A Fresh Start

Holiday Special!

P.S, this is after the league and takes place in the postgame.
Your POV
It was officially Christmas Eve and I had decided to host a Christmas party where everyone was invited, even the Gym Leaders. Sonia said it was alright to host the party at the lab since it was a bigger space. I had done the final touch ups on the tree, fixed the tinsel and gingerbread house.

I stood back to look at my work and my lips formed into a giant Hop-like grin. "It's beautiful!" I exclaimed with glee. I then heard a knock on the door and checked the clock. It was time for everyone to start arriving! I ran to the door and opened it, seeing everyone at the door. "Merry Christmas!" They all exclaimed, some more enthusiastic than others. "Hey everyone, come on in!" I then walked over so everyone could walk in.

Hop, Marnie, and Bede all walked over to me almost as soon as they walked through the door. "The decor looks awesome (Y/n)!" Hop complemented. "Yeah, it looks great." Marnie added. "For once, I agree with you." Bede said to my purple haired friend. "Thanks guys! I spent literally four and a half hours on it." I gave them all a close-eyed smile, though because of it, I didn't see their red cheeks.
An Hour Later~
"Alright, time for gifts!" I shouted, running towards the tree. "Everyone has special wrapping paper so you know it's you! And there'll be a tag with your name on it and who it came from too." I said.
Gifts Everyone Got
Gloria-A Sobble plush and a new parka
Victor-New jeans and a Grookey plush
Hop-A Scorbunny and Zamazenta plush
Marnie- A Morpeko and Zigzagoon plush
Bede-A Hatterene and Ponyta plush
Leon-A Charizard plush and new cap
Sonia-New boots and a Yamper plush
Milo-A Wooloo plush and a flower crown
Nessa-A Drednaw plush and scuba gear
Kabu-A Centiskorch plush and a candle
Bea-A Hitmontop plush and boxing gloves
Allister-A Gengar plush and a decorated mask
Opal-An Alcremie plush and a new necklace
Gordie-A Coalossal plush and new goggles
Melony-A Lapras plush and a scarf
Piers-An Obstagoon plush and a headset for singing
Raihan-A Duraludon plush and a new jacket
You-A necklace with a (f/c) stone and a Mimikyu (since you don't have one)
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Everyone was chatting amongst themselves, when I saw Hop, Marnie, and Bede walk over to me again. "Hey guys, what is it?" I asked. I looked up and saw that we were all under the misteltoe that I set up. I blushed a bit and opened my mouth to say something when I was kissed on both my cheeks by Bede and Hop while Marnie kissed my forehead.

"Merry Christmas (Y/n)." They all said, smiling. "Merry Christmas to you guys too." I smiled back before hugging them all. "Everyone, lets get a big group photo by the tree!" Sonia exclaimed. Everyone got in front of the tree, myself in the middle, and the ginger set a timer before running to her spot. "Everyone say Merry Christmas!" She said. "Merry Christmas!" The camera's flash went off and afterwards we all went to check it.

When we checked it, I noticed Allister had taken his mask off. "Al, you took your mask off! Yay!" I cheered as I went and hugged the shorter and slightly younger boy. "I thought it would be better...'M glad that you're happy..." He said and I could tell he was smiling. Everyone started to socialize again and I was in the corner of the room, smiling in satisfaction.

"I'm glad this turned out well." I mumbled to myself. "Oi, sis." I heard Gloria call out to me. I looked over and saw her on her own. Her and I weren't fully friendly with each other, but we were getting closer. "I actually had a great time. Good job sis." Gloria said with a smile. "Thanks." I smiled back. "Merry Christmas." We said to each other. This Christmas party turned out better than I thought, and I hope that we could all do something like this again...

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A/N: I hope everyone has a great Christmas and sorry if this chapter is a bit worse than usual cause I was writing this at around 3:00am. Have a great day/afternoon/night and with that, Author out!