Hello everyone I just wanted to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy News Years!
This year had me struggling to write but I think I got my groove back so I should be updating a lot more!
I had changed a lot of things already so I'm going to explain them in another chapter soon. So hopefully it makes senses.
Thank you, Merry Christmas and enjoy!!!!
Song I'll be Home by Meghan Trainor (cover)
For the first time in a while, Jenna woke up before the sun came up. It's almost time for Holiday break but for some reason the Principal wanted to speak to Jenna about one of her kids. Elena is good with her grades but they could be better. Jeremy although a bad start, he turned his grades around and got a lot better. Now Mia, she goes above and beyond with any work, project, essay and so on. So this meeting is definitely going to be interesting whichever way it goes.
Jenna made her way downstairs still in her pjs, as she heard the doorbell go off. At the doorway is a beautiful, honey brown short hair, light brown eyes woman. Wearing a long white sleeve shirt, dark blue jeans, and white boots, with a handbag to complete the look.
"Hey."
"Sofia! Hey!" Jenna pulled the slightly taller woman into a big hug and the woman laughed in glee as well, "I haven't seen you awhile. Oh, come in." They both walked in the house and took a seat in the dining room.
"How's work?"
"Work is work. I'm finally off the night shift but there's an opening that I would love to have but I have Asena to think about. I don't know how that's going to work."
"Where's the job located?"
"California."
"Oh. Wow." Jenna's eyes widen at the thought.
"Yeah. So anyways are you going to the girls' school today?" Sofia asked.
"Yep. Are you?"
Sofia nodded, "I wonder what Sin did this time..."
"Same."
Jenna got there already and left a note for her kids and they left in her car. On their way to the school they made plans for Christmas; visit the hospital, bake cookies, the Christmas tree lighting, and their Secret Santa but this year they're inviting the boys to join in. They got to the school only a few cars meaning early club meetings, both of them recognize Matt's red truck that needs a new coat of paint.
"Well, let's get this over with."
The walk to Principal Weber office and Mrs. Clarke told them it will be a minute.
Jenna and Sofia were talking about the Christmas Dinner and who to invite to the small maybe big get together, when they heard their names.
"Mrs. Silvio and Ms. Sommers please step into my office." The women got up and into the office, "Take a seat. The reason I called you two is about Asena and Mia..."
"What did they do this time?" Jenna sighed.
Mr. Weber nodded his head, understanding that the girls have gotten into trouble in the past and chuckled, "Nothing like that although... does Mia have birds of any sort?"
Jenna's eyebrows were lost in her hairline from how high she raised them and tilted her head as if she was thinking, "...I wouldn't be surprised if she did."
"Never mind then. Anyways I wanted to give the girls an early Christmas present. With their grades, the clubs they started, volunteer work, having actually jobs, and so much more. We can't keep up with them."
Mia and Sin, though they have been in the school a little less than two years they've made changes. They both started two or three clubs; Sin made the Dance Club, Mechanics Club and a club only a few know about Fight Club. Mia started the DJ Club, Study Group and once again a club only a few know about Hacking Club. They become very successful in these clubs although there are some down sides to them. Anyways moving on, they along with other students started The Jazz, 1920s Club and The Circus Club, both for fun and it includes volunteer work and the Council made use of the Circus Club for upcoming Founder's Events.
"What are you saying?" Sofia asked.
"Options. These girls are miles ahead of anyone who has ever walked through these doors. They are the top in their class and not to mention the youngest and they're taking college classes as well and the professors are saying the same thing. They need a challenge. What I'm trying to say is, they can graduate right now."
"Wow." Jenna's eyes shined with pride for both girls.
"Oh. I mean, I knew this would happen but it's still a bit of a shock." Sofia has the biggest smile on her face. "Wait... You said options. What exactly do you...?"
"At the moment I have three; one, they can graduate with their class if they choose to, but the school would give them a job."
"What kind of job?'
"They would still come to school but not as students but as Teacher's assistants." They nodded, "Two; they go college." The woman gave the man a grim look, "And three, if they want they can continue high school but, like I said they're going to get bored. With Mia, we see it every day. She is always doing something that baffles the school's facility and me. And Sin... she's been in fights in the past but somehow she gets into some type of...physical trouble. I assume you already know about the races that are going on."
