Hey everysmurf! Well talk about perfect timing because for the next couple of chapters, (this one included) were gonna be focusing on Christmas time and right now it IS Christmas time! I swear that was unintentional.

Jo: Unintentional or not, it's cool!

Me: Yep! Also my friend wakkowarnerlover1 had asked me if I could add her two oc's in this story so her 2 oc's are gonna make an appearance. And now for the disclaimer

Jo: These things are annoying (whines) Can't we skip it?

Me: I wish but I don't wanna get sued.

Jo: Fine whatever. She don't own the smurfs

Me: They belong to Peyo

Jo: I belong to CartoonCaster21 and Renee and Christi belong to wakkowarnerlover1

Me: And I own myself and Stephan. Enjoy! (turns to Jo) Now was that so hard?

Jo: Yes

Livy awoke the next morning in her bed wrapped up tightly in the covers. She yawned and glanced down at Turnip who was stretching at the foot of the bed, just waking up himself. Turnip blinked his eyes a few times, trying to wake up himself, and then climbed on Livy's body up to her face. He purred and snuggled his head against her cheek greeting his master a good morning.

"Morning sleepy head." Livy groaned petting her pet. She sat up and stretched her arms above her head glancing outside the window. Her eyes widened slightly and she threw back the covers and climbed out of bed. Her feet were protected from the cold hardwood floor by her thick wool socks. She shuffled across the room and peeked out the window, her emerald green eyes sparkling with happiness as she saw a winter wonderland.

Snow had fallen the previous night and everything was covered in a thick white blanket. The flowers from the garden were covered with winter's sparkling whiteness. It reminded Livy of a picture on a postcard.

She bounced with excitement and then ran from the room, sliding halfway because of her socks as she quickly made her way to Jo's room.

"Jo! Jo! Wake up!" Livy called excitedly bursting into the room. A loud snore was her response. "Don't sleep now Jo! Wake up!"

The sleeping girl just rolled in her sleep and buried her face in the pillow.

Livy sighed and rolled her eyes. "Dame Barbra's wearing a poofy pink dress."

"*snort* You look like a bottle of Pepto Bismol." Jo slurred jerking awake. She peered around but saw no one in her room except for Livy.

"What are you doing here Girly?" Jo yawned rubbing her eye.

"It snowed last night!"

Instantly Jo was fully awake. A wide smile pulled at her lips and she jumped out of bed and practically flew to the other side of the room. After sorting through a large mountain of clothes, she was successful and pulled out her red cloak. She hopped from the clothes pile, and somehow managed to slip on one of her boots while tying her cloak around her neck and carrying her other boot with her teeth. Once her cloak was tied, she slipped on her other boot and met Livy, who was already wearing her orange cloak and boots, and the two of them ran outside, still in their pajamas.

Livy giggled and twirled around. She had always loved snow, ever since she was little. There is just something so magical about it. She suddenly fell flat on her back and began to make a snow angel.

Jo put a hand to her chin as she studied a window. She smirked evily and grabbed some snow and rolled it into a ball. She then tossed it at the window and it splattered against the glass.

"Jo what are you doing?" Livy asked sitting up from her snow angel.

"You'll see." Jo replied as she chucked another snowball at the window. Just as she threw a third, the window opened and Peewit poked his head out.

"What's all the-" but the jester was cut off as he got a face full of snow.

"Come on out here Peepod! It's a snowday! No school!" Jo cheered.

"We don't go to school anymore anyway." Livy pointed out.

"Let me have my moment."

Peewit wiped the snow off his face and then smirked at his girlfriend. "Oh it's on now Jo!"

The jester disappeared from the window and a few moments later her was outside with the girls with nothing on but a scarf and some earmuffs to protect him from the cold. Peewit scooped up a big handful of snow and threw it at Jo who ducked and the snowball wound up hitting Livy instead. This prompted an all out take no prisoners snowball war.

"What the devil?" Johan groaned being awoken by shouts and yelling from outside. He crawled out of bed and peeked out the window and spotted his three friends in the middle of their battle.

"So the battle begins once again." He said evily as he quickly went to get changed.

