Chapter 6: The First Kiss

Annie stretched her arms out as she breathed in the air after the bell rang.

"Finally… winter vacay!" She went.

She and her friends walked together, overjoyed as they embraced their freedom for the next 2 weeks.

"Where ya guys off to?" Tuck asked.

"Mom insists we go to Lake Eerie's new campground in order to… cleanse ourselves of corporations trying to enforce meat eating or… some such nonsense." CJ said, looking unenthused at the idea.

"Really? My folks and I are headed to the Italian Riviera, mostly because my mom's curious about rumors of it having sea monsters. That and Dad thinks a place like that is worth checking out just for the sun and food." Tuck said.

"What about you RJ?" Annie asks.

All eyes were on him, the ninja in training just shrugged.

"To be honest, I don't know. Dad's been keeping it a secret." RJ said.

"Like the time my folks were hiding that weird alien crab doctor from the future?" Annie asks, recalling that day.

Flashback

The family was watching television.

"And so, Peter Griffin's appeal was rejected, due to evidence of numerous crimes he's committed prior to breaking into a prison. Which includes sexual harassment, child endangerment, manslaughter, and a whole bunch of other crimes we're not gonna even bother mentioning. The point is even if he didn't break in, the world is a happier place without him. In semi-related news, he was found this morning with his arm broken, claims someone who "got more love from Fox than him", whatever that means, broke into his cell to do it while shouting "Maximum Effort" for some reason. In other news, the home of the Goode Family was bulldozed after they were flushed out, due to the city wanting to forget them for all the annoyance they caused." Iris West-Allen said on the television.

The watching was interrupted when a portal opened up and out calling in the center of the living room was a large crab creature in cheap clothes, sandals and a doctor's coat. All of them stood back as he stood up and greats them with a smile.

"Hello there. I am Doctor Zoidberg." He said.

Flashback over

"He was gross, intrusive… but oddly charming and funny." Annie admits with a half-smile.

"Yeah, I was almost sorry your folks had to get in touch with that Clockwork guy to send him back, but he did want to see his wife." RJ said.

"That's what happens when you have a wife who seems incapable of hating anything about you, like my dad." Annie said.

"Uh… what was the point of bringing that up?" CJ asks.

Annie thought about.

"Huh… not sure… Anyway… we're going back to the cabin."

"Ahh… that cabin. What a wonderful place… I'd love to go… provided my mom doesn't." CJ said.

Mostly due to the fact that he didn't want her to find the ham he had brought with him.

"You really need to tell her…" Annie said.

"I doubt it. The only reason she's not that idiot family you mentioned on the news is because I'm not a dog and she knows they're mostly carnivores." CJ said.

"Yeah, I recall she never went to protests with them because of that." Tuck said.

"Still… I gotta keep it a secret… just at least until I hopefully move out." CJ said, sweating as he adopted a nervous smile.

Saying nothing as CJ walked faster to get home as the remaining three watched him from behind.

"This is a bad idea that's going to backfire hard, isn't it?" RJ asks.

"Without question." Annie said.

Days Later

The van drove down the road, the family was doing their own thing as the kids were talking.

"So, how that ninja boyfriend of yours?" DJ asks.

"He's so not my boyfriend!" Annie snapped.

"Not yet…" The twins went in a sing-song voice.

"Zip it…" Annie warned.

Her siblings giggled at her blushing hard and glare as their mother watched.

"Kids… don't tease. That's our department…" Kim said.

"But it's so fun!" Manny went.

"Yeah, how much Annie's denying it is fun!" Frannie said.

With that, Kim sent the "mom look" at them. Suddenly, all of them shuddered and looked away.

"Sorry…" The youngest all went.

With that, Kim nodded happily and went back to speaking with her husband.

"Everything all done neatly at work, no remaining work?" Kim asked.

"None… except Ben called." Danny said.

"And…?" Kim asked, irritated at the idea of there being trouble.

