High School For Prodiges

All I Want for Christmas is You

Day P.O.V.

Eden was in my room by 6am this
morning. I'm sitting in the kitchen with my family right now, eating breakfast.

We always have cinnamon rolls for breakfast Christmas morning. Eden asked for a phone for Christmas and I wanted a waterproof camera. John isn't here this year. He's going to school really far away so the plane ticket was too much.

We all walk into the living room and sit around the tree. Eden and I both grab a present.

"Okay, so don't open those at the same time. I need to see your reactions." My mom says.

"Go ahead Eden." I say. He nods.

He unwraps a phone. For whatever reason my parents are against Apple so it's an android. But it probably has a better camera than an iPhone ever will have.

"Thanks." He says. He had a phone before this but it was just a slider. He really didn't like it.

"Uh huh. Daniel go ahead and open yours." My dad says.

I open it and sure enough I did get a waterproof camera. "Oh this is cool Thanks."

I grab my gift to them and hand it to my Mom.

"That's for you guys."

They unwrap it. "A mixer?"My mom questions. She's not really all that into cooking.

"Yeah. This way when we make cookies We can cream the butter. It doesn't seem like it would make a big difference but it's really good. You can use it for a lot of other stuff too."

"Okay. I guess if that means you'll be making more cookies then it's alright. Thanks Daniel." My dad says.

We all have a party to go to at my aunt's house. It's a brunch that she has every year.

I help my mom finish the breakfast casserole and we leave.

We walk into my aunt's house and are immediately greeted by all of my cousins.

I bend down to talk to Hailey, she's about five.

"Hey Hailey." I say.

"Hi Merry Christmas." She says. She hugs me.

"Merry Christmas to you too. How's kindergarten?"

"Well Kyle stole my toy so not good. I was playing with it and he said it was his. But it's not his it's the teacher's but I was playing with it so I get to use it. And he said that if I didn't give him the toy he was going to tell all my friends that I'm evil." I laugh. She's always been talkative.

(A/N: that might not seem like much of a threat but my cousin is like seven and broke up with her 'boyfriend' because she heard him say he was evil.)

"Do you like Kyle?" I ask jokingly. "No!! I don't like Kyle. He's mean."

I set my jacket up and walk into the living room with the rest of my cousins.

"Hey Lilly." I say. Lilly is a few years older than Eden.

"Hi Daniel. Where's that friend of yours?" She asks. What?

"Who?" I ask.

"The girl who was here last year. The one you swore you didn't like."

"Oh yeah. Her. She's with her family." I say.

"And what about you two?" She asks.

"Um. Well we're dating."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah." I say.

"I wasn't expecting that. But I definitely think the two of you would be cute together."

"Thanks Lilly." I say.

We eat lunch and sit around talking.

"Hey Daniel." Scott says sitting down next to me. He's a year older than me.

"Hi Scott."

"Where's your girlfriend?" He asks.

"I'd imagine at a relative's house celebrating Christmas just like you are." I say.

"Oh you actually have a girlfriend. Who?" He goes to our school. I doubt he would've heard about it from the kids in our grade.

"June Iparis."

"Dude she's way out of your league."

"Thanks?"

"Your Welcome." He says walking away. Okay then. That was an interesting conversation. I wonder what June is doing right now.

June P.O.V.
Early Christmas morning

I run downstairs at about seven am. My parents follow me, I've already woken them up of course.

We all Sit in the kitchen and eat some breakfast. My dad made French Toast. We usually just buy donuts from Krispy Kreme so that no one has to do work in the morning but not this year I guess.

Metias and I sit on the floor, Thomas is not yet awake. My parents sit on the couch. With their coffee.

"Okay. So Metias you can open that green one. And June yours is on the roof." I asked for furniture to my roof.

Metias unwraps a small handgun. No fair. I want a gun. Metias has never even shot one before.
(A/N: just thought this sounded like June. She is a soldier in Legend after all)

"Thanks?" He says. He actually doesn't really like guns, but it would be good for him to have one at his apartment for self defense. You know, once he goes through the background check and all that.

We all walk up to the roof and Thomas comes with us after hearing us going up the stairs.

Furniture. "Thanks Mom and Dad!" I say. We all sit down on the couches.

"Can we go to the shooting range today?" I ask.

"Sure." My dad says.

"I'll be staying here." My mom says.

"Us too." Metias says. Over the past few days my parents have learned to accept my brother.

"Can I use Metias'?" I ask.

"Sure." My dad says. I grab my jacket and some earplugs.

We pull into the range and I hop out of the car. We set out all the guns and I load Metias'.

I quickly put my earplugs in and shoot down all five of the targets within six shots.

"Nice June." My dad says. He takes an old rifle and shoots at the other targets.

I've just gotten home so I decide to text Day.

Merry Christmas! -Me

Merry Christmas love-Day

What did you do today?-Me

Not much. I ate cinnamon rolls. My parents got me a waterproof camera. What about you?-Day

I got furniture for the roof. My brother got a gun, and I went to the shooting range-Me

My girl ready to shoot anyone that gets in her way-Day

I'm NOT going to shoot anyone-Me

I laugh to myself. I overhear my parents talking in the other room.

"Thomas is really a great guy I'm telling you." My mom says. I smile.

"I just wish he would've-"My mom is quick to cut in.

"I know, but there's nothing we can do about it. We need to just accept it."

"Maybe you're right." My dad says.

We're all going to be okay. My parents are going to accept my brother. And if they do that, then accepting me and Day should be easy for them.