Day Five: Mistletoe--Tomoyo
Title: Twelve Years of Christmas; Chapter Five: Mistletoe
Author: KHLostEmpress
Characters/Pairings: Syaoran/Sakura, Tomoyo, with Meilin, Toya, Yukito, Fujitaka, and Kero
Genre: Romance/Christmas
Brief summary: Well, exactly as the title mentions, twelve years of the Christmases of Sakura and Syaoran starting after the ending of the main story. 500-1000ish word stories, starting today and ending Christmas Eve. Twelve Prompts of Christmas challenge
Tomoyo had it all planned out. At last, she would have her revenge.
She wasn’t normally a vindictive type of girl, but really, how dare Li show up without warning, causing Tomoyo to miss forever the chance to film what was sure to have been Sakura’s cutest face at their long awaited reunion? It may have been almost three years ago now, but Tomoyo had never forgotten her disappointment that morning when Sakura had arrived-all smiles-and hadn’t told Tomoyo a thing of why she was so ecstatically happy. Of course, Tomoyo had figured it out when the teacher told them they had a new transfer student and Li walked into the classroom. But now he was going to make it up to her by allowing her to film their first kiss. From five different angles. Right in front of Toya.
Not that he knew that.
Yet.
…
So maybe she was a little vindictive.
Though Tomoyo couldn’t figure out why he hadn’t kissed her yet. She could understand it at first-they were still young and they hadn’t seen each other in two years. There was bound to be an adjustment period in that situation. But they were sixteen now, and Tomoyo was ready to get the moment on tape.
Still, Tomoyo wouldn’t discount that Li might have tried to kiss Sakura already-with her inadvertently stopping him in one way or another. Or Toya inexplicably turning up at all the wrong moments. It probably wouldn’t occur to Sakura in a million years that Li was trying to kiss her. She was a lot better than she used to be, but Sakura was still rather dense when it came to things like that. So, Tomoyo considered it her duty as his friend to help him out. Just as she had helped him realize his feelings when they were twelve. And nothing was going to stand in her way. She had, after all, two secret weapons: mistletoe and Christmas.
Speaking of which…
She looked around the perfectly decorated room, her eyes lingering in the four corners of the room where her cameras were set up. She checked the bag at her side where she kept her camcorder with just a hand to reassure herself that it was still there (not that it ever wasn’t there). Soon her Christmas party (all planned just for that one particular event) would begin.
The Kinomotos (with Tsukishiro in tow) arrived first, but Li wasn’t much longer behind them with the surprise addition of Meilin-who told Tomoyo she decided to spend the break with Li and she hoped she didn’t mind her barging in. Tomoyo, far from minding, was absolutely delighted to have her there and used the first opportunity to whisper her plan to Meilin, who became her second willing accomplice. Her first had been Kero, who agreed to hold the mistletoe above them so Tomoyo wouldn’t have the problem of coaxing Sakura and Li to where the mistletoe was.
As the Christmas party progressed, she kept an eye on the pair, waiting until they were in a position that would give all five angles a good view. Just as Tomoyo was about to give up and gently herd them into the right position, they both stopped in the near center of the room and started to speak together. Hiding a grin, Tomoyo pulled out her camcorder from its bag and caught Kero’s attention, as she started to film.
With enthusiasm, Kero flew into the air above Sakura and Li and exclaimed, “Mistletoe time!”
Instantly (as Tomoyo had expected), Li’s face turned bright red, and he started sputtering protests. Sakura’s face flushed as well, but she just lowered her gaze slightly. Tomoyo glanced to the side, where Sakura’s father and Tsukishiro were just smiling gently amused, but Toya looked like he wanted to destroy something-anything-right now. Kero, for once, seemed to be speechless as he stared at his mistress.
Meilin, in true accomplice fashion, smirked and said, “You have to, Syaoran. It’s tradition.”
“But-“ Li started to protest but was cut off when-to everyone’s complete and utter amazement (including Tomoyo’s)-Sakura stood up on her toes and kissed Li herself for just a brief moment. When she pulled away, it was clear that it was Li himself who was the most surprised by Sakura’s actions-he might as well have been made from stone, he was standing so still. A bright red stone, but a stone nonetheless.
Face still slightly pink, Sakura let out a cheerful giggle, turned to Tomoyo, and asked (as if she hadn’t just kissed her boyfriend for the first time in front of her family), “Why don’t we open presents?”
Tomoyo recovered almost instantly after that and said, “Of course,” as she lowered the camera. She glanced around the room again-Kinomoto and Tsukishiro both had even more amused smiles on their faces, while you could literally see some of the veins pulsing on Toya’s foreheads, and Meilin looked like she was about to burst into laughter. Everyone headed for the couches around the tree (Tomoyo whispered a “you’re welcome” to Li as Sakura lead him by the hand passed her, still rather stiff) when suddenly Tomoyo remembered something and said, “Oh no!”
“What is it, Tomoyo?” Sakura asked, instantly concerned.
“I forgot to have you change into the outfit I made you,” Tomoyo said, supremely disappointed as she remembered the adorable red and white fur ensemble she had modeled after Santa Claus’s suit.
Needless to say, Meilin could not hold onto her laughter a second more.
Author’s Notes: As for the total non-secrecy of have Kero in the same room as everyone else, I’m pretty sure Sakura would have explained things to everyone (especially after the manga ending) by now.
