HO HO HO, Merry Christmas, or happy holidays, to all of y'all. It's your friendly neighborhood trashy fanfic writer. I just wanted to take a little moment to wish everyone happy holidays, and for all my fellow Americans (Since I'm not sure what other places do about this) I wish all of you a happy new year. Since, due to the schedule I made for my writing, my next oneshot won't come until after New Years. Anyway, I'm rambling, I'm sorry. I hope you all enjoy this calm story. Enjoy :)
Byleth clapped his hands together as he looked out at his students. "Hey, hey, hey class!" He excitedly said. The entire class just blinked as they saw what Byleth was wearing. He was cosplaying as Santa Claus. He even had a brown sack of presumably gifts resting at the side of his desk. Byleth saw the silence as a win. "Santa Claus has come to town." Jr. stood up from his desk in the back of the class and slowly yet calmly walked toward the door. Byleth watched this and even just watched as he left the classroom. "Huh…." He looked back at the class. "Anyway, time has come for the distribution of the Secret Santa gifts. I want all of you to close your eyes. I will be placing gifts around your desk. Oh and, Larry?" Larry Koopa perked up at the back of the class. "You didn't get any gifts so I'll be giving you Jr.'s for you to give to him."
"Awww," Larry sadly sighed as he looked down. Everyone closed their eyes.
"So, how many do you think you'll get?" Ness asked Lucas, who sat next to him.
"Not sure, hopefully, I can get at least one," Lucas said, kind of nervous.
"Oh, I'm sure you've got one," Ness said with a faint blush and an eased feeling that Lucas couldn't see it. Lucas kept his eyes closed as he thought about the gifts he gave Ness. One was a simple gift. It was just a Baseball Bat. However, this bat was signed by Ness's favorite baseball player, Captain Falcon. The other took the "secret" out secret Santa. It was a photo of the two boys hanging out in a zoo. Behind them was Lucas's favorite animal, a Dolphin. The picture was perfect. Ness had his arm around Lucas's neck, Lucas had his around Ness's body, both boys had a blush that stemmed from being around their crush, and even the Dolphin was above the boys, almost like it was smiling at the camera.
Lucas soon heard Byleth walking toward him. "Ok, so, uh, Lucas?"
"Yes?" he nervously asked, scared that, like Larry, he too received no gifts.
"Uhm, I will need to move your desk…..but don't worry about it. Just sit still and don't mind anything."
"Uhh, I'll try." Lucas picked his feet up as he felt the desk move. The desk then stopped, leaving for some silence. Lucas decided to fill this silence with him humming One-Winged Angel.
"You really love Sephiroth, huh?" Ness asked.
"I wouldn't say really, just that I like him."
"Dude….you have his shirtless poster plastered over your bed."
"Uhm…..shut up." Ness giggled. He loved embarrassing Lucas. It could be as simple as telling people he's a simp for Sephiroth, or it could be something much more maniacal, but this story was made for good boys and girls so that won't be mentioned.
A few minutes later, the students heard Byleth say that they were able to open their eyes since he had distributed all of the gifts to the people they belong to….and Larry. Lucas opened his eyes and said eyes instantly shrunk. Ness looked over and his heart shrunk. Lucas was surrounded by gifts. They formed a full-on tower around him and his desk. Another one of Lucas's desk neighbors, Geo Stelar, looked up at this tower of desks and gulped. "Man…..either you're popular or mad simp worthy," he said.
"Uh, you all may open the gifts," Byleth said. Lucas looked around from the inside of his gift tower.
"Uhh, Ness, where should I start?" Lucas asked with a slightly concerned voice. Ness looked up and down at the gifts. Ness stood up on his desk and used his bat to knock one of the gifts from the top down. Lucas caught it. "Thank you!" Ness turned to his three gifts. He wasn't jealous or even mad that Lucas had tons and tons of gifts, he was mainly mad and jealous that people gave HIM the gifts. He wanted to be the only one. He wanted to be "that special someone who gave you a gift".
