I am so so so so so so so so so so so so (x infinity) sorry I didn't update yesterday! It was due to unforeseen technological problems that were out of my control! Fanfiction wouldn't let me log in! I'm interested to know if it was just me or if everyone had the same problem?
But here it is, it's probably not the best because I got really tired around the time that I was writing the present opening bit and I tried to write my way out of the scene without showing everyone's present from everyone. If you're really bothered that you didn't see someone getting a present from someone else then tell me and I might make a mini chapter of it for you.
I couldn't be more sorry for not updating yesterday, I can't believe it all went to pot on CHRISTMAS! of all days. isn't that just typical of life?
Hope you enjoy it any way, merry belated Christmas x
A Very Percy Jackson Advent
December 25th
"Annabeth," Percy attempted to shake her awake in his excitement while she groaned "five more minutes, dad."
"Annabeth it's Christmas wake up!" Percy said.
Annabeth slowly opened her eyes and allowed Percy to drag her from the bed just as Piper, Leo and Reyna burst into the room shouting "It's Christmas!" and waving their hands in the air.
Leo was the most excited of all. He personally dragged everyone out of their rooms and into the dining room where the biggest tree stood with everyone's presents underneath. Nico allowed himself to be dragged out of bed with not even a tiny peep which made Frank suspicious.
"What's with you being all excited for Christmas?" he asked.
Nico shrugged and tried to look like his usual moody self but he'd clearly caught the Christmas spirit. "I'm not excited... I just don't see the point in putting u a fight, it's Leo."
"You're excited," Hazel grinned.
Nico shrugged again and then grabbed two presents from under the tree. "Merry Christmas," he told Frank and Hazel as he handed them their gifts with a small smile without meeting their eyes. "Sorry, I'm not a very good gift giver."
"It's the thought that counts," Hazel assured him. "Especially when you're thinking right; where on earth did you get this?!" she exclaimed as she pulled out a beautifully crafted stygian iron spatha."
"I kinda made it myself..." Nico confessed.
"No!" Hazel said in disbelief. Nico shrugged and then tensed as Hazel launched her arms around him. "You're the best brother ever; I love you, thank you!"
Nico took a huge gulp of air when she'd finally released him and then crossed his arms across his chest in an attempt to make himself smaller. "You're welcome..."
"No you didn't!" Frank exclaimed as he unwrapped the in box that was his present.
Nico nodded.
"No. You. Didn't," he repeated as he took out the tiny figurine. "I have been trying for so long to get this one! We always play with your set, how did you know?" He asked as he held up the figure of mars.
"I know a lot of things about you Frank Zhang... I don't go around telling people my deepest darkest secrets and then not finding out theirs," Nico replied in a voice so quiet only Frank heard.
"Okay..." he said, trying to hide his shock, "cool... uh... here's your present," he handed Nico his gift.
"You didn't have to get me anything," Nico said.
"It's not much, you're a hard person to get a gift for, Di Angelo," Frank replied.
"When in Hades did you take this picture?" Nico asked in horror as he pulled out a picture frame that had the word 'fiends' written across the top with him and Frank pulling the silliest faces ever at the camera. Frank was about to apologize when he noticed the small smile playing around the edge of his mouth and realized the tone of horror was only there to hide how much he loved the present.
"You might have legions of ghosts running around doing your dirty work but I have a Leo with his security cameras," Frank grinned. Nico shook his head in disgust. "You're welcome," Frank smiled, pulling him into a hug.
"Open mine now," Hazel instructed, handing him a huge box.
"Hazel I..." Nico began to protest.
"Open it," Hazel ordered.
Nico hesitantly ripped away the wrapping paper and tore into the box to find it filled with tissue paper. "You got me ripped up tissue paper?"
"No, there's something in the box," Hazel explained.
Nico rummaged around until he found a small key chain. It was a scull encrusted with tiny gems. Nico looked at his sister with a confused expression.
"Annabeth helped me do some research and I found that children of Pluto or Hades aren't affected by the curse that's on the gems I can summon so I made you that key chain," Hazel explained.
"Thank you," Nico said as Hazel pulled him into a hug.
Frank then handed Hazel her present. She cautiously pulled away the wrapping paper. "A Netflix account?"
"Well with Leo making it safer for us to use electronics and you not understanding most pop culture references I thought I might as well and give you Netflix so you can watch most of the TV shows and films that you've never seen before," Frank explained.
"Thank you," she thanked him with a kiss.
Frank then opened his present from Hazel. "A plusher dragon," Frank grinned.
Hazel shrugged in embarrassment. "Do you like it?"
"I love it!" she exclaimed.
Leo had just opened his presents from Jason and Calypso. Fire proof clothing from Calypso and a box of bubble wrap from Jason – both f which he was insanely happy with – and was bounding over to Nico, Hazel and Frank, presents in hand, like an excited puppy. "Merry Christmas!" he said, handing each of them their present. He'd given Nico a new sword case, Hazel some new armour after he'd sort of melted her old one during training one day and he'd gotten Frank some new pants after Buford had stolen his at one point.
