(A/N: I love you al ;) consider this your early Christmas preasent, I'll hopefully have one more for all my loves before Christmas. Enjoy~)

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"Phillip, dear, your friend is here for you"

Phil yawned and scratched his back before looking over at his mother, who stood in the doorway of his room. Her olive irises twinkled and she stepped to the side, letting a familiar figure into his room.

The tan form of Justin came into view and Phil smiled. "What's up dude?" He questioned, sitting up wit his hair sticking up every which-way. Justin chuckled and patted his friend's head, making the hairs mildly tame for now. "Nothing much, Punk. I was just stopping by to see if you wanted to come with me to Jeff's house. Shannon and Ev should be there too" The South African offered kindly. Phil nodded and stood. "Let me get ready…give me a minute" He muttered before shuffling out of his room. Justin nodded and sat on Phil's bed, eyes scanning the room until it landed on a picture frame that stood on his drawer that probably had his clothes and such inside. Phil was standing with his arms crossed, hilarious glasses on his amused face while another guy was leaning on him, with snow all over his head and shoulders.

Justin tilted his head and Phil came back and walked to the drawer, grabbing a shirt and some jeans before he glanced over at his friend.

"His name is Colt. Back in Chicago he was my best friend" Phil explained, passing the frame to Justin before pulling his shirt over his head. Justin looked down at the picture and noticed a dog behind the two. It was a thick adult Husky and the gray and white dog was playing with a chew toy with another girl in the background. "Amber. She's Colt's girl. The dog was ours" Phil mumbled, zipping his pants up and stretching. "Was?" Justin repeated.

"Yeah. The old girl was hit by a car. Some drunk fuck did it" Phil looked down at the picture before shaking his head and putting it back. "Let's go to Jeff's place" He said, walking out of his room with a saddened Justin in tow.

-With Cody-

Natalya and Cody sat side-by-side as Cody played his The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game. Beth was asleep on the Rhodes child's bed. Natalya watched Cody play quietly before she glanced over at him. "You seem uneasy today, Cody" She stated, scanning Cody's face. Cody killed off a monster with an unnecessarily violent slash on his end. Natalya waited for an answer but when she saw she was getting none she reached over and paused his game before taking his Wiimote off of his wrist.

"Hey!"

"You didn't answer me. I don't like being ignored."

Cody looked at her before sighing. "I have to compete with that grass-haired Hardy boy for Phil!" Cody grunted. Natalya looked taken back for a moment before she placed a calm hand on his knee. He looked at her hand before meeting her gaze.

"Cody, are you sure you even like Phillip? Or are you just feeling admiration for him because he didn't reject you?" She questioned. Cody's jaw fell open for a few moments before he laughed. Beth twitched in her sleep and Natalya frowned.

"Of course I like Phil! Nattie, girl you're crazy! Why would I be going through this if I didn't?" Cody retorted, wiping a small tear from his face. Natalya shook her head and pressed the button so Cody could resume his game.

"You're right. Silly me" She muttered as Cody went back to his beloved game.

-In the Hardy Home…-

"Put a shirt on! No one wants to see all that!" Jeff wined, pointing to his shirtless brother. Matt looked over to Jeff, a grin forming on his face. "Or what? What are you gonna do?" Matt chuckled. Jeff stared at him before his own grin came to his face and he slapped his brother right in the center of his chest, leaving a brilliant red handprint on him. Matt hissed and Shannon fell off of his perch on Jeff's stereo from laughing. Adam and Jay cackled while Chris leaned against a wall, shaking his head.

"Boys! Stop fighting and come get the door! Your friends are here!" Gilbert Hardy called to his children. Evan, who had just walked out from the bathroom, skipped over to the door. "I'll get it!" He called, flying past Gil. The man shook his head with a smile on his face.

"Hello!" Evan giggled, opening the door and beaming at his friends. "Hi Evan, what's up?" Justin questioned, walking in with Phil. "I was watching Spongebob with Jay! Um…Adam and Chris are wrestling I think and Shannon, Jeff, and Matt were-"

"DAMMIT PUT A SHIRT ON!" Jeff snarled, tackling his brother, although his effort was no use since his elder brother simply hefted him up onto his shoulder. Being on the wrestling team has its benefits. "Jeff, if Matt wants to run around half naked, let him. We're all guys here, who cares?" Shannon grunted, watching his friend flail in his brother's arms. He missed the blush that crept its way to Matt's face.

"Guys, stop fighting! Justin and Phil are here" Evan pouted, his crème cheeks going outwards in the cutest way. Matt turned and locked gazes with Phil, who looked back at him with no emotion on his face. Their last meeting hadn't gone so well…to say the least.

