Eclipse has it all, the power to warp the dimension as he sees fit. It's everything he ever wanted. Yet he grows... bored... he wishes for entertainment, and who better to offer some than his oh so loyal pet, Sundrop
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"EWEWEWEWWWW GET IT OFF GET IT OFF MEEEEEE!!!" Sun squealed and ran around in the cellar as he had walked face-first into a massive spiderweb, not a fun time for the poor boi. He frantically wipes the web off his face and then he looks around at alllllllll the cleaning he has to do and he forces a smile, he loves cleaning! Clean up, clean up!
The smile cracks a bit and he leans against the wall, slides down and pulls his knees close to his chest, making himself small. "I will do as he orders, but.. am I wrong for wanting something more? Just.. one small something??"
He rests his forehead against his knees and his mind starts drifting off. "I wonder what that Christmas thing he was talking about was.. exchanging gifts? Lord Eclipse mentioned massive celebrations, meals.. uhh.. families getting together? I wonder what the decorations the lord mentioned looked like. I.. I wish I could see that sort of event for myself. It would be so nice.."
As he thinks about all the possibilities, he dozes off to sleep in his curled up position.
When he later wakes up, he sees that he is in a very nice bedroom. Not as nice as Lord Eclipse's is, but still very cozy! Even has his favorite colors and pictures of cats along the walls
"Whoaaaa... It looks so nice!" Sun exclaims as he climbs out of the comfortable bed, as he does he notices an outfit on a dresser by a decent sized closet, it's folded up nicely and there's a note on top
"Oh? Whats.. What's this?" He picks up the note and inspects it. It reads "Put this on and come to the main lounge on the 100th floor. DO NOT KEEP ME WAITING. - Lord Eclipse"
The 100th floor.. That's close to the top of the castle.. What does his god-ness need of him? Sun thinks about it as he puts the outfit on, it's a cozy red sweater with white trim along the bottom, a matching red capelet with white fluff trim and a bell ribbon to tie it together, and pants that match his usual jester pants look but the stripes are colored red and green
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(not my artwork, just the look I'm aiming for)
Sun spins around with glee, making the capelet flare and the bell ring, he giggles giddily and runs around the room enjoying the new clothes
"Oh the Lord is too kind! This is all so sweet, I can't believe he'd give me such a nice outfit.. Ah! Right right don't get distracted Sun, he said to go to the 100th floor lounge!" he smacks his cheeks and rushes off to the stairs.
He finds next to the grand staircase a strange looking orb emitting a golden hue, he tilts his head curiously and touches it, it flashes and a holographic board with floor numbers appears.
Sun has no idea what this is but decides to see what happens, so he selects 100, then in a flash he is at the top of the stairs at floor 100, he blinks a few times to understand what just happened, "wh-?! How did-?! Eh..?! Did I go POOF and then POOF up to the 100th floor..? Know what? I'll question it later! Just to save myself from hurting my head.."
Walking through the hall, he notices the usual empty look is now full of color; lights strung along the walls, illusions of snow falling from the ceiling, small trees with various colored balls hung from the branches can be found along the walls, Sun stops by at each new decoration to admire it all.
"It's so.. Beautiful.. What is all this??" Sun asks as he picks up some shimmering tinsel that fell from a tree and he put it back, then a sweet smell coming from the lounge catches his attention.
He walks over and peeks inside; the lounge seems to have a large heavily decorated tree with what seems to be a real star on top, the usually hard stone floor is now a plush white carpet, a large fireplace is lit and on the mantle there seems to be 2 large socks hung from it, Sun doesn't understand that but it feels oddly nostalgic to him. One sock has a sun pattern, the other has a orange and red sun.. Eclipse pattern.
On a table not too close to the fireplace has a tray of various treats, and mugs of what smells like hot chocolate, and there is a large blanket folded next to it. It all gives Sun such a comforting feeling.. Such a feeling of... "Warm... This is all so warm.. So happy and nice! Did the lord wish for me to feel this way? Usually he wouldn't want to, I wonder why he.." Suns voice trails off, but his breath catches in his throat as he feels 4 arms slither around his body from behind, two around his waits, one around his chest, and one caresses his cheek and tilts his head upward to see the one he serves.
"Welcome to the first ever Christmas celebration, my little Sundrop." Eclipse pops the P on Suns name, he smirks down at him and slowly moves around to face him directly. "Look at you, I knew this would look perfect on you." He flicks at the bell on the ribbon of Sun's capelet, then he takes Suns hands and guides him further into the room and with his lower third arm he conjures up some cushions in front of the fireplace.
"Sit down like a good boy, just relax and enjoy.. All that I've blessed you with" Eclipse runs a claw along Suns cheek, earning him a flustered ray spin in response. Sun gulps and quickly sits down on the cushions and holds the edges of his capelet, Eclipse takes the mugs of hot chocolate sits down with Sun and offers him one of the mugs.
"No need to be so tense. Allow yourself to indulge in the delights I'm offering you, " He narrows his eyes at Sun and smirks "Unless you are just not grateful of your god?"
Sun squeaks and quickly takes a mug, "No no no no I'm grateful I am..! I just am.. I'm in awe, this is all so new and- and- and- and amazing!" He quickly starts to drink the hot chocolate and his eyes shoot open and he freezes up, he looks down at the drink and slowly licks his lips, processing what he just tasted, then he closes his eyes and drinks slowly, savoring every drop.
Eclipse stares at Sun as he seems to really enjoy the beverage, he clears his throat when Sun licked his lips and slowed his drinking, "Hm.. Well you better be grateful." He drinks his own hot chocolate, not taking his eyes off Sun.
They enjoyed their drinks, the food, and Eclipse shared stories from the alternate timeline and Sun listened to every word, soaking every tale like a sponge to water. The wintery cold wind blew outside, but inside it was warm and sweet, and Eclipse himself was finally understanding it.
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With the food devoured, the drinks drank, Sun watched the fire dance in the fireplace with a smile on his face, he moves his hand in front of his eyes to pretend his hand was dancing with an imaginary being within the flames, Eclipse takes his hand and pulls him closer.. Sun felt so at ease he didn't even flinch, he moved closer to Eclipse and allowed himself to be pulled into an embrace.
"Merry Christmas, Sun.." the words slipped from Eclipse's lips like a soft prayer.. Sun met those words with his own gift. A sweet Christmas kiss. Eclipse returned the kiss immediately, and above the two some mistletoe began to grow.
