Alright, Happy Boxing Day to everyone celebrating, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.
Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers... if I did, Merrick and Alyssa would've gotten together for sure!-
Merrick had finished his daily chores, and no one has really come in, so that left him to play with his new pup.
As he was, he tried to stay focused on Deeg instead of the fact that today was the day he found out the truth.
Also, today was Six Gees A-laying… and he had no idea how he was gonna convince Alyssa to do anything after the catastrophe that was yesterday.
Finally, he sighed and looked over at the Pool table.
"One little game couldn't hurt to take my mind off this… would it?"
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Alyssa came by about an hour later, causing Merrick to be a little nervous.
"Hey… Alyssa… how are you doing?" He asked slowly.
"I'm great." She smiled softly, "And you?"
"I'm fine… I was just… after yesterday… you're okay, right?" Merrick couldn't help asking.
"Don't worry, Merrick, I'm okay… I didn't break anything yesterday… except for the rings…"
"I'm so sorry for that." Merrick looked down.
"It's not like you set it up for me to fail." Alyssa kindly reasoned, "It was an accident… I understand."
Merrick slowly looked up, "So… you're not mad?"
"Why would I be mad?" She blinked in surprise.
Merrick shook his head, "No reason… uh…"
"Oh… did you hear they were having six geese lay some eggs in the park later… and I was wondering if you wanted to go?"
"You… want me to go with you?"
"Sure, why not?"
Merrick wanted to deny her… but…. He couldn't do that… not now.
"Alright. When's it start?"
"In a couple hours." Alyssa replied, "Do you wanna go now? …You don't have to…"
"Sure… as long as Deeg can come with? I've been meaning to walk him for a while."
Alyssa giggled, "It's fine with me."
"Sweet… just let me get his leash and we'll go."
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It took them a while, but they finally got to the event and Merrick had a heck of a time keeping Deeg still as he wanted to chase the geese.
But, as the event went on, Deeg finally sat still…
Until the very end.
"No! Deeg!" Merrick hissed, keeping his dog from barking as the Geese began to fly away, leaving several feathers, each, behind.
"Is he alright?" Alyssa got beside the Lunar Wolf.
"I think he's just a little excited." Merrick relented, "Why don't you see if you can get a feather or two? I can handle Deeg."
"…Alright…" Alyssa sighed before she got up and walked up to the curator.
"You, mister, need to learn to behave." Merrick looked down at his dog.
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Once Alyssa got two of the geese feathers, and the two went their separate ways for the day, Alyssa found herself packing her final gift in a bag with a big white and silver 12 on both sides.
"Alright… now for the letter…" She whispered to herself before she started writing.
Princess Shayla hummed softly as she swayed across the floor, her mind on Merrick and Christmas.
She truly wanted Merrick to fall for her again… but she didn't know how she can do that without trouble.
Even Taylor tried to help by writing a letter for her to Merrick a couple days ago.
She hadn't read it, or put it in an envelope, or even gone down to give it to Merrick herself.
But, she wanted to do something, and soon.
"Dear Merrick…" The Princess came out of her daze when she heard Alyssa's voice all of a sudden, "These last twelve days have been a blast, and I've loved giving you the gifts… but… now to tell you who I am… just look up at the giver, and you'll know…. I hope you've enjoyed these last twelve days as much as I have. Signed, Alyssa…. Perfect!"
Princess Shayla blinked a bit and walked over to her, "Alyssa? What are you doing?"
The White Ranger looked up, "Oh… uh… just writing a letter to someone… for the holidays, you know?"
The Princess nodded, "Yes… well…"
"Hey, Alyssa!" Cole called out from the forest edge, "Max has some new dance moves he wants to show us… you wanna come watch with me?"
"Sure." Alyssa agreed before she got up, "You wanna come too, Princess?"
The Princess of Animaria shook her head, "I'll catch up… I've… got something to do first."
"Oh… okay." The Tiger ranger nodded before she quickly ran up to the Lion Ranger.
Once they were out of sight, Princess Shayla looked back at the letter, then saw the envelope close by.
While she didn't think it was a good idea… she really didn't know what else to do…
So, she switched the letters and put hers into the envelope next to the gift.
Then, the Princess frowned before she shrugged and walked away from the table, to where Alyssa and Cole had gone.
It didn't matter what would happen now anyway…
What was done, was done… and she was gonna make sure Merrick loved her.
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Merrick was giving Deeg some food and water, smiling as his pup excitedly started to eat.
As he did, he heard the door open.
He turned and saw Alyssa walking inside, holding a gift and a letter.
"Hey…" She let out slowly, "I… uh… saw these in front of the door…."
Merrick gently took them, "Thanks…"
Alyssa nodded, "Welcome…. Mind if I stay for a bit?"
"Go ahead… we're pretty slow anyway…"
Alyssa smiled lightly as she sat down and watched him open the gift.
As he pulled it out, he blinked.
"Twelve drummers drumming." Alyssa commented with a slight smile.
Well… drum drumming… it was a single drum, that could automatically play twelve different sounding drums at a time.
"Wow…." The Lunar Wolf nodded, then looked at the letter frowning.
Dear Merrick, today's the final day for the Twelve I have given… I wanted to give this to you personally… but I don't know how you react… so I had Alyssa do it…
While I don't know the gift… I know it's the last day you'll have to wait for anything.
Signed, Princess Shayla.
"I knew it!" Merrick smirked.
Alyssa blinked and looked up, "What?"
"It was The Princess giving me the gifts!" He smirked, showing her the letter.
Alyssa practically snatched it from his hands, "WHAT?! But… I…."
"Thanks for giving me the gift today, Alyssa." Merrick thanked her barely listening.
"Merrick… I can assure you this isn't the right letter." Alyssa tried to reason.
But, Merrick barely listened.
"You don't have to play around anymore." Merrick assured, "But… thank you for giving me the gifts."
Alyssa nodded softly, trying not to cry…. Even if she wanted to. "You're… you're welcome, Merrick…"
"Will I see you tomorrow?" Merrick frowned at the look.
"Y…" Alyssa tried to say 'Yes' she really tried… but she couldn't bring herself to do it, "No… you won't."
With that, she turned and headed off.
-Alyssa's final '12 days of Christmas' has been given...
And, while the Princess switched it up... Can Alyssa find it in her heart to tell Merrick the truth?
Find out tomorrow.
In the meantime, please review and please no hate. It's the holidays.