joy to the world, we have some peace and quiet

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Who: everyone ever \o/
What: Christmas all over the world
Where: everywhere \o/
When: Christmas

It was perfect. It was Christmas morning and for one day there was peace throughout the universe.
There were presents to be open, feasts to be had and company to enjoy.


Merry Christmas!




[mod note: so to keep this at least a little neat for viewing pleasure, there'll be separate threads for each world and if you want; location. And all comments would go under each of that. . A sample with Radiant Garden will be posted before you guys even start tagging Also~ we're gonna try something new! Action tags will be allowed for those who want to use 'em. For those who don't know what they they're basically what we use in the crack room at times. The [I am doing such and such] 'blah blah blah' type tags. HAVE FUN]

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[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"See, now you're just going to have to wait," Josiah said, a smirk appearing on his face. "Because it's not here."

True enough - her gift definitely was not underneath the tree.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Her eyebrows raised. "Oh, is that so?"

She went to him, and slowly draped her arms over his shoulders, bringing herself very close, with her hands meeting loosely behind his neck. The look she gave him was one of half-lowered eyelids and a sultry smile.

"Am I going to have to bribe you this time?"

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure even your feminine wiles will let you get your present any sooner," he said with a smile, resting his forehead against hers. "But I'm not going to object if you try to bribe me. I have the feeling you're a hell of a lot more creative than I am."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Dang. She'd been hoping for a blush or a stammer. He wasn't as easy to fluster as Orpheus, but then, that made sense.

"You spend too much time with Lilith," she said with false disappointment. "I'll never be able to faze you this way, will I?"

She stayed like that for just a moment, comfortably close, then she drew back and left him with a kiss on the forehead.

"How about chocolate? Mabry makes the best chocolate candies," she said as casually as if that intimate interlude had never happened.

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

This time he did blush at mention of the demon. "Yeah, she can break down personal barriers really quickly." He shrugged again. "But off the top of my head, I can think of a few ways you could faz-" He stopped and coughed. Best stop that line of thought right there.

Still, when Song mentioned Mabry, he smiled. "Strange thing is, as legendary as some of Mabry's cooking is, I've never had any of it."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Song had begun to look very interested in Josiah's words before he cut off mid-sentence.

His next statement made her gasp and fling a hand to her mouth in exaggerated shock.

"Josiah! You haven't lived! Oh, where to start? She made the apple cider. It's even got bits of dried fruit at the bottom. The chocolate-covered thingies... Gah, you'll just have to be here for the next proper meal she cooks." She was already darting away to the kitchen and returning very rapidly with a tray of mysterious dark chocolate shapes.
"Crystalized ginger, peanut butter, caramel... mint and cherry truffles," she listed as she pointed to each. "The truffles are rather intense."

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate-covered th-?" He didn't have time to say it before Song darted into the kitchen. He was just beginning to wonder what he had gotten himself into when she returned, holding a tray of truffles.

At least she pointed out which ones were which. He remembered many a Valentine's Day when he had been gifted with gamble chocolate. And technically, he wasn't a huge fan of chocolate anyway but he decided to try one anyway, reaching for one of the mint ones.

"She makes these all from scratch?" he asked, examining the truffle.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She nodded, chewing on a chocolate covered piece of ginger.

"She's best with desserts. And very... creative."

The gooey truffles, unlike the ordinary chocolate treats, were indeed as intense as she'd warned. The first one she'd tried had been almost too much for her.

"I bet she could find a way to make you something coffee-flavored."

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"I can see that."

He decided to hell with caution and popped the entire thing in his mouth. It was definitely rich, just as Song had warned, but after a moment or two, he decided that he liked it.

"You know me too well," he said, although the idea of coffee was not a bad one at the moment.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

As far as creativity went, the taste in her mouth and the previous topic had Song's mind going down very interesting paths as she remembered what her big sister had said once about ginger-flavored altoids... but she wasn't quite wicked enough to mention that right now.

"Possibly, but you are as mysterious as you are familiar," she said with a playful note of mystique. "Now about that present?"

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

He waved a finger at her and shook his head. "You're still going to have to wait. I think I'll give it to you sometime later tonight."

There was a beat or two before he actually realized what he just said. He blinked and then groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Tell me I did not just say that."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She snorted in amusement and actually blushed, just a bit.

