Notes:
I found out about the ”sweater curse” trope and I thought it’d be really cute to do a kuraleo ship fic. Can’t believe so many of my fics concern Christmas even though I don’t even celebrate lol.
It was the end of the day, and Leo didn’t have his part time job scheduled today either. Everyone else but Klaus and Gilbert were out on assignment. He was sitting on the couch in the Libra office, scrolling intently on his phone. His brows furrowed as he looked at the prices on some of the items.
K.K. walked in, boisterous as always. “Klausie~ I finished staking out the target!” She walked over to Klaus’s desk and continued to give him a report on their next threat to Hellsalem’s Lot. Klaus nodded politely and took notes while she gave her report.
“Thanks K.K., that’s probably all for today” Klaus said.
K.K. smiled. “No problem!”
She finally noticed Leo slumped on the couch, doing his best to become part of the background.
“Leo~ what’s up sweetie!” K.K. called. He didn’t answer. K.K. pouted and walked up, pinching his cheeks.
“Just what is so interesting on your phone that you couldn’t even say hi!”
The pain brought Leo to his senses, with a very unamused K.K. stretching his cheeks. “Ow, ow, ow! K.K., I’m sorry! I’m just shopping for Christmas presents!”
She let go of him and gave an exasperated smile, then sat down next to him on the couch.
“And who would those presents be for hmnn? Any good news with you know who lately that I should know about?” she winked. Klaus turned to hear their conversation better while pretending to finish paperwork.
Leo blushed and put down his phone. “I’m just deciding what to get Michella! Actually, I think I’d really appreciate it if I could get your input on some ideas. Let’s chat while we head out!” Leo got up abruptly and grabbed K.K.’s arm. “Bye Klaus, see you tomorrow!”
Leo speed walked out of the Libra office, K.K. in tow, as fast as humanly possible given his short (in proportion) legs. Once they got to the elevator and the doors closed, Leo relaxed considerably. K.K. started giggling at him.
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell him yet! The whole team literally left you two in the office alone the whole day!”
Leo facepalmed, unable to face her. “I tried so hard, but I nearly had a heart attack anytime I tried to say anything! Leave me alone!” He groaned at his failure.
K.K. patted him on the head. “Don’t stress so much, it’ll be fine! Anyways, the office Christmas party will be a good time to try your luck.”
Leo sighed. “About that, I actually was looking at presents for Michella, and I realized I’m not going to have much left over for the party. How are we doing presents again this year?”
K.K. beamed at him and gave him the OK symbol. “Don’t worry your little head about that, we’re doing Secret Santa this time. And I already talked to Gilbert about it, he agreed to rig it so that you would get Klaus’s name.”
“Well that’d be great, except I don’t have any ideas or money for awesome presents. Ughhhh what am I gonna doooo.”
Leo and K.K. stood in silence briefly until the elevator stopped. Walking out together, K.K. pondered the question.
“We~ll since you’re so strapped for cash, I have an old knitting set with some yarn, do you want give that a try? Plus, it’d be so cute for you to give Klaus something handmade!”
Leo opened his eyes in surprise, glowing just a bit brighter. “That’s it! That’s a great idea, thank you so much K.K.!”
“Leave it to me! I’ll sneak it to you along with some pattern books tomorrow.”
And thus, Leo embarked on the journey of trying to knit Klaus a present.