Brian's Wish
a Family Guy fanfic
by LDEJRuff
Chapter 1 - The Mall
It started a week before Christmas at the Griffin house. As the family was watching Home Alone with Competent Robbers, Lois was ready to go shopping.
"Come on, everybody, let's go to the mall," she informed everyone. "It's time for the Christmas Carnival."
"I love the Christmas Carnival!" Chris shouted and excitement, little knowing his nose was bleeding.
"Chris, calm down," Loissaid. "You're giving yourself a nosebleed."
"You know," Peter began, "the best thing about the Quahog Mall is finding fake reasons to turn around and look at passing teenage girls."
Cutaway: We see Peter and Lois at the mall, walking.
"Hey, Lois," Peter addressed, "Where did you say you wanted to go?"
"Marshall's," Loisanswered as a teenage girl passed by.
"Oh, really?" Peter replied. Pointing rather at the girl, he continued, "'Cause didn't we passMarshall's is down there?"
Connie D'Amico passed by them.
"No, no wait, the Marshall's is down there," Peter continued, looking at Connie. Suddenly, other teenage girls passed by, and Peter started looking at them. "No, that's the Ross Dress for Less, the Marshall'sis down here, unless this is one of them two-Marshall's malls."
"Peter, I know what you're doing," Lois replied, aware. "Knock it off."
"Fine," Peter replied. "But you can't stop the girls in my head." A vision of himself in a hot tub with three teenage girls appeared above his head.
"You rock, Mr. G," said a girl.
"Great wine coolers, Mr. G," another girl added.
"Are you sure we don't have to wear clothes in here, Mr. G?" the third girl asked.
"You girls ain't cops, right?" Thought Peter asked.
The Griffins have arrived at the mall. As soon as they got in, Vinny started to admire the Santa hat Brian was wearing.
"Hey, nice hat," he complemented. "Maybe you and I should go to the Photo Booth."
"Do you only use adjectives sarcastically?" Brian asked.
"Great question, B," Vinny replied.
The two dogs stoppedshort when they saw a kid on the mall Santa's lap.
"Oh, look at that," Vinny pointed out. "Some kid is telling the mall Santa what she wants for Christmas."
This reminded Brian about something very sad. Then he looked at the rest of the Griffins, and Lois's arms, which were empty. He then turned to Vinny.
"Do you know what I want for Christmas?" Brian asked him. "I want my friend back."
"Your friend?" Then he repeated.
"You remember my talking about Stewie, right?" Brian replied. "This is our first Christmas without him, and nobody's even mentioned him."
Vinny started to look sad. It was his first Christmas without Leo.
"I just wish there was someway to bring him back," he continued, resignedly.
"Are you sure you want a dead baby under the tree?" Vinny asked, confused.
"Yeah," Brian replied. "And maybe some kibble, too."