"He asked me… to be his best man." Danny said with a smile.

There was silence as the information hit Kim.

"Wait… really?!" She asked.

"Yup, Ami said yes. Good too, he needed it after what happened with Julie." Danny said.

"Well, about time." Kim said with a smile.

This went on as Annie overheard while the rest of the kids did their own thing.

"I thought his ex-wife wanted to be a plumber and was onboard with his duties?" She asked.

"She was… but then she chose to go back to her tennis career. She got over competitive and temperamental again. It's one of the reasons she banned Jimmy Jones from their home, still resentful to him leaking Ben's identity to the world." Kim explained.

"Dang… how's Kenny taking it?" Annie asked.

"Well… Kenny's bummed but he and Ami Jr are at least becoming friends." Danny said.

Annie snorted.

"Ami Jr? She's supposedly the smartest woman in Japan, and a good enough doctor to treat the Plumbers, but she can't come up with another name?"

Her parents only shrugged.

"I heard her friends are all going too..." Kim said as the car ride continued.

"They sure are." Danny said before looking into the rearview mirror. "You can take RJ if you want."

Annie rolled her eyes.

"I guess… I mean, as a friend. I'll talk to him as soon as I see him.

However, Kim sent a wink at Danny, as they had something in store for Annie.

Wait till she sees the surprise at the cabin… Danny thought.

At the cabin

The families arrived, smiling as the doors opened.

"Ah, here we are again…" Danny said with a smile as he carried most of the luggage with his ghost form's strength.

"Sure are." Annie said, following in ghost form as well and carried the rest.

Once they placed the luggage in the living room, Kim closed the door as the kids entered.

"Finally, we made it." DJ commented.

"Dibs on the top bunk!" Manny went.

"Aww… I wanted it!" Frannie said.

"No. You both stay on the bottom." Kim said sternly.

"Do we have to?" The twins went in unison, both sounding upset.

"Yes. You two have been starting to hover and I do not want either of you to fly off the top bunk and go looking for Santa or something. At least Annie and Danny Jr have enough experience with the two of you to keep you from causing chaos."

"Like the time they broke those windows when they were playing tag?" Annie asked.

"Or when the entire kitchen was covered in soda?" DJ asked.

"Definitely." Kim said, rolling her eyes at the twins, who grinned innocently. She then sighed. "You're lucky you're still adorable."

The twins pouted as a knock was heard at the door.

"Got it!" Danny said as he went to answer. "Ah… come on in."

Soon, they saw some familiar faces.

"Boo-ya!" The voice of Ron Stoppable said.

"Go aisatsu to merīkurisumasu." Yori went.

Annie rose her head.

"Wait… Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable?! That means…"

Two more people entered. One a small girl they knew as Veronica "Ronnie" Stoppable, and her brother.

"Yo." He said with a relieved smile.

"Yo." Ruth, his naked mole ray, went.

Annie's face was beaming as her siblings smiled at each other.

"Calling it… those two are gonna take over renting this place as a tradition." DJ whispered, earning nods from his brother and younger sister.

Later

The parents were chatting in the living room while the kids outside playing.

"So, how's work?" Ron asked.

"All good on our front." Danny said. "You?" He asked.

"Pretty, good. I just got another Naco check from Bueno Nacho... Boo-yah." Ron said in his usual way.

"Which is to be used for Ronald Jr's college fund." Yori said in a serious way while the man pouted.

"Some things never change..."Kim thought in amusement as they continued chatting on various topics and recent experiences.

"Do you recall that odd alien from the future? How amusing he was?" Yori asked.

Ron pouted.

"I didn't find him amusing… he ate all the Bueno Nacho I brought that one time."

Danny thought back.

Flashback

The smell of Tex-Mex food filled the kitchen as Ron put the food on the table. That's when Zoidberg entered the room, sniffing the air.

