight she realized that the landing was gonna hurt.
........Oh, fudge.
........She closed her eyes as she braced for the impact, but it never came. Instead she found herself wrapped tightly in warm arms, being clutched closely. She knew that it had to be Yamato, only he would be so self-sacrificing, willing to risk his safety to ensure hers. She felt her heart pounding as she clutched Yamato tightly, never wanting to let him go.
........"Well, doesn't a hero deserve a kiss?" Yamato's cheery voice washed over her. Wait. Cheery voice? Yamato doesn't have a cheery voice, so then who the . . . oh no! Jesanae's eyes snapped open as she realized just who her ‘savior’ was, and it was not Yamato. Her eyes focused in on a pair of smiling chocolate orbs, and a mess of chestnut hair. She snarled as she pushed out of Tai's arms and stood brushing herself off, as if cleaning the filth Tai had left on her just by touching her.
........"What do you think you're doing, you nearly gave me a heart attack!" She yelled, trying desperately to cover her embarrassment. Señor Dork just grinned his stupid grin at her and wiggled his eyebrows. This only served to enrage Jesanae further.
........"Stop that! What are you doing?" she demanded hotly. In response Tai did nothing but look up quickly then back at her, as if telling her to look up. She did, and was stricken by what she saw. She and Tai were standing . . . together . . . under the mistletoe.
........Oh, fudge.
........Just as Tai was about to sweep Jesanae into his arms and get his kiss, there was a loud whirring sound and the mistletoe dropped to the floor to land at Tai's feet. Jesanae, seeing her chance, sidestepped Tai as he dashed past her, over-balancing and falling flat on his face.
........"Too bad," she laughed, "guess you don't get it this time either, Señor!" She looked up and across the room to smile at Koushiro who smiled back, bowed, and returned to his break-dancing. For it had been Koushiro that had thrown the CD that had cut the mistletoe down, saving Jesanae from certain doom at the lips of the dreaded Kamiya-beast.
........"Grrr, Koushiro!" Tai's angry growl could barely be heard by the break-dancing computer whiz, neither could his infuriated approach which Koushiro attributed to the bass pumping out of the stereo. Unfortunately, you never get near an unsuspecting break-dancer.
........"Oh, sorry Tai. Here, let me get you some ice for that eye."
........Jesanae laughed quietly to herself as Koushiro led Tai past her, clutching his eye, into the kitchen. As he walked past, she mouthed a ‘Thank you’ to Koushiro and gave him a small peck on the cheek. He blushed a bright red, smiled like a fool, and winked back. Jesanae smiled and rolled her eyes before returning to the party, confident that Koushiro would keep Tai occupied for quite a while.
........She sighed as she happily started up a conversation with Kari, who had gotten confused by all the technical talk Ken, Cody and Joe were spouting and had gone in search of company she could comprehend.
........"So is my brother getting on your nerves yet?" Kari asked. Jesanae just stared at her incredulously as if she had grown an extra head.
........"Yet? When is he not on my nerves?"
........Kari laughed at that. "Touché, Jesanae. So how's the Ishida Project going? Gotten him to notice you yet?" Kari asked saucily, grinning as a rosy hue spread across Jesanae's face.
........"I think so, but hey, what about you? You may have a boyfriend but you still have two other guys who are after you, so what are you gonna do about them?"
........Kari frowned at that, "I'm not sure. I was kinda hoping one of them would take a liking to Miyako, but she's been helping in the kitchen this whole time and has barely been out long enough for either of them to notice her. I think I'm just going to send Miyako over to them with a tray of snacks and force them to notice her. I mean, she is dressed to impress, I helped her pick out her outfit myself," Kari said with an air of authority.
........"Oh, yes and we all know how good your fashion sense is," Jesanae replied sarcastically.
........"Hey, I've picked outfits for three of my friends at school to use to hook their guys, and every one worked, so there!" Kari said, thrusting her nose into the air and sniffing disdainfully.
........"I can see up your nose." This caused a case of the giggles to break out between the two girls as they laughed at the utter stupidity of her statement. As they settled down and had wiped the last tears of mirth from their eyes, Kari looked over at Jesanae.
........"Feel better?" she asked sincerely. Jesanae looked at her, confused for a moment.
........"Better? About what?"
........"About this whole Yamato thing, you really gotta snap out of it. It's put you in a serious funk, and don't think Yamato won't notice, he's a lot more perceptive than you think," Kari said as she took Jesanae's hand into her own. "Just remember that I'll always be your friend, someone you can tell anything to, and I'll always be here."
