2 Satan's Christmas Present - Second Place
The little child was sitting in her room writing her Christmas list to Santa. She thought about her wish and looked around in her big toy-filled room and wrote down the thing she didn't have and wished for.
Dear Satan
My name is Julie Aria Katara Bael.
I am 6 years old and te only thing I
wis for crismas is a boy dol wit prety
red eyes and a prety red ribbon.
Mery crismas from Julie
When the little girl was done, she saw outside and noticed the postman. Julie put the letter into a red envelope with a green mistletoe and small drawn snowflakes. She put on a stamp and ran outside to the postman. "Wait!" The postman stopped and looked at the little running girl. When she arrived she put the letter into his bag and smiled brightly at him. "It's for Santa!" The postman smiled and nodded to the little girl as she ran back to her house.
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When she told her parents that she had sent her letter they smiled lovingly, but also very worriedly towards their daughter. "That's nice Moonie, but what have we said about going outside?" Her mother, Arianna was a screenwriter, while her father Jason was the CEO of the successful entertainment agency, Galaxy. They could give her anything, but Julie was a kind and pure child who didn't want much from her parents. She only wanted them to be happy. They showered her with love even though they were both very busy. The reason why she didn't tell them what she wanted for Christmas was that she didn't want to bother them.
Julie ran over to her father hoping to escape answering her mother's question and jumped onto his lap. "Hey daddy, are you and mommy going to be busy on Christmas?" The two adults looked at each other and smiled. "We do have a Christmas ball to attend to, but we have been allowed by the elders to bring you with us this year." The little girl's eyes sparkled and a dazzling smile was on her face. She hugged her father before running and to her mother to hug her too. "Thank you so much, mommy, daddy!"
She had always wanted to accompany her parents to the Christmas ball even though there were usually not many other children there, but this year there would be a particular boy there.
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After supper and getting ready for bed, Julie went to her room to go to bed. Her parents soon entered after and came to wish her goodnight. Then after they left she walked to the big window and looked up at the moon. "Goodnight Moon!" The little girl smiled towards the moon before walking back to her bed and lay down to sleep. The next day would be the 24th December. The day she was going together with her father to work since her mother had a meeting and her nanny had gotten the week off since it was Christmas. The maids and butlers had too much to do.
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The next day
Jason entered his daughter's room and chuckled seeing the position she slept in. Julie was almost falling off the bed.
Jason walked over to the bed and kneeled down on one knee shaking her lightly. "Julie, honey. Wake up."
The girl's eyelashes fluttered open as she yawned. "Good mowning daddy..." She smiled and sat up. The man chuckled and gave the girl her medicine. Julie looked at the syringe sadly getting a reminder why she was usually not allowed outside. Her body was very weak and she had not been allowed outside much due to this.
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2 hours later
After getting dressed and eat breakfast, Julie and her father entered the black SUV. They chatted happily on the way. They continued to chat after they had got to the office. She now wore a white full mask to hide her face. Her parents were famous, but they wanted their daughter to at least to have some peace in her life.
As they walked towards the elevator more employees couldn't help watch the daughter and father couple as the warmth of their family bond reached everyone who saw them wanted to have the same kind of father-daughter bond.
While the father-daughter pair chatted happily, a shadow spied on them from a distance.
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While her father was working, Julie walked around with three bodyguards. They were all carrying presents. The six-year-old was walking around giving Christmas presents to her friends and the elders. It didn't take long to deliver all the presents, so she went back to her father's office to daydream about what she would get from Santa, and if he got her letter.
"Julie, I have a meeting to attend. You will stay here and do not go outside. I will get Sebastian and Claude to guard outside." Julie nodded and knew he only did it for her sake, so she agreed.
Jason glanced at his daughter sadly before he left. He would do anything in the world for his daughter, but with an incurable illness. What could he do?
Julie let out a sigh when the door closed. She then ran towards the big windows to look down at the peoples and the cars down below. She saw happy families and smiles. She loved to see others smile. When she was young, she found out that if she smiled others would smile back. Even when she suffered from seizures she smiled the best she could.
Something in the alley caught her attention. A shadow-like figure who seemed to stare back at her. When she saw it, she smiled brightly and waved happily to the figure. The figure however disappeared. Julie was first surprised, but like any other six-year-old, she soon found something else to do.
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2 hours later
A soon as they got home Julie ran towards the hall where the Christmas tree would be. She greeted everyone as she hurried towards the tree. Her eyes sparkled when she saw it. "So pretty!"
Arianna had heard the running steps of her daughter and met her husband on the way to the sound. The couple smiled lovingly at the excited girl. Julie turned around and ran towards her parents with a big smile. "I can't wait for tomorrow!" The father and mother nodded before escorting their daughter to the dining room, talking about their day.
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Christmas morning. 25th December
Julie woke up by herself running down the stairs after changing to a simple white dress with a brown ribbon. The first thing she did was saying 'Merry Christmas!' to everyone she passed on her way to the tree. She was almost there when she suddenly collapsed to the ground. The maids around knew exactly what to do. When they get employed they will get a syringe with the young miss's medicine.