Peewit ran across the courtyard and then took cover behind a tree which was pelted with snowballs. "Ha! Missed me!" The snow from the branches above suddenly fell down atop the blonde boy, burying him alive from head to toe.

"I didn't miss you that time Peewit."

All three heads raised and looked up into the tree and spotted an impish looking Johan sitting in the branches.

"How and when did you get up there?" Livy asked hands on her hips.

"Just a few minutes ago M'lady." the squire explained jumping down to the ground. "Now did you really think I'd just sit aside and let one of you destroy my title?"

"What title?" Jo asked.

The snow covered Peewit shook a little bit before he popped his head out the top. "Johan's the best snowball fighter this side of the Kingdom."

"You?" Jo asked in disbelief. "The best snowball fighter? As in you actually do something FUN? Alright! Now I know I'm being punked."

Johan's response to that was a snowball in the face.

Jo blinked a few times stunned. She wiped the snow off her face, her eyes narrowed. "Okay. Ancestor or not, your dead."

"We'll see about that." Johan retorted tossing a snowball up and down in his palm.

And once more the war was in full swing. Snowballs flying in all directions from all four competitors. It was every man, woman and jester for themselves.

While Johan had his back turned Livy tried to sneak up on him to stuff some snow down the back of his shirt but at the last second the squire whipped around and grabbed her. Placing his icy cold lips on hers.

"No fair." Livy pouted when they broke the kiss.

"TACKLE!" Jo hollered as she football tackled her jester boyfriend to the ground, making him get a mouthful of snow. He groaned in pain and lifted his head up, swallowing the snow. He shivered slightly at the shock of the cold before he replied, "Your mean to me."

"All's fair in love and war." Jo quoted kissing him on the cheek. "And this is both."

Despite the cold, Peewit felt himself grow warm on the inside as Jo smirked at him. Livy and Johan were feeling that same warmth not to far off from them as they looked at each other. Sadly the moment was short lived.

"GOOD GRACIOUS!" the all to familiar and annoying voice of Dame Barbra shrieked. She was standing in the doorway, dressed for the day in her usual green dress. "Have you four gone mad?! Get back inside the castle this instant before you all catch your death of cold! Master Johan is the only one properly dressed while the rest of you are in your sleepwear."

"Jo and I have cloaks." Livy said sheepishly.

"And I got a scarf." Peewit added.

"And all four of you are soaking wet from the snow. Get!" For emphasis the governess pointed a finger into the castle.

Though they were saddened that their fun was cut short, the teens knew that this was only the first snow fall of winter and that they had all season long for their battle to continue.

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Almost immediately after breakfast things in the castle became a flurry of activities. Maids and other servants ran around cleaning while others lugged around heavy boxes. This could only mean one thing...a ball was coming up. The annual Christmas Eve Ball to be exact.

"No! No! No! We need more silver and less gold." the teens heard a posh males voice order as they came upon the grand ball room.

"Who the feathers is that?" Jo asked.

"That would be Stephan. The King's official party planner." Johan explained. The four of them stood in the entryway of the ballroom and saw the King talking to a man in his mid forties. He had a long nose and thick black hair with a single white streak. His hazel teal colored eyes were hidden behind half moon shaped glasses and his outfit consisted of a well tailored black suit with gold buttons and a purple colored ascot.

"Trust me your majesty, this ball shall go off without a hitch." Stephan reassured the monarch.

"I know it will Stephan." The King smiled. "You are the best in the business."

"That I am. That I am." Stephan boasted. His eyes then shifted and caught sight of the four youths in the entryway. "Ah! Miss Livy! We meet again!"

Almost instantly, the party planner was across the room and standing in front of them. He bent down and gently took Livy's hand in his own and kissed it.

"Nice to see you to Stephan." Livy said a little awkwardly as she took her hand back.

"I take it you know each other." Jo said pointing out the obvious.

"Do we know each other? HA! This little lady save my keester last Christmas by filling in when our previous performer canceled." Stephan explained wrapping an arm around Livy.

"His wife was giving birth to their seventh child." The King defended.

"Seven kids?! Dang! Medieval Duggars." Jo mumbled.

"Oh details, details." Stephan brushed aside the reason. "Miss Livy, I hope you don't mind but I decided to have you sing again this year."