Sofia nodded, "No comment. For the TA option, I might be relocated for a job for a few months, so..."
"Well, we do have an exchange program and a family can take care of your daughter. And we have a sister school in California called Beacon Hills." The Principle handed Sin's mom a program about the exchange program and what Beacon Hills is like.
"You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that."
Once the meeting was done and scheduling another meeting they left the office, more kids flooded into the school and they saw their own kids.
"Mom!" Mia and Sin shouted as they ran to their moms to hug them.
"Jenna!" Elena walked up to them with Stefan, Caroline and Matt following behind. "What are you two doing here?"
Jenna and Sofia let the girls go so they can move to the side and get out of the way for other students to pass through.
"Your principal called us in. Sin. Racing? Really?" Sofia gave the blonde a look mixed of amusement and deadpan.
Somehow Sin is able to copy the look, "...I make good money."
"... That's illegal." Stefan spoke up from the back
"Thank you for that fun fact." Sin taunted and went back to her mom and Jenna, who both are giving her the mom look with arms crossed, "It's fun."
"How are you not...?" Jenna shakes her red hair not even wanting to get into the conversion anymore.
"Do I even want to know?" Sofia raised an eyebrow in a questioning manner.
"Not really." Sin honeyed with a smile at her mom.
Jenna chuckled and gave Mia a kiss on the forehead once she saw the time, "Ok. I have to get to my own class. You guys stay safe and see you at home. Love you."
"Love you too. Wait! Here pick a name!" Mia shouted and pulled out a Santa hat that has pieces of paper with names.
Both Jenna and Sofia grab a name and waved their goodbyes and careen out of the school.
"Be good please."
"I will. See you at home. Enjoy your day off." The girls waved at their mothers and headed to class.
'Hi, Hi! It's been awhile, a lot has happened. A few days ago Mama Odie and a few others came to my house after the Duke Party, ugh that's weird to write. And she had to be rushed to the hospital, she's ok for the time being.'
So all of us, meaning, Yours Truly, She-Wolf, Mom, Healer. Healer is She-Wolf's mom, cool right? Continuing on... Peaches, Java, Pretty Girl, Duke, Trickster, Diva, Judgy, Queenie, Sheriff, Mr. Soona, Puppy and Newbie are doing Secret Santa and this time we girls invited the boys to join in on the fun. Yours Truly got Diva, she's somewhat easy to get a gift for... I think... Well I got a lot of gifts for everyone but they will get them on Christmas day. Moving on!'
In a few days, we will pass out our gifts and watch the Christmas Tree Lighting! I can't wait! Plus, it's going to snow soon! Ha-ha! Mom hates the cold but hot cocoa will change her mind! And in a week or two we are having a big Christmas Dinner, I hope Papa will visit and Wolfy too... I miss them a lot.'
Any who! She-Wolf and I are on our way to the hospital to see Mama Odie and give her gifts, hopes she likes...no LOVES them!'
I'll write again soon! Au Revoir!'
"Ok we're here! Everyone out!" Sin shouted in the front of the car.
"Thanks again Sin for the ride."
"No problem Bon Bon."
"Come on! Let's go!"
"Slow your roll Mia! Give us a second, the gifts are pretty big. How about some help?" Sin said.
"Happy?"
"Ecstatic." Sin poke her tongue out to the petite girl.
"Are you ok?" Kol asked Bonnie who is rubbing her forehead.
"Yeah, just tired. Didn't sleep well."
"Okay..."
"I'm fine. I promise and if there is a problem you'll be the second to hear because somehow that Little Devil will know before I do."
"Good." Kol kissed the witch's forehead.
Bonnie talk to the nurse that is sitting in the lobby and asked where her grams is.
"Ms. Bennett, you have visitors."
"Well don't just stand there, send them in."
"Hi Grams!
"Hello Madam."
"Mama Odie!"
"Oh! My beautiful grandbabies! What are all of you doing here?" Shelia is so happy to see them and feeling better that they're here.
"We're trying to see if they can release you for the Holidays."
"Well, you're in luck, they said one or two days of rest and I can go home."
"That's great news Grams."
"Yes, indeed. Now what are those in your hands?"