........Jesanae smiled at Kari. "Thanks Kari, I think I needed that. And hey, what's in the bag?" she asked, just now noticing the paper bag at Kari's feet.
........"Oh, it's nothing, just a santa suit Tai asked me to get from Koushiro for him," she explained, pulling the suit out enough so that Jesanae could see the red, white and black of what was unmistakably a ‘fat man’ suit. She laughed at the thought of Tai in that suit, coming down the chimney with a big sack, going Ho-Ho-Ho.
........"What's so funny, sweetie-pie? Did ya miss me?" Jesanae paled as she heard Tai's cheery voice sounding right behind her ear. Koushiro was supposed to keep him busy for the rest of the party, damnit!
........"Tai, I got you the santa suit you asked for. Here you go," Kari said, handing Tai the bag, a sweet smile on her face. Now it was Tai's turn to pale as he snatched the bag from Kari's hands and hid it behind his back.
........"What santa suit, I don't see any santa suit," he said nervously. Kari and Jesanae grinned maliciously at him.
........"Why, the one right behind your back, dear brother." Kari's sweet smile became sickeningly so, Jesanae's quickly matching.
........"Why, yes, Tai, don't you want to go try it on? I'm sure it would look just adorable on you," she said, clasping her hands together and giving her best impression of a flustered school-girl. Tai gulped visibly, and began backing away from the two.
........"I—I—I think I hear Mimi calling, gotta go!" he yelled as he bolted for the kitchen, Kari and Jesanae trailing in his wake.
........"Aww, come on Tai, just try it on!"
........"Yeah, you never know who might notice you in that suit."
........Much later that evening, Tai, it seemed, had disappeared, hiding with the small bit of dignity he had left after running from the girl he had been trying to kiss all night. Jesanae was perfectly happy with the situation; Tai had been starting to get annoying, especially after he had picked up the mistletoe off the ground and started chasing her around the apartment, trying to catch her under it again.
........He finally stopped when Koushiro pulled him aside and whispered something in his ear. At his words, Señor Dork had paled and dropped the mistletoe, which was promptly scooped up by Kari and had resided above her and Ken the rest of the night. When Jesanae asked Koushiro what he had said to Tai, he merely chuckled.
........"Oh, nothing. I just reminded him of what happened the last time he tried something with mistletoe and threatened a worse repeat of the incident if he didn't stop immediately," he said, grinning. Jesanae followed suit and grinned along with him.
........Yamato, it seemed, had left earlier, just a little after the chase of Señor Dork began, and had gone home with a slight headache. Jesanae was worried, but Tai said he would check on him on his way home, saying he had something to do over there anyway. For once Tai had acted like a normal human being, though of course he ruined it by saying that afterwards maybe he could come over to Jesanae's and ‘do’ something else. She nearly smacked him, but was able to hold herself back. She wanted that thirty dollars, and she'd be damned if she let herself rise to Señor Dork's bait.
........It seemed Kari was good at picking clothes to impress, for as soon as she sent Miyako over to the two sullen boys in the corner, Takeru's eyes bugged out and his jaw dropped slightly. His previous troubles forgotten, he began to follow Miyako around the apartment, helping her with each and every task he could. Later Miyako confided in Jesanae that she was glad it had been Takeru who had noticed her and not Daisuke because she had secretly had a crush on the blonde-haired basketball star since the day she had met him. That, and the fact that she found Daisuke to be one of the most annoying people on the face of the earth.
........Jesanae had told her to count herself lucky that she didn't have the be-goggled idiot following her around the same way Señor Dork was following her. Miyako conceded the point, laughing lightly while walking off with Takeru and heading towards Kari and Ken, hoping to borrow the mistletoe for a while.
........Jesanae looked around and saw the party was swiftly drawing to a close, as Tai left (finally!!), taking a very unwilling Kari with him and finally getting her to come quietly only by promising to take her and Ken out for ice-cream tomorrow. Koushiro, Joe, and Ken all had car-pooled there and were all leaving now that they had no more ties to the place, each wanting to get home to their computers.
........Daisuke's mother had driven up a while ago, but Daisuke was no where to be found. Mimi had gone into the corner a little bit after Miyako and dragged Daisuke away for a long talk, and they hadn't been seen since.
........After a thorough search of the house, they were finally found by Mrs. Tachikawa, holed up in Mimi's room, making out like there was no tomorrow. Needless to say, all the remaining party guests were a little shocked. A little shocked in that Miyako and Takeru stood (hand in hand) spluttering in the doorway, Jesanae's eyes nearly popped out of her head, Sora gasped and shouted ‘Mimi, that's disgusting!’, and poor little Cody got a nose-bleed, squawked feebly, and fainted dead away.
