I decided to do a songfic to one of Taylor's Christmas songs anyway. Tell me if it's okay… once again, this is Adison and in Allison's POV. And the flashbacks (yes, there will be a lot) are in bold. By the way, this is two years after the tour. Allison is 19.
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Please
take down the mistletoe
Cause I don't wanna think about that right
now
Cause everything I want is miles away
In a snow covered
little town
Mama's in the kitchen worrying about me
Seasons
greetings hope you're well
I'm doing alright if you were
wondering
Lately I can never tell
I
looked out the window. Everything was white and blank. I thought
about a year ago when all the Idols (minus Anoop) were celebrating
Christmas at Lil's house.
(flashback)
"Adam!
Gimme a lift! I can't reach the branch!" I called. Adam put his
hands on my waist and lifted me up so I could put the 'American
Idols 2009' ornament on the massive tree in Lil's massive living
room.
"Okay, now it's time to put the star on top!" Lil
called out.
"In my family, it's a tradition that the youngest
always puts the star on top." Alexis said as she adjusted her
personalized ornament on a lower branch. Everyone turned to look at
me.
"I'll do it if Adam's up to it." I said while casting
a glance in his direction. He nodded and bent down. I got onto his
shoulders and he stood up, so I was face-to-branch with the top of
the tree. I placed the star on the top of the tree and executed a
circus-style jump off of Adam's shoulders.
"Who wants to do
the lighting?" Kris shouted. When none of us raised our hands, he
shrugged and said, "I guess I will." He plugged the cord into the
outlet and the tree lit up in all different colors. A chorus of
"Wow!" and "That's so pretty!" filled the room. Adam leaned
down and kissed my hair. Lil flicked off the lights and we all
smiled, staring at the beautiful Christmas tree towering above
us.
(end
flashback)
Mom walked into the room, where I was sighing and
dreaming of the times Adam and I shared together. "Are you okay,
sweetie?" she asked. I just sighed and stared out the window. Mom
shrugged and walked back into the kitchen. I heard her tell Dad,
"I've never seen her like this before. She's usually dancing
around with her sister and singing. What's wrong?" I sighed again
and thought of Adam. He would be worried about me like that, too.
I
know this shouldn't be a lonely time
But there were Christmases
when you were mine
Mom
sat me down in front of the fireplace before I went to bed and asked,
"Allison, what's wrong? You're not yourself, and all you do is
stare out the window."
"Adam. I miss him." I said. She
wrapped her arms around me like he did that year…
(flashback)
I
lay shivering in my sleeping bag. Even though I was sleeping right
next to the fireplace, I still couldn't feel the heat. I got out of
my bag and over to Adam's. "Cold, huh?" he said without turning
around. It scared the living daylights out of me, but he just laughed
and flipped over, the fireplace casting a soft glow on his smiling
face. "Come here. I'll keep you warm." I crawled in with him
and he wrapped his arms around me and I fell asleep smiling.
(end
flashback)
I've
been doing fine without you, really
Up until the nights got
cold
Everybody's here except you, baby
Seems like everyone's
got someone to hold
I didn't really miss him that much during the year, only when we went to the amusement park and I remembered him winning a ginormous teddy bear for me on tour did I feel a little pang of loneliness. But when winter came around, I started remembering Adam and his Christmas spirit and missing holding him every day and night.
But
for me it's just a lonely time
Cause there were Christmases when
you were mine
(flashback)
Adam
dragged over a gigantic box wrapped in silver glitter wrapping paper
and tied with a shiny silver bow. I giggled. That was Adam for you.
"This is from all of us Lamberts. We all pitched in to get you this
gift because my meager salary would never be able to afford something
as costly as this." He joked. I laughed. Adam's first album had
made millions and he was on his way to being on the top of the
charts. I ripped up the paper, covering anyone who dared to come near
the gift with glitter. "OH MY GOD!!!!! It's…a…cardboard
box…." I joked. "Yeah, aren't we so thoughtful?" Adam
played along. I opened the box and found…packing peanuts…and a
note. I opened it and read it aloud. "To My Favorite Little Rock
Star-awww-I wanted this to be a really special gift so I asked
everyone I knew you were related to what you wanted and everyone said
this. Mom and Neil helped me pay for it, and I asked a techno geek
friend of mine to personalize it for you-for free! How cool is that!
Hope you like it! From Your Big Brother." I dug through the peanuts
until the corner of another cardboard box poked the back of my hand.
I grabbed it and pulled it out. "OH MY GOD ADAM I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!"
I screamed. It was Guitar Hero: Legends of Rock, the only Guitar Hero
I didn't have. I hugged him tight and heard him say in a soft
whisper: "I love you too, Allikat."
(end
flashback)
Merry
Christmas everybody
That'll have to be something I just say this
year
Our
relatives had just started arriving. As everyone gathered in the
living room, I walked away and sat on the window ledge. I rested my
head in my fists and stared out again into the bleak whiteness.
"Allison, come in and say merry Christmas to all your cousins."
Mom called. "Merry Christmas to all your cousins." I shouted
back. "That good enough?" Mom just sighed in that irritated way
that parents do and turned to my aunt Maria.
Bet
you got your mom another sweater
Were your cousins late
again?
When you were putting up the lights this year
Did you
notice one less pair of hands?
I
helped 4-year-old Vanessa put up the star, carrying her on my
shoulders like Adam did. I remembered how I jumped off his shoulders
and landed on my feet. I remembered him kissing me after Kris turned
the tree on. I really wished he was there.
I
know this shouldn't be a lonely time
But there were Christmases
when I didn't
Wonder how you are tonight
Cause there were
Christmases when you were mine
I
retreated back to my window seat and resumed my staring position
until the doorbell rang. It was probably carolers. Or my cousins. Or
both. I trudged over to the door and turned the handle. I opened the
door halfway and froze. Not from the cold, but from shock. "Oh. My.
God."
"Merry Christmas, Allikat!"
I bet you can guess who it is, it's kinda obvious. So how did you like it! REVIEW PPLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
