The room was filled with chatter as he walked through the double doors of the study centre. He saw his friends in their usual spot in the far corner.
"Hey Jones." Said Rob as he approached.
"Alright lads?" He said as they all turned to him. "What's going on?" He asked, noting how many people were in the room, including most of the teachers in the school.
"Some big announcement, the Head sent an email round this morning asking all of the Sixth Form and as many members of staff as possible to be here for it." Explained Jeff, then went back to the conversation he was having with David. They were all laughing and joking around as usual. He looked over his shoulder in search of her but couldn't see her stand out blonde hair anywhere.
Then, the easily recognisable first notes of 'All I want for Christmas is you' came over the speakers. And then, a voice he didn't recognise sang the first lyrics of the song and 3 of the girls in his year came down the staircase wearing rather short dresses, all as festive characters. Ruby was in a green dress with an elf hat and red heels, beside her Regina was in a red dress with green heels and an elf hat and Mary-Margaret came behind them in a red dress, black heels and reindeer antlers but none of them held a microphone or were singing. They collected 3 Santa sacks from the bottom of the stairs and pranced around the room handing out candy canes to as many people as possible. When they came over to the group of boys, they each made a beeline for their boyfriends, and gave them a candy cane, these came from their belts rather than the sacks, each with a small note attached. The voice remained anonymous until the beginning of the chorus, when she revealed herself at the top of the stairs.
Oh my god! This was all that went through his brain as he saw those gorgeous blonde curls flowing out from under a Santa hat and her long porcelain legs exposed by her short (to say the least) Santa dress. She held the mic in a gloved hand and made her way down the stairs in her sky high stilettos. Wolf-whistles and cheers came from the guys. He couldn't believe she was doing this. She approached him directly and sang 'All I want for Christmas is you' directly to him as he laughed, then she gave him a quick peck on his cheek leaving a bright red lipstick mark. Then she carried on singing and made her way around the room. He suddenly felt extremely protective, not jealous of course Killian Jones is never jealous, as she sat on tables and stood on chairs. She was clearly having fun but he wasn't. He caught a few of the guys in their year ogling her like a piece of meat and a couple of predatory glances from some. Even some of the younger male staff were not being subtle in any way. Then, all 4 of the girls stood on a table and started dancing to the song. As can be expected, Killian, David, Robin and Victor suddenly stood up straight and made themselves look as menacing as possible.
As they reached the end of the song, the girls winked at the boys. Then, they turned away from their boyfriends and dropped, bending their knees so that their dresses came up a little too high for their liking. The girls rose and Emma sang the final notes of the song. When she finished, everyone in the room cheered and clapped and they each bowed their heads so they didn't flash anyone by bowing fully.
"Merry Christmas everyone!" Emma said into the mic. The guys all made their way to the tables where the girls stood and held their hands as they stepped down onto a chair then onto the floor. Killian took Emma's hand and helped her down. "So, did you like your surprise?" She asked. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in for a searing kiss. They didn't even care that everyone was staring at them. "Wow, guess you did." He smiled.
"I certainly did. Although, you are a tease Swan." He leaned into her ear. "I'll have to get you back for that one when we get back." Then he nipped her ear lobe, eliciting a squeal from her.
"I look forward to it, Hook." She whispered, knowing that the use of his nickname riled him up. David had come up with it when Killian had a reputation for making girls fall hook, line and sinker in love with him.
He moved his hand to rest on her exposed thigh. "We'll just see about that Emma."
They were both going to enjoy the night ahead.