(Carolling) Karaoke - Harry x Macy - Hacy
Day 5 : Carolling Karaoke
This one-shot follows on directly from ‘Dress Code’ but can also be read on it’s own.
“What the?” Macy’s mouth fell open as she looked at the scene set out before her. Safe Space had been converted to a Winter Wonderland. The minimal workspaces were covered in everything from Christmas Lights, gingerbread houses, to one, even fashioned to look like Santa’s workshop.
Macy knew Maggie had been putting in some extra hours organising this and when Harry had been about to launch into one of his ‘saving the world, balancing your private life’ speeches that he was so fond of she had delivered a sharp elbow into his side. A simple look telling him to let Maggie have this. She had been so happy, and the pride at what she was able to accomplish at Safe Space was clear and she deserved this.
“Harry, Macy!” Maggie exclaimed as she came over to greet them, giving them both a hug as she balanced a swirling red and green cocktail in her hand.
“I see you have adhered to the dress code.” Maggie turns to Mel and Kat in the corner near the Magick Shop, having quite clearly a deep and private conversation, one very absent of novelty Christmas sweaters, “Unlike some people.”
Macy gave a tight smile, “I may have needed some convincing.” She had swatted Harry’s hand away when he had tried to turn the flashing red reindeer nose on her garish sweater on again. Delivering a stern look, a warning to not try it again.
“Is that why you guys are late?” Maggie asked while waving at another employee in greeting across the room missing the blush that instantly covered both Macy and Harry’s cheeks.
“This is amazing Maggie, you got all this done today?” Macy replies, in a hope to divert her sister from the subject of her and Harry’s lateness.
“Well I had a little help but, yeah, it’s actually pretty cool, isn’t it?”
“Very atmospheric,” Harry adds, finally coming out of his stupor.
“Thanks, Har.” Maggie looks over their shoulders, her face twisting into a grimace, before turning back to the couple. “Sorry, we have a little incident going down in Santa’s Grotto. I’ll be back soon.” She goes to step past them before turning back to Harry.
“Oh and I got your and Macy’s request for the Karaoke Competition,” and with that, she dashes off, as Harry sheepishly turns to Macy.
“Karaoke?” her eyebrows raised as she tugs on the fabric of her sweater, reminding herself that she loves Harry and that we do not throw fireballs at the ones we love. Even if they do sign you up for the Christmas Karaoke competition.
“Surprise?” A small chuckle leaves his lips, quickly silenced when he sees the look in Macy’s eyes. His hand reaching for her as he pulls her closer. “I’m sorry Macy, really, if I have pushed too far-”
“Let’s do it.” Macy says with a nod, her hands moving around to his back and deepening their embrace, as his hands move to her waist. “Together.” moving forward to press a kiss against his lips, before pulling back. “I am going to need a few of those cocktails though.”
“As my lady commands,” Harry replies, placing another kiss to her lips before he excuses himself to the bar.
“Thank you, Jordan and Maggie for that rendition of Baby It’s Cold Outside. Phew, it is definitely not cold in here.” Swan announces as she ushers Maggie and Jordan off the stage. While Mel and Kat offer their applause, quite purposefully leaning into one another.
Macy feels a warmth surging through her as she looks on at both her sisters, happy and satisfied and although they continue to save the world, risking their lives weekly she has faith that it will be okay, because it has to be.
“Now we have Macy and Harry, ooh another duet, we are spoiled tonight, with Let It Snow.”
There is applause from the crowd and Macy feels the butterflies starting to churn in her stomach, and she considers making a run for it, locking herself in the command centre. And then Harry is squeezing her hand, his warm eyes meeting hers and she allows him to guide her to the stage. As she stood hesitantly in front of the microphone stand deliberating whether she actually did have enough of those delightful cocktails.
Harry wraps his arm around her, pulling her close, whispering in her ear, “I’m right here.”
As the music starts. Harry takes the lead singing into the mic and although Macy knows his voice is good from hearing it in the shower in the morning, or while he sings to himself while making breakfast hearing it amplified is another thing.
She quietly at first speaks into the mic, her voice quiet and a little off-key, but as she continues she can feel her confidence building, spotting Maggie in the crowd giving her two thumbs up and Mel’s warm smile.
And by the time the final verse is sung, they are both singing at the top of their lungs, leaning into each other and the microphone, occasionally dissolving into giggles that will surely lose them points but Macy couldn’t care less. She was actually enjoying herself and when Swan came back onto the stage to move them on and introduce the new act, she couldn’t help herself.
Her hands grasped onto the material of Harry’s sweater and she pulled his lips to hers, feeling him respond in kind, as his hands moved to her hair, hearing the crowd break into another applause at the display at the couple so clearly and utterly in love.