Bonnie, Mia, Sin and Kol spent a few hours with Sheila and had her open a few early gifts which consist of a bouquet of flowers; lavender, hibiscus, and a soon to bloom moonflower. A scarf, a tree of life locket and homemade tea with a pretty tea cup and pot. The teens had to leave and said their goodbyes to the older woman and who told them she'll see them soon.
A few days have passed and its six days till Christmas, Mystic Falls is covered in snow and the town's deck out with winter decoration and now it's nighttime and in time for the Christmas Tree Lighting. Mia and her friends have passed out their gifts to their Secret Santa earlier in the afternoon just before the lighting.
"Mom! We're over here!"
"Hi girls."
"Hi Mom, Jenna and Ms. Zhu."
"Pearl please."
"Pearl. Welcome to Mystic Falls High School."
"Thank you. Just out of curiosity what are you girls wearing?"
Sin is wearing a showman, ringleader like outfit; it's mostly a black dress, from the collar to just above her waist line is red with gold and at her waist is a gold chain and gold designs on the hem of the dress. She also wearing black leather boot that come up to her knees with gold straps, seven rings and gold dangling earrings along with her usual sliver earrings. Anna is wearing the same thing as Sin but with black pants and ankle boots. Mia is wearing a similar outfit to Sin's but in a move flexible way so she can walk and dance on the tightrope they put in.
"Mom... we're part of a show that's happening after the lighting. We saved you guys really good seats."
"I can't wait. Oh look, there's the Sheriff, it's time." Jenna pointed out.
"Ok, we'll be over there." Mia and the girls moved to where the rest of their friends are.
"Be safe!"
"Always!"
The lights turned on and everyone clapped for the beautiful tree. The Sheriff walked up on stage with her uniform and Santa hat, "Now, that's what I call a Christmas tree. Isn't that gorgeous? The holidays are all about being with loved ones..." Sin, Mia, and Anna joined Bonnie and Elena with hot cocoa in hand and having a good time together as they listened to Sheriff Forbes. "And I think that's what makes this tradition so special in our town. It's a reminder..."
"Shh!" Elena giggled and shushed the girls.
"That no matter where you turn, you have a friend." Sheriff Forbes gave everyone a big and beautiful smile and got off stage as they clapped for her speech.
"Aww!" The girls rested their heads of one another and without anyone knowing Sin stole Bonnie's peppermint stick to put in her hot cocoa. The girls laugh at Bonnie's priceless face but even she couldn't hold back a smile.
Caroline walked up from behind them with an annoyed look, "Biggest mistake of junior year: Including the boys in Secret Santa. Stefan is officially the worst gift giver." Caroline shows them her gift from Stefan.
Elena giggled at her boyfriend's gift to the high maintenance blonde, "He got you a snow globe?"
"Yeah, of Mystic Falls. As if I don't see enough of this town every day as it is." she vexed.
"Well, I love my bracelet." Bonnie shows off the silver and emerald bracelet Caroline got her.
"My Secret Santa is the new girl Rebecca, she looked a little lost when she gave me the gift but it's beautiful." Elena is showing off the snowflake necklace.
"Of course you do. Because I am good at Secret Santa and I helped Rebekah pick it out. And I didn't purchase it from a Quick Stop." Caroline complained.
"Looks like someone is missing the meaning of Christmas." Mia and Anna sang in a cheery voice.
Sin laughed and pulled Caroline in a hug, "Come on Caroline, we're happy and healthy and we're together." The girls cuddled into a hug and Sofia saw them looking cute.
"Girls! Stay just like just!"
"Mom!"
"Hold on. Ok! Three, two, one! Smile!" They smiled and laughed and it was time for Mia, Sin and Anna to start the performance.
Sin stride to the microphone and with a confident voice she introduces the group, "Ladies and Gentlemen, how are we doing tonight?! Welcome to the Winter Festival! Tonight the Circus Club is going to give you lovely people one hell of a show! So without further ado, please enjoy our show!"
True to their name, the Circus Club show off using flips, tricks, and magic as they were doing a ten minute routine of The Nutcracker, Sin is singing and dancing, Mia somehow got a tightrope and is dancing on air that although it scare everyone once in a while but they are enchanted. Everyone looks like they are true sugar plum fairies, soldiers by flying, dancing, and fighting all over the stage. Once the show ended and the magic didn't disappear it was just a beautiful ending to a prefect show. The crowd cheered even louder and wanted an encore.
