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Bloody Kitsune: So...confession time!

The chapter would've been longer, but it was turning into an angst fest. The reason being is that my current state of mind is pretty bad considering the fact we had to put down one of my dogs today. Said dog has been with me for over 12 years, I am not doing too good mentally, but I wanted to get this out. Be patient with me when it comes to getting new chapters out, please.

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Birthday Party pt. 2

Jason met Jareth with a bemused expression on his face, "You're as big a show off as ever, Jareth."

"At the very least, I have a sense of showmanship, Jason," Jareth replied before the two grinned at each other.

"Cousin," They embraced with chuckles.

When they released one another, Jason said, "I'm glad you finally arrived, Jareth. How was the trip?"

"Not bad though I'll feel a lot better when I meet your little sprite," Jareth replied as Jason felt his daughter approach.

Calla reached them within moments and peered up at Jareth with wide eyes as she came to a stop beside Jason. Setting a hand on his daughter's head, he introduced the two, "My precious little doll, this is my cousin Jareth. Cousin, this is my daughter Calla."

A bright smile appeared on Calla's face and she extended a hand to Jareth, "It's nice to finally meet you, Uncle Jareth."

Jason's eyes widened a bit at what Calla had called Jareth along with a everyone else that had heard it. Calla never called anyone 'Aunt' or 'Uncle. Not even the twin jesters, he had thought that her life with Petunia and Vernon had left her sour when it came to the two titles. And yet, she had just called Jareth, someone she'd just met, 'Uncle'. Jareth grinned at her and bent down as he took her hand to place a kiss to her knuckles, "I very much agree with you, little sprite."

Calla looked at the goblins that had joined Jareth for the trip and asked, "Who are they?"

"Fin, Hoggle, Boggle, Doc, and Cos," Jareth answered peering down at his goblin servants, "They act as my servants for the most part," He smirked slightly before looking at Calla, "Why don't you show them around and play some games with them? Your father and I have quite a bit to catch up on,"

Calla looked up at him pleadingly and he nodded with a small smile as he shook away his surprise, "Go on, Calla. I'm fairly sure Vivian and Sally would enjoy meeting them as well."

Calla hugged him before doing the same to Jareth much to the goblin kings surprise before she called for the goblins to follow her. They did so after a glare from Jareth. Calla took them towards where Vivian was speaking to Luna. Once she was on her way, Jason turned to Jareth as the goblin king asked, "Why did you look so surprised when she called me 'uncle'?"

"Because she hasn't called anyone 'uncle' since leaving the animals," Jason answered earning an understanding look from Jareth, "Let's head inside and find Candy Cane so we can talk,"

Jareth nodded and they headed towards the mansion, "I never expected Slenderman of all people to create a town like this."

"None of us did, but we didn't expect him to turn the mansion into what it is now," Jason retorted earning a shrug, "You trust those five?"

Jareth glanced at the goblins that were looking very startled by the children that they found themselves confronted with, "I wouldn't have brought them here if I didn't have some small amount of trust in them. I know how precious Calla is to you and our family as well once they learn of her. Just in case, I had them all sign an unbreakable contract and swear a vow to keep their mouths shut about her. If they even try to talk about her to anyone not in the know, they'll die."

"Thank you, Jareth," Jason answered earning a nod.

"How come you look so diffrent from the Gringotts goblins?" Vivian asked as they took a break from playing tag seeing as the goblins had become exhausted from the fast paced game.

Fin, the biggest of the goblin, answered, "They're a diffrent species and true goblins to boot. We used to be human children that got wished away by parents, siblings, or relatives."

"That's kind of horrible," Vivian said with a grimace.

"Horrible it maybe, but the life we live with our king is something none of us would change even if he can be a difficult master," Fin smiled a bit before looking at Calla, "I think you were almost wished away too,"

Calla looked at him curiously, "You can tell?"

"The magic within us can sense it," Hoggle pipped up eyeing Calla with interest.

"The beasts I used to live with were probably gearing up to wish me away after Liquorice hurt the walrus, but they didn't get the chance," Calla muttered with a grimace, "I wouldn't have mind much either, but then I wouldn't have gotten to have the life I do now,"

Vivian slung an arm around Calla's shoulders, "I for one am glad they didn't get the chance. I don't know if we would be friends if you were a goblin."

