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NICO:

Bianca got home the next morning and she was happy to be home. Thalia hugged her and smiled, I of course was extremely happy to see my sister, whom I haven't see since Thanksgiving.

"So how's school going?" Bianca asked.

I shrugged, "It's going ok."

Bianca turned to Thalia and smiled, "How are things going for you?"

"Perfectly fine." Thalia smiled, "How are you?"

Bianca smiled, "The same. I'm happy to be home for break."

Thalia nodded, "I'd imagine."

"Are you coming to the Christmas party tonight?" I asked.

She nodded, "Of course I am, I want to catch up with everyone."

Thalia grinned, "Well everyone wants to catch up with you, plus you have to meet Percy's girlfriend Annabeth, she's new from California."

Bianca laughed slightly, "Percy finally got himself a girlfriend."

Thalia and I nodded. I added jokingly, "And she's super smart."

Bianca smiled, "That's hilariously ironic, she knows Percy isn't the smartest right?"

"You'll be surprised how well he's actually absorbing the information." Thalia laughed.

I was in Thalia's room with her before the party, helping her get ready for it. She threw several dresses out of her closet and sighed, "Which one do you like?"

I looked at the dresses, "I like this silver one."

She picked up the silver one and held it up to her body looking at herself in the full length mirror on her closet door, "I guess it'll look of, I'm just afraid it might be too short."

I looked at the dress and where the hemline fell on her body. I stopped just above her knees and it was plenty poofy, "Thalia it's definitely long enough for a Christmas party your mother is throwing."

Thalia smiled and stood on her tiptoes to kiss me softly, "This is why I love you."

"Go change and get ready, everyone will be here." I rolled my eyes. I was already in my black dress shirt and dress pants of the same color. Thalia tossed me a silver bow tie and told me to put it on. She started to change and then asked me to zip her up. Honestly I was tempted to start making out, but the guests were going to be at her house at any minute so she had to hurry.

Soon enough we looked like the picture perfect couple. We made our way down to the formal living room where Julia, Chance, Jason, and Piper were already waiting. Piper was wearing a gold dress similar to Thalia's silver dress and Jason was practically wearing the same thing as me but a gold bow tie instead. Thalia smiled and kissed my cheek, "This is going to be fun. Luke and Bianca will be there and we can totally set them up!"

I laughed, "You're too excited about this sweetheart."

She laughed and hugged me, "I'm just anxious."

I rolled my eyes just as the doorbell rang and the guests started to file in. Soon enough the party was in full swing and I was enjoying Thalia's company and talking with whoever walked past and decided to start up a conversation with us. Finally we got our chance to get Luke and Bianca to talk to one another because they both walked over at the same time.

"Luke you remember Nico's sister Bianca, Bianca you remember Luke Castellan?" Thalia asked. She was an expert at making conversation and getting people acquainted.

Bianca smiled, "I remember Luke."

"And I Bianca." Luke smiled.

"You two have a lot in common." Thalia quipped.

Luke and Bianca weren't listening because they were walking off towards the fireplace. Thalia smiled, "I think it worked. I honestly think it's going to work."

I laughed, "They're just getting to know each other."

She rolled her eyes and smacked my arm playfully, "Don't deny the start of true love."

"Since when did you become all girly?" I asked her.

She laughed, "Since I started dating you."

I chuckled, "Care to dance?"

She nodded and took my hand and we started to dance to the soft Christmas songs that were playing.

BIANCA:

I looked over at my brother who was dancing happily with Thalia. I've never seen him that happy since he made his first friend who just so happened to be Percy. I met Annabeth and she was really nice. God I needed to transfer back to Olympia, I was missing out on way too much!

Luke smiled, "Should we tell Thalia and Nico that we already know each other."

I shook my head, "Nah, let them have their fun."

He laughed, "It's nice to get to see you again Bianca. How are things over at Diana's?"

I shrugged, "They're good I guess, I sort of want to transfer back."

He nodded, "Well then if you do want to transfer back, maybe I can take you out for a movie or something."

I looked over at him and could tell that I was slightly blushing, "Are you asking me out?"

He nodded, "I think I am."

I laughed, "Well then I can agree to that. I'll talk to my father about transferring back."