"And now Ladies and Gentlemen please give a round of applause for Ms. Mia Summer!"
Mia shows up on stage in a beautiful white long sleeved lace dress with a small, but too big on her, black men's dress coat on her shoulders. Her hair over her left shoulder, and black wedges with crisscross straps. She gave a bow and the light directed to the black, with white and blue designs of a winter wonderland, grand piano. She gave a mesmerizing starting piece on the piano and then she opened her mouth...
~Santa called to make sure I'm prepared
He said, "Winter love is spreading everywhere"
Summer came and took off with the spring
So now we start the Christmas caroling~
Mia appears like an angel, of pure divinity up on stage. Her voice is silvery and angelic, her perfect light golden tan skin that glitters when the lights hit her just right. Her captivating hazel eyes show more color of blue, green, gold... Her eyes are a prism of colors. Everyone can tell she is lost in the music, and that made the whole performance even more magical and everyone is with her enjoying the flow of the music. The only thing she is missing is a pair of wings.
She finished the final note and opened her eyes to a roar of deafening applause. Mia got up with a giant grin and gave a curtsy to the town. The loudest is Jenna, Sin, and somewhere in the back her papa made it to her performance.
This is a night Mia will never forget.
'It is about two days after the Christmas Tree Lighting and so four days till and time for the game. She-Wolf apparently has turned into a demon by helping the lacrosse team and getting Duke, Puppy, Java, Trickster, Newbie, and a guy She-Wolf found and made him play, to get in shape and ready to play. The new guy looks so uncomfortable it's funny. But they had their last practice yesterday, She-Wolf and Frosty, the captain, said they are ready. YAY!
I can't believe it! In four days it will be Christmas! OH! Secret Santa!
Yours Truly got Diva; a handmade necklace, a heart shape locket with wings.
She-Wolf, Trickster; a pair of headphones.
Diva, Peaches; a snowflake necklace.
Peaches, Pretty Girl; a rose ring.
Mom, Mr. Soona; mistletoe and dinner, enough said.
Pretty Girl, Puppy; as a joke, a chew toy.
Sheriff, Yours Truly; a beautiful picture of my performance from the Christmas tree lighting.
Queenie, Judgy; a silver and emerald bracelet.
Healer, Sheriff; a purple scarf.
Newbie, Queenie; a snow globe of Mystic Falls.
Duke, Newbie; a football.
Puppy, Java; a drawing set.
Mr. Soona, Duke; a coupon for a new coat of paint for his truck.
Trickster, Mom; a book.
Java, Healer; a drawing of her and She-Wolf.
Queenie said biggest mistake of junior year: Including the boys in Secret Santa. I say not a bad year.
Oh, and I saw Papa yesterday but he said he has some business... BUT he's spending Christmas with us! I can't wait!
Well, time for the game. Got to wish the guys and She-Wolf luck.
Merry Christmas!'
The lacrosse game was a success. Donations came flying in, the team worked like a well-oiled machine and everyone had a blast at the game. Grated the other team talked smack but the guys put them in their place. Especially since they were talking about Sin too. After that they destroy the team from West Virginia.
"Man that was awesome!"
"Well couldn't have done it without Silvio here." the lacrosse captain claimed.
"Aw! Thanks Cold!" Sin smirked. The whole team plus the guys and Sin were hanging out at the Grill. Because there is no other place to hang out in the small town. Sin is taking photos of the team and she's excited for how they'll turn out. About an hour has passed and Sofia knew it was time to go. She said good-bye to her friends and the parents of the team and called out to her daughter.
"Sin, time to go."
Sin nodded to her mom, turning back the boys hugged Matt, Jeremey, and Kol. She fist bumped the team and finally gave the bird to Tyler and Stefan. Who look offended and afloat. "Ciao, boys!"
"Bye Sin!" the guys shouted back to the sassy blonde.
She snapped her fingers as she remembered something before the game started, "Matt! Don't forget your promise!"
Matt laughed, "I won't! Cause I know you'll kill me!" the rest of the team laughed but the guys who hang out with her are stoic because she will make their lives hell.
Cold chuckled just a little and looked around but in his sight of line The Duke of Mystic Falls, Mia's little nickname stuck and everyone uses it as a title but then again his nicknames are Cold and Frosty which is used a lot as well, "Hey Donovan, can I speak to you for a moment?"
