Chapter 12
Frosty
It was finally the First day of Christmas vacation. The children, except the youngest two, were excited to take their pictures with Santa Clause at the mall. They family arrived at the mall fairly early in the morning to avoid a big line up to see Santa. Wyatt and Chris stood outside the line texting their friends since they believed they were too old to sit on Santa's lap.
Passion was up first, this was the first time the babies were doing this. Usually the children were two years old when they sat on Santa's lap for the first time. Since the babies were going to be two the following month the adults had decided it was close enough.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Passion" the toddler responded.
"How old are you Passion?"
"Almost two."
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes" Passion smiled knowing she was often a brat.
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A teddy bear."
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
Next the mall Santa pointed towards the camera and told little Passion to smile, she gave the biggest smile a two year old could have. Andy came forward taking Passion into his arms as she waved goodbye. Next it was Aria's turn to sit on Santa's lap.
"Ho ho ho what are your names" Santa asked.
"This is Penny and I'm P.J." big sister replied for the shy toddler.
"How old are you girls?"
"Penny will be two next month and I just turned ten in November."
"Have you been good girls this year?"
"Yes we have."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"I would like an mp3 player" P.J. Announced.
"I'll tell my elves, what would you like for Christmas Penny?"
Penny didn't respond and her sister didn't know what to say. So Santa pointed towards the camera and told the sisters, P.J. Did but Penny came off looking like she had been forced to sit on his lap. P.J. Took Penny's hand and lead her back to her parents where she instantly asked her dad to pick her up. Next it was Mackenzie's turn to sit on Santa's lap.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Mackenzie" the toddler responded.
"How old are you Mackenzie?"
"two."
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A castle"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
Mackenzie smiled for the picture and then refused to leave Santa when Henry came to get her. Embarrassed she was making a scene Henry tossed his toddler over his shoulder and walk out of the mall. Next is was Paris turn to tell Santa what she wanted.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Paris" the toddler responded.
"How old are you Paris?"
"three years old."
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A cash machine"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Patty" the child responded.
"How old are you Patty?"
"Almost four"
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A scouter"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Preston" the child responded.
"How old are you Preston?"
"Five."
"Have you been a good boy this year?"
"No but who is good all year?"
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A bicycle"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Payton" the child responded.
"How old are you Payton?"
"I am seven years old"
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A playground for my back yard"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Parker" the child responded.
"How old are you Parker?"
"Eight"
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A puppy because I'm tired of sharing my sister's"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Henry junior" the child responded.
"How old are you Henry?"
"Nine sir"
"Have you been a good boy this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"To see my real grandma"
"That's something you'll have to ask your mommy and daddy for" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what are your names" Santa asked.
"I'm Tamora and this is Kat" the child responded.
"How old are you girls?"
"We are ten years old"
"Have you been a good girls this year?"
"Tamora hasn't but I've been a little nicer" Kat honestly responded.
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"Dress up clothes" the twins shouted.
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
"Ho ho ho what's your name" Santa asked.
"Melinda" the child responded.
"How old are you Melinda?"
"I'll be eleven in March"
"Have you been a good girl this year?"
"Yes."
"What would you like for Christmas?"
"A karaoke machine"
"Alright I'll tell my elves" Santa replied.
That evening all sixteen of the children were outside in the back yard making a snow man. The adults were watching a movie in the living room. They were expecting a bunch of the kids to come in complaining about each other however that wasn't the case. It seemed as though all sixteen of the children were getting along.
Wyatt, Chris, Melinda, the twins and P.J. Made the bottom snow ball. Henry Jr., Parker, Payton and Preston made the middle snow ball and the older kids lifted it onto the bottom one. Patty and Paris made the head and again the older kids placed it on top on the middle snowball. All that was left was the decorations, the almost two year olds were put in charge of this with the help of Payton and Preston. Payton orbed the other five into the basement where Piper had given them permission to use anything they found. Ten minutes later they came back inside with a hat, scarf, buttons and a big carrot from the fridge. The big kids lifted the little ones so they could place the items on the snow man's head. The they were called in for supper.
