Chapter 1

Bernard was the head elf at the North Pole and had two number 2 elves. The first one being Curtis who was over making sure everyone went by the rules and guidelines and the second one being Holly who was over the E.L.F.S., security of the North Pole, over the care of the reindeer, and over the well-being of the female elves. She had long red orange hair and wore a red dress or her E.L.F.S uniform depending on what she needed to do that day. She was a tall elf like Bernard, however, she was a female version of his breed of elf. Bernard was close to 18,000 years old while Holly was 16,000. Bernard never favored any elf over the other, but sometimes he wondered about how Holly was doing. He would quickly dismiss it and get back to his work. Holly would often be doing the same thing, but only when she was alone and had time to think.

The day was like any other day. Christmas was just a few days away and the whole workshop and North Pole was at a hum. Everyone was making sure that the gifts were all done on time, that Santa's sleigh was safe to fly, the reindeer were all healthy to fly, and that the overall secrecy of the North Pole was kept just that a secret. The only people who knew of the North Pole as Santa's home were children, Mrs. Claus, Santa Claus, their family, and the elves. Holly was doing her usual check in on security department to make sure that everything was running as it should be. "Jingle, how is everything looking today?" She looked at one of the female elves who were working in the security center. "Everything as of right now so far today is looking great Holly." Holly nodded, "Okay well let me know right away if anything shows up." The younger elf nodded and Holly went on to check on the reindeer and make sure they were in tip top shape for flying. "Donald, how are the reindeer doing health wise overall?" She asked walking up to him watching the reindeer doing their daily practice flying. "Everything looks in order here Holly. Comet has a runny nose, but the vet just chocked it up to being allergies." Holly nodded as she watched the reindeer flying about, "Okay, I guess all I can say is keep an eye on Comet's nose and make sure it doesn't get worse. Other than that I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." Donald nodded and kept watching the reindeer. Holly watched for a few minutes before heading to the workshop to check on everyone and see how everyone is doing. She soon spotted Judy and smiled, "Hey Judy how does everyone doing and feeling today?" Judy smiled and handed her a hot cocoa just the way she like it, "Well Miranda and Julie are out sick, but other than that everything is working perfectly and everyone else is healthy." Holly frowned, "Oh man poor Mandy and Jules, I'll make sure and see if they need anything after a bit." She then smiled and finished her cocoa and smiled and Judy, "Thank you Judy and I'll see you after a bit then." Judy smiled, "Okay see you then." Holly said her goodbyes to Judy and went to go visit her friends Miranda aka Mandy and Julie aka Jules. She brought them each their favorite things to eat and drink and made sure they were comfortable and visited with both of them for about 20 minutes each, then said her goodbyes and excused herself. She left promising she would come back tomorrow to check back in with them as well as visit more. She soon saw it was the end of the day and decided after clocking out to check in on her friend and boss Bernard.

Bernard had been busy all day if it wasn't something in the factory it was paperwork. It was now at the end of the working day and was trying to get to a good stopping point. He soon heard a soft knock at his door and answered, "Come in." Holly opened the door softly and smiled at him, "Hey." Bernard noticing who it was smiled and replied, "Hey Holly. Please come in and close the door." She smiled and did as she was asked and then found a seat across from him, "Hey, I was wanting to come by and see if you needed any help." He smiled and then said, "Well, if you don't mind could you help get this paperwork done please?" He frowned slightly, "I'm sorry, but things were hectic earlier with the gifts and got behind on the paperwork." She smiled, "It's okay Bernard, I understand completely." He smiled back and then they did his paperwork. Soon enough all of it was done and he was actually slightly ahead of schedule. He smiled, "Wow…thanks Holly you are a lifesaver." She smiled, "Anytime and glad to help." He yawned and excused himself. They soon parted ways and both went to their our houses.