"What a strange delectable… I must have it!" He said before immediately hording all of the Nacos and burritos for himself.

"HEY!" Rufus went.

Once finished, the alien eyed Rufus.

"Ooh… dessert?" Zoidberg asked.

Rufus screamed and ran to Ron, going up his arm and entering his shirt for protection.

"Don't you dare!" Ron went, doing a kata for protection.

Having eaten everything on the table, Zoidberg ran for it.

"Woop woop woop woop woop!" He went as he ran off.

Flashback over

"Yeah… what a shame…" Danny said, hiding how grateful he really was.

"I'd have brought some… but unfortunately there aren't any for miles and no delivery service can bring it to us this far." Ron said, crossing his arms and looking miffed.

"Sorry, Ron." Kim said, being sympathetic to his plight.

Meanwhile, outside

The kids were having a snowball fight together.

"Take this, Manny!" Frannie said as she hit him with a snowball.

"Payback, Frannie!" Manny said as he fired back.

"You two are toast!" DJ yelled as he threw snowballs at the both of them.

"All named Fenton are toast!" Ronnie shouted as she joined in.

All the kids were laughing as the snowball fight continued.

Annie watched this in amusement while RJ watched from afar.

"Looks like Ronnie's more than a match for your sibs." RJ commented.

"Yeah, remember when we used to horse around like that as kids?" Annie asked.

"Yeah, good times..." RJ said with a chuckle.

As this went on, the Fenton kids all shared a mischievous look.

"Ceasefire…" DJ said as they huddled together, much to Ronnie's confusion.

"Huh?" She went, getting closer as they were whispering. "What are you up to?"

The three looked to her.

"It's obvious your brother and our sister like each other, right?" Frannie asked.

"Uh… yeah?" Ronnie responded as if it were obvious.

"Good, maybe you can help us." Manny said.

As this went on, the two kept talking.

"So, any news on getting your own Specter Speeder?" RJ asked.

"My mom said I should settle for a car, even offering to give me one from Europe. My family is the one family on Earth that would convince me to get a Ferrari instead." Annie said with a shrug.

"Wow… at least your folks can totally drive. My dad still hasn't gotten his license." RJ said before noticing something. "Uh... is it me, or is it quiet?"

Annie noticed the cause of it.

"They're not snowball fighting anymore… Hey, tweebs! DJ! What's going on?!"

"Ronnie?!" RJ asked.

All of them looked up and smiled innocently.

"Nothing…" They said.

Annie eyed them suspiciously.

"I don't believe you… but okay…" She said.

The kids went back to huddling.

"Okay, I think she bought it." Frannie said.

"So, what do we do, Bro?" Manny asked.

"Okay… first off, we need to find a proper spot for it." DJ said.

Dinner

From the Fenton side, Christmas goose, holiday ham, sugar cookies, pies, mashed potatoes with gravy, baked buns and homemade mac and cheese.

From the Stoppable side, ramen, sushi, onigiri, sashimi, udon and homemade burritos.

"Bomb-diggity…" Ron said as he scarfed up his dinner.

"What Dad said." Ronnie said as she too ate like him.

"Husband...Veronica-chan..." Yori said in a stern voice, making them slow down.

"Like father, like daughter…" Danny whispered to Kim.

"You're one to talk…" She snarked back.

Danny shrugged innocently.

"Ronī, zunguri shita yō ni tabenaide kudasai!" Yori scolded as she took a napkin and cleaned her daughter's face with it.

"Okāsan, yaranakya?" She asked in semi-fluent Japanese.

"Don't talk back." Yori ordered.

''Gomen nasai, Ka-san..." Ronnie said apologetically.

Rufus and Ruth were on the table, happily patting their stomachs.

"At least there's no crab alien eating all our dinner, or considering eating Rufus." Ron said as he took some ramen.

"Wow, you really didn't like the guy." Danny said.

Ron noticed all eyes were on him.