........As it turned out, Mimi had only been planning on talking some sense into the boy, but somehow she had ended pinning him to the bed and kissing the living daylights out of him. Not that he was complaining. He had already forgotten his previous melancholy mood.
........Daisuke's mood was improved further when Mimi accepted his offer of a dinner date on Christmas day. So, with that, the party disbanded, Takeru, Miyako, and Cody getting a ride home from Takeru's mom and Daisuke finally being pulled into the car and away from his new girlfriend with a promise to call her as soon as he got home. Sora walked over to Jesanae and asked if she needed a ride.
........"Naw," she replied, "my guardian, Jinaki, should be here soon. Go help Mimi in the kitchen, it sounds like she could really use you in there." Jesanae's statement was punctuated by a loud crash followed by a string of somehow delicate curses. Sora just rolled her eyes and trudged back into the kitchen.
........"Whatcha break this time Mimi?" she asked as she sighed and rolled her eyes at Jesanae, who was laughing lightly. "You better give me details, Tachikawa. I mean, why Daisuke, of all people?" Sora asked as she disappeared from sight.
........Jesanae sighed to herself; it had been one heck of a party, but she couldn't wait to get home, plop down in her bed and sleep till Christmas morning. Just then she heard a car horn honk and looked up to see Jinaki's Navy Blue SUV waiting in the parking lot. Smiling, she called a hasty goodbye and, not waiting for a response, bounded down the steps and into the car.
........"So, did you have fun?" Jinaki asked as she pulled the SUV into the street and began the drive home.
........"Oh, yeah I had a blast. You should have seen what Señor Dork was up to tonight. He was actually trying to get a kiss off me! Apparently some kid in his school dared him to."
........"Well, why not let him? He seems like a nice enough boy, and a guy like him needs a girl like you," Jinaki said as she grinned back at Jesanae through the rear-view mirror.
........"AHHH God no!!" Jesanae wailed as Jinaki laughed at the girl’s horrified expression.
........As soon as she had gotten home, Jesanae had collapsed into bed and fallen asleep instantaneously. Her dreams were filled with Señor Dork's chasing her shouting ‘Kissy Kissy!’ and knightly Yamato's coming to her rescue. She was currently at the better part of one of those dreams, Yamato having just soundly trounced the latest version of Tai with his sword's pommel. Jesanae just laughed at the poor state of Señor Dork splayed out on the floor, dolled up in a santa suit, and unconscious. As she leaned in to give her hero a kiss for his reward she was suddenly jarred from her dreams by a loud thud.
........She moaned as she reached for her alarm clock, trying to shut it off before it could thud again. Wait a second; her alarm clock didn't go thud, she didn't even have an alarm clock.
........Jesanae's eyes snapped open as she heard a resounding crash, followed by an "Oh shit!" from out in the living room. She quietly crept out of bed, thankful for once for her nights spent alone in the park, having sharpened her senses and refining her footsteps so that if she did not wish to be heard, she would not be.
........As she peeked out of her door she saw none other than the fat man himself, ol' Saint Nick, bending over and picking up the shards of a broken vase from the floor.
........Who the hell is this? Wait a second; that tag on the belt—that's the same tag that was on the suit that Kari had for . . . Tai! That little bakayaro! He must really want that soccer ball to go to all this trouble just to get a kiss. Oh, well, sorry to disappoint you, but I want those thirty bucks, Jesanae thought as she quietly snuck up behind Señor Dork, who was still bent over the broken vase, picking up the pieces carefully, muttering ‘shit, shit, shit’ under his breath.
........Jesanae smirked at his back, raised her foot, and sent him sprawling into the genkan with a loud squawk of protest. She immediately dived down on him and got him in a pincer hold, chuckling as he struggled vainly to escape from her grip.
........"Geez Tai, you don't know when to let up do you? Don't you get it? You’re not getting that kiss, so you might as well stop trying. There's no way you’re strong enough to—"
........Her tirade was cut short as Tai broke out of her hold, flipped her onto the floor and got her in a hold of his own. Now it was her turn to struggle as his arms fastened like steel around her own, successfully pinning her face down on her own genkan.
........"How—how did you do that, Tai?" she gasped out as he held her down, trapping her legs between his own to keep her from kicking him in her struggles. His light chuckle could be heard as his warm breath washed over the back of her neck, sending small shivers up her spine.
........"Easy, I'm not Tai."
