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Christmas special :3
This will be in the original timeline, I repeat this is not a oneshot. It takes place right after Chapter 4.
And now I present to you more flirty tumblr sexyman moments plus sassy arguments.
You guys want it you got it 😈
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Sparkling white snowflakes had started to swirl down from the top of the Tent, adding a delightful chill to the atmosphere.
Streamers in vivid colors of emerald and crimson crisscrossed from platform to platform high above my head.
Lanterns gilded in gold and silver drifted serenely through the snow-speckled air, the tiny bells attached to their tops tinkling cheerfully. Caine had really outdone it.
I smiled unconsciously. The gentle yet vibrant Christmas decor helped take away some of the shock and stress that came with the realization of being trapped in this colorful hell.
A pair of gloved hands suddenly grabbed onto my shoulders.
"Gotcha."
I yelled out in surprise and whirled around, my eyes locking onto a pair of familiar yellow ones. I sighed.
"Boy f*bleep* off. It's Christmas. Be nice for once, will you?"
Jax threw his hands up in defeat, eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Aww lighten up, hot stuff. Alright, it is Christmas. Fiiiineeee~" he slung his arm around me and started marching me off to who knows where. "But in return, keep that handsome/cute smile on your face. You're never fully dressed without one!"
"Where is all this coming from?" I questioned curiously. This was quite unlike him to be this flirtatious. It was usually snarky insults between us.
Jax changed the subject as fast as the speed of light.
"Don't worry about it. Oh look, Dollface finished bringing out the food."
He gestured to Ragatha, who had stumbled in from outside.
"Hey guys! Everything's set, come outside."
She waved to us then ducked back out, leaving a flurry of snowflakes dancing in her wake. A second later Gangle, Pomni and Kinger bustled past us, all wearing Santa hats. Kinger and Pomni had their Santa hats flopped onto their heads and Gangle's was draped on top of her mask. She tossed two to us.
"Catch! And you better put them on," Gangle called back to us. I laughed and put mine on then held the other one to Jax. He raised an eyebrow and vigorously shook his head.
"Don't even think about it-" I grabbed his overalls and tugged him down so we were face to face. Smirking, I jammed the Santa hat onto his head. Then got the hell out of there.
"You're gonna regret this, hot stuff!" Jax yelled from behind me. I shrieked when he started to catch up to me.
"NO MORE CHEESY FLIRTY PICK UP LINES!"
"Too bad!"
We burst out of the Tent and tumbled down a fluffy snow-covered slope, coming to a stop near the picnic Ragatha had laid out. The digital food be looking a bit bland-
I gasped in laughter at Jax's lopsided Santa hat, out of breath at the same time, trying to struggle to my feet. Jax lunged forward and grabbed my hand, also winded.
"Hey-" he wheezed. "Look, I fell for you~" My mouth dropped open, speechless at this rabbit's audacity.
Jax smirked. "Now this'll be fun - I'll be teasing you non-stop today. Payback for shoving that hat on my head."
Ragatha chose that moment to stroll in, holding two unlit lanterns. A third was hovering at her shoulder, flickering with a shimmering purple flame that matched her dress.
"I got you some lan-" she took in the scene. Jax crouch-lying on the ground, grasping my hand like some kind of weird proposal.
Ragatha squealed, dropped the lanterns along with a lighter at our feet then sped to the picnic setup where the others were. Presumably to tell them what she had just witnessed.
"Ragatha!" I pulled my hand out of Jax's grip and ran after her. "It's not what it looks like!"
"I know what I saw!"
"Nooooo-"
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"Y/n and Jax, you forgot these!" Caine magicked the lanterns and lighter Ragatha had dropped in front of us. "Don't lose them again, quickly light them so I can hang them on the Christmas tree."
Me and Jax scuffled over the lighter, he won and smugly flicked the lighter on. He threw it to me after his lantern was lit.
The flame that caught onto the wick in my lantern blazed e/c, brilliant and shimmering. Jax's flame was also the same colour as his eyes.