Calla shook her head, "I couldn't have become a goblin even if I'd been wished away. Fae spells targeted at humans cannot change a fae. I'm half-fey which would've protected me from the spell," A thought came to her, "To be honest, normal spells triggered by fae probably wouldn't affect me because of my human-side or at the very least, they wouldn't affect me to the same degree as a normal fae."

"That's actually kind awesome," Vivian commented as Sally walked up.

"What's awesome?" Sally asked looking at the goblins in front of her curiously, "Did Jareth get here?"

"Uncle Jareth arrived a little bit ago. He's catching up with Papa," Calla explained earning a nod as well as a surprised look, "We were talking about how these guys are diffrent compared to the goblins that run Gringotts,"

Vivian grinned, "I was saying that it was awesome that Calla wouldn't be affected by a fae spell targeted at a human and might not be affected by normal spells triggered by fae."

Sally tilted her head lightly, "You should talk to Jason about that since he would probably know that kind of stuff," Calla nodded having planned on talking to her father about it at some point, "Anyway, happy birthday, Calla."

"Thanks Sally," Calla smiled at the ghost, "Want to play hide and seek?"

Sally grinned at them making Vivian shiver a bit. Despite the daughter of Jeff becoming used to the ghost and even enjoying being around her, Vivian wasn't able to fully relax around the ghost just yet.

By the time they were all called to the table to get food and drinks, Vivian was cursing at the fact everyone playing had an unfair advantage over her. Calla had patted her back sympathetically saying that she knew the feeling very well. Vivian merely glowered at her and shouted, "It still isn't fair!"

"What isn't fair?" Toby asked as they approached the table that would've been straining underneath the weight of the food and drinks if it weren't for magic.

"I fucking suck at playing hide and seek," Vivian groaned earning a few snickers causing her to shoot everyone a withering glare.

"Well, you weren't actually that bad," Sally commented turning Vivian's glare towards her, "The goblins and I have had years to become good at what we do. Luna and Calla have been trained a lot longer than you have which gives them an advantage,"

"We also have abilities that let us cheat," Calla added earning a low growl from Vivian, "No one said we can't use our powers. If anything, you should take this a sign that you should start developing what powers you have. It'll give you more control later on when you finally snap and will help keep you from losing yourself,"

"A good point, Child," Slenderman stated from his place at the head of the table.

Calla grinned at the praise as she moved over to take a seat at the opposite end of the table.

After everyone had eaten, it was time for gifts. Most of the gifts were supplies for school, books, or random souvenirs from various jobs, Calla thanked each person as she put the gifts into her charmed bag. Luna gifted her a cork necklace like hers though it was unlikely she would actually wear it. Itsy Bitsy gifted her with ten spools of refined spider silk that wasn't sticky to the touch and dyed diffrent colors. The proxies gifted her with more survival supplies. Slenderman gifted her with a book on various types of magic that would help her decide what to learn next when she had a chance. Laughing Jack gave her another coupon books and a scrapbook filled with pictures of when she visited his carnival. Vivian, Sally, Ben, Jeff, and Liu had all chipped in together to ger her some model kits to put together. Clockwork and Jane had gifted her a box of hair accessories that she would definitely be trying out as soon as she could. Candy Pop presented her with two small gifts and one medium sized one. She opened the smaller gifts first and could tell immediately who had gotten her what. Night Terrors had gifted her a set of Middle-East mythology books that she'd been wanting to read for awhile. Candy Pop had gifted her a book on Greek legends. When she opened the medium sized one, she wasn't the only one to stare at the gift with wide eyes, "What is..."

"It's a scrying stone," Candy Pop explained as she lifted up the blue tinted clear stone that felt cold to the touch, "While it isn't a powerful one, it's still more powerful than the ones mortals currently have access to. We had to go digging through our troves to find it,"

"So that's why you were gone for almost a week," Candy Cane realized earning a sheepish grin.

"But why give me something like this?" Calla asked as she looked at the stone curiously.

The stone was actually fairly big once Calla removed it from the box, but it barely weighed anything. It was about the size of a Norbert's egg only ball shaped rather than egg shaped. The surface of the orb-like stone was completely free of all blemishes and gleamed in the light of the sun. The surface was smooth against the pads of her fingers. She noticed that it stayed cold even with her body heat sinking into the orb. Jeff snorted, "That looks like a crystal ball."

"It may look like a crystal ball, but it isn't," Candy Pop rolled his eyes before looking at Calla, "I'm giving it to you because I know that it will help with your home sickness while at Hogwarts. It's also because while your mother wasn't good at it, she always hoped you might have some form of talent with it. It's very useful though Night and I do not often use that ability,"

"How do you use it?" Calla asked curiously.

