Here we go, part 2 of my Skins christmas tale.
I wanna wish you all a happy holiday and the gifts you wanted ;)
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Cook:
'Well, Katie and me arrived in London a few hours ago. We had quite the fun on our train ride. I almost forgot how funny her bitchiness actually was. Until she took her fookin time to get herself a costume. And she nearly did kill me when I told her to wear a elf uniform for it's christmas night and she is tiny after all. I got myself a reindeer mask and some antlers to go with it. Completed with some brown clothes and I've got myself a cheap and fitting costume. Katie was sad that she no longer had her Angels costume and she couldn't really remember what happened to it after that day Effy tried to kill herself. It took her fookin hours, but right now she's in our hotel bathroom applying some last make-up before we head to the costume ball. She looks really hot in her little red hot-pants and the low cut top she's wearing. A christmas babe...well, she surely is. I like the red and white mask she's wearing, looks a bit like a candy stick.'
"Cook, I'm ready. I do look like, really hot, right? I need to, I mean this is my first night out since like forever! I need some attention." Katie's lisp is more dominant than it was the whole day. She really seems anxious.
"Believe me, you'll get the attention. Maybe also the Cookie-monster's attention, eh?"
'We'll see.'
"Tosser..." Katie turns and with that they head to the costume party.
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'It's good that I know some people here. The party is already buzzing by the time we enter and there is a hugh crowd at the bar. I signal Katie that I head over to the bar and get us some drinks.
It feels like an eternity but by the time I get served a nice chick is eyeing me up and down. She's also a reindeer, but with a much sexier outcome.'
"Hi, I'm Rebecca. Nice costume, Rudolph?" She starts to clearly flirt with him.
"No, I'm his son, Cookie." He says with a twinkle in his eye.
This night was going to be fun, of that he was sure as he saw two other female reindeers in the crowd.
'They all need some attention of the cookie-monster.'
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Naomi:
'So I arrived at the house 10 minutes ago. The good thing is that it's empty. No Katie and especially no Emily. I really hope that she's going to like this. I bought everything, a tree and yes the real deal, though I bought one with roots so Ems can put it in the garden and raise it. I've got candles and stars and firewood and some fancy wine. So while I'm putting all of this decoration up I just hope Ems won't come through the door so I can cook our dinner as a surprise as well.'
She gave it her all. Decorating, putting up a playlist with christmas songs, getting herself in some clothes she bought especially for this evening only. While doing all this she actually got into some christmas feelings and the music wasn't too annoying.
She actually sang along to "White Christmas" , swayed her hips and all that while standing in the kitchen, preparing the pasta and occasionally looking over to the cookies she already put into the stove.
That's how Emily found her. Naomi looked up from the stove, finally. She didn't know Emily actually watched her for a few minutes but she could clearly see that her face was torn in two. Emotions of shock and amusement were written over Emily's face, but so was a tiny sparkle of anger and sadness.
'Well, shit! I'm not finished yet.'
"Em..."
"Hello, Naoms."
"You're home pretty early." Naomi's voice made it clear that she wasn't happy about that.
"I guess I am. I was at JJ's, you know. His mum was so excited about Christmas and having a happy holiday that I just couldn't stand it anymore. I thought that I should go home before I consider staying with JJ for christmas and not with my annoying girlfriend that yet again run out on me this morning. So believe me when I say I don't fucking get you! Why are you dressed like Miss Claus, while singing fucking christmas songs and seaming like you're actually enjoying yourself!" Emily got more and more angry with the little speech she just held.
'She really is angry at me. Wait, did she just say that she considered staying with JJ? So I'm behaving that bad, huh.'
"I'm so sorry, Em. For everything. I mean it. I wanna make it better. Just have a seat and I'll finish dinner and we can celebrate..." Naomi started fidgeting. She hated Christmas but more than that she loved seeing Emily happy.
"No chance. I'll help you. But don't you dare ever make me feel this lonely and annoyed again!"
They shared a passionate kiss. One of the kind that makes you forget everything around you.
And with a shared smile and an eye roll from Naomi they toss the burned cookies into the bin.
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Katie:
'So Cook like, officially forgot about me, that tosser! I haven't seen him around since he left to get us drinks. Right now I'm dancing in the middle of the dancing area and I can barely take a step to the side. There is just not enough room and I wonder why all those people don't spent this time of the year with their beloved ones.
Some guys have already hit on me, but no one was really my type. If I have one, I mean I've dated small and big guys. The Freddie thing...well I dated him but it was never really love. I wanted to prove myself that time. I wanted to be the queen bee. I never was, it was always Effy. Even I was fascinated by her, I still am.'
This is all Katie does for a few hours. She hates the fact that she just doesn't have anything better to do on Christmas Eve. As she closes her eyes she feels someone taller dance her up from behind. She doesn't really care, at least that was what she came for, right? It sounded all too good for her when Cook told her about it. 'Wait, I can feel boobs pressed into my back.'
And as she turns around to confirm her thoughts she sees a hugh group of girls dancing, one of them dressed totally in pink and wearing a shirt that said "Gonna be married".
'Great, a hen night. The last one I attended I had just as little clothes on and it sucked, I mean it was like, one of the worst days of my life.'
She turned away from the clique and her breath suddenly catched in her throat. Only a few feet away from her stood a taller girl, wearing the same angel costume she once had. Her hair was curled and it was this dark brown colour Katie would recognise everywhere. They locked eyes and Katie felt a shiver run down her spine at this unexpected but beautiful view. They both felt like someone had just told the time to stop but Effy was of course the first one to move. Katie feared that she would turn and walk away but Effy just got closer till they could speak.
