HELLO LOVES ❤️

Here is part two to the beloved Normally Christmas.

I hope everyone has a wonder Christmas Eve, Christmas, and/or Kwanzaa and/or had a nice Hanukkah. If you don't celebrate those holidays, I hope you have a good rest of your week lol.

This chapter is loosely based on the song Winter Things by Ariana Grande.

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As usual, I love you guys :)

Enjoy~

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"Guys this is serious !" Normani quietly shushed as she adjusted the grip on her phone. She was currently in a video chat with Camila, Dinah, and Lauren. The dancer had no complete ideas as to what to get the older girl; she had thousands upon thousands of ideas but none of them would suffice.

Camila's pixelated face seemed to be shaking in its tiny box, "Mani, how the hell can you forget a gift ?"

"Same way you forgot mine last year Camz" Lauren pouted next to her. The two Cuban girls were actually in the apartment playing videos games together as usual.

Dinah scuffed, she actually being in her own box, "You can't forget what you didn't buy"

"Oh my God ! You lied to me !!" Lauren screeched at the girl next to her, "You said you'd ordered something for me and it didn't show up on time !"

"It didn't show up at all," Dinah chuckled.

"Guys this is serious. Mani needs our help," Camila turned her head back towards her laptop screen, "What ideas do you have ?"

Normani rubbed her neck, "Well I was thinking about a necklace-"

"Cliche, next" Lauren fixed her hair boredly.

"Okay, I was thinking about a pair of boots"

Dinah clapped her hands, "Shoes yes ! Key to a girl's heart !"

The Cuban-Mexican shook her head, "No Dinah, not to Ally's heart. That's literally like buying a dog a collar. They can wear it but it doesn't mean much to them"

"Normani these ideas are all boring. Do something extravagant !" Lauren threw up jazz hands for emphasis.

"I can't be extravagant !" Normani mimicked the jazz hands, unenthusiastically, "On a broke person's budget"

"Start a GoFundMe for the present. Say you need a diaphragm transplant" Dinah stated, examining her nails nonchalantly.

"Okay no. Mani do what you think she'd never expect yet appreciate. Listen to her, go for the smallest things" Camila's sincerity really touched the dancer's heart.

Normani put her hand over her heart, "Aww Mila, that was so cute"

"Who knew Walz could be so passionate ?"

Camila smiled sheepishly, "What can I say guys ? I'm a hopeless romantic"

"Ayo Ralph, stop being difficult and wife the girl up already ! Camren isn't gonna sail itself !"

The brown skin girl's eyes widened, "Alright, this is where I leave"

"You know what ? I don't understand everyone's love for Camren ! We're just friends !"

"Just shut up and love each other dammit !"

Camila shook her head and waved goodbye to her best friend and gave her a thumbs up for good luck. Normani smiled and blew the girl a kiss; the two girls trying to ignore the arguing green eyed girl and Polynesian.

Almost like clockwork, Ally stepped out of the bathroom in her towel and toiletry. The older girl sent Normani a small smile and reached for her suitcase.

"What's up Mani ?" She asked smiling.

Normani tried to adjust herself and act casual, "Nothing Ally, just watching TV"

Ally laughed and continued to put lotion on her body, "The TV's not even on"

"Oh," Normani felt a wave of embarrassment run through her, "Well, that doesn't mean I'm not watching it"

"You're crazy" Ally scuffed while laughing, finally turning around and grabbing clothes to change into in the bathroom.

"Yeah, crazy for you princess"

Ally smiled and playfully stuck her tongue out at the girl. Once the Mexican girl closed the bathroom door, Normani let out a giant sigh.