(e/c = eye colour)
Caine whisked all our lanterns to hang them onto the giant Christmas tree beside the picnic setup. The lanterns sparkled in the snow-white light, glittering in harmony with the glowing decorations that were already on the tree.
"Aight go do whatever you want. The picnic's here" Caine yeeted his baton at the picnic, "the lake is open for ice skating and there's cozy spaces inside the Tent if you just want to go chill! Have fun - Bubble no!" Caine Accio-ed Bubble back to him before Bubble ate all the food then vanished in a puff of smoke.
Jax grabbed my hand and led me towards the Tent.
"Why are we going back there?" I questioned.
"There's something I wanna show you hot stuff. Now hush. No questions."
Confused as fuck, I let him pull me into the Tent. Everything looked the same, although a few red beanbags along with some snacks had been set up in a cozy spot of the Tent. A few red and green streamers crisscrossed over the space, with a wreath of mistletoe hanging in a corner.
"Is this to make up for all the times you've pranked me?" I asked, amused.
Jax feigned confusion.
"Hmm? What pranks? This is a little get-together, ya know? Now come on."
Our footsteps kicked up puffs of powdery snow as me and Jax made our way to the beanbags. He plopped down onto a beanbag.
I was about to sit on one beside him when a small thing suspiciously shaped like Bubble wearing a ninja mask yeeted itself into the space, grabbed Jax's overall strap with its teeth and threw him into me.
Our legs tangled together as we both teetered backwards.
The ninja thing came back and forcefully nudged Jax, prompting him to trip and crash us into the wall with the mistletoe. We slid down the wall and in the heat of the moment, Jax's lips met mine in a kiss under the mistletoe.
A kiss under the MISTLETOE.
I jerked back and covered my mouth, staring at Jax, face burning like a grilled tomato.
"Oh my god - you just - " I couldn't form coherent sentences.
Jax's eyes were widened and his pupils were tiny squares, dustings of pink on his cheeks. He looked wildly from side to side, flustered to the point of no return.
"You're - are you mad??"
"No I'm not mad I just - you stole my first kiss!" I fired at him.
Jax composed himself and curled his mouth into a small smile.
"Hmm.. glad I was your first. Maybe I'll steal your heart next, if you let me-"
"We literally just met!" I spluttered.
He leaned on one elbow, staring at me in what he thought was flirtatious. I glared back. The mistletoe set up, plus Bubble's not so discreet disguise. Jax probably planned the whole thing, plus somehow bribing (or blackmailing) Bubble into helping him. Or Caine.
"This is quite an interesting Christmas, eh?" Jax affirmed after a moment.
"I'm calling it a Christmas fiasco." I crossed my arms, trying my best to scowl and not get lost in his eyes. "No way you would slip up and 'accidentally' kiss me like that. Did you plan this?"
"Jeez hot stuff, don't jump to that conclusion. I just had to find a way to uhh- nottt make you hate me anymore. I didn't realize it would - escalate - that far.."
I pointed an accusing finger at him.
"So you DID plan something, rabbit boy!"
"And," Jax completely ignored my outburst, grinning widely. "Now that we're all even, I can finally start teasing you to see who'll fall for the other first-"
"SHADDUP. Shut up. Was this just to make me fall for you, huh? You're spouting nonsense. There is no f*bleep*ing way I would fall for you."
Jax smirked, leaning closer to me.
"We'll see about that. Trust me, you'll be head over heels by the time Easter rolls around. 3 months, hot stuff."
I fiddled with my Santa hat, thinking hard. I had to outsmart Jax at his own game.
"Here's a deal." I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but the flirting would drag on endlessly if I just aimlessly agreed with him. "If in three months I don't fall for you, you leave me alone. But if I do-"
"We date." Jax finished my sentence.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Fine. We date."
"Ok hot stuff, you got yourself a deal."
"Ohooo, what's going here?-"
"Shut up, Caine."
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Who saw all the references?
~opalico