Christmas with the Kelps!
Written on April 17th, 2007 by xxemxxStory Details
(22 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5)
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Trouble woke up the next morning. As he was about to walk in the kitchen he saw his Dad mouth the word
“No”
But it was too late! His mother sighed and then started crying and wrapped her arms round her son.
“O’h Trouble I’m so glad!”
“Erm.. about what mum?”
“Well when Grub told me about that Lili girl I feared the worst..”
Trouble knew were this was going it was one of his mothers favourite obsessions- he knew exactly the next statement that would come out her mouth. He looked down and his mother beamed with delight as she said
“So when is the wedding?”
Mrs Kelp was going to have her day as mother of the groom if it was the last thing she done!
“Holly’s just a friend” he said he could almost hear his Dad laugh as he glowed red and made a mental note to get him back later.
“Come on” she said “You’ve obviously brought her here to ask her to marry you. For Frond’s sake it’s Christmas I should have guessed. It’s just like on TV! How sweet!”
His mother had been watching way too much TV!
Despite the fact Trouble was swearing on his life that if he ever got out of this room he’d never shout at Grub for moaning again she continued.
“Tell me about the ring! What are you planning on naming your first child?”
Trouble knew his Dad was probably recording this for future black mail and walked out.
Ilene left to buy Holly to twist round the lights and various other lights but she decided to get her information from a different source…..
—XX———————————————————————————————
“Holly dear can I ask you something?” Ilene said as they were driving to the mall.  (all except Grub who was under strict orders to wait in the house for a delivery of a fibre optic tree for the kitchen)
Trouble was driving and Mrs Kelp and Holly were in the back.
“Didn’t give her much choice there Ilene dear did you?” Â Mr Kelp said “Can I ask you something is a question.”
He was trying to save Holly from what she was about to receive.
“Sure.” she said.
Trouble wanted to stamp on his mother’s foot (universal language for shut up).
llene took a deep breath and asked as if it was an every day question-
“If someone was say… marrying you would you like them to ask your father?”
She heard a slight chuckle from Mr Kelp who found his sons embarrassment highly amusing.
“My Dad died.” she said.
“Well….. would you I don’t know marry….. in the Summer?”
“I really don’t know.”
Ilene scowled and said in a less friendly tone getting desperate for information
“What about your mother what is she like?”
The atmosphere changed dramatically. Trouble’s face went from pink to white.
“Erm.. I never really knew her” she said quickly.
“What do you mean?” llene said not very aware to the rest of the people in the car.
Holly hadn’t thought about her mother in years. She’d walked out on them. Then when her father died she hadn’t came forward so they’d she’d been put in an orphanage.
Then three years later she decided to take them back.Â
Kate Short had been the pretty, successful famous actress with the perfect husband. He had died and she was left with their two children.Â
She sent Darren off to a extremely strict school.
Holly was the small girl who had adored her father and was too young to be sent away (she was the human equivalent of around six). Everyone wanted to be Kate except Holly who hated her and didn’t seem to mind the fact Kate ignored her and left her with a different baby sitter every night. Holly wasn’t allowed to be sporty or a tom boy because Kate wanted her daughter to be basically a perfect, cute girl who never got in her way.
The main thing Holly hated about living with her was the odd time she showed up because she always showed up with him. Her boyfriend who used to hit Holly until she begged to be let go. She’d fight back but that just made him ten times worse!
Eventually this became public knowledge and Kate’s career was ruined. When Holly was no longer cute enough to be a fashion accessory Kate left her again.
“She.. was Kate Short” Holly said.
The rest of the time spent in the car was silent
April 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
It’s really good! You just need to reread your work, there’s a few spelling and grammar mistakes.
April 18th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
I love it…good as always!
Thanks for making my internet time worth it!
Keep it up.
April 20th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Wonderful!!! And don’t keep me in suspense; update!
April 27th, 2007 at 2:20 am
I love it! How come everyone else has the talent? Why not me?? Keep writing!!!
April 27th, 2007 at 8:20 am
it’s GR8 so keep writing
April 27th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
AAAAHHH! MORE STORY MORE!!!!
P.S. Does anyone else watch Naruto, I do, Go Gaara! Go Sasuke! They’re both hot!
P.S.S. I never shurt up!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
ha.
April 27th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
that’s right! never shurt up does me!
May 7th, 2007 at 10:40 am
once again ur story rocks…..um….well…do u think u could send me a copy….this muust be really annoying for u…..plzzzzzzz…
May 10th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
i swear i read this on fanfiction.com
May 10th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
You may have. It’s on here and ff.
