The+Underneath+(Christmas+Special)


 * UNDERNEATH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (IN 3RD PERSON) **

The Underneath was all decked out for Christmas and the gang was partying on December twenty-fourth. Elicia had brought gallon upon gallon of her mom’s “hot buttered no-rum” for everyone to enjoy and Blake brought plates of cookies and pizza. Before anyone had gotten there, Lezlie went around the entire Underneath stringing Christmas lights and even brought a plastic Christmas tree for the meeting room. The small radio kept in the Underneath was blasting Christmas music and the USCT was having a blast.

Elicia, Sage and Arizona were hanging out by the cookies and singing along with the radio. Elicia’s hair was braided and tied with a red bow. She was wearing a Santa hat, red shirt, jeans, and black converse. Sage was in a black shirt and red skirt. Arizona had on a cute little white and red dress and had a small poinsettia flower clip in her hair.

Indigo walked over to the girls. “Hey Elicia,” he said, trying to be cool. Sage and Arizona giggled.

“Hi Indigo!” Elicia said with a smile.

He brushed some blonde hair out of his eyes. “Do you want to uh… dance or something?” He and Elicia both blushed and she nodded. They walked away from Sage and Arizona.

“How does your little brother get Elicia so quickly, but I can’t manage to get a date to ANYTHING?” Arizona asked. Sage pointed behind Arizona and stifled a laugh. Arizona turned around and came face to face with Jeremy. “Oh crap…”

“I heard about what you said. I know we usually hate each other, but how about a one night stand?” He Jeremy handed her a cookie.

“Damn, I can’t say no to cookies. Stupid Canadian…” they went off and left Sage alone.

“Oh, young love,” she said with a smile.

“Um, Elicia, I have something for you,” Indigo said when they had gotten far enough away from everyone else.

“Really?” He handed her a small blue box with a white ribbon tied around it. Elicia opened it and saw a shiny switchblade pocketknife with her initials engraved on it. “Oh my god…”

“I got you a new one, since your last one was kind of destroyed.”

She threw her arms around him. “Indigo this is amazing. Thank you so much!” He hugged her back.

Lezlie nonchalantly walked by the two of them and held mistletoe above their heads. “Oh god…” said Elicia.

Indigo smiled nervously and ran his fingers through his hair. They leaned in closer to each other, but just as things were about to get romantic, they heard voices. “Bill, don’t you hear the music too?”

“Yeah, Chuck. It sounds like it’s coming from behind the vending machine and under the school.”

Lezlie’s face went stern and she dropped the mistletoe. “Shut off the music, tear down the decorations, hide any and all evidence. Move it!” Everyone rushed around the Underneath, ripping down lights, shutting off radios, hiding information, and—of course—weapons. They sat in a room next to the entrance and listened in silence.

“It stopped! I guess we were imagining it. Let’s go home. It’s Christmas Eve for crying out loud!”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. “Party’s over, guys. Time to go home,” Lezlie said.

Everyone started to scramble out in the darkness, totally unadjusted to it. Elicia couldn’t see anything, but she felt the body heat of someone next to her. “Merry Christmas, Elicia,” Indigo said. He kissed her on the cheek quickly and ran off.

Elicia smiled and fingered the pocketknife he had given her. She ran her fingers of the engraved initials. “Merry Christmas, everyone.”