He smiled, "Good, then I'm looking forward to taking you out."

I remembered when I first met Luke. He was always cute but now he was extremely handsome. We used to study together when I was at Olympia in middle school. I transferred out my freshman year after meeting Zoe Nightshade who convinced me that I should transfer to the all girls school that she attended.

"So would you like to dance?" he asked me holding out his hand.

I nodded and took his hand, allowing him to take the lead. I looked back over at Nico and Thalia who were kissing under the mistletoe. I looked up and blushed which in turn caused Luke to look up and blush as well. We were standing right under a huge bunch of mistletoe.

Finally after a second of staring at it, I felt Luke's lips softly land on my own. I kissed him back, this was honestly my first kiss. I was taken aback by Luke's gentle nature despite all the things I've heard about him. Truthfully I never believed any of the rumors for a moment. None of them sounded anything like the boy I used to study with. I think I liked Luke Castellan.

THALIA:

After the party Nico and I walked up to my room and I plopped down onto my bed after he shut the door. It was a fun party but it lasted too long. My mom always liked to squeeze every last bit out of everything. I was dead tired and I looked over at Nico who was smiling at me slightly, "Are you going to make it through the night?"

I threw a pillow at him, "No. Can you get me my pajamas?"

He nodded and walked over to my dresser. He tossed me a tank-top and my favorite pair of pajama pants which were ones I actually stole from him before we were dating. He laughed, "That's where my Big Bang Theory pants went."

"I stole them simply because it had Soft Kitty." I shrugged, "Can you unzip me?"

He smiled and pushed my hair away from my neck and kissed it softly, "Maybe I'm the wrong person to ask."

I laughed, "Just unzip the dress so I can put on real clothes."

Nico did as I asked and I quickly changed into my pajamas, "Are you staying?"

"If you want me to." he shrugged, "I have some clothes in my car."

"Don't you keep a spare change here anyway?" I asked him.

He laughed and nodded, "I do."

"Well then stay here, are you doing anything for Christmas tomorrow?" I asked.

He shook his head, "We opened our presents already because my dad and Stephanie are taking Bianca on a cruise and I didn't want to go. I'm not exactly a cruise type person."

"I know, and that's something you're going to have to change." I rolled my eyes.

"Get anything worth noting?" I asked, "Are they leaving tomorrow?"

He shook his head, "No they just wanted to be packed because they are going to the airport super early the next day to be in Florida. They just got me some movies and cash, oh and some clothes but I think that was Bianca's influence."

"Well we have presents here for you so it'll be all good." I laughed. Nico laughed and went to go grab his pajamas that were still in my drawer. He ended up not wearing a shirt and just a pair of black sweatpants.

He kissed me softly and wrapped his arms around me, "Goodnight Thalia."

"Night Nico." I whispered as I rested my head against his chest.

ANNABETH:

I visited with my father a little bit on Christmas Eve but he didn't ask me to come back for dinner or anything. We exchanged gifts and then I went to the Graces' Christmas party. Percy and Sally let me know that I was more than welcome to spend Christmas at their house if I didn't want to go home, so I decided that was the best option. I liked spending time with Percy, however I did miss my dad a lot.

There was a knock on my door in the style of Anna from Frozen, "Hey Annabeth! Do you wanna build a snowman?"

I laughed and walked over to the door. I opened it and let Percy in, "Morning."

He kissed my cheek and set the tray of cookies and coffee down onto my nightstand, "Morning, I was thinking we could eat some cookies and drink some coffee while we watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

"Are you're parents up yet?" I asked.

Percy shrugged, "They probably are, they most likely went to go get donuts from the only donut place that's open on Christmas."

I laughed, "Sounds good to me."

"Do you prefer the Jim Carrey version or the cartoon version?" Percy asked holding up both DVDs.

"I like the cartoon one better." I admitted.

Percy laughed, "Don't let Thalia hear that."

"Why?" I asked.

"She thinks the Jim Carrey version is pure theatrical genius." Percy shrugged. He started the movie and closed the door. I sat cross legged on the bed next to him and he started to attack a snowman shaped cookie...that was of course blue.

"So what exactly do you guys do for Christmas?" I asked.

