You better watch out

You better not cry

You better not pout

I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

"Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!" Chiron rung his bell merrily.

"Chiron, it's not christmas yet." Lou-Ellen reminded him.

"Really?" Chiron raised his eyebrows. "According to my calendar.."

"It's December 21st, 4 more days." Lou-Ellen pointed at the right date.

"Pfft..can't believe those mortals really believed that the world is going to end today." Travis laughed loudly carelessly throwing his peanut butter and jelly sandwich towards an Apollo camper.

"I know!" Connor exclaimed. "Seriously? I mean Zeus is feeling pretty off today but these mortals make a big fuss about everything."

"That calendar isn't even real. I love that son of Hermes who forged it." Travis grinned.

Jason was on one of his rounds informing everybody about Rome again. "Hey, did you know that today the Roman Senate declared Vespasian as Roman Empire. Like of course it didn't happen today but way back then."

"Okay. Okay, man. I get it." One of the Demeter Cabin boys held up his hands as Jason practically cornered him.

"Sorry." Jason apologized quite awkwardly as he realized he was sort of pressuring him. "Hey! Lacy!"

"Hi..er got to go!" Lacy squeaked as she didn't want to be lectured about Roman history.

"Katie Kat!" Travis called smirking.

"What do you want now?" Katie gave a loud, exaggerated sigh.

"Oh nothing." Travis shrugged casually. "You know, just looking. Lovely strawberries you got there."

"You were never interested in them. In fact, you were pretty keen on destroying them a few weeks ago."

"That was when I didn't understand the beauty of nature." Travis developed a phony french accent.

"Quit that ridiculous voice." Katie demanded.

"Ah!" Travis waggled his fingers in front of her face. "You can't demand me to get rid of my accent. I was born with it."

"I've met better liars than you." Katie rolled her eyes.

"I'm not lying!" Travis muttered indigently.

"Sure. Totally."

"I um.. know somebody who wants to ask you out for the christmas party." Travis smirked trying not to give anything away.

"Oh, really?" Katie raised her eyebrows.

Travis forced a silly laugh. "I know right! Like who would want to date you. Psshhh…"

"Hun, we really have to work on this." Drew chipped in from nowhere pulling Travis aside. "You are simply pathetic."

"Would you like one of these christmas cookies?" Piper held a silver platter in front of Jason.

"Yeah, sure." Jason took one and ate it. "Did you make it?"

"Nah," Piper shrugged. "Some kind hearted woman gave it to me on the street."

"Charmspeak?"

"Maybe." Piper answered wryly. "Never mind, she got tons of cookies to spare."

"Piper!" Jason laughed. "That's not very nice of you!"

"I'm not nice." Piper giggled.

"Anyway, you got your gift for the secret santa thing?" Jason asked.

"Yup! Got a toolbox for Leo and I bought it with money."

"I got Paige." Jason sighed. "I still don't know what to give her."

"Paige..hm." Piper pondered for a moment. "I don't know her that well but I heard Lou Ellen said something about her liking Starbucks? Just give her something like a Starbucks gift card."

"Okay. A Starbucks gift card." Jason nodded. "Easy enough. Thanks, Pipes."

"You're welcome." Piper smiled. "Now come on! Chiron's giving free candy canes to everyone!"

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul

With a corncob pipe and a button nose

And two eyes made out of coal.

"Will, push!" A bunch of campers complained as they watched Will slowly dragged the body of their snowman.

"Sorry!" Will panted. "I can't do this myself! Somebody got to help me, especially by the size you want the snowman to be."

"I wish Beckendorf was here." A camper muttered. "He would have done it quicker without any grumbles."

"Beckendorf!" Jake Mason heard that name and seemed to be on the verge of tears again. After knowing Beckendorf for such a long time and being his best friend, he still isn't over his death.

"It's not that hard!" Cried an Aphrodite girl who is all bundled up in the sidelines.

"Brr!" Will shivered. "Somebody help me push this heavy thing!"

"Dude, it's your job since Beckendorf's gone."

"Leo's too scrawny. We need you!"

"I can't!" Jake Mason groaned. "Body cast?"

"Will, you are like buff and all that. Just push the stupid snowball!"

"I hate this." Will grumbled.

"It'll look nice after the snowman's done." Katie shrugged.

"Yeah." Travis agreed almost immediately.

"Cough." Connor made his fake-coughing super obvious. "Disgusting. Flirting. Bye."

"Piper, would you like to help me tend strawberries?" Katie asked.

"Uh.." Piper was never fond of gardening. She never had the green thumb.

"Oh, it's alright." Kate said. "How about let's hit the camp store?"

"Wait..you are in the whole keep-me-away-from-my-cabin-until-he-puts-the-christmas-gift thing?"

"Um..that's not important." Katie muttered hastily. "Just come with me!" She grabbed Piper's hand.

"Okay." Piper frowned as Katie pointed at random items in the store.

"Look at that!" Katie exclaimed a bit over excitedly. "A watch! A T Shirt! A short!"

"Wow Katie. You were never so excited about this."

"I don't know." Katie sighed. "Piper, can I talk to you about something?"

"Yeah sure."

"I kinda like a guy." Katie hesitated shyly.

"Ooh! Who is it?" Piper froze. She sounded..like Lacy? "Oh my gods. Do I sound like my siblings?"

"Sort of." Katie admitted. "But the thing is that boy is not just anyone, it's.."

"Tell me!" Piper chanted.

"Travis." Katie whispered into her ears.

"Aww, look at those 10 nutcracker lords leaping." Katie smiled as they opened the Aphrodite Cabin door.

"I really do wonder where he gets all these." Piper nodded. However, today she wasn't as into the gifts as she was before. All that was in her head is that Travis and katie secretly loved each other. She felt like her mother, or at least one of her siblings cooing over these cute relationships where they love each other without actually telling the other person.

That's the kind of relationship she wanted with Jason. She had a feeling she won't though, especially with tall, beautiful, roman, Reyna in Camp Jupiter waiting for him.

"He probably have a whole cabin of Hephaestus Cabin behind him making all these stuff for you." Katie laughed.

"Really?"

"I don't know." Katie shrugged. "I think Leo was talking about it or something but really, you can't pay attention if he's also hitting on Courtney at the same time."

"Oh Leo." Piper shook her head.

On the Tenth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine Ladies Dancing

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

AN: Hai guys! I hope you all survived the doomsday ;) At least, I did. The zombies didn't get to me yet

dkjfhouwkfpeiwo It's so close to christmas! I simply can't wait for that day!

~Kisses, Emily