A/N: This chapter has a few new POVs for you guys and I hope you like them!

Enjoy!


(Mello P.O.V)

Eight years later

"I said no, Lucas. Not before dinner."

"But you have them all the time!" He argued. "You had like three an hour ago!"

"Because I paid for them, therefor I may eat them as I please. You, however, are a child and do not need chocolate in your system every hour. I made that mistake once with you, and I won't make it again."

The small blonde flopped to the floor with drama. Yup, definitely mine.

"This is so not fair." He mumbled into the floor.

I rolled my eyes. "Life isn't fair, son. Now get up and help your granddad."

"Not funny, Mello." Light spoke up as he was preparing the food for Christmas dinner. We told him that he didn't have to cook for us, and that Winston was more than willing to do the cooking, but Light insisted he do this for us. He said something about a challenge and cooking for many people… I couldn't quite remember. All I knew was that Light was ahead of the game and had everything almost prepared. All that was left was the bird.

Which… was huge… considering the amount of people here.

Let's see… there's Nan, Sofu, Light and L, Wammy, Sayu and Matsuda, Matt and I, Linda, Near, Olive, and Lara, plus our five terrors, and Winston, who was more than happy to see us accept him as our family. Nineteen people we'd be feeding today, and it was a chore. Especially when Lucas wouldn't stop begging me for chocolate.

I loved my kids, of course I did, but Lucas was the biggest chore to take care of. Probably because he was much like me. Easily bored, distracted, and felt the world was against him. It didn't help either that both him and Melina shared most of the genius aspect together. The private tutor we hired for our kids was astounded by their thinking process and more than once offered them a scholarship to a private school here in England. I didn't allow it, however, wanting my kids to stay away from schools altogether. They were good kids… and school always corrupted the good ones.

As for the other three children, Mason, Andrei, and Roxanne, they too were geniuses, but the moment their father introduced them to video games, it was a lost cause.

Roxanne was a master at video games. Much like Matt she could finish every level in a snap with one hundred percent completion. Mason was pretty good himself, but opted out for online games instead of console. He wasn't allowed to use team speak, but he'd already built up a reputation online as the Dark Raven. No one knew it was a small boy on a laptop, but they feared him in all games he took to. And as for Andrei, he was a handheld gaming person. However, he did like to walk away and do some sketches when he got bored. This made me feel like there was hope that both Roxanne and Mason would stop gaming at some point as well.

I turned to the over dramatic boy, still laying on the floor, as I finished up the carrots.

"Where's your sister?"

"Which one?" He mumbled through the floor.

I already knew where Roxanne was – planted on the couch with her dad trying to beat him at Super Smash Bros. – so I rolled my eyes.

"Which one do you think? You should go find her and tell her dinner's going to be ready soon."

He slowly pulled himself off the floor. "Am I your messenger boy, now?"

I chuckled. "Nope, you're my delivery boy. If she says she isn't coming around, you have my permission to force her to the table."

A small smirk appeared on his face. "Am I allowed to tie her up?"

"Only if she struggles."

"Got it!" He agreed as he rushed out the kitchen doors to do as I asked.

Light sighed. "I remember when you were like that."

I scoffed. "I'm still like that."


(Lucas P.O.V)

Finding Mina was going to be no problem. I already knew where she was, but she threatened to tell dad about the chocolate I'd taken earlier that day if I didn't leave her alone. I quickly turned tail at that.

Yes, I was the oldest… but I was far from stupid. Messing with Mina was like messing with Satan some days.

I ran into the living room and was about to take the next hallway to the pool when I was stopped by someone picking me up to hug me. One look over my shoulder and I hugged him back. Sofu was one of my favourite people to see when the holidays came around. I didn't see him very often since he lived in Japan, but he always wrote to me. I actually learned Japanese from both him and Uncle Light. I already knew Light wasn't my uncle, per se, but he'd fathered my parents and loved them like his own. He wasn't quite Sofu's age to be a grandfather, so we all just called him and L our uncles. They didn't seem to mind it!

Sofu set me down after a long hug. "And how is my Lucas? I haven't seen you at all today, boy!"

I smiled at him. "That's 'cause I was begging dad for chocolate again. His usual answer though, a flat out no."

"Well," he replied sticking a hand into his pocket before bringing out a bar. "It's a good thing I'm around then!"

I hugged him again in happiness. "You're the best!"

Of course, he hugged me back. "And don't you forget it!"

I heard Da chuckle a bit while playing his game with Roxy.

"Your dad is not going to be pleased if he sees you with that." He warned. "I suggest stuffing it down that gut of yours before he catches wind that you have it."

I cocked an eyebrow at him. "How many times has Roxy won today, Da?"

He grumbled. "Sixteen."

Roxy laughed. "I am the master of all things gaming!"

Da paused the game and he started to tickle Roxy as payback. "Excuse me little missy!? What was that you said?!"

She laughed uncontrollably and squeaked a few times. "Stop it! Please, daddy!" She laughed through her shrieks.

He finally stopped and quickly grabbed his controller. "You're done for now!"

"What! You cheater!"

She quickly grabbed her own controller and the games began once again.

I couldn't help but smile at my Da. He was always fun to be around, and he was more than loving to his kids. Dad was loving too, but he took the responsibility role more than Da. Both of them were good fathers to us in their own ways, but I still think dad could loosen up a bit on my chocolate intake.

I was about to bid farewell to Sofu when the front door opened and a few more people joined us. It looked like it was Auntie Olive with Uncle Near… which meant…

No surprise, the little white head popped out from behind her father and found me.

I blushed a little at seeing her. Lara was always a problem with me… but in a positive way…if that was a possibility.

I hid a bit behind Sofu as Uncle Near spoke. "Sorry we're late. Traffic's backed up due to a storm. It should be over by tonight though."

Da turned around to look at him. "Don't go out in it, Near. We could lose you forever with how much you blend in with the snow!"

I held in my laughter when Near's soggy and snow-covered hat hit him in the back of the neck and Da went flying off the couch from the cold. Roxy, however, had no problem letting herself bust a gut with laughter.

While I'd been distracted, Lara had joined me at my side behind Sofu. "Hi Lucas."

I jumped at her voice and nearly fell over. Yet again, Lara had caused my cheeks to go red. I wasn't sure how or why she had so much power over me… but I wasn't complaining.

"Hi…" I said nervously. "Umm… I'm glad you're here."

She smiled warmly at me and I felt my knees go weak. Honestly, how could anyone have this kind of effect on people? Why was this happening?

I'd known Lara for close to my whole life. Her father and mine were all one happy family when they were younger, so it was natural that we'd meet at some point. I knew her father Near wasn't exactly my uncle, but I called him so because he was family. Lara, however, I had a different relationship with.

If I had to describe her with one word, it'd be stunning. She shared the same white hair as her father, but with her it was crisper, more sparkling, like she wore a cap of fresh snow on her head. Her eyes were another story as well. Silver and bright, and always managed to capture my attention. Yes, stunning was exactly the word I'd use for her.

But I never told her this.

Near, after grabbing his hat from my Da, then set down his five year old son Conner onto the floor. Conner hadn't started talking yet, and I doubted very much that he would any time soon. He had the same white hair and dark eyes as his dad, but they weren't as crisp and noticeable as Lara's. She was stunning, but Conner was… odd.

It's not like I had anything against the kid, but he was definitely creepy to be around some days. Whenever we were alone with him he just… stared. Like he knew something that we didn't. It was unnerving. Thankfully, however, he stayed close to his parents, and never really bugged us.

After a few more words Lara snuck off with me to help me find Mina. We had to sneak away since her dad was more than protective of her for many reasons. More times than not, however, when he explained those reasons, he would eye me like I was the cause of all them.

I never understood why though. Maybe it was something only grownups knew.

We got to the pool and found Mina reading on the upper ledge where the diving board was along with a few beach chairs.

"Mina!" I called to her. "Come on! Dad says dinner's almost ready!"

"In a minute!" She called back. "I'm at a good point in the story!"

"Don't make me drag you out of here!" I warned.

She scoffed. "I would love to see you try!"

I looked back to Lara. "Well, you heard her. She wants to see me try."