What was she going to get her ?

~~~

"Merry Christmas ya filthy animal"

Normani and Ally sat lazily upon their hotel bed, cuddling and watching classic Christmas movies. It was Christmas Eve's Eve and the both of them were already deep in the Christmas mood. Ally was wearing a big t-shirt and long red socks with the words "It's lit" on them. Normani on the other hand just sported a sports bra and long pajama pants with "Ho Ho Ho" across the leg.

"So Ally, I was just thinking about Christmas and-"

The dancer didn't even get to finish her statement before Ally happily hopped up, "I can't wait for you to see your gift Mani ! I feel like it's really corny but I find it cute. Jenner helped me pick it out"

"Y-you got me a gift ?" Normani' eyes widened, realizing truly how bad she had messed up.

"Yeah of course. That's what I was fighting the policeman about in Baton Rouge. He tried to take it away but I couldn't let him !"

The dancer awkwardly laughed and brought the Mexican girl into her side. She had to get a present fast, because if she gives Ally nothing for Christmas it would surely break her heart. How could she forget the gift ?!

The two girls remained in silence as the rest of the movie continued to play. Ally sighed quietly and snuggled deeper into Normani.

"What's wrong Ally ?" Normani asked as she rubbed the girl's back.

"Nothing, it's just," The girl just shook her head, "I've just never been able to experience what a real Christmas is like."

Normani furrowed her eyebrows, "What do you mean real Christmas ? Every Christmas is a real Christmas"

"I know that. It's just I've never had the white Christmases like they do in the movies. Snow, cold, fireplace, the good old winter things. I guess growing up in Texas really does have its downside"

"You grew up in Texas ? No way, me too !" Normani's face lit up at the mention of her state, "Wow, how come I didn't know this ?"

"Because you never asked," The Mexican girl smirked and just sighed again, "Yeah, a white Christmas does look like fun. You know, it gives it the real in depth feeling of Christmas. But I guess I won't be able to experience it. I mean we live in Florida and we're in Texas. I'll just watch it instead"

There was a somberness to the girl's voice as she sat and continued to watch the movies with Normani. Hours upon hours passed and Ally finally fell asleep in Normani's arms. The words spoken to the dancer were stuck in her head on repeat. She didn't understand why but she felt as if they were telling her something, like they had a significance.

"I don't understand what's so special about a white Christmas," The girl talked out loud to herself, "It's not like she can't do all those things in the heat-"

In that instant, the imaginary light bulb popped up over the girl's head. That was perfect ! She could do just that for Christmas !

The girl shot right up towards the room thermostat and cranked it down towards the lowest temperature. She quickly grabbed her laptop, ready to do her frantic last minute research.

"All for you princess"

~~~

As the Mexican girl's eyes slowly blinked open, she felt an immense shudder run down her spine. The girl felt as if the whole room was shoved into a gigantic freezer, no warning at all, even underneath the comforter she felt cold. The girl blinked her eyes harder and wrapped her arms around herself. She usually woke up face deep in Normani's choice but now she laid alone in the bed.

The girl's eyes scanned the room to see Normani's laptop on the desk. A gif of a fire in a fireplace was repeatedly on loop. There were stocking stickers on the laptop and a little wreath sticker in the middle.

Ally squinted her eyes, wondering if this were all some type of crazy Christmas dream. Maybe she shouldn't have had a sip of Tinashe's egg nog.

Breaking the girl from her thoughts, Normani stepped out of the bathroom. The girl had on a red v-neck, a white scarf, a white pair of jeans, and black boots. On top of her head was a typical red elf hat. The brown skin girl's attire screamed out Christmas at its finest.

"Okay, I must be dreaming. It's cold in Texas, there's a fire place, and you're dressed like that," Ally glanced up at the droolworthy girl once again, " Three strikes, I'm out. Goodnight"

Immediately Normani leaped over towards the bed, "No no no ! Wait Ally, we have plans."

The Mexican girl didn't budge.

"We have things to do together"

Ally still refused to move an inch.

"Okay fine, I'm giving you your present early"

Ally instantly lifted her head up, "Presents you say ?"

"Yes presents. First is cuddling by the fireplace, we need to remain warm this winter"

"Mani, we're in the middle of Texas. Warmth has already been shoved into us once we stepped foot out of the plane" Ally rubbed her eyes but nonetheless extended her arms out for the brown skin girl.

