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Frost's p.o.v

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Chapter Thirty: What's your bank info?

"IT IS CHRISTMAS, MY DUDES!" I yell at the top of my lungs, banging my head on the wall.

I let out an animalistic roar as I launch myself on my bed. "CHRISTMAS," I roar while walking around like a crab.

Neo walks in, and I immediately stop being weird.

"Good morning..." I awkwardly stand up straight and wave at him.

"There's someone down here for you, and are you alright? I heard something bang on the wall..." Neo says and I hear mom say, 'she does it every year' from downstairs.

"I'll get dressed now..." I say and he leaves.

Even though it's Christmas, I still have to 'dress nicely'. Meaning a dress...

Like, ew. I have said it a million times, I hate wearing dresses.

Yet you own some.

Shut it.

I walk to my closet and go to my dresses. I pull out a black dress that has long sleeves and reaches my mid-thigh.

Once I've showered and brushed my teeth, I slip into the dress. Manon is supposed to come over to do my makeup and hair.

And let's just say I'm not excited to carry ten pounds of stuff on my face. I put on my lucky cat socks, and slip my busted shoes on. I also put back on the necklace Nova got me. Not the best outfit but who cares!

I trot downstairs and stomp in front of mom. "Does it make you happy for me to suffer?"

She gasps and makes me do a little spin. "Oh, honey you look beautiful! I don't understand why you don't like dresses!"

"Because she's a tomboy Denisse," Juniper states, "Much like me."

I nod in agreement when I remember Neo said there's someone here for me.

I hope it's someone with McDonald's!

I walk to the door and swing it open. It's only Nova. And he sadly doesn't have any McDonald's.

I should've known.

I briefly smile at him, "Merry Christmas,"

He smiles back and hands me a perfectly wrapped gift. "Another one?"

Oh, that reminds me, I still have that one gift he said I couldn't open.

"Do you... uh, want to come in?" I ask and step aside. He muttered a 'sure' as he stepped in.

"Merry Christmas Nova!" Everyone shouts at him. He jumps in surprise and I laugh. As I lead Nova upstairs, he stares at me.

"You look..." he trails off.

My cheeks turn red in embarrassment, "Bad? Horrible? Fat-"

"You look beautiful," he states before frowning, "That was cheesy but whatever,"

I blush even more, "Thanks? How do I react to this,"

Somebody help me. If I were to transform into a tomato, no one would notice.

Suddenly, my door springs open and I turn, seeing Manon, smirking.

"Oh, am I interrupting something?" she asks with a wink. I glare at her and flip her off.

"No, you are not," I state calmly, "Nova is just confessing his undying love for me!"

"I was not!" Nova exclaims with a cracky voice. Manon cackles as she waltz into my room, tossing her makeup onto my bed.

Manon sat me down on the floor, teasing me the whole time. I had to fight the urge to slap her. To be honest, I have to fight the urge to fight everyone I see.

Nova sits on my bed very awkwardly.

Manon starts to puts some weird clear looking stuff on my face.

"What's that?" I ask.

"It's primer," she answers and continues pounding her hand on my face, "Helps smooth out the face! Also I think it protects your pores from getting clogged?"

She then looks at the primer (?) container with a soft frown, "I don't even know,"

"You mean you don't know what you're doing?!" I screech and she shushes me with a laugh. Nova watches, clearly amused.

After she caked my face, she held a mirror to my face. It's a soft look but obvious that I have whatever this is on my face.

"You can do eyebrows better than I can!" I exclaim and she chuckles.

I do a double chin and start speaking in a weird voice, "They call me Mr-"

"Don't!" Manon screams and I undo my double chin. "You'll get lines..."

"You uh, you look, uh..." Nova stammers which made me and Manon look at him. His cheeks turn redder each second.

"Fabulous?" I finish his sentence. He nods and awkwardly smiles.

"Alright hair time!" Manon exclaims and practically yanks my hair out of my head.

She tugs on my hair and sprays something in it, before shoving the mirror in my face. I see a braided bun and a few strands hanging out in front of my face.

"And what do you call this?" I ask.

She does a little bow, "I call it the braided bunch. Get it? 'Cause the... Brady bunch?" she says and we both laugh. Or we cackle, I should say.

We walked downstairs to find my aunties dancing and tormenting Neo, mom and Nailia dancing to It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas, and dad holding August while videotaping the whole thing.

Suddenly, the doorbell rings and I run to get it. Kai and Cole stand in the doorway, holding gifts.

"Merry Christmas Frost!" Kai says and gives me a hug. I hug him back and give Cole a hug.

"Come in!" I usher them inside. Cole and Nova do their bro hug while Manon squeezes the life out of Kai.

Manon suddenly gasps while looking at Cole and Kai, "If you and Kai aren't doing anything, you guys should go out and hang out for a little bit!"

