Siblings Are Menaces Chapter 14: Merry Christmas!, a primeval fanfic

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Rating: T for mild swearing.

Siblings Are Menaces

Chapter 14 – Merry Christmas:

Becker woke the next morning with a grin on his face. Jess was cuddling into his chest, fast asleep. He stroked her long hair for a while and just lay there, perfectly content. He would be waking up to the same woman for the rest of his life, now. But to be frankly honest, he wouldn't want to wake up to anyone else.

He suddenly realised that today was Christmas Day and he grinned even wider. He started to wonder whether it was too early to wake her up. Peering over at the clock, he saw it was 6Am in the morning. That would defiantly do!

Becker rolled so that he was on top of Jess and kissed her softly. Jess smiled against the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. When they broke apart, she opened her eyes and smiled brilliantly.

"Good Morning to you too." She said beaming at him.

"Good Morning and Merry Christmas!" Becker replied happily as he rolled off of her.

"What time is it?" She asked.

"6 O'clock in the morning." Becker answered shortly. Jess stared at him for a moment before pushing him out of bed. He landed on his stomach and winced in pain. Sid and Nancy came to sniff his face when he rolled onto his back. Jess pulled the entire duvet over her and rolled to face the wall, with her back to Becker as he sat up.

"What was that for?" He asked, Jess sat up and glared at him.

"In the last two and a half years we've been together, you've never gotten excited about Christmas before! And now you are, after a very long Christmas Eve of explaining, Future Predators and emotions running high!" She said, before turning to face the wall again. Becker sighed and got onto the bed next to her.

"I'll give you your present, if you like?" Becker said hopefully. Jess sat up abruptly and grinned brilliantly.

"Gimme!" She told him.

Becker laughed and pulled a small wrapped present out of his bag and handed it too her. She leant in and pecked him against the lips. Tearing open the wrapping paper revealed inside was a jewellery box. She looked up at him and he grinned happily. She opened it and revealed a necklace, a white gold angel on a white gold chain. The angel was holding a little purple-reddy coloured garnet stone, Jess's birthstone.

"It's beautiful." She said happily as Becker put it on her.

"Well I saw it and thought of you. When I first met you, I was in a really bad place. It felt like nothing was going right for me. But when you made me laugh and smile, it was the first time in months when I hadn't faked it. And I don't think I'd feel safe out on missions without you being our eyes and ears. You're like my guardian angel." Becker told her. Jess smiled softly and pulled him into another kiss.

"What did you get me?" Becker asked excitedly when they broke apart.

"Okay!" Jess said, jumping off the bed and pulling out the presents from under the bed. She rummaged through them until she found a smallish square wrapped present. Jess jumped back onto the bed and sat cross legged in front of her new fiancé, and held out the present for him to take.

Becker grinned and took the present. He tore open the Christmas wrapping paper to reveal a box. He opened the box and pulled out a snow globe. But a very out of the ordinary snow globe, as inside was a miniature version of Becker's house, including the large tree out in the front garden beside the drive way. Even Old Betty sat outside the front of the house. Snowflakes swirled all around the house. Becker looked up at Jess, who was biting her lip nervously.

"How did you do this?" Becker asked in disbelief.

"I know a girl who owes me a favour. I sent her a photo of the house and she made it. I got it yesterday. There's an inscription here, see." Jess said, pointing to the inscription on the base. "Home is where the heart is, Merry Christmas. Love Jessica xxx."

Becker looked up at Jess again. He then grinned and closed the gap between them. They kissed softly and broke apart, both grinning happily. "I love it." He said.

Becker and Jess finally came down at 6:30Am and were soon joined by Granddad, Mr Becker and Mrs Becker as they sipped Hot Chocolate. Mrs Becker and Jess laughed as they made a Full English Breakfast. At 7:45Am, Becker was off and Jess had never seen him move so fast. And that was saying something. He crept upstairs, dragging Jess along and carrying a box full of obscure things under one arm.

"What are you doing?" Jess asked in a whisper.

"We're going to wake up my brothers and sisters!" He said in a 'duh' tone.

"You really do get excited about Christmas, don't you?" Jess said in disbelief.

"Not as much as everyone keeps saying. It just gives me an excuse to wake them all up and not get in trouble for it." Becker told her in a matter-of-fact voice. Jess stifled a laugh. "Now watch and learn my fiancé." He said before kissing her nose.

He went to the first door, which belonged to Boots. Grinning he pushed open the door. Boot's room had black walls and a green carpet. A small black Christmas stood on a desk which was surrounded by medical books and papers. Boots was fast asleep in a double bed. Jess bit her lip and Becker tiptoed across the room to Boots. He grabbed the duvet and without warning, he pulled it. Boots came tumbling around the bed to land on her stomach on the other side.

"Merry Christmas, Stephanie!" Becker said brightly, before darting from the room and slamming the door behind him, just in time to avoid a fire of pillows.

