Hi everyone, Relaxing Pikachu here with a Christmas fic for you! One out of the three sequels I plan on writing for What it Takes to be the Best. This is my first one-shot fic ever, so please be nice to me. lol

I originally wanted to put this up on Christmas Eve, but as you can see, it didn't turn out that way.

Anyway, this story is about Twister trying his best to give Reggie the best, and most memorable Christmas ever. Oh, and for those of you who are currently reading What it Takes to be the Best, then you're going to be majorly spoiled, and by this story's premise, it's probably obvious what the actual spoiler is. It's interesting how you can have a sequel when the prequel story isn't finished yet, eh? lol Never mind, I just hope you all enjoy this.

Oh, I mustn't forget this. I really owe Aaron of Rocket Power Heat (if you haven't checked that site out, you should as well as No Worries Hideout). He helped me come up with ideas for this fic. I must also thank an online buddy of mine who helped me with this fic without his knowing; pretty much everything dealing with the mistletoe at the end of this.

Now, as always, I do not own anything dealing with the Rocket Power series or franchise. Klasky-Csupo has (had?) that honor, and as a reminder, here are the ages of the characters once again:

Twister's Thoughtful Christmas Gift!

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh," the 16-year-old High School Junior, Twister muttered, very nervous, as he paced back and forth in front of the Rocket house, home of his best friend, Otto Rocket, and his sister, Reggie.

It was late evening, Christmas Eve. Twister was planning on spending it with his girlfriend, Reggie. The two had been dating for a few months now, ever since before school let out last term for the summer.

Getting together was no easy task for the two, especially since both were in denial over how they really felt about one another. For Twister, he had had feelings for Reggie for quite a while and would try his best to repress them by making excuses, but as the years were going by, it was growing more and more difficult to do so. As for Reggie, she always felt a little something for the boy, but was starting to grow more attracted to him, but after his sweet gesture of taking her to the Pier and the amusement park after the both of them had that bad confrontation with Otto - he was pretty stressed out at the time and took it out on his friends - she started to see him in a whole new light.

After they made up with Otto and they were all cool again, somewhat, Twister had another obstacle to worry about, as did Reggie; each other. Twister remembered that day well, and cherished it. The day after Otto's public apology at the surf competition, Twister got the courage to tell the girl how he felt. Actually, it was an accident. He said what he was thinking, which, at the time, was, "You sure are wonderful, Reggie Rocket." The girl found this cute and continued phishing to see how he truly felt about her, and confessed that she had feelings for him too.

When Ray found out about it, he looked like he was about to have a heart attack. "No, no no," he told the two when they finally revealed the news, doubt running all throughout his mind. He knew Twister was a good kid, but the idea of Reggie dating was still a bit too shocking for him to take in. He, eventually, came around and accepted the fact that his daughter was gaining interest in stuff other than writing and sports, thanks to Tito's lecturing and wisdom, explaining how the baby birds will soon leave the nest, and that Reggie was almost there. Ray, reluctantly, allowed Reggie to date, but he was a bit protective of her as well and had "the talk" with her, which she found terribly embarrassing….especially since she already knew about the "Birds and the Bees".

As for Sam and Otto, Sam was really cool with it. He had known all along that Twister had a terrible crush on Reggie and with Twister being open and honest with himself, he was more bearable to be around. He no longer acted like a lovesick puppy in denial who found every excuse possible to talk about the girl, even if she wasn't there. Otto was a different story. He stayed a bit cross with Twister for a while since he still had a hard time accepting the fact that his best friend was dating his sister. He too came around, after Sam and the others spoke with him and explained that nothing'll change just because Reggie and Twister started dating, and that was pretty much true. Reggie still acted like her usual self, and Twister still wanted to hang out with his best bro.

As for Twister's family, they were delighted that Twister and Reggie hooked up, especially Sandy. She had always liked Reggie a lot and she and "Mauricio" got along well enough. Lars, on the other hand, was slightly jealous. His baby bro had taken his "potential girlfriend," away from him, even though he knew realistically that it would've never happened. He did threaten Twister, though, but not in his usual way. It was more of a concerned one. "You better not mess up, dork! Don't you do anything to hurt Rocket Dork's sister!" Twister was surprised over the threat and told him that he was going to do everything he could to make sure Reggie remained happy. Lars could tell that his brother was dead serious and figured he shouldn't have to worry about him and then told him one other thing that was even more "brotherly" than usual for him. "If you sorta, like, need some advice, you can, like, you know, ask me…" He left it at that, leaving a flabbergasted and confused Twister behind..

