Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
----
Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
---
Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
----
Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
----
Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
---
Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
----
Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
----
Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
---
Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
----
Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
----
Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
---
Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
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Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
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Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
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*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
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Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
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Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
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Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
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Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
----
Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
---
Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
Fang: *thinks for a moment* ...A few months... why do you ask? *looks at Adrien*
*he doesn't wait for an answer as the elevator opens and he walks outside, and looks around for the truck*
Amelia: Over here! *waves Fang over to the truck, standing beside of it*
Fang: *heads in that direction*
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
André: *Glaring at Tiffany*
Jaci: You can help when you're older. *She walks up to Hamlet and also gets a cutting board, then grabs the other knife and stares at it for a while before picking up some of the vegetables and start cutting them*
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
Cyrielle: *smiles*
Evan: *wanders over to Cy* Dada? *reaches up for Cy*
Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
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Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
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Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
Fang: *thinks for a moment* ...A few months... why do you ask? *looks at Adrien*
*he doesn't wait for an answer as the elevator opens and he walks outside, and looks around for the truck*
Amelia: Over here! *waves Fang over to the truck, standing beside of it*
Fang: *heads in that direction*
Adrien: OK...man of few words. *hefting the suitcase again he follows and they load the truck.
*With Fang and Amelia's help, they manage to get all of Meg's things including the desk, which just barely fit in the elevator, down into Adrien's truck. Meg finished talking to her landlord and joined them downstairs.
Meg: OK...it's official. The apartment is cleared of anything I care about. The new tenant can take it over whenever he likes now... *she glances at Adrien and away*
Mr. Benali is arranging the sale of my furniture and thankfully agreed to give me the profits back since I had to come down here on such short notice. I was going to suggest we grab dinner here...but *she smiles at Fang* ...I'm really just ready to get home...
Adrien:.Alright, so I'll follow you guys in the truck then?
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
André: *Glaring at Tiffany*
Jaci: You can help when you're older. *She walks up to Hamlet and also gets a cutting board, then grabs the other knife and stares at it for a while before picking up some of the vegetables and start cutting them*
Tiffany: *figuring she's said enough she walks away and to Kiera's room*
Orion: *sighs*
Skylar: I'm sorry, sweetie... *puts her hand on his shoulder*
Orion: No, don't be sorry... *blinks back tears* Now I'm just scared she's going to try to hurt you and... the baby...
Skylar: She won't, okay?
Hamlet: *cutting the vegetables he looks over at Jaci* ...Why won't you let her use a knife? Isn't she old enough?
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
Cyrielle: *smiles*
Evan: *wanders over to Cy* Dada? *reaches up for Cy*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Evan and picks him up*
Alexander: *smiles and walks over to them, ruffling Evan's hair* Hey, little guy.
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
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Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
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Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
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*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
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Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
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Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
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Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
Fang: *thinks for a moment* ...A few months... why do you ask? *looks at Adrien*
*he doesn't wait for an answer as the elevator opens and he walks outside, and looks around for the truck*
Amelia: Over here! *waves Fang over to the truck, standing beside of it*
Fang: *heads in that direction*
Adrien: OK...man of few words. *hefting the suitcase again he follows and they load the truck.
*With Fang and Amelia's help, they manage to get all of Meg's things including the desk, which just barely fit in the elevator, down into Adrien's truck. Meg finished talking to her landlord and joined them downstairs.
Meg: OK...it's official. The apartment is cleared of anything I care about. The new tenant can take it over whenever he likes now... *she glances at Adrien and away*
Mr. Benali is arranging the sale of my furniture and thankfully agreed to give me the profits back since I had to come down here on such short notice. I was going to suggest we grab dinner here...but *she smiles at Fang* ...I'm really just ready to get home...
Adrien:.Alright, so I'll follow you guys in the truck then?
Amelia: Sounds good to me.
Fang: *smiles at Meg and nods*
Amelia: *opens the door and gets in the car*
Fang: *waits for Meg to get in and then, not even thinking about Adrien watching, he turns into a wolf and jumps up into her lap*
*A while later...*
Amelia: *pulls the car back to it's rightful parking space and opens the door, getting out* Home sweet home... I wonder what everyone's up to?
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
André: *Glaring at Tiffany*
Jaci: You can help when you're older. *She walks up to Hamlet and also gets a cutting board, then grabs the other knife and stares at it for a while before picking up some of the vegetables and start cutting them*
Tiffany: *figuring she's said enough she walks away and to Kiera's room*
Orion: *sighs*
Skylar: I'm sorry, sweetie... *puts her hand on his shoulder*
Orion: No, don't be sorry... *blinks back tears* Now I'm just scared she's going to try to hurt you and... the baby...
Skylar: She won't, okay?
Hamlet: *cutting the vegetables he looks over at Jaci* ...Why won't you let her use a knife? Isn't she old enough?
André: I won't let her.
Jaci: *Shakes head* She's only 15... *Focusing on chopping the vegetables, it looks like she's doing it a little too angrily*
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
Cyrielle: *smiles*
Evan: *wanders over to Cy* Dada? *reaches up for Cy*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Evan and picks him up*
Alexander: *smiles and walks over to them, ruffling Evan's hair* Hey, little guy.
Evan: *frowns and looks at Cy*
Cyrielle: *smiles at Evan* Don't worry, buddy. He's our friend.
Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
André: *Turns to the tree and his eyes light up for a second* Wow... It's beautiful... Uhm, nice.
Jaci: *After fixing a few ornaments she goes back to work on the other decorations to save time*
Orion: *When he sees André's eyes light up even for that one second, he lights up too, and for a moment his eyes are nearly as bright as the tree*
Skylar: *notices and smiles, taking Orion's hand in hers and looking up at the tree* You did a great job, sweetheart. *pauses then looks at André* And you did, too.
