"IT CHRISTMAS!" Greg heard Manny shouting through out the house. "IT CHRISSSSSSTTTTMMMMAAAASSSSSS SSSSSS!"

He yelled into Gregs room, and then ran in and jumped up and down on top of his bed, "Bubby, wak up, it CHRISTMAS!"

Rodrick came next, "Hey little turd, mom says to come down and eat breakfast with the family."

Greg moaned, and rolled onto his side. "I'll be down in one moment. . ."

"Yeah, come down Gregory. My family had brought a lot of Christmas presents." Freddie said, walking into the room, smiling.

Rodrick sat on Greg's bed, and chuckled darkly "Greggy, I wonder what Patty will give you for Christmas." Than he came closer to him to his ear and whispered. "Maybe a little kissy wissy like last night, hahaha!" the laughing came out louder, and rang in Greg's ear

Greg hit Rodrick hard with his pillow for that one, "Leave me alone, Rodrick."

Rodrick, shook his head, got up, and walked away from him, "What? I can't help but tell the truth!"

Greg was to wrapped up in his own thoughts to realize Rodrick didn't even attack him for hitting him in the head.

Gracie had seen the entire thing. "I'm surprised you let him hitting you slide."

Rodrick rolled his eyes, "It's Christmas , Barbie, what do you think?"

Than he turned to look at his little brother, "Anyways, he's going through a confusing time now. I should know, cause I was a lot like him when I was younger."

Gracie smiled, "Wow, first thing you talked to me about that wasn't just attack." She said patting his arm, "Good job."

Rodrick shook his head, and looked at her causally evilly, "Remember, I said it's the Christmas."

Gracie put her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Letting go she winked at the gaping boy, "I don't think it is." than started to walk away, down stairs.

He watched her go, than jumped up in the air, and pumped his fist, and did a little dance. "Yes, yes, yes ,yes, yes, yes!"

He shortly stopped when he looked over and saw Greg watching him with a scared look on his face, "What are you doing?" Greg asked slowly.

"Well, look who looks like Scrooge in his underwear!" Patty shot at Greg, passing by his door.

Greg shrieked and closed the door quickly. "Patty, what are you doing out there?!"

Patty just ignored him, and looked over at Rodrick, who still had a hold of his foot like he was trying to be cool, and break dance or something.

"Hello, awkwardness. . ." Patty smiled.

Rodrick , trying to act casual, put his foot down, and smiles all fake, "Foot exercises, cause I'm a drummer." he said, backing away from her towards his room.

Patty rolled her eyes "Whatever." and started down the stairs.

Lately she and Greg had been getting closer, but something was happening, she could feel it, and she didn't like the feeling. Whatever it was, because honestly, it scared the living life right out of her.

"Oh well, there's always Freddie." She smiled, thinking of the young boy who looked exactly like Greg, which for some reason she couldn't see.

"Oh miss Patty! This is just a fine day, is it not?" Freddie asked, wearing his casual robe, and his hair dry and un-geled, looking normal for once, coming beside her.

She felt surprised, "Hey, aren't you even a little embarrassed, Heffley? I did just see your Toy story undies after all!" she snickered, guessing things were going back to normal.

"Excuse me? I most certainly did not Madam!" Freddie spotted angrily.

"Haha, are you trying to mock your cousin, because you really sound like him." Patty laughed, "I mean I know I shouldn't laugh, but you are actually getting it down really well, it's so funny! Haha!"

Freddie looked even more offended, "Do you think me to be Greg?!"

Patty quickly stopped, and looked towards him. He looked very upset. . . "Freddie?" Patty whispered, round eyes, "You look just like. . ."

Then someone came storming down the stairs, and dashed past them. "Watch out, Patty!" Greg said back to her, "I almost smashed ran into you, you could have died!" Greg than stopped short, and smiled, "Not that, that would be bad on my part, but on yours it might hurt just a little." Then he ran into the living room leaving a gaping Patty at the bottom of the stairs. "And that was just Heffley. . .?"

She looked back over at Freddie, "Oh my word! I'm so sorry! Freddie, I didn't know it was you, I thought you were."

"Greg? Patty, we are over!" Freddie sniffed and turned his head dramatically away from her as he marched down the steps.

"Huh? When did we start?" Patty asked after him, "I mean, yeah, but when did I say I liked you?"

Freddie smiled, "I think it's pretty obvious you liked me from the moment you saw me, right?"

Patty started to feel angry as she watched the smug smile on Freddie's face.

"I guess you just couldn't resist this face." Freddie sighed happily to himself while Patty's face turned.

"That face is practically Greg Heffley's twin ,you Jerk," Freddie not only heard Patty say, but felt the icy cold air around them. He back away from her slowly. "And why in the world would I like a guy who hates video games, and I absolutely know nothing about! And so far I don't like anything about you. What I've learned is your just as full of yourself as Greg, you use Gel in your hair! What kind of kid wears gel in their hair?!" She asked slamming her finger into his chest, "And how dare you even sa-ay I like Greg Heffley, when I obviously don't you little rotten boy!"

