Holidays and Celebrations
Cam's favourite song is Jingle Bells and he enjoys singing it
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the wayyy, oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse open sleigh hey!"
"Cam, please stop singing."
"Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh -"
Two cushions hit Cam on the back of head from two different directions.
Set after S3, the first Christmas after Nerissa returns
The first Christmas as a family, the first with her mother and brother. Mimmi sat on the couch while Nerissa and Rita put up the decorations. Rita had green and silver tinsel with fake holly berries looped around her head like a crown as she helped Nerissa wrap lights around the tree.
The Mermaid's first Valentine's Day. An unfinished Valentine's Day fic. Set before S3 but Chris is still about rather than in San Diego
"What's everyone's plans for Valentine's Day?" Carly set down a tray of drinks and set them in front of the occupants of the table. Watermelon and lime for Sirena, tropical for Zac, Cam and Evie and a coconut smoothie for Mimmi.
"What's Valentine's Day?" Mimmi asked, smiling slightly at the prospect of discovering more land traditions.
"It's basically a day devoted to love. People do romantic things together, get each other gifts, cards, chocolates, flowers. It's sweet," Evie answered before taking a sip of her juice.
"It's a commercial celebration," Cam said, sounding bored.
"We're spending the day eating pizza and watching movies at my place," Zac said.
"Has Chris not said anything? Me and David are having a picnic at this beach up the coast."
"Sounds fun and no he hasn't said anything."
"I'm sure he will," Evie assured her, " if not you can plan something."
"Yeah, Carly's got something planned for us, don't you babe?" Cam said.
"Of course. And Mimmi if Chris has nothing you should stop by mine tonight we'll help you plan. Sirena you come along too," Carly said.
"That'd be great," Sirena said.
"Yeah thanks," Mimmi smiled.
"How about you guys come to mine instead?" Evie suggested ,"Dad's away, we can have an old school style sleepover."
"Ooh, count me in. I'll see you guys later, still got an hour left."
"Before you go Carly, could I get a coconut and cherry smoothie to go?" Mimmi asked.
"Sure, come by the counter when you're ready to go," Carly said before picking up the empty tray and heading back inside the cafe.
"Something for Chris?" Zac teased.
"For Rita. She should be back at the grotto by now."
"Ah."
Set during Evie's birthday when Mimmi takes her to Rita's to distract her before the party and they meet Rita on the way down to the grotto
"Happy birthday Evie," Rita said.
"Thanks Rita,"
"See people did remember," Mimmi said, "I'm going to give Evie her present, I left it down in the grotto."
"Ondina and Mimmi, no you're Mimmi, Ondina and Sirena are downstairs already."
"Did you really get me and Sirena mixed up? I can imagine getting Ondina and Sirena but me and Sirena."
"There are too many of you."
Evie laughed.
Weilan and Ondina join Rita up north to celebrate Christmas. Domestic family fluffiness. It is not stated in this but Rita is currently pregnant with a baby girl, her and Veridia's daughter.
While she still didn't get the Christmas appeal, Ondina had to admit it was starting to grow on her slowly. This northern Christmas thing wasn't too bad either. She had definitely had doubts when Rita invited her to join them up north for Christmas but Weilan had been so enthusiastic about the idea that Ondina found herself dragged along.
It was so cold up here but there was something nice about being curled up on the couch, curtains drawn tight, the fake fire turned on and the warm lights of the Christmas tree catching the coordinated decorations on the fake snow edged branches.
There was a lot of pink though. The tree decorations were all some variation of muted pink or toned down silver, rose gold beads hung from the bookshelves, pink hatted gnome things sat on the shelves and more of those beads were draped through string lights tied to the fireplace.
Even the huge cushion Ondina had nestled herself on was pink.
The pink was Weilan's idea and Rita went along pretty happily. Veridia pretended to sit back and let the Mermaid do whatever but Ondina caught her handing Rita the ornaments to hang on the trees and cut her bits of tape before Rita even asked for them. She'd even moved the furniture before Rita came through so there was enough room for the tree in the dedicated corner.
The sitting room door slowly pushed open and Weilan entered carrying a tray with mugs, three of them, with steam rising off the top.
"I made some of that gingerbread hot chocolate for everyone!" Weilan set the tray down on the table in front of Ondina and nudged the door shut with her Power.
"Thanks."
"Thank you Weilan," Rita looked up for the first time since greeting Ondina when she had first come in. The Mermaid was busy wrapping Christmas presents, five rolls of different patterned paper sat beside her, scraps of paper were scattered like confetti and little offcuts of tape were clinging to the tiny coffee table that normal housed the remotes for the TV.
"How's the wrapping going?" Weilan flopped beside Ondina and out popped the footrest on the couch. Weilan did like that reclining feature. Ondina did not trust it.
"One person left to do. Then just what last bits I need to buy."
"I'll come with you when you go out, I've still got stuff to grab too," Weilan said.
"Think going on Saturday. Or Monday. Haven't decided yet."