"No, don't talk about Texas right now. Right now, we're in some random place in which it snows on Christmas"

"Mani what are you up to ?" The Mexican girl asked. Her crush was acting extremely weird.

"Today I am giving you your very own White Christmas here in Houston, Texas," The dancer smiled widely before pecking the girl's lips and rushing towards the door, "I'll meet you downstairs in the lobby. And dress Christmasy princess. It's Christmas Eve after all !"

Ally couldn't even throw in a word in edgewise before Normani ran straight out of the door. It took a solid minute before everything could sink in for the girl. Normani was going to do the impossible and give Ally a white Christmas in Texas.

~~~

"Can you explain to me once again why Aiden coming with us again ?" Normani sighed as she opened the door for the boy in the backseat.

"Because Tinashe said she had to go buy his swim trunks at the store and needed someone to watch him" Ally hugged the small boy and held his hand.

"She could've just taken him with her." She grumbled lowly to herself as the three of the entered the pottery. Normani thought it'd be cute to make hot cocoa mugs with Ally but the small Asian boy in the middle seemed to intervene in that action.

"Ooh Play-Doh ! Ally can I go play with some, please ?!" The little boy pleaded. Ally chuckled and went along with the boy towards the child waiting area. Normani wanted to protest but the pair was already wrist deep in the creative dough.

"I'm guessing you're here for the children pottery making," A sudden voice behind the dancer made her flinch, "Welcome to Pot Handles, the child section is this way"

Normani was met by a bored looking teenage boy. She wanted to tell him she was here for the adult mug making but once again was cut off by Ally.

"Alright ! Come on Aiden ! Maybe you can finally make me that colorful bowl you were talking about" The Mexican girl and her little companion followed behind the employee, then leaving behind a ticked off Normani.

"We were supposed to make mugs, not stupid bowls"

Normani stomped her way to follow the employee, feelings his negative mood soak into her. As they entered a very artistic looking room, Normani tried pulling out and sitting in the stool next to Ally; but was shut down by the employee sitting on it. The dancer furrowed her eyebrows and tried to grab the other but the Aiden smirked and sat on it as well. Grumbling once again, she made her way to the other side of the table to watch.She glared at the little boy who only smiled back and laid his head on Ally's arm.

Normani rose an eyebrow and mouthed, "Game on kid"

~~~

"And so, to get its full shape, you turn it around and around until given a shape you like" The employers monotonous voice nearly sent Normani face first asleep in the clay. The only thing truly keeping her up was Ally giggling and singing of Christmas carols. The only problem was that they were being sang with Aiden.

"Voices singing let's be jolly !" Ally started as she looked at the small Asian boy to finish.

"Dick the halls with boughs of holly !"

Normani immediately chortled. She tried containing her laughter at the boy's terrible misunderstanding of the lyrics but couldn't go through with it. The brown skin girl's held back laughs soon turned full on yelping fest.

"Aiden, it's deck the halls not dick" Ally awkwardly corrected the little boy. The ashamed Asian boy hung his head low and wiped his nose. Normani continued to laugh.

"Mani stop laughing at him !" Ally scolded.

Normani wiped her eye, "Hey, that was pretty funny. You can't blame me for laughing"

"You're making him feel bad. Come here Aiden" Ally glared at Normani and gently pulling the boy in for a hug. From the corner of his eye he winked at Normani and hugged Ally tighter.

