Author's note: (by the way I forgot to say that Teletubbies are not mine in the last chapter,…nor would I ever want them to be.)
Lord Cynic: Thank ya much for the review. Sweet name by the way…
DoggieInuyasha: Thanks for the review! I hope more people review too! ^_^U
Karyuu Minami: Awww, you're so sweet! Thank you! Hope I don't disappoint!
Chibi Felix: Thanks for the kind review!
Kitai Matsuru: You…reviewed…my…story! *bawls her eyes out in sheer joy* I'm not worthy! *Grovels at feet* You're one of my favorite authors ever! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Tatar-Barbarian: How many times are you going to change your pen name? He he. Sheesh! I'll tell ya this 100 times, I am not better than you we just have different styles of writing. Keep your chin up Keagan, you'll be a fabulous author yet!!!
Thank you one and all! On with the fic!
Chapter: And family doesn't help…
Bit parked the jeep in the hanger and quickly killed the engine, hoping no one would realize he had returned. Bags in hand he crept on his tip-toes down the hall, edging along the wall by the kitchen. Seeing that the coast was clear he nonchalantly sauntered down the hallway, when-
"BONZAIIIII!!!!" Bit was tackled and pummeled to the floor by a flying red-head. He was knocked flat on his back, bags flying everywhere. Though Bit was quite winded he managed to grab Leena's book and sit on it before she could find it. She sniffed around the bags, then started searching Bit himself.
"No Leena! I didn't buy cookies! Down girl!" he cried, pushing her off.
"Awww man. I thought for sure you had some," she whimpered, getting up and walking off. Bit growled and stood up, picking up the items that had been strewn across the floor.
"That girl must have a radar or something."
*~A few days later…~*
After a fairly decent night's sleep, Bit shuffled down the hallway towards the kitchen. Jamie, Brad, and Doc were already there helping themselves to various food items on the counter. Bit snatched up some pancakes and bacon and plopped himself down in a chair across from Brad, chowing down. A few minutes later Leena came down the hallway in her pajamas, taking a seat next to Bit. Doc looked up over the top of his newspaper and addressed everyone at the table.
"I think we should go get our Christmas tree today."
"YES!!!!" Leena screamed, standing up and flinging her arms out to the side. One of those arms conveniently connected with the side of Bit's face, effectively knocking him out of his chair and onto the floor. Brad shook his head and returned to his food while Jamie tried his best not to laugh. Bit slowly sat up, muttering curses under his breath.
"Can we really get the tree Dad?"
"I don't see why not."
"Great! I'll go get dressed!" Leena bolted down the hallway and slammed the door to her room.
"Sheesh. What has her all worked up?" Bit asked, rubbing his bruised cheek.
"Leena has just always loved this time of year, she gets very excited," Doc replied.
"Yeah, I can see that."
An hour later the whole team was piled into the (covered) jeep and heading towards the Christmas Tree… Farm. (What would you call those things?) Brad was sitting shotgun with Doc driving, and the three youngest crammed into the backseat. Jamie had refused to sit between Bit and Leena, so needless to say it wasn't pretty.
"Bit, you're on my side of the jeep!"
"I am not! I'm pushed over as far as I can go!"
"Liar! Push over!"
"You!" Unfortunately most of the ride sounded like that, luckily the Christmas tree…place… wasn't too far away. When Doc pulled in everyone exploded out of the jeep, some (like Bit) getting run over in the process.
"Okay, maybe we should-…" Too late. Leena had already ran down between the rows of pines, laughing like a little girl. "…Never mind. Guess we might as well follow Leena." The four men sighed and followed the red-head through the rows of trees, loosing her occasionally but somehow always managing to follow that maniacal laughter.
Bit caught up to her first and walked behind her.
"What about this one Leena?" he asked, motioning to a tree on his right. Leena stopped and turned, giving it a quick look.
"Nope too scrawny."
"…Oh. Right."
…
"This one?"
"No."
…
"What about…"
"NO!!!" Bit shoved his hands deep into his jacket pocket and frowned.
"Fine then grumpy, pick out your own stupid tree!"
"That's what I've been trying to do," Leena replied dryly. Suddenly Leena gasped. "There it is!" She ran forward in the snow and hugged a nearby tree. Bit had to admit it was a decent tree, not too scrawny, good color, and perfect height for their living room. Doc, Brad, and Jamie came moments later after her little outburst, and they all agreed that this tree was what they wanted. Brad used the saw they had brought to cut it down, and Brad and Bit carried it to the front office-thingy for Doc to pay for it.
After placing the tree in the back of the jeep, they proceeded home in much the same was as they had come. Kicking and screaming, at each other.
Leena held open the door for Bit and Brad as they carried the tree into the house, Jamie went to get the stand. When they placed the tree in the stand, Leena shook her head.
