The Winged Child

🎄Christmas Special🎁

(For religious reasons and tradition with many people from many places reading this, I will not be specifying who gives the gifts, nor will I add any sort of religious background, you can read this how you'd like and mentally add your own religion of tradition)

***Ramshackle Dorm - Lounge***

C.C. POV:

Me and Bubba had been decorating Ramshackle Dorm for Christmas, putting up and decorating a tree, getting gifts, making cookies, wrapping gifts, and stuffing stockings. Right now I'm putting the star on the top of the tree when I feel the presence of Cammy, Sammy, and Lenny. "What's going on here?" Cammy asks. "I've never seen the dorm with so many colorful lights." Sammy adds. "Do you not know what Christmas is?" Bubba asks. "Christmas?" Lenny asks in confusion. "Christmas! It's a night when an important figure gives gifts to sleeping children! And the next day we open the gifts and give gifts to others! We also get our own gifts from other people!" I explain happily.

"Huh, what an interesting concept." Sammy comments. "Yeah, we have gifts for every person here, but due to your reaction I'm going to guess that there is no "Christmas" here in Twisted Wonderland." Bubba says. "Correct, we do not celebrate this "Christmas" event." Cammy says. "Since winter break happens in two weeks and lasts until after Christmas is celebrated, we'll have to celebrate this first week of December" Bubba states while finishing adding the wrapped gifts under the tree. "We have this week off, we can hold a Christmas movie night!" I say happily. "C.C. we don't have access to our Christmas movies at home, although I'm sure I could get stuff to make hot chocolate and (other favorite Christmas drink) from Sam." Bubba says.

"Don't worry Bubba! Me and Bubba Idia have taken care of the movie problem, as for the drinks, yes please!" I exclaim happily. "Alright, I'll go get the ingredients." Bubba says before leaving. "Cassy! Eli! Gabe! Jeremy! Suzie! Fritz! Charlie! Mikey! Help me set up please!" I call out. They all come rushing down with blankets and pillows and start throwing them all over the lounge while I take out my phone, and after some struggles, I call Bubba Idia. "Bubba Idia, can I have the movie machine we made? I need it for something." I say. "Sure, I'm sending it over now." Bubba Idia says before hanging up. After a bit of a wait and a screaming match between Eli and Ennard, Nightmare Bonnie walks in with the device and sets it up.

I set up the movies for a Christmas movie marathon and Mikey sets out trays of snacks. Then I hear the knock of shoes on the floor, Bubba kicking the snow off his boots. "I got everything, who wants to help make drinks?" Bubba asks while walking in. "Me! Me! I wanna help mister!" Suzie exclaims excitedly. "Alright, and my name is Yuu sweetie." Bubba says as he and Suzie walk to the kitchen. I get out papers and make invitations for my Nightmares to give to all our friends since I don't like texting. I start with Diasomnia to make sure Malleus gets an invite and I move down, ending at Heartslabyul. Then I hand them to my Nightmares to distribute before finishing up the final touches.

***A few hours later***

Everyone slowly starts to trickle in, starting with Diasomnia and the freshmen, before ending with Vil. "So what's going on?" Ace asks. "We're having a Christmas movie marathon." I say happily. "What's Christmas"?" Deuce asks. "It's a night when an important figure gives gifts to sleeping children! And the next day we open the gifts and give gifts to others! We also get our own gifts from other people." I explain again, earning looks of shock and thought. "We've made drinks." Bubba says while he and Suzie walk out with trays of drinks and hand them to everyone. Everyone looks at each other in silent debate before getting comfortable in the mess of pillows and blankets. Riddle, Malleus, Vil, and Jamil sit on the couch while everyone else happily spreads out on the blanket and pillow covered floor. Once everyone got settled I turned on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. We binge watched, with a bit of persuasion, everything from the classics to Elf.

***3 days later, still in Ramshackle***

I sent out yet another round of invitations, which everyone gladly accepted and arrived on time. Mikey tells everyone to sit and I go to the tree, grabbing the gifts. With the help of Cassy, Eli, Gabe, Jeremy, Suzie, Fritz, and Charlie we gave everyone their presents. "Well, what are you waiting for, open them." Bubba says when he notices that they're just staring at the gifts. Slowly they begin opening their presents and stockings. Riddle pulls out a fountain pen set, Trey pulls out a cookbook from our world, Cater pulls out cosmetics and phone decorations, Deuce pulls out baby chick plushies, and Ace pulls out a new card deck. Leona pulls out a new blanket, Ruggie pulls out food and money, and Jack pulls out some new cacti.

Azul pulls out some glasses decorations and a cookbook, Jade pulls out a book of mushrooms and a mountain diagram, and Floyd pulls out various fidget toys. Kalim pulls out a photo album (that has pictures of his friends and family) and Jamil pulls out a cookbook and some relaxation items (Candles, incense, etc.). Vil pulls out cosmetics and a book of makeup ideas, Rook pulls out a photo album, and Epel pulls out a book on dancing and a rhythm beat machine (or whatever it's called). Idia pulls out a book on cats and more manga and Ortho pulls out experiments and outdoor games. Malleus pulls out mini gargoyle statues, Lilia pulls out parking items, Silver pulls out a new pillow and blanket, and Sebek pulls out a Malleus picture and a dragon plush.

"How much do we need to pay you for these?" Azul asks. "What? You don't pay anything at all, they're gifts, we don't give them and expect something back." I reply, earning looks of shock from everyone. As my friends and siblings open their presents, I send the nightmares to deliver presents to the staff. A "Worlds Best Mom" cup for Mama Crowley, cosmetics and a "Worlds Best Papa" mug for Papa Crewel, a card and some matching outfits for Trein and Lucius, exercise equipment for Uncle Vargas, and Tarot cards for Cousin Sam. Then I opened my own gifts, which consisted of new books, my favorite items, and an outfit that had the colors of every dorm on it. After that the staff joined us in Christmas games and another round of binging Christmas movies, after I explained everything to them.

***Headcannons***

- Deuce and Sebek have secret plushie stashes and has a collection of many plushies

- No one in Twisted Wonderland knows what Christmas is, along with other holidays and natural disasters

- C.C. isn't fond of William, his bio father, due to everything he has done

- C.C. doesn't trust Michael, but still loves him

- Michael s trying to gain his brother's trust back

- Mrs. Afton was never fully in C.C.'s life, and left or died a few months after Eli was born

- Eli is the youngest

- C.C. and Yuu work together to get all of the Ignihyde dorm members to get outside through outdoor games and the empty sports field after school

- Riddle, Leona, and Jamil were surprised they got gifts due to how they grew up

- C.C. likes Christmas because it's the only time of year Mike didn't torment him when they were alive

***Fun Facts***

- William sat alone on the floor, being a grumpy old man while everyone was celebrating

- The nightmares celebrated Christmas, but gave gag gifts to each other

- C.C. was just happy to be spending time with his loved ones, he didn't actually expect to get gifts

The boxing thing Epel got cause I keep seeing it everywhere and thought it would be something he'd like: