A Gift of Love
An adaptation of "Christmas Guy"
based on Villains' Bad Girl's universe
by LDEJRuff
Chapter 7 - Christmas Together, Friends Forever
Time has rewritten itself, thanks to Vinny, and it was the Griffins' first Christmas with Brian and Barbara's new puppies. Everything was back to normal. Mostly everyone was opening their presents around the tree, except for Brian. He had something to take care of out of town for a few minutes.
Barbara, holding the second litter in her arms, sat on the couch. The first litter had just turned a year old, since Christmas was the day they were born on. However, they had stopped acting like kids and started acting more like grown-ups.
"Well, kids," Barbara began, "happy birthday. I only wish your father could be here. He said he had something to take care of."
"Don't worry, Mom," Briana assured. "I'm sure he'll come back with something nice for us."
"I hope so, too," Lois added.
Outside the house, Brian's Prius had returned. Brian had picked up not just something for the family, but also a familiar someone as well.
"Are you sure they'll like me?" a familiar-sounding voice asked Brian.
"Don't worry," Brian assured. "They'll love you as much as I do." With that, Brian hopped out of the Prius and opened the passenger front door, allowing that someone to hop out as well. Brian then went to the front door and knocked on it.
Lois opened the door. "Brian," she said. "How did things go? Did you pick up something?"
"Not just something," Brian answered, "but also someone."
All three got inside the house. Barbara greeted her mate with a hug.
"Welcome home, honey. Did you bring him?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Brian replied.
The someone Brian brought home was Vinny.
"Hi, Barbara," Vinny greeted.
"Mr. Vinny!" the first litter greeted, rushing to him, and giving him a hug.
"Brian, how do you know this dog?" Lois asked. "Did he do something nice for you?"
"I guess you could say that," Brian replied. "Barbara, the kids and I have known him since, well, uh, several months ago. He lives not too far from here, living in a tiny apartment with an old man named Leo. And he's both my Christmas and birthday gift for the first litter. If Barbara and I aren't around, he'll act as sort of a sitter and guardian for them." He then turned to Barbara. "By the way, honey, here you go," he said, handing her a wrapped thin present. "Merry Christmas."
Barbara opened the gift and saw that it was a picture frame with a photo of her, Brian and their first and second litter of puppies. Engraved below was a gold plate that said "One Big Happy Family".
"Brian," Barbara began, "it's wonderful. Thank you."
"You're welcome, sweetheart," Brian replied before turning to Stewie. "And this one's for you, Stewie."
Brian gave Stewie a small present. Stewie opened it and saw that it was a picture frame with a photo of him in an elf costume and Brian in a Santa hat. Engraved below the picture was a gold plate that said "Friends Forever".
"Wow," Stewie said. "Thanks, Brian."
"You're welcome, Stewie," Brian replied. "You're my best friend, and I love you."
Stewie gave Brian a heartwarming hug.
"Of course, since I almost lost you," Stewie whispered, "I guess I'll have to rebuild my time machine sometime, if I find the right supplier. I should never have destroyed it, had I known that you'd be involved in an accident."
"Don't worry, Stewie," Brian assured. "Just be thankful that I'm still here. By the way, when did you go forward in time to pick up that Jolly Farm Revue set?"
"It was a week before I destroyed the machine," Stewie answered. "I didn't want to wait for the new toys to come. And no, we're not setting up a cutaway this time."
Later that afternoon, Peter had set up the camera and tripod for a family photo. He had set the timer on the camera before getting in line for the picture."
"Okay," he said. "Camera's ready."
"Vinny," Brian addressed, "would you like to be a part of the photo?"
"Well," Vinny shrugged, "even though I'm technically not part of the family, just a friend for the family, I guess it wouldn't hurt."
With that, Vinny walked to the Griffins and held Brian's shoulder. Both dogs looked at each other with a smile on their faces. Soon, all fourteen were gathered together for the picture. When the camera flashed, the photo was taken. Under the photo was written "Merry Christmas" in gold cursive.
The End
Author's note: Special thanks to Villains' Bad Girl for creating the characters Barbara, Briana, Olie, Jenny, Marcus, Jair and Matthias. Without them, this fanfic would not have been possible. I'll continue working on the adaptation of Lady and the Tramp later on. I just don't know when.