I'm so sorry I haven't updated! I had these chapters written but I forgot to post them until the other day! I'll try to remember to write more and actually post my chapters!

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Christmas Eve

Every occupant and visitor of Whammy's House was sitting in the large dining room, talking with friends and enjoying the nice dinner that the cooks had made. There was a variety of food and most of the kids were excited about the large desert assortment.

L, Roger, Watari, and the teachers were sitting at a large head table at the front of the room. L was still wearing a mask, but this one had a large hole cut in the mouth so he could eat and the kids had stopped talking endlessly about his being here.

Astraea was sitting with BB, Near, Mello, and Matt at a table towards the edge of the room. BB was mostly glaring at L, Near and Mello were fighting (if you could call Mello ranting and Near saying tiny things that made him rant more fighting), Matt was alternating between playing his video game and eating, and Astraea was observing the chaos around her.

Soon deserts were brought out and placed on the table. This caused everyone to stop what they were doing and stare for a moment before grabbing a ton of sugar. Now Astraea's table was quiet except for the occasional beep of Matt's game.

L gave a short speech about how they had to keep up their work the next year. He was leaving on the 26th and was giving both his Christmas and New Year's speech together as one. Roger reminded the kids what the special schedule was for the next day and then they were sent for their free time.

Mello and Matt immediately disappeared to do something, leaving the little girl with two odd boys.

"What now?" Astraea asked, breaking the silence that had fallen in the hallway.

"How about a story?" BB asked her.

"What kind of story?" she asked him as both she and Near stared at him curiously.

"A legend of course," BB replied with a smirk.

Astraea squealed and dragged them both to the library where they sat by a roaring fire place. Near sat on the ground with his back to the fire while Astraea sat in BB's lap, something she had recently started doing when it was story time.

BB told the two kids the legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes and the story of Old Saint Nick. When he was done it was dark and the girl on his lap was yawning. He helped both her and Near get ready for bed since they were both exhausted and then after he made sure they were snug in their beds he went and got ready for bed himself. He laid in bed and laughed lightly when he thought of how chaotic it would be the next day.