Chapter 3: The Ghost Of Christmas Present
Keith had trouble sleeping. He felt uneasy, because the "dream" he had felt so real. As he was about to drift off, he heard what sounded like a giggling sound.
"Huh?" Keith got up and saw a tiny ball of light. Thinking it was a gnat, Keith flicked it away, which caused it to hit the mirror.
"Ow! What'd ya do that for?" Keith heard a girl's voice again. He got up again and the "gnat" began to grow bigger.
Revealing itself not to be a bug, it was a pretty girl dressed in a green and white gown and she had earring and a chocker on her neck. She also had wings.
"Oh, man! Look what you did! My wing's all lop-sided! I just got these feathers fluffed out yesterday! The Ghost of Christmas Present needs to look her best, ya know!" said the girl.
"Rin!" said Keith.
"Yes, it's the girl who thinks you're a total hunk!" said Rin with heart-shaped eyes.
Keith sighed.
"Sadly, and I really do mean this, my job isn't flirting with you. Unfortunately, it's to take you on the next stop of your journey. Showing you how other people spend their Christmas." said Rin.
"Somebody please wake me up," said Keith.
"With a wave of my magic wand, we're off!" said Rin. She took Keith by the hand, which made her blush profusely, and waved her wand and they both disappeared.
They both came to a scene from today where the brawlers were.
"Whoa! For a guy, you sure have strong hands! Anyways, you might know this scene from today," said Rin. It showed her in her house, crying.
"Hey! That's you!" said Keith.
"Sometimes I hate my wand. Anyways, like Eugene said, they can't see you or me because we're both invisible to them," said Rin as they watched.
Suddenly, a woman came up to Rin.
"Rin, what's wrong?" the woman asked.
"Mom, Keith doesn't like Christmas!" said Rin.
"What do you mean?" Rin's dad asked as he came walking out of the kitchen.
Keith saw this and started to feel guilty. Why did he have to make Rin cry?
"Rin, don't worry! Keith is just not in the holiday spirit this year! Just because he's not in the holiday spirit doesn't mean he doesn't like Christmas!" Rin's mom said.
"Ya really think so?" Rin asked as she wiped her eyes. Her parents nodded, which made her cheer up.
"Rin, well you, really care about me?" Keith asked, however, he turned to see her crying.
"Uh, what's wrong with you?" asked Keith.
"Seeing her, I mean me, is really heartbreaking!" said Rin. Keith sighed.
"Well, that's enough of this ridiculousness! Time for the next scene!" said Rin as she wiped her eyes. With a wave of her magic wand, the scenery changed from Rin's house to Bakugan Interspace.
In this scene, the brawlers were all laughing.
"This is the scene where the brawlers were still decorating. It may not look like much, but it's still important! Look at you over there! You were listening!" said Rin, pointing to an eavesdropping Keith.
"I brought you here for a special reason. I wanted to show you how grateful the brawlers were for their Christmas," said Rin. They turned their focus to the scene.
The brawlers were all laughing as they hung up Christmas decorations.
"Ok, everybody! Gather around!" announced Dan. All of the brawlers ran up to him.
"Since it's Christmas Eve, I have to say this. Now that I think about it, I actually don't want any presents this year. I have a family, friends, and bakugan that really care about us all! And for that, I'm very thankful to have such great friends and family like you!" said Dan.
"Aw, Dan!" said Runo. All of his friends came in for a group hug, except Shun because he really wasn't much of a hugger.
"C'mon, Shun! Group hug!" said Marucho.
"Sorry, but I'm not really much of the hugging type of guy," said Shun.
"Hug, hug, hug!" Mira said.
"Oh, what the hay!" said Shun with a smile. He joined in the group hug, and everyone was laughing. Spectra, listening the whole time behind a wall, just said nothing.
The scenery changed back to Rin and Keith himself.
"I can't believe the brawlers are so soft on Christmas. How can Dan not want anything?" Keith asked, but when he turned to Rin, she had heart-shaped eyes the whole time and was focusing on Keith himself.
"Rin!" said Keith.
"Whoa! What? Sorry! I was too distracted. Anyways, the reason why Dan doesn't want anything on Christmas is because he cares about his friends, family, and bakugan more. He knows he doesn't really need silly stuff like an iPod, a cellphone, a TV or anything else like that. He knows that Christmas is about kindness and giving. Oh! And the birth of Jesus." said Rin with a smile.
Keith thought for a moment. Could he really be wrong? However, he still had that thought it might be better to get stuff you want rather than not get anything at all.
"C'mon! We've got just one more scene to see!" said Rin. She waved the wand and the scenery changed again to Shun's house.
"Shun's house? Why are we at Shun's house?" asked Keith.
"I could've just transported us anywhere, but I felt you really need to see this," said Rin, pointing.
Keith saw Shun, his dad and his mom putting up the Christmas tree. Shun's mother, Shiori Kazami, was in a wheel chair from the sickness she had been recovering from.
"Who is she?" asked Keith.
"That's Shun's mother. You see, Shun's mother was very sick from the day Shun was born. When Shun was thirteen, his mother had fallen into a deep coma, and she was believed to have lost her life. But she awoken and now she is doing a lot better, but she still has to be careful in certain situations." explained Rin.
"That's Shun's mother?" Keith asked. Rin nodded and the focus turned to the scenery.
As they were putting up decorations, Shun looked at his parents and stopped.
"What's the matter, Shun?" Shiori asked.
"Nothing's wrong. It's just that…do we really have to have presents on a year like this?" Shun asked.
His parents grew confused and looked at each other.
"I want so much for Christmas and I know I'm going to get it, but not all of it. I mean, sure you get me awesome stuff for Christmas, but I feel like I have everything I need. You guys, my bakugan Taylean, and great friends!" said Shun.
His parents looked at each other and smiled.
The focus again turned back to Keith and Rin. Keith just stood there shocked the whole time. Why would Shun say that? Doesn't he want anything for Christmas this year? Apparently, the message still had a hard time getting to him.
"Why are they so inconsiderate? I mean, they're going to get really nice things for Christmas, and all they're doing is throwing it all away!" said Keith.
"Wow! I'm surprised at you, thinking like that! Why do you think they're throwing it away? For greediness, or spending time with their families?" Rin asked.
Keith just scoffed.
"I guess you haven't been taught a lesson yet, haven't you? You know, you maybe selfish, but you're still a hunk to me!" said Rin.
Keith just rolled his eyes and they both disappeared back to the castle.
In the bedroom, Keith woke up again. Man, these "dreams" were starting to get so real, he thought to himself. However, the journey wasn't over just yet.
To be continued
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