Right now, Twister was planning on celebrating Christmas with the girl. He had it all drawn out, first they spend the evening at the Madtown Christmas Skate party being thrown by Conroy, then the amusement park, and then end the date down on Rocket Beach.

Okay, so hanging out at a skate park wasn't what one would consider romantic, but both still liked shredding at Madtown and would still go at times when it was just the two of them.

"I hope this'll be okay," Twister muttered, his heart beating erratically.

He turned his back on the house, muttering incoherently again and sweating profusely. He was so nervous that he didn't even hear a certain someone creeping up behind him. The person placed a hand on his shoulder, which caused him to scream out.

"Oh, Reggie!" Twister breathed out, clutching his chest. He turned to see the girl casually dressed. She was wearing a pair of long green shorts, sandals, and a tank top.

"Hiya Twist," she smiled. He loved her smile. "Ready to go?"

"Y-y-yeah, s-s-sure am," he stammered while messing with his backpack.

"Why are you so nervous? We've gone out lots of times."

"N-n-no reason," he said again, trying to calm down. 'This night has to be perfect!'

"I'm sure that whatever you have planned will be great," she told him. She then linked arms with him. "Let's go then."

"Do you want to ride up to the Pier, or do you want to walk?"

She looked up at the clear sky. "It's really nice out tonight, so let's walk."

Twister nodded and the two made the walk up to the Pier. During the walk, the two talked about anything that came to mind. The two had an inexplicable bond that neither could quite explain. It had always been there since they had known each other for practically their entire lives, but since getting together, it had definitely strengthened. Both considered one another as best friends…like they could share anything and everything with one another. Twister knew exactly what to do to get the girl to smile and to laugh, which was his favorite sight; her pretty smile. As a matter of fact, it was seeing her smile, that prompted him to confess in the first place.

After they reached the Pier, Twister got his plan into action. It was 9:00, which meant the Madtown Christmas Skate Party.

The skate park was full when they arrived, and everyone was either dancing to the loud music being played by the local garage band, lots of lights flashing, blading in the bowl, grinding on the rails, tearing up the half-pipe, or just eating. They were bound to see fellow classmates and of course, Otto and Sam. They saw Otto performing some skateboard tricks on the half-pipe, everyone staring in awe and amazement, while Sam hanged over at the refreshments table stuffing his face. He felt that eating was a lot safer than skating.

"Never skate on a full stomach," he timidly told Otto when he asked why he didn't skate with him.

"Shall we skate?" Reg asked her red-haired date.

He pulled out his Twist-cam and grinned. "Ready when you are, Rocket Girl!"

"No camera this time, Twist," Reggie laughed.

"Aww, but this'll make a sweet video! A Christmas Skate Video!"

"How about a New Year's video, now forget that! Let's skate, Twist!"

"Okay, okay." He put his camera away. "Let's go see Conroy."

The two went to Conroy's metal trailer, which was decked out with lots of Christmas decorations. Since he, Reggie, Otto, Sam, and a few of the other kids were like his best customers, they were allowed to leave their equipment there and pick it up whenever they liked.

Reggie and Twister put on their blades, strapped on their helmets, slipped on their gloves, and headed to the bowl. Reggie grabbed Twister's hand and winked to him. "Follow the leader!"

Reggie let go of his hand, and skated fast, making sure not to skate into anyone, while Twister tried his best to keep up. The girl was totally fast! She was always the fastest out of the four of them, he would come second.

"C'mon, Twist, keep up!" she giggled as she zigged and zagged her way throughout the bowl. Twister kept on her heels, and was getting closer and closer, but he tripped and fell. His ears went red as he heard people nearby laughing at his fall.

Reggie looked back and saw Twister lying face-flat on the ground. She skated back to him and helped him up.

"Are you okay, Twist?" she asked in concern.

"I'm fine," he assured her.

"If you want, we could go get a few refreshments and dance."

"While on wheels?" he asked with a laugh.

"No way! You dance better without 'em."

The two spent the rest of the night dancing, partying – despite Twister's urge to take out his camera - and eating of course. The food was provided by the Shore Shack. Everything was going as planned for Twister. While there, the two did bump into Otto and Sam and hanged out with them for a while. Sam went on about how good the food was, while Otto boasted on the major air he had gotten on the half-pipe with his latest moves.

