7A/N: I wasn't sure about this one. Everyone's a bit OOC in my opinion, but I found it hard to get a good grasp on Miwa squad since most of their screen time is fighting. I watched a few old episodes, but didn't really find much, especially for Kodera and Narasaka. I imagine Yosuke would be the team mom in a way, meaning he'd be the one who makes sure Miwa doesn't spontaneously combust from rage every time a Neighbor appears. Anyway, this is basically my attempt at a fluffy holiday one-shot revolving around Miwa squad. Sorry for OOCness, errors, typos and just overall crappy writing. I hope you all like Miwa squad's little attempted celebration :)
Miwa wasn't sure when he had agreed to this. It had probably been mid-battle, when he was focused on killing Neighbors rather than that casual conversation coming from Yosuke on the comms. Or maybe it had been a late night at work when he had been too tired to clearly process what he was hearing. No, he had to have been sleepwalking or something. He was sure that he would never had agreed to something as annoying as this when conscious.
A party. At Yosuke's. For the holidays. With the rest of Miwa squad.
Kodera and Narasaka didn't seem very into the party either. They both looked a bit bored and a bit tired, probably because they had both gone to HQ early in the morning not knowing they had the day off. Unlike them, Miwa was annoyed because Yosuke had asked Kido if Miwa squad could have the holidays off, which meant they wouldn't be killing Neighbors.
The house was quiet except for some music Yosuke had put on, which was mostly just sixty covers of 'Jingle Bells'. Yosuke's parents were at a party at a friend's house, and they would be staying the night there, since they planned on drinking alcohol. They didn't mind Yosuke having friends over as long as they didn't make a mess of the house.
Unfortunately for everyone, Miwa squad's operator hadn't been able to attend the party due to plans with family. The rest of the squad was upset, but for different reasons. Yosuke had wanted everyone to be at the party, and was disappointed that things wouldn't be happening that way. Miwa, Kodera and Narasaka were jealous of their operator, who had been able to escape the party that none of them wanted to be at.
"You three are no fun," Yosuke complained as he stood in his living room, arms crossed as he looked disapprovingly at the other teenagers.
"I see no point in drinking soda, eating pizza and cookies, listening to the same song being sung by multiple people and dancing just because of the holidays," Narasaka said.
"None of us had plans for the holidays, so we should be working instead of pushing defence duty onto someone who had plans," Kodera pointed out.
"We could be killing Neighbors," Miwa said simply. Yosuke sighed.
"Kido didn't plan on giving us today off, but since our operator and I both asked, he gave in. Plus Kazama-san offered to do defense duty for today, since his squad didn't have plans. It's the holidays and we don't have to work, so lighten up," the spiky-haired teen explained to the two snipers from his squad, before turning to his captain. His hands went to his hips and his eyes narrowed. Miwa raised a questioning eyebrow.
"What?" he asked. Yosuke shook his head.
"You especially need to lighten up, Shuji. You really are a piece of work," he said. Miwa narrowed his eyes, crossing his arms defensively. He would say 'how so?' but he'd heard plenty of people say tell him that he's 'a piece of work' after they learned of his so called 'obsession' with killing Neighbors. Yosuke would surely have a whole list of things he could rattle off, since he knew Miwa well, so the teen just kept his mouth shut.
A new song that wasn't 'Jingle Bells' started playing, interrupting the tense silence that had settled over the agents. No one recognized it, and despite the bitter mood of the agents, they all found themselves listening as they tried to place the song. Yosuke grabbed a slice of pizza, devouring it in half a dozen bites as he listened to the song. However, he froze when he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. The spiky haired boy discreetly looked at Kodera and saw the younger teen tapping his finger on his leg to the beat of the music. Yosuke smiled and caught the other boy's eye, causing Kodera to jump slightly and flatten his hand to stop his finger.
Yosuke sighed, dropping down in an empty chair. His eyes moved over his team mates, watching them all. Narasaka looked very tired, his eyes beginning to droop. Kodera was still fighting the urge to tap his finger along with the beat of the music as he slowly ate a slice of pizza that Yosuke didn't remember him getting up to grab from the box. Miwa was staring at the window with his scarf pulled up so it covered his face up to just under his eyes, which were narrowed in anger like always.
Yosuke's observations stopped when he heard a familiar song come on. It was slower in the very beginning, but then it sped up. It was a song he used to dance to all the time when he was younger. The agent smiled and got to his feet, an especially important fact about the song and it's dance coming to mind. Yosuke quickly walked over the Miwa, and he grabbed the other teen by the arm and pulled him to his feet just as the song sped up. Miwa went wide eyed as Yosuke held him by the arms and spun them in circles.
"What are you doing? Let me go, Yosuke!" Miwa growled, trying to pull away. Yosuke shook his head, and continued to dance to the music, dragging Miwa with him. This continued for another two minutes, and as the song went on, Miwa's annoyance increased. Eventually, Yosuke let go of him for just a moment, and Miwa used the opening to escape. However, when he stepped back, he hadn't expected the coffee table to be behind him. Miwa tripped over the short wooden table, eyes widening as he fell backwards, hands scrambling for something to stop his fall.
Something closed around Miwa's hand and the agent grabbed it, holding as tight as he could. The captain's eyes focused, allowing Miwa to see his savior. Yosuke looked down at him with a smug grin, his hand being the only thing keeping Miwa from falling flat on his back.
"Wasn't that fun, Shuji?" Yosuke asked before chuckling at the dark look on his captain's face. Yosuke pulled Miwa to his feet, then Miwa yanked his hand away with a growl and stormed back over to the chair he had been sitting in, where he pulled out his phone and began playing games. Yosuke smiled and sat back down in his own chair, listening to the music as he looked at the colorful lights hung on the walls.
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An hour later at 11pm, Naraska had long-since fallen asleep. He had fallen over on the couch he had been sitting on with Kodera, which left him awkwardly laying down, the top of his head next to Kodera's thigh while his own legs hung off the front of the couch. Kodera had gone out like a light less than ten minutes ago, his head resting against the back of the couch as he snored quietly. Miwa was nodding off where he sat in his chair, and the bright light from his phone made his eyes burn, but every time he closed them they were harder to open again.
Yosuke kept an eye on Miwa as he began his mother-hen work, gathering some blankets from the room, throwing one over Narasaka and another over Kodera before moving to stand in front of Miwa. He grabbed the half-asleep teen's phone, tugging on it lightly. Miwa let the device slip out of his fingers, and Yosuke set it on the end table next to the chair before throwing a blanket over Miwa, who finally gave in to sleep.
Instead of going to his room, Yosuke curled up in his chair, pulling the last blanket around himself. He glanced at his team mates before letting his eyes slip shut. The holidays were always fun, even when celebrated with the problematic, grinchy and serious Miwa squad.