The Modern Four

Chapter 23:Christmas Special

Wilbur and Hiro had stupidly waited till the last minute to buy christmas gifts. It was two days before Christmas, and the mall was crowded as could be. The boys were sitting in the food court, thinking. "Okay, so if I have Penny, and you have Violet, who do you think has me? Violet or Penny." Hiro asked, taking a bite of his pretzel. The four friends had decided to do a secret Santa, so they didn't have to buy christmas gifts for everyone. It was the girls idea. Wilbur shook his head.

"I dunno, probably Violet? It's a fifty fifty chance."

Hiro groaned. "I just wanna know! I also just wanna know what to get Penny for Christmas! It's impossible to shop for a girl."

Wilbur nodded in agreement, furrowing his eyebrows. "I know right? I have literally no idea what to get for Violet. Like, jewelry is too personal, and a gift card is too impersonal. I mean, maybe like, a candle or something?"

Hiro wrinkled his nose. "A candle, ew. That's like, what I get my aunt for Christmas, and Violet is not your aunt. Isn't she like, your girlfriend?"

Wilbur blushed, rolling his eyes. "She's not my girlfriend. I don't have a girlfriend."

Hiro smirked, taking another bite of his pretzel. "Whatever you say, dude. So, to shopping?" He asked, standing up, then paused. "Do you think the girls would like something from the game stop?" He asked, starting towards the video game store.

Wilbur shrugged, grinning. "I dunno, but it can't hurt to try!" The two boys rushed off to the small store.

The girls had, coincidentally, also left their shopping till the last day. Violet sighed. "I can't believe we waited this long." She complained to Penny. Penny shrugged.

"Hey, it's not my fault! It's just hard to find time to shop during finals week!"

Violet shook her head, crossing her arms. "It's so crowded in the mall. I don't even know what to get for Hiro. All I know about him is that he likes science and stuff. I dunno what to get him. Some new safety goggles?" She said sarcastically.

Penny laughed, shaking her head. "Gosh, I dunno. I have some ideas for Wilbur, but it's like buying for your brother, yknow. He's hard to shop for."

Violet nodded, looking at a list on her phone. "Trust me, I know. It's impossible to shop for Dash. Mom gave me some ideas, but I don't know if Mrs. Robinson would be much help for Wilbur. Or if Hiro's aunt would for him." She sighed. Penny nodded, shaking her head.

"I dunno, maybe I'll just get Wilbur a new game or something. He's always playing a game. Cmon, let's go check out the game stop." She sighed, gesturing for Violet to come. Violet sighed, shaking her head.

"Store filled with sweaty, nerdy teenagers, here we come."

The boys walked out of the game stop empty handed. Wilbur grumbled. "Fifty dollars for Star Wars battlefront and mom only gave me 40 for Violet's gift."

Hiro rolled his eyes. "Even if you had 50 dollars, you wouldn't waste it on a game, because you still have to buy Violet a gift. Unless you were planning on getting her Star Wars battlefront." He smirked. Wilbur sighed.

"Alright, you've got a point. Where should we start looking for the girls?" He asked, frowning a little. Hiro looked around, biting his lip.

"Uh...I dunno. A lot of girls are going into that store." He said, pointing to bath and body works, which, as Hiro was saying, many girls were going into.

"Yeah, okay, it can't hurt to look." They made their way over to the store, which was Bath and body works, and looked around. Hiro sneezed.

"Ugh, it smells in here." He complained, wiping his nose. Wilbur frowned.