It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Chapter 1: Meet The Family
So here we are! My first Christmas special for all you special people! xD It took some hard brainstorming to come up with a decently good plot. By far one of my favorites. I think you'll agree. Sorry the breaks got cut out. ^_^U Hope it's not too hard to follow along. And it's our first Christmas, we the role-playing family consisting of my bueno amigos, Liz, Nikki, Nessa, and I give a huge hug for my real-life best friend, Cassie, (a.k.a. 'Vicky') who stuck with me throughout the good times and the bad. I love you, you big dork. =) And I want to dedicate this story to all of you. You guys rock my world. Thanks for your friendship and support.
"How do I look?" Emily asked, flustered and fidgety. Shay took a brief inspection of what his friend wore and heaved an irritated sigh.
"You look beautiful, as always," he told her truthfully.
The pair stepped up onto the porch and the musician knocked on the wreathed door of the Rosehart residence. Shay watched as his breath came out in steamy clouds, evaporating into the crisp winter air.
Snow sparkled like diamonds in the dim light cast by the porch lamp and blew from the drifts across the street. All was silent except for the distant howling of dogs and the crunch of ice under their boots.
Emily shivered violently and leaned against Shay for warmth, her teeth clattering audibly. He had been about to knock on the door again when it swung open to reveal an excited-looking Rachel.
"Hey baby! …Hey Shay," she added less enthusiastically. Emily brightened, throwing herself into her lover's waiting arms while Shay grunted a 'hello' and pushed past the embracing couple.
Rachel shut the door behind her girlfriend, flashing her a cheerful Shego-ish grin. The young Brit gave a content sigh as she pressed up to the green-skinned teen and held her numb fingers to her neck to help unthaw them.
The dark-haired vampire gasped at the shock of the cold sensation against her bare skin.
"H-Holy crap. You're hands are freezing!"
"I thought it was your job to warm me up..."
"Psh, yah. I'd do more than just 'warm' you up." Rachel winked and tilted her human lover's head up to meet her lips in a soft kiss.
The brunette's heart fluttered at the contact, sending a shiver up her spine that had nothing to do with being cold.
She grabbed the back of Rachel's head and held her firmly, their mouths crushing together forcefully.
"MMMPH!" the older female vocalized, eyes widening.
Emily stood on her tip-toes so she could be level with Rachel's slightly higher mouth, and to get more out of the kiss.
Oh man, Rachel thought, eyes rolling back as the brunette's hot tongue brushed along her upper lip, asking to be let in.
Emily could taste cinnamon. The pale-green vampire accepted the invitation, wincing as she felt her lips swell up a bit from the pressure of the brunette's hard kiss.
Rachel parted her sore lips and nearly choked when Emily thrust her eager, wriggling tongue into her open mouth. The actress' hold around her neck became a death-grip.
"Rachel, could you make Shay a drink? He likes-" Shego's voice trailed off from behind the pair.
She had been standing there, unseen, with her hands placed on her tilted hips and a look of mild amusement.
Both teens quickly jumped a foot apart, flushing with embarrassment at being watched during such an intimate moment.
"Geeze, Mom. Don't sneak up on us like that! God!" Rachel sounded resentful at the interruption.
"It could have been worse if your Mother had seen you two sucking face."
"I hate it when you're right."
"I know." A satisfied grin appeared on the villainess' face.
"…Could have at least saved my dignity…" mumbled her daughter, stomping off to make Shay an alcoholic beverage at her mini-drink bar in the basement.
There were a few moments of uncomfortable silence between the two women.
Shego was the first to break it by chuckling softly. "Could I ask you for a favour?"
Surprised and shocked to be addressed by this jaw-droppingly beautiful woman, who bore an almost twin-like resemblance to her lover, the brunette went as red as a ripe tomato and suddenly found the patterns on her socks to be very interesting.
"I know this might be asking too much but, can you and my daughter keep the kissing and such to a minimum in front of Rynn? I don't want her to-"
"Get upset, yeah I get it, " Emily finished icily. "But I'll try…for my favourite future mother-in-law."