Hamlet: *fixes a few more* I think that's all the broken ones...
André: Me? *Blushing a little*
Jaci: *Nods* ... Be more careful next time...
Freddy: *Turns from Julia to the tree* Shiny...
Julia: *Smiles down at him*
Skylar: Yes, you. *smiles*
Orion: *walks over to his phone and turns off the music playing, then nods in agreement with Skylar* Yeah. For not knowing anything about Christmas... I think you did great, André.
Hamlet: *goes quiet for a moment* ...I don't understand why I got so angry... I just... *sighs* I'm sorry...
André: Uhm... Thank you?
Jaci: You... You scared me... *Looks away*
Orion: *smiles at André hopefully* Did you have fun decorating...?
Hamlet: I'm sorry. *looks away too* I scared myself... and I was really mean to Orion... *sighs*
André: ... Fun?
Jaci: *Frowns and turns to him* Maybe you should try apologizing later...
Orion: Yeah, fun. *looks at him quizically* You know how to have fun, don't you?
Hamlet: You're right... I should. *walks over to the tree and hangs the ornaments he fixed*
André: ... Of course i do...
Jaci: *Quietly goes back to hanging some other ornaments*
Orion: *smiles* Then answer my question. Was it fun?
Hamlet: I think we're almost done... *hangs a few more and steps back, examining the tree* It looks great.
André: Uhm... I guess.
Jaci:*Steps back two and nods* It does.
Orion: *smiles a little wider* I'll take that as a yes. *sits down on the couch* ...I just realized... we have to go Christmas shopping...
Skylar: ...How did we forget!? *panic mode activated*
*Meanwhile upstairs*
Skye: *Slowly wakes up* I fell asleep... Again? Maybe i should go check on aunt Jaci *She walks downstairs into the living room and spots... André*
Orion: *looks over and sees Skye, smiles softly* Hello. *probably not in her good books either but... he's going to try to be nice*
Skye: Uhm... Hi... *Avoiding looking at André* Have you seen my aunt...?
Andre: *Has gone quiet, also avoiding Skye*
Orion: I think... she's in the kitchen? *looks away, sensing the tension which gets even worse when...*
Tiffany: *walks downstairs and into the living room, raising an eyebrow at all of the decorations* What's this junk? *rolls her eyes and approaches Orion, looking at the tree* You and Skylar did this?
Orion: *looks down and his voice goes quiet* Um... with some help...
Tiffany: What a joke! It looks like trash! *grabs his chin and tilts his head up* You're supposed to look at people when they're talking to you! *scowls*
Orion: *the second her hand comes toward him he flinches, shaking a little*
Skylar: Hey, keep your hands off of him! *approaches*
Tiffany: *sighs and lets go of Orion before roughly shoving him away* Fine.
Orion: *it nearly causes him to fall over but he keeps his balance, a small whimper escapes but he remains silent, looking away from her again*
Skye: *Nods and heads to the kitchen before Tiffany arrives*
André: *Watches the scene in shock. And suddenly Orion's behavior is looking a lot like Jaci's...* And she didn't even have someone like Skylar to defend her... *Frowns* It has to be different... Orion doesn't deserve this.
Hamlet: *looks through from the dining room and sees Skye* Hey, in here!
Tiffany: *looks over at André* What are you looking at?
Orion: L-Leave him alone...
Tiffany: *turns back to Orion and scowls* You can't tell me what to do, you... you stupid martian!
Skylar: *stands beside of Orion* I recommend that you step back from him.
Tiffany: And what are you gonna do about it, you wimp?
Orion: *suddenly a little more aggressive* Hey! Don't talk to her like that!
Tiffany: *looks at Orion and in one swift motion... she swings her hand and slaps him* Don't talk to ME like that!
Orion: *gasps in shock and pain when her hand hits his cheek and falls down, not bothering to keep his balance*
Skylar: Orion...! *kneels down by him*
Orion: *sits up shakily, rubbing his cheek*
Skye: *Walks over to the dining room* Hey...
Jaci: Oh, hey, Skye. *Smiles a little* What have you been up to? *Raises an eyebrow*
Skye: I fell asleep. *Giggles a little*
Jaci: *Shakes head* Always sleeping... *Laughs a little herself* Anyways... *Motions to the tree* What do you think?
André: *Angrily glares at Tiffany* What are you doing?!
Hamlet: *smiles at the two of them*
Tiffany: What do you mean what am I doing? *walks right up to André and returns his glare* I'm putting him in his place. Do you want to be next?
Skye: It looks great! *Looks to Jaci and Hamlet* Did you do this?
André: Why does she sound so much like me? *Grins* I would like to see you try.
Hamlet: Yeah, we did. *smiles at Skye* I wish you could have been here to help us.
Orion: *stands up and frowns at Tiffany* Please... don't start a fight...
Tiffany: Oh, you would? Here, I'll show you. *slaps him too*
Skye: Aw.. That's what you get for sleeping too much. *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Shakes her head, laughing a little*
André: *Grabs the arm she slapped him with and, keeping a tight grip, moves it away from his face*
Skylar: *looks away from Takumi and Emerald back to Tiffany*
Tiffany: *tries to yank her arm away but doesn't get anywhere* Let me go!
Orion: Tiffany, he'll let you go when you calm down.
Tiffany: I AM calm!
André: *Looks calmly at Tiffany* You're not. And you know that.
Tiffany: Who do you think you are, anyway? His new bodyguard? *laughs*
André: *Tightens his grip around her arm* And who do you think you are to treat him like that?
