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A song from album Justified by Justin Timberlake.
Take It From Here:
Being pulled back to the Workshop by Tekla To decorate a few pine tree with ornaments, popcorn string, tensile, and other colorful decorations. Wasn't as bad for Jack like he thought since Ero was there. Between being told he couldn't eat the popcorn being put on the thread to not breaking a single ornament. Yetis passed out mugs filled with tea instead of Coco while North told stories. Tekla had Aleksandrina wrapped in one of her hand knitted blankets lying in cradle. Sitting on the floor beside cradle with Rudolph lying besides her wearing wreathes upon his neck.
Jack and Ero could be found bothering a Yeti about how the singing angel for the tree's top should be put on. Either it wasn't put on all the way about to fall off or was just to shoved on to the tree's top angel couldn't been seen. Leaving Jack to snatch the angel from the Yeti as he flew around on his staff. To place the angel on top the tree the way he and Ero thought is best position.
"They to young for eggnog." Tekla wasn't allowing Ero or Jack to taste North's Eggnog.
"Just sip." North scrunched his pointer finger and thumb together.
"Not even few drops." Tekla waved her head back and fourth.
"They not children." North brought up the fact both boys were 300-year-old beings in appearance of 17 years, "They man!"
Tekla ended up rolling her eyes at North's come back as his single handedly pounds his chest keeping her self from snickering. Deciding to rock Aleksandrina in her cradle when she started to shows signs actual tears. Telling her father was just being a prideful man when subject her older brother's came. After a few rocks from side to side the baby ended up giggling with bright smile.
"Is there a reason why we shouldn't drink the eggnog?" Jack ended up asking Tekla after eavesdropping on her and North's conversation.
"Are you nuts?" Ero asked Jack stabbing his finger with needle he was using when threading popcorn.
Hakase ended up sitting by Ero with piece of cloth he created from using is shadow magic treating and wrapped his finger. Explaining that North's eggnog was made with high proof vodka that left few heavily intoxicated. Sometimes leading the person to act completely different person after a few glasses have been downed.
"Reason me and Lorre avoids drinking ANYTHING North brews." Hakase laughed mending Ero's finger, "be glad you weren't there when I sought comfort in alcohol."
"Ou!" Ero verbally expressed that Hakase was bandaging his finger to tight.
"There." Hakase pulled away from Ero's finger.
"Thanks." Ero sighed.
Hakase ended up taking the stringing the popcorn on the string from Ero advising he should take a break. Gave Jack took the chance to insist he go with Ero since he had enough 'fun' decorating pine trees. Didn't mean he would get out of group activity by Tekla handing him a box of decoration. Hinting he and Ero were going to find their own blank trees pine trees within their room, and they were going to need to be decorated. Ero is unable to carry any thing do to his finger being bandage by Hakase. Left Jack or an escort Yeti to carry the box that Tekla was handing off to them. Before either option could be taken Hakase volunteered Lorre to carry the box. Saying he was cooling down from Helloween season that left him and Lorre rather drained in spiritual aspect.
Out of hallways dressed rather plainly was some-what mellow Lorre asking if he could join in. What he got he handed were box by Tekla while being told to keep an eye on Ero's finger as Jack tagged along. Not that he was going to object with a woman capable of threats turn your hair white. Since he ended up taking the box from her and calling to the both boys to follow him. They did with tone in Lorre's voice showing them he wasn't comfortable being around Tekla at the moment. Not saying a word until they were out hearing range of Tekla and the others.
"She gets more maternal around this time of year." Lore was first to speak, "Please be careful while you settle into your new home."
"We'll try while working behind her." Jack elbowed Ero in the arm in joking matter.
"Yeah." Ero sorely answered.
He couldn't believe he pricked his finger on needle just like that doing a simple task of placing popped kernels on thread. Not like this small injury would interfere with his using wandless magic, or performing spells. Knowing when he got back to his room within the fellow minutes with Lorre and Jack. He could open up his drew full of mixtures and concoctions to mend his finger. Until then he was just going to return to his or Jack's room to possibly decorate a tree.
Meant opening doors and clearing objects out of Lorre's way since objects sticking out the box out in his viewing range. Had both boys running around in front of the person making sure they didn't run into anything. That got them safely to an empty lift with out Lorre getting knocked over or shoved to the side by a busy Yeti. Allowing Lorre to put down the box on lift's floor for his arms break to have a slight break-allowing lever to be pulled by Ero or Jack.
"You two excited about living together after Ero's guardian ship is granted?" Lorre asked.
Jack ended up snaking an arm around Ero's waist with a smirk on his face told Lorre everything he needed to know. Had him offering to host a house warming party for them when ever they do fully move in to Ero's house. That would be taken up if lift hadn't come to their floor meaning box had to pick up and the door is opened. Was solved by Jack with his staff while Lorre got help from Ero in lifting the box before they stepped off. This gave Ero the chance to look into the box for a few minutes to see what they were given. All kinds of ornaments made from glass, carved from wood, molded from clay, knitted form yarn, among others. A already made popcorn string and bag of tinsel laid beside a few boxes of candle canes and metal tins.
"Tekla really packed this didn't she..." Lorre knew what was going through Ero's head.
"More like wanted us to be prepared." Jack decided to look.
He pulled one of the tins out while they began to walk ignoring Ero's warning about not spoiling contains. He would soon made a discovery were filled with cookies of all shapes and sizes covered in dried frosting with sweet taste. Pieces of knotted thread or ribbon stuck out form the top of these sweet traits with note taped to the inner part of the lid. Ero removed the note he would unfold and read with a smile after looking over piece of paper.
