Chapter 10

"Mum! We're home!" Thomas shouted as we walked into the huge house. It stood next to a mountain, and was three stories high. It looked like a luxury chalet, with its wooden walls and porch.

"Finally. It was just getting boring around here!" Luna said, walking down the stairs. "Wait. You're home already?"

"Yeah. Juniors got the afternoon off, and I didn't feel like waiting for you, so I called mum to come get me,"

Thomas rolled his eyes at her. "You can leave your bags at the door for now, we'll put them away later," Said a beautiful woman coming out of what I assumed to be the living room. She seemed to be my height, but I thought to be a little taller than her. Her hair was an odd blond color, looking a bit sandy. It was very curly though, explaining Luna's hair.

"Hi, I'm Crystal. You must be Cinnamon!" She exclaimed, hugging me to her chest. "Yeah, hi!"

I was already overwhelmed and this was only his mum. Walking into the living room, I saw his other siblings. Luna was sitting next to someone I assumed to be their dad, and there were four others as well.

"Hi, I'm Cinnamon," I said as I saw everyone staring at me. I could feel Thomas pinching in my hand. He was just as nervous as I was. I just started to feel a little awkward, when his father stood up. He was just as tall as Thomas, and had a smile from ear to ear.

"Welcome to the family, Cinnamon! I'm Xavier, the father of most of the people in this room." I liked him already. "Thank you, mister Benedict." He roared with laughter at my answer. "Please, call me Xav. 'Mister Benedict' makes me feel old!"

"But cupcake, you're already 48. You are old!" Crystal said, teasing him. "As I recall, we are soulfinders. Meaning, you are the same age, cupcake."

Pretty much everyone there sighed. "Mom! Dad! Iew!" Luna said, gagging. We all laughed, and then the introductions started. The only guy in the room, besides Thomas, Daniel and Xav, got up. "Hey, I'm Tobias, the oldest." He said, while shaking my hand. He was the tallest, being at least 6 foot 7. His hair was dark, like the rest of his siblings. Yet only him and Thomas had the smooth hair from Xav, the girls all inherited their mom's curls.

"I'm Olivia!" A tiny girl exclaimed. She looked almost exactly like her mom, except for her hair color and her height. She was the only one in the room who skipped the tall genes.

"May." Another girl nodded, being a lot less excited that her sister. She still seemed happy, but more shy.

"And I'm Coco!" Before I knew it, I was hugged by a very over-excited girl. "I'm so excited to meet you!"

"Yeah, I could tell so. Hi, everyone. Oh, uhm, this is my brother Daniel." I gestured to him, all heads turning to look at him. "Hey," He said, with some sort of salute.

"I've got something to tell you guys," Cherry began. I almost squealed, but held it back. Thomas pulled me down, to sit on his lap, as there wasn't enough space on the couch for all of us.

As we all looked at her in a killing suspense, she took a deep breath. "Daniel and I… we're soulfinders!" Immediately, hell broke loose. Everyone was caught completely off guard, except for Crystal. "Wait… Mum! You knew! This is why you sent me to pick them up!" Cherry almost screamed, and I remembered that Crystal was a soulseeker. And suddenly, I wondered.

"But, if Crystal's a soulseeker, how come you guys haven't all found your soulfinders yet?" I asked. As they all just stared to each other, I blanked. "Uhm, I didn't mean to offend you guys or anything, I was just wondering, and, well,"

"Cin's got a habit of saying what she thinks." Daniel finished my sentence. I shot him a look, close to death.

"Oh, no, that's totally not the case. You see, I've got a rule for myself: I won't find your soulfinder when you're not yet 18." Crystal said, trying to reassure me.

"But, I thought most of you are already 18?" I looked at them, questioning them with my eyes. I could easily get my answers from their memories that I could feel being at the top of their mind. But, instead, I gave them the option to answer in the way they wanted. I'd find out somehow anyway, the way how didn't really matter to me.

Tobias finally came with an answer.

"Someone blocked mum, so she couldn't find you. It wasn't until recently, I think it was start of November, when she could finally see something. It was vague though, so she couldn't get a good image yet. We also weren't home, as most of us are in college, and Thomas and Luna in high school. So this holiday will be the first step for us."

"Except for me, as I'm not yet 18. I really think you should reconsider mum, as Thomas found her as well!" Luna said, mocking. "Yes, Thomas found her, not I. Got another argument?" Luna just stared, looking mad. "Aw, little sis, don't be mad. You'll only have to wait, for, like, two years? Or was it 20? I just can't seem to remember…" Thomas said, patting her arm. As she shot him a look filled with daggers, we all just burst out into laughter.

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