Disclaimer: This is a complete work of fiction, there's no resemblance to actual persons or events or places. If so, it is utterly not intended. I do NOT own Bratz, or anything to do with it. Thank you.

A / n: Hello again! It's been a long, long time since I've written in this lovely Bratz section. (Which is such a shame since I started out here, how could I ever neglect it? Please forgive me!) However I know that my spirits definitely need lifting into the Christmas Spirit, so let me enlighten you (and myself) with this Holiday based story. Enjoy!

Holiday Happenings

Chapter One

Brogan Chase Hayes walked the halls of Stiles High; everyone was totally feeling the entire holiday spirit thing, but him? Not so much. Every hall was decorated. Each home room class in one specific hallway – got the chance to decorate it, instead of just their classroom door. It was a new thing to try out this year that was going decently well so far. Until someone damages someone else's work, then this shit's all downhill from here. He thought rather bitterly to himself.

"Yo, hey man." It was his good friend – well good acquaintance, Dylan. "Happy Holidays!" He greeted thoughtfully, even though Brogan could've reached over and punched him in the face for doing so.

However he'd been raised with courtesy. "Yeah, you too."

"What, are you having mass flashbacks of Santa bringing you coal last year or something?" Dylan joked with more than good intentions; it just didn't seem to cheer the other male up though. They started walking down the decorated hallway together. "The fat guy brought me a new laptop last year. That was so sick!" He told Brogan with much sincerity.

It wasn't like they hung out every day and were the best of friends. But yet Dylan felt so calm and cool with revealing things to him as if he was a best friend. "I bet it was. And no, Santa didn't bring me coal. He brought me a big screen t-v and other stuff."

Dylan's eyes lightly widened, "Damn! I wish he'll bring shit like that to me this year, if not well – it's New Year's at your house this year."

Thinking about it, it didn't sound like a bad idea actually. His house was more than big enough but he wasn't someone who liked big crowds at all, so it'd be for a few friends maybe – that being it. If he ever had a full blown house party – well depending on how big the invite would get, he could possibly give them a wrong address and hide for the night, saluting midnight and the previous year's bullshit with just a shot of hard liquor.

"Who knows, maybe?" He mused falsely with his fellow teenaged acquaintance. It was strange because he felt very awkward when he was around the guys or guys in general. Not an, 'I like you' kinda awkward, more as if he really didn't know how to befriend someone of his own gender.

He had a couple best friends, the wicked cool Maribel Donica Hughes whom he felt a very strong sibling bond with and then that of the beautiful Meygan Lacey Bradley. Everything from her relaxed but sexy sense of style, her long, luscious locks of deep red hair, those eyes of a pretty green / blue hue. She had this nicely proportioned body, always wearing clothes that flattered it greatly. Brogan didn't need to see her in person to remember those long, lovely looking legs that went on forever.

"Dude?" Dylan was finally the keeper of Brogan's attention once again. "I'll see you around, okay?"

Brogan nodded, running a hand through his deep brown hair. "Yeah, thanks for talking to me and uh… no problem?" Dylan gave a nod and headed off separately to his own class that morning. Well, he officially figured out that he was only getting worse with socialization. Great. He thought. As if I'm not awkward enough.

The red headed beauty walked confidently down the high school hallway. She was wearing a cherry red, off – the – shoulder top that hugged her torso snug. A pair of white skinny jeans that elongated her legs more than usual and she had on a pair of the cutest festive five inch black suede and gold colored heels. The pair of them each had holly on the top tip of the shoe.

She carried along with her a festive little bag that held her essentials but nothing more than that. Hugging her books and pencil case close to her, she turned the corner and met up with one of her long time best friends she'd known since diapers. Maribel Hughes. "Hey, hey!" Meygan greeted cheerily. She stopped her friend in the hallway and motioned she turned around, seeing the entire outfit.

Maribel's big, bright blue eyes lit up with joy as she met up with Meygan. She could barely wait to see her and luckily she didn't have to wait any longer. Giving a little turn around, she showed off the white turtle neck sweater she was wearing, a gray fashion scarf. Her legs were covered with dark denim skinny jeans and her feet were showing off some brown suede ankle boots and she decided to accessorize with her brown fashion shoulder bag. Her school books and pencil case fit in there perfectly fine.

"Mhmm you look delicious!" Meygan backed up, imaging a photo frame with her slender fingers as Maribel gave a pose or two. "If I had to give this adorable outfit a name, I'd call it 'Winter Wonderland'. Or 'Santa's Coming To Town'." She smirked in such a sultry manner that it stopped Maribel in her tracks to give her best friend a playful smack. "What?! I'm just saying."

