Me: Okay, I put two chapters together AGAIN. Way too long, if you ask me. ._. About 3,000 words for the actual story!
Kai: But isn't it being long a good thing?
Me: No, because the readers will expect it to long like this. ;_;
Blair: Ooh, okay!
Blake: I think someone *Cough* Aura *Cough* likes this chapter a lot.
Aura: *Blushing* I do NOT!
malory79080 - Farren is witty, isn't he. XD
MiharuOfTtheWhiteSea - Here's the update! :D
A Random Human - A lot of people like Kaida. I'm not surprised, though. She's my favorite of the three Eevees that were introduced last chapter.
Amare Love Roses - Yeah, about that...Barlow found it and everyone forgot about it. XDDD
Leodasdragon - Actually, the winged children can feel pain from the others if they're close enough. So when Blair was shot, Storm could feel the pain, but he wasn't shot.
Storm: Gemstone Gal doesn't own Pokemon.
Me: Enjoy! I worked extra hard to make this chapter before Christmas so I could make chapters for other stories. :3
Chapter 9 - Christmas Surprises
When the seven of them, Blair, Blake, Storm, Violet, Egan, Kaida and Farren, reached their school, with Blair winning, they saw the other seven waiting for them, each with an Eevee.
Aura's was gray and the fur around it's neck and it's tip of the tail was light blue. On it's forehead was a yang symbol. It's eyes were a bright blue. The pendant around it's neck had a sky blue background and had three black feathers.
Keir's was black and the tip of it's tail and it's fur around it's neck was orange-red. It's eyes were red, and the symbol on it's head was a yin symbol. The pendant's symbol was gray with a black crescent moon sideways.
Ivy's was forest green with the fur around it's neck and the tip of it's tail being lime green. It's eyes were a dark green, symbol on it's head was two leaves, the first one covering part of the second. It's pendant had a leaf green background with a black leaf on it.
Kai's was aquamarine, and the fur around it's neck and the tip of it's tail was a light-almost white, blue. It's eyes were sea blue. The symbol on it's forehead was a royal blue water drop. The pendant around it's neck had an aqua background, and the symbol on that was a black water drop that was curved.
Oddly, Gwyn had one, too. It was pure white with the fur around it's neck and tip of it's tail being a very light blue. The symbol on it's forehead was a blue snowflake, due to it being white already. The pendant it had was icy blue as the background with black snowflake imprinted on it. It's eyes were icy blue.
Axel's was a lighter brown than normal Eevees, and the fur around it's neck and the tip of it's tail was a nice, chocolatey brown. It's eyes were like wet pebbles in the ocean, being a nice gray-brown color. The symbol on it's head was a mountain with a snowy top. The pendant was three mountains in black with a brown background.
Lastly, Lucia's was pink-purple, with the fur around it's neck and the tip of it's tail being light pink. It's eyes were violet, and the symbol on it's head was a pink swirl. The pendant it had a purple background, with a black eye on it.
"Blair! What happened to your eye?" Aura asked.
"What's with the scar?" Kai asked.
"W-why's your eye red?" Gwyn asked in a quiet voice.
"Well, the scar was from something a long time ago, and the eye is natural." Blair answered. "Anyways, I see you've also got some new friends."
"Hehe, caught. We were going to say they were family pets and that our family shipped them to us in their pokeballs so they could stay with us." Ivy said. "My Eevee is Silas, he's very...intelligent." The green Eevee was reading a book, and looked up to greet them.
"Mine is Zephyr!" Aura said. "She's awesome, and she's really fast." Zephyr was running circles around Aura.
"This is Lynn, she's very polite." Kai said. The aquamarine colored Eevee bowed politely, then returned to Kai's side.
"Say hello to Aaron, he is, however, a bit too aggressive." Axel said. It was true, as Aaron was growling at them, until Axel petted his head and let him know they were friends.
"Phoenix." Keir said, as his Eevee seemed to be daydreaming. The name made Blair and Blake wonder if it was referring to the orange-red on the Eevee.
