Hello again, everyone! I'm so glad everyone seemed to enjoy the first chapter of this little project of mine! Since it got such a great response, I figured I would post the second chapter now!

This one was inspired by the second track on the Pokemon Christmas Bash CD :) Enjoy!

I'm Giving Santa a Pikachu for Christmas

On Christmas Eve, all over the world, children of all ages would go through their annual ritual before falling asleep: laying out milk and cookies for Santa's arrival.

This tradition was no different in the Ketchum household. Ash and Misty, the proud parents of twin three year olds, watched in awe as their young children gathered around the ceramic plate, strategically laying out the cookies that they had baked specifically for Santa along with their Grammy; Ash's mother.

"Are you two almost done?" Misty asked sweetly. She knew she had to put the two to bed before they got any more excited than they already were. That would just guarantee a night of no sleep…and make her and Ash's job impossible.

"Yes, Mommy," Michelle answered, finishing her obsessive adjustment of the milk filled mug that sat next to the plate of cookies. Once she felt it was perfect, the little girl spun around, smiling sweetly at her mother as she skipped over to hug her leg. The girl was wearing special holiday pajamas, as many children did on Christmas Eve. They were snug fitting: a white, long sleeved shirt with a Stantler printed on it; a bow around its neck and ornaments and lights hanging from its antlers, and red pants with small white polka dots on them.

"And you, Aiden?" Misty beckoned. "Are you ready for bed too?"

"No, Mommy," Aiden turned around and shook his head. He was wearing red and black plaid fleece pajamas, the pocket on the right side of his shirt featuring a little patch of Santa Claus.

"Why not?" Misty frowned. "You and Michelle set up the milk and cookies so nicely! And you know Santa won't come unless you two go to sleep."

"I gotta' do somethin' first," Aiden ran past his mother. He made it all the way up the stairs, greatly confusing his parents and his sister.

"Mommy, Aiden's weird," Michelle sighed.

"That isn't nice to say, sweetie," Misty gently scolded her daughter. "And you know that Santa doesn't bring presents to little girls who aren't nice!"

Michelle gasped softly and quickly covered her mouth, causing both Ash and Misty to laugh heart fully at the child's actions.

"It's okay, princess," Ash knelt down and gave his daughter a hug. "You're still gonna' get your presents! Santa knows you're a good baby girl."

The sound of small feet pounding against the floor alerted the rest of the family once again. Aiden was hurrying back down the stairs, just as quickly as he went up. Held in his little hands was a stuffed Pikachu, only creating more bewilderment.

"Aiden, champ, why'd you get your stuffed Pikachu?" Ash tilted his head.

"It's 'cause I'm givin' it to Santa!" Aiden replied.

"Uh…what?" Ash blinked.

"I'm givin' Santa a Pikachu for Chwistmas," Aiden smiled sweetly. "Just like yours, Daddy!"

"Oh…" Ash furrowed his brow, "and how come you decided to do that?"

Scurrying over to the still lit fire place, where the stockings hung from the elaborately decorated mantle, Aiden reached his own red stocking and tucked the stuffed Pokémon away in it. "Santa always gives us presents, so he gets one now!" Spinning back around, still beaming, Aiden continued, "Santa's magic. He can make the Pikachu come to life! Then he'll have a real Pikachu. Like you, Daddy."

Chuckling warmly, Ash walked over to the stockings as well, holding his chin in contemplation as he thought aloud, "I bet he'll scratch his beard and say: "Now Christmas eves will be a breeze, as long as I have one of these! On foggy flights, through winter nights, to light my way!" Good idea, Aiden!"

Aiden laughed at his father's impersonation of the jolly round man who graced the underside of their Christmas tree with a sea of presents every year. "Pikachu can help him, Daddy! His thundew bolt will spin candy canes 'round!"

"And I'm sure it could power up new electric toy trains, too," Ash nodded.

"Santa always has lots of work to do," Aiden's voice was very serious, "so Pikachu can help him! He can use pika-powew to help Santa bring toys to little boys and giwls, like me and Shelly!"

"And grownups, too," Ash added spritely, "like me and Mommy!"

"It'll be Santa's best fwiend!" Aiden was getting more excited now. "He'll have fun wif' Pikachu! And Pikachu will have fun wif' Santa, too!"

"Playing in Santa's workshop…that sure sounds fun," Ash laughed.

"But…it's cold thewe," Aiden suddenly frowned.

"Cold where?"

"In the North Pole," Aiden murmured. "It's cold. Pikachu might get too cold!"

"That's true, or so I'm told," Ash smirked, folding his arms across his chest. "But with so much warmth in both of their hearts, they'll never feel the cold!"

"Yeah," Aiden's smile returned, his voice regaining confidence. "Giving Santa a Pikachu is the pewfect thing to do!"

"And I bet when Santa's sleigh flies out of sight, we'll hear him call out "ho ho ho!" and "Merry Christmas," just like he normally does," Ash's eyes were twinkling with playfulness, especially when he noticed Aiden let out a tiny yawn. "But there'll be something else, too!"

"What, Daddy?" Aiden yawned again, his eyes beginning to slip closed.

"Pipika, pikachu!"

Aiden's eyes snapped open, his head raising as he searched for the source of the noise. What he found was Pikachu, lying on the nearby couch with his ears twitching excitedly.

"Pikachu understands," Ash chuckled as he lifted Aiden into his arms, preparing to carry the sleepy child upstairs to his bed. "He would know, after all! He's my best friend, just like Santa's Pikachu will be."

"Yeah," Aiden mumbled, snuggling his cheek against Ash's chest as he began to dream about Santa and his new Pikachu playing together, preparing all of the toys for Christmas day. "G'night…Pikachu…"

"Pika-chuuuuu!"

There you have it! The second addition :) I'll try to maybe get another one up tomorrow...but I do have to study for my final on Friday. Don't worry, I have most of them ready!

Until then, leave a review and let me know what you thought of this chapter!