Tiffany: Him and I go way back. He knows he's mine. He just doesn't want to accept it. And as for me... I'll keep putting him in his place until he does. *winces a little as he tightens his grip*
André: Her speech is way to familiar... She sounds just like me... *Twists her arm a little* How about i put you in your place?
Tiffany: *groans a little, the twist hurting but she tries not to show it* G-Good luck trying!
Orion: *as mean as Tiffany is he doesn't want to see her get hurt...* ... André... don't hurt her...
André: *Looks over at Orion and harshly lets go of her arm* He might not want to hurt you... But i'd gladly do that. *Threatening smile*
Tiffany: You're nuts. *glares at both of them and then turns away, going back upstairs*
Orion: *sighs in relief when she disappears at the top of the staircase*
Skylar: *shakes her head* She never gives up, does she?
André: I don't understand how someone could be so mean to him...
Jaci: *Now that she isn't concentrating on anything, she starts to think about what happened earlier and frowns a little, looking over at the tree*
Orion: Um... *looks at André* I'm sorry about all of that...
Hamlet: *looks at Jaci but says nothing, having heard the commotion in the living room*
André: There's nothing for you to be apologizing about.
Jaci: So... Is there anything you two want to do? *Tries a smile*
Orion: *sighs* I kind of feel like there is. If it weren't for me she wouldn't be causing trouble around here...
Hamlet: I don't know. *looks at Skye* What about you?
André: Taht's not true. If it weren't for you she'd find another reason to cause trouble.
Skye: Sleeping... *Laughs a little*
Jaci: *Laughs too* I'm serious. *Seems a little thoughtful for a second* Are you hungry, Hamlet?
Skylar: *noticing Orion is a little down she gets an idea* Hey... why don't we go watch a Christmas movie or something? I'm sure there are some on TV.
Orion: *lights up* That's a good idea. *looks at André* Do you want to join us?
Hamlet: ...Yeah, a little, now that you mention it. I'm sure the others are too.
André: Are you sure you want me to join?
Jaci: Maybe we could make dinner?
Orion: Of course! *smiles* Come on! *walks over to Alnitak and Alnilam and picks them up, figuring they can tag along too, then goes upstairs*
Skylar: *smiles at his enthusiasm and follows him*
Hamlet: Um... I don't really know how to cook. Do you?
André: Okay... *Follows them*
Skye: I do! *Grins*
Orion: *goes into the entertainment room with them and sits in the middle of the large couch, placing Alnitak in his lap*
Skylar: *sits down beside him and takes Alnilam, holding him in her lap too. She grabs the remote and turns on the TV, scrolling through channels until...*
Orion: Hey, let's watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. *smiles a little* I like that one... and so do Alnitak and Alnilam.
Alnitak: Wudolph!
Skylar: And so do I. *turns it on with a smile*
Hamlet: Think you can show me how? *smiles at Skye*
André: *Sits on Orion's other side quietly*
Skye: *Nods with a smile* Sure thing!
*The movie starts playing. It probably seems a little ridiculous to André... a baby reindeer with a glowing red nose getting bullied by the other reindeer, Santa Claus is in it, there are songs...*
Hamlet: Okay, let's do it then! *smiles*
André: *André, indeed, finds the movie a little weird* Why is he...
Jaci: *Heads to the kitchen and Skye follows right behind her*
Alnitak: Why other deer not like Wudolph cause his nose red?
Orion: Because... he's different from them and sometimes people think different is a bad thing...
Alnitak: But we different too! We purple and other people not... are people gonna say same thing to us...
Orion: I know. *tries to smile* ...Some people will. But there's something special about Rudolph and there's something special about you, too. You're different because you're special.
Skylar: *nods and smiles at Alnitak* Being different is a good thing.
Hamlet: *follows them to the kitchen*
André: *Looks over at them with an almost smile in his face*
Skye: Where do we start?
*the movie is short so it ends soon*
Alnitak: Wudolph pull Santa sleigh! *grins*
Orion: That's right. *smiles then looks over at André* Well? What did you think?
Hamlet: I don't know... it's cold out so maybe we could try making some soup?
André: Very... Interesting.
Skye: Soup. Then we need vegetables...
Orion: Good interesting, right? *smiles* I can't wait for tomorrow. It's our last chance to go Christmas shopping... I always love doing that.
Skylar: I haven't even had time to think of gifts... *sighs*
Hamlet: *goes to the freezer and gets some frozen vegetables* Will these work?
André: Yeah... Good interesting. *Nods*
Skye: Don't you have fresh vegetables? I mean... I think these could work too.
Orion: Hey, André, you should come shopping with us! *smiles wider* Onyx and Amelia always go to the toy store and donate some toys to families that can't afford them for their children for Christmas. They always invite us along anyway but this year I guess they'll have even more people tagging along... I think that's something great you could do, too!
Hamlet: Oh, fresh vegetables? *puts the frozen ones back and opens the fridge* Yeah, there's plenty in here but we have to cut them up don't we...?
André: I'm not sure if they'd want me to come...
Skye: *Nods* We do.
Orion: Well, they can just get over it if they don't. I think you should come. It would be good for you to do something like that.
Skylar: I agree. *grins* Besides, it will be fun.
Hamlet: But isn't that a lot of work?
André: Okay, then i'm coming.
Jaci: *Raises an eyebrow at him* Really? I'll do it. Where do you keep the knives?
Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
André: *Glaring at Tiffany*
Jaci: You can help when you're older. *She walks up to Hamlet and also gets a cutting board, then grabs the other knife and stares at it for a while before picking up some of the vegetables and start cutting them*
Tiffany: *figuring she's said enough she walks away and to Kiera's room*
Orion: *sighs*
Skylar: I'm sorry, sweetie... *puts her hand on his shoulder*
Orion: No, don't be sorry... *blinks back tears* Now I'm just scared she's going to try to hurt you and... the baby...
Skylar: She won't, okay?
Hamlet: *cutting the vegetables he looks over at Jaci* ...Why won't you let her use a knife? Isn't she old enough?
André: I won't let her.
Jaci: *Shakes head* She's only 15... *Focusing on chopping the vegetables, it looks like she's doing it a little too angrily*
Skylar: *looks at André as he says that and gives him a thankful look before pulling Orion into a hug* I'll be okay and so will the baby. Okay? I'm not letting anything happen to either of us and neither is André... or anyone else.
Orion: *sighs and wraps one arm around her and presses his other hand against her stomach, smiling when he feels the tiny bump* Okay. And I won't let anything happen to you either...
Hamlet: *raises an eyebrow* Are you okay...?
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Izabella: *looks at Skylar* Oh, uhm... I don't guess we have. *smiles a little* I'm Izabella..
Skylar: I'm Skylar. These are my kids and my husband, Orion. *motions to surrounding people* It's nice to meet you.
Izabella: *smiles, though a little nervously* It's nice to meet you too..
*Cy comes into the room with Emerald*
Skylar: *looks up from the tree as Cy enters* Hey, Cy! *smiles*
*the Christmas music is still playing though now it's a more cheerful song*
You better watch out, you better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He's making a list and checking it twice
Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town
He sees you when you're sleepin'
He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake...
Cyrielle: *smiles at Skylar* Hey.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Skylar: Hey! *returns Emerald's grin* Are you excited for Christmas?
Emerald: Yup!
*Takumi also enters the room, with Evan following behind him*
Skylar: So am I. And... *grins over at Orion talking to André* So is Orion. *laughs a little*
Alnilam: *shyly looks over at Emerald* Hi...
Emerald: *looks at Alnilam and smiles* Hewo!
Alnilam: What your name? *smiles*
Emerald: I Emerald!
Alnilam: I Alnilam. *toddles over to her and sits on the floor, growing quiet*
Emerald: That a pretty name! *smiles*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald and smiles at her*
Alnilam: *blushes a little and looks away*
Skylar: What do you say, Alnilam?
Alnilam: ...Thank you...
Emerald: *smiles*
Izabella: *looks back at Cy and Takumi and moves closer to them nervously*
Alnilam: *smiles a little*
Skylar: *frowns at Isabella a little, noticing her nervousness*
Orion: *notices too and smiles softly at her* H-Hi... Isabella you said your name was...?
Izabella: Y-Yeah.. *smiles a little*
Orion: Would... you like to help us with decorations? *taking the star out of the box* The tree is almost done but we still have some knick knacks to put around the room... like... *reaches into the box and gets a snowglobe* this...?
Izabella: Um... sure.
Orion: *nods and hands her the snowglobe* Go put it on one of the end tables. *smiles*
Izabella: *slowly takes the snow globe and nods* Okay. *walks over to an end table and sets the snowglobe on it*
Orion: *smiles and goes through a few more decorations, taking a few figurines and placing them on the fireplace mantle as well as some candles*
Izabella: *continues trying to help with the decorations*
Orion: Okay, I think that's all of them... *smiles* Thanks for your help, Izabella.
Izabella: You're welcome. *smiles, finally starting to calm down*
Takumi: *looks over at Izabella and smiles at her*
Orion: *glad she's calming down a little, he feels a little less anxious around her than he did before since she was a new person*
Izabella: *not knowing what else to do, she goes back over to Cy and Takumi*
Alnitak: *looks over at Izabella, Cy and Takumi* Hi!
Takumi: *looks down at Alnitak and smiles* Hi.
Alnitak: I like shiny ball! *holds up an ornament he didn't put on the tree*
Takumi: *laughs a little when he holds up the ball* Be careful with that, it could break.
Alnitak: But I want shiny ball!
Alnilam: *toddles over to Alnitak and takes the ball from him* Ball...
Alnitak: Give it back! *tries to pull it back then... it drops to the floor and breaks*
Alnilam: *starts crying* Ball!
Takumi: *cringes when the ball breaks*
Alnilam: *calm now, he keeps hugging onto Orion*
Skylar: *comes back into the room from carrying the boxes downstairs* Is everything okay?
André: *Frowns a little at Alnilam, secretly finding his interaction with Orion a little cute...*
Skylar: *glances back at Takumi then sighs in relief when she realizes Orion calmed Alnilam down*
Orion: *puts Alnilam back down* Go play with Alnitak, okay?
Alnilam: Okay! *smiles and toddles past André, over to Alnitak*
Orion: *looks out the window and realizes the sun is beginning to set... the day is almost over* Time flies... okay, one last thing to do to the tree. *stands up and hunts for the lights plugin and locates it*
Skylar: Oh, you'll love this, André. Watch!
Orion: *plugs in the tree and it lights up in a beautiful warm glow*
Skylar: It looks amazing!
Orion: *grins and takes a step back, the lights illuminating him, too*
Skylar: ...And so do you, Orion. *smiles*
Orion: *blushes* But the tree looks better. *laughs gently*
Cyrielle: *when the tree lights up he looks at it and smiles*
Takumi: *also looks up at the tree*
Alnitak: *his eyes are nearly the size of his entire head* Shiny...!