"This is Phoebe." Gwyn said, as the white Eevee shyly stepped out from behind her.
"Alina's her name." Lucia said, watching her Eevee pounce at a leaf that floated in the air.
"This is Kaida." Blair said, introducing the former 'regular' Eevee.
"He's Egan." Blake said.
"This is Farren. He's really stern and grumpy." Storm said. The golden Eevee glared at him.
"We should get back inside our rooms, because tomorrow is Christmas, and we have the day off and we also have to do something for the Christmas party." Ivy said.
"Oh crap." Aura said. Everyone looked at her. "It's almost curfew! Let's go!" The ten of them, along with the pokemon, sprinted to their dorms, with Aura and Zephyr in the lead due to their speed, even though she was holding back just a little so she could stay with them.
"What would happen if Kincaid caught us sprinting in the hallway?" Axel joked.
"My hundredth lecture in one month, that's what." Aura replied, nonchalantly. Everyone stared at her. "What? I counted!"
"Not that! How'd you get so many in one month?" Lucia asked, slightly panting.
"Uh, being Speed Demon of the school has it's ups and downs." Aura said. For some reason, Blair could hear footsteps from the basement, grabbing onto Violet for more speed.
They had all reached their dorms safely, and Blair sighed in relief. She and Ivy were roommates, and occasionally Aura went to their room for the night, due to her roommate being her rival, Lei. Today was one of those days that Aura roomed with them. She and Zephyr took one of the extra top bunks. There was a knock on the door. Ivy opened it, and Ms. April and Janice was there.
"Blair, we heard you were shot, are you okay?" Ms. April asked. Aura and Ivy's eyes widened in alarm.
"I'm fine." Blair said.
"You were shot, are you sure?" Janice's voice was like a worried mother treating an injured child's wound.
"I told you, I'm fine. Besides, I'm a fast healer."
"You're different from most kids. They'd be complaining about the agony and pain they were in." Ms. April said.
'Well, most kids don't have wings, do they?' Blair thought. Aloud, she said, "Maybe I'm not like most kids." The two of them looked at her in concern. And like she was a bit crazy.
"Just don't do anything reckless, we don't want you to make the wound worse." Janice said, as the two left.
Aura's POV:
I knew it. Blair was hiding something.
"Uh, I have to go help prepare dinner. I'm on duty this week." Ivy said, as she left the room.
"Blair, you're hiding something, I can tell." I said. "And it's not that you kept the fact that you were shot, because that was so we weren't troubled." She hesitated, and just looked away. I put a hand on her shoulder.
The worst thing that could happen was me tell everyone else, which I wouldn't, because I was known among my family as the Secret Keeper, not the Speed Demon. Speed Demon was my twin brother, Rai. Kai was called the Surfing Champ, due to him loving surfing.
"Aura, if I tell you what I'm about to tell you, you have to promise two things." Blair said. "One, don't scream, faint, or anything like that, and two you have to swear to Mew or Arceus, whichever you prefer, to not tell anyone."
"I won't. Swear to Mew." I said. "Why else would my family call me the Secret Keeper?"
"Okay...well, when I was two, I used to live in Summerland, carefree and stuff like that. But then an incident happened, causing us to move to Vientown a few years later. That and the fact that my oldest sister was going to Ranger school here, and so did Summer." She started. "Heck, most of my family did before, but we didn't move until we realized Blake and me were being hunted."
"Hunted? What do you mean?"
"I mean that we're wanted by people, anyone who wants to use us for their own selfish needs." She said. "They all wanted the same thing. Unique twins. Who could fly." At first, I was confused. But...
Slowly...
I...
Put...
The...
Pieces...
Together...
"Project Wings." I whispered, realizing that she was referring the the project that I had been the first to survive. She took off her shirt, and her pure white angel were open, and slightly flapping.
"What do you see?" She asked.
"White angel wings." I replied, confused.
"I knew it. You all see an illusion." The blonde sighed.
