2279/Christmas romance

Christmas romance
Date of Scene:	25 December 2016
Location:	Pikarigaoka - Residential District
Synopsis:	Tadase gets his Christmas gift! As well as gets to find out Amu's new goal.
Cast of Characters:	Amu Hinamori, Tadase Hotori

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Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori took a slow, deep breath. Okay, she could do this. Her face was as red as the outfit she was wearing, though. But it was for Tadase! Who was sick! and needed to be pampered! Though, maybe this was a bit much. Maybe she should go home and change and...

"Nope!" Miki said. "You asked, we suggested, you have to do it now. and you told him there was a surprise."

Ughhhhhh. Her cheeks burned bright red. "FINE! Whatever!" she snapped. Okay. She could do this.

"Now for the wrapping!" Su said.

"What?" He'd hear the shrieking, the stomping, the flailing... then the door burst open and amu hopped inside, yelling rather unkind things about baking certain charas into a cake and... wrapped in ribbon. Before tumbling forward, rolling, and landing face first in front of Tadase. "Ow..." she whined, before looking up. She groaned and slowly got up to her knees and then... "Oh gosh..." She held out her hands which were all wrapped up. "A-a... little... help?" she squeaked.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase has propped himself up out of bed at the noises cominng from the other side of the door and that means that - well, he's right in front of the door when Amu tumbles, bound up with ribbon, and ends up right in front of her when she does, looking down at her with a perplexed look on his face.

Then he shifts from trying not to laugh to... strangely trying not to blush for a moment, before he leans down and looks at her. "So... is this my... Christmas present?" he asks carefully. "I mean... are you my Christmas present? Because it's a pretty good one if so."

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori turned even redder. "I-I'm not your, it's not the, I-I wasn't, i-it was the charas!" she shrieked, her face burning. "T-the costume was t-their idea a-and the ribbon was a trap! W-will you just u-un wrap me already?!" she squeaked when she realized what she said and oh gosh her face couldn't have gotten any redder. She couldn't even correct herself she was so embarrassed.

Heck, if he waited, the ribbons might just melt off as much heat was in her face.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
It's only very slowly and almost imperceptible that Tadase's eyebrow raises for a moment then sneaks back down. "Okay, okay." Tadase takes her hand in his firmly and begins to slowly unravel the ribbon around Amu's hands. Maybe slower than explicitly needs to be done.

"Well it was a good idea. And they wrapped you up pretty good." he says, snickering. "I'm glad I only have the one..."

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori just groaned and nodded. "Yeah. sometimes I really envy you. especially at times like this. I don't suppose you'd be willing to do a trade, would you?" she asked with a cheeky smile. "Three charas, evil and wicked, only lightly used?"

Once her hands were undone she rubbed her wrists and got to her feet and... then blushed. She had a nice... plunging neck line. Alas she had nothing to show off with it. "Y-your gift is here." She bent over and picked up a small box, holding it out to him. A nice short skirt, too. at least she had pretty legs.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase laughs again. "I think I'll keep Kiseki, trouble and all. Besides, at this rate, your charas are more helpful to me floating near you."

"I don't think whatever's in that box can match what's in front of me. But.." he takes the box and holds it. "I really appreciate it!" He starts to open it and look inside.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blushed and then huffed, glancing off. "W-whatever. I just, you know. Figured you could use some extra pampering because you're... sick and all. D-don't read too much into it. It's a one time deal," she grumbled.

"She's lying. She's happy you love it~" Ran said.

"So happy," Miki said with a nod.

"And we just suggested that she come as something special. She chose the outfit," su offered.

"SHUT UP!" Amu shrieked. Inside it... was a crown. A crown made of chocolate. With a strawberry filling.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
"See!" Tadase says, pointing at the floating charas. "If we traded, who would tell me things like that."

Then he looks at the chocolate crown. "Amu, it's beautiful." He says, taking it out. "We should share it, though. I am the King, but that makes you my Queen, doesn't it?"

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blinked and looked to him. A slow, happy grin formed on her lips. "Y-your... queen?" she said softly, moving in, just a little inch closer. Staring up at him. "I... I am... your queen..." she said breathlessly.

"I can go...get you... some plates and... and forks and a knife... And one for kiseki... none for these three."

"Amuuuuuuu!" they whine.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase finds Amu so close to him and... well, that's convinent. "My beautiful Queen." he says, and then kisses her on the lips - just a quick kiss, though.

"Would you please? Six plates, though. They can have a little bit. I'm sure you're a gracious enough Queen. Besides, they helped me." he adds with a wink at Ran, Miki, and Su. There might be an errant sparkle for each.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori sighed softly, swooning. she couldn't say no to them. "Fine... but just this one." Walked off. He got smooches from the charas, winning them over. She came back with the six plates and...

"She considered just wrapping paper for a bit," Ran offered.

And amu's cheeks turned so scarlet. "I WILL BOIL YOU! RAN!" The lil chara eeped and fled. With her piece of cake.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase laughs again, this time a lot louder and it takes him longer to get himself under control. "Sometimes I think Ran is more loyal to me than you." He adds, and his cheeks are a bit red now too. Surely, it's from the laughing.

"Anyways, I appreciate all the work you went to, Amu. With the cake and... the decorations." he offers, trying to be polite about it.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori growled. "I don't think any of them are loyal. I'm fairly sure they're all evil and just trying to torment me," she said in a huff.

