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A LITTLE BIT OF PIXIE DUST
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"IT'S TIME FOR OPENING the presents!" Mrs. Pettigrew shouted, excitedly waiting for the kids to open their presents.

The teens had gathered around and waited their turn--as Remus received a gift from Lily, a bar of chocolate and some new quills. He grinned, thanking her as he gave his gift to Alice,

The girl ripped the paper and was happy to see a new bottle of perfume--immediately spraying it on, it smelled like vanilla and candy canes. She hugged him and turned to Sirius,

"You already received your gift," she pointed towards the boots he was wearing,

"And I thank you, Alice.."
He then turned to Gambit, standing up as he pulled her along,

"Here you go, little newbie," he showed her a very obvious broom wrapped in paper,

"Wow I wonder what it is," she teased, laughing as she opened her present, "I love it..! Only problem is, I don't know how to fly,"

"I said I'd teach you, didn't I?"
James reminded her,

The two adults looked at Gambit, confused.

Mrs. Pettigrew chuckled,
"Sorry, we thought she's a wizard..?"

Silence fell, the teens had forgotten to explain Gambit's situation.

"Ah.." Peter started, "She is a wizard--She's the Child of Gaunt, mum. She just hadn't received her letter when she was eleven," he finsihed, seeing his parents' surprised looks.

"Gaunt--I... Well I would've never thought you're real!"

"Real?"

"It was just a theory that Gaunt had a child who was still alive. I'm surprised you're real.."

Gambit hadn't know that she was theorized, all she knew was she was the daughter of famous wizards but not that famous. She just shrugged and the present giving continued.

Gambit had made presents for everyone--A beanie for Remus, a long coat for Peter and matching scarves for Gambit and Lily. A sweater for Sirius, matching mittens for Alice and Marlene, and a cardigan for James.

Everything had been knitted by Gambit,

All of them thanked Gambit, Alice hugged Gambit and Lily wore the scarf immediately. The boys wore their clothing and they all looked good, Gambit smiled to herself, happy.

To end the present giving, James gave Lily her present--the notebook he wrote love poems and reason why he like her. He had finsihed it a while ago and decided it was ready to be given to her.
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"Girls, the guest room on the left. Boys on the right," Mr. Pettigrew instructed, the teens said good night as they went to their respective rooms.

Alice, Lily and Gambit shared one room and they didn't mind sharing one bed.

The three giggled as they urged Lily to open the notebook,

"Alright..! Shush! I'm opening it.."

Three pairs of eyes read the first page, Gambit and Alice teased Lily relentlessly as the two knew what this notebook's contents was.

"Small note--I don't like James Potter. He's sweet but..." Lily trailed off, sighing and admitted. "Okay fine..! Maybe I do..."

The other two gasped. Lily heated, covering her face with the notebook. The girls were excited, thinking that James has a chance to date his highschool crush, the two supported Lily and tell him the truth.

"No..! No way!"
The red head shook her head vigorously,

"Why not?"

"It's embarrassing! And plus, I'm not even sure if he likes me--"

"Are you fucking mental? How do you not see he likes you?" Gambit swearing surprised the others, "He gifted you a love notebook! He's infatuated with you!"

Lily denied it. She knows about his feelings but James has never directly told her he likes her, so she'll wait until James would. And maybe--just maybe, she'd be the one to ask him out after he confesses.
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The boys were rowdy and loud, especially since James had given the notebook.

"Prongs! You've got balls doing that," Sirius ruffled his hair, "She'd never say no to that!"

"Come on, Padfoot! You ruined my hair!" James grunted, "I'm also confident she'd say yes. It's amazing how long she's resisted me,"

Everyone else laughed,

"There's nothing to resist mate! You're not all that! I don't what Gambit sees in you," Remus snorted, almost choking up.

"What d'you mean?"

The three males looked between each other, seriously asking theirselves--He can't be serious.

"What do you mean what d'you mean?! The girl clearly likes you. The way she looks at you is just--" he acted disgusted, "Sickeningly affectionate..!"

The two shoved each other,

"She does not clearly like me. We're just friends!"

"Mhm, sure mate, we totally believe you!"
Peter choked as James held him in a choke hold,

The Marauders quickly changed topics--Sirius started smoking with Remus eating his chocolate. Snow fell outside as frost formed on the windows, little snow-webs (as James calls it) shaping itself. Warm air turned slightly cold as Sirius opened the window a smidge to let his smoke out, the hairs in their arms stood as James also stood.

