Frat boy ➵Luke Hemmings

Chapter X: Festive Ava & Luke

A half hour later and I was back to studying. I went over Anatomy and History, somehow falling asleep in the middle of it.
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Ava Brooks

People walked down the halls wishing each other happy holidays, giving presents and making plans for Christmas break. It was Christmas Eve and I still hadn't gotten a Christmas tree for Charlotte and I's dorm room.

I had an Anatomy, History, and Honors Science final today and I was confident with them all.

I reached my Anatomy class, sat down, and zoomed through the exam, knowing every question's answer. The same happened in History and I knew in an hour, my Honors Science final.

Since I had nothing to do, I walked to a tree close to the Building of Sciences and Mathematics and sat down.

I took a small bag of grapes out from my backpack and looked through my designs. I had to give in my portfolio at the end of the semester which meant today. All my sketches were in place and everything was fine but I was still worried because design was my passion, my major and my future career.

I was looking through my sketches and was about to put a grape in my mouth when it was taken out of my hand. I looked up and Luke was standing next to me.

"What do you have there?" He asked, plopping the grape into his mouth.

"My portfolio for design. Basically what I've been working on this whole semester." I answered, still flipping through the pages nervously.

"If you're nervous, you'll be fine, I know you're designs are great." He sat down next to me and smiled.

"We have that Honors Science final then I have to go to the Art and Design Building to drop off my portfolio.", I ate another grape.

"I'll come with you if it makes you feel better." He looked at me, his eyes were brighter in the sun, more alive.

"Thank you, I need the support." We finished the grapes and the clock tower chimed, signaling we had to go to Honors Science. We walked together to the Building of Sciences and Mathematics, our hands interlocked together.

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After the test was over and I'd dropped off my portfolio, we went out to town to get Christmas trees for our rooms. Luke drove us to a market's tent of Christmas trees and we both bought one.

We drove to my dorm first, since it was closer and he carried it up to the room while I carried the ornaments I had picked out for Charlotte and I's tree.

I kicked the door with my foot and Charlotte opened it, Christmas music could be heard in the background.

"Hey where were y-." She paused in surprise to see an Ava Brooks hidden behind multiple boxes of ornaments and a taller Luke Hemmings with a tree. She broke from her gaze and held the door open wider for both of us.

The room had been decorated with ribbon and tinsel while I was gone. Charlotte had turned on the heater which was reasonable because it had been extremely windy and also cranked up the festivity to extreme.

Luke brought in the Christmas tree and we began to decorate. Charlotte had pulled Santa hats onto our heads and said, "We have to have maximum festivity."

Charlotte had taken the role of festive director. She would yell out things like "Put that ornament more to the left and Festive Ava you were a little flat on that last note in jingle bells."

There was a specific ornament that Charlotte had shown me and it was absolutely hideous. It was a pig with a pink beanie and scarf that said Merry Pigmas and it was so tacky.

When I turned around to get another string of Christmas lights I heard Charlotte say "Festive Luke put that one where Ava can't reach it, she hates that ornament." Luke laughed and complied, mostly because Charlotte was scary when she was talking about decorating. Once we were done, Luke went down to his car to heat it up.

"I'm going to invite Ash here so we can have some cookies and watch a movie or two." She eagerly took cookies out of the oven that we had never noticed her even bake.

She set them on the counter and I said, "Okay cool, I'm going to go to Luke's so we can decorate his tree."

"Have fun!" We said to each other as I closed the door behind me.

I hurried down the stairs, shivering, pulling my sweater sleeves down to my hands. I guess they're too cheap to put the heater on in such cold weather. Once outside, I pulled my beanie down lower to cover my ears from the wind. I quickly walked to Luke's car and got in.

We drove down the streets of student housing till we finally reached Luke's fraternity. We had the same system, he carried the tree and I carried all the ornaments. We climbed the stairs up to his room and he put the tree down.

We took a small break before beginning on the tree. I took ornaments out and placed them neatly on the tree and Luke would do the higher ones I couldn't reach. I yawned as I untangled all the lights from the box. It was already 11:57.

We decided to hang lights on the wall and while I was trying to gather the string of lights, he wrapped it around me and pulled me towards him.

He leaned down and whispered, "Merry Christmas." Into my ear and kissed me.

12:00 am
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Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! I really wanted to update Frat Boy and I figured a Christmas chapter was needed so here you go!
-Ana

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