Me: Woohoo! No school!
Sheena: Well, someone seems happy...
Me: I am! I just got 15 hours of sleep, and no one cared!
Sheena: um...
Me: First, a HUGE thank you to TiFu and Emil C who reviewed. Also, another thanks to Emil C who gave me the idea for this chapter, and also to Dr. Bob who made me realize that Decus and Alice really aren't that bad.
Now, maybe I'm in a thankful mood 'cause it's Thanksgiving Eve or something, but... Thanks to TiFu who was not only my first reviewer ever, but for continuing to read my stories and P. me. Also, thanks to my brother (who still doesn't want his FF name written here) for "supporting" me (Ahem. ..support...Right~). Most importantly, thank you to all of my friends for always being there for me. Thank you so much Buds!
My Soul Your Beats: No problem.
Me: Huh? How'd you get in!
Soul: I let myself in.
Me: *Face palm* Sheena! Didn't you stop her?
Sheena: Hehe...Funny story...
Me: *Face palm*...Well, I don't own Tales of Symphonia. If I did, Emil would "man up" (as Marta likes to put it) and players would get the choice of rolling Alice and Decus's bodies off of Ginnungagap.
Sheena: O.o
Soul: Yeah! That'll be fun!
Me: IKR!
Tales of Holidays
Chapter Seven: Tales of Thanksgiving
"So...Marta... Why am I bringing all of these stuff...oops!" There was a loud crash from the basement as Emil went tumbling back down.
"I'm okay," Emil squeaked from under the weight of two chairs.
"Oh no!" Marta shouted as she ran down to the basement. "Is it alright!"
"Yeah, I'm oka-" Emil began to say, but he stopped when Marta continued her question.
"Are the chairs okay!"
"Yeah, they're fine." Emil said as he got back up.
"They better be!" Marta shouted. "This is supposed to be our first Thanksgiving together!"
"Yeah...right," Emil said as he proceeded to drag the two chairs up the stairs of the basement.
Marta just stood at the side of him and talked. "Everything has to be perfect! I have everything planned out! We can cut the turkey for each other and feed each other! Then afterward I leave to get the mashed potato and gravy, but oh no, it got burned! You'll take a bite anyway then say, 'Oh Marta, it tastes so good because you made it with your sweat and blood.' I'll giggle...and we'll...share our first kiss!" She shrieked.
"AAAHH!" Emil shouted as he fell down the stairs again.
"Oh, do you need help?" Marta asked.
"Yes...please..." Emil wheezed.
Marta grabbed one of the chairs and walked up the stairs, but then she suddenly dropped it and shouted, "Oh no! I smell something burning!" She ran to the kitchen, and the chair she dropped fell on Emil.
"WHY?" He shouted.
Marta came back down. "Emil! Hurry up! After you get the chair up, bring up the table. Then go buy some scented candles! We also might have to buy some mashed potato to burn because mine turned out perfect and I don't want to ruin it."
The blonde sighed. "Can't we just have the guests bring them?"
"Guests? What guests? This is supposed to be our romantic dinner."
"Um...it is?" Emil muttered.
"Yes! Did you invite someone without asking me!" Marta shouted.
"Ahem...Just a few..."
"WHO WERE THEY?" Marta screamed.
"Well, first I told Lloyd and Colette, and they told Genis and Presea who told Raine and Regal. Then, Regal told Sheena who told Zelos. Then, on the way home, I met Alice and Decus so I decided to invite them as well." Emil explained.
Marta's jaw hit the ground. "You did what!" She screamed.
"Hehehe..." Emil continued, "But then Lloyd told me that they were going to celebrate Thanksgiving at Zelos's mansion, so they couldn't make it."
"Who's they?" Marta asked skeptically.
"Just, you know, Lloyd, Colette, Genis, Presea, Raine, Regal, Zelos, and Sheena." Emil said quietly.
Marta smiled, "Yay! That means no one's coming right?"
"You forgot Alice and Decus," Emil said.
Marta's face grew dazed.
The doorbell rang.
"Oh, that must be them!" Emil said.
Marta slowly walked over to the door and opened it. When she saw Alice and Decus standing at the door, she quickly slammed the door shut and leaned against it.
"Hey! It's not like I want to be here," Alice said from the other side of the door.
Marta glared at Emil who came up from the basement.
"Give them a chance, Marta," the blonde said.
"She's the sadist. She tried to kill you," Marta hissed.
Emil shrugged, "Well, after they got out of the Ginnungagap, they changed. They don't want to kill everyone anymore."
"Wait a minute," Marta exclaimed. "Didn't we kill them the last time we saw them?"
She opened the door and shouted, "We killed you! How're you still alive!"
"Geez, you're nice," Alice said sarcastically.
Marta slammed the door in her face again.
"How. Are. They. Alive." Marta asked Emil.
"Well, according to their facebook page, they just wanted to escape their lives and change their ways so they acted like they died then ran away to Canada and became candle makers." Emil recited from Alice's FB page.
"Gimme that!" Marta shouted as she took Emil's laptop from his hands. She then proceeded to read her FB page. After five minutes, she gave the laptop back to Emil. "Okay, they can come in, but what's Canada?"
Emil shrugged, "I dunno."
"Also, I thought you said facebook was stupid," Marta said skeptically. "That's why you refused to make an account and friend me. I only have four friends right now!"
"It is," Emil said as he turned the laptop off. "I just made a fake account to spy on people."
Marta gaped. "Wow... Friend me!"
"No," Emil said as he put his laptop away. "My account is for spying purposes only."
"Hm...I feel liked I'm forgetting something..." Marta said.
Emil pointed at the door. "You might want to let them in."
