Chapter 12 - Christmas
(Flora's POV)

I wake up to Helia gently shaking me. I let out a small groan as I shut my eyes again causing him to laugh. "Come on Flora get up, dinner is ready." Helia tells me obviously amused. I open my eyes to look up at him. He pulls me to my feet seeing that I hadn't made an attempt to get up. I groan once more.

"Helia!" I groan just wanting to go back to sleep. He laughs again.

"You can go back to sleep after you've eaten." Helia assures me as we walk downstairs. I nod. We get to the dining room where Macy has already begun eating and we start eating ourselves. Helia cooked a simple meal, pasta with garlic bread. It doesn't take long for the three of us to finish eating and once we have Helia clears up without letting me help.

"Helia I fell bad letting you do all the work." I tell him truthfully. He laughs a little.

"It's fine I know you're exhausted, now go to bed you still have to go to work tomorrow morning." He replies. Oh yeah! I almost forgot about work, almost. I open my mouth to protest but Helia beets me. "Flora go to bed I'm fine." He tells me firmly. I sigh as I give up and nod. I walk upstairs and have a quick shower before going to bed. Once I'm in bed I fall asleep in under a minute.

I wake up early in the morning so I have a shower to wake me up before I get dressed. Once I'm dressed I leave to go to work, I make sure to take the Christmas present I brought for Lilia with me. When I arrive at the shop I find it practically empty. Lilia smiles at me as I walk in. "Well this is my last day in this town, I just need your help with a few things before I pay you." Lilia tells me. I nod.

"Of course." I reply as I follow her. I help her lift a few things to her car etc. Generally we just clear everything up until the shop is completely empty.

"You can go now if you want, after I just pay you of course." Lilia tells me as she hands me a big envelope which surprises me as I don't usually get that much. "I did give you a Christmas bonus and a little present as well." Lilia adds as she gives me a small smile.

"Thank you, I got you a Christmas present as well." I reply as I hand her the gift I brought which is neatly wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. She gives me a warm smile which I return.

"Thank you Flora, you really are so thoughtful but I really must get going now. It was great working with you even though I only did for a short amount of time. I hope you like your gift and I shall open this on my way." Lilia thanks me. I smile and nod. I wave goodbye as she gets in her car and drives off. I walk home holding the big envelope securely in my arms. Once I get back I go straight to my room and sit on my bed. I carefully open the envelope Lilia gave me and I asp as I look at it's contents.

There's about three hundred pounds in cash from my usual payment even though I think it's too much plus a bonus of seven hundred pounds in cash and another one hundred pounds in cash of the tips I earned while working. There's also a long box wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. I carefully open it to reveal a long, black jewellery box. I open it and gasp. It's a silver charm bracelet with many different silver charms all of different types of flowers. I put the bracelet safely away with my money before heading downstairs.

"When did you get back?" Helia asks slightly shock to see me in the house. I giggle amused.

"A few minutes ago but I kind of just ran straight upstairs." I answer him as I sit on the sofa. He nods not bothering to ask why.

"You got back early." He points out. I raise an eyebrow at him.

"Is that a bad thing?" I ask him. He shakes his head.

"No I was just pointing it out." He replies as he puts his hands in the air as if surrendering. I laugh a little at him.

-Christmas Morning-

I wake up to a high pitched voice yelling and screaming. "IT'S CHRISTMAS! GET UP!" Macy keeps yelling as she walks between mine and Helia's bedroom. I sigh and groan as I cover my ears. I finally get up and quickly get dressed after making my bed. I put on a short jade green dress with a sparkly red belt and red flats. I add red earrings in the shape of presents and a matching necklace. I also put a red bow in my hair because I love bows. I walk out into the hallway where Macy is still yelling for me and Helia to get up.

"Macy come on let's get you dressed first then we can focus on getting Helia up." I tell her quietly. She nods. I give her some clothe to get changed into which she does. She's wearing a short white dress with a red belt and red cardigan. I brush her hair for her before we go into Helia's room only to find that he's gone back to sleep.

"How should we wake him up?" Macy asks me very quietly that her voice was barely a whisper. I smirk as I quietly whisper something in her ear. She grins and nods. We wait a few seconds before we both get on his bed and start bouncing up and down while yelling that he needs to get up and that it's finally Christmas until he's up. He goes into the bathroom and changes into jeans and a plain white T-shirt while I make his bed for him as he'll probably take ages to do it himself.

"See I'm-" Helia starts but he suddenly stops as he stares at me and Macy. "Wow, you two look great." Helia compliments us. Macy giggles as she hugs him while I stand a little awkwardly as my cheeks turn slightly pink.

"Oh uh thanks." I thank him still a little shocked from his compliment. He smiles at me as Macy lets go of him.

"Lets go round to your grandmother's house now so we can give her and my parents their gifts and spend sometime with them before coming back here to open the presents under the tree and be ready for when the others get here." Helia says. I nod as me and him collect the the presents we have for his parents and my Grandmother. After that we go next door and upstairs to my Grandmother's bedroom.

