25-Dec-2000
Title: Angels We Have Heard On High: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Author: Kimmie (JaenKaeGW@hotmail.com)
Archive: GW Addiction
Category: shonen ai, songfic, sap
Pairings: 2+1
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I mean no harm, I have no
money... Stuff like that. Yeah.
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: None.
Notes: This is based on "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Johnny Marks. This is a sequel to "I'll Be Home For Christmas". There will be a total of 8 parts to this, coming up with a nice little Christmas series which I'll enter in the Holiday theme week. This is part 4.
~...~ denotes lyrics
//...// denotes thoughts
"Duo, aren't you going to join the conga line?"
Smiling rakishly, Duo raised his glass of punch to Sally. "Nah. I'm not really in the mood to be happy. I'm just going to sit here and drown myself in this punch, 'kay? You guys have fun. I'd rather just watch. But, I'll go ahead and say this... I've got to admire any woman who can get Wufei to join a conga line with a lamp shade on his head. I can't even get him to do that when he's drunk!"
Sally laughed. "Yup. What else is a woman good for, right? Join right in if you feel like it, Duo. I hate seeing you all alone."
Duo grasped her hand firmly for a moment, nodding slightly and hoping that he was communicating what he was feeling. //Thanks, Sally. It helps to have some distraction.//
~Whoa, rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party house~
~Mistletoe hung where you can see, every couple tries to stop~
Wincing as Rashid and Catherine made out under a hideously huge sprig of mistletoe, Duo curled up in his chair. //I shouldn't be sitting around like this over a stupid crush. I should be the life of the party! I'm the party animal, I should be swinging from the chandelier... not mooning over some guy who doesn't care if I live or die.//
~Rockin' around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring~
~Later we'll have some pumpkin pie, and we'll do some caroling~
Whatever song had been playing over Quatre's sound system ended, and was replaced with some boy's choir singing "Angels We Have Heard On High". Duo sank further into his chair. //Later on, they're all going to want me to go with them to sing Christmas carols, and we'll have some big dinner, and I'll have to smile and pretend that I'm not incredibly miserable because Heero isn't here. Then, I'll roll myself into bed, and hope I can get to sleep.//
~You will get a sentimental feeling, when you hear~
~Voices singin' let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly~
//I'll wake up in the morning and it'll be Christmas. And, maybe, just maybe, I'll get the best present of all, and Heero will be there. And, I'll have my pancakes, and I'll have my Heero, and all will be right with the world.//
~Rockin' around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday~
~Everyone's dancin' merrily in the new old-fashioned way~
Wufei began to disco dance, the lamp shade still stuck securely on top of his head. From some old trunk, he'd unearthed a vintage AC120 polyester suit (the year disco made a comeback, and then promptly died out again) and was now out on the dance floor with Sally.
Duo smiled at the display. //At least someone is happy.// The pair continued to dance, the other couples moving in to dance as well. Rashid and Catherine stayed under the mistletoe. Relena and Hilde and Dorothy mingled with a swaying motion near the punch. Noin, Une, and Zechs were attempting to execute a sandwich manuever which looked downright dirty, especially with the short skirts Noin and Une wore. Quatre and Trowa were slow-dancing to the fast beat. Several of the Maguanacs were on the floor, occasionally stealing away Relena, Hilde or Dorothy for a bit of dancing. And, Duo sat, all alone, on a little blue recliner far enough away from all the action that he could brood quite severely and not be noticed. //Holly, jolly Christmas, indeed.//
~You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear~
~Voices singin' let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly~
Watching the action with saddened eyes, Duo finally managed to pull away his gaze to the punch in his hand. After a moment, he set the ounch down. //The ice looks like Heero. Whose idea of a cruel joke is this, anyway? Damn you, whoever wants me miserable on Christmas!//
~Rockin' around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday~
~Everyone's dancin' merrily, in the new old fashioned way~
//My favorite holiday, and I don't even want to celebrate. Heero Yuy, what have you done to me? And, why do I not want to hold it against you?// Curling up further in the chair, Duo closed his eyes. //Maybe... if I sleep through today... tomorrow will try harder to make up for it.//
And, Wufei swung from the chandelier, only to land under the mistletoe with Rashid and Catherine. He backed away with a grin. "Hey, this mistletoe's already occupied. Sorry!"
Duo found that he could barely laugh. //Merry Christmas, everyone. May you be with the one you love.//
Owari. ^__~
Jenny&Kimmie
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