Helloooo. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, or Happy Holidays of you don't celebrate any of those. So this chapter is most definitely gonna be up on Christmas day, if it isn't then I wouldn't be writing this xD. So my new story is coming up very soon, or maybe already posted, depends whether or not I decide to write the first chapter after this. Okay, enough of me blabbering, so enjoy..
StellaBrella: Thanks haha. And if you like that you'll love this chapter, trust meh xD
Pickles333: TY, and it'll be up very soon.
iradfs: Yup, me either, but jealousy can do alot to a girl :P
shreyamishra1232: Idk if I can put in jealousy since they're so close to being together, but I'll see if I can fit it in somewhere.
artcrazykatie: Thanks youuu :3
Guest (Dec 21): Aw, I hope you getter better soon :( And yup, Musa and Bloom are her best friends but the one that's Brandon's cousin is an OC called Liam who's also friends with Bloom and Musa so theres like 4 in their friend group.
Guest (Dec 21): Thanks, btw theres no name, but I'm guessing this is Jen? If so then where are those chapters at, I'm dying here!
WinxMusaFan: Well Brandon's a bit pushy when it comes to excersize and Stella's ankle does not agree with him :)
BitchRoyalty: I might post it later today, as an Xmas present? ^.^
Guest (Dec 23): Thanks you, hope you enjoy the chapter ;)
Stella's P.O.V.
So far, practice was going great. We're almost done with the course, and I can already guarantee you my aim is 1000 times better, considering how off it was before. Like seriously, just last week, if you had asked me to throw something to you, it would end up in oblivion, thats how bad but powerful my aiming skills are. But thats besides the point. My ankle is back to normal, I can use 2 swords at the same time if there happened to be a situation were I had no magic, and I still punch the same - like a kangaroo. Today's the 24th, Christmas eve, and Red Fountain have this yearly get together thing with Alfea, which gives us a day off.
"Get out of bed Sunshine, Codatorta specifically asked US to help in the kitchen. Not that either of us can cook if our lives depended on it, but still" Brandon said, tugging at my covers.
"Give me five more minutes" I yawned.
"Fine, I'll wait. Scoot over" he said.
"Why?" I asked.
"So I can make sure you get up after exactly five minutes" he said.
"Whatever" I shrugged, moving a bit.
I couldn't care less that Brandon was laying in bed with me, if it means more sleep, then lay all you want.
After only 10 seconds, I felt a pair of arms snake around my waste and before I knew it I was tossed onto the floor with a thud, despite the fact the floor was covered in pillows.
"You tricked me!" I huffed, as Brandon watched me with an amused expression, which made it really hard to be mad at him since he looked so adorable.
"Sorry Sunshine, but I' pretty sure you enjoyed it" He winked.
"Yeah no." I said, getting up.
"I'm gonna go take a shower. Be back in 10 minutes - unless, that is, you wanna joi-"
"No. Just no" I interrupted, scrunching up my nose.
"Calm down, I was kidding. But seriously I'll be back in 10 minutes" he said, walking into the bathroom and shutting the door behind him.
I looked over at my phone , and it was only 7 in the morning. We had to be in the kitchen around 7:30 and there weren't actually any other students except us. There were a bunch of professional cooks who had the help of interns. We were the only ones going alone, and everything was going to be done Human style, absolutely no magic. I looked at my messages and saw a text form Danny.
Hey Stel, hows the dress hunting going?
Yup, I told him we were dress shopping for a couple days.
We're actually getting the brides dress custom made, and the bridesmades' dresses are on the way, I'll send you a pic later.
Eh, I'll think of something eventually.
A couple minutes later, Brandon walked out with a fresh pair of clothes on and his hair still wet, and I went in to have a shower. After that, I blowdried my hair and put it in a messy bun, and put on a pair of black leggings, a grey cropped hoodie and white vans.
"Here, eat up" Brandon said, handing me a plate of grilled cheese sandwiches as I walked out of the bathroom.
"Thanks, but I thought we were gonna go eat in the cafeteria" I said.
"We were, until Sky brought us free breakfast" he said.
"Oh, well then remind me to thank him later" I said, digging in.
"By the way, do you know how to prepare a turkey by any chance?" He asked.
"No way, we gotta do the turkey?" I whined.
"Actually, a turkey. They're cooking loads and we have to do one too" he said.
