PT. 1 OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

"I never saw a reindeer fly, make it's way across the sky. But I know if i close my eyes, my wishes will come true, like the one I saved for you," An angelic voice begins to sing throughout the empty and fairly big house, the singing bouncing off the walls in a perfect echo. The snowflakes falling from the sky outside shined light into the halls and rooms through the windows, making the scenery of the house even more beautiful than it originally was. The Christmas tree in the living room was huge, the red carpeting underneath it making it look ten times more festive. Laurence Zvhal sure was upset today, but he just continued to sing his heartache away. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, don't care, it's cold outside. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, I'll keep you warm tonight," His voice was cracking, tears threatening to spill from his eyes.

Why didn't anyone want to spend Christmas with him?

Was he too loud? Annoying?
Was he too proud? Or boring?
Was he too worthless?
Was he not worth it?

He sat in front of his tree puzzling. Why did Cadenza decide to ditch him on Christmas for her bitchy boyfriend and his family? Why did momma decide to fly away this Christmas? "Through the good times and bad, the happy and sad, I'm still holding on and I know what I have. And all that I want, is Christmas Eve with you," He allows his tears to slip past his long bottom eyelashes and down onto his cheekbones, he didn't care since no one was around this Christmas. No presents under his tree, except for the ones he was giving to the other people he thought were his friends. He was wrong.

That is, until his doorbell rang.

He thought it was just a couple of kids coming to sing at his door, but his heart stopped, took a few beats, and then began to race when he opened it and saw the man on the other side. "You didn't think I was gonna let you spend Christmas on your own, did you, my love?" Garroth Ro'meave whispers, cracking a loving smile. His arms were holding a shit-ton of presents, his brothers and parents behind him, smiles on their faces and presents in their arms also. Even Zane was smiling, which was pretty shocking.

"G-Garroth, you d-didn't actually," Laurence stutters, at lost for words. He breaks down, an avalanche if happy tears fall down his face. Everyone gets inside and sets their presents under the tree, the red carpet soon being covered with a ton of wrapping paper. Everyone gets into a group hug, laughter and smiles shining and echoing throughout the house. Soon they all sit down in the living room, hot chocolate and wine in their hands, chatter spilling out of their mouths.

"I wouldn't ever leave you on Christmas Eve or Christmas day," Garroth says softly as the others continue talking, looking at Laurence with the most gentle and caring eyes. The Zvhal smiles and wraps an arm around Garroth's shoulders, pulling him closer. Garroth rests his head on Laurence's chest, Laurence resting his chin on top of Garroth's head in return.

"And I absolutely love you for that," Laurence sighs and traces heart shapes into Garroth's shoulder.

"I love you too," Garroth takes a drink from his hot chocolate, the couple finally tuning in to the rest of Garroth's family's conversation.

"You know what we should do?!" Zane suddenly shrieks, making Vylad jump and almost spill his glass of wine. The rest of them laugh lightly.

"What should we do, kid?" Garte replies, pulling his wife closer and giving her a loving kiss on the cheek. She smiles and clicks her white heels as her foot swings back and forth.

"Snowball fight," He smirks, looking at Vylad with a look that says 'I will destroy you'. Vylad returns a look, except his says 'you probably will'. And then Garroth sends them both a look that screams 'I'll whoop both of your sorry asses'.

"Very well. Let's make teams? Or are we just going straight ham and going after one another?" Garte questions.

"Depends on whether or not mom is playing," Vylad states and looks over at Zianna. She raises an eyebrow.

"Hell to the no. This hair is not getting wet today," She sasses, causing a roar of laughter from Laurence and Zane. "I'll make food while you five are out there attacking one another with snow, alright?"

"Sure can do. So who is partnering up?"

"Garroth and Zane VS Laurence and Vylad. I'll be the referee for this round," Garte blurts, standing up and sliding on his snow boots.

Everyone else follows, putting on their winter gear. "What the hell do you mean by referee?"

"The first game is gonna be dodgeball. Except you're trying to dodge the snowballs. It'll be fun I promise. Then we can play your phony snow games," Garte smirks. Vylad and Zane shove him out the door with loud chuckles, Garroth and Laurence following behind.

"May the best man win," Garroth says, placing a loving kiss against his boyfriend's cheek.

"I know I will."

"Laurence!" Garroth squeals. Laurence looks at the blonde with an idiotic and goofy grin. When they get outside, the two teams line up facing each other, a huge space in between them. There was a mountain of snow beside each team, and a line drawn in between them.

"Stay on your side of the line, and you can't run into the backyard or out onto the street. I'm gonna count to three. Okay?" Garte explains. He counts to three, and then the street filled up with loud cheers, laughter, and shrieks from the two teams. Garroth and Laurence simply aim for each other, Zane and Vylad aiming for each other as well. Zane hits Vylad in the face a total of 18 times, Vylad hitting Zane in the face a total of 12 times. Garroth and Laurence hit each other 23 and 25 times.

"Okay okay! Stop now before one of you gets too angry and competitive and hits the other for real!" Garte shouts. After declaring Garroth and Zane as the winners (all their points added up), they play some more games, including snowball hide and seek where the farthest you can go is down the street to hide, but the counter has to hit them with a snowball for it to count. Garroth and Laurence might've made out behind a tree bark, but it's okay because the look on their faces when they got hit by snow out of nowhere was priceless. But after a couple of hours pass by, they all head back inside. Their nostrils get attacked by the smell of delicious food, Garte, Vylad, and Zane quickly running to the dining room. Garroth and Laurence stay behind though, and take a seat in the living room, cuddling up to each other.

"Laurence?"

"Hm?"

"Can you sing to me and be a good boyfriend?" Garroth asks sweetly. Laurence stares at him and chuckles, bringing Garroth into a strong bear hug.

"The simple things like going home, and friends that say 'you're not alone', songs of joy that keep you strong, make everything okay," Laurence sings, pressing soft kisses against Garroth's neck at every pause. He sings the pre-chorus, smiling as the blonde looks at him with all the love that he could possibly have. "The sleigh bells are ringing, they're getting real close. I think I hear Rudolph just up the road. Candlelights and hearts full of hope, the stars shining bright. Some things never change."

"I love you so much," Garroth mumbles into Laurence's shirt. The brunette smiles softly but continues to sing.

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, my arms are open wide. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, I'll keep you warm tonight," Laurence's angelic voice sings and to Garroth, it's the only thing he hears. The entire world just dissolved and it was just them and Laurence's singing voice.

Laurence Zvhal wasn't upset anymore.
He was happy that someone, wanted to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas day with him.

"Through the good times and bad, the happy and sad, I'm still holding on. I know what I have and all that I want is.." Laurence pauses and Garroth looks up at him with a smirk.

"You want me to finish the lyric?"

"Hell no, I'll do it."

"Okie dokie," Garroth grins playfully and Laurence finishes the lyric off, caress the blonde's cheek lovingly.

"Christmas Eve with you."