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"Ann you decorated!" Roses exclaimed.
"Yes, but it's just lights and fake snow and giant candy canes." "What candy canes?" Tyrael asked. "....Bubba!!!!!" Ann yelled. "If you ate all of my candy canes I will not give you any turkey!" "Oooh, all the associates are here?" Holli asked. "Yep, they wanted to come to the Christmas party, too." "Even after the Unfortunate Incident at Dinner last year?" "Well, Vic was a little worried, but he agreed to come anyway. We promised him that he didn't have to sit between Murry and Bubba." Roses told her. "Now go put your stuff away, and we'll have dinner." *** In Ann and Roses' room, they were unpacking their things. "I am glad that Vic decided to come this year. I got him some new gardening gloves." Roses said, as she hung her clothes in the closet. "I'm glad, too. Everyone is here and we will have a wonderful time." "You said that last year. And remember what happened then." They stared at each other. *** Holli and Tails were also unpacking in their room. Holli dropped some duct tape in a drawer. "This is going to be lots of fun." "Yep. Just like last year." Tails said, hanging various kinds of rope in the closet. "I hope we get good presents." "Me too. Ty is going to love what we got him. And we're going to love it even more." Holli giggled. "Okay, is that everything?" "That's it." Tails said, shoving a box labeled "Caution: Explosives" under the bed. "Good. Then let's go to dinner. *** Roseidous got out his giant bag of mistletoe. He hung some in the doorway and put the rest in his pockets. "What are you doing with all of that?" Tyrael asked him. "I'm going to hang it everywhere so that every time I see a clone, I can get her to stand under the mistletoe and I can kiss her." "Good plan." Tyrael nodded his approval. Then he noticed something weird in his bag. "What are these..." "Hey!" Roseidous shouted. "How did you get my magazines! You stole them! You were just pretending to sleep!" "I did not steal them. But now that I see them, I wish I had stolen them earlier." Roseidous snatched them away. "You're too young to have those!" "Okay, fine. Are you ready for dinner?" "Yes, but do one thing first." "What?" "Wash off that lipstick, it scares me." *** Everyone gathered around the table for dinner. Roses sat at one end, Ann at the other. Roseidous, Al, Bubba, Stan and Holli sat on one side, and Tails, Tyrael, Murry, Billy Jo, Vinnie, and an empty chair were across from them. Roseidous, Murry, and Bubba were at the opposite end from the empty chair. "Where is Vic?" Holli asked. "He should be on his way." Roses told her. "Where is the food?" Tyrael asked. "The clones are going to bring it in soon." Ann answered. "Actually, I hear someone coming right now." "I'll go help!" Roseidous announced, looking at the mistletoe he had just placed in the doorway to the kitchen. He arrived at the door at exactly the same time as the other person. Unfortunately, that person was Vic. Roses and Ann tried not to giggle as Roseidous stared disappointedly at Vic. "What?" Vic demanded. Holli pointed above their heads. "No way." Vic said. "But you have to, it's the rules." Tails pointed out. "But don't you remember the Unfortunate Incident at Dinner last year? What if this turns into the same thing?" Vic protested. "No, the rules must be followed." Tyrael said. Roses and Ann were still trying not to laugh. Everyone turned away as Roseidous and Vic kissed and went to their seats. The clones arrived, bringing the turkey and all other holiday foods. Bubba stared at the turkey for approximately two seconds before eating the whole thing. Then he reached for the rest of the food. He grabbed the cranberry sauce, but spilled it on Murry. Murry started yelling and threw the green beans at Bubba. They hit Roseidous. A full-fledged food fight erupted. Roses and Ann crawled under the table and met in the middle. "Well, it's not as bad as last year." Ann said. "That's true, but the night is young." Roses replied peering out from under the tablecloth. She ducked to avoid some sweet potato pie. "Does Bubba usually eat turkey?" Ann wondered. "I don't know. Is that a kind of cannabalism?" "That is a very good question." Vic yelled as he sat on a fork. Holli and Tails handcuffed Tyrael and painted him with the butter and various other things. Roseidous tried to find a clone amid the chaos and ended up under the mistletoe with Al. Al was not happy. Neither of Al's heads were happy. Eventually, everyone ran out of food and energy. They went off to their rooms to shower. Roses and Ann crawled from under the table. "What's next?" Ann asked. "I don't know. The traditional food fight usually lasts longer than that." "Well, why don't I get the eggnog and we'll have that and presents in the common room by the tree?" "Okay, just don't put that stuff in it that you used at the party." Roses shuddered. "Of course not! I have some new stuff to try!" "Good." Turn the Page |