So thank you to everyone who understands the whole reason why I haven't updated, it means a lot to me that you understand and that you guys support me. I just really wanted to write a Christmas chapter for this story and no, this does not mean I'm off hiatus, Tino still isn't sleeping all through the night, and he doesn't really have a schedule (he's now a month old) but I just wanted to write so Merry Christmas from me and Tino, (we may or may not be in the story) hope you enjoy.

"Cass, I was thinking, maybe you would want to meet my parents for Christmas, I mean, I've met yours, but you haven't met mine," Sebastian told his girlfriend as he was holding her hand.
"Yeah, I can't wait to meet them, I think it'd be great," she said. She and Sebastian were happier than ever before. They were getting pretty serious, and each were thinking that this could be the one.
"Great, and I swear, we can go over to your Christmas party right after," he said.
"You're amazing," she said as she gave him a smile.
"Uh huh, now come here," he said as he leaned down and kissed her.

Ricky was sitting on the couch with Martin watching T.V. They had non-officially been dating for a while, but Martin had plans for Christmas. He would ask Ricky to be his, officially.
"What are you smiling at?" Ricky asked after noticing Martin staring at him for a while.
"Oh, nothing," Martin said as he sighed, he couldn't wait till Christmas when he could use the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss the most wonderful and handsome boy he knew. It was going to be the best Christmas ever.
"Ok," Ricky said as he smiled at him.
Oh God, I love that smile, Martin thought as he leaned his head on Ricky's shoulder and sighed happily, turning his attention back to the program in front of them.

The New Directions had recently added two members to their club. One of them, by the name of Henry Walker, was currently in the Lima Bean talking to Charlotte. Charlotte liked Henry a lot, she was the one who convinced him to join, but being the very shy girl that she was, she was unable to tell him how she felt.
"Hey Char, I'll be back, we ran out of napkins," Henry said as he got up and walked away.
Charlotte looked at him longingly, would her wish of him being her boyfriend ever come true?

The other member was currently sitting across the table from his twin sister. In case you haven't noticed, the newest member was non other than Zakk White. After much conceiving from his sister, and the fact that Tiffany was now apart of the ND's, finally made him join. He was looking out of his sister, Tiffany had done things that couldn't be taken back, so he was just looking out for her.
"You know something Zakk?" Alexis asked suddenly.
"What Lex?" Zakk asked his twin.
"I can tell."
"You can tell what?" he asked giving her a confused look.
"That you like Bridget," she said as she looked him in the eyes.
"What? The fuck you talking about?" he asked, surprised as he nearly leapt from the table.
"You can tell me all you want that you'll never find the right girl, and that you'll never give up your ways, but when you look at her, I can kind of see it in your eyes where you want to be a better person. The only reason I'm able to tell is because you're my twin brother and I know you better than anyone else. Even better than you know yourself," she said. Zakk was going to say something when she said, "Just think about what I said, Zakk. You'll see that I'm right. I'm going to do some Christmas shopping, see you later," she said as she got up and walked out of the door, leaving Zakk more confused than anything, and very deep in thought.

Ben and Jade were having a random pick nick on the roof of an abandoned building.
Ben and Jade were currently on the side, on their stomachs, with water balloons in their hands. Jade's current hair color, orange and yellow.
"Ok, when I say go, you let go, got it?" Ben asked.
"Got it," Jade said.
Ben waited until their target was underneath them and he said, "Let go!"
They both let go and watched as the person got drowned with the water.
"What the hell?" the person asked as he looked up, trying to see where the balloons might have come from. After seeing no signs of human life, the man continued on his way, muttering something about teenagers these days.
When he was gone, Ben and Jade began to laugh loudly.
"Oh my God! Did you see his face?" Jade asked Ben as she leaned on him for support.
"I know right! I think he was our best victim yet!" he said.
After they calmed down a bit, Ben looked at Jade and smiled.
"I'm glad you're my girlfriend and not some prissy popular girl," he said.
"Me too," she said as she walked up closer to him.
Ben pulled out mistletoe and Jade laughed, "Come here, you know you didn't have to use that to get me to kiss you."
"I know," Ben said, "but I still wanted to use it," he said as he held it over their heads and kissed her.
"Corny child," she muttered against his lips.
"And you love it," he said as he connected them.

Belle and Brooks were currently walking through the mall, together holding hands, after leaving Louis and Harry behind in Victoria's Secret so he could flirt with girls.
Brooks looked at Belle, "I wanna take you to Australia with me one day, so you can see where I come from and stuff. I want to show you everything," Brooks said.
Belle smiled at him, "I don't need for you to show me everything, all I need is for you to be here with me," she said.
Brooks smirked, "I think I can do that," he said.

Margo was walking around a park looking at all the couples. She sighed and wished she could be like them. There was this one guy she liked, but the only reason he noticed her was because of glee. Other than that, he wouldn't even know she was alive. She sighed and wished she could be as lucky as Char, at least she and Henry talked and hung out!