"What's up, Jones?"
Cold's actually name is Xavier Jones but everyone just calls him by the nickname Sin gave him. "...This is hard for me... and maybe even disrespectful but... What are the likely chances that you and those guys can join the lacrosse team?
"... Wait? What? Really?"
"This has been probably the best game you had in a long time. And I know my guys they slack off but with you and Silvio... You guys really put them to work and it was...fun." Cold's cheeks flushed, Matt couldn't tell if he's chilly or embarrassed but it's definitely a look Matt has never seen on the hard, frosty, cold-hearted captain.
Matt's eyes widened, "Wow... Well, with the football season being done with and all maybe we might have a chance at winning... for something in this school."
"I hear that. So what do you say?" Cold held out hand, Matt looked at it with an emotionless expression while he's in though.
Sofia and Sin walked home from the Grill arm in arm.
"The game was awesome babe."
"I know right?! Coach and Cold said I should help out more but I got other stuff to do." Sin shrugged.
Sofia sighed, "Oh... speaking of which I have something to tell you."
"My graduation or the job offer?" Sin nodded.
"I know this is going too hard for me to say and what did you just say?
"I know mom. You do know Mia and I have ways to get information right?" Sin smirked at the look on her mom's face but laughed when she did.
"Well now I do. So you can graduate right now."
Sin cheered and howled at her success, "I can't believe it. Mr. Turner did try his best to fail but I'm just that good." Once Sin was done she turned back to her mom. "I guess that's a good thing you can get the job you want."
"Well, I talk it over with the Principal and he said they have a sister school where my job would be and if you want you can come with me. But we aren't leaving until March or April and we are coming back in June or July."
"That's five months. Ok."
"Ok?"
"I guess we're going to California next year once you get the job."
Sofia hugged her kid with all her might and whispered, "Thank you, thank you God for this beautiful girl in my arms."
"Mom! It's not like I'm getting married anything! Can you please let go? I'm losing air! Mom!"
Two days till Christmas everyone is getting ready. At the Gilbert House, Jenna, Sofia and Pearl are prepping for Christmas dinner, Mia and Anna are outside making finishing touches on the snow sheds and snow balls, Jeremy and Sin are wrapping up presents in Mia's room. Elena is out with Caroline helping her with last minute gifts for her dad and partner. At the Salvatore House Damon is missing and Stefan is trying to find him. Alaric is baking a pie for the Christmas Dinner at the Gilbert House. Bonnie is with Sheila at her house just spending time with each other. Matt is making his way to the Gilbert House to help because there is not much happening at house but he does have something important to tell everyone but a bit nervous to share it
The twins, Kol and Rebekah are making final touches to their new house…well mansion in Mystic Falls, their older brothers were the ones who made their new place months ago. Speaking of which… the elder, Elijah is in town making friends with the Founding Families and the third oldest, Nik is staying in the shadows for the time being because a special woman is making her to Mystic Falls and he wants to surprise her.
The new guy, is spending all his time trying to find the vampires but nothing is coming up which is frustrating the hell out of him. Luckily he has found some cameras but he can't crack them and his partner is saying the same thing, whoever made them is more than a genius.
A soft light hits the precious girl's face, she moves away from the light to get just a few more minutes of sleep but then it hits her.
"Christmas!" Mia jumped out of bed, "Epp!" She landed on the ground because her black with white snowflake and snow sheets are tangled up with her legs. Once she won her fight with the blanket she ran out of her room and into Jenna's.
Mia jumped on the bed shaking her mom to get up, "Mom! Mom! Mom! Get up! It's Christmas!"
She heard a groan of annoyances and then, "...Five more minutes." The most awkward moment of her life, "..." Mia blinked to more sure she's counted two and not one.
"Oh hi." Alaric said while keeping the sheet close to his body and Jenna is on the other side trying to smother her laughter.
"MOM!" Mia yelped but got over it quickly, "Its Christmas! Come on! Get up! You too Mr. Soona. Get up! And Merry Christmas!" Mia flipped off the bed, making Jenna laugh even harder, to wake up her cousins in a bothersome manner.
"She has a lot of energy."
"You have no idea." Jenna pecked Alaric's lips before removing the blanket to get up. "Come on before she gets back."
