CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
(bonus chapter)
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i. christmas with the cullens !

— CHRISTMAS HAPPENED TO BE ANTHONY SWAN'S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY. Adoring the colder weathers, he loved when it snowed and stuck to the ground so he could walk through the traditionally wintery substance. It sparkled in response to the sun with a warm, almost unbearably bright light.

Then the holiday itself, getting together for one perfect day, the Swan family would laugh and eat a wonderful meal and open gifts with no cares in the world.

Tony missed it. He missed when Renée and Charlie still made that effort to give their kids a perfect Christmas. It was never the same with their stepdad.

One year- Phil had gotten Tony a football. Anyone that knew Tony knew that he didn't- couldn't- do team sports.

It could never hold a candle to the 'create your own' comic books he'd gotten from Charlie when he was twelve.

But this year was different. Now, Tony had someone else to spend the holiday with.

The Cullens has been nothing but welcoming to the Swans, and Christmas with them had, so far, been a blast.

"Hey Emmett! You're tall right?" Tony asked, sporting an ugly looking Christmas sweater and elf hat. Emmett, wearing almost identical attire, looked up from the lights he'd been untangling.

"Yeah?"

"Gimme a hand." He huffed, trying to reach the top of a bookshelf to hang a string of garland.

Emmett chuckled and hopped up only to lean down in front of the boy.

"For real?" Tony deadpanned.

"Go on, Tony." Alice giggled from the staircase, hanging garland along the railing, the bells on her elf hat jingling.

The boy sighed, putting the string of garland partly around his neck and then jumping up on Emmett's back.

"Nah man, go all the way." Emmett laughed. "I've got the strength, don't worry about it."

"Your confidence is a nightmare." Tony wheezed a laugh, but still shuffling further so when Emmett finally stood, he was ON Emmett's shoulders.

Safe to say, he could reach the top of the bookshelf.

"When are they supposed to be coming back from that hunt?" Tony asked, sticking out his tongue trying to get the decor to sit perfectly.

Jasper, Rosalie and Carlisle had gone out to hunt for a few hours, roaming the woods that surrounded them. Their eyes had been dark with hunger for a few days and they couldn't stand it much longer with Bella always around.

"They'll be back soon." Emmett hummed in amusement, as if he knew something that Anthony didn't.

Tony ignored it, fluffing up pieces of the garland before nodding to himself.

"All good, Chief!" Tony called out playfully, taking off Emmett's elf hat and ruffling his short hair.

Emmett leaned back threateningly, and let go of Tony's legs, the one thing keeping him steady.

Tony let out a sharp yelp as he fell backwards, bracing for the impact of his body hitting the floor.

It didn't come. Instead, the sweet smell of vanilla and apple invaded his senses and a chuckle could be felt rumbling against him.

A picture perfect cliche, his wonderful boyfriend having caught him partly bridal style.

"Hey Texas." Anthony greeted casually, trying to catch his breath.

Jasper looked down at him in both amusement and adoration, "Hello." He laughed.

Emmett was almost hacking up an organ he'd laughed so hard, "You should've heard the sound you made, it was priceless!"

"Go to hell." Tony smiled, throwing the elf hat he had taken from Emmett, hitting the vampire square in the chest.

Rosalie snuck up behind them, her heels barely making a sound against the hardwood as she held a bright green plant above Jasper and Tony's head.

"Mistletoe." She informed. "It is tradition."

The two smiled at the blonde woman, who smiled back in response.

Anthony leaned up, running a hand up Jasper's chest to his cheek, and pressed their lips together for a few short moments, Jasper only reciprocating the action, smiling into it as he did.

Rosalie had walked away, getting Emmett to give her a small kiss as well.

"You can let me down now." Tony laughed against Jasper's lips.

Jasper grinned and as he set Anthony down, an elf hat similar to Tony's was placed on his blond hair.

