A/N: Another holiday one, this time Christmas. SO MUCH FLUFF COMING UP... Well, I'm sorry. I really need to go back to angsty.
I knew there would be trouble when I saw Nudge with an armload of mistletoe. "What are you doing?" I asked her. She giggled.
"Setting up mistletoe!" She hung one up above the dining room door, on top of the couch, and, surprise, one above both Fang's and my room. There were probably more I hadn't seen.
"Rules," she announced to no one in particular. "You can't take these down. You have to kiss." She ran off to her room. I froze, terrified at the thought of having to kiss Iggy, Gazzy, or Ella…
I needed to leave the living room, though. I had to get the decorations out from the closet. I got closer to the door, making sure I wasn't directly under the mistletoe yet. I sneaked a look around. No one.
I swooped under it, and made it out. I ran for it again, clearing another one. I was finally in front of the closet. I looked up, half-expecting another mistletoe, but there was nothing.
I opened the rusty door and tried to lift the box. It was too heavy. "Fang!" I called. "Can you help me carry something?"
He appeared. "Damsel in distress?" he asked. I rolled my eyes and tried to lift the box again, with no success. "Is Max the invincible too weak?" he taunted. He was enjoying this way too much.
"Shut up and help me," I said. He grabbed one end, and I grabbed the other. We made our way together, and soon we were under the first doorway. Fang pointed up, and I looked at saw those damn berries again.
He leaned over the box, and I rolled my eyes. "It's the rules," he said innocently. Yeah, except there was this heavy box between us. I tried leaning over at the same time he did, only to drop it.
I cringed, waiting for my feet to be murdered, but there was nothing. Fang had lifted the box easily and set it on the ground, no sweat. "You were just pretending it was heavy for you?" I asked in disbelief.
He smirked. "Didn't want to hurt the lady's feelings." I gritted my teeth. "Get. The box. Now."
"Wait," Fang said, again pointing to the, well, let's say I thought freaking berries. I sighed and leaned over and pecked him on the lips. Fang tried to pull me to him again, but I shook my head. "You have something to do. Now." I said, as menacing as I could.
He picked it up easily and walked over to the living room with me right behind him. He stopped again under another doorway.
I stopped too, confused, and he kissed me again. We stayed pressed together a few seconds longer than we should have, then he was back on his way. Well, if it was going to be all the trouble for only a second…
I was about to tear them down when Nudge popped up next to me. She motioned me to go first so we wouldn't be under the mistletoe together. Oh, gross, really gross. Just for the record, I hate mistletoe.
"Gazzy! Angel! Want to decorate the tree?" They came bounding down the stairs. They ran up to the lopsided plastic tree and dug into the ornaments with Nudge.
Fang made a point of staying in the doorway, making it impossible for me to leave the room without kissing him again. He was really pushing it. I walked past him, hoping to escape Fang.
He grabbed me and pulled me back to the doorway. "You better not tell me some crap about the rules," I warned.
Fang pulled me closer and I put my arms around his neck. I closed my eyes, aware that we were so close.
He pressed his lips against mine and we stayed like that for a while. All the noise in the living room has stopped and I thought I heard Nudge say I told you so. At the moment, I really didn't care.