I took a few steps back as Lara awaited safely by the wall next to a towel cupboard. I made for the run stance… and prayed that my parkour lessons weren't all for not.


(Melina P.O.V)

There were some days where I really did not like my brother.

Today was another one of those days.

I was a little amazed at him and his free running ability, but I found it humorous that he believed he could catch me.

The moment he got halfway up to the ledge where I sat, I merely placed my book off to the side and ran for the diving board. I prided myself on my diving ability, but even more for being smarter than my brother.

The moment he reached the ledge and saw I was down below swimming away from him, I couldn't help but smile. He was so naïve some days I couldn't help but wonder if he was really my brother. Dad assured me he was, but I still questioned it.

I got out of the pool and strode over to Lara who was giggling at the look on Lucas' face. "That wasn't much trouble for you I see."

I shrugged. "Lucas can be a moron some days. Remember that for future reference."

I then looked up to the blonde on the top ledge. "Hey, so dad said dinner will be ready soon! You may want to come down from there!"

"Shove off, princess!"

I turned from him. "Let's go, Lara. I have to change before dinner is served."

She followed me without hesitation. And why wouldn't she? We'd been friends since we were in diapers. Her parents were quite happy about that as well, seeing as how Lara didn't speak up for herself most times and usually needed me to help her become more confident. When she was around my brother though, she seemed more than capable of speaking for herself.

After I changed in my room, we both headed towards the living room where my other siblings were. All the adults seemed to be with each other at the moment, leaving the living room to just us kids. Andrei was working on a new sketch, Mason on his laptop, Roxanne was lounging on the couch, now board that our Da wasn't there to play any video games with her, and Conner was quietly playing with his blocks by the fire place.

When we sat next to Roxanne on the couch she told us dad had dragged our Da away to help with dinner.

"Just when I was going for my twentieth win against him." She said unhappily, but still proudly.

I couldn't help but giggle at this. Our Da was losing his touch in video games. It was sad really.

I looked over to the brunette with the laptop. "And how's being the Mysterious Penguin, Mason?"

He scoffed at me. "That's the Dark Raven to you!"

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever."

Mason and Andrei were very much like our Da in the looks department. The only thing they didn't share with him was his red hair. That was something Roxy had inherited. They did, however, inherit his sensitivity to sunlight and light in general. So our uncle L wet out and got the two a pair of goggles for themselves. Andrei had blue lenses, and Mason had green. With these, they looked like mini versions of our Da.

The green goggled boy stuck his tongue out at me as his response. "I hope you realize how awesome it is to be an eight year old with this much power over the internet."

"We'll be nine soon," Andrei reminded from behind the couch. "Don't forget."

"Shouldn't we be in school by now, then?" Roxy started up. "I mean, dad says we need an education…"

"That's why we have the private tutor, remember." I reminded her… for the zillionth time.

"But I want to go to a real school and meet some new kids! No offense to any of you, but I'd like to make other friends other than my siblings."

I sighed. "Yeah, and so would I. But the point of the matter is, dad won't let us. He hates schools and he would never let us go to one. You want to ask him, then be my guest. But the point is, we're stuck here."

Roxy shook her head. "I don't believe we are. Dad might not like it, but if we told him it's what we wanted…"

"He'd still say no. Just like my daddy." Lara spoke up. "Daddy said that schools aren't a place for kids like us. He said we'd be outcasts, a social pariah."

"Isn't that the fish that eats flesh?" Mason asked.

I could literally feel my brain form into a hand and hit me with a facepalm from the inside. Mason was smart with computers, but he was an illiterate.

We decided to ignore him.

"Well, I don't wish to go to school all that badly. I'm happy being taught here. Our parents are smart, and our tutors are as well. Why should we waste our time learning at a school when we've got all we need here?"

"Because we'd make more friends." Roxy replied. "Like I said before. I know dad cares about us, but there's got to be more to school than he thinks."

I sighed heavily again. "Well, if you want to try and convince him to put you in school, be my guest. I'm staying here."

Before Roxy could argue the matter, there came a squishy and sloshy sound from the hallway where the pool was. Before long, Lucas was in our sights, dripping wet and giving me the evil eye.

