Kiro spent the next couple of days ordering different parts from different shops. He didn't want to be easily found out. At least this way, he would give whoever was snooping a runaround.
Some parts weren't available in regular shops, so he gave Wilfred a call, who willingly helped him out.
"I don't think I can build this myself." He muttered to himself, although he understood the instructions, he soon realised that theory wasn't so easily turned into practical.
He didn't waste time and called Hiro who helped without asking too many questions. Building things from scratch was his forte, even in the real world.
"I personally don't understand why you want us to build a very ancient model of a computer, this thing won't run most of the software we have now." He complained, but he was excited to be a part of this.
"Just help me out, you're my best friend aren't you and I can hear the excitement in your voice, you aren't fooling anyone." Kiro commented and helped out here and there.
He was watching intently, he was more than willing to learn to do things his grandfather was able to do. And another thing was that, this was part of his course, he needed to know not just how a machine functions, he also needed to be able to create one from scratch.
They were holed up in his room for days. Hiro made a couple of mistakes along the way, but only a couple. Which Kiro commanded because the tech they were putting together was outdated, something that was used by humans before them.
It was by sheer luck that they didn't burn the room down, considering the occasional explosions that occurred in there. Freya would occasionally go check on them, giving them an earful, but they never stopped.
"This is it, it should turn on this time." Hiro said as he punched the start up button.
It did, it had 'Hiro and Kiro' at the start up screen, a detail Hiro decided to add just for fun. He was too excited and jumping for joy, both of them were.
Kiro decided to let it run without inserting the padlock, he wanted to make sure it was working well, he didn't want it to fry the only information he had. He decided to deal with it after Christmas day.
The day they'd been excited for finally came. There was even a tree in their living room, the presents were put there after Alora went to sleep.
"Don't scare santa away!" Was the last thing she said before going to bed.
She urged everyone to go to bed early, so that santa would visit her first. She was too excited to finally get presents from father Christmas himself.
She was always an early bird. She woke up around five am, tossing and turning in her bed until she couldn't anymore. She went to wake up Kiro, then her parents.
"Ki, I'm not going to tell you how to live your life. That girl you were with the other day, is she trustworthy?"
"Yes, sir." He said stiffly.
"Good then, have fun."
Kiro quickly dismissed himself. He didn't know what he would say after that awkward question his father asked him.
He sat in the lounge, watching Alora blow through many presents. She'd really forgotten about them, she was ecstatic with every reveal.
His phone rang, "Bel, hi."
"Wanna hang?"
"Aren't you spending today with your family?" He asked confused.
"Why?"
As it turned out, rich people never cared about this holiday. So, to her, this was just a regular day. None of her family members stopped their busy days, to spend it together.
"Come over, you'll see just how this day should be celebrated." Kiro told her.
She didn't hesitate, she wanted to hang with him after all. She had no idea it'd be a family hang out session though. When she got there they played all sorts of games, opened up presents.
Kiro had bought her a beautiful necklace, he intended to give it to her the next day. Giving it to her today was the most embarrassing thing, but she didn't want her feeling left out as no one knew she'd be coming.
"Ki buying her girlfriend a gift but not me." Freya shook her head and sighed.
Kiro didn't think it were necessary, they had everything they ever needed and wanted after all. He made a mental note to not forget it next time, maybe they wanted just anything from their kids.
The meal was great, the day was even better. Everything was going well for this estate, even the lawsuit was dropped. At that moment, nothing could deter anyone's mood. As they ate and laughed together.