"Come on, don't tell me you all liked the guy?!" He complained.

All of the adults thought about it and shrugged.

"Well… kinda." Kim admits.

"He was pretty charming in a dopey way." Danny said.

"I must admit, he reminded me of you when you were younger, only not as cute…" Yori said.

Ron scowled at this as he resumed eating.

Meanwhile, Annie and RJ enjoyed their meal without getting involved with the conversation.

"How's the udon?" RJ asked.

"Spankin'. Your mom's a great cook." Annie said.

"Actually… Dad and I made that." He admits sheepishly.

"Huh… no way? So cool." Annie complimented him.

RJ blushed.

"Heh… I guess so." RJ said.

"I bet Tuck's having a fun time right now in Italy, enjoying his own meal." Annie said.

"I bet CJ's… not." RJ said, having attempted to say something positive but figured it was no point.

After a good 3 seconds, the two laughed.

All the while, DJ watched with intent.

"Okay… they're getting along. Soon enough, we'll get them alone and hatch our plan." He looked to the twins. "Ready?" His smile dropped, seeing them eating messily. "Tweebs?"

Both of them stopped their devouring of food to glare at him.

"What? You're calling us that now?" Manny asked with his mouthful.

"That's Annie's thing." Frannie said, equally as stuffed.

DJ sighed and rolled his eyes.

"I see why she uses it…"

After dinner

The adults were watching a movie in the living room together. Granted, only one of them wasn't watching, but covering his eyes. A kill in the film happens and, while Ron cowered, the rest laughed.

"Guess someone ate one too many jars of strawberry jam." Danny joked.

"I'll say, this is so fake." Kim couldn't help but comment.

"Tell me when it's over…" Ron said.

Yori giggled.

"Some things never change, my love."

"Some things should. Ron, you've seen monsters, aliens, ghosts, all sorts of stuff. Movies like these shouldn't bother you." Kim pointed out.

"Who said I was desensitized from all that?" Ron went. "Plus, if one of them came after someone I care for, I'd do something. But I don't exactly know anyone that Trapezoid Head would come after with a cartoonishly big sword!"

"Speaking of… why is he suddenly the good guy in this one?" Kim asks.

"Dunno… bad writing, which is why I wanted to show this one, just to make fun of it." Danny said.

"I don't know about that…" Kim said.

"About it having bad writing?" Danny asks.

"No, that part is true. I can see why no Quiet Mountain movies were ever made again, but I meant a bad guy turning good. I mean, look at Kevin. He tried to kill Gwen when she was little, now they're married with kids." Kim pointed out.

"True… but he didn't have a comically oversized doorstopper for a head. They're just lucky how puberty turned out for them." Danny said.

Kim was about to say something, but was distracted by the sight of a monster in the movie and laughed.

"No… you're kidding?! It's ridiculous… Even blocky video games from the 90's looked more terrifying." She said.

Meanwhile, Annie and RJ were doing their homework over winter vacation.

"I swear, I think Mr. Uno has it in for me…" RJ said.

"My mom said that's what your dad thought about Mr. Barkin." Annie said.

"Uncle Steve? Come on… he's awesome." RJ said.

"And loud…" Annie commented.

"I won't deny that." RJ admits.

"Also, you know he's not your uncle, right?"

"Neither is Wade Load, but you still call him that." RJ points out.

Annie nods, conceding his point.

At the same time, four pairs of eyes were looking through the ajar door.

"Is it time yet?" Ronnie asks.

"Almost…" DJ whispered.

They pulled back and Manny pulled out the mistletoe.

"Here's the mistletoe." Manny said.

"Does it really make people do icky kissing?" Frannie said.

"One way to find out." Manny said as he tried to raise his arm above his brother, trying to get DJ and Ronnie under the mistletoe.

"Ooh!" Frannie said.

"Ha ha, guys…" DJ said grumpily, not seeing the smile on Ronnie's face. "But we-"

Ronnie then hugged DJ and planted a kiss on his lips.

