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all I want for christmas is... chapter 1 by AlexRT

"Hey, what do you normally do for Christmas?" Aki asked as he scarfed down the breakfast he had made, needing to leave for an early assignment soon. Asami just barely looked up from his paper, taking a sip of coffee before responding "Nothing, as it's only for children and couples". He went back to reading the paper, Aki pondering the response while finishing the last of the food. He got up and put the dishes in the sink at which point Asami spoke again "Is there something that you normally do for Christmas?".

"N-nothing much, just cake with friends or whatever." He threw on a coat and grabbed his camera bag, then headed for the door. "see ya, don't wait up" Aki spoke, sliding on his shoes and running out the door before Asami could say anything further.

Asami shook his head and finished off the coffee, chuckling to himself. "Don't you worry Akihito, I may not have done anything for past Christmas's but that doesn't mean I don't have plans for This Christmas". He folded the paper and placed the cup in the sink. He then put on his suit jacket and outer coat and made his way to the waiting car downstairs.

"Takaba your late!" his boss growled as Aki ran in and stood before his desk "Mitarai just left for his car so you better see if you can still catch-up!" His boss continued to yell.

"Yes, sir" Aki replied as he turned heel and ran to the parking lot where he found Mitarai backing out. He knocked on the window and then yanked the door open (as Mitarai never locked it), jumping in. "Decided to actually come to work Takaba?" Mitarai nonchalantly asked with a hint of sarcasm. Aki ignored him "so what's the scoop for today?"

"I should just let you figure it out yourself since you seem to miss most of the meetings. 70/30" Mitarai spoke.

"The meetings take far too long and I do not miss "most of them"... only some of them. 40/60" Aki replied.

"Deal, but the price goes up next time." Mitarai replied. "A tipster's told us that teen idol Kira-Kira-chan has a secret boyfriend. They believe that she'll be shopping for said boyfriend today so we're supposed to covertly follow her and capture what she looks at and if she buys anything." "Here's a pic" Mitarai pulled a picture from the dashboard and threw it at Aki. True to her name, she was covered in sparkles and glitter. He looked past the make-up and costumery and took in the details of her face, confident in his ability to remember and then recognize people in a crowd. That's probably the only reason Mitarai agreed to partner up for this assignment.

"So my plan is for us to split up and wander around the stores in this area that she's likely to shop at and then report back to each other when we find her." "So as to hopefully not draw suspicion just pretend like you're shopping for your girlfriend or something and go covert with your camera choice. If this goes well the next story will probably be catching her with him" Mitarai finished, pulling the car into an underground parking garage near the shopping district. Aki pulled one of his smaller cameras from the bag and then converted the bag to a more normal looking sling-shoulder backpack.

"I'll start at the far end" Aki spoke and then darted from the vehicle, jogging up the stairs and then blending into the crowd of shoppers. He made his way to the end of the district and then slowed his pace, taking in the shops and trying to decide which ones she may think of going in. "What do girls normally buy for their boyfriends?" he thought to himself. "Candy? Clothing? From the picture she seemed to like cutesy stuff, but then again that might just be a persona" he continually scanned the crowd and then made his way into any shop that seemed to match one or all of those criteria. He figured chances were high that she'd be trying to conceal her face in one way or another and so honed in on people that were wearing masks, bulky scarves, or tinted glasses.

He should have asked Mitarai what her popularity was like because that would help him guess at what her price range might be. "Would this store be too expensive for her?" "Would she look here anyways?" he thought to himself. He certainly felt out of place in some of the higher end ones as he strolled through the men's section looking at things that he could never afford.