The two had also run into their friends, like Trent, Trish, Sherry, Oliver, Eddie, and a few others. Even the temperamental Mackenzie was hanging around. Trent smiled weakly to Twister and Reggie. He still had feelings for the girl, although it had been weakening for a while as his attention had been subconsciously drawn to a certain quiet girl with long, dark hair, but he still couldn't believe that he lost her to Twister of all people. He wasn't as handsome as he was, he probably wasn't as mature; what did Reggie see in him? Sure he was a nice guy, Trent couldn't deny that, but there had to have been more.

At about 10:15, Conroy got on stage and took the mic, thanking everyone for coming to his party. He then announced that the next song to be played by the band was to be dedicated to Reggie Rocket from Twister Rodriguez.

Trent blinked in stupidity. He himself would've never thought of doing something like that if with a nice girl. 'I guess Rodriguez isn't that bad,' he thought discouragingly with a dejected sigh.

Reggie was speechless as everyone clapped for her. She had never had anything dedicated to her before. The song the band played was an original, and the lyrics were meaningful and loving.

Otto literally rolled his eyes and fake gagged to the sappiness of the song, despite not understanding it fully given the lyrics being bilingual; Spanish and English. Sam mentally analyzed the lyrics he could catch, understanding the gist and general meaning behind the words. He was a bit envious of Twister for getting together with Reggie. He wished that he had the guts to try his luck with Sherry, but he never could get the nerve to confess to the girl how he truly felt about her. The two had been hanging out more and more lately, ending up in circumstances where it was just the two of them, but he still lacked the courage. He would get nervous and run off, like Tito with his mom. He still hadn't asked Paula to marry him, and he still hadn't talked to Sam, asking how he would feel about that. Tito would always chicken out.

After the concert, Reggie hugged Twister tightly. "That was very nice of you, Twister."

"Well, uh, yeah," he said quite nervously. "We-we should get going."

"To the amusement park?"

He nodded. With that, both left and headed to the amusement park...
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The amusement park was pretty much the same, only there were lots of decorations all over it. The most spectacular sight was the Ferris wheel, which was decked out in green and red lights.

They spent about an hour there. Twister insisted on riding most everything to kill time. He really wanted to get down to Rocket Beach by at about 11:50.

The last thing they rode at the park was the carousel, of course. Twist knew how much it meant to Reg and how it reminded her of her mother.

During this date, Reg didn't find anything too out of the ordinary, except for the song dedication thing. She just couldn't figure out why Twister was so nervous and uneasy the entire time. He also seemed to be obsessed with time.

Twister's casualness was also a bit scripted to her. He was trying his best to remain calm and collected, but was failing miserably. Every time she asked him what was wrong, he would stumble over his words, or over his own feet. Reggie decided not to mention anything about it and figured that it was a part of the "Christmas surprise," that he had mentioned he gotten for her, even though she figured the song dedication was the "surprise".

The two headed down to the beach, noticing that Madtown was still lively and the music was still blasting. While walking down the ramp to the nearly vacant beach hand in hand, Reggie noticed that Twister's palm was extremely sweaty. After walking a good ways down, Twister glanced down at his watch. It read 11:49.

He led her to one of the small lifeguard shacks. She sat down on the ramp while Twister remained standing, pacing back and forth, tripping constantly as if distracted by something.

"Why are we here?" Reggie asked skeptically. 'He couldn't possibly want to do something like that here…could he? '

"Um, well, er no reason Reggie!" He looked up at the sky. 'C'mon, c'mon.'

It was a very windy night and the cool breeze from the crashing waves on the beach made Reggie shiver some.

"Twister, I had a lot of fun with you tonight." She smiled at him. "I loved that song that you dedicated to me, but in the song, they said what you told me months ago that night I tutored you with your homework and you were embarrassed and real nervous over it. That was before we got together, though. Te amo was it?"

Twister's face turned red and he nodded.

"What exactly does that mean? I was so curious about the meaning, I even asked Lars about it, but he never did give me a straight answer. After that, it kind of slipped my mind since I was distracted over Otto."

"Oh, well, I, um...er..."

Right at that moment, Twister's watch beeped.

"Ooo, it's time!" the boy exclaimed as he ran to sit beside Reggie. He tripped again.

"You know, Twist, tying your laces might keep you from stumbling so much," she laughed.

"Reggie, look up at the sky. It's almost midnight!"

