A bright christmas tree

(AN: You do understand, my story title often didn't have connection at all with story content, right?)

Warning: Unbeta, random, with hint of R rated scene

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Christmas. As much as Heechul didn’t want to enjoy the moment too much, but she couldn’t help but starts indulging herself inside of joyous atmosphere Christmas offered for her. She remembered, the last Christmas she celebrated was when her parents still alive and after that, she never celebrates Christmas and everything changed after she married with Siwon. Christmas once again become a part in her life, although she still felt something unfamiliar with the celebration itself but when she saw warm smile on each faces inside the room, gathered near Christmas tree, she understand, this Christmas is for her.

She walked approaching Mrs. Choi who was sitting on couch and watching her family. She sat on floor near her and put her head on top of one of Mrs. Choi's knees. The nice old lady put her hand on Heechul’s head, caressing Heechul’s brown hair with soft smile. Heechul also smiled in happiness. She felt the warmness inside her heart. However, the peaceful moment for her didn’t last long when a bunch of kids (that consist of her own kids, Siwon’s cousin kids, Siwon's brother son and of course Kyuhyun's son) ran around the room, engaging in game catch me if you can, which lead by Minsoo, Siwon's brother son.

"Here we go my peaceful time." She said inwardly.

Mrs. Choi chuckled upon watching the antics of her great grandchildren. But after that she gasped in surprise when Sandeul tripped on his own shoelace and fell down. Soon, his loud cries was fill the room.

“Omo, my baby.” She cooed, gestured to anyone whom carrying Sandeul to put him on her embraces. And Kyuhyun did so, he handed Sandeul to her and soon her other great grandchildren sat surrounding her. “I will tell a story if Sandeul stopped crying. Will you stop crying sweetheart?” She asked Sandeul softly. The crying little boy nodded. He loves when his great grandmother tells a story and he won’t let his cries stopping her for telling a story.

“Good boy. Now let’s start.”

Few people inside the room (aka Mrs. Choi’s children, grandchildren, relatives even maid) couldn’t help but listening to the story as well. While the rest chose to busying themselves in kitchen, preparing food for the dinner.

Contrary to popular belief that rich family never busying themselves with petty thing like family gathering except if that for business, The Choi’s family loves family gathering. The importance of family gathering for Choi’s family once discovered after the death of Siwon’s parents, how Siwon had turn into an introvert and cold person toward his family except to his grandmother and Kyuhyun after his parents passed away. And they don’t want the same thing happened to Choi’s next generation if the same fate happened to them, that’s why, despite busy, they always spend one or two day every month just for tea time or a week for spending holiday together. And they also feel thankful with Heechul’s presence, because she able to open up Siwon and make him less cold than before.

Christmas smell like fresh baked cookies and milk in Heechul’s opinion. Despite all of the Choi’s family already have their dinner and she bet their stomach already full but no one refused a bite of delicious cookies and a bite had turned into more than one bite. Heechul had lost count at how many batches of cookies she has baking since the dinner end. She only remembers, every ten minutes, a maid will back into the kitchen while brought an empty jar. She glanced to the clock, time pointed at 11 PM, sleep time for the kids. So, she took off her apron and entering the family room with cookie's last jar.

She only spotted few people inside the room, only Siwon, Ren, Baro, Sungmin, Kyuhyun and of course Sandeul.

“Where’s the other?” She asked, before sat down beside her sleepy daughter.

“They’re sleeping. Doesn’t want to miss the morning mass.” Answered Kyuhyun while supressing yawn. “I think we’ll sleep now. Thank you for the cookies noona. Absolutely delicious, I’ll eat again tomorow.”

“Yeah, thank you unnie.” Said Sungmin, “See you tomorrow.” With that, the Cho family going up stair to their room.

Siwon sat up while pick up sleeping Baro with him, leave Heechul with Ren, “Leave her here; I’ll pick her up after I put Baro in his room.” Said Siwon.

“No need to.” She replied softly, “I still able to pick her up.” After that, they also walk up stair and put their kids in their room. Just when Heechul will leave the room, Ren calling her.

“Stay here eomma.” She mumbled sleepily.

Siwon smiled, “I’ll wait in our room.” He whispered. Innuendo was thick inside his sentences and a wink he sends to her before closed the door completely made Heechul aware; her husband was up about something.

“Eomma,” She began, “Am I a good girl?”

“Of course you are.”

“Will I get present from Santa although I always make Baro cry?”

