Here's Part 2 of 'Arnold's Christmas'! Anyway, enjoy!

I sighed in relief as I got to the electronics store in the neighborhood. "Hope I'm not too late..."

I got inside as I looked around. "Okay, now where would he be?" I groaned as I started speaking in my thoughts. "Helga, mind helping me with this?"

"He's not here yet. Just take a look around at that game over there."

I nodded as I looked around the games, humming. "Hmmm... Frozen Tundra Death Warrior 7000. That might be a good gift for Arnold."

"Don't bother with that. It's not a really impressive gift."

I frowned. "Oh, what do you know?"

I realized I said that out loud to myself as I kept my mouth shut. I turned around as I saw Arnold and Gerald coming in.

"Hey Arnold, Gerald." I smiled as I went towards him. I noticed all the bags they had. "Last minute Christmas shopping, I assume?"

"Hi, Rhonda." Arnold smiled. "You might say that. Doing a little last minute Christmas shopping of your own?"

"Just for a... couple of friends I know." I said.

"What do you got?" Gerald said.

"Well, I was just exploring the mall on the other end, and I got for my friend a pair of these..." I smiled as I pulled out the boots.

Arnold examined the boots as he smiled. "Coincidentally, I was just looking for a pair of these snow boots myself."

"Oh, are you?" I smiled as I put them back in the bag. "Let me guess, for a friend?"

"It's a little more complicated than that." Gerald said. "Anyway, we should head over to the department clothing store... we're actually looking for it."

"Ah, well, follow me, then." I said as I led Arnold and Gerald over towards the clothing section in this department store.

We eventually reached the place as I said, "Here you go, fellas. Just a caution of warning, those snow boots will probably be sold out. It's a hot selling item, so yeah, just a quick precaution."

"I have my faith." Arnold said as he and Gerald came in.

It felt a little humiliating just watching my buddy and his friend being laughed at upon asking for the snow boots as they came back. I sighed. "Told you. These things are rare to come by."

"There's got to be an easier way!" Arnold sighed.

"Try all the clothing stores you want, there's no way you can get the boots." I sighed.

"Come on, man, we got all the things we need. What difference will one pair of boots make?" Gerald asked.

Arnold sighed. "In case you've forgotten, we need ALL the items on the list, INCLUDING the snow boots, so that we can get the guy to help us find Mr. Hyunh's daughter, so that I can reunite Mr. Hyunh with her daughter. I need to get that Christmas miracle, Gerald!"

"Christmas miracle? That's why you need the boots!" I said, even though I already knew this because Helga told me in my mind.

"Yeah..." Arnold sighed. "It's very crucial I find the boots... otherwise... I don't know how we can pull this off..."

"This is a very dire situation you're in..." I sighed as I sat down. "How do we..."

I looked over at my boot as I snapped my fingers. "Wait a minute... I think I know how!"

"You can help us with searching for another pair of the official Nancy Spumoni snow boots?" Arnold asked.

"No, Arnold! I have a pair of Nancy Spumoni snow boots with me! I'll just give them to you and you can get your Christmas miracle to happen!" I smiled as I put them down.

"Hey, it's a good deal!" Gerald smiled.

"But Rhonda..." Arnold said in concern as he looked at me. "What about your friend? I know you want to give her the snow boots..."

Oh right, I said I was getting them for a friend. "Okay, Helga, where do I go next?"

"Just repeat what I say in my mind, okay? Here goes." Helga coughed in my mind. "It's no big deal. I always have a back-up plan. This is a Christmas miracle we're talking here!"

I nodded as I started repeating the words. "It's no big deal. I always have a back-up plan. Besides, this is a Christmas miracle we're talking about here. I can always get my friend something else! Besides, you need all the help you can get here! I insist, just take the boots."

"Are you sure?" Arnold asked.

"It's only a pair of snow boots. I can always get my friend something else." I said, listening to Helga in my mind.

Arnold gave a warm smile as he hugged me. "Oh, Rhonda! You're the greatest!"

"It's no trouble, buddy!" I said, hugging him back.

Gerald rolled his eyes upon seeing that. "You know, seeing you two always like that, I assume you two like each other."

My eyes widened as we let go of each other very quickly as I started to say, strangely at the same time as Arnold, "What? No! What? We're just... friends!"

"Keep telling yourselves that..." Gerald rolled his eyes as he took his pile. "Come on, we got the things. Let's get to the department of records!"

As Gerald took off, Arnold and I looked at each other as Arnold shook his head. "He must be crazy. Me and you?"

"Yeah..." I chuckled a bit. "What chances would THAT be of happening?"

"Yeah..." Arnold laughed a little.

Man, I so wish I could tell him how I feel! I just don't get how he's so dense at my hints! Oh well, little by little, I suppose. "Well, I better get going. Good luck with your Christmas miracle plan!"

"Thanks, Rhonda. And thanks for the snow boots! I'll pay you back sometime!" Arnold smiled as he took the bag with the snow boots and his pile as he started.

I smiled as I took a little walk, thinking in my mind, "Wow, Helga. You sure are good at helping me."

"It's what I do best, after all."

I smiled as I continued onward. "Well, now what? I still have to get a perfect gift for Arnold! Helga, what the heck did you give him for Christmas?"

"What? Uh..."

"You didn't give him anything?" I said in my mind as I was looking around.

"The only thing I gave him that Christmas was helping him with the Christmas miracle thing! I didn't really have time to think up the perfect gift... I figured that was enough..."

I sighed as I looked around. "What do you give a boy you like for Christmas? You honestly thought this was a good idea?"

"Give me a break, princess! If you were in my shoes, you'd have done the same thing!"

"Honestly, how can I do this..." I muttered as I kept walking... until I was passing by a bookstore. I stopped as I raised an eyebrow. "Hello?"

