As he life went on for the Horsemen, the hustle, bustle, and craziness around the house increased. What decreased? Henley's tolerance for Daniel and Taylor's avoidance of each other. They had not gotten along yet, and at best would nod as the other entered the room. One day, this sent Henley over the edge. "OK! You two need to figure something out, and quick!" the escape artist spun on one heel to face the other two, who were minding their own business on either side of the room, while she made lunch. "What, mom? What's wrong?" Taylor looked at the elder girl with a genuine sense of confusion in her eyes. "I got a call last night." She sounded regretful about her outburst, but Danny pressed her regardless. "And?" he asked, looking up from his cards. "And, Dylan's been trying to stall them, but the eye is giving us another week to sign the papers. If we don't do it now, we lose Taylor." Looking over at the man, the teen could see he'd made up his mind. "I thought we talked about this, I won't do it." he stared them down, daring objections to come. "I'll get packing." She stood up and walked into the hall. She'd been expecting this. What she wasn't expecting was Henley's feet marching after her. She reached out and grabbed Taylor by the ear, dragging her back through the room to the front door. As she passed daniel, she grabbed his ear as well. Henley opened the door, shoved them out, and said(well screamed),"GET YOURSELVES TOGETHER, MAKE FRIENDS, AND DON'T YOU DARE EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING BACK INTO THE HOUSE UNTIL YOU DO!" slamming the door in their faces. (this is the best-est page break I've ever written, Yum, yum, yum) Fifteen minutes later, the ban from the house had created nothing except a pair of silent magicians sitting next to each other on the porch, the girl rubbing at her arms to quell the goosebumps on her arms, to no avail. Apparently Atlas was paying attention to her, to some degree, because he said, albeit still looking straight forward "you cold." "I'm in a t-shirt, what do you think?" Taylor kept her eyes forward. "Well, do you want my jacket?" at this, she did look at him, turning her head to gage if he was serious. "Really?" He faced her with his head, his face saying he did mean it. "It won't do much to keep you warm, but…" he trailed off, as she nodded. Handing it to her, the man watched the girl put it on. She smiled, looking up at him. "You liar, it is warm… Thank you." He returned it, finally seeing the side of Taylor the others adored. "Well, Hen would probably kill me if I let you freeze, so..." The elementalist leaned against him and laughed, responding with "oh, she so would!" And just like that, the door swung open behind the pair, and when they turned, Henley just nodded for them to come inside. (the plenty of time, it lets you pass by) Dinner was normal, with the exception of the fact that Taylor was wearing a jacket that obviously didn't belong to her, and everyone noticed. Surprisingly enough, no one mentioned anything, simply looking to Henley, who responded with a shrug of her shoulders and a smile. (and then you don't have, more filler to write!) After the others had left the table, Henley decided to say something. "Where'd you get that jacket, T?" Eyes wide, she quickly started to slip it off, turning to return it before Daniel said "No, kid. It suits you. I'll get another one." She shrugged it back on her shoulders, gave him a smile, and practically skipped up the stairs to her room. A certain Atlas turned around to face Henley again and asked her the four words that would change all of their lives for the better. "What's this about adoption?" AN- so hi guys! Long time no see, and for that, I'm sorry. I hope you like this chapter, and for reference, I probably only have 1-2 more, and the next one might even just be an epilogue. And so, without further ado, here are the questions that I STILL need a name for (hint, hint) Q- which was your favorite chapter of this book? Also, what song did I redub in my page breaks for this chapter? Invisible cookies and cocoa for anyone who gets that last one right! I think that's all, so happy holidays, and… See yall later! -rain