You know something? I am on the verge of destroying my computer! Why? Okay, I put up chapters 2 & 3 on the same day. What happens? Chapter 3 is now chapter 2 and chapter 2 is now chapter 3, so if you want to see Sly's POV, you'll have to see chapter 2! Grr…DESTROY THE COMPY!

Carmelita: NO! Then how will you writ your FanFics?

Me: Grr…alright computer, your life is spared…but you just wait until I get a new one…well here's chappie 4…and computer…you BETTER hope this works right!

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Christmas Eve 9:27 a.m.

(Carmelita's POV)

Artemis woke me up at about 9:30 in the morning, but what surprised me was that she had already changed into a beautiful red full-length dress with cap sleeves. On the top of the dress, for her torso, was covered in rhinestone swirls. There was a line of swirls that ended the torso and started the skirt, which flowed freely from her body. I smiled in approval.

"Who're you trying to impress?" I laughed as Artemis allowed her face to turn a pale red. I hardly heard her whisper her crush's name she was so flustered.

"Nick." (As a side note, yes, this guy is real, so don't think I'm going around crushing on video game characters peoples!) I left to go out to my car, inserting the key into my trunk and opening it to reveal a beautiful dark blue dress. It had no sleeves, but there were strings that tied behind my neck to hold the dress up. As I made my way towards the door again, I secretly wondered if Sly would think I was beautiful in this dress.

"Can I use your bathroom to change?" Artemis nodded while she was brushing her hair. I quickly changed in the small bathroom and came out; Artemis complemented me on my dress.

"You're trying to impress…Murray?" I laughed and shook my head.

"…Bentley?" I laughed even harder and shook my head again. Artemis acted like she was thinking really hard on this like it was an algebra question.

"…Oh wait, wait…it's…" I leaned my head in slightly, wondering when she'd guess it right. Yeah, she's a little slow like that.

(Me: IT'S TRUE!)

"…Ohhh! It's the mailman! I got it right, didn't I?" I held my stomach I was laughing so hard. Artemis just has that ability to make people laugh.

"Only kidding. It's Sly. I know it is." I nodded my head as we left her house. We walked, for the most part, in silence, admiring Paris's beauty in the wintertime. The snow gave it that extra romantic touch…perfect for seeing Sly again.

(Sly's POV)

I woke up to the smell of burning cookies and cursing like no tomorrow. I walked in and hit the floor laughing. Poor Murray decided that he would try his hand at cooking the Christmas cookies this year…and burned them. Bentley tried helping, I guess, with a new invention- a laser gun…resulting in the ever-popular exploding cookies.

"You guys alright? I thought it was Armageddon there for a second!" I guess they were surprised by the sudden change in my behavior, or something.

"Murray, the next time I attempt to bake cookies…slap me." Murray and I laughed harder than we had in a while. I then made Bentley fume, which isn't anything out of the ordinary, but still, it's a major accomplishment to do that on Christmas.

"Aww, don't worry about it, guys…Art can actually make cookies instead of burning them. She's had to save us from your weird inventions before…" Bentley just went off like no tomorrow, which resulted in Murray and I laughing until our stomachs hurt.

"My inventions aren't THAT bad!"

"No, it's just when you bake cookies that worries me." We all looked to the doorway of the kitchen at the new voice. I grinned broadly when I saw Artemis standing there, clearly amused with Bentley's attempt at making chocolate chip cookies.

"Art! What's with the dress? You never dress up!" Murray said as he enveloped her into a hug. Bentley laughed like a girl when Art's face turned pale.

"Mur…can't…breath…let…go…pleeeeeeeease?" She begged in gasps. Murray let her go, gently putting her back on the floor. Art walked over and waved her hand, instantly making all the brunt cookies that had exploded in the kitchen disappear (Yeah, I have magical powers in this story).

"So, Art, no friends this year? I thought you were going to bring Nick to the ball with you tonight." I asked, moving up beside her, playfully shoving her a little. She had this big grin on her face…like she was hiding something…

"Art," I said, playfully acting like I was her guardian…and, well, in a sense Bentley, Murray, and I were. We all always hung out together.

"What did you do?" She laughed.

"Nick's coming. He said he'd be here in a little while…and… I brought a new friend…I think you know her." At this, my hopes instantly shot up sky high for a second, but then came to reality. No way was she talking about Carmelita…must be Andrea or Michelle or something.

"She said she'd be here in about-" But she didn't get to finish her thought because the doorbell rang.

"Oh! That must be her! Sly, could you get the door? This is your guys' house, you know." I nodded and left, heading towards the door, my hopes shooting up again, my heart thundering in my chest…was it her? Could it be Carmelita?

"Is it you, mi querera?" I asked softly, so no one else could hear me. I walked over and grasped the doorknob, which seemed to have an electric feel now, my heartbeat over powering any sound that could have been made at that instant…

(Carmelita's POV)

Art had told me to wait until I heard her say, "She said she'd be here in about-" until I should knock on the door. I heard Bentley curse rather loudly as Artemis slid into the door. Then I heard Murray laughing…followed by Sly laughing. There's something about his laugh that I find rather attractive…then I heard Artemis start to talk.

"No, it's just when you bake cookies that worries me." I listened to the conversation as it went on, then I heard Sly say,

"So, Art, no friends this year? I thought you were bringing Nick to the ball with you tonight." Wait…

Artemis didn't tell me about a ball!

"Nick's coming. He said he'd be here. And I brought another friend…I think you know her." My heart thundered in my chest. This was it. She was going to say it any minute now…

"She said she'd be here in about-" I knocked on the door. I pressed an ear to the door, hearing Artemis say,

"Oh! That must be her! Sly, can you get the door? This is your guys' house, after all." Then, I heard footsteps…closer…closer…this was it! I could hardly wait. The door began to slowly open…

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BWAHAHAHAHA! I make you wait until next chapter!

Carmelita: Aww, come on!

Me: Would you rather it be in chapter 7?

Sly & Carmelita: NOOOOO!

Me: Didn't think so. Hey, what happened to Lt. Cooper? Has he read this yet, or is he not interested? Ah well. Read and review!

P.S.- To Kaiser Scott: If you're reading this, then let me be one of the many to say this: Why don't you sit down, shut the fuck up and go fuck a Barbie doll, 'cause that's most likely the closest thing you got to a girlfriend. And if you like talking shit about my stories, you have no right to do that given your stories are worse than mine!