Christmas Spirit Chapter 4: Kris, 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 Four: Kris

"HOW COULD YOU LET MAC GO OUT IN THE WEATHER?!!!" Frankie screamed when Mr. Herriman calmly told her the news. She couldn't help thinking, 'What convinced Mac to leave? He usually smart enough not to go into a blizzard…' Bloo added in a desperate tone,

"OR WITHOUT SAYING 'BYE' TO ME!!!"

"I assure you, I have sent a Master Jingle to find him. If both of them don't return by midnight, I will send another search party to find them both. However, until that time, I have the utmost faith in Master Jingle." Bloo screamed slightly and ran to the nearest window and searched desperately for his creator, but to no avail. Worry flowed through him like a spreading poison,

"Where are you Mac?" he nearly whispered.

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The man raised his staff, which actually looked more like a hard, brown vine than a stick. I was twisted to form a circle at the top; the entire staff was decorated with holly and its red berries. In a quick movement he brought the staff down to the snow, which immediately vanished beneath him as the blizzard blew against what seemed to be a bubble. Sitting down on a bench that had been uncovered, he revealed the boy in his arms from inside his white-rimmed, red cloak. The boy was blue, and was barely breathing.

"Poor child…" he said in a semi-deep, loving tone. He slid his finger down the boy's nose. The blue in his face disappeared and returned to its peachy color. Seconds later the boy's eyes opened slowly.

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Mac opened his eyes to see a gentle, white-bearded face looking down at him with light-grey eyes, almost like the snow. Mac would've jumped, but his muscles wouldn't respond.

"Well, hello there." He spoke cheerfully with a smile behind his beard.

"Umm, who are you?" Mac struggled to sit up, but his body was still recovering from the deep freeze it had just survived. The man's eye brows descended, still maintaining his smile,

"Well, looks like lour body hasn't quite recovered yet. Humph! Can't have that, now can we?" He said as he nipped Mac's nose lightly with his finger. He could move perfectly afterwards. Mac looked very surprised as he sat up in the man's lap. "And as an answer to your last question, I was wandering through the area when I saw you. The name's Kris, good to see I got to ya in time."

"Yeah, thanks." He looked around for any buildings inside the bubble that had been formed, when he realized they were in a bubble in the first place. Before Mac could ask, Kris had a question of his own.

"So what's a child of your age doing in weather like this? Were you trying to get somewhere?" Mac looked at Kris, Mac couldn't find the words to say, he didn't quite know where he should be.

Kris tilted his head to the side causing his white wool-rimmed, red cap to reveal its tail. "Are you lost?" Mac nodded. "Well, I know you probably want to get somewhere, but this Blizzard will be over soon. So you might be able to find your way then." Mac looked up at him, and noticed he hadn't stopped smiling since he had seen him; he might've lessened his smile, but always smiled. Mac was starting to feel more and more comfortable with Kris as he rested his head against his long, pine green coat, which he noticed had shooting stars on them. It was very soft for a winter coat, and observed the cuffs of the sleeves and the bottom were red and gold.

"So what are you doing for Christmas?" Mac asked.

"Well, I think I am going to see all of my grandchildren this Christmas, and I sure do have a lot!" he chuckled, "Shopping is next to impossible for all of them, because all of them seem to have different likes and dislikes. But I've managed to do it this year, I've surprised even myself. What about you, Mac?"

Mac was taken aback by the question; he really didn't know what he was going to do. He hadn't been in a Christmas mood anyway. Mac continued to stare blankly into the swirling white snow around the bubble, he sighed slightly. Kris finally showed a frown, or more of a worried look.

"What's the matter, Mac?"

"I don't know," he voice trailed off, "I really just don't know."

Kris's face reverted back to a small smile and his encouraging voice, much like that of Wilt's demeanor, "Well just remember, Christmas is best spent with those who care about you, including friends. Now, bundle up, the Blizzard is dying down." Kris picked him up and set him on the ground and patted his head.

"Wait, you're leaving?" Mac asked in a disappointed tone. Kris, the other hand broke into a song.

"Aaaaaand have yourseeelf a Mer-ry lit-tle Christmas Noooooow." And with that, the bubble faded and snow rushed in around him. He looked up again to find Kris, but he had disappeared without a trace, save a holly leaf that Mac picked up quickly. He heard a cry from what seemed like a ways away.

"MAC!!! MAC!!! OVER HERE!!!" Jingle was trudging trough the snow waving his arms, jingling with every movement. Mac caught up to Jingle as they walked home together as Jingle ranted on about his adventure to save him. Mac acted like he was paying attention, but he was really studying the holly leaf that had been left behind by Kris. Or was it all just a hallucination? No, he would've been dead if it was. He recalled his entire conversation with Kris and realized something…

He had never mentioned his name to Kris…

A/N: Well, what do you think? This was a fun Chapter to write. I love this story, and I'm writing it!!

Please read and Review!!

Next Chapter: Terrence: Terrence figures out a way to get his gift to Mac without COMPLETELY shattering his reputation. XD