Fires Collided

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I went upstairs to get my coat and talk to Ralph.I went up to the boys bedroom and knocked on the door."Ralph are you in there?"He opened the door."Look who it is.Dragondeth Princess."I chuckled."Uhm...do you mind if I come in?""Yes."But I went in and sat on a random bed anyways."Your father's flame came.It told me to tell you that he said it was okey for you to spend the holiday here.Why are you here Ralph?"He shut his suitcase loudly."Why are you here?"

I laid on the bed." I happened to have various reasons for staying."I stood up."I'm going into town.See you at lunch I guess."I wore my coat and left.It was snowing and it looked beautiful.I bought presents for everybody:My grandparents,Bay family,my friends in the aademy and even though I know for a fact my parents won't accept it but...I got them one too.I also got one for Ralph.I know.I know.He's a jerk and all.But...he's a human too.He also has Pheonix as his father.I get where he's coming from.

After I got Ralph's gift I had a hot chocolate in a cafe lose to the shops.When I came back it was lunch time and after sneaking my gift to Ralph's room I went to lunch.It was a couple seventh years and us three."Christmas is tomorrow.Who did you get gifts for?"I turned from my meal to Cooper."I got gifts for a lot people."He chuckled."Yeah I saw.Bunch of shopping bags.More than you could carry.That's why I asked."I rolled my eyes with a small smile."My grandparents and parents.My friends in here.Bay family."

Then he turned around and bend his back to see me."Am I inclueded in that friend list?"Then he turned to his normal shape."In fact you are.But don't even think about sneaking into our dormitory and taking a peek from your gift.I'll burn you.I will.Don't test me Lyre."He backed down."Alright boss."We both laughed."I need to go and send my gifts.Come to my Tomorrow morning and I'll give you yours."He nodded with a smile and I left.I sent my gifts.I wrote cards on every one of them.

As I was sending my last gift somebody knocked on the bedroom door."Coming."I sent the last gift and opened it."Headmaster?"Then I looked around.It's better if I get out.I got out and closed the door behind me."Is everything alright?""Follow me Ms.Monroe."We got outside and there was a pile of gifts."Uh...I'm confused.""These won't fit in your bedroom."I rolled my eyes."Did any of them had a card on it saying mom or dad?"He shook his head."I'll get them.Thanks."He walked away and I was left staring at the pile of gifts in front of me.But...not getting a gift from my parents was really upsetting for me.Then I just sat on the ground.Even though it was snow.

"What are you doing on the ground?"I instantly stood up."Uh...nothing.I uhm...your dad said that these wouldn't fit in my bedroom.Uh...that's all.Nothing.I uh...let's go back inside.I'll get my flame to put them in my room."He nodded.I created a flame and told it to get them to my room and it got to work as I went inside."You got queit the fan club for ourself Dragondeth Princess."I chuckled."That's a thing now?"He nodded."Ever since it happened Ralph talks about it while he's flexing in the practice for elemental football."I chuckled.

Following morning I got up and I had no will in me to open my gifts.But I really didn't want to go to the breakfast either.So intead I just changed and made hot chocolate in the club tower.I sat infront of the fire place and played with it while I sat there.Not long after I saw Ralph leaving his bedroom."Good morning."He turned to me."What are you doing here?"I turned to him."This is my club's tower.It's not like I'm a freaking Lioclutch."I know he hates them.He so does."No I mean here.In the tower.""Oh.I-I didn't want to go outside.And assuming at the hour you came back I figured you'd be asleep until late afternoon."

"How do you know I came late?"Funny story.But I'll tell him."You knocked on the girls bedroom by mistake.Making me wake up.I put you to bed and uh...that's all."Not all.But he doesn't have to know."You paused.Why would you pause?""Because the rest is dreadfully emberassing and you don't need to know that."He came over."What did I do?"I sighed."You asked me to sing you a lullaby.One specific lullaby.And not long after you fell asleep,I went to my room."

"Great.You're lucky I have a headache and I can't deal with you."I chuckled."I'M the one who has to deal with you.Not the other way around sweetie."Then he narrowed his eyes to me."Is the imfamous Dragondeth Princess has a crush on me?"I stood up and fixed my skirt.I put my middle finger to the air."Fuck you Fern."Then I went to my room.But when I got there all that gift was staring at me.Then I ran back down."Yeah I'm not staying in that room whole day just to avoid your annoying self."He was staring at a pile of gifts himself but he turned to me."It seems overwhelming when you're in a little room and there is a pile of gifts."I nodded.

"Do you mind if I get my gifts and open them here?""Your club's tower too."I rolled my eyes at his tone and got my gifts.We were both staring at it while we sat on the floor."Why are you hesitating?"He turned his head to me."Ever since last year I celebrate on my own and...I don't like the fact that all these people know I'm here but doesn't say anything about it."I sighed."I get it.And here I am refusing to go anywhere when I have places to go to."

"Why are you hasitating?"He told me.I should tell him."You read the letter.And I know they didn't send me a gift now the others seem meaningless."We both avoided to open the gifts.They stood there and we either read books,practiced some spells or just stared at the fire.