Reply to Natuala X – Cliffhanger and Cliffhanger it wasn't really one but the cat is out of the bag and it will get mentioned shortly further down. This is mostly on Shadigan now.
Song used; Jingle bell rock and Christmas Alphabet.
December 24th
The truth
Shadigan woke up with her parents sitting next to her. She smiled weakly at them happy to see them,
"Where's Lucia?" she asked expecting to see her friend around her, she had stay until Shadigan woke.
Shadigan frowned, as she sat up tired, but alert her parents looked at each other, "She went home, she left you a letter" Mrs. Shin said, handing Shadigan the letter.
Shadigan frowned, as she received it but as she read it, her thought went blank:
Hey Shadigan
If you read this, I've gone home. Your Parents left me enough reason, I called some friends to pick me up, that's why I can't keep my promise, but above anything else they made me leave.
I learned from the doctor, that we are siblings DNA and Blood type confirms it, we are twins. I tried to talk to you about it, but you only saw me as a Donor, your only hope for survival, which actually hurt, i felt like an object in your eyes. It was only the dream you told me about that woke you up and after that I decided to place everything behind me and get to know you the best I could, for however little time we had.
You knew, your parent were against the operation, but they never told you why did they? They were afraid, that you would pick me over them, when learning you had a sister. But me? I only ever wanted to help and leave it up to you to make the decision, to whether or not you wanted to get to know me further.
The beneficial will be shown on the screen the 25th at our local station, you might see me there I'm still pretty tired after the operation and I can't Skate ;-), we are however planning on singing. My friends and I had been practicing for a later date to do it, but we decided a while ago to sing.
By the way it wasn't me, who convinced your parents to use me. I still don't know, who asked them or what they were offered.
Yours truly,
Lucia Yuki.
"you made her leave!" Shadigan exclaimed, setting the letter down, "why?"
"Shadigan it's..."
"WHY?!"
"we didn't want you to know we loved you from the day, we saw you, but we failed to put up an adoption for you, as the Yukis did for Lucia. We talked with her parents and we decided to tell the truth," Shadigans mom said, "you are our foster child; Lucia Yuki is your Twin. We never knew, you had a twin, you were separated by birth, when your mother left you."
"We were left" Shadigan said, as she looked down at the letter.
"Lucia learnt it, she contacted the place, where she had been placed and the services, and they confirmed it. You were at the same place for 3 months, before they figured you couldn't be adopted as twins, so they separated you" Mr. Shin said, "she told us before she left the hospital, she had researched your past. The home where you were originally didn't want the information to come out, but she got it anyway, she had a powerful hand in it"
Shadigan froze, Lucia had done all that? Just to find out the truth? Shadigan would have done the same, she had a sister, a sister whom she had spent most of the time sending away, but the two had finally agreed to put it aside to focus on Shadigans operation, which the Doctors were preparing.
Shadigans parents had been mostly against, but Lucia had told them it was either the operation to save Shadigans life or their denying that would cause her to die.
"Do you know where she lives?"
"No, but I believe Jade's father has talked with her and knows"
"I must talk with her try to figure something out" Shadigan said, reaching for the phone to call her boyfriend.
"No she has served her purpose"
"but... Mrs. Shin!" Shadigan purposely said, making her foster parents flinch, "she's my only relative, the only thing i have left!"
"Nonsense you have us and you have the Awarens" Mrs. Shin said, Shadigan looked at them finally seeing, what they were; arrogant and snobbish. She also understood that it was Asbel, who had changed their minds. Shadigan would marry into a family of great influence and power, which was what, mattered to them.
Shadigan began to cry, why wouldn't they see? She finally had what she had been in wanting of a sibling, someone she could talk to be happy with and someone who could relate to her.
"Get Out," Shadigan said her voice filling with Hate and her eyes filled with tears, "GET OUT!"
Finally had Shadigan have someone her age to talk to and also she learned, she wasn't alone, she looked out the window, tears streaming down, as she wished for Lucia to miraculously appear in the door.
"Shadigan," a voice came from the door, she looked over seeing one person, she had wanted to see for days, who only scarcely was there
"Jadeite," she said, her boyfriend came over hugging her and she hugged back, she looked over at the door seeing Jadeites father smile in at them, his eyes and face was serene and happy.
.~*~.
"Jingle bell, jingle bell
Jingle bell rock
Jingle bell swing
and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin'
Up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell
Jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in
Jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin'
In jingle bell square
In the frosty air
What a bright time
It's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell, time
Is a swell time
To go glidin' in a
one horse sleigh
Giddy-up, jingle horse
Pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mingle
In a jinglin' beat
That's the jingle bell rock"
Lucia sat in the wheelchair clapping as her friends sang, "that was great guys!" she called as she came forward.
"Thanks, Lucia, now time for your song," North said, Lucia nodded, Lucia had the day, before told them about that faithful day, when they had thought, she had fallen into the nearby lake, but that she in fact had jumped having enough of everything. However they had given her a second chance given her hope, she hadn't liked the look in their eyes, but Tooth had hugged her and soon Nickolas and Sandy had too and had forgiven her for keeping it hidden.
Lucia looked over at her Australian friend, "Fire it up, Aster!" She called, "Christmas Alphabet!"
Aster began to play followed by the rest, as Lucia's voice ran out into the room, where the benefit would be hold. They would do a small concert, where she would sing one song and the boys would sing Jingle Bell Rock.
"C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the mistletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the christmas list,
S is for the Santa who makes every kid his pet,
.
Be good and he'll bring you everything in your Christmas alphabet!
.
Capital see is for the candy trimmed around the christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the misletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the christmas list,
S is for the santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and he'll bring you everything in your christmas alphabet!"
"sounds good children" a man said, as he came walking Lucia and the others looked forward.
"Manny!" they said he smiled at them all. Manny was the city's police officer and all families friend they smiled back at him.
"Hope all of you can sing like that tomorrow" Manny said, his bright eyes smiling at them, as they came over to him, Manny was supportive of all five and loved them dearly. He had actually know about Lucia as he had thought about adopting her but the Yukis had in the end and Jack he had thought about to until his friends had instead.
"We can and we will!" they said happily in his face. Manny smiled looking at Jack.
"Jack, I have something for you that you should know about" Manny took out a piece of paper, "Merry Christmas."
"It's an address, on someone called Overland" Jack read the address, "wait is this…"
Lucia looked at it, "the Overland's, just moved here they have young girl as their child, I believe her name was Emma"
Jack lit up in hope, "will you go with me?" he asked Lucia, who nodded and smiled at him.
And needless to say the 24th of December made Jack really happy for many years to come.