A/N: Hi guys! In honor of the holidays, I want to post a one-shot everyday of December. But…I need some help. If you have any Christmas related ideas about any of the Young Justice characters and/or their mentors, please let me know. I take any pairings and any type of genre, though I won't go above a T rating. So, no M…sorry! If I use your idea, I will give you a shout out in the next chapter and dedicate the one-shot to you!
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Pairing: Miss Martian X Superboy
Genre: Romance
Rating: K
Chapter 1: Christmas Time is Here
Thanksgiving was officially over, and begrudgingly, M'gann and Conner went back to school the following Monday. Even the two aliens understood the horrors of Mondays. However, the two teens found themselves upon a different sort of Monday as they walk through the school doors.
"Conner, look!" Megan exclaimed happily as she gestured toward the newly adorned decorations. Lights hung from the corridor walls, and numerous paper snowflakes hung from the ceiling. Boughs of holly were scattered around, creating a truly festive feel.
"Um, yeah…neat," he answered, attempting to feign interest for his girlfriend's sake. His half-hearted response didn't go unnoticed by Megan.
"Is something wrong, Conner?"
"No, no!" he insisted, "It's just…the genomes implanted memories of countless Christmases in my head. It's kinda hard to compete with that." His girlfriend pursed her lips.
"But…this will be the first Christmas you actually experience. That doesn't excite you?"
She received a shrug in response. Miss Martian frowned and the two of them walked down the hallway in silence. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head.
"I have to go somewhere."
"What?" Conner asked, clearly confused by her random assertion.
Megan ignored his question as her eyes darted across the empty corridor. Once satisfied that she and Superboy were alone, she said, "Tell my teachers I was too sick to go to school today. I'll see you this afternoon!" The Martian girl then became invisible.
"Wait, M'gann!" the raven-haired teen yelled. He was about to go after her when someone put a hand on his shoulder, keeping him firmly in his place. It took everything within the Kryptonian to not beat the person behind him to a pulp.
"Where do you think you're going?" the distinct baritone voice of the school principal inquired. Conner sighed in annoyance, but answered the man calmly.
"I have to go fi-"
"No excuses, young man!" he barked, interrupting Conner, "You are already ten minutes late for class."
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and M'gann was gleefully waiting for the others to return to the cave. She had spent all morning shopping around for the perfect decorations and the afternoon putting together the perfect winter wonderland. A huge Christmas tree now stood proudly, its boughs decorated with beautiful ornaments and festive garland. The lights on the tree flickered in tandem with the Christmas carols playing and the bare walls now were decorated with Christmas wreaths and colorful ribbons.
M'gann was telekinetically nailing the final Christmas stocking when she smelled something burning. She paused, wondering what she could possibly be smelling. A couple of seconds ticked by, and suddenly she remembered the cookies that she had put in the oven to bake.
"Hello, Megan!" she chastised herself as she floated into the kitchen to pull out the now burning Christmas cookies. As soon as she opened the oven, great plumes of smoke floated out and to the Martian's dismay, she saw that the cookies were on fire. The flames grew darkened smog quickly increased and wafted out of the kitchen, causing Megan to cough furiously. She frantically searched for the fire extinguisher, the smoke blinding her as she fumbled around the kitchen. After what felt like hours, her fingers finally wrapped around the extinguisher. Turning around quickly, Megan squeezed the nozzle and white foam rocketed out. To her relief, the fire was extinguished. Unfortunately, the smoke was still lingering. Panicking, M'gann began fleeing from the kitchen, painfully bumping into the kitchen furniture. She successfully made her way out of the kitchen, but the smoke was still thick. Before she could formulate another plan, a sudden gust of air appeared, causing the smoke to dissipate. The powerful windstorm ceased, and the kitchen was cleared, leaving the Martian girl face to face with Wally. He began to hack violently.
"And here I thought the only thing smokin' was you, Megalicious," Wally managed to say in between coughs as he attempted to shoot her a flirty smile.
"Wally, I—"
"M'gann! Are you okay?" Artemis asked, appearing behind Kid Flash. Kaldur, Robin, and Conner were next to her, looking with wide eyes at the giant mess Wally's windstorm caused. "We saw the smoke, what happened?"
Megan looked around, surveying the damage done by her carelessness. The beautiful decorations that she had put up were ruined, the remains scattered around the floor. All her hard work had been destroyed. Tears welled up in M'gann's eyes as she felt her chest tighten.
"I-I'm sorry!" she managed to choke out before she flew out of the room. The remaining teens stood there, unsure of what to do.
"It seems M'gann is distraught," Kaldur mused, voicing everyone's thoughts.
"Emphasis on the dis," Robin added.
Conner ignored his teammates as his thoughts were focused on his girlfriend. Before anyone else could comment further on Megan's odd behavior, the clone went after her, leaving his teammates to deal with the mess.
Conner didn't have to wander too far in the hideout to find her. He found her on the floor of the hallway, her head resting against her knees. He quietly made his way toward her, until he was standing in front of her. The Martian looked up at him, her eyes red.
"I just wanted to make this Christmas special for you," she choked out, her voice gruff from crying. Conner's eyes opened wide in surprise.
"You did all of this for me?" he repeated, sitting down next to her. She nodded as she wiped her eyes with her hands.
"It's our first Christmas together. It…it just bothered me that you didn't care about a holiday that is about joy and love. I wanted to show you that experiencing Christmas is better than what those images that you were implanted with."
The two teens sat in silence, Conner soaking in what M'gann said. After sever minutes, Conner spoke suddenly.
"Thank you."
"For what? I ruined everything." Conner shook his head.
"No one's ever done something like this for me before. It…means a lot to me."
For the first time since the incident, M'gann beamed. "You're welcome." She then stood up and looked back down at her boyfriend. "Come on, we should help the others pick up the mess."
Conner gave her a small grin. "Yeah, I guess."
The two heroes walked back to where they had left their teammates, but stopped at the entryway. Silently, they watched as their friends work. The mess that had been there before was gone, and in its place were four young teens decorating. Robin was working on the Christmas lights, making sure all the lights bulbs flickered in sync with the Christmas music. Wally and Artemis were playfully bickering as they hung the remaining ornaments on the now slightly less full tree while Kaldur quietly nailed the Christmas stockings back on the wall. The finished product would be less extravagant than what M'gann had originally done, but it would still be beautiful.
"Looks like that windstorm had blown all of your decorations off," Conner commented. M'gann looked up, and a smile tugged her lips as she began to blush.
"Well, not everything." Megan pointed up above their heads. Conner's eyes followed where her finger was pointing.
"What is that?" he asked.
"It's…mistletoe. Do you know what you're supposed to do when you stand under the mistletoe?"
"Umm…no," Conner responded, clearly confused as to why some plant was hanging on the doorframe.
"The tradition is…you're supposed to…kiss the person you're standing underneath the mistletoe with." The blush on Megan's face grew redder as she explained. Conner grinned.
"I think that's a tradition I could get used to," he said as he leaned toward Megan. The teenager grinned brightly as she leaned in as well, and their lips connected. They parted quickly, the smirk on Conner's face still present.
"You know," he said, "I'm thinking this will be a good Christmas."
A/N: So…how was that? I hope nobody was terribly OOC. I'm really bad at romance, so please let me know if you like it! I know it's cliché, but hey…when is Christmas not cliché? Anyways, I really hope you liked it and please be sure to leave me ideas about what one-shots you want to see. Thank you and happy holidays!
