Hello everyone, I'm finally back with a new chapter! (Please don't shoot me, I know it's a bit short...)
I would have updated sooner, but school and being in the drum line has me so tired and worn out
Hopefully you guys will enjoy the update ;-; on with the story
A holiday surprise
Sly stared at the ceiling, waiting for the perfect time to wake everyone up. It was nearing nine and the young raccoon was dressed in his Christmas pajamas, waiting to run around screeching through the halls. As soon as he heard Bentley's alarm go off, he knew it was the time to strike.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF!" He then continued to scream gibberish until Dimitri came behind him and covered his muzzle. "Look cracker-box, because it's the holidays, I'm not going to hurt you. Let's keep it on the down low, ya dig?" Sly nodded, knowing that Dimitri drank a bit too much egg nog last night.
Surprisingly, Murray was still in his bed after the big ruckus. 'He was probably up late talking to Brooke' he thought. Sly tiptoed over to Murray, and pounced into his tickle fit. "SLYYYYYYY *hiccup* STAHP IT!" The hippo was giggling and turning a bit purple from the lack of oxygen. Sly finally released Murray from his tickle prison. "Come on, I have a surprise for you guys."
After a few minutes, Sly called for his friends. The sight shocked them to say the least. The notorious thief, Sly Cooper, was sitting in the middle of the floor, dressed as an elderly lady. The raccon rocked back and forth, trying his best to depict a stereotypical grandmother in a rocking chair. "Howdy boys!" He spewed. That's when the gang lost it. Bentley's cheeks were a bit rosey from containing his laughter. Murray and Dimitri on the other hand, let it all out. "That was priceless!" Dimitri muttered between fits of laughter. Ah, Christmas was already looking up.
"Okay, if we're done laughing at me, let's get to some presents." Everyone nodded, sitting around Sly. Dimitri sat at the tree, pulling out brightly colored and misshapen packages from underneath it. This year, it was Murray's turn to organize. It wasn't great considering the hippo's love of flinging anything and everything. This year was different. Murray just calmly passed them out, and that was a bit scary. Murray was only calm when their was something wrong.
"You good, big guy?" Sly inquired. Murray snapped out of his trance. It was so odd to see the big guy out of his element. Bentley sat there listening intently. "Brooke is lonely since her family went off to New York for Christmas. Some family." Bentley rushed off to his room, grabbed his laptop, and rushed back several minutes later. "Then you better turn that frown upside down, because heeeeere she is!" Brooke waved to them from the computer. "Sup guys?"
The hippo squealed in delight. "Brooke! How are you?" She smiled at him. "Aside from being completely alone, I'm extravagant." He just kept cheesing like a major goof ball. "Murray, it's still Christmas! We have some presents to start unwrapping." He finally came back to reality. "Yeah, kinda forgot about that. As long as we can keep the computer on, I'm fine. What are you still doing up this late anyway?" Brooke was halfway through an oreo when she answered. "Insomnia. I'm not aloud to get prescriptions filled without my mom." Everyone nodded understandingly. Dimitri tore into his first present and squeaked at the out-dated clothing item. "I can't believe you got me bell bottoms! Totally funky, bro!" Bentley smiled happily, seeing everyone enjoy themselves.
The rest of the day went as a normal Christmas would for the gang. Presents, being stuffed to their necks in food prepared by 'Chef Murray,' and the miniature surprise explosion from Bentley. Bentley was able to chat with Penelope before she fell asleep, and Sly got to talk with Carmelita. As anyone can guess, Murray spent the rest of his day talking with Brooke and watching slasher films. Everyone thought everything was so perfect. Little did they know, they had a little bit of a surprise waiting for them. "I'll be waiting for you, Cooper."