I think I might be starting up another roll again! Hooray!
Enjoy!
Sabrina couldn't contain her excitement. With a delighted squeal, she tore away from the hill, at speeds impressive even for a rabbit, so fast she blended perfectly with the snow, despite her spots. She weaved in between the little sloths and zipped right up to the group surrounding the sleigh.
As she approached, her baby brothers ears twitched at a sudden sound. It almost sounded like... "SQUINT!" wham! He was suddenly knocked off his feet by a blur of white, he and the mystery person rolled a couple times, before Sabrina jerked them out of the snow, holding him out in front of her for a moment before practically slamming him against her chest in a tight hug. "You're alive!" she practically. "Oh you're alive you're alive you're alive!" before she could even consider stopping herself, she was showering her little brother with kisses, all over his face. "I'm so glad your ok!"
It was then he seemed to register what was going on. "Sabi?" he exlciamed. "What- what're you doing here?!"
"Here to find you!" she snuggled him up against her chest again, only to have the boy snatched away by an eager looking Crystal, repeating the process of showering the tiny boy with affectionate pecks.
"I can't believe you're ok! I thought you'd get eaten or something!" the eldest started to cry and hugged him again. "I was so sure we'd lost you- don't ever scare me like that again! I was so worried!"
"Ahem!"
"We were so worried." She corrected.
"Wait…" he sounded dazed. "You were worried… about me?"
"Yes!" Sabrina piped up. "Your our baby brother and we love you!"
He gasped. They'd never actually said they loved him before. "Really?"
"Yes! Yes yes yes! A million times yes! We all do!"
"We?" they'd forgotten about the other kids standing there.
Crystal nodded giddily. "Yep! Everyone's here!"
"You mean-"
"Raz!"
"Gupta!"
"Silas!"
"Flynn!"
"Gunner!"
"Dobson!"
They all gasped. "MAMA! DADDY!"
They each ran to meet their parents and were instantly swept up in lung collapsing, bone crushing hugs. Cries of "Oh, my baby!" and "Thank everything good and pure!" filled the air as they were finally, finally reunited.
The foggy, inattentive veil instantly left Julie's blue eyes and brightened again as she took her son in her arms. He wrapped his arms around her neck, holding on tight and not ever wanting to let go, a small sob breaking free. "Oh mommy…" he whimpered. "I missed you!"
"Y-Yeah!" the others agreed. "Were sorr'eh fer makin ye worry mummy." Raz's voice was muffled by her mothers shoulder but everyone still heard. "But w' jus wann'ed Christmas too."
"Shh, I know." She shushed her daughter, stroking her long ears lovingly. "But i' don't matt'ah n'more. Yer back with mummy and daddy." Speaking of which, Blayke, watching the mother-daughter reunion, came up and wrapped his arms around his wife and little girl.
Raz squirmed out of her mothers arms and jumped to her father, who caught her, looking a bit startled. She put her arms around his neck and snuggled into his fur. "Ah love ye daddy."
He smiled and kissed her head. "Ah love ya too Razmia." She didn't even protest. She usually couldn't stand hearing her full name, but right then she didn't care. Heck, she wouldn't care if the entire earth caught on fire and killed off everything except her friends, family, and their families. She was just glad to be back with her par- no. Not just her parents. Back with her family.
There was a tap on her shoulder, and she reluctantly removed her face from her fathers neck. Her six older brothers made a half circle around them, Aaiden's arm still outstretched. They held each others gazes for a moment.
"…'Ey Sheila." He greeted quietly. "Look, sis, were so-" he didn't get a chance to finish, for she jumped straight onto him and hugged him as well.
"Iss' ok. Ah don' care n'more. Ah'm jus glad ta be back."
He looked taken aback for a moment, before wrapping them around her as well, surprised to find his eyes stinging slightly, but luckily, he was able to blink the tears away. He closed his eyes and laid his head protectively over hers. It felt good to hug her… for the first time, he realized with a start.
They would've stayed like that much longer, but someone interrupted. "Oi! Hey, give us a turn, will ye?" Jemal spoke up. "Sheh's ar' sista too, y'know!" Raz giggled and pounced on him, cuddling up against him.
"Ah love you…" she whispered. He gave her an affectionate nuzzle.
"Ah love you too."
Soon enough, after lots of cuddling and apologies and pretty super sappy-ish sweet moments that a certain group much later on would find sickening, the kids were back being held by their mothers, who had taken their disappearance the hardest.
Everything seemed perfect. They were all getting Christmas, they had found the kids, and they were perfect. But there was one little problem… "Oh no!" Flynn, who was being tossed up and down by Rosalynn, cried. "How're we gonna get home 'fore Chrissy-mas?!" for once, he had a point.
They all shared looks. Oops. They hadn't thought of that.
How were they going to get home?
Yes, I'm aware that it is short, but I just couldn't stretch it any further. Don't worry, I'll get right to work on chapter 13! Promise!
So, what'dja think? Did you like the reunions? Review please!
Yes, although I prefer to call him Boris, I used Dobson, cuz I doubt any parents would name their kids practically what they are. Just my opinion.