Stark 'Dopted

Chapter 5-Party's, Donations, and Christmas ~Part 3~

-Christmas Eve, 1998 10:15 AM-

"Wake up,Lil" I heard a voice near me

"No." I groaned as I dug my head farther down in my pillow and hugged my blanket tighter around me.

"Come on now," She said as she started to pull at my blankets "We have some things to do before your Dad comes to visit.

I shot up in bed "Dad's coming?" I asked with a big grin on my face. Pepper nodded, as she got up and found an outfit in my closet before sitting it on my dresser.

"I'll leave you to get dressed, I'll be in the kitchen."

I gently nodded as I made my way out of bed and over to where the Clothes sat, Pepper must of forgotten that I was barely tall enough to reach the bathroom sink. I was going to call for her but then I came up with a better Idea- I pulled a tub out of the closet and sat next to the dresser and then climbed up onto it.

After getting my clothes, and changing into them, I brushed my teeth and hair.

I made sure my outfit was okay in the-full length body-mirror on the wall,

I had on a white Tank-Dress, Jeans, and Black flats. I pulled black beret out of the drawer and a hair tie.

I skipped down the hall and found pepper sitting in front of the TV watching the news.

I sat down in front of her on the floor and handed her the hair tie, "Can you pull my hair back?"

She gently nodded and she began to comb through my hair with her fingers, She then wrapped the hair tie around my hair. I could do the rest myself, "C'mon go get your coat." She nudged me off to my room.

When I got to my room I quickly put in my beret and slid on my coat, Buttoning it up.

I met Pepper by the elevator, "Where are we going?" I asked as we stepped into the Elevator.

Pepper shrugged "Where ever we end up, Unless there was somewhere you wanted to go?"

I pondered it for a bit before I decided what I wanted to do. 

*_*_*_*_*

"You sure you still want to do this?"

I nodded as I skidded across the ice, I giggled as I watched Pepper struggle with it more then I am.

"You could of at least told me you've done this before." She said as she held onto the railing really tight. I shrugged as I started to glide across the ice, I noticed a girl about my age struggling to keep her balance.

"Need help?"

I held my hands out to her, offering to teach her. She gently nodded and took my hands, While smiling. She almost fell several times but eventually she got the hang of it, "You ready for me to let go?" She smiled confidently and let go.

I watched her as she skated from one side of the rink to the other, and back.

"Thank you so much!"

I smiled as she looked back at a lady-Whom I guess was her mother- and Smiled. 

"I've got to go, But maybe we'll run into each other again." She quickly gave me a hug and went back to her mother.

I skated back to the exit of the rink to find pepper reading the newspaper, Which she soon put down to help me with my skates.

"Have fun?" She asked, I nodded 

"Good, Now we go find something for your dad."

*_*_*_*

We walked up to a Pottery shop that had different designs displayed in the window.