The boy smirked and mouthed the words, "Game on grandma"

~~~

"Does anyone here know how to use the pottery wheel ?" The shaggy haired employee asked. None of the three answered.

"I took a ceramics class in high school. Does that count ?" Normani pondered.

"Close enough. Alright, the wheel is over there and you can start trying to make the shape of your mugs. I'll take this little boy to the get template mugs." Aiden angrily pouted and followed the teenage boy while Normani and Ally made their way towards the wheel.

The dancer sat herself down in the chair and stepped on the pedal. Instantly the machine began to spin the clay. Normani smiled and looked up at a curious Ally, "Come on princess. Let's make a bowl together"

The Mexican girl made her way towards the younger girl and made herself comfortable upon her lap. Soon enough the two's hand came together, shaping the cup.

"Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me," Normani sang softly in Ally's ear as they both continued their shaping of their second cup, "Been an awful good girl, Santa baby, So hurry down the chimney tonight"

Ally giggled and tried her best to impersonate the instruments, causing Normani to laugh as well. The brown skin girl continued, "Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue; I'll wait up for you, dear; Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight."

"Oh my God," Ally muttered, finding Normani singing this sensual song in her raspy voice extremely attractive, "She's asking for a lot"

"Santa'll get her anything she wants. She just has to sit on his lap and ask nicely like a good girl." Normani whispered in Ally's ear. The Mexican girl didn't know if they were still talking about Eartha Kitt or Ally herself. She could care less because Normani was truly attractive when she talked that way.

"Are you guys finished with the mugs ? Because you still have to paint them and put them in the kiln." The employee asked out of nowhere, holding Aiden's hand close.

Normani smiled innocently and pecked Ally on the cheek, "All ready"

~~~

"Take him and make sure he has everything. I'm not taking him with Ally and I" Normani growled as she pushed the little boy towards Cristal.

The Dominican girl just smirked and brought the boy close, "Cock block ?"

"The biggest one out," Normani ran her finger through her hair, "Where are you guys going ?"

"All of us are going to the beach. It's literally 87° outside, we're all ready to tan. How about you girl, you up for the beach ?"

"Nope, actually the opposite. We're going to the ice skating rink in downtown San Antonio. She wanted a white Christmas so I'm going to give it to her"

Cristal cooed at her crew member's sweetness, "Aww Mani, you're so cute"

"That's a stupid idea !" Aiden countered, crossing his arms.

"Boy where is your mother ?!" Normani snapped, tired of the little cockblock.

"She's back in Florida ! How about yours ?"

Normani bent down to the boy's level and whispered in her most calm voice, "My mother, Andrea Hamilton is no more than twenty minutes away and she has the power of a thousand slaves. She will not hesitate to spank bad kids and tell Santa to make last minute nice list changes," The girl could see the evident change in the boy's facial expression, "Now move it !"

Aiden flew up and ran towards the elevator, ready to change and leave for the beach in fear. Cristal smiled and waved a simple goodbye to Normani. Seconds later, Ally came back to the brown skin girl's side.

"Ready to go Ally ?"