Alnilam: Shiny balls! *beaming*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Alnitak and Alnilam and smiles*
Takumi: ... *not saying anything*
Skylar: Takumi...? *frowns a little* You okay?
Takumi: *looks at Skylar and forces a smile* Yeah.
Skylar: Don't even try forcing a smile with me... I know those all too well. What's bothering you...?
Takumi: *his smile fades* I-It's nothing...
Skylar: *puts a hand on his shoulder* You can talk to me, okay? I know it's not nothing.
Takumi: ... It's just... Since it's the holidays I've been having a lot of flashbacks...
Skylar: *her expression softens* Flashbacks? Would it help you to talk about them...?
Takumi: Maybe.. *looks down*
Skylar: *her voice is soft* I'm here to listen if you need someone.
Takumi: Okay... *quiet for a moment before speaking again* the holidays have just... never been a good time for me.. But i guess you'd expect that, if you knew my parents...
Skylar: *sighs and looks away from Tiffany* I'm sorry, Takumi. But try to remember what I told you last time, okay? Your parents aren't here and they can't hurt you.
Takumi: ... Skylar, i don't know if you remember, or if you even witnessed it, but... When we went to Selvadorada, someone attacked me in the temple... *his voice trails off*
Skylar: ...I remember. Was that... your mother...?
Takumi: ... Y-Yeah... *his voice is shaky*
Skylar: I'm sorry... *sighs* Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I think Onyx and Amelia see you as a kid...
Takumi: *manages to smile a little* Yeah, i kinda picked up on that..
Emerald: *wanders to Takumi and sits by him*
Skylar: *smiles a little too* So forget about your old parents and be extra thankful for your new ones? *looks down at Emerald and smiles wider* Hey...
Takumi: *laughs a little* Yeah.
Emerald: Hewo! *grins*
Takumi: *looks at Emerald* Hey, Emerald.
Emerald: Dada! *reaches for him*
Takumi: *picks her up, and without a word, he hugs her tightly*
Skylar: And... you have your kids to focus on now, too. *glaring at Tiffany out of the corner of her eye she tries to smile and then walks back up to Orion, kissing the same cheek Tiffany slapped* Are you alright now, sweetie?
Orion: *smiles gently* I'm fine...
Takumi: *nods. He holds the hug for a minute before pulling away and looking at Emerald, a little teary eyed*
Emerald: What wrong, dada?
Takumi: *smiles* Nothing. *sniffles* I love you, Emerald.
Emerald: And Evan and daddy? *looks at Cy and Evan*
Takumi: *laughs a little* Of course.
Emerald: *smiles*
Skylar: *smiles over at them warmly* They're so cute...
Cyrielle: *walks over to Takumi, holding Evan* Hey..
Takumi: *smiles back at him* Hey.
Cyrielle: Are you okay..? I could tell you were upset.
Takumi: Yeah, but i feel better now.
Cyrielle: You sure?
Takumi: I promise.
Cyrielle: Okay. *smiles*
Alnitak: *watching Cy and Takumi with the toddlers curiously*
Evan: *staring at the Christmas tree* So bright...
Takumi: *smiles at Evan* You like the tree, buddy?
Evan: *nods* It pretty! *grins
Alnitak: Tree glow! *grins too*
Cyrielle: *looks at Alnitak and smiles before moving closer to Takumi*
Takumi: *looks at Cy and smiles*
*suddenly the front door unlocks*
Alexander: *practically stumbles in, looking exhausted*
Aurora: *very giddy* We got so much done for the wedding today! In fact there's not much else I need to do except... go shopping for my wedding dress...
Takumi: *a little startled when the door suddenly opens. He looks over at the door*
Skylar: *smiles at the two of them* That's great, Aurora.
Alexander: I'm exhausted... *crashes onto the loveseat* A whole day of picking every last tiny detail...
Aurora: *sits down by him* But it's all going to be worth it when we're standing at the altar...
Alexander: *his lips curl into a smile* You're right. *leans in and kisses her cheek* I can't wait.
Cyrielle: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora and smiles at them*
Emerald: *sees them and curiously wanders near to the loveseat*
Alexander: *notices Cy and Takumi are back and they have toddlers* ...Um... *looks down at Emerald in confusion*
Aurora: Aww, hi! *smiles at Emerald*
Emerald: Hewo! *smiles*
Aurora: What's your name? *Not realizing*
Alexander: *looks at Cy* Is she... yours...?
Aurora: *looks at Alexander like he's crazy* ...when we left, Cy and Takumi certainly had no kids...
Emerald: I Emerald!
Cyrielle: *walks over to them* Yeah. It's been about 11 years in our world.
Alexander: They left while we were gone. I didn't know they had kids though. Man, you two got busy fast, huh? *grins*
Aurora: I didn't even know you left... regardless, your kid is adorable.
Cyrielle: We didn't have them until 8 years after we left. *laughs a little then smiles at Aurora* Thanks.
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Alexander: But it's the same day for us. *grins playfully*
Aurora: You can't have a baby in a day, Alexander. *rolls her eyes*
Cyrielle: *laughs a little*
Izabella: *looks over at Alexander and Aurora* *There's so many people here...*
Alexander: *looks over at Izabella* Is she with you guys? *smiles at her* Hey, I'm Alexander. What's your name?
Izabella: *freezes up a little but manages to wave*
Cyrielle: That's Izabella. She's Takumi's niece.
Alexander: Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you, Izabella.
Aurora: *smiles at Izabella* I'm Aurora.
Izabella: *smiles back*
Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
Cyrielle: *smiles*
Evan: *wanders over to Cy* Dada? *reaches up for Cy*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Evan and picks him up*
Alexander: *smiles and walks over to them, ruffling Evan's hair* Hey, little guy.