"Ugh." He saw the look she gave and sighed. "I'm up. I'm up."
"Good." Jenna put up a robe and heard a loud shout from the others.
"MIA! Come on!"
"Dude! I was sleeping!"
"Mahahaha!"
Alaric look at Jenna and she just shook her head, "Nope, not going to worry about it. Not this year. Let's go."
Once everyone was up they made their way downstairs and saw all the presents under the beautiful tree.
"Ok. Have at it."
The three teens giggled and started to figure out which gift was which.
"This says Jeremy and this one is…Aunt Jenna's."
"Whoa!"
"Cool!"
Elena got a journal to write in, with a few pens that are of the highest quality from Stefan. Jeremy got a new iPod with premade music it's from Sin and Mia. Mia got an eclectic piano she's been begging for, for months it's from Jenna and her Papa. Jenna unwrapped a new laptop from an old friend of hers, and Alaric got some history books from Jenna, the look on his face is priceless because these books are first editions and handwritten. They had many gifts and a lot of wrapping paper everywhere. A few moments later, Sofia and Sin showed up handing out even more gifts and somehow Sin made Matt come with them to the Gilbert House because she knew he was alone in his. Sofia is quite close to adopting the boy and he doesn't mind that at all.
Throughout the day they got dressed and had fun. With snow sheds, snowball fights, baking cookies and hot cocoa. Sin is making a video the whole time with her new camera that her mom got her. Sometime during the snowballs and hot cocoa the twins and the Bennetts show up. Turns out Bonnie's dad is on a business trip so Bonnie and Sheila came to the Gilberts for celebration so Sin invited them and Matt invited the twins. Once Jenna gave the okay but the more the merry especially on Christmas.
Later in the afternoon they are setting up for the Christmas Dinner and Party they invited a lot of people. The ones in the house, Jenna, Alaric, Elena, Jeremy, Mia, Sin, Sofia, Matt, the twins, Sheila and Bonnie. The ones who are coming are Pearl, Anna, Harper, Caroline, Liz, and Stefan.
In the Gilbert's kitchen, Jenna is about to burn the house down because she can't cook and neither can Elena so, Sofia, Pearl, Alaric and Sin agree to kick them out.
"Ok, Jenna and Elena out of the kitchen! You'll burn the food!" Sofia pointed to the couch for the women to sit at.
"Bite me!" Jenna stuck her tongue but left anyways.
"And Mia stop eating the food save some for the rest of us." Alaric gently swatted the young girl's hand way from the pie.
"My bad." Mia giggled but she managed to steal a piece of cholate that is for the cake.
"Yeah right." Sin looked over her shoulder while chopping the potatoes but she happily took a bit out the cholate Mia gave her.
Jenna grabbed a soda and met the twins. Rebekah brought sugar cookies for the party and happy to be invited to a lovely dinner.
"Thank you for inviting us. You have a lovely home." Rebekah said with a bright smile.
"No. Thank you for coming. We needed some joy after everything." Jenna declared and winked at the twins who smirked.
"No problem love." Kol winked.
By the staircase Anna and Jeremy are exchanging gifts.
"Here. For you." Anna handed him a present.
"Thanks. Holy-…how did you get this?! This is amazing!" Jeremy smiled in glee because she got him art supplies but not just any kind these are the 162 Piece-Deluxe Mega Wood Box Art, Painting Drawing Set and The Prestigify Drawing Illustration Set both he had his eye own for a long time.
"I know a guy." Anna blushed shyly at his smile.
"You're amazing." Jeremy gave her a kiss on the cheek which made her even redder.
"So are you."
Matt and Rebekah are standing by the red and gold Christmas tree, also exchanging gifts.
"I wasn't sure if you would show up." The athlete said to the beautiful, English blonde.
"Well, all I said to my brother that Bonnie's here and we were off." Rebekah giggled remembering how they got here.
"Good. Um, I have something for you." Matt handed her a small box that fit in her palm.
Rebekah opened it with a gasped, "This is beautiful. Where did you get it?" Inside the box is a small silver humming bird made out of wire with a pretty green stone in the middle.
"Don't laugh but I made it…?" Matt put his hand on his neck as a nervous tick.
"…You have a gift." Rebekah is in awe, the only person she who has this gift is in shadows right now.
