Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the Loud House, not a creature was stirring, EXCEPT for Colin Gomez-Loud, who was surprisingly wide awake. He wasn't exactly known as a "night person." But there was much more than Christmas going through Colins mind that night.

"OK, how do I wrap a gift?" he asked himself as the present he planned to give to Luna sat on his dresser, the wrapping paper still neatly lay unwrapped. "I mean, it can't be that difficult, can it? I just, uh, put the paper over the box, and, uh, tape it? No, thats-"

His thoughts were interuppted by a loud noise above his head. He payed no attention to it, thinking that Charles must have knocked over something, but it was soon followed by another loud thud on the ground.

"What the..." he said to himself as the thuds continued. Grabbing his flashlight, he slowly opened the door and creeped his way upstairs.

"It can't be a burglar... not on Christmas..." he whispered to himself, trying to reassure his mind. But as he entered the kitchen, he looked into the living room to see a large person crouching in front of the tree.

"Oh my god, it IS a burglar!" he thought. "Oh, SHIT! Lana's in there, too!" For you see, the twin was doing her yearly stakeout on the couch, trying to catch the big guy himself in the act. It was always in vain, however, as she usually fell asleep before 11:00 P.M.

Looking around, Colin grabbed the closest thing in his reach, the metal snow shovel that was used to shovel snow from the sidewalk. He crept into the room, slowly, as he held the shovel like a sword.

The intruder stood up and turned around, facing Colin in the process.

"What the-"

WHAM!

The man crumpled into a heap on the ground, laying belly down on the ground. Colin quickly turned the body over (with some muscle, since the man was unusualy fat,) expecting to see a rat like face and a ski mask, maybe even a crowbar. But to his shock, the man he had knocked out was...OLD. he had a long, white beard, with red, puffy cheeks, and wearing a strange red hat.

"Well, that's weird..." he said out loud as Lana woke up from her long winter nap.

"What's going on?" She asked slowly as she saw Colin standing over her.

"Chica, are you ok?" He quickly asked her.

"I'm fine, but why are you up here? And-"

She stopped talking as she quickly caught sight of the man that was lying on the ground.

"Thats...thats..."

"Chica, someone broke in. You need to go upstairs, or call 911, or-"

"That's Santa!"

"What?!" He said shocked as he looked back at the man.

"You caught Santa! He's right there!"

"But, but Santa doesnt-"

"Why is he sleeping?" She asked curiously.

"Uhh, funny story about that..."

5 Minutes Later...

"You did WHAT?!"

"I knocked Santa out. With a snow shovel." Colin said feebly.

"WHY?!"

"Because I thought he was robbing us!"

"Dude, have you NEVER seen a picture of Santa Claus before?!"

"Not really! Maybe when I was 6 or 7, but not since then!"

"Well, what are we supposed to do? He still has millions of kids to give stuff too!"

"I know, I know! But I don't know what to do!"

It was at that moment that Santa began to awaken. He slowly opened his eyes as he quietly observed the sibling go at it over their next actions. Finally, he spoke up.

"What seems to be the problem?"

The kids both looked at the jolly old man.

"SANTA!" Lana squealed as she ran to hug him. Colin stared in awe. After a moment, he managed to squeak out, "Santa...you exist."

"Do I? I hadn't noticed," he replied sarcastically.

"B-but that's impossible! I saw my Madre putting gifts under the tree from you!"

"Colin, you expect me to get to every kids house in the world, all in one night? No, no, no. I go to certain kids houses every 4 years or so. I visited YOUR house, in fact, when you were 3, 5, 7, 11, and 14, precisely. It's not easy being me, Colin, but I manage."

"How do you know my name?"

"Well, I see you when your sleeping, don't I? And I know when you're awake? I know about every kid in the world, Colin."

"Do you know MY name, Santa?" Lana excitedly asked him.

"Of course I do, Lana. But let's see... in the Loud house, there's Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lincoln, Lucy, Lola, Lana, Lisa, Lily, and it looks like Colin as well. You sure love the L's in this family, don't you, Lynn Sr and Rita?"

"Hmm... I'm still not completely satisfied. Anyone keeping serious tabs on us would know our names."

