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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ shivers a little underneath the covers when a chill disturbs his slumber, tucking himself a bit closer to caleb to leech off of his warmth. after a moment or two he cracks an eye open, shifting his gaze on over to the window when he feels like something is amiss. blinks once, twice, then slowly sits up in the bed as he gets a closer look at the outside world.

when he sees the snow that had piled up over the night and continued to litter the ground he can't help but get on his knees, smooshing his face and hands up against the glass as if he were an overexcited child. pries himself away after the tiniest of bounces on the bed to instead direct his attention to his sleeping companion. places a hand on his shoulder and lightly shakes. ]

Caleb. Caleb!

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

By myself? Nathan do not want to do top?

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

Uh. I can't...

[ trails off when he can't seem to voice the words. instead he lifts a hand, indicating that he can't reach that high. ]

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Is okay! I hold Nathan up!

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

... o-oh. [ shuffles his feet a little. ] That... that works.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ watches him for a moment, then puts the box of candy canes on the ground. ]

I have box too. Is box more good?

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[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head slowly. ]

No, no, that's... fine. It's great.

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ nabs one of the candy canes, tapping caleb's nose with it. ]

At least I'm lucky enough to have someone to hold me up, yeah?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ grins. ]

Ja! Lucky if Nathan is happy!

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ reaches up to give him a small, quick kiss on the cheek, turning back to the tree to put the first candy cane on a branch in silence. ]

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ picks up two candy canes to hang them on the tree as well, his face twisting into apt concentration as he struggles in making the candy cane hang properly & steadily on the branches. ]

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ continues this pattern for a while longer with caleb before he pulls back, looking the tree up and down. ]

Well, it's a start. [ squats down by the box, poking around in it. ] What do we do next?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ scurries over to grab another box, opening that when he returns to his spot next to nathan in front of the tree. points to the colourful array. ]

Circle!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, peering down into the box curiously. ]

Circle?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods excitedly & brings out two of the ornaments (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/Airleas/christmas-balls1.jpg) in the box, one dangling from each hand. ]

Circle!

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

Oh... [ can't help but laugh at that, taking one of them into his hands. ] Bulbs.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ peers at him curiously, a smile still stretching his lips even as he repeats after nathan as usual: ]

Bulbs. [ jiggles the ornaments in his hands. ] Name is bulbs?

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

Mm. Christmas bulbs. [ stands, lifting the one in his hands to place it on the tree. ] But I think "circle" works just fine, too.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ thinks about this for a moment. then holds up the red one. ]

Circle. [ after carefully hanging that on the tree, he holds up the green one. ] Bulbs.

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ hums a little, taking another one to stick it on the tree. ]

Circle bulbs, maybe?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Ja! Circle bulbs! Nathan is smart!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ unconsciously puffs out his chest a little. ]

I know! Genius!

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods excitedly. ]

Very smart! A lot, and always!

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ hand stills when he puts another bulb on the tree, a thought striking him. ]

You know, I always got teased for saying stuff like that. Or got a sarcastic remark, especially from Damon and Aaron, but...

[prideofpuppy.livejournal.com]

[ stills the hand on the ornament, lips twitching into a soft smile. ]

You're sincere about it. It's a first. Thank you.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ the words make him pause as he deciphers them in his mind carefully. when the mental translation finishes, his grin loosens into a smaller, more private smile. reaching over with a hand, he runs his fingers through nathan's hair, gentle & fond. lets the petting continue for a moment, then leans over & presses a small kiss to the top of the boy's head afterward. ]

I say true word, but gern geschehen, Nathan.