Fairly Odd Countdown Calendar

I don't own Fairly Odd Parents. Butch Hartman does.

Pairing: Cosmo x Wanda.

Prompt: Lights.

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"But Wandaaaa!"

Wanda's smile dropped as she heard her husband whining again. The pink-haired fairly sighed and turned to him, "Yes, Cosmo?"

"Why can't we use magic again?" Cosmo asked childishly, looking around for the wand his wife had hidden as not to tempt him.

Wanda sighed. She couldn't count how many times she had told him that morning why they weren't just going to poof up decorations for their castle. As Wanda took another string of lights out of the cardboard box marked CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, which sat on one of the shelves in their home; not too high so she could reach, she explained (for, possibly, the millionth time), "Cosmo, it's more special this way. It's tradition for couples to put the decorations up together - without magic."

Cosmo whimpered. Like most fairies, he relied on magic so much that, when not allowed to use it, he felt powerless and weak. He didn't see the point, but…if it was what Wanda wanted…who was he to deny her request? With a sigh of defeat, the green-haired went to the box and took his own string of lights.

Wanda gave him a grateful smile. Idiotic as he may be, Cosmo still knew how to make his wife happy. And, boy, did he make her happy. Annoyed her maybe, sometimes made her so mad she wouldn't carry a conversation with him for hours. But, even after all of these years of marriage and all the godchildren they'd had together and all the trouble he caused, it was the little things he did that reminded her why she married him in the first place.

Cosmo grumbled to himself as he tried to untangle the lights. He pulled at the wires again, which only seemed to make it worse. No, no! This couldn't happen! This wouldn't make Wanda happy! He tried again, to no avail. Suddenly determined (as much as a little fairy could, anyway), he spat on both hands, rubbed them together and took hold of the string one more time. Another tug of the lights proved useless and Cosmo yelped in surprise as the box was pulled from the shelf and landed right on top of him.

Wanda was oblivious to her husband's struggle as he rolled around, not realizing that he was making everything worse. When Wanda pinned one end of the lights to the wall, she heard a little whimper of, "Uh…Wanda…?"

The pink-haired fairy turned, only to see her husband laying on his belly, looking up at her helplessly. The lights pinned his arms to his sides, wrapped around his torso tightly due to his struggling. The green-haired male wriggled, then gave his wife another pleading look, "Help…?"

She wanted to help him, really she did, but the situation was much too enjoyable to her and she couldn't help but fall into laughter. Cosmo gave her a confused look, before really taking note of how funny the situation was and grinning. Wanda knelt down beside him and helped him onto his knees, then gave his cheek a quick kiss for his efforts. The smile Cosmo gave her would've broken his face had it grown any wider and, so though by magic, the lights wrapped around him lit up in an array of colours.

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Author's note:

Decorating without magic. Cosmo fails at it.