"I need to use the bathroom, I'll be back," James walked off,

"Make sure to not end up snogging one of the girls!"
Sirius teased, unable to see James rolling his eyes--almost rolling to the back of his head.
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Alice had asked Lily to teach her about Muggle things--like Televisions, cassette tapes and more.

"Television helps us watch films and shows! And radios only have sounds of newscaster and some songs,"

While Gambit sat quietly, the mug of buterbeer she carried with her formed a line of foam on her mouth as she took a sip. One to many sips, she needed to use the toilet.

"I'll need to use the toilet, I'll be back.."

"Careful, boys might come up and have a snog with ya!" The girls laughed but Gambit just shook her head.
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The two left their rooms, unknown to the fact they'd meet in the middle of the hall.

"Where are you sneaking off to?" James crossed his arms,

"The bathroom, but I don't know where it is..."
Gambit chuckled, scratching her arm.

"Coincidence? I also wanted to use the bathroom, but I guess I'll let you use it first."

"A house this big only has one bathroom?"

"Believe it or not," James shrugged, hearing her footsetpes trailing behind him as he lead her to the one and only bathroom.

Gambit thanked him as she did her business. Leaving James alone in the hall, waiting patiently as she took her sweet time. A minute passed and James wondered what she's doing in there.

Gambit was fooling him. Trying to annoy him as she snickered to herself, already done her business.

She opened the door, seeing James about to knock.

"Merlin, what'd you do in there?"

"I tried annoying you..."

"Didn't work, Gami. I'm a saint with being patient," he received a soft punch from Gambit.
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The brunette didn't know why she waited for James.
Now, they're awkwardly standing in front of the bathroom, under a mistletoe.

Gambit had tried to stop him from walking out, but he didn't listen.

"No--nonono--okay, you stepped out..."

The boy looked up, understanding why Gambit had tried to stop him.

"Ah.." he smirked, "I guess you gotta kiss me now."

"Like I said, I'd rather choke than kiss you," Gambit stuck her tongue out, "That's disgusting---"

"I guess we'll have bad luck for the rest of our lives then."

"We can just pluck out the berries, right?"

James stopped her hands from reaching,
"No... We can't... A Kiss or bad luck?"

"Oh my God.. James..."

"What?"
He chuckled,

Gambit sighed, staying silent. Her feet fidget from left to right, her bottom lip stuck out, trying to use her puppy dog eyes.

"No, you're puppy dog eyes won't work on me."

James expected her to walk away, just accepting the bad luck.

What he didn't expect was for her to stand on her tiptoes as she tried to kiss him, making him laugh softly. Her hands rested on his shoulders as she tried to pull him down, for a quick peck.

"What are you doing...?"

"You're too tall...!" Gambit stood down, her feet already starting to cramp up, "I don't want the bad luck and you're refraining me from picking the berries--"

"You're too short to pick the berries."

"Piss off. I'm giving you a favor,"

"A favor of kissing me?"
James let out an incredulous laugh, surprised she's even trying to do it.

"I know you'd like to kiss me. Would you rather have the bad luck--"

"Merlin's no."

Gambit stood on her tiptoe again, but James never leaned down,

"Jesus christ--"

James laughed before he leaned over, pressing a small peck on her lips.
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A few seconds passed--three seconds--when the couple went back for another kiss that was cut short.

Gambit had remembered Lily. And how she likes James. This was wrong, she thought. Kissing James behind everyone's back is wrong, they shouldn't kiss

"Wait, we shouldn't stop--shouldn't kiss.."

James had heard her tiny slip up and ignored everything she just said after that.

His hair fell down as he grabbed her hands, wrapping it around his neck and kissing her again. He didn't know why but he wanted to do it again and again. He likes Lily--or maybe liked. He didn't understand anything anymore, his mouth was on hers and he forgot everything else.

His mouth was soft as it moved against hers, their eyes were closed but they both saw stars. He had leaned down, his arms tightly roped around her waist while hers hooked around his neck--fingers softly going through his curly hair.

The cold air seemed to disappear as their bodies turned warm and staticky, chest pressed on to each other. Slowly becoming one as their bodies molded together.

His hand moved up to her nape, her hair tangled up in his fingers as his other arm pulled her closer.
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James nibbled on her lip, softly pulling it as they tore apart.

The two just stared at each other, Gambit still processing everything and James waiting for her reaction, as he himself was a little breathless. His cheeks felt warm and his lips a little swollen.

His eyes lit up as he noticed her face,

Her cheeks turned bright red as she stood silent, blinking a few times.

"You're blushing--"

"I know."

"Why are you blushing?"

"What do you mean why--ugh! Good night James Potter."
Gambit stormed off back to her room, leaving James--a huge cocky smirk on his face--in the dust.