A/N: I've had this idea of doing Christmas Bellarke for a while but I just haven't had time to write much. I'm at the end of my first semester of college but I really wanted to get this up. I wanted to do at least 12 different one-shots/mini stories (hence the title) and have them up before Christmas but I don't think I'll have enough time, but I'm gonna try my hardest to get these done when I can.
Day 1: Prompt – Christmas Movie Night (idea from AryaWinchester on AO3)
Title: On the First Day of Christmas…
Clarke watched as the multicolored bag of popcorn spun slowly around in the old beat up microwave that she'd had since she started college. She's a junior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago now, despite her mother's desire for her to become a doctor, and had moved from the dorms to her own apartment off-campus. Clarke enjoyed the freedom of being on her own and wanted to be able to choose her own life and career path because if she went with what her mother wanted for her then she would never be happy because it wasn't something she wanted for herself.
Another thing that Clarke loved, aside from her art, was Christmas. Tonight was her annual 'Gearing Up for the Christmas Season Movie Night' with her friends that she's met since she started school (She was still working on a better, and shorter, title for the event).
Clarke's first friend that she had made in college was her roommate from freshmen year, Raven Reyes. Raven was a tough-as-nails type of person and you didn't want to mess with her under any circumstances. Next was Finn Collins, boyfriend to said roommate who was almost too friendly for his own good, he pretty much trusted everything that could walk and talk. It was a good thing that he had Raven to keep him in line. Jasper Jordan and Monty Green were both in one of Clarke's art classes in her first semester, though they didn't really seem like art students. They were both super smart and good and putting things together, Jasper with chemistry and Monty with engineering, Clarke wasn't sure what they were doing at an art school but she was glad to have them as friends. Clarke met Octavia Blake in her sophomore year of college when Raven decided to move in with Finn and Clarke had been forced to get a new dorm mate. Octavia was a freshman and was much more adventurous than Clarke had ever been her whole life, but they'd grown close during the year and she loved Octavia like a sister.
There was a knock at the door that broke Clarke away from her staring contest with the rotating bag.
"Griffin, get your ass to the door! My hands are full and I can't turn the knob!" Raven called loudly from the hall outside Clarke's apartment. Clarke made her way over to the door to open it for her brunette friend and was almost plowed over when the other girl bustled into the apartment with her shaggy haired boyfriend on her heels, both of their arms full with large grocery bags.
Clarke couldn't help but laugh at her friends and hurried to help them put the heavy bags down on the counter.
"For goodness sake, Raven, did you need to bring the whole kitchen sink?" Clarke asked in a humorous tone.
Reyes rolled her eyes at the blonde, "Well, I wasn't sure what everyone would be hungry for so I bought a bit of everything. I even got you another box of popcorn 'cause I wasn't sure if you had some or not."
Raven began shuffling though one of the bags on the counter and pulling out some of the items that were inside. A big box of popcorn, several different large bottles of pop, three different boxes of cookies, a container of gummy worms (one of Clarke's favorite movie snacks), and a few different flavors of ice cream.
Once all of the bags were unpacked, their contents spread across the counters in Clarke's kitchen, and a few more bags of popcorn were put in the microwave to pop there was another knock at the door. This time when Clarke opened it, she found Octavia on the other side with two men, one she recognized as Octavia's boyfriend Lincoln and one who she didn't know the name of but looked fairly familiar.
"Hey, Clarke," Octavia's voice was chipper as she made her way into the apartment, dragging Lincoln behind her and leaving the other man at the door. Octavia realized what was happening and backtracked to where Clarke was standing by the door.
"Sorry, how inconsiderate of me. Clarke, this is my brother Bellamy. Bellamy, this is my best friend Clarke," she introduced and Clarke and Bellamy exchanged glances and a nod from Bellamy. "Bell is in town visiting for the next couple weeks and I knew we'd had this movie night planned but I didn't want to leave him on his own so I brought him along. Is that okay?"
"Yes, Tavia, that's okay. The more the merrier!"
Everyone made their way into the living room where all the snacks were spread across the table. They all took a seat wherever they could find, but because Clarke was making sure that everyone else was comfortable before she sat down, there was only one seat left. The one next to Bellamy on one of the couches that was only big enough for two people. Clarke sat down beside him but kept enough distance between them so that they weren't touching. She was beginning to feel nervous sitting next to Bellamy and she was sure why, she'd just met the guy. Raven moved to put in the movie that they had picked out earlier and hit play on the remote.
