A/N: ZEVIE MONTH YEAH! WHOO! WOO! WAHOO! THE PAIRNG I SHIP MORE THAN ANYTHING! WHOOO! So, sorry I'm a few days late. My play closed on Saturday night and I may just have shed a few tears because I may not see some of these people again. And…..there's one episode of How to Rock left…Boo hoo! And I may have to miss it because my parents are in this play thing for our church (my dad has to wear TIGHTS) and they want me to go. I want to go too, but it's embarrassing and I really don't want to miss the final HTR episode because yes. So I'm writing this (I'm improvising!) to get in the Christmas spirit. Christmas is my favorite holiday, but this year I'm having some trouble getting in the Christmas spirit. I think it's part of getting older. SO, here we go…

I don't own HTR or Fix You by Coldplay

Day 1: Christmas Cookies

Stevie's POV

I guess you could say I was having an off day. First, Mr. Mueller gave us 10 sheets of homework for Algebra, and Mrs. King decided to give us a pop quiz in Spanish, which I' m usually good at but I guess today I blanked. Then I forgot money for a lunch ticket for lunch, and I didn't pack anything, so I had to starve for lunch. Yeah, I know, you're thinking why didn't you just ask Zander or somebody for some of their food? Well, today I had a different lunch schedule, because I take art class, which no one else in Gravity 5 takes. I also didn't have breakfast this morning, which made it worse.

And then Molly and her little Perf-ettes convinced Mr. March that I cheated on our latest history test, and of course, he believed them, so he gave me an F (F!) on my test and lowered my grade from an A to a C, so now I'm not getting all A's, and my mother, who's a perfectionist, is going to kill me.

Just to make everything worse, Mark, who I thought was interested in me, told me today that he doesn't think we're working out, so he basically broke up with me. I was heartbroken, and I was almost crying, so thank goodness it was the end of the day so no one saw me cry. If Zander saw me cry, I think I'd die in a hole from embarrassment.

Then, when I got home, (and I had to walk in the snow because I had missed the bus) I found out there was no food in the house because my brothers ate it all and of course they weren't home because they all had a basketball game, and my parents were still at work, so I was just home alone with my gray cat, Pepsi, who I later found out was dead.

I lie on the couch and finally let all the tears from the day loose. Nothing else could possibly go wrong. I was starving, heartbroken, cold, (because our house's heater stopped working) depressed, and angry.

I heard a knock on the door and with a jolt I got up. I had changed into my sweats, a dove gray t-shirt with the batman logo on it, navy sweatpants, and socks with red and green polka dots. My hair was scraggly and messy, and I had on my glasses and no makeup whatsoever. Tears were streaming down my cheeks, and my face was red and puffy.

I opened the door and gasped as I saw Zander standing there with a platter of Christmas cookies.

"H-hey" I say reluctantly, embarrassed. I'm usually not this vulnerable.

"Hey!" says Zander cheerily. "I thought you needed some cheering up."

I nod slowly. "I- d-didn't k-no-o-w you were c-c-om-ing-g."

"I'm sorry." Zander apologizes. "I should have told you ahead of time."

I shake my head. "It's fine. Come in." I gesture towards my house.

Zander steps inside and stomps the snow off his boots and takes off his jacket. "You were having a bad day, so I thought I needed to help. What doesn't Christmas cookies and hot cocoa help?" Zander pulls a thermal of hot chocolate out of his coat pocket.

I smile a bit at that and lead him to the couch. "I don't know." I say in a happier tone.

Zander gives me a pat on the shoulder. "There's the spirit."

As we sip our hot cocoa and munch on our cookies, Zander takes out my acoustic guitar from its stand. "I have a song for you."

I smile at him as he starts to strum. "Fix you, by Coldplay." He says into the microphone that was in the living room. (A/N: If anyone doesn't know Fix You, I suggest you listen to it. It's such a great song with a beautiful message.)