"Why?" Cole asks.

"Because Frost and I need some girl time," she says and slings an arm around me.

"Yeah," I nod, "It'll be like a man-date! All you boys would get to know each other better!"

Nova snickers, "Man-date. Have fun, losers,"

I give him a pointed look, and his face changes into one of horror. "That doesn't include me, does it?"

"Yes, it does." I grab Nova and Cole by the ears and throw them out of my house. I pick up Kai and set him outside too. We must be gentle with the little one.

I look at Cole with narrowed eyes, "Someone can get a certain someone something for when someone asks a certain question." I say and motion to Manon.

He blushes and nods. "Now, don't hurt my baby Chip, or I'll shove an ornament up your butts," I state before closing the door.

"Alright peeps!" I clap my hands, "Where's the food?"

Mom laughs, "In the kitchen honey."

"Then you'll know where to find me," I state and waltz into the kitchen. I am blessed with the sight of a bunch of food and drinks, all homemade by the one and only, Momma Matthews.

"Praise the Lord," I whisper while grabbing a plate. I put some spaghetti on the plate, and some garlic bread. "And praise my ma."

As I search for a fork, in the corner of my eye, I spot Neo walking in. I hold up my fork, "Uhuh. It's my time to feast. Hiss, leave, hiss."

"Did... did you just say hiss?" he questions and I grin. "Anyways, I have something to ask you..."

I raise a brow while slowly taking a bite of the garlic bread, "I'm listening."

He reaches into the pocket of his sweatshirt, and pulls out a small black box.

Well... then.

I stop chewing, and look at him, then the box, then him again. "Is that what I think it is?"

He nods, "Are you okay with... this?" he asks while handing me the box. I open it and gasp at the ring.

"What are you, rich?" I ask in disbelief while handing the box back.

He chuckles, "Yes, pretty much,"

"Oh," I say before forcing a smile, "What's your bank info?"

Neo laughs, "I'll tell you when you're older,"

Oh Lord. My mom is in love with a rich man and I don't even get a penny!

"What are you two talking about?" mom asks as she suddenly appears in the kitchen, startling both of us. I nearly drop my food as I see Neo fail to hide the black box. I smack my head in disappointment.

She's not only in love with a rich man, but also a huge idiot! I mean, and I thought I was an idiot.

Well maybe she won't notice it. She lives with me, after all.

Mom sees him fumbling, "What's that?" she asked him.

And I jinxed it.

I widen my eyes and without thinking, I blurt, "It's my promise ring!"

Oh god...

She turns to me, "Oh? For who?"

"For... for..." I rack my brain for somebody, and I think of Nova.

Might as well.

"It's for Nova." I say and feel my cheeks heat up. I set my plate down, and snatch the box out of Neo's hands. "I was showing him!" I lie and she smiles. Neo stares at me with wide eyes as he tries to remain calm.

EVERYBODY STAY CALM! Big brained Frost Matthews is here.

"Can I see it?" Mom asks, leaning in to get a closer look.

"No!" I say a little too quickly, "It's uh... supposed to be... a surprise?"

She nods in understatement and grabs a piece of watermelon.

There's watermelon? Now I'm going to have to make my famous watermelon flavoured water.

Heh, and force Manon to drink it.

"Well, we're going to decide on a Santa." Mom says and leads us to the living room where a bunch of presents sit.

"What the- mom." I look at my mom in shock.

She shrugs her shoulders, "I'm not the only one who bought presents." she looks at Neo, Nailia, Manon, and my aunties.

"How many presents are there?" I ask while sitting down next to Nailia, just to bug her.

"Thirty-two." mom states, "And each person gets four."

Well now I feel bad.

I only got everyone one present 'cause I am broke. Broker than my grandmas back.

Ha. I'm so funny.

But seriously.

My grandmas back almost broke.

"Alright!" mom claps her hands before picking up August, "Who wants to pass out presents?"

"I want to pass out," I state with a loud yawn.

Manon's hand shoots up, "I do!"

Mom hands her a present and she reads the name tag. "This is for Nailia from... Frost."

Oh great. Can't wait for her to toss it out the window.

Nailia takes the box, unwrapping it slowly as if I put something in there to murder her.

"Yes," she says as she holds up the Koala phone case I got her. She looks at me with a hesitant gleam in her eye, "... Thanks,"

My eyebrows shoot up, "You're welcome..."

"Dad look, I've been wanting one of these," she shoves the case in dad's face, hitting him right in the noggin.

Dad looks at it and nods in approvement.

Oh? Was he expecting some trashy present?

He can kiss an old mans butt.

•.•

After we opened presents, we just chilled around. I got a new phone case from Nailia which is not surprising but also coincidental seeing how I got her one too. And some new White Converse from Neo, an expensive looking makeup kit from Manon, and my aunties got me some slides.

