Winter Holidays
This does not affect the plot. It's just a small oneshot.
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Every year, Mr. Bourgeois holds a big Christmas party. Most of the time, it's just for famous people and people Chloe feels like inviting. This year, Chloe decided to invite her entire class and then some. Sure enough, everyone came.
Chloe greeted all her friends that came through the doors. She was happy to see all of them, but there was one who she kept finding herself looking for. Then he walked through the door.
Chloe's heart jumps to her throat at the sight of them. She composes herself by taking a deep breath before walking towards Luka.
"Hey, Luka. Glad you made it." Chloe says.
"Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world." Luka winks.
Chloe's face heats up a bit, making her have another mini heart attack. She knew there probably weren't any feelings behind it. Luka was just naturally flirty.
"Do you know where my sister is?" Luka asks.
Chloe tries not to frown. She wanted to spend time with Luka, but she was the party host, so she wouldn't get much time with him.
"She came earlier with Rose. I think I saw them over my the drinks earlier." Chloe looks in the direction of the drinks, standing on her tippy toes.
"I see them." Luka says, easily overlooking most people with his height. "By the way, you're hair looks really good down. You should put it like the more often."
Chloe plays with a strand, blushing. "My mom said it didn't look that good."
"Don't listen to her. You're beautiful." Luka says casually. "See ya."
Chloe stares in the direction Luka walked off in, her heart going crazy. She didn't know how long she stood there, but it was until Louis came in.
"Ah, Chloe! Nice to see you! Ho, ho, ho!" Chloe turns around to see Louis dressed as Santa.
"Really?" She asks, raising an eyebrow.
"What? It's a Christmas party!" Louis defends.
"Okay. Just don't blame me when he jumps on you."
"Ho, ho... whose 'he'?"
"You'll find out in a minute." Chloe nods with her lips pressed together.
"SANTA!" Nino screams.
"No, Nino, that's not the real-" Alya tries to stop him.
Nino runs and jumps onto Louis, who catches him but stumbles back. "I've been a very good kid this year. I want a new headset and it has to be blue. I also want a new video game. I lost mine a while back and my mom won't buy me a new one."
"Uh, Ho, ho... Well, uh, You only get... one present from Santa each year." Louis deepens his voice to make it more convincing.
"Nino! You can't just jump on... Santa." Alya scolds.
"Oh, ho, ho! It's no problem. No one got hurt, right?" Louis smiles through the fake beard, putting down Nino. "Now, continue being good the rest of the year, and Santa will bring you your present on Christmas. It's not here yet!"
"Of course, Santa!" Nino smiles.
"Okay, Nino. Lets go back to put friends." Alya grabs Nino's hand. "Say bye to Santa."
Nino waves then goes off with Alya.
"Told you." Chloe says.
"Heh... I could get used to playing Santa." Louis puts his hands on his hips proudly.
"Ehhh, I've heard that they pee on your lap a lot."
"Well, I'm going to converse with people. See you around." Louis pats Chloe's shoulder as he passes.
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Chloe walks around with a tray of pigs in a blanket (mini hotdogs wrapped in dough). People would grab a couple and say thanks as she passes. She eventually reaches her friend, who persuade her to hang out with them.
"Come in Chloe! Hang out with us!"
"It's Christmas, A time for family and friends."
"But I have to host the party?" Chloe counters.
"You have workers who can do it, right?" Luka questions.
"Uh, We'll, yes... but-."
"Don't worry about us, Chloe." A waiter says as she walks by, grabbing the tray from Chloe. "Have fun."
"Oh, okay." Chloe smiles. "Thanks."
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Chloe laughs at the joke Alya made with everyone. It was nice to be here, with friends.
It's crazy how not too long ago everyone here hated me, Chloe thinks. Now they're having fun in my dads hotel at a party I asked them to come and they accepted. Wow.
"Juleka, let's go dance!" Rose says, tugging her girlfriend's arm. Juleka mumbles, but smiles and goes with Rose.
"We should all go dance." Mylene says.
"Haha, I'm good." Alix says from the other side of the table.
"I'll go! Come on, Nino!" Alya grabs Nino's hand and starts towards the dance floor, where there was not that many people. "You too, Marinette. Bring Adrien!"
"WHAT?!" Marinette freaks out, turning red.
"That sounds fun. Lets go dance Marinette." Adrien agrees.
"Uh-... well- I mean, I-... Okay." Marinette goes to the dance floor, most of the friends following.
"May I have this dance?" Luka bows dramatically in front of Chloe, holding out a hand.
Chloe stares at his hand, her brain trying to process the hot man asking her to dance. "YES! I mean-" She slaps a hand over her mouth at the loud word.
Luka chuckles, taking Chloe's hand gently, and leading her to the other friends.