And then he said that and she wheed. He liked how she looked, he thought she was cute. He even kissed her on the lips and kyaaaaaa. Best christmas ever! "Have you been... feeling better?"

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase puts a finger to his chin. "Well, they're supposed to help you out by doing things or showing things you might not know. So maybe your life just isn't challenging enough?" Tadase teases, and kisses her on the cheek.

"I've been feeling much better and I'm pretty sure I can chalk that up to the focused attentions of the most beautiful nurse in all of Tokyo."

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blinked and then stared at him, giving a little mental kya. She took a small bite of hers, getting a little on her chin. "Tadase-kun... I... I wanted to... talk with you. About that. About... my life."

"I've thought... long.. and hard about... what I want to be..."

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase stops mid-bite and puts the little bit of crown back down. "What about it?" he asks, quietly. Scooting a little closer.

"What do you want to be, Amu-chan?"

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blushed and moved a little closer. "I... I want... well... I want to be able to stand besides the girls. Fight with them. To... be... a strong ally. To have the power to fight with them. That's... one thing. another I... for a job. I think... I want to be a therapist," she said with a nervous smile. "I mean... I... help the x-eggs, right? All those lost dreams and broken eggs... I want to... help doing that still. Even as an adult."

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase smiles and as Amu talks, that smile just gets bigger and bigger. "Amu, I think that's wonderful! I think you'd make a great therapist. I've seen you talk people through their problems when they've got an x-chara, and you do so well at it. I can see you helping a lot of people like that."

"But I think there's still nobody who can do what you can do as a magical girl, either. Don't discount that."

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blushed and nodded, a little closer. That bit of chocolate lingering on her chin. "Mmmm... r-really?" she asked, reaching out. "And... and if I... become a... therapist..." she gulped and gave him a timid smile.

"You'll... stay by my side... every step of the way?" she whispered gently.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase doesn't even hesitate. "I'm by your side always, as long as you're at mine." he reaches out for her hand, taking and squeezing it.

"And especially if you keep giving me Christmas presents like this!" He says with a grin. ...And he means the cake, right? RIGHT?

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori nodded. "Of course! I'll give you them every year! Even better, next year! It'll be--" Then froze. Her cheeks going redder.

"Did you mean the cake, or her?" Miki asked with a grin. amu was frozen. Completely frozen.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
"I'd really like that, yes. Every year!" he says and then he stops. Miki's grining question stalls Tadase just as much as it did Amu. What's he supposed to do - say no? He's trapped now.

And that's why Tadase, too, has a chara. Kiseki, who's been busy with the desert crown, pipes up. "He means both." Just as Tadase is about to speak.

And now Tadase is stuck, mouth open, and the two of them look like wax figures.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori could not move. At all. she was too horror stricken.

And suddenly the charas were sitting across from each other behind a desk. giving nods. As if they were business men. Miki in front, with su and ran behind her. In lil chara suits. Miki nodded. "Amu is veery happy and intends to wear an even better outfit next year. she also enjoyed it when he unwrapped her."

Amu wished she could die. unable to say a word. "She also wished she could see him in the same uniform. The short skirt and all." There was just a squeak from the poor girl.

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase has to stop for a moment and mentally reboot. You can almost watch him trying to put himself together. Kiseki floats up nearby, tugging on one of his locks of hair. "Hellooo. Tadaseeee. Tadase. Tad-HURK" and Tadase reaches out and grabs Kiseki out of the air before he can say anything ELSE.

"I'm just... gonna... chalk all of this up... to being sick. I am sick and having a fever dream and you came along." A pause. "And I am NOT wearing a skirt."

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori nodded rapidly. "Y-yes. Please do. Please. Please do."

Su frowned and flew up. Patting her on the head. "Awwwww, don't worry Amu-chan. He's not disappointed in you. He's just embarrassed. He'd never hate you."

".... We need to get little cages for them. Little cages for all of them. We can feed them once a day."

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase is still quiet for a moment. "Mmm. But we need them to transform and fight. Cages will have to be portable." he says, seeming all too serious for the moment, prompting a squeak of protest from Kiseki.

"She is right though. I could never hate you. I love you way, way too much."

Then after a moment he leans over and whispers something else into her ear.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori nodded. "Yeah. I'll talk to Ami, I'm sure she can think of something." Her little sister. Not the genius.

"Hmmm?" And then listened. And the red flowed into her cheeks so fast she squeaked and blushed and looked down. "W-well, w-whatever, I-I was just, I mean, i-it was there i-idea I-I'm not really into t-that kind of t-thing b-but whatever I-I don't care i-if you want me to d-do that sometime f-fine whatever you want w-whatever."

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase shakes his head for a sec. "Lets not talk about it now. Not while I'm sick... I should be getting back to bed." In fact, the redness on his face doesn't seem to be all embarassment, anymore.

"Will you help me?" he requests softly.

Amu Hinamori has posed:
Amu Hinamori blinked and then slowly got to her feet, reaching down and... practically hauling him on her own, letting him lean heavily on her. "Of course. Tadase-kun, I am always here for you." She gently pulled him over and slowly guided him to his bed and... Then... would hold him.

"I love you..."

Tadase Hotori has posed:
Tadase leans a little bit more on Amu than is explicitly necessary, leaning into her arms. "And I love you, too. More than anything or anyone else.