Evan: *frowns and looks at Cy*
Cyrielle: *smiles at Evan* Don't worry, buddy. He's our friend.
Evan: *looks back at Alexander*
Alexander: Yeah, I'm your friend! *grins* That is, if you want to be my friend?
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Adrien: *steps inside and juggling the box punches the ground floor before looking away* ...yeah, Megara's always been that kind of person as long as I've known her.
*in bedroom*
Meg: *for a moment she looks away awkwardly too but then she reminds herself why she came looking for him to begin with and puts the bra in the suitcase trying not notice how many of her other undergarments he'd already packed* Umm...Fang, the reason I left to go back out to the living room....it wasn't because of the books...someone's here...
*looks up at him*Someone I never expected to see again...and he needs my help. And, in order to help him, we need to bring him back to Windenberg...with us. His name is Adrien Cardoza...and he's... my ex boyfriend...
--
Ben: V-vampire hunters!? *looks around* I mean I guess you being a vampire I shouldn't be surprised...but to think someone was using space for that...
*he looks back up the stairs but then turns using his flashlight on his phone explores a little further.*
Fang: Your ex... boyfriend. *pauses and then sighs* What does he need your help for?
---
Onyx: Yeah, I know... *sighs* What could we do with this room?
Meg: He has a spirit attached to him...I can't tell if it's an earthbound or something more serious...but it's been attached long enough that its deteriorating his aura. I asked Amelia if we could bring him back with us...are you...alright with that? I didn't even--*she looks down* I know he needs my help but I should have talked to you first...I'm sorry...
--
Ben: Well... *trying to distract himself from the blood and the table he shines his lights up to the ceiling* Lighting is a number one priority...If there's proper lighting it could a den living area or we could convert it into a secret study. Or replace the hidden door to make it less secretive...it could even be a workout space if the owner is interested in that...
Fang: It's okay... I'm fine with it. But... he better not be mean to you...
---
*there are lights hanging on the ceiling though the bulbs are burned out*
Onyx: Perhaps keeping the hidden door is a nice touch. Something secret... in case she ever needs it...
I think she'd like the secret study, and the other bedroom upstairs could be a guest room?
Meg: Well...*she looks away thinking about what had brought them to her apartment in the first place and puts a hand on her neck* ...he's being useful...now. He's loaning us his truck to take my things back to Widenberg, at least.
--
Ben: *looks around* I think we can do that. There's plenty of room to build in shelves and bring in a desk, some comfy chairs. Well just need to bring some heat and cooling into the space. Yeah...I can see that. And no one else could say they have that in the whole of Widenberg...if she even wants to share the secret.
Fang: Well... let's get out of here then. The sooner we get home, the better.
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Onyx: That's true. *smiles* I can picture it now. I know she'll love it.
Meg: *looks up at him and leaning over kisses him on the cheek* Thank you for always understanding. ...I love you, Fang.
And you're right. The sooner we get home the sooner I can help him and the sooner he could be on his way. Since it looks like you've got the drawers empty... Can you help me fold and pack my comforter? Then this room will be done...except that.
*she points to an antique writing desk crammed against the closet in the corner.*
--
Ben: Well, if that's the whole house, I think I have a really great starting point. I can get you the plan by Christmas day I'm confident. That is...if you think I'm up fit the job?
*holds out his hand to Onyx*
Fang: I love you, too. *smiles and then nods* Okay. I can carry that out for you, too. *walks over to her bed and starts trying to figure out how to fold the comforter*
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Onyx: That sounds wonderful. *shakes his hand and smiles* Thank you. I look forward to seeing the plans.
Meg: *walks over and help Fang fold the comforter.*
*They just get it folded and stuffed into a box when the door opens and Adrien sticks his head in*
Adrien: Hey, Megara, Amelia and I packed all the boxes out here...she mentioned there was a desk we could move?
Meg: *looks at the desk* Yeah...it's uh going to be tight squeeze though so we should probably move the suitcases and other boxes out of here first... by the way, Adrien, this is--
Adrien: * already moving to pick up the suitcase by the closet he turns and spots the open Suitcase in front of the dresser and immediately notices the undergarments packed on top.*.Uh, Megara, you might want to close that before you lose some precious cargo.
Meg: *looks over and feels the blush spread across her face, crossing the room she closes it, and zips it shut* You know, you could have just pretended you didn't see that.
Adrien: *grin* And miss your adorable flustered reaction...?
Fang: *raises an eyebrow at Adrien, not sure what to make of him* ... *silently stares at him but says nothing*
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Onyx: *after parting with Ben he heads back to the house and walks in the door* I'm back.
Alexander: Hey, Onyx! Where have you been?
Onyx: Top secret.
Meg: *straightens and stands the luggage upright, frowning at him rolls it towards him* Just be useful.
Adrien: I was. *he glances over at Fang* Oh hey, another friend of Megara's. Hi I'm Adrien Cardozo. *holds out his hand to Fang*
Fang: *stares at his hand as if he's forgotten how to shake it but after a moment he gives it a few shakes, his vivid golden eyes studying him*
Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
Fang: *thinks for a moment* ...A few months... why do you ask? *looks at Adrien*
*he doesn't wait for an answer as the elevator opens and he walks outside, and looks around for the truck*
Amelia: Over here! *waves Fang over to the truck, standing beside of it*
Fang: *heads in that direction*
Adrien: OK...man of few words. *hefting the suitcase again he follows and they load the truck.