"Well I-"

"I knew you'd love it!" Stephan squealed giddy with excitement. Anyway, I see a new peoples. And who might this handsome young man be?"

"I'm a girl." Jo growled.

Stephan's face fell and an awkward silence followed. "Did I say handsome young man? I meant beautiful young lady."

Jo rolled her eyes. "The names Joannie but call me Jo."

"What a lovely name." Stephan gushed grabbing Jo's hand and kissing it as well. Jo yanked her hand back and then wiped it on her tunic.

Stephan was then stuck with a brilliant idea. "Oh! Idea!" he said in a singsong voice. "Do you sing Miss Joannie?"

Jo shrugged and made a "so-so" motion with her hand. "Kinda."

"Ooh! This is marvelous! Why not you," he pointed to Jo "and you," he pointed to Livy, "Sing a duet?"

"Uh..."

"Great! It's settled then!" Stephan exclaimed clapping his hands together. "Now as much fun as this has been, I'm afraid I must return to my work so you must go. Shoo! Shoo! Leave me! Away from me tiny peoples!"

The party planner shoved all four teens out the ballroom and slammed the door shut. They winced when they heard him shout, "WE NEED MORE TINSEL!"

"Well," Jo said after an awkward silence. "He sure is...I don't even have words to describe him."

"Stephan REALLY gets into his job." Peewit explained. "Now if you will excuse me, I believe I'm smelling Christmas cookies." He jumped up and gave Jo a quick peck on the cheek before scurrying off to steal some Christmas treats.

"I gotta get going to." Livy said.

"Where are ya going?" Jo asked.

"Spencer wants to do a quick fitting for my Christmas dress so that he'll have plenty of time for any adjustments...Plus Jo he still needs to get your measurements."

"Jo ain't wearing no dress!" Jo huffed crossing her arms.

"You need to be at least a little bit dressed up Jo." Johan spoke up. His great X granddaughter rolled her eyes.

"I'll see you two later." Livy said as she started to head off to see the royal tailor. Jo went to leave in the opposite direction but Johan stopped her.

"Jo?"

"Yeah Granddaddy?" Jo asked.

"Could I have a word with you?"

"Yeah sure, what's up?"

"Not here." Johan said motioning for the girl to follow him. He lead her a little ways off and then down a corner.

"Alright what's going on?" Jo asked annoyed.

"Nothings going on Jo." Johan said truthfully. "But...I...I need your help."

Jo's posture softens and her eyebrow raised. "Help with what?"

The squire seemed to hesitate for a few seconds before he sighed and responded, "I...I don't know what to get Livy for Christmas."

"Ah the dreaded, "What to get my loved one for Christmas?" delima." Jo mused.

Johan nodded. "I want to get her something special, but I don't know what."

Jo put a hand to her chin in thought. "Well how about a book?"

"I've thought about that but it doesn't seem right." Johan answered. "It seems to...impersonal. Like I didn't put to much thought in it."

"I see your point." Jo mused. She thought for a few moments and was about to suggest getting her jewelery but that wouldn't work. Livy had small wrists and it was near impossible for her to find a bracelet that wouldn't slide off. Same issue with her fingers so that ruled out rings. A necklace might have worked but Livy's locket never ever left her neck so that was a no as well. "Um...A new outfit?"

Johan just gave Jo a deadpanned look.

"Right, you care about clothes as much as I do." the black haired teen mumbled. "Well how about something music related? You know how much of a music freak Livy is."

The squire seemed to think about it for a few minutes and nodded liking the idea. "That could work!" his smile fell. "But what sort of music related gift could I give her?"

"Look Granddaddy," Jo started. "Livy loves you and she'll love whatever you get her, no matter what it is because it came from your heart."

Johan gave a weak smile knowing she was right. "I suppose there is a serious side to you after all Jo."

"Don't get used to it." Jo teased before leaving. Johan shook his head amused but then sighed dejectedly, still not knowing what to get his beloved for Christmas. Not knowing what else to do he started off.

"Music related." He thought to himself walking down the halls. What music related present could he get for Livy?