"Tekla wanted us to..." Ero would have told them Tekla baked these cookie to be used on their tree if Jack was caught. Eating one of the carousel horse cookies by biting the head off in a few bites commenting how good it was.
"You can wait until after the holidays to rot your teeth." Ero snatched the half-eaten cookie from Jack's hand along with the tin. Ended up back being carried by Ero after he restored the half-eaten cookie with regeneration spell. Placing the cookie back into the tin he was placed in the box as the walked.
"Come on!" Jack ended up poking his staff at Ero rather angry a good treated was taken away before he could finish item off.
Lorre just called the two of them hopeless when it came to Tekla's home cooking while he kept walking toward familiar direction. Knowing right behind him Jack and Ero follow taking they're verbally argument with them. Both coming up with heir own commented about why they shouldn't or should start eating Tekla's cookies. Jack was going with the excuse they were going to get stale over certain amount time. Ero made it clear they were meant for the trees in their rooms and not to be snacked on for enjoyed of one's sweet tooth. Making the whole walk to guest wing and even pass the corridor hard on Lorre listening to them.
To only get relief when three of the came to middle of the hallway where Lorre dropped the box in front of a his and Hakase's room. Yelling as humanly possible to get both boys under his temporary supervision. Instructing the both of them to go to their rooms separately with contains of box xplit among them. Instantly quieted both of them listening to what Lorre had to say. Before they watched him use his own magic to create a small, empty, wooden, crate. Where a few of the items in other box were placed by levitation spell Lorre preformed through his angry.
"Jack you take the crate and Ero the box Tekla gave us." Lorre assigned who gets which box, "...and go."
Ero kneeled down quickly to pick up his box avoiding looking into Jack's eye when had lowered him self down. Both avoided walking by the other when the walked to the end of the hall to enter their rooms. Making sure they slammed their doors so loud the newly hung decorations shook on the ceiling of the hallway. Wraths that hang on the hooks of the door fell off and on the ground while a few lights strung up on frames of their doors. Fell also as their small bulbs also became cracked or plain burst in pieces and wouldn't light.
Leaving the air the rooms shared to become filled with heated angry both of the boys now carried as they decorated their tree. Ero used a magical mean to bring each item to life that crawled from the box to the tree. Taking their place on whatever branch no matter the height before going back into being in-animated object. Leaving a singing angel made of metallic and wooden materials flew to the top of the tree. Jack used his ability fly and his staff to cover his tree in what he was given not once touching tin of cookie. To only stop when he couldn't being him self to put topper of his tree up. Since the item was in the shape of pair of angels that look like him and Ero.
"JACK!" Ero's voice came through Jack's bedroom door followed by a few knocks, "Want some milk?"
Jack didn't think twice about answering the door when he dropped the tin he was about to discard to one of the Yetis. When he put away his staff before answering the door to find Ero standing they're holding a picture of goat milk. Two glasses could be found flying around Ero's head swirling around a similar tin that Jack held.
"Um...want to share?" Ero offered his still filled tin.
"Yeah and nice trick." Jack pointed to the glasses and tin above Ero's head.
"Got something better?" Ero asked if Jack wanted to see.
Jack folded his arms while he leans on his doorframe looking toward the tin opening for his eyes a 8 reindeer cookies danced out. A sleigh followed by the last reindeer that swirled around the opened tin. Dancing in place while frost painted on Santa on the sleigh cookie waved to Jack. That came to a crashing stop when Lorre's voiced asked the two of them if they were making up. Jack caught glasses instead of crushing on to the floor with the reindeer and sleigh cookies. Leaving the two boys to watch when they place their feet to face near by voice. Would be Lorre standing outside his own room with smile on his face watching the two.
Snapping his fingers to restored the ruined decorations and cookies that returned to Ero's tin using a magical means. Making sure that tin was properly capped by it's top while tin was placed back in Ero's arms. Advising neither one of them tell Tekla the eatable decorations were eaten earlier then she had planned. Along with telling Ero that the milk he was holding was better served chill as he retreated into his room with a wink. Jack to the hint of chilled milk by lifting one of his hands toward the pitcher's surface with a smirked. Spreading a thin layer of frost over the textured exterior that went from room temperature to soothing cold. This chilly brush of cold air he started to show signs of arousal touched when Ero's finger tips.
"Want to come in?" Jack pulled his hand away.
"Please!" Ero sounded like he was begging.
Jack stepped out of the way making sure to not drop the glasses he had caught with smirk a mile wide on his face. Allowing Ero to pass him fully entering his room telling him where to place contains in his arms. Kicking his bed room door closed not caring to secure the latch when he chased after Ero's retreating form.
"Remind me to thank Tekla for what she gave us." Jack mentioned the cookies.
"Yeah." Ero mumbled.
"You all right?" Jack teasingly asked Ero.
Ero had to bite his lower lip to give a clear answer without allowing his urges to take him over as he set everything down. About to ask for the two glasses if Jack hadn't set them down in slow matter. That had Ero noticing that Jack traded his signature blue hoodie for a lose fitting shirt. Had long sleeves and that were embodied in silver and white thread that made swirls around collar and sleeve's edges. Front of the collar could be tied shut by to long pieces of sewn fabric. That came in the same color of the Jack's treasured hoodie and brought out his pale blue eyes coloring.
"You all right?" Jack asked about Ero's staring at him.
"Nothing." Ero filled both glasses before allowing Jack to have one.
Jack ended up leaning forward an enough to bring both his and Ero's lip together enough for another kiss to be shared. That Ero welcomed mumbling a some what apology to Jack before offering something to Jack. That Jack set aside so eh could take hold of Ero with both his arms wrapping around his lower waist. Drawing magical gifted teen close to Jack he had to take his own arms and placed them some where on Jack.