The kids looked down at the small letter that fell, before Kaylo frantically tried stuffing it back into her pocket "You saw nothing!" She cried out, pretending that nobody saw it. Everyone stared at her with raised eyebrows. They knew a letter for Santa when they saw it. "I didn't know you still write letters to Santa." Emma perked up.
Kaylo shrunk down in her seat, her little holiday secret had been revealed. "Yep...I still do." She admitted "Please don't tell anyone else about it." She pleaded. "Our lips are sealed, but I didn't know that you still believed in Santa Claus" Trisha Jane said. Now it was Kaylo's turn to raise an eyebrow "We've all gone to a theater that is the threshold to another world, run by two maestros with powers. I'm pretty sure that Santa may or may not exist." She said bluntly. "Touché..." Trisha Jane admitted.
"Well, Maybe we're getting off track. After all, Leo still needs his Mom's present." Mei reminded "Mei's right. I'm still out of ideas..." Leo said, looking down. "Maybe we can go back to the Mall again?" Emma suggested. "No, We wouldn't be able to get inside the stores...Maybe we can try the districts!" Rebecca said. "I'm down to check around the various districts, As long as I at least find SOMETHING." Leo said, running out of ideas, and time.
"That might be a problem, the snow is starting to come down harder" Mei said, pointing at the flurries of snow now piling down. "Hmm...Maybe we should try tomorrow. When the snow stops..." Trisha Jane suggested, however, Leo shook his head "No! I need to find her a present!" He yelled out "Well I don't know what you want Leo...I have a feeling that most of the shops are gonna be closed for a while until the snow stops." Emma said.
"And besides! That'll give you time to see if your Mom wants anything!" Kaylo added cheerfully. Leo opened his mouth, but realized that she had a point, maybe now he could see what she REALLY wanted, and not just aimlessly guess. "Sorry Kids, I have to close early... but I can give you kids a lift, Arwen had rented a Snowmobile for me, But only to get to and from Sugar and Spice." Catilin said, taking some leftover treats and putting them in boxes. "Alright! Let's get a move on!" Mei said.
The group headed out into the snow, towards the snowmobile, against the now roaring blizzard. "Stay together Kids, I don't want you getting lost in the snow." Catilin said, getting behind the kids as a life line. The kids all piled in as the woman started the snowmobile, it's lights shining through the falling snow. "Alright! Now let's get ya back to your homes." She said, driving through the snow like a knight on a horse.
Thanks to the snowmobile, the kids were able to return to their homes safe and sound...but the same couldn't be said about the town. The snow had completely covered the streets and roads, preventing anyone from getting to or from anywhere. Leo walked up the stairs to his apartment, knocking on the door to get the attention of his mom.
"I'm coming!" Alice Craig's voice said from inside. The door opened to reveal the blonde woman, who smiled at her son's return "Leo! Thank goodness you're back! I got worried that you got caught in the snow." She said, hugging Leo tightly. "Yeah! It's good to see you too mom!" He strained, her hugging getting a bit tight.
Alice let go, and the two of them strode inside. Their apartment had its fair share of Christmas decor, sure it wasn't extravagant, but it was still beautiful. "I just got the last of the Christmas ornaments, so now we can finish decorating the tree!" She said, pulling out a box that read "X-MAS ornaments!" In childish handwriting. "Awwww! It's the ornament you made when you were 2!" She cooed, pulling out a handmade ornament that had 2 stick figures that read "Mewwy Cwismas Mama!" In crayon.
Leo blushed at the reminder of his past, when He remembered the task at hand: Finding the best present for his mom. "Um...Hey Mom, I was just wondering about something..." He started. Alice looked up "What is it Leo?" She asked, curious as to what Leo was going to ask, however, a small part of her was hoping it wasn't a repeat of last year before the "break up" with Mason, and he wanted some "space".
Leo opened his mouth, ready to pop the question, when a small paper Partridge went fluttering about the room, the "12 Days of Chistmas" playing as it did. The two of them watched the paper bird in awe, when it finally landed on Leo's hand, and then unfolded itself into a letter that read in fancy handwriting:
"To the Craig Residence"