"JAMES!" screamed Boots from the room as Becker walked to the room across the hall, chuckling merrily.

He pulled out a foghorn from the box, shot a wink at Jess and crept inside. This was Shane's room where Stephen, on the floor, and Shane snored loudly. Picking up the duck tape from the side, he entered the room. He taped the button down, dropped it on the floor and rushed from the room. The fog horn roared loudly and Jess and Becker heard as Stephen and Shane mumbled in confusion.

Becker continued to wake Cookie, Rocky, Luke, Danny and Sarah, Matt and Emily and Jake and Kyle in completely different and unique ways. All that was left was Abby and Connor.

"Allow me." Jess said, strutting passed him to Connor's and Abby's room.

"Sid! Nancy!" Jess called and the two Diictodon came scuttling down from Becker's room and into the second floor hall. Jess opened the door, grinning evilly.

"Go wake 'em up." Jess said, and on command, Sid and Nancy scuttled into the room and Jess shut the door behind them. Becker and Jess put their ears to the door and waited.

Ten seconds later they heard Connor screaming something about chipmunk beavers.

Jake and Kyle entered the Living Room, both covered in green gelatine. Becker roared with laughter, Jess was shaking with suppressed laughter. They shot the couple glares as they left again.

"Ah, I see Jamie's woken everyone up." Granddad said, as he passed them.

"Git!" Shane shot at Becker.

"Oh cheer up! It's Christmas!" Becker retorted cheerfully.

"So did Jamie wake everyone up?" asked Evy as she entered along with Frankie, Victoria and Olivia, Cutter, Jenny and Evan, Mel and Richard, Lottie, Harry, Megan, Bella and Tommy. Everyone roared with laughter as they saw the twins re-enter the living room again, this time carrying towels.

"Asked and answered." Jenny said smirking.

At that moment, Stephen entered the room. His eyes met with Cookie's and he nodded curtly. He then left the room. Cookie sighed sadly. Becker looked from Cookie and then to where Stephen had just left. Sighing he got to his feet and went after him.

"Stephen!" Becker called, following him into the kitchen. Mrs Becker and Boots looked up from their conversation.

"Yes Becker?" Stephen said nervously.

"Look, about before in the garden. I'm not gonna say sorry for it cos it's my job as a brother to take care of my sisters. But, I want you to know that I'm okay with you guys…being together. If you make Cookie happy, then I'm okay with it." Becker said tentatively. Stephen stared at him, before grinning widely.

"Thanks Becker!" He said happily.

"But if you ever hurt her…" Becker warned.

"I know! I know! But I won't! I really like her." Stephen said honestly. He patted Becker on the back and went back into the Living Room. There was a silence before a shriek of delight and then Cookie came running into the room.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She said quickly, hugging him. With that done; she ran from the kitchen and back into the Living Room. Boots and Mrs Becker both laughed.

"I knew it! You do care about our happiness!" Boots said, walking over to her older brother. Becker looked sheepishly at her for a moment, but she just grinned like a Cheshire Cat at him.

"Ya know. You're not too old for me to do this." Becker said seriously, before ducking down and throwing her over his shoulder in a fireman's lift. Mrs Becker laughed as Boots screamed in surprise.

"Jamie! Jamie! Put me down!" Boots shrieked. Mrs Becker continued to laugh as her eldest son carried Boots out of the Kitchen and back into the Living Room. The kids were shaking the presents and trying to guess what was inside of them.

"Hilary James Becker! Put! Me! Down!" Boots shouted, fighting against her brother, everyone laughing. Sighing, Becker put his younger sister down and patted her head.

"You're getting fat." Becker said smirking before going to walk away.

"I am not!" Boots cried, jumping on his back. Everyone laughed as the two continued to wrestle until they both ended up on the floor, laughing hysterically at Shane's new black eye he'd gotten from trying to pull them apart.

That Morning everyone shared and unwrapped their presents. Sid, Nancy and Rex ran/flew around the Living Room, which was full of laughter and excited chatter.

At 11Am, the Becker family and Core Team crowded the kitchen as they help make Christmas Dinner. The Core team had found out that this was something they did as a tradition.

So by 2:30Pm, dinner was ready. All 14 Beckers, the 3 spouses, the 6 children and the 10 Core Team Members, added up to a total of 33 people around the dinner table. The chicken was slightly burnt and the vegetables were slightly under cooked, but no one cared. For it was probably the best Christmas Dinner they had in years.

After Christmas Dinner, Mr and Mrs Becker cleaned up while outside everyone had yet another snow ball fight. Granddad sat on the bench on the porch, chuckling and smoking his pipe as he watched the adults, the teenagers and the kids play in the snow. After the snowball fight, they made snowmen.

They all came in when it started to get dark. They all changed into warm, dry clothes and then they huddled around the Living Room. It was about 8:30Pm. The radio played Christmas songs in the background. The kids were laughing and playing happily either with their new toys or with Rex, Sid and Nancy.