After they had filled their stomach with piper's hot homemade cooking the kids had forgotten all about the snow man. They spent the evening completing arts and crafts, then took baths and went off to bed. The only thing on their minds was tomorrow was Patty's birthday and the day after was Christmas eve.
At seven a.m. all the parents and children ran into Patty and Paris room when they heard the girls scream. Standing in the middle of their room was the snow man they had made the day before. At first no one new what to say, then Piper placed her hands on her hips and demanded to know which one of the children had orbed or beamed the snow man into the room. No one confessed, and Phoebe pointed out the fact the snow man had not melted at all being inside and heated house.
That's when Paige noticed it, the old black top hat sitting on Frosty s head. She explained earlier that month she had stopped an evil snow man who wore that same hat and had put the hat in the attic with the rest of the demotic items. The hat was magical and made whoever or whatever wore it evil and gave them demotic powers. No one however could explain how that hat had travel from the attic to the basement.
"No evil snowman is going to ruin my birthday" Patty stated.
Patty focused on the snowman and attempted to orb him to a volcano, which was known to be the Halliwell way of disposing evil creatures. However her magic rebounded smacking her making her fall over.
"You need a time out Mr. Snowman" Paris snapped.
She attempted to squash the snow man by orbing a play house onto the snow man. All that did was bring the doll house crashing down landing in a million pieces and making the owner of the playhouse, Payton, very annoyed. The powers of orbing and beaming weren't going to cut it.
"I'll show you whose boss you annoying Christmas carol" Piper stated.
She waved her hands towards the snowman trying to make him explode, it failed. Kat attempted to burn him by setting him on fire, again failed. When Coop tried taking the hat off of the snowman he was somehow electrocuted and knocked out. Not their individual powers or the power of the charmed ones was able to bring down this winter carol nightmare. They couldn't physical or magically remove him.
"I Know someone who can help" Wyatt realized and orbed away.
He orbed to the magic realm just outside and lovely little house. He knocked on the door and two young ladies he barely recognized answered. It was his childhood friends from magic camp, the twins Olivia and Emily. Emily's power of speeding time up or down wouldn't help. However just maybe Olivia's power of control could. Wyatt orbed Olivia back to the manor and told her the situation.
"Tell me how to destroy you" Olivia demanded the snowman.
"Only a mortal can do it, he has take off my hat and burn it" the snowman spilled with much hesitation.
Wyatt nodded and orbed out again, this time he returned with Darryl Junior. Wyatt had promised him one day he could help deal with a magical situation. The only thing was Darryl and Sheila couldn't find out since they didn't want their boys involved in magic. Darryl quickly took the hat off the terrified demotic snowman and tossed it out the window. Tamora orbed out and set in on fire as the other watch the snowman melt while screaming in anger. Then Wyatt orbed both of his friends home.
The next day was Christmas eve. Just before summer Wyatt went into the attic and placed three white candles in a circle and light them. Using the spell he summoned Grams and Patty from the dead and they appeared in spirit from right in-front of him, then came to human form. Both gave Wyatt a hug and followed him down to the living room where they other fifteen children and six adults waited for them. Several hugs later the adults were seated on the sofas while the children were singing Christmas carols.
"I can't believe how much the children have grown, you should really invite us more often" Grams stated.
"Too much time with us and you won't want to come" Paige replied.
"I could never stop wanting to see my four beautiful daughters, the men who make them happy and the children who complete them" Patty said with a smile.
After a large warm meal and plenty of hot cocoa the kids were ready to close their eyes and enter dream world. Melinda and P.J. Had decided to have a sleepover with the Tamora and Kat in their room. Payton decided to sleep with Parker and Belle. Grams and Patty stayed up the entire night talking, after all they were ghosts and ghosts do not sleep.
The next morning the children woke early and spent the morning opening all of their gifts. Piper watched happily as she stood behind the recording camera. This was the best day of the year of the Halliwell/Mitchell family. The one day the entire family was together and each of the children were happy and getting along. To make the day even better both Victor and Sam arrived around noon. Also as Henry Jr has asked for, he got to spend Christmas night with his biological maternal grandmother Mrs. Peters.
That's it for this book, keep an eye out for the next one: Charmed: life for the Halliwells 11