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Hello my fellow TVD lovers. This is my new Christmas Fic, dedicated to my close friend Jessica (Asu91). I hope you like it ^^

It will work like an advent calendar, means each day a new chapter until December 24th.

English is not my mother tongue and so I apologize for my stupid mistaked. Hope you'll enjoy it anyways.

The story will be a fluffly, funny little thing...at least I hope it will be XD

So please enjoy reading and leave some comments ^^

Info: Sets after 3x09, with a minor change: Stefan really screwed them over and is on a rippah tour with best bromance brother Klaus.

A Very Mystic Falls Christmas

01: Deck The Halls

'Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Fa la la la la la la la la

Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la la la la la la la'

It was December the 1st in Mystic Falls. It was cold outside, but still there was no sign of snow. It was a calm and peaceful time, at least for those who weren't aware of the supernatural creatures which were living amongst them. The baker down the main street who sold the tasty Christmas stollen didn't know that among his customers was a witch. The men who decorated the High School didn't know that the girl who instructed them was a vampire. And the old lady who made her own advent wreaths didn't know that the boy who bought the last one was a hybrid, half vampire and half werewolf. So it was a peaceful time, for most of the people in Mystic Falls.

Elena Gilbert however, even if she knew about the supernatural creatures, couldn't resist the urge to have a normal Christmas with her family and friends. That was the big plan. Family Christmas, without drama. Elena knew that was as good as impossible, but a girl could dream, right?

It was unusually calm this December afternoon in the Salvatore Boarding House. Damon was out getting new blood bags and it usually took him a few hours to drive to another town. She hadn't heard a word from Stefan since he left with Klaus after the homecoming disaster. It hurt the first few weeks. His betrayal, the low chances that she will ever see him again and Damon's pain about missing his brother. But Elena meant what she said to him that night. She was ready to let him go. Of course she spent several nights crying over the lost love and wished to go back in time and change what happened, but after all she moved on. She didn't realize it herself at first, but when Damon said around the time of Halloween he may got a clue where Stefan might be, she didn't care. She was surprised, but she didn't want to go on another suicide mission to save someone who didn't want to be saved. She learned to live her life her live without Stefan and it worked very well. She concentrated more on school and her grades were getting better, which made especially Alaric very proud. She spent more time with her brother and her friends and couldn't believe how much she missed it. And she spent time with Damon. A lot actually. She didn't know where exactly they stood in their relationship, but maybe Christmas was a good time to find it out.

She looked around and put her hands to her hips. The Boarding House looked anything but warm, fuzzy and Christmassy. She knew it would be hard to decorate a big house like that, but she liked a good challenge. Armed with holiday lights, artificial snow and tons of little colorful figures of angels, dancing bears and snowmen Elena started to work. "Here we go…" she said to herself.

Jeremy didn't know a hand mixer could be dangerous. Okay, he never actually used one because cooking wasn't really his kind of thing, but who could have ever thought that those things attack people? His clothes were riddled with flour. Dough was in his hair. He looked like he just fought with a giant cookie. He looked at the recipe in front of him. "The description didn't say it would be dangerous." He murmured to himself.

"You look ridiculous." A soft voice said behind him. Jeremy smiled and turned around to face a giggling Anna. "And you can do it better?" He said and raised an eyebrow. Anna shrugged. "Of course, I can. Whatever you're doing here."

"I just found Mom's old Christmas cookie recipe. Jenna tried it last year and failed horribly…" He looked down. It was the first Christmas without his aunt and he missed her very much. "I thought I try it."

Anna smiled sympathetically and reached for his hand. "Maybe you should use a lower level, then the mixer will be hand-tame."

Jeremy softly kissed her hand. "Thanks, my backing lady." Anna laughed and Jeremy wished she could stay forever.

He thought he lost her the night Bonnie tried to destroy the necklace, but since it couldn't be destroyed Anna could still pop up whenever he thought about her. Jeremy didn't tell anyone he was still able to see her. He feared that maybe Elena would try to convince him to let go. Of course she would do it, for Bonnie's sake. Thinking of Bonnie made him feel guilty. A few weeks after homecoming Bonnie decided to give them another shot and they started dating again. Jeremy felt like a cheater the whole time. He did care for Bonnie and he couldn't hurt her again, but he couldn't let Anna go again. He was caught in a blind end with no escape.

"It's Christmas." Anna whispered in his ear and brought him back to reality. "Time for miracles." He smiled. It was like she could read his mind. "Yeah…" He whispered back.

The just stood there for a few minutes and enjoyed each other's company. "So about the mixer from hell…" Jeremy suddenly said and before he could even react Anna threw some flour in his face. "Hey!" Jeremy shouted and caught her around they waist. "Stop it!" Anna laughed and Jeremy forgot all his worries.

"Tyler a little more left!" His mother said. Tyler was standing on a ladder and tried to hang up a giant Santa in his sled. "Mom. This is really heavy." He complained. Carol rolled her eyes. "Tyler, stop being a baby! You're what a…werewolf…vampire….whatever. You are strong enough!"

Tyler was really glad his mother accepted him for who he was, but since she knew about his strength he was like her slave. "But my nerves aren't strong enough." He whispered to himself.

"Tyler…I changed my mind. A little bit more right please." Carol said eyeing her son carefully. Tyler just did as she said. "Of course, Mom." The sled looked ridiculous and the Santa kind a creepy, but Tyler accepted his fate. His mother was one of these persons who turned into holiday decoration machine over Christmas. She was organizing several Christmas parties at their house and as the mayor she was responsible for the annual Mystic Falls Christmas Parade. "More left!" She shouted. Tyler was annoyed. Suddenly he heard something from the front door. He jumped from the ladder and handed Creep Santa to his mother. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"Caroline is coming. I'm opening the door." Vampire super-hearing was one of his favorite changes after his transformation.

