Angel Sanctuary Fan Fiction ❯ The Twelve Days of Christmas ❯ Lords a' Leaping ( Chapter 10 )

AN: This time it's Kira/Kato, yay! Actually, it's a pretty weird little drabble, heh. But I liked the ending, at least... The `ten lords' are in reference to the Ten Commandments; I've finally managed to make another one that makes sense! In other news, this is another one with underage drug use, and possibly more cussing than all the other drabbles combined...

 

Ten x Lords a' Leaping

 

Kira banged on the door to the ramshackle old warehouse for a good five minutes before giving up. “Damn it, Kato,” he grumbled, kicking the unyielding slab of metal one last time for good measure, and then went to the broken window instead.

 

Peering around the dark hovel, he might have missed the other boy if he hadn't spoken. “Fuck, Kira,” Kato moaned, “I have the door locked so you figure that means, `come on in'?”

 

“A little kernel of wisdom - don't try to be a wiseass when you can't even see straight.” Kira grinned toothily, and went over to squat down next to his friend. “Is that only alcohol?” Kato shrugged vaguely, and Kira rolled his eyes. “I can't believe you,” he griped, as he went through the pile of rubbish and bottles around Kato to see if he could get some hint of what the blond was on. “Letting me stand out there when it's pissing snow...”

 

“'S good for you,” Kato slurred.

 

“Then why aren't you out in it too, instead of in here pickling your liver and hell knows what else...?” Kira asked distractedly, squinting at a label on a paper bag and holding it up to what little light there was.

 

Kato scoffed. “'Cus it's Christmas,” he mumbled bitterly.

 

Kira gave a solemn nod. “Yeah, I guess that could be dangerous. All that good cheer might be contagious.”

 

Kato scowled at him, and sat up a little straighter. “'S just so full of it,” he said. “You think anyone's really gonna be nicer just because it's Christmas? Anyone who thinks that has it comin' to them.”

 

For the first time, Kira noticed the beginnings of a black eye on the other boy's face, and he smiled.

 

“Christmas isn't about being nicer, you idiot,” he declared. “It's just like everything else - it's about having a good time!” Kato gave him a skeptical look. “Of course,” he added off-handedly, “if having a good time also happens to make you want to be nicer - well, nothing wrong with that...”

 

Kato stared at him for a moment in the dimness, but then he looked away. “How the hell are we supposed to have a good time right now, huh? Everything's closed.”

 

Kira shook his head in mock-exasperation. “Man, you must be fried. That's the point!” A slight grin graced Kato's face, and Kira smirked. “C'mon, let's make a religious observance out of it. Let's see how many Commandments we can break before the sun goes down.”

 

Kato was outright smirking too now. “All right, all right. Help me up, then,” he mumbled. Kira gave him a hand reflexively - and, though he knew he was going to get his ass kicked for it afterwards, Kato yanked him down so that their lips clashed almost painfully. Okay, you wiseass - that's one.

 

TBC