On display was a book written by... Agatha Caulfield? How is this possible? I didn't think Agatha Caulfield wrote anymore! I looked at the cover.

'The Weird-Headed Kid and the Mean Old Witch'...

Something then clicked as I went in the bookstore and picked up a copy. I opened it up to look for the copyright date. Sure enough, it was previously released this year, in 2002. I came over to the bookstore cashier and asked, "Excuse me, miss? I'd like to buy this for a Christmas gift, please."

The bookstore cashier looked at it and smiled, "Ah, the new Agatha Caulfield book? You know, some say she was inspired by something that occurred a couple of weeks ago. Wrote it and published it right away. I think this could be the next best-seller. It's pretty short, but it does keep you entertained!"

I smiled. This was the perfect gift for Arnold! He seemed pretty bitter about Miss Caulfield over something... maybe it's because she hadn't released a book in ten years or something... maybe if he sees this book, he'll be inspired again!

"That'll be five dollars, please." The cashier said as I gave him the money. "Thank you, come again!"

I smiled as I came out, book in hand. I knew I had something as I went home to wrap up my gifts.

As I was heading home, I noticed that Sharlene was muttering, rubbing her cheeks as she seemed to be holding a bag, probably her Christmas shopping. "Hi, Sharlene."

"Huh? Oh. Hi Rhonda." Sharlene sighed as she gave me her bag. "Hold this a minute, would you?"

I nodded as I looked up to see Sharlene rubbing her cheek. I noticed a scratch was on her face. "What happened?"

"Oh, it was a bloody mess on my Christmas shopping!" Sharlene groaned. "What matters is that I got the last thing on that list, and I almost made it out unscathed."

"Wow, must have been tough." I said. "I had a bit of a rough time Christmas shopping as well... I did get off easily for the most part, except for some bratty kid who tried to steal something very important."

"I'm sure she probably had a good reason..." Sharlene muttered.

"What?" I looked up.

"I said, those kids. You never know what they're up to." Sharlene sighed. "Well, I think I got most of it. Thanks for holding my bag, Rhonda. Merry Christmas."

"Sure. Merry Christmas to you too." I said as I gave Sharlene back the bag. Sharlene nodded as she went up on her way.

I sighed as I kept walking onward. Speaking of that kid, I wonder how Curly fared against her...

Sure enough, I got my question answered as I saw Curly sighing in defeat. I waved to him, "Hey, Curly. Did you set that kid right?"

"You might say that..." Curly sighed. "All I did was manage to get her face a little, but mostly she got away."

"Sorry to hear that..." I sighed. "I'm sure you'll get her next time..."

"I suppose..." Curly said. "Say, Rhonda?"

"Yeah?" I asked.

"I have to say, despite all the times I chase you, you're not bad. Just don't get used to this Curly a lot, okay? It is Christmas, after all." Curly said. "I should depart. You two go on ahead."

"All right." I nodded... as I paused. "Wait, I'm the only one here."

"I realize that." Curly shrugged. "Well, merry Christmas, Rhonda!"

With a little smile, I saw Curly leave... when I realized something. "You're not doing a mistletoe kiss?"

"Nah, not this season. After all the trouble we went through... it's just fun. Merry Christmas!" I heard Curly call as he departed.

I paused as I shrugged. Well, a Christmas season without Curly trying to get near me... I think this is going to be great!

Come around Christmas morning, I had the most fun out of all the people I hung with, my parents and I were unwrapping gifts and having the most fun of our lives. We went to a few Christmas parties just to visit, of course.

My parents even dropped me off at the Robinsons' house where Nadine lived as I smiled, some of the kids were there as I got the sack of gifts for everyone. Nadine, of course, was there, along with Phoebe, Arnold, Gerald... heck, just about all the kids were there! We were all excited as we started sharing gifts and talking about stories about what gifts our parents gave us... (of course, Nadine was going through her rhyming phrase again upon asking what her parents gave her for Christmas, causing everyone to groan). As Nadine was doing her story, I decided to take Arnold to the side as we sat down near the hall door.

"Did you manage to get that Christmas miracle to happen?" I asked.

Arnold smiled. "It was tough, but yeah. I did manage to find Mr. Hyunh's daughter. They were both reunited and all was good."

"That's good..." I sighed in relief. "You, buddy, are a miracle worker..."

"I wouldn't go THAT far..." Arnold smiled. "Hey... thanks for the new book. It really does revive my faith in Agatha Caulfield... maybe she still has the magic in her after all..."

"What?" I asked.

"Long story." Arnold said.

"Arnold, thanks for the pearl necklace." I smiled as I was now wearing a shiny new pearl necklace. "It must have been tough, thinking about what you're getting for your friend..."

"It was a little bit..." Arnold said. "But it was no trouble."

Then, much to my surprise, Arnold kissed me on the cheek, causing my cheeks to flare up. "Uh..."

Arnold pointed up. "Mistletoe."

I looked up and... oh. I guess some mistletoe was hanging up on the ceiling above us. I blushed a bit. "Thanks..."

I looked toward the crowd, and they were too into Nadine's story, nobody noticed. I wonder if I can just take Arnold's lips... nah, too much attention.

"Let's get back to enjoying Christmas with our friends, shall we?" Arnold said.

I nodded as Nadine was about to conclude her story, finishing up with banana splits and pogo sticks. "Sure."

And so, I had a really good Christmas, both with my family, thanks to Mom and Dad for getting me a pair of Nancy Spumoni snow boots, and to Arnold for the pearl necklace! I'm going to hold and cherish them for all my life.

All in all, a great Christmas for all, and to all a great day!

And there's part two of episode one hundred and one! How did you like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!