Author: KHLostEmpress
Characters/Pairings: Syaoran/Sakura, Tomoyo, with Meilin, Toya, Yukito, Fujitaka, and Kero
Genre: Romance/Christmas
Brief summary: Well, exactly as the title mentions, twelve years of the Christmases of Sakura and Syaoran starting after the ending of the main story. 500-1000ish word stories, starting today and ending Christmas Eve. Twelve Prompts of Christmas challenge
Tomoyo had it all planned out. At last, she would have her revenge.
She wasn’t normally a vindictive type of girl, but really, how dare Li show up without warning, causing Tomoyo to miss forever the chance to film what was sure to have been Sakura’s cutest face at their long awaited reunion? It may have been almost three years ago now, but Tomoyo had never forgotten her disappointment that morning when Sakura had arrived-all smiles-and hadn’t told Tomoyo a thing of why she was so ecstatically happy. Of course, Tomoyo had figured it out when the teacher told them they had a new transfer student and Li walked into the classroom. But now he was going to make it up to her by allowing her to film their first kiss. From five different angles. Right in front of Toya.
Not that he knew that.
Yet.
…
So maybe she was a little vindictive.
Though Tomoyo couldn’t figure out why he hadn’t kissed her yet. She could understand it at first-they were still young and they hadn’t seen each other in two years. There was bound to be an adjustment period in that situation. But they were sixteen now, and Tomoyo was ready to get the moment on tape.
Still, Tomoyo wouldn’t discount that Li might have tried to kiss Sakura already-with her inadvertently stopping him in one way or another. Or Toya inexplicably turning up at all the wrong moments. It probably wouldn’t occur to Sakura in a million years that Li was trying to kiss her. She was a lot better than she used to be, but Sakura was still rather dense when it came to things like that. So, Tomoyo considered it her duty as his friend to help him out. Just as she had helped him realize his feelings when they were twelve. And nothing was going to stand in her way. She had, after all, two secret weapons: mistletoe and Christmas.
Speaking of which…
She looked around the perfectly decorated room, her eyes lingering in the four corners of the room where her cameras were set up. She checked the bag at her side where she kept her camcorder with just a hand to reassure herself that it was still there (not that it ever wasn’t there). Soon her Christmas party (all planned just for that one particular event) would begin.
The Kinomotos (with Tsukishiro in tow) arrived first, but Li wasn’t much longer behind them with the surprise addition of Meilin-who told Tomoyo she decided to spend the break with Li and she hoped she didn’t mind her barging in. Tomoyo, far from minding, was absolutely delighted to have her there and used the first opportunity to whisper her plan to Meilin, who became her second willing accomplice. Her first had been Kero, who agreed to hold the mistletoe above them so Tomoyo wouldn’t have the problem of coaxing Sakura and Li to where the mistletoe was.
As the Christmas party progressed, she kept an eye on the pair, waiting until they were in a position that would give all five angles a good view. Just as Tomoyo was about to give up and gently herd them into the right position, they both stopped in the near center of the room and started to speak together. Hiding a grin, Tomoyo pulled out her camcorder from its bag and caught Kero’s attention, as she started to film.
With enthusiasm, Kero flew into the air above Sakura and Li and exclaimed, “Mistletoe time!”
Instantly (as Tomoyo had expected), Li’s face turned bright red, and he started sputtering protests. Sakura’s face flushed as well, but she just lowered her gaze slightly. Tomoyo glanced to the side, where Sakura’s father and Tsukishiro were just smiling gently amused, but Toya looked like he wanted to destroy something-anything-right now. Kero, for once, seemed to be speechless as he stared at his mistress.
Meilin, in true accomplice fashion, smirked and said, “You have to, Syaoran. It’s tradition.”
“But-“ Li started to protest but was cut off when-to everyone’s complete and utter amazement (including Tomoyo’s)-Sakura stood up on her toes and kissed Li herself for just a brief moment. When she pulled away, it was clear that it was Li himself who was the most surprised by Sakura’s actions-he might as well have been made from stone, he was standing so still. A bright red stone, but a stone nonetheless.
Face still slightly pink, Sakura let out a cheerful giggle, turned to Tomoyo, and asked (as if she hadn’t just kissed her boyfriend for the first time in front of her family), “Why don’t we open presents?”
Tomoyo recovered almost instantly after that and said, “Of course,” as she lowered the camera. She glanced around the room again-Kinomoto and Tsukishiro both had even more amused smiles on their faces, while you could literally see some of the veins pulsing on Toya’s foreheads, and Meilin looked like she was about to burst into laughter. Everyone headed for the couches around the tree (Tomoyo whispered a “you’re welcome” to Li as Sakura lead him by the hand passed her, still rather stiff) when suddenly Tomoyo remembered something and said, “Oh no!”
“What is it, Tomoyo?” Sakura asked, instantly concerned.
“I forgot to have you change into the outfit I made you,” Tomoyo said, supremely disappointed as she remembered the adorable red and white fur ensemble she had modeled after Santa Claus’s suit.
Needless to say, Meilin could not hold onto her laughter a second more.
Author’s Notes: As for the total non-secrecy of have Kero in the same room as everyone else, I’m pretty sure Sakura would have explained things to everyone (especially after the manga ending) by now.