It was Christmas Eve, and we were all gonna hang out at the lair. It was my family, April and her dad, and then the turtles. (And Emily and Splinter, of course.)
My sister was practically bouncing off the walls as we neared the lair. "Calm down, honey. We're almost there," my dad said, stroking her hair. She just laughed.
The lair looked amazing. Red, green, gold, and white ribbons were hung everywhere. There were a few candles, and everybody had a Christmas hat on. Even Splinter!
"Ah, come in!" The old rat said with a warm smile. My phobia of rats still existed, but Splinter had become a second father figure for me. I've learned to like him over the years.
Emily walked into the living room through the dojo with a candle in her hand and a red santa hat on her head. The eighteen year old smiled at us, set down her candle and walked over to join us. "Hey guys!" My sister was the first to hug her. Emily laughed, "Hi, Trinity." She gave both me and my dad a hug, too. She was still as nice and peppy as she was when I first met her three years ago.
The boys came up to greet us, next. After that, April and her dad walked through the door. "Merry Christmas!" April exclaimed. She gave Donnie a kiss, making him blush. Even though they've been dating for a while, Donnie was still super quirky. Donnie kissed her back and she laughed.
I'll admit, I was a little upset when April started going out with Donnie. I did like her, but after a while I realized that she actually wasn't really my type. Yes, she was beautiful, smart, talented, but… that's not what I wanted. I wanted a girl who was rowdy, strong, funny, determined. The kind of girl who seems like the nicest person in the world, but can put somebody in the hospital if she wanted.
That girl was Emily. I like Emily. April was the friend who would calm me down when I was angry, but Em was the person who would run around with me with her axe raised while we yelled "LET'S GO KICK SOME BUTT!" Plus the April thing.
"We have Christmas Pizza!" Mikey exclaimed.
"And… other things." Emily glared at Mikey. The turtle smiled and giggled. Emily just smiled and rolled her eyes. "You guys want cocoa?"
"Yes!" Trinity yelled. Even though she's twelve, I swear to god that she has the soul of a five year old. We just all went along with her and Emily disappeared into the kitchen.
We all sat on the couch and floor and talked. Soon enough, the lair was filled with voices and laughter.
Emily walked out of the kitchen, a large tray holding ten mugs in her hands. She tripped, but quickly caught herself. She had that look on her face that said, "Oh my gosh that freakin scared me." Em just brushed it off with a laugh and continued toward us. She sat down next to me and we all drank our cocoa and continued to talk. At one point, she nudged my side.
In her palm, was a small mistletoe plant. "Watch this," She mouthed. Emily got up and slowly walked around to Donnie and April, and she raised the Mistletoe above their heads. Everybody burst into laughter while they just stood there, confused.
"Dudes!" Mikey yelled through his laughter. "Look up! Look up!"
So they did, and a dark red color crept across both their faces when they saw Emily. "EM!" Donnie exclaimed. She just shrugged and continued to hold it above their heads. April gave Donnie a big kiss, and the turtle mutant melted into it. Emily smiled and walked away. "I seriously have been waiting all week to do that." She laughed.
Leo turned on a Super Hero Mecha Force Five Christmas special, and we all turned to watch. After everybody had placed their empty mugs back on the tray, Emily took them back to the kitchen. My hands were sticky from the drink, so I followed her. Mikey shrieked when we got to the doorway. "You guys are under the mistletoe!"
We both looked up, and sure enough, the red and green plant was hung up right above us. I stood there, my cheeks flaring red. What do I do!? Should I kiss h-
Emily kissed me. It wasn't a long kiss, but it wasn't a peck kiss, either. After that, she just walked into the kitchen as if nothing happened. As for me… I just stood there. Frozen.
After a little bit, Raph got up and dragged me off to the dojo. "Case, do you like my sister?"
I just stood there, scared to answer. Was this a trick question?
"I don't care if you do, Case. Just yes or no." He noticed my unease.
I nodded my head. "Then get in there and kiss 'er back, 'cos she likes you as much as you like her." He poked my chest.
"S-Seriously?" I said, still a little shaken. He just nodded his head and pushed me out of the dojo. "Go." He shoved me toward the kitchen.
Em was washing out the mugs and humming. I swiftly went over next to her and started washing my hands. Her humming turned into quiet singing.
I don't believe in fairy tales..
I don't believe in fairy tales..
I don't believe in fairy tales,
but I believe in you and me.
Take me ta' wonderland.
take me ta', take me ta',
take me ta' wonderland.
take me ta', take me ta'
take me ta' wonderland.
take me ta', take me ta'
take me ta' wonderland,
Wonderland, wonderland.
"I've had that song stuck in my head all day. What confuses me is that it's not even a Christmas song!" She said, making me laugh.
I bit my lip, nervous for what I was about to try to do. "Hey, Em?" When she looked at me, I did it. I kissed her.
And she let me.
I could feel her smile into the kiss, making me smile, too. We've cried to each other, bled for each other, and now we've kissed each other.
I'm kissing Hamato Emiliah, and I love it.
"I like you, Em," I said after the kiss ended. "I like you a lot."
"I like you to, Casey." She kissed me again. She kissed me again!
We heard giggling at the door. I broke the kiss and looked over. Trinity had this huge smile on her face. And with that, she took off. I rolled my eyes. "Kids..." I said and kissed Emily again.
After a little bit, me and Emily finished with the mugs and went back out to watch the show. Raph went over and sat next to me. "Did 'ya do it?" He whispered.
I smiled. "Yeah, three times!" I whispered back.
Emily leaned over to look at me and Raph. She just laughed and rolled her eyes. "Boys…"
ISHIP IT! JOMELIAH!