December: Midnight
Laying in bed with her Amphibian wife in her arms, who in return had her tail wrapped around her waist, Anne Boonchuy and Olivia were asleep. They had gone to sleep a couple of hours back to prepare for Christmas, which is hours away. The reason for this was for their daughter, Malee. She is very keen when it comes to Holidays, especially Christmas after what Anne had told her...And showed from her phone during the time they had no transportation to the Earth.
Anne began to stir with a hum as she started to wake up, feeling that the bed was somewhat, lighter than usual. Sitting up slowly and letting out a sigh, Anne reached out for her lamp and turned it on, revealing herself. While Olivia looked just as she did when they first met, Anne on the other hand has gone through some changes. Other than being 6'7 tall, Anne had scars all over her body, two of which stood out and were symmetrically vertical. The first was over her left eye, a single slash, leaving her eye as white as the moonlight. While not visible because of the cover, the 2nd was bigger and in the center of her chest.
Looking over with her right eye, Anne sees Olivia who was still asleep on the bed, peacefully too. "Huh...?" As her vision cleared, Anne noticed that Malee was nowhere in bed with them. With a sigh, Boonchuy removed the cover from her body to reveal Olivia's tail and began rubbing it with care. Shifting a little in her sleep, Olivia's tail gave a little twitch and unwrapped from Anne's body, releasing her.
Now freed, Anne got off the bed and grabbed her shirt, putting it on before walking out of her bedroom...Yes her bedroom because they were on Earth, having found a way to open a portal to both worlds not long ago and exclusively traverse. Anne was here along with Olivia and Malee to visit her Parents for Christmas, staying with them for a month since the beginning of December.
Hop Pop, Sprig, and Polly weren't here with them due to wanting to celebrate with the Amphibians they consider friends and family back in Wartwood. The same can be said for friends Sasha Waybright and Marcy Wu who were with their families too.
Walking into the living room, Anne began to look around for the little Newt and called out. "Malee?" Making it to the living room, she was about to call for Malee again before noticing the presence in the room. Her daughter was on the couch between her Grandparents, Anne's Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy. The three were napping, having fallen into slumber while watching TV.
"Aww." Anne let out quietly and happily at the adorable sight, noticing that Malee's little tail was wrapped around her Mom's arm. 'They really love Malee.' With that thought, Anne walked back to bed, leaving the three to sleep peacefully.
Christmas Eve: Morning
With Christmas Day tomorrow and hours away, Anne, her parents, wife, and daughter were spending the day like a Family with the Family. Seriously, human relatives ranging from cousins, aunts, uncles, and so on have come showed up for a visit like a Family Reunion. Rather than being in the house, they were outside in the backyard, dressed in warm attire due to everything still being cold and snowy.
Most of the grown-ups, including Mr. Boonchuy talked with one another near/under an outdoor heater on the patio while enjoying a hot drink or snack. At the same time, they watched a few of the grown-ups, whether they were parents or older siblings, play out in the snow with Anne, Malee, and the other children.
Having built some snowmen, snow sculptures, small igloos, and barriers, they began using them as fortifications for a snowball fight that they began. Left and right they were throwing snowballs at one another, ducking, dodging all the while getting hit or shielded by the forts. All of which, ended in a very humorous way.
Running from several snowballs thrown by others, a nephew managed to zigzag past them as he looked back with a broad smile. "HA! Nice-" Not keeping his eyes forward, he ran into a snowman, causing it to collapse on top of him. His arms and legs were sprawled out from the snow with the snowman's head on top of his, with its pebble mouth forming a frown.
Nearby a male and female cousin both brother and sister are behind a snow barrier. The former is using a sled as a shield while the latter is throwing snowballs at others. "If we keep it up we'll win the snowball fight!" The brother nodded to his sister as they heard a whistle from above, belonging to their smirking Niece who was on a tree branch coated in snow. "Spoke too soon..." The two siblings let out a yelp before being covered in snow.
"Anne behind you!"
Not falling for the small ruse, Anne leaned and dodged a snowball, thrown at her by an aunt. Without hesitation, Anne scooped up some snow, balled it, and threw it at her Aunt, knocking her to the snowy ground.
"Well-played..."
Anne couldn't help but smile at this...Unfortunately for her, that warning may have been true. Under the snow, Malee peeked out of it and giggled. She then jumped onto her Mom's back to knock her down into the snow sculpture of a frog. Though, Anne did this on purpose for her Daughter's entertainment and laughed.
"Oh no! You got me! I'm...Dead..." Anne planted her face into the snow, playing dead, earning laughter from both Malee and the others who watched or played.