"Future...mother…" Shego blinked, "Eh…okay?" Her 'fatherly' instincts kicked in and she had to bite her tongue to prevent herself from saying something she might later regret.
"I'll refrain from touching Rachel. " Emily smiled innocently and glomped the thief.
"Uhhh, ahem. " The blushing teenager let go.
"Thanks for giving me your word. And I'm sure my wife will come around soon and accept that our daughter has chosen you as her partner, her mate."
Emily blushed deeper as Shego said 'mate', dipping her head so low that her chin nearly touched her chest.
Both women entered the kitchen to join the others. Shay, sitting at the table, flashed her a fervent smile when she walked in with the green thief at her heels.
Rynn, who wore an apron with cute little snowmen on it, gave her a glare that would make even the devil himself cringe in fear. Nessa waved lazily in Emily's direction then returned to eating a piece of fudge, smiling delightfully.
Kaine, her brother, sat next to her quietly, reading a book. Shego fluidly strode across the kitchen towards Rynn, ruffling Shay's hair as she passed him. The pretty elf beamed, her sea-blue eyes twinkling.
The green woman hooked an arm casually around the red-head's petite figure and whispered something in her ear. Rynn blushed a moment later, and buried her face cutely in the nape of Shego's neck, and planting a light kiss on her exposed jugular.
Shay attempted to converse with Nessa.
"So…how's it been?" he asked somberly, cocking his head at an angle.
Why the hell does he have to stare at me like that?! He's so cute it scares me…
She stood up from her chair and stretched before replying in a bored voice, "I'm just fine and dandy. Wanna join me in the den for a movie? Not too much excitement here."
"Meh, I suppose," he replied, trying to sound indifferent.
Kaine gave his sister a silent nod before burying his nose into his comic book again. Rachel appeared as the two ex-lovers left the room, wearing red skinny jeans and a green shirt that was quite low in the chest area. Emily gawked at her girlfriend's sexy attire.
Rachel smirked, pleased. "You're gonna catch flies, love."
The brunette shook her head furiously, trying to dislodge inappropriate images from her perverted mind. "You look absolutely dashing in that outfit," she admitted, her mouth dry.
"I love your accent so fucking much right now," the green female said, voice almost a growl. Emily could only utter a muffled grunt before Rachel launched an oral attack on her.
The young actress had her back pressed up against the wall in the blink of an eye, feeling the familiar warmth and softness of Rachel's body touching hers. Her stomach was doing flips and her throat closed up, making it almost impossible to breathe and even more so with Rachel's intense series of hungry kisses.
To Emily's immense relief, Rachel paused, her lips stopping in mid-kiss.
"Something's…different about this," she declared, gazing into her lover's puzzled grey eyes.
"Different in a bad way?"
The vampire shook her head, looking uncertain. "I can't put my finger on it but-"
Emily gently cupped Rachel's face in her hands, caressing her cheeks. The unaging teen shrugged and without hesitating, swept Emily up into her arms and carried her off to the nearest deserted bedroom, all further thoughts forgotten.
"You're adorablely cute when you wear this," Shego commented, playfully tugging on Rynn's red Santa hat. She chuckled, then reached down and groped the elf's butt.
Rynn flushed madly and squealed as the green woman squeezed her hard.
"Don't make Santa put you on his naughty list."
"That's another list I've been put on since I became one of the world's most wanted, hon," the sexy thief jeered, flashing her gleaming fangs.
"Then show me watcha got, hot stuff," Rynn purred seductively and grabbed the villainess by the collar of her trademark catsuit, inching towards her mouth with slightly parted lips.
Someone coughed. Shego stopped; her emerald-green eyes darted around the room for the source and rested on Kaine, who had remained, supposedly reading, in the kitchen. He flipped a page in his book, calmly smiling at the thief who now stared at him dumbfoundedly.
"Um, hi…?"
Their make-out moment having been rudely interrupted, Rynn skipped girl-ishly into the living room. Nessa and Shay, meanwhile, had settled down comfortably on the big couch watching 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' on an impossibly large flatscreen TV.
Shay gave a start and lifted his head off Nessa's lap as Rynn bounced joyfully into the occupied room, humming a merry tune and grinning from ear to ear.
"Hola, amigos!"