He stopped in front of me. "You heartless witch."

I grinned at him. "You may need to dry off. I think you've got a bit of water on your clothes."


(Lara P.O.V)

Melina had barely seconds before Lucas jumped at her and she ran off to avoid him. He threatened to soak her entire bookcase in her room if she didn't let him teach her a lesson.

I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face. Lucas was always passionate about something, and it made me like him all the more. I sometimes wished I could be like him, strong willed and back straight, but I was too shy. My mother told me it was because I had a lot of my dad in me, but I didn't believe her. I think I was just weird.

Roxy put a hand on my shoulder. "Still crushing on my brother?"

I blushed profusely, glancing at my brother who was barely paying attention. "Roxy! Don't say that out loud!"

She giggled. "Relax, the only ones that know are us three. Right boys?"

Mason agreed. "Yup, it's just us. Andrei and I haven't said a word."

"Nothing." Andrei spoke up.

Roxy then hugged me close. "You don't have to worry. Lucas doesn't have to know until you're ready to tell him."

I smiled at that and I hugged her back. Roxanne and her brothers were the only ones who knew that I had feelings for Lucas. I knew I was too young to be believing that I had a crush on someone, but I couldn't help it. It had to be a crush. What else could all my symptoms mean? The racing heart, the light-headedness, the blushing… it all meant one thing. But I was too shy to speak up about it.

I took a breath. "I wish I knew if Lucas felt the same."

"Don't even worry about it right now. Wait until he's a teenager!" She offered. "Boys don't know that they're trying to impress girls when they're ten, but they do it anyways. They don't know until they're in their teens. It's weird… but true."

"How would you know?" Mason tried to argue.

Roxy scoffed. "Because you tried to impress that sixteen year old blonde at the mall by saying you were a level eighty-seven orc."

The brunette paused for a second. "She was checking me out and you know it!"

The red headed girl rolled her eyes. "I'd also like to remind you that boys are full of themselves. You'd be wise to compliment them on a daily basis, even if they look like a piece of crap."

"Exactly!" Andrei agreed before realizing what Roxy had said. "Wait what!? When do we…?"

"Kids!" We heard Sofu call. "It's time for dinner!"

Andrei suddenly poked out from behind the couch. "This ain't over little sister!"

We all hurried to the dining room, me gently pulling Conner's hand to get him away from his blocks, while they argued. "I'm younger by a half hour! And that doesn't make you smarter than me!"

"Geek!"

"Dork!"

"Alright ladies." Mason, the elder of the three, piped in. "You're both very lovely, now shut up."

I giggled at Mason. He was always in the middle but always knew how to end a fight. The only ones he didn't get involved in were the ones concerning his older brother and sister. And who could blame him? When those two fought, you just let them go and hope no one got hurt. It was just the way of things.

Still, even knowing how hectic it was in this estate some days, I'd liked to have been part of it permanently. To have brothers and sisters like them. But, it didn't look like my dad wanted another child any time soon. So I'd be stuck with only my brother for now.

But, who knows? Maybe things would change.

Not that I didn't love Conner, of course I loved him. But he was to quiet and he never spoke to me. He wasn't like Lucas and Melina who were outgoing and fighting for adventure, or even the trips who were all extravagant and out there. Conner was… cold. Like he was constantly trying to solve a puzzle in his head. But that didn't stop him from being a sweetheart.

I remember he picked me a flower once from a garden for when I was sick. He hadn't said why, but I believed he did it because he knew how much I liked lilies and that they made me smile. He was always sweet in that aspect.

And even though he was cold and calculating… I loved my brother.

And I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world.


A/N: Now, let's get one thing straight here.

There are A LOT of characters in this story, and I may not be able to write as many POVs for a few of them. Plus there;s going to be a special person coming into play soon and I'm excited to debut them! They're my own OC and I hope you like them!

Anyways, from the attitudes and personalities you've seen in the kids, which ones do you most enjoy and would like to see more of in a future chapter? This is my question for you all since I can't possibly write for so many characters, but I don't always think things through. Oh well. XD