Like, hallelujah.

I got mom a shirt that says 'World's Best Mom', and dad a watch as he's always complaining about not having one, and then I got Neo a shirt that says 'Don't speak to me until I've had my coffee', and finally, I got my aunts both matching cat socks.

Like I said.

I'm broke. But it's the thought that counts. They should be thanking the Lord that I even got them anything.

"Manon, you know I'm going to have to watch makeup tutorials." I state as I watch Manon open her gift from the one and only, me.

"Wow, I've been wanting this shade forever!" Manon exclaims as she holds up this nude colored lipstick thingy, "Ugh. So beautiful. And buttery smooth!"

Yeah.

I'm not an expert in these makeup things.

Suddenly, I remember the presents the boys brought. Yeesh, it's like I forgot they existed!

"Hey whatever happened to those gifts the boys brought?" I ask Manon. She reaches under my bed and pulls them out.

"I hid them from your crazy family," she says and I laugh. Just as I open my mouth to say something, my door busts open.

Nova walks in looking more annoyed than ever and Cole, and Kai follow. "Help me," Nova groans while flopping on my bed.

Kai plops down on the floor next to me, and hugs me. He giggles while squeezing the life out of me.

"Why... is... Chip... so... happy?" I breathlessly question while trying to pry Kai's arms away from my poor neck. My funeral is coming up people, be prepared.

"I don't know," Cole states while sitting next to Manon, "Something about Nova not hating him anymore,"

I finally pry Kai's arms away, "Awe, Nova is getting softer." I tease while getting up, and sitting next to him.

He stays lying face down, undaunted by my special presence.

Manon hands me the box Nova said I couldn't open till today.

I left it under my bed?

I need to get my memory checked.

I grab it from her and carefully open it. My mouth falls open as I see a brand new Iphone X.

"Nova you- I... I don't know what to say!" I exclaim and set the phone on my pillow. "Wait how did you know?"

He lifts his head up and places it on his hands. "I saw your cracked phone."

"This better not be some scheme to butter me up," I say with narrowed eyes, "Because it's almost working!"

"It's not," he chuckles and props himself up on his elbows, "I genuinely saw you needed a new phone. So I got you one,"

He says with the utmost casualty! What is he, rich? Well he's got good money I guess.

My eyes travel to Cole and Manon, and I see Cole put a necklace on Manon, the two speak in hushed towns meaning I can't eavesdrop on them. Manon blushes and nods her head.

"Frost," Cole beams at me, "She said yes!"

"Nice bro!" I exclaim in my deep voice. "Took you forever to ask."

I watch my best friend show Cole the new lipstick she got with excitement in her eyes. He watches her with adoration. So cute!

"Hey," Nova suddenly whispers in my ear.

I feel my cheeks heat up. "What?"

"Go on a date with me?" he asks.

I snap my head to the side, "I... me?"

"No the Easter bunny- of course you," he chuckles and I blush even more. "Look, Matthews, I uh... want to fix things,"

I fall silent, listening to Nova sigh softly.

"I really like you..." he mutters with a hint of sadness, "So... please?"

My whole face instantly heats up and I puff up my cheeks.

Oh god. How do I react? Do I react like a normal person, or how I, myself, Frost Matthews would?

I don't know! I mean, a normal person would go 'Alright. Cool, the person I like, likes me back. I'm excited for this date', but I would be like 'Ugjskajkxm'. Aka, freaking out.

'Cause I am.

Like, I always thought it would take a miracle for someone to like me. I mean, my old pet goldfish didn't even look at me!

And Nova is a stone cold dude, whose life motto is 'I don't like you'. I knew it! He was telling a lie the whole time!

"Well maybe we wouldn't sound so bad, if some people didn't try playing with big, meaty, claws!" I exclaim.

"Is that a yes?"

"Unfortunately,"

"Unfortunately?!"

"I'm joking," I laugh, "But yes,"

"What are you guys doing over there? Huh?" Manon asks in a seductive tone. I try bolting up to kill her, but Nova holds me back. "Ooo, get some Frost."

Kai erupts into a fit of laughter, along with Nova. I could feel his chest rumble, which makes me want to laugh.

"M-Manon, I'm going to kill you." I threaten and hear her laughter over everyone elses.

"You can huff, and you can puff, but you can't blow this house down." she remarks in a higher tone, which is supposedly my voice.

How dare she.

I then grin wickedly, "No. But Cole can,"

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Okah so sorry for all the time jumps but i have something planned *evil laugh* and its gonna take some chapters to get it DONE.

SO BARE WITH ME, LITTKE MUSHROOMS.

aNyWaYs, im obsessed with the song iRobot by Jon Bellion cuz why not.

Im gonna go draw now... so...

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