[party post] And to all a good night

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[OOC: Annual winter post. :3 Both Decembers, the comments have been up in the thousands. The post is open all of December until January for all/any winter/holiday shenanigans. Quick reminder, you are encouraged to tag around, tag to other threads as well as making your own. Feel free to spam! :D]This December in Chicago is as filled with

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[enjoythe_ride]

Bela, on the other hand, actually manages to make it to the hot chocolate. She has been out all day and is desperately in the need of something warm. What she gets, however, makes her feel a little bit warmer than she anticipated. It spreads through her fingers and all along her body just from holding it, and as she drinks it, her demeanor lightens considerably.

She smiles. She's sociable. You could almost say she's actually being nice. Anyone who knows her would be astonished.

She's decided to stay out in the cold for a little while -- probably for however long this lasts, and has taken her time just walking around the park an enjoying the weather.

Oh, and there's mistletoe too.

[handswillwork]

Abby has hot chocolate as well. It's a hot chocolate kind of day, and she was sort of hoping having something else to do with her mouth, and to keep her eyes on, would stop her from running into anyone else and having to kiss them. At least for a little while.

That's... not going to work, but at least it makes the entire thing amusing and kind of fun rather than amusing and kind of annoying.

And it means that Bela will getting a very chocolately kiss by a cheerful angel, who will just start giggling once the mistletoe lets her pull away. "Sorry!" she manages, still giggling as she gestures for Bela to look up.

[enjoythe_ride]

Bela giggles a bit herself, before shaking her head. Besides, who could disapprove of kisses that taste like chocolate -- and not the actual chocolate kisses.

Anyway.

"They seem to be running rampant today, don't they."

[idontgethurt]

Damon Salvatore does not need compulsion via mistletoe to kiss Bela Talbot. In fact, there's no telling whether the mistletoe makes him kiss her or he sees the opportunity and takes it upon himself to comply.

He smirks at the sight of her. It's one of those charming, sexy smirks before he steps up to her, pulls her in by the arm and kisses her intensely.

It takes him a moment to step back, and he's still smirking at her.

"This reminds me of the day we met." Only their positions were reversed. "I'm sure it's one of your fondest memories in Chicago."

[enjoythe_ride]

Oh, hello Damon. Nice to see you too.

The kiss catches her a bit off guard, but she's not opposed to it at all. In fact, there's a part of her that wonders why she doesn't kiss Damon Salvatore more often. It's a part that she usually quashes quickly.

Hot chocolate or not, Damon Salvatore is a straight line to trouble and she knows it. But that doesn't mean she can't enjoy the kiss right now.

Her hands stay on his shoulders as he steps back, and she flashes him a grin. "I do remember. It wasn't a terrible kiss."

She may be in a good mood, but she's still allowed to tease him a bit too.

[idontgethurt]

Damon thought it would be nice to see him. It usually is. That's a lie.

Damon smirks into the kiss right before he pulls away from her, tilting his head to the side and looking down at her with amusement and that hint of something devilish in his gaze. It's more like a spark really.

"Why do you have to be so mean to me? Have I done anything to deserve that treatment?" There's a slight pause. "Have I done anything to you to deserve that treatment?"

He's still smirking though, because he remembers the kiss and he knows for a fact that it was damn good.

"...someone's perky today." It took him a moment, but he notes the grin, the general good mood.

[enjoythe_ride]

"Now really, Damon, I can't be too nice to you all the time. That would take all the fun out of it." Because really. What fun is flirting if you can't tease them a little bit in between.

At the mention of her general good attitude, however, she simply shrugs. "I'm in a good mood. Occasionally those do happen in Chicago."

[idontgethurt]

"When are you ever too nice to me, Bela?" Damon says this with a smirk even though he is entirely aware of when she is very nice to him, much nicer than most people. "I think you can stand to be a little nicer. Sometimes."

He raises an eyebrow suggestively and then smirks at her answer. "Really? I hadn't noticed." And there is actually no sarcasm there, because seriously? Happiness in Chicago? What is that?

[enjoythe_ride]

Well, Damon, she's being very nice to you right now. She's got her arms around your shoulders, leaning in nice and close -- it's cold outside. Sharing body heat never really hurt anyone, did it.

"I'll take that into consideration," she replies. Then she shrugs. "I think it's possible to be happy anywhere. You just need the right motivation."

[idontgethurt]

Damon smirks down at her. He is very happy with how nice she is being to him right now. Sharing body heat is very enjoyable, and he tilts his head as he looks down at her. He slips his hands, in turn, against her waist. Yes, she is in a very good, generous mood.

"I think you're overestimating everyone's ability to be happy," he says, which is his serious answer even if it doesn't come out in a serious tone of voice. "But you're right, if you get anyone enough alcohol or a good time in bed, they're just bound to enjoy themselves."

[enjoythe_ride]

"True, some people do manage to get in their own way," she says with a nod. She's been outside for a while, so having another warm body next to hers is helping nicely. "But I think that after a period of adjustment, things can work themselves out."

... Do not get to the new optimistic attitude, Damon. It will not last.

[idontgethurt]

Damon narrows his gaze in her direction. If she didn't look exactly like her and know him, he would question who this person was. The optimistic attitude is very strange.

"Who are you and what did you do with Bela?" He asks, tugging her in closer to him... for the warmth, not because he is taking advantage of this good mood of hers. Never. He might just kiss you again, Bela.

[enjoythe_ride]

Damon, this good mood is something that should be taken advantage of. It might be the one thing that gets her over some of her ... issues.

Translation: If you were ever going to make a move, now might be the time to do it. AKA kiss her again.

"What? I'm not allowed to get into the holiday spirit?"

[idontgethurt]

Damon will more than happily take advantage of this good mood. He only smirks at the question that she gives him.

"I like it. It's just not the typical Bela," he says and then shrugs his shoulders before he takes her by the elbow, leans in, and kisses her again.

Heavily.

[enjoythe_ride]

Typical Bela or not, she does enjoy that kiss. She would enjoy it, regardless of the mood she's in, but there's next to no resistance before she just sinks into the kiss, meeting him in it as best he can.

[idontgethurt]

She is meeting him in it, which is why the kiss is not quick this time. It's elongated, and he is very pleased with it. Damon's hand slips behind her neck, and the other rests at her waist, slipping behind at the small of her back.

It's not until he pulls back that he smirks at her. "You're not so bad yourself."