A/N- Wassup? It's TOBN here with the eighth chapter of Holiday Friends! We are slowly drawing to the conclusion, and I had left you with a [hopefully] tragic cliffhanger previous chapter. This one is like...a filler-chapter that will have to deal with the emotions of the gang. Just saying...I had a bit of writer's block with this, but it's fine now! I am all good!

With every new chapter, I have made a new song lyric:

"On the Eighth day of Christmas, A person gave to me:

Eight Insults from Erica
Seven Reruns of the Movie
Six Lucifractors
Five Fries From A Pan!
Four Wooden Stakes
Three Bad-ass Vampires
An Ethan and A Benny
And the Third Season of MBAV!"

Don't ask. I guess being insulted by Erica is an achievement of mine...actually...even knowing Erica and her knowing me would alone be an accomplishment.

Shoutouts to...

MBAV Fan- I am so sorry! I promise that things will get better. Poor Benny! But maybe it was all for a good reason. Review soon Fanfic Bud!

So with that, I hope you like what you read! Even if you don't, just leave a review anyway saying "nice story" or something like that. But please don't be mean; I'm fragile :)

Disclaimer: I don't own MBAV or its characters. Just this plot and my OC Sky.

ENJOY!

P.S- If anyone cares, today must be the 21st of December, and it is my birthday! So coincidentally, this is my favorite chapter :) *Cue the fireworks and awesome cake.*

Holiday Friends: The Winter Festival

Sky sat in her bedroom, dried tears written on her cheeks from crying the previous night...again.

She had been in her room, crying the whole time ever since the death of Benny.

What was even more heartbreaking, was when they broke the news out to their families.

Mrs. Weir blinked back tears, and said that she would try her very best to bring Benny back and destroy the Shadow once and for all. But Sky felt her pain; she basically just lost her only family member, and Sky must've thought that she was devastated.

Ethan's parents were shocked; they had know Benny and his grandma for years, and never knew that this was going to happen one day. They were sorry, especially to Ethan, because they knew that he was Benny's friends since kindergarten.

Sky's parents almost cried; they had known how much Benny had meant to Sky. They were heartbroken at the news; and was even more angry at the Shadow then ever before. They also feared the safety of Sky, due to the fact that Benny had led her out of depression, and they obviously didn't want history to repeat itself.

Sky's thoughts then drifted to her friends, who were even more devastated, due to the fact they actually saw Benny die..right in Sky's arms.

Ethan was beyond miserable, losing his best friend was enough, but seeing him get murdered by the enemy made him steam in fury. But he masked the pain and hurt that he felt with some sense of hope that Benny would return, and that they would fight the Shadow and win. Some hope of course; he was still shocked and scared about the events that have happened in the past few days.

Rory...he felt down about everything. He always was by Benny's side, and knowing that he couldn't protect him from the Shadow made him...well, less-Rory. Even if they argued about everything often, Rory still loved Benny as a brother, and would do anything to protect his friends.

Erica, even if her and Benny had a built-in conflict friendship, was still guilty that she couldn't protect him. She, even if she hated the dork at the times it mattered, still loved Benny as a friend and wished the events could have turned out a different way. Though, more than guilt and sadness, she was more infuriated to the Shadow than to the death of Benny.

Sarah was devastated for both Benny and Sky, considering Sky was like a second sister to her, and she hated to see her unhappy. And Sarah knew that she could've done better in the battle, and she could have protected her friends a little more. Even worse, she wished she was was there earlier so she could have protected her friends better than she did.

And Sky...well...Sky was beyond devastated. She basically lost her best friend, who died in her very hands because of Shadow, who was the person behind Sky's, and the others's, pain. She lost her second half because she couldn't do anything about it. She was depressed and never left her room since. All her friends may have gotten over it, but Sky...Sky just couldn't get past the fact that her best friend...had been murdered.

Suddenly, a blast of wind whirled past Sky's window, leaving a note taped to her frosty window. She tilted her head in confusion as she opened the window, letting cold air into her bedroom. Quickly grabbing the note and closing the window, Sky shivered because of the coolness in her room as she read the note.

You Are Invited To:

The 21st Annual Winter Festival!

Hosted By: Atil X. Bataer

When: Today at 3:30-9:30 pm

Where: The Town Square

Dress Warmly, And I Hope to See You There!

~Atil X. Bataer ;)

Sky had realized that the note was regarding to the twenty-first Winter Festival in Whitechapel, and the French-exchange student, Atil X. Bataer, was in charge of the festival for this year. Sky glanced at the clock. It was 3:10. She thought about it to herself.

Benny was so excited to go...he said he went every year and it was a blast...would even make me happier to go alone? She blinked back tears as he phone rang. She sighed as she picked it up, sniffing and sobbing.

