2:8 This Christmas Was Surprisinly Violent

This Christmas Was Surprisinly Violent

Part 1

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RECAP

Hope and Lizzie then moved form standing to sitting down. Hope next to you and Lizzie next to her sister. "I can tell we are all feeling a lot of emotions right now." Lizzie stated, you all grabbed a spoon while Lizzie started opening the tub. "So get this." You put your spoon into the tub of ice cream and ate some, the cold feeling lingering in your mouth.

"Dad says that I'm not allowed to give Sebastian the boot until he has checked him out. And now that there's no headmaster, no one is going to punish MG for his weaselly little ways. How ridiculous is that?" Lizzie questioned, earning a snort from you. "What?" Lizzie questioned.

You held your hand over your mouth. "Are you meaning your 'hallucination' boyfriend?" You teased Lizzie.

Hope and Josies mouths were open. "Don't tease me!" Lizzie threatened.

You chuckled, going for another scoop of ice cream. "I'm sorry, but at least us three can actually get real boyfriends and girlfriends." You, Josie and Hope burst out into laughter after you said that. Lizzies mouth was now open but she quickly joined in with the laughter as what you said was true.

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You unlocked the door to where Clarke was being kept. As you entered you saw him checking his face out. You leaned on the door. Clarke turned around and looked at you through the bars. "Ah, yes, I did a spell to alter your appearance while you were asleep. Turn you into the most vile thing I could imagine." You explained.

Clarke shrugged his shoulders, confused. Both of you watched as the ring turned red. "I just look like me." He stated, not getting the point.

You played with the ring in your hands. "Then I nailed it." You responded, smirking.

Clarke finally got it after you said that. "Huh. I thought you'd rather stare at Landon's sad little face." Your smirk dropped as Clarke said that. Clarke caught on and seemed angry at himself for saying that. "Sorry. To be honest, I'm glad you're here." He then tried to be nice.

You tilted your head as he said that. "You clearly hate me, so I can't imagine why." You responded.

"Because there's still time for you to come to your senses before you toss me into the pit." He stated, walking forward to come closer to the bars.

You scoffed as he said that, starting to walk forward, messing with the ring once again. "One, it's more of a ditch; two, I'm really looking forward to it; and three, you're trapped inside a magically created body that expires at midnight." Clarke was now glaring at you. "Save your breath. There's no one coming to save you." You paused, standing at the bars and looking up at him. "You're going into a grave you dug for yourself." You finished, turning around and walking off.

Once exiting the room, you turned around and saw Clarkes angry and annoyed face. Happy to see it, you were sad to shut it and not see his face of agony. You then walked into the main room to see everyone in christmas clothes and hanging christmas lights up.

Hope came running up to you, confused out of her mind. "What's going on?" She asked you.

You looked between her eyes. "I was about to ask you the same thing." You responded.

The both of you walked out of the front door and to see everyone playing in the snow and having fun. It was like a christmas fever dream took over everyone. As you both walked out, a snowball came out of no where and hit you in the chest, making you jump backwards in fright. "It's my first day aback and this is how I'm treated?" You joked to Hope who smiled at your comment.

As you both walked forward onto the snow, you all looked around, completely confused by what was going on. "Kaleb!" Hope called. Kaleb walking over towards you two. "What the hell is going on?" She questioned, both of you walked up to him.

Kaleb was smiling a he stopped in front of you two. "Don't be a Scrooge, Hope." Kaleb started. "It's Christmas!" He cheerfully said.

Raising your eyebrows in shock, you decided to speak up. "No. It's October." You instantly stated to the obviously out of his mind vampire.

Kaleb then started walking around you and Hope. "Christmas is a state of mind. It's a feeling in the air. Now," He stopped behind you and Hope. "you guys feeling it?" He questioned, going in between you two and putting an arm on both your shoulders.

You looked at his arm before rolling your eyes and crossing your arms. "Definitely feeling something." You responded, Hope nodding her head in agreement with you.

After a few more seconds you couldn't deal being in the snow and Kalebs arm on your shoulder, because he never does that, so you started turning around and walking off, Hope following you actions. Kaleb turned around and started following, but just to get some food and something to drink.