"Okay, first we have to rinse it off, you can do that" I said, reading the cooking book as I handed the tray to Brandon.
"Does it look like I know how to wash and dry a turkey?" he asked.
"Dude, use water to wash it, and use a paper towel to dry it" I said, trying to dumb it down.
"And what are you gonna do?" he asked.
"Cooking the herbs" I said, melting some butter in a pan and throwing in some rosemary or whatever its called.
"Is this good enough?" he aksed.
"Do I look like a chef to you?" I sighed.
"Right, I forgot we're both rubbish at this." he said, dumping the turkey back on the tray.
"Now what?" I asked.
"I think you put those leaves inside to set it or something, but first you have to take out the insides" he said.
"Insides?" I shrieked.
"You know, the giblets, which include the gizzards, the neck..."
"Are you kidding me? I'm not touching turkey guts!" I said.
"Oh come on Sunshine, it's not that bad." he shrugged.
"Why don't you do it then?" I asked.
"I already cleaned the outside, you'll clean the inside" He said.
"Fine" I grouched.
I hesitantly reached into the turkey, trying not to scream.
"Stella stuffing her hand in a turkey, never thought the day would come" he said.
"Shut up" I groaned, taking out all the insides and dumping them on a plate.
After that, we seasoned it and let it cook, and when it came out, it actually looked great.
"I knew we could do it and not totally fail" I said, hi fiving him.
"Ah, Miss Stella. I see you have completed your task well, why don't you two make some brownies and then you can be off for the day" Professor Wizgiz said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes, but make sure you clean up after" He said, walking off.
"I'll get the sugar and eggs" Brandon said.
"And I'll get the flour and cocoa powder." I said, turing around to go to the store room. I looked around and found some self-raising flour. I grabbed the bag and walked back, but on the way I slipped on some milk, dropping the bag which covered our workspace, and the both of us, in flour.
"Shit" I groaned. Brandon rolled his eyes and helped me up. "Sorry, some moron dropped milk on the flo- Ouch"
"The whole floor is covered, isn't it?" I sighed, after falling over again, but this time bringing Brandon down with me. I snapped my fingers, making the mess disappear.
"Okay, lets try keeping this table as clean as possible from now on" he said.
"Brandon...stop...that's...enough...already!" I said in between laughter, as Brandon smeared batter on my cheeks.
"And for the finishing touch" he smirked, grabbing a cup of sprinkles.
"Don't you dare" I said stepping back, which was when I realised I was backed up against the wall.
"Voila! I call it...get ready for this...the Sunshine brownie" he grinned, as he threw the whole cup on me.
"You are so dead" I said, grabbing a can of whipped cream before tackling him to the ground and spraying his face.
"Well I guess we're even" Brandon chuckled, as he rubbed his face.
"You look cute with whipped cream in your hair" I accidentally blurted out, before mentally slapping myself.
Fudge.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU STELLA?!
"So do you" he smiled.
Well at least he didn't tease me..
"Wait a minute...I don't have whipped cream in my- BRANDON!" I screamed, as he sprayed it right on top of my head.
"What?" he grinned cheekily.
"You know what, I'm not even gonna bother with you. We need to clean this up" I said, glancing at the messy kitchen.
"Well you can do the dishes and I'll stand here and watch you" he said, leaning on the counter as I dumped the messy bowls and spoons in the sink.
"Make yourself useful and wipe the countertops" I said, chucking a red cloth at his face.
"This is boooring" he whined like a 5 year old.
"Fine then, how about some music" I said, clicking my fingers as the radio played, and All I Want For Christmas Is you by Mariah Carey was blasting through the speakers.
"Better" he said, before singing along to the words deafeningly.
"I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know, make my wish come true, all I want for Christmas is you" He sang, waving the rolled up cloth around like a microphone.
Where have I seen this before?
Oh right, Danny and the hairbrush incident...
"Stop messing around and clean so we can go already" I said.
"Why can't you just use magic?" he asked.
"Because we have to clean up the human way too. Unless it's an accident with ingredients like the flour" I said.
"Fine" he pouted, as he started to wipe the table.
A couple minutes later while I was pouring soap on something, out of nowhere Brandon licked my cheek.
Yup - licked it.
"What are you doing?" I asked, raising a brow as I stared at him weirdly.
"What? We can't let the batter go to waste. Besides, its really good" he said.
"Yeah well can you not just rub it off and then eat it? Must you lick my face?" I said, snatching the tablecloth from him to wipe my face.
"Bloody hell, calm down miss sassy pants." he said.
"How can I? Lately you've been obsessed with my face. I can't blame you though" I shrugged.
Thats it Stel, bring out the ego to make him feel awkward for once.
"Well, I can't argue with that, can I?" he said, biting his lip as he gazed into my eyes.
I literally couldn't take it anymore.
He was too irresistible...too. damn. hot.
Spontaneously, I found my self closing the small distance between us as I slammed my lips against his.
He tensed up at first, but then his arms snaked around my waist and my arms around his neck, deepening the kiss as our lips moved in perfect sync. My whirlwind of emotions were dominating each and every move I made, every inch of my body was tingling with sparks of desire and passion. It was like nothing else around us mattered anymore, as if time had just halted.
After my lungs begging me to stop, I finally pulled away, still in his embrace as he stared at me in awe.
Holy shitballs.
That was one heck of a kiss.
Hold up. What the actual fuck was I thinking?!
"That was...unexpected" Brandon said breathlessly.
What do I say? Think Stel, think!
I slowly pulled my hands behind my back, clicking my fingers unnoticeably, causing a small sprig of mistletoe to grow right above us. Thank God it was nearly Christmas.
"Um, look up" I said, as my cheeks heated up.
Actually, to be honest here, my whole body was heating up.
"Oh...how long was that up there?" he asked.
"I don't know, I only noticed it while rolling my eyes at you" I grinned.
Way to ruin the moment Stella..
"You see, I kinda promised Bloom thats I'd follow each and every Earth tradition - which includes this one." I lied.
I deserve a grammy for that save...like seriously.
"Um, we should finish cleaning up" he said awkwardly, as I gained back my personal space.
"Yeah" I mumbled.
Why can't I just suck up the courage to tell him?
"Where's the DJ at? I need to talk to him pronto!" Musa said, walking around in circles backstage.
It was currently 8pm and everyone was in the hall and Musa was about to do her annual performance to start off the party. The thing was, she was going absolutely crazy behind the curtains, and I was the only one here calm her because the others were in the audience. Well, it wasn't really like a concert audience, it was like a live concert were everyones having fun. But anyways, this girl was FREAKING OUT. And out of all the girls, she picks me to be back stage with her.
"Chill Muse he's just getting a drink" I said.
"I can't 'chill', I need to do a sound check because I edited the track, plus the power keeps cutting out" she said.
"And I already asked Timmy, look, here he comes now" I said.
"Um, I have bad news and good news - which one do you want first?" he aksed.
"Good?" Musa asked.
"The extra effects that you aksed for were added to backing track and its good to go" he said.
"Great, now the bad news?" I asked.
"The weird weather change caused the wires to freeze over, it could take like an extra 20 minutes to melt it" he sighed.
"We've already delayed the show enough" Musa said.
"Well, you're the fairy of music, can't you make a track on your own?" Timmy asked.
"That would mean I'd have to DJ live while singing, and doing that choreography...too risky" she said.
"Live - thats it. You could get someone to to acoustics for the time being, then when the tracks start working again it will be like you did it on purpose to make the drop sound twice as good." I said.
"Who here can play guitar?" she asked.
"I know who" I said, peeking through the curtains and signalling Riven to come up.
"Whatcha need?" he asked
"Him? Riven plays the guitar? Since when?" Musa asked.
"Since you started teaching me, duh" he said.
"Oh right. Well then, you better not let me down" she said, clapping her hands as a guitar landed in his arms.
"And now, welcome Musa Melody to the stage everyone!" Miss F said, as Timmy and I went backstage and the curtains separated. She started singing along to Santa Tell me.
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here, next year
"How are we gonna melt that ice in time?" Timmy asked.
"Have you forgotten - I'm Stella, the fairy of the shining SUN. The sun is hot, and heat melts things?" I said.
"Right" he said.
"Okay, now where are those wires?" I asked.
"Round the back, come on" he said, as we walked through the hallways and up A LOT of stairs.
"Its up in that box" he said, pointing to a black box fixed to the wall about a metre above us.
"Give me a boost?" I asked. He did as I said and I looked at the red, white and blue wires which were stuck in a box of ice.
"Damn...thats a lot of ice" I said.
