fanfic: Christmas Present
Credits to jjang-na@ soompi
The Christmas Present
She sighed and sighed and sighed.
Yamada Ryosuke clutch the hem of his jacket to prevent himself from shaking her.
"Kitano Rin" he said in a calm manner, flashing his smile at her. "You drag me and Chinen out and all the way to your housejust to hear you sigh? Could you just spill the beans, we ain't got the whole day?! I have to work on my homework later" he gritted.
Rin flashed him a witty smile, enjoying the fact that she had manage to make the Yamada Ryosuke mad.
Meanwhile Chinen Yuri sat quietly enjoying the hot cocao his former classmate had prepared for them. Actually it was Rin's older sister who made it, but nontheless he enjoyed drinking it on a cold winter day.
"Its Christmas in a few weeks and I need both of your help" she said.
Yamada groaned, "that's all? you could have at least just send a message and----" Chinen elbowed him and glanced at Rin, "does this concern Yuto? I'll help you if you want"
Rin's features softened. "Thank you Chinen, its not much really I just want to know if you have any idea what to give him?"
Yamada's grinned slyly. "Say what Rin, what about you leave your Sunday open let's ride around Tokyo and look for that one gift for Yuto"
Rin didn't like the look of Yamada, but she she needed their help.
"All right, let's meet here around nine"
xx-xx
"Yuto loves drums" Yamada replied as they entered a musical instrument store. Rin and Chinen nodded together as they walked around with their eyes glittering with interest.
"My sister loves playing the piano" Rin said.
"I wanna hear her play sometime" Chinen replied randomly.
Yamada makes a face a little annoyed they were talking about something else, "so Rin buy Yuto a drum set" he said flatly. She nearly collided with Chinen and stared at him in disbelief.
"A DRUM SET? Are you freakin' out of your mind? I'm not rich like you!" she exclaimed.
Yamada glanced at the price tag, "its only 200,000 YEN" he shrugs his shoulders, "besides your father's a politician and---uhmm.." Rin covered his mouth and hissed, "do not blurt idiotic things like that!"
She released him and folded her arms, "I do not earn a living yet, I'm just an ordinary high school student"
"So are we" Chinen said.
"But you earn money" she groaned.
"Okay..you have a point" Yamada nods, "I know another thing..come on"
Next stop was a headphone shop.
"There are millions to choose from and----Yamada?" Rin and Chinen looks around and found him buying something for himself.
"Hey I thought you were here to look for something for Yuto" she rolls her eyes.
"Sorry I can't help myself" he smiles warily and points at what he bought. "Get him these too, I bet he'll look cool"
"I don't want you two to look like twins, besides I think he loves the white one he has" Rin replies.
Then the entire morning passes by unproductively.
"Tap dance shoes?" Yamada suggest.
"Hah? What the hell are those?"
"Moon walk shoes!" Chinen's eyes sparkle.
"There's no such thing" Rin groans impatiently.
They go inside a camera store.
Rin backs away slowly but Yamada catches her arm, "don't let her go Chinen!"
Chinen pulls her to the counter and she nearly faints at the prices of the gadgets.
"I have to sell my soul to the devil before I could afford those!"
They ended up eating in a Ramen shop and Rin buries her head in her hands. "Why does that guy have everything?" she grumbles.
'Why don't you borrow money?" Chinen asked, "I'll be happy to lend you some if your too embarrassed to ask from your parents"
She glances at him. "Your too kind but I don't wanna owe you anything"
"I wanna give him something he does not have" she said quietly looking at her friends.
"Ahhh!" Yamada's eyes sparkled with interest. "I know, I'm definetely sure Yuto does not have this"
After their meal, they headed into the country side riding Rin's car.
"What is this place Yamada?" Rin asked curiously as they got out of the car and into what looked like a barn.
"Good day kids, what can I do for you?" asked an elderly man.
"You sell horses here don't you?"
Rin's eyes widened and Chinen blinks back, unable to say a word.
"My friend.." he placed an arm around Rin, "wants to see them. She might be thinking of buying one"
Rin gritted her teeth and makes a mental note to kill Yamada when this was over.
xx-xx
"COME HERE RYOSUKE!!!!?!" she yelled trying to catch the elusive boy who was running in circles around the car. The driver Mizusawa-san watched them in amusement while Chinen leans on nearest tree exhausted from trying to keep Rin from choking Yamada to death.
"You can't kill me Rin! My fans will be very angry and --- yahhhhh" he ran some more.
"I don't care if they kill me too as long as I bring you down to hell with me!!" she shouted.
"Rin! Come on.. I'm sorry! Didn't Yuto mention he likes horses?" he asked.
