Hip hop meets ballet

Chapter 22

•important authors note at the end!!•

*Callen's POV*

"Calleeeeeen!" Pia calls.

I groan rolling around in my bed.

"You can't be sad it's nearly Christmas! You have to be happy near christmas! Please" she says hopping on top of me and cuddling me.

"Your not going to leave me alone aren't you?" I smile.

"Nope" she grins.

"Cmon then, let me up"

She slowly slides off me and grabs my hand, dragging me out of bed.

"Soo what did you want me to do munchkin?" I ask sleepily.

"You need to give this to Eva!" She says pushing a box into my hands.

My heart sinks at the mention of her name.

"Me and Eva aren't friends anymore Pia. I can't"

"Yes but me and her are. Please just give it to her" she says giving me the all too famous puppy dog eyes.

"Ugh alright fine, I'll give it to her today"

"Thankyou!"

"But was that really worth waking me up at the crack of dawn for" I groan as she skips down the hallway away from me.

Women, I laugh.

The curiosity was killing me so I opened the box to see its contents. I smile as soon as I see the heap of drawings filling the box. Pulling out the drawing that's on the top I notice three stick figures. A boy and a girl holding hands and a littler girl smiling next to us. It's not easy to tell that this drawing was of me and Eva. I hope this is the only.

Coming to a sudden realisation I sprint back to my room to get the present I was gonna give to Eva before....

It wasn't something extravagant just a gold locket with a picture of us inside with an inscription. I don't know why I felt the need to give it too her still but I just did.

I grabbed the locket and its packaging from my bedside table along with a card and slid it into my sisters present.

"Mum I'm going out for a minute I'll be back soon. Pia be good for mum" I yell before leaving our house and leaving for Eva's.

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The walk to Eva's was silent. It was like time stopped and it was just me and the road going on and on never reaching her house. I realised that thought was stupid when I spot her house down the road. The nerves start flooding back. Why am I so nervous to see her?

Finally after what feels like eternity I reach her doorstep. My hand slowly raises to knock on her door, the present in my arms heavy. But I can't do it. I sigh to myself. I can't look at her after what I've done. Remembering the present in my hands I place it down on the doorstop. She will find it when she comes outside.

Yeah I need to go, I think to myself before turning on my heel and walking a step away.

"Callen? Is that you?" Eva's voice questions from the doorway.

"Yeah it's me" I said turning to face her.

She has the biggest bags under her eyes, she face red and puffy. It's not hard to tell she's miserable.

"What's this?" She says picking up the gift off the ground.

"Oh uh that's nothing really. Just a present from my sister for Christmas"

She half smiles, but I see the strain in her eyes.

She lifts the lid open and genuinely smiles this time. Her eyes draw to a certain item and it's quite a while before she regains her senses and pulls out my gift.

"Oh yeah that's from me" I blush awkwardly.

She discards the wrapping carefully and her emotion unrecognisable as she stares at the locket.

"It's beautiful Callen" she says reading the inscription.

Forever & Always

"Would you like me to put it on you? I wait sorry I didn't mean to ask that"

"Would you?" She asks.

"Of course" I reply stepping forward and taking the necklace out of her hand.

The cold metal soothed the burning feeling in my hand when I touched her hand.

She shivered as my hands moved her hair to the side. Goosebumps arose on her skin and I clasped the necklace together.

"Merry Christmas Eva" I whispered in her ear as I kissed her on the neck before leaving her standing their breathless.

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So this is a pretty important authors note! In honour of the season of giving im giving you the chance to write a very own chapter for this story and it will be my next chapter. This is the rules:

1) it must centre around Christmas. It's Christmas Day maybe include opening presents, Christmas lunch etc

2) it must include both Callen and Eva! Whether one of them goes to the others house or whether you split the chapter in two perspectives is completely up to you.

3) it must be sent to me through the wattpad inbox before Christmas so I can post it on christmas

4) it must reference back to the ending of this chapter. Maybe Eva is still shocked about the necklace or Callen could be regretting kissing her etc

Those are the main rules! The 1st place winner will get full credit of their chapter, a follow from me, a personal private message from me including a spoiler out of the three categories Eva, Callen, or the hip hop competition. Be creative and make it fun possibly romantic *cough mistletoe*

Good luck guys! Times ticking!