The first gift was a simple pin that Ness didn't really like. It was a Baseball themed pin, but it still didn't interest him. He placed it in his pocket and grabbed the second gift. He was saving the obvious Baseball Bat for last. This second gift was small and square. When he opened it, a genuinely happy smile formed on Ness's face. He even grew a faint blush. It was the photo of him and Lucas at the zoo. Ness rubbed his thumb over Lucas's face on the picture, knowing he was the one who got him the gift. His heart started racing.
Ninten, who had left the classroom to use the bathroom, came back into the room and saw Ness caressing the picture with his blush. Ninten raised an eyebrow before walking toward him. He saw what exactly he was caressing, making him grow a very sly smirk. He then calmly walked off without Ness noticing him. Ness continued caressing the picture until he decided enough was enough and turned toward Lucas's gift tower that was a little shorter than it was before. "Hey, Lucas?"
"Yeah?"
"Uhh, is this gift yours?"
"Wh-which one?" Lucas asked as he put an action figure of Sephiroth away, and by away it was simply tossed underneath the desk.
"The picture….of us."
"Oh...yeah, do you like it?" Ness's blush grew deeper and his smile wider. He held the picture close to his chest.
"Yes...I love it." Lucas was able to move a gift safely and look through the hole at Ness. Ness instantly hid his face.
"I'm glad you liked it," Lucas said with his own deep blush. "Now open the next one." Ness looked at the bat. Lucas just gave up that he was the one who gave Ness that gift, which only made Ness excited. He grabbed the obvious bat. He started unwrapping it, with Lucas making occasional glances through the hole as he unwrapped more and more of his gifts. He was basically speedrunning it. Ness fully unwrapped the gift and soon saw what made it special. An autograph by none other than Captain Falcon himself. Ness giggled happily before looking at Lucas, who was now holding the gift he gave him.
Lucas twisted the gift around and analyzed the odd wrapping paper. The gift itself wasn't big, not in the slightest. It was actually quite small. He started unwrapping it and found it to be just a note on a small brick, which the brick was just there to give the gift a shape. The note itself read "Meet me under the Cherry Blossom Tree after school." Lucas then looked back at Ness. He handed Ness the note. "Do you recognize this handwriting?" Ness grabbed his note and read his own writing. Of course, he knew who wrote it, but he wasn't about to say who. He shrugged before handing the note back.
"Sorry." Lucas groaned.
"Maybe I shouldn't go then. What if they're weird." Lucas put the note aside as Ness's heart broke at the thought of Lucas not going to the cherry blossom tree.
"I-I dunno, Lucas. You don't wanna miss out on the chance to maybe meet someone special." Lucas thought about it as he unwrapped more gifts.
"I...I guess so. Meh, whatever, but can you come with me?"
"Me?" Lucas nodded. He looked down and started rubbing his fingers together.
"I...I'm kinda scared to go alone." Ness grew a smile.
"Well then, of course, I'll go." Lucas giggled to himself. He mainly wanted Ness to come with him so they could be alone out in the snowing schoolyard. He loved the snow, and he wanted to experience it with Ness, even if it's just a small moment. Lucas looked at the note and started blushing. He was going, not for the note, but for Ness. And, in the very back of his mind, he hoped that Ness was the one who wrote the note.
The final bell rang and Claus and Ninten vowed to take Lucas's mountain of gifts to Lucas and Claus's house since they knew that Lucas had somewhere to be. Lucas waited for Ness outside of their classroom. But, for one reason or another, Ness was taking a long time in there. Even after everyone had left the room, Ness was still inside. He was pondering at his desk. Byleth, who wasn't allowed to leave the room until all of his students did, was getting slightly agitated. He walked up to Ness. "Ness, please, I have a life as a DJ I must go to." Ness looked up at Byleth with worried eyes, worrying him indeed. "Is something the matter?" Ness looked back down.
"Is Lucas here?"
