{"id":1927,"date":"2014-12-07T09:14:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T09:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/2014\/12\/07\/mistletoe-5\/"},"modified":"2014-12-07T09:14:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T09:14:05","slug":"mistletoe-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/2014\/12\/07\/mistletoe-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistletoe"},"content":{"rendered":"

akaikujixyaku<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0“ You\u2019re sure it\u2019s alright? I don\u2019t<\/em>
<\/small>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 want to impose myself on anyone\u2026 \u201c
<\/em>
<\/small>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOh don\u2019t be silly. Of course
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 it\u2019s alright. You know my mother
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 adores<\/span><\/span><\/strong> you<\/strong>.\u201d
<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Goodness, and she thought she had a hand for decorations. Hakuba\u2019s home was trimmed from wall to wall with holly, silver and gold, extravagance to a point of initial overwhelming, but not in a fashion unattractive. It was tasteful, beautiful, and at least somewhat reflective of the family\u2019s wealth. In the back of her mind, Emi couldn\u2019t help but worry that Marian had gone aside herself to make it especially exceptional because of her stay, but the thought was easy enough to cast aside. Nobody, she reckoned, would go to such extravagance for\u00a0her<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Right?
\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0Oh goodness.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Saguru hardly had to give her a full tour for practical purposes, as it wasn\u2019t her first time in the mansion, but he ended up walking with her through all the halls anyways, as she fluttered around in a fit of glee and admiration. There was some extra staff for the holidays it seemed, but most of the slim supporting cast was familiar to the Osakan. They greeted her with smiles and warm welcomes which were reciprocated with even more loving fervor.<\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0By the time they had reached the room where she would be staying,
the umber-eyed detective couldn\u2019t help but laugh, leaning against the door
while Emi (distractedly) placed her bags, and fell on the bed with a sigh of
content.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cI could barely keep up with you,
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and this is\u00a0my house<\/em>– you weren\u2019t
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 kidding when you said you had a
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 holiday spirit to reckon with. \u201c<\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 She most certainly wasn\u2019t. An empathetic soul, (and mind), by
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0nature, the massive outpour of compassion and kindness every year
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0which greeted the \u2018Christmas season\u2019, appealed to her on the greatest
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0level. Giving and gathering were some of her most profound joys,<\/p>\n

\u275d\u00a0I\u2019m just so happy, Saguru-kun.<\/em>
Thank you. For having me. And
<\/em>for bearing with me as I dragged
<\/em>you through the whole house.\u00a0\u275e<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0She barely noticed his grin.
<\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201dNot the whole\u00a0<\/em>house. You haven\u2019t seen the tree. \u201c
<\/small><\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 For the first time in the evening, she let him lead the way, traipsing
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0back through the hall, down the stairs, and into the house\u2019s main den. And
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hakuba was probably well-and-proud of himself at the even greater sound
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0of joy which escaped the lips of his compact companion. Contrary to the
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0organized and themed nature of the rest of the house\u2019s decorations, those
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0on the tree were a myriad of colours. Hand-blown glass and other clearly
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0vintage ornaments lined the branches, and a faintly-glowing (yet still very
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0beautiful) angel capped the douglas fir.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The rest of the room followed suit, with primarily wooden and
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0hand painted decorations, subtle, and warm. Familial and sweet, just as
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0any proper room for gift exchange ought to be.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u275d\u00a0Oh- Saguru- it\u2019s\u2026 wonderful.<\/em>\u00a0\u275e<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\u201d Mmmhm. Nearly perfect. Just one thing left to add. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0She followed his hand as it slipped into his pocket, then opened to
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0show what he\u2019d gathered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"image\"
<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0With nothing particularly good to say, she just blinked between the small
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0bundle of dark leaves and white berries and up to his softly smiling eyes,
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0before he lifted the bushel above them. He bent at the waist, and she held
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0loosely on the edges of his jaw, closing the space between her lips and his.<\/p>\n

” Merry Christmas, Honemi. “<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u275d Merry Christmas, Sugaru<\/em>.\u00a0\u275e<\/small><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

akaikujixyaku: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0“ You\u2019re sure it\u2019s alright? I don\u2019t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 want to impose myself on anyone\u2026 \u201c\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cOh don\u2019t be silly. Of course\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 it\u2019s alright. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[272,1497,1496,1491,32,180,1498],"class_list":["post-1927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-akaikujixyaku","tag-honemi","tag-i-love-it-so-much","tag-keeper","tag-omg","tag-rebagelled-for-keepsies","tag-you-are-the-best-omg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}