The musician rolled his eyes, letting his head drop back onto Nessa's lap again. Nessa, unlike Shay, was glad to see the red-head.
"Food ready yet?" she asked hopefully.
"In a bit…" Rynn answered distractedly, "and we have more guests coming, too."
"Who?"
"Team Go…" The elf scratched her cheek.
"Oh dear god," Nessa muttered quietly, unintentionally poking a sleepy Shay in the eye.
"YOW!!!"
"Geeze, you don't have to scream in my ear, dummy!"
"You nearly put my goddamn eye out for christsakes woman," the injured male grumbled, rubbing his sore eye.
"Aww, poor baby. Here."
She placed a soft kiss on his forehead. He blushed, hiding his face in her shirt. It was Rynn's turn to roll her eyes in annoyance.
"But the thing is…I haven't told Shego or dropped any hints," she admitted. "Bad idea, huh?"
"Uh, yeeeah. 'Bad' doesn't even begin to cover it. They don't exactly 'get along' well as you may remember their last encounter-" Nessa broke off. She didn't need to explain. Rynn remembered it as clear as day.
The elf gulped, Nessa shook her head. "Having second thoughts on inviting them now? I would."
"No. Shego needs them in her life, she needs their support."
Shay mumbled something under his breath, rolled over onto his back, and gripped Nessa's shirt in his hand. She lovingly tousled his spiky black hair with a look a deep adoration as he smiled warmly up at her.
Rynn cleared her throat loudly, not liking the current mood. They were making googly eyes at each other like a couple of love-sick puppies.
Just then, Shego chose that moment to waltz smoothly into the room, bringing her day-dreaming wife back down to earth. The red-head's heart gave an extra thud when the thief hugged her from behind, her warm, curvy body brushing up against Rynn's back. The villainess' strong arms were securely wrapped around her mid-section.
The older woman inhaled, catching a whiff of Rynn's fruity-smelling shampoo.
"Shego," she half-moaned.
"Mhm?"
The raven-haired beauty's hot breath on her neck threw her off course at what she had been about to tell her lover. It was so easy to get distracted around her.
Ding dong! went the doorbell.
Panicking, Rynn whirled around, knocking Shego off her feet and sending her sprawling head-first onto the couch.
"Oh shiiit!" She knocked heads with Nessa and Shay was suddenly on the floor. He stared at Nessa in surprise. She grinned stupidly at the fallen musician, hiccupping and looking dazed.
"Happy birthday, Bob!!! What time is it???"
He sweat-dropped and scratched the back of his neck.
The thief groaned and rubbed her throbbing head, frowning when she felt a bump under her fingers. Rynn had fled for the door, leaving the trio caught in a tangled mess of arms and legs.
"What got into Rynn?" Shego mumbled to Shay. He shrugged and turned his attention back to Nessa, who was now curiously looking down at her breasts like she had never seen anything like them before.
"Shego!" A deep voice boomed cheerfully.
The said woman jumped, then robotically turned to look in the direction the voice had come from.
She grimaced as her eyes focused on Hego who was closely flanked by the rest of Team Go.
"Sis!" the identical twins cried. Mego crossed his arms, clearly unhappy. Rynn was standing awkwardly beside the brothers, giving Shego an apologetic smile. For a moment, nobody spoke. Then the thief exploded.
"WHAT ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING IN MY HOUSE?!" she shouted, the corner of her mouth twitching. Her hands clenched into tight fists, knuckles cracking. Her oldest brother cowered, backing up and bumping into Mego who muttered: "Told you this was a bad idea…"
"Now, now, Sis. D-don't rip our heads off," Hego stammered fearfully at his sister, about ready to wet himself.
"Not what I had in mind but better," Shego growled darkly through her teeth. Rynn stepped in, seeing that her lover was getting angrier by the second.
"Sweetheart…" That was all it took. The raven-haired beauty sighed, all defiance gone.
"I know I'm going to regret this but, you guys can share the guest rooms upstairs." She'd rather eat glass then to be polite to the idiots. It was hard to fight the urge to keep from going up to both Mego and Hego and wringing the life out of them with her bare hands.
