The next day in Jollywood was the most cheerful day of all! People were upbeat and lively, skipping through the Jollywood park and -get this- the Queen's castle!

Yep- Queen Delightful always held a Christmas party every Christmas. Tiny Christmas trees were placed all around the castle, none of the trees held ornaments, they were too miniature for that, but they did have fake snow on the piney branches. Everyone tall and small were welcome to enter the party. Food, including cakes, cookies, chocolate fountains, different types of breads, and to Grumpy's pleasure- cheese! There were many activities held during the party. You could dance to Christmas music, trade gifts, chat and laugh with friends, or just snag all the food you could imagine at the buffet table.

Lord Starchbottom wore a funny looking hat, it was red, and shaped exactly like the green hat he wore normally, but at the top, there was a yellow bell which jingled in every step Lord Starchbottom took. It made a few on the townsfolk giggle, but Starchy didn't mind. He always wore this hat during Christmas, it was like his own personal Christmas tradition.

Queen Delightful wore a flowing red dress with fluffy white cuffs at the sleeves. Big black buttons kept the cuffs from popping apart. It reminded most people of a stereotypical Santa Clause outfit, what with the red and white colors and the way it was shaped. Queen Delightful loved the way the dress fit perfectly on her, and it looked super cute.

The 7D didn't change their attire much. They wore the hats they always wore, but Happy being Happy wanted to spice it up a bit. Instead of his green hat with pokadots, he wore a red hat with a design similar to his original hat, but instead of pokadots the design was candy-canes and white and green ornaments.

Queen Delightful smiled merrily upon her guests. She waved over at the 7D as they entered the castle and lifted her dress to walk over to them. "How are you feeling, Happy?" She asked politely.

"Much better since we got this par-tay going!" Happy proclaimed reaching for his guitar like he was going to sing a Christmas carol.

Grumpy stopped him before he could continue. "Save it for later!" He grunted.

Happy giggled. "Grumpy sure does know a lot about saving things for later."

Grumpy facepalmed himself and forcefully pushed Happy to a different area of the room. "Why don't you help yourself to something to eat or something..." Happy shrugged and merrily jogged over to the buffet table.

"I'm glad you all could make it!" Queen Delightful beamed down.

Bashful blushed. "Aww... gosh y-your majesty... we couldn't miss it for the world!"

Lord Starchbottom entered the room, standing next to Queen Delightful with his silly hat. Queen Delightful stole a glance at his hat and giggled in earnest. Starchy just rolled his eyes, while holding a dorky smile. "You laugh at this hat every year, your majesty, why do you still find it funny?"

"I'm not quite sure..." Queen Delightful said between contagious laughs. Her laugh was so adorable, the rest of the 7D began chuckling along. Lord Starchbottom held a sour look, but it eventually faded, and he began laughing along with them, enjoying the harmony.

Queen Delightful stopped. She looked over at Bashful then at Starchbottom. She sighed and took both their hands, to both their surprise.

"Uh... Q-Queen Delightful?" Lord Starchbottom stammered at her sudden contact. "Why... are you holding our hands...?"

"I'm also wondering that..." Bashful squeaked, his face a bright red. "...not that I dislike it or anything..."

"I uh... I really need to talk to the both of you alone..." Queen Delightful said, as she lead them both to an area in the castle where no Jollywoodians stood. Starchy and Bashful shared a nervous glare, they both gulped simultaneously.

Queen Delightful made sure no one could hear their conversation. She took a couple peeks around, and then closed the large gold doors. She faced both of them with a reassuring smile, but neither Starchy nor Bashful felt ease.

"When I was locked in that dungeon... I could hear your conversation about me..." Queen Delightful began. "And I uh- didn't know how to interpret it..."

Lord Starchbottom bite his lip in worry. "Your majesty. I really, really really hope you weren't weirded-out by anything I said. I was kinda in the mist of things and was really concerned about you... and Hilda taking over the castle, of course, so I said some strange things..."

Queen Delightful cut him off. "Weirded-out? Weirded-out by what? I actually found both of your stories... kind of... cute..."

Bashful blushed and Lord Starchbottom smiled softly.

"...but... I can't say I feel the same way for the both of you..."

Bashful and Starchy shared another glance, but instead of worry, they shared a little bit of heartache. Queen Delightful didn't want them to hurt, she wanted to let them know she loved them both equally!; even if it's not in a dating way. Queen Delightful stood deep in thought for a few seconds, before finally lifting her spirits with a idea. She smiled broadly, remembering the mistletoe that she had. She swiftly went over to the two of her lovable workers with the mistletoe behind her back and hugged them sweetly, then she placed the mistletoe above them when they weren't looking.

"I have a surprise for both of you... though..." Delightful said with a smug smile. She kissed both Starchy's and Bashful's cheek, leaving them blushing abundantly. They looked above them, noticed the mistletoe and looked at each other yet again, but this time with thrilled eyes and glowing cheeks.

"Alright you silly-willy's, go out there and have fun!" Queen Delightful asserted as she pushed them out back into the crowd of dancing dwarfs.

The rest of the day was surely a long day; everyone partying, children hopping through the snow, kicking snow up for fun or building snowmen. Everyone looked so cute bundled up in their lil' winter wear.

"Come right up and play the guessing game! Guess how many candy-canes are on the tree and you'll get a prize!" Happy said, gesturing towards a tree practically caked with candy-canes.

"Hmm... I'm gonna guess... 42?" Grumpy asked as he walked over to Happy.

"Sorry," Happy shook his head. "But that's not right. You get points for trying, though."

