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"I saw this in some American movie," Power explained, holding a little decoration in her hand. "You hang this somewhere and if two people are underneath it together, they have to kiss."
"Kiss????"
Of course, Denji was utterly excited about the prospect of a kiss, even if he was still traumatised from his previous kissing mishap.
"Yeah, a little smooch," Power chuckled. "I'm putting it up here and see what happens!"
The day went by so fast and so busy that everyone nearly forgot about the mistletoe, except of course Denji, who frowned when miss Makima informed him she wouldn't be coming home with them for an after-dinner get-together. Kobeni and Arai also had other plans, so it would be just the three of them plus Himeno, who was always up for some extra drinking.
Power ran in, screaming about needing to take a shit, and Denji followed suit, also screaming about needing to pee; Power kicked Denji, he tumbled, and fell on his ass in the middle of the living room but promptly got up to sprint down the hall towards the bathroom.
"Idiots," Aki rolled his eyes, not drunk enough for these antics, but not all that sober either.
"You should loosen up, Aki," Himeno laughed. "Even after drinking, you're still so serious!"
They entered the house together a few seconds after the previous pair and heard Denji scream from down the hall.
"They're under the missile toad!"
"Huh?"
Aki sighed, seeing Himeno's confused look.
"Power said she saw in some American movie that if you're under this thing, you have to kiss the person next to you," he explained begrudgingly. "Dumbass fiend...!"
He avoided looking straight at Himeno because he felt a little hot in the face but, when he glanced, fully expecting her to have stepped away, but she hadn't. He towered over her and she realised he was impossibly close. So close, in fact, she could feel his warm breath against her forehead.
"I guess we have to..."
"I mean, it's tradition... I guess."
"Power, come here! They're gonna kiss!"
It ended almost as soon as it began, a quick smooch, their lips pressed against one another for just a second.
"That was it?" Denji seemed more frustrated by the whole ordeal than even Aki or Himeno. Although Himeno was so frustrated she let out a sad sigh.
"Sorry," Aki trailed off, disappearing into the corridor. "Clean up after yourselves!"
"Yes, dad," Denji and Power screamed in unison.
Himeno wasn't sure what to do. The two idiots seemed to be in one of their rooms playing some game judging by their screeching, and Aki was probably fast asleep. Some party that turned out to be! She laid down on the sofa and turned the TV on, frowning.
Her luck would change, however, when she saw Aki's tall frame in the corridor lazily walking towards the open living area.
"I thought you went home," he said.
"Sorry, I was dozing off," she lied. "I'll call a taxi n-"
"No!"
Was he blushing?
"I mean, you don't have to. Just sleep here, it's late..."
She nodded.
"Come to bed," he offered.
Himeno took the offer, they had shared a bed multiple times throughout the years. She changed into one his oversized t-shirts and got into his bed and he soon joined in, leaving a glass of water on the night stand.
They lied wordlessly for a minute, the air in the room feeling a bit too hot. It was Aki who broke the silence:
"We should kiss again," he whispered. "That was barely anything."
Her heart jumped at his sudden confession and she couldn't help but falter. Sure, Himeno was usually bashful and open, but that felt way too intimate even for her.
"If you want to, we c-"
Sooner than she could finish her sentence, she felt Aki's hand pulling her body close, his lips smacking against hers with no further warning. Any shyness in his body seemed to have left and it wasn't long until their moans echoed through to the next room.
"Lucky asshole," Denji commented, as Power snored sprawled in his single bed like a starfish, their UNO cards long forgotten. "Looks like Power's dumbass idea worked after all."