"Lucas?" Byleth looked around and found the room empty. "No."
"Good…." Ness looked back up with slightly teary eyes.
"How do two people kiss?" Byleth took a surprised step back.
"Uhm...th-that's not really a question you ask your teacher." Byleth then saw a tear stream down Ness's face. Byleth straightened up. "Wait….is that what you want to do to Lucas?" Ness cleared his throat before wiping his eyes.
"M-maybe…..I'm just scared." Byleth sighed. He sat on Lucas's desk.
"Listen, Ness. I'm not the most romantic person in the world. I mean, back in college, when I was starting out as a professor, I had so many of my students and fellow faculty members simping over me." Ness peered over at him with a disgusted face. Byleth cleared his voice. "R-right, that's not the point. The point is, love, is a tough thing to go through." Byleth reached forward and placed a hand on Ness's shoulder. "Love can only be eased by talking about it with the person you feel it for. Or, potentially, acting upon your feelings." Ness shook his head.
"O-ok, but like, how would I kiss him?" Byleth grew nervous.
"I-I guess just do it how you think you would do it." Ness sighed before standing up.
"You're no help, teach." Ness walked to the door and exited it. Byleth groaned.
"I told you I wasn't an expert in love," Byleth said in a mocking tone.
When Ness exited the room he found Lucas patiently waiting as he played on his phone. Ness walked over and saw him playing Candy Crush. "Damn, you're really far."
"Hehe, thanks," Lucas said as he beat level 4011. He then turned his phone off before turning toward Ness. "What took you so long?"
"I needed to talk to Byleth about something."
"Oh, well, you ready?" Ness nervously nodded his head.
The boys were in sight of the tree. Ness was only getting more anxious as he thought of how he'd do what he wanted to do. Before he knew it, they were at the tree. Lucas crossed his arms. "Wonder how long they'll be." Ness looked up at the tree to see if what he placed up there was still there. And indeed it was. The mistletoe. Ness looked back at Lucas as he continued to rub his hands together. Lucas noticed this. "What's wrong?"
"Th-the snow is kinda cold." Lucas looked out at the snowy field. He felt at ease. Even though it indeed was cold the white snow fell slowly. He then returned his attention to Ness.
"Here, give me your hands." Lucas held out. Ness looked directly into Lucas's face. He was blushing but it seemed mostly due to the cold. Ness grabbed Lucas's hands and felt the warmth. Even though the cold was just an excuse, he really did enjoy Lucas's warmth. "Is it working?" Ness shook his head. Lucas then thought of a better way to help him. Lucas brought him into a hug. He instantly grew a blush as he heard Lucas's calm heartbeat. Strangely enough, hearing his heart did help. Ness wrapped his arms around Lucas and smiled.
"When did you g-get this much confidence?" Lucas giggled.
"The snow." Ness looked out at the calm snow as it fell and combined with the rest of the snow. The snow on the ground was shimmering. It was smooth and bright. Ness had a rush of confidence somehow. He put his hands on Lucas's waist prompting Lucas to let go of him. Ness backed his head away and looked into Lucas's eyes.
"H-hey….look up." Lucas did as Ness said and saw the mistletoe. He looked back down and saw Ness's awkwardness. Lucas's blush from the cold turned to a loving blush.
"Ness….was that note, yours?" Ness let go of Lucas's hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
"M-maybe." Ness saw the surprise on Lucas's face. "L-listen, I'd understand if you don't w-want to kiss. I-I just needed a way to tell you that I liked—" Ness was cut off by Lucas placing a finger on his lips. The boys stared at each other for a long time, allowing the snow to fall around them. Lucas slowly moved his finger from Ness's lips and smiled. He put his hand on Ness's cheek and leaned in. However, he didn't close the gap entirely.
"You're cute when you're awkward." Before Ness could get any words out, Lucas closes the gap between their mouths. The kiss itself was pretty awkward, but it was perfect for them. Ness wrapped his arms around Lucas as he closed his eyes and melted into the kiss. Soon enough, the kiss ended, and their heads moved away. "Now, I've got a question."