I’m under a different pen name there though (xamethyst girlx).
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:30 am
I like it. It’s funny.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:36 am
is there gonna be more?
June 11th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Sorry that’s it finished!
August 5th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
i love it sooooooooooooo much it is so charming and cute andexactley how trouble and holly should be it is soo good i could cry lol ( in a good way) xx keep up the good work lol
October 6th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
HE HE HE HE THAT WAS DIFFERENT !
October 8th, 2007 at 3:34 am
I love stories where Holly doesn’t like Artemis!
October 14th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
THATS SOOOOOO OFFENCIVE JELLY!!!I THINK HOLLY AND ARTY SHOULD BE TOGHETHER!!!!
October 27th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
OMG!! I LOVE THIS STORY!! ITS MY FAVE!! I WISH I COULD WRITE LIKE YOU!! U ROCK GIRLFRIEND!!
PLZ CONTINUE!!
;) xoxox
October 27th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
No they shouldn’t!! holly and Artemis are so different not to mention Artemis only see’s her as an ally. Gosh i H8 holly/Arty love stories. They make me sick!! (but they’re still pretty good) apart from the pairing. Eoin Colfer put a post up saying thatin the next book there was gonna be something between Holly and Trouble in a Love sorta way! YAY!! anyway thats all i have to say. TYVM
;) xox
October 27th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
GO EOIN COLFER!! i AM SOOO GLAD HE SEES IT OUR WAY!
October 28th, 2007 at 1:23 am
oh ya you should probably continue you should leave us like this HOW will the wedding go?
November 9th, 2007 at 7:08 am
WRITE MORE STORIES OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WRITE MORE STORIES OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED YOUR STORY IT WAS GR8
November 9th, 2007 at 7:42 am
plzzzzzzzz write more stories i beg of u
November 25th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
new fic. on the way
November 25th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
YAY!!! plz cintinu ths 1 2!!!!!
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:53 am
This is a wonderful story! but I must say His daughter is my favorite. does anyone know where bath is? I think its in england.
December 3rd, 2007 at 3:51 am
I loved it!
December 4th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Yeah Bath IS in England.
December 4th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Ok just wondering cause my brother gets 2 go there about the time Eoin goes and if he meets him I want to get an autograph. Lucky brother! and he hasn’t even read a book that was more than 30 pages yet he is in 3rd grade!
December 4th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
cool , when is eion going to england , I can go too!! ( dont worry I GET WHAT I WANT my parents never say no to me { im spoiled } ) yeah , same with mine! my brother HATES to read , idk how we are related! I love t.v and books and of course the computer.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
I bet you are my mom’s cousin’s brother’s aunt’s grandma’s grandson’s uncle’s brother’s aunt’s cousin’s sister’s child! AHA! I have long last FOUND YOU JENNY!
December 4th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
lol???? MAXINE? MT GREAT LOONGG SOME HOW RELTED TO ME PERSOON? ( my mom doesn’t even have a sister…lol)
December 5th, 2007 at 12:07 am
I mean brother! whew close save! actually you could be Panamore! I met her in an airport in Italy she is my evil twin sister… But is incredibly kind! To me.
December 5th, 2007 at 12:38 am
evil & kind? well , yeah my mom has 3 bro’s all younger though!
December 5th, 2007 at 1:02 am
hmm.. no u can’t b Panamore u r to nice to everyone. Maybe u r Jenny.
December 5th, 2007 at 2:08 am
grrrrrrr* ( panamore sounds like pandora ) grrrr* I hate it when people say I am too nice , HATE IT! I can be mean if I wanted to! I just chose not to because it is wrong!
January 18th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Cool but I don’t think holly is mushy and sappy and neither is trouble and by the way holly WOULD NOT scream
January 18th, 2008 at 3:40 am
question waht does  mean?
January 18th, 2008 at 3:43 am
how do you do that? Â
February 1st, 2008 at 5:15 pm
WRITE ANOTHER! EASTER WITH THE KELPS!I’M A CRAZY FANBOY!WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
AND…NOW…I…FAINT!
February 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Whats that A thing mean?
February 18th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I haven’t a clue- I didn’t put it in, I’ve
just found out it was there.
February 19th, 2008 at 3:50 am
lol, ummm…. how bout, valentine’d say with the kelps, that woulod be a good one, lol.
February 19th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
The pre-sequel “Not again” is up
February 19th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Oh and Decisons Decisons & Grow Up were updated last night.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
this is really good! write a sequel!