Short Story - Happy Holidays

In my former life, December was a month of the nastiest commercialism, there was nothing wrong with that.

The problem was that people were looking for an excuse to overspend and brag to others; their friends, neighbors, family, etc.

I was also part of those hypocrites since I was giving things to myself. Is it sad to do that? No, I don't think so. Sad would be to be at a party where you are not wanted and be in a corner sipping your drink alone... obviously I'm not talking about me.

I got way off topic, the thing is me, Rudel van Bradford. A reincarnate in a disgusting fantasy world, I'm having a similar party in this world.

The name is weird, it's called "holyness".

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I won't comment on that, but ... it seems the blissful saint was born in this month. Which happens to be the last month of the year, what a nasty coincidence.

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Well, I'll get a headache if I think about it, I better remember what I was doing.

Oh, I remembered.

My reason for being at the academy was simple, I'm going to celebrate that holiday with my friends, Alisa and Airi, of course, me and them will go to our homes to celebrate with the family.

Except for Airi who will go to Alisa's house for some reason.

After the events of last semester, the chaos of that overblown and way, way, way overblown assassination attempt by that bastard Klein, our friendship grew stronger.

"Master, they're here." I was notified by an electronic voice, it was my faithful servant and slave, Ixion.

"Understood. Send them in." I told him as I straightened my red clothes with white. Again, I won't say anything about the similarities.

As I watched them enter the room....

"Well- woooh!"

I was perplexed at what I saw.

They were both wearing festive clothes like me, the difference was that they make what they wear look very sensual.

A red elf hat like mine.

Black shoes with red stockings, only theirs were longer reaching up to their plump thighs.

A sleeveless, collarless blouse and short thigh-length skirt. I wore a red shirt and pants that were also festive.

The blouse clearly implied that they had no bra or anything else under that red fabric, which gloriously showed off the firm size of their breasts.

Two pairs of breasts, some large and some much larger. In that order they were.

"Rudel..." Said the large breast, meaning Alisa!

"Focus your eyes up here."

When I heard that, I immediately knew I screwed up again.

I quickly looked up and noticed how Airi was giving me a look that I didn't know what to say, while Alisa was giving a look of disgust and annoyance.

Hey, I'm a man, stop pointing those guns at me!

I apologized to their faces and asked them to sit down for the festive dinner prepared by Ixion, who disappeared for some reason.

At the end of the meal we exchanged gifts.

Airi started to tremble when she saw the mountain of gifts I brought them while she only had two boxes with handmade wrapping.

Alisa also got scared as she seemed to have a mountain of stuff hidden somewhere else as she was making strange signs at the window.

Both Alisa and I, set about looking for two gifts in our pile of stuff we brought and now they will just be junk.

We managed to gather two each and proceeded to exchange them with each other.

Alisa and I stood and watched as Airi would have our gifts with an angelic smile.

Immediately, I wished Ixion had digital cameras to save this beautiful moment.

When she noticed us looking at her she asked if she had something on her face and we denied it in unison.

Alisa was next, her face made a joyful expression when she opened Airi's gift.

While, with mine, she made a grimace that I didn't know if she was trying to say that she liked it or not, maybe she disliked it?

Please don't be like that and tell me what you thought of my gift that I chose with all my heart put into it.

Then it was my turn, Airi's gift is something that would serve me a lot in my classes and Alisa's is to make me study hard things I don't want.

Either way, they are wonderful gifts.

Since the night is young we started playing board games, cards, riddles, all kinds of games we can enjoy.

Finally, it was time to wrap up. It was already very late and the other students who were like us here were leaving.

When I got up, I noticed something strange, on the top was hanging a mistletoe.

What was it doing there?

Not only I noticed it, the girls noticed it too. Only their faces were red in the face from looking at the mistletoe.

They must be allergic.

I immediately took it and put it in my pocket.

When I told them it was no longer a problem, for some reason they both stepped on my foot.

What was that for?

Then they left in annoyance, but not before saying to me in a tone with anger at me.

"Happy holidays, Rudel you idiot!"

I was quizzical about that. Again, what did I do wrong?

Happy holidays all the same.

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Ixion was outside watching from outside.

He had put up the mistletoe for a reason.

"I heard from the villagers that placing a mistletoe in a closed room having a man and woman there meant performing an intimate act between lovers or love interest. But you, as usual, being an idiot who understands nothing. I wish you would realize your surroundings sometimes."

"Happy holidays, master. I hope next year you can break our contract."

From the characters and author of World Ixion/SAGA. A very happy and dear holyness is wished to all of you.