The girl looked up towards the sky. It was 11:55, and lots of light illuminated the skies! Fireworks in all kinds of Christmas figures: Trees, Santa, Stars, etc.

"Fireworks for Christmas?"

Twister nodded and grinned.

"How did you know that there was going to be a fireworks show tonight?"

"I kinda looked it up. I really wanted to end this date right."

"'End it right'?"

"I know how you like fireworks and got this all set up just for you!" he stated proudly, his chest puffed out.

Reggie looked at the boy in disbelief. "A fireworks display, Twist?"

"Okay, so maybe I didn't set this up," he said, giving off a bashful laugh. "The Squid told me that there was going to be a fireworks show tonight at about 11:55 to ring in Christmas - just like with New Years - and the best place to see them would probably be here."

She hugged him. "As Clio would say…how sweet!"

"So it's nice enough?"

She nodded as she squeezed him tighter. "This night was good enough for me. The party at Madtown, the song dedication to me, the amusement park, and now being here with you to watch these fireworks is just great."

Twister looked down at his watch again. It was now or never. "Um, Reggie, l-look up."

"Look up where?"

"The door to this shack."

She looked up and saw a prickly green leaf hanging right above them.

"Is that," she examined the leaf, "mistletoe?"

He nodded sheepishly.

"Wouldn't want to break a tradition," she smiled seductively at him, glad that it was a bit secluded on the beach tonight.

She leaned in, as did he, and the two shared a long, intense, passionate kiss. It was now midnight, officially Christmas.

After they broke their kiss, Twister whispered, "Te amo, Regina Rocket." She gave him a somewhat puzzled look, even though she now had an idea what it meant. "It means...I love you, Reggie."

"I love you too, Maurice Rodriguez!"

He pulled something from out of his pocket. It was a small, gold charm bracelet with seashell shapes decorating it. Reggie's eyes lit up.

"Tw-Twister! H-how could you afford to get me something like this!"

"I saved up for months to get this for you and with the dog-walking service, I earned even more."

"You didn't have to get me this! It really wasn't necessary!"

"I wanted to and I decided on doing something like this right after…that time after Otto kinda…accidentally hurt you…and after we kinda started exploring more. We've been together for a little over six months now, and I really like you. I always have and I wanted to show you how much I did outside of just making out with you, because that's not the only reason I like you. First, I wanted to show you how much I like you with the song, and then the fireworks show, and now with this bracelet. I mean, it's our first Christmas together as an actual couple, and I just wanted it to be something we'll both remember." He gave off a small, pathetic chuckle. "My first official attempt at romance."

"Oh Twister!" she said while throwing herself at him giving him another kiss. "This is the best Christmas present I've ever gotten from you! I can't wait to mention this to Trish, Sherry, and Clio!" She looked up at the mistletoe. "What was so special about the mistletoe? Just felt like being traditional?"

"Well, yeah, sort of. I remember hearing somewhere that when you kiss at midnight on Christmas, that the couple will always be together, or something."

Reggie found everything Twister had done for her very sweet and adorable. She couldn't help but glomp the boy again. She then held out her arm as Twister placed the bracelet on her wrist. The bracelet shined brightly in the moonlight.

"This is the most beautiful bracelet ever, Twist."

"I think you're prettier."

"You always say the right things," she laughed.

With that, Reggie snuggled up closer to Twister who wrapped his arms around her. Time stood still for them as they stared down at the waves crashing up on shore. It was so serene and calm, the two just wanted to sit there forever. No words were necessary for the two. Just being together was enough for the both of them.

"Merry Christmas, Twister," Reggie utterly spoke, her voice hushed.

"Same to you," Twister said while stroking her hair.

Twister was glad he had gone through with his plan and expressed how much he cared for Reggie. He meant it, just as Reggie had, and both knew that this Christmas was one that they both would definitely remember for years to come...
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A/N: Okay, done everyone. I personally didn't like it. I've never been good at romance stuff. Hinting, sure, but writing out one exactly, bleah. I guess it's because I have no experience when it comes to romance. I've never even been in a relationship with any guy, so I'm pretty much clueless on that type of subject. lol

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this story and I hope for those who are new, read my fic What It Takes To Be The Best! and its other sequel so you can see exactly how Twister and Reggie end up together and understand some of the references mentioned above, like the stuff dealing with Otto and "Otto accidentally hurting" Reggie.

Now, I'm out of here, and I hope that you all have/had a very nice Christmas holiday. ^_^