"Hello, goilys!" Jack smiled alter the door of the girls' bunkroom was opened for him. "Is Chocolates awake already? Oh, by the way... Merry Christmas!"

"Well, maybe you'll like to wake her up by yourself" Cinnamon spoke. "The girl is still sleeping, if you can see. Come in, Jack."

"Ok" nodded Jack. He saw the dog and got in his knees to play with him. The dog barked and jumped, making Jack laugh. He looked up and saw Chocolates asleep. He felt a sensation of tenderness that was impossible to describe with words.

He stood up with the dog in his arms and ran to his lady's bunk. She looked peaceful and a smile remained on her face, her dreams were sweet and she felt happy and relieved. He slowly sat on her bunk and started to whisper in her ear.

"Hey Chocolates... wake up, sleepyhead." She mumbled and turned to her other side, ignoring Jack. "Doll, it's time to wake up." He repeated a couple times as he softly caressed her back, to wake her up very slowly. She finally started to open her eyes, complaining a little at first.

"Good morning my love, Merry Christmas" Jack took her hands and kissed them.

"Hey Jackie, Merry Christmas to you too." She smiled sweetly and started to play with the dog.

"You wanna come down? Everybody is waiting foah you'se. " Jack helped her to get out of bed and gave her a quick kiss.

"Yeah?" She combed her straight chocolate brown hair. "Do ya think I should cut my hair?"

"It depends... how long ya wanna have it" He asked while he saw her hair falling in cascades down to her waist.

"I guess that I'd like to have it by my shoulder." She answered while she took her hair in a ponytail.

"No, don't. I love yoah hair!" He gets close to her hair and smells it. "And it smells lovely, gorgeous, hurry up, ok?"

"Ok, but let me get dressed."

"Well, go ahead!" Jack said with kinkiness.

"Nice try, Kelly. Wait outside."

"Ok, I'll wait outside, Jones"

She made Jack wait outside for about 5 minutes and then she came out wearing a nice white shirt and black pants. Jack took to scarf away from her hands and put it around her neck. Then pulled her close to him and gave her a big hug.

"Ok, guys we heard ya already! Are you coming downstairs or not?" Sparks yelled.

"Yeah, we're coming down!" Chocolates replied. "'Let's go, Jack, their waiting for us"

The started to walk a little faster holding hands .suddenly, he pulled her close to him and pinned her against the wall in the corridor. "What do you think you're doing, Jack Kelly?" She said putting her hands around his neck and looking down. Jack gave a smirk, putting his hands around her waist, having her close to him.

"I wanted to give you our first kiss" Jack said sweetly.

"We've kissed too many times. It won't be our first kiss, we kiss an average of 30 a day... and that's a lot!"

"I wanted to kiss you for real, but you made me lose my inspiration."

"No. no, no. The only way you're allowed to kiss me is the way we kiss now."

"Ok..." Jack sighed,

"So, don't even try." Jack smiled and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

"It's great to spend Christmas with you, sweetheart". Jack repeated taking her hands. "I can't wait to dance wit ya tonight." He added while he started to go downstairs with her. Everybody had started to eat their breakfasts. Spot had already arrived, Sunshine arrived a little later. Jack sat down and Chocolates sat beside him.

"Hi Spot, Hey Gaby!" said Jack to his friend and his little sister.

"Hi, Jack. Merry Christmas" the little girl said hugging him and Chocolates at the same time.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Gaby!" Chocolates smiled "Did your brother told you about the ball?"

"Yeah!" the girl nodded. "He told me, and Les told me to go with him. I met Les yesterday."

"Well, Les Jacobs is quite a little gentleman. Do you have a dress already?"

"Yeah is the cutest pink dress in the world, what colour's your dress?"

"Mmm, surprise." Chocolates joked.

"But are ya wearing a corset, right?" like any other 8-year old, Gaby made a lot questions.

"Yes, I'm wearing a corset." She nodded.

"But a friend of mine at school told me that when her big sister uses corsets is very hard to breathe and you can faint. And also she had a boyfriend like you and when she kissed him, she couldn't do it for a long time because it was too hard to breathe and also... also because he was holding her too tight when they danced."

Chocolates looked at Jack and laughed at Gaby's innocence. "I'll consider that, young lady. Besides, Jack heard what you said, so don't be worried."

"Well..."Spot's sister looked up "I just wanted you to know that."

"Thank you for telling us, Gaby." Sparks had her hand on her chin. "Good to know that now that you're gonna go with Les. Don't you forget to breathe either, huh?" She laughed. Gaby looked at her, worried.

"Sparks..." Chocolates started

"...you..." Jack said

"...so..." Race laughed.

"....EVIL!" Everybody said in chorus.

"Aw, Gaby, You know my bruddah in-law is the cutest boy in da world" Shadow looked at the girl.

"Nah, the cutest boy in the woild is Dutchy, ain't that right, my boy?" Spaz informed. Dutchy nodded.

"Yeah, if my lady said it, I'm the cutest boy in da woild. She's the only person I know is always right."

"Well, this time she's wrong!" Hoops corrected the girls "Mushy is the cutest" Each of the girls started to say their man was the cutest. The noise in the room was unbearable and the guys laughed.

"Jack!"

"No, Race!"

"Blink!"

"Mush!"

"Dutchy!"

"No, no, no... Crutchy is the cutest" Turtle sang.

"Didja just say Crutchy, Turtle dear?" Cinnamon raised an eyebrow.

"We..." Turtle started. "We're boy and girl since yestahday."

"Congratulations!" Jack and Chocolates hugged the new couple.

"We're an official couple too." Blink took Bookworm's hand.

"Well, congrats to ya too!" Somebody else said.

"Kids!" Kloppman came to the room. "This envelope arrived."

"Thanks! I'll read it." Crutchy opened the envelope. And read it.

"What does it say?" Bumlets asked.

"Yeah, what's going on" Sunshine looked everywhere.

"Is it good news, boy?" Empress tried to find out.

"Tell us now, Crutchy!" Spot lost his patience. "Good or bad? Good or bad?"

Crutchy laughed. "Good, you guys... Teddy is sending carriages at 8 for us!"

"Hey, that's cool!" Everyone thought. "Well, we better prepare."

"Ladies, get ready for your corsets" the boys joked.

"Girls" Cinnamon flirted "Boys love corsets. Let's go get ready."

"But is early!" Sparks complained.

"She's right" Chocolates pointed at Sparks "To early!"

"Well, there's too many of us for only one bathroom, and we need to take a bath and fix our hair."

The girls hurried to their bunks and the boys stayed there for a while. They were a few hours away from the ball.


Ok, remember I need your dress colour, ok? Green is taken. I don't really want to repeat colours. Thanks to my reviewers...
Serena Conlon
TheAngryPrincess13
Cinnamon
Goily
ShortAtntionSpaz :
Well dear, thanks a lot for your tips, I'm really considering them!
Inscrutablex
WannabeNewsie
Dimonah Tralon
Sparks Kelly
I'mNotAMary-Sue:
Well, dear...If I ever get at least to Chap. 30, I'd maybe start to consider a little more your idea. Thank you for telling me. I don't think that's gonna happen soon.

Luv ya guys!

Chocolates.