"Y-yes?"
"Could we do that without a mistletoe?" Ness chuckled happily.
"I'd be happy to." Ness then remembered something he made with Tracy in the off chance that Lucas accepted his love. Some part of him was dreading the fact he needed to give Lucas the gift. He rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, Lucas?"
"Yeah?" Ness looked out at the calm snowy night.
"Ok, so….Trace and I made this thing….for you."
"Oooh, what is it?"
"It's at my house…." Ness turned back toward Lucas. "B-but don't expect anything extravagant," Lucas smirked before he walked forward. The way Lucas was acting was not at all how Ness thought he would. Lucas was always a rather reserved and joyful person, yet he's here, being confident, powerful, and giving Ness more butterflies in his stomach than he's ever felt in his life. Lucas grabbed Ness's chin and moved his head closer to Ness's.
"Don't be shy, Nessy. Anything you make will automatically be extravagant." Ness's heart started racing faster. His blush could light the way through a cave. Lucas made Ness look up. Lucas then brought Ness into a kiss. When Lucas moved away from the kiss, he grabbed Ness's hand. "Should we go then?" Ness giggled before nodding his head.
The boys made it to Ness's house. They walked inside and saw Tracy sitting on the couch, eating a bowl of popcorn as she watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey. She looked over and tilted her head. "It's about time. You have no damn clue how many times I've watched this movie as I waited," She said, jumping from her couch.
"There are other Christmas movies out there, why not watch those?" Ness asked.
"No Jim Carrey, no me watchy."
"You one picky girl," Lucas said. Tracy smiled proudly.
"You're not one to talk, Mr. Tom Holland Simp," Ness playfully roasted. Lucas peered over at him with a grin.
"You're the one who's a simp for little old me." Ness's blush came back, prompting him to look away. Tracy saw the way Ness was acting, causing her to giggle.
She exaggeratedly walked away as she said, "Imma just get your special little gift, Lucas," she said with a slyness to her voice. Lucas looked over at her and smiled a "thank you". After undressing their coats, Lucas and Ness walked over to the couch that was placed right next to the bright Christmas tree. Lucas saw Ness look at his tree up and down.
"WOAH! THAT STAR IS NICE!" Ness yelled, trying to hide the fact he was very much blushing. Lucas put his head on Ness's shoulder and kissed it. This made Ness tense up.
"You're so easy to mess with, you know that."
"Sh-shut up." Lucas saw a single gift under the Christmas Tree. He smirked. It was his own special gift for Ness. He had asked Tracy if she could put it under there a while ago. Lucas stood up and received this gift. "Hey, we can't open that until told to." Lucas sat back down and looked down at his wrapping job.
"I did a pretty banging job."
"You did a….what?" Ness exchanged looks with the gift and Lucas a few times. "That….you gave us that?" Lucas nodded. He then handed the gift to Ness and smiled.
"It's for you." Ness grabbed the rather boxy and large gift.
"What is it?"
"Just open it." Ness did just that. The second he saw the logo, he exploded.
"A FUCKING PS5!" He jumped up so fast that he dropped the box. Lucas actually expected this so he caught the box. He continued unwrapping the gift as Ness ran around the house and soon ran out of the house. During that time, Tracy walked over and joined Lucas's side.
"Man, he's excited," she said.
"Told ya." Lucas eyed the gift Tracy had. It wasn't big and it was rather thin. Soon, Ness barged back into the house very cold and very snowy. Lucas sighed. He stood up and walked over to him.
"You big idiot." Lucas shut the door and walked Ness into the second living room where a fireplace was. They sat down with a couch blanket over them. Lucas looked back and saw Tracy. "Could you make hot cocoa?" Tracy placed the gift aside before striking a small pose where she's standing in a very stiff way and saluting.
"Aye aye captain." Tracy happily ran off, prompting Lucas to look at a shivering Ness. Lucas rubbed his back.
