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Meg heard her computer ding. She checked it and saw it was from Andrew. She didnt like this but the more she thought about it the more she realized that maybe this wasnt a prank. She looked out the window and noticed the snow was higher than yesterday. 'this cant be good' she thought then returned her attention to the screen.

She began to type:
Andrew what if this isnt a prank. What if something happened and everone was affected except us.... Im sceard Andrew... I dont know what is going on.... I think me, you, Casey and Marissa need to get together. Do you think that would be possible?

Meg looked at the screen awaiting Andrews reply. She didnt realize she was holding her breath untill he responded. She read the message and typed on her computer:

Ok. That sounds like a good idea. I'll call Casey and tel her where to meet us. Im going to leave Dan here because he is in on this. See ya in a few.

Meg sent the message and shut her computer. She ran to her closet and picked out her jeans and a light blue sweater that makes her eyes stand out and put some make up on. She walked down the stairs and kissed Dan goodbye telling him she needed to tell her friends the good news. She called Casey from her cell and left a message on her voice mail telling her to meet them at the movies. When she got there she waited for the rest of her friends.

(thanks for leaving me a way in biggrin )

After her call with Andrew, Casey had been busy trying to talk sense into Sam. She'd tried to get her parents to crack, but they were too good at games like this, so she had to wait out the whole opening presents thing again before she could really bug Sam.

Her threat to walk to his place was not so far fetched. She walked to his place all the time, the only inconvenience now being that it was snowing. It took a lot of placating to get her parents to allow it, and then she had to suffer through snickers about Sam being her boyfriend. Whatever. She had her phone, so they could call her when they decided the prank was over.

Speaking of her phone, on the way to Sam's, she picked up Meg's message. There was no time for that now-- not when she had to fuss out Sam.

When Sam answered the door, Casey could see that his parents were going all out too. She was starting to get a twisting feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her thoughts flashed back to the gifts she had unwrapped yet again that morning. Every thing about them-- the wrapping paper, bows she thought she'd ripped up the morning before-- was the same. Sam's parents had done the same thorough job.

"I... I just," she stammered, realizing that he was waiting for her to speak. "I came to wish you a Merry Christmas."

He beamed, and she wasn't sure if it was a ha ha, I got you smile, or a boyfriend smile. She forced a smile of her own as he wished her a Merry Christmas back and invited her in.

She couldn't make herself step inside. She couldn't revisit Christmas once again. "Actually, um, wanna go to a movie?" The idea put a real smile on her face, and on his. At the movies, there'd be a bunch of sane people who knew it wasn't Christmas any more, and Sam would be outnumbered.

Sam rushed back inside to ask his parents. He had no idea what he was getting into.

Marissa smiled as she rummaged through her bag of clothing for something to wear. She only had a clean shirt, and there was no way she was wearing the same pants she'd worn for now two days. She couldn't wear the jeans with the hole in the butt either. "Well, alrighty then. I haven't seen Casey in a while so this will be lots of fun." she said. " Do you think she'll bring Sam too? I wonder if he's in on this whole 'It's Christmas' prank? Oh well. Our little entourage will be just what we need to get this stupid s**t out of our minds." she said laughed. "See you in like 20 minutes or so." she said, and hung up the phone.

Calling down to Tristan, Wyatt and Drake came up screaming followed closely by her fiance. "HELP US RISSA! HE'S GONNA TICKLE US!" they shouted as they ran behind her for protection. "Avast ye mangeie scoundrel! You'll not be ticklin' my broths shall I still be round!" She said pirate style as she pulled a rolled up newspaper from her computer desk. "It'd be a hanging or the Davy Jone's Locker fo ya if ye do not proclaim parlay, and let these boys take them to their Captain." she winked to inform him she was the Captain.

Getting Sam to come also meant that she had a ride, and his parents would tell her parents where they went. Casey, in her relief, kept her thoughts to herself until they were standing out in front of the movie theatre.

Sam put his arm around her shoulder for a brief squeeze. "So, who else is coming?"

"Meg," she said as she met his grin. She turned her face up to the drifting snowflakes. "And she mentioned some other people."

Sam quirked an eyebrow, but he let it drop at that. He didn't hold any particular grudge against any of her friends. In fact, if someone didn't like him, the dislike was usually just on their side. Sam was pretty laid back about that sort of thing. Sure, there were people he'd prefer to be around and people he'd prefer not to, but making a fuss about it was out of the question.

"Sooo," he dragged out, "what movie are we all seeing, then?"

"Um..." This time she flushed as she failed to meet his eyes. "I don't know." Meg had mentioned what movie, but she didn't see it up on the scrolling board.

Twenty minutes later, after having run by their house so Marissa could change, they pulled up to Andrew's house to pick him up. Tristan honked the horn of his purple looking Concord. While they waited for Andrew to come out of his house, they listened to the last few remaining Christmas songs on the radio. Even though Christmas was over They seemed to be playing a lot of Christmas songs still. They found that odd. Finally getting sick of it, they popped in their anime theme songs CD, and began jamming out to the theme song to Dragon Ball Z. This had always been their favorite, and it held special memories for the both of them. Gohan, one of the main characters from the show, was their favorite character, and Tristan had come to be nicknamed Gohan in high school, while Marissa had come to be known as Videl, Gohan's future wife. Knowing what Marissa was thinking Tristan leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek. "Like old times huh Videl?" he asked with a laugh. "Of course Gohan." She said back laughing herself.

((Just have your character know one of ours and have them call us to get together. You can do that with my character if you want.))

Meg's cellphone rang and she looked at the caller id and almost hit herself for forgetting Georgie's birthday. She answered her phone "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! So how are things going Georgie?" Meg asked while praying that she knew it wasnt Christmas day and that it was her birthday.