Choirs will be singing Silent Night, Christmas carols by candle light.

[radiantly]

WHO: Angelica & Calvin (and maybe Pietro if Yami would like to join??)
WHERE: Casa de Maximoff
WHEN: Saturday night (aka Christmas Eve!)
WARNINGS: None!
SUMMARY: Cookies, hot chocolate, maybe some holiday TV, family time, and then hunting for Santa Claus!
FORMAT: Whatever you like! c:


The picture in the cookbook looked fantastic, and the recipe seemed so fool proof-- there was now way Angelica could mess this up. Unfortunately, the result was a little less than stellar, but they were still entirely edible. And that's what mattered most.

Angelica set out a plate for Calvin, along with a mug of hot chocolate. She could sense his excitement building over the course of the whole afternoon, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before he burst from anticipation. She couldn't help but smile at the look of wonder and delight in his eyes. It made her think back to Christmas when she was a kid. And it made her think about having children of her own.

"So, Calvin, what else would you like to do tonight? We could watch Charlie Brown. Or Rudolph might be on TV if you'd like to watch that."

Comments

[magicalworld]

"Sorry Angelica." Calvin didn't mind the cookies at all, and was talking with his mouth full as he tied on his Stupendous Man cape. "I'd love to see Rudolph, but I've already got plans tonight. I'm going to be out Santa-watching all Christmas Eve!"

[radiantly]

"Oh?" Angelica looked a little puzzled, eyebrows raising skeptically. Clearly this was going to be a night of intense adult supervision. "You mean on the computer? NORAD is supposed to be tracking him, I think."

[magicalworld]

"Nah, that website's for chumps." And naturally was at the top of Calvin's online bookmarks. "Why watch his flight path on screen when I can see him with my own eyes?"

He was pulling on his mittens now. The dark purple 'stealth cape' he'd received as a Christmas gift a year ago didn't fit too well with all his winter gear, but Calvin was determined to manage it somehow. He kept talking as he got ready.

"I don't know why I didn't think of it before. I can fly, right? I've got stupendous senses, right? So if I watch the skies above the City all night, I'm bound to spot Santa while he's on the job!"

[radiantly]

A look of confusion and concern swept over Angelica's face as she watched him tug on his mittens. Surely she had misheard him. Surely he wasn't about to take off into the night, into the chill of December, all on his own.

But there he was, putting on his winter clothes, and all she could do was gape at him before hurriedly tugging on her coat after him. Not that she'd exactly need it, but still.

"You can't go out alone, Calvin. It's cold and dark and Santa will be very high up." She buttoned up her jacket, trying to maintain composure while looking around for her earmuffs. "I'll go with you. My powers can keep us warm, and illuminate the sky."

[magicalworld]

"Hey, that's a great idea!" At least Calvin wasn't opposed to company on his little adventure, which was a small favour. "You can be a searchlight and space heater! An extra set of eyes should be handy too."

He was at the door now, still talking, more excited for this than he ever would be a for a TV special. "Hey, can you flash in Morse code? Maybe we can send him a signal. SANTA! DROP EXTRA LOOT HERE!"

[radiantly]

"But that wouldn't be fair, would it?" Angelica asked, following Calvin in a flurry of motion. "Those presents are for other children. We really shouldn't take someone else's gifts!"

[magicalworld]

Calvin paused to stare at Angelica over his shoulder with wide-eyed incomprehension. "Angelica, sometimes I just don't understand you at all."

With that he opened the door and ka-pwinged up into the night of the City on Christmas Eve. He was smiling, the cold rushing against his face being exhilarating for the moment rather than an inconvenience.

[radiantly]

She was momentarily taken aback by his expression (and his Kids Say The Darnedest Things worthy response) and she didn't take to the sky after him until several long seconds had past. Luckily she was quick in the air, bursting through the cold and darkness in a streak of orange and amber.

"Wait up, Calvin!"

[magicalworld]

Calvin soon came to a hover in the sky, not quite so high up he couldn't recognize his home before. He settled in comfortably in mid-air, pulling out a Christmas cookie in one hand and his communicator with the other. The latter was already displaying NORAD's tracking of Santa's flight.

"Okay, this says Santa should be here any minute! So keep your eyes open, okay?" Calvin started scanning the skies in between cookie bites.

mid-morning

[amoral_savior]

Topher wasn't really a morning person, not even a mid-morning person, but he was bouncing with excitement at delivering a gift to Calvin. Knocking on the door he really had to force himself not to bounce. Behind him stood two large men in black suits holding a large something under a Space Rangers sheet. This was really outside the job description of bodyguard, but then watching Topher was probably like watching Calvin.