Merry & Bright

You're My Moon (MingKit)

Prompt: Ornament | Pairing: Ming x Kit

"God, it's cold." Beam complained the moment they got out of the warmth of Forth's truck. Beam visibly shivered as he pulled Forth's dark grey wool jacket more closed. 

"Can you stop complaining?" Kit huffed in annoyance. He loved Beam but the man was seriously testing his patience. Forth had been generous enough to lend them his still warm truck when Beam said he wanted to go grab some presents with Kit in the outdoor market. There had been some resistance at first from the hazer. Then Beam had given Forth a look and it actually took a few more rather long minutes for him to cave. Honestly, he couldn't blame him either. Beam had recently gotten over a really bad strain of the flu. Forth finally agreed  if they took his truck and they had to be back by the time Ming and his hazing meeting was over. Which meant that while it was cold at least they'd have day light instead of shopping at night time. 

"You're lucky we shared that pudding cup in elementary school." Beam snapped playfully at him pulling him out of his thoughts just in time to be shoulder bumped. 

"You're lucky Forth let's you drive that truck. Imagine how willing he'd be after he found out about P'Nat's* 4Runner." Kit sassed back with a grin on his face. 

"Hey! You said that you wouldn't ever bring that back up! Besides, Forth wouldn't care about that." Beam laughed as he playfully slapped Kit's shoulder. 

"Keep telling yourself that, Jan." Kit joked as they walked through through the entrance of the outdoor market. "But all jokes aside, thanks for telling him you wanted to go shopping. I have to find an ornament today." He was a little upset with himself though because the Daichapanya ornament exchange tradition is important. He didn't want to just get Ming any ornament. This was their first exchange with his family and he didn't want him to think he didn't care. 

"The things we do in the name of a pudding cup years later." Beam continued to joke earning a weak daggerish glare from Kit "That's what best friends are for and besides N'Cake had recommended the stall at the end of the third row when I told her what you were looking for." 

"Okay." Kit nodded as they made their way towards the vendor. They passed several ornament stalls. The only one that caught his eye was the stall that had been blown glass ornaments. He'd favored a black with navy reflects blown glass gear, but it didn't feel right. Ming had told him that his father was an engineer too* so there would probably ones like this one their family tree. 

So they continued on grabbing something warm to drink to help fight the cold air. When they approached the stall N'Cake was talking about he understood why she had recommended it. The craftsman was a true artist. Her specialty being able to make metal ornaments that almost looked like wind chimes. He found a couple that he thought would be cute but his eyes fell on the one she was currently working on. A crescent moon resting on clouds with three chains of stars dangling from the clouds.

"I can attach a star that I can engrave a message on in the middle if you want this one, dear." the older woman stated as she stopped her work and reached for the charm. 

"Yes, please, P." He nodded taking the pencil and paper that she gave him. He knew just what to put on it. 

It was hours later with him and Ming already at Ming's parent's house. Their home was more cozy than what he'd anticipated and decorated to the hilt. He'd thought it would be something elegant out of a Martha Stewart catalog but no it was wonderfully tacky and excessive. Ming informed him that his Mother and Grandmother adored the holiday.  The christmas tree was tall but not to the ceiling and the older ornaments were already on it. They'd put them on the tree before eating dinner. The new ones would go on after they ate.