DJ flailed his arms out in a vain attempt to get her to stop as the kiss kept going.

MUAH!

Once done, DJ had a horrified expression on his face while Ronnie smiled shyly.

"I guess it works." She said.

Not really flattered, and more annoyed at the twins, DJ wiped his mouth repeatedly, not that Ronnie minded, while the twins laughed.

"I guess Annie and RJ aren't the only ones in love~." Frannie said.

"Mistletoe magic!" Manny went.

"Shut it!" DJ said, face turning red.

"DJ and Ronnie, sitting in a tree!" The twins went, much to Ronnie's amusement and DJ's anger. "K-I-"

"What's going on out there?!" Annie called out.

All of them stood straight.

"NOTHING!" They all went.

"Don't believe you, but okay!" She responded.

They all sighed in relief.

"I think she bought it…" Ronnie said.

"Come on… I know just where to put the mistletoe." DJ said.

Outside, on the porch.

DJ placed the mistletoe by the front door thanks to his flight power. He landed.

"Okay… Ronnie, your turn!" He said.

"Got it." Ronnie said before knocking on the door. "Hey, big brother? Annie-chan? I think there was a monster outside!"

"You're not fooling me again, Ronnie. Mom said there are no Oni in America." RJ said.

"No, it was something hairier… like a big ape or something…" Ronnie lied.

"A wendigo or a sasquatch? Hmm… we should at least take a look." Annie said.

"Fine..." RJ grumbled.

She heard their footsteps and ran out as the kids began to move.

The four all hid behind a bush, watching for the right moment.

As they did, Ronnie, who was to DJ's left, kissed him on the cheek, making him turn red, as she huddled closer.

He pulled back.

"Uh… I'm kind… not seeing someone but I do like someone." He said in defense.

"He means Annie's best frenemy, Erica." Manny said.

"She's the same age as her… too old for him." Frannie said.

"Hey, I'll get older!" DJ insisted.

"2-3 seems the most okay, but she's 6 years older." Manny pointed out.

"Maybe when you're as old as Mommy and Daddy are…" Frannie said.

DJ glared at them as Ronnie nuzzled into him, making him turn red again. He tried pushing her away, but she wrapped his arms around her.

"Where'd this come from? Why are you suddenly acting like this?" He asked, feeling scared out of his mind.

"Who said it was sudden?" She asked with a smile.

DJ gulped before seeing Annie and RJ out.

"Here they come!"

With that, everyone got serious.

"Ghosting out!" Annie shouted as she morphed.

The two stood outside in the snow, seeing nothing.

"I don't see anything… no ghost or monster or whatever…" RJ said.

"Me neither… is this a prank?" Annie asked as she looked around. "DJ?! Tweebs?!"

As this went on, Danny and Kim got up and saw the two were outside, they also saw the kids at the bushes.

Kim was about to step out and reprimand them before Danny blocked her with an arm. Curious as to why he did that, Kim saw him wordlessly point up.

She saw it, a mistletoe. She realized what the kids were up to.

Smiling, both of them stepped away and closed the door.

After a few more seconds, both teenagers realized there wasn't any danger.

"Nothing…" Annie said.

"Come on, let's go back inside… because WHATEVER YOU HAD PLANNED DIDN'T WORK!" RJ called out, knowing the kids were pranking them somehow.

"YEAH!" Annie added as she morphed back to normal.

The two were on the front porch, only to notice something dangling above that.

Wait...is that what I think it is? The both thought as they realized what it was.

Mistletoe.

The two teens blushed a bit.

"Uh...I think we found their prank..." RJ said nervously as he tried to take a step back.

"Yeah… this seems like their doing…" Annie said.

"We should… get out of the way fast." RJ went to the door, only for it to not open. "It's locked."

"Oh boy…" Annie said.