As he passed Livy's room he heard a 'Thud' sound and looked in. Turnip was standing on top of Livy's dresser looking down at the treasure box that was now on the floor.

"Oh Turnip you silly cat." Johan scolded walking in to clean up the mess. "Look what you've done."

The gray kitten huffed indignantly and turned his nose in the air, clearly insulted.

"Get down from there." Johan said grabbing the kitten and sitting him on the floor. Once on the floor Turnip gave one last "Mew!" before he ran out of the room. The squire rolled his eyes picked up the fallen box. It had fallen upside down and when he picked it up he saw the emerald jewel that he had given her last month after their adventure with the Duke of Castellac. His eyebrows furrowed though when he saw that that was not the only jewel Livy had in her possession.

"Now where would she have gotten this?" Johan thought to himself as he studied the flat crystal in his hand. The seeing crystal that Nanu and family had given to her. Livy had never told her friends about meeting the magical wolves. The subject never really came up.

Johan snapped out of admiring the crystal and went to set the box back in it's spot. His eyes shifted to Livy's ipod which was sitting on the dresser as well.(Livy had forgotten to take it with her that morning) He glanced back between the box and the music device a few times before his face brightened with an idea. He finally knew what to get Livy for Christmas.

He sat the two gems on the dresser, half hiding them so no on could steal them but they were still out enough so that Livy could easily find them. He then took the treasure box and the ipod and ran out of the room and headed for the stables to saddle up Bayard.

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Once Livy got done with her fitting, she and Jo met up and the two had decided to go Christmas shopping. They would have taken Peewit with them but they knew that he would be trying to peek in their bags trying to sneak a peek at his presents.

"So what are you gonna get Johan?" Jo asked as they arrived at the market place and they dismounted their horses.

"Haven't the slightest idea." Livy said kinda depressingly. "I wanna get him something...special."

Jo smirked inwardly. Boy did this sound familiar.

"What are you gonna get Peewit?" Livy asked snapping the black haired girl out of her thoughts.

Jo sighed. "Not a clue." Jo was silent for a few moments before she added, "It's our first Christmas together and I don't want to get him just some random present. I want it to be something he'd love."

"But Jo, Peewit loves you and he'll love whatever you get him no matter what it is." Livy said echoing Jo's words to Johan earlier.

"Wow that's...that's really cheesy." Jo said deadpanning.

"It's the truth." Livy corrected. By now they had reached the market place. "Why don't you and I split up and then meet back here in a little bit?"

"Okay." Jo nodded. And with that the two girls went their separate ways in search of the perfect Christmas present.

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Jo groaned in exasperation as she walked away from a booth. She had been searching for half an hour and still wasn't able to find the perfect Christmas gift for Peewit. She was even tempted to check out a nearby stand that was selling instruments! That's how desperate she was getting.

"Dang it Peewit! Why do you have to be so hard to buy for?" Jo sighed dejectedly. The jester was easy enough to please really. Give him anything edible or an instrument and he was as happy as lark; but that was the problem. It's because he was so easily pleased it made it hard for Jo to find something perfect.

The raven haired girl sat down on the edge of a well and rested her head in her hands. Her eyes glanced around at the shoppers as they passed, but she straightened up when something caught her attention. Not to far off was what appeared to be a shack of some sorts. Above the door was a sign that read "Pottery Class."

A smile spread across Jo's face as she finally knew what to get her boyfriend.

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Livy trudged through the snow covered market place as she mentally checked off the people on her list that she had to buy presents for. She had already bought Jo a new sketchbook, some herbs for Homnibus for a spell he was wanting to try out, plus some other presents for her other friends. Now all that was left to do was get Johan and Peewit their presents.

"Get your puppets here! Get your Jumping Jack and Jill puppets!"

Livy was snapped out of her thoughts and looked where the voice was calling. She saw a kind looking old man standing next to a wagon full of wooden marionette puppets.

"I guess I found Peewit's gift." Livy thought making her way over. She approached the cart and began to examine the two puppet designs. She bought the two puppets for Peewit, figuring he could use them for when he performed his puppet shows, and she then set off to find the last gift on her list. Johan's.

