"Can I help you, uh...sir?" I blinked and looked over at the woman who had spoken. I realized then that I had been staring at the mistletoe for a good few minutes. I could feel my face light up slightly, embarrassed from how dumb I must look. I saw her sight drift down my right arm for a moment, her eyebrow rose at the bandages that covered my entire arm, stopping just shy of my fingers.
I was brought back to the present, as I felt the woman staring at me expectantly. I told the woman what I was there for and she led me around the store, bringing me to anything she thought may be what I was looking for. The woman was surprisingly patient. After about an hour and a large chunk of my personal savings, I was leaving Hobby Lobby with large bags tucked under my arms. Twenty minutes later I was back at the house. When I entered the house I heard music coming from the living room. A rather familiar tune.
"Meet me under the mistletoe"
I was surprised, not that I hadn't heard the song before. It was just that no one was supposed to be home at the moment and unless the dog had learned to operate a radio.....
"Baby don't try and tell me more"
I set my bags down on the kitchen counter as quietly as possible and walked towards the living room quietly. I peaked in and was surprised to see Tori standing next to a Christmas tree, stringing up the lights. I thought she was at work today.
"Baby I'll be by your side"
A smile came to my face when I heard her singing along to the song, a happy smile on her face as she continued to place the lights on the tree. It had been a slow process to be sure, but she had slowly revert back to how she was before her ordeal.
"Kiss me under the mistletoe"
This was actually the happiest I had seen her in awhile. I decided to make my presence known and knocked on the wall next to me. She looked over at me, her eyes widening, a small blush lighting her face. I stifled a laugh as she scrambled over the radio and turned it off. I was slightly disappointed, she actually had a pretty nice voice. She looked from the radio to me. "H-hey, Skye ...when did you get home?"
I had an amused smile on my face. "Just now. I'm surprised you're home, I thought you worked today."
The blush faded from her face. "Well I did, but I didn't want you to have to decorate the house by yourself so I switched with somebody." She walked in to the kitchen, looking at the various bags on the table. "Do you need any help with those?" I paled when I remembered what one of the bags contained, but covered my panic quickly.
"That's alright, I got them." I quickly grabbed the bags and rushed upstairs, setting them in my room. In one of the bags was Tori's present.... which since she may read this, I won't say what it is. After I had properly hid her present, I looked in the bags containing decorations. It was time to get started.
Three hours later and I was going over the mental checklist.
Holly? Check.
Christmas tree decorated? Check.
Christmas lights outside? Check.
After Tori had learned of what the rune did to my life span she had been furious with me. Asking me how I could be "so smart, but do something so stupid?!" I merely remained silent and had let her rant at me. It wasn't like I could argue against her anyway. She decided that we should try to remove it, with that in mind we removed the top layer of skin from my hand, the rune with it. While painful, it had worked, or so we had thought. After the skin had healed, I was irritated to find that the rune came back with the new patch of skin. So until I could find a way to remove the rune permanently I would keep it hidden and try not to use it.
I was brought back to the present, as I felt the woman staring at me expectantly. I told the woman what I was there for and she led me around the store, bringing me to anything she thought may be what I was looking for. The woman was surprisingly patient. After about an hour and a large chunk of my personal savings, I was leaving Hobby Lobby with large bags tucked under my arms. Twenty minutes later I was back at the house. When I entered the house I heard music coming from the living room. A rather familiar tune.
"Meet me under the mistletoe"
I was surprised, not that I hadn't heard the song before. It was just that no one was supposed to be home at the moment and unless the dog had learned to operate a radio.....
"Baby don't try and tell me more"
I set my bags down on the kitchen counter as quietly as possible and walked towards the living room quietly. I peaked in and was surprised to see Tori standing next to a Christmas tree, stringing up the lights. I thought she was at work today.
"Baby I'll be by your side"
A smile came to my face when I heard her singing along to the song, a happy smile on her face as she continued to place the lights on the tree. It had been a slow process to be sure, but she had slowly revert back to how she was before her ordeal.
"Kiss me under the mistletoe"
This was actually the happiest I had seen her in awhile. I decided to make my presence known and knocked on the wall next to me. She looked over at me, her eyes widening, a small blush lighting her face. I stifled a laugh as she scrambled over the radio and turned it off. I was slightly disappointed, she actually had a pretty nice voice. She looked from the radio to me. "H-hey, Skye ...when did you get home?"
I had an amused smile on my face. "Just now. I'm surprised you're home, I thought you worked today."
The blush faded from her face. "Well I did, but I didn't want you to have to decorate the house by yourself so I switched with somebody." She walked in to the kitchen, looking at the various bags on the table. "Do you need any help with those?" I paled when I remembered what one of the bags contained, but covered my panic quickly.
"That's alright, I got them." I quickly grabbed the bags and rushed upstairs, setting them in my room. In one of the bags was Tori's present.... which since she may read this, I won't say what it is. After I had properly hid her present, I looked in the bags containing decorations. It was time to get started.
Three hours later and I was going over the mental checklist.
Holly? Check.
Christmas tree decorated? Check.
Christmas lights outside? Check.
The halls were properly decked. It was at that moment that my insane other decided to speak up. 'I notice you hung mistletoe as well. Hoping to get a kiss?' I could feel my eye twitch. 'It's for decorative purposes!' I heard my other let out an amused snort.
'Sure, sure....' He went silent at that moment and I sighed. I stared at the tree. Yep, it felt like Christmas.
'Sure, sure....' He went silent at that moment and I sighed. I stared at the tree. Yep, it felt like Christmas.
