Christmas Party

"WHOOOOOO!!! Take it OFF!!" Meleficent yells.

I have to put my face in my hands and stifle the bouts of insane giggles I'm in the process of having. I dont know who black mailed who into getting up there and singing but that lil crack makes both of them falter for a second and stare.

"Meleficent! thier singing a duet, not stripping!" I finally manage.
"A fairy can dream can't she?" she shoots back.

For once shes not wearing her head dress and has about three yards of black hair pulled back into a braid. Copycat.

I have more fits of giggles as they finally finish and make a hasty retreat from the stage. I get up and head over to get another drink while Meggs comes up and leans down into his girls face to see if shes still sober. She is, just has a lot more of a wicked sense of humor than any one ever gave her credit for.

I fish a soda out of the container of ice and turn back to find Orion grinning at me.
"Well?"
"I was surprised, thats for sure."
"Hey I know its your favorite christmas song, and i knew that at somepoing durring this party someone was going to get us up there to do kareoke so I decided to get it over with."
"Well" I slide up andput my arm around his waist, "I apprciate the effort babe."
"good," he nods and puts an arm around my shoulder, "its good to see you smiling. I was starting to wonder if the incident at your job hadn't ruined it for you along with every thing else."
"Well I knew it was comming," I sigh, "Maybe I'm just sick of retail and this is God's way of telling me to get something better. Though he could have waited to AFTER the holidays to give me the pink slip."
"well life goes on, there are lots of other jobs."
"Yeah."

I turn as i hear another one of my favorite Christmas songs. "Where are you Christmas?"
Of course its Kenya, lord but that woman can sing.
I guess the song should be making me happy, but for some reason it hits a cord in me and i can't keep at least one tear from sneaking out of the corner of my eyes.
Which of course someone sees.
"Whats wrong?" I immedeately get the look and have to rasie my glasses to swipe at my eyes.
"Oh its nothing."
"If it were nothing you wouldnt be crying, now what's wrong?"
I lean my head back for a second and then look up at him. "Emotional over load I guess. Work, and everything else, maybe it did get to me a lil."
"I kinda guessed, thats why i did the duet," He hugs me tighter, "You need to laugh more."
"I guess," I shrug.
"I know," He waits till the song is over and tugs me in the direction of the lodges deck. "Lemme show you something."

We make it out there and snow has started falling again and most of the people have headed in for the night and so all the marks made durring the play are being filled in.
"Tell me what you see."
"Snow?"
"And whats the snow doing?"
"Eraseing the marks," I tell him.
"Thats right, Eventually all the marks go away and all thats left is a place to start fresh."
"I get it," I nod, "it may take a while but this is a chance for me to start fresh. With soemthing new."
"good girl," he grins down at me behind his mask.
I wonder why he still has it on normally by now at a party hes taken it off.
We watch the snow for a few more moments and then head back into the house.
Just in time to see Kenya and Vader Smooching under the misteltoe. Orion Promptly drags me over in that direction.
"OH YOU!!"
He waits till they clear out and then plants me firmly under the stuff, holds me there with one hand and reaches up to undo his masks with the other.So thats what he was up to with that thing.
"Now then, this is one human tradition i can get in to."
I shrug , throw my arms around his neck and indulge him. The world around me dissappears and for a few seconds at least there arent any marks in my heart or soul.
Someone's "AHEM" snaps us out of it and i look up to see Mele' basically holding megs in a head lock.
"Quit hogging it you two."
She then proceedes to drag him under there as the two of us have a good laugh and make our way out on to the dance floor just to enjoy our selves.