Chapter 6: Christmas
Tavros stretched. It was Christmas Eve, and already town was busy.
Last minute shoppers and people working hard was all tav could see driving to Vriska's house.
Vriska had asked Tavros to wake her up early. He already knew the phone wouldn't work, he had tried.
He pulled up to Vriska house.
Tavros knocked on the door. No answer.
He sighed and pulled out a key Vriska had lent him.
He opened the door, and closed it behind him.
He found his way to Vriska's door. He knocked on it."Vriska?"he asked.
No answer. He opened the door.
Vriska was curled up in her bed. Her dark blue sheets covered her up to her neck.
Tavros smiled. Vriska looked calm, almost happy while she slept.
Tavros nudged her shoulder a bit."Vriska."
She opened her eyes.
She grunted."Its still early."
"You told me to wake you up early."Tavros still had a smile on his face.
Vriska grunted again, and sat up. Her cover fell off her shoulders, revealing that Vriska wasn't wearing a shirt or bra.
Tavros went from smiling to pure embarrassed.
Vriska looked at him with an annoyed look."What?"
"Uh...Uh...Uh, Vriska, uh, why- w- why are you- uh."He couldn't for a sentence, but Vriska got the meaning, and went even brighter than Tavros.
She covered herself."Stop looking!"
"Sorry!"he said turning away.
"Get out of here!"she said afterwards.
Tavros ran out, and closed the door.
About half an hour later, Vriska walked out.
Tavros needed to get his mind off of Vriska's breasts, so he stared cooking.
Vriska came out to the smell of bacon eggs and sausage.
"Hey Vriska,"Tavros said, getting two plates of food ready.
She blushed a bit."Lets forget that little incident ever happened. Okay?"
"Yeah,"Tavros said, scratching his neck."Breakfast?"
"Thanks,"she replied, digging in.
After a bit, Tavros put his fork down."You need to visit the grocery store soon. Your running low on food."
"I know. I was planning on heading out today. I needed to get a gift for a couple people that I have been procrastinating."
"Need help?"he asked.
She looked at him for a moment, and seemed like she had almost grasped the answer she needed, but it still evaded her.
"Sure?"she said, unsure."What ever."
Tavros turned on his car.
Vriska got in the passenger seat. She had bundled up in a pair of new jeans, a dark blue hoodie, black snow boots and a black coat.
The two drove off.
After a couple minutes, Vriska sighed."So, you have your eyes on anyone special?"she asked.
Tavros shrugged."Yeah."
She nodded."Well, you have been helping me, so if you have any questions, I'll help you where I can."
"Really?"he asked.
She nodded."Yeah. Its the least I can do to say thank you and sorry."
Tavros smiled."Wow Vriska, thanks."
"So, what is she like?"Vriska asked.
"Beautiful, kind in her own way, misunderstood, an outcast, and someone who stood by me, even if she doesn't know it."
"Sounds a bit like a bitch if you ask me."Vriska snorted.
"Ehh, not to me. She helped me a lot for so long."
"Well, any questions?"she asked.
"No. At least not yet."
"She dating someone?"she asked.
"No, but she has her eyes on this one guy who is a total douche,"he replied.
"Aradia?"she asked.
"No, not Aradia,"he replied. How could Vriska be so dense?
"Well, then I don't know who you would be talking about."
"Yeah, well she probably wouldn't want to date me anyway."
Vriska puffed up her lip a bit."Why not?"
"She has different tastes."
"Well shes an idiot,"Vriska stated."Your a great guy. Any girl would be happy to date you."
Tavros blushed."Wow, thanks Vriska. That's really, uhh, flattering."
She smiled."Well, its true. Who knows, if I had been nicer to you, maybe I would be that lucky girl,"she joked.
He nodded."Maybe."
Vriska had Tavros go get the food. She had gifts she had to buy.
When Tavros had all the food, he met up with Vriska at the bin filled with teddy bears.
"Got the gifts?"he asked.
"Yeah,"she replied."Kanaya's and Terezi's gifts are in this bag."
"Cool."
They loaded up Tavros' car after checking out.
Tavros helped put the food away, and let Vriska go wrap he gifts.
Tavros checked the clock. Strider's party started at 10, so he had three hours to kill.
