MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! sorry for this being uploaded kinda late, I was visiting family and then we got stuck in traffic on the way home... I hate family car journeys...
It seems I have a lot of loose ends to tie u tomorrow... I hope I find the time, I'm sure I will sooner or later. No loose ends were tied up today but I've been mulling this idea over in my head for a while now and I thought it would be nice.
I do not own the poem, no copyright is intended all rights to the poem are reserved to whoever wrote it in the first place!
A Very Percy Jackson Advent
December 24th
The fire from Leo and Reyna's snow-fire man was blazing away, casting a warm glow that accompanied the sparkling of the Christmas lights in the Rec room where everyone was gathered. Frank snuggled up to Hazel, Piper snuggled up to Jason, Annabeth snuggled up to Percy, Leo snuggled up to Calypso and Reyna and Nico sat snugly between along with Coach Hedge who was munching happily at his Christmas pudding which Reyna had finally made him.
Piper began to recite the night before Christmas but changed the words to apply to them.
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ship
Not a creature was stirring, not even a ... What fits here and rhymes with ship?"
"Chip?" Coach Hedge suggested.
"That's not an creature," Annabeth said.
"Could be like a chipmunk?" Frank said.
"Okay," Piper agreed. "Not a creature was stirring, not even a chip."
She carried on with the next verse.
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
We were nestled all snug in our beds,
While visions of the boy's surprise danced in our heads.
And Coach with his pudding and I with m... uh... cap?"
Everyone shrugged and urged her to go along with it.
"Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap.
When on the top deck there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the staircase I flew like a flash,
Tore open the weapon room and handed out the stash.
The moon on the breast of the artificial snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,
'Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!'"
"That was beautiful, Pipes," Leo sniffed. "Brought a tear to my eye."
"That was really nice, I haven't heard that poem before," Calypso said.
"It reminds me of when mom used to tell it to me on Christmas eve to get me to sleep," Hazel said.
"My mom used to do the same," Nico said with a faraway look in his eye. "I can't believe I forgot that..."
Leo stood up suddenly before the atmosphere could get awkward. He clapped his hands and jumped around. "Okay we all need to go to sleep or Santa won't bring any presents!"
Everyone sighed but did as they were told as thanks to the hot chocolate and the poem told to them by Piper, they were all quite tired anyway.
So there you go, hope you all had a good Christmas eve and didn't end up stuck in traffic and then getting lost like me. Tell me your Christmas eve stories if you have a good one! just for funzies!
Jasren: Tomorrow will officially be my last chapter but I might post another chapter on new years just because I don't want it to end.
parathalassio-selinofos: Yes caleo is tha besT!
moonshroom420: I kinda shipped that for a while too but then Leo got Calypso and well...
LeeOfHermes0330: A land without WIFI?! you poor dear! at least everything ends in this fic 2 days later for you...
Remnant of Life: That was my thinking exactly. I can't believe it's christmas eve! just it can't be!
Percy'sSisterSPQR: OMGS THAT SOUNDS SO AWESOME I'M SO JEALOUS!
annoyinreindeer: thank you :) and in england we refer to college as the place you go before university - those 2 years after high school (post 16 pre 18)
smojo12: haha don't worry about it :) I might be able to work with that but I just had to have the poem in there otherwise my head would have exploded
TheargoII: thank you but I haven't seen any of those so I think I'll stick with chirstmassy costumes.
pjo-guardgeek: Have fun with your family :) hope you liked this chapter x
daughterofAthena111: Comment thingy? I guess it's just the review thing...
Smile: haha you're welcome, thanks for reviewing c:
thefangirlthatwon'tshutup: OMG I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FILM HAVE YOU SEEN THE TFIOS POSTER OMGS!
sonofthetrigod: The Caleo is strong this christmas hehe :)
Ana-DaughterofHades: i'll see what I can do x
Aly kitten: yup! x
LovePercyJackson: Thank you xx
ddddddd: I can handle evil :D glad to see you again x
Alexja2013: I don't think Percy can freeze water because his element is water and earthquakes, freezing is more kihone.
ArianandXaia: I already have so much to include in tomorrow's chapter but I'll see if I can maybe get Grover in there. but that's a big try and a massive maybe...
butterflygirly99: you and me both x
Bob frank: CHRISTNAS IS TOMORROW CHOROSYTMAS IS TOMORROW CHIETAOSKNBJDSNFSJDOBFNPOXOJKZPJHDN`X;IHBSADFGHJKL;"!
See you all tomorrow! probably later tomorrow... Merry Christmas eve, hope you all get what you want xx