Frank had given him a box of nuts and bolts, Hazel had given him a broken mechanical horse and Nico had given him a sword because he was sick of unfair training sessions where Leo would knock everyone out with his hammer and would refuse to use a sword.
"I don't know, man, I like using a hammer. I don't really need a sword..."
"Learn how to use a god damned sword," Nico said.
"Okay, okay!"
Percy had given Annabeth a 50,000 piece, life size, architectural puzzle of which she was still staring at in awe. She'd given Percy a huge basket of blue cookies of which he'd eaten half of.
Piper had given Jason a camp half blood t-shirt as her way of saying he'd always be Greek to her because of all the times he'd complained about never feeling in place. Jason had given her a really strange movie that no one could translate because she was always complaining about Hollywood movies.
Reyna had been given an assortment of chocolates and smelliest thanks to the crew's limited knowledge of her – that's all she'd given the others too.
"Costumes!" Piper announced after everyone had opened and stored away their presents.
The boys looked confused as the girls threw Christmassy costumes at them before running off to change into their own.
Piper was dressed as an elf, as was Hazel. Annabeth was a snowman, Calypso was Mrs Clause and Reyna was a Reindeer. Percy had been forced into a present costume, Frank hadn't been given a costume and instead forced to turn into a reindeer. Nico had been forced into an elf costume along with Jason and Leo had happily went along with getting dressed as Santa.
"This is the perfect thing to go along with our surprise!" Leo announced.
"Yes! We finally get to find out what it is!" Piper squealed.
"Gather round boys," Leo instructed. "Frank... Just... do whatever reindeers do... two three four..."
And they broke into song.
"Christmas, Christmas time is here, and Christmas songs you love to hear
Thoughts of joy and hope and cheer, but mostly shopping, shopping, shopping
Christmas. Christmas time is here, the sleigh bells and red nosed deer
Songs and songs we love to hear all played a thousand times each year."
"No stop," coach Hedge complained, "No, what is that, ugh."
"Fine then," Leo grinned. "Next song, boys, join in if you know it ladies.
Jingle Bells
Dirt Face smells
Buford ran away!
With Frank's jeans,
that weren't clean,
TEAM LEO ALL THE WAY! Hey!"
"Leo we agreed not to sing that one," Jason laughed.
"Well I chose not to listen to that – it's the best Christmas song ever!" as he was met by stony silence from some and repressed giggled by others, he rolled his eyes and said," Fine, but you should all know this one:
Feliz Navidad," he began to sing.
The others grinned and joined in.
"Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Año y Felicidad.
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart!"
"Okay can we now finish with a good old classic?" Piper asked as she'd gotten right into the mood for singing now.
"Which one would that be then?" Jason asked.
"Jingle bells!"
They sang into the night with every Christmas song they could think of, everyone was, just this once, happy to be together.
Later, Frank asked Nico why he had been so cheery – he knew it wasn't Christmas. He replied simply, "The ghosts found Bianca."
Do you smell a sequel? Maybe... I don't know; if there is a sequel it will happen when I'm at least almost finished all my other fics ad it won't be updating every day (don't know if i actually can do that again) hope you enjoyed it and like i said at the start, if there's anyone's gift giving scene you really want to see, tell me and i'll write a mini chapter :)
PercyJacksonOneDirection: Picky eaters are the worst! that was nice of you to give a homeless guy pizza :)
Guest: Aw thank you :) x why can't you get an account?
The Eighth Demigod: Haha you're welcome, thank you for all your support x
annoyinreindeer: That is the weirdest christmas song ever... I love it!
TheargoII: maybe they would have if i wasn't so tired when writing this, sorry :/
Remnant of Life: Well this fic did end a day later than planned... sorry about that
Aly kitten: thank you :) merry belated Christmas x
Lily: I was wondering why you never did the thing. thank you and merry belated Christmas x
vale1996: gacias x
Percy'sSisterSPQR: merry belated Christmas! here's one less day to miss it...
Latias876: I live in England.
moonshroom420: haha well now you have :D
Percabeth Jackson-Chase: thank you xx
parathalassio-selinofos: nah, I just copy and paste... sorry to disappoint :)
Alexja2013: I thought so too x
ArianandXaia: thanks, merry belated Christmas :)
sonofthetrigod: Thanks :) x
PercicoFanForever: oh dear, don't do that - it'll burn!
Ana-DaughterofHades: Oh no! I never had any snow, just rain... that's England for ya; we get our snow at Easter.
thefangirlthatwon'tshutup: if more chapters are requested I will write more :)
butterflygirly99: maaaaybe ;)
Well this is officially the end but that's not to say I won't write the present scenes and there might be a sequel... MIGHT! All things considered, I'm sad to see this end but I am glad I don't have to worry about writing a new chapter and uploading everyday... that was hard. Thank you for all your support, I never dreamed this would get such a good reaction. I've loved waking up every day to see loads of reviews. I love you guys so much. This isn't the end, not really.