"Why?" I tilted my head.
"I can see true forms of anything, and there's an illusion on a majority of the wings the ten children received."
"Something wrong?"
"Mine are actually black. Black devil wings." I watched as she sighed. After she told me that, I saw something. I blinked. Instead of the white wings I had seen before, I now saw them as black angel wings.
"I see them as black angel wings now."
"Maybe if I tell the truth about them, you can see either their true color or for-What are you doing?" I was taking off my own shirt, and opened my silver wings. I then saw a scar on her back, but since it was probably the scar from when she was shot, I shrugged it off.
"Are they actually silver angel wings?" I asked, just to be sure. She nodded.
"If this was Christmas, then it'd be the best Christmas present ever, because I never thought I'd find another, other than the ones I know already." She said, as we both smiled. "So, what's your power?"
"Flying, or wind I guess." I said. "Anyways, it's almost dinner time. Unless we want to show up in our school uniforms, we should change."
I went into the bathroom to change into my casual clothing, and Blair did the same, except in the bedroom. At dinner, we were aloud to change back into our casual clothes, and out of our ranger school uniforms. When I walked out, Blair surprised me with a hug.
"I'm no longer alone..." I said, tears threatening to spill from my eyes out of happiness.
The next morning, I woke up with a start. It was 7:30. I had a devilish grin on my face. Speed Demon was for two things when it was applied to me; First was for speed and the second was for my devilishness.
Gwyn's POV
I was decorating the Christmas tree with Aura. Everyone was wearing a Santa hat, and Storm even dressed up as Santa. Lucia and Blake had gone to get more decorations.
"I don't see why I have to celebrate Christmas." Keir muttered.
"Well, Aura did say she would kick your sorry ass into the next week if you didn't." Axel said.
"It's not that." Keir said.
"Then what is it?" Kai asked.
"I'm Jewish." Keir said. We all stared at him, except Aura.
"Precisely why I said I would kick your ass into next week if you didn't celebrate it with us." Aura said, her signature devilish grin plastered on her face.
"You knew?!" Ivy asked.
"No duh. What do you think we talked about when you locked us in a room?" Aura replied. "Holidays. And video games."
"Hey, what do you all think Christmas is about?" Blair asked. "I think it's about family, especially since our siblings go out of their way to send us presents!"
"Family?" Storm scoffed. "It's about the stuff under the tree! Excitement, obviously!" Blair kicked him in the shin, which made him started jumping around and holding.
"I think it's about giving. Giving stuff to people you love, are good friends with, stuff like that" I said. "What would Christmas be if we didn't give? They'd be no presents, or anything. And plus, Christmas is a time for giving."
"I'm going to agree with Gwyn." Axel said.
"How cute~!" Aura said, an innocent smile on her face, which I learned was not as innocent as it seemed. "Anyways, I'm going to go check on Lucia and Blake, they're taking a long time." She jumped off the ladder she was on, and she landed like she could control wind, because she landed so softly, even though everyone knew she always jumped from high places without getting hurt. However, she didn't need to as they had just came back.
Blair's POV:
We had made a list of our favorite Christmas songs. One for each of us. Mr. Kaplan was our DJ, and he was taking requests.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
She'd been drinking too much eggnog,
And we begged her not to go.
But she forgot her medication,
And she staggered out the door into the snow.
When we found her Christmas morning,
At the scene of the attack,
She had hoof prints on her forehead and,
Incriminating Claus marks on her back.
Gwyn smiled, as this song was her second favorite. The one who had put it on the list was Blake. I sweatdropped as Kai was eating cookies. We had all put presents under the tree, and were going to open them soon. And by all, I mean the whole school. It was a very big tree.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now we're all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been taking this so well.
See him in there watching football,
Drinking beer and playing cards with cousin Mel.
It's not Christmas without Grandma,
All the family's dressed in black.
And we just can't help but wonder,
Should we open up her gifts or send them back.