"It needs to go a little to the right." Brad moved it a little to the right.
"No that was too far, more to the left." The tree moved left.
"Pull it back a little, it's leaning forward!" Bit and Brad moved the tree backward.
"Now just a little to the-"
"LEENA!!!" The two teens barked, gritting their teeth.
"Perfect!" Leena exclaimed, clasping her hands together.
"I have the decorations," a small voice announced, Jamie came into the living room carrying several, very large boxes marked "x-mas décor". Leena raced over and ripped a box out of his hands, placing it on the floor. Bit, Brad, and Doc took the other boxes from Jamie and began to unload the decorations for the tree. Bit pulled out an ornament and was about to put it on the tree when…
"No! You have to put the lights on first!" Leena tackled Bit to the ground, the ornament flying out of his hand. Leena retrieved the ornament and set it aside while she handed a box marked "lights" to her father. Bit sat up; a little dazed.
"It's like she's some sort of Christmas Nazi," Brad whispered to him.
"No kidding," Bit replied.
"Doc, do you want some help untangling all of those lights?" Jamie asked, seeing Doc was getting a wee bit frustrated.
"No! Daddy has to do the lights! It's tradition!" Leena said, and refused to let anyone near her father.
"But Leena, I could really use some help," Doc said, pouting as he himself was starting to get tangled up in the mass of lights.
"Daddy, c'mon! Tradition!"
…a few hours later…
"…hey, where's Doc?" Bit asked, waking up from his nap. Most of them had fallen asleep waiting for the lights to be put on the tree.
"MM! Omer hmere!" came a muffled voice. On the floor was a huge pile of Christmas lights, shaped very much like our beloved Doc.
"Leena, can we help him now?" Brad asked, afraid Doc might die of being strangled by the lights.
"*Sigh* I suppose so…" Leena replied. They set to work freeing Doc from his holiday captive, and a while later the tree was fully decorated.
"Ready to plug in the tree guys?" Doc asked. The group nodded, and on went the switch.
"…wow." With all the house lights turned off it illuminated the room and bathed everything in multi-colored light. Leena sat down on the couch, a smile making it's way across her face.
"Now this is how it's supposed to be."
The Masked Instigator here, wishing you and yours a safe and fun-filled holiday season! The FF.Net community will be in my thoughts and prayers!
Thanks very much. Next chapter should be up the day after Christmas. I wanted to be up sooner but I myself was caught up in the holiday rush. Please be kind, review!!!
Lord Cynic: Thank ya much for the review. Sweet name by the way…
DoggieInuyasha: Thanks for the review! I hope more people review too! ^_^U
Karyuu Minami: Awww, you're so sweet! Thank you! Hope I don't disappoint!
Chibi Felix: Thanks for the kind review!
Kitai Matsuru: You…reviewed…my…story! *bawls her eyes out in sheer joy* I'm not worthy! *Grovels at feet* You're one of my favorite authors ever! Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
Tatar-Barbarian: How many times are you going to change your pen name? He he. Sheesh! I'll tell ya this 100 times, I am not better than you we just have different styles of writing. Keep your chin up Keagan, you'll be a fabulous author yet!!!
Thank you one and all! On with the fic!
Chapter: And family doesn't help…
Bit parked the jeep in the hanger and quickly killed the engine, hoping no one would realize he had returned. Bags in hand he crept on his tip-toes down the hall, edging along the wall by the kitchen. Seeing that the coast was clear he nonchalantly sauntered down the hallway, when-
"BONZAIIIII!!!!" Bit was tackled and pummeled to the floor by a flying red-head. He was knocked flat on his back, bags flying everywhere. Though Bit was quite winded he managed to grab Leena's book and sit on it before she could find it. She sniffed around the bags, then started searching Bit himself.
"No Leena! I didn't buy cookies! Down girl!" he cried, pushing her off.
"Awww man. I thought for sure you had some," she whimpered, getting up and walking off. Bit growled and stood up, picking up the items that had been strewn across the floor.
"That girl must have a radar or something."
*~A few days later…~*
After a fairly decent night's sleep, Bit shuffled down the hallway towards the kitchen. Jamie, Brad, and Doc were already there helping themselves to various food items on the counter. Bit snatched up some pancakes and bacon and plopped himself down in a chair across from Brad, chowing down. A few minutes later Leena came down the hallway in her pajamas, taking a seat next to Bit. Doc looked up over the top of his newspaper and addressed everyone at the table.
"I think we should go get our Christmas tree today."
"YES!!!!" Leena screamed, standing up and flinging her arms out to the side. One of those arms conveniently connected with the side of Bit's face, effectively knocking him out of his chair and onto the floor. Brad shook his head and returned to his food while Jamie tried his best not to laugh. Bit slowly sat up, muttering curses under his breath.
