First Thanksgiving
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters; they belong to Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
Chapter 1
Anastasia is sound asleep in the bed she shares with Will in their new apartment in Storybrooke. The two of them got married a month ago, and they are taking a break from Wonderland for a while before returning to begin the reign of the White King and Queen. Will, meanwhile, is up and about, getting dressed and preparing to break some special news to Ana. Once he is completely dressed, complete with his leather jacket, Will plops down on the bed next to Anastasia, which wakes the slumbering queen.
"Will, what are you doing?" she groggily asks as she awakes.
"Guess what's in two days, Ana!" Will happily responds with a huge smile.
"It's not your birthday," Ana smiles.
"Correct," Will responds.
"It's not my birthday," Anastasia reminds.
"Right again. Really think this time, Ana," he grins.
Anastasia thinks hard for a few minutes, and still not coming up with something, gives up in defeat.
"I don't know, Will. What is in two days?" she questions.
"It's Thanksgiving, Anastasia!" Will tells her with a lot of enthusiasm.
"What's Thanksgiving, Will?" Anastasia asks her husband in confusion.
"Oh, right, I forgot you haven't been in this world that long. Thanksgiving is a holiday where people get together with their friends and family and eat lots of good food while telling what they're thankful for. It's a really great holiday, but personally, I don't think it's as fun as Christmas," Will explains, his smile getting even bigger as he continues talking.
"That sounds great, Will. Who all are we going to invite?" Anastasia inquires.
"I think just Alice and Cyrus should be fine, unless you have others that you want to invite," Will answers.
"That sounds good to me. You're not going to invite Hannah? I'm surprised, with you two being such good mates and all," Ana returns.
"Hannah is spending Thanksgiving with her parents, sister, and Killian. She'll understand," the Knave of Hearts says as he pushes himself off of the bed.
"So, what do we have to do to get ready for Thanksgiving?" the Red Queen asks Will when they finish eating breakfast.
"Well, first we need to go to the store and buy some food that I haven't gotten yet. I picked up the turkey a couple of weeks ago, but we need to get the rest of it today. Then, I'll start making most of the food tomorrow night and Thursday morning where it will be ready for Thanksgiving dinner," Will tells her as he grabs his car keys off the hook near the door.
The two of them get into Will's black Ford truck to drive to the grocery store in order to pick up the necessary food for Thanksgiving. Once they get to the store, Will parks the truck before getting a shopping cart and going into the grocery store. He first heads over to the baking supplies to get the ingredients he will need to make both an apple and a pumpkin pie. If there's one thing most people don't know about Will Scarlet, former thief and Knave of Hearts, it's that he can cook and make home-made desserts like nobody's business. Will got most of his training in baking from his father, who was a baker in the Enchanted Forest. His mother taught him how to cook when he was very young, and he would often help her make dinner when he got home from school. His cooking skills have always impressed Anastasia, in fact, that's how they met in the first place. But, that's a different story.
"What are all of the baking supplies for, Will?" Ana asks her husband as they continue walking through the store.
"I'm going to make an apple pie and a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I might also make some of those tarts that I made when we first met. I think you fell in love with me baking skills before you fell in love with me," Will quips while adding some confectionary sugar into his basket.
"I fell in love with you, Will, not your baking skills. Though, I do love that you can cook. That may come in handy if we ever have kids. You could make dinner and I could make the baby's bottle," Anastasia smiles.
"That it might, luv. Now, I bloody hate cranberry sauce, but I think Cyrus may like it. What do you think?" he responds with a slight grimace when he mentions cranberry sauce.
"Is it really that bad?" Anastasia teases.
"Yes, Ana! It's bloody awful! I don't know how anyone can stand the stuff! I'm going to get some just to make Cyrus try it. That genie needs to have at least one bad experience in this realm, because I've had more than I can count," Will angrily huffs as he adds some ingredients for hash-brown casserole and a can of the dreaded cranberry sauce into the shopping cart.
About an hour later, Will and Ana return to their apartment and begin putting up all of the groceries they picked up for Thanksgiving.
"Is all of this really necessary, Will? There are only four of us," Anastasia asks as Will unpacks the remaining bags.
"This is your first thanksgiving, Ana. I'm going to make it perfect. Now, I think I'm going to go take a shower, and then we can go bowling, if you want," Will answers as he puts the last groceries in the pantry.
"That sounds like fun. I'll call Alice and Cyrus while you're in the shower and tell them about Thursday," Ana says while Will kisses her forehead.
"Okay, luv. Don't spoil what I'm making, though. I want them to be surprised, especially Cyrus," Will deviously smirks.
With that, Will goes into the bathroom to take a shower, and Anastasia picks up the house phone to call Alice and Cyrus. The Red Queen still hasn't exactly figured out how to use the cell phone Will got her two months ago, so she decides to use the phone she is more comfortable with. The phone rings for a few seconds before someone picks up.
"Hello?" Alice's voice asks over the phone.
"Hey, Alice, it's Anastasia. I have a question to ask you," Anastasia says as she goes to sit down on the couch, holding the phone between her shoulder and neck.
"Of course, Ana. What is it?" Alice returns, Cyrus coming up behind her and wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Will wants to invite you two over for Thanksgiving on Thursday," Ana tells Alice.
"What's Thanksgiving?" Cyrus asks his wife, obviously eavesdropping on her conversation with Anastasia.
"I don't know, Cyrus," Alice whispers while covering the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.
"Well, ask Anastasia what it is. There's no telling what Will has planned," Cyrus cautions, suspecting that Will is up to his usual mischief.
"What is this Thanksgiving you speak of, Ana?" Alice questions.
"Will says it's a holiday with lots of good food and a time to be with family and friends. He thought you two would want to share it with us," the Red Queen responds.
Alice relays this message to Cyrus, and the two of them converse about their decision.
"Tell Will we'll be there, and that we can't wait to try all of the delicious food he is going to make," Alice says to the Red Queen over the phone.
"I will. See you Thursday, Alice. Tell Cyrus I said hello," Anastasia tells Alice in an excited tone.
"Okay. See you Thursday. Bye," Alice responds before hanging up the phone.
"I thought you would never get off the phone," Will chuckles as he pulls a T-shirt over his head while coming into the apartment's living room.
"Alice and Cyrus had a billion questions about Thanksgiving. I guess they thought you were trying to trick them," Anastasia smiles at her husband.
"They think I would trick them? I'm offended," Will says in a slightly hurt tone, regardless that his eyes are filled with laughter.
"I love you, Will Scarlet," Anastasia says as she looks Will in his soft, caring, brown eyes.
"I love you, Anastasia," Will replies, looping his fingers around her hand before kissing her.
She kisses him back, running her fingers through his Navy-style haircut.
"This is going to be the best Thanksgiving ever!" Will announces as they pull apart.
"As long as I'm with you, I'm thankful every day," Ana tells her husband.
"I couldn't agree more, luv. Come on, let's get to the bowling alley before Robin and Regina say we're late," Will says with a grin.
Author's Note: Well, I hope you enjoyed Chapter 1 of First Thanksgiving. This is going to be a two-shot, so the next chapter will probably be longer since it's about actual Thanksgiving. I'll try to get that written and updated before actual Thanksgiving. Please leave a review with what you liked in this chapter, or with what you want to see in the next chapter. Any suggestions for Chapter 2 need to be made by 6:00 P.M. (United States Central Time Zone) in order to be included in the story. Until Chapter 2, my lovely readers and reviewers!