Twenty minutes later

Livy was now understanding why Jo was feeling so troubled earlier. Christmas shopping is hard. Last year she had gotten Johan a new cape since his old one had gotten destroyed. This year she wanted to top the cape...but how?

Livy checked the money she had left in her pouch. Only two gold coins left.

"Well no matter what I get Johan, I'm gonna need more money than this." Livy sighed. She looked around, not really wanting to return to the castle just yet. She looked up and spotted someone apparently finishing a performance. Some type of dance to be exact.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you everyone! Merry Christmas!" the man said as he picked up his overturned hat, over flowing with gold coins and then left.

"Why not?" Livy shrugged. If that guy could do it, so could she. She walked over to the spot where the guy had previously been and tossed her nearly empty money bag on the ground in front of her. She blushed a little bit, both from cold and embarrassment but managed to calm her nerves and began to sing.

It's in the singing of a street corner choir

It's going home and getting warm by the fire

It's true wherever you find love it feels like Christmas

A cup of kindness that we share with another

A sweet reunion with a friend or a brother

In all the places you'll find love it feels like Christmas

Livy smiled as a few passersby began to toss a coin or two into her bag.

It is the season of the heart

A special time of caring

The ways of loving clear

And it is the season of the spirit

The message if we hear it

Is, "Make it last all year!"

It's in the giving of a gift to another

A pair of mittens that were made by your mother

It's all the ways that we show love that feel like Christmas

A part of childhood we'll always remember

It is the summer of the soul of December

Yes when you do your best for love

It feels like Christmas

It is the season of the heart

A special time of caring

The ways of love made clear

It is the season of the spirit

The message if we hear it

Is "Make it last all year!"

It's in the singing of a street corner choir

It's going home and getting warm by the fire

It's true wherever you find love it feels like Christmas

It's true wherever you find love

It feels like Christmas

It feels like Christmas

It feels like Christmas

It feels like Christmas

Livy reached over to grab her now full money bag but stopped when she heard...clapping?

"Your good."

Livy looked up to see the owner of the voice and clapping was a young girl probably about seventeen years of age wearing a short sleeved blue dress that went down to her ankles and a dark blue cloak. Her chocolate brown hair was tied up in a high ponytail and she had blue-green eyes that looked like the ocean.

"Thank you." Livy smiled at the girl as she grabbed her money and stood to her feet. "I'm Livy."

"My name's Renee." the blue clad girl said as she shook Livy's hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

"Not to sound rude but do you usually sing on the streets?" Renee asked.

Livy laughed and shook her head. "No...just something I've been wanting to do. Plus I needed more then two coins for Christmas shopping."

"I see." Renee said. "I'm Christmas shopping too...or at least I WAS until my friend Christi disappeared somewhere."

"Disappeared? Is she alright?" Livy asked concerned.

"Oh yeah! She's around here somewhere." Renee reassured. "Besides I'll run into her eventually. I was just on my way over to the blacksmith's to check out their archery supplies."

"Mind if I tag along?" Livy asked.

"Sure! Come on!" Renee said and with that the two new friends started off.

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Meanwhile Jo was just putting the finishing touches on her present for Peewit. She had taken a pottery class and had made him a bowl that he could use whenever he ate. She had already molded it and tossed it in the fire and now all that was left to do was paint it, which is exactly what she was doing right now.

To just the random passerby looking at the pictures Jo was drawing on the bowl, one would just think them as random doodles. However they were not, each picture was to represent a memory that Jo and Peewit had shared.

There was a drawing of two dogs, a black lab and a bulldog to be precised, to represent when the two of them were turned into dogs while trying to reunite Sir Terry and Genevieve. There was also a drawing near the rim of the bowl that appeared to be icicles. These were supposed to represent the battle with Count Gregorian then Raven wizard, when Peewit had saved Jo from falling to her doom once the icicle she was holding onto broke, and there were drawings of musical notes to represent when Peewit had sang to her when she was feeling bad about her appearance. This also represented the moment when the two confessed their feelings for each other as well.

