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xXPercabethXx: LOVE the name, BTW! Gratz on being the first to guess! So here it is: GRUNIPER!

Guest: Thx! =D

QueenofPercabeth: PERCABETH FTW! Well...um...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR THE SILENDORF! I CAN'T FIND A SONG! T.T

MsEDarcy: Yeah, that was me! FISH ARE FRIENDS, NOT FOOD! Sorry. I just don't do seafood. Athena likes FISH?! This should put a kink in their relationship...

Daddy: *miffed*

Me: Well, I don't think their Romans forms are getting along fine.

Daddy: WE HAVEN'T EVEN DATED!

Me: Well, technically, you guys are the same gods...Neptune and Minerva have not dated...MY HEAD HAS JUST EXPLODED.

GROVER ROCKS THE CHRISTMAS TREE

(Juniper's POV)

"That's it!" I declared, hanging the last ornament on my bush.

I LOVE Christmas! Everyone's so HAPPY! And the cookies! And the giving! And the presents! And the food! And the...

Well, you get the point.

But, in my part of the woods, the other dryads weren't as happy.

See, I live near a bunch of evergreens. In fact, I'm friends with one named Evergreen! (Yeah, that's pretty lame. But, then again, I live in a juniper bush, and my name's Juniper.)

And, every year, trees pop up in the campers' cabins. REAL ones, too! So we dryads aren't too happy. But the evergreens will NEVER forgive the campers for that! So they're not friendly with them.

The only cabin that they're friendly with is the Demeter cabin. And that's because the Demeter cabin...well, they DO use a live tree, but it's in a pot. And, when Christmas ends, they go and plant it in the woods!

How cool is that?!

Anyway, I've always wanted a Christmas tree. But I don't want to make my friends upset.

So, every year, I always decorate my bush. It looks fairly nice! But...it's not the same as a REAL tree. It IS a bush, after all.

"Hey, Juniper? Where does the star go?"

I almost forgot. My boyfriend, Grover, was helping me decorate!

"On top!"

"Um, which branch, Jun?" he replied.

I studied the bush. Hmmmm...

"Well..." I grabbed the star, and placed it on top.

There! My bush looked lovely!

And then the branch with the star cracked.

"OUCH!" I grabbed my head. My head started to pound.

"Sit down!" Grover urged. He rescued the star, and then tried to fix the branch by playing "Let It Grow" on his panpipes.

Which, by the way, doesn't work quickly.

Finally, the branch was healed, and the migraine ebbed away.

"I'm fine now." I stared sadly at my bush. "I guess it's taken enough over the years..."

"You know what?"

"What?"

"You need a REAL tree!" My boyfriend declared.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" a familiar voice screeched.

Me and Grover turned to see an angry Evergreen stomping towards us.

Evergreen is REALLY pretty. She has the same color eyes as her needles. Her ears have sharp points, and her face is rosy. Her black hair has the same indents as a Christmas tree. She's also smallish-even tinier than me!

"You're not using a tree! Especially a REAL tree, too!" she scolded.

"Um, what about plastic?" Grover murmured.

Evergreen snorted. "PUH-LEEZE! Those people are wannabes! Creating fake evergreen trees?! They're OBVIOUSLY jealous!"

Evergreen can be haughty sometimes.

"Well..." I looked from Evergreen to her tree, then back again.

And I had an idea.

(Grover's POV)

"Um, Juniper? What's your idea?" I gulped. Juniper only got that terrifying look in her eyes when she had an idea.

A smile slowly formed on her face.

"Evergreen, howzabout we decorat YOUR tree?!" my girlfriend suggested.

"What?" Evergreen looked startled. Man, she was PRETTY! Wait...scratch that. Juniper will KILL me if she found that out.

"I've always wanted to decorate a REAL tree! We can use yours!"

"Um..." Evergreen studied her tree.

Juniper did, too. "Imagine: It'll be the talk of the woods!"

Playing the popularity card scored points for Juniper. "YES! GO GET THE DECORATIONS!"

"Grover? Can you ask Piper if we can borrow her horn?" Before I could answer, Juniper plopped a kiss on my cheek.

"SIRYESSIR! Er...ma'am..." I blushed, then scrambled off.

*OH, NOES! THE STORY HAS A BREAK! DX*

"Hey, Piper!" I called, jogging towards said daughter of Aphrodite.

"Yes?" She jerked her head around.

"Can I borrow your horn? Juniper needs it!"

"Um...sure..." She looked pretty confused, but let me borrow it.

"Thanks!" I sprinted back towards the girls.

*NOOOOOOOO! IT'S ANOTHER BREAK! DX*

"Yay!" Juniper clapped her hands. I loved seeing my girl so happy.

"Shall we begin?" Evergreen huffed.

I don't think she's the patient type.

"Sure!" Juniper and me both took hold of the horn.

We both released our thoughts about Christmas: Another holiday together, a real tree, presents, friends and family, all that we could pour into it.

KAZAM! One Christmas tree.

Evergreen gasped, her hands covering her mouth. "That...That IS my tree...right?"

"Obviously!" Juniper blew some smoke off the horn.

The tree had so many decorations! Eco-friendly ornaments covered it, promoting things about saving the trees and animals. The tinsel actually looked like real ice! And, instead of a star, an angel that looked suspiciously like Evergreen sat on top.

"IT'S GORGEOUS," Evergreen screamed. She was so happy, that she kissed me on the cheek!

Right next to me, Juniper's ears blew steam.

"Oh my gods! Trevor will LOVE this!" Evergreen was going CRAZY.

"Trevor? Who's Trevor?" Juniper asked.

I thought for awhile. "He sounds familiar..."

"Well, he's a son of Ceres-er, Demeter! He's from the Roman camp! And we have a date tonight!"

Me and Juniper arched our eyebrows. A half-blood and a DRYAD?!

Well, I was a satyr, and Juniper was a dryad.

This was the craziest Christmas I've ever had.

WE'RE ALIIIIIIVE!

Nico: Only because you got on a sugar rush.

Me: Well, that nearly DESTROYED the planet!

Nico: And then I had to...Ohnevermind...

Me: C'mon, Nico! You KNOW you liked it! *winks at him*

Nico: *blushes*

Daddy: NO DUAGHTER OF MINE SHALL FALL FOR A SON OF PLUTO!

Me: *blushes* DADDY!

Nico: Uh...I'll just leave...*steps out of room to avoid the family drama*...

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