........"Then—who?" she asked as fear began to clutch her heart. She didn't know who this person was, and he had her in a position where he could easily do many things to her that she would not like. But still, all her mystery man did was chuckle lightly and lean in close, again his warm breath washing over her, and again sending small shivers up her spine.
........"Take a guess," he whispered, all trace of an accent gone, and now she knew who it was. She didn't know how she hadn’t seen it before. He was the only one who could make her feel this way, as if she had died and gone to heaven, like nothing else mattered, like she could spend all day in a 10 x 10 cell and be happy just to be there with him. There was only one person it could be.
........"Yamato?" she whispered. His low chuckle sounded again as he released his hold on her and rolled her over so she could stare directly into his crystal-clear blue eyes.
........"In the flesh. Now what's all this about Tai trying to kiss you?" Yamato asked, smiling lightly. His fluffy white beard having been lost in the scuffle, Jesanae now had a perfect view of his angelic face, his smooth, creamy white skin glistening in the morning sun as the light reflected of his eyes, giving them a bright sheen.
........"Oh, it's just some stupid bet Tai made with a friend of his from school. If Tai could get a kiss off me before Christmas ended, his friend would give him a new soccer ball, but if he hadn't, and I hadn't hurt Tai, he would give me thirty bucks," she explained while trying to keep Yamato from noticing the blush spreading across her pale cheeks. He just grinned at her.
........"And you thought I was Tai because . . .?"
........"Oh, hehe, yeah, um, Kari had this same santa suit in a bag last night and she said it was for Tai, so how did you get it?" she asked, looking up at him with her amber eyes filled with curiosity.
........"Actually," Yamato began, "I asked him if I could borrow a santa suit from him, and he said he'd ask Kari to ask Ken to ask Koushiro if he could borrow one to give to me, and I guess they all came through." As he finished, his deep
blue eyes suddenly filled with concern. "You’re not mad, are you?"
........Jesanae just smiled. "Naw, why would I be mad?"
........"Cause I broke into your house," Yamato explained simply. Her grin got even wider at the look on his face. It was about then she realized they were still on the floor.
........"Uh, Yamato? You wanna get offa me maybe?" she asked sarcastically, arching one eyebrow at him. Realization dawned on Yamato's face quickly and he got up and held out a hand to help her up.
........"Right, s-sorry." he muttered as he helped her to her feet. She gently brushed herself off and finally took a look at what he had been doing before he broke the vase. She could see his sack sitting of in the corner. A small box wrapped in blue paper the exact same shade as his eyes was poking out the top.
........"So, what did you come over here for, other than to scare me half to death and rub it in my face that I'm not as good at the martial arts as I like to think I am? And what's in the bag?" she asked as he noticed where her gaze had fallen.
........"Oh, that, it's, well—it's my Christmas gift for you."
........"If the box is my gift, then whats filling the bag?" Jesanae asked. What could he possibly have in there?
........"Well, actually, everything in the bag is for you."
........"Really! Wow, thanks Yamato, but what's filling the bag up so much?" she asked. Yamato just grinned at her and waltzed over to the bag, removing the box and placing it on the counter before tipping the bag and spilling it's contents onto the rug, making a small pile of little gold-wrapped balls.
........"What, what are they?"
........"Open one and see," Yamato suggested as Jesanae bent down and picked up one of the gold-wrapped little balls. She slowly peeled away the wrapping, and when she saw what was inside she squealed with delight before hugging Yamato tightly and diving down on the pile.
........"Chocolates, lots and lots of chocolates!" she exclaimed happily as Yamato just laughed at her antics.
........"Well, they always say ‘life's like a box of chocolates,’ but ours is more like a bag," he explained as she bounded up to hug him tightly again, cutting of his air supply. Yamato struggled in her grip as she hugged him tighter and tighter.
........"Oh, thank you Yamato, I love it!" she said happily.
........"Yes, but you don't have to choke me to prove it!" Yamato said desperately as he began to run out of oxygen. Jesanae immediately leapt away from him.
........"Sorry, Yamato, are you okay?"
........"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just glad you liked my gift."
........"Liked it? I love it!" she squealed as she dove down on the pile again.
........"Don't you want your other gift?" Yamato asked as he pulled the box from behind his back. Oh right, the other gift, she had nearly forgotten all about it. She got up from her pile of treasure and walked over to him, holding out her hands for the gift.
........Before she could reach it, however, Yamato pulled it out of her reach.
........"Hey, come on, give it here!" she whined as she stretched herself as tall as she could, trying to reach the small blue box being held temptingly close.
