A Misfit Christmas

To Aaron: Hey there Aaron! Yeah, Angelica planned it. John and Lisa would make one heck of a match. You bet Pietro's plan to set up Lance and Angelica will backfire. If it doesn't happen naturally, they'll make it backfire.Mike is a natural flirt and joker, so naturally,he's going to be the butt of jokes on occasion. Jenny's jeers were being lighthearted anyway.I love to use the Southside Misfits. I want to do a road trip fic with them next. Enjoy the new chapter!

To Red Witch: Hey there Red! I read the new chapter of 'Holidays Are Hazardous To Your Health' and I loved it. Man, Fred's cousin is a lunatic. I got a feeling Pietro's plan will blow up in his face. And I did read the end of 'This Soap Opera Called Life'. Who would've thought of it? Enjoy the new chapter, Red!

To AnonGirl88: Hey there, Anon! Glad you and Fishy liked the last chapter. I told Lance and he appreciates it. What'll Pietro think when he sees Fyre chase after Pyro? I think he'd be confused. As far as he knows, Pyro's too nuts to ever have a girlfriend. How will that affect his plans to bring Lance and Angelica together? I hope you like the new chapter!

To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! Glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy this new one!

Disclaimer: "Have A Nice Day!" - Mick Foley

Chapter 5: Bonding!

Misfit Manor, The Pit

Jennifer Hendrix Starr, the Southside Misfit known as Shining Star, or Jenni, was sitting on the couch in Misfit Manor, snacking down on some Christmas cookies and watching some Christmas special.

"Hee hee, these guys are so trippy." Jenni giggled. Craig sat down next to her. "Hey cous."

"Mmph." Craig mumbled a 'hello' as he sat on the couch, looking incredibly bored.

"Something bothering you?" Jenni blinked. Craig looked at his long-lost cousin.

"Nothing. Except the fact that I feel like an outcast."

"That's how the Misfits got their name, right?" Jenni blinked. "Because the members were all a rag-tag bunch of misfits. Kids who were a little different from everyone else. That's technically what an outcast is."

"Yeah, but in my case…it's…different." Craig growled. "I feel like if I ever go to a Starr Family Reunion, I'll be the only normal one." Craig grumbled. Jenni burst out laughing. "That's not funny!" Craig snapped.

"Sorry, cous." Jenni waved him off. "It's just that I find it strange. You're concerned about being normal. I find normal to be a very strange word."

"What do you mean?"

"I like to think of normal as a relative term." Jenni shrugged. "What may be normal to one person may be strange to another. For example, Vicki's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens are kind of hippie types. To Vicki and anyone who knows them, they're perfectly normal people. To a lot of other people, the Stephens family are kind of strange. You see Craig, normalcy isn't a set thing. It's like your favorite TV show. It's different for different people. Just because you're different from the rest of the Starr family, that doesn't make you any less a part of it." Jenni smiled. "If anything, it makes you just as special. Differences are fun. Wouldn't the world be boring if everyone were the same?" Craig thought about it.

"I guess you have a point." He looked at the mistletoe. Jenni smiled.

"You're thinking about Wanda, aren't you? Getting her underneath that mistletoe?" Jenni grinned with a laugh. A blushing Craig scowled.

"Shut up."

"Admit you like her. She's obviously crazy about you." Jenni chuckled. Craig rolled his eyes.

"Whatever you say." Craig groaned. He saw a blur race by. "Pietro. I wonder what that idiot is up to." Jenni smirked.

"Let's check it out."

Elsewhere in the Pit

"YAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" St. John Allerdyce screamed as he raced into the Joe Christmas Party. "HELP ME!!!" Chasing after him was Lisa Blaze.

"Come here and gimme some sweet, sweet sugar, you hunka hunka burning love!" Lisa squealed.

"Hey watch it, you lunatics!" Jinx screamed as John and Lisa jumped on a refreshment table. Storm Shadow burst out laughing. "You should laugh. We all know you act like John whenever Tyger Tiger is in town."

"Oh shut up." The white-clad ninja grumbled. He shot a glare at Snake-Eyes, who only gave a 'what?' shrug.

"Great party. Now all we need is a fight." Eric said to Fred. They noticed Leatherneck and Wet Suit beat each other silly with Christmas-themed garbage can lids.

"Ask and ye shall receive." Fred chuckled. Eric turned and nodded somewhere. He put mistletoe on Fred's head. "Huh?" He turned to Eric. The African-American dreadlocked mutant shrugged.

"Don't ask me. I'm only the distraction." Eric shrugged.

"YI!" Fred exclaimed as a blur tackled him. Eric grumbled and walked away.

"Bug Girl owes me big time."

Misfit Manor

"Look what I found in Lance and Angelica's rooms." Jenni grinned as she showed Craig a couple notes. Craig looked at them. The former gang member's face formed an evil smirk.

"You know, I just got this idea. It's very twisted idea."

"Go on." Jenni's smirk mirrored his. Craig noticed this.

What do you know? Maybe I'm not that different from the rest of the family after all. "Well, it's plan that's going to get Pietro beaten up. This is what we're going…" Craig whispered into Jenni's ear. The blonde's eyes widened.

"Those two will be ticked!" Jenni laughed.

"The best part is, they'll think it was Pietro's idea, and kick his butt." Craig laughed. Jenni joined in with the laughing. They quickly stopped when they saw a screaming John run by the window, a squealing Lisa following him. The two mutants blinked for a couple minutes.

"That…was weird." Jenni blinked.

"Looks like your friend Lisa finally has gotten to see Pyro in person." Craig blinked.

"Yeah, she's crazy about him." Jenni laughed. "She feels like he understands her. She's a little crazy herself, and she has fire powers. Lisa always thought of herself as a very unique person."

"That's an understatement. How many people can say they're not only mutants, but also are born from two very different cultures?" Craig nodded.

"Well, she's the only Asian girl I ever known who wears green on St. Patrick's Day." Jenni grinned. "She's half-Irish."

"I thought she was Cambodian." Craig blinked.

"She is. She's half-Cambodian." Jenni blinked. Craig nodded in understanding.

"Come on. Let's get this done." Craig said.

Well, well, well! Looks like Craig and Jenni have a plot going? What insanity will happen next? Who will Craig and Jenni get under the mistletoe? Will Lisa get her paws on John? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!