"Merry Christmas!" Macy says as we walk in to see Helia's parents taking care of my Grandmother. I can't help but let out a small sigh.

"Happy Christmas Macy." Aria replies as Jackson picks her up and spins her around before placing her safely back on the ground. "Happy Christmas Helia." Aria adds as she hugs Helia. I just put the presents we brought neatly on the floor near my grandmother's bed.

"Happy Christmas Flora." My grandmother tells me weakly from her bed. I give her a sad smile.

"Happy Christmas Grandma." I reply quietly. She smiles weakly at me.

"All of you come here I've got you some presents." My grandmother says kindly. Macy grins as she runs over followed by Helia and her parents. I let out a small laugh seeing how excited she's getting. My Grandmother gives everyone a present in turn but when she gets to me she gives me mine plus a photo album full of family photos.

"Thank you." We all thank her together before opening the presents she got us. She got Macy an owl clock to hang on the wall and luckily Macy is really happy with it. She got Helia a large sketch book which he loves since he loves art. She got Jackson a fancy photo frame with a picture of him and his family in. She got Aria a delicate cat ornament that she can display somewhere in her house. Lastly she got me a medium size teddy bear and a gold heart shaped locket with a picture of me, my parents and her inside.

"Lila thank you so much this is really beautiful." Aria thanks my grandmother as she carefully puts the cat ornament back in it's box so it doesn't break.

"While we're on presents the two of us have some for all of you." Jackson adds as he gives us each a present in turn.

"Thank you." We all thank the two of them together before we open them. They got Macy a dress, Helia a variety of different paintbrushes, my grandmother a book and new gardening equipment for me.

"I've also got some presents." Helia adds as he gives everyone a present one by one but he stops at me. "I'll give you yours later when the other are here." He whispers to me. I nod. Everyone thanks him and opens his presents. He got Macy a blue fluffy blanket, Aria a CD, Jackson a jacket and my grandmother a box of chocolates.

"Helia didn't you get Flora anything?" Aria asks noticing that I haven't been given a gift by Helia.

"It's at home since the others are coming around to celebrate I thought I'd give it to her then." Helia eplains.

"I also left the gift I got Helia there for the same reason but I brought the gifts I got the rest of you." I say as I give each of them their gift. They all say thank you to me before opening them. I got Macy a large fluffy teddy bear, Aria a pair of silver earrings, Jackson a watch since he's always asking what time it is and my Grandmother a light sapphire pendant. We spends a while talking and celebrating before we head back.

Once we're back the three of us open the presents under the tree and in our stockings before putting everything away upstairs. It's not long until the others arrive and we start celebrating and having fun. Then it's time to open presents.

Bloom got a sky blue topaz bracelet from Sky, some different lip glosses and lip sticks from Stella, a variety of soaps from Brandon, a series of books from me, a pillow with her name on from Helia, a new top from Aisha, a keyring from Nabu, nail vanish from Musa, a bag of skittles from Riven, a new pencil case from Tecna and a small bag from Timmy.

Sky got an expensive watch from Bloom, a pair of trainers from Brandon, a pair of earphones from Stella, an IPod case from Timmy, a T-shirt from Tecna, a sweatshirt from Musa, a big packet of haribos from Riven, a pair of football boots from Helia, a sports bag from me, a football jersey from Nabu and a box of maltesers from Aisha.

Stella got a gold fire opal pendant from Brandon, a dress from Bloom, some make up from Tecna, a handbag from Musa, a purse from Aisha, a pair of shoes from me, some earrings from Sky, a bottle of perfume from Riven, a new hair brush from Timmy, a new hair band from Nabu and a variety of vouchers for different shops from Helia.

Brandon got a pair of expensive green headphones from Stella, a hoodie from Sky, trainers from Bloom, a T-shirt from Riven, a basketball from Musa, a football from Nabu, a new phone case from Aisha, a video game from Timmy, a CD from Tecna, a sports bag from Helia and a sports watch from me.

Musa got a ruby bracelet from Riven, a music book from Tecna, music sheets so she can write her own music from Timmy, new red headphones from me, a flute from Helia, a few new CDs from Aisha, a big packet of aero from Nabu, a pair of brown ankle boots from Stella, a musical poster from Brandon, a music note charm from Bloom and a book of piano music from Sky.

Riven got a skateboard from Musa, headphones from Nabu, skating shoes from Aisha, a CD from Timmy, spy cameras from Tecna, a skate helmet from Helia, a hoodie from me, a big bag of minstrels from Sky, a big bag of maoams from Bloom, a phone case from Brandon and a IPod case from Stella.

Tecna got a purple garnet pendant from Timmy, a camera from Musa, a phone case from Riven, a few different hair accessories from me, a computer mouse from Helia, a few problem solving books from Aisha, a few reading books from Nabu, a camera bag from Stella, a video game from Brandon, a computer program from Bloom and a bag of starburst from Sky.

