Day Seven: Reunion--Eriol
Title: Twelve Years of Christmas; Chapter Seven: Reunion
Author: KHLostEmpress
Characters/Pairings: Syaoran/Sakura, Eriol/Kaho, Tomoyo
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
Eriol was infinitely amused as he watched Kaho wandering around their hotel bedroom, searching for the gifts she had misplaced yet again. “Kaho,” he said gently as he was going to tell her where she had left them this time. But she cut him off before he could finish.
“I know,” she said as she got on her knees to check under the bed. “We’re going to be late, but I can’t leave until I find them. I was sure I left them in here,” she finished softly as she straightened and placed her elbows on the bed.
“You did,” Eriol interjected. He laughed at Kaho’s puzzled expression as she looked at him, which disappeared as he finished, “Yesterday. Today, you left them on the kitchen counter.”
Kaho blinked at him for a few seconds before she stood and walked briskly passed him out to the living area. Eriol followed her where she successfully located the gift bags just where he said they would be. Minutes later, they were on their way to see Sakura at the Daidouji residence. Upon hearing about Eriol and Kaho’s plans on visiting at the end of December, Daidouji had gracefully offered her own home to hold a Christmas party for them.
Sakura and Li were already there when they arrived (due to being a little late because of Kaho’s search for presents). When they walked into the room, Sakura bounded over to them with a wide smile, exclaiming, “Eriol! Miss Mizuki!” Then she gasped and laughed as she said, “Oops…I mean, Mrs. Hiiragizawa!”
Eriol and Kaho exchanged an amused glance at Sakura’s mistake. They’d gotten married the previous summer (once Eriol looked old enough for it-just as he used his magic to halt his aging, he’d slowly used it to reverse the process growing roughly two years for every one that passed (he planned on stopping as soon as he was even with Kaho) so now he was about in his mid-twenties, physically anyway). They’d even flown Sakura and her friends out for the occasion. Kaho smiled at Sakura and just said, “Just call me Kaho.”
Sakura flushed and shook her head emphatically, “No…I couldn’t…”
Kaho laughed softly and said, “I insist.”
“All right…Miss Kaho,” Sakura said and Eriol could tell she wasn’t quite ready to completely drop the “Miss” yet.
It was at this moment that Tomoyo and Li walked up to the group and said their hellos as well. Kero popped out from where he had been hovering behind the tree (probably peeking at the presents, Eriol surmised with a fond smile) and boisterously asked, “Is it time for cake yet?”
While Li rolled his eyes and Sakura exclaimed in annoyance, “Kero!”, Tomoyo, Eriol, and Kaho all just laughed.
Author: KHLostEmpress
Characters/Pairings: Syaoran/Sakura, Eriol/Kaho, Tomoyo
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
Eriol was infinitely amused as he watched Kaho wandering around their hotel bedroom, searching for the gifts she had misplaced yet again. “Kaho,” he said gently as he was going to tell her where she had left them this time. But she cut him off before he could finish.
“I know,” she said as she got on her knees to check under the bed. “We’re going to be late, but I can’t leave until I find them. I was sure I left them in here,” she finished softly as she straightened and placed her elbows on the bed.
“You did,” Eriol interjected. He laughed at Kaho’s puzzled expression as she looked at him, which disappeared as he finished, “Yesterday. Today, you left them on the kitchen counter.”
Kaho blinked at him for a few seconds before she stood and walked briskly passed him out to the living area. Eriol followed her where she successfully located the gift bags just where he said they would be. Minutes later, they were on their way to see Sakura at the Daidouji residence. Upon hearing about Eriol and Kaho’s plans on visiting at the end of December, Daidouji had gracefully offered her own home to hold a Christmas party for them.
Sakura and Li were already there when they arrived (due to being a little late because of Kaho’s search for presents). When they walked into the room, Sakura bounded over to them with a wide smile, exclaiming, “Eriol! Miss Mizuki!” Then she gasped and laughed as she said, “Oops…I mean, Mrs. Hiiragizawa!”
Eriol and Kaho exchanged an amused glance at Sakura’s mistake. They’d gotten married the previous summer (once Eriol looked old enough for it-just as he used his magic to halt his aging, he’d slowly used it to reverse the process growing roughly two years for every one that passed (he planned on stopping as soon as he was even with Kaho) so now he was about in his mid-twenties, physically anyway). They’d even flown Sakura and her friends out for the occasion. Kaho smiled at Sakura and just said, “Just call me Kaho.”
Sakura flushed and shook her head emphatically, “No…I couldn’t…”
Kaho laughed softly and said, “I insist.”
“All right…Miss Kaho,” Sakura said and Eriol could tell she wasn’t quite ready to completely drop the “Miss” yet.
It was at this moment that Tomoyo and Li walked up to the group and said their hellos as well. Kero popped out from where he had been hovering behind the tree (probably peeking at the presents, Eriol surmised with a fond smile) and boisterously asked, “Is it time for cake yet?”
While Li rolled his eyes and Sakura exclaimed in annoyance, “Kero!”, Tomoyo, Eriol, and Kaho all just laughed.