Merry Christmas to all...

[hotheadwarmheart]

Who: Lea and Jendayi first, then later Lea and anyone  who wants to come visit for the holiday
Where: Lea and Jendayi's apartment
When: Christmas day
What: IT'S CHRISTMAS! :D
Warnings: Christmas cheer. No Scrooges allowed!

Morning, for Jendayi

Lea still couldn't believe he'd managed to find an artificial Christmas tree and a few boxes of ornaments at the warehouse. OK, so the ornaments were obviously old and a little tacky. They were still Christmas ornaments. It meant that he could give Jendayi a proper Christmas. They'd decorated it together while he explained about what Christmas meant and some of the traditions. 

And this morning, aside from a few toys he'd arranged neatly under the tree as surprises for her, Lea had a very special present for Jendayi. Now he just needed to wait for her to wake up.

Later in the day, everyone else

OK, so it wasn't really a proper Christmas dinner. More like all of his and Jendayi's favorite foods that could be made with the ingredients available to them, all laid out buffet style on the kitchen table. They were only expecting a couple of friends, if anyone came over at all, but there were plenty of plates and plenty of food to go around if anyone did.

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[10_20_15_5_50]

“Calisse de crisse, this is weird.” Despite the sacres, Sam's tone was contemplative, even as she shifted her weight to kick (lightly!) at Lea's door. The lid on the casserole dish in her hands clinked with the movement, but remained secure; it slid just enough to make noise, but served its purpose, as the unmarked marshmallows millimeters below evidenced. “The closest it's come to feeling like Christmas, and still warm enough for shorts. I'm not actually complaining, only observing. It's weird.”

[hotheadwarmheart]

Ah the knock of someone with their hands full; Lea would know it anywhere. "Just a sec,' he called before opening the door to let Sam in. "Hey Sam, good to see you. And Merry Christmas. The food and stuff's over there; I left a space that should hopefully be big enough."

He indicated the kitchen table which was covered with various platters and bowls of food, though very little of it traditionally Christmasy. About the only thing that could really be counted as such was a large plate of cookies. Otherwise there were sushi-rolls, meatloaf, pasta shells in cheese, boneless chicken wings (with three dipping sauces- honey mustard, BBQ, and spicy buffalo, which knowing Lea is probably best avoided by anyone but him), curly fries, and what looked like curry rice with veggies.

"There's ice cream too, but that's in the freezer yet," Lea said. "It'd melt if I sat it out before we were ready for it."

[diagnosispuberty]

Hiro is helping, albeit by bearing utensils and excessive napkins. Really it's all for the best, because if he was the one carrying the casserole dish, it'd be in pieces on the ground by now. Still, once the door is open, he makes a beeline in (rude) to investigate those cookies (also rude).

"Dude, this is awesome!" Feel free to swat him, Sam.

[10_20_15_5_50]

Sam's expression shifted to one of glad relief as Lea answered the door, though momentary alarm flickered across her face as Hiro eeled by. Why was apparent---her immediate reaction to the teen's sudden nearness was to clamp her thumbs over the lid to protect the potatoes (or at least their sweet topping) from theiving fingers. Seeing that Hiro's attention was actually elsewhere, she relaxed and turned her attention back to their host.

"Making this takes twice as many marshmallows as the recipe really calls for, since so many go missing when I put the potatoes together. Same story with other ingredients, so now my default is 'play defense.' Thanks for having us ov---Hiro, your shoes!" Toeing her own shoes off, Sam again looked to Lea. "So like I was saying, thanks for having us over, and merry Christmas to you, too. It smells amazing in here and everything looks great. You've been busy!"

[hotheadwarmheart]

Fortunately for Hiro, Lea is not Miss Manners, and just chuckles, shaking his head a bit. "Glad you approve," he said. "It's not traditional, but it should all taste good."

Turning to Sam, he grinned at her comment about needing extra marshmallows. "Glad you could come; would be a shame if we'd have to try and eat all this ourselves," he said. "We're likely to have left overs as it is. Jenday helped with some of the simpler stuff, but let's just say being able to control fire makes cooking several things at once a good bit easier."

[mercury_gaze]

Wait? There would be no waiting! After hearing all about this she’s barely slept for the anticipation of what was to come this morning! If he needed a moment to get things ready this morning, he would have had to banish her to her room or outside with Fang and Woo to keep her occupied until he said she could come out/back in!!

She’s out her bedroom door the moment she hears him come out his, and is wrapped around a leg before he can get past her down the hall. “Merry Christmas!” She made sure she knew the right thing to say this morning. New holidays are fun! First one about food, and now this!

[hotheadwarmheart]

Lea chuckled as his leg was glomped. "Merry Christmas, Jendayi," he said. "Can't say I'm surprised to see you up so early; I was the same way when I was a kid."

"So anyway, breakfast first, or presents first?", he asked. As if he didn't know the answer already.

[mercury_gaze]

Then she may just surprise him.

“Breakfast! I’m starving!” She’ll tug him towards the kitchen.

And Fang is will eagerly follow, Woo bobbing along above.

“Maybe we can make something together?”

[hotheadwarmheart]

Well, Lea was a little surprised, but not disappointed, as he was kind of hungry himself. "Alright," he said, heading with her to the kitchen where Firebug was sitting on the counter, watching the proceedings. "Pancakes sound good? Something quick, simple, and tasty just seems like the way to go."

[mercury_gaze]

“I don’t know. I don’t know if I’ve ever had pancakes.” It’s an honest answer, but she seems eager to try.

[hotheadwarmheart]

"Never had pancakes before?", Lea said. "Well, we're gonna have to fix that!"

"Now, let's see," he said, thinking. "We're gonna need flour, sugar, baking powder, milk, an egg, a little bit of salt, and some butter. Plus chocolate chips, I think. Chocolate chip pancakes are the best. I'll start gathering up the ingredients while you get the cookbook out, alright?"

[mercury_gaze]

"Okay!" And she'll do just that. With a little bit of climbing and a little bit of wind, she'll get he book down and will bring it over. She'll stand by, waiting for Lea to gather all the ingredients.