Call Of Duty One-Shots

Navidad!!!... (TF 141xOC) Part 2

Yup, Christmas themes all through December. Navidad para el pueblo!

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December has finally arrived and Indy has gone into full Christmas mode. She keeps a lid on it during missions, but outside of them, she's still her festive self.

Now that the men can't argue it's not Christmas season (December), she has every excuse needed to pull them into traditional festive activities.

Price doesn't mind this part so much since it gives the soldiers a semblance of normalcy that most of them never got as kids.

First order of business is pulling names for Secret Santa. This is both the most hated and anticipated part of the holiday season. Why? Because no matter who you got, you'd be forced to put thought into a gift or risk being put on cleaning duty for a month.

"Alright, we go over this every year, so I'll make this quick." Price sighs as he pulls out the box with everyone's names inside.

"Thoughtful gifts or cleaning duty for a month. I don't care if you're supposed to have a tough image," Pointed look at Ghost. "I don't care if you don't like who you got," Pointed look at Soap and Gaz. "And neither do I care for gifts being something they have said they need a new one of, since it ruins the creative aspect of the game." Pointed look at Indy.

All four soldier huff or roll their eyes at the accusations but don't argue. "Now, pick a name, and not a word about who got who."

One by one, each of them grab a slip of paper from the box, with Price getting the last slip of paper left. For the most part, their reactions don't give anything away. Now all that's left is to pray things go right. "Let the games begin."

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"I still don't understand why we need a tree, or why I have to carry it in." Ghost grumbles as he's forced to carry in the little fir tree they managed to cut down an hour earlier. It's barely over 5 feet tall, so it's really not all that heavy.

"Because you're the biggest, the strongest, and because I let you escape ornament making so long as you make one." Indy explains as she watches Ghost put the tree in the corner. "That and you're the only one that can make cookie requests. Speaking of which, what kind do you want? I'm making a fresh batch tomorrow."

He hates to admit she has him dead to rights on what gets him to work. Best he can do is take the win. "... the ones with m&ms in them."

An hour of arts and crafts later, and there's a bunch of handmade ornaments hanging from the tree. With how they move back and forth, it's hard to have actual ornaments on hand, so they make do with what they have.

Mostly, a lot of brass, bullet shell casings tied up with red string to fill in a big portion of the empty space. They're shiney and readily available. Those get hung up with a few personal decorations strewn in.

Ghost gets away with making just the one, and to no one's surprise, the emo boy painted a white skull on a black, foam stress ball, threaded string through it, and hung it on the tree. He's lucky it actually looks good.

Gaz is a bit more creative and recycles old uniforms the that were gonna get thrown out. He'll cut a few circles, glue two together, stuff the inside with scraps of fabric, and hang them up with the same red string used for everything else. Festive, military-themed, and a smart use of available material.

Soap just gets a bunch of rocks from outside, paints them different colors, and ties them up on the tree.

Indy gets colored paper and makes a few origami ornaments. She's accused of going the easy way out right up until she challenges the rest of them to make an origami ornament. They drop the complaints on a skill technicality.

Price paints the edges of a few pine cones with white and then hangs them up. He's surprisingly good an making it look snow-covered.

"Looks like we've outdone ourselves this year, boys." Indy praises their work, happy with the outcome. She plugs in the lights and everyone admires their work of art.

"Aye, the tree looks nice." Soap agrees.

"Wait, what about the star?" Gaz asks.

"I've got it." Price grabs a TF 141 patch and staples it to the top of the tree. "There we go."

Even Ghost has to admit he's impressed with that move. "Not bad, Captain. Though, it would probably look better with only white lights."

That gets him a scandalized look from the Scot and Latina. "Just white?!"

Ever since the Lieutenant learned how strongly the two felt about which lights go on the tree, he's brings it up every year just to see them riled up. Even he has his own Christmas traditions he enjoys.

The Captain lets him get away with it since it really is harmless. Besides, he's sees it for what it really is. "Feeling like a little Holiday chaos, Simon?" He asks with a small grin.

"No idea what you're talking about, sir." He mutters back, settling on the couch to watch Indy and Soap argue the need for both white and colored lights.

It's a childish argument, yes, but that's exactly what he likes about it. There's no actual anger or danger behind it. A normal holiday argument about how to make the celebration better.

Gaz settles in next to Ghost with a bowl of popcorn, sharing the bounty as they watch the one-sided debate. Siblings at their best.

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Le gasp! A one-shot with less than 1k words?! How could this be?! Simple. It's finals week and I'm losing brain power. Keep an eye out for the next one since it'll be longer. Also, do me a favor and let me know how you decorate your Christmas tree. White lights, multi-colored, or both?