Okay guys, I found this fic that i wrote like three years ago in an old notebook, and it's almost complete, so I figured what the heck I'll post it. And I just realized all my fics are family oriented. Don't know what that's about. But anyway hope you all like it. As usual it's Emma/Shal.

Disclaimer: No I don't own mutant X or their characters, just the storyline and other characters.

Beep, beep, beep. Crashཀཀ

"I hated that clock anyway." Emily grumbled as she forced herself to sit up.

"That's the third one this month," said a groggy voice from across the room. Emily opened her eyes and said, "We've got three weeks Christmas vacation so I won't need on till I get back.."

Her roommate Lara sat up and looked around. After five minutes of silence Lara stood up and began picking out her days outfit. After picking out her clothes she headed for the bathroom to shower.

"You will be okay right?" Emily asked throwing her legs over the side of the bed.

"I'm going to be fine." She said from the doorway.

"Are you sure? Cause I can delay my trip."

"Are you kidding. Your moms are dying to see you. It's been like five or six months since either of them last saw you. And you know that you're dying to see them so don't even try delaying anything on my account. My dad and sister'll be there so I won't be alone. And I'll be so drugged up I won't even know you're gone."

"I'm glad to hear it." Emily said sarcastically.

"Would you rather me feel the pain?" Lara asked leaning on the doorframe.

"Of course not...Unless that's the only way for you miss me the entire time." Emily said with a smirk.

"What? You're enough of a pain when I'm conscious. Now get over here and give me a good-bye hug." Emily hopped off her bed and complied. "You better be gone by the time I get out of the shower." Lara said during the embrace.

"I see you miss me already." Emily laughed letting go. Just then her cell phone rang. Lara gave her a knowing smile and went in the bathroom. Emily picked her phone up from the night stand and answered it.

"What do you mean you're downstairs. I'm not even dressed yet...Yes I know what time...it...is." Emily said looking for her watch.

"No I didn't break it. But now that you mention it, I need to buy a new one." She said sheepishly looking at the shattered alarm clock across the room.

"Alright I'll be down in five." She walked over to the bathroom door and shouted, "you got your wishཀ I hope you're happyཀ"

"Ecstaticཀ" Emily heard her say. All she could do was laugh. After getting dressed, Emily grabbed her cell phone and duffle bag and headed down. Recognizing her sisters car she threw her duffle in the trunk and hopped in the front seat.

"Did you call Shal?"

"No, I thought mom would like the surprise."

"Oh that'll work. She'll probably smell us from a mile away."

"Only if you haven't showered in the five months we've been away." Her sister said looking at her from the corner of her eye.

"Shut up and drive."

"Oh this is my friend Erin." She said pointing to the back seat. Emily looked back and smiled. Then she backhanded her sister in the arm.

"Helloཀ Driving hereཀ"

"Why didn't you say something"

"I just did."

"I meant before I opened my big mouth!"

"Oh it's okay," Erin said from the back seat. "My girlfriends a mutant."

"Oh. Well then, I'm Emily, Emma's sister."

"Nice to meet you."

"So what brings you along with us?" Emily asked.

"Her girlfriend lives right near mom so we're dropping her off when we get there." Emma answered.

"So who's your girlfriend?" Emily asked.

"Her names Morgan, Morgan Alston."

"Shut up!" Emily's face brightened and her eyes lit up.

"Excuse me?" Erin asked confused.

"Morgan is just my best friend! Or at least, she used to be my best friend, but that was back in high school. I haven't spoken to her after she moved. How long you guys been going out?" Emily asked.

"Just about a year now. She moved up by your parents house after she graduated."

Emma turned on the radio and the two newly adcquainted took it as a cue to stop talking. They rode in silence for the rest of the trip.

Shalimar Fox heard the gravel in her yard crunch as a car parked on it. She sat up in bed and looked at the clock on her night stand. 1:54 a.m. Who in their right mind would be driving to her house at the ungodly hour? She thought. It didn't take her long to realize who those people might be. She threw her covers off and began nudging her sleeping partner awake.

"Em, Emma, wake up." Shalimar said to the brunette sleeping beside her. Emma DeLauro pulled the remaining covers over her head and rolled over. Shalimar heard the front door open and the familiar steps of one Carly fox and Emma II fox. She tried waking Emma again.

"The girls are here!" She said excitedly trying to pull the covers off Emma. Emma resisted and pulled them tighter around herself.

"Oh for crying out loud." Shalimar yanked Emma's pillow out from under her head and hit her with it. Emma gave in. She forced herself to sit up and looked Shalimar in the eyes.

"The girls are home." She said again clearing a few stray strands from Emma's cheek. Ready to go greet her daughters Shalimar tried to get out of bed only to be pulled back down by Emma.

"Shal, I sensed the girls coming like an hour ago. They've been trying to be as quiet as possible so they won't wake us up that way they can surprise us in the morning. So let's not ruin the 'surprise' and go back to sleep." Emma whispered leading her back down.

"Fine, but I haven't seen them in months so I get first hugs." The feral said. Emma smiled and wrapped the blanket around them, pulling Shalimar close.