Nabiki walked into the CL's Headquarter with her hands full of Christmas presents. She was almost done. Her plans were to take a shower, wrap up the presents and put them under the tree. The night before all the girls had pitched in and decorated the Covert tree, which was 8 feet high, with lights and ornaments.
After decorating the tree, the girls decided to have a secret friend to whom they would buy a special gift and reveal whom they were at the Christmas morning breakfast. Nabiki was dying to know who had her name. Her secret friend was Sherry. She'd gotten her a beautiful gold charm bracelet, that had 5 charms. The one specially chosen for this occasion was a little crescent moon, that reminded her of the midnight chats they usually have talking about their favorite show LFN.
After she finished wrapping all the presents, Nabiki went downstairs to put them under the tree when she bumped into Curlly who was on her way to the kitchen to make some eggnog.
"Hey, Nabiki, what are you up to? You look very excited", Curlly asked with her hands full of groceries.
"I'm on my way to put this Christmas presents under the tree. As soon as I'm finished I'll join you at the kitchen, Ok?"
Nabiki finished her job and joined Curlly at the kitchen finding North Trace, Sherry, Ally, Grace, Sylvia and Rita gathered, laughing out loud. They seemed really happy; but it was the season to be jolly, and everyone was really into the festivities.
North was the first to talk "Well my dear friends. As you know it's the last Christmas of the Millennium and Trace and I have a great surprise for you. As our Christmas gift to you on Christmas Eve, we have invited the LFN cast and crew to a very special party. So get ready for the party of your life!"
All the girls were really excited so some of them decided to go shopping for that special outfit for the party. Nabiki couldn't believe that she was going back to the mall. Oh well, anything for fun.
"Nabiki, have you decided what you're going to wear" asked Sherry remembering that white was one of Nabiki's favorite colors for party dresses.
"I'm not sure what style yet, Sherry; but it's definitively going to be white; maybe a pantsuit or a long gown. I'm going to have to see what I find. How about you? What to you have in mind?"
"I think I'm going for a long sleek black dress; nothing too fancy but definitively elegant. I just hope our dreams come true, as Sherry looked for that perfect dress.
"I'm sure it will. It's the party of the year. I'm so excited, all the dresses look perfect".
And the fashion show began. Trace found a beautiful red strapless dress and she looked very beautiful. Ally went with a green pantsuit and it matched with her eyes. Curlly chose a midnight blue gown and with her red hair, she looked stunning. And then Sherry found her dress. Nabiki was almost discouraged until as they walked in front of a small boutique. Right in front of her was the perfect gown. She ran inside the store leaving the girls wondering what had happen. 5 minutes later, she walked out with a smile in her face and a bag in her hand. "I found it. Just what I had in mind."
"Show us, Nab. I wan to see it" Curlly said as she ate a rocky road ice cream cone.
"Oh no. It's going to be a surprise. I want to look at your faces when you see it. I'm sure you're going to love it".
"Nab, you're incurable. OK, girls back to headquarters. We still have to finish the decorations and help Christopher in the kitchen," said Trace really happy that the shopping trip was over.
"Girls, wait. I think we should get North a special gown. She's been so occupied with the details, she hasn't been able to shop for herself and I think you'll love this dress I saw", were Nabiki's words as she pulled Curlly by her hand into the store.
"Oh, Nabiki, it's beautiful. North will love it. It's perfect" Trace said.
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Part 2
The next few days were crazy. Every girl at the headquarters had chores to do, but the afternoon before the party, everyone gathered around the Christmas tree.
North was the first to speak. "My dears friends, I'm so proud of you all. You have done such a great job; there are no words to say how happy I am with the results. You guys are terrific".
"North's right. All of you have done a great job; specially you, North and in gratitude of all your hard work, we have a special gift. We know you'll love it", said Trace as Nabiki and Sylvia came with 3 boxes. In them, were a sparkling gold dress with shoes and purse to match. North was surprised by the gifts.
"Oh my, thank you. With all the work, I had totally forgotten about this. Well, girls off you go. Get ready and see you in a little while", North told them as she walked to her office remembering all the mischief the girls had done and loving them for it.
Nabiki went to her room and laid her dress in her bed, looked for the matching shoes and her jewelry. Then she headed to take a shower. She wanted to look extra-special cause she hoped that Roy would come. He wasn't very found of this type of party's; but she could wish. She walked to the window looking at thee stars as snow softly came down. "One wish alone I ask; may my dreams come true tonight", Nabiki thought. As she looked at the clock, she noticed it was getting late so she headed to the bathroom.
Every guest had arrived and the party was in a full swing. As predicted, Trace, Ally, Curlly, Sherry, North and all the girls looked beautiful. Every man in the party couldn't keep their eyes away from them.
