Disclaimer: If there's one thing that we all know for a fact, it's that neither Nini nor I own Total Drama Island or its characters and setting. I do own my character Brooke, and SweetStar17 owns her character April.

Author's Notes: Sorry for the very much overdue wait, folks. This shall be the final chapter of this Christmas special…or will it?

Also, there will be mentionings of three other OCs in this chapter who will be officially introduced in a future story in the works. One of them is Vivian, who belongs to me. The other two, Ryan and Rachel, belong to SweetStar17. Their relations will be revealed in this chapter.

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25 Days of Christmas

Day 25: Christmas Day and Goodbyes

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Christmas morning soon came for the tired teens as they reluctantly crawled out of their beds and dressed into their winter attire before stepping outside into the cold snow. As they all met at the entrance of the mess hall, they were all shocked to find a spectacle of a sight: a large multicolor-lighted Christmas tree with a pile of wrapped presents from family and friends back home, as well as some from each other. The teens wasted no time in finding and opening their gifts while wondering how all of the gifts made it to the island.

"Maybe Chris had them sent overnight," Trent guessed as he unwrapped a new guitar from his parents. He looked over at Gwen, who had received a new sketch diary and drawing equipment from her mother and brother.

"That would be a first," Leshawna said with a smirk. She held a sheet of paper with poetry in her hand, signed by Harold, and hugged the lanky nerd in her arms. "Thank you, sugar baby!" Harold merely smiled at the large girl, as it became hard to breath from the tight hug.

"C'mon, guys, Chris isn't completely heartless," Bridgette said with a smile. She had unwrapped a new surfboard that was sent from her parents with an added note, "With help from Geoff". At the same time, Geoff had unwrapped a new skateboard from family and party friends from home that also had a note attached, "With help from Bridgette". The two blondes faced each other with wide grins before they started their traditional make-out session.

"You are all wrong!" Izzy shouted above everyone else's voices, startling the other teens. They waited for her to continue, which she did after shifting her eyes back and forth between her peers. "It was…the work…of Santa Claus!!!" She hollered excitedly along with Katie, Sadie, Lindsay, and Beth. While they were shouting with joy, the other teens simply returned to what they had been doing prior to the shout out, some smiling and some frowning.

One of the frowners, Noah, rolled his eyes at the declaration but kept his thoughts quiet. He had reached for one of the letters sent to him from home and was reading the note that came inside the envelope. The frown slowly grew to a smile as he read the message to himself. Unaware of the group of girls directly behind him, he heard a squeal of joy and jumped in his seat. Looking behind him, he glared with an annoyed look and hid the note in the envelope.

"Have you ever heard of privacy? What do you want?" Noah asked irritably, but his questions seemed to go on deaf ears.

"Aww! Noah received a message from Rachel!" Katie said with a grin. "I remember her. She was the journalist who had a crush on Noah!" Sadie chimed in excitedly.

Hearing this, Izzy cackled wildly before pointing an accusing index finger at the brainiac. "Aha! I told you Santa exists! We wished that Santa would bring you a girlfriend for Christmas, and he did! I told you!"

Noah wordlessly crossed his arms and looked away, but he still could not shake the feeling that the redhead had a point. With a shrug, he returned to reading the letter silently until another message made him groan inwardly.

"What'sth wrong, Noah?" Beth asked with concern. She received a look of exhaustion from the brainiac before he answered. "My 'oh so lovable' stepsister just checking up on me, that's all…" "Oh, you mean Victoria?" Lindsay asked. Noah shook his head and replied, "No, her name is Vivian. Remember, the one who wants to be a teacher?" The blonde nodded in realization.

"No big deal, Noah. I mean, she's your sibling…er, stepsibling," Izzy said with an assuring smile. "At least she cares about you, right?"

After much thought, Noah nodded in understanding. Turning his head, he caught sight of Courtney reading a letter of her own and the CIT blushing as she was reading. "You got a message from Ryan?"

Quickly looking up from her letter, Courtney nodded and smiled down at the message from her lover. "Yes. He's just so romantic…"

"Yeah, if buying you a holiday card for fifty cents counts as being romantic. That's some lawyer-in-training boyfriend you have," Duncan remarked with a smirk. Courtney glared at the delinquent as he and April busted out laughing at the remark, but she soon ignored them and returned to her letter. Duncan finished laughing and handed April a purple and red wrapped box, a small blush on his cheeks. "I made this for you, and…well, I hope you like it."

