Sandra walked out of the mall from shopping. It wasn't her favorite activity but she loved doing it around Christmas time because she got to buy things for her friends. She couldn't wait to see the looks on their faces when they opened their presents. This is going to be a great Christmas party.

Sandra stopped and narrowed her eyes, seeing something sitting on the sidewalk. She realized it was a young girl with long blonde hair, green eyes and fair skin. She had on a green t-shirt, jeans and worn shoes. Sandra walked up to the girl. When the girl saw her, she slowly backed away, looking scared.

"Hey, it's ok," Sandra said, soothingly. The girl just stared at her. "Where's your mom at?"

"I don't have one," the girl answered.

"You're out here by yourself?" Sandra asked, sitting down beside the girl.

The girl nodded. "I've always been by myself." She then sneezed and shivered a little.

Sandra blinked, feeling bad for her. "What's your name?"

"Amanda," the girl answered. She then sneezed again.

I can't just leave her here, Sandra thought. "Why don't you come home with me, Amanda? Get you out of this cold."

Amanda looked hesitant. "It's alright. You can trust me," Sandra added. Amanda then got up and took Sandra's hand, sneezing again. Sandra took her coat off and put it on Amanda. It was very big for her but it was better than nothing. Sandra then took Amanda back to her apartment where she got her a cup of hot chocolate to warm her up.

"Thanks...uh..."

"Sandra," Sandra cut her off. "And you don't have to thank me. You shouldn't be out there alone, especially when it's so cold out. How old are you anyway?"

"Six," Amanda answered.

"Well, you can stay here with me until we find you a good home," Sandra said.

Amanda smiled and hugged her. "Thank you!"

"You're welcome," Sandra replied. She then heard the door open and looked to see Alex coming in, back from her own shopping trip.

"Who's that?" Amanda asked.

"That's Alex," Sandra answered. "She lives here too."

"Who's she?" Alex asked.

"This is Amanda. I found her on the street and I couldn't just leave her there. So she's going to stay with us until we find a good home for her," Sandra explained. "That's ok with you, right?"

Alex nodded. "Of course. Nobody should be out alone in this weather."

Sandra smiled. "Then that settles it. Could you stay here with her until I get back? I'm going to go back out for a little bit."

Alex nodded. "Sure, I'd be glad to."

Sandra then turned to Amanda. "Be good and listen to Alex. I'll be back shortly, ok?"

Amanda nodded. "Alright, I will." Sandra smiled before heading back out. She headed back to the store where they sold coats for little kids. She looked around and saw one that looked just right for Amanda. It was a green jacket that looked just like hers and Alex's. Sandra bought it and headed back toward the apartment building. When she got back she saw Amanda sitting and talking with Alex at Alex's work desk. Alex was showing her beyblades and how she fixed them up. Amanda looked up when Sandra came in.

"Sandra! You're back!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah, and I brought you something," Sandra pulled the coat out of the bag and Amanda smiled with delight.

"Thank you so much!" Amanda said, running up and hugging Sandra.

"You're going to need it around this time of year," Sandra replied.

Alex smiled. "Good thinking. She's going to need that when she goes with one of us."

Sandra nodded in agreement.

"Just one question. Where is she going to sleep?" Alex asked.

"She can have my bed. I'll take the couch," Sandra answered.

"If you say so," Alex said, walking back over to her work bench. "I need to finish repairing Eagle for Tsubasa."

"Do you have a bey, Sandra?" Amanda asked. "Alex said she didn't have one and that she just fixed them.

Sandra nodded and pulled out Leone. "This is my bey, Galaxy Leone."

"Whoa! Cool!" Amanda gazed at the bey. "I wish I had one!"

An idea popped into Sandra's head and she smiled to herself. I'm going to make this Amanda's best Christmas ever.

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