You and Hope looked around, confused and weirded out. "We need to talk to Ric." Hope stated as you both walked through the door. You nodded in agreement. Just then laughter was heard down the hallway and it sounded like Ric and Dorian.

Both of you turned to your left and saw the figures of the two men coming your way. "Dr.Saltzman. We need your help." You stated but as they came out of the dark, Alaric seemed to also be affected by whatever is happening.

They both came to a stop with cocoa in their hands in front of you two. Hope looked at Ric's jumper, confused with his outfit. "What are you wearing?" Hope questioned the Saltzman who also seemed to think it was christmas.

The both of them stopped laughing and took their hands off each other's shoulders. "Dorian had an extra one. Lucky me, right?" He stated, laughing at the end.

You widened your eyes a little bit, scared by his behaviour as he's never this cheery. "No, Ric. We're the lucky ones." Dorian started, turning around to every student in the room. "Because Dr.Saltzman is gonna spend Christmas with us." Dorian told the students.

Cheering and applause filled the room as the students were happy he was spending a fake christmas with them. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Alaric responded.

You and Hope looked at each other and started walking backwards, once you were out of sight from everyone, you both ran to Lizzies room. You got their first as you are faster than Hope. Without knocking, you barged into the room. "Lizzie!" You exclaimed as you saw her in her bed.

Lizzie looked up, startled by you barging in, Hope then came in as well. "We get it, Kate. You're back." Lizzie tiredly said. "Now Hope needs to disappear." Lizzie then rested her head back on her pillow, expecting to fall asleep again.

You and Hope had smiles on your faces. "Ah. You're still a bitch." Hope said as she walked over to Lizzie.

"Thank God." You dragged out 'God', jumping onto Lizzies bed.

Lizzie looked over at you and you took this as an opportunity to hug her, Hope joining in."What?" She asked softly, obviously confused. "What is happening?" She asked.

"We don't know." You and Hope said at the same time, all of you leaving the hug.

Hope decided to start explaining to Lizzie what was happening. "It's like everyone in the school is happy except for us. Too happy. Like scary happy. Merry, even." Hope didn't know how to describe what was happening, meanwhile Lizzie was just listening. "They all think that it's Christmas. And the snow probably doesn't help." Hope finished and pointed outside.

Lizzie turned around quicker than she could cast a spell. "It's snowing?!" Lizzie exclaimed as she looked outside, standing up and walking over to the window. "How?" She questioned.

You decided to speak up. "Uh, another monster, we're guessing." You stated.

Lizzie turned around, both you and Hope already knowing it's going to be something dramatic. "This is terrible news. It's freaking fall." Lizzie moved away from the window seal and started walking towards her clothes drawer. "Not winter. What am I gonna wear?" She sadly said as she bent down to grab clothes.

You moved to sit next to Hope on the end of the bed. "Something to travel in?" You asked in a questioning tone, kind of scared of Lizzies response and actions. She stopped what she was doing and looked up at you. "I'm gonna need you to hit the road." You stated.

Lizzie surprisingly remained calm. She placed her clothes back down in her drawer and let out a sigh. "You want me to quest for Frodo Baggins, don't you?" She questioned, you looked down as she said that. "I thought that the monsters weren't after him now." Lizzie did have a point.

"We don't know what they want, or even who they're working for anymore." Hope cut in, taking a breathe. "She just needs Landon to be safe." Hope continued.

Lizzie grabbed the clothes she was going to need, she shut her drawer and walked over, placing the clothes down as she sat down. "Fine. A little locator spell and then off to Mordor I go." Lizzie stated.

You sent her a 'thank you' look before the other cousin arrived, dressed in christmas clothes as well. "Ho, ho, ho!" Josie sang as she walked in, holding cookies. "I come bearing gifts." You all looked at her, Hope not that fazed but you and Lizzie startled to see her like that since you're both related to her. "More like a peace offering, really." She corrected herself.

Lizzie was too stunned to speak but built up the courage to do so. "I thought that the four of us had already made peace." Lizzie said in a robot voice, think of it as if a robot paused between every singe word. Half way through the sentence, Lizzie looked back at you two before back to her sister.

