Disclaimer: Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Breaking Benjamin all belong to their respective creators and I am not any of them
A/N You guys are totally awesome~ I love you all so much. This is a Special Holiday piece, so it won't have lyrics in it...mostly I'm too lazy to rearrange my whole story to put in lyrics...anywho...I'd like to apologize to anyone reading this who doesn't celebrate Christmas. My Dad grew up Jewish, granted after his parents died when he was in his early 20's he wasn't a very good Jew, but I understand that there are different religions out there. I personally don't believe in religion (I don't want to hear anything about that comment please) but I enjoy Christmas as a time to let everyone know I love them. Once again I apologize to anyone who may take offense to this. I'm very, very liberal, so I hate the hypocrisy of the season anyway.
This is my gift to all of you, because I do love you all.
Leonard can remember their first kiss. It is not chaste or sweet. It is awkward and embarrassing, but Leonard wouldn't trade it for the world.
Leonard loves the days when Harry brings Joanna to see him on his lunch break. Sometimes it's the only time he actually gets to talk to his daughter (Harry stays up later, so naturally they talk a little more often). Sometimes Harry will stay with them, and other times he wonders around the hospital or school. Somehow, when the hour is over though, Harry manages to find them (Leonard likes to show his daughter off to some of his patients when he is at work. He knows it makes their day sometimes).
There was one day, close to the end of the semester, when the academy and hospital are both decorated for the coming holiday. Despite the changing of the times, Christmas still seemed to be the holiday everyone seemed to get most excited about (Leonard could often be heard grouching about the hypocrisy of the season). Holly, tinsel, decorated faux trees, and wreaths that smelled like pine lined both institutions. All and all it was completely ridiculous to Leonard because it was all going to be taken down the next day.
There was one day Harry and Joanna showed up to the school, it was about two days before finals and Leonard and James had been in the library studying all day between classes, all of which were reviews for the finals the next week. They had decided to give into their grumbling stomachs when another student complained about the noise. Harry and Joanna were in the hallway leading to the lunch room, snow dusting their coats, hats, and hair, their cheeks tinged with pink from the cold.
Joanna was wearing a white tunic shirt with green and red plaid on the end of it and on the sleeves, thick black tights, and tiny little red boots (those ones that seemed to be in fashion with older girls as well, but Leonard thought they looked like slippers). Her little red pea coat is being taken off by Harry, and her little hat was in his hands. Harry was looking kind of chic in his grey pea coat, black slacks and a white turtleneck shirt. His black, white, and grey plaid scarf is still wrapped around his neck. Leonard had thought he looked very good. Joanna looked up then and her face lit up in the biggest grin.
"Daddy!" She yelled and she ran down the hall towards her father. Leonard had bent down to pick her up, settling her in his arms. She seemed to talk a mile a minute, babbling on about her day. Leonard looked up to see James sling an arm around his 'cousin', and grinning at the smaller brunette (Leonard was happy to note that Harry had gained a full inch in the four months that he'd been with them). The four of them talked happily as the meandered down the hall (Harry had decided to spend lunch with them that day).
By the time they made it to the cafeteria, Joanna had switched adults and was talking to James. James was thoroughly engrossed in what Joanna had been telling him and had fallen behind Harry and Leonard. They had walked through the doors together, when Gaila, an Orion friend of James' stopped them. She grinned and pointed up, giggling a bit. Leonard and Harry both had looked up to see the mistletoe hanging in the door way. They had both pinked and tried to back away. At that point James had managed to catch up and figure out what happened.
"Come on Bones, Harry! You guys have to do it! It's tradition!" He called walking over to Gaila, pecking Joanna on the cheek, causing the young girl to giggle, as they strolled under the mistletoe. Leonard and Harry tried to protest but after much egging on by their friends, gave in. Both of them were highly embarrassed, and had grimaced a little as the leaned in. The kiss was a short peck and when it's over they couldn't make eye contact with one another. When Leonard had some time to think about it later, he decides that he wouldn't mind trying it again sometime.
Two things I'd like to address.
1) I will take prompts. I have the right to reject them, but a prompt here in there to get my lazy bum moving will do wonders. This fic will be before the movie. It will span the entirety of the lyrics for Rain by Breaking Ben and perhaps a little after. I might be planning for another arc as Harry interacts with the rest of the crew, or perhaps even an AU from the timeline and taking place during Today. Not quite sure yet.
2) and this is a bit silly, but it's really weird for me to type Leonard all the time 'cause that was my Dad's name. He grew up when Star Trek TOS was airing, so both my parents were/are trekkies, and he also loved the Harry Potter series. Not to the extent that I do, but I loved my Dad, and this past year has been harder than I'd like to admit.
Thanks my Loves,
Angel of Tsuki~
