Christmas Spirit Chapter 3: Jolly Jingle, a foster's home for imaginary friends fanfic

A Foster's Christmas

A/N: HA! My second fic. I thought of it when listening to Christmas music (go figure). Please read and Review!!

Foster's is not owned by me…:'(

And neither are the carols I mention…:'((

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Chapter Three: Jolly Jingle

Terrence walked back home with his present in hand. For once he had a small smile on his face as he left the mall, though you could hardly notice it. He wanted to get home and get it wrapped and somehow give it to Mac. That was ONE thing he would not live down; he would have to figure out how to give it to him indirectly. The sun was setting as the sky turned into a beautiful orange shade. This also meant the temperature was going to drop drastically soon. He noticed a blanket of clouds growing quickly on the horizon. He quickened his pace, careful not to lose his bro's present.

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A knock came from the door, "Mr. H? Can you get that? I'm kinda busy." Frankie, Wilt, Eduardo, Coco, Mac and Bloo were getting ready to watch the premiere of "The Loved and the Loveless: Christmas Special".

"Miss Francis, please do not neglect your door opening duties…" a voice from Mr. Herriman's office replied.

"It never fails…" she ran to the door and looked down at a reindeer standing in the snow, which had started falling again. Well, this reindeer was standing on two feet, and looked more like a cartoon than an animal. He had a shiny black nose to match his sparkling eyes, and his horns were rounded off and not very large. He had a Santa suit on, and spoke in a not-so-matching-his-attire voice, which sounded strangely close to Bloo's.

"HI! My name's Jingle!!" He bounced and he actually jingled.

"Hi there. Welcome to Foster's! Come on in." Jingle sprinted inside. She could just tell she was going to have some problems with him, just like Bloo. "Would you like the tour now, or would you like to watch "The Loved and the Loveless" with us?" Frankie asked and desperately hoped he would save the tour for later.

"Ahhh, let's save the tour for later. Comon let's go watch the show, he dashed off and actually found his way to the T.V. without Frankie's help. Which was odd, considering that this house was so easy to get lost in…

All of them watched the dramatic, two-hour storyline. They laughed, they cried, and…wait, Mac had left halfway through. Jingle noticed this and went after him; he followed Mac to the great room where the Christmas Tree towered above all else.

'Wow, they certainly got the Christmas spirit going on, I can feel it,' his eyes twinkled from the number of lights and ornaments that clung to the tree; it was truly magnificent. He looked back down to notice Mac hadn't stopped and was almost out of sight. He ran to keep up with the boy as walked to who-knows-where, and all he knew was that they were going up. Jingle stopped following him when he went through a door at the bottom of the stair well. He put his ear to the door, which was somewhat difficult due to his antlers.

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Mac sighed as the wind blew its cold breath against him. He still felt empty, nothing he did was working. He thought coming here would make him happier, but now…he doesn't know what to think. He began to think about his Mom, but all that did was make him feel more empty. His Mom had barely ever been there for him in his entire life; she was always gone, always working. It was like didn't care about him or Terrence. He knew better though; he knew that without the money, Mac wouldn't have everything that he does now.

"I just wish I could be with my family, my entire family."

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Jingle heard the footsteps coming toward the door and quickly acted like he was lost. Mac opened the door and jumped slightly at the sight of Jingle.

"Hi, I'm Jingle, and…uh…I'm lost." He smiled, acting completely clueless. Jingle's eyes sparkled slightly as Mac broke a smile.

"Comon, I'll show you the way." He grabbed Jingle's hoof and walked up the stairs. When he entered the hallway Mac asked, "You ready?"

"Ready for wha---ahhhhhhhh!!" Mac had started to run as fast as he could through the hallways practically dragging Jingle along behind him. "Why are we going so fast?" he shouted to Mac.

"This is the only way to get back to the bottom floor, if you just keep running your bound to find the way down eventually." And sure enough, in a few short minutes Mac collapsed in the large room with the Christmas tree. Wilt was standing nearby,

"Hey, guys. Thought you were going to miss your chance at putting an ornament up."

"What are you talking about, Wilt?" Mac asked as politely as he could while regaining his breath.

"Well, every year, instead of just a few of us putting all the decorations on the tree, all of us put a few decorations on the tree. We start hanging the ornaments four days before Christmas every night, ending with a special someone placing the Star at the very top on Christmas Eve, three hours before Midnight. That night we have a Christmas Eve party that ends with the placing of the Star, and us getting to sleep so that Santa can come."

"Or at least the one chosen to represent Santa." Frankie popped in.

"That's right Frankie. All of the friends nominate who they think should be Santa for that year, it could be anybody."

"So, you two want to put your ornaments for the night on?" she held out two ornaments which Jingle and Mac took and proceed to the back of the line. Mac looked down at his ornament to see there was a button on it; he pressed the button and it sung…

There is nooo place like hooome for the ho-li-days,

Cause no maaatter how far aw-ay you row.

If you waaant to be hap-py in a million ways,

For the ho-li-days you can't beat Home Sweet Home.

Mac's face brightened up as he rushed to the front door, grabbed his winter gear and started to head out the door. Mr. Herriman hopped up to him and scolded,

"And just where do you think you're going, Master Mac? There is a blizzard blowing through the area and I'm not going to let anyone leave." Mac quickly pressed the button and tossed it to the bunny, who caught it. It repeated its song as Mac rushed out the door.

"Hm? MASTER MAC, COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!!" but he realized he was screaming at a whirlwind of snow. He turned to call Frankie to retrieve Mac when he found Jingle standing in front of him.

"If you want I can go get him, I mean I AM a reindeer." Mr. Herriman pondered this for a moment, realizing this was the one of the only winter-suited friends in the house.

"Very well, but I expect you back by midnight on-the-dot, if you are not back, I will send someone to look for you."

"Don't worry, I'll find him." He said as he trudged out through the snow.

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Meanwhile, Mac was beginning to wonder if it had been a good idea to try to go home. He could barely see; when he turned to try to see Foster's, or any other building, all he saw was snow swirling past him harshly. He had to get home, he had to. And yet, his body seemed to be locking up. 'Have to keep moving…' He tried to quicken his pace, but he soon found himself on the snow-covered ground. After that his body wouldn't respond. He felt so cold, so numb as well. He fought to keep his eyes open; he knew if he fell asleep, he would freeze to death, even though he would probably freeze either way. His eyes drooped until they closed.

A figure stood over the small boy, his coat swaying with the wind. He set his staff down and picked up the boy. The boy's face was alarmingly white and turning a light shade of blue. He flung his coat around them both before they disappeared into the storm.

A/N: Well, what do you think? I was listening to Christmas music again, and once again it inspired me.

Please read and Review!!

Next Chapter: Kris: A stranger has appeared and taken Mac away. What will he do? Will Jingle find Mac in time? DUN DUN DUN!!! XD