NOOOOOOOOOO! This damn laptop is really pissing me off. This is what the third time I've accidentally deleted a really awesome author's note! Stupid laptop! I'm just gonna get right to the point. Go on youtube. Search A Very Potter Musical. Watch it. It doesn't even matter if you're not a Harry Potter fan, I'm not (yet) and I love it. Darren Criss (Blaine on glee) plays Harry and he is supermegafoxyawesomehot in it (watch it, then you'll understand what i just said.) Also I have some of my favourite quotes on my profile, so if you don't want to take my word for it, read them. They're hilarious. (Some will make more sense when you watch it though) Okay, that's all. Oh, except I've been singing Granger Danger (song from the musical) all day and i think my parents thing I'm gay for Hermione now. :S
Grady's POV
Ding dong! The sound of the doorbell made me jump as I paced the room for what seemed like the hundredth time. I peeked out the window. Zora was standing outside holding a box wrapped in red and green paper. I opened up the door and wrapped my arms around her.
"You look freezing," I commented.
"Yea, well, I like my Christmases to be freezing cold so I turned on the air conditioning on the way over here," she explained. I shook my head at her and laughed.
"I don't think I'll ever be able to fully understand you, Zor."
"Well, see if you understand this." She wrapped her gloved hands around my neck and kissed me. Then she pointed up at the mistletoe I'd hung above the doorway. "You put that there on purpose, didn't you?"
"Maybe," I answered with a smirk.
"Merry Christmas," she said, handing me the present.
"Ooh, I wonder what it is!" I shook it and Zora cringed.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," she told me.
"Sorry," I apologized, now more curious than ever. "Come on, I'll put this under the tree and we can open presents after breakfast." I carefully placed the box on the coffee table and then Zora and I headed to the dining room where I'd set out a meal of bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, and orange juice.
Zora and I both finished our food in record time, obviously anxious to open our presents. I stacked the dishes in the sink, telling myself I'd wash them later and then we sat down on the couch with a small stack of presents in front of us.
"Chad and Sonny dropped these off," I explained handing her one of the two gift bags I'd received from them yesterday. "And this is for both of us from Tawni." I gestured towards a large box sitting in front of us. "Oh and Nico called from Vegas. He says Merry Christmas. So what should we open first?"
"Sonny and Chad's, I guess," Zora answered. We both tore the tissue paper out of the little green gift bags and pulled out a gift card.
"50 bucks at Toys R Us," Zora commented. "Sweet."
"They must have been so busy shopping for Ellie that they didn't have any time to go anywhere else," I said. "At least now we'll be able to buy enough board games between us to last for months."
"No way," Zora answered. "I'm buying lego with mine." I stifled a laugh and she punched me in the arm. "Guilty pleasure, okay?"
"Wanna open Tawni's next?" I asked.
"Sure," Zora answered. She ripped the paper off without even waiting for me and pulled out a large square book with a blue leather cover.
"It's empty," I noted, taking the book from Zora and flipping through it.
"It's a scrapbook, dumbass," she told me. "You're supposed to fill it with pictures. See?" She pointed at a card attached to the inside of the front cover. "So you can always remember the memories you've made together and those yet to come. Love Tawni, James and...scribbles."
"I think that's Tawni trying to help Lily write her name," I said, turning my head to the side. "See, if you look at it this way, that one squiggle kind of looks like an L."
"Cute!" she exclaimed.
"Okay, open mine now!" I told her, unable to take the suspense anymore. I pulled the tiny box out of my pocket and handed it to her. Zora's breath caught in her throat when she saw it.
"Grady, I-" she began.
"Wait until you open it," I interrupted. She opened up the box and then looked back up at me.
"Is this..."
"An engagement ring?" I asked. "No. It's a promise ring. I just want you to know that I love you and I always will. I'm not ready for us to get married, but I wanted you to know how much I care about you. So will you wear it?" Zora nodded, too choked up to speak. I took the ring from her and slipped it on her finger.
"Here," she said, handing me my present. I opened it and pulled out a crystal tree ornament in the shape of a heart.
"It's beautiful," I said, smiling. "Thanks."
"Grady," she whispered. "I love you. Promise me you'll never forget that."
"I promise," I answered, putting my arm around her.
"No matter what happens?" she continued. "Even if I did something really, really horrible?" I looked down at her face. Tears were streaming down her face and she wasn't making any effort to wipe them away. Something was definitely up.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"I'm..." she began. "I'm cheating on you with Wesley."
I've got to get back to my Macbeth project, but just let me tell you something first. This is going to be one hell of a Christmas. haha, the funny thing is, when I originally planned out this series, I was hoping to have fictional Christmas line up with real Christmas. Shit, I fail.
Peace out suckahs! I WUV WOOO! (And seriously. Watch that musical. I guarantee it'll get a chuckle out of anybody with a soul, even if you don't like Harry Potter)