"Oh! Hey guys!" Jeff wiggled out of Matt's grip and jumped over to his friends. Justin gave him a hug while Phil smiled down at him. "Hey Jeff, Shannon…so, what were the plans for today?" Phil questioned. Matt rolled his neck on his shoulders. "We were all going to the gym for a bit" He stated. Jeff looked at him with his head tilted. "We were?" He repeated. Matt nodded. "Since we didn't have any clear plans, and the gym has a lot of things there so I'm sure no one will be bored" He said.

"That's a good idea. I'm in" Justin smiled. Phil shrugged. "Why not?" He said. Jeff grabbed his bookbag and threw it over his shoulder before heading back to the door. "Let's go then, I'll call Serena and Luke to see if they can come" Phil muttered, following his green haired friend. "I'll get Kofi!' Evan cheered, running after his friends.

-In the Gym-

"Yo, Randy, John, what's up?" Matt questioned, walking into the Gym after his little brother and his friends had went inside first. Randy and John, who were engaged in a very serious-looking arm wrestling match. The two best friends split apart and gave Matt, Chris, Adam, and Jay a 'bro hug'. "Nothing, we're just killing time because Eve's in the back room practicing for some kind of show for this orphanage" John smiled, dimples ablaze. Randy nodded and rolled his neck on his shoulders.

"Practicing with who?" Adam questioned, playfully slapping his brother's arm and initiating a slap-boxing match between the two. "Um…Alicia, Melina, Maria, Michelle, Rosa, Kelly, and that's it I think" Randy muttered. "We should go watch them" Chris grinned. "You only want to watch them because you know Trish will be coaching them" Randy smirked. Chris rolled his eyes. "You can't tell me you don't think she's hot" He said while nudging Randy with his elbow. Randy rolled his eyes and flicked his friend.

"Okay, so what exactly are we going to do?" Evan questioned, standing on his hands and looking up at the remainder of his friends. "We could always work out…or we can go watch Eve in the back" Serena said, sitting in Luke's lap. "I don't wanna get all sweaty just yet…let's go watch Eve then" Shannon said. Kofi smiled. "Yes!" He cheered. The group turned towards him with arched brows and he smiled nervously. Evan smiled slyly and flipped so he was now right side up.

"It's because Alicia is there, isn't it?" Evan questioned slyly. Kofi looked away and cleared his throat with an embarrassed expression on his face. "Shut up. Let's go." He ordered quickly before they made their way to the room that had music slowly drifting out of it.

"Stop, STOP! Eve, what ARE you doing?" Michelle hissed, her country accented voice sounding like nails on a chalkboard to poor Eve. "What are you talking about?" Eve questioned, not liking the tone of voice Michelle was using on her. "You're dancing like you're better than us" Michelle snapped. "Yeah, I noticed too! We're only dancing for some snot-nosed kids, chill out" Rosa added. Melina snickered and Kelly frowned but didn't say anything. The boys-plus Serena-outside stared at the door in shock. Was she serious?

"What do you mean snot-nosed kids? They're orphans! This is probably going to be the best Christmas they'll ever have and you're trying to half-ass it!" Eve snapped, getting in Rosa's face. Michelle went to step in front of her but Alicia stood in her way, her brown eyes a shade darker with anger. "Where do you think you're going, you country bumpkin?" She growled. Melina stood between the blonde and raven, glaring at both Eve and Alicia. Maria was filing her nails in the corner, a lost expression on her face while Kelly began to panic, looking around for Trish.

"Swing, I dare you, bitch." Eve snapped at Rosa. The Hispanic girl simply smirked. "And ruin my nails? No way. If you want to perform for those dirty children, go ahead. I won't be there" She grinned. Michelle smirked. "Me either. Melina, Maria, Kelly, let's get out of here. We'll let Evie and Foxy over there figure out how they'll perform" The blonde cackled before leaving out of the door, nearly hitting Phil with the door. "Outta the way, FREAK!" Rosa snapped, pushing the Chicago native out of the way. Phil didn't say a word as the five girls left the Gym. This caught the attention of Matt's group as well.

Kofi looked into the room to see Eve clenching her fists so tight that blood began to drip from her palms and Alicia was on the brink of tears. The teen quickly made his way into the room and touched Alicia's arm gently. She looked up at him with her eyes brimming with tears. "Kofi…" She whimpered and threw herself into his chest, crying her eyes out. Kofi held her tightly and frowned out at his friends, who were still frozen at the door.