*With Fang and Amelia's help, they manage to get all of Meg's things including the desk, which just barely fit in the elevator, down into Adrien's truck. Meg finished talking to her landlord and joined them downstairs.
Meg: OK...it's official. The apartment is cleared of anything I care about. The new tenant can take it over whenever he likes now... *she glances at Adrien and away*
Mr. Benali is arranging the sale of my furniture and thankfully agreed to give me the profits back since I had to come down here on such short notice. I was going to suggest we grab dinner here...but *she smiles at Fang* ...I'm really just ready to get home...
Adrien:.Alright, so I'll follow you guys in the truck then?
Amelia: Sounds good to me.
Fang: *smiles at Meg and nods*
Amelia: *opens the door and gets in the car*
Fang: *waits for Meg to get in and then, not even thinking about Adrien watching, he turns into a wolf and jumps up into her lap*
*A while later...*
Amelia: *pulls the car back to it's rightful parking space and opens the door, getting out* Home sweet home... I wonder what everyone's up to?
Meg: *opens her door letting Fang out* I don't know, guess we'll have to see.
*looks over at Adrien pulls up beside them. * Park right here. I have to find out where Amelia and Onyx want to store my things and I'm sure we can get a few more hands to help us unpack.
Adrien: *looks up at the mansion, the entire drive down he was mulling over the realization that Fang was a werewolf.* ...Megara, your friends with vampires and you're dating a werewolf...what kind of place is this...?
Meg: *she smiles* It's home and until I can determine what's going on with your attachment it's where you'll be staying temporarily. So grab your violin and come inside.
Adrien: *raises an eyebrow* How did you know...
Meg: You never used to go anywhere without your family heirloom, why should that have changed? *she looks at him seriously* ...nothing else has.
*turning she walks to the front door, leaving him to stay or follow*
Adrien: *frowns after her and then grabs his violin case out of the passenger seat goes after her*
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André: *Can't help but smile a little at them, looking away so they can't see it*
Jaci: *Still chopping angrily* I'm. Fine. *Doesn't look away from the board*
Skylar: *lets go of Orion and smiles, she glances over at André though she can't see his smile*
Orion: *smiling* I didn't even notice you can already feel the baby... *he doesn't take his hand off of her stomach and instead stoops down and smiles wider* You're already growing so fast, little baby! I can't wait to meet you... again... *laughs a little*
Skylar: Well, at least we already know his name? *laughs too*
Orion: *presses a kiss to her stomach through her shirt, then stands back up straight and kisses her cheek*
Skylar: *giggles a little* You're being too cute... *with a sigh she looks toward the staircase* I wonder if dinner will be ready soon? I'm really hungry... I kind of want... pickles and ice cream...
Orion: *furrows his eyebrows* Ew... her pregnancy cravings are so weird...
Hamlet: It's obvious you're not fine, Jaci. You can talk to me...
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Adrien: *feels a little unnerved by Fang's silence and even more so by his intense golden gaze. He's never seen anyone with eyes that color and gets the feeling he better be cautious. Letting go of Fang's hand, he gives a quizzical look at Meg*
Meg: *Watching the exchange, she realizes she's never seen Fang this intense either and moving to Fang's side she places a hand on his arm, though she's not sure if it's to reassure him or herself* Adrien, this is my boyfriend, Fang.
Adrien: Ah. *Fang's appraising gaze makes a lot more sense.* I'll just take these down then.
Meg: Yeah, once we get these last few boxes out and the suitcases it's really just the desk. Alot of my things are already in storage. While you guys load up I'm going to talk to Mr. Benali about who can come in for the furniture.
*hand still on his arm, she looks up at Fang* I'll be right back, OK?
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Orion: I know you'll love it. *grinning now, he looks up at André with excitement*
Hamlet: *sighs* No, I'll help. *walks over to the drawer and gets two knives* I was just asking a question...
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Alexander: *looks at Emerald and Evan* And their names are...?
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Fang: *smiles a little at Meg and nods* Okay. *he turns from Meg and grabs whatever is nearby that needs to be loaded up, looking over at Adrien again* ...It's nice to meet you. *then he looks away and starts carrying out the items*
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Meg: *feels reassured when Fang smiles at her and leaving the bedroom heads across the hall to talk to her landlord*
Adrien: *lifting one suitcase under his arm as Fang walks away* Yeah...same. *follows Fang out towards the elevator*
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Fang: *pauses at the elevator, he wasn't the biggest fan of these things in Selvadorada* ... *sighs and steps into the elevator, not thinking to hold the door and his hands are full anyway*
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Cyrielle: *looks at Emerald* That's Emerald, and *looks at Evan* that's Evan.
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André: ... Sure.
Jaci: *Sighs* Sorry...
Skye: *Watches them with a frown* I can help...
Jaci: I don't want you anywhere near knives, okay?
Skye: But-
Jaci: *Gives her a tired look* ... Okay?
Skye: Okay.
I feel the hearts beating
Alexander: *smiles at the two of them then looks at Cy* Nice names.
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Adrien: *hurries behind Fang and just barely makes it into the elevator. Setting down a suitcase he punches the ground floor and once again finds himself in another awkward elevator ride. Feeling like he needs to fill the silence* ...so...how long have you known Megara...?
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Tiffany: *coming down the staircase from the top floor, she rolls her eyes when she encounters them yet again in the entertainment area* ...How many times do I have to see your stupid faces today?
Alnitak: *looks over at Tiffany and sticks his tongue out*
Skylar: Don't even start again, Tiffany.
