~~**~~ Author's Note: So, here we go again. This is the second RP notebook, which happens to be a lot shorter, thank goodness. This makes it easier on me, I think. Now a few character's are going to be presented that you don't know, just get through the part, you don't hear anything from most of them ever again, and if you do, you'll see their profiles soon enough. I've been yelling at TerraFairy to fix hers, does she ever, no! So, when they're up, you'll be the first to know. LoL! Now, I do have a direct link as my homepage to the profiles posted on the site where all of this originated, you can look around at all the other NG members stuff. there's only four of them anyway. You can even check out the stories they have posted, look for Kristawen, TerraFairy, and Samantha Riddle! Okay, enough of this, if you have any questions, post a review with them, and I'll answer them the next time I post!

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CHRISTMAS LOVES: PART ONE

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*Fi watches Faye pace above the edge of the book she's reading* Time would pass more quickly if you'd just sit down and stop pacing.

It would be nice if you'd leave me alone! *Faye snapped*

Cool it fairy princess, not my fault you're impatient- and that they're late. *Fi unfolds her legs and stands, slowly. She walks over to Faye and pushes her onto the ottoman, handing Faye the book she held in her hands* Relax, they'll be here. (Too bad she's so blind that she can't see that I wish they were here as much as she does.)

*The doorbell rings and Faye jumps up to answer it, but meets with Fi's hand*

Let Tivora get it.

*Tivora opens the door* Hello? Welcome to the Lytle house, may I help you? *Says it very adult-like, but looks too much like an innocent child*

*Arien shows mild surprise at the girl standing in the threshold* Hello! *It was too sweet a voice* I was hoping Faye would live here, would I be correct in that assumption? *He looks over the girl's shoulder and into the house, ignoring his brother at his own shoulder*

You must be Arien? *Nods a little to herself* Of course. And you *juts her chin out towards Aidan* must be his brother, looking for Fi- *is obviously not finished, but Fi had leaped up and sprinted to the door, slipping her hand over Tivora's rosebud mouth*

Tivvy! You know you're not supposed to call me that! *Looks up at the boys and red flushes across her cheekbones* Oh. heh, heh-heh. Hi guys! C'mon in, ignore my little sister. *Brings Tivora aside and pulls the door further open for them with an annoyed look at Tivvy as the boys pass between them*

*From the living room, Faye stands up and looks around the corner. Seeing Arien she forgets everything Fi had asked her to remember to do and flings herself into Arien, wrapping her arms tightly about his neck, and mumbling softly- incoherently*

*Terra clucks her tongue from the bottom of the stairway, where she stands, her hair braided back intricately and make-up half-finished* Don't look like a starved love-sick puppy Faylinn. It's not flattering for you. Tivora, are you going to finish what in the world you're doing to me?

Oh! I almost forgot Terr-bear. C'mon! *Tivora drags a sighing Terra back up the stairs*

Ignore that sister too. Oh, and any adults, or my twin brother who looks nothing like me. Now, I'm sure Faye and Arien would like to be alone, and I need to talk to you anyways, Aidan. *Fi turns and guides him into the pool hall, with a screendoor to the back in it. The pool table and accessories all neatly placed, a mirror, "curtain" cord, and a fireplace along the far wall with a couch and loveseat in soft black leather. Fi walks and sits down on the loveseat, looking like some kind of ethereal demon in all read and black. Her mother's medieval scarlet dress with white satin trimmings along the corset, a thin, long strip of ornately tied white satin tied about her waist and dropping as a make shift belt. She snapped her fingers and the fire roared about the logs, the lights going dim* Muggle magic, mum likes to call it.. *She's staring into the fire* Aidan, *She says it so softly, it's barely audible, and her voice filled with pent-up emotions*

*Stares at Fi for a moment* We need to talk. *He sits in the space still open on the loveseat but stays as far away as possible remembering what happened the last time they got too close. He folds his hands into his lap, looking like the eleven year-old boy that he is, and turns his face towards hers*

*Turns towards him and holds out her hand, palm up, to him*

*Shies away from her hand* No, just talk.

*Swallows and closes her hand. Licks her lips and looks back into his eyes, opening her hand towards him again*

Listen, I don't think the last time we saw each other went well, I'm sure you'll agree.

*Sighs, and repeats the process of opening and offering her hand to him a third and final time* (Just it you idiot, or I'll leave and we'll never have to have another awkward moment again.)

*Moves his hand towards hers without thinking, grasps it hard and pushes it towards her, but doesn't let go* Talk to me!

