Hopper1, Houtaro, etc. | Kamen Rider Gotchard

'They have to have noticed we're out here by now, right?'

Junglejan glanced sidewise, checking that their leaf-eave still covered Raidenji. While the Chemy would be unharmed by the rain, the results wouldn't necessarily be healthy for the surrounding land.

'They're both busy with each other,' Junglejan assured. If their exposure to Himeno and Kajiki were any indication, they'd be either looking out the window together or not at all.

Circumstances had meant no tree for the Kajiki family - more poignant this year, when both men had someone new to share it with. And, of course, it was raining.

At least one of those things could be fixed today.

'Right. On two. One-'

Junglejan went first, reaching within to that font of power. While pine trees had been a novel experience, the nature of evergreen was already inside them. The resulting growth stretched - roots down, trunk and branches followed high-

And on two, Raidenji's power coursed through in parallel. Lightning coiled against itself, securing without burning.

Neither of them needed to count three, as their powers coalesced, bringing the lighted tree into reality.

They didn't have to wait long for faces to appear in the window; the tree itself sheltering Raidenji, both of them could watch without fear of being noticed.

(But, as they should have expected, they were both invited in for dinner after all. And why not? Christmas is the season of giving.)