"Well, this whole school year, I have been really naughty. I've not been the supportive sister and cousin that I want to be." She came to a pause to catch her breathe. "And then there's Landon." She then scoffed. "It was wrong of me to be jealous when his subconscious just chose you because he loves you as a sibling. But thankfully, Christmas is all about forgiveness, right?" Josie ended with a smile. "Cookie?" She asked, holding out the tray.

You and Lizzie were about to explode with how she was acting. Lizzie wanted to say so many mean things but kept them all back. Hope leaned forward towards Lizzie. "Run." Hope said for only Lizzie to hear but you heard it as well.

Lizzie didn't even protest and grabbed her clothes, immediately getting up and leaving. Hope then cleared her throat, fake smiling. "What kind of cookie?" She asked Josie. You let out a soft groan and let your head fall as you didn't want to know.

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After a while and dealing with Josies weird christmas spirit vibes, you and Hope went to the library to find a solution for this new monster problem. "You okay? You haven't been... well... yourself since you got back from Malivore." Hope stated, creating conversation.

You looked up, letting out a sigh. "Clearly, this has been on your mind for a while." Looking between her eyes, all you saw was worry. She nodded. "When you're basically isolated from everything, teaming up with the person you probably hate the most and running fro your life, that's called survival." You started explaining.

Hope just listened to your every word. "Survival changes people in some ways. Others not at all." You grabbed your pencil, writing down 'List of Christmas Monsters'. "I guess my attitude and some other things I'm not sure how to name changed... I just haven't really noticed." You finished explaining.

Hope went to say something as her mouth but figured on to and started writing like you. Just then singing was heard. "Deck the halls With boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la." Your pencil broke after writing Santa as one of the causes for this. Hopes led broke, unable to write the rest of hers.

" 'Tis the season to be jolly-" This was getting annoying, you weren't able to focus so you slammed your fist down on the table, earning a slight jump from Hope but the singing also stopped.

All the singers looked at you while you looked up at them. "We're trying to work." You started, holding up your pencil. "So if you don't 'fa la la la' leave," You paused, your stare turning into a death stare. "I'm gonna give you all another piercing." You ended in a monotone voice.

They all left in a hurry, not wanting to go fist-to-fist with a Tribrid. Once they left, you threw the pencil onto the table, annoyed. You felt the eyes of Hope looking at you, knowing she had a worried look on her face. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Sounds like someone could use a little help getting in the spirit." Kaleb said, walking in with a bowl of batter.

You looked to your right while Hope looked to her left. "You want to help? Find us an axe." Hope said to Kaleb, her worry still there but just not showing as much as before.

Kaleb sat down, licking his fingers as he looked between the two of you. "So that's a neg on the nog?" He questioned.

You decided to cut in. "We need to figure out what monster's making everyone so freaking merry, then kill it." You stated, squinting your eyes and faking as if you were choking someone's neck.

Kalebs face went to one of surprise at your comment. "Whoa. That's naughty as hell, Kate." Kaleb placed the bowl of batter on his leg. "I got to do all I can to make it on Santa's nice list." Hope grabbed a book and started reading it. " 'Cause I've been asking for this one thing every Christmas and, uh, I never got it. But I'm hoping that this is the year." He explained.

It's not like you guys need to hear that. He then raised the spoon into his mouth and started slurping it. And you didn't need to hear that. A shiver ran down your spine as that was disgusting. "Oh." Kaleb smacked his lips together. "Hell yeah." He looked up at Hope. "You sure you don't want to hit this?" Kaleb asked Hope first.

Hope shook her head, looking down. "Uh, no. I'm good." She glanced at Kaleb before back to the books she was reading.

Kaleb then looked over at you, you already looking at him. "If I started hitting stuff now, I might never stop." You immediately said, keeping a straight face surprisingly. If you said that to like Hope or Landon you would've bursted out into laughter.

You then looked over at Hope, Kaleb shaking his head and continuing to slurp the batter. "There's got to be someone around here who's as miserable as we are." You stated to Hope.

You know when you watch a cartoon and a light bulb appears over someone's head after an idea and their eyes have a fake glisten in them? Yeah, that was you right now. Hope wasn't a mind reader so she gave you a weird look and before she could ask, you got up and left to go find the person you were searching for.

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A.N: cliff hanger because my fingers are sore lol

and this episode has perfect timing! Merry Christmas everyone!!!! :D