Hearing the sobbing from the room as they approached, Cena went from jogging to bolting into the room to check on Eve. He saw the state of his girlfriend and frowned, pulling her into his chest. She stood; unmoving, taking shaky breaths before she hugged him back, staining his white T-shirt with little crescent-shaped blood stains from her palms. Eve was a strong girl but John was no fool, he could tell she was dying on the inside from what had just occurred...whatever that was.

"What the hell happened in here?" Randy questioned, looking towards Phil's group. "Michelle and her bitch posse ditched them! They didn't want to perform for the children…" Serena growled. Luke grabbed her hand to silently calm her. Trish-who was in the bathroom-came back just as Serena explained. "Wait…they left? We can't perform for them without a group! Ms. Garcia was very clear on that!" She began to panic. Eve and Alicia whipped their heads over to their instructor and upperclassmen. "Wait, we can't perform without them?" They cried. Trish frowned and nodded, an uncomfortable look on her face. Alicia choked on a sob and buried her face into Kofi's chest, soaking his shirt. A few tears slipped from Eve's eyes and John brought her back to his chest.

For the longest time, the only sound in the room was the sound of Alicia's sobbing and John's cooing to Eve.

That is…until Phil stepped towards Trish, drawing the female's attention.

"Does the performance have to be with just them?" He questioned. Everyone was looking towards him. "No…it just has to be a group effort…why?" She questioned. Phil dug his hands into his pockets and tilted his head in the cutest way. "I'll perform with them if that means those orphans get a Christmas." Phil stated. Eve and Alicia's jaws dropped and in a split second, both girls were attached to Phil, squeezing him in a hug. He smiled and placed his hands on both of their heads. "I got your back" He cooed.

"Me too" John and Kofi chimed in. "Me three!" Evan and Justin added. Soon, the whole room was filled with chatter of everyone offering to help. Even Trish began to tear.

"Okay listen! We've got a lot of work to do for this! Everyone, get ready, because this Christmas is going to be the best Christmas those orphans will ever have!" Trish cheered. "YEAH!" Everyone else shouted, happiness floating around the room.

-School; Ms. Garcia's Office-

The kind woman smiled at the enthusiastic group. "I see…I'm glad you managed to get this together so quickly. I'll be sure to inform the girl's parents about their behavior. As for now, you all must work hard, if you don't complete everything by the end of next week, I'm afraid you won't be able to perform." Ms. Garcia said with a serious look on her face. Trish, Eve, and Alicia nodded.

"Also, I hope you don't mind adding Ms. James to you're little gig. She tried to get into the original but was sick on the day of tryouts. She really wants to help. There are no problems with this, right?" She questioned. "Of course not, Ms. Garcia. Mickie is a close friend of ours. We'll be happy to add her into this" Trish said. The duo behind her nodded in agreement. "Great! Now that that was taken care of, you are all dismissed to class" Ms. Garcia cooed, excusing the girls.

She couldn't help but to smile at her girls and the kindness in their hearts.

-Lunch-

Cody frowned deeply. He, Natalya, and Beth were all confused as to why everyone at the table was busily researching, drawing, or writing things down. His brows knitted together and he looked towards his beloved Phillip. The taller teen was making some sort of beat with Shannon and Evan while Jeff fed him cookies. Cody didn't like the latter at all.

"It sounds a bit mature, Punk. Try a more childish one" Serena said from across the table. Luke was steadily handing Justin color pencils as he drew something. "Alright, I got you. Evan, slow down your claps and Shannon, make your vocal breaks in a higher pitch, I'll bang to a different beat. Ready?' Phil questioned. The two nodded and Phil started all over with Evan and Shannon jumping in when they felt as if they'd gotten the beat. Jeff giggled and put his head on a spot that was right where Phil's chest and shoulder met. Phil smiled down at him and Cody felt rage spike in him. What the fuck was going on?

Cody growled, catching Shannon's eye, making the blonde wink wickedly at him as he continued. "What are you guys doing?" Natalya questioned, looking around the table. "We're helping Eve, Alicia, and Trish out" Kofi grunted, making some sort of blueprint. "Helping with what?" Beth questioned, curiosity showing on her face. Before she could get her answer, the bell rung and the group stood. "Catch ya later!" Evan cheered, skipping off.

The last thing the group saw was Jeff shyly sliding his arm through Phil's and feeding him a chocolate chip cookie.

Man, did Cody hate chocolate chip…

Uh oh, how will our Cody take this? What will happen? Will the preformance even happen?

You'll know soon. But until then, all i want for christmas is a review ;) bye loves