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Epilogue: 17 years later
AN: Hey guys, sorry I took so long to update. I did start writing a sequel to this. I don't know if I will finish it, it's barely even started but I have written a little more of it (and I mean like the bare minimum) but if it ever gets finished I reckon it'll be a long time in coming. I have also thought of a few other scenes that I might write for this. If I get chance to write them (I'm focusing on my uni work and I am drowning in my reading list) then I will add them on after the original epilogue (which is this) but don't hold your breath if I ever write them it will most likely take a while...
Disclaimer: maybe the final disclaimer of the story, I think you know the drill by now.
Finally. It's here. Today is the day. My favorite day of my life so far. My seventeenth birthday. The day I find my soulfinder. The first step to the rest of my life. The first step towards ultimate happiness. The first step to finding her. I can't wait any longer but people in this house just don't like mornings. Well neither do I but today I have something worth getting up for.
There isn't even a sound up there. They better not still be asleep. "Guys come on!" I yell up to my brothers and sisters. The one time I really want them to do something for me and they don't do it. Not even Ivy and she will do anything I ask her to (I'm her favorite shhh).
Grumbling I walk into the kitchen to find Mom and Dad making breakfast. "Happy birthday Zac" Dad says as he passes me my special birthday breakfast: a cheese on toast/scrambled egg sandwich. I know it sounds gross but I've been having this breakfast every birthday since I was five, don't ask why because I can't remember. It just doesn't feel like my birthday if I don't have my special birthday breakfast. "Happy birthday Dad".
Just as I'm about to complain about the others not getting up I hear the familiar sound of the rest of my family all trying to get through one door at once. Two sets of grandparents (Grandma Sally and Granddad found out about savants when I was almost one and Granddad wouldn't give me some chocolate and I set it on fire. Mum and Dad decided to tell him he wasn't going crazy), six sets of aunts and uncles and a whole load of cousins. All in all there was a hell of a lot of people coming through our door and my miserable siblings still haven't graced us with their presence yet. "Where are my babies?!" Grandma Karla shouts which makes my brothers and sisters charge down the stairs like their backsides are on fire (that can be arranged). No one stays put when Grandma Karla calls, not unless you want your head handed to you.
Luc's fourteen, Tom's twelve, Joe, Lyn and Ana, the triplets (or the trips as we usually call them) are ten and little Ivy has just gone six. Three boys and three girls all younger than me who I have to spend my life looking after. Oh the joys of being a big brother.
"Hi guys. Yeah it's great to see you all. Thanks for coming. Now can you all come in already? I kinda wanna hurry up a little" well that didn't exactly help much did it. Trying to speed up the Benedicts is like asking to have your ears bitten off with complaints. That is unless you have Grandpa on your side and I do. "Guys! It's Zed and Zac's birthday, the least you can all do is come inside and say happy birthday to them. I'm sure Zac can't wait for his present this year, it's the best one he's ever going to get". As soon as Grandpa said that everyone decided now was a good time to get excited. Well duh! I'm about to find my soulfinder!
Way too long. This is taking way too long. Everyone insisted me and Dad opened our presents before Aunt Crystal finds my soulfinder, so I had to sit and wait until all the presents were open and everyone finally decided to notice I have no idea who had given me what or what I even had because I was too busy trying not to set something on fire because of all the excitement and annoyance I was feeling.
Finally we were all in the living room and I was sat in front of Aunt Crystal. This is it. I'm finally going to find her. "You ready?" Aunt Chrystal asks just as Grandma Karla starts crying and Ivy jumps on my knee. "Yes can you just hurry up and do it? I can't wait any longer". "Ivy baby come over here you can sit with Zac later" Dad calls over to my little sister sitting in my lap. She loves sitting on my knee, she seems to spend her life there. "She's all right here right Crystal?" nodding she closed her eyes as Ivy whispered does this mean you're gonna love another girl more than me now Zac? I don't want you to love another girl than me. Will you stop loving me when you have her? I laughed a little and rested my forehead against my little sisters. That's never gonna happen Ivy. I'll love her in a different way than I love you but I could never stop loving you. She seemed to think about this for a second but you still love me right? "Always" this time I said it out loud and Ivy grinned. The whole family knew we were talking telepathically but didn't say anything about it. "Ready now Zac?" I nodded "Ivy" she sat up and nodded solemnly "yes because Zac said he will still love me when he has his princess to love so I think he should have a princess that will love him lots" Grandma Karla started crying again. Really does she ever stop? I'm surprised she still has tears left. There was a lot of awing after Ivy's decision and when all that finally died down Aunt Crystal took a look. "Your soulfinder is in Ireland. In the middle of nowhere so that should be fun. It never is easy with Benedict soulfinders but hopefully the only trouble you'll have is finding her house. Seriously when I say it's in the middle of nowhere I mean it's in the middle of the Irish countryside surrounded by absolutely nothing but miles and miles of trees and fields" she smiled at me "but I'm sure that's not what you're wanting to hear right now" and I grinned as she said "her name is…