"Well there's presents, that's always fun, then we do donuts and my mom makes a huge breakfast, Paul's brother comes over with the girls and his parents, and we have a small lunch, and I usually help my mom cook while everyone watches Christmas movies. Oh and dinner is Prime Rib instead of turkey, my mom got the idea from Julia a couple years ago." Percy explained.

"Sounds like a busy day." I smiled.

"What did you usually do for Christmas?" he asked me.

I grabbed a cookie off the plate and shrugged, "I had to stay more to myself once I got a little older because my grandparents stopped attending Christmas. They felt like Helen's family would snub them so they'd usually call me and ask if I could spend a couple days there after Christmas. Usually I ended up eating my dinner in my bedroom while I watched whatever Christmas movies were playing on television. When my grandparents were there I used to eat dinner with them. My dad used to make Prime Rib."

"That sounds like too many years of a lonely Christmas." Percy frowned, "This year you're going to have the most social Christmas of your entire life Annabeth, you're not going to regret a Jackson-Blofis family Christmas."

I laughed, "Thanks Percy."

He looked over at me with a funny expression, "For what?"

"For being awesome." I shrugged before leaning over and kissing him lightly on the nose.

He smiled that lopsided smile of his, "It's no problem, no one should spend the holidays alone."

I laughed, "You're right, holidays were completely miserable...well New Years and Halloween weren't. My dad used to take me trick-or-treating."

"New Years is never lonely...well unless you're Thalia who completely refused to go to any New Years Eve parties last year." Percy laughed.

"She didn't go to a party?" I asked. Usually Thalia was at parties.

Percy shook his head, "Nope, she and Luke were fighting and Nico was being a dick to her so she didn't go...it was being held at her house. Her mom went out with Chance and we had free reign on the house."

I laughed, "So what did she do, stay up in her room the whole night?"

He nodded, "She only snuck down for a little bit to get some food. Jason hosted the whole thing. That's a pretty big step, he's a quiet guy."

We heard the front door open and Sally call our names, "Percy, Annabeth, present time!"

Percy and I met Sally and Paul in the den by the Christmas tree where we began to open presents. I ended up getting a really nice architecture book from Sally and Paul, and Percy got me a charm bracelet, a dress which was oddly stylish so I'm thinking either Thalia or Piper assisted him, and a new phone case. I got Sally and Paul a gift certificate for one of the best restaurants in the world and I got Percy a gift card for his favorite aquatic pet store, a new outfit that he loved, and a necklace that I had Leo make for me...trust me it wasn't girly.

"Are you kids doing your Secret Santa thing tonight or tomorrow?" Sally asked.

"We're doing it tonight over at Thalia's...is it ok if we leave after dinner?" Percy asked.

Sally nodded, "That's perfectly fine with me."

"Cool, I'll let Thalia know we can make..." there was a knock on the door. Percy and I went to go answer it only to find Thalia and Nico standing there with bundles of presents.

"My mom wanted me to deliver these." Thalia smiled.

"Come on in, the more the merrier." Percy grinned, "Care to stay for donuts and coffee?"

"My mom won't mind and Nico's with me so I guess we can spare some time." Thalia shrugged and brought the presents in with her.

My mom smiled at Thalia and Nico making sure to hug both of them, "Glad you two could make it. I was going to have Percy deliver your presents to you tonight at Secret Santa."

Thalia laughed, "You didn't have to get me anything Sally."

Sally smiled, "It was nothing dear, you've kept Percy out of trouble since you were young, and Nico, you deserve a present too."

"Nah, that's ok Sally." Nico shrugged.

Sally handed them presents and they started to pass around the presents that they had hauled in. I ended up getting a really cute outfit from Thalia, a cool jacket, and an architecture book. Percy got a pack of ocean documentaries, Finding Nemo, and probably the coolest pair of Finding Nemo pajamas I have ever seen. Of course that earned Thalia a huge hug from Percy. Thalia got Sally and Paul a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant and for Bed Bath and Beyond.

Thalia ended up with a really cute outfit, a Green Day charm bracelet, and of course her favorite coffee. Nico got an outfit, his favorite coffee, and a movie poster for his favorite movie.