"Stella could you not just fly?" he asked, as his hands started to shake.
"Oh shit, yeah sorry" I said, snapping my fingers which caused me to float.
"Light Spectrum!" I said, shooting a beam at the ice. It slowly started to melt and after about 30 seconds it was all gone.
"You got it?" he asked.
"Yup, lets go" I said, as we ran backstage.
The chorus of the song was about to come on, and the DJ was gone because, well, long story short he ditched. What do you expect from a RF boy? Musa kept glancing at me with worrying looks.
"Do you know how to DJ by any chance?" Timmy asked.
"Nope" I said.
"Well too bad" he said, pushing me on stage. My friends were staring at me and I was shrugging at them.
"Stel, you can do it, just stand behind that thingy and press buttons!" Timmy whispered.
I didn't want to ruin this for Musa, so I hesitanlty stood behind the spinny thing at stared at it with confusion.
But it's hard to tell if this is just a fling
Or if it's true love that he thinks of
Here it comes...
So next Christmas
Maybe the red button? Reds always risky though...
I'm not all alone, boy
Oh just push the bloody button for fucks sake!
All of a sudden, a sick beat dropped, the back of the stage lit up as sparks were pouring down, and a million other things which made the crowd go CRAZY.
"Yup - thats right people, I did that. Dang am I good or what?" I yelled while examining my nails, even though everyone was to loud to hear.
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year
Oh, I wanna have him beside me like oh-oh-oh
On the 25th by the fireplace, oh-oh-oh
But I don't want a new broken heart
This year I've got to be smart
Oh, baby
If ya won't be, if ya won't be here!
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here
Next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here
Next year
The crowd roared as Musa and I hopped down off the stage and other Christmas tunes started playing.
"That. was. awesome" Aisha said.
"You totally killed it" Tecna said.
"How on earth did you do that?" Flora asked me.
"Well it was pretty easy I mean I just pressed a bu- I mean, years of practice and my awesomeness combined" I joked.
"Can we get some food? I mean, whats christmas without roast turkey?" Musa asked.
"Girl, you better eat the one I made because I had to stick my hand up a frickin dead turkey!" I said.
"Which one did you make?" Bloom asked.
"I carved my initials on it" I said, looking at the row of turkeys.
"Aww, y'all are too cute" Aisha said, staring at one of them.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Look, this one says S + B" Musa smirked.
"But I didn't write that.." I said.
"Then who did, Santa?" Bloom asked.
"Nah, it was me. I knew it was Stella's because she always seasons it more to the right. I just added a plus B next to the S" Musa said.
"Not even gonna bother with you" I said.
"Oh my god" Flora gasped.
"What?" Tecna asked
"This actually tastes really good" she said.
"See, I don't totally fail at life" I shrugged.
"How do we know Brandon wasn't the one who made it this good?" Bloom asked.
"he was totally useless, all he did was laugh at me, wash the turkey, laugh at me again, throw batter at me, laugh at me some more..yeah pretty much it" I said.
"You guys had a food fight? Someone please explain to me why they arent together yet?" Musa said.
"It wasn't a food fight, it was more of a 'throwing food at Stella like she's a bloody target" thing. I wasn't involved in his childish antics" I said.
"Are you sure?" Aisha asked.
"Yup. Well I sprayed whipped cream at him but he asked for it." I said.
"Why do I feel like you're hiding something?" Flora asked.
Because I am.
"If I didn't know better I'd say there was mistletoe involved" Bloom laughed.
How did she know?
God, they're definitely onto me now...
"I didn't mean to do it just happened I had no control whatsoever over my dumb instincts and I-"
"What are you talking about?" Tecna asked.
"I kissed Brandon...again" I said, putting my head in my hands.
"I was just joking with the mistletoe thing but DAMN girl" Bloom said.
"I swear it was a mistake he just made that adorable face and was way too close to me which is his fault" I shrugged.
"Wait, was there any actual mistletoe - as in the plant - involved?" Aisha asked.
"Nah, that was just an excuse to make up for it. But now everything is awkward between us again" I said.
"JUST TELL THE BOY YOU LOVE HIM" Musa yelled.
"Pipe down they might hear you!" I whispered.
"You know what, screw this lets just stop being stressed over Acheron and the Trix and BOYS, and let loose? Its Christmas eve after all" Flora asked.