A little over halfway through the movie, Clarke felt a little pressure on her leg and looked down to see Bellamy's hand resting on her knee. Her face flushed and she hoped that no one else noticed and directed her attention back to the movie.
Once the movie was over, everyone worked to tidy things up. Octavia and Lincoln were the first to leave, her shouting a thank you to Clarke and something about needing to study for a test while dragging her boyfriend out the door. Clarke knew that Octavia didn't really need to study and wondered why she left without taking her brother with her, but then she decided to rethink that and realized that she probably didn't want to know.
Finn and Raven left next and that just left Clarke and Bellamy in the apartment. Clarke worked more at cleaning up and trying to avoid making any direct contact with Bellamy, which was more difficult than it seemed because it was almost as if he was there every time she turned around. She was standing on her toes trying to reach to put some of the leftover snacks back into the cupboard when she felt him come up behind her and steal the box from her hand to put it on the shelf.
"You really didn't need to stay, you know," Clarke comments still facing towards the counter, too nervous to turn around and face him.
"I know, but everyone else seemed to be in a hurry to leave and I think Octavia wanted some time with Lincoln so I figured I might as well stay here and help," Bellamy's deep voice ran smooth as honey.
"Thank you."
Clarke went to move away from Bellamy but he caught her wrist before she got too far. Her blue eyes darted up to meet a pair of deep brown ones and she felt every single one of her insides melt. Somehow she found herself trapped between Bellamy and the counter again, this time she was facing him and they hadn't broken the eyes contact. Clarke's heart stopped as she notices him take a step closer to her and she couldn't help but feel drawn to him. Don't get her wrong, Bellamy was extremely attractive but she didn't really know him that well, at all really, so she couldn't stop herself from feeling nervous.
Her tongue unconsciously swept across her lips and Bellamy's eyes dropped down before moving back up and something inside Clarke snapped at the simple movement. Without thinking, she grabbed two fistfuls of his shirt and tugged his mouth down on hers. Bellamy's arms wrapped around Clarke's waist to bring her in closer. Just as quickly as it had begun, the kiss was over and they both pulled back away from each other, eyes still closed. Bellamy was the first to open his eyes and he couldn't help but stare at Clarke, she really was beautiful and even though she barely knows him, he knows a lot about her from Octavia. Just then, Clarke's eyes fluttered open and she gazed up at Bellamy and he smiled at her, earning a small smile in return.
It was getting late so Bellamy decided that he should probably be heading back to Octavia's. Clarke walked with him over to the door and caught her by surprise when he whirled around to face her.
"Thanks for, um, letting me stick around and watch the movie with you guys. Sorry O didn't let you know sooner that I would be coming over. It was fun though," the dark haired man grinned.
Clarke laughed, "I'm not surprised that Octavia didn't say anything; that sounds just like her. But yeah, it was fun."
"Maybe we could do it again sometime. Just you and me?"
"Are you asking me on a date?"
"Yes," he answers bluntly.
"Yes," Clarke responds, giving him her answer, and the expression on Bellamy's face is enough to light up the whole city.
"I guess I'll see you around then, Princess," Bellamy said, testing the nickname.
"Princess?" Clarke asks.
"Seems like a perfect fit to me."
"Goodnight, Bellamy."
"Night, Princess," he responds before walking out the door leaving Clarke standing there staring after him, smiling.
She's just about to shut the door when a boot stops it from closing. It was Bellamy.
"Bellamy, what are you-"
"I forgot something."
"Forgot what?"
"This," he answered before leaning down to capture her lips in their second kiss. The kiss was quick but sweet and when they pulled away, Bellamy had a smirk on his face and told Clarke goodbye one more time as he retreated down the hall.
Clarke didn't know what it was about him, but whatever it was, she liked how it made her feel.
A lot.
A/N: I'm also looking for some more prompts to write so if you have any Bellarke Christmas prompt ideas, please let me know. They can be anything - AU prompts, Canon prompts, Future Bellarke, etc. I want to have a range of different ones to work with and not really have them all set in one universe.
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