Chapter 33: Jason

OH MY GOSH!

Noel Claus just KISSED ME! No joke! A genuine kiss on THE LIPS! YES!

Her lips even taste like CHOCOLATE! Okay, maybe that was TOO weird.

I was still grinning when I remembered something.

"Hey, Holly? I-I want to go to Mel's place. To see whether-whether my Aunt Rosa made it."

Holly turns to me. "Oh-you mean the aunt you left behind to save us?"

"Er..yeah."

Before Holly responds, Noel jumps in,"Yeah, we can stop there first. Anyone got directions?"

"I do!" "Caw caw!" Ru and Lightning chimed together.

I grinned at everyone around me: Noel, my smart crush; Holly, a brave kick-butt friend; Ru, the Shakespeare talking reindeer; Lightning, a born actor; this was our team.

And we're gonna save the world.