"You're an idiot, why would you just run out there like that?"
"I-I-I-I-I-I w-w-was too e-e-excited…." Ness stuttered. Lucas made himself and Ness sit closer to the fire. It was already starting to work. "Y-y-y-you c-c-can o-open th-th-the gift." Lucas looked back and saw the gift.
"Right." He walked over and grabbed it. He walked back to Ness and plopped down. He started unwrapping, with Ness's nerves being hidden by the shivers. Soon enough, the gift was unwrapped and Lucas saw that it was a sweater. This homemade sweater had a sunflower in the shape of a heart. It had that "ugly Christmas sweater" vibe about it. Lucas held the sweater up to see the entire grey sweater with the emblem in the middle of the front side. A smile slowly formed on Lucas's face. He rubbed his eyes, to prevent tears from coming before bringing Ness into a hug. He kept a tight grip on Ness.
"Y-y-y-you like i-i-it?" Lucas backed his head up but kept his arms around Ness. Lucas brought Ness into another kiss. Due to Ness's weakness from being cold, they fell back, with Lucas on top of Ness. Lucas broke the kiss, and hug, up and sat up, still being over Ness. He stuck his tongue out in a taunting manner. "I-I-I'm glad y-y-you like it." Lucas held the sweater up and smiled.
"I love it." Tracy's throat clearing sounded near the boys. They looked over and saw her with the steaming hot cocoa in her hands. Ness quickly realized what position he was in and sat up instantly, with a blushed face. Lucas, who was knocked back because of Ness sitting up, sat up. "Rude." Ness copied Lucas's previous tongue sticking move before reaching toward Tracy. She walked over with a sly "OMG I JUST WITNESSED THE STEAMIEST OF TEA" smile and handed Ness the mug of hot cocoa. He drank some of it and the warm liquid started soothing him almost instantly. He looked back at Tracy.
"C-could you leave u-us be for a bit?"
"You need condoms?"
"Wh-what—"
"Yes," Lucas cut Ness off.
"N-no! W-w-we don't." Tracy giggled happily before bowing her head and sliding away from the boys. Lucas moved back into Ness and they sat next to each other, with zero space between them, the blanket draped over their backs. They were looking at the calming and crackling fire. Ness sipped on some more hot cocoa.
"How is it?" Ness held the cup toward Lucas.
"Want some?" Lucas nodded his head and started moving his hand to pick it up, but Ness forced Lucas's hand away. "Open up." Lucas raised an eyebrow before opening his mouth. Ness brought the cup up to his lips, which was when Lucas closed them up. He proceeded to pour some of the drink into Lucas's mouth before pulling the cup away and drinking some himself. Lucas grinned.
"Well then. I wouldn't mind you feeding me some more." Ness placed the now empty cup aside as he chuckled. He laid down, placing a head on Lucas's lap. Lucas put a hand through Ness's hair. The sweater Ness made was lying on the floor in the corner of his eye. Lucas decided to do something he knew Ness would appreciate. He was able to reach the sweater without notifying Ness and put it on. "Hey, Ness." Ness, who was now fully warm and feeling well, looked up at Lucas. He saw him wearing the sweater, which brightened Ness's entire day even more. He then quickly collided Lucas into a hug, this time knocking him to the ground with Ness on top. Ness dug his head into Lucas's neck. He then mumbled into Lucas's neck. "What was that?" Ness picked his head up and saw Lucas's blushed and lovestruck face.
"I love you." Lucas reached up and placed a hand behind Ness's head.
"I love you too," Lucas said before pulling Ness's head in, allowing them to kiss. Their moment was helped by the crackling of the fire and the faint light coming from it. Their lengthy kiss finally ended, allowing both boys to stare into the other's eyes. "Merry Christmas, babe." Ness giggled happily. He laid his head down as he grabbed Lucas's hands. He closed his eyes, feeling like nothing could ruin their moment.
"Merry Christmas."