........"Now why would I want to do that? This is so much more fun!" Yamato said, his smile just as sickeningly sweet as Kari's had been the night before.
........"Yamato!" she whined as she tried to use him as a step to climb up to the gift, but he moved out of her way
........"Ah, ah, ah! Not so fast now, and maybe you'll get it," he said as he let it dangle by just the bow, almost in her grasp, before yanking it away at the last second. Jesanae let out a frustrated sigh as she looked him in the eye.
........"Yamato, either you give me that gift right now, or you'll be singing soprano when we all go caroling later today." She made her threat through gritted teeth, let out a satisfied smirk as the small blue box dropped into her hands.
........"Here you go," Yamato said, with just a slight twinge of fear and alarm in his voice. Jesanae just smiled sweetly at him and proceeded to tear the wrapping paper off, revealing a small, velvet-covered, hinged box.
........"Open it," Yamato instructed.
........"Well, duh," she replied, rolling her eyes. She did as she was told and opened the small box. She let out a small gasp as she saw what was inside. It was a small silver pendant, the same size as the old Tags had been, with the crest of compassion engraved upon it's surface. She held it up and watched as it glinted in the Christmas morning sun, gently swaying back and forth.
........"Oh, Yamato, it's beautiful!" she said softly as he just smiled at her.
........"I'm glad you like it."
........"Like it? I love it!" she exclaimed, and Yamato chuckled lightly.
........"I think you already said that, Jesanae, but did you read the back?" he asked, a small smile gracing his lips. Jesanae looked at him, confusion marring her features, but he just smiled in return. She took the pendant into her hand and turned it over to see the back. On it was written,
~Courage is fleeting,~
~Love is undying~
~Knowledge is powerful~
~Sincerity is caring~
~Reliability is lawful~
~Hope is bright~
~Light is revealing~
~Kindness is gentle~
~But Friendship and Compassion are forever~
To Jesanae,
with love,
Yamato
........"Oh, Yamato." It was all Jesanae could manage as she broke down into Yamato's arms, sobbing gently, tears of joy running down her face. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close, feeling her heart beating alongside his, both their paces quickening. It only took her but a moment to collect herself as she extricated herself from his arms and looked deeply into his cerulean blue eyes.
........"Do—do you really mean it, Yamato? Do you really l-love me?" she asked hopefully, nearly breaking down again as he smiled and hugged her tightly, gently stroking her raven hair.
........"Of course I do, Jesanae-chan. I always have, ever since the day I met you! I felt it when we were younger but I didn't understand what it was; now I do, and I want to be with you, Jesanae, forever." He whispered this gently, his warm breath caressing her neck, causing her to shiver with delight. Yamato pulled back slightly and looked deep into her beautiful amber eyes, his hand reaching up to secure a piece of raven hair that had come misplaced.
........"I . . . I love you, Jesanae-chan," he said gently, bowing his head slightly as tears made their way down his face unbidden.
........"Yamato, you don't know how long I've waited for you to say that!" Jesanae said happily as she lifted his chin slightly to stare directly into the crystal blue eyes that had captured her heart so long ago. Yamato looked into her own deep amber eyes and could not restrain himself as he closed his eyes and brought her lips to his in a sweet first kiss. The first of many.
Author: Merry Christmas Jesanae, I hope you enjoyed this, I know I did. ^_^
Dramon: You enjoy everything you write.
Author: (sweatdrops) So?
Cindy: Oh calm down, I'm sure she'll love it. I thought it was sweet.
Author: Thanks Cindy, but where's Sukotto?
Sukotto: Bah humbug. *sulks*
Cindy: Aww, come on, Sukotto, get in the Christmas spirit!
Dramon: (snicker) Hey Cindy, Sukotto, look up!
(Cindy and Sukotto look up and see the mistletoe.)
Cindy: *gasp* Oh my!
Sukotto: Yahoo! (grabs Cindy and smooches her)
Author: HEY, get your angsty hands of my girlfriend!!
(Sukotto breaks the kiss and begins running from Author.)
Sukotto: Yeehaw!! I like Christmas!!
Dramon: Well, at least we got him in the Christmas spirit, right Cindy? Cindy? (looks around and sees Cindy passed out on the floor)
Dramon: Cindy, are you all right?
(Cindy comes to, panting for breath.)
Cindy: Wow, what a kisser!
Author: Hey!!
Cindy: Oh pipe down, you'll get yours tonight.
Author: :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-) Okie dokie!! ^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^
Dramon: (smacks hand on forehead) Hopeless, absolutely hopeless.
All: Merry Christmas Jesanae!! (sings) AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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