CLOUD NINE | GLEE • OC X OC | ON HOLD

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CHRISTMAS DAY HAD COME AROUND. THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE GLEE CLUB HAD SPENT CHRISTMAS EVE WITH COACH SYLVESTER AND MR. SCHUESTER.

Once Ivory did presents with Ryan and Grace, they made their way over to Luke's around noon.

There, a lot of Luke's family was there along with Reggie and his family, and Alex and his family.

THE DAY HAD GONE BY QUICK. AND NOW IT WAS TIME FOR MORE PRESENTS.

Ivory and Luke moved away from the families and sat on the steps.

"Did you want to go first?" Ivory asked, playing with the sleeves of her jacket.

"Uh, sure." Luke nodded before pulling out a couple of wrapped gifts.

First was the poster. Then the journal. And then the necklace.

"Luke, the necklace is beautiful. You seriously didn't have to do this. Thank you." She pulled him in for a long embrace.

"I know, seeing that smile is why I do it." She kissed the top of her head.

"Here, open mine." She handed him two wrapped gifts.

The first one was a vinyl of the song they did as a duet in the Glee club.

The second one was vinyl of a recorded version of Curved Line's first song.

"Ivy, oh my god. How did you do this?" Luke looked over the records.

"I know some people." She smirked.

"Well, thank you so much. I love them." Luke went to pull her in for a kiss.

"And I love you."

"Wait, what?" Luke stopped. "Did I hear that right?"

"Yeah, you did. I love you, Luke Havens."

"I love you, Ivory Collymore." Now, Luke pulled her in for a kiss.

"Oh my god! Yes!" Avery yelled, witnessing the couple kiss.

The two pulled away, and Ivory laughed as Avery jumped in between the two.

"You guys are together, right?" Avery asked.

"Yes, Ave. We're together." Luke smiled, intertwining his fingers with Ivory.

"Yes! Thank you, Santa!" She sprinted off to somewhere.

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NEW YEARS HAD COME AND GONE, AND THEY WERE BACK TO SCHOOL.

The first game back, and the bases were empty. McKinnely was behind two points.

All Ivory had to do was get at least a double, and then Bianca had to get at least a double also to win.

Simple.

The pitcher from the opposing team threw the ball, and instead of Ivory swinging, the ball hit her straight on the helmet.

With it being slow close to the face hole, the helmet fell off her head, and Ivory fell to the ground from impact, making Coach Blume rush out with the team medic before calling a time-out.

"Hey, Ivory. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine. Where's my helmet?" She asked, trying to get up.

"Hun, you could have a concussion. Give it a second." Cosch Blume tried to stop her.

"I said I'm fine. Please, let me just finish the game." She fully stood up to grab her helmet, ignoring the tiny blurriness in her vision.

Once the game resumed, Ivory stood at first. Bianca had stepped up to the plate, hitting a triple to send Ivory home.