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“Raise your hands if you’re free on the 24th!”
The school trip is over and there are only a few days left until the winter break.
When all classes had finished for the day and everyone was preparing for club activities or going home, Ryuki stood in front of the teaching table and said something like that while raising his right hand high in the air.
The classmates were too puzzled to hide their confusion at the suddenness of the situation, but Takahiro continued to speak.
“Let’s have a Christmas party in class!”
More murmurs spread among the classmates.
The sudden proposal causes them to look at each other, some with surprised expressions on their faces.
“What, a Christmas party?”
“Are we going to do that?”
“But doesn’t it sound kind of fun?”
As the voices flew around, Ryuki clapped his hands with even more vigour and said.
“No, no, boys, it’s Christmas. Can’t we just go on like this and go into the winter holidays like normal? Let’s make some memories!’”
“I agree~!”
Nishihara Natsuki was the first to express her approval.
Her voice was followed by a gradual increase in the number of voices in favour of the idea.
“Indeed, it might be sad that there’s nothing going on at Christmas.”
“So, what are we going to do? Are we going to prepare a cake or something?”
Ryuki nodded with a big smile on his face.
“Of course! I’ll prepare food and we’ll play games.
Maybe we can exchange presents or something fun like that?”
“That sounds pretty stiff. ……”
“But it’ll be fun if we all do it together.”
From then on, all my classmates were enthusiastic and the conversation progressed, and we decided to have a Christmas party on Christmas Eve.
The venue was to be a big karaoke bar nearby, as it was not possible to use Ryuki’s hotel due to the seasonal restrictions.
After this sudden decision, I was going home with my girlfriend Matsumura Hina.
“It’s kind of like Mukai-kun, isn’t it? ‘This kind of way of getting people excited.”
“That’s right. It seemed like if we were going to do it, everyone would really enjoy it.”
Meanwhile, Hina’s muffler flutters every time a cold wind blows.
While watching the scene from the side, I was vaguely looking for a topic to talk about, and naturally I kept talking about the Christmas party that Ryuuki had proposed.
“It really was a proposal that was very typical of him, wasn’t it? He’s really good at pulling everyone along.”
When I said that, Hina laughed a little.
“Yes. But that part of Mukai-kun is quite helpful, isn’t it? If it had been normal, it might have just been the beginning of the winter break.”
“Well, I’m sure. I’m grateful that he is forcing things like that…”
When I answered with a slightly bitter smile, Hina suddenly stopped.
“Hey, Hikaru.”
I naturally stop when I hear that serious voice.
When I turned around, Hina was looking up at me with a slight blush on her face.
“Um …… Christmas party, I’m looking forward to it, but …… I still want to spend a real Christmas night with someone special.”
It took me a little while to understand the meaning of those words.
But Hina’s straight eyes told me what she really meant.
“Someone special….”
When I asked her back, Hina replied with a shy laugh.
“It’s Hikaru. The special person for me is no one other than …… Hikaru”
I felt my heart heat up all at once at those words.
The cold seemed to have already disappeared somewhere.
“…… me too. If I could spend time with Hina, that would be the most special Christmas.”
When I answered that, Hina smiled happily.
And the moment I saw that smile of hers, I naturally held out my hand.
“Promise. After the Christmas Eve party is over, we’ll spend time together.”
Hina looked surprised for a moment, then quietly nodded and took my hand in hers.
“Yeah, absolutely.”
Then, after taking Hina home, the front door opened.
The one who peeked out was Hina’s younger sister, Sakine-chan.
She waved at us with a cheerful smile.
“Onee chan welcome home! Ah, HIkaru Onii chan too!”
“I’m back, Sakine. Did you stay at home properly?”
When Hina gently called out to her, Sakune nodded loudly.
“Of course! I also cleaned onee chan’s room! Also, I thought about request for dinner tomorrow! I’d like a hamburger steak today!”
“Okay, a hamburger.”
Hina answered with a wry smile, but Sakune just turned her head towards me.
“More importantly, onee chan. Why are you holding onii chan and connecting with him?”
In response to such a pure and pointed question, we immediately let go.
“Sneaky! Sakune will also hold hands with onii chan!”
Then, Sakine-chan grabbed my hand vigorously.
Unlike Hina’s hand from before, it was smaller and her hand was a little cold, so she held it tightly to warm it up.
I don’t know what to do, as Sakine-chan stares at Hina and Hina stares at Sakine-chan and me alternately.
I try to find a topic to talk about, but here again, the only thing that comes up is the Christmas party, so I talk about it anyway.
“Speaking of which, we’re going to have a Christmas party in the same class at school.”
“Christmas party?”
Sakine-chan seems to have somehow taken to this story.
“We all get together, eat cake, play games and so on.”
When I answered, Sakine’s eyes sparkled.
“Eee..! I love it! I want to have a Christmas party too! Onee chan, let’s do it together!”
“Eh?”
Hina seemed surprised for a moment, but soon made a troubled face.
“But Sakine, you can’t go to a party with our classmates, can you?”
“No, it’s not that! We’re having it at home on another day! I want to decorate a cake and stuff!’”
Sakine clenched her small fists and appealed strongly.
“I want to wear a Santa hat and I want to spend time with onee chan and onii chan. Can’t I?”
There is no way I can refuse a request like that, but I also think it is important to know what Hina wants to do, so I turn my attention to her.
Hina fell silent for a moment as if thinking about it, but when she saw Sakine’s expectant expression, she smiled.
“Okay, Sakine. Onee chan will think about it together, so let’s make it a fun Christmas party.”
“Yay! Thank you, onee chan!”
Sakine jumps up and down and hugs Hina.
I couldn’t help but smile when I saw that.
“Then, if there’s anything I can do to help, please let me know. It’s part of the party to think together from the preparations.”
When I said that, Sakine suddenly turned towards me and smiled with a big smile on her face.
“Really? Are you going to help me too, Hikaru onnii chan? Then it’s going to be a fun party for sure!”
“Well, if it’s alright with me.”
Sakine and Hina’s Christmas party planning began.
With the combination of Hina’s kindness and Sakine’s energy, it will surely be a wonderful Christmas at this house.
“Well then, see you later.”
“Bye-bye, onii chan!”
“Bye-bye.”
Then I start walking again.
The sun was setting over the buildings in the distance, and the darkness was slowly falling, but the warmth of my hand was the only thing that I could feel. Christmas is a special day for us, I wished in my heart.
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