"-sigh- I guess we're doing this the hard way, then. Colin, when you were 5, you wanted a skateboard. When you were 7, you requested a magic set. 11, a San Diego Chargers jersey, for Ladanian Tomlinson, I believe. And 16, a cellphone. Or tickets to a football game, whatever this abuelo and his midgets could come up with."

"Ok, ok, I'm convinced. Are you OK, though? I hit you pretty hard..."

"Oh, it's just a broken nose, I believe. Mrs Claus will have that fixed in no time."

"Can I ask you something, Santa?"

"-sigh- No, "Elf" was not based on true events. But if that wasn't the question, go on."

"Do you know EVERYTHING about me?"

"Well... when you were 2, you swallowed a spider, when you were 4, you bit a dog on its leg, when you were 7, you met Barack Obama as he was campaigning in San Diego, when you were 13, you had your first kiss, and when you were 16, you were sucked into a magic portal, teleported to this world, started school, met new friends, and might have developed a bit of a crush on one of your "sisters," Santa said the last line with a wink.

"What? Colin likes one of us?" Lana said, eavesdropping on the conversation. "Who is it?"

"Oh, I'll tell you when you're older, Chica."

"Or you'll find out later in the year," Ssnta said. "Now, I have some presents for both of you kids."

He pulled out 2 presents from his bag, one of them a big box, the other a small gift.

"Now, DON'T open them right now. Wait until the morning. And I WILL know if you've been peeking! I see everything, after all..."

Colin looked back up at St. Nick, saying, "thanks, Santa. Sorry I, uh, whacked you over the head."

"Oh, that's just a small scratch on your resume. It's nothing. What you SHOULD be worried about is you and Luan dyeing Lolas hair green. I will admit though, it WAS creative."

He then leaned over and whispered into Colins ear.

"Let me tell you, Colin, Luna is a keeper. You two will be very happy. If, of course, you decide to date and all..."

"I intend for that to happen, abuelo. I hope it's great."

Santa and Colin shared a smile, then...

"Well! I have to get back to delivering presents now. Goodbye, Lana. Colin. I hope to see you both again in the future."

"You too, Santa!" They said in unison as he went back to the chimmney, climbing under the mantle.

"And remember, I'm always watching! Be good to your parents! And remember to brush twice a daaaaaaay!" he said as he flew up the chimney.

Colin and Lana ran outside to see a sleigh and 9 reindeer flying through the sky, the man at the helm shouting:

"On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, on Vixen! On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen! And I DO recall the most famous reindeer of all, Fly Rudolph, Fly!"

They watched him until he disappeared into the night.

"Wow. I truly believe in Christmas, now." Colin said.

"Me, too! I wonder if he got me that jackhammer I wanted..."

"No peeking, Lana! You heard the man," he said as he walked inside, going downstairs to try and figure out how to wrap his present. But when he got down there, there it was, wrapped sand with a nice bow on top.

"What?!" He wondered incredibly as he saw a piece of paper lying beside it. Picking it up, he read:

"Colin, I hope that Luna likes your present. Don't worry, I had trouble wrapping when I first started, too! Sincerely, Abuelo Claus."

"Wow. Just, wow."

He ran upstairs, put his gift under the tree, and ran back down to the basement, falling asleep before his head even hit the pillow.

The Next Morning...

"Christmas!" Colin said excitedly as he got out of bed and rushed upstairs, where most of his siblings had already gathered in the living room.

"Dude, what took you so long? We're all ready to open gifts!" Lynn said as Colin walked into the room.

"Yeah! And we're still trying to wake up Lana, too! You two sleep like a couple of bears in winter!" Lola said.

"Well, I had a pretty good dream I had last night. I didn't want to wake up from it!"

"No excuses! We want to open gifts!" Someone else said as Lana finally came down the stairs, very tired.

"Ugh, what time is it?" She asked as the sisters and 2 brothers dove into the gifts.

"Yes! Ace Savvy, I can't wait to binge read you after the morning is done!"

"Oh boy, a new unicycle! I guess I won't "Wheel"y be using the old one anymore! Ha ha, get it?"