"And break or touch anything and I'll punch you in the-"
The elf took over, addressing them in a more friendly tone and manner. "Dinner is almost ready. You can bring your luggage upstairs and make yourselves at home."
"Or not…"
The red-head gave Shego a reproving look. Then the atmosphere got calm and peaceful. The work of Kaine no doubt,Shego thought irritably. She needed to change the topic.
"So where's our daughter?" Rynn blinked like she had something in her eye.
"She's upstairs with-" Shay started and stopped when the plasma-wielding woman threw him a threatening glare. The elf's ears twitched. As if she could read Rynn's thoughts, the thief held her back.
"Is it really worth getting Rachel mad at us?"
Her wife pouted and opened her mouth to argue. "No, but-"
"Stop worrying about her love-life choices. It's Christmas. It's a time to spend with family," Shego said, a broad grin forming," and friends to celebrate the joy of life." There was light sarcasm in her last sentence.
"Where did you read that? From the back of a cereal box?" Mego sneered curtly, "You were always the Grinch of the family when we were kids."
The villainess' face fell. "And that right there was why I hated Christmas…because of that stupid nickname…My skin's green, big fucking deal!"
The Wegos exchanged a guilty look, shame-faced.
Shego looked so deeply hurt that Rynn pulled her into a comforting hug, stroking her sleek black hair.
That's when Shay stood up, facing Mego. All eyes turned to him curiously. "I don't care if you're her brother or not, you don't say go and say shit like that," he said coldly.
Shay…Nessa smiled, reaching out and taking his hand. …You're such a sweetheart, but you don't give yourself enough credit for it…
Mego was stunned and speechless by the unexpected comeback. Shego looked at the musician and had an expression on her pale face that he had never seen before. Her emerald-green eyes fixed on his momentarily before she turned away, jaw stiffening.
"Buddy, take a good look at me and my brothers," Mego interjected," Do you think we're normal with our skin color-?"
"That's quite enough, Mego," interrupted Hego dryly, guiding his purple-skinned brother up the stairs with the twins following behind silently. Shego turned on Shay.
"I don't need your pity. Just mind your own business for once in your life," she said quietly, storming out of the living room, her shoulder brushing roughly against his as she passed. Rynn went after her pleadingly. Nessa saw him tremble slightly and she held his hand tighter.
"Shay, don't take it to heart. " He laughed humourlessly.
"Too late," he told her bitterly then stocked off in the opposite direction the thief had gone.
Rachel ached in places she never knew she had. Emily lay beside her in the bed, panting and her long brown hair was plastered to her forehead from sweating.
"Holy shit, you're a frikkin' natural!"
The brunette blushed at this comment. "I guess. But you're the first woman I've been with." Rachel arched an eyebrow. "In a long-term relationship was what I meant," Emily added hastily.
"That's because no other woman has ever loved you as much as I do." The green-skinned female rolled over on top of her partner, their naked bodies touching in places that made Emily's libido go crazy.
"And I love you with all my heart and soul. My love for you is unconditional and irrevocable."
"Just what I wanted to hear," Rachel whispered fervently, covering the younger woman's face with tender kisses.
Rynn searched high and low throughout the big house: In the master bedroom with a hot-tub and a king-sized bed she shared with the thief, in the spare rooms, even the attic and basement. There was no sign of Shego anywhere.
The villainess had completely disappeared. This worried the red-head greatly. She hated seeing the woman she loved with all her being hurt, whether physically or emotionally.
Nessa was right, it WAS a bad idea to bring them here…
Rynn remembered playfully teasing Shego about her complexion a long time ago, when they had first started dating. She realized how much it had hurt her and felt horrible for it. She then swore never, ever, for a long as she lived, hurt the villainess like that again.
Shego, with her 'I don't give a rat's ass what other people think' attitude merely shook it off nonchalantly. Acting like it had been no big deal when it really was.
That's Shego for ya, stubborn, sarcastic, and unearthly beautiful. Not to mention an absolute goddess when it comes to sex.
Rynn glumly resumed her search for her missing beloved.
