Yule Time Night by Shitsunen Oookami

    You lie in bed, ready for sleep thinking of how unfortunate it is that Yule fell on a Sunday this year. School and work pulling everyone to bed early, stopping the celebrating and keeping them from watching the sun rise. Your thoughts numbly come to an end as sleep finally washes over you. Dragging you into oblivion.
You find yourself in front of large oak doors. Wreaths of holly on them, the right door held open for you. A little blue imp stands in the open doorway festively decorated with a Santa hat and liver bells on his feet. He bows to you, his tiny holed wings seen now for the first time; he has been waiting for you. You feel it tugging at your memory, as if you’ve seen him before, but have no time for that. The blue imp is walking through the door, waiting for you to follow him into the stone castle keep.
    Finally you have arrived. Again you stand in front of large wooden doors, the blue imp has his hand waiting to admit you. Straightening your cloths and you give him a nod. You’re ready. The doors open wide. The giant room is filled with the light of thousands of candles shining off the golden, honey wood walls and high domed ceiling. The floor is well polished wood, uncarpeted. Across the floor from you is a GIANT evergreen! Strung up with lights, and bulbs, and popcorn garland it has a sparkling star bigger then your head on top. Under it’s lowest boughs many untagged presents in bright paper lie in wait. To the side a long table filled with many snacks. The room has few people in it, though they seem to be al by the snack table. You walk over and look at the centerpiece. The long white tablecloth has an elaborate black pentagram embroidered on it. Behind the pentagram is a little nativity scene. To the left a menorah, and the right the Kwanzaa candles, some lit others out.. You reach for a drink as more people continue to come one by one. Taking a cup, your hand brushes another persons. You look up, but before you see the persons face the door bangs open drawing everyone’s eyes. Standing in the open way, the doors bounce slightly back off the wall from the force, is a woman in deep red. Silver hair cascades down her back, the tip of a silver wolf tail peeks out from behind her right leg, her dress is deep red knee length with draping Victorian sleeves and a wide, deep V-neck. She surveys the room with deep amber eyes.
    “Welcome!” her voice sings, she raises her arms and spreads them in welcome and smiles, “Now that everyone has arrived, let the party begin!” Shitsunen has arrived to meet her guests for a midnight Yule party. She even has a crown of live holly with a single red poinsettia on the front.
    You walk up to your hostess, a little smile on your face. She turns from the guest she was talking to and turns to you, smiling she opens her arms and gives you a friendly hug.
    “Merry met Friend! Happy Yule” she releases you, still smiling at arms length-The party continues.
    Shitsunen walks to the middle of the room and taps her glass making it ring getting the attention of all her guests.
    “Now, friends, it’s time for gifts! ^-^ just go to the tree and pull out the box that appeals to you and open it!”
    Kindle sits, a box in front of her, the shiny paper reflected in her brown eye and green eye. She’s wearing her usual brown overalls and same colored puppy ears. She looks similar to a hyper little child as she opens her present. She pulls out a new collar. It’s plain, fine quality black leather. Though the ID ring holds a charm, and a box with other charms to change lies inside. The one on the collar right now is a little brown and white octopupy and other octo-animal charms.
    Adenean sits, ashen skin and dark eyes, she’d blend into shadows if there were any, has received a glowing plush doll of the golden, sun god Lysandar that looks exactly like him in every single detail. He looks almost alive. The note inside says, “Now you will have him forever and always. Give him a hug when you’re lonely or sad, for you are never alone.”
Dark has a holly crown on her head and is wearing a festive white robe as she pulls out a little box. It’s a small metal disc slightly larger then a quarter. One side has a wolf howling at the moon, the other a bat in flight. There is a triple intricate Chinese design knot in red rope and two lines falling in tassels. As Dark looks at it a magick of sorts can be sensed. Then she notices the note, “For Dark-san. Put this on Pointy-sama or another weapon. Using verbal commands, you can shrink it to the size of a needle and then back to its original size’
    Orange hair, gray-green eyes and red cloths, her head bent over what she has in front of her. Tami takes the lid off a box to find a delicate treasure nestled inside. There, in the blue tissue paper, is a purple flower with five thin petals. The center pistils are green with yellow ends. A dream flower.
    The prince of ice, cerulean hair falling on soft silk clad shoulders, crimson eyes on the box he has chosen. Shard pulls out an odd shaped object and studies what he now holds in his pale hands. It’s a sculpture. A dove made of pure crystal that looks like clear ice wrought with fine detail. Holding the small sculpture at eye level it’s as easy to see through as a window yet that detail seems impossible. In the birds chest is a flame that burns the size of Shard’s fist. As Shard stares into the flame hypnotized, he sees Zin hugging him after gift art was exchanged, he sees Tarorae resting on his knee, walking into the bright room, he pulls his eyes away. The flam is meant to give him hope, show him happy memories, remind him he is loved.