"Have you ever considered, 'stop saying'?" She giggled and joined Meygan in their walk to their lockers. Meygan's first though, since Maribel's locker was near the front foyer of the school. "So, anyone special on your mind this holiday season?" Maribel asked instinctively. Her best friend was always spotting a cute boy here and there, but barely ever made the moves.

"Not really. Well maybe, but I don't know." Meygan admitted as she shoved the books she no longer needed in her locker. She looked to her school agenda, skimming to today's date to see if she'd written down any possible homework that she'd already accumulated. She packed what she'd need in her backpack so she wouldn't have to do it all at the end of the day and she grabbed all the books she'd need for her afternoon as well as her pencil case.

Maribel leaned up against the set of lockers right beside Meygan's, eyeing her suspiciously. "Maybe, but you don't know? Not really? Megs, what's going on inside that little brain of yours, hmm?" Her brown hair with reddish highlights cascaded down her back in waves. Even it was accessorized with a pretty rhinestone studded floral headband.

Meygan shrugged as she made sure she had her wallet and essentials in her little festive bag. Festive, yes. Tons of space? Not exactly. "Well, I just… I don't know. Maybe I'm reading him wrong but -"

"Ooh, it is Brogan isn't it?" Maribel was able to guess it dead on barely having to think about it.

Shutting her locker and locking it up, "Not necessarily, why do you assume it's him? It could be… uh, ooh... him!" She tried to justify this as she ended up pointing to one of the school's biggest jocks. "It's not," the male let out a sigh and kept walking. "but I mean, it could've been, you don't necessarily know that who I'm really talking about is who you're really thinking about and I mean -"

Maribel put up her hand to stop her friend's mind from racing anymore. "It's totally Brogan, no doubt. Let's go grab lunch at the sub place behind the school and chit chat about it, okay?"

Meygan checked her super cute messy - on - purpose up do that she decided to sport today as well as her make up in the compact mirror she carried in her tiny festive bag, soon putting it away. "Oh alright," she finally pulled her winter coat over her outfit just so, pulling on her gloves and zipping up her outerwear. "next stop is your locker though."

The brunette girl nodded as they walked down the halls heading towards the front of the school when they stopped. "So now that we've figured out my woes are about Brogan, are you crushing on anyone?"

With that question being asked, Maribel accidentally smacked her head off the shelf in her locker. "Ouch, who me? Uh, no. Not at all, why'd you ask?" She inquired rapidly with a nervous giggle. Truth was – Maribel had a current and strong attraction to Meygan's older brother, Sutton. He was a dreamy senior at Stiles High. His reddish brown, sometimes spiked hair. His lovely green eyes, his finely chiseled frame… he was just so attractive, especially his open 'friends with everybody' personality. It was seriously irresistible and alluring.

"That is such bullshit. You're spilling your story to me if I gotta spill mine, you bitch." She joked lovingly with her bestie. "Now let's get going, I'm starving." She frowned as she poked her tummy.

Maribel ditched her books, but decided she'd disperse them properly, checking her own agenda just as Meygan did, it was a good idea after all. She only had homework in one subject so far this morning, all other work that was assigned she finished up in class. Grabbing her own coat, hat and mittens, she double checked her purse for her wallet and they proceeded in leaving the school for lunch.

"Okay Meygan, you've got three seconds to start." Maribel prompted her, the sounds of their heels clicking upon the cement ground as they started walking away from the school's entrance and towards the back of it, where the field was covered in a light frost. It had just started snowing when they were in classes that morning.

"Right, well Brogan and I hung out at the mall yesterday and we tried to finish up all our Christmas shopping together as we do every year. We were gonna invite you and I texted you yesterday but you said you guys were out Christmas shopping already."

With a nod of her head, she confirmed that it was true. "Yeah that's right, my brother wanted this specific game," Meygan eyed Maribel suspiciously. Bullshit it was just her brother who wanted a certain video game. It was exactly what they had in common, video games. And both Maribel and her younger brother Caleb were very skilled at them. "alright, you busted me. There were a few game titles that my brother and I both wanted, but they're not in stock anywhere around here so we had to go shopping around the outskirts of town. It would've been awesome to hang out with you and Brogan though."

Meygan shifted and let out a soft sigh as they were almost at the end of the field, approaching the string of houses in the current complex they were walking through. "I don't know if it would've been a good thing had you been there. See girl… something kinda happened."

Maribel's eyes widened as she fist pumped, "You're finally dating him! That's awesome! I knew it'd happen, slut I called that!"

Meygan grabbed Maribel's fist down, shushing her sternly. "No you skank, that's not it!"

Maribel blushed heavily, "Ooh. Whoops." She giggled innocently. "Go on."

