"MEEEEEEEEERRY CHRISTMAS!" Spirit shouted at the top of his lungs outside of Stein's bedroom door.
No answer.
"Stein it's already noon! Time to waaaaaaaaake uuuup! Don't make me break down the door!" Spirit called in a sing-song voice.
Stein growled, and rolled over in bed. He wasn't going to get up. He didn't want any involvement in Christmas. He was going to go into hibernation for today.
"Don't be a Scrooge!" Spirit said more angrily this time. Spirit decided to start singing. He figured if he annoyed the hell out of Stein enough, he could get him to come out.
"JINGLE BELLS! JINGLE BELLS! JINGLE ALL THE WAAAAAAAY! OK NEW SOOONG! WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND A HAAAAAAAAPPY NEW YEAAAAAAAAAR!" Spirit practically screamed.
His plan had worked.
Stein opened the door, with the scariest face Spirit Albarn had ever seen.
"Go…..away." Stein said darkly.
Spirit couldn't speak, before the entourage roared from behind him.
"Surprise!" they called loudly with a laugh.
"See Stein, it's a Christmas party!" Spirit beamed.
Stein immediately attempted to his door again but was stopped by Spirit's foot in the door.
"If you don't move your foot, I'll cut it off." Stein growled. Spirit immediately relinquished his foot.
"Stein, why don't you want to come out! Come on!" Spirit said in frustration.
"Give it a rest Spirit…" Kami said resting a hand on his shoulder. "He doesn't want to come out, so let's just enjoy things ok."
"Yeah…" Spirit decided.
"Um hey." Azusa interrupted. "Has anyone seen Marie? She was just here."
…..
Outside, Marie was scaling a large snow covered tree that stood outside Stein's window. She just wanted to say hi to him at least. Marie squeaked as she slid down the trunk a bit; the tree was slippery from the snow.
She collected herself and grabbed a limb that was right next to Stein's window. She prayed that it was unlocked. She reached out carefully and was relieved when it opened. She stepped over to the window. She had been so focused on that that she didn't realize what was going on until she looked up.
Stein was staring at her like she had grown a second head. His arms were above his head and frozen there with his shirt dangling from his hands. He had NO pants on. Just a pair of stitched boxers. He had been changing.
"AAAAAHHH!" Marie screamed at the sight with a burning red face. In the process of her shock, she lost her balance and her eye widened from fear as she began to fall backwards.
She pinched her eye closed but was surprised when she felt a pressure encircling her wrist, and pulling her forward. She still had her eye pinched shut until she felt herself being pulled through the window and against something…soft?
She opened her eye, only to be confronted by the smooth, toned, pale skin of Stein's chest.
"AH!" she cried again, falling backwards onto her butt. This was terrible as now her face was level to his crotch.
"I-I'm sorry!" she sputtered, with her eye clenching shut.
Stein said nothing and strolled over to the window and closed it. Marie had watched him the entire time. Smooth pale skin….toned and perfect…a soft curve to his back…
Nice ass…. Marie thought.
Marie felt ashamed at the last thought and mentally slapped herself. Her face turned even redder.
I sound like Spirit!
"What on earth were you doing, Marie?" Stein said blandly.
"H-huh?" Marie asked, having been caught off guard by Stein's sudden question.
"Why did you try to climb into my window?" he asked, straight faced.
How could he be so casual when he was standing there in his underwear?
"Well….ummm…I wanted to say…..hi…" Marie offered. Stein was silent.
I need to say something! This is so awkward. Ok Marie, just say something! Anything! Just blurt something out RIGHT NOW!
"Nice underwear." Marie said.
Her hands shot over her mouth, and her face looked horror struck and embarrassed.
Why did I say that? I didn't even mean to! Oh god…what's he going to say….
"Thanks." Was all Stein said.
…Thanks?...wow….this guy sure could go with the flow.
Marie tried to look up at him, but her teen hormones kept dragging her eye back to his crotch. She could easily identify the bulge there, even in loose boxers.
Nice package….Ah! What the hell is wrong with me?
Marie was more embarrassed than she had ever been in her life. She managed to look up, but this time her gaze laid on the window.
Her eyes widened at the sight as she stood slowly and walked over to the window.
"Stein…have you looked outside?...it's so beautiful…." Marie said with a smile.
Stein wordlessly walked to her side and peered out of the window with her. Everything was covered in a blanked of pristine white…
"It's like the world's way of making everything look pure….it's beautiful…and the kids are playing in it….they love it too…I think snow is one of my favorite things about Christmas…" Marie said smiling dreamily.
"Then what's your most favorite part?" Stein asked still staring out the window.
"Being with the people I care about." Marie answered delicately, as she now looked over at Stein with confidence and care. "Which is why I was so upset that you were locked up in your room…because….I care about you Stein…" Marie finished with a smile that could light up the whole world.
"I bought you a present…I'll go get it for you." Marie said walking away cutely.
For some reason, Stein felt the urge to stop her. He didn't want that. He liked this quiet time…there was no need for presents.
Stein slipped and began to fall forward just as Marie turned around. Apparently he had stepped on some of the snow Marie had brought in, just right, and he lost his balance.
After a small crash, Stein opened his olive eyes…and looked straight down at Marie's face. He was on top of her….practically naked. Her face looked embarrassed as all hell.
"St-Stein…c-could you move your hand…please.." Marie stammered with her cheeks turning pink.
Stein looked down to see that the hand he had extended out to her, was pressed firmly against Marie's right breast. Before Stein could react a voice interrupted.
"OOOOOO Stein! Getting some Christmas lovins!" Spirit laughed hysterically from the doorway.
Damnit. Stein had forgotten to lock it.
"You nasty pervert!" All the others said at once.
"Haha sorry for interrupting Stein! I'll let you go back to groping the innocent Marie! Tell me how it went later!" Spirit laughed, slapping his knee.
"I'm surprised at you Marie…I didn't think you were this desperate." Azusa said with a cocked eyebrow.
"Stein, you should be a bit ashamed here. I would never do something like that. That's just the kind of man I am." Sid said with a disappointed look.
"Hope you have a condom!" Spirit laughed again. He obviously saw this situation as absolutely nothing bad, and just a huge joke.
Now Stein was finally angry and stood up.
"Get out…" Stein said darkly.
"Haha of course, sorry for interrupting Stein! Mmmm have fun and USE PROTECTION!" Spirit said before closing the door.
Silence….
"Um…well that was awkward." Marie said rubbing the back of her head.
Stein nodded.
There was no way Spirit or any of the others for that matter, were EVER going to let them live this down.
This was one HELL of a Christmas.
(A/N: XD haha gotta love the antics of Christmas time. Remember, keep reviewing! And thanks for reading!)
