Daily Story
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Kyoya & Haruhi
Working on Christmas
Haruhi streached, blinking sleep from her eyes. Sleeping in was a luxury she was rarely able to indulge in, and one of the few things she actually enjoyed about her winter vacation.
She sat up, excited. It was Christmas morning and the holiday had never really lost its magic for her. The holiday was a magical time of seeing friends, and exchanging gifts that she never grew tired of, unlike her husband.
Haruhi reached over to shake said husband awake, and pulled her hand back in surprise when she grasped only empty air. It wasn't like Kyoya to be the first one up, ever. Even if Haruhi had overslept, he wasn't one to wake on his own. That could only mean one thing.
Kyoya was working on Christmas.
He'd promised her that wouldn't happen, and Haruhi could feel her blood warming with anger. She hopped out of bed, shivering as her feet hit the cold floor, and made her way down the hall to Kyoya's office, raring to give him a piece of her mind for ruining the holiday.
“Kyoya, I hope you have a really, really good reason for--” She opened the office door to find the room empty. The computer was shut off, and the motherbord cool. The riim looked exactly like it had the night before.
Haruhi snatched the phone off his desk, and dialed Kyoya's cell number, her fingers flying over the little rubber buttons before she put the phone to her ear.
It rang, and rang, and Haruhi could hear the ringtone coming through the walls. She left the office, phone still held tightly in her grasp, and she followed the sound downstairs and right up to the closed living room doors.
'If this is some kind of joke...' Haruhi's thought trailed off as she pushed the door open and found her husband on the other side, cellphone forgotten, with the biggest christmas display she'd ever seen in a home.
“Merry Christmas Haruhi!”
332
Scott & Ramona
Christmas with no gifts
“So...” Ramona trailed off. She had been trying to approach the topic of the impending holiday with her boyfriend, but there never seemed to be a good time to tell him they couldn't afford gifts. But now was as good a time as any. Scott had erected a six and a half foot douglas fir in her living room, without consulting her.
“Hey Ramona! Like it?” The boundless ball of unwavering enthusiasm popped out from behind the tree.
“I'm, uh.”
“Oh no!” Scott gasped, and raced to her side. “You're not upset that I went and got a tree without you, are you? I wanted it to be a surprise, I guess I didn't think!” Ramona couldn't help but laugh at how distressed he was.
“Relax, dude. I don't care.” But she did. They were barely making rent, and Ramona was starting to freak out about all the surprise purchases Scott had been making.
“Scott. I uh, need to talk to you about this.” Ramona stuttered.
“I love Christmas!”
“Okay Scott. No.”
“No what, Ramona?”
“No more Scott. We can barely afford living here, we don't have extra money for Christmas!” Ramona braced herself for a temper tantrum.
“Oh, why didn't you say so?” Scott replied, unnaturally calm. “I've been saving up all my extra cash for the past two months. We're set Ramona!”
“Wait, what?” Ramona asked in shock.
“Yup. Merry Christmas Ramona!”
Kyoya & Haruhi
Working on Christmas
Haruhi streached, blinking sleep from her eyes. Sleeping in was a luxury she was rarely able to indulge in, and one of the few things she actually enjoyed about her winter vacation.
She sat up, excited. It was Christmas morning and the holiday had never really lost its magic for her. The holiday was a magical time of seeing friends, and exchanging gifts that she never grew tired of, unlike her husband.
Haruhi reached over to shake said husband awake, and pulled her hand back in surprise when she grasped only empty air. It wasn't like Kyoya to be the first one up, ever. Even if Haruhi had overslept, he wasn't one to wake on his own. That could only mean one thing.
Kyoya was working on Christmas.
He'd promised her that wouldn't happen, and Haruhi could feel her blood warming with anger. She hopped out of bed, shivering as her feet hit the cold floor, and made her way down the hall to Kyoya's office, raring to give him a piece of her mind for ruining the holiday.
“Kyoya, I hope you have a really, really good reason for--” She opened the office door to find the room empty. The computer was shut off, and the motherbord cool. The riim looked exactly like it had the night before.
Haruhi snatched the phone off his desk, and dialed Kyoya's cell number, her fingers flying over the little rubber buttons before she put the phone to her ear.
It rang, and rang, and Haruhi could hear the ringtone coming through the walls. She left the office, phone still held tightly in her grasp, and she followed the sound downstairs and right up to the closed living room doors.
'If this is some kind of joke...' Haruhi's thought trailed off as she pushed the door open and found her husband on the other side, cellphone forgotten, with the biggest christmas display she'd ever seen in a home.
“Merry Christmas Haruhi!”
332
Scott & Ramona
Christmas with no gifts
“So...” Ramona trailed off. She had been trying to approach the topic of the impending holiday with her boyfriend, but there never seemed to be a good time to tell him they couldn't afford gifts. But now was as good a time as any. Scott had erected a six and a half foot douglas fir in her living room, without consulting her.
“Hey Ramona! Like it?” The boundless ball of unwavering enthusiasm popped out from behind the tree.
“I'm, uh.”
“Oh no!” Scott gasped, and raced to her side. “You're not upset that I went and got a tree without you, are you? I wanted it to be a surprise, I guess I didn't think!” Ramona couldn't help but laugh at how distressed he was.
“Relax, dude. I don't care.” But she did. They were barely making rent, and Ramona was starting to freak out about all the surprise purchases Scott had been making.
“Scott. I uh, need to talk to you about this.” Ramona stuttered.
“I love Christmas!”
“Okay Scott. No.”
“No what, Ramona?”
“No more Scott. We can barely afford living here, we don't have extra money for Christmas!” Ramona braced herself for a temper tantrum.
“Oh, why didn't you say so?” Scott replied, unnaturally calm. “I've been saving up all my extra cash for the past two months. We're set Ramona!”
“Wait, what?” Ramona asked in shock.
“Yup. Merry Christmas Ramona!”