Author note: Hey everyone know the season is past over, I've been posting this story on my Tumblr, glorious hellsite.
I'd hoped to have it completed before Christmas or at least the new year but it didn't work out that way; anyway hope you enjoy.
Bah Humbug Mistletoe!
Sitting in the cafeteria Luna was attempting to play it cool as if she wasn't waiting nervously.
It was the last day of school before winter break and almost six months since she had left her first love letter in her friend Sam's locker.
Since then she'd left dozens all unsigned and Sam had confessed to she was getting frustrated but that was about to change.
Luna was ripped from her thoughts by a joyful shriek as Sam rushed into the cafeteria and practically tackled her in a hug.
"Luna you're never going to believe it!" Sam exclaimed gleefully.
I don't know Luna thought to herself I might but only said, "Brah what's got you so hyped, is McSwaegger in town?"
The smile on Sam's face was so wide it was giving Luna Ledger flashbacks.
Waving a note on red and green stationery that Luna was all too familiar with Sam announced, "I got another letter from my secret admirer!"
Forcing a look of tedium, Luna pretended to yawn and asked, "How long are going to let this creep keep stringing you along?"
Kicking herself Luna didn't know why she said things like that knowing she was the creep in question.
Luckily Sam just rolled her eyes at the comment, "Not much longer from the sound of this letter, it says they want to meet at your family Christmas party under the mistletoe."
Raising her eyebrows in faux surprise, Luna said, "Whoa ballsy are going to come?"
Shoving Luna, Sam laughed, "Off course I am, after all this time I'm dying to find out who it is, though it's gotta be one our friends or else how would they score an invite?"
"I don't know love," Luna said slipping into her accent for a moment, "It could be one of Lori or Leni's friends or even Luan or Lynn's if not one of the younger sibs."
Shaking her head before giving Luna another playful shove Sam disagreed, "you've seen the letters those lyrics are way too deep for a middle schooler."
Letting up on her friend and secret crush Luna asked nervously, "Do you have any ideas who it could be?" she hoped she wasn't coming off as obvious as she felt.
"That's just it," Sam said exasperate, "I've discreetly tested all the guys we know and they all seem oblivious; I've even been dropping lyrics from the notes and they don't even bat an eye."
While Sam laid her face down on the table Luna felt like she was sweating bullets, pushing past her nerves, "Have you considered that it might not be a guy?"
The disgusted look Luna had imagined in all her worst case scenarios didn't manifest on Sam's face instead a curious expression appeared and a bit quietly she asked, "Lunachick, have you been holding out on me; do you know something I don't?"
Swallowing hard Luna tried to shrug it off with a joke, "The real question Sami is do I know anything at all?"
Still suspicious Sam let it slide and considered Luna's previous question, "I guess I didn't consider it being a girl but that does connect a few dots."
Luna wanted to probe further but the lunch bell rang and before she could say anything further Sam jumped to her feet.
"See ya Lunachick," Sam said, "Can't be late for chemistry not with my grades anyway."
She was gone in a flash of blonde and blue leaving Luna kicking herself.
The bell had rung announcing the end of school and the beginning of winter break.
While most students began the mad dash to flee the school to begin there vacation Maggie found herself fixated on a single thought.
Bane of Baldr, parasitic weed, and her annual holiday terror; mistletoe bah humbug.
It wasn't the insipid tradition of swapping saliva, she found that to be annoying at best, no it was a different health risk that bothered her.
She didn't like to talk about it, it was embarrassing but she was allergic to mistletoe.
Normally it wasn't a problem for the goth, she'd make a brief appearance at her mom's annual holiday party before locking herself in her room until the holiday season was over.
If she was being honest with herself it wasn't just about the plant she just wasn't a Christmas person.
This year was different though, she'd been cordially invited to the Loud family Christmas party by her girlfriend Luan.
Her girlfriend who loved Christmas and all the accompanying traditions
Since November first, a day that would normally begin her annual Halloween mourning period, she'd had to endure the daily horror of holiday music and a barrage of festive puns.
But for Luan she did endure even after she'd caught herself absently humming dashing through the snow.
She wanted to tell Luan the truth but she couldn't bare the thought of disappointing her.
Speak of the candy striped devil; Maggie realized while contemplating her situation she'd gone on autopilot and was standing outside the school.
Across the parking lot she could see Luan, standing beside vanzilla, frantically waving at her wearing an ugly sweater even Santa would turn red over.
Walking slowly across parking lot she tried to think of a way to get Luan alone to talk the vehicle no doubt being full of Louds.
Then it all happened in seconds, she heard a calamitous noise from behind her, saw Luan's face go from smiling to mouthing something and then everything went white as she was plowed into the snow bank.
Dazed and confused Maggie felt someone help her to her feet she realized it was Luan then she heard multiple voices speaking at once apologizing.
She couldn't pick one from another but she figured out quickly she'd gotten between the van and the horde of racing Louds.
Maggie glared at the kids and brushed them away as they tried to help her.
She managed to hold her tongue and not say anything nasty even when her classmate Lynn proclaimed she still won.
"Are you okay?" Luan asked, it finally getting through to Maggie.
"I'm fine," she snapped irritability then seeing the distressed look on Luan's face took a breath and calmer this repeated, "I'm fine."
Accepting it and not wanting to push Luan asked, "Would you like to come over we're making decorations for the party you could help your elf to some hot chocolate."
Looking over at the rest of the Luan's siblings Maggie shook her head and said, "I think I just want to go home."
"We could give you a ride," Luan said volunteering Lori's services.
But Maggie was already turning as she said, "I think I just need some space."
As she walked away she could here Luan call out something about the party.
As the van drove off she cursed herself, she wished she'd just gotten in the dumb van and tolerated Luan's immature siblings why was she like this.
She wished she'd invited Luan to her house instead of walking away or that Luan had come after her.
Scrunching up her face she wanted punch something, she hated this time of year bah humbug.