1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

author's note: this is my very last story for the joy to the world crossover collection. i truly hope you have enjoyed all of them this holiday season. i'm sure i'll have another holiday collection next year. thanks for always reading along!

this story was prompted by and written for my very good friend starrnobella. she has always been such a great source of inspiration when it comes to my writing. i hope that you enjoy this story even though it's not originally the pairing i thought it was going to be! merry christmas!

thank you to gaeilgerua for allowing me to use her grammarly subscription to beta read this. any other mistakes you find are definitely my own. much love, xxdustnight

disclaimer: all non-original characters, plot points, and information belongs to those at marvel studios, warner

others, or j.k. rowling. the story plot and dialogue belongs to me. i do not write for profit.

trees aplentypairing: tony stark/pansy parkinsonrating: tsummary: in which tony and pansy have the same

ight idea when it comes to christmas surprises.prompt: person a and person b are cele

ating their first christmas together. both of them, being extra af, want to surprise their s/o by buying the biggest and most glamorous tree out there. they end up with two ginormous trees in their house that are both nonrefunfable.

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trees aplenty

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first christmases were a pretty big deal. at least, that's what tony thought. he and pansy had been together for a few years before deciding they were ready to tie the knot. however, they hadn't really cele

ated christmas until this year. usually, they would travel to some fancy tropical resort and spend the holiday basking in the sun and sand while drinking and eating gourmet food to their heart's content. this year, however, pansy had asked to stay home and cele

ate like a "normal" couple would do. tony happily obliged.

now, though, he was struggling on what to do next. it had been many years since he'd properly cele

ated christmas. this time of the year was always a bit difficult for him, with good reason. nevertheless, he was determined to make this work. that's why he was currently standing in the middle of a random tree stand trying to find the biggest, most fantastic tree humanly possible. he'd managed to drag steve along with him, chiming he would be able to give some solid advice.

"what about this one?"

"tony," steve began, giving him a look that clearly meant he thought the man to be crazy. "that tree is bigger than the hulk buster. it will never fit in your apartment."

"pft," tony said, waving steve's comment away. "it's not an apartment, it's a two story suite. there's plenty of room, i'm sure. besides, i wasn't asking about the size. does it look alright?"

sighing heavily, steve crossed his arms and took another look at the tree. "aside from the largeness of the tree, it's beautiful. i think pansy would love it."

"this is the one then," tony said with a smile. clapping his hands together he glanced around for the owner of the stand. spotting him, tony waved him over.

"can i help you?" the man asked with a pleasant smile.

"i'll take this one," tony told him, pointing at the tree.

the owner looked slightly confused. "sir, this tree isn't for sale. it's actually still in the ground."

steve hid his laugh by coughing, and tony just frowned. after an awkward pause, he said, "have i mentioned i'm iron man?"

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"bloody hell," pansy muttered as she stomped through the slush. she and hermione were at a random tree lot, and it wasn't going so well.

"we'll find one, i promise," hermione did reassuringly.

"we have to because my arse is not going to another one of the lots in this mess," pansy groused, pointing at her muddy boots.

hermione bit back a laugh, knowing that it would only infuriate her friend further. "seriously, pans, we'll find one. this lot has more than the rest we've been to, and they look better too." gesturing at all the trees, hermione hoped pansy wasn't going to throw a tantrum.

"i guess you're right," pansy conceded as she spotted a few trees that looked promising. she just really wanted her and tony's first christmas as a married couple to be everything he'd always dreamed of and more. knowing his dark past with the holiday, she hoped to

ighten his spirits and make it merry.

"that's what i like to hear," hermione said, now looping her arms through her friend's and guiding her toward the new lineup of trees. "steve and i found ours here last year. i'm certain yours and tony's is just waiting for you too."

pansy did not respond for she'd just spotted what she thought to be the most perfect tree. she dragged hermione forward, not caring that the bushy-haired witch was protesting. stopping in front of the tree, she smiled and finally released her friend.