"Thank you…"
"Truly. Do you mind?" She turned so her back is facing Matt and handed him the necklace.
Matt's hands are shaking from being in this beautiful girl's presence. Once he got the necklace he taps on her shoulders and she turns again. "There. Wow." Once again Matt is shocked.
"What?"
"Are you sure you're not an angel?"
"Yes, I'm positive." Rebekah giggled and slightly blushed.
"Hey lovebirds!" They look at Sin whose smirking like a canary and pointed to the roof. They look up and saw a mistletoe above their heads and blushed like crazy.
Elena is in her room grabbing the last of the presents for her friends.
"Elena." Stefan said at her doorway.
"Stefan I'm so happy you're here." Elena jumped off her bed and gave him a kiss and closed her door.
"Yeah me too. Listen, I have to tell you something."
"Ok."
"Hold on." Stefan made sure no noise can get through and put on a fan to block any other noise just in case.
"What's wrong?"
"How long have you know Anna?"
"Um, why? I met her…Halloween."
"What about her mom?"
"Maybe the beginning of this month. Stefan what's wrong?"
"They're vampires Elena and Pearl was in the tomb."
"…What?" Elena is in shocked.
Outside Sheila and Bonnie are talking quietly when Kol came out and gave them hot cocoa to stay warm which they both took happily. "Hello Darling. Madame."
"Hi Kol." Bonnie's smile got bigger when she saw the handsome vampire.
Sheila also saw this, so she patted Bonnie's leg and got up with the assistance of Kol, "OK grandma out, I'll be in the kitchen."
"Grams!" Bonnie yelped and then blush at the look on her grandma's face.
"You two behave." She left and went inside. Leaving Kol, laughing and Bonnie, slightly horrify.
"Oh my God!"
"I love her!"
"Shut up." Bonnie started the laugh with him and pull him down to sit next to her because he's warm.
Kol played with the scarf on Bonnie's neck and realize it's the one he gave her from their first date. "But I do love that scarf around your lushes' neck."
"Thanks my boyfriend gave it to me."
"Lucky fella!"
"No more like I'm a lucky girl." They got closer and saw the other's breathe from the cold.
"Agree to disagree."
"Hmm." They closed the distances and cuddled as they waited for dinner to be ready.
In the living Jenna is looking at the movies she had out and asked her guests what to watch.
"Is there a Holiday movie you like to watch Liz?" Jenna asked.
"Well, I do love The Grinch and The nightmare before Christmas." Liz shrugged.
"Wow." Jenna giggled because she loves those movies too.
"Sue me, I do happen to have guilty pleasures." Liz shoulder bumped the younger woman who held her hands up and said those are her favorites too.
"Forgive me for saying this but what's a Grinch?" Harper asked while holding the case like it held all the secrets of the world.
"… Tell me you're joking." Caroline sat on the couch with caramel popcorn and brown sugar popcorn but she's close to dropping them, from what Harper said.
"I'm joking?" Harper questioned, not really understanding what's going on.
"I don't think he is." Jenna eyes are widen but then remember he's been out of the loop for a long time.
"Jenna. Movie. Stat." Liz ordered and Jenna nodded and started the movie, "Yep here we go." Once she did at, she gave the remote to Liz and went to the table to set it up.
"Mr. Harper with me." Liz grabbed Harper to sit close the T.V. to watch a fantastic movie.
"Now watch the magic." Caroline put one of the bowls of popcorn on his lap. Harper looked unsure at the popcorn but once he try it, it has become his favorite snack.
Alaric is helping Jenna set up the table with her mother's Christmas set. China plates, gold and red utensils, and crystals cups and the food.
"This is quite the turn out."
"Yeah. To be with friends and family. Merry Christmas Ric."
"Merry Christmas Jenna."
Back in the kitchen Sheila, Pearl, and Sofia are cleaning up any mess they had. Sin left with Mia because she had a present for the teenager.
"Oh Pearl, this is Bonnie's grandmother." Sofia is wiping down the stove and being careful not to burn herself and realized Sheila and Pearl haven't met. "Sheila Bennett."
"We've met."
"I never did thanked you for what you did for my family." Pearl wiped her hands on the hand towel, "Sheila Bennett, thank you for saving my family."
"It was my pleasure. And I wanted to help Anna she's been good for my family and this one. So thank you." Sheila bowed her head to the vampire.