A little dwarf, probably around the age of four, wobbles up to the tree so he can guess. "May I have try?" The kid asks with the sweetest eyes imaginable.

"Why of course you can!" Happy replies, gushing all over at the kid's cuteness.

"I think there's 43!"

Happy takes a peek at a piece of paper that holds the answer and then smiles widely. "That's correct!"

Grumpy gaped in shock. "What? But I was one off!" He begins to grit in teeth in anger.

"Awh, come on Grumpster, don't be a sore loser."

Grumpy rolls his eyes and leaves the scene. "Yeah, well I'm gonna get some cheese. At least that prize is for free."

Out in Jollywood park stood the main tree, and plenty of dwarfs surrounded it, placing gifts and exchanging gifts. Grumpy made it clear that he wouldn't take a gift from the tree. He said it wasn't fair that he didn't give a gift to anyone, and taking a present from the tree would've been almost like stealing. Besides, Happy believes Grumpy loved the "gift" he gave him yesterday, even though Grumpy would never admit it out loud.

Lord Starchbottom and Bashful got along quite well. They surprisingly had a lot in common. Besides sharing a crush, Bashful and Starchy loves sweets such as cookies and cake. Both of the two snagged lots off the buffet table, but when they were questioned by Queen Delightful, they pretending they knew nothing of what she said. Of course, the Queen could tell when her royal advisers lied, but she merely laughed at their attempts. Bashful and Lord Starchbottom also laughed along.

Doc was showing off every dwarf his newest invention: The Snowman-Twirler-Flurler. Basically a large robot-like machine with strong metal hands, which could roll large snow into compacted balls, and create snowmen. The kid dwarf's loved it.

Guests like GingerSnaps and Old Woman entered the party, bringing her children along with her.

"Hiya Mr. Grumpy-sir!" GingerSnaps saluted at Grumpy. Grumpy tilted his head in confusion.

"Uhhh... hi... GingerBuns?"

"No, Grumpy-sir."

"GingerCakes, GingerCookies?"

GingerSnaps chuckled abashed. "You're getting closer..."

Grumpy stared for a while more, acting as if he didn't know, but eventually stopped his game with a laugh. "I know who you are GingerSnaps. I'm just playing with ya."

GingerSnaps giggled, happy he actually got his name right for once. "I knew it!"

After a couple hours, Queen Delightful made an announcement for every dwarf, and elf, to meet by the main tree and sing Christmas carols. They all surrounded the tree, gripping the dwarf's hand next to one another, they stared upon the tree's beauty, chanting Christmas songs loudly.

"Silent night...
Holy night...
All is calm...
All is bright..."

Happy began skipping towards the crowd until he noticed Grumpy sitting on a park bench alone. Happy thought it was odd Grumpy was well aware of the gigantic crowd, but didn't seem to care enough to join. So instead of going near the tree, Happy walked over to Grumpy and sat next to him on the park bench.

"Whatcha doin'?" Happy asked gleefully.

"Enjoying the quiet over here."

"Well why don't you enjoy the FUN over there!" Happy tried persuading Grumpy as he pointed towards the glistening tree.

"Eh I'll pass." Grumpy waved Happy's suggestion off, still staring off in the distance.

Happy scrunched his eyebrows at his *cough* boyfriend's *cough* choice. "Grumpy... why do you always sit behind and watch everyone else have fun... it seems like, well- to me- anyway, that you don't actually... like Christmas..."

"Are you kidding? I love Christmas. I think everyone does. The main reason why I "sit behind"- as you call it- is because I like to watch the world in motion. It's something I've always done. I guess I just have different ways of having fun." Grumpy said. "Besides. I think experiencing the beauty is better than being the beauty."

Happy looked out at the tree. Happy couldn't disagree with Grumpy; the sight was truly wonderful.

So Happy decided to stay on the bench with Grumpy, watching the magnificent sight on undoubtedly the best Christmas ever!

"Hildy my Wildy?" Grim poked Hilda's side. "You alright my wicked witch of my heart?"

Hilda's face was unintelligible. She didn't leave her gaze off the purple box Queen Delightful had given her. She hardly even reacted to Grim's poke; in which Hilda was really ticklish and laughed every time Grim would poke her or squeeze her knee. She merely stared at the box.

"Uhh... Hilda... Christmas is today my darling. If you really want to, you can open it now." Grim murmured in her ear, standing over his mysterious wife.

Hilda still didn't make an effort to respond. Grim sighed in dismay and decided to leave his wife standing outside in the snowy ground, but before he entered the comfort of his home, he looked behind his shoulder, muttering four sweet words. "I love you, Hildy."

Hilda's gaze didn't escape the box, but she beamed at her husband's dorky affections and actually responded. "I love you too, Grimmy-Wimmy."

Grim heard this, and once he entered the house, he began hopping around the room with joy, both surprised and extremely happy Hilda finally talked to him.

Hilda stayed outside, making the decision to open her gift. She flicked the tiny top and cautiously picked up what was inside.

She pulls up a beautiful black choker, with a perfect spider-webbed design. The best part is the plum purple moon that is connected to the design, falling just beneath it. The design is detailed, its-bity white gems were glued on the design, sparkling in the moonlight. Hilda held the choker in the air, admiring it for a while, before holding it close to her heart, adoring it. Hilda glanced up at the starry night, a shooting star had caught her attention. Hilda never believed in making wishes; she thought it was childish. But this one time she thought otherwise.

She closed her eyes and made her wish, hoping soon it would come true.

((Author's thanks will be posted later today or tomorrow maybe, depending on how lazy I am, lol.))