Boxing Partners

Good Tidings We Bring

It was Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year. Houses covered in bright, glistening, glowing and twinkling lights, they create an image of peace and warmth throughout the world. The coloured beacons cast hues of red, vivid green and blue and warm cream tones on the surroundings.

The Ericson's kids had been sent home for the Christmas break, those who couldn't go home, stay at the school, under supervision of course; but luckily for Violet and Clementine Lee took them home, a whole two weeks away from the school, away from their worries, away from all troubles they face.

"Violet, Clem I know you are sensible enough, but I have some rules since you're dating." The older man spoke,

"Yes, Lee"

"Door open, don't set the house on fire, no swearing"

"Sounds reasonable" Violet added

The girl's walked to Clementine's room, the blonde dropped her bag by the door and looked around, the walls were covered in posters with varying wildly, from Marvel movies to video games to music posters and a pride flag by her bed.

"I mean when you said you were into twenty one pilots; I didn't think that you were that much of a clikkie"

"You'd be surprised"

Clementine ambled over to her bed and dropped her bag by the large wooden desk, sitting down on the comfortable mattress and the thick duvet, she patted the space beside her. The blonde girl took a seat beside her girlfriend, placing a hand on the girl's knee and turned to face the brunette.

"Man, it feels weird to be back here, I know it's only been four or five months but it's just odd. I just had to leave everything behind, like this is the only trace of me living here." The girl sighed.

"I bet, I can't imagine what it feels like, are your friends still around? Maybe we could go see them over Christmas"

"Yeah, I'd like that I'll send them a text and see if they're around today. I'll go grab my phone"

"Do you mind if I use your shower real-quick, I feel all sweaty and gross from the journey over here it was almost a ten-and-a-half-hour drive"

"Yeah go for it, it's the door by the closet, just shut the door I'll be in here"

"Thanks" the blonde yelled from the bathroom, Clementine shut the door and laid back on the bed, taking in the luxury of the memory foam beneath her. Opening up her phone she sent a text to her old friends and looked at their social media's, the brunette placed the phone on the floor only to lay her head back on the pillow and let out an exasperated sigh at the sight of all the memories they made without her.

Clementine rolled over and forced her eyes shut, it was the second Christmas without her parents, her heart ached whenever they were brought up if this is how she felt it must be worse for AJ.

"Hey! Leave the door open three inches!" Lee shouted as he opened the door,

"Sorry, Vi's in the shower and I didn't want AJ coming in" the girl sniffed,

"Sweetpea, what's wrong?" the man spoke, noticing her raspy voice and her sniffling nose

"It's nothing, I'm fine" the brunette lied,

"It's clearly not nothing, is it about Vi?"

"Oh god no, we're great." She chuckled,

"Your parents?" he said with saddened expression, the brunette nodded as she rolled back over and sat up to face her guardian. Lee sat beside her and wrapped his arm around the girl, "I miss them too, they are great people, it's alright to be sad about it Clem"