Chapter 2: The Solution and the Mistake
"Ow…that really hurt, oh no, I'm so sorry miss are you okay…" Arthur murmured frantically looking down at the person he'd accidentally trampled.
"Ow…does it look like I'm okay, watch where you're going okay, Santa?" The girl on the floor mumbled, her long hair shielding her face like a veil of luscious brown silk.
When she finally shifted up facing him Arthur couldn't believe his eyes, he'd knocked over the single most beautiful creature he'd ever seen.
"Hey! Are you listening, Santa?!" The girl snapped, looking none too impressed with him. Okay so he wasn't as muscular and handsome as Steve, but he'd been doing some training with Steve so he was in pretty decent shape, more on the lean side, but still…
"Hey! Pay attention nitwit or I'll kick your butt to next Christmas!" The girl shouted looking more and more irked as the minutes passed.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, wandered off there, wait…did you call me Santa?" Arthur asked suddenly comprehending the last few minutes of the beautiful girl's angry dialogue.
"Uh, yeah, this is Santa's workshop isn't it?" The girl asked looking at Arthur like he was a bit dense, and to be fair after meeting this girl it was nothing but the truth.
"Mallory, please," a soft voice called from the other side of the room, "you don't need to be so rude to him. And you were also at fault standing in the middle of the room gaping at our surroundings."
Arthur turned in the direction of the voice and saw yet another beautiful girl, not nearly as beautiful as the girl he'd crashed into, but also beautiful. The way they looked Arthur was almost certain they were sisters. And the next words from the other girl's mouth proved him right.
"I'm so sorry for my younger sister's rudeness, allow me to introduce myself my name is Melody Miranda Lutz and this is my younger sister Mallory Emilia Lutz, a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Santa." The girl called melody said softly, looking mortified.
"Oh no, I must apologize as well Miss Lutz, I was also at fault for crashing into her," Arthur said, then added, "By the way, why do you keep calling me Santa?"
"Well, you are the new Santa aren't you? I'm sorry we didn't explain earlier, you see my sister and I are here as brides for you and your brother Steve. It was an arrangement that was made by our families long ago. You see my sister and I are the descendents of Jack Frost and have been sent her by our parents to fulfill the agreement between our families. I am to be Steve's bride and Mallory is to be yours." Melody explained as if it was the most perfectly obvious thing in the world.
Arthur looked on, stunned by the sudden news, hearing only half consciously in the background, the furious pounding of fingers on a personal H.O.H.O. Obviously their parents had some explaining to do.
