Lisa sighed as she closed the door behind her."I needed a break from them."She flopped down onto her bed and smiled at the sleeping girl across fromnher.Nicole had been up since 4:00am that morning,getting ready for her parents and little brother to arrive.

Nicole's and a few of the other parents had left to go Christmas shopping,leaving the kids at home to "plan out their day".Becka sighed as she looked out the frosty window.

Once again,her mother was the last one to arrive.It shouldn't have been that much of a suprise to her,but it was.When she was little,Becka's mother was always the first one to arrive at any occasion.Now,she was always the last one to get there.

Abby sat down on the floor and leaned up against her bed railing."So were'd your parental figers go?"She asked,looking towards Lisa's direction.Her friend shrugged and said into her pillow,"They left with Accent's boyrfriend...I think his name is Duchy...or something like that."

Abby laid down on the floor and looked up at the ceiling window."Why'd your parents go with him?Do they know him from somewhere?"Lisa shrugged,again and waved her away.She didn't really care weather or not her parents knew him or not.Alls she knew,was that she was away from them now and could finally take a nap.

The door opened and Vanessa walked in carrying a giant bag.She had on one of those red Christmas hats and a huge smile on her face.Becka looked over at her and raised her eyebrow."Why are so happy.You're breaking the rules you know..."Vanessa set her shopping bag down on the floor and started taking her gloves off.

"What rule?"Becka made a slight smile as she walked over to the table in the middle of the room."You're not supposed to be happy when your parents are here."Vanessa smiled,again and raised pointed at her bag."Well,they're not here right now,so I can be happy as much as I want...That is,until they come back...But until then,I think I'm going to go hang out with Mush..."

Before she could leave the room,Erica threw a pillow at her,making her stop and turn around."You're not allowed to leave to go see Mush until tomorrow.Remember?We're not supposed to see them until Christmas Day,when we introduce our parents to them."Vanessa sighed and made her infamous puppy-dog eyes.

"Please...I HAVE to see him!"The girls laughed as Abby pointed an accusing finger at her."You obsessed little freak!"Vanessa backed away a little from them and said to her defense,"I-I'm not obsessed!I just...want to see him before tomorrow!"Abby laughed and stood up from her spot on the ground.

"Yes you are!Admitt it!"Vanessa looked around for some help,but got nothing from her so-called friends.She sighed and said,"Fine.I'm an obsessed little freak over a guy named Mush Myers."The grils all laughed before the door opened and Lisa's parents walked in,making them all be silent,again.

~Across the Hall~

The boys all crowed around the telephone,hoping for dear life that it would ring.Their phone was the only way that they were able to even talk to their girlfriends.They weren't allowed to see them until tomorrow,when they had to meet their parents.They weren't very excited about meeting them,but at least they were able to see the girls.

Spot sighed and stood up,leaving his chair behind with his hopeless friends."You guys look really pathetic sitting there like that.As if they're going to really call.Remember,they all have their parents over.They have no time for us right now."Jack frowned and stood up,too."Hey,you were waiting by the phone,too."Spot raised his eyebrow and sat down on his bed.

"So...You're point is?"Jack sighed and sat back down in his seat by the phone."Sometimes I really don't understand you,Spot."His friend grinned and laid back on his bunk.He was still debating weather or not to give Becka his gift or not;especially with her parents there.'Maybe I should just wait until after they leave...' he thought to himself as he heard his friends start to rejoice as the phone rang.

They all practically jumped on it before Mush answered,"Hello?This is Pizza Kingdom.May I take your order?"The person on the other end of the phone giggled and asked for a Pepporoni Pizza and some breadsticks."Alright,that'll be $10:50 please.I'll come by in about 10 seconds to drop it off."Blink and Race gave him funny looks as he stuck his tounge out at them and continued."So what's up,Vanessa?"

By now,all of the boys knew all of the girls' real names,so it didn't really bother them that much.They just didn't really like it when the girls called them by their real names,which they all knew,too.Vanessa laughed from the other end of the phone,which was right across the hall."Is it a crime for a girl to call someone now a days?"Mush laughed and waved his friends away,that way he could be in piece with his girlfriend.

Blink smiled as he sat down at their desk and looked through a pile of his graded essay papers.He had been slowly improving each timne,but he still hadn't recieved a single A on any of them.He sighed and crumpled a few of them into little balls.He ended up throwing them all into the trashcan,as if he were playing basketball,and each time that he made it his friends would cheer.

"You're not that bad there,Blink."Race said as he picked up one of the balls that Blink had missed.The boy with the patch smiled and leaned back in the computer seat."Thanks."In the background,they heard Mush laugh,again making them all want to kick his ass for hoggin up the phone.Vanessa had been a frequent called for the past few days,but the other girls had called,too.Maybe not as much as Vanessa,but then again,they weren't as obsessed as her.

