"Merry Christmas"

~Santa Claus

Chapter 5

Tris POV

I don't know how Christina can think dressing up is fun.

"Come on Tris," she told me. "This'll be fun."

Fun for her, maybe. But for me, it was horrible. I don't know how people can willingly go to a beauty salon. It was the worst hour of the day. At first, she made me try on a billion dresses. They were either too long, or they were the wrong color. The ones she liked were too short. Eventually we settled on one of Christina's old skater dresses. It was black, and went a little past my knees. Christina wrestled with my hair and tried to do my makeup, but I ended up beating her to it. I put on eyeliner and red lipstick, just like I did when I competed in a similar dress. Christina dressed, and pulled me out to the party.

Christina drove, and we made our way there in a few minutes.

"You ready," she teased. "Is my Trissy ready for her first party?"

"I've been to many parties," I said, defending myself.

"When"

"Before competitions and with my other skating friends."

"Right."

"Or is Chrissy just afraid because Will is there?"

She blushed a bit, before a mischievous smile crept on her face.

"Let's go." I said quickly, afraid of what was about to come. "We've been sitting in here for a while." I open the door and got out.

Christina sighed, and got out after me. She knocked on the door, where Uriah let us in.

"Didn't think you knew how to knock," he teased. "We were just about to exchange presents. You guys made it just in time."

Zeke came up beside him. "This loser just wants his gifts. He's a greedy boy," Zeke said.

"Who are you calling a loser?" Uriah asked. "Plus, I like gifts. Let's go."

We all sat in a circle, and each of us were holding the gifts we brought with us. "So," Uriah began, "let's pass out the gifts. First, everyone give me my gifts."

"I vote know to that," Zeke says. "Can anyone second that motion?"

We all raised our hands. "Pansycakes," Uriah responded.

"Uriah, I don't think that word exists," Caleb said.

"What, did you read the dictionary?" Uriah shot back.

"Yep," Caleb responded.

Uriah was silent for a minute. "How about one person gives out all their gifts at the same time? I'll go first."

Nobody objected so Uriah passed out his gifts. He gave everyone a candy bar, but he gave me a plastic candy bar.

He was still laughing as he sad, "Tris… why don't you go next?" I glared at Uriah, and tossed his gift at him, and hit him in the head. Everybody laughed, Uriah included. He opened the gift. When he saw the whoopee cushion, his face lit up.

"Nobody's gonna see what's coming," he said as he hid it behind his back.

Zeke got his gift next. "Cool," he said as he smacked Uriah in the head.

"Ouch," Uriah said.

"It's fake," Zeke announced. "Thanks for the gag gift Tris!"

"You're welcome," I replied sweetly.

Caleb fanboyed over the book I gave him. It's some really good informational book, in his opinion, but it looks like a textbook to me. Caleb has a really boring taste in books. It's actually some textbook sized manual on physics. Christina punched me in the shoulder after I gave her that scarf, and Will started eating the chocolate bar I gave him.

I walked over to Four, and handed him his gift. He opened it, and a disappointment flashed on his face, but it left so fast I thought I imagined it. He smiled at me.

"Thanks," he said. "I do like chocolate cake." Everyone else laughed, and we continued to pass around gifts.

Later, Uriah put on Christmas music, and everyone began to dance. I took a Santa hat, and made my way to the center, over by Christina. She wore the necklace Will got her. She got Will some chocolate, and a ring, and he loved them. Four got me a black necklace that blended in with my dress.

As I made my way next to Christina, she asked, "So, cake? Best thing you could come up with?"

I put on a straight face. "Yeah," I nodded, though I knew I was lying through my teeth.

"Well, you'll have to deal with it," she said while wiggling her finger in my face. I swatted it away, and she laughed at me. Will came over to us.

"Hey guys" he said.

"Hey Will," I responded as I elbowed Christina. "What's up?"

"Nothing," he responded. As he turned to Christina, I looked around for Four. He was talking to Zeke, who was dancing, while Uriah appeared to be setting up a prank. I turned back to Will and Christina, who were debating which show was better, Agents of Shield or The Flash.

"The Flash is a nerd, and so is everyone on his team," Christina said.

"Yeah, well Shield has two nerds, who are so close that people refer to them as Fitzsimmons." Will countered.

"How about we say that they're both great shows?" I suggested.

"No," they say in unison, "my show's better." I burst out laughing, and the both follow suit. I look up and see Four staring at me. He looked away and turned to Zeke. Zeke nodded his head after Four talked to him, and they hugged. I took that as a signal that Four was leaving.

"I'm tired," I told Christina. "I've got a friend who'll give me a ride." I yawned.

"See you later, Tris," she said, while staring at Will.

"Bye," Will said as he pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back, and elbowed Christina as I left.

"Smooth," I whispered in her ear. She stuck her tongue out at me. I said my goodbyes to Zeke, Uriah, and Caleb, and headed out, where Four was just about to open his car door.

He looked over at me. "Do you need a ride?" he asked. I looked through the window, where Christina had just closed the bathroom door. There was no way she'd see me, and be able to see me.

"Yes," I replied.

I sat in the passenger's seat, and Four drove off, with Christina still nowhere to be seen.

"Do you mind waiting outside of my house for a few minutes?" I ask Four. "I've got to get something."

"Sure," he said, but he was clearly a bit confused. After I told him my address, the drive was pretty quiet. I glanced over at the wound make by my skate. It had healed, but it was a long gash. It stretched from the tip of his ear to the bottom of his chin. I looked away, and tried to stay focused on the road.

Once we made it to my house, I dashed inside, grabbed a nicely wrapped box, and dashed back outside. Four was waiting in his car, just like I asked him too. I opened the passenger seat door and peaked into the head.

"Do you want to come inside?" I asked him. "Or do you want to wait in the car?"

"The car is fine," he responded, but he looked a bit disappointed, as if he'd rather go inside, but was restraining himself.

I sat in the passenger's seat, and closed the door behind me. "Well," I began, "I got you a gift…"

"Yeah, the cake," he responded.

"Well, yeah, but I got you another gift. But I didn't know if you'd like it, so I got you the cake to give you at the party. I also didn't want the others to make fun of me, but I wanted to give it to you anyway.

His face betrayed no emotion, other than quick flashes of amusement. I pulled the real gift out from behind my back, and handed it to him.

"Merry Christmas," I say as I hand him the present.

He opens the gift, and a look of surprise crosses his face. I smile to myself, knowing that I got the perfect gift.

What do you think Tris got Tobias? Leave it in the reviews! Whoever guesses it right will get a sneak peek of the next chapter! I want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa.

Since I don't have anymore questions to ask, I'll do a random quote. You guys have to guess what it's from(I'll give you the category)

Random Quote:Television:

I mean, If there was an Olympics for bad luck, you didn't just medal, pal. You Micheal Phelps-ed.

This is my favorite quote from this show so far. Have a great holiday!

~DauntlessPokemonRide