* Diamond's POV *

"Wakey wakey!" Wanda's voice shouts from the other side of the door and I grumble, burrying my face in the pillow. It's too early! I hear the door opening and before I know it, Wanda jumps on my bed making me being shot in the air for a few inches.

"Wanda!" I scream when I land back in my bed on my stomach. But I hadn't sound as angry as I wanted because my voice was smothered by the pillow.

"O come on, sleepy head. It's Christmas Day!" My eyes fly back open and I turn on my back only to meet Wanda's enthustiac expression.

"Come on!" she orders again and with a flick of her hand, I'm floating out of my warm bed to meet the cold.

"Ey!" I protest and she giggles. "Too slow." I get as an answer back and I sigh. Carefully she sets me on my feet and I ask her to wait outside while I dress myself. She nods but warns me not to go back to bed, otherwise the consequenses wouldn't to be overseen. I roll with my eyes but swear not to go back to bed, I'm already out of it so going back wouldn't be of much use.

When I'm stepping outside, dressed in black trousers and a trim white blouse, I'm grabbed by my arm and Wanda drags me upstairs to the living room. Everything from last night is already cleaned up but beside Elizabeth and Iris, there's nobody awake. I knew it was way too early to get up.

"Morning," Iris greets me and I return the greeting. With a jawn and a thud I set myself on the couch next to them.

"So... I saw you dancing with Pietro a lot last night," Iris teases me and I blush a bit. Yes, it had been a great evening but even though we have been on a few dates together, we've never kissed. I kind of expected that to happen last night, but nothing, unfortunately. It made me feel a bit unsure, perhaps he didn't like me as much as I liked him? They notice my moodchange and concerned Elizabeth asks what's wrong.

"Nothing," I answer but I can see they don't really believe that.

"Well, I've heard Pietro has a very special present for you today," Wanda says trying to distract me from my own thoughts.

Suprised I look at her. "Really?" I ask and as she nods  my heart starts to feel a bit lighter again. Maybe he does like me, I think to myself, and perhaps he's just too unsure himself to make the move? I wonder what the present could be, I myself did buy something for him too although I'm not quite sure if it would be something very special but I do hope he'll like it. The present is lying on top of the others and the light blue package is smiling towards me when I glance at it. In it are some new shoes for him which wouldn't fall off when he was running. The ones he has now are a bit weared out and he sometimes complained they always fall off his feet when he made a sudden move. I had talked to Bruce about it and together we had designed some new sneakers specially made for him and his powers.

We talk a bit more and after half an hour or so, the others are waking up too and start to come upstairs.

First we're having some breakfast but after that it is time to open the presents. Everyone has several presents lying for them under the tree, and when Pietro grabs a middle seized present wrapped in red paper with little white and silver snowflakes and hands it over to me, a smile spread across my face. Carefully he places it in my hands and I notice it is very light, almost like there's nothing in it although it's not very small. I place it on my lap and inspect it, I see the top has a lid I can take off without unwrapping it all so I quickly do that. I place the lid next to me on the couch and look inside. On the bottom of the presents is a little note placed.

'Look up' that's all it says and confused I rip my eyes of the note, to look up just as it instructed. I hadn't notice it but Pietro had crouched down in front of me and is now on my eye sight. My heart start to bounce loudly because he's so nearby and in my belly butterflies start to fly chaotic in different directions. I want to ask why I have to look up but for the second time today my voice is smothered. But this time not by a pillow but by a loving kiss. For less than a second I'm shocked when I feel his lips pressed gently on mine but then I give in and close my eyes. In the distance I can hear some giggling from the girls and jeering voices from the boys. I can feel him smile against my lips and we end our kiss. I stare in his blue eyes and chuckle softly, I hadn't see that coming. He winks and opens a secret box inside the present with the note. He takes out a silver necklace with a small lightling bolt. In the top is a little blue gem placed and I think it's really beautiful.

"Would you do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?" Pietro asks and I shift my eyes from the necklace back to his.

"Of course," I smile and a grin spreads across his face while his eye begin to sparkle. He attaches the necklace around my neck and stands up. He takes my hands to help me stand up from the couch and pulls me closer, placing another kiss on my lips. Best Christmas ever.

* Katherine's POV *

When all the presents are opened and all the wrapping paper is spread across the room, we're all sitting relaxed on the couches. Bucky has placed his good arm around my shoulders and my head is resting against his chest. I wonder what we're going to do the rest of the day. Well, I mean; till it's time for the Christmas dinner.