“Hmm…” Heechul didn’t answered, she pretending to think about the answer despite she already knew the answer she'll say, “Maybe no, sweet heart. I’m sorry.”

“But why?” Ren whined, her eyes already half closed as sleepiness getting heavier on her eyelids.

“Because you still make your brother’s cry. Santa loves a good girl who never makes her brother crying.” She answered while fixing the blanket.

“But Baro always disturb me. He always makes me angry.”

“Baro never wants to disturb you. He loves you, as much as you love him, but Baro have difficulty to expressing his love that’s why he always make you annoyed. He only wants to show you that he's care with everything you do.”

“I won’t make him cry then. I want to be a good girl and good noona for him from now.” She yawned, eyes already closed.

“That’s my girl.” Heechul said before planted a kiss on Ren's forehead.

“Although I know Santa wasn’t real and the gift wasn’t from him. I still want to be his best sister.” She continued and make Heechul raised her eyebrow. Ren started to look like her now, only believes real thing, she just hoped she didn’t turn into skeptic person like her before she met Siwon.

“I know dear, but sometimes pretending that was real won’t bad. Good night.” She turned off the lamp before closed the door.

Christmas also mean an utterly romantic husband. That was what Heechul's thought when she entering the room and found rose’s petal path leading to balcony, and there stood Siwon. He already dimmed the lamp and light up the candles instead. Soft music played from music player at the corner of room.

“What's occasion?” She asked. Happiness couldn’t be hiding, as her smile was brighter than the star.

“This is my way of celebrating Christmas with person that I love.” He answered while stretched out his hand, which Heechul took it gladly.

“But last year you didn’t do this. And another years before.” She pouted childishly, completely forgot about her status as mother of two kids.

“Last year is last year. This year is this year.” He sways their body following the rhythm of the song. They were dancing together under the moonlight, all the time ignoring the icy night wind biting their skin.

“They say.” Siwon talked after spent few minutes dancing inside the silence, “You must kiss the person that standing under the same mistletoe with you.”

“But we didn’t hang mistletoe in balcony.” Said Heechul confusedly.

“Who say that?” Siwon retaliates. He pointed up and true, mistletoe was hanged above balcony door, he had purposely made them stood under the doorframe, and of course, make them standing under the mistletoe. “Now give me a kiss.”

Heechul laughed heartily, she still couldn’t understand Siwon’s way of thinking but the surprises he prepared always nonetheless feels so sweet. She leaned closer and planted a simple innocent kiss. Siwon frowned.

“That’s a kiss?” He asked. “I was got the much better before.” He protested.

“Did you expect to get a full make out kiss under mistletoe when in fact it supposedly a simple innocent kiss?” She asked incredulously.

“Yes, why not.” He said nonchalantly before engaged Heechul in a mind soaring kiss. Showed perfectly to her the kind of kiss he wants from her.

“I imagine if Ren in same situation with me, will she give an innocent kiss or a kiss like we shared today.” She mused and giggling when frown appeared on Siwon’s face.

“I won’t let my baby girl kissed anyone except her family until she turned 25.” Said him possessively.

“Don’t be ridiculous. She maybe will turn into school's heartthrob like me and have a lot of fanboy.”

“Still I won’t let she kissed anyone. I’ll watch her 24 hour a day.”

“God you’re so ridiculous. Remind me why I marrying you in the first place?” She questioned playfully.

“Because I’m handsome, hot, y and the most important thing, because you love me. Had I said I love you today?”

“Not yet.”

“I love you. There, I say it.”

They smiled and shared another kisses. Not really under the mistletoe after Siwon lead her into the room, specifically heading to the bed. Clothes peeled off from their body one by one as time passed. The temperature inside the room increasing rapidly in each touches and kisses they shared despite outside the room, temperature was enough to turn water into ice. Romantic whisper poured into each other ears as they engaged once again in an act they called making love.

“Merry Christmas.” Siwon said breathlessly as he reached his completion. Head hung low, rested on Heechul’s bare shoulder with hot breath fanning the skins. Exhausted.

“Merry Christmas too.” She answered from under him. Fingers slowly untangled from their place on Siwon's hair. Siwon had brought the meaning of Christmas into new level, she mused.

Siwon smiled. He pull out of Heechul's body and lay beside her. He brought Heechul into his embrace before pull the blanket over their bare bodies. Soon the sleepiness drifts them off into dreamland. In the background,music player still playing the song. Heechul managed to catches a line of the song before completely sleeping.

Oh, all I want for Christmas is you~~

And she couldn't agree more