Crispmas Carol [Cookie run]

Chapter four - Where are you Crispmas

After only a moment of shut-eye, his room began to smell like jellies. He opened his eye and jolted from his pillow, he saw that the floor was covered entirely in jellies "what the hell!?" He looked around his room, but then something jumped from the mess at the foot of his bed.

"Hello, Wizard cookie! I am the ghost of Crispmast present!"

He stared at the ghost and immediately was unamused "Creampuff cookie...?"

[Visual by me: twt; @ZCakezzz]

"No, I'm the Ghost of Crispmas Present" they tilted their head

He rolled his eye and then looked at the floor "what's this mess for!?"

"This is the greatest gift of all! Generosity! The food represents it, but it's all in one place. You could share it with friends but you're too stubborn to do so"

"Where did all of it come from!? Your wand?"

"That's not the point... but you could be a little bit more generous if you were only patient with those around you"

"What are you on about? Magic takes patience and I'm the most patient of them all!"

"Are you sure? You couldn't even spare a second of your kindness to your friends yesterday"

"...Can we not talk about that" he pinched the center of his face.

"I'm afraid that is impossible at this moment. Here, take my hand, I want to show you something!" they held out their hand, but Wizard only stared at it, squinting.

"What's wrong?" the spirit asked

"...Considering you took to form of one of my friends whose known for being a screw-up, there's a higher chance you'll drop me"

"Oh... even if I do, you won't get hurt!"

"That's not very reassuring, spirit..." he groaned

"Just take my hand!" they pulled it closer and he finally gave in, holding on to them.

They carried him up and out of the open window. The town seemed to be normal, all the buildings were like they were the day before, and music could still be heard from the empty streets. Flying past the train station, the Spirit almost bumped into the Tower, Wizard cookie held to their hand tightly almost crawling up to them to avoid it.

"BE CAREFULL!" he shouted

"my bad!" the spirit continued to fly around the kingdom, then turned its attention to the castle

"Where are you taking me anyways?" Wizard cookie asked

"We're going to see how your friends are doing after the argument you had this afternoon! But first... we need to find them" they stared at the castle's entrance, the doors were obviously shut but they began to fly toward them regardless. Wizard cookie tried to warn the Spirit about the issue but they ignored him. He shut his eye the second they hit the door, but then they came to a sudden stop. As he opened his eye, he was now in the Castle's Ballroom; it was decorated for the planned Crispmas party. his friends were all sitting at the built-in bar, talking. the spirit let go of Wizard cookies hand and he walked toward them to get closer to listen.

"I just dont get it!" Chili pepper cookie slammed her fist to the table "he says I'M the mean one and yet he almost made Strawberry cookie cry!"

He looked to see Strawberry cookie who was playing with her drawstrings, not really looking at anyone. She seemed anxious and her eyes had nothing but dismay

"If anything, he should be happy we even considered asking him to help with this stupid party!"

"Maybe he was just busy?" GingerBave tried to look for any reasoning for his friend lashing out

"He didn't have to be a jerk about it! At Least I'M honest when I steal stuff..." Chili Pepper then fumbled into her pocket and revealed a coin "by the way, I took this from your pocket, kid"

"Hey, that's mine!" Custard cookie III reached for it, but she moved her hand away "nope! Finder's keeper haha!"

"HMPH! Fine! I have more coins anyways..."

"Mind sharing?"

"I do actually! But... you are right about Wizard cookie. His behavior was unacceptable! Not only did he disrespect a friend, he also disrespected me! His king!"

"Guys! I know WIzard cookie can be a bit harsh, but I know he doesn't actually mean any of it! He was just overwhelmed, I'm sure he'll apologize soon"

Chili Pepper cookie scoffed "Yeah, in a blue moon"

"I dont know Gingerbrave..." Strawberry cookie spoke, "he seemed like he meant everything..."

Her comment made Wizard cookie flush with even more guilt.

"No, don't say that! He would never make you upset on porpoise!"

"if he actually apologizes I'll let this one go, but if he doesn't... don't expect me to like when you invite him over again" Chili Pepper cookie leans on the table

"I have hope for Wizard cookie! I bet that first thing in the morning hell apologizes for everything!"

"GingerBrave..." Wizard cookie stared at the group. GingerBrave continued to Defend Wiard cookie's actions but it only made him feel more guilty.

The Spirit walked towards him, and handed him a jelly"patience is something you lack. and i mean true patient, not just magic" they turned to look at Custard cookie III who seemed upset, not from Chili Pepper cookie but from what Wizard cookie told him.

"he's just a little kid you know. much younger than you"

"you don't think I know that?"

"so why do you expect him to already know everything about being a ruler?"

"Because... because he needs to know everything! even after my refusal of letting a child have the kingdom we founded he took the throne and no one questioned it! he is not ready for the responsibility or the politics of running an entire growing capital!"

"It's all about trial and error, you shouldn't punish or be angry at him for not knowing any better, you were just like him when you started studying magic, weren't you?"

he only groaned, not wanting to respond to their question.

"...and Strawberry cookie?"

"what about her...?"

the spirit only looked at her, she was hunched over in the corner of the empty bar, even if they couldn't see her, he knew that she was upset and overwhelmed. Wizard cookie could only frown.

the spirit looked back towards Wizard cookie "it's time to go" they held out their hand, and Wizard cookie slowly took it.

They both flew out of the ballroom, exiting through the wall. They returned him to his room, inside the tower. When he stepped inside, he saw that the floor was no longer covered in jellies, and his bed was the same as when he left.

"spirit i-" when he turned around to face the spirit, there was no one there, and the window was left open. He looked out to see a snowflake glistening in front of him before being carried through the wind "nevermind..." He walked to his bed and sat on the edge, putting his hands on his face. He wanted to cry but he sucked the sadness in and tried laying back in bed. He stared at the tall ceiling, thinking about everything he had been shown so far "am I really that selfish...?"  he whispered as his eye began to tear up. the clock continued to tick as the night went along. and after a while, he returned to his sleep from exhaustion.