The oldest of the maids who had done this before took the box from her pocket and took out the syringe before injecting it into the little girl's wrist.
After some time the girl's eyelashes flutter open. She smiled weakly towards the maids. "Hihi, I may have been a little too excited and forgotten to take my medicine." The maids sighed before helping her up, and go back to work.
Julie then walked slowly to the Christmas tree and looked for the present from Santa. Not long after she spotted a black present with a red ribbon. When she walked towards it, it seemed to glow black, but she didn't care and read on the stamp. 'To my precious Julie, From Satan.'
Satan? Santa?
Julie shrugged before carefully pulling the ribbon off and then opening the paper neatly without ripping it. She didn't want to make more work for the maids and butlers.
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After the paper was off, she opened the lid of the red box. It was a doll just like she wanted, but not like she had imagined. Its eyes were red Xs and it had no hair. It looked like it was sewn for hand which kind of made her happy. A red ribbon was around his neck like a tie. She already liked it really much and hugged it. When she saw inside the box to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything, she indeed forgot. Inside the box were a letter and a pouch.
She took out the pouch and looked inside it only to find it filled with needles. She put the pouch on her lap before taking out the folded paper.
Can't wait to meet you, Sweety. Hope you like the doll I made you.
Xoxo Satan
When Julie finished reading, her parents had woken up. They walked to the girl. They saw her read a letter and couldn't help sigh inside. Their daughter could read fluently but had a hard time remembering how it was written.
"Good morning honey." Arianna walked over and hugged the little girl, but frown once she saw the doll. "What is that?" She took the doll and stared at it. Julie quickly folded the letter and put it into her pocket. She tried to get the doll back. "Careful mommy! I got it from Santa!" When Jason saw the doll he too frowned slightly.
When Arianna gave the doll back to her daughter, she watched as her daughter hugged it as if it was a treasure. Jason knew exactly what that doll was. "It's a voodoo doll." Arianna walked to him so they could talk where Julie wouldn't hear them. "I knew I had seen one before, but have you seen how she looks at it? We can't take it from her." Jason agreed with his wife and decided to let her keep it.
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3 hours before the ball
The mother and child were just finished getting their hair done and was on their way home after picking up their special tailored dresses. Arianna's dress was a silver sparkling mermaid dress with a long red silk ribbon around her waist. Julie's dress was a knee-long red dress with white sparkling snowflakes everywhere except the top. It was full of mistletoes. Around her waist was a green silk ribbon with bells attached. It would make a ringing sound when she moved around.
After they arrived home. Jason had hired a professional makeup artist for them. Arianna kissed her husband happily before getting ready. Julie on the other hand only needed a little lipstick to match her dress.
While her mother got makeup, Julie got help to put on the dress. It fit perfectly. She ran to get her doll who she had named Lucifer. She had gotten permission to bring it, which she was very happy for. She liked to talk to Lucifer as if he was a real person. Once in a while, it would disappear then reappear, but she just came to the conclusion that he had errands to run. She was after all six, so she didn't think too much about it.
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Time for the ball
*Warning: May contain a little bit yandere*
The small family was followed by paparazzi all the way to the entrance. This year they were not allowed inside because of Julie. The children of celebrities and employees alike were allowed to come this year. However, there was only one child who caught her interest. The boy with black hair and red eyes. She looked at her doll. She then got permission to go mingle.
She walked straight to the boy.
He looked a little older than her. Maybe 7 or 8. Julie walked timidly to him. He smiled charmingly. "Hello, Julie." The boy bowed which surprised the girl. "How did you know my name?" He didn't answer and just pointed at himself. "I'm Lucifer, or you know me as Satan." His fierce red eyes looked possessive at the girl in front of him. Mine. That was the only word in his mind. The girl in front of him is his.
Satan saw Julie's parents and smiled devilishly. He pulled her into his embrace and covered her eyes, whispering into her ear. "Close your eyes until I say you can open them." She nods and does as told.
Satan takes his hand away from her eyes and made a long black needle. His eyes glowed as a portal slowly appeared a step behind him.
"Merry Christmas~" He then stabbed the voodoo doll without hurting Julie or her noticing. Everyone she had ever made contact with would get stabbed to death.
Satan took a step back and fell through the portal. He transformed into his real form and shielded Julie in his arms making sure she would not get hurt. He unfolded his wings to slow down the speed.
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When they finally landed he carried her to his palace. "My precious. You can open your eyes now. This is your new home." Julie opened her eyes, but instead of looking at the palace, she stared at him. She touched his cheek while looking into his eyes. "Your eyes show deep loneliness." She then smiled brightly. "Don't worry! I will keep you company for as long as you want." She hugged him. Satan was surprised that the six-year-old could read emotions so well. He hugged her back and didn't regret taking her.
The end...or continued?