Panting Rin stops shortly and takes a deep breath. Mizusawa hands her an inhaler and she takes a deep breath. "Y-yeah right he does then where in the hell is he going to put the horse? In his bathroom?!" she screams.
"Rin-chan..your health.." Chinen becomes a little worried.
Yamada pauses, catching his breath. "Look Rin, I'm sorry I was just trying to help..look stop running..I don't want Yuto to kill me too.."
She approaches him and clutches his arm weakly. "Damn it, if I weren't too weak I could have wacked you right now"
"What about giving him a bug? You should know he loves them" he said helpfully.
She makes a face. "I hate them to death and I know the ones he likes cost a fortune" she said.
"There are bugs that don't cost a fortune" Yamada said.
Her eyes turned to him with interest. "Like what? Butterflies? Lady bugs? That I can handle perhaps..."
Yamada paused for a second.
"Give me a week and I'll try to squeeze some information out of Yuto.." he said.
"All right, but no funny business Yamada or I will seriously pound you"
He raised a hand. "I promise"
xx-xx
A week later.
Rin was on her way back to her classroom when she heard her name being called.
"Hey Rin"
It was Okamoto Keito.
"Oh hi, what's up?" eversince she transferred from Horikoshi to this private international school the two of them had been good friends. Since they both came from the UK too.
He gives her a piece of folded paper. "Yamada is kinda busy so he asked me to hand this over to you"
She unfolds it and she turns a little pale.
"Is there anything wrong?" Keito asked in concern.
She scratches her head and looks at him.
"Hey, are you busy right now?"
He was suppose to play some soccer but curiousity got the best of him.
"Well, not really.." he began to say.
They walked back into the school's garden and he glances at her.
"What exactly are we catching here Rin?" he asks as he watches her bringing an empty jar with a cover that has three tiny holes in it.
"Yamada said Yuto likes bugs.." she got the paper and showed to him.
"..bugs that has wings are okay, but maybe except for butterflies or lady bugs since those things are too girly.." Keito read out loud and laughed. "Why are you the one catching it?" he asked.
Rin begins to search the garden, "uh..its a Christmas present.."
"Oh.." he blinks back. "Ah..okay.." he grins getting everything in an instant.
SHe pauses and smiles weakly.
"You afterall came from their school..no wonder Yuto asks about you every once in awhile" he said with a sheepish grin.
"He spies?" she narrows her gaze.
"Nah..not that.. he just asks if I know you and if your all right and stuff" he said.
Rin smiles, "he's a nice person, but he was a little snobbish when we first met"
"But you like him after all" he winked, "so lets get him some bugs"
The thought made her groan, "I just wish he had normal hobbies instead"
xx-xx
Christmas Day
"Sorry for calling you out on a day like this" Rin tells the tall slender boy.
He waved a hand as cold air escaped from his mouth. "It is really cold today, but nontheless I want to see you"
She remained unfazed and was more excited at the gift she was about to give him.
"Here, Merry Christmas" she gives him a box.
His eyes widened with curiousity and his cheeks grew red with happiness. "Oh Rin, thank you!" he hastily opened it when he suddenly uttered a cry.
Rin watched him drop the jar and it broke into pieces.
"Stay back.." he stepped in front of her and wacked something hard.
Kitano Rin falls into her knees and stared in disbelief at the sight in front of her.
This made Yuto very worried.
"Rin, are you hurt? Or are you having an asthma attack..?" he knelt beside her.
She pointed speechlessly at the broken glass.
"Oh I didn't mean to scare you..but I just had to kill that ugly moth that was in your present.." he started to say.
Her mouth dropped opened and she grabs his collar all of a sudden. "Th-that ugly moth was my present!" she hissed.
Yuto turned pale and blinks back. "Bu-But Rin, I..kinda hate moths.." he said in a tiny voice.
"Did you know the lenghts I had to go through to get that thing.." she shook him hard, "and you just wacked it.." she flinched.
"I'm sorry! Liking insects doesn't mean all kinds..I'm really sorry.." Yuto clasped her hands into his and bows several times.
Rin stands up, "this is YAMADA RYOSUKE's fault!" she exclaims.
Yuto stares at her seeing the fire in her eyes.
"Rin?" he swallows hard. "I'm really sorry, if it makes you better I'll try my best to like moths and---" she glance at him with a devilish grin.
"Oh its fine Yuto. Let's just get back on Yamada" she said pressing her lips together.
"Uh, how?"
She grabs his arm.
"Follow me?"
"Where are we going?"
"To a hotel"
"Huh?"
xx-xx
Yamada carefully studies Yuto as he came in late a two days after Christmas.
The tall boy's eyes were sparkling and he had a happy smile in his face.
