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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:28 pm
Maddy led the other girl to a more quiet place near the bleachers, where it was more likely that whatever they said would actually be heard by the other - the Christmas party was beginning to get quite crowded, and the acoustics of the gym let everyone know that there was a lot of hyper, sugar-high kids packed together in one room.
"So.. Surprise!" She shuffled her feet, a bit awkward - how on earth was one supposed to go about this, anyway? "I'm your Secret Santa! But you probably knew that already.."
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:32 pm
"So that's why you were stalking me!" Kash said. "Okay, that makes sense." She hadn't actually thought of it after they talked the last time. "Oh! You're the one that gave me the luck dragon statue! Thanks! It's AWESOME! I put it on a shelf in my room so I can look at it instead of doing my homework!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:38 pm
Wow, she hadn't figured it out already? Maddy had thought for sure that her inexperienced stalking techniques had given it away, but apparently she'd gotten more lucky than she'd thought.
She kind of regretted the lame intro, now. That could've been done way better if she'd cottoned on to the fact that Kash, well, hadn't.
"I'm glad you like it! We weren't sure, 'cause it's a bit old, but you talked about that movie last time we met, so I figured.." She trailed off before grinning a bit mischieviously: "Mom had to go meet some collector dude to get it, and she was pretty traumatized afterwards."
It probably wasn't in good manners to discuss how you'd gotten a gift, but that was something that went completely above Maddy's head.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:55 pm
"Seriously?" Kash asked, thrilled. She didn't realize it was a faux pas either, so it was all good. "It's a collectors item! That's so cool. I kinda thought it looked hand painted, you know? But I wasn't sure because I haven't gotten to that point in art yet."
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:03 pm
"Me neither, but we looked everywhere and eventually Mom went online and found this guy." She shrugged, neither very knowledgable nor interested in arts or collection items.
"Oh! That reminds me, I've got another present for you. Hold Pirate, will you?" She held out the hermit crab, currently trying his best to look intimidating.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:12 pm
Kash took the hermit crab, eyeing him a bit warily for a moment before she noticed his shell. "Oooh, I think I've seen these before! Think you could paint his shell?" she asked, already picturing strange designs, no doubt.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:18 pm
Maddy, who had been reaching around her back to get the gift out from under the sash she was wearing (her dress had no pockets, so this was the easiest place to hide something), paused to consider the other girl.
"No. Or, well, I don't know really." She looked at Pirate, as if he was magically going to give her the correct answer. "I could look it up, I guess. D'you want to paint him?" It might be kinda of fun, actually.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:25 pm
"Sure! Probably after I've got some practice painting ceramics first, though," she said. "He's um... cute," she added a bit belatedly and also a bit questioningly. Well, Maddy seemed to like him, after all. That was the important part.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:31 pm
"Isn't he?" She threw an adoring glance at the little creature, quite enamored. "Oh, I completely forgot!" She tugged around with her sash for a few second before triumphantly withdrawing a small giftwrapped rectangle.
"Here you go." She traded the gift for Pirate, trying to soothe the upset crustacean while eyeing Kash's reaction to the gift as well.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:34 pm
Kash took the box, opening it slowly and breaking into a grin at the sight of the small silver hairpiece. "It's so pretty!" she said. "I love it!" She hugged the other girl. "Thanks! And now I've got to find a mirror so I can put it in," she added, letting go and looking around.
"The bathroom!" she said abruptly. It seemed Christmas candy had gotten to her already.
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:42 pm
"I'm so glad you like it." Maddy was positively beaming, truly glad that her gift had been well-received.
"I think it's out in the locker rooms." She pointed towards the exit, not entirely sure but under the impression that a locker room would be the logical place to put a bathroom in a gymnasium.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:38 am
"Good idea," she said cheerfully. "Thanks!" she added as she looked for the locker room. She caught sight of it on the far wall and headed away, intent on seeing how her new hair piece looked on her. She would have to wear it low so she could keep her hat on.
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:45 pm
((Is that a wrap or not? XD; I can't figure it out, sorry))
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