"I never thought that the girl I stole this costume from would actually turn up here today." Effy said confidently and a smirk made its way to her face.
"I, err...it looks definitely better on you. What are you doing here? I mean not like here at the party, but here as in London." Katie was nervous, her lisp dominant. 'Why do you always make me nervous?'
"I live here now. Got myself a new life and started to really live again. I tried to write you a few times but I just couldn't bring myself to sent those letters to you, and I'm sorry for that. You know, you don't look so bad yourself. It's been too long since I saw you." Effy tried to tell Katie so much more, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Wanna go somewhere quiet and have some time to like catch up?"
And with that they headed out to do exactly as Katie proposed.
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Emily:
'Here we are, sitting underneath the christmas tree and wrapping up the gifts Naoms bought for Katie and my parents. I already got mine, she bought me some books that I wanted to read and I'm as happy as anyone can get right now. She really went all out just for me and that makes me feel like I really mean everything to her. The only problem I have right now is that I didn't get her a present. It's not really my fault and she told me like a hundred times already that I was the best gift ever but I do feel like shit about it.'
As they give the last present the final touches Emily gets a perfect idea. Without saying anything she stands up and leaves for Katie's atelier, Naomi still occupied with putting away the presents.
Emily returns with a water resistant black pen behind her back and falls to one knee in front of a stunned Naomi.
"You once told me that I am the love of your life and that I have your heart since you were twelve. My heart was this whole time with you, right on from the first time we kissed. In Goa you told me that I was the one person that could annoy you just as much as your mom but at the same time you love us both unconditionally. This is exactly the way I feel about you Naoms. I love this big and stubborn heart of yours and I love what you did for me today,soo...
Would you do me the honour and marry me?"
By the time Emily asks her the most important question in her short life Naomi is already in tears. After all Emily was the one person that could ruin her life, but she was also the only person to give her a real life full of happyness.
"Naoms..." Emily's eyes showed a bit concern since it has been already some seconds and Naomi hasn't answered yet.
"Yes, of course yes! Sorry, I was just surprised. I can't believe my luck, this is definitely the best christmas ever." She held her hand out to Emily and that was all the invitation that Emily needed.
She took the pen and drew a ring on Naomi's finger.
"Wow, that's a ring I didn't expect." Naomi let out a light chuckle.
"Well my dear Grinch, I already told you that I didn't get you anything. See it as a placeholder, okay?"
"I like it, Em. Maybe I should get it tattooed. That way I can't lose it and nobody can take it away from me."
"Only if we get matching ones, Naoms. No one will ever take you away from me."
"Well, how about some shagging under the christmas tree to celebrate our engagement?" Naomi asked, followed with a hugh grin.
"Of course, my wife-to-be. Everything to keep up your christmas spirits."
"I love you."
"I know."
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Effy:
'Here we were, at my flat, talking about everything that we missed in ech others life and I still can't be honest with her. She behaves like nothing has happened, like we are best fucking friends that call each other every day. I sometimes imagined what it would be like if I had been honest with myself the day of Freddie's funeral. It hit me while we were all standing around his grave. All I could think about was that I was glad that Katie was still with me, that my therapist hadn't killed Katie. He knew that I was having feelings for her but he must have thought that Freddie was the bigger competition. I just can't understand why he had thought that.
Katie always brought out the hidden things in me, the jealousy when we were at Gobblers End and the two people I loved hooked up and I was left alone and also she made me strong, at the mental hospital and at the funeral.
We got really fucked up after we left the graveyard, Freddie would have been proud, believe me. Katie and me were the last ones still standing, or at least awake. It happened all so fast, I pinned her to the couch and kissed her, not stopping till she responded. We kissed for most of the night and in the morning hours I left, before anyone was awake. I left to get my life back and yet as I look in the eyes of Katie Fucking Fitch I feel like I have been running from it the whole time.'
"Eff, can I ask you something?" Katie's face was a bit white.
"Sure, shoot." Effy would do anything just to be able to listen to Katie's voice some more.
"That night, after Freddie's funeral, after we kissed. Do you remember anything I told you from that night?" Her voice cracked and tears formed in her eyes.
"After we kissed? We went to bed after that, there was no talking. When did we talk?" By now Effy was nearly hyperventilating.
"We did. I brought you to bed cause you couldn't like, walk at all and I told you about ow jealous I was of..." Effy interrupted her.
"Me. And I get that." Piercing blue eyes found their way to the ground.
"No! Would you like, listen to me! I was jealous of you at some point, yes. But after our little run in that day at the canal I think that all this time I didn't want to be you as much as I wanted to have you to myself." Katie stops abruptly, her face bright red after this admission.
"So the whole time we did feel the same."
It was all Effy said. She always said just the most necessary words. And for once Katie didn't feel the need to speak at all. Here she was, in the tiniest flat she's ever been to, looking in the eyes she couldn't forget, just being content to sit next to the one she had so much feelings for.
They changes into some of Effy's big shirts to sleep in without saying anything at all. Only as the lay down onto Effy's bed Katie opens her mouth again.
"I still have my Christmas wish." She whispers into the room.
"And what would that be, Katie?" Effy asked in a just as quiet tone.
"You, forever."
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And with this I wish you all a happy holiday.
I had to rush to get it done in time but I hope it doesn't disappoint you all that much.
RioN