Takuya: Why did Koji throw me a random rock?!

Me: I don't think it was Koji…*looks away*

Koji: Don't lie! You know only I could have done that!

Me: Right…So here is chapter 10! Sorry it took soo long to get this chapter up, but we were having computer problems…so now I hope you enjoy!

Koji: Why do you say enjoy? What if they don't enjoy it, then it would not apply.

Me: It's called being polite, go away misanthrope!

Koji: Why do people call me that! *leaves while stumping*

Chapter 10: December 18

"Are you okay?" asked a random girl.

"Yeah, I'm okay…" answered Zoe.

Zoe was waiting outside. It was the last day of school and Christmas day had just begun. She was waiting for Takuya to arrive.

"That's good Zoe, I'm glad!" answered the random girl. "Well, I have to go. Merry Christmas!" The girl left.

"Man! That was like the tenth billion time someone has asked me how I am!" Zoe yelled internally.

After a few minutes of waiting impatiently, Zoe finally saw Takuya appear.

"Hey!" she greeted as she got inside the car.

"Hey! How was your last day?" he asked noticing her annoyed look on her face.

"Alright, only that people kept asking how I was…" she said and glared at him.

"Oh…" he said and looked at the road as he was driving,

After a few minutes, Takuya spoke again.

"Hey Zoe…um you know how we're off school or whatever and how Christmas is coming up, would you like to help—"

Zoe interrupted him. "Help you shop for Christmas presents?"

"Uh, yeah…" he said. "Please!"

"Oh, you procrastinator!" she joked and hit him in his arm lightly.

"So are you going to help me?" he asked.

'Of course I will, but we'll have to keep it on the down low, you know so your family won't know."

"Right, so maybe we can say that we went out…um…to, you know celebrate that we're out of school or something…" Takuya said quickly and took a right turn.

------------At the Mall

"So…." voiced Takuya. "What should I get my family?"

"You have no idea what so ever?" she asked in disbelief.

"Nope!" he said and grinned.

Zoe only slapped herself in the forehead.

So the two teens looked everywhere. They entered many different stores. Takuya was looking at guy stuff with Zoe close behind.

"So, for guys…" she began, "…what would you buy them?"

"Oh, pretty much just anything. As long as it's not socks or something," he said looking at some guy stuff. "It could be crap and we'd be happy with it, I guess." [is it true?]

Zoe could not help but laugh.

"Hey you laughed!" he pointed out. Zoe looked at the boy incredulously.

"What? I wanted you to laugh…" Takuya said meekly and looked the other way. He started walking leaving Zoe a little far behind.

Zoe smiled and followed Takuya. They were now entering the men's department.

"What are you going to get your dad?" she asked walking next to him.

"Well…I can't just get him a tie or whatever…" he said looking around and picking up a tie.

"Oh, no Takuya, of course you can't, he's your dad get him something special!" she said. "Now that we're here in the suit department or whatever, why don't guys ever like wearing suits and tuxs or whatever?" She picked up a red tie.

"Um…I don't know," he started, "It's just that they are so…"

He stopped in the middle of his sentence and started blushing. Zoe put the red tie she was carrying around his neck.

"Okay. I don't know how to tie a tie!" she laughed. "But you would look great with this. I mean, all guys would. Even if they are the ugliest guys on earth they would look so much more elegant and attractive with a tux or whatever it's called on." [It's true! Guys do look so much cuter with suits on!] She was playing with the tie and lightly slapped the ends of the tie on Takuya's face.

She looked up to see the blushing Takuya, so she also blushed seeing how close she was to his face. So she moved back and put the tie back neatly.

"Are you OCD or something?" he asked and put the tie he had on his hands in a messy manner.

"Oh, I don't know!" she said and started walking. He followed close behind.

After a while, Takuya had already bought for his father and brother. Now he had another problem: what he would buy his mother.

"Hey Zoe?" he asked the girl walking next to him.

"Uh huh?" she asked.

"What should I buy my mom?" he said.

"Something for women, duh!" she laughed.

"No. Obviously. But what for women?" he asked frustrated.

So Zoe took him to where the women department was located. Once they were there, Takuya spoke again.

"Now what?" he asked. [……………..it's going to continue -_-………………………………..etc.]

"We'll find something nice for her," said Zoe and started to look around.

They saw clothing, jewelry, and other stuff.

"Alright, we saw everything. What should I get her?" he asked. […………………………………..]

Zoe was about to give up until she saw a beautiful necklace: It was a rose shaped pendant, red in color with a gold chain. She picked it up. "What about this? Do you think she'll like it?"

"yeah, I think she will," she said doubtfully.

"Well, I think so too!" she said and handed it to him.

------------At the food court

"So are you sure my mom will like this?" Takuya asked still unsure.

"Yes!" she said very loudly.

They were sitting on a table eating some burgers. They had been shopping for about two hours. [that's Takuya's fault!]

"So…Zoe…" Takuya said looking at another direction. "What do you want for Christmas?"

"Uh…Why the question?" she asked looking at the boy.

"Oh, just because…" he started the struggle. "Oh what the hell, I'll just say it." Zoe's curiosity grew.

"I want to buy you something, but I don't know what! There I said it!" he said throwing his hands in the air.

"Um., Takuya please you don' have to," she said quietly. She started to blush a little.

"No. I want to and ther is nothing you can do to stop me!" he said childishly.

"Takuya! Why are you so childish!" laughed Zoe. [um…Zoe…I just said that…]

"Ha! You're laughing again!" he said in an accomplished tone.

Zoe couldn't help but smile. "Thanks Takuya."

"Come on let's go!" he said grabbing her hand, running and leading her away from the food court. "I'm going to buy you a present!"

I didn't like this chapter! I went back to school this past Monday! Boooo! Oh, and I split it into two chaps, I kinda felt lazy and it would get too long!

Takuya: That's what you get for being mean!

Me: Go away!

Takuya: *Sees the random girl from beginning of story* Hey! What's up!

Zoe: Stop flirting around with girls like that!

Takuya: Why? Are you jealous?

Zoe: No. I'm just concerned for the other girls in the world. You might scare them!

Takuya: Are you scared?

Zoe: Get away you pervert! *Runs away*

Me: Wait for me Zoe! I will do this quickly…Esta fue Utsukushiiiiiiiiii! Aaaaahhhhh! A pervert is on the loose!

Takuya: I'm not a pervert, hey wait!