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Chapter 9 : Merry Ex-mas

"Wow, that's definitely a different kind of Christmas spirit." Stiles comments, laughing with Buck as he finished telling the story about the competitive Christmas decorator who got shoved off his roof by an inflatable snowman. Alex and Stiles were working on hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree, having got it set up in the corner by the dividing wall between the living and dining rooms. Buck was sitting on the couch, working on stringing the popcorn and cranberries onto a garland, since Stiles knew Alex would likely eat most of them.

"Isn't that just narcissism?" Alex questioned, looking between the two. "The guy was obsessed with showing up his neighbor, using Christmas decorating."

"Bud, there are so many different kinds of people in this world. We once answered a call to an apartment, and this lady was collecting different kinds of snakes. One of them was constricting on her when we got there." Buck explained, an excited look took over Alex's face as the werecoyote made his way over, sitting on the coffee table while Buck was on the couch with the garland.

"Really? What did you guys do?" Alex inquired, making Stiles chuckle at the sight of the two.

"I took the fire axe, and I cut the snake's head off. Bobby wasn't very happy about it, but it saved the lady's life." Buck continued, shrugging his shoulders as Alex looked at Buck in awe.

"You guys have such cool stories all the time! I can't decide if I wanna be a cop or a firefighter when I grow up." Alex gushed, making Buck and Stiles swoon slightly at the adorable statement.

"Alex, we will gladly support you in whatever you want to do when you grow up." Stiles promised, beckoning him over as they got to work on more ornaments hanging. "Hey, you never mentioned any Christmas traditions you and your mother did growing up. Is there anything you want to do?"

"We were always in a different place when Christmas came around, but we always stayed in one city until after New Year's. Last year, we got to spend it in Detroit, and we got to see the Winter Wonder Lights at Oakland. It...was...amazing!" Alex says, jumping up and down as he tried to get an ornament onto a higher branch. "That's all we really had, staying in one spot to celebrate, and going to a local event."

"Well, we can definitely find an event for us to go to, and hey, why don't we join Eddie and Christopher when they go to see Santa?" Buck offered, looking between Stiles and Alex.

"Hey, I'm definitely down for that, but I hope you've already cleared this with Eddie first?" Stiles questioned his fiancé, who chuckled shyly. "Of course you haven't, please make sure you ask him tomorrow so we're not ambushing them at Santa's Village."

"I just hope I don't end up going after a kid that's sneezed on Santa." Alex states, causing Stiles and Buck to laugh loudly at the thought.

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Scott and Eddie were out of breath, the former leaning over and planting a kiss on Eddie, who was laughing lightly in the sex afterglow.

"God, is it like this with all werewolves? Are pornstars all secretly creatures of the night?" Eddie jokes, propping himself on his side as he gazed at Scott, who was laughing at the joke and looking up towards the ceiling.

"I haven't taken a consensus. I've only ever had sex with one human since I got turned, and she was a little busy shooting me with arrows to critique our sex-life." Scott replies, earning another laugh out of Eddie. "So...I was wondering..."

Eddie hummed, narrowing his eyes at the Latino werewolf.

"When can we tell Chris about us? He's a smart kid, and he'll figure it out eventually." Scott asks, not missing the panic that began to mix with Eddie's scent. "I just-I just love that kid so much, and I hate that we're lying to him."