AN: Since I started this a couple days late, I plan on catching up by Thursday so bear with if these first few feel a bit rushed. But Sleeping Hook and Christmas are two loves of mine that I couldn't resist combining. And yes, I do plan for these drabbles to be more like one long cohesive Christmas themed story.
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Disc: OUAT belongs to ABC. The story belongs to me.
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1/25 Mistletoe

The Storybrooke convent's lawn was a cluster of people, glittering booths covered in holiday trinkets and treats, kids playing games, and twinkling colored lights overhead covering every tree and booth. Aurora stood at the entrance of the convent leaning her shoulder on one of the columns. She looked out across the lawn watching all of the happy townsfolk celebrating their odd but beautiful holiday along with their recent defeat of Cora.

Snow of course had helped Aurora and Mulan move on from the old world and situate themselves in Storybrooke. Now citizens of the magical town with new clothes, new jobs, and a new shared apartment home, they had no choice but to join in the celebration of the holiday called Christmas at the nun's Annual Christmas Festival at the beginning of the month.

Mulan and Aurora arrived together, but Aurora was left alone once Mulan ran into the general of her old army who now worked with her at the gym. Mulan was at first reluctant to leave her, but Aurora insisted that her friend go with him and fun.

It was time for them to move on. She had been told that this holiday was in celebration of a birth, Aurora was determined to embrace it and celebrate her own rebirth of her life.

Turning to go inside to escape the cold and to find food other than cookies and candy, Aurora ran into a man exiting the building, bumping into his chest almost knocking the both of them over.

"Watch where you're- Oh! Look who it is."

At the sound of the lilting voice, Aurora's head shot up to look at him and took a step away. Gone was her faint content smile at the sight of the now hookless and gloved prosthetic handed man who once stole (and returned) her heart, now replaced with hard eyes and signature raised eyebrow. Captain Hook or Killian Jones or whoever he was only watched her with amusement in his eyes and a smirk growing on his face.

"Enjoying the festivities princess?"

Deciding that the silent treatment was the way to go about handling the man, Aurora only blinked at him and tried to sidestep him but Hook was faster and blocked her path to the door. He grinned at her in beguilement.

"I personally fail to see the point of how these cookies and lights all relate to a baby and a fat man in red but to each his, or her, own I suppose." Winked Hook as he leaned in.

Aurora once again ducked right, Hook intercepted her, she moved left, and so did Hook. Wide eyed, she glared at the cocky pirate.

"Why are you talking to me? Do you need to use me for some other heinous plan of yours?" That wiped the grin off of the man's face, turning his expression neutral but his eyes troubled. He opened his mouth to respond when another voice appeared behind the pair.

"Aurora! There you are!" Snow threw her arms around Aurora's shoulders in a tight hug as David gave her a glowing smile. "We saw Mulan and we thought we'd find you... and Hook." The Charmings shot each other concerned glances across Aurora.

"Pleasure to see you two as well Your Majesty." The infuriating smile plastered back on Hook's face.

"Hm." Snow gave him a look and made to roll her eyes at his facade when her eyes focused on something above them causing her to release a giggle. She pulled a curious Aurora towards her giving her a peck on the cheek, turned to David and planted a kiss on her chuckling husband, and was leaning toward Hook when she realized who exactly she was moving towards and instead gave him an awkward pat on the chest.

"Um... What was that for?" Asked an extremely confused Aurora.

"Mistletoe." David pointed up to a leafed plant with red berries hanging above them from a string of lights. "It's a Christmas tradition. You kiss whoever is standing underneath it."

"Why?" Asked Aurora, looking offended at such an action.

"Uh. Well. It comes from..." David looked at Snow as he stuttered his attempt at an explanation of the little plant.

"We better hurry up to see if they're still serving dinner huh Charming?" Chimed Snow as she wrapped her arms around her husband's arm pulling him towards the door. "We'd love for you to come and join us Aurora!" With that, the Charmings left the princess and the pirate alone together under the mistletoe, one glaring at it while the other smiling.

"I think I'm going to like it here after all. Especially if they make up traditions where you're actually urged to steal kisses." He turned his grin towards the girl. "Well sweetheart, it was bound to happen sooner or later." Hook leaned in towards Aurora, eyes staring into her's daring her to turn away.

Aurora's cheeks heated at his intense stare, only worsening to see his eyes shift down focusing on her lips, his own parting to slide his tongue across his. But her embarrassment dissipated when she remembered who it was that was leaning in for a kiss. She slowly smiled and leaned in towards the man who stole from her, who still hasn't displayed any remorse for what he did. Hook's ready lips only twitched with a hint of a smile as he closed his eyes, readying for her to lean in the rest of the way.

But once Aurora's lips so close to Hook's as to feel his breath she whispered, "That plant couldn't make me kiss you even if it held my heart." And with that, she hurriedly brushed past him and through the entrance of the covenant closing the door behind her.

Hook opened his eyes and clenched his jaw at being jilted. But he saw her beautiful red cheeks when he first leaned in. And her sneaky trick that finally distracted him enough to be rid of him tickled a laugh from his throat as he thought about the strange but wonderful holiday tradition.

If this mistletoe is any inclination, this holiday is certainly going to be fun.