𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐓 ;; 𝐊. 𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐔𝐓𝐎 |

﹅ CHAPTER 10 ;

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SINCE HIS PARENTS COULDN'T MAKE IT BACK TO JAPAN WITH WORK PILING UP, bokuto locked himself in his room and refused to come out. he couldn't believe that he was going to spend christmas alone, the only occasion where families gather up together. however, akaashi couldn't leave him alone and invited him to spend christmas at his house. and that was enough to cheer bokuto up and make him forget about everything else.
y/n on the other hand, wanted christmas eve to be just her with her little family, however her mother was invited to one of her close friends, thus, she didn't mind having bokuto over even if he's a handful.
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they started this morning by buying all the necessary things for dinner so they could have plenty of time to prepare everything afterwards. akaashi took care of dinner and y/n was the one baking gingerbread cookies and cake while bokuto was in charge of decorating the christmas tree since y/n prevented him from entering the kitchen and messing everything up.
bokuto eventually got bored of his task and wanted to join the siblings in the kitchen. it took him forever to convince y/n to let him in after he promised her to not touch anything.
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several minutes have passed with the three talking about this and that, bokuto being the most talkative and energetic one, and it was high time to take the cake out of the oven. y/n put her gloves on and carefully opened the oven, revealing the freshly baked cake which smelled extremely delicious. she took it out and put it on top of the counter before taking another bowl to prepare the best part of baking a cake, frosting.
as y/n was mixing whipped cream along with chopped strawberries and other toppings, bokuto lost control and was about to put his finger inside the bowl but she was quick to stop him.

"don't do that, you want me to kick you out?"

"no! it's just— it looks really good, can I please taste it?"
bokuto intertwined his fingers together as he looked at her with big puppy eyes. however, her answer remained the same.
huffing, bokuto tried to think of other ways to taste the frosting without her knowing. once he came to an idea, he cleared his throat before pointing at akaashi who was calmly cooking.

"AAAA AGAASHEE IS DROWNING!"
y/n's eyes shot open and turned around to check her brother who was looking back at them completely confused. bokuto laughed and quickly took his chance with dipping his finger into the frosting and licking it.

"kotaro you little bastard!"
y/n was about to attack bokuto with a wooden spoon but stopped when she saw how close his face was, and his next unexpected action made her freeze as he gently cupped her face and licked some frosting on her right cheek.

"it tastes even better on your cheek."

bokuto licked his lips with a wink before he went to akaashi to bother him. y/n was still in shock, her hands reached to feel her heartbeat. gulping, she turned around and watched how akaashi and bokuto were bickering. a shaky sigh escaped her lips before she shook her head and grabbed the frosting bowl.

"what an idiot.."

time flew by quickly and they were gathered
in the living room, watching a movie while eating the mouthwatering sweets. y/n was finally able to feel the holiday spirit, which felt super nostalgic. back in america, chirstmas was just a regular day, like any other. she couldn't get to experience the irreplaceable feeling of having a family that she once had. but luckily, that nightmare is over and she couldn't be more grateful.
bokuto as well was jumping with happiness, he kept thanking the siblings for letting him spend christmas with them. they both didn't show it, but they were glad he came.