She spent a good moment thinking, feeling conflicted and unsure, but when RJ turned to look at her, something inside went off.

"We don't have to..." RJ said, rambling and looking nervous.

"Actually…"

"Actually… what?"

To RJ's surprise, he suddenly felt Annie's lips on his cheek, silencing his rambling.

Once she pulled away, she sent him a sweet look.

"I… think we should respect this tradition..." She said while RJ just stood there with a dazed look on his face.

RJ just stared, wide-eyed, mouth agape. Annie smiled, not able to resist how cute this looked.

After a few seconds, the two smiled at each other once more before they shared a kiss.

Suddenly, everything around them stopped existing to them. Time stopped. The world disappeared. Even breathing seemed to halt.

All that mattered was the kiss. They didn't even hear the kids cheering.

Once they parted, they smiled.

"Promise we don't tell Tuck and CJ?" RJ asked.

"Oh, I won't…" She turned her head at the kids, glaring at them. "And you won't tell anyone either!"

All of them stopped and stood upright, realizing they were caught.

"Also… did you have to close the door?!" RJ asked.

"Uh… we didn't!" Ronnie said.

"Yeah right…" RJ went, not believing her. "Then who-"

The door opened, revealing Annie's parents. Both of them smiling happily.

"That'd be us." Kim said.

Annie and RJ turned bright red, realizing they were being watched by her parents.

Inside

Annie and RJ were blushing in embarrassment as Yori hugged her son.

"My son had his first kiss! I am regretful I did not witness it…" She said.

"Dang. Nicely done, son. You got game. What a champ." Ron commended.

"Ahem…" Danny went, reminding him that was his daughter.

"Uh… I mean… I'm sure you were very respectful towards her." He said, trying to sound serious, which worked as Danny lightened up.

"Thanks, Dad…" RJ said.

"Well, I guess your first kiss at least turned out better than mine, kind of jelling here." Kim said to her daughter.

"Really? I thought you and Dad had it at a subway station. You said it was amazing." Annie brought up.

"He wasn't my first kiss. It was when I was younger… and we both had braces on." Kim admits, feeling embarrassed just thinking about it.

Ron laughed.

"It took hours for the orthodontists to separate them..." He said between laughs.

Danny couldn't help but laugh, stopping when he saw his wife rolling her eyes at them. Danny had to elbow Ron to make him see too. They both smiled nervously.

However, they heard snickering coming from the kids.

"They're not the only ones… guess who kissed before they did?" Manny asked in a sing-song voice.

"Here's a hint… it's the other two kids you have who are close friends." Frannie said as she pointed to DJ and Ronnie.

DJ glowered at them as Ronnie took his arm and smiled.

"Wait… who two kissed?!" Kim asks.

"IT WAS BECAUSE OF THEM! THEY USED THAT EVIL DEMON PLANT ON US!" DJ pointed to the twins.

He flinched as both mothers hugged the other kissing kids.

"Oh, my little boy got his first kiss too…" Kim said as she kissed his cheek.

"I just wish it was more… enjoyable…" He grumbled.

"Daughter, did you enjoy it?" Yori asked.

"I sure did!" She went happily.

DJ groaned miserably.

"I was saving it for Erica…"

"She's too old and evil for you." Kim said as she got up.

"Give it 10-12 years and I'll wear her down..." DJ protested while his sister rolled her eyes at that.

"Uh… I think it's time to… get to bed now. I mean, it's late, after all…" Annie said.

"Yeah… I'm beat too." RJ said.

"Sure… you got a lot to look forward to tomorrow." Danny said.

"Night." Annie said.

"Night." RJ went.

"Night!" Everyone went as they went to bed.

All that was left was one more thing.

"Manny, Frannie, give me the mistletoe." Kim ordered, sending her mom look at them.

The twins flinched but obeyed.

"Here you go." Manny said.

"Sorry, Mommy." Frannie said.

Kim took it and smiled at Danny.