Jo jerked her head up when a crashing sound was heard below her feet. She looked down and saw a now empty paint pot lying next to her feet with pink paint splattered both on the floor but mostly on her boot.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" a girl with waist length sandy blond hair, hazel brown eyes, wearing a pink long-sleeved dress exclaimed dropping to her knees to pick up the fallen over paint pot. "My elbow accidentally knocked it off the table and-"

"Hey don't worry 'bout it." Jo reassured waving her hand dismissively.

"But what about your boot?" The blonde girl asked.

"It's just paint, it'll wash out." Jo said grabbing a few rags and helping the girl clean up the mess. "Besides I've gotten worse on my clothes."

The pink clad girl laughed slightly, feeling better. "My name's Christi."

"Call me Jo." Jo smiled shaking Christi's hand.

"Hi Jo." Christi said standing up. The two girls stood up and tossed their dirty rags into the bin before each of them returned to their seats next to each other.

"I like your vase." Jo complimented eyeing Christi's half painted vase.

"Thanks." Christi smiled, "I'm not much of an art fan but I thought that pottery would be fun to try...though my friend Rennee's probably annoyed with me right now since I kinda abandoned her."

Jo laughed and the two continued conversing about different subjects, quickly starting to become friends.

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While Jo was making a new friend in Christi, Livy was making a new friend in Renee. They both loved music, archery, reading and horses. Plus they both had similar pasts with both their parents being dead and then they went to live with their abusive drunken uncles. (Well Aunt and Uncle in Renee's case)

By now they had arrived at the blacksmiths and were searching around the place.

"So you looking for anything specific?" Renee asked Livy as she examined a quiver of arrows for sale.

"Yes and no..." Livy answered earning her a confused look from the blue clad girl. "I'm not exactly looking for anything for me, I'm looking for a Christmas present for my boyfriend Johan."

"Ah I see." Renee nodded. "What'cha gonna get him?"

"I'm not sure yet," Livy answered, "I was thinking of maybe a sword since he's a squire but-OOF!" Livy was cut off as she bumped into someone, causing them to drop the sheets of metal they were holding.

"I'm sorry! I wasn't watching where I was-Peewit?!"

Yes indeed sitting on the floor, wearing a blacksmiths apron was the little blonde haired jester. "Hehe, Hi Livy."

"What are you doing here?" Livy asked as she pulled her friend to his feet. Renee seeing what had happened abandoned the arrows she was examining and quickly made her way over to the two.

"I...I kinda...work here..." Peewit answered as he picked up the sheet metal.

"What do you mean work here?" Livy asked. "Oh! And Renee this is Peewit, Peewit this is Renee."

Said two exchanged their hello's to each other and then Livy brought the subject back on topic.

"Now what do you mean you work here?"

The blonde picked up the last of his sheet metal and explained as he carried it over to a table. "I've actually been working here for the past two weeks."

"Why?"

"I need the extra money to get Jo this art set I'd know she'd love for Christmas."

"Aw!" Renee cooed. "That's so sweet!"

"But why didn't you just ask the king for some extra money?" Livy asked.

"I still owe him some crowns and he won't lend me anymore until I pay him back." Peewit explained as he sat the sheet metal on a table and then grabbed a hammer. "Today's my last day and then I'll be able to get Jo that art set."

"Not to be nosy but the king?" Renee asked raising an eyebrow.

"I'm actually the king's court jester." the blonde boy said proudly.

Renee's eye's nearly bugged out of her head. "The King?! As in THE king?!"

"The one and only." Livy smirked.

"So you like live in the castle and stuff?" Renee asked smiling.

"We all do." Livy answered. "Me, Peewit, Jo and Johan."

"Wow..." Renee sighed. "That must be amazing. You guys must go to all the balls and stuff."

"Kinda." Livy answered shrugging.

"I still say the Christmas Eve ball is the most fun of them all." Peewit said putting in his two cents.

Renee had a sort of dream like expression on her face. "Wow! I'd love to go to a ball." she sighed sadly.

"Yeah, like that's ever gonna happen."

Livy and Peewit glanced at each other having a silent conversation with their eyes. Suddenly both smiled widely and mischieviously.

"You know, the King wouldn't mind an extra guest or two." Livy smirked. Renee whipped her head up and her eyes grew wide.

"Plus as the saying goes, the more the merrier!" Peewit added.