"Hair dye, you and I are gonna have a lot of good memories together. Lots and lots of them..."

"YES! A JACKHAMMER! Thanks, Santa!"

"Oh boy, a "#1 Dad" mug. Just what I always wanted."

"What?! A football signed by Jim Harbaugh?! With my name on it?! Wow! Thanks Colin!"

"You're welcome!" Colin said from his spot by the door where he opened his gifts. He had received a gift card for McDonalds, a Chargers hoodie, a book on Michigan football, and tickets to a Lions game. But there was still one gift left for him to open.

"Let's see what the old man brought me," he mumbled as he got his gift that Santa had personally gave to him. He tore open the present, revealing a bright white box.

"An "Iph one 6?" What's thats?"

"No, Colin, that says "IPhone 6!" You got a phone!"

"What?! SWEET!" He said as he glanced over at Luna. She had gotten a lot of gifts, mostly CDs and posters of rock icons, but there was still a small look of disappointment on her face.

He then glanced to the tree, where there was one gift left, which was very fancy wrapped and addressed to a certain sister.

"Hmm, there's still a gift left under the tree here," he said out loud. "It's to Luna!"

"What?" She said as Colin handed her the box. Her face immediately lit up as soon as she ripped open the packaging and revealed the Dr. Bre logo on the side.

"Aw, SICK, DUDE! This is exactly what I want..." her voice trailed off as she read who the gift was from.

"Wow, honey, that's a, uh, wonderful gift! Dear, check your debit card transactions," Lynn Sr whispered to his wife.

10 Minutes Later...

"And just like that, Christmas is done!" Colin said out loud as he sat down on the stairs, as everybody got dressed and ready for another old Sunday. "Now I have New Years to think about..."

"Hey, dude."

He looked up to see Luna standing above him on the steps, wearing a purple hoodie and sweatpants.

"What's up, Luna?" He asked, trying to sound as not guilty as possible.

"Well, dude, I was reading the tag on my gift, and it said that it was from you. Did you get me these?"

"Maybe I did."

"How, though?! These must have cost you a fortune!"

"Well, it's a long story..."

10 Minutes Later...

"And that's how I got these!" He said, leaving out the bit about the fat guy in a red suit that wrapped the gift for him.

"Dude... you did all of that, for ME?"

He felt very scared as he made his next few moves.

"Yeah. I did."

"Thanks, Colin. Really, thank you."

"Uh, Luna, look where you're standing."

She looked up to see the green and red mistletoe hanging above their heads. As she looked back down, looking slightly nervous now. Colin stood up, leaned in, and kissed Luna on the cheek.

"Merry Christmas, Luna," he said to his girl, smiling.

"Merry Christmas, Love," she said, her face fire hydrant red.

Colin then had another bold idea. He looked outside, then back at Luna.

"You look a little warm, there, Luna."

"Well, you just kissed me, so-"

"I think that you need to cool down a little bit."

"What? What do you-" she said as she I was interuppted by Colin picking her up in his arms.

"Woah, woah! Where are we going?!" She said, trying to hide a smile.

"I'm taking you to cool down!" He said matter of factly, but with a chuckle, as he opened the door and walked out to the snow covered front lawn.

"Colin Gomez! Do not drop me in the snow or I swear..."

"Don't worry, girl, I won't drop you."

"Oh, thank god..."

"I'LL THROW YOU, THOUGH!" He said loudly as he tossed Luna into a snowbank.

"You little...!" She said as she got out of the snow with a snowball as Colin laughed his head off on the side.

"Hey, now, you stay away from me with that!" He said as she threw it right at his head, hitting him in the chest.

"Oh, i see...This. Is. War!" He said as he picked up snow and threw it at Luna. Soon, they were throwing snow in all directions, as the other kids saw what they were doing.

"Hey! Can we join?" Lincoln yelled out the doorway to the two lovebirds.

"Hmm, well, I don't kno- DIBS ON LYNN!" Colin said, shouting the last part.

"Well then, I get Lincoln!"

As he picked his team and fought for victory over his new girlfriends team, Colin thought to himself.

"Man, I think I love her." he thought as he aimed his first shot and fired.