"Gee thanks." Narrowing her eyes, Meygan went on. "We were in the food court and… flirting I think? I mean, he went with something – I can't even remember the place – and I was like, 'Oh, I always wanted to try that!' and so he… feeds some to me and when I blushed and wiped my mouth, he said that I was so cute and…"

"Annd?" Maribel encouraged her friend as they both looked to the other side of the street, one way and then the other before crossing.

"Well, I fed him some of what I got too and it wasn't like, too unmasculine for him or anything. I know it was just harmless flirting but it's been on my mind since last night and oh my gosh, I can't stop thinking about him… but every time I actually see him now even if he doesn't see me I get these really annoying butterflies and my heart falls right through my ass I swear it." She scoffed, holding the door open for Maribel.

Maribel shook her head, "And you're sure that's all that fell through your ass, for sure?"

Meygan lifted up her heel and kicked her friend right in the butt. "Move it or I'll beat you."

The savoring smells of assorted meats, various vegetables, bread and more tickled the noses of the two girls. They didn't realize how hungry they both were until they'd reached their lunch destination. While Maribel ordered her submarine sandwich, Meygan rocked out to 'Feliz Navidad' right there in the little shop.

"Seriously Meygan?" Maribel questioned as she actually had both twelve inch sandwiches and preferred beverages in her hands.

"Hey, you so didn't have to do that." She absolutely appreciated the kind gesture though, she had everyone all shopped for except for Maribel and her younger brother Caleb. They were immensely the hardest to buy for, what could you get kids that had all the video games they wanted already? She did think that she could buy those points cards for them, but despite how useful they'd be, they still seemed so impersonal.

"I wanted to, now sit down and let me talk to you." Meygan plopped in a seat right near where they were standing and accepted her sandwich, beginning to unwrap it and delve into its deliciousness.

"Speak to me," the red head mused, a wide lovable grin on her face. "I got my food now so no one's gonna get hurt; I'm in a good mood."

Maribel chuckled and began playing with a few locks of her hair.

"Uh oh, you're playing with your hair… it's about a boy isn't it?"

Only Meygan knew Maribel so very well. Brogan did too, but it seemed as if he had other lunch plans for today. It was very unusual, but the girls didn't let it get to them. Probably just some guy stuff. "Well kinda… but it's not really a boy I should be crushing on but I can't help it because he's just so damn perf." She let out a frustrated sigh, taking out a strong bite of her sub.

"Aggressive eating is so sexy on you." Meygan winked over obviously, making her best friend chuckled.

"Oh shut it! No seriously though… and that dude is… Sutton."

Meygan scrunched up her nose, "You're into my brother? No, not you too Mari! Half the school is though so join the club." She bit into her toasted pizza sub and picked up a napkin, wiping her lips ever so gracefully. "I can't personally see where girls think he's so hot, but whatever." She giggled.

Maribel raised an eyebrow, "You're not upset that I like your brother?"

Meygan shrugged her shoulders, "Why, you gonna get with him? Hook up with him? What's your plans?" It almost seemed as if her brother being liked was a very common thing. But Maribel wasn't exactly just any chick – she was Meygan's best friend. Wasn't there some kinda girl code somewhere that stated this shouldn't happen? What's a girl to do?

"I… uh, I don't know… I don't think he'd, I just… y'know, actually even notice me anyway." She shrugged, picking at the toppings on her assorted cold cuts sub.

Meygan bit down on her bottom lip for a few moments, thinking of what to say to reassure her best friend how beautiful she really is. "Well, let's say theoretically… Sutt decides he wants some honey from the honey jar, what happens between you and him… would be and should stay between you and him only. I know it'd be a little difficult but if you really like him and he likes you and shit gets official… I can try my absolute best to keep everything just, chilled y'know? You're my best friend, if you think you can seek happiness with my brother, I'm not gonna stop you. And if he breaks your heart, I'll be there just as I would with any other boy toy."

Maribel blushed as she was listening to Meygan discuss this with her. "It's… so awesome of you to consider the fact that we could be. I don't think we would be, but at least I know you're not all uptight about it. I love you bestie. And of course I understand that if your brother's heart got broken, it's time to slap a hoe." The girls giggled but Meygan agreed of course. Family was undoubtedly family and hers was close knit.

Meygan beamed happily, done over half her twelve inch sub. "I love you too bestest bestie! Now, what'cha think about Brogan?"

Maribel pondered the thought, "He's a bro to me, but if you feel all strange and what not around him, like in the good way… maybe test the waters with some more flirting and if you so happen to kiss, I want all the details as soon as it happens."

Meygan took a deep breath and nodded, it was so risky – trying to pull off suggestive moves to a best friend. But if it was meant to be, it'd happen. If not, it wouldn't. That's all there was to it. She could totally do this! ... she hoped.

Here is the first chapter of my Holiday story! Yay! I hope it was good enough to gain some reviews, I love hearing opinions :)

And... please? xD

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