Dear Gamergirl101

Thank you for all your support over all of my stories, and I'm glad I've got a chance here to write a gift for you! You're a star!

Hope your Christmas is wonderful, and may the new year bring you much Dartz and DOMA Arc!

RanulfFlambard4

Warning Guys! The last few stories have been very romantic, whereas this one is simply fun, and hopefully, you'll find it amusing!

"Rule One. Only one jelly sweet at a time."

They nodded.

"Rule Two. You must count it as soon as you've swallowed said jelly sweet."

They nodded.

"Rule three. First one to finish all the jelly sweets wins."

They nodded.

"Rather you than me, guys." Alister grimaced and got the stop watch out.

"Just hurry up." Valon was getting impatient.

"Ok..." Alister looked to Raphael, who sat on Alister's right, and then to Valon, who was sat on his left. "Three, two, one... GO!"

The two grown men started the ridiculous contest, guzzling sweets in to their mouths so hurriedly it looked rather strange.

Alister raised his eyebrows, his money (if he had any) would have been on Raphael, but Valon had got a pace that seemed to work going.

"Ten. Eleven. Twelve." Valon started to smile.

"Nine... ten..."

Alister popped a spare jelly sweet in to his mouth. He'd refused to take part because he was on a bit of a diet. Wearing a top that showed his midriff off meant he had to watch his weight, and that meant not eating all the sweets he could find. He moved the packet out of the way of temptation.

After about three minutes, Valon was way ahead of Raphael. Thirty jelly sweets ahead to be precise. Alister sighed. Raphael looked as if he were just about ready to rage quit, when Valon stood.

"ONE HUNDRED! I've won! Sucks to be you, Raffy!"

"I didn't want to play anyway." Raphael folded his arms and sat back, glaring.

"Butt sore! I won and you didn't!" Valon was laughing and pointing at Raphael.

"Come on guys, it was just a game. And you suggested it, Raphael!"

Raphael shrugged, "I just said we could have a race. Not a whole competition. Just a Christmas game."

Alister sighed, this always happened when Raphael didn't win something. There must be something wrong...

Valon stood on his chair, "Come on, Raphael. Prove you're not butt sore and duel me!"

"You've got a sugar rush now... haven't you?" Raphael closed his eyes. Valon on a sugar rush was never a good thing. Especially not after last time...

"Come on, guys." Alister tried to help Valon off his chair.

"No! No!" Valon was still grinning like a maniac, "He lost so he should either have to duel me or sit under the Christmas Tree of shame!"

"Ok, A) We don't have a Christmas Tree. Master Dartz doesn't let us, and B) You've already won, so surely you don't need to prove yourself again..." Alister begged.

Valon's smile faded to a glare. "You'd want the glory if you won a Christmas game."

"Master Dartz said we shouldn't play Christmas games, anyway." Raphael stood up and went to pour himself a drink.

"Oh! Oh!" Valon screamed, "Mr Hypocrite! That game was your idea anyway!"

Raphael turned and looked narrowly at Valon, "You don't want to wake master Dartz with your screaming."

Valon sat down heavily, "I bet you always used to win your big, fancy games, in your big fancy house back in the old days."

"I don't want to talk about that."

"Don't wanna talk about that..." Valon imitated.

Alister gave him a knowing look, telling him to stop. No one really wanted to cope with Raphael in a bad mood.

There was a silence.

"I never celebrated Christmas really before." Alister leant on the table. "Living in a war zone made it difficult, I guess. I remember, Mom gave me and Mikey presents once..."

Valon rolled his eyes and folded his arms, "Huge Christmases for Raphael, no Christmases for Alister. And master Dartz doesn't let us celebrate Christmas now. I just used to have a peaceful Christmas in the church before the Detention Centre..."

"No one even wants to know what used to happen for Christmas in there." Alister pushed a loose jelly sweet round the table.

"And today would be Christmas Eve..." Raphael looked at the calendar longingly.

The men sat in silence until the door flung open.

"Where are they?" Dartz stood there dressed in his white pyjamas with red dots all over them.

"Where's what?" Said Alister nervously.

"There was a packet of jelly sweets on the table. Where. Are. They?" His eyes were dark and menacing.

Valon looked at Alister slowly, who in turn looked at Raphael. "Valon ate them." A small smile spread across Raphael's face as he spoke.

"WHAT?!" Dartz yelled.

"I did not!" Valon leapt back up, "It was Raphael's idea to eat them!"

"Guys come on..." Alister hated the conflict, but was swiftly silenced by Valon whacking him off his chair.

"Who ate my jelly sweets?" Dartz folded his arms.

"He did!" Valon and Raphael said in unison. They glared across the table at each other.

"Well, you've both got bowls..." Dartz frowned, and looked under the table to check if Alister was all right.

While Dartz was looking, Valon grabbed the bowl in front of Raphael in attempt to swap it with his own. At least then he could give Dartz some sweets back...

Raphael however was wise to what he was doing and grabbed the bowl before it could go anywhere.

"Let go!" Valon hissed.

"You." Raphael smiled back.

Valon took and almighty pull, as the bowl flew out of his hands and twirled over towards Dartz, spilling the remaining sweets as it went.

The bowl rolled to Dartz's feet, as he stooped to pick it up. "So. They were the last sweets?"

"Yes, Master Dartz..." Valon said feebly.

"And you all found it amusing to eat the only thing that really makes me happy?" Dartz's face was growing darker with every passing second.

"To be fair, we didn't even know it was your..."

"Shut up, Alister." Dartz folded his arms, "I was considering to let you have a bit of a party this Christmas, but you've ruined that now. It's Christmas eve and NOWHERE is going to be open for me to get some more sweets! And you've ALL RUINED CHRISTMAS!" Dartz turned and slammed the door on his way out, leaving silence once again.

"I..." Alister frowned, "I thought we weren't allowed a Christmas..."

Hey there again!

Oh wow! The reception I'm getting for this story is amazing! I don't think I'd be enjoying writing this so much if it weren't for all you guys reviewing and requesting! Thank you all. Again, if you enjoyed this, do request something! Anything! I'm getting so many creative ideas from people which is great! I'm really glad Gamergirl101 requested a DOMA arc thing, they're are my favourite characters!

Lots of festive fun,

RanulfFlambard4