Me: I swear my mind is working overtime. Or a head of time.
Piper: Huh?
Aria: What do you mean?
Me: My mind is set in December. Christmas time. I'm tracking holiday music on you tube. I'm coming with Holiday story ideas. What the He-
Aria: HEY! There are little Ears around!
Me: Right… nice catch Aria.
Aria: No problem.
Finn runs in screaming as little kids run in.
Kids: FINN!
Finn: SAVE ME!
Me: (laughs evilly)
Aria: Actually, I'll let you suffer.
Finn runs out of room with little kids clinging to him.
Me: Anyone got a camera? I wanna get a picture of this?
Aerrow: I'm gonna film it.
Me: Even better.
Aerrow walks out with digital camcord.
Topaz: So, what story are you currently updating?
Me: Depression. Chapter 6.
Aria: What's the title?
Me: ahhh… Well why don't look?
Aria glares.
Piper: Please tell me you too aren't gonna start fighting.
Emerald: Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Piper: You're no help.
Topaz: Since when is she ever?
Piper: Good point.
Carla: You mean fabulous point?
Tina: I'm bored.
Tia: Same.
Aria: OH! I'm doing the disclaimer! Saphire doesn't own the Storm hawks but she does own herself, Me, Topaz, Emerald, Chase hottie ( Piper and Carla laugh), Carla, Chris,Tia-
Tina: She owns backyard junk let's leave it at that. The list of names is too long.
Aria: Right.
Me: Now on with the story.
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"Thank god the new heater is working wonderfully." Harrier exclaimed as Starling made a roaring fire in the fireplace.
"I have a question." Piper exclaimed.
"What?" Aria asked as she lounged lazily on a chair.
"Why didn't anyone think to light a fire in the fireplace when the heater was out?" Piper asked. Everyone started at each other, dumb founded.
"Why didn't we?" Harrier asked.
"No clue." Starling exclaimed. They heard Saphire smacking herself in the head in the kitchen.
"We thought about the oven but the fire place goes unnoticed. How in the Atmos did that happen?" Saphire asked as she walked in with a tray of hot chocolate.
"I really don't know." Starling exclaimed as Saphire handed her a mug and watched as Saphire gave everyone else a mug of hot chocolate.
"Mmm… yum… what do you put in this?" Piper asked from her spot next to Aerrow.
"Hot chocolate mix and my own secret ingredients." Saphire exclaimed. Aerrow leaned over to Piper to whisper something into her ear.
"Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate." Aerrow told her, making her laugh.
" I heard that." Saphire retorted.
"Oh really?" Aerrow challenged.
"Mmhm… Don't mess with me boy…. I've some tricks up my sleeves." Saphire exclaimed.
"Or lack there of." Aria exclaimed, making more laughter erupt from her friends. It was true. Saphire was wearing a pink tank top and a pink mini skirt and no shoes.
"Shut up Aria." Saphire exclaimed. Finn and Aerrow snickered.
"Why should I?" Aria asked.
"Okay, enough you two." Piper exclaimed.
"And what are you gonna do about it miss 'I just saw my mom with a disapproving smile'?" Aria asked, choosing a touchy subject for Piper. Piper winced and then fell into a distant land, her smile completely fading off her face, her eyes become unfocused and dull. Saphire Smacked the girl.
"You idiot! She's sensitive about that!" Saphire exclaimed. Piper stood and walked to the window where she stared at the falling snow.
"What happened?" Aerrow asked.
"Piper says she keeps seeing her mother's disapproving smile. First it was at the mall when we were picking out holiday outfits and then when we were sitting in the kitchen talking., waiting for the cake to finish Baking and after we made the icing." Starling explained. Finn and Aerrow stared at Piper. She was staring at the snow.
'Piper… you can not blame yourself for this….' Her mother's voice whisphered in her mind.
'But it is my fault…' Piper thought.
"Piper…. Do I need to put on those glasses again? "Saphire asked. Piper laughed and caught a glimpse of Her mother smiling proudly.
"No Saphire. You'll end up tripping over something and hurting yourself." Piper exclaimed, turning around with a gentle smile, one that wasn't false cheeriness for the first time in some time.
"What just happened?" Aria asked.
"Nothing really, just a few thoughts and smile." Piper exclaimed.
"Did you see your mom smile instead of frowning?" Saphire asked.
"Maybe… maybe it was the snow." Piper exclaimed.
"I don't care which it was… I think it's time for Cake." Starling exclaimed. Saphire laughed and followed her into the kitchen and came back out a few minutes later with cake for everyone.
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"Question, what are we doing for the holidays? I mean other then staying on Terra Rex and playing for the festival?" Tina asked from her spot where she hung upside down on her chair in the ski longue.
"We're staying with My cousins Harrier and Saphire and whom ever else is staying in the house. I want you on your best behavior." Topaz exclaimed.
"Cool. Who's the 'be on your best behavior directed too?" Chase asked. Topaz sighed.
"You, Tia, and my sister. Tina too." Topaz exclaimed.
"I need a beer." Carla exclaimed in a joking manner.
"What? Since when do you drink?" Tina asked.
"Since I turned 21. I'm 22. And I don't drink beer. That was a bad joke." Carla exclaimed, brushing some black hair out of her face.
"Is it me or is half of our band over 20 years old?" Tina asked.
"It's you." Tia exclaimed.
"Um… no actually. She has a point. Chase is 23. Carla and Chris are 22. Emerald and I are 19. So is Tia. Tina is 20. Half the band is 19, the other half is over 20/" Topaz exclaimed.
"Wow… I never noticed that." Emerald exclaimed.
