It was now a few days before Christmas and Matt and Jake were sitting at home, watching TV in their underwear (Jake only wore underwear because he took a big dump earlier).

"Hey, Matt?" asked Jake.

"Yeah, Jake?" replied Matt.

"What do you think life will be like when you leave for college?" asked Jake.

Matt thought about Jake's question for a few seconds before saying, "I don't know. It'll be weird being on my own and I'm not looking forward to the workload those professors will throw at me, but I'll probably make some new friends and maybe go to some parties." said Matt.

"It's going to suck being here by myself," said Jake.

"I know, little bro. I'll miss being here and giving you wedgies all the time." Matt joked.

"I don't think I'll miss that," said Jake.

"Actually, I think now is the perfect time for one," Matt said and with quick thinking, Jake took off his underwear, preventing Matt from giving him a wedgie.

"Can't give me a wedgie now," Jake said with a smug grin.

"You're right. Smart thinking, little bro. Unfortunately, I have more than one way to torture you." said Matt.

And before Jake could even react, Matt grabbed Jake and picked him up before turning him upside down.

Now helpless, Jake yelled, "Hey! Put me down! This isn't funny!"

"I think it's quite funny so I don't think I will," said Matt.

"Seriously, Matt. Let me go! All my blood is going to go to my head!" said Jake.

"I'll let you go if you let me play with your PS3 for a week. You can have the Wii; I don't really need that," said Matt.

"A week? Can it be like 3 days or something?" asked Jake.

"No. A week and that's final," said Matt.

Jake thought about it and said, "Fine. Just don't do anything to it."

Satisfied by Jake's answer, Matt set Jake back down on the couch.

And as Jake put his underwear back on, Matt said, "Oh, and because the PS3 you're getting can play PS2 games, I'm going to take your PS2 collection for that week."

"Oh, come on!" Jake whined.

"It's part of the deal. You should be glad I didn't ask for your other consoles," said Matt.

"You're such a jerk," Jake said before sticking his tongue out at Matt.

"True but you still love me," said Matt.

"Yeah," said Jake.

"Especially when I do this," Matt said before going up to Jake and tickling him, making him laugh.

Once the tickling was over, Matt asked Jake, "So, are you planning on doing anything with Lucas over Christmas dinner?"

"Well, I guess we're going to stay in his room after we're done talking to all his relatives. What about you?" asked Jake.

"Tiffany and I will probably leave so we can make out in privacy. I'm surprised you didn't invite your boyfriend to the dinner," said Matt.

"He has his own Christmas dinner to deal with and I don't want anyone knowing about us until I'm ready," said Jake.

"That's fair. Hopefully, Lucas' relatives won't be too annoying," said Matt.

"Judging by what Lucas has told me, it's probably going to be a long day," said Jake.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Another short chapter but I think it works. The next chapter will focus on Jamie for the first time. Welcome to 2024! I'm only a week late but that's fine. 2023 wasn't the most productive year for me when it comes to writing, as I spent most of my time either working or writing Total Drama All-Stars and neglecting my other stories. I'm hoping this year won't be the same but there's a chance it probably will, considering my schedule. But I'm still going to try to pump out stories as fast as I can and like last year, I have several one-shots planned that I'll write real soon, so stay tuned. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now and stay safe.