This is it! The final chapter at last! I can't believe that it has been about 4 and a half months since I put chapter 1 up. Time sure does fly. Anyway, I'm sure you would rather read the story than read what I have to say so I'll just get on with the story and blah on about useless and pointless crap AFTER I've finished (so you can avoid it).

No Disclaimer changes...wow, what a surprise(!)

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Chapter 17: The Mistletoe Effect

Christmas Day was just a few days away. Everyone was in a merry mood, even Kimi, and nothing seemed wrong. Chuckie and Angelica had been officially a couple a few weeks ago when Kimi moaned to their friends about them and that the pair and been inseparable during their final week of High School of the year (not the academic year of course). Quite a few people teased them about being together but they did not care. They had each other and that was all that mattered.

....Flashback....

The 2 entered their homeroom only to receive confused looks and the sound of students muttering.

"Hmm...holding hands...hair a mess...happy you 2 possibly leave your little...business...until AFTER school?" Mr. Nicholls joked. This caused an uproar of laughter which made both Chuckie and Angelica blush wildly. "I bet you 2 got here early to spend some quality time together eh?"

They ignored the comment and made their way to their seats, receiving taunts and laughter as they walked. But, despite this, some of the students couldn't help but feel jealous as to be in the same room and in some cases the same school, with a loved one.

"Alright everyone, settle down and leave them be." Mr. Nicholls ordered.

....End Flashback....

"Hey Tommy." Chuckie said as Tommy entered the Java Lava.

"Hey Chuck. Wow, this place looks great." He commented as he saw all the decorations.

"Thanks. Mum, dad, Kimi and I spent quite a while putting them up. I'm glad you like it."

"Where's the Mistletoe?" Tommy asked.

"Mistletoe? Why would you ask that?"

"Chuckie, you can't have Christmas without some Mistletoe!" Tommy said.

Chuckie was a little unsure about Tommy's motives here but he was pretty sure that it had something to do with Lil. "Okay, I'll bite. Why is Mistletoe so important this year?"

"Because it's the first year that we have someone special to get caught under it with. Get it?"

"Oh right. You wanna making out session with Lil and you don't want anyone to be suspicious so by kissing under the Mistletoe no-one will suspect anything." Chuckie could read Tommy like a book sometimes.

"Well...I guess but you'd do the same if Angelica would let you! You're no better than I am!" Tommy replied as he pointed an index finger at Chuckie.

Tommy had him there. "Well, I guess so. It wouldn't be so bad, I mean, kissing under the Mistletoe is tradition right? I'm sure Kimi could come up with some." Chuckie suggested.

"No! The girls mustn't know about this. Phil's already got some and we just needed to clear it with you." He explained.

"There is one problem though."

"What's that?"

"Where are we gonna put it?"

"Already thought about that Chuckie. Dad is gonna hang it up in the middle of the ceiling so it'll be suspending over our heads and when the time is right it'll be a case of 'Oh look darling! There's some Mistletoe above our heads!' and we'll all get our kisses." Tommy gave a small chuckle.

"Your dad is in on this?"

"Yeah, I asked him about the whole value of Mistletoe in Christmas and he explained it to me. After that I just knew I had to get Lil under some Mistletoe this Christmas so I asked him if he knew where to get some and I think he guessed the whole situation before I had even asked him about it." Tommy fully explained using his hands to emphasise.

Chuckie let a small laugh escape him.

"What's so funny?" Tommy asked.

"Oh nothing. Just imagining how the girls would react to being under some Mistletoe."

"Well, Angelica will be all over you within a split second of seeing it so I wouldn't worry about her turning you down for a kiss. I think Lil would probably flush bright red but as soon as my lips meet hers she would relax into it and then BOOM! Before you know it she won't want it to stop. What do you think Kimi would do?"

"I think she'd slap Phil. Especially if Phil tried one of his pathetic attempts at seducing her." Chuckie replied as they both laughed while picturing Kimi slapping Phil.

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With Christmas just 1 day away, everyone was hyped about. Stu, the "responsible adult" seemed to be far more hyped than anyone.

"It's Christmas tomorrow! It's Christmas tomorrow!" He yelled while prancing around the room.

"Dad! Calm down! You're more hyped than Dil is!" Tommy said pointing to Dil who had a huge grin on his face and kept mentioning how long it was to Christmas day.

"Stu! You shouldn't be doing this! It's not good for you." Didi told him.

"Sorry Deed, but I'm just so excited about Christmas! You know it's my favourite holiday right?" He asked.

"You've tell us that about a million times every year dad." Tommy pointed out.

"Oh."

"Only 9 hours 27 minutes and...12 seconds to Christmas Day! No wait! 8 seconds, 6, 5, 4, 3." Dil said as he looked at his watch.

"We get it Dil." Tommy said in a frustrated tone. "I'm gonna go see Phil and Lil. Back in while."

As Tommy closed the front door behind him, he gave a sigh of relief. He was glad to be away from his father who acts like a child sometimes and his brother who can just be plain weird. He walked next door and rang the doorbell.

"Tommy!" Betty greeted as she opened the door. "PHIL! LIL! TOMMY IS HERE TO SEE YOU!" She shouted.

