Bright red paper spread out across the carpeted bedroom floor; Santa's smiling face placed every few inches along the paper. Bea took a pair of scissors and cut a sad excuse for a straight line, twitching when she noticed. Laura sat aside Bea, folding the wrapping paper like a professional could.

Bea's pile of wrapped gifts and Laura's could easily be distinguished; Laura's was neat and folded perfectly, whereas Bea's was a mess of scrunched up paper.

"I hate wrapping," Bea growled out to Laura through gritted teeth. Laura laughed and took Ethan's gift from Bea's hand, placing it inside of a box before wrapping it. "How can you be good at this?" Bea asked, slamming down the roll of wrapping paper and standing hastily.

Eros looked up from his spot on the bed, a small Christmas themed vest on his tiny body. Bea fell back onto her bed and crossed her arms in front of her face. Eros crawled onto Bea's body and circled up on her stomach.

"There's something that will make this all worthwhile," Laura giggled to Bea, batting her eyelashes in a mocking manner. "Benny's gift for you."

"I don't want anything." Bea huffed against her arms, muffling the words.

"Lies!" Laura shouted, pointing the scissors at Bea. "You want anything and everything from that boy!" Laura wiggled her eyebrows for emphasis and took a pillow to the face.

Bea smirked at Laura, now laying on her side with her arm beneath her head, and pressed a finger against her lips, "whoops."

"Just for that: you're helping me make cookies now."

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Bea glared down upon the cookie sheet and proceeded to throw it into the oven. The reindeer cookies on the sheet shifted as the sheet hit the back of the oven wall. Bea slammed the door to the oven shut and put the timer on for fifteen minutes.

"Merry Christmas!" Sarah called, walking into Bea's house with a red Santa hat placed on her head. "I come bearing gifts!" Bea's eyes widened when Sarah came into sight, the pile of presents in Sarah's arms nearly towering over her head – the tip of the hat being the only thing Bea could see.

"Those are all from you?" Laura asked, walking out with an apron on. Sarah laughed and turned around, pointing in the direction with her foot. Ethan and Benny came into view, each carrying a small pile of presents.

"They couldn't carry all of this; I could." Sarah walked past Bea and into the living room, placing the presents underneath of the tree.

"We don't need that much stuff," Bea stated in a quiet voice as she crossed her arms.

Benny took the presents in his arms and dumped them on top of the presents in Ethan's arms. Ethan started to tip sideways and screeched, ready to fall over.

"Of course you don't need it, but you're getting it anyway." Benny told Bea as he pulled her into his arms. "Merry Christmas, Bea." Benny leaned down and pressed his lips against Bea's.

"Help!" Ethan shouted as he fell over, dropping all of the gifts in the process. Benny pulled away from Bea and winced, kissing his girlfriend on the forehead before helping Ethan pick up everything.

Bea watched Benny with a smile on her face and caught sight of Laura through her peripheral vision. Laura was smirking at Bea victoriously, her eyes narrowed slightly. Bea rolled her eyes and lifted her arms, freezing the room around her.

"Half an hour, that's all I need." Bea muttered to herself as she grabbed her jacket and started for the door, "They won't notice my absence."

When Bea slammed the door shut the room unfroze. Everyone inside of the house looked around for Bea, trying to figure out where she disappeared to. Bea, however, trailed through the snow in search for the one person who could tell her what to get Benny – his grandma.

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"I'm afraid I can't help you, dearie." Bea groaned and let her head fall back against the wall. Benny's grandmother laughed and placed her arm on Bea's shoulder, squeezing it in comfort.

"I have no idea what to get him and today is Christmas!" Bea let out as she ran a hand through her hair and closed her eyes in thought.

"Buy him a journal to write everything down in; it could help with his spells." Bea's eyes flew open and she proceeded to grin. Shelly looked at Bea with a confused expression before the younger girl pulled her into a hug.

"That's it! Thanks so much!" Bea exclaimed before taking off out the door, a twinkle in her eye that matched no other. Shelly shook her head and let out a laugh.

