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“Mom, it's snowing! Look look!”
“I see sweetie!”
Snow trickled onto the ground covering the area in a blinding white blanket, the sky was clear and the stars were shining brightly. Christmas season: just as it should be. And one Sayuri Hinata was very excited.
“Mommy, when do you think Dad’s going to get home?” She asked
“He’ll be home soon, I can promise you that” Chiaki answered. A ding sound echoed from the kitchen “Ah! Those must be the cookies” Chiaki got up from the couch and walked over to the kitchen. Putting on a oven mitt she opened up the oven and carefully took out the tray of chocolate chip cookies and placed them on the counter.
Right around this time was when Hajime walked through the door. “I'm home!” He called out to everyone present in the house.
“Daddy!” Sayuri yelled at ran over to her father and didn't even him the chance to take off his coat before she hugged his leg tightly.
“Wo-woah Sayuri!” Hajime said almost toppling down “Hi. I-I'm glad to see you too”
“Welcome back, Hajime” Chiaki said as she walked up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“Good to be back” Hajime chuckled as he limped his way to the couch. Right before doing so, he felt his cat nudge her head against his other leg. “Hello to you too, Mia” Finally, after what seemed like a long journey, Hajime plopped himself on the couch as Chiaki sat down next to him.
“What took you so long?” Sayuri asked as she climbed aboard his lap.
“Well Sayuri, I've would've been here sooner. But I met someone on the way home” Hajime answered
“Who?” Sayuri asked, tilting her head
“Guess”
“Uncle Kazuichi?”
“No”
“Uncle Nagito?”
“No”
“Uncle Fuyuhiko?”
“Nope”
“Aunt Ibuki?”
“Nope”
“Uncle Makoto?”
“Nuh-uh”
“Do I know this person?”
“You sure do!”
“Hmmm…..Grandma Chisa?”
“Wrong again”
“I give up. Who was it?”
Hajime paused before answering “Santa”
Sayuri gasped as her eyes sparkled with glee “Santa?! You met Santa?! That's so cool!”
“Haha yep, I met him right when I left work. And he said, because you were such a good girl this year, he gave this to me to give to you” Hajime reached inside his suit and pulled out a case wrapped in plastic.
“It's the game I wanted! Thanks Dad!” Sayuri gave her dad a hug “Dad? Why didn't Santa just give you your gift?” She asked pulling away
“Well sweetie the thing is, I don't need a gift” Hajime answered “I have you, your mom, Mia, your aunts and uncles, and that's all need” Hajime patted Sayuri’s head and rustled her a bit, she laughed while he did.
“Okay Sayuri, time for bed” Chiaki interjected “Got to sleep early so that when you wake up, Santa will deliver all your gifts”
“Okay!” Sayuri said
A few minutes later, Sayuri was tucked in her bed and fast asleep, while Hajime and Chiaki returned to the couch.
“Did you mean what you said?” Chiaki asked “When you said you didn't need a gift”
“Yeah, of course” Hajime answered “Meeting you was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. If I didn't meet you at the fountain that day I….I honestly can't imagine what would've happened” Hajime smiled as he stared into his wife's eyes...until they were interrupted.
“Mrraow” Hajime and Chiaki looked up and saw Mia in the top of the couch with a plastic plant of what appeared to be mistletoe.
“Heh heh, how cliche” Hajime chuckled
“Yeah but…’tis the season’, right?” Chiaki said. The two slowly closed the gap between them until their lips touched “I love you, Hajime”
“I love you too, Chiaki” Hajime said “I love the Christmas season”