"Mmhm…" Carla exclaimed, pulling out a cigarette from between the cushion and the chair.
"What the Hell?" Carla asked. Everyone laughed at her confusion.
"How'd you know that was there?" Topaz asked.
"I could feel it through the cushion." Carla exclaimed as she stood and picked up the cushion and found a box of cigarettes and a wallet and the TV remote.
"Dude! That is scary!" Emerald exclaimed. Carla pulled them off the chair and put the cushion back and opened the wallet. She then went to the clerks desk and turned it in. She then sat down and turned on the TV to the news. She was more interested in the weather then actual events.
"Oh wow. Apartly the biggest story is the death of Diana and Chris Brent. They are the parts of Piper Brent of the storm hawks. They were killed in there own home by a Raptor on December 11 at 5:05, officals found them at 5:25 and managed to catch and put away the murder who was to kindly put it, put down on the 12th." Carla exclaimed.
"Poor Piper. Saphire said she and the Storm hawks were going to be on Terra Rex for Christmas. I wonder how Piper took the news." Topaz exclaimed.
"Considering she's a girl, she probably screamed her head off, fainted, and is still crying about it. And she's probably cutting herself too." Chris exclaimed. Topaz and Emerald retailed to that. Topaz threw a book at him as Emerald threw a box of tissues at him.
" Chris, she is on a squadron isn't she?" Chase asked.
"Yeah… she's still female."
"So? She's on a squadron which means she has a stronger tougher exterior. You also have to take into consideration how close she was too her parents. If she spoke to her parents by phone or e-mail every five minutes with love and happiness, it might have been a mere faint and still crying. Is she spoke to her parents once or twice a week it might have been the same way or she might have just collapsed and cried. If she fought with her parents it might have been shed some tears or 'party I'm free from my parents' There's a lot to take under consideration. She might not have cared much for her parents, or she might have adored her parents." Chase exclaimed.
"Very nice Chase." Tina exclaimed.
"Well said." Topaz exclaimed.
"I like the cutting one best but it wouldn't fit if she was a squadron member or a sky knight." Carla exclaimed, throwing the box of cigarettes at a trash can.
"You would Carla. You're completely goth and love pain." Emerald exclaimed. Carla shrugged and started at a the TV.
"Daine, could you tell us the extent of the damage of the fire?" A male voice asked on the TV.
"Change the channel." Tina complained. Carlaa obeyed and changed it to a comedy.
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That night, Piper lay down on her bed in a light blue silk night gown. Her mother had sent it to her when she turned 17, a year ago. She started at the stars and listened to the light breathing of Saphire as she slept. Aria was sound asleep as well, buried in a heap of blankets and stuff animals. When Piper finally drifted off to sleep, she found herself in a world of flowers.
She walked barefoot through a meadow that stretched for as Far as she could see.
'Wow' She gasped as she ran her hand along a soft petal of one of the many flowers that surrounded her.
'I know… isn't it beautiful Piper?' A voice asked.
'Yes, it is.' Piper exclaimed, not even realizing who stood behind her.
'It's the dream world within Heaven, where we go to check up on the living. I've been checking up on you, Piper.' The voice continued.
'Mom?' Piper asked, standing and turning around. There stood her mother in a white gown that flowed around her, Her dark skin glowing in the light. Her eyes were blue and pure and her hair flowed down her back in midnight blue color.
'Yes, sweetie.'
'Mom… I'm sorry…' Piper exclaimed. Piper's mother, Diana, walked over to her and pulled her into a hug.
'I know honey. You didn't mean your last words to me. You angry, and I pushy. I just wanted you away from the war, to follow my dream. I never realized that you were following your own and I shouldn't stop you. I'm sorry too. Maybe if I wasn't so pushy, We'd closer, and not constantly anger with each other.' Diana told her daughter. She stepped back and held her daughter at arm's length. ' You're so beautiful.'
'Thank you.' Piper exclaimed.
'And you should stop beating your self up for my death. I've been watching you. I wanna see you happy. I keep seeing you living false happiness so your friends will stop bugging you to cheer up, you should take there advise. And when you are happy, don't try and stop just because your father and I died.' Diana exclaimed.
'But I keep seeing you, frowning at me.' Piper exclaimed.
'Yes, I've been frowning at you because you won't relax and be happy.' Diana exclaimed.
'Mom, how come I keep seeing you?' Piper asked.
'Because I want you to see me. I want to get the hint that I want you to be happy but your just not listening. Well I wasn't speaking. So you weren't looking.' Diana exclaimed with a laughed. Piper smiled.
'Then why did you smile at me when I was looking out the window?" Piper asked.
'Because you weren't getting the hint so I changed the way I came to tell you cheer up.' Diana exclaimed.
'Oh… that makes scents.' Piper exclaimed.
'Yes it does. Now, I must go. Smile and be happy. Don't mourn over me any further.' Diana exclaimed, slowly fading into a mist.
'Mom! I love you!' Piper exclaimed.
'I love you too Piper. And, in time, you will know, everything will be okay.' Diana said, fading into a mist and settling onto the flowers before flying from the ground with Angel wings.
'Good bye for now, my daughter.' Diana's voice exclaimed as she flew away with angel wings.
'Good bye mom.' Piper smiled in her sleep, relaxing and falling into a peaceful sleep.
- - -X
Me: Well, what do you think?
Piper: That was actually cute and sweet.
Me: yeah, I could't take torturing you with sorrow any longer.
Aria: That's our Saphire.
Me: shut up. Okay, I'm posting this and then I'm going to read a book. Well, review!