Mia is pulling Sin up the stairs and into her room and quickly slam the door, "She-Wolf, follow me I want to show you something I've been working on!" Mia skipped to her book case and pull out a few books and grabbed a box that was hidden.
"What is it?"
"Check this out." Mia open the box on her bed and inside are five bracelets in different colors, Sin pull out the black one, studying the band, And there are ten tiny things two for each band.
Sin put the band back and grabbed the blueprints and her eyebrows are up in her hairline, "Holy jazz…Isn't that the invention you've been working since the beginning of the year?"
"Yep!" Mia got excited but a flash of anxiety when she pull out the two round kind of earring things, and a stencil, "Just I'm a little scare of the effects it comes with."
"Well, I guess it's a good thing there's two of us." Sin smiled at the girl who she believes in.
"…Seriously?"
"Eh. Why not? Come on you're the devious one." Sin smirked.
Mia shook her head and got her equipment out to start up the ear pieces. "Ok here goes nothing."
Christmas Dinner is wonderful and tasty, the brown sugar ham, the short ribs and gravy, the cranberry rosemary one-pan chicken, the garlic butter roasted carrots, the Christmas cheesecake that's cranberry white cholate cheesecake and the apple cinnamon pie.
"This is amazing! Sofia you out done yourself." Sheriff Forbes complemented while eating the ham and chicken.
Sofia blushed at the complement, "Please. I wasn't the only one, Pearl, Sin, and Alaric… and somewhat Jenna, had a hand it in."
"Hey!" Jenna yelled in laughter.
"The cheesecake Sheriff made is delicious!" Jeremy moaned as the cheesecake melted in his mouth.
"Thank you."
Dinner was almost finished and the dessert is just around the corner, Mia got and held up her glass, "A toast. This year so far has been hard and there has been many setbacks. We made a lot of interesting choices some good and some bad but here we are. We are all happy, heathy, and we're together. We're a family, when I was really little living in the cruise with my momma I met this woman who described as family; no one gets left behind or forgotten. It wasn't till later that came from a movie but the words held truth. Family is always and forever and nothing is going to change that. Merry Christmas everyone."
"Merry Christmas…" Everyone said back to the girl and tapped their glasses to everyone around them.
As time flew by the guests left some shaken to the core some filled love and other happy to alive. But all the girl wanted is to see from her family is momma and papa again. Luckily that wish came true. The girl's papa gave her a special necklace and told her when the time is right, she'll know when and how to use it. During that night she wasn't the only one who had a visitor.
But that's a story for another time.
Merry Christmas everyone…
In a cabin deep in the woods is a beautiful man but he's full of anger and hate. And right now he's talking on the phone and really wants to end the conversion. Because it's getting annoying.
"I hate this place!"
I can't believe a small but feisty blonde bombshell got you to play in lacrosse! That is gold!
"Shut. Up."
Ok. Ok. So how does the search go?
"Slower than I expected. Ever since I found the tomb there is nothing here! What the hell?! It's like the trail went cold."
What about animals? See anything important?
"They hunt in a few spots, so if they're vamps... they're smart. I thought I would be done by now."
Well we have a year to gather any information, just take a break and think outside the box like you always do.
"I know what I'm doing. Don't tell me what to do again."
Chill, ok. I didn't mean it like that. I just mean you've been on this trail for so long. It's ok to rest.
"Whatever."
...Merry Christmas.
"Please. I don't even celebrate any holiday."
Still-
The man cut off his phone; he didn't want to hear the rest of the phone call from his partner. He came to this town for one purpose, destroying the supernatural creatures in this town. Usually he can pick them out, and kill them. He has a few ideas who could be vampires or occults but they're all hypothetical guesses at this point. It makes no sense! It's almost like the people he works for gave him this assignment for a break or something. The teenagers he's been watching for the Lockwood kid, who is obviously a werewolf and the blonde who made him play lacrosse but there is nothing because they haven't unlocked their curse gene. The Gilbert girl is a doppelganger and something else but she doesn't show the right signs, which is annoying him. But the one who confuses him the most is the little girl, Mia Summer. A preteen for crying out loud! The things she does makes no sense! She's just very... frustrating. The only ones who make any sense is the Salvatore Brothers so they are on his list.
"Salvatore Brothers, here I come."