Timmy got a self made computer program from Tecna, a computer game from Helia, a video game controller from me, a sweatshirt from Nabu, a new phone case from Aisha, problem solving books from Riven, a new school bag from Musa, some video games from Brandon, a T-shirt from Stella, a few key rings from Sky and a jar of different sweets from Bloom.

Aisha got a sapphire bracelet from Nabu, roller skates from me, ice skates from Helia, trainers from Tecna, a sports bag from Timmy, a basketball from Musa, sport water bottle from Riven, tennis racket from Bloom, running shoes from Sky, yoga mat from Stella and a pair of leggings from Brandon.

Nabu got an expensive waterproof sport watch from Aisha, running shoes from Riven, a hoodie from Musa, a football from Timmy, a sport bag from Tecna, a biking jacket from Helia, wristbands from me, a biking helmet from Brandon, a sport water bottle from Stella, tennis balls from Sky and roller skates from Bloom.

I got a Emerald pendant with matching earrings from Helia, a best friend bracelet from Aisha, seeds for a bonsai tree from Nabu, a cuddly dog toy from Musa, a plant poster and some chocolate from Riven, a box of different earrings from Tecna, a few different key rings from Timmy, a bag from Stella, books from Brandon, a few small teddy bears from Bloom and a big jar of different chocolates from Sky,

Helia got a big professional art kit from me, a big set of different sharpies from Timmy, a hoodie from Tecna, a phone case from Riven, a landscape painting from Musa, a large outdoor art easel from Nabu, a small indoor art easel from Aisha, a big packet of fruit pastels from Sky, a big galaxy bar from Bloom, a small art book from Brandon and art shop vouchers from Stella.

We didn't forget about Macy as well all brought her teddy bears and lots of other toys, she went straight upstairs to play with her new stuff after we finished opening the presents. "This house is like a winter wonderland." Bloom comments as we all begin talking. The others all nod in agreement.

"How about we sing some Christmas songs." Stella suggests.

"Maybe we can think of some lyrics for the music Musa made while we are." Brandon adds. We all nod in agreement and have fun singing things like jingle bells etc. While no one is looking I quickly go into the kitchen with Musa.

"You okay Flo?" Musa asks me worried. I nod.

"I think I have some lyrics for your song though." I reply before whispering them into her ear. She grins and nods.

"Great, you're singing with me as well." She replies as she grabs my wrist and pulls me back into the living room before I can argue about singing with her. "We have the lyrics!" Musa announces as all the others stop singing.

"Let us hear the song then!" Aisha laughs. Musa nods and plays the music on her phone.

(It's Not Christmas Without You - Victorious)

Flora:
Carolers singing, sleigh bells are ringing
It's that time of year

Musa:
Everyone's toasting, chestnuts are roasting
Christmas time is near

Flora:
Something's missing and I'm wishing
Wishing that you knew

Musa:
How much it would mean to spend
This Christmas time with you

Flora:
So if you feel it coming

Musa:
On this special day

Both:
Just trust your heart
Don't let your head get in the way
Cause it's Christmas

Flora:
And the start of something new

Both:
But it's Christmas

Musa:
And I hope you will feel it too

Both:
Candy canes and mistletoe
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
But all of it means nothing
Without you
Without you

Flora:
Just for a minute, you get a feeling.
Look up in the sky.

Musa:
Santa's here, so get in the spirit.
Just give it a try.

Flora:
Children beaming and I'm dreaming
Hoping that it's true.

Musa:
Cause it would mean so much to spend this
Christmas time with you!

Flora:
So if you feel it coming

Musa:
On this special day

Both:
Just trust your heart
Cause I can't wait to hear you say
That it's Christmas

Flora:
And the start of something new

Both:
Well it's Christmas

Musa:
And I hope you will feel it too

Both:
Everyone together sings
Silver Bells and golden rings
But all of it means nothing
Without you
It's not Christmas
Without you
It's not Christmas
Without you
It's not Christmas
Without you
It's not Christmas...
Without you

The others clap as we finish. We talk and celebrate for an hour or two longer before the others start to go. "Flora! Helia! You two need to come here! Timmy calls. Me and Helia get up and walk into the hallway to see all the others waiting there and none of them have left.

"What?" Helia asks confused. They all smirk at us as we stop walking and just stand staring at them.

"You two have to kiss you're standing under mistletoe." Tecna tells us as we look up to see their right. They planned this. I'm about to move from under it when Helia's lips smash against mine. For a second I'm surprised but then I return the kiss. All the others cheer as we pull away before leaving. I blush as he lets go of me. We don't really talk about the kiss for the rest of the day and instead continue as normal, putting everything away eating dinner and going to bed... finally.

A/N This chapter is longer than my usual chapters as the chapter itself is over 3,000 words that's why it took me so long. Hopefully I'll be able to get a chapter for New Years done. I hope you enjoyed the second Christmas Chapter and sorry it's late! Please leave your feedback in the reviews!