Meanwhile, somewhere in Ireland, Stacey Murphy was coming out of rehab for the umpteenth time. She had realized that her daughter, Una, had been gone for a while. After finding out more, she learned that her young child was in America and had been adopted. She left Jay, Una's father, and went to rehab for what she swore was the last time.
After coming out, one of her friends asked her want she was going to do now, to which Stacey replied, "I'm going to America to get my Una back. And I'm going to do it before Christmas."

Orion Marshall was used to being bullied, and to seeing others bullied. But when he was the new girl being pushed up against a locker, something inside him told him to do something about it.
"Hey! Cut it out!" he said.
The bullies turned around to look at him, "You got something to say Emosourus Rex?" he asked.
Orion is what you would call an "emo kid". He dressed in black and listened to heavy and dark music, in Lima, he was an easy victim.
The girl took the time to start walking away.
The bully turned around, "I don't know where you think you're going Bride of Emostein. Oh, that's why Orion is defending her! The newest emo couple! How sweet. I'll leave you alone for now, but remember, it will never be for too long," he said as he walked away.
The girl, kind of short and skinny, with a little bit of weirdly placed fat on her stomach, pale, and with black hair looked at him. She gave him a slight smile, and her one dimple on her left cheek was made apparent, "Thanks for saving me," she said.
"No problem. I'm Orion Marshall by the way," he said.
"Ronnie Carlile," she said back to him.
"I haven't seen you around, are you new?" he asked.
"Yup, just moved here from Salt Lake City," she said.
"Oh, I move around all the time, but I've been here the longest," he said. "Do you mind if I asked why you moved?"
Ronnie had been smiling a small smile, but as soon as he asked, her smile faded. "It's kind of personal," she said, as her hand automatically went to her stomach.
"Well, I'm sorry," Orion said.
"It's okay," she said not making eye contact, "I gotta go," and nearly ran away.
The one girl he thought he had a chance with, but then again, what would someone like her want with a nobody like him?

Jade and Una walked into the bathroom where they heard a girl on the phone, "Max, please, let me be home schooled! I hate this! I hate being away from her! Please! I'm miserable! Please, I just want to go home! I miss not being able to see her whenever I wanted!"
Jade and Una looked at each other, what was this girl talking about?
"Please, Max, just let me be home with my daughter. That's all I want, please, I want to come home," the girl said after a pause.
"Fine! Fuck you too then!" she said loudly after a while. They heard the girl begin to cry and Jade to the incentive to bust the door open and talk to the poor girl.
Ronnie looked up to see the two girls, "Oh God! There was someone in here? Please, don't tell anyone, please," she said as she begged the two girls.
"We won't just come on. Talk to us," Una said as she held a hand out for the girl to grab.
Ronnie looked at her uncertainly, but took her hand and got up anyway.

The three girls were now sitting around the table in the room that was once used for The God Squad.
"So, let's start off. I'm Jade Dawson. I'm a freshman. I'm in glee. I'm dating Ben Campbell. Music is my life, and I have never been pregnant," she said.
Una gave her a horrified look and said, "I'm Una Donnelly. I'm from Ireland. I'm a sophomore. I'm also in glee. I'm dating no one. Now it's your turn."
Ronnie gulped, "I'm Ronnie Carlile. I'm a freshman. I have no idea what glee is. I thought I loved music more than anything, but then my daughter was born. She's a month old. I moved here with my brother and his wife because my mom kicked me out, and my dad hasn't been heard of for years," she said about to cry.
"Shh, it's ok, Ronnie. We aren't judging you. So why aren't you with you daughter's father?" Jade asked.
Ronnie looked down, "Because Cara's father says I'm a whore and that she's not his child when she looks like a replica of him."
"Aww, your daughter's name is Cara?" Una asked.
"Caraphernelia, I call her Cara for short," she said as she smiled slightly at the thought of her young child.
"Hey! That's a Peirce The Veil song! My boyfriend sings one part of it to me sometimes! The 'Don't mind me, I'm just reaching for your necklace. Talking to my mom about this little girl from Texas," part. 'Cause I'm from Texas," Jade said with a smile on her face.
Ronnie smiled, "Yeah? That's cool! I love Peirce The Veil!"
Una raised an eyebrow and said, "Can you sing?"
"I'm ok. I'm not the best," Ronnie said.
Jade, getting where Una was going with it said, "I'm sure Mr. Shue wouldn't mind if there was a baby around, I mean, he's going to need practice."
"What are you saying?" Ronnie asked.
"You should join glee! You love music! Mr. Schuester needs practice on being a father, it makes sense, you should join! We'll even go with you when you talk to him," Jade said.
Ronnie looked at them, "But what will everyone else think of me?" she asked.
"Ok, the glee club is free from any real big drama, the only person who sucks ass is Tiffany, but we have some dirt on her she wouldn't want getting out, so you should be good. Come on, think about it! You already know two people there!" Una said.
Ronnie looked at them, and after a while she said, "Okay," and smiled.