Meanwhile
Inside the house in the kitchen, Mrs. Boonchuy watched in interest as her daughter-in-law, Olivia, made soup for Malee, Anne, and herself. "Now that the noodles are added to the broth, I can add in the final ingredients." Olivia let go of the ladle and reached for a container, which she began to open.
Curious, Mrs. Boonchuy looked at Olivia. "What kind of soup are you making?"
"Anne's most favorite." Olivia opened the container and began to pour its contents into the pot. "Bug Soup. With extra worms."
Watching as the small dead bugs, most of which were worms, dropped right into the soup, Anne's Mom turned slightly green. She nearly threw up from the sight and smell but managed to hold it in and keep it down. As gross as it seems, she understands why her daughter along with Olivia and Malee likes eating this stuff. It was most of what they ate back in Amphibia and it was most of what Anne had to eat, even if it looked like food here on Earth.
"O-Oh...That's looks-" Mrs. Boonchuy held in a gag. "Delicious."
"Thanks! I'd offer some to you and your husband, but there's only enough for three."
Anne's Mom assures Olivia with a grin. "T-That's perfectly fine." Just then a ding went off from the oven. "Ah! The cookies are done!" Just like that, she put on some Oven Mitts to take the cookies out, getting a pleasing aroma of the baked Christmas-themed sweets.
Hours Later
With the relatives of the Boonchuy having gone home or with other relatives, and having enjoyed the feast they had Anne and her family were in the living room, preparing for movie night. Anne, Olivia, and Malee were on the left of the couch as Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy sat on the right side for a reason. While Anne's parents had popcorn to eat, she, Malee, and Olivia were eating the Extra Worm Bug Soup the latter prepared.
After eating some of the soup, Anne aimed the remote to the TV to search for the Movie they'd be watching. In seconds, Anne located the movie and pressed play. Fortunately for Anne, an Ad is playing before the movie begins.
"Is this the movie?" Olivia raised a brow. "Why is it a musical about a King and his burgers?"
"Not yet it is." Anne waved a hand after placing the remote down. "And that's just an advertisement. It's a brief video to get people interested in buying their food."
"Though, the music is getting slightly repetitive..." Mr. Boonchuy muttered to his wife, receiving a nod.
After eating a spoonful of her soup, Malee looked at Anne. "Mom? Is this the Christmas movie about the three Spirits visiting an old man?" She asked as she looked worried. "I heard the last Spirit's scary..."
Anne shook her head. "No, sweetie. It's the one about the Elf finding his real family."
Easing up, Malee gave a little sigh. "Phew..." In a second, she became curious about the movie they'd be watching and asked. "Does he find his family?"
Before Anne could answer that, Olivia whispered with a warm smile. "Why don't we wait and see? The movie is about to begin."
Listening to her Mom, Malee nodded with a hum, snuggling between her Mothers as they along with Anne's parents watched the Christmas movie commence.
Hours Later: Nearing Midnight
Long after the movie had ended, the family of 5 went straight to bed as Christmas Day was tomorrow. Just like before, Malee was with her Grandparents for the night. This gave Anne and Olivia a perfect opportunity to have some alone time to themselves in the former's bedroom.
In bed, Anne was looking through her phone, passing the time a little, and seeing what her friends did with their families for Christmas Eve. At the same time, Olivia was in the walk-in closet opposite side of the room, changing into something lovely she saw on TV from a teenage sitcom.
It wasn't long until Anne heard the closet doors open. "So...What is it yooou..." Anne slurred her voice the moment her eyes locked onto Olivia.
Olivia's back was on the open closet door, her leg over the other and her arm against the other door with her other arm and tail slumped. A red flush was visible on her face because of what she changed into...Which wasn't much. All Olivia had on was a ribbon that was as gold as a bar in its prime, wrapped around her waist down to her tail and thighs. Her hair, having been undone, dangled down the front of her torso, covering her chest as it reached her midriff.
"You-you-you-you..." Anne shook her head quickly to stop stuttering and finish the sentence. "You took my breath away."
"I had a feeling you would like this." The newt giggled with her face now as red as Rudolph's nose as she approached the bed. "I was observing a show earlier and took inspiration from a character who was in nothing but her underwear. Though I went for something more into the spirit of Christmas...Also..." She applied her hand to Anne's cheek. "It's an early Christmas Gift, just for you."
Upon hearing this, Anne froze for a moment before grinning as she surprised Olivia by placing her hands around her waist and gently took her into bed. "Well, what are we waiting for?"
Before Olivia could reply, Anne brought her into a French kiss, pulling her blanket over them. Through the kissing, they discarded whatever they had on out of the bed and onto the floor, making this a night to remember. Thank goodness for the room being soundproof.