After breakfast Thalia and Nico had to head back over to Thalia's place and then Percy and I helped Sally start dinner. Paul's family came over and we had a great time. Then it was off to Thalia's for Secret Santa, Percy claimed we'd have blast because it was a lot of fun and it was just insane.

NICO:

Thalia and I were sitting on the huge red sectional in the living room, Julia and Chance were getting ready to go visit with Chance's family and we were already set up for Secret Santa.

"Thanks for letting me intrude on Christmas." I whispered.

Thalia shrugged, "Do you really think it's that big of a deal? My mom loves you Nico, she'll let you intrude on almost any holiday."

I laughed, "Good to know I've got your mother's approval."

Thalia smiled and kissed me quickly, "Well it's no problem."

"So when are they supposed to arrive?" I asked her.

"I said eight, so they should be here soon." she shrugged.

"Are you going to tell me who you got, or do I have to wait and see?" I asked her.

She smiled, "You'll have to wait and see because its pretty funny."

"You didn't get Percy again this year did you?" I asked her with a laugh.

"That would be even more comical than it already is." she laughed and grabbed a piece of cheese off the tray and started to nibble on it.

"Thalia I love you." I whispered. She smiled and kissed me on the cheek and went back to nibbling on her cheese.

"I'm serious Thals, I love you so much more than you'll ever know." I whispered.

"Why so serious all of the sudden?" she asked.

"No reason." I whispered.

"I love you too Nico." she smiled and rested her head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her tightly and held her there until the doorbell rang. Jason ran downstairs and got the door just for all of our friends to file in and gather in the living room.

They were all holding their gifts and soon enough it was time to start the Secret Santa tradition.

"Ok, Percy why don't you go first?" Thalia asked passing him a bag that had his name on it.

Percy grinned, "No problem."

He pulled out even more fish documentaries, a a pair of Jaws pajamas and a pair of shark slippers. "Guys this is amazing!"

"Who do you think it is?" Thalia asked.

Percy thought for a moment, "I think was Piper."

We all looked over at Piper who was smiling and nodding, "It was me."

"Ok then Piper, you're next." Thalia said passing Piper her gift.

Piper pulled out a pair of Hunger Games pajamas with matching slippers, the Hunger Games Trilogy, and some makeup that was apparently inspired by Catching Fire, "Well I'm going to have to say that this was...Rachel."

Rachel shook her head, "Nope it wasn't me."

"It was me." Jason smiled. Piper smiled and kissed him on the cheek. Thalia passed Jason his present. Jason ended up getting a pair of pajama pants with the Pokeballs on them and matching Pikachu slippers, and a stuffed Pikachu, Squritle, and Charmander set.

Jason laughed, "This was definitely Leo."

Leo nodded, "You caught me man."

Soon enough Thalia, Annabeth, and I were the only ones left. I knew that I had gotten Thalia and I don't think Thalia had gotten Annabeth so I didn't know what to expect from my Secret Santa. Annabeth had gotten Rachel so it was her turn to go. She got a pair of owl pajamas, a stuffed Hedwig, and the Harry Potter movies.

Annabeth smiled, "This was definitely to doings of Percy."

He nodded, "You've guessed correctly, and since I've already gone it's time for Thalia and Nico who can just open their presents together."

Thalia rolled her eyes, "No Nico can go first." she pushed a small green bag to me. I took the bag and removed the red and white tissue paper inside there was a pair of Nightmare Before Christmas pajamas and slippers, and a cool 30 Seconds to Mars t-shirt.

"Well obviously this was Thalia." I said.

She smiled, "Ok you got me."

I passed her the present with her name on it, "Your turn."

She opened her present and ironically we got each other the same thing, except for her t-shirt was a Green Day t-shirt. Thalia smiled, "Clearly this was the doing of Nico since he's the only one left."

I smiled, "Do you like it?"

She nodded, "Are you kidding me? Of course I like it, they're pajamas."

I laughed, "Did everyone get pajamas?"

We all nodded and Percy spoke, "I think so."

Soon enough everyone decided to go home, except for Piper of course who decided to stay with Jason. Thalia and I made our way up to her room and changed into our pajamas. Thalia cuddled up to me under the covers and asked if it was ok to continue the Grinch. I shrugged and we were about ten minutes from the ending when we both decided that we were going to fall asleep.