"Can we use the sex demon influence as an excuse again, or not? You are technically half, aren't you?" There was that sly twinkle in her eye again.

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

He almost rolled his eyes. "Technically. And by technically, I mean we're not going to think about how that applies to me." He paused thoughtfully, a similar spark appearing in his eyes as he looked down at Song. "Although..."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She raised her eyebrows at him, fighting down a smirk.

"'Although...?' You really shouldn't leave me wondering, you know. When it comes to curiosity, I'm more cat than bird."

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"Maybe in this case, it's best to leave you wondering," he laughed. "It'll do your imagination some good."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

"Heh. I have no problem with my imagination, believe me."

But instead of pursuing the topic, she nibbled on another chocolate and idly carried the rest back into the kitchen.

"Where is Lilith, anyway?" she asked as she returned. "I'd almost say she's being more elusive than usual, but I know from experience that's not true."
Lilith hunting... it had been like a sport. A very difficult one...

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

Now he looked a bit troubled, and rubbed the back of his neck wearily. "She comes and goes. I think she just has a lot on her mind. She tries not to show it, tries to act like nothing can bother her." He shook his head. "But I think the thing with Calum probably upset her more than she's willing to admit."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She bit her lip and nodded. "That's what I've been worrying about. If it were me..." and it almost had been, in the case of Xemnas. Song would have sympathized with Lilith no matter what, but the unavoidable similarity in their stories sent that feeling quite a ways past common sympathy.

And now Lilith's soul-bonded was experiencing the memories of her lost love. That couldn't be helping at all...

But she was trying not to burden Josiah with such dark subjects today, and it was really something that she'd rather speak to Lilith about.

"I'm sure I'll get at least one chance to have a talk with her before you leave. I'll see if I can help at all... as long as she's not avoiding me in fear of those infamous talks."

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

Josiah nodded. "Yeah. It's a bad situation." He looked away, the troubled look still on his face. "I wish I could do more to help, but I have a feeling I'd do more harm than good."

He sighed, trying to keep the small grin from his face. "You're good for her, whether she'll admit that or not. Those talks are like... chicken noodle soup for the demon's soul. You should probably market that and see what you can get out of it."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She couldn't help it. She snickered, bringing a hand up to her mouth.
"Chicken soup for the demon... I'll have to keep that in mind, then. Though I'm not sure about the market value. Most of the demonic entities I try to help are very resistant to the idea."

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"Most are - but when you get through to them, you can work a miracle," he said, kissing her on top of the head. "I'll see if I can send her your way."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

She smiled, dipping her head forward slightly to receive the kiss. This was still new to her, and the little flutters of her heart still caught her off guard...

"That would be helpful. As for miracles, well, we are living in a universe that's half Disney. Maybe there are happy endings, on rare occasions."

She paused, blinked, and frowned. Then her eyes widened in a look of horror. "Oh, gods! I know why the Heartless are back... We're stuck in a Disney sequel!"

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

"A direct-to-DVD Disney sequel? Oh god, we're doomed," Josiah groaned melodramatically before chuckling. "Well, maybe if sales aren't all that hot, they'll back off, hmm? Just as long we don't get a random Hannah Montana song in the middle of yet another epic battle for existence."

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Grinning and shaking her head in amusement, she sagged against him, turning so that her back rested against his chest. She slipped a hand back, feeling for one of his, and drew it up in front of her, holding it loosely so that he was not trapped.

Despite her insistence that 'hugs heal everything', she was not this cuddly with most people. But she'd been starved for the touch of someone she loved, and the soothing sensations that every little touch invoked were incredible to her.

For all of her mind games, dreams, and high ideals, she was just as enthralled by the solid world around her and the physical experiences of each moment. Given the arguments she'd made in the past, it was not something she tended to admit, but she was intent on making the most of it nonetheless.

[epauranonavere.livejournal.com]

Josiah wrapped his free arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. A faint memory of holding someone else echoed through his mind, someone who always carried the scene of some exotic, dangerous, sun-soaked land, and even though she never spoke of it, he could always figure some things out but despite even his tactical genius, he could never quite solve the puzzle that was this woman, and he shook his head to clear his mind of the not-memory.

He held her like that for a silent minute or two longer before squeezing her hand, and then he began to pull her out of the front room. "Come on. I might as well give you your present now before I'm pelted with snowballs in reminder all day."