GARO Fic: Dinner
My gosh, it’s been nearly 2 years since I updated. Inspired by the announcement of the new series about Raiga, I figured it’s time to finish this once and for all! This didn’t turn out the way I planned, so you guys are getting another one after this (hopefully there won’t be a 2 year wait this time)!
Title: Dinner
Fandom: GARO
Pairing: KougaXKaoru
Summary: Christmas at the Saejima mansion. (#5)
Warning: None
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Take deep breaths, Kouga reminded himself as he took a defensive stance. His sword steadied as he did so, muscles tensed and ready to strike an imaginary opponent. With a simple command, his body began going through his usual pattern of movements, muscle memory allowing his mind to drift momentarily.
Gonza had requested that he stay out of the mansion for a few hours so they could complete the ‘preparations’. What were they doing? The tree is up, with a tiny pile of wrapped presents at its base. What more was there to do?
“Kouga-san, it’s time for- GAH!”
At the sudden noise, Kouga swung his blade around, pointed right at the newcomer. A second later, he relaxed and sheathed his sword.
“Leo. What are you doing here?”
“Rei-san called me and the others over for dinner. We’re waiting for you now,” Leo answered, still recovering from the shock of having a sword pointed at his throat.
“The others being…” Of course Rei would invite more people over to his house. Without his knowledge. And to think he was hoping to celebrate the holiday alone with Kaoru.
“You’ll see.” Leo smiled, then headed back to the mansion with Kouga following behind. As he stepped through the door, confetti rained from above.
“Merry Christmas!” A very merry Kaoru grinned at him with the remains of a party popper in her hand. At the sight of his beloved, he couldn’t help but smile. A second later, he noticed they had an audience. The annoyed frown returned full force.
“What is everyone doing here?”
Rei bounced up to Kouga, plopping a santa hat on him. “It’s Christmas! I called everyone you tolerated over for dinner, maybe that’ll finally get you into the Christmas spirit.”
‘Everyone he tolerated’ indeed. There’s Leo, Jabi, Tsubasa, Rekka, Shiguto, Rin, Wataru... Come to think of it, the list of people he liked is depressingly short, considering how everyone could sit comfortably at his dinner table with space to spare. As he took his seat next to Kaoru at the head of the table, he looked over the impressive spread of food displayed before him.
“Did you prepare this yourself, Gonza?” He asked the butler.
“Oh no, Kaoru-sama helped with a few dishes.” Seeing Kouga’s eyes widen in fear, Kaoru quickly added, “With his supervision, of course!”
Kouga visibly relaxed. Rei smirked, before clapping his hands twice to get everyone’s attention.
“Well, now that Garo has arrived, shall we dig in?”
Everyone agreed, and within moments food was being passed around, with praises sung of how delicious they were. Interestingly, no one had touched a plate of omelette plate in front of Kouga, and he had an idea as to why that was.
“Here, Kouga! Try the omelette!” Kaoru cut up a generous portion of the egg and placed it on Kouga’s plate. From the corner of his eye, he could see Gonza preparing a bucket. With a gulp, he nervously took a bite of the omelette.
… Well, it wasn’t exactly the most delicious plate of omelette he has ever eaten, but Gonza’s supervision has clearly had some effect. He swallowed the omelette, forcing a smile and praying his gag reflex won’t kick in.
“It’s alright.”
Kaoru smiled, and he couldn’t help but give her a kiss on the cheek.