Anything That Can Go Wrong

Mistletoe

AU: Alpha/Beta/Omega, Hybrid

Probably one of my last updates before New Year's,

For the 13 years he'd been alive, Milo Murphy had only had one Christmas wish. He'd always wanted to experience a kiss under the mistletoe. Yes, that might sound a tad bit strange. No, Milo didn't really care.

Because of Murphy's Law, Milo had long accepted that he'd likely never experience a mistletoe kiss, then Zack came along roughly a year and a half ago and Milo's hope revived slightly.

He honestly hoped it could happen this Christmas.

MML~MML~MML

The school's Christmas party was on the day they left for Christmas break.

Zack had looked lovely in his purple-but-looks-more-like-pink dress shirt(1). Milo felt like a hot dog in his tuxedo that his mother insisted he wear. He's also wearing a tie that his father says makes him look handsome when paired with the red-and-cream colored collar he wore(2), so he refrains from tearing it off, despite the fact that he's pretty sure he's going to be choking on it later. He felt that this would finally be the night he got his kiss under the mistletoe. Milo hoped it would be as magical as he'd always dreamed it'd be.

He gets to the dance with little incident, thankfully. Murphy's Law had evidently decided to be merciful today, which is odd, because it isn't like this any other time he's with Zack.

(Silently, an invisible presence was smiling and encouraging the boy with the brown hair and puppy dog eyes. There would be no mishaps tonight. Milo deserved that much.)

Zack met him by the punch bowl and pressed a kiss to his forehead in greeting, admiring how the younger looked in the beautiful lighting.

"Hey, Milo. How are you?" he asked, as if he hadn't seen the younger only three hours before when he walked him home.

"Murphy's Law is inactive and it's very nerve wracking," Milo admitted, "Other than that, I'm fine!" Milo gives his Alpha a bright, sunshine smile.

Zack smiled and chuckled a bit, then pulled Milo into a hug that he gladly falls into. "This will be fun," he promises and Milo grins into Zack's shoulder and though he knows it'll be fine, hearing Zak say it soothes his worries better than anything else had.

"I know," he replied.

Soon after, Melissa and Bradley came over with Mort and Amanda on their heels.

Milo had a great time dancing with the female Beta, then the ginger Alpha, and afterwards finally got a dance with his Alpha.

As they spun around, Zak pressed his lips to Milo's, making his face flush though he didn't mind. Zack leaned closer with his ear to Milo's temple, listening Milo supposed, and Milo flushed further, but again didn't mind.

As the night wore on, Milo felt a million times better as the feeling of being with the people he loved washed over him. His mistletoe kiss hadn't happened yet, and that was the biggest thing for him. If he didn't get the kiss tonight, he wasn't sure how he ever would.

After the dancing, the Snow King and Queen where called. Melissa and Bradley, strangely enough because Bradley hadn't even been nominated, Melissa had literally pulled him up there and the people just went with it (because what else could anyone else have done?), Zack pulled Milo outside and stood in a doorway, pulling the younger close.

"You have fun tonight?" he asked.

Milo nodded, feeling that speaking would be too much and happy to be silent for that moment.

Zack gripped Milo's hand gently as he leaned back against the door frame. Milo squeezed back and smiled, pressing his nose to Zack's cheek with a brilliant smile.

Zack pressed kisses to Milo's jaw, face, and hair. Milo shivered as pleasure sparked up his spine and settled in his brain. Zack suddenly looked up and grinned. "Hey, Milo," he murmured.

"Yes?" Milo murmured back.

"Look up."

Milo did and his eyes looked upon red berries and green leaves. "Is that what I think it is?" Milo asked, and he was very proud of the way his voice stayed steady even when he felt like he was about to fall apart.

"It's mistletoe," Zack smiled as he looked back at Milo.

"Oh, my gosh," Milo whispered.

Zack pulled his arms around Milo's waist, pulling him closer. "You remember the tradition, right?" he asked.

Milo slowly pulled his hickory eyes down to look into Zak's dark walnut eyes. "Yes," he whispered, voice wavering a bit.

Zack smiled at him, pulling him closer still so Milo could see every different flicker of brown in his eyes.

Zack leaned in closer. "All on you, Milo. Do you want this?" he asked.

Milo plucked up his courage and closed the distance. He isn't sure how long they stood there, too lost in the sparks in his brain and the feeling of Zack's lips pressed against his own, but more than that, he also had finally gotten his Christmas mistletoe kiss.

He smiled against Zack's lips.

Magical, just like he'd thought.

(1) Think of Melissa's dress in Smooth Opera-tor.

(2) Okay, so. When an Alpha and Omega are Mated, they can buy a collar, or leave the Bite Mark to claim the Omega belongs to the Alpha. It all depends on the Alpha's/Omega's preferences and if they feel it's necessary or not. Zak felt it necessary and Milo went with it.

Merry Christmas, everyone!