So here is the promised oneshot of the day before Christmas. Hopefully you will like it. So here you go my lovelies.
I slowly opened my eyes as I started waking up. Blinking a few times for my hazy and sleepy mind to adjust to the light.
When I finally woke up enough for my mind to function right I noticed that it isn't warm enough and as I looked next to me I saw why. The bed was empty. There was no Magnus sleeping next to me. What was very strange because he almost never wakes up before me. And even if he does he just goes back to sleep.
"Magnus!" I called out as I sat up but there was no response so I got up and put on some clothes before walking out of the room. Still feeling very confused by all of this.
The second I was out a very sweet scent lingering around me. What the hell? I sniffed the air only to find it smelling like chocolate and cookies.
"Magnus!" I called out again. A little hesitantly as I stayed by the bedroom door.
"Alexander darling you're awake." I heard Magnus's voice just before he stepped out of the kitchen. Leaving me staring.
He was only dressed in tight-really really tight-red pants. He also didn't have a shirt on. Leaving his chest bare. And to top it off he had a Christmas hat on his head.
This is definitely not what I expected to see this morning and I could do nothing but stand there like an idiot and stare because it's way too early for this.
"Amm…Magnus?" I raised an eyebrow questioningly when my mind finally started working properly again. Well as much as it could in this situation because really… What is going on?
"Tomorrow is Christmas." He said cheerfully as if it explained everything. It didn't.
"And?"
He gasped dramatically and walked to me, pulling me close so that I was pressed against him now. "Alexander you cannot be so dismissive about Christmas. It is a happy time. You have to be happy."
"We don't celebrate Christmas." I pointed out.
"Precisely." He smiled brightly. "And that is why we are going to celebrate it this year. Decorating the tree and all of the other things people usually do."
"Okay…" Was the only thing I said because this was so far from my territory. I had no idea what I'm supposed to do.
"Great." He smiled even wider now and leaned down to leave a quick peck on my lips. "Come on then. Making cookies is the first thing on my list." He said pulling me towards the kitchen now.
"Can I at least shower first? Or brush my teeth at least." I stopped him, glancing towards the bathroom door.
"Fine fine but hurry up." He let go and after another quick kiss disappeared into the kitchen. Leaving me behind and confused.
Shaking my head I sighed and walked to the bathroom. What have I just gotten myself into? This can't end well.
I opened the door and froze in shock.
"Magnus!" I called out, my eyes trained on the bathtub. "Magnus why is there a penguin in the bathtub?"
"Oh him. He's here to bring some more Christmas spirit." He poked his head out of the kitchen for a second to send a smile my way.
"So you decided to do that by bringing a penguin here and putting him in our bathtub?" My eyes were still not moving from the penguin that had a big red bow around his neck as he swam in the water in the way too cold bathroom.
"Well I couldn't get any elves." He said and I couldn't tell if he was kidding or not. I was really hoping he was. "And I couldn't just put him in the refrigerator."
"So you made the bathroom a refrigerator?"
There was slight silence before he answered. "Kind of. Now are you going to brush your teeth or not? You're letting the cold air in like this."
"Yeah okay." I stepped inside and closed the door. I've seen weirder stuff then this. "Umm Hi." I nodded towards the penguin awkwardly before moving to quickly brush my teeth because damn it's cold in here.
Soon enough I was out of the bathroom and entering the kitchen. The smell of baking and sweets heavy in the air.
"So we have a lot of work to do." He smiled brightly at seeing me and conjured a lot of different colorful sprinkles and frosting and I don't even know what else on the table. "Let's get started."
"Is this really necessary?" I asked, eyeing everything.
"Yes. Now come on."
It took hours for Magnus to declare that there are enough baked cookies. Hours of putting on frosting and filing cookies with jam. And of course getting distracted with kisses and both ending up covered in frosting at one point because…Ahm reasons… It's safe to say one batch of cookies burned and was thrown out.
I sighed as I looked over the dirty kitchen now filled with plates of freshly baked cookies that honestly smelled heavenly.
"Come on Alec. Next up is the tree." He said cheerfully.
"You really have a list?" I asked as I looked back at him.
"Of course I do." He said putting a paper he was looking at back into his pocket. "Now come on the tree is important. Without it no Santa and no presents. And Chairman Meow loves presents."
I really didn't even want to ask at this point. Every answer just leaves me more confused so I went with the safe approach. "Chairman Meow is in hiding." I pointed out.
"He always is." He sighed dramatically as he took my hand and pulled me out into the living room. "No Christmas spirit in that cat."
When we got into the living room I couldn't even finds it in me to be shocked anymore. It's only noon but so many things already happened that when I saw a big tree in the middle of a living room surrounded by what can only be hundreds and hundreds of too colorful decorations I didn't even feel that shocked. I really should have seen this coming.
"We are going to have the most colorful Christmas tree ever." I pointed out as I eyed all the decoration but the smile not leaving my face.
"Of course we will darling." He smiled back. "That's the whole point."
I shook my head in disbelief but walked to the tree nonetheless. It's Magnus after all. What else is there to expect from him.
But as I found myself laughing a few minutes later as we both tried decorating the tree and hanging the ornaments that mostly just ended up falling back down I thought that maybe Christmas isn't that bad. Not when Magnus is here and Magnus is making sure to keep me laughing even if that means him getting covered with fake snow and pouting until I kiss him and make it better.
Yeah…Christmas sounds perfect actually. Especially because Magnus is here. And with him everything is perfect.
Did you like it? Tell me what you think.
Don't ask. I have no idea what I just did. Hopefully it ended up good and you guys liked it. Anyway tomorrow I will update this story with the second chapter that will be the actual Christmas day. But since that will probably be late at night when I get back home I will now wish you a Merry Charismas. So you know…Merry Christmas and lots of presents and cookies for you. I wish for you to be happy and laugh and get a lot of books and wake up to a penguin in your bathroom.
So Merry Christmas and review my lovelies.
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