"H-Hello?" She whispered, sadness consuming her. A bouncy voice responded.

"Sky! Wassup?!" Sky weakly smiled; this was exactly what she needed right now.

"Hey Rory! Nothing much...just be a miserable girl." She could tell by the silence that Rory was frowning. "Oh. But I guess that's one of the side affects of heartbreak, right?" Sky giggled softly. "Rory!" He laughed. "Okay, okay I was just kidding." Sky nodded. "Sure you were." Rory laughed once again, this time, Sky joining in as well. Sky knew Rory was the answer to her happiness; one conversation with the bumbling vampire could turn her frown upside down. Rory continued.

"So...you going to the Winter Festival? It is a blast every year!" Sky sighed. "I don't know Rorster...Benny said he loved going there and I am not so sure that it will make me anymore miserable than I am now, knowing I'm going to go alone." She admitted. Rory groaned.

"Come on Sky! This is your first year going, which is weird because you have been in Whitechapel for what, 3 or 4 years?" Rory was right. Sky had come to Whitechapel in Gr.7, and still never got to go to the Winter Festival, due to family events, or some other event that got in the way. Rory continued. "And this year, you have no plans whatsoever! So why the heck could you not go?! Everyone else is going; why not you?" He said, excitement building up inside of him as he tried to persuade Sky.

Because I may have lost my best friend to the enemy, and he wanted to take me there ever since we were friends? There's one reason. She thought bitterly. But she sighed in defeat, masking her pain and sadness with some sense of fake happiness.

"Fine, you convinced me. I'll meet you, Ethan, Erica, and Sarah at the town square in fifteen minutes, and we'll all go in together." Rory squealed in happiness. "YES! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!" Sky chuckled at the boy's voice, that was raised up in excitement. "No problem trooper. Seeya there!"

And with that, she hung up. She flopped on her bed, sighing in relief as thoughts flooded through her mind.

Well..this might as well be a diversion to everything that happened to me in the past eight days...why the heck not? As Rory said; I missed it every year...and maybe Benny would want me to go. With him or without.

Sky glanced at a photo on her desk. It was her and Benny at the Fly Off To The Moon Dance. One of the photographers took their picture, and Sky had kept it ever since. She sighed as she stared into Benny's vibrant emerald eyes. They stared back at her, holding a hopeful stare as he smiled. Sky looked at the clock. It was fifteen after three, and she promised that she would be at Town Square at 3:20-ish.

Just enough time...She thought as she threw on some presentable clothing. She rushed downstairs, knowing she will regret her next move, but she needed to do it. Her parents looked at her as she threw on her boots.

"Hey honey? Where are you going?" Sky smiled. "Winter Fest. Nothing's stopping me, right?" They nodded. "Of course not. Have fun Sky!" She nodded as she rushed out into the winter storm, grabbing her bike as she biked to the desired house, that conveniently was placed right beside her house. She parked her bike and knocked on the door quickly.

Evelyn answered. "Why hello Sky! How are you?" She chirped, but left a hint of sadness. Sky shrugged. "Nothing. Can...can I...s-see.." Sky trailed off, fear consuming her. Evelyn sadly smiled.

"Of course. He's in the living room." Sky nodded silently as she walked into the loving room, and winced as she saw his limp figure on the couch.

Benny was pale as he was not breathing. His eyes were shut closed as he had a straight frown on his face. His brown shaggy hair drooped messily over his used-to-be vibrant eyes as his arm swayed on the couch. Sky knelt beside him, tears brimming in her eyes slowly.

"Hey B...I am going to the Winter Festival..like you always wanted. I-I'm sorry we couldn't go together." She sniffed as she continued. "I miss you Benny Weir..." She rushed out. She realized how much the words pained as tears slowly dripped. Sky felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned around to see Evelyn.

"I know Sky. It pains me to see him like that too...but I promise you...I'll fix him." Sky nodded, wiping the cold tears. "Okay. I have to go; I am going to the Winter Fest with the others...you know.. a distraction I guess." Evelyn nodded. "No worries. Have fun.'' Sky nodded as she rushed out, time catching up to her. "Okay. See you later, and tell me if anything happens." She nodded and Sky biked towards the Town Square, snow rushing past her.

I hope Benny will be fixed soon...I don't think I'll survive without his survival.

Darkness.

That's all that he felt as he tried to turn around to see her, knowing that it was her voice that he heard.

But he couldn't...for he was dead.

The word rang through his mind as he shivered slightly, knowing his heart wasn't going to beat until he was fixed, or he wasn't going to breath until he was alive again.

For Benny Weir was dead.

He was blind in the darkness of what he thought was Oblivion. "So good luck getting me out" He thought. But he realized that he was in some sort of limbo. Like a vampire who's...dead again he guessed.