Cold December Night by Michael Bublé came onto the radio.

'Stockings are hung with care, as children sleep with one eye open. Well there's more than toys at stake cos I'm older now, but I'm not done hoping. The twinkling of lights, as Santa carols fill the household. Old Saint Nick has taken flight with a heart on board, so please be careful.'

Mrs Becker took Mr Becker by the hand and they stood up. They started to dance to the song. Everyone stopped and watched with smiles on their faces. Becker smiled; he wanted what he parents had. They still loved each other, after all these years. Even after eleven kids and all the drama he'd caused. He wanted that relationship with Jess. In fact, he knew he would have that relationship with Jess.

'Each year I ask for many different things, but now I know what my heart wants you to bring.'

Evy and Frankie, Harry and Lottie and even Mel and Richard got to their feet and also joined their parents. Cookie dragged Stephen to his feet and also joined the dancing. He was glad his sisters were happy. They were married, they had kids, and they were starting their own families.

'So please just fall in love with me, this Christmas. There is nothing else I will need, this Christmas. Won't be wrapped under a tree, I want something that lasts forever, so kiss me on this cold December Night.'

Abby and Connor, Danny and Sarah, Nick and Jenny and Matt and Emily one by one joined the dancing during the chorus. They were just as much his family as everyone else. Abby, Sarah and Emily were all like his sisters. Connor, Danny and Matt were all like older brothers. Nick and Jenny were like an aunt and uncle to him. It made him smile to see them here with him on Christmas day.

'A cheer of pine, a house that's filled with joy and laughter. The mistletoe says stand in line, loneliness is what I capture. Oh that this evening could be a holy night. Let's cosy on up by the fireplace and dim those Christmas lights.'

Boots and Luke danced, laughing and grinning happily. Granddad danced with Bella on his toes. Jake danced with Victoria and Kyle danced with Olivia. Shane danced with Rocky, both of them laughing happily. Becker laughed lightly, they were all growing up and Granddad was still as young as ever.

'They call it the season of giving; I'm here I'm yours for the taking. They call it the season of giving; I'm here I'm yours.'

Jess took Becker's hand and pulled him up on his feet. He put his hands on his hips and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

So please just fall in love with me, this Christmas. There is nothing else I will need, this Christmas. Won't be wrapped under a tree, I want something that lasts forever, cos I don't wanna be alone tonight.'

"I love you." Jess whispered in his ear.

"I love you too." Becker whispered back.

'I'll wear that Christmas sweater, walk you proudly to the mistletoe tonight.'

A whistling sound caught their attention. Looking around they saw Granddad smirking over at them. He gestured to the ceiling with his thumb. Looking up the couple saw mistletoe above their heads.

'I want something that lasts forever, so kiss me on this cold December night.'

Looking back down at each other, Becker's and Jess's eyes made contact. They smiled brilliantly at each other.

"Merry Christmas, Jess." Becker said with a grin.

"Merry Christmas, Hilary." Jess replied with a cheeky smirk. And for once, Becker didn't mind being called Hilary.

'They call it the season of giving; I'm here I'm yours for the taking. They call it the season of giving; I'm here I'm yours.'

Becker leant in and pressed his lips against Jess's. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. Both of them melted into the kiss. They smiled against each other's lips.

Hilary James Becker was the eldest boy in eleven. He was the odd one out. He went to Sandhurst, despite his father's disapproval. When he was 21, he was recruited for a top secret government project called the ARC. This was where he met more outcasts. Compared to them, he seemed normal.

Over the course of three years, he grew to care about these people. When he lost them, he fell to pieces. His life was thrown into chaos as a Future Predator turned up at his home. But killing caused his family to be worried about him.

In May 2011, he fell in love with one Jessica Parker, the Field Co-Ordinator. They were together for 2, nearly 3, years. They went through the motions. They went on dates, they went steady and they even moved in together.

Then one Christmas they were invited to his family's for Christmas. That became the most chaotic, dramatic and just down right weirdest Christmas he ever had.

That Christmas may have been the most chaotic, dramatic and weirdest Christmas ever, but it was also the best Christmas ever. As his family found out what he did and were proud of him. He realised that everyone in his life were insane, but they were also in family. He learnt that when he was 9 years old from his Granddad. And best of all, he and Jess had gotten engaged.

Things could only go up from now surely…

"Jamie, you got something on your lip!" shouted Kyle, making Becker jump away from Jess in surprise.

But his siblings were still menaces…

END

Author's Note: So this is the final Chapter of Siblings Are Menaces! : ( But thank you all for all your great reviews and support! I've loved writing this fanfic and it was my first multi-chapter story, so sorry if you thought it sucked. I'm thinking about writing a sequel, I'd like to hear if you guys think it's worth it!

PS; I'd still like to know who your favourite Becker-Sibling is!

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