"How did you know I wanted to see them?" He asked.

"I've known you since you were just 1 Tommy. I know what you are like and I know Phil and Lil will be here in...3...2...1..." She pointed a finger to the stairs as the sound of 2 pairs of feet could be heard rumbling down them.

"Hey T!"

"The Philmeister!"

"Hey sweetie!" Lil called as she hugged Tommy.

"Hey gorgeous!" Tommy replied as he kissed her on her cheek.

Phil started to pretend to throw up.

"Philip!"

"Lillian!"

"You're gross Phil!"

"Your worse Lil!"

"No you are!"

"You are!"

"You are Philip!"

"You are Lillian!"

"Alright you 2. Settle down and take it outside." Betty said as she ushered the 3 of them out and shut the door behind them.

"Where now?" Phil asked.

"We could hang with Chuckie and Kimi." Tommy suggested.

"Great idea. Let's go."

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The 3 arrived at Chuckie and Kimi's house to find only Kimi.

"Hey, where's Chuckie?" Tommy asked.

Kimi raised an eyebrow and gave a disapproving look.

"Oh...he's with Angelica." Tommy guessed.

"Of course. Where else would he be?" Kimi asked rhetorically.

"At the Java Lava." Phil replied not knowing about the rhetorical question.

Kimi sighed and placed a hand on her forehead. "What do I see in you?" She asked.

"You have X-ray eyes?" Phil asked. He was a little confused, not to mention a little slow.

That comment was followed by a chorus of groans from the other 3.

"What?"

"Phil, you're so stupid you don't even know when to shut up!" Lil sighed.

"Okay guys; let's just go get Chuckie before we argue." Tommy said as he stood in-between Phil and Lil.

Phi and Lil glared at each other as Tommy and Kimi separate them.

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After a few minutes of keeping the twins apart, they 4 managed to work their way to Angelica's house where they came across her room being locked.

"No prizes for guessing what's going on in there." Tommy joked.

"I think I'm gonna throw up." Kimi replied as Tommy knocked on Angelica's door.

"Er...who is it?" Came a nervous voice that belonged to Angelica.

"Tommy, Kimi, Phil and Lil. Open up cuz, we wanna drag Chuckie away from your grip no matter how much he protests." Tommy said as Phil and Lil sniggered.

They waited and about a minute later the door was unlocked and Angelica stood there. Her hair a complete mess and her clothes crumpled and there was the note of a pleasured look on her.

"Uh...hi guys." She said nervously, trying to cover up what had been going on.

"What took you so long Angie?" Tommy asked.

"Erm...I...er..."

"You and Chuckie weren't making out were you?" Phil teased.

Angelica blushed. "N-no. We were...listening to some...music!"

"HA! Your stereo isn't on and there was no music when we approached." Lil stated.

"Hey guys." Chuckie said as he appeared.

"Well, if it isn't old Chuckie Finster. The guy who has just been making out like there was no tomorrow with my cousin." Tommy teased.

Chuckie ignored the comment. "What do you want guys?" He asked.

"Well, we were gonna ask if you'd want to hang out with us but it seems like you've got other plans for the rest of the day so we might leave you 2 to your business." Lil explained.

Angelica and Chuckie looked at each other.

"What do you think?" She asked.

"I don't know. What do you think?" He asked back.

"I'm thinking we hang with them." Angelica replied.

"Agreed. Give us a minute."

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During the rest of the day, Tommy, Kimi, Phil, Lil, Chuckie and Angelica had hung out. Phil and Lil started a snowball fight which originated from something petty and a wayward snowball smacked into Kimi who retaliated with a snowball of her own. One thing led to another and before you could say "shiny button", all of them were throwing snowballs at each other.

But now it was the dead of night. Tommy and Stu had snuck out and had met Chuckie and Phil at Chuckie's house. From there they went to the Java Lava to hang up the Mistletoe.

"You know, maybe this isn't such a good idea." Chuckie whined. It was cold and dark.

"Aw, come on Chuckie! Nothing is gonna happen. We just go in, hang the Mistletoe up and get out. Simple, besides it's a family business and you are a member of the family." Tommy said.

"Yeah, lighten up Chuckie. Nothing bad will happen." Stu reassured him.

"Well, okay." Chuckie reluctantly said.

The 4 arrived at the Java Lava and Chuckie opened it.

"Where is the ladder?" Phil asked.

"In the back. Chas wanted me to look at a few things after New Years Day so I decided to bring some stuff in; including a ladder to tonight's little escapade." Stu explained. "Tommy and Phil, go get the ladder."

Tommy and Phil went into the back while Stu took out a small box from his coat pocket. He opened it and took the Mistletoe out.

"Where do you think would be a good place to hang it?" He asked Chuckie.

"Somewhere near the door into the back?" Chuckie suggested.

"Hmm...sounds alright. I'll go get some equipment while you, Tommy and Phil set the ladder up." Stu told Chuckie as he went into the back.

Chuckie stood there alone. He took the time to think about what would happen at the party. 'Maybe it is time.' He thought.

Tommy and Phil came in grunting and groaning as they carried the ladder in.