"Oh no! I-I-I can't! I mean-" Renee stuttered.

"We insist." Livy smiled. "You can also invite Christi. I'm curious to meet her."

Renee was stunned into silence just gaping at the girl. Her smile grew wide and she three her arms around Livy. "Oh my gosh! This is the most amazing thing anyone's ever done! Thank you Livy!"

"Ahem?"

"Oh and you too Peewit."

Peewit and Livy just smiled.

"This is unreal! I've gotta find Christi and tell her!" Renee squealed with excitement.

"Well just give me a few minutes to look around here first. I still gotta find Johan a present." Livy said.

Peewit's ear's perked at this. "You looking for a Christmas present for him?"

"Yeah." Livy sighed. "So far I haven't been able to find anything."

"In that case, follow me." Peewit said walking towards the back. The two females eyed each other before shrugging and following after Peewit.

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"I'm sure that Johan will love what you got him." Renee was saying later on as she and Livy were once again walking through the market place.

"You think so?" Livy asked uncertainly.

"From what you've told me about him, I can't see why he wouldn't love it." the chocolate brown haired girl nodded.

"I hope your right." Livy said. She looked straight ahead and saw Jo standing where they agreed to meet, talking to a blonde haired girl wearing a pink dress.

"Jo!"

"Christi!"

Livy and Renee looked at each other as Christi and Jo looked towards them. Christi and Jo smiled and ran over to their friends.

"Livy!" Jo called carrying a box containing Peewit bowl. "This is Christi."

"Hi!" Christi said waving. "I see you've met my friend Renee."

"Wait this is the Christi you've been talking about?" Livy asked looking at Renee.

Renee nodded. "Yeah, and it appears that she and Jo are acquainted as well."

The four girls laughed at the fact that they each had met the others best friend.

"Oh! Renee! Jo here says that she and Livy live in the castle and she invited me and you to the Christmas Eve ball!" Christi said excitedly jumping up and down.

"Really? Cause Livy invited us to the Ball as well." Renee said. Jo and Livy looked at each other and laughed that they had done the same thing. The four talked a little while longer before they all decided to head back home.

"So we just come to the castle on Christmas Eve?" Christi asked.

Livy nodded. "Yeah. Either me or Jo will be waiting for you so the knight's won't give you trouble letting you in."

"This is so exciting!" Renee cheered.

And with that the four new friends bid each other farewell.

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Later that night, Johan was walking towards Livy's room to return her ipod but as he passed Peewit's room, he stopped upon hearing a muffled noise from inside.

"Peewit?"

"Mmmm! Mmmm! Mmm!"

The squire blinked in surprise and opened the door. He had to bit back a laugh when he saw his best friend hog tied with red ribbon. A half wrapped box next to him.

"Hmm! Mmm! Mnn!"

"Hold on Peewit. I got you." Johan laughed as he went into the room and untied his friend.

"Oh! Thanks Johan." the jester said with relief.

"How did you get yourself tied up like that?" Johan asked.

"This ribbon's got a mind of it's own." Peewit responded as he attempted to tie the ribbon to the box a second time. "Could you put your finger there?"

Johan bent down and did as he was told, placing his finger on the knot as Peewit tied a bow. "So I take it this is Jo's present?"

"Sure is. I hope she likes it." Peewit answered not looking up from his ribbon tying.

"She will Peewit. I'm sure of it." Johan smiled. Once the jester got done tying, he stood up but the gift came with him since the ribbon was tied around his finger.

"Ehehe, accident's do happen." Peewit said sheepishly as the squire scowled at him.

And I'm ending it here cause I'm not really sure what else to write. I'm sorry if it seemed rushed in some places. ^^;

Anyway, Yes! It's that time of year again and the Christmas spirit has snuck it's way into this story! XD

So any guesses as to what Livy and Johan got each other for Christmas? You'll find out next chapter but in the meantime I'll give a Christmas cookie to whoever can guess them! (Bet you'll never guess Johan's gift to Livy ;)

The song was "It Feels Like Christmas" from the movie, "The Muppet's Christmas Carol." My personal favorite version of that story. :3 Ahh, childhood memories...

And that's it for now. Everyone please review and have a smurfy day! Bye!