The voice, that he was certain was Sky's, rang through the darkness.

"Hey B..." She trailed off. "I'm here! I'm alive and I can hear you!" He wanted to scream, but he knew he had no strength to. She continued. "I'm going to the Winter Festival..like you always wanted" Benny pained to hear her sad voice. "I want to go with you. I'm alive and I can hear you!" Benny wanted to yell. But he couldn't. He was dead after all...well...ish.

"I-I'm sorry we couldn't go together." Now Benny felt as if he wanted to burst. "IT'S NOT YOUR FRICKIN' FAULT! It's the Shadow who did this to me...to us!" But Sky couldn't hear his desperate thoughts. Then she said something Benny could never, in his dead life, could forget.

"I miss you Benny Weir."

Thoughts swirled in Benny's dead mind. He knew they were continuing to talk, but he couldn't hear. Sky had missed him, and he missed her back. He knew if he had eyes in the darkness, he would be crying up a Niagara Falls right now.

"I...I miss you too Sky." He thought silently.

Suddenly, a puff of smoke emerged from the darkness, revealing a dark and twisted figure. Benny recognized the figure right away, and he growled in fury.

"YOU! You're..you're the Shadow." He sneered. The dark figure laughed. "I guess. It's not like I am known by any other names.'' It cackled. Benny frowned, or at least, if he was alive, he would. The Shadow sneered, as if it could read his mind.

"Aw! Poor Benny wishes he's with his girlfriend or his other dumb-ass friends right now, doesn't he? Oops, I forgot. He's DEAD!" It laughed again as Benny sneered. "You shut up!" He yelled, in his mind of course.

The Shadow mockingly shrugged as it flashed a smug smile. "Well, you'll get your wish. I have decided to free you from death." Benny's attention snapped. "Wait..what?" He was confused; why the Shadow bail him out so easily. That's when he realized it.

"There's a catch isn't it?" The Shadow laughed. "Yup. And you will help me get my revenge." Benny growled mentally. "No way! I would never help you!" Shadow grinned. "You hate me, am I correct?" Benny shrugged sarcastically. "Well, I can't think of reasons not to hate you." Sarcasm dripped from his voice as Shadow smiled.

"Perfect." It said as it formed a energy ball towards Benny. It sprinkled above him and Benny shone a pale pink.

Benny felt tired as he felt like he had been drugged. "W-What..what have you done to me?" He whispered weakly as his vision started to return. The Shadow smiled.

"Bringing none other then the Benny Weir back to life."

And then, with one agonizing scream, the Shadow sent a force of magic into Benny and his vision snapped closed once more.

Sky had finally made it to the Town Square, and not a moment too soon either. It was exactly twenty after three, and she parked her snowy bike on one of the bike racks. She caught sight of her four friends outside the Town Square and smiled as she walked up to her, brushing off the snow on her black trench-coat.

"Hey guys!" She chirped. She had actually felt better, especially after talking to Benny..or...well...sort of. Ethan smiled as of the others. "Hey Sky! I am so glad you could make it this year!" Rory nodded excitedly.

"Yeah! Now all of us our here!" Sky's smile fell as she felt sadness consume her. Erica elbowed Rory sharply in the stomach. "Uh, OW!" Sarah gave him a glare, that made Rory's eyes widen in understanding. "Oh! Sorry Sky." He frantically said as Sky shifted uncomfortably. "Um..i-it's fine. Really."

The foursome exchanged confused looks as Sky's smile returned. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go inside!" Ethan cheered as he wrapped his arm around Sarah's shoulder, making her giggle. Rory kissed Erica in the cheek before dashing inside. Sky trailed behind the two couples, feeling a damn third triangle.

Oh well...might as well enjoy yourself...Sky thought sadly as she waltzed into the Town Square.

Her eyes widened. "Oh my goodness..." She murmured as Ethan's smile grew wider.

"Welcome to the Winter Festival!"

Sky was greeted by a cavalcade of bright lights, that shone along the whole city. The skating rink in the middle of the Town Square held many people, big and small, all of them laughing and enjoying themselves. There were multiple vendor machines, some holding merchandise, some holding fun arcade games. Then, there was a House of Mirrors, a Ball Pit, and a Ferris Wheel. Town Square to Sky just seemed...bigger than it ever was. Sky grinned.

"This is magnificent!" She exclaimed. Suddenly, a figure walked up to her and grinned.

"Bonjour! Bievenue! Hello! Welcome!" The voice bumbled fast, so fast that Sky and her friends giggled. "Hi!" Rory chirped. The girl smiled. "Welcome to the 21st annual Winter Festival! I'm Atil, Atil X. Bataer. I hope you have a fantastic snowy day!" Sky shook her hand, that felt cold, but the girl continued to smile so much that Sky ignored the cold feeling.

