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sum1 told me that i can't post songs i didn't write. but wut if i gave them credit? all songs ever used:
By: The Who: Sally Simpson(Invincible) I've Known No War (Invincible) Cry If You Want (Invincible) Athena (Athena)
By: Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers: Learin To Fly (Invincible, Athena) Listen To Her Heart (Invincible, Athena)
By: Pat Benatar: Invincible (Invincible) Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Invincible) Somebody's Baby (Invincible)
By: The Rolling Stones: Mixed Emotions (Athena)
Chapter 20: Merry Christmas
"Expelled!" Kellie looked upon her older brother, the one who made her laugh, who never got lower than a B, expelled?
"How could this happen?" Aaron looked away.
"I was at the scene of some underage drinkers. I had just come down to tell them to shut up and go away, but they were already hobbling down the stairs, the principal coming, and me with over a hundred bottles of whisky. I told him I was sober, that I had just gotten here to tell the drinkers to go away, but he didn't listen. I got expelled that night. Spent night in the airport over there, then flew this morning." Zuko felt sorta bad for Aaron, he had been accused of a crime he had never done. He was innocent.
Sorta like me, before the Agni Kai.
Don't remind me.
"Well, come on. After a good late lunch, and some sleep, you should feel much better. Plus, we have something to look forward to on TV tonight," Aaron looked up at his sister.
"What's that?"
"THE WIZARD OF OZ!" Aaron grinned. For once, his sister managed to make him smile.
On the drive home, it was quiet. Except for Carol giving Maureen tips on driving. But Aaron was watching Zuko suspiciously, and Zuko was watching Kellie, who was staring out the window. Lost in her own world.
Zuko sat in between Kellie and her brother, so Aaron couldn't feel safe about his little sister. So, he did what Jens had done almost a month ago.
"Listen buddy, you make one wrong move, and I see my sister crying, I'm taking it out on you." And Aaron held up a giant fist. Zuko hadn't been afraid of Jens, because he couldn't hold up to his position, since he lived on the other side of the Cascades, but Aaron, he was about twice Zuko's size, so Zuko had something to be afraid of.
"I have no intentions of hurting your little sister." And Zuko gave a sigh of relief when Aaron took down his fist.
"Thanks, Maureen, I owe ya." Kellie said as they exited the old pickup and went inside Kellie's house.
"No problem, and you don't owe me anything." Kellie smiled, then followed Zuko and her brother inside.
"Hey Kellie?"
"Hm?"
"You told me it's winter,"
"Yah, so?"
"Isn't there suppose to be snow on the ground during winter?" Kellie looked up. It was their first day of Christmas break, and Kellie was using her new-found time to surf the web.
"Well, global warming has been keeping the snow away longer, now it comes in a blizzard during New Years." Zuko nodded.
Thank the Fire Gods.
That night, they watched The Wizard of Oz on TNT. Zuko didn't really like the movie, while Kellie, Aaron, and her parents enjoyed it.
"Well, of COURSE you don't get it," Kellie said during a commercial.
"You're too realistic. Not enough fantasy." Then she returned her attention to the TV, now that Zuko knew what it did, he didn't try to fry it.
That night, Aaron took Kellie and Zuko aside.
"Zuko's not sleeping in my room again. He turns it into an inferno." Kellie and Zuko rolled their eyes as if to say, 'Well, duh!'
"He's not sleeping on the couch, he might set the house on fire." Kellie realized her brother was up to something.
"So where do you propose he sleeps? Outside? So he'll die of hypothermia?" Aaron gave a sly grin.
"He will sleep on the bottom bunk in your room." Kellie's left twitched.
"Aaron, you have GOT to be kidding me! HE can't bunk with me!" Kellie was on her knees, at Aaron's feet, pleading and begging for Aaron.
"No. Either that or he dies outside in the cold." Kellie wearily got to her feet, and left muttering.
"I'll go get your bed ready." Zuko looked back at her brother, and Aaron gave him a wink. Zuko grinned, he knew what was going on.
The next day, Kellie took Zuko Christmas shopping. They went to Wal Mart, and Kellie slinked off to the makeup section to get something for her friends, since they wore makeup and she didn't.
Zuko walked off, and looked for something himself. He found a poster, he looked at in awe, and took it. He quickly paid for it, and hid it in the car.
"Ok, Zuko. I got stuff for my friends, let's go." Kellie looked down and saw Zuko held nothing in his hands.
"Didn't find anything, huh?" Zuko shook his head.
"Don't worry, I'm not the world's greatest at this stuff either." And they paid for the makeup.
That night was December 24th, and Kellie had left to deliver her gifts to her friends. Zuko took this time to wrap his present. He put it at the very back of the Christmas tree in the corner.
Kellie had very little sleep that night, not with anticipation for the next morning, but because of the boy sleeping below her. She was a nervous wreck.
Zuko, on the other hand, slept like a rock.
Zuko sat up, and bumped his head as he felt motion on his right. Then a thump.
"-snicker- Sorry Zuko, I thought you were a heavy sleeper. Here let me get you some ice." And Kellie left. But reappeared with a stream of water floating above her hand.
"I thought you said ice?" Kellie shrugged.
"Well, since ice melts so quickly when in contact with your skin, I decided on water." And Kellie swirled the water around the goose egg and bruise on Zuko's bald head.
Zuko sighed in contentment.
I wish it go on like this forever.
Maybe it could. It IS Christmas.
Don't get your hopes up.
As soon as the bruise was only a little dot, and the goose egg was gone, Kellie dragged Zuko downstairs to see her brother looking through some presents too.
With their parents there, Kellie and Aaron dug away. Zuko just watched quietly. After all, no one got him a present.
"And this one's for, Zuko?" Aaron looked at the label in surprise. But that surprise turned to a grin, when he saw it was his sister's handwriting.
Zuko didn't recognize the handwriting, so he carefully opened the package. Inside, there was a card.
Merry Christmas,
My fiery angel.
-The liquid angel
And there was a beautiful drawing. It was a Fire Nation symbol, but with wreaths and other Christmas goodies hanging around it. It had been done in great detail.
"And this one's for Kellie." Aaron read off the label. He didn't recognize Zuko's handwriting.
Kellie carefully tore the wrapping paper off, and looked at it. It was a rolled up poster. She unfolded it. It had all the names of God. It filled Kellie's eyes with tears. Tears of joy.
Kellie read the note that came with it.
Merry Christmas Kelly,
-Zuko
Kellie ignored the fact that Zuko had spelled her name wrong. She loved it.
"Zuko?" Zuko watched as a veil of darkness descended from the bunk above. It was Kellie's hair.
"Hmm?"
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"And,"
"Yes?"
"Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas." As Zuko fell asleep, he thought he heard bells jingle, and a hearty laugh of a jolly old man coming from the Heavens above.
It made him smile.
Ta da! Next chapter gets scary! At least I hope it will.
INSANITY AT ITS FINEST
LONG LIVE HIPPIES!
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