"Now… let's relive our favorite tradition." She said as she raised it above their heads.

Smiling, Danny held his wife as they kissed.

Yori took the mistletoe from them so Kim could wrap her arms around Danny. She held it above her head with Ron.

"Shall we also partake in this tradition?" Yori asked.

"Boo-yah!" Ron said as the kissed her.

Yori dropped the mistletoe as she kissed him as deeply as Kim kissed Danny.

The kids all mad gagging noises.

"Let's get out of here…" Manny whispered to Frannie.

"Yeah…" She said but saw the discarded mistletoe. "Wait…"

They both looked at it, then looked to DJ and Ronnie still covering their eyes.

A naughty smile came to their faces.

Manny grabbed the mistletoe as Frannie tapped Ronnie's shoulder. Seeing them hand her the mistletoe, she smiled at them.

"Thanks…" She whispered to them.

As they snuck away, Ronnie tapped DJ's shoulder. Turning around to avoid the sight of all the kissing, Ronnie motioned him to look up and see the mistletoe.

Not again… He thought quickly.

"AAAHHHH!" He screamed before Ronnie wrapped her arms around him and kissed him on the lips. He shut up mouth, pressing his lips as tightly as she was holding onto him,

Seeing two adult couples happily kissing, and one child couple with the boy struggling to get out of the girl's grasp as she kissed him, the twins chuckled as they snuck to bed.

Morning

"Come on…" Annie said, taking RJ along.

"Annie… I'm like… half asleep…" He said, groggy.

"Come on, you're gonna love it." Annie said.

"I caught my sister kissing your brother on the cheek as we were leaving. He didn't wake up, but he flinched and said "cooties" in his sleep." RJ said.

"She's not gonna do anything. Plus, it's kind of adorable, and they're 10. Anyway…" She brought him up the hill. "Here we are." She said.

RJ cleared his eyes and saw it.

"Whoa…"

It was the mountain sunrise, and it was as bright and beautiful as she described.

"Nice, huh?" She asked.

"Yeah… nice…" He said.

With that, the two were arm locked and holding hands, smiling at the sunrise.

They were unaware on a nearby hill, her parents were watching.

"He's a good kid, but he better be careful." Danny said.

"Don't worry, I'm sure Annie can hold her own…" Kim says. "Now… let's enjoy the sunrise ourselves."

With that, Danny lightened up and he and his wife kissed.

Special thanks to Flower princess11.

Also, Dr. John Zoidberg makes an appearance, because... I really wanted to be the first to use him.

Also, the scenes of Ronnie kissing DJ were taken from 12 Tiny Christmas Tales, where the girl kisses presumably her cousin because none of those kids have the same hair color.

Also, last day of December... and 2021. I guess, even though I wanted it all done before New Year's, I'll have to post the last chapter in January.

Thank you all for reading.

guardian1989: I did have him be slightly offended Kim ended up with Danny in the main story. A lot of ideas though I will save for a sort of "deleted scenes", or more accurately lost adventures.

Invader Johnny: That all comes to an end soon.

RonaldM40196867: She's definitely wrong for him. I sure hope she shows up and wins. Most likely casual friend.

Jebest4781: Thank you, I hope you had a happy holidays too.

Willaim Escobar 608: 1) Sí. 2) Quizás no tanto. 3) No estoy seguro. 4) Algunas cosas que ningún hijo puede aceptar. 5) Las obsesiones pueden traer lo peor a las personas. 6) De hecho. 7) No piensa mientras come. 8) Han pasado años, ha madurado desde entonces. 9) Feliz año nuevo. 10) Sigo desviándome, pero me aseguraré de actualizarlos pronto.

Luiz4200: Indeed.

DJ Rodriguez: Thanks

Maximalisma: Thank you, and yes, I will update that. I just really keep getting swamped with stuff, not just on here but IRL. Plus, I already got important stuff for that in the works.