So, we reached chapter 29, i know this chapter is fast after the last, but i really wanted at least one more chapter up before Christmas, and so i decided to make this the Christmas chapter, and so i will wish you all, my readers a merry Christmas. Anyway, so last chapter focused on Spinelli's meeting with David and i wanted to focus on him practically being the opposite of T.J, wich will be brought up again the sequel story. Now onto the chapter.

Chapter 29: Ballet recital and Christmas presents

Christmas was getting closer, which meant that Spinelli's entire dance academy were performing their annual ballet recital. The theme for this Christmas production was The Nutcracker. Spinelli herself didn't have a big role seeing that she had only begun to dance a couple of months ago.

It had also been a week since she had visited David, but she had invited him to her recital. He, along with his parents, were in the audience. Spinelli remembered her mother saying that David's parents would be sitting beside them.

The recital went on as planned. Spinelli had really improved in her dance lessons, enough to somewhat keep up with the other girls.

After it was over, she found her parents.

"Oh Ashley," her mom gushed. "You were so good today. Aren't you glad I signed you up for those dance lessons?"

"Uh, yes, of course mom. They've been very good." Spinelli replied, knowing the answer she said would eventually reach the Ashleys. In truth, Spinelli wasn't sure how she felt about ballet, so she just gave an answer that would be approved by the Ashleys. She had stopped fighting them, seeing that it wouldn't pay off and they would only punish her.

She also continued to feel conflicted as to what she should like. On one hand, it would be easier to simply become an Ashley, but she still wanted to retain her individuality. However, that was becoming harder and harder to do with each passing day.

She saw David walk over to her. "You were good up there, Ashley."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Oh, I have a Christmas present for you."

Spinelli gasped. "But we just met. I didn't buy you anything!"

David shook his head. "That's okay."

While they were talking, her parents had noticed them and walked over. Flo was the first to speak. "Oh, who do we have here? I'm Flo and this is Bob, we're Ashley's parents."

David smiled at them. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Spinelli, my name is David. I recently met your daughter at the opera. She invited my family and me to see her recital. I just wanted to congratulate her on her performance and give her this Christmas present."

"Oh, isn't that nice. You know, our Ashley doesn't talk so much these days." Flo said as she turned to Spinelli and said. "He's kind of cute Ashley, I can understand if you have a crush on him."

"Mom!"

Spinelli's parents tended to embarrass their daughter, and this was no exception. Spinelli turned away to hide her red face.

"Okay Mom, that's enough! We should get going!"

"Ashley, did you remember to say thank you for the present? You should buy David a gift too."

Spinelli groaned. "Yes, I remembered to say thank you. I'll get a ride from one of the Ashleys tomorrow to buy him a present, and I can give it to him afterwards." Spinelli would need to have one of the Ashleys help her buy him a gift. She had no idea what to get for David.

Flo was thrilled that her daughter was making new friends, and possibly a future boyfriend. David was quite cute. It was nice to see her daughter act so civil and polite towards others. in the past, she would've been rude and quite likely thrown the gift back in David's face.

Spinelli knew she had to get her parents away from Davis before they would embarrass her even more. She quickly said her goodbye and told him she would see him later.

The next day she met up with the Ashleys at the mall where they helped her find a gift for David. In between shopping the girls were asking Spinelli all sorts of questions.

"So, like, how did your recital go, Ashley S?"

"David's, like, so cute, isn't he"?

"Is he, like, going to be your boyfriend?"

"Have you, like, kissed him?"

Spinelli answered that she wasn't ready for a boyfriend, even though she did consider David to be cute. And no, she hadn't yet kissed him. She wasn't sure why she told them all of that, but it felt natural to confide in them.

The Ashleys, meanwhile, were content with Spinelli's answers. They all decided that Spinelli would be ready for a boyfriend once they were done with elementary school; after all David was both cute and his parents were obviously rich. That's all Ashley S needed in a boyfriend.

The Ashleys had decided on what she should wish for herself for Christmas, and a few days later, they would see what she had gotten; they had to see if it was Ashley approved.

Eventually they decided to drop her off at David's house, so she could give him the gift she had bought him.

She gave it to him and wished him a Merry Christmas.

Next chapter will take place after the new year

So that's it for chapter 29, hope you like it, and once again merry Christmas to you all.

As always let me know what you think and R/R.

And as always i do not own recess or it's characters, only my oc's.

Thanks to my beta reader SheikahLover for editing the chapter.