*A smile of pure relief washes over her face and she pulls her hand gently from his and into her lap* Aidan, I think there was something you misunderstood last time we met. Aidan, I.. *She drops her eyes to the floor* Well, I've been thinking, a lot, and mostly about you. I.. I think.. I feel that. *blushes*

Don't, besides, I want to talk to you first. *Takes his eyes from the floor for a moment and returns them to his feet just as quickly* I like you, and I think that we *He look up and makes a gesture with his hand, pointing back and forth between them* should start dating or something. *Looks hard at her face*

*For a moment Fi made no reaction; a long and endless moment. Then she turned to face him, eyes shimmering and mouths, as she has no voice to speak* Really? *Without waiting for a reply she moves closer to him, slipping her hand in his*

*He leaned towards her and instinctively bounces closer to her on the couch placing his other arm around her and pulls her into a hug. Whispers into her ear* I'm guessing that this is settled. *Chuckles slightly*

*She just snuggles closer* I thought for sure that you would've never wanted to even owl me again after that last time.. *She whispered* That's why I put you through the test.

*Pulls back, staring blankly into her eyes* Test?

With. *blushes* My mother was engaged to my father when she was eight. At twelve my grandmother had mum kill my deceased Aunt Evangelina, who I'm named for, and she was the one thing really precious to my mum. So she broke the wedding the day of and my dad took all of their friends and ran, going into hiding under new names. They became hunters, which is why I live so near to Anya and Poison, and had to become hired assassins to make a living. Well, my grandparents died and mum went to Dumbledore and Hogwarts became a "student" there. She met Alexi Sam Riddle, Voldemort's heir, and they became best friends, why I near Sam and Alex. Well, one day Fudge hired dad to kill Sam. When "Shadow," his previous nickname, found her, he also found mum. Both were shocked into silence and then mum held out her hand to him. The third time repeated he finally took it. It's a hereditary thing I guess. If you hadn't taken my hand I would've left, and you would never have seen me again. *Looks up into his eyes after finishing her tale.

*His eyes were glassed over. He closes them, and places a hand on her face* Fi.. *Leans towards her and lightly touches his lips to hers. waiting to see if she'll return the action*

*Smiles before she does. Then snuggles back up against him after gently breaking the kiss, she tucks her hands neatly about his neck*

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*Arien struggles to breathe* Honey.. *He coughs the word out*

*Faye relaxes her hold on him, ears pink* I'm sorry. I've just missed you so much Arien. *Looks up into his eyes*

It hasn't even been a week. *Kisses her cheek* I missed you too.

But it's been almost a week! *Looks up at him, all passionate dignity* I'm so used to you there every moment, you know! Kane and James are even used to me at night now!

Now everyone, let's just speak of the devil, shall we? *Kane's leaning with luxurious grace against the doorframe*

I told him he should knock. *James said as he walked up and stood next to Kane*

Kane! James! When did you two arrive?

*From upstairs* Serafina Lytle! *Suddenly Terra appears, all a fluster, her hair and make-up courtesy of Tivora, finally finished, and eyes blazing storms down the stairs with the strength of a heard of buffalo, the sound of a butterfly passing. She freezes to her spot once she sees who's in the entryway*

Terra-bear! *Tivora cried, coming down the stairs after Terra*

*Face's Faye* I think introductions are in order. At least for me anyway.

*Laughs at him* All right Arien, boys, cover your ears. *Waits until they do so, then turns towards the door Fi disappeared through* Forget about it Fi! *She yelled and turns back, waving a hand to signal "all clear"* Terra, the clothes are on our beds. You should've realized she'd go through you closet. Now go on back upstairs and let Tivora finish having fun with you. *Smiles and addresses the boys* Theses are Fi's younger sisters, Terra Desdemona and Tivora Rajahnessa.

Faye faye? Something's wrong! *Tivora tells her*

*Faye turns back to where the girls are standing*

*Terra's knees buckle and she sits on the bottom stair. Her eyes are hard and focused on Kane; who's openly staring back at her*

*James gives a look towards Faye* You knew that was gonna happen, ever since you talked to him about Terra a month ago. *He grins at her*

I know, I know, I just didn't expect the same reaction from her. Besides, I figured he'd handle his hormones with more grace than this.

He's not like his father in that respect. *James gives an exasperated glance at Kane* Well, I think we need to put them in separate rooms for the time being.

I agree. *Arien walks over to Kane, grabbing his arms* Somebody want to help me?

*Terra finds her legs again, and stands. She nods a little at Faye and murmurs a thanks before grabbing Tivvy and fleeing upstairs*

Seems she took care of it herself. *Looks pointedly at Arien, then at herself all alone, her foot tapping a bit with impatience*

*Drops Kane's arms* I'm here. *Walks back to her and kisses her cheek again*

*Smiles happily and cuddles against him* All right, I guess I can play hostess for a while. C'mon boys. *Faye leads them, Arien's hand held tightly in her own, into the living room, making sure they close the front door behind them. She indicates for them all to sit, and stands beside Arien's chair* May I get you anything? Food? Drinks?

