Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 53: Christmas Time prt.1

((December 16))

"Alright, everyone gather round! We have something we would like to announce." Mira called, hollering the gang inside the living room.

"What's up, Mirs?" Gold asked, flopping down on the couch, placing his leg on top of his knee, hitting Varian in the process as the teen was sitting on the floor. "Oops. Sorry." He wasn't.

"It's fine.." Varian quietly groaned, rubbing his arm.

"So, what's this announcement about?" Rapunzel asked as well, sitting on Eugene's lap since all of the seats were taken.

Mira cleared her throat, gesturing for Soul to join her centerstage. "Soul and I have been planning something to make our Christmas more fun, special, and memorable."

"Instead of like, you know, a normal Christmas feast and gift-giving and opening and stuff like that. We thought, why not just make it a full-blown Christmas Party?" Soul spoke up.

"So that's what we're doing!" Mira finished as Soul brought out a small paper, reading its contents out loud.

" Here's the schedule." Soul started, clearing her throat. "The party is on Christmas Eve, which is December 24, starting at 6:00 pm, held here, of course! From 6:00-8:00 pm, we would be playing some party games created by Mira and yours truly. There would be small prizes for the winners for each game too!"

At the word 'prizes', winning the games became the kids and Eugene's goal. Yes. Eugene. Rapunzel could care less about the prizes because she just wants to enjoy Christmas with her friends, while Varian was completely uninterested. Games are just not his thing.

"We are so winning those games! Right, Lance?" Eugene enthusiastically declared, nudging his best friend, who didn't look as enthused as him.

"I don't really care much about the prizes." Lance replied.

"But you love prizes? And winning!" Eugene frowned.

"W-what I mean is- I just want to spend Christmas without thinking of those stuff, you know?" Lance said, stammering a bit.

"He's right, Eugene. Christmas ain't about the winning." Gold agreed. "It's about the food!"

"And here I thought you were serious for once." Soul sighed, shaking her head before continuing. "Conveniently, the next on the schedule is food. 8:00-10:00 pm would be dinner AKA, the Christmas Feast! Is two hours too long or too short? We can shorten it or make it longer or something if you guys want." She asked, twiddling with her thumbs.

"Make it longer." Gold said.

"Definitely." Eugene agreed, resulting in Rapunzel pulling on his ear.

"Two hours is fine, Soul." Rapunzel replied.

"Yeah, I'd say it's fine. You don't need to fret about it." Varian smiled, reassuring the astrologer, who thankfully nodded at him.

Soul smiled in return before clearing her throat once again as she continued to read the schedule. "T-then, uhm. After dinner, we will be having a small bonding moment. You know, just talk to each other, tell Christmas stories and stuff like that while we wait for Christmas where we would be exchanging gifts." She finished, looking at everyone, asking if there were any objections.

"The party sounds like it's going to be a blast!" Rapunzel exclaimed, clasping her hands together.

"Oh! You forgot something, Soul." Mira called as the girl hummed in confusion. "We added a small twist to the gift-giving. To ensure that everyone gets a gift, we decided to host a Secret Santa!"