Mina eyed herself in the mirror as she carefully applied light pink lipstick to her lips. She smiled at herself and poised in front of the mirror to make sure her new look for the night was all right.

She had her hair tied up in a bun. She wore a red turtleneck sweater and a long jean skirt with a slit down the side. She brushed back a lock of hair and sighed. She was nervous. It wasn't just knowing that Shadow probably wouldn't show up, it was also very stressful because she had over eighty kids that she had for the performance. She had to make sure that they were dressed properly; their voices...

The sweet smell of angel cake spread throughout the apartment like wildfire. Holly and red ribbons clashed with the pink furniture and pictures lined the shelves above the fireplace.

Amy was in the kitchen making a special dinner. She couldn't think of anything better to do; she had the jitters and just couldn't sit still. She already made chicken and wild rice soup as the main course. She made tossed salad and she laid out chips on the table.

She had just finished pulling the cake out of the oven when her stomach growled. "I can't wait this long to eat," She groaned, looking at the clock....

Amy Rose opened her eyes as the first glint of sunlight peeked through the curtains of her living room window. She yawned and tried to get up, but something heavy was wrapped around her waist, holding her down. She looked to her side and almost collided with Sonic's head. She started to freak out at first, thinking that she was dreaming when suddenly she remembered what had happened the previous night. She smiled and curled up against Sonic's chest. He mumbled something incoherent and shifted in his sleep.

Amy kissed him on the cheek and unwrapped herself from his embrace. She slid off the...

The view form the Lapiz building, as they called it, held many eyes captive all year round with it's wonderful views of the village. The view outside was especially great because of the snow silently falling and the glimmer of Christmas lights showering the white ground with color.

Not that Rouge had anytime to think about that. She was hard at work at one of the empty cubicles, tossing paperwork one by one in separate piles while the bags under her eyes grew heavy. She just wanted to sleep, just one minute of resting her eyes. Instead she shifted her gaze at her papers again and sighed.

It...

All was quiet in the still of Rouge's apartment; soft voices could be heard but all in all it was quite peaceful. Suddenly, smoke started to fill the apartment and the fire alarm went off and practically blew out Amy, Mina and Cream's ear drums out.

They ran to the kitchen where the smoke was coming then laughed hysterically. The whole kitchen was a mess with cookie dough splattered all over the walls and ingredients lying on every counter top. Smoke came pouring from the oven as Rouge shamefully held up a tray of burnt cookies.

"Rouge!" Amy screamed with laughter, "How did this happen? We...

"I can't believe we're stumped on what to get the guys?!" Rouge groaned, followed by heavy sighs from the other three girls. They were walking around the Knothole marketplace; looking for ideas for presents.

"I wouldn't say that," Amy sighed, "YOU know what you're making Knux."

"Really?" Cream chimed in.

"Tell us!" Mina added.

"Well," Rouge said, sheepishly "I figured the best way to get to a man's heart is through his stomach. So, I thought I'd make him cookies."

"Wow! What a great idea!" Cream said, smiling.

"Too bad Rouge doesn't know how to cook." Amy said, crossing her arms.

"What!" Mina...

"You guys excited as I am?" Sonic asked, leading the way to the annual Knothole Christmas party. Frost covered the ground leading to the Castle that morning; the snowfall not yet kicking in.

"Oh yeah! I can't wait to binge on Christmas cookies!" Tails exclaimed, laughing. "The Castle cooks always out-do themselves every year." He tugged at his red sweater anxiously.

"It will be my first Christmas." Shadow said to himself, slightly smiling.

Knuckles overhead and brought it up. "Your first Christmas?! No way!"

"Didn't you ever celebrate with Maria?" Sonic asked, walking next to the ebony hedgehog....

Castle Acorn was decorated warmly for the holidays. Red ribbons hung from the towers while colored candles lit a path to a big Christmas wreath hanging on the castle door. As the snow silently fell to the earth, a party was underway.

Princess Sally sat in a big wooden chair watching the fireplace as she looked around her bedroom. Amy and Cream were decorating her drapes with some holly. Rouge and Mina were in a heavy conversation about the origin of Christmas; not really believing each other's tales were correct. Sally smirked to herself and decided to speak.

"Hey, guys! How about we make a...