SEND THEM BACK
I started humming along to the song, because I didn't feel like dancing. I drank punch as I watched everyone else, other than Kai, dancing.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Now the goose is on the table,
And the pudding made of fig...Ahhh...
And the blue and silver candles,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig.
I've warned all my friends and neighbors,
Better watch out for yourselves.
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.
The music kept playing as we were about to open our presents. I handed one to Storm, slightly blushing, though no one noticed. I had made cookies for everyone, each with ten cookies, a few of them would spell their name, while the others were just decorated.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Sing it Grandpa...
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Christmas Must Be Something More by Taylor Swift came on, my favorite, as we all opened the presents. I watched Gwyn hand her present for Axel to said boy, her face a bit red. I smiled at Gwyn, because this is what she thought Christmas was about-giving stuff to others.
"Is Operation Mistletoe ready?" I shouted at Storm. We had to shout, because Mr. Kaplan blasted the music really loud.
"Yup!" Storm replied.
"Let's get cracking, then!" Ivy and Kai shouted in unison.
Aura's POV:
I was outside, watching snowflakes falling. My long black hair was held back by a red headband with a yellow star on it. I was wearing a silver t-shirt, with a black hoodie over it that was unzipped, and dark blue shorts. I wore a black fingerless glove on my right hand, and bandages on my left hand. They were slightly stained red, and I winced a little as there was a small pain. It wasn't cold outside for me, it felt like spring to me, because I loved the cold, just didn't tell anyone.
"What're you doing here?" A deep voice asked. I turned around and saw Keir.
"Nothing much, just trying to escape the party and getting fresh air." I said. Even though I loved parties, sometimes I needed fresh air. "You?"
"Same." Keir replied. We just were out there, staring at the snow and stars.
"Heeey guys!" Storm said, casually. Everyone else was outside now.
"Why're you here?" Keir asked.
"Look up!" Lucia said, grinning. We looked up.
"Shit." I said. Above us was a mistletoe. Of course.
"You know what that means~!" Blair said in a singsong voice as Storm made a smoochy face at us, teasing us. I could feel my cheeks get hot.
"Either that or you have to take care of Kai until he passes out." Blake said. I froze, knowing just how annoying he was when he was freaking sugar high.
"It's a stupid tradition." I muttered. However, no one heard me, and Keir lifted my chin and pressed his lips against mine. His eyes were closed, and he was bending down, due to him being the tallest and me being the shortest. Soon, I closed my eyes and returned the kiss. The kiss lasted for about fifteen seconds, then we parted. I put two fingers to my lips, while I was still blushing, and suddenly a strong gust of wind blew, courtesy of me.
"The forecast didn't say anything about a snowstorm..." Axel said.
"We'd better get back inside, before anyone of us catches a cold and gives it to the others." Gwyn said. Of course, she jinxed it. I sneezed.
"Oh great." I said in a flat tone. Everyone else laughed. But we all knew one thing;
It was the best Christmas ever.
Me: Hehehe
Aura: *Blushing* WHY'D YOU MAKE ME DO THAT? WHY NOT GWYN AND AXEL?
Me: Just cause. Anyways, I created shipping names for the ten characters~!
Blair x Storm - WingShipping, because they're the main female and male character. :3
Lucia x Blake - BrightFireShipping, because Blake controls fire and Lucia's psychic, which I consider the 'light' element.
Aura x Keir - DarkWindShipping, because Aura controls wind and Keir controls darkness. :D
Gwyn x Axel - IcyRockShipping, Gwyn controls ice and Axel controls rock.
Ivy x Kai - WaterLilyShipping, Ivy controls nature and Kai controls water. A flower in water is called a water lily, thus the name.
FUN FACT: Originally, I was going to call Blair x Storm ElectricDragonShipping, but that already existed. :/
QUESTION(s) OF THE CHAPTER: Which is your favorite shipping of the five? Was this a good Christmas special?
Blake: Hope you guys enjoyed reading.
Blair: See you next time! :3 And have a Merry Christmas! (If you celebrate it, unlike Keir!)