"Has anyone seen Nabiki? She hasn't come down yet and it's strange. I just hope everything's in order," said Curlly looking at the stairs.
"I'm sure she'll be down any minute now. The last time I spoke with her she was blow drying her hair and was almost ready to get dressed," Sherry said.
And then, she walked in the salon. There dressed in a white lace gown, Nabiki stood. The dress was beautiful. She looked like an angel. Her hair was down to her waist and her suntan peeked out through the lace. Her green eyes were sparkling and she was happy.
"Nabiki, you look exquisite. I knew you would but I just love that dress. It's so you. I'm sure you'll knock the socks of the guys here", said Sherry looking at her friend and all the girls agreed. The dress was exactly what Nabiki had predicted.
"Thanks you guys. I'm glad you like it. Is everyone here?", as she looked for him. Then she saw him. He looked very handsome. He had a white dinner jacket, with black trousers.
"If you're asking about Roy, yes he is. He doesn't seem too happy but he looks gorgeous", said Trace.
Roy was totally out of his mind. He wasn't a party guy anymore but the ladies at the party were very beautiful and at least he knew most of the people here. The women were fans of LFN, and treated him very nicely.
Callum Keith Rennie was there with the other guests. He had been watching a very beautiful woman dressed in red and named Trace. He definitively was going to dance with her and probably kiss her. He looked at Roy who seemed a little bit out of his environment. "Hey, Roy what are you up too? Are you hiding from these beautiful women or just sorry you came".
"Very funny Callum. I'm having a great time and I'm not hiding. It's just that I'm not a party man anymore but… suddenly he became speechless and Callum looked at what had made his friend loose his speech. Right there, in the entrance was a beautiful creature all dressed in white. He now understood what had hit his friend. "Roy, snap out of it. She's going to notice your funny face, my friend and she's going to laugh instead of been interested in you. Let's go find out who she is and then maybe you'll be able to meet her" He was sure he was going to meet her. It was his goal right now.
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Part 3
They both walked up to Eugene who was talking with a remarkable woman dressed in gold. "Hi there, gentlemen. I'd like you to meet Northstar, our hostess for this evening. Thanks to her this party is a huge hit", were the words of Eugene.
"Thank you very much for the invitation, Northstar. We are delighted to be here and may I repeat what Eugene said, that this party is quite extraordinary", said Callum, "but we would like to ask you a question. Who is the young lady, all dressed in white that has just arrived".
"That is Nabiki. Would you like to meet her?"
"Why yes, we would be delighted to, specially my friend here, who seems to have lost his speech".
Laughing out loud, North said "well, I think that is exactly what she had in mind for this evening; to leave someone speechless. Let me call her; Trace, dear, you'd you be kind and ask Nabiki to join us?"
"Well, of course. I'll do it in a minute", and as Trace walked away, Callum said her "and I hope you can join us too"
Trace walked up to were Nabiki was standing talking to Sherry and Curlly, and told her presence was required by North and the gentlemen with her.
"Trace, ah, Roy's there. Do I look ok? What do they want?"
"Nabiki, it's ok. I think he wanted to meet you and if we don't hurry, Callum won't wait for me. He wants to talk with me" and as how you look, just look at Roy's face and you'll get a general idea. He seems quite taken. Let's go", were Trace's words as they left. Nabiki looked back to her friends, who were cheering her to go for it.
Nabiki felt her knees weakening by the minute. The moment she had hoped for was here.
"Good evening, gentlemen, may I introduce to you, Nabiki. Nabiki, this are Eugene, Callum and Roy", North said.
"Good evening. I hope you are enjoying the party", Nabiki said with her voice almost fading.
"Hi Nabiki. I'm Callum, this is Eugene and the one with the grin in his face, who was lost his speech, is Roy. Say hi, Roy".
"Very funny, Callum. I won't give you the pleasure. Bon soir, mademoiselle. Would you give me the pleasure of this dance?" were the words that came out of Roy's mouth, as he extended his hand in invitation. She was very beautiful up close. He was fascinated by her exotic looks. She seemed as nervous as he was.
"I'd love to, thank you".
The couple went to the dance floor; they made an incredible couple, and danced for hours. Everyone had noticed that they hadn't left each other's side. After a while, Roy invited Nabiki to the terrace for some fresh air. As they were walking, Nabiki suddenly stopped remembering that she would freeze and told him she would go for her shawl. Roy took her hand before she left and kissed her. Nabiki seemed quite surprised by what he had done in front of everyone. He smiled at her and pointed up. Right above her, was the mistletoe. She looked out the door to the stars and smiled. "Thank you, dear stars. My wish is coming true", Nabiki thought as she forgot about how cold it was outside and went outside with Roy.
The End
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