Carlisle stepped out from behind him, tossing another elf hat to Rosalie who grimaced at it, but Tony could see a hint of a smile as Emmett took it and gently sat it on her head.

Carlisle himself wore a rich red Santa hat, which matched the one that Esme had. Everyone else in the house had their own bright green elf hats, a seemingly running joke in the family that Tony and Bella were invited to share in.

"The cookies are done!" Esme shouted from the kitchen.

Tony grinned and grabbed Jasper's hand, dragging him along and leaving the rest of the Cullens to keep decorating.

Bella and Esme stood side by side at a stacked cooling rack, stocked full of little shortbreads and gingerbreads and regular oatmeal. Bella stood awkwardly, her knees pointed inwards and her hands wringing together while Esme had an arm around her shoulder.

"These look awesome!" Tony complimented, stepping forward and letting go of Jasper's hand for him to go sit on a chair that Edward had pulled up just outside the kitchen area, sitting on one himself.

"Did they kick you out?" Tony asked, picking up an oatmeal cookie and using it to point at Edward.

Edward huffed a sigh. A comical scene, to be honest. Crossed arms and a bell from his elf hat hanging in his face? Absolute gold.

"He was trying to take over." Esme explained.

"I touched the flour and she hit me with a spatula." Edward stated.

"I was trying to get Bella more involved and you were getting in the way." Esme said. "She's great in the kitchen."

Edward glared again, "I touched the flour and you hit me with a spatula."

Esme waved him off and he just slumped more into his seat.

"These cookies are incredible, for people that don't eat you guys sure know how to make great food." Tony hummed through his mouthful of cookie.

"Thank you, dear." Esme smiled. "Bella helped a lot, she definitely knows her way around an oven."

Bella blushed furiously, thanking her quietly.

— LATER IN THE DAY WHEN THE WORLD HAD DARKENED SIGNIFICANTLY, the lights that Emmett had untangled earlier had been hung up along the trees and the house outside, lighting up the small clearing that went all around the house.

Bella and Tony had to pile layer after layer of warm clothing on in order to go outside in the- for once- fluffy two feet of snow. Normally, in Forks, the snow would melt from rain and become slushy and an absolute nightmare to walk through.

They decided to take advantage of the nice, picturesque snow while they still could.

None of the Cullens needed any intense snow wear. Carlisle just wore his casual cardigan and scarf, Emmett wore a muscle shirt, Alice had a grey knitted hat and a simple dress. The snow barely bothered their already cool temperature.

Tony, under his puffy jacket and the fourth scarf that Jasper was helping him put on, glared at the vampires running over the snow, digging their hands in it and tossing chunks of the fluffy white substance at unsuspecting receivers.

"You guys suck." Tony's voice was muffled, but that was nothing to the ears of a vampire.

Jasper chuckled heavily just as he finished wrapping that last scarf over Anthony's face, pulling them down for a moment to kiss the tip of the boy's already bright red nose quickly before tucking the scarves back up.

To put it simply, Tony felt like the Stay Puft marshmallow man.

They stayed out till it was dark, building snowmen and making angels. Ending it all off by one massive snowball fight, topped off by defence walls build out of stacked snow blocks and teams of male vs female.

Safe to say the women won by a long shot. Bella may not have the best aim but her snowball making was surprisingly fast and efficient.

Once the guys were covered in near piles of snow, they called it a night and went back inside to sit around the tree and open gifts.

From Jasper, Tony got one of the boy's sweaters. He could tell from the smell of apple and vanilla in the material. It came with a few different scented candles, all with the similar apple/vanilla theme.

Anthony had complained days earlier that the last sweater he'd stolen had lost its smell, obviously this was Jasper's response.

From Alice, it was a photo album. Pictures of them playing uno and making silly faces, plants from that biology trip and random pictures that Alice had obviously snook of Jasper and Tony holding hands. One was at school, when Jasper was laughing and pressing a kiss to Tony's cheek, his face red with embarrassment. There was pictures before the prom, and even at the prom when Emmett and Tony had danced together.

