I had thought I had finished this story with the last chapter. But I was wrong.

Here is the conclusion of A Very Kuki Christmas

Codename: Kids Next Door created by Mr. Warburton, not me!

A Very Kuki Christmas

Part 2

Posted: 20 Jan 2005

Kuki, after getting the go-ahead from her mother, called everyone to the dinner table. She waited. When nobody came, she began to be a bit concerned. "Why is no one coming?"

"I don't know, dear. Why don't you go check up on them?"

"Okay, mom."

When she found her friends, and her other guests, in the living room, she was not pleased. "What are you doing in here still playing cards!"

"Not now, Kuki. Numbuh 5 is winning."

"I don't care who's winning." Kuki snapped her arm toward the dining room. "Dinner table. Now."

The Kids Next Door, and the Delightful Children, exchanged uneasy looks before getting up and complying with Kuki's wishes. They moved as quickly they could without running into the dining room. A minute later, all fifteen were sat around the table. Genki had to insert all three leaves into the table in order to accommodate them all. Fortunately, she had always made enough for twenty to have seconds just in case Kuki would invite more guests then Genki had been expecting. Which had been happening a lot as of late.

"Kuki, do you want to say 'Grace'?"

"It would be my honor," Kuki said bowing. Then she began. "Please bless this food that we eat, and may be peace rule all over. And thank you for the bounty we are about to eat. Amen."

"Amen," everyone repeated. Including the Delightful Children.

After Grace had been said, Genki asked for everyone's plate and filled them with Christmas dinner. And when everyone had their meal, she told them that they could begin.

Which they did. Some with more gusto than others. The Delightful Children ate with perfect manners, while Sector V, except for Kuki, began stuffing their faces. Numbuhs 13 and 86 ate with manners that were somewhere in between.

Kuki was busy watching everyone like hawk while she was gingerly took bites from her dinner. She wanted nothing else to go wrong with this little shindig.

And it won't if she had anything to say about.

Which she did.

She was relieved nothing did. She was pleased that the Kids Next Door and the Delightful Children could enjoy a Christmas together peacefully.

"So Numbuh 3," Numbuh 1 said, "do you have any plans for New Years?"

Kuki grinned. "Of course. Why do you ask?"

"This get-together worked so well. I think we should do it more often."

The Delightful Children growled.

"I couldn't agree more," Kuki said.

The End