He decided to go take a shower and clean up."Hey Vriska,"he called.
"Yeah?"she asked, poking her head out of her room.
"Mind if I borrow a towel and take a shower?"he asked.
"Go ahead,"she replied."Towels are in the closet."
"Thanks,"he replied.
He stepped out of the shower with a little over a couple hours left before the party.
Vriska walked up to him."Have a good shower?"she asked.
"Yeah. You need to take a bath or something?"he asked.
She nodded."A girl can't look like this forever."
He nodded."Fair enough."
He got her a towel, and left her in peace.
Tavros grabbed a fresh shirt from his car and a clean pair of jeans. When he was dressed, he wasted an hour waiting for Vriska to get dressed.
"How do I look?"Vriska asked.
Tavros turned to her.
She was wearing a red and white dress that went down to her knees. A puffy white trim was at her color and at the edge of the dress. The dress had a slight V, as most of Vriska's dresses do. She had a red ribbon tied on her head to hold her cascade of hair back. A white ribbon was a part of the bow.
Both her and Tavros were blushing.
He cleared his throat."You look amazing."
"Really?"she asked, her eyes darting back and forth.
"But your missing something,"he stated.
"What?"she asked, calming down.
He went to her room, and grabbed her glasses.
"These,"he said, putting her glasses on.
"Why these?"she asked.
"You look better with your glasses than you do with contacts."
Tavros put his gifts in the pile with the others. Same with Vriska.
The two went and got some food.
What they didn't know was that Tavros had hidden Vriska's gift. He wanted to give it to her himself.
Tavros just watched them all have a good time.
He saw Dave and Jade feading each other little bits of food from their plates.
John was showing some little magic tricks to Rose, who just laughed as he did.
Terezi was laughing at Karkat while he yelled at her.
Feferi was talking to Sollux, while Sollux just had that usual distant look in his eyes.
Eridan was standing by the door, having an annoyed look on his face.
Aradia just sat in a chair and watched the others like Tavros.
But Tavros had his eyes on Vriska. She was laughing and enjoying herself.
That made Tavros happy.
Before long, it was time to exchange gifts.
Feferi, not being a person to know what others liked, gave everyone cards with fifty dollars in it.
Kanaya made everyone sweaters. Unlike most sweaters though, these were comfortable and warm, not scratching and uncomfortable.
Dave got everyone a CD full of Christmas songs.
Jade gave everyone a little stuffed bear that she made to look a bit like them.
Rose made everyone a small pillow with there name stitched into it.
And so on.
Eventually, Tavros and Vriska found their way out of the crowd.
"So, a couple minutes till midnight,"Tavros said.
"Yeah,"Vriska said, scratching her arm.
"I have a gift for you,"the two said in unison. Both blushed, and gave each other their gifts.
Both of them opened them up.
Tavros had made a wooden plaque that said Merry Christmas Vriska.
Vriska had gotten Tavros copy of A Walk to Remember.
"Uhh, thanks Vriska,"he said."But how did you know I liked this movie?"
"You and Karkat have more in common than you care to admit."
He smiled."Well, okay."
She smiled."Thanks for the plaque."
"It took me a couple days to finish up, but I pulled it together nicely huh?"
She nodded. Both looked above their heads."Mistletoe,"they said together.
They looked into each other's eyes.
Tavros and Vriska leaned in.
"Merry Christmas!"everyone cheered.
Tavros and Vriska were kissing when the shout went up.
Tavros closed his eyes same with Vriska. Both were kissing hard.
Tavros didn't want that moment to end, but he pulled away, same with Vriska.
Vriska was blushing. She turned away."Don't stare at me."
Tavros smiled."You said you would help me with the girl I like right?"
"Yeah, and?"she asked, turning away.
"Well, you can help me by going on a date with me,"he replied.
She stared at him."You can't mean,"she started.
He laughed."Your who I've had my eyes on."
She looked at her feet."Heres my answer."
She leaned in and kissed him again.
Tavros loved that moment more than the one beforehand. This truly was a merry Christmas.
There you go guys. Hope you like it.
I know its a little predictable of how they hocked up, and I know I made Vriska to dumb with grasping the truth, but most people never notice it that easily either.
Keep an eye for the next chapter. TY for reading, and review if you anything to say.