"Come on lets dance I love this song" Musa said, as GDFR by Flo Rida blasted out the speakers.
"But I-"
"No buts!" she said, grabbing my hand and dragging me to the dance floor.
"See, I told you it would be fun" Musa said, as we walked outside to the snow filled arena.
"I know, I actually wanna do it agai-" I started, but got interrupted as something hit my cold shoulder.
I looked over and saw Riven and Brandon with BUCKETS full of snowballs.
"HEY!" Musa yelled.
"Yeah?" Riven said casually.
"What do you think you're doing?" she said.
"You too weak to handle a snowball?" Riven asked.
"It's war!" she smirked, clapping her hands as a small wall of snow appeared next to us, kinda like a fort to hide behind.
"Musa do we really have to do thi-"
My hair.
He threw a snowball at my HAIR.
"Its on" I said, trying to pick up the snow with my rays. Unfortunately I failed for two reasons.
One - I'm not Elsa.
Two - My magic melts things. Great, just great.
"Sound wave attack!" Musa exclaimed, making their weak ass snow wall crumble down.
"Up top girl" I said, hi fiving her.
"That's not fair, they have magic" Brandon said.
"New rules, no magic, no walls, no forts, just your bare hands" Riven said.
"Since when did you play by the rules?" I asked.
"Since now" he said, dumping his ready made snowballs into a nearby bush.
"Okay fine" Musa sighed, breaking down our forts.
"Now I'm scared" I gulped.
"Me too" she said.
"Why do I have a feeling they're gonna chase us?" I whispered.
"Because they are, RUN!" she screamed.
"I can't run in snow!" I groaned, hiding behind a tree.
I'm safe here, right?
"Hello sunshine" someone said behind me, dumping snow on my head.
"BRANDON!" I screamed.
"Mhm?" he asked.
"You're dead" I said, glaring at him.
"Am I?" he smirked, backing me up on to the tree trunk.
"Yep" I smiled, shaking the tree, causing tons of snow to descend on him as he tumbled down.
"Sunshine how could you do that to me?" he said.
Yup, he's gone back to his old self - probably forgot all about the kiss.
"Because you're annoying as fuck and I hate you" I grinned, about to walk away.
"Oh no you don't" he said, grasping my hand making me fall to the ground next to him.
"This...is...freezing..." I shivered.
"Not as cold as the water that the Titanic sank in" he said.
"I'll never let go Jack" I said dramatically, quickly switching characters and pretending to die.
"Bravo, you should be an actress" he said sarcastically.
"But seriously I'm freezing" I said, as he stood up.
"Then get up?" he said.
"I can't, my legs are numb" I said.
All of a sudden, he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.
"Hey! Let me go!" I said, trying to punch his back but he didn't feel a thing.
But damn those back muscles tho...
"I'm doing you a favour" he chuckled, dropping me on a bench.
"Yeah because trying to break my spine is a favour" I groaned, getting up.
"HELP!" someone screamed.
I looked over and saw Musa being tackled by Riven, but in a cute way.
"Bro, look up" Brandon yelled. Right above them was a floating sprig of mistletoe.
Looks like I'm not the only one...
"STELLA!" Musa yelled.
"I swear I didn't put that there...you guys must've, I don't know, attracted it? I mean, it is magical mistletoe" I said.
"3..2...1...cover your eyes if you want to live" I shrieked, looking away as they practically started making out.
Well I wasn't looking so I don't know, but they probably were.
"You can look now, we're done" Riven said.
"We should get back inside, its almost midnight" I said.
"Yeah, they're probably partying their asses off by now" Musa said, as we walked in.
"Were have you guys been, it's one minute until christmas!" Flora said, sipping on what looked like a martini.
"Flora..." I said, raising a brow.
"Calm down it's only juice" She laughed.
"Look, they're staring the countdown" Bloom said.
"Isn't that just a New Years thing?" Aisha asked.
"Yeah, but Miss F suggested to do it this year" Tecna said.
"5...4...3...2...1."
"Merry Christmas people" I said, as we toasted our glasses.
Of juice. So calm down.
Idek. Was it okay? And they kissed again, yay. Also, I'm almost done with the first chapter of my new story but I might finish it later coz rn its a twilight marathon for me :P BTW its currently 3AM were I live so technically its xmas. So Merry Christmas and an early Happy New Years, Love you all and I hope you have an amazing time :D