Jack flopped down on the bed next to Spot and said,"So,are you still going to give Hot Shot her gift?"Spot shrugged and sat up."I dunno.What are you getting for 'Tweek'?"Jack grinned and pulled out a Christmas bag from under the bed.He slowly pulled out a fuzzy brown monkey doll wearing a bright red sweater.

Spot's eyes widened before he started out in a burst of laughter.Jack smiled and stuck it back i the bag."I think she'll go for it.How bout you?"After Spot stopped laughing,he thought about it for amoment and then nodded in agreement.

Race looked back over at Blink and said,"Hey,you didn't go to the mall with us,did you?"Blink shook his head with his usual smile on his face.Race raised his eyebrow and continued,"So then what did you get for 'Socks'?"Blink put his finger to his lips and as he pulled out a box from inder the desk.

It wasn't wrapped,yet so it was ok for him to open it and reviel his gift for Nicole."I went to the mall yesturday and picked this up."Race smiled down at the very expensive looking camera."Were'd you get the money for this thing?"He said,slowly picking the object up.Blink put his finger to his lips,again and said,"Hey,I have a job now,remember?I can afford these kind of things now."

Race laughed and set the camera back in the box."So you're saying that you got all this money from working at the McDonalds after school three days a week?"Blink frowned and put the box back under the desk."Hey,I know how to save my money!"They both laughed as they heard Mush hang up the phone and flop down on the floor.

Blink stood up and sat down next to him."So what about you,lover boy?What did you get for 'Flirt'?"Mush grinned and laid downon his back,then he pulled out a bag from under his dresser.He sat back up and held the bag out to Blink with a big stupid grin on his face.Blink hesitantly looked inside the box and grinned,too."You do know that yo have to give this to her when she's with her parents,right?"

Mush nodded and pulled an envelope out from the inside of his jacket."That's why you always have a back-up plan.You see,since I was doing so good at the factory,the boss entered me in this raffle that they were having.I won a bunch of tickets to go to this place called,Six Flags,so I'm going to give them to her.Who knows,maybe we'll get to go,too."Blink smiled and handed him the bag for him to put away.

~At the Principal's Office~

David hurridly stumbled out of Mrs.Kloppman's office pleading for mercy."I'm sorry!I'm sorry!I won't ever do it,again!I promise!"She slammed the door behind him as he backed up against the hallway wall.He sighedin relife and sat down on the floor.

"I don't think I'll be doing that again...at least,for the time being..."He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and looked around to see if anyone was watching.Nobody was,so he quickly read off what he had written earlier,before his fight with Duchy.He had been writting down things that he thought Misty would like for Christmas,still not sure of what he was going to get her he began to cross out a few things.

"I wonder..." he said to himself as he suddenly started to remember something from his past.He stood up and wrote one last thing on his Christmas list before taking off in the dirrection of the exit.

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So what did you think?I won't be able to update again until after Christmas,though so I'm sorry if you had your hopes up for a chapter before then.

!SHOUTOUTS!

Nakaia Aidan-Sun: That's ok.I complain sometimes,too.Hopefully you liked this chapter,though.^_^

ITEY!Muse: *hug* Don't leave me!I don't want to be alonee on Christmas!

ME: *pulls ITEY!Muse off of you* ITEY!Muse!Be nice to the nice reviewer!

TheLoneReed: lol Sorry but I won't be able to update before Christmas,again so you're going to have to bare with me.Just to let you know,David does get Misty a gift,even though it was much to her dismay.

DAVID!Muse: *big smile* Yes,I did get Misty a present.Hopefully she likes it,though...

ME: o.O *thinks of what he got her*

Ershey: lol That's alright.I hate finals,too.I might make it that Skittery does end up seeing you on Christmas day,but only if you review a good review to my new chapter before I write the next one. =)

SKITTERY!Muse: Don't leave me!*clings to the nice reviewer*

ME: o.O *pulls off of you* Sorry about that...SKITTERY!Muse seems to like you...a lot...



Thumbsucker Snicth: Sorry about the spelling and grammar mistakes.I still have to write my chapters at my father's house and he still doesn't have spell check.That isn't very good if you're the worst speller in the world (me) but hopefully you liked this chapter!^_^

SNITCH!Muse: *smile* You'll like the present that I got you

ME: o.O *backs away,too many people have a weird look on their faces*

Misstress Kitsune: lol Here's your shout-out!^_^Do you still feel happy?

RACE!Muse: Of course she's happy!I'm here,now!She has to be happy!

ME: o.O

YOU: O.o