Game Gyaru

Gal Christmas 7

"Merry Christmas?" Shiuka still stood with bat in hand in complete shock. Her brain still hadn't processed everything in front of her and she still wondered if this was just a mere dream.

"Yeah, you didn't forget what today is, did you?" Said Rouko as everyone was gathered in a large group.

"I don't understand." She said, looking left and right to see all her friends and family. There was even Ino along with her own family as well. "You all came here?"

"Well, there's one person you can thank for that." Ninka gave all credit to Hakuta as she wrapped her arm over him and pulled him in tightly. The boy got a bit bashful being given such attention. "So you better make sure you give him something real nice."

"It wasn't all on me at all." He downplayed his role. "Look, I know what you told me before, but I decided after all that time you kept ignoring my suggestion. That I should do the same back to you."

"We're terribly sorry that your father couldn't make it today." Said Ino's father. "He's a good man, a hero to not only Japan, but the entire planet with some of the things he does for work." With the amount of pride that man spoke, Hakuta really wished he could understand what his dad was up to during those trips.

"I can't believe no one's ever told us about it." Said Rouko's mom. "You poor thing, but at least now we're all here together." The first time meeting Rouko's parents was a strange one for Hakuta. Especially since the first thing he asked of them was to come to Shiuka's house with everyone for this party. He was doubly surprised to see how absurdly nice they were. Especially compared to their own daughter.

"Now that we're all here together." Said Omihiro, pulling out a neatly wrapped gift box. "How about we enjoy today together. Isn't that what Christmas is all about?" Everyone responded positively to his suggestion as they all spread about to chat, enjoy some nice background music fitting of the holidays, or eating some of the special foods, such as fried chicken.

"You guys really didn't have to do this." Said Shiuka, who was much more upbeat compared to before. "I was being a real grump."

"It doesn't matter if you're being stupid." Ninka gave her a playful punch on the arm. "Really, it's our own fault for not doing this sooner."

"I guess that boy really does like to throw a wrench into everything." Said Rouko as the three girls watched him walked by. In normal fashion he was trying to do too much in attempting to keep the order.

"And speaking of him." Ninka got behind Shiuka and began pushing her towards him. "Like I said, you better have something nice for him."

"What?" Shiuka attempted to stop the push, but it was futile as her friend overpowered her. "I haven't gotten anything for anyone."

"Trust me, I know you'll have something perfect for him." Ninka replied. "And don't worry about me. I'll be fine when you're done with you-know-who." Now that she knew about her true feelings, the girl also knew she needed to make the tough choice and step aside for once. "Yo, Hakuta, Shiuka's got something she wants to tell you." Ninka made sure there was no escape when they got close.

"Ninka!" Shiuka got bashful as all she got from a response to her concerns was a simple wink and thumbs up. Now she was left alone with just Hakuta.

"What did you want to talk about?" He asked, oblivious to what Ninka was trying to push for. "If it's about how I got all this set up. It's no big deal." He had only just spent most of the previous night getting all the decorations up as quietly and quickly as possible. The tree was the worst part and he nearly threw out his back just trying to get it through the door. Once this party was over, Hakuta was ready to pass out on his bed.