At 12/25/06 01:29 PM, Boris-4-U wrote:
Ghost
Great, as always. I hope you'll be making one for Easter! Or whatever the next major holiday is. All the other stories were good, but I don't feel like quoting all of you.
Umm, this is a little late...but I hope you'll enjoy it. :D
Ghanden's (somewhat) Merry Christmas
Ghanden's feet moved slowly through the forest. Dried leaves and brush crackled under his feet, but they were silenced by the pouring rain. His eyes were locked on his enemy, the fool that had dared to challenge him. His prey was stiff, frozen in fear of Ghanden's blood-thirsty glare. He had nowhere to run.
Ghanden unsheathed his father's sword. The silver blade seemed to split even the raindrops that fell upon it. It's sharp edge had taken the lives of many infidels. One more was about to be added to it's count.
Ghanden leaped forward, not giving his prey time to react. He gave three clean strokes and lopped off the fool's head, feet, and the skin of his buttox. As the bloodied fiend fell down and died, Ghanden held his head high. He had just caught Christmas dinner.
When he had made his way back to the mansion, Ghanden was surprised to find it completely empty. "Where the hell is everbody?!", he screamed throughout the hall.
Finally, when he was about to lose his voice, Hitman came careening down the staircase.
"Shhh, Ghandi be quiet!", whispered Hitman. "Ghost is taking a nap upstairs! Everyone else is out buying eggnog milkshakes."
"What?! Eggnog milkshakes, without me?!", yelled Ghanden. "I was out finding Christmas dinner and this is the thanks I get?!"
"Shhh, quiet down! Uh, what's that you've got there?", asked Hitman, motioning to the bloody mess in Ghanden's arms. "Oh, this is the dinner I was talking about.", he replied, as he tossed it into Hitman's hands. "Cook it."
Ghanden began to walk down to the bar for a drink. Hitman eyed the headless bird in his hands with disgust. "Er...why do I have to cook it?"
"Because Prower took away my cooking priviledges after I tried to cook him in a basil and garlic sauce.", said Ghanden innocently.
Hitman left and Ghanden took up a seat at the bar with a bottle of Samuel Adams. An eery voice behind him made him leap out of his skin. "You here too, eh, Ghandi?"
It was Boris, lying on the floor with a bottle. He stank of booze and salad wafers.
"Boris, what the hell are you doing down there? Shouldn't you be out getting a delicous eggnog milkshake? They're new and they're only 99 cents."
Boris disregarded him in general. "Well, I'm here drinking away my woes. How's about you Ghandi, getting hammered?", asked Boris in his drunken stupor.
"Buzzed, preferably. What's the problem this time?"
The consigliere got to his feet and leaned over a bar stool, splashing his beer all over Ghanden's turban. "Oh, sorry....Anyway, it's all these new guys....like you."
"Begging your pardon?", asked Ghanden, angered.
"Oh, it's nothing personal....it's just that I find you all slightly contemptable. You're not like the good, old guys. Joic and Mast3rmind...Speedy and Rocket, even Charlotte."
"Dude, she just left.", said Ghanden, as he exited the bar, insulted.
"Oh yeah....Hey, Ghandi! Don't go away angry! Just go away!"
Ghanden passed by the kitchen just in time to see Hitman stick the trimmed turkey into the oven. He was covered in blood and feathers, but the boy must have felt like a champion.
Outside, he could here the mafia's cars pull up, followed by Snype and Tangent singing Christmas carols. They all shuffled in and Ghanden greeted them like a chauffer.
Soon enough, they were all sitting down and ready for their dinner. Prower was kind enough to buy Ghanden an eggnog shake, but he politely turned it down since it had hair in it.
Hitman entered the dining room, proudly carrying the golden-brown bird on a large plate. There were oohs and aahs as he made the first slice.
"Hey. This is Christmas.", said Ghost, suddenly appearing at the top of the stairs. "Somebody say Grace before we eat."
Since Ghanden was the most religious of the bunch, they chose him to do so, despite his lack of knowledge in this type of prayer.
"Ahem....Um, dear....um, lord?", he nervously started. "We, er, thank you for this....bountiful harvest and this....wonderful holiday. Um, grace--Oh, I mean peace--no, amen!!"
He lifted up his head in time to see his beautiful turkey snatched away by one of the neighborhood dogs.
The dirty mutts wheeled their way around him and out the door. He ran after them down the road, infuriated, while giving his best Darrin McGavin impression. "BUMPUSES!!!"
He returned, two hours later with a sore back, a lump on his head, and a turkey covered in mud and dog spittle. The entire family was in bed, with the exception of Tangent, who was camping out next to the fireplace and Boris, laying down on the sofa with a hangover.
"Back so soon?", he said indifferently.
"My outfit and pride are ruined, but I have saved the bird from a fate worse then death. Merry Christmas.", said Ghanden, as he tossed it on Boris' lap. He was about to go up to his room when he heard a loud noise on the roof. The three of them stood up and looked around.
"What the hell was that?", asked Boris tensely.
"Could it be...?", gasped Tangent.
A pair of black boots landed at the bottom of the chimney, followed by a large sack. The three of them watched in awe as a man dressed from head to foot in red and white stepped out of the chimney. He looked up at them and they were shocked.
"What the....Ghost?!", said a shocked Boris.
Ghost gave him a silent nod and began digging into the sack. "Let's see....You wanted Joic, Speedy, Rocket, Mast3rmind and Charlotte, right? Shit, do you know how heavy they were?"
He held the sack up and five wrapped bundles came out. "Better open them quick, Speedy stopped moving over an hour ago."
Boris stood in terror, awe, and immense happiness. Ghanden walked over to him and studied him, head to foot. "Holy shit.", was all he could say. Ghost reached into his bag and took out a small box. "Merry Christmas, here's your revised edition of the Bhagavad Gita. Weirdo..."
Ghanden studied the box while Ghost handed Tangent his gift. Ghost then continued to put presents under the tree for all of the mafia.
When he was finished, he said, "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bar. But if they do, shoot them, because I'm too tired for any shit..."
Once he was gone, Tangent looked over at the other two.
"I always knew he was Santa Claus."
The End.
I got an Xbox 360, if you were wondering. =)