Under the Mistletoe

Under the Mistletoe


Hotaru sighed as he woke up to an empty bed and put his hand where his lover had once slept. Not even a goodbye kiss and it was Christmas Eve…and he was still working. He frowned and pulled his hand away from the spot. He'd just have to make it to where no matter what, his doctor would stay home for Christmas Eves!

He pulled on messy clothing to wear around the house and got to decorating. He really wanted to surprise Yukio. They normally did the decorating together since Hotaru tended to be on the short side so putting up decorations alone was always a hassle, but he'd try to do it anyways for this particular year. In fact, he insisted Yukio let him do it himself…and he figured that Yukio had practically given up on Hotaru getting it done.

He put the lights on the tree and then the ornaments. He hung the stockings and put the garland along the fireplace mantle. He put cotton and plush snowman out so it gave an extra wintery feel. The final touch was putting mistletoe both above the doorway leading in and the doorway leading to his and Yukio's room, where it'd probably be most welcomed.

Hotaru's last thing to do was to dress himself up. He made his way back to his closet and started tugging the baggy clothes off of himself. Once that had been completed, he dug into the very back of his closet, throwing out cat ears and a tail, white stockings, and a short Santa like mini skirt, tube top, and hat.

He crawled back out of the closet and looked down at what he had thrown out before struggling to get it all on. He put down a blanket under the mistletoe leading into their room and wrapped it around himself, falling asleep as he waited for Yukio to arrive home.

Yukio came home about two hours later and stared at the transformation of the cozy apartment he shared with Hotaru. He was almost amazed that Hotaru had gotten around to it, even though it was so late, but it made him somewhat happy either way.

He walked towards their bedroom and looked down at the blanket covered lump blocking his way, before kneeling down and nudging it gently.

"Santa?" Hotaru asked groggily as he reached out from under the blanket in search for whoever had been nudging him.

Yukio snickered and picked him up, blanket and all. "Not quite, sorry to disappoint," he murmured.

Hotaru poked his head out of the blanket once he heard to familiar voice and smiled brightly at Yukio, "You're home~! You're home~!"

He nodded and kissed him softly, "I am…and I came home to a wonderful surprise too. Lovely getup…"

Hotaru blushed and wrapped his arms around Yukio's neck, kissing his cheek. "It's all for you…okay?"

Yukio smirked and started to take him towards the bed….before his cell rang. Hotaru grumbled before sighing, "Are you going to answer that?"

"No."