Prompt: Mistletoe

Lily's first kiss wasn't from her first school crush, or from her boyfriend (later to be husband). It was from the guy who was like a brother to her, and was in love with her cousin but nobody but herself knew.
She was turning five that year, and had stumbled around the Burrow alarmed after nearly getting run over by over – happy cousins, namely Fred, James and Louis. She had found the strange plant, the mistletoe, hanging over the couch. Amazed, she reached up and touched it, letting every tiny cell of the plant warm her. She's adjusted her scarf as she jumped onto the couch, reaching up as high as she could on her tippy toes to touch it.

Her eyes widened as her fingers made contact with it and she wobbled and fell onto the ground with a loud crash. Teddy raced towards her and picked her up with ease. She stared at him, obviously startled.

"What does that do?" She asked in a voice barely higher than a whisper, curiosity pumping through her veins. He smiled at her and sat her promptly on the couch.

"When two people sit under it, Lily, they kiss," Teddy explained. Lily's mouth opened and closed quickly, amazed at the power of the plant. If it could make two people kiss for no reason, she thought, it must be really magical.

"We are under it," Lily pointed out slowly, still taking a moment to figure out what that meant. Teddy smiled.

"So we are," He grinned, sweeping her up into a hug. She hugged him back, shivering slightly from the cold air that hovered around the Burrow. Then he leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. She blushed and he grinned.

"Merry Christmas, Lily," He smiled. Lily grinned back up at him, her tiny teeth glowing in the hazy light.

"Merry Christmas, Teddy!" She squealed excitedly as she took in a big breath of the smell of Molly's famous Christmas Cookies.

"Smell that?" Teddy teased. Lily nodded slowly.
"Yes," She replied. Teddy grinned at her.

"Do you want me to go get you one?" He asked. She nodded.

"Please," She smiled softly, still confused at what it had meant when his lips had touched hers just moments ago.

"Alright. I'll be back soon," Teddy promised her. Lily smiled.

"Okay," She grinned. And as Teddy turned around, she silently touched her lips with her index finger and decided that she liked the feeling of 'kissing'.