He reached the door just before Caroline could ring the bell. "Hello, beautiful." He said and pulled her into a deep kiss. Caroline giggled. "I'm happy to see you, too." She said a bit suspicious. "You're my savior, you know that?" He said in a painful voice as they walked in.

"What happened?" Caroline asked. Tyler sighed. "Look around." Caroline did as he said and was impressed. The whole house was full of lights, figures of Santa Clause, reindeers, angel statues, fir branches and more Christmas stuff. "Wow." Was the only thing she managed to say.

"It looks like the freakin' Rockefeller Center!" He complained. Caroline ignored his bitter tone. She liked extravagant Christmas decorations and Carol Lockwood knew how to decorate.

"Caroline, dear!" Carol said and hugged her almost daughter-in-law. "Carol, this looks so amazing!" She said and the elder woman smiled. "Thanks, sweetie."

Caroline was glad Tyler's mother started to like her. She was really worried that she would be against their relationship, even if she knew what Tyler was. But Carol apparently decided Caroline was a good influence on her son. Tyler even caught her one time flipping through a wedding magazine, but that was a way too early for them. Their relationship was steady, but they had been through a very rough time. Tyler was committed to Klaus after being sired and it nearly ruined their relationship. Help came, to Caroline's biggest surprise from no one else but Rebekah, she compelled Tyler to stop worshipping her brother and things got back to normal. Caroline even started to tolerate Rebekah a bit more afterwards.

"You want some hot chocolate?" Tyler asked her. Caroline smiled and put her hands into his. "Sure and after that we'll help your mother!"

Tyler shook his head. Caroline could be impossible some times.

Damon opened the door to the Boarding House. It was a long day and he was glad to be home. He wished for nothing more than his couch and a glass of his good old bourbon. When he walked inside, he got suspicious. It smelled like a mix of fir tree, cinnamon and ginger. "Deck the Halls" was playing loudly and someone sang along. "Oh no…she didn't" he said and went to the living room. His eyes widened in horror. There was snow at his windows, strange Santa figures and angels and bears everywhere, fir bunches and plates with gingerbread. Elena was trying to put some holiday lights over the fireplace and sang loudly. Damon chuckled. She wore a Santa hat and a colorful sweater with a reindeer on it. He didn't know how long he stood there and stared at her. She looked so happy and relaxed that moment, he almost forgot that he didn't like Christmas decoration.

Elena managed to baste the holiday lights and looked proudly at her work. She turned around and almost screamed as she saw Damon standing there. He laughed. "You…you….you frightened me!" She said and slapped his arm. "Sorry. You just looked so….busy with your lights and the hat."

She smiled. "Doesn't it look gorgeous? Finally the house is kinda cozy!"

Damon looked around. He almost didn't recognize it. "I liked it the way it was before." He said. Elena pouted and crossed her arms. "You hate it."

"C'mon pouty, don't look at me like I just stole Christmas. I never said I'm a fan of this stuff." He tried to explain himself.

"It's Christmas, Damon!" She sounded like a little child. "You need some decoration!"

Damon sighed. "Look, Elena, I'm really not in Christmas mood this year and…probably I won't be next year or the year after….Christmas and me we are not…good friends. I like my house a bit darker and without reindeers."

Elena felt the anger building up inside her. "Do you have any idea how much work I put into this? I wanted to surprise you! I wanted the Boarding House to look like a place where we can spend our family Christmas dinner, but no you….you…" She couldn't even find the words.

Damon stopped listening when she said 'family dinner'. "Elena –"

Elena just waved angry with her hands around. "I don't want to hear it!" she snapped.

"But Elena –" Damon said calmly, but before she could say anything and slight coughing interrupted them. They turned around and saw Rebekah standing in the doorway with a big box in her arms. "Sorry to interrupt your latest martial row, but I just wanted to say I found some more lights."

Damon and Elena kept staring at her. They felt like they've been caught in the middle of something and it felt awkward. Rebekah tried to hide a smile. "Okay. I am just going to decorate the kitchen." She said and disappeared.

"So…" Damon said awkwardly. "She helped you?"

"Just a bit." Elena answered shortly. Damon nodded. "That's nice." He said.

"Yeah." Elena agreed.

After Klaus and Stefan had left town, Elena decided to undagger Rebekah. She felt sorry for what she did and wanted to make it up to her. She feared Rebekah would be angry and hurt, but to everyone's surprise she was understanding. She even said she would have probably done the same if the situation was reversed. She then played with the thought to follow Klaus and confront him about their mother's death, but she couldn't find the strength to do it. It took Elena several days to convince Damon to let her stay in the Boarding House, but he finally gave in. To Damon's surprise he actually started to like Rebekah. Of course he would never say that in public, but at home he even allowed her to call him Vampire Ken to make up for Barbie Klaus.

"So, about that family dinner?" Damon asked and Elena smiled. She wasn't angry anymore. "I was thinking….we all could spend Christmas here. The whole gang. I thought it would be nice and so no one would be alone." She glanced at him with big innocent eyes.

"Fine." Damon said and Elena's smile turned into a big grin. "But I don't wear a reindeer sweater." He said playfully. Elena laughed. "Don't worry. I get you one with a snowman." She said and looked around. She was really proud of her work. Damon put his arm around her shoulder. "It doesn't look so bad." He whispered. He softly kissed her hair.

"I think we forgot the mistletoe!" Rebekah suddenly said and both of them blushed.