"Merry Christmas!" Shelly called after her, expecting Bea to already be halfway down the street by then.

"Merry Christmas, grandma!" Bea said in a calmer voice whilst tilting her head at the main doorway.

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Laura sat, confused, at the end of the couch. Darren had just handed her a small wrapped box that fit in the palm of her hand. Laura didn't expect Darren to get her anything, due to their lack of knowing each other.

"I-I didn't get you anything," Laura frowned, shrugging her shoulders with a complete lack of understanding.

"It's fine, just open it." Darren insisted, a smile on his face. Benny glanced over at Darren and recognized the silly look placed on his face.

Benny nudged Ethan and pointed over to Laura and Darren. Ethan paid close attention and noticed the same thing Benny just had. Darren was looking at Laura in the same way Laura looked at Rex. Darren had a thing for Laura.

"Should we tell Bea?" Ethan whispered to Benny. Benny shook his head and turned his attention back to the gift in his lap for Bea.

"She'll figure it out on her own."

Ethan nodded and paused, "where is she, anyway?"

Laura slowly peeled the wrapping paper off of the box, her eyes widening when she saw a jewelry box. Laura hesitated and looked at Darren with wondering eyes.

"Open it," Darren told Laura as she reached for the small box. Laura opened the box to reveal a small silver ring, a tiny teal stone placed in the center. "The stone is used to help control a supernatural being's power." Laura smiled at Darren and nodded, slipping the ring onto her index finger.

"Thank you, Darren." Laura moved forward to pull Darren into a hug.

Bea walked down the stairs in the house, just missing the hug, with a thick wrapped square in her hands.

"How long have you been upstairs?" Benny asked, standing up to give Bea his seat. Bea pulled a leaf out of her hair and laughed guiltily. Not even half an hour earlier, Bea climbed the tree outside of her bedroom window and snuck inside unnoticed.

"Awhile," Bea coughed and handed Benny his gift.

"No, you open your gift first." Benny gave Bea the oddly shaped gift and Bea cleared her throat. Bea reached to open the present when a crash happened on the stairs, Eros running down the stairs as quickly as his legs allowed him to. Eros ran to Bea and stopped at her feet, curling around her leg.

"What did you do?" Bea asked the small weasel, laughing as he squinted at her. Bea pulled at the wrapping paper and ripped it easily, revealing a Yoda plush backpack.

"I wasn't sure what to get you, and he doesn't have much room, but I thought that you would like it since you never carry a purse, and-" Bea put her finger against Benny's lips and laughing, pulling him into a hug.

"I love it," she assured him. Benny smiled in return and looked down to his own gift, more than ready to open it. Benny peeled the wrapping paper off and gave Bea a confused look.

"Is that-"

"My stalker journal? Yeah." Bea smiled and looked away sheepishly. "Since I have no use for it anymore, I thought that maybe you'd want it." Bea shrugged and placed her hand on the back of her neck. "There's also a blank journal underneath of it you can use for yourself." Bea watched as Benny stared blankly at the journal. "You hate it, don't you?" Bea frowned, causing Benny to roughly shake his head.

"No, no, no! I love it! It's just a shock that you're willing to part with this." Benny lifted the journal for emphasis before slapping it back down on his thigh.

"I don't have to wonder what if anymore… I already have you."

"Freaks," Rex muttered as he walked past, shoving a chunk of chocolate cake into his mouth.

"Of all the things you and Laura thought would happen to me," Laura turned to look at Bea when she heard her name, "I'll bet you never thought my infatuation would stop being a figment of my imagination."

"Never," Rex smirked as he sat next to Sarah on the couch. Rex offered a piece of cake to Sarah with his fingers and she gave him a sickened look in reply.

"Not once." Laura answered with a giant grin on her face.

So sorry it took so long, I went from lacking inspiration to being sick very quickly. But there it was^ :) The Christmas Special I promised. (:

Also, Happy New Year to my readers!