"Thanks. We will!" She quietly said. Atil held some sort of smirk in her smile that Sky could clearly see. "You better have fun. Or we'll kick you out of the place!" She said, her french accent holding rage. The five exchanged nervous looks before Atil started to laugh.

"Just kidding mes amis! Have a fantabulous day!" The gang nervously laughed as they murmured some "Thanks" and some "Nice one!" and walked in.

Sky caught sight of all the rides and smiled. "Where are we going to go first?" Sarah and Erica's eyes were on the store vendors, while Rory and Ethan's stares were caught by the rides.

"GAMES!"

"SHOPPING"

The voices rang at once, making both groups look at each other sheepishly and embarrassed. They all looked at Sky. "It's Sky's first time here Sky laughed.

"We have the whole day here. Let's go...EVERYWHERE!"

And with that, the five teenagers dashed into the festival, excited and happy.

"GO! GO! GO!"

The crowd cheered as Sky shot multiple targets with her mini-shot gun, nailing each one perfectly. She had a look of determination, but also had a hint of joy and excitement. The last target, the moving grandpa in the house. Sky thought it was quite cruel, to shoot a man so old, but then again, the back-story said that he did break into her house and stole her stuff, so basically, it was for a good cause.

She aimed her target, one of the hardest, and the most biggest, targets on the body. Her vision started to change. Suddenly, the grandpa changed into a too familiar figure. She growled.

Her imagination changed her target into Shadow.

Oh you're going down! She mentally thought. "Eat this Shadow!" She yelled as she fired her last bullet, hitting the grandpa's, aka Shadow's, privates. The crowd had mixes of laughs and cheers as Atil walked up to her and the gang, who were right beside her the whole time. Rory and Ethan were laughing hysterically as Sarah and Erica had tears running.

"Congrats Sky! You are the new record holder of Fire Me Dead!" Atil handed her a huge trophy, which Sky didn't know they had. She cheered as of the gang. Atil kindly smiled. "I got to ask, who is the Shadow?" The gang exchanged looks before answering.

"Just a bitch." They all said together, which made the crowd laugh even harder, Atil included.

All of the sudden, dark shadows twisted and twirled around the gang.

"What the hell?" Ethan mused as the shadows multiplied and went after the crowd. The crowd scattered, leaving screams of fear behind the Winter Festival. The gang exchanged looks.

"It made it guys. It's here to destroy us once and for all." Erica murmured.

Suddenly, a blast of magic shot past them. They turned around, to see none other than the twisted, bitchy, dark and evil...

Shadow.

"Glad you came...NOT!" Rory yelled in fury, bearing his fangs in his mouth. The other two vampires did the same, snarling and growling in rage. Sky stepped up in front of the gang as the Shadow rose in front of them.

"Well, well, well. Funny running into you here. Great festival that Atil made, don't ya think?" The gang's eyes scattered, trying to find the bumbling french exchange student. Shadow laughed.

"One of my shadows went after her, chasing her all the way home. Not so happy now, don't you think?" Ethan growled. "Leave us alone. Leave Whitechapel alone!" He sneered. But Shadow just laughed once more.

"Why did you guys come here? Distraction? From what?" Sarcasm dripped from its voice as it laughed once more. A ring came from Sky's phone. She looked at the Shadow. "Answer it Sky. You don't want to leave this call on the hold." It smiled as Sky answered her cellphone nervously.

"H-Hello? This seriously isn't the time..." She trailed off before a anxious voice cut her off. "Sky?" Sky gasped. "Mrs. Weir? What's wrong?"

"I don't know. One moment I was on the couch, reading the newspaper. Next thing you know, I am on the floor and something went missing." Sky's eyes widened. "What is it? What went missing?" She urged Evelyn to hurry. A sigh was met on the other side of the line before Evelyn continued.

"Benny. Benny's gone." Sky's jaw dropped as she looked at the Shadow in fear mixed with rage. "I am with the thief right now Mrs. Weir. Gather our parents and try and find a cure similar to you-know-who." Evelyn sighed. "Okay. Be safe."

And with that, Sky hung up. She looked at the Shadow.

"I know you have Benny! Tell me where he is and give him back!" Shadow smiled. "You mean, this Benny?"

The Shadow floated a cold figure out of the snow. The five gasped.

"H-He's alive...he's really alive!" Sarah murmured in shock. Shadow laughed. "Yes he is...but he's not going to be the same."

Benny floated in the dark and dull sky...breathing.

A/N- And that concludes the eighth chapter! Look out for the two part finale tomorrow and the day after that called:

The Fight For Christmas Part 1 and 2!

Excited? I am too! I have worked so hard on these chapters...I hope you are excited!

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In Fangs, We Trust.