Sorry I haven't updated in a while, my computer crashed, and we just got it fixed today. And, um, elfwarrior6, read my review. I have absolutly no idea what you are talking about. I don't even go IN my e-mail, and I don't e-mail anybody.

I did want to have this done by Christmas, and I still might, but the time my computer crashed took a big hunk'o time out of this fic.

I own the song 'Despertly Devoted', which I just wrote 10 minutes prior to writing this, lol. It will be represented by the ~" because italics still are a thing unreachable to me ^^)

CHRISTMAS UPDATE: 6 MORE DAYS 'TILL CHRISTMAS! And, If you celebrate Hannukah, TOMOROW IS HANNUKAH! Happy Hannukah Neta! You go girl!

Heart-wrenching chapter. *Evil smile*

Just to let you know, this is kind of based on, "It's a Wonderful Life", which is like, a really good movie. We watched it today in school, and I love that movie, especially the end of it. Little Zuzu is so adorable.

This chapter may have a touch of PG-13 in it, but don't worry, he won't go through with it! (You'll get what I'm talking about when you reach that part). I know a girl not liking you isn't exactly a reason for trying to kill yourself, but try to understand the position he's in. He loves Reggie, but he doesn't think she loves him, he thinks his brother doesn't care about him, all that stuff...I just ruined the plot didn't I? Oh well. You were going to find out sooner or later anywas ^^)

Man, I'm mad at Klasky Csupo. Stupid Gilbert, Ulysses was better. *pouts* Okay, Gilbert is good, but I liked Ulysses better. The Christmas Episode DID rock though, I'm watching it for the second time right now. 'Ho-Ho-Ho- Bruddah'!' And yes (Relaxing Pikkachu), I did get this wierd feeling when he said about getting presents for ALL the Rodriguezes. Just this wierd inkling. It could have been my bladder, but it also could have been common sense smaking me upside the head. I really think Twist has a sis or another brother or SOMETHING. (maybe not 5, lol, like in Twister, Sister, lol), but the way he said that...maybe I'm reading to much into it. That would make a mega-sick RP movie though.

Haha, "'Cause I'm in my jingle slippers, and my matching Reigndeer pants."

Maybe I should get started now. ^^)

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Chapter 3: Despertly Devoted

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~~"I'm so caught up in your eyes

I'm hypnotized

'Cause your charm is irresistible

Cupid musta' made ya'"~~

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Twister walked down the street to his house, kicking rocks. He was mentally debating with himself on what to do with his Reggie problem. He didn't know if he wanted to tell her or not. What if she said no? He would be completly crushed, and their friendship would be ruined. The whole ideal was tearing him apart. He wasn't exactly paying attention to where he was going, because his mind was mostly on Reggie, and subconsious to anything else, so he was having the tendancy to run into a few things. A couple trees, a stop sign, 2 trashcans, a bench, a bike, Reggie, a twig---Reggie?

"What are you doing here?" Twister asked her, looking up after he realized she had been one of the things he had ran into. Why her, of all things? Why not another tree? He rubbed his head. Actually, he was kind of glad she wasn't another tree, after a while they kind of gave you a headache...

"I live here Twister." Reggie said, pointing towards her house. She laughed at him as a face of realization passed over him. It went away quickley though, and was replaced by his freckled cheeks turning a bright shade of red.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." He mumbled an apology, trying not to look at her. He knew he was blushing.

"Twist? Is something wrong?" Reggie asked, noticing his unusual behavior. He wrung his hands a few times, and finally looked up at her after he was sure the red had left his face. Should he tell her? Should he say what he'd been wanting to say?

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~~"I'm so lost in your eyes

They've got me hypnotized

You're totally picture perfect

And babe that's a sure thing"~~

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He paused for a few moments, deciding whether or not he was going to say it. How crucial was it, really?

'Well,' he thought to himself, 'It's now or never....'

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~~"'Cause I'm despertly Devoted

Don't take that dully noticed

'Cause I'm despertly devoted to you"~~

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"Uh, Reggie I....I...I-I...uh..." He fumbled, looking for the right words. All little traces of proper sentence structure that he had crammed into his tiny brain had escaped from him. "I-I...um...."

"I..." Reggie repeated, trying to make sense of what he was saying. Or, at least, trying to say, "You, what."

"I...I uh. I, "He took a deep breath, determined to make it come out right this time. He was going to say it, it was now or never. Speak now or forever hold your peace. "I...I l-..I love you Reggie."

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~~"You're all that I want

You're all that I see

You're all that's on my mind

Every day

Every minute goes by

You catch my eye

'Cause I'm head over heels

Devoted to you

It ain't just a crush

No, I think it's true love

We're truely ment to be

babe, just you and me"~~

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Reggie stared. She was absolutly speechless. She tried to form the words in her mouth, but nothing would come out. She was completly amazed. She had never expected this.

"I--I...I, uh..." She stammered, sounding much like Twister had before. She shook her head in disbelief and tried again. "I.....I..."

Twister felt tears begin to form in his eyes. He couldn't believe he had said it. He had just ruined everything. He had ruined their friendship. He had messed everything up.

He took one last look at her, and ran to his house. He ran faster than he had thought possible, he just had to get out of there.

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~~"You're all that I want

You're all that I see

You're all that's on my mind

Every day

Every minute goes by

You catch my eye

'Cause I'm head over heels

Devoted to you

It ain't just a crush

No, I think it's true love

We're truely ment to be

babe, just you and me"~~

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He ran up the stairs to his room, slamming his door shut, and collapsed on his bed, dissolving into tears. He couldn't believe it. He wished it had never happened--no. He wished he would die. Everything--and everyone--would be better off without him. He was sobbing so loud that Lars must have heard him, because he heard his brother knocking on his door asking what was wrong. Lars didn't care about him though. Reggie didn't. Otto didn't. No one did. So everyone would just be better off without him.

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~~"'Cause I'm despertly devoted to you

Yes, yeah

Yeah to you

I'm devoted

I'm devoted

I'm head over heels

That's my motive

For you [For you, For you, For you]

For you [For you, For you]"~~

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He was truely out of his mind. Once you get so upset over something you want to kill yourself, everything seems out of proportion. You lose your mind, you can think of so many untrue reasons to end it all.

He searched around his room something, and there it was. Buried under a pile of old shirts, was the knife he had used the other day to pry some beans out of his Twister-Cam after he had dripped his sandwhich on it. He picked it up.

"This is it!" He thought, not realizing or caring that he had screamed it out loud. Lars must have heard him, because he was banging on the door, yelling something in Spanish.

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~~"'Cause I'm hoplessly devoted

head over heels that's my motive

'Caught up in this love locomotive

'cause I'm despertly devoted to you

To you [To you, To you]

To you [To you, To you]

'Cause I'm despertly devoted To you.

'Cause I'm ready to end it all

If I can't have you

'Cause I'm despertly devoted

To you."~~

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He raised the knife, just as Lars finally got his door open and ran in.

Everything stopped, Lars dissapeared, the knife dissapeared, and there was a blinding flash of light. And when Twister came back too, there was someone standing in his room besides him. And he was glowing a white light.