Italics= Zander

Underlined: Stevie

Bold Italics:Both

When you try your best but you don't succeed

When you get you want but not what you need

When you feel so tired but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse

And the come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace

When you love someone but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

I smile at him at the tidbit as we launch into the chorus.

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try...

Zander makes a dramatic pause as he sings quietly into the microphone…

To fix you.

High up above or down below

When you're too in love to let it go

And if you never try you'll never know

Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try

To fix you.

Zander hands his guitar to me to play, and as I launch into my solo, Zander springs a handful of confetti (from who knows where) into the air. I laugh as he goes around throwing it around. Zander can be such a child sometimes. Before I know, I'm giggling like crazy.

Tears stream down on your face

When you lose something you cannot replace

Tears stream down on your face

And I, I, I….

Tears stream down on your face

I promise I will learn from my mistakes

Tears stream down on your face

And I, I, I…

I stop playing then and let Zander finish it off.

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try….

To fix you.

When we finish, I burst into tears, but this time from joy. I throw my arms around Zander's neck, and squeeze him tight in a bear hug. I feel like I saw a bit of a blush come to Zander's cheeks from the corner of my eye, but I'm not sure.

"Thank you so much! That was amazing!" I say into his neck, choking on my tears.

"I try." Zander says cheekily. "But there's one more surprise."

I smile at him. "Oh Zander, this day has been so great. I don't need any more surprises."

Despite my wishes, Zander takes a small object out of his coat pocket. I gasp. A kitten. A little black and white kitten with crystal clear blue eyes.

"Oh Zander!" I exclaim, as I pick up the kitten. "This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me!"

I cradle the kitten in my arms. "I'm going to name you Jojo." I murmur to it, kissing its nose.

"That's a cute name." Zander smiles at me.

A thought dawns on me. "Wait, how did you know Pepsi was dead?" I question him with growing curiosity.

"I know things." Zander answers with a smirk.

I give him a look, and he sighs and finally relents.

"Fine. I ran into one of your brothers after school and he said that your cat was dead but he didn't want to break it to you because he was scared of how you'd react."

I roll my eyes. That's my brothers, for sure. "What a wimp." I mutter.

Zander chuckles. "I had a feeling you'd say that.

I give him a kiss on the cheek, and he turns to me, surprised.

"What was that for?" He asks.

"For making this the best worst day ever."

Zander laughs.

-HTR-

As Stevie gets ready for bed that night, she smiles at the day's events. Well, not all the events. Certainly not the ones at school. But the ones with Zander. The ones that she will treasure in her heart forever,

Stevie climbs into bed, snuggling under the covers with a contended sigh, daydreaming about the kiss on the cheek with Zander. She decides to send Kacey a text message.

3

Stevie clicks send and waits for Kacey's reply. A second later (no surprise there), Stevie's phone beeps with a new text message, from Kacey, of course.

? WHAT IS THIS '3' nonsense?! R U in loovvve?!"

Stevie laughs at her expected reply, and decides to keep her hanging.

Tell u tomorrow ;)

Stevie turns phone off and snuggles deep into bed. And as she dozes off to sleep, she hums quietly to a tune running through her head, which wasn't an unusual task for Stevie at night.

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try….

Stevie draws one last sigh before she finally falls asleep.

To fix you.

A/N: Meh. Don't know what I think about this one. It doesn't really seem cute, does it? Just in case you're confused, this story will be a series of one-shots, basically highlighting the things Zander and Stevie do for each other around Christmas time. It's called '12 Days of Zevie' because the one-shots are in succession, of days, following one another. So, yes, there will be 12 chapters. And, no, I am not going to update daily because I frankly don't have time for that. Chapters will alternate between Zander and Stevie's POV, and yes, I take suggestions (greatly) but I have the next two planned out already. So, suggest one of the days of Zevie, and…I hope you enjoyed!

Day 2: Little Red Dress

Ciao! :3