"Alright, Riley just texted saying they just left their apartment and will be here in five," Maya said, walking into the kitchen from the bedroom. Lucas was at the stove, cooking a side dish for dinner. It was Christmas Eve and Maya and Lucas were hosting their annual Christmas Eve party. Well, it wasn't really a party, more of a get together that their group of friends had celebrated since they graduated high school. They liked getting to see one another during the holidays and their kids liked getting to hang with their best friends.
"Zay will be here in ten, he had to pick up Logan from the airport first," Lucas said, stepping away from the stove to give Maya a quick kiss before grabbing some more ingredient from the fridge.
"Did Logan have fun in Texas?" Maya asked, checking on the food in the oven.
"Zay said he did. He wishes he could see his mom more but you know how it is," Lucas said, Maya nodding in agreement. Pounding down the stairs, Taylor and Brooklyn entered the room.
"Mmm, something smells good," Taylor said, sitting at the kitchen table with Brooklyn. Taylor was wearing a gray-blue tank top with a gem design and a black leather skirt. Brooklyn was wearing a white sweater and a green skirt. Both girls has on reindeer antlers.
Within fifteen minutes, all the guests were over. The adults were taking turns cooking and chatting with the others. The kids had run up to Brooklyn's room to chat without their parents listening in.
"So, what'd a miss while I was away?" Logan asked, lounging in one of the bean bag chairs with Jackson.
"Eh, nothing really," Taylor answered from her spot in Brooklyn's desk chair.
"Randy did break up with Mandy, but they'll be back together by the New Year," Emily said, sitting criss cross apple sauce on the bed with Brooklyn.
"How was Texas?" Jackson asked.
"Good. I might get to go back for a weekend in January but my mom's work keeps her pretty busy," Logan answered, shrugging his shoulders, "But I got Chubbie's like every day and that just makes life ten times better."
"I love Chubbie's. My family needs to plan a trip down to Texas fast or else I'm just going to go crazy," Taylor said, a smile on her face thinking of the barbecue at Chubbies.
"I agree with the fact that we need to go to Texas soon, but I could live without another trip to Chubbie's," Brooklyn said, a disgusted look on face thinking of the smell of Chubbie's.
"That's just cause your a vegetarian," Taylor and Logan said in unison.
"What's the big deal about Chubbie's anyway?" Emily asked, her and Jackson having never been to Texas.
"Only the greatest place in the world for barbecue," Logan answered.
"I don't know, there's that resturant on 5th that's really good," Jackson said.
"Nothing is better than Chubbie's!" Taylor and Logan shouted.
"Boy that's the truth," Farkle said, appearing in the doorway, "Maya just put out the buffalo dip and the chips so come get it before we eat it." Thirty minutes later, everyone was in the living room, eating and chatting.
"Riley, did you bring the pastries from Topanga's?" Maya asked, chopping up some veggies.
"Oh I knew I forgot something!" Riley said, groaning.
"We can run down and grab it if you want," Brooklyn said, volunteering herself and her friends.
"I don't know, the snow's really starting to come down out there," Lucas said, looking out the window. There was already at least six or seven inches on the ground and the snow wasn't slowing down.
"It's only a few blocks away," Emily said.
"Plus, we've dealt with much worse snow storms than this," Taylor said.
"Fine, but call us when you get there," Maya said. All the kids smiled and jumped up from their seats, grabbing their coats.
"Be safe!" Riley called out as the five kids left. The five marched down the road, huddling together. There hands were deep inside their coat pockets, trying to get any extra warmth that they could. The snow was really coming down and the five were relieved when they arrived at the bakery. Emily, having a key, unlocked the door and let the other four in.
"Alright, where is that pastry platter?" Emily asked, walking behind the counter with the others. To there luck, there were tons of pastry platters behind the counter but they were each labeled with a name.
"Alright, let's each take a section and look," Jackson said, the other's nodding.