"Phew! This thing is heavy!" Phil commented.

"Yeah. I'm glad we got it here though." Tommy agreed.

"Guys, set it up about here." Chuckie said as he stood near the door indicating where the ladder should go.

"Aw man. Oh well, come on Phil. Let's move this thing." Tommy moaned.

With more grunting and groaning, the 2 moved the ladder to where Chuckie was and all 3 of them managed to set it up although Chuckie did most of it as Tommy and Phil were a little tired.

"Man, what are we doing up at this time? We should be asleep!" Phil exclaimed.

"We're doing this to show our affection for our girlfriends! Just think how pleased Kimi will be when you tell her what we did for them. So long as you don't mess anything up Phil, you'll have in with the Kimster!" Tommy explained.

"Mm." Phil replied as he started to fantasise.

Tommy and Chuckie looked at him and then looked at each other. For some reason, Tommy started to think of Lil and ended up fantasising as well while Chuckie started to fantasise about Angelica. All 3 of them stood there with a smile on their faces and nodding their heads in agreement of their fantasies.

Then it happened, Stu came in. Seeing the 3 in this state he felt like he was interrupting something rather important.

"Uh...guys?" He asked. No response. "GUYS?"

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Yes?"

"We got work to do. Now Tommy and Phil hold the ladder and Chuckie, you pass me things I need when I ask for them." Stu told them as he laid an assortment of tools on the floor and proceeded to climb the ladder. "Let's get this over with so we can go home and sleep."

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It was now Christmas Day in the afternoon and everyone was in the Java Lava enjoying the Christmas Day party that had been planned. The Carmichaels, the Finsters, the Pickles and the De Villes were all there all talking, laughing and playing games together.

Tommy was the first to move Lil towards the Mistletoe by dancing with her.

"Hey Lil, I wanna point something out to you." He said.

"What?" She asked.

He pointed up and smiled. Lil looked up and saw the Mistletoe above them. She blushed and looked at him.

"Is that Mistletoe?" She asked.

"Of course. It's tradition to kiss under the Mistletoe." He replied in a slightly seductive voice.

"You purposely danced me over here didn't you?" She asked as Tommy moved closer.

"Whatever gave you that idea?" He asked as he placed his lips onto hers.

She wrapped her arms around him as they kissed. This kiss was better than any other because of the romantic levels that seemed to be produced from being under the Mistletoe.

Phil was talking with Kimi when he noticed Tommy and Lil break their kiss and move away. He smiled and smirked a little.

"What's up Phil? What's so funny?" Kimi asked.

Phil looked at her and then grabbed her arm and pulled her over to the Mistletoe.

"Phil! What are you doing?" Kimi protested.

"I've just been overcome by romance. Kimi, look above you." Phil instructed Kimi.

Kimi looked up and saw the Mistletoe.

"Mistletoe? The stuff people kiss under at Christmas?" She asked.

Phil nodded in response.

"Oh Phil! That is so romantic! I knew there was a reason as to why I love you!" She said as they kissed.

Just as with Tommy and Lil, this kiss was better than any other that they had shared. The Mistletoe was doing its job once again.

Finally, it was Chuckie and Angelica's turn for some Mistletoe action. They were drinking when Chuckie decided to direct Angelica's attention away form their current status.

"Hey Angelica? I wanna tell you something." He said.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Come with me." He said as he started to walk away.

Obediently, Angelica followed Chuckie, unsure what he wanted to tell her but expecting that it had something to do with love. Chuckie stopped under the Mistletoe and Angelica joined him.

"What do you wanna say?" She asked.

Chuckie smiled and looked up. Angelica did the same and saw the Mistletoe.

"Oh my God! Mistletoe!" She squealed in excitement and immediately kissed Chuckie. It was an odd feeling. They had kissed quite a lot and yet this one was better than all of the others put together. It felt better than the night when they had slept together. She felt...perfect. They stood there kissing for a long time. Nothing else mattered and nothing else existed in this moment of pure love and passion. When the kiss was finally broken Chuckie looked directly into Angelica's ocean eyes.

"You know I love more than anything." He said.

"I know. I feel the same way about you." She replied.

"That is why I've forgiven you. You have proved that you have changed and you do truly care about me." He told her.

At last the weight of guilt and pain had been lifted from Angelica's shoulders. She could finally feel her conscience rest and she felt guilty no more.

"Thank you Chuckie. I feel...complete." She told him. "Maybe...maybe we can continue our kiss in the back?" She asked hopefully with a slight redness to her face.

"My thoughts exactly." He replied as they held hands and slipped into the back.

They felt complete, as did Tommy and Lil and Phil and Kimi. Life was great for them and it seemed as though it could only get better.

The End.

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There we are. After 4 and a half months of thinking and writing, I've finally completed this story!

1 thing I can say about this story is that there is definitely a part of me in it. Most of the emotions that Angelica has been through here are from personal experience (practically all of it is to do with love and the empty feeling of not having someone to love and to be loved) so that is something that I was good at explaining. You could say that there is part of my very soul in this story but I'm glad I've finally finished.

Please R&R this chapter and indeed the whole story.