"I was born ready, come on Mani"

~~~

"Oh my God, ice skating ?! Mani are you serious ?!" Ally squealed happily as she looked at the many people skating in the rink. They were currently at the indoor skating rink, skates in hand.

Normani smiled and nodded at the girl. Ally leaped into the girl's arms, crushing her in a loving hug. The girl wobbled like a baby deer towards the rink entrance and inhaled deeply.

Like magic, Ally slid into the rink and skated her way easily around; almost like second nature. Normani was amazed by how quickly Ally got the hang of things, it was like the girl knew what to do.

"Mani look ! Woohoo !!" The girl skated backwards and waved happily at her crush. Normani waved back, a goofy smile on her face. Seeing Ally so happy and at ease made the brown skin girl's heart beat faster.

Breaking Normani from her reverie, Ally leaned over the railing and smiled at the girl, "Mani come on and skate with me !"

"What me ? No, Ally I can't skate !"

"Oh come on baby, you have to skate sometime," Ally pouted, "Come on, I'll even teach you"

Normani crossed her arms, "I'm going to look like Bambi did in the movie"

"Well then I'll be there to help you. I'll be Thumper and you can be Bambi" Ally stuck out her hand, waiting for her crush to accompany her.

Normani sighed and slipped on her given pair of ice skates. The girl felt like her teenage self when she tried to wear heels. She held on tightly to the edge and made her way towards Ally. She wobbled a bit, trying to keep balance, only making Ally laugh lightly.

"Vamonos Mani" The two were off taking small strides so Normani could get the rhythm.

"So how do you know how to skate so well Ally ? You're a natural" The girl asked, slipping a bit as she tried keeping up with the skating expert.

Ally laced their fingers and smiled, "I used to ice skating on my birthday and on Christmas with my dad. It was our own little thing for a while"

The brunette smiled, thinking about the good times she had with her father.

~~

"Come on Ally ! You can do it !" Jerry clapped as his daughter attempted the skating movie once more.

In skated in the thirteen year old Ally, determined to get the difficult move down. She shook herself off and began skating down the rink , avoiding people and hopping up, a complete 360°.

Jerry threw his hands up in triumph, whistling loudly, "Woohoo ! That's my girl !"

Ally smiled sheepishly as she skated out of the rink and towards her sitting father. The Mexican man immediately pulling her into a loving hug.

"That's my girl ! I told you that move was doable !"

"Papi, doable isn't a word" She smiled.

The man smiled back and shook his finger, "Oh yes it is ! I looked it up and it was there !"

"Liar liar ! Pants on fire !" Ally joked as she unlaced her shoes.

"Well if I'm a liar, and my pants are truly on fire, then I guess I have no money to buy you that ice cream you love so much from Frostees"

The small girl looked up, straight faced, "Lie ? What lie ? Lies aren't doable Papi, I don't know what you're talking about"

Jerry laughed at his daughter as the two gave back their skates. As the two stepped outside, they noticed that it was getting late and the stars were all out.

"Wow, the stars are really out tonight. You don't see that a lot" Ally noted as she stared up in awe at the stars. Even though she was told in school that they were just burning balls of gas; she felt they were there for a greater purpose. Maybe God was trying to tell us something with the stars above.

"You know, there's something prettier than those stars up there" Jerry stated.

"What is it ?"

"It's you of course mija"

Ally blushed at her father's compliment and hugged the man grandly.

"Thank you Papi"

Jerry sighed and hugged her back, "No problem mi mariposita"

~~

"Woah Ally look," Normani's voice brought her back from her flashback, "Look at what they have here !"

Ally followed the girl's pointed finger to see that above them was a clear view of the night sky. The glass ceiling was truly beautiful alongside the dark blue sky above. Each individual star scattered in the sky like flowers in a garden; each different yet gorgeous in their own way. Each twinkle like a wave hello from above.

"It's beautiful" Ally gasped breathlessly.

"Not as beautiful as you princess"

The Mexican girl turned to catch Normani looking at her, her eyes filled with admiration. The sight making Ally's heart swell; Normani was going through all these troubles for her and she still somehow loved her so. Normani loved her. Normani truly loved her.

Ally completely lost it and led her lips onto Normani's. She didn't care if she was blocking other people's ways. She didn't care if she looked like an idiot in the middle of the skating rink. She didn't even care if her ankles were to give out.

All she cared about in the moment was her and Normani.

~~~

"Okay so I've got the strawberries and the cheesecake bits" Normani noted as she and Ally were at the grocery store, buying a quick Christmas Eve snack.

"I've got the vanilla ice cream and vanilla wafers," Ally paused and looked at the mini cart, "We're missing something. This isn't the Camren cup material"

The two girls thought before it came to Ally, "Oh ! The white chocolate ! Do you think they have white chocolate sauce ?"

"Only one way to find out. Come on Mani !"

The two girls maneuvered through the aisles of Giant, on the search for a certain sauce. They almost gave up until they could faintly see normal chocolate sauce in the distance.

"There it is Mani ! Oh, excuse me ma'am, we're trying to get through"

Ally politely asked the woman to move. But instead of moving, the girl turned around to apologize to only have a wide eyed expression. As soon as Ally realized who she was, her eyes widened. She hadn't seen this girl in ages.

"Ally oh my God !" The girl cried, bringing the two together in a missing lip lock. She quickly pulled away and brought the shocked Ally into a hug.

"Ally oh my God you're alive" The girl sobbed out once again. No one responded nor moved. Normani stood there, confused as could be.

"I'm sorry who are you ?" Normani asked protectively.

Ally gently pulled the girl from their hug and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, "Normani this is Ariana. Ariana this is Normani"