"I got nothing over here," Brooklyn announced after scanning her area.
"Same," Logan said.
"Our's isn't over here," Emily said.
"Taylor? You finished your section yet?" Logan asked.
"I still have ten left. My grandma's handwriting stinks and my dyslexic brain isn't great at reading it," Taylor said.
"Found it!" Jackson said, pulling out the pastry platter with their name on it.
"Good, let's get out of here," Emily said.
"Um, that might be a problem," Logan said, pointing out the window. During the time they spent searching for the platter, the snow had picked up and there was at least a foot, maybe two out there now.
"Well, we might be snowed in, but at least it can't get any worse," Brooklyn said However, as soon as the words left her mouth, the lights flickered off and the heat shut down.
"Great, just great," Taylor said, sitting down in one of the chairs, "We're stuck here on Christmas Eve with no power."
"Okay, it's not that bad," Jackson said, "The snow should let up soon and we'll be able to make our way home."
"Yeah, Jack's right. We just gotta wait it out," Brooklyn said, "I'm gonna call our parents to let them know we're fine." Brooklyn pulled out her phone and dialed her father's number, waiting for him to pick up.
"Brooklyn? You guys alright?" Lucas asked as soon as he picked up, his voice laced with worry.
"Yeah, we're all okay, for the most part. The power's out and the snow's too thick for us to get home," Brooklyn said.
"Yeah, we lost power too. Stay there and try to keep warm. The snow should stop soon and we'll come get you, alright?"
"Okay, got it Dad," Brooklyn said, "I gotta go, my phone's gonna die. Love you."
"Love you too, stay safe."
"What'd he say?" Taylor asked.
"He said to wait here till the snow lets us and then he'll come and get us," Brooklyn said.
"Great, Christmas Eve is so ruined," Logan said, sitting down next to Taylor.
"No it's not," Jackson said, "So we're trapped here. That doesn't mean we have to become Grinch's. We can still celebrate here."
"Yeah, Jack's right. I know where my grandma stores the food. I can make us some sandwiches or something," Emily said.
"I can help you with that Em," Brooklyn said.
"Jack, Logan and I can find some candles and add some more holiday decorations," Taylor said.
"Alright, let's make this work." Brooklyn and Emily ventured into the back kitchen, using Emily's phone's flashlight to find there way around. Once there, Emily found some lunch meat to make some mini sandwiches for the others while Brooklyn had started to cut up some veggies to dip in the veggie dip she found.
The other three had ventured into the storage area in the back and had found a box of holiday decorations and candles. They set up the candles around the main sitting area and Taylor set up some extra Christmas decorations. Jackson, having found some old board games, set those up on the table. Logan found a guitar and took that out to the front, deciding to use it to sing some Christmas songs later on. Taylor also set up some festive pillows and blankets on the furniture and the floor.
"Alright, here is the menu for tonight. Sandwiches, veggies with dip, some crackers and cheese and to drink, some juice," Emily said, walking out holding a tray along with Brooklyn. The two had placed the food in some holiday themed dishes and the drinks were in holiday mugs. Each one of the kids grabbed a mug and held it up in a toast.
"To our own special Christmas Eve!"
They sat in a circle, munching on the food. They played christmas trivia, played a few rounds of candy land, and Jackson lit a fire in the fireplace. Emily found some marshmallows to roast. Finally, Logan brought out the guitar he found and played some christmas songs, the other four singing along. They didn't even realize that it had been two hours since they had been trapped and that the snow had finally stopped falling. They only noticed when the door opened and there parents walked in.
"Well, looks like they made the best of the situation," Zay said with a smile on his face.
"You do what you gotta do," Brooklyn said. They all helped tidy up the place before walking back to the apartment to have some hot cocoa and watch some good old fashioned Christmas movies.
I hoped you liked the holiday one-shot. i have a lot of ideas for more that I've started writing and will hopefully be up soon. thanks for reading!