Haha. Okay. xP;;
The main characters are Abel and Tesel (Vicky's cousin, and the owner of the armory store), with Mr. Mayor and Magnus on the side.
SPOILERX
Abel shifted his feet and leaned against the wall, surveying the room. Everyone was gathered in one of the many rooms that Mr. Mayor had to offer. There were tables of goodies, and Abel had noticed Mr. Mayor at one earlier, cleverly sneaking some of his wine onto a table. Decked out, there were table cloths on the tables, with charming little poinsettia centerpieces that Nalin had provided, tid-bits here and there, a Christmas tree in the corner with presents beneath it, and Abel's least favorite of all – mistletoe; placed strategically all around the room. He'd been eyeing the fungus since he had come in.
Abel's brows furrowed together and he pulled his scarf up higher, safely guarding his lips from any possible danger that the mistletoe had to offer. What was people’s fascination with kissing one another beneath a fungus, he'd never know, but he didn't intend to get sucked into the madness. Holiday cheer he can do, but some traditions just are beyond him. He'd had enough rumors about him going around that he didn't need to be seen kissing someone. His life was private and not for others to dwell upon, although they never seemed to be capable of butting out.
He frustratingly twisted the gift bag in his hand as he eyed the Christmas tree across the room. A few of the storekeepers and some other notable citizens had done a Secret Santa gift exchange, and Nalin had somehow managed to talk him into participating.
Taking a deep breath, he made a B-line for the tree, steering clear of the other people. He came to a stop next to the pile of gifts, letting out the breath he wasn’t aware he was holding, and neatly set the bag down below the tree.
Unsure how this thing worked, since Nalin hadn’t quite explained it, he peeked around the tree for something with his name on it. Turning his head, he hissed as an ornament poked him in the eye. Trying to blink away the pain, he saw that Tesel was standing in front of him with a very irritated look on her face. She held a gift bag loosely in one hand as though it was something unsavory that she didn’t wish to be touching.
He must have looked baffled, because she let out an irritated huff and jutted it in his face, “It’s for you.”
Before he could say anything, the Mayor’s hand intercepted the gift and pointed out the mistletoe above. “Kiss!” He said with a grin, the smell of wine on his breath. They both looked horrified and shook their heads in protest.
Suddenly Magnus’ hand gave a hard pat on Tesel’s back, “Go ahead, you two!” he boomed as she stumbled foreword.
Shocked, Abel quickly pulled the Mayor in front of him, successfully blocking the kiss. Turning, he saw Vicky, her face red with anger as she glared at her cousin and the mayor.
Abel quickly turned and slipped away to somewhere safer.
Its exactly 500 words, so sorry if thats a bit to read.
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Jake, same here ^^ I just had my dinner and am sleepy >.< Not a good sign! I don;t want to waste any of my Sunday...
Suona. It sounds really cute! You managed to get Abel's character out really well with just 500 words. And I liked how you included a lot of the other NPCs into the story :)
Yeah, pretty sure its wolf's rain. I've seen it around all over.
@ pancake - Haha. Thank you! ^^
I have a hard time fitting things into a small amount of words, because I usually use way too many to explain things. So I just wrote it and then had to go through and edit a bunch and change things until I could get it down low enough. xP;;
Think so? I wasn't sure how else to go about it without a few extras there. lol
So its good enough to be submitted?
Its really late and i'm utterly exhausted, so wasn't sure if it was good or not, or made sense. Might save it and do it tomorrow, because my eyes dont want to stay open too much.
Suona, I think so! Which is why I am impressed with the ability to get a lot of detail within a word limit. I secretly cannot stand word limits in my essays! ^^" Glad that you managed to get it done and all the best to you!
Jake, lunch dinner? Dunch or linner? LOL! Well, hope you get to eat soon! I'm already stuffed from a good meal now!