Tiffany: I was simply going to find Kiera. You just so happened to be here. *narrows her eyes and walks past them... but pauses and turns to look over her shoulder* You know, I really should have saved your murder attempt for Orion's Christmas present, Skylar. *grins* Maybe I'll have to give it again.
Orion: *stands up and narrows his eyes at her* D-Don't you dare lay a hand on her! Y-you can't, she's--
Tiffany: Pregnant, yeah, I heard. I don't care. But don't sweat it... I'm not risking that again. I was only kidding. You can't take a joke, can you?
Hamlet: *gets a cutting board and lays out some vegetables on it, which he starts chopping, listening to Skye and Jaci talking*
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Fang: *thinks for a moment* ...A few months... why do you ask? *looks at Adrien*
*he doesn't wait for an answer as the elevator opens and he walks outside, and looks around for the truck*
Amelia: Over here! *waves Fang over to the truck, standing beside of it*
Fang: *heads in that direction*
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André: *Glaring at Tiffany*
Jaci: You can help when you're older. *She walks up to Hamlet and also gets a cutting board, then grabs the other knife and stares at it for a while before picking up some of the vegetables and start cutting them*
I feel the hearts beating
Cyrielle: *smiles*
Evan: *wanders over to Cy* Dada? *reaches up for Cy*
Cyrielle: *looks down at Evan and picks him up*
Just vibing...
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Adrien: OK...man of few words. *hefting the suitcase again he follows and they load the truck.
*With Fang and Amelia's help, they manage to get all of Meg's things including the desk, which just barely fit in the elevator, down into Adrien's truck. Meg finished talking to her landlord and joined them downstairs.
Meg: OK...it's official. The apartment is cleared of anything I care about. The new tenant can take it over whenever he likes now... *she glances at Adrien and away*
Mr. Benali is arranging the sale of my furniture and thankfully agreed to give me the profits back since I had to come down here on such short notice. I was going to suggest we grab dinner here...but *she smiles at Fang* ...I'm really just ready to get home...
Adrien:.Alright, so I'll follow you guys in the truck then?
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Tiffany: *figuring she's said enough she walks away and to Kiera's room*
Orion: *sighs*
Skylar: I'm sorry, sweetie... *puts her hand on his shoulder*
Orion: No, don't be sorry... *blinks back tears* Now I'm just scared she's going to try to hurt you and... the baby...
Skylar: She won't, okay?
Hamlet: *cutting the vegetables he looks over at Jaci* ...Why won't you let her use a knife? Isn't she old enough?
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Alexander: *smiles and walks over to them, ruffling Evan's hair* Hey, little guy.
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Amelia: Sounds good to me.
Fang: *smiles at Meg and nods*
Amelia: *opens the door and gets in the car*
Fang: *waits for Meg to get in and then, not even thinking about Adrien watching, he turns into a wolf and jumps up into her lap*
*A while later...*
Amelia: *pulls the car back to it's rightful parking space and opens the door, getting out* Home sweet home... I wonder what everyone's up to?
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André: I won't let her.
Jaci: *Shakes head* She's only 15... *Focusing on chopping the vegetables, it looks like she's doing it a little too angrily*
I feel the hearts beating
Evan: *frowns and looks at Cy*
Cyrielle: *smiles at Evan* Don't worry, buddy. He's our friend.
Evan: *looks back at Alexander*
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Skylar: *looks at André as he says that and gives him a thankful look before pulling Orion into a hug* I'll be okay and so will the baby. Okay? I'm not letting anything happen to either of us and neither is André... or anyone else.
Orion: *sighs and wraps one arm around her and presses his other hand against her stomach, smiling when he feels the tiny bump* Okay. And I won't let anything happen to you either...
Hamlet: *raises an eyebrow* Are you okay...?
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André: *Can't help but smile a little at them, looking away so they can't see it*
Jaci: *Still chopping angrily* I'm. Fine. *Doesn't look away from the board*
I feel the hearts beating
Alexander: Yeah, I'm your friend! *grins* That is, if you want to be my friend?
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Meg: *opens her door letting Fang out* I don't know, guess we'll have to see.
*looks over at Adrien pulls up beside them. * Park right here. I have to find out where Amelia and Onyx want to store my things and I'm sure we can get a few more hands to help us unpack.
Adrien: *looks up at the mansion, the entire drive down he was mulling over the realization that Fang was a werewolf.* ...Megara, your friends with vampires and you're dating a werewolf...what kind of place is this...?
Meg: *she smiles* It's home and until I can determine what's going on with your attachment it's where you'll be staying temporarily. So grab your violin and come inside.
Adrien: *raises an eyebrow* How did you know...
Meg: You never used to go anywhere without your family heirloom, why should that have changed? *she looks at him seriously* ...nothing else has.
*turning she walks to the front door, leaving him to stay or follow*
Adrien: *frowns after her and then grabs his violin case out of the passenger seat goes after her*
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Skylar: *lets go of Orion and smiles, she glances over at André though she can't see his smile*
Orion: *smiling* I didn't even notice you can already feel the baby... *he doesn't take his hand off of her stomach and instead stoops down and smiles wider* You're already growing so fast, little baby! I can't wait to meet you... again... *laughs a little*
Skylar: Well, at least we already know his name? *laughs too*
Orion: *presses a kiss to her stomach through her shirt, then stands back up straight and kisses her cheek*
Skylar: *giggles a little* You're being too cute... *with a sigh she looks toward the staircase* I wonder if dinner will be ready soon? I'm really hungry... I kind of want... pickles and ice cream...
Orion: *furrows his eyebrows* Ew... her pregnancy cravings are so weird...
Hamlet: It's obvious you're not fine, Jaci. You can talk to me...
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