Cat Pov

I was so nervous. Today was the day of the reunion, and I wasn't sure what the rest of the family would think of me being engaged at only sixteen. Syn was everything I could ever ask for, but many of my family might think I was being to quick on the draw. I knew they were wrong, but they're my family. I didn't know what to do.

We arrived at the reunion to see that everyone except my brother was there. His real story; he worked for NCIS and told me stories of some of the sickos that he chased. I retell them as if he did them to keep his cover. That way noone asks any questions or wants to meet him.

"It's going to be alright. Relax, I can feel your heart through your dress. Okay?" Syn asked me as I held him. I nodded, and we walked towards the rest of the family slowly.

I breath a little calmer now that I had him in my amrs. His presence and touch always relaxed me. I saw my Aunt Kelly and Uncle Phil standing together near the buffet. they saw us and started mumbling something to each other.

When we reached the middle of the area we sat down at a table, and Syn went to get us sometthing to eat. While he was gone, mu cousin Gwen came over.

"So who's your boyfriend?" she asked. She always had to know everyone's business.

"He's not my boyfriend." I told her proudly.

"Come on why else would you bring a boy to a familly reunion?" she told me. II took a deep breath.

"Because he will soon be a member of this family." I told her.

"Your mom's gonna adopt him?" she asked. Oh she could be so dense sometimes.

"No because he is my fiancee." I told her smiling. She stared at me a for a good thirty seconds before running off. I hope I don't regret that.

Syn returned with some drinks and pizza. he said he couldn't see mucch else he thought I'd like. I quickly wolfed down the pizza and prepared for all the relatives I saw slowly moving towards us. I took a gulp of the fruit punch and readied for the worst.

My Aunt and Uncle were the first to come to us.

"So Cat is this a friend of yours?" my Aunt Kelly asked.

"Actually this is my fiancee Syn Moskow." I told her. Syn stood up and offered her his hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet Catarina's family." He said as he shook my Uncle's hand.

"That's a nice firm handshake my boy. You can tell alot about someoone from a handshake. Tell me what do you plan on doing after the high school?" He asked. I was terrified by that. I hadn't considered what my family would think when he told them he was going into the SEALs.

"I am going into the Navy SEALs. Just as my mother and father did. I hope to live up to their legacy." he answered. I braced for the worst. My Uncle scratched his chin thinking. My Aunt's eyes had grown wide. Then I remembered my Uncle was a vietnam vet. I thought maybe this could go well.

"Well good for you my boy. I'm glad Cat found someone so sure of themselves to have made such a choice so young. Come let me tell you about my time in the service." he said as Syn and him walked off. My Aunt sat down next to me, and I couldn't tell if she approved or not.

She let out a big sigh and asked me," Are you sure he's the one?" I was taken aback by that. Why else would I say yes?

"I'm sure. He's not like most other guys. He never takess his own feelings into consideration when doing something for me. He always thinks of me first,. He is a very good man." I told.

"Well then who am I to argue. If you're happy then that's all that matters. Come on, let's go tell the rest of the family. I'm sure they'll want to hear all about him. Also is his name really Syn?" she asked as we got up.

"Yes. He also is the other of that famous book series." I told her. Her eyes got wide again.

"Heart of the Void? That child is S. Moskow, and your fiancee?" I nodded and we spent the rest of the time either talking about tthe book, or telling tthe rest of the family about our engagement.

Most of them took it quite well, even after hearing he was a soon to be soldier. There were a few who didn't approve, but mainly because of my age. Noone really cared about him being a soon to be soldier.

I looked over to see him still talking to my Uncle. They had been talking for three hours now. I knew my Uncle had alot of stories, and Syn had just as many about his parents. They probably could have talked all day and night, but my Aunt and I had to settle them down. We walked over telling them that we wnated the rest of the family to meet Syn. They came, but not without some trouble from my Uncle. I told him he could always talk to Syn on the phone so it wouldn't be the last time they talked.

Now everyone was making the end of reunion announcements. My cousin Gwen was going to live with our other cousin Ben. It may be weird to some people, but we all knew they liked each other. even if they were cousins, our family was a bit more accepting with this sort of thing than others. They were both adults anyway so none of us coould really do anything about it anyway.

We made our announcement of our egagement which was met with a big cheer. A few people still looked displeased, but I didn't really care. When we walked away to the side of the park to relax, I saw my brother coming towards us. I thought he hadnt shown for the reunion.

"So my little sister finally met someone. Nice to meet you. Special Agent Mark Valentine." my brother said as he put out his hand.

"Junior SEAL Syn Moskow. Nice to meet you as well. You're not going to bite me are you?" he asked. We all started laughing at that. He knew my brrother was an agent, and so did Jade. They just acted otherwise.

"Well I'm glad my sister found someone who can protect her. Tell me have you studied any martial arts?" he asked.

"Tai chi. I have a black belt. I prefer not to fight, but it is sometimes required." Syn answered. My brother was a master of several martial arts so just one wouldn't impress him.

"Care to show me what you know? I wouldn't mind a small sparring match. Besides I need a good fight every oncce in a while." He said. I knew Syn would accept. We headed over to an open part of the park and got ready.

They both took a bow an got in their stances. My brother moved first. Surprisingly, Syn quickly got the uppper hand. My brother was also a black belt in tai chi, but he couldn't seem to keep up with Syn. After several minutes my brother was on the ground with a knee on the back of his neck and his arms being pulled back.

"Okay you win." He told Syn. Syn released and they both shared a small conversation I couldn't hear. They started laughing, and I was glad my brother approved. If he did, then I knew I had made the right choice.

When the whole reunion was over, we said ourr goodbyes and headed to the car. That had gone alot better than I thought it would. I was glad my family acceppted Syn for who he was.

"Soo wanna geet something to eat? I mean there was food there, but it was just finger food." I asked him as we drove back. I was really hungry and needed something to eat.

"Sure where do you want to go?" he asked. I thought about it and figured something simple, like maybe McDonald's or Taco Bell. I decided on Olive Garden only because I wasn't really in the mood for meat, and I wanted to spend a little more time with Syn before getting home. Even if it was a little more complicated.

We went over and had a small meal. We didn'tt stay to long because itt was getting really late. We payed our bill and headed out. We went home and just went to sleep. we were both pretty tired so we didn't really have the energy for anything else.