Author's Note: So, I am doing a fanfic advent, if you will. I'll be posting a oneshot a day; all Christmas related. This will be running alongside my other stories including the Counting The Days story and Kisses drabble. This will be a somewhat primary focus but I'm hoping to regularly update the others too. It all depends on how much time I have on my hands as I am hopefully going to be getting a job soon which means less writing time but I'll find the time where I can.
This is in no way related to my Counting The Days story or any of my other series like the Rose series. It is a standalone drabble series.
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans in any way, whatsoever.
Day 1 - Letters.
Tongue poking out in concentration, the speed of his writing increased and his handwriting, in turn, became subsequently messier.
She pouted her lips and tapped her pink, fluffy pen against her chin in thought. Her eyes narrowed as she considered her choice of phrasing before quickly scribbling upon the paper on the table.
Beast Boy slumped forward, groaning, "Writing letters is hard!" He whined,
Starfire furrowed her eyebrows and turned towards him, "But friend, this is the fun writing of letters. How are you finding the difficulty writing the letter to the Santa?"
Turning his head only a little, he replied,
"Yeaaah but I still have to use words, Star."
"You must merely address the Santa Claus and be polite. Ask him how he has been and tell him what it is you most desire for the Christmas. As long as you are on the list of niceness, he shall acquire what you wish for." She giggled, hearing the silliness of her words.
Beast Boy grinned before bolting upright again, causing Raven to almost drop her mug of tea. He sheepishly threw her a toothy smile, "Sorry, Rae."
The empath narrowed her eyes at him, "Just be careful. Hot tea is not good when spilled, Gar."
He cheekily blew her a kiss, "You still love me."
Raven raised her eyebrows as she opened her book to the page she had it marked at last, "Mhm..." She hummed before taking a gulp of her beverage.
Beast Boy flashed her another boyish expression before scrunching up his list and starting anew, heeding Starfire's advice.
The Princess herself was scrutinizing her own list, making sure that it all looked accurate. She heard the crinkle of a newspaper before she felt a kiss against her hair.
"How's the list coming, Star?" Robin murmured, peering over her shoulder.
Out of instinct, Starfire nuzzled his cheek with her own before lifting the list so he could see it properly.
"I believe I have been direct yet polite in my requests."
Robin smirked as his eyes scanned her list, allowing him to retain some of the listed items as ideas to get for her, "I'd say so too. Looks good so far."
As he handed it back to her, Starfire cocked her head, "How do you believe I should do the signing of the letter? Shall I write the love and kisses? Would this be unprofessional?"
Her boyfriend chuckled as he played with the ends of her scarlet locks.
"Nah, I'm sure he wouldn't mind a little love and a few kisses. Just not too many, okay?" He teased, getting a twinkle of a laugh out of her.
As Starfire went back to scrawling, Cyborg lumbered over and took a seat beside Robin. With a raised eyebrow, he nudged Robin slightly who turned to him expectantly.
"Not to be a Grinch... but they know that Santa... he's not... like real... right?" Cyborg whispered,
Apparently he wasn't quiet enough.
Starfire whipped around with a soft smile across her face, her eyes shimmering with childlike wonder.
"Of course, Cyborg. Beast Boy and I are well aware of the fabrication of the Santa Claus. However, writing the letters and believing in the myth is so much more fun than not. It may be something that adults tell their offspring but it is one of the wondrous things revolving around your Christmas tradition. Allowing yourself the childlike reminiscence creates such a glorious holiday spirit. Do not allow yourself to do the growing up too fast, Cyborg. You may do the regretting of it."
Cyborg, Robin and Raven all had an equal expression of astonishment at Starfire's perceptive outlook on such an old yet traditional Christmas belief.
Robin was the first to recover, smiling down at Starfire. She never ceased to amaze him with the way her mind conceived certain things about Earth; she had a way of looking at things not many humans ever would.
"Well then, I suppose the rest of us should probably start on writing our letters, huh?"
Starfire beamed up at him, nodding and handing him a pen and paper. He chuckled and motioned for her to spin around with his index finger.
Giggling, she understood his meaning. She turned back around and leaned forward, letting Robin use her back as a surface.
Cyborg and Raven shared a small smile before a fresh sheet of paper and a pen, encased in black magic, were dropped in both of their laps.
The mechanic teen glanced over at Raven, only to see her biting the tip of her pen and using her free hand to run through Beast Boy's hair.
Grinning, he supposed his little sister's words were correct. What was Christmas without a little bit of childhood sentiment?
Author's Note: Because who didn't love writing a letter to Santa as a kid?
Oh and if it wasn't obvious, this is placed post-Tokyo about 2 years. Robin and Starfire are at a pretty comfortable stage. Beast Boy and Raven are also together and pretty comfortable. Though, their relationship always make me think of a married couple. Like that is so the vibe they give off.