My dad says Mai Tai's are great. *Kane gives a cocky smile* But I'll have some pumpkin juice. *He added hastily after seeing Faye's mutinous glare*

*Laughing James replies* I'll have the same.

*Smiles, knowing better than to laugh* I'll have a small sandwich and some pumpkin juice too.

*Faye pats Arien's hand appreciatively* Coming right up. *Disappears and comes back with a little plate of sandwiches and three juices balanced on a tray she's holding in one hand* One word about waitress, and I swear, your juice will end up in your lap! *Glares at them all and hands out the stuff, alighting on Arien's knee after she comes back from returning the tray* And we have homemade sweets in there too; though nothing that's in this house is not made from scratch with our two cooks! *Smiles brightly*

*Arien takes a bite out of his sandwich, smiling around it* Anything special planned for the break?

Well, actually we were hoping the four of you would stay over Christmas. *Looks at Arien sweetly* I especially was, not that it makes a difference, you know. Anya's already said she'll house anyone who doesn't fit here or at my own house. Oh! *gasps and jumps up, looking over everyone's head at the doorway*

*Poison gives Faye and almost dangerous look before taking her mother, who fainted, to another room and then coming back* Faylinn! What is the meaning of this? *Walks in, towering over everyone. An odd trait among the hunters is their height, and he looks very well muscled beneath the jeans and loose sweater he was wearing. His nine-tailed whip, with it's poisonous tips, his trademark, was folded and tucked into his back pocket* I never expected to come in and see you sitting on a boy's lap! *Slowly moves towards them. Suddenly he's right in front of them, standing beside Arien. He lifts up Faye and twirls her about in his arms* I almost thought it would never happen after the events at Beaubaxtons! *Sets her down, a broad smile upon his face. He holds out his slender, if large, hand to Arien* And you must be that Wood boy she's always yammering on and on about!

*At first Faye's stunned, but it soon turns to fury. Tearing she rushed out of her father's grasp and hurries into the kitchen*

*Arien's completely stunned at meeting Faye's father but still reaches out his own hand to grasp Poison's* Umm.. Yes, sir. Arien's the name. We, that is Faye and I. oh hell, nice to meet you.

*Poison grins* Good lad. Now you can't let her push you around, or you'll never get out under her thumb, but. you better go and calm the princess down. She's used to being spoiled, you realize. *Smiles with fatherly tenderness in the direction of the kitchen and mumurs* My fairy baby.

Before I do that, this is Kane and James. *Arien points to each of them respectively*

*Shakes it off, and smiles at Arien* Good. Thank you, boy. Now go on. *Waves a hand at him*

*Arien sulked off to console Faye. He walked through the kitchen doors*

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*Faye is curled on a corner of the kitchen, trying very hard not to cry*

*Arien quietly walks over to her* Honey?

*She looked up at him, her eyes red-rimed* Oh Arien!

*He sat down next to her* Calm down baby. He was happy for you.

*Leaning over she crawls into his lap, the tears she was suppressing spilling out* I know, but, but *Stops speaking and just hugs him, crying all the while*

*He pats her head and then kisses her temples*

*Sniffling after her cry, she leans further against him* Thank you. I'm sorry, it was just, you know Beaubaxtons and all. I was thinking about it, and I realized that I can never give you what is probably the most precious thing anyone can give, *Looks up at him, and says in all seriousness* to the love of their life.

*Arien cradles her face within his hands* Haven't you heard? Unless you give something away willingly and lovingly, you'll always have it to give away. *He kissed her gently on the mouth, pulling her even closer to him*

*She smiled at him as they broke apart* How do you always know the right thing to say? *Tucks her head beneath his chin, entwining their fingers together and tucking their held hands to her heart* I love you Arien.

I'll always lover you. *Closes his eyes for a moment, remembering the first time he had told Faye he loved her*

*Softly kissing the side of his neck* Tell me what you're thinking about sweetheart.

*Smiles sweetly* I was remembering the first time I told you I loved you.

*Eyes go all soft and she melts in his arms* Aww.

Don't you think we should return to the other room?

*Sighs* Probably. *Stands, helping him up with her. She pulls him into the living room only to stop and stare in a state of complete and utter shock*

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I had to go to the bathroom! God, I can't even leave him alone for 5 minutes! *James uses as a explanation for the scene*

*Terra had Kane up against the wall, a finger jammed into his sternum. She's yelling at him over God knows what. Whatever it was, was obviously a pathetic excuse neither minded to talk to each other, what with Kane's arm about her waist and all*

*Kane pulls Terra closer to him*

*Arien stares at the scene and then looks over at James* It seems we may have another couple in this house. Poor you, Celestyn couldn't have come. *Smiles brightly at James*

Oh shut up! She wasn't invited, remember. *Glares at Arien*

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*Kane swivels Terra's face around to show her the growing amount of people behind her*

*She glares at them all, enough so that they all leave, and fast. Turns back to Kane* What was that for?