Freddie just nodded his head, scared to say anything.

"Well, now that we have cleared that up." Patty said, walking away, "I guess it's time you go in and celebrate Christmas with your family."

Freddie looked after her. "Um, where are you going my dear?"

Patty turned around, "Outside for a walk, and if I ever hear dear come out of a mouth that looks like Greg Heffley's again. . ." Patty faked a smiled at him, " Let's just say you'll never want to call me dear again!"

Then she went outdoors and slammed the door behind her.

Freddie felt relieved, than held his hands to his heart in happiness, "Oh I think I am in lovvveee!"

Then he went into the living room where all the Heffley's, and Gracie were sitting.

"Where's Patty?" Susan asked, looking behind him.

"She said she went for a walk." Freddie said smiling, "Merry Christmas aunt Susan!"

Susan smiled, "Merry Christmas, Freddie." Then she looked at Frank, "Don't you think we should look for her?"

Frank rubbed her shoulder, and kissed her cheek, "Now hon, I think she is just walking outside for a few minutes. If she doesn't come back after a while, then we will go out looking for her, okay?"

Susan smiled, holding Manny and cuddling closer to her husband. "Okay, but in five minutes if she isn't back, we go looking, okay?"

"Okay dear." Frank said, smiling down at her, and kissing her on the forehead, "Merry Chritmas, I love you."

Susan smiled up at him, "I love you too."

Then she laid her head back down on his shoulder, and he sighed with contentment.

Greg had looked over at them in disgust at first, then he wondered what it would be like in a couple of years for him? Besides becoming rich and famous, who would be in his life-like his mother was for his dad?

He shrugged, and asked his parents, "Hey, when can we open are presents?" Greg asked impatiently.

Susan smiled at him, "Greg, we are waiting for Patty."

Greg rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Really? Why don't I just go find her, and tell her to come inside?"

Frank groaned, "Fine Greg, but it's Christmas, be happy! It's about more than the presents!" He said, shaking his box that, hoping it wasn't just another tie.

"Right." Greg replied slowly, "Well I'll go try to find her, okay?"

"Wait one moment and I'll join you, Greg!" Freddie said loudly, "You shall not have her all to yourself!"

Greg shrugged, "Um, okay." Then he and Freddie were off after they changed into warm winter clothes.

"PATTY!" Greg shouted once they were further down the block, "PATTY, I WANT TO OPEN MY PRESENTS ALREADY, JUST GET OUT HERE!"

Freddie was right along side Greg shouting as well, but a bit of a different tune from his, "PATTY, MY LOVE! COME TO ME MY LOVE! HOW I WISH THIS CHRISTMAS WAS WITH YOU!"

Greg gave him a look, "Really? My love? What are you William Shakespeare's son?"

He snorted.

Freddie glared over at him.

Then sighed. and smiled at Greg sadly,"Well it's obvious she likes you more than I."

Greg looked over at him in shock, "What! No she does not, she likes you a lot! She gets all girly and sighs over you."

Greg could feel Freddie staring intently at him. " I to what you guys say and do and stuff!"

Greg felt his cheeks burn, "I mean why would I . . . "

Freddie smiled sympathetically, "Don't feel to badly, Greg, it is okay that you like her."
Greg shuttered, "Why?" he asked.
" Because ... I don't know. . . because that's the way it is, I guess. Why do you think you like Patty?"

"I don't know why, I just do! Maybe I hit my head hard on something, Maybe I have something wrong with me! All I know is I like her, end of story!"

"Okay, okay, I get it you like her! What is the big deal then?"
The big deal is that I don't want to like her! she's mean and-and cruel, and she's awesome to hang out with, and she like video games almost as much as me! But,. . ."
" But what Gregory?!" Freddie asked, like it was a drama movies on TV or something! "Like what?!"
"Freddie," Greg said ignoring his dramatic self, "She's more than mean, or pretty. She is kind and loving! I never knew that about her before! I really, really like her!"
"Wow Greg! That was so beautiful! Just so emotional and real!" Freddie said raising his hands dramatically up and down.
Greg gave him another "You're weird," look, "Yeah, thanks . . ."
"How are we related?" Greg asked himself walking further away to try to find Patty.

Little did they know she was hiding behind a bush.

She hadn't wanted Freddie to find her crying about her parents, so she hid and was trying to stop crying.

While trying to do that she had heard their entire conversation.

Stunned she sat there, not knowing what to do, or say!
"This is crazy what the heck is going on with Greg Heffley? He must be sick!" She said, feeling herself warm to the to thought him liking her.

Then she shook her head, "He's crazy! He really must have hit his head! Greg and I? Never in million years!" Patty proclaimed, shaking her head.

She heard Greg calling her name, and talking about her presents or something.

She decided to get up and walk back to them, tears now gone from her eyes. "Heffley, I'm over here." she called back to them.