"Oh! Right!" She said. The brunette opened the door to be faced with Alice and Decus...who were playing 'Go Fish' on the doorstep.
Marta stared. "Um...Want to come in?"
Alice looked up and sarcastically said, "No, I want to stay out here all day and freeze my ass off!"
"Okay!" Marta said as she tried to close the door.
"Of course we want to come in!" Alice shouted.
Marta sighed. "Fine."
Five minutes later, Emil and Decus were still trying, but failing, at bringing the table up from the basement.
"Marta! The table can't fit through the door! Can't we just use our regular table?"
"NO!" Marta shouted. "I'm still going to have my romantic dinner, even with those two around."
"Gasp!" Decus said. "Are you trying to gain victory in love? It is so romantic! I too am trying to win Alice's heart!"
"Speaking of which, where is Alice?" Emil asked.
"I sent her to buy some cranberry sauce." Marta answered.
"You sent a guest to buy food?" Emil asked.
"Yep!" Marta said with a smile.
A timer rang from the kitchen.
"Oh! The turkey's done!" She shouted as she ran off.
Emil and Decus got stuck at the door again.
Decus dropped the table, and it rolled back down the stairs, along with Emil who was holding the bottom end of it.
"If Marta wants a romantic dinner with that table, she's going to have to eat in the basement!" Decus stated.
"OOH! Great idea!" Emil quickly stated.
He dragged the table into the middle of the basement and set chairs around it. Then he kicked away some of the dust, hid the laundry with some boxes, and turned on the lights.
"What's taking you so long?" Marta said as she came down.
"We're eating dinner down here," Emil quickly stated.
Marta gaped. 'we can't have a romantic dinner in the basement!"
"Too bad!" Emil said as he finally cracked. Then, he fainted on the floor.
Marta sighed and went back up the stairs.
"Aren't you going to help him?" Decus asked.
"Nah, I'm good," Marta said.
"Do you need any help with the food?" he asked.
"Nah, I'm good," Marta replied again.
"Um...What should I do then?" Decus asked.
"I don't know... Plan how to impress Alice? Just don't damage my house."
"OKAY!" Decus shouted.
Two hours later, the group of four were seated and eating the turkey. Unfortunately, Marta was seated the farthest from Emil so she couldn't have her romantic time with him.
"Can you pass the gravy?" She asked through gritted teeth to Alice.
"No," Alice answered.
Marta hissed at her.
"Can you pass the salad?" Decus asked Emil.
"Sure, he said as he passed the bowl to Decus.
"You know, we should play some games to lighten the mood," Emil said.
"Yeah!" Marta said. "Let's play 'Kick People Out of the House' or 'Spin the Bottle to Kick People out of the House?'"
"They're not real games, Mart-Mart," Alice said. Suddenly, she began choking on the turkey.
"Oh no! Um. What do I do. What do I do?" Decus muttered.
Emil got up and used the heimlich maneuver on the blonde. She spit out a piece of black, burned meat.
"Darn it!" Marta exclaimed. "That piece was supposed to be mine!"
Emil stared at her strangely.
"What? That was supposed to be our romantic hug."
Emil face palmed.
Alice wiped her mouth on her napkin and said, "You know what, let's play 'Kick People Out of the House.' I really want to kick someone out right now."
Marta looked up with a smug look, "oh, is that person you?"
Emil and Decus stared at each other and whispered the word, "cat fight."
Sure enough, Alice and Marta grabbed each other's hair and began pulling.
"I bet 200 gald that Alice will win," Emil whispered.
"I bet 500 gald that Marta will win," Decus said.
When the girls heard that, they got a frustrated look in their eyes.
"You know what, why don't we beat them up?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, why not?" Marta replied.
The two girls advanced on the boys. Emil and Decus looked at each other.
"What do you say about running?" Decus asked.
"Great idea!" Emil shouted as he began to run out of the house.
Somewhere in Meltokio~
Lloyd and Colette got onto their rheairds and waved goodbye to everyone.
"Have a happy thanksgiving!" Colette said to everyone.
"You too! Have a safe trip home!" Sheena called back.
Colette smiled and nodded. Then, the two left on their way.
"Oh, I forgot. Emil and Marta also invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner," Colette said.
"Hm... Well, I'm still pretty hungry," Lloyd muttered under his breath.
Colette giggled, "you spent the past two hours eating though."
Lloyd shrugged.
"Fine then, let's at least say hi to the two."
Back at Emil and Marta's home~
Lloyd knocked on the door. Then, turned to face Colette, "I really hope we're not intruding."
The couple was surprised when a blonde half elf opened the door.
"ALICE?" Lloyd shouted.
"Alice, who's at the door?" Marta asked as she appeared beside the sadist.
"Um...hi Marta...We just came to say hi to everyone. Where's Emil?" Colette asked.
Marta pushed the door open so that Lloyd and Colette could get a good look at their living room. Lloyd and Colette gasped when they saw Emil and Decus beaten up, and in a pool of blood on the floor.
"What happened to them?" Colette asked.
Alice shrugged. "They weren't thankful for their girlfriends."
Me: Sorry the Alice and Decus thing was weird. Had to cut it short. Still have waaaay too much homework left to do.
Sheena: I barely had any screen time!
Me: Why're you always complaining at the end?
Sheena: Someone's in a bad mood today. Did someone not get their turkey?
Soul: Tofurkey! Kids, never fuse chicken and tofu together!
Sheena: O.o …
Me: I only got 5 hours of sleep last night... and I hate turkey...
Soul: No seriously, don't fuse the two together. It's not a good word.
Me: I'm gonna go make a list of stuff to buy tonight during black Friday.
Sheena: You go do that... Ooh! Get me a itouch kay?
Me: NEVA!
Soul: Please review! ^.^