Don't give me that. I think you had forgotten there were other people in this house.

*Sighs, leaning closer to him* But it's not like you really care. Besides, I'm not the getting yelled at and with my arm about the waist of the one who's yelling at me!

Would you rather I take my arm off from around you? It'll be easily and gladly done. *Glares right back at her*

*Smirks* Gladly huh? *Places both of her hands against his chest, palms against his shirt* Then do it, if you're so willingly. *Looks up at him, daring him with her eyes*

I would, but I'm too tempted to do this. *Pulls her further into him and presses his lips against hers, hard and with urgency*

*Surprised she doesn't move for a moment, then slides her arms about his neck, kissing him back*

*It only lasts a few long moments before Kane breaks the kiss for breath* Would this mean anything? Or do you want to keep doing what we're doing and not talk? *Secretly he hopes for her to choose the latter*

*Smiles up at him and pulls him back down to her level, kissing him softly*

*Smiles briefly, while still kissing, and mumbles* Guess that would be my answer. *Hugs her tightly against him*

*She breaks away and rests her head on his chest, letting her fingers play with a few locks of hair on the nape of his neck*

*Lovingly pats her head* Are we gonna bring the "gang" back or just stay right here?

Screw them, stay here. *She pulls him onto the ottoman with her, making their entwined forms even more tangled*

*Rolls around until he's underneath her, lying on his back. He looks up at her* Sounds good to me. *Leans up and kisses her*

*Pushes him back down, her auburn ringlets falling over her shoulder and tickling his face and neck, though she doesn't seem to notice* Now, now! What if my parents walked in? How would this look?

Maybe they'll be like Poison and be happy for us, otherwise, bad. *Moves her hair with his hand, leaving his hand in the mass of tendrils*

*Smiles at him* Feel honored. It's rare when people get to touch me, my hair, only Tivvy is allowed so far. Should I make an exception for you?

*Musses her hair slightly* That depends on how you feel about me. *Smiles up at her*

*Twists her mouth, annoyed at his hand, but her blue-violet eyes are already smokey* And that depends on how you feel about me. Either way, no messing up my hair. *She tucks the wild locks behind her ear, removing them from falling onto Kane*

*Gives an irritated sigh* Aww. whatever.

*Shakes her head at him, causing more curls to fall off her shoulder. She curls against his side, her head and all of her silky hair resting on his chest* Kane, how do you feel about me?

*Looks at her, thoughtfully. He chooses his words very carefully* I wouldn't have done what I did if I didn't like you. *Smiles slyly*

*Nods a little, completely naïve to his smile* True. So, what are we going to do about it? About us? *Looks up at him, completely trusting*

I'll leave that up to you.

*Blinks, surprise showing in the added green swirling in the jumble of her eyes* I. I don't know what to do! That's why I figured we'd figure it out together!

*Smiles* Terra. would you like to make it official?

*Closes her eyes for a minute* To me, before anyone else, please.

*Kane kisses her gently* Yes, I would like us to be official.

*Sighing, she pulls away from him* That's not what I meant Kane. *Standing, her back turned towards his, she begins smoothing out her skirts and fixing her fussed hair*

What did you want from me? *His voice more harsh than he intended*

With that tone, nothing at all. But if you'll come back to civility, I'd wanted you to ask me, not tell me.

*Glares at her* I don't always do what people want me to. It's a trademark from my father.

Then learn another lesson, compliments of life. You won't always get what you want either. *Glares at him over her shoulder*

*Yelling now, but still not getting up from the ottoman to go to her* Do you want to go with me or not? *Huffs a little, out of breath*

*Turns to face him, her eyes sad* I do, (Oh God I do!) but I can't. Not it you'll behave this way towards me with out an apology. *She turns and starts to climb up a spiral staircase in the back corner of the room*

*Standing so quickly, Kane knocks the ottoman to the floor. He's still yelling at Terra* Fine! Run away then! *He turns away from her and runs through the nearest set of doors, which just so happen to lead into the pool room*

(Who's running though.) *Sighs and continues to walk up, locking the trap door closed behind her and escaping to the windowseat in her hidden library*

~~**~~ AN: Okay, part one of Book Two! I was originally going to put it all in one post and then found out that it's a lot longer than I anticipated. So, soon, you'll see Terra and Kane get together finally. And everyone will go to bed, in the same rooms. LoL! Have fun, can't wait to get it posted! ~~ShayleeAdele!