'Rin must have followed my suggestion' he thought feeling quite pleased.
"Yuto looks happy" Chinen replied voicing Yamada's thoughts.
"Hey Yuto" he called him over.
"Morning" he greeted pleasantly.
"Man, your glowing" Yamada replied eyeing him with interest. "Rin must have gave you quite a gift for Christmas"
That statement made Yuto blush fiercely. "Well..yeah.." he scratched his head smiling shyly. "Its something I cannot definetely forget"
Chinen and Yamada glanced at each other.
There was something odd about the entire thing.
"What exactly did she give you?" Yamada asked slowly. He knew it wasn't some pricey bug.
"Well we went to the hotel and---" he started to say but their teacher arrives, cutting him off.
Yamada was uneasy during classes, he glanced at Yuto who apparently still wore a happy look in his face.
'A hotel? What in the world---' then his imagination run wild.
Lunch time came, but before he could speak to Yuto he disappears leaving him groaning.
Chinen wrinkles his nose, "you seem all worked up on Yuto and Rin's business" he said.
"Because I gave Rin the idea on what to give Yuto and now I'm wondering why a HOTEL is involved!" he exclaimed.
"Why don't you give Rin-chan a call and ask her yourself?"
He nods his head. "Good idea!" he jumps of his seat and goes to an empty classroom.
After three rings, she answers.
"Anything wrong Yamada?" she asks.
"Nothing, I'm curious about Yuto's reaction about the gift?" he asked trying to hide is impatience.
Rin groans. "You two are classmates, why don't you ask him instead?"
"His busy" he said flatly.
"So am I" she grumbles.
"Fine! He said something strange about a hotel!" he exclaims, his voice echoes in the empty classroom. "My idea and a hotel does not match at all!"
Suddenly Rin was laughing at the other line.
"Oh yeah we did go to a hotel and I gave him something..." she giggled like a five year old child. "Our very first.."
"YOU DID WHAT?! AREN'T YOU TWO MINORS!" he yelled.
"Whatever, that's our business" she simply said, "I have to go, you know I'm not allowed to talk in our handphone and so do you! Bye bye" she hanged up leaving him blinking back several times.
Yamada walks out of the empty classroom, nearly colliding with Yuto.
"Hey Yamada, Chinen said you were looking for me and-----" Yuto stopped abruptedly when he saw the look in his friend's face. Yamada looked up at him, his gaze sharp.
"Tsk..your not as innocent as you look.. and so does Kitano Rin.." he grunted.
Yuto turned pale, "Yamada if this is about the Christmas gift, you can come with us next time.." he suggested making Yamada stare at him in horror.
"Your disgusting! Who in their right mind would like to see you do it!" he exclaimed.
"Huh?" Yuto tilted his head. "Hey, your nose is bleeding..let's bring you to the infirmary"
Yamada allows him to accompany him just to the door.
"Yuto, do me a favor?"
"Sure.." he said slowly.
"Never opened up that darn Christmas gift topic to me again, got that?" he said. Before Yuto could reply Yamada goes inside and shuts the sliding door in his face.
'What did I do now?' Yuto scratches head, confused as ever.
xx-xx
Three days later in Rin's house.
"Yamada really seems pissed about you and that Christmas gift..I reckon he must be jealous?" Yuto asked her.
Rin let out a loud laugh. "That's not it"
He looks at her suspiciously.
"Weren't you mad that he gave you the wrong info about what to give me?" he asks her.
She nodded, "yeah I was totally pissed off"
"Well" he folded his arms, "you know I even invited him to come next time with us---" he stopped when he saw Rin's face red with laughter.
"Okay, Kitano Rin what's going on? You find this funny, while Yamada is annoyed..and I'm stuck in the middle of it"
She tousled his dark hair warmly and grinned. "What did we do in the hotel that day Yuto?"
"We ate in the top floor restuarant that has a beautiful view of the rainbow bridge" he said slowly.
She nodded, "its the first time we did something like that right?"
He smiled, "yes but you could have let me paid instead"
"Nah, at least we both enjoyed the food and the view.." she said. "And it was my Christmas present to you"
"BUT" he frowned, "why is Yamada so pissed off? Did we do anything wrong?"
She laughed again then looked around. Her sister was upstairs while her parents were out, but Rin lowered her voice.
"Think Nakajima Yuto..think..hotel..the two of us...?" she said slowly watching his expression carefully.
"But we were just eating.." he started to say then a blush appears in his cheeks.
Rin pinched his cheek softly, "you scored before he did!" she was laughing again. "...in his imagination that is!"
"Oh..shit" buries his face in his hands.
~Fin~
a.n: Merry Christmas everyone! Had fun writing this one-shot. ^_^v