Short Stories

	Never Too Grumpy for the Holiday Spirit The sun rose over the neighbourhood. Like clockwork the young Neopets of all species excitedly jumped out of bed to wake up their parents to see what gifts were under the tree. by surging
	Holidays at the Avinroo Household He sat at the head of the table in front of a set of Kiko Match II cards and flipped over a pair of matching cards. Collab with geneames1 by firefoxtails
	The Shiny Golden Star Terror Mountain was even colder than usual around this time of year, as was all of Neopia. by chouness
	Sir Kaddington and the Petpetpet Search Mildred was sure, nearly 100% and unequivocally sure that the older you get, the less you had to do. by lavo0810
	The Season's Meaning The Month of Giving was especially busy for the runners of Faefast. by the_academy_awards
	Isca and Caylis' Day of Giving The banquet hall in King Kelpbeard’s palace was decorated with seaweed wreaths, coral and crystal in shining reds and greens, and bright bio-luminescent lanterns hanging from the ceiling. by precious_katuch14
	A Song of Winter Starlight A Christmas Carol retelling about someone who’s losing hope instead of someone who’s a jerk. by neoghia
	Christmas With You The air smelt a little sweeter back then, the breeze a little crisper on my skin as I played with you until the sky turned dark. Collab with chihuahua__89 by qeenoneo

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"Never Too Grumpy for the Holiday Spirit" by surging
The sun rose over the neighbourhood. Like clockwork the young Neopets of all species excitedly jumped out of bed to wake up their parents to see what gifts were under the tree. Sleepy parents made their coffee as they obliged their progeny, basking in the warmth of their happiness on what was otherwise a cold day. “Ugh,” sneered Theodor, a grumpy Ruki who lived at the end of the road, as he climbed out of bed and snapped the curtains shut. He was a loner by most standards. He hung out with his beloved Petpet Max the White Doglefox and not too many others. Although he preferred it that way, certain days of the year were harder than others. His parents were not around and he had been an only child. Not really any friends either. Others always either pitied him or feared him; he couldn’t always tell which of the two were worse, but as long as it kept them away from him it didn’t matter either way. He looked down at Max sleeping peacefully in his bed, feet kicking on occasion as if he were trying to run. Maybe in his dream he was running. Theodor used to have dreams. He wanted to run a bakery. But that never happened, for not everything is meant to be no matter how hard...

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