After talking to Mr. Schuester about it, he agreed to let Ronnie join glee. He just had to prepare the rest of the kids for the arrival of Ronnie and Cara.
"Looks like we'll be seeing you in glee," Jade said as she and Una walked away.
Orion was somewhere close by and thought to himself that glee would be a good place to get to know this girl better. He was going to join.

"Max, can Lizzie look after Cara a little longer today? You told me to join something, so I did. I hope you're okay with it. I'm sorry for cussing at you earlier," Ronnie said.
Max sighed through the phone, "It's ok Ron, you're stressed, sorry for cussing you out. And yeah, it's not like Lizzie has anything else to do. I'm happy you're making friends Ronnie," he said.
Ronnie half smiled and said, "Thanks for being an amazing big brother, I love you Max."
"No prob kiddo."
"Mr. Schuster!" Ronnie called as she saw the man walked down the hallway.
"Yes, Ronnie," he asked her.
"I'm not bringing Cara in, so please, don't tell the rest of them about her," she said, her eyes begging.
"Fine, I won't. I'll see you later Ronnie," he said and walked away.
"Thank you!" she called after him.

In Ireland, Stacey Murphy was in line to get her passport picture taken, she would be seeing Una soon.
"Smile!" said the photographer.
And Stacey did, she was going to get her little Una back, she just knew it.

"Who's the new girl?" Louis asked as he gave her a wink.
"This is Ronnie Carlile, she just moved here. She's going to audition right now," Mr. Schuester said.
Ronnie took a deep breath, "I'm going to be singing 'Clumsy Little Heart' by Every Avenue," she said.
She sang a song that had a sort of deep meaning to her, especially that part that says, "All around her people stare as she slowly falls apart, picking up pieces of her clumsy little heart. It's hard to know where you're going when you don't know where to start. But that's just life, and that's the hardest part."
"Wow Ronnie, that was amazing. Welcome to glee," Mr. Schue said.
"Thank you," Ronnie said as she took a seat next to Una and Jade.

Suddenly the doors opened and Orion walked in. "Can I join?" he asked.
Tiffany said, "Look, it's Emosourus Rex!"
The glee club stared at her, she looked down, "Look, I'm new to the whole nice thing. I'm not going to be better tomorrow or anything!" she said, giving them all death stares.
Mr. Schuester turned to look at Orion, "Sure, you can audition," he said.
Orion began to sing, "Time of Dying" by Three Days Grace. Even though he had just met her, the song was sort of dedicated to Ronnie, he was willing to just end his life, but now he was thinking that there might be something to live for, if he ever got the chance to make her his.
When he was done, there was yet another new member to the now ever growing list of New Direction members.

"Alright guys, I have an idea. We cancel the show and go Christmas caroling from door to door all over Lima. What do you guys say?" Mr. Schuester said.
"Yeah, we used to do that all the time back in Australia," Brooks said.
"Yeah, it was one of the best memories from back home," Louis said, agreeing with his twin.
"So, the rest of you guys are in?" Mr. Schuester asked as he looked at the faces of the rest of the club.
"Yeah, sounds like fun," Una said, being raised the way she was raised, she was determined to make this the best Christmas ever, this would only help in doing so.
The rest of the club agreed, except Ronnie.

"What's the matter Ronnie? It'll be fun!" Jade asked, forgetting about little Cara for a second.
Ronnie said, "I have to check in with my brother. We're really close," she added quickly.
Mr. Schuester nodded in understanding, he knew she would have to find someone to take care of Cara.
So the glee club practiced, and things ended up working out in the favor of all of them, they were all able to go.

Una was getting ready to head out to meet the rest of the club when there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" she said as she opened the door,
Standing there in front of her was someone she hadn't seen in a while, someone she didn't want to see either. "Mam?" she asked.
"Hello Una. How have you been?" Stacey asked her daughter.
"What are you doing here?" Una spat at her.
"Una, why do you sound so upset? Didn't you want to see me? I've been wanting to see you," Stacey said, as she tired to walk in.
"No, I haven't been wanting to see you. I thought that coming here, I never would have to again," Una said as she tried closing the door on her mother.
"Una, don't do that, it's me! It's mam!" Stacey said.
"You maybe my mother, but you will never be my mom!" Una said as she closed the door on her.
Stacey turned back, she would warm her way into Una's heart and someday, she would be taking Una back to Ireland, she would not give up on her daughter again.

The New Directions were on the last block, this block just so happened to be the one Ronnie, Cara, Max, and Lizzie lived on.
"Do we have to do this block?" Ronnie asked.
"Yes, now come on!" Jade said as she grabbed the young mother by the hand and pulled her to the houses.