Argh, I am so freaking sorry that this took so damn long! I had intended to finish this and upload it by Christmas (you can see how well that worked). I got distracted by some family stuff and writing out The Runners. Please for give me!

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Third person P.O.V

The tree glowed with multicolored lights that adorned it; red star shining brightly on top. But such a tree could never out shine the family that sat around it. All three were still in their pajamas, clutching mugs of hot apple cider.

"Here Peter, this one is from Dad." Madeline pushed medium sized bag towards him. Gilbert watched from the couch as Peter opened the gift.

"Sweet!" Madeline and Gilbert smiled as Peter jumped around, swinging a Nerf gun. Silent as the snow outside, Gilbert slid behind Maddie and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Ah, Gilbert, what are you doing?"

"Merry Christmas, maple-leaf." He handed her a jewelry box, covered in black velvet.

"Oh, Gil, really?" She opened it to see a white gold chain charm bracelet. Already there were three little charms connected to it.

"Zhey're based off of what we've done so far." Gilbert explained. He clasped the bracelet around her wrist and smiled when she tried to look closer at the charms. He chuckled and pointed to the first charm, "It's a Ferris wheel. For the fair the other day. Maddie giggled sightly at the memory and turned the bracelet a bit.

The next one was a small red star. "Zhis one is for today."

"Cute, but what is this one? It almost looks like-" An envelope in front of her face cut the sentence short.

"Here, open it." Gilbert let her take hold of it. The envelope was a creamy colored card stock and much heavier then she first imagined. Breaking the fancy red was seal, she pulled out the smaller note first.

Dearest Madeline,

I know that this could never possibly make up for what we've done. I hope you can someday forgive us. Until then, please enjoy.

Love, your Papa and Alfred.

"What?" Pulling out the papers and looking at the first one, she squinted. Slowly, her eyes opened wide.

"A-A house? They bought us a house?"

Gilbert nodded and gently took her wrist, turning the bracelet to the final charm. It was a small, flat piece of silver, cut to shape a house. Maddie felt tears pricking at her eyes. Her sweet papa and brother, had bought them a house. Something they could proudly call home.

"You knew?"

"Yes. I talked to Francis a bit, just after moving here. He wants us to be happy and room for Peter to grow up." Maddie was still griping the papers when she threw her arms around Gilbert's neck, nearly giving him a paper cut..

She had no words, just clinging to him expressed all her joy. Later that day, if asked, he would deny that he cried too.

Location skip

Francis P.O.V

Sitting in my armchair next to the tree, I watched both Alfred and Arthur open their gifts. Alfred was anxious waiting to play the new video game I got him. I gave Arthur a silver wrapped box, "Here, for you mon amour." He scowled lightly at the sentiment, playfully swatting my shoulder. When he opened the box, a silver watch with small emeralds gleamed back at him.

"Oh, Francis, it's lovely. Thank you." He gave me a one armed hug and a kiss to the cheek.

"Okay enough mushy stuff. Can I play my game now?" I chuckled while Arthur bopped him on the head.

"Can't you wait until after breakfast at least?" he said.

"I supposed that is my cue yes?" I stood and went to the kitchen to get started. A few minutes later, the sound of socked feet waking into the kitchen caught my attention.

"Do you think he actually gave it to her?" Alfred asked.

"I hope so, it is for all of them after all." I replied quietly. She hadn't come over yet, but it was still early. I flipped a few strips of bacon.

"Do you think we should tell Arthur?"

"Let him find out on his own. If we tell him, he won't believe us." Alfred nodded. We sat in silence, nothing but the sound of sizzling food could be heard. Soon, Alfred turned and went back to the front room, leaving me with my thoughts.

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Ludwig P.O.V

"Feli, please get off my back." I groaned I was trying to rest, but Feliciano had other plans. The first thing he did was straddle my back and said it was time to get up.

"But Luddy, it's time to get up."

"I know, but you still need to get off my back for me to do so." He huffed, but got up none the less. I surprised him but picking him up when I stood. Laughing, I carried him into the living room to sit in front of out sparsely decorated tree. When I set him down, it was in my lap on the floor.

He reached forward and pulled a large, flat package from behind the tree. "Here, Luddy, open it."

"Zhat's for me?" I hadn't even seen it there.

"Yup! I made it, now go on." Shrugging, I began tearing the paper off. When the painting was revealed fully, my jaw dropped.

"I know you still miss them. Do you like it?" I could only manage a nod. The painting showed Gilbert, Madeline, and little Peter, laughing. Though their backs were turned outwards, you could still feel the joy. Gilbert and Madeline each had one of Peter's hand in theirs. The part that held my attention the most was the bottom halves of the figures were painted as if fading away with the wind.

"Mein Gott, Feli, it's beautiful." and it truly was.

"I'm glad you liked it." He pecked me on my nose. Turning slightly, I grabbed the gift I had made for him. His lit up when he unwrapped it.

"Pasta! You got me pasta!"

"Yes, but zhis is special pasta. Once cooked, you can build zhings with it. I made the pasta myself, so it might not taste good but-" He melded his lips with mine, effectively stopping my babble. All in all, it was a nice day.

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Berwald P.O.V

I closed the door to the room, letting Tino sleep peacefully. He'd been out all night, delivering presents to the children of the world. In this kitchen, I made myself a cup of coffee and leaned my back on the counter. It had been a little less then a month since we had noticed Peter was missing. It ate at me, knowing that we hadn't remembered or even noticed sooner.

I heaved a sigh. We knew were he was now though. The first thing Tino had done was call Germany to ask if he knew, which he did. I was glad he was somewhere safe. IT eased ours minds somewhat, but it was still hard.

Finishing off my coffee in one last gulp, I rinsed out the cup. Throughout the rest of the day, the thoughts plagued me.

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So? How was it? I hope it was worth the wait. As always, till next time!