    Eegz pushes her brown bangs out of hazel eyes to stare into her box a little confused before removing its contents. In her right hand she holds a wedge of sweet yellow cheese. On her left hand is balanced a creature the size of her palm. Four hooves, brown furred legs and body, a long muzzle and large nose and cupped antlers. The little moose then brings more shock by lowering its head to Eggz palm. It’s ALIVE!
    Kyira lifts the lid off a shinny box and pushes the tissue, delight painted on her face and shining in her light eyes. Her hands go under the contents and she pulls out a one piece suit of red and black with a hat sitting on top the folds. She opens the folds showing a full detailed Harley outfit, complete with the face make-up, and it’s just her size.
    Zin’s foxtail wags under the edge of his giant purple sweater while his hands hold a little box and he pulls the bow’s string. Removing the ribbon he opens the box up. Light filters in lighting on a large gray back, miniature trunk like legs, a stubbed tail, rounded nose, and clear wings that show the rainbow. The light fell on its eyes, the hippopotamus woke. Looking up it flaps its large, delicate dragonfly wings and lifts out of the box and settles on his shoulder, almost hidden by some of Zin’s brown hair.
    Connie pulls out a festive bag (du du ddddduuuuuhhhhhhh!) A giant, yellow foam finger with a blue ‘I’m #1’ on it. Something Shitsunen believes she will regret, but know is will make the hyper Asian happy.
    Kirei opens a long, flat box and carefully parts the tissue paper while her brown curls fall from her shoulders hiding her soft, brown eyes. She inhales sharply and pulls out multicolored wings that shine with the colors of the rainbow. The little blue imp appears beside her and bows before holding out his hands. He takes the feathered rainbow in his hands and gently attaches them to Kirei’s back. They attach and embed, she can flap them and now can fly.
    Lian’s dark features peer into the box in front of her. She looks confused as she pulls out a sparkling spatula. She looks back into the box to see if there was a mistake. She sees a folded paper and picks it up to read. ‘WARNING! This is not a toy. Hit any living creature with this and they become a pancake! (alive and with legs) And are attacked by many small critter who try to eat them. Hit them again and they return to normal. Does anyone like the look in the crazy Asians face? o.O
Rip has her brown hair pulled back out pf her mismatched eyes as she pulls out a book. Turning it over she reads the title on the leather cover. “Book” yes, the next book in the Book series and Rip has gotten it early! Yay! =) Roquera’s pigeon wings stick out behind her along with her black cat tail. She stares into the box, right into the eyes of a full-grown, male emperor penguin. “Hello” She says. The penguin looks up and says, “’Ello! ‘ow are you?” in a wicked cool accent. Narrator decides to let their conversation be privet, but we find out that the penguin’s name is Bill.
    All honorable guests find extremely realistic plushies of their favorite bishi/thing… o.o Yes, thing
    The party continues, but slowly winds to down to a close. As each guest leaves Shitsunen escorts them out. One by one they go as waking or other needs pull them away. Now you are one of two guests and it is time for you to leave. Shitsunen walks you to the door. You both stand in front of the oaken doors on the castle steps. Shitsunen is looking straight ahead into the surrounding blackness. You look to her. Time stretches on as neither of you speak or move.
    Then. “Merry Yule.” She turns and smiles at you, “I am overjoyed you could join me. This is the best Yule present of all.” She then steps right in front of you and wraps her arms around you gently, holding you for a time.
    “I wish you the best, forever and always. I hope you enjoyed your gift.” She then lightly kisses your cheek, pulling away as a light is seen to the left. The sun is rising. Both silently watch the sun rise till the entire of it can be seen. It is the most beautiful sunrise ever… You turn back to Shitsunen, not knowing how long the sun has entranced you both. Beside Shitsunen you see the last guest, the person who’s hand you brushed. Now you see her fully. Her body structure is the same as the Goddess she stands beside. Her dirty blond hair is the same texture, brown eyes exactly like Ooakmi’s amber, her hair is a little shorter but so much alike. She wears dark jeans and a black t-shirt her expression looks san and hopeless, though it seems she always looks so. She looks at you, then Shitsunen turns to you and smiles. Before you can open your mouth they both disappear. Then the castle vanishes. Darkness is all.
    You wake in your bed, nice and warm, totally and completely refreshed. Present lying beside you (or on if you were wearing it-Kindle and Kirei) place there with care.

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