Prompted by 'BeautyAllAroundYou'

"Wake up!" Amber pushed at Mara's shoulder harder. Mara opened one eye, curling herself further into her warm blankets. "Mara!" Amber whined, whispering in the darkness of their room.

"What?" Mara sighed, eyes fluttering closed again

"It's December 1st!" Amber cried, bouncing on Mara's bed like a young girl.

"Well done," Mara yawned "It's also midnight, and I would like to get some sleep!"

"But Mara! We have to start our advent calendars! Right now! Please! I use to have this tradition back home with my family, I wanna continue it. Please, it's our first Christmas back together in the same room. Now Nina's gone, I want to be able to share this tradition with you again, remember, how we use to? Before the whole…Mick thing?"

Mara was wide awake now, and she smiled sadly, sitting up, and hugging her best friend "Of course Amber, but quickly, I need my eight hours,"

Amber clapped her hands and rushed over to get their advent calendars. She passed Mara's to her. Mara's was a blue one, and Amber's a bright glittery pink. "I bought mine from Bloomies! Their chocolate it great!" Amber squealed, searching for the 'one' on her box. Mara smiled at her friend

"Uh, Jerome bought mine for me, I was busy, homework,"

Amber rolled her eyes, popping out the cardboard and picking out her chocolate "EEP! It's an angel!" she turned so Mara could see, then popped it into her mouth, enjoying the moment. Mara popped open her box, and frowned. There was no chocolate. Instead, there was a small note.

"Look," Mara whispered, she pulled it out.

"Oohh, who do you think it's from?" Amber moved to sit beside Mara and get a better view. On the paper it read

December first- the first reason I love you: you have the most beautiful eyes.

"Aw! Jerome bought you a love advent calendar!" Amber nudged her and Mara blushed, nudging her back playfully.

"I didn't know you could buy those," Mara frowned, "And it look an awful lot like his handwriting, but that's…." she turned the box over, and grinned when she read what was there. Smacking herself for not seeing it before.

Have A Very Merry Christmas

Because I love you more every day,

I walked to the store, and on my way

I had a brilliant thought-

Why not buy the girl of my dreams

A gift that shows her how much she means?

So everyday for the 12th month

I hope you receive a note of my love

Jerome

X

Amber's smile was contagious, and Mara had to stop herself from running down the stairs and kissing Jerome right now. She hugged the box slightly instead, and placed it down. "He is so amazing,"

"Who'd have thought it?" Amber whispered, crawling back into her own bed "Jerome could be romantic,"

"I knew." Mara nodded "I just didn't know he was a poet,"

"Yeah, neither did Shakespeare,"

Mara blinked once, turning to look at her friend, who was already almost asleep and laughed it off. Snuggling down, and her thoughts turned to Jerome.

She would have to get him something really amazing for Christmas now.

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