She saw Freddie running towards her. "Patty, my love! Where have you been?!"
Patty groaned, "Sorry Freddie! I just needed time to think. Thanks for being concerned, that's so sweet."
Then she saw Greg behind him.

He grinned when he saw her, and shook his head. "Took you long enough to show up!"

"Finally, now we can go open are gifts. Are you okay, Patty?" Greg asked, seeing her face looked troubled.
she smiled and said " I'm fine. How about you?"
Greg shrugged, " Hungry." he then handed her a gift wrapped present. "Merry Christmas, Patty."
" Merry Christmas, Greg." she said looking down at her feet, grabbing the gift, a hint of red on appearing on her cheeks. "Thank you."

Freddie's handed her one said, thank you, again. Looking back and forth at them she wondered why it suddenly got quite.
"Lets get going." She started walking back to the Heffley house hold. Freddie was right beside her, and Greg was in walking in front of them.

"Greg?" She said taking a hold of his coat sleeve as Freddie walked further down the snowy road.
Greg looked back at her. " Yeah?"
She lifted herself on her tippy toes and kissed his cheek, "Um, Merry Christmas Heffley." then she quickly walked away.
He stood still, watching her.

Then smiled, leaned down and dug up some snow with his hands, and ran up to her, attacking her with it!
" Ooh, Heffley! You are so dead! Come here you little-!"
She started to run after him attacking him with snow. "Mawahahahahahaha!"

They started laughing and Freddie joined in. It was the first time Greg had seen him play.

"See you at the house, I forgot there was something in our trunk that I got for you, Greg!" Freddie started running back to Greg's house.

Greg and Patty stared after him, then looked over at each other.

They looked down at the snow.

Greg looked over at her, "Um, Patty?"

She looked back, "Yes?"

He scooted over to her, since they were both on the ground. "I was wondering, . . .What was wrong?"

She was shocked, wondering how he knew. "How-"

He looked down at his jeans, picking at the knee. "I-I saw a tear on your cheeks. And your face seemed a little wet. And when you. . .kissed me on the cheek, I could feel it a little. . ." His face now completely red but he still stared back up at her, "Well, are you?"

Patty turned her head away from him, "Honestly Greg, it's never okay when your parents aren't even around for Christmas. . .but," she turned back towards him, "I will be okay. Because your mom is great, your dad is, heck even your older brother is, and I just can't get enough of that cutie, Manny!"

Greg rolled his eye, "Yeah, acts all innocent around you, wish he'd act more like that in general."

Patty smiled, "He looks up to you a lot Greg, you should be happy he's your little bother. I would be."

Greg smiled , "Heh, well then, you can have him." he said in a sarcastic voice.

"Heffley, i don't think you realize just how great you've got it, do you?" she smiled at him.

A genuine smile. "You're family has managed to do what my family has never, except Gracie that is, they made me feel loved! And special. Like even if I messed up, they wouldn't get mad, your mom would tell me to be more careful next time, but other than that she was glad I broke that ugly dish. Ha, they are funny too!"

Greg nodded with a chuckle, "Yeah, I guess so."

Patty nudged him, "And Rodrick, even though he doesn't act like it, he loves to be around you and give you advice on things, even if he is being half mean about it. He loves that you looked up to him."

Greg's eyes went big, and he pointed at himself, "Me, look up to Rodrick? No way!"

"Yes, Heffley, yes way!" Patty said with a stern look, "And you. You are just as great! You make me feel welcomed even when we are arguing. It's sorta weird actually."

Greg laughed, "It's because we like each other secretly!" He blurted.

They both froze. Patty got up, "Yeah, like in the friend way of course! Because that's totally what you meant, right?!"

Greg jumped up beside her. "Yep, what I meant, defiantly what I meant."

They went quite again,

"Race you home?" Greg asked.

Patty smile, "I'll always beat you, Heffley. Always!"

"Ha, yeah right!" Greg shouted, running.

"Hey, that's cheating!" She shouted after him, smiling! "Heffley, don't make me beat you up again!"

Greg smiled back at her. "I just let you!" he teased.

"Well, than here I come!" She shouted running after him, laughing.

Christmas had ended well.

Patty and Greg hung out even after she and Gracie went home.

At school, and after.

Rowley didn't believe them when they said they were friends.

It was to weird for him.

"No way, you and Patty?! Friends?"

"It's true." Greg said.

"Weird."

"I know." Patty said behind him.

Rowley jumped, "Ah!"

Greg and Patty laughed, "Good one!" He said, giving her a high five.

"I know, right, his face." She went over to Rowley, "I'm sorry Rowley, Heffley begged me to do it!"

"Oh no, there's two of them!" Rowley said rubbing his head. "Just great!"

Fin.

A/N: Probably going to be changing some, and adding. I just wanted to finish this on Christmas.

Merry Christmas, and a happy new year.

R&r if you'd like.

~Justanothergirl~