Alix watches in amusement, able to see as she was right across the table. "Good luck!" She calls.
Chloe get redder at the comment. Luka stands in front of Chloe. His face was confident but she could tell his hesitance to put his hands on her waist. Chloe gives him a friendly smile, resting her hands on his shoulders. She tried to put her forearms up there, but she couldn't reach. Luka was tall. Chloe only went up to his nose, giving him like 5 1/2 inches (13.97 cm) on her.
A new song turns on. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra. Some other couples join in on the dancing, but neither teen noticed. They were too focused on each other. They turn and wave together, in perfect sync. Time passes. Then the next song starts.
"I'm so sorry, but I need to borrow Miss Chloe." A waiter says.
Luka blinks, as well as Chloe, snapping out of their trance.
"Oh! Sure, sorry Luka, I'll be right back." Chloe waves, following the waiter.
Luka salutes with two fingers, doing his best to hide his disappointment.
The waiter brings Chloe to the kitchen door. "We're so sorry, but somehow the baler mistook the powdered sugar for flour and now the cake is really gross. We don't know if we'll have time to make another one. It's too big."
Chloe thinks for a minute. "We're already short staffed for the holidays... Can you bake?" Chloe asks the waiter.
"Not really. I've only ever made cookies." The waiter says sheepishly.
"Ah! There you are, Chloe!" Marinette says. "I saw you get rushed away and was curious what happened."
Chloe's face lights up as she lays eyes on Marinette. "Perfect! Are your parents here, Marinette?"
"Yeah, they shut down the bakery early to come. Why, what's wrong?"
"The cake got messed up. Do you think your parents could help remake it? It's really big."
"Of course! Let me go get them!" Marinette rushes off to find her parents.
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Marinette runs up, her parents not far behind.
"Move out of the way! We have a cake to save!" Tom yells.
"They'll help." Marinette says.
"I see." Chloe laughs.
"Don't worry about the cake anymore. It's in good hands. I'm going to help. Luka should be near the stairs." Marinette says.
Chloe blushes. "I-...Okay, thanks." She walks over to the stairs, bashful that Marinette knew who she wanted to find.
"Everything good?" Luka asks once the two reunite.
"Yeah, just some troubles with the cake." Chloe answers. "Marinette and her parents are on it."
"Cool." Luka replies. The was some silence between the two and it wasn't comfortable for either.
"Do you... wanna walk around?" Chloe asks, pointing upstairs with her thumb.
"Don't you have to host the party? I don't want to take you away in case others need you."
"They won't notice me not here for a few minutes."
"Alright then."
Luka and Chloe squeeze past the others and get to the elevators, riding it up to the roof. It was, again, uncomfortable silence. Chloe and Luka were friends, which should make it comfortable, but the crush they had on each other got in the way, making the air thick. Chloe though that it was just in her mind, but Luka was absolutely aware of it, too.
Almost a minute of the silence passed and the elevator beeped, scaring the teens. Chloe walks out of the elevator first, Luka following.
Okay, conversation starter. Think think think. Chloe rakes her brain for something, anything other than the blue haired boy.
"Um, so are you doing Christmas with your family?" Chloe asks, hopping up on the pool cover and walking on it while Luka walks next to her.
"Yeah, we usually chill around the boat during the day, then go to the park and grab dinner somewhere nice. Maybe we'll come here." Luka smirks at Chloe. "What do you do?"
"Oh, well, my mom usually stays in New York for Christmas. She says that she'll bring me one year... but she has yet to fulfill that promise. And my dad usually buys me some big gold thing. I've been growing a collection." Chloe laughs.
"You don't ever have fun with your family?" Luka frowns.
Chloe panics at Luka's tone and looks at Luka out of the corner of her eye. "Well, not really. But! This year I got invited to brunch with my friends, Louis and Blaise. So that will be fun."
"I don't think I know those people." Luka comments.
"Oh! They don't go to my school. Louis is manicurist and Blaise is the one I do volunteer for." Chloe explains.
By now, they had all the way around the pool deck and were back at the elevator. Luka notices something hanging out of the corner of his eye. He didn't notice that before.
Chloe continues talking, not realizing that Luka was looking up. He smirks again and gives Chloe a quick kiss on the cheek.
Chloe freezes, mid-word.
"Sorry." He chuckles awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck. "It's the rules." Luka points up at the mistletoe.
Chloe turns her head up. "You, uhh... hehe... you m..." Chloe blushes furiously at her inability to put the damn words together. "Never mind."
"I missed?"
Chloe moves her eyes to Luka's, nodding. "Mhm."
Luka smiles and leans down, pulling Chloe's chin up and placing their lips together. Chloe smiles and puts her arms around his neck.
From the building over, the two most popular superhero's in Paris bump their fists together before jumping away.
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