I know I haven't updated Warped since summer, and I'm sorry but I really don't know where to go with the story anymore!

But I really like these characters and since it's the Christmas season I thought I'd write a little something! I'm not sure if this will be the only chapter, but I will probably do a few more. And for all of you who have read Warped, this is kinda a companion piece to it, and it takes place after their kidnapping.

It would be a hard Christmas, he could already tell.

Ashley and Jacie were sitting by the fire watching Nina and Emma quarrel over who got the last sugar cookie.

Kyle was memorizing some Hanukkah prayers, after all, 'tis the season.

After their abduction they had been moved around from one league member to another. But in the end everyone agreed that Wayne Manor was the best place.

Hawkgirl couldn't handle the noise. Superman was gone too much. John's apartment was too small and the neighborhood wasn't exactly safe. J'ohn pretty much lived in the watchtower. Dianna didn't even know how to raise children. And Wally, well…. They got along great with Wally. But Ashley was always cooking the meals and her and Jacie had to clean the entire house to make it livable (although they claimed it kept them distracted and there was absolutely no way that Flash should live like that).

So it came down to Wayne Manor. Not that Alfred minded, ever since dick moved out he had admitted to missing having children around.

'And I don't really mind. So long as they stay out of the bat cave.'

"Emma it's mine! I shoveled snow all day!"

"So? I helped make them!"

"You liked the bowl!"

"Would you guys shut up? Hebrew is hard, you want to try it? No? I thought not!"

Ashley turned to Jacie and rolled her eyes; Jacie nodded in response and stood up.

"How many have you guys had anyway?"

"Three." They said

"Uh huh." I know that look…

"Hey!" Jacie grabbed the cookie and sat back down by Ashley and broke it in half.

"Here."

"No thanks. " Ashley denied the sweet treat, of course. Jacie raised her eyebrows in an 'are you sure?' look.

"'S all yours hun, I'm makin' cocoa in a few minutes."

I smirked at that. Ashley was quite the cook surprisingly, and apparently her cocoa was a specialty. 'Why make cocoa from a mix? It's just as easy and lower in calories if you do it by hand.' But it didn't matter to anyone about the nutritional content, they loved it, hell, I loved it.

"Awesome!" Nina sang out and ran into the kitchen, probably pulling out the mugs by all the noise she was making. Ashley smiled and stood, following her into the kitchen.

"You want some bats?" She asked as she passed by me.

"Sure." I nodded and sat down at the study desk, the whole reason I came into the room anyways.

"You know how we like it!" Yelled Jacie, she then proceeded to read a book.

Yes, it would be a hard Christmas. I could tell, though to most people it looked like a normal, happy, holiday. Sure they all laughed and smiled, made cocoa and cookies, but we could all see how they faked normality. Everytime an add on T.V. came on, with a smiling family present Kyle would make an excuse to leave the room and Jacie would distract the younger two. Flash had admitted to walking in on Ashley staring out a window or watching the Christmas tree with a blank expression, I had seen it too, and it scared both of us. Emma's laugh always appeared forced, and we could never seem to make Nina laugh, only her friends could.

Although their home life wasn't good at all, I knew that they all had traditions and would miss them.

"Here you go." I glanced up and saw Ashley hand me a steaming mug. I took it and nodded my thanks. I smiled a little as I looked into it. Extra dark hot chocolate, filled to the brim with whip cream, three marshmallows, a peppermint stick and cinnamon sprinkled on top.

Just how I liked it.