But one photo that really stuck with him was what looked rather stalkerish, but the feeling it gave him was so warm and fuzzy and wonderful- he just had to give the pixie girl a long lasting bear hug.

It was that same photo that Alice had taken, of Jasper and Tony's first kiss. The rest of the page had random song lyrics and cute little drawings, just like the rest of it did. But the way it looked, pressed into the pages with a thousand other memories made him immeasurably happy.

From Rosalie and Emmett, there was a few art supplies and a Polaroid camera that had to have been Rose's idea.

From Esme and Carlisle, he got a few warm articles of clothing like fuzzy socks and cozy sweaters.

Out of all the things they'd exchanged, nothing seemed to come close to the onesies Tony had gotten for the whole family.

Esme and Carlisle got Nala and Simba, from The Lion King, an honest classic.

Emmett had Marlin from Finding Nemo, while Rosalie had a bright blue Dory onesie.

Edward and Bella had Mickey and Minnie, and Alice gasped in excitement when she pulled out a Flounder onesie from The Little Mermaid.

When it came down to Jasper and Tony, Tony had said 'fuck it' and bought himself the Angel onesie and the Stitch for Jasper. He wasn't ashamed to wear a bright pink, feminine onesie. In fact, it was quite comfortable and his second favourite colour. He'd debated doing Sully and Mike Wazowski but also knew that he wanted to stick with couples.

Once everyone dressed into their onesies and finished unwrapping gifts, candles were lit and Edward sat down at the piano, beginning to play a familiar Christmas tune.

Esme smiled gently, as Carlisle stood from the couch, holding a hand out for her to take.

Tony watched as he began to lead her in dance while they sang along to the song.

"I really can't stay."

"Baby, it's cold outside." Carlisle spun Esme gently as they swayed.

Soon, Rosalie and Emmett joined in the dancing, the couples illuminated by the glowing candles and lights strung up around the living area.

Tony noticed Alice watching them with sparkling eyes, and stood up to offer his arm.

Alice giggled, taking Tony's arm and tugging him over to a clearer spot and wrapping her arms around the back of his neck, swaying gently.

Still sitting on the couches was Bella and Jasper, watching the scene in admiration for the quirkiness of their family while the soft singing of Esme and Carlisle lulled everyone into a gentle feeling of warmth.

Jasper turned to Bella with a raised eyebrow and small smile.

"What?" Bella asked when she noticed his look.

He gestured toward the others, who were still rocking back and forth to the music.

"I- I don't-... I don't dance." She stayed awkwardly.

"Well- we'll have to fix that." Jasper offered his hand to her, leading her to the floor.

Anthony held Alice closer to him, chuckling as her head nuzzled into his shoulder, looking around at this family that he had so easily become a part of.

It wasn't as traditional as he was used to, but with people like these it was hard not to enjoy the holiday.

author's note

this isn't really part of the storyline, I just thought it would be nice to do something well y'all wait so patiently for the sequel- I promise the next notification you get on this story will be for the sequel ♥️☺️

Not at all edited properly, I've been super busy with like- three dinner parties but I wanted to get when I could

I figured I'd just put together a bunch of cliche cute Christmas moments- the Disney onesies came from a thread of comments a while ago that were absolutely inspiring 😂
Originally, I was going to try finding a different Disney couple for Tony and Jasper but then I thought: 'fuck it, Tony would 1000% wear a feminine onesie with no shits given'

also!! For the dance thing i was going to have Jasper+Tony and Alice+Bella or just have Alice and Bella sit out but I also thought a dance with Bella and Jasper would kinda be parallel to Emmett+Tony's dance from prom 🤷🏻‍♀️

Idk lemme know you're thoughts!
Merry Christmas! And if you don't celebrate Christmas I hope you're still enjoying the winter season! ♥️