Candy Pop chuckled, "Night asked to teach you and I'm going to let him since he's better at scrying than me."

Calla put it back in the wooden box covered in crushed velvet and closed the lid before placing it within her bag. Jareth presented her with a rather clumsily wrapped gift earning a snort from Jason. Jareth rolled his eyes, "I suck at wrapping presents, sue me," He smiled at Calla, "I didn't know what exactly to get you especially since this visit wasn't exactly planned out fully. I hope you like it regardless."

"Thank you, Uncle," Calla said as she unwrapped the gift and found herself staring at the wooden flute, "A wooden flute?"

"I've found that music is a wonderful way to relieve stress," Jareth explained as he picked up the flute, "Wooden flutes sound the best when used by a fae. It might also help act as another way to use your magic if needed," He turned it over and showed her the carving of a crown, "It also acts as a way to summon me. Just push your magic into the carving, the magic within the flute will guide you into playing a song that will summon me,"

Jareth handed the flute back and Calla looked at her father, "Papa, could we buy books on how to play the flute for me?"

"Of course," Jason agreed with a light smile.

Calla hugged Jareth earning a smile from the goblin king as he returned the hug, "Thank you again, Uncle."

"It's no problem, Sprite," Jareth told her, "After all, someone had to help teach you more about your heritage,"

Jason mock scowled at Jareth earning a giggle from Calla. Soon enough, Calla put the flute away and Jason placed down a box in front of her. Jason spoke as Calla caught sight of people taking out camera's for some reason, "My precious little doll, you gave me an idea at the beginning of the summer holidays that wouldn't leave me. The gift I'm giving you today is the result of said idea. I had a lot of help making this and I hope you enjoy it."

Calla opened the box and found an oval mirror inside of it, "A mirror?"

"Just look inside and tell me what you see," Jason told her.

The mirror was big enough that Calla had to grip it with both hands and she could feel the magic radiating off of it. Peering into the reflective surface, she watched as the surface began to ripple before clearing only it didn't show her face. The face within the mirror was that of her mother, Lily Evans-Potter-Black. Lily blinked at her before beaming at Calla and speaking, "Happy Birthday, Sweet Heart."

"M-Mama?" Calla stared at her mother in shock before looking up at her father, "H-how did you do this?"

"It took a lot of work. I had to call in a few favors," Jason answered with a bright grin, "Splendorman, Slenderman, Candy Cane, Candy Pop, and a few others were a big help in making this possible," He rubbed the back of his neck, "It's why I haven't spending quite as much time with you as I should have,"

"Papa, I..." Calla's vision blurred as she set down the mirror before promptly jumping on her father, "Thank you,"

Jason hugged her to him as he whispered, "This is just the first step of many to getting her outside of your scar, My precious little doll. I should be thanking you for the inspiration you gave me."

"I love you, Papa," Calla burrowed her face into his neck as she hugged him as hard as she could.

"I love you too, My precious little doll," Jason murmured in reply hugging her closer.

After all the emotional stuff was over, they ate cake and Jason informed Calla of what the mirror could do. Any time she wanted to talk to Lily, she only had to call out her mother's name. The only ones able to use the mirror were Jason, Calla, Candy Pop, and Candy Cane. Jason was going to be making more mirrors like that so each of them had a personal mirror with a connection to Lily, but that would be for later. No one blamed Calla for calling it her favorite present as it allowed her another connection to her mother.

With all the emotional excitement, Calla actually found herself falling asleep before eight leading her to be carried home by her father. Jareth would be staying at the town for a few days at the bank where a room had been made for him when the goblin's learned of his visit. It meant that Jareth would have more time to get to know Calla and explain her thought process on the control mechanism she had thought of. It also meant that the goblin king would be taking a look at Calla's scar to figure out if he could help them.

After putting Calla to bed and making sure her bag of presents was sitting where she would be able to find it in the morning, Jason had grabbed Calla's mirror and went into the living room. He allowed Candy Cane, Candy Pop, and Night Terrors to have their personal talks with Lily before he retired to his bedroom to have his own. Staring at the mirror, he breathed out, "Lily."

Lily's face appeared on the mirror's surface and a sweet smile appeared on her lips. Neither of them spoke for a few minutes, Jason drank in his wife's face for the first time since he'd seen her corpse. Lily doing the same before she murmured, "Jason."