April gladly accepted the gift while at the same time wondering what he made for her. Ripping off the wrapping paper and ribbon, the rebel girl took off the lid of the box and gasped in surprise at the sight inside. With happy tears forming in her eyes, she took out her gift to see up close: an orange-and-white painted wood carving of a realistic-looking fox with a glossy finish that glistened in the light.

"Duncan…It's wonderful!" April exclaimed before wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a kiss on the lips. The other couples watched in admiration to the point where Tyler and Lindsay also kissed to see who could do it better.

Brooke was one of them to watch with a bright smile until she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to see Cody standing behind her while sweating nervously and holding something behind his back. "Hey, Cody, is something wrong?"

"No, nothing is wrong! I just need to show you something, but you have to put this on first," the tech geek answered while pulling out the thing behind his back, which was a blindfold.

With a shrug, Brooke took the blindfold and tied it over her eyes. After checking that she could not see through the cloth, Cody then gently took her hand and helped lead her out of the mess hall and into the forest. Witnessing this take place, the rest of the campers' curiosity took the better of them as they all decided to follow the pair far behind.

"What do you think he's going to show her?" April wondered as the group silently followed the brunettes. Being a wisecrack, Duncan muttered a 'bow chicka wow wow' while wiggling his brow slyly. This earned him a slap on the back of his head from Courtney while the CIT glared at the delinquent.

"Duncan, that is so inappropriate! They would never…Wait, they stopped," Courtney noted.

The group paused as Cody and Brooke stopped in front of a large display covered in a sheet. Asking for Brooke to stay put without removing the blindfold, the tech geek moved to the display and placed a hand on the sheet.

"Okay, Brooke, you may remove the blindfold on the count of three," Cody said, to which the bookworm nodded before reaching for the back of her head. "One…two…three!" The sheet was pulled off, the blindfold was untied and removed from Brooke's eyes, and a look of awe and excitement crossed both the bookworm's and the other campers' faces as they saw the display in front of them.

Using colored neon lights, Cody had designed a figure in the shape of an angel with halo, white robe, and wings included; what set this apart from other designs is that this angel also had long flowing hair the same color as Brooke's as if it really was her, and this angel was holding an outline of a thick book to represent her interests.

"Do you like it, Brooke?" Cody hesitantly asked as he walked up to his lover's side. His response was the touch of two hands around his face and a gentle kiss planted by an ecstatic Brooke. From behind them, most of the other campers applauded for the brunette couple before coming out to join them, much to their surprise.

"Dude, how did you make this? It's incredible!" Geoff asked as he and Bridgette smiled at the display.

"I had a lot of supplies provided by Chef Hatchet, surprisingly, and free time at night to work on this," Cody answered after he and Brooke had separated.

"So that's why you've been sneaking off at night," Gwen noted with a smirk. "We were getting worried about you for a moment."

Before any more comments could be exchanged, the sound of the intercom turning on could be heard at the campgrounds.

"Mornin', maggots! This is Chef Hatchet saying Merry Christmas and whatnot. Since Chris could not come today because of…well, it is best not to mention details at the moment…It is time for all of you to say your goodbyes to your fellow friends and loved ones. So gather your belongings and gifts, say whatever you need to say, and head to the dock for your individual boats to arrive to take you back home. Farewell…for now."

Just as the announcement ended, all of the campers turned to face Courtney, who like her peers smirked wickedly at the mention of Chris not being able to come. "If you all are wondering if I had something to do with Chris," the CIT began, "I did."

Meanwhile, back at Chris Maclean's house, the sadistic host was not feeling very sadistic at the moment as he eyed the large stack of letters which he knew contained lawsuits. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he turned to the cameraman who was filming him and glared into the camera.

"Courtney is not getting away with this, I assure you that. Now get that camera out of my face!"

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Now that the Christmas chapter is over…I still have a bonus chapter for you all! Expect it to be very short but funny! :D

Coming up next:

BONUS! Day 26: Happy Boxing Day...In Canada!