So I decided to just name the boy Leo. No reason. Please read on.
The sun rose high in the sky bringing with it a flurry of early morning activities in the city. The light of day seeped through the curtains drawn across the windows, illuminating the dark bedroom.
"Leo! Wake up, honey! You're going to be late for school!" called a shrill voice.
The boy stirred and groaned as he rolled onto his side, his eyes remained closed. He hated early mornings. He hated waking up for school. Just then, a thought seized him. His tongue prodded the area where his teeth had fallen out the previous day. Leo sat up straight in bed, wide awake. The Tooth Fairy! Did she come in the night?
He turned to his other side and felt beneath his pillow, too preoccupied with whether or not the Tooth Fairy had visited in the night and not noticing something big on the other side of his bed, partially blocking the light streaming through the window. His tooth wasn't there. Leo felt about even more for the coin, a quarter. The Tooth Fairy always left a quarter every time she collected the teeth. Leo was sure of that as he had always believed in the Tooth Fairy and had placed all his previously fallen teeth beneath his pillow and without fail, they would be gone by the next morning, and a quarter would be in its place.
Not this morning, however. Leo felt terribly disappointed, but wondered where his teeth had gone. He got out of bed, and still did not notice the new addition to his bedroom. He crept beneath his bed, looking around for the tooth, for perhaps it had fallen onto the floor the previous night and the Tooth Fairy had missed it somehow. That was when he saw some sort of light across his bed. It wasn't the sunlight... they looked like... Christmas lights. Leo's eyes widened.
"Leo! Are you up?" came that shrill voice again. It sounded quite loud, which meant that his mother was near. The boy looked up and got the surprise of his life. A Christmas tree stood in his room, decorated and strung with Christmas lights, all of which were lit. Leo gaped at it, blinking. He must be dreaming. There was no way it could be possible. He pinched himself, only to find out that he wasn't dreaming. At that moment, the door of his bedroom opened and his mother entered.
"Leo, honey, are you..." She stopped short as she saw the Christmas tree. "Leo! What's that?"
"It's a Christmas tree, mom!" he exclaimed, turning to his mother. "Did you put it up in the night when I was asleep? And why? Christmas isn't till the end of this year and that's still a long way away! Easter isn't even here yet."
His mother was just as confused. She merely stared at the Christmas tree. "I did not put it up, darling. Why would I do that?"
"My tooth is gone," Leo said, his tone changing. He looked crestfallen. "I don't know what happened to it. Perhaps the Tooth Fairy missed it. It's so strange. I didn't get a quarter, but here is a Christmas tree instead. It's like the Tooth Fairy was working with Santa Claus or something."
His mother broke into a small smile. "Perhaps she is, Leo. Perhaps she ran out of quarters and decided to leave you a Christmas tree instead."
Leo looked up. "The Tooth Fairy left me a Christmas tree? Wait till I tell all my friends!" As Leo got dressed, his mother couldn't help but notice a quarter lying on the floor near the door.
And Leo was going to learn that several of his friends had received candy canes and Easter eggs from the Tooth Fairy as well.
Not very good (and too short) but hope you liked it! Please review.