"Can we really get the tree Dad?"
"I don't see why not."
"Great! I'll go get dressed!" Leena bolted down the hallway and slammed the door to her room.
"Sheesh. What has her all worked up?" Bit asked, rubbing his bruised cheek.
"Leena has just always loved this time of year, she gets very excited," Doc replied.
"Yeah, I can see that."
An hour later the whole team was piled into the (covered) jeep and heading towards the Christmas Tree… Farm. (What would you call those things?) Brad was sitting shotgun with Doc driving, and the three youngest crammed into the backseat. Jamie had refused to sit between Bit and Leena, so needless to say it wasn't pretty.
"Bit, you're on my side of the jeep!"
"I am not! I'm pushed over as far as I can go!"
"Liar! Push over!"
"You!" Unfortunately most of the ride sounded like that, luckily the Christmas tree…place… wasn't too far away. When Doc pulled in everyone exploded out of the jeep, some (like Bit) getting run over in the process.
"Okay, maybe we should-…" Too late. Leena had already ran down between the rows of pines, laughing like a little girl. "…Never mind. Guess we might as well follow Leena." The four men sighed and followed the red-head through the rows of trees, loosing her occasionally but somehow always managing to follow that maniacal laughter.
Bit caught up to her first and walked behind her.
"What about this one Leena?" he asked, motioning to a tree on his right. Leena stopped and turned, giving it a quick look.
"Nope too scrawny."
"…Oh. Right."
…
"This one?"
"No."
…
"What about…"
"NO!!!" Bit shoved his hands deep into his jacket pocket and frowned.
"Fine then grumpy, pick out your own stupid tree!"
"That's what I've been trying to do," Leena replied dryly. Suddenly Leena gasped. "There it is!" She ran forward in the snow and hugged a nearby tree. Bit had to admit it was a decent tree, not too scrawny, good color, and perfect height for their living room. Doc, Brad, and Jamie came moments later after her little outburst, and they all agreed that this tree was what they wanted. Brad used the saw they had brought to cut it down, and Brad and Bit carried it to the front office-thingy for Doc to pay for it.
After placing the tree in the back of the jeep, they proceeded home in much the same was as they had come. Kicking and screaming, at each other.
Leena held open the door for Bit and Brad as they carried the tree into the house, Jamie went to get the stand. When they placed the tree in the stand, Leena shook her head.
"It needs to go a little to the right." Brad moved it a little to the right.
"No that was too far, more to the left." The tree moved left.
"Pull it back a little, it's leaning forward!" Bit and Brad moved the tree backward.
"Now just a little to the-"
"LEENA!!!" The two teens barked, gritting their teeth.
"Perfect!" Leena exclaimed, clasping her hands together.
"I have the decorations," a small voice announced, Jamie came into the living room carrying several, very large boxes marked "x-mas décor". Leena raced over and ripped a box out of his hands, placing it on the floor. Bit, Brad, and Doc took the other boxes from Jamie and began to unload the decorations for the tree. Bit pulled out an ornament and was about to put it on the tree when…
"No! You have to put the lights on first!" Leena tackled Bit to the ground, the ornament flying out of his hand. Leena retrieved the ornament and set it aside while she handed a box marked "lights" to her father. Bit sat up; a little dazed.
"It's like she's some sort of Christmas Nazi," Brad whispered to him.
"No kidding," Bit replied.
"Doc, do you want some help untangling all of those lights?" Jamie asked, seeing Doc was getting a wee bit frustrated.
"No! Daddy has to do the lights! It's tradition!" Leena said, and refused to let anyone near her father.
"But Leena, I could really use some help," Doc said, pouting as he himself was starting to get tangled up in the mass of lights.
"Daddy, c'mon! Tradition!"
…a few hours later…
"…hey, where's Doc?" Bit asked, waking up from his nap. Most of them had fallen asleep waiting for the lights to be put on the tree.
"MM! Omer hmere!" came a muffled voice. On the floor was a huge pile of Christmas lights, shaped very much like our beloved Doc.
"Leena, can we help him now?" Brad asked, afraid Doc might die of being strangled by the lights.
"*Sigh* I suppose so…" Leena replied. They set to work freeing Doc from his holiday captive, and a while later the tree was fully decorated.
"Ready to plug in the tree guys?" Doc asked. The group nodded, and on went the switch.
"…wow." With all the house lights turned off it illuminated the room and bathed everything in multi-colored light. Leena sat down on the couch, a smile making it's way across her face.
"Now this is how it's supposed to be."
The Masked Instigator here, wishing you and yours a safe and fun-filled holiday season! The FF.Net community will be in my thoughts and prayers!
Thanks very much. Next chapter should be up the day after Christmas. I wanted to be up sooner but I myself was caught up in the holiday rush. Please be kind, review!!!