Shay had gone outside, hoping to clear his troubled thoughts. It was snowing. Large white flakes landed in his hair and on his clothes, only to melt a few seconds later. He found his way onto the roof of the three-story high house, slipping on its icy shingles and once nearly falling off and landing to the back-breaking drop below.
Even though the air was frigid, the musician did not feel at all cold. It was thanks to the powerful meteor he had obtained a few months before in Go City.
"Hey." Movement to his right.
Startled, Shay lost his footing and hit his arm, scraping it painfully on a rough piece of loose shingle. A thin line of dark red blood formed from his left elbow to his wrist. He hissed in pain and clutched his arm.
"You klutz, " Shego muttered, getting up her perch a few feet away from where he had fallen and calmly walked over.
His eyes followed her every movement and then narrowed. "Go away."
"You're bleeding…"
He snorted ignorantly and spun around on his heels. A warm hand took a firm hold of his injured arm.
"Oww. Will you-" The thief twirled him around to face her, her lips pursed and frowning. Shay gave up his resistance but avoided eye contact. Without speaking, she carefully dabbed at the deep gash in his forearm with a handkerchief, issuing small gasps from the young celebrity.
She wiped most of the blood from the wound, and his arm was shaking. Shego looked at him purposely.
"I'm sorry, Shay."
"And for what exactly?"
"For telling you to piss off. Thanks for sticking up for me, too…Though I'm a bit surprised."
"Eh?" He swallowed the lump in his throat nervously, fidgeting uncomfortably.
"Uh, it's all good. It's cool."
"But I have to admit that was one of the sweetest, most caring things you've ever done for me," she murmured quietly, giving his wrist a squeeze.
"Any one of the others would have done the same thing, ya know. Rynn may have inflicted some bodily harm but…"
"But having that come from you was…kinda nice," the green villainess explained. "Thank you."
"You can stop saying it; I got it the first time."
"Thaaank yoooou Shaaay," she sing-songed teasingly, laughing. He covered his ears to drown her out.
"Put a lid on it will ya?!"
"Aww, c'mere you!" Shego gave him a noogie and let her arm hang around his neck as they walked across the rooftop. "Let's go eat shall we?"
He smiled, his good arm automatically wrapping around her waist gently. "You betcha. Do you know you look really…great in that Santa hat?"
"Don't push it, Uchiha…"
BONUS!!!
(Rynn was remembering Shego's 'encounter' with her brothers…It's funnier if you imagine it chibi-style! ^o^)
SHEGO: *punches fist through window of a Porche* "You're all mine now baby." *hops into car wearing a triumphant grin*
TEAM GO: *blasts a hole through brick wall*
HEGO: "Stop thief!!! In the name of the law!!!" *jaw drops* "Sis?" *gawks stupidly at Shego*
MEGO: "What are you doing???" *eyes her suspiciously*
SHEGO: "Hmm, let's see…I'm a Porche…in a car dealership…where lights are flashing and burglar alarms are going off." *scowls* "Wow, you must be getting dumber by the minute." *mutters* "Idiot…"
WEGO 1: "We must ask you to exit the vehicle and put your hands up where we can see 'em!"
WEGO 2: "Hey big sis! What's up?" ^___^
HEGO: "Please step out of the-" *dodges green plasma* O_o
SHEGO: "Seriously. Like I'd just give in because you're my brothers." *rolls eyes, getting irritated*
MEGO: "Quit acting like a stuck-up beyotch and-" *blinks*
SHEGO: *eyes twitches* "Acting like…a stuck-up WHAT??!!" *anger mark appears* "Now you're getting it!!!" *fires plasma at Mego murderously*
WEGOS/HEGO: *sweatdrops, slowly sneaking away*
WEGO 2: *shrugs* "He had it coming."
WEGO 1: "Yup." *nods*
HEGO: *stomach growls* ^_^U
MEGO: "Mommy…" *whimpers* X___X
SHEGO: "Wimp." (-_-)"
END!
The next bonus will be a hundred times funnier I assure you friends! Keep watch for chapter two! xD I have no idea why I decided not to call Shego 'Shaiana' in this one…I guess it sounds better. And there will also be a bonus chapter after the second one. I didn't want to put it into the storyline so…yeah. ^_^u