The 12 Days of R.J: Holiday One Shots

A Very Kowie Kissmas ft. R.J

A/N: this is for fun and for R.J. I don't mean to harm portwell. I made up the west high stuff

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E.J's POV:

Things are weird for my girlfriend, Gina, and I this Christmas.

I am a Senior at West High School because my dad is a sponsor and board trustee here now instead of at East High. Our friends at East High are still inviting me to things, even though I have my own group of friends. I transferred over in the middle of 9th grade and now I have a group of friends from the West High men's water polo team.

Gina and I have been doing a long-distance relationship for three years and she makes me feel like home when I go to East High events. She's a junior so things will be difficult next year too.

This year something feels different in the air and in mind. I've been scrolling through my Instagram feed and keep seeing this boy from East High post TikToks with this other red head boy. And seeing those videos make me wonder if I like boys and girls now, instead of just Gina.

The distance from East High School to West High School isn't far at all so sometimes I go pick Gina up from dance team practice and go watch the cute curly boy skateboard in the parking lot of the school too. I know it's a bit creepy to stalk boys younger me but I can't help but think that my sexuality is different this year. I just haven't had a chance to tell my girlfriend about my curiosity yet because of the holiday season festivities.

"Hey, what do you want for Christmas Eej?" I lay back in my bed while I stare at my beautiful girlfriend on facetime while she stretches in her room since she's a dancer.

"I want to be with you silly. I don't need a Christmas gift." I reply to her while playing with the string on my pajama pants because I just put them on after showering.

"Eej, don't you want new airpods or that cool signed water polo jersey from Ebay? Come on? Isn't there at least one thing that you want for Christmas?" I listen to Gina and watch her jump on her bed when she's finished stretching.

I really hate it when she calls me by those stupid nicknames she came up with in 9th grade but I let it slide sometimes because she thinks that they are cute, like Eeej and Eltie.

"What about a kiss under the mistletoe, Gi? I don't need anything more than that. You are the perfect gift." I say even though I know it's cheesy and dumb for a Senior to say.

"That works too. I was just hoping that you wanted something else because I am going shopping with my friends this weekend and I want to buy something for you but since your a West High student, you kind of already have everything in school." I listen to my girlfriend sigh on facetime.

Ok, that's kind of true West High has everything. We even have a free hot chocolate bar and more break time during the school day. And we have the region's best accapella club that includes non-binary and transgender students. But East High has that cute curly haired boy that I see when I pick Gina up from school.

"Gi, you have everything at East High that you could ever ask for. The best friends in the whole wide world. A Sharpay locker that's always there. A beautiful dance team. And a crazy music teacher who is probably better that Mr. Teller here who falls asleep at the piano in choir. Hence why we have an accapella club." I sigh even though I am grateful for West High has to offer from my dad who has funded a lot of the cool new stuff.

"Everything except my super talented and hot boyfriend." I watch Gina's smile turn into a frown on my phone screen.

Yeah, everything except that....