"So, what are we going to do now?" I ask, expressing my thoughts and they all think for a moment.

"Well, I would love to try out my new steels," Skyler answers, nodding with her head towards her Christmas present lying in front of her feet. Everyone utter some enthusiac answers but I'm not that eager to agree. Bucky notices it and tries to catch my eye by softly turning my head to him.

"What's wrong?" he asks and the rest stop talking about ice skating.

I clear my throat a bit uncomfortable. "I uh, I just can't really skate..." I mutter and he rises his eyebrows in surpise. "Really?" And I nod awkwardly.

"It's just not made for me, I guess," I say and I slap his chest when he lets out a small chuckle. "Ey! Don't laugh about that!"

"Sorry. But you have to admit it's a bit funny. You're a feared assassin, who can't skate?" He chuckles again and I roll my eyes. "Yeah, very funny." He sees I'm not amused by it and quickly he stops with it.

"It's okay, I'll be there to catch you," he reassures me and then I agree to go with them to the ice rink in town. We get up from the couches and set course to our vehicles outside. Elizabeth is the only one who drives alone but that's because she can't stay that long. She has to make the preparations for the diner tonight. Thor, Loki and Iris are driving along with Steve while Megan agrees to take Skyler with her. I step inside the car and wait for Bucky to get in too before I start the engine. Luckily it isn't snowing as hard as yesterday and the road is more passable.

After fifteen minutes we're inside the ice rink and we all hire some steels, except the ones who already have a pair. A bit unsure I change my brown boots for the steels while Bucky is already in front of me, standing on the ice and easily skating little circles. Show off.

When the steels are attached to my feet I take a deep breath and try to stand up from the wooden bench. Bucky gives me encouraging smile and I try to keep my balance, skating and closing the few meters between us. When I have almost reached him I do loose my balance, and he quickly catches me, just as he had promised. He holds his hands around my underarms while I try to get my feet back under me. I sigh, I really suck at ice skating.

"Come," Bucky says and starts skating backwards, still holding my arms whereby I'm forced to follow him. Step by step we're heading for the center of the rink. We find a calm spot where he lets go of me.

"You can do it," he encourages me and carefully I make a few moves, almost immediately loosing my balance again but Buck makes sure I don't fall.

"Why does it has to be so slippery?" I complain and he chuckles. "That's kind of the point of ice skating."

I try to make a few passes again but without success and I almost want to give up. Standing on steels is just nothing for me.

"Wait, I've got an idea," Bucky says and a cheeky shimmering appears in his eyes.

"O no, you don't," I try to stop him but he grabs my hands and start to skate fast circles around his axis. I can't do anything and because of the speed I move along.

"Buck! Stop!" I scream, terrified I'll fall but he only laughs and starts to go even faster. I feel my feet slip away and my body is heeling over. He notices it and tries to catch me but I fall hard against his chest and with a loud bounce we fall on the ice. He utters a small sound of pain when he lands on his back.

"O, I'm sorry!" I apologize but then he starts to laugh and I smack his chest where I'm lying on. "I told you to stop," I say and I start to laugh too. He strikes my dark brown hair out of my face and I shake my head in disbelief. I try to get back on my feet and grab his hands to lift him with me. But that wasn't the greatest idea I've ever had... When we're almost standing, my feet are slipping away again but Bucky isn't standing stable enough to hold me. I'm still holding him by his hands and we fall again, but now the other way. I land on my back and Bucky lands right on top of me. Quickly he pushes himself half-up to look at me. Fear that he has hurt me is spread across his face but that quickly changes when he sees I'm laughing so hard it is silently. Tears of laughing appear in the corner of my eye and he chuckles too.

"I. Can't. Breath," I manage to say between my laughter and a hand appears in my eye sight. I let go of Bucky's glance to look up and see that's Steve who's holding his hand at Bucky. Gladly he takes it and Steve helps him to stand. Another pair of hands appear in my sight and I meet the green bluish eyes of Elizabeth, who's trying to contain her laughter. I accept her help and after a few moments I'm standing again.

"Thanks," I say and Elizabeth smiles. "It's okay. By the way, it looked hilarious." And I start to laugh again. Yeah, it probably did.

I decide I've done enough skating for today and Bucky agrees to go back with me to Avengers Tower, to help Elizabeth preparing diner for tonight.

Around six o'clock everyone is back at the Tower and the tables are already set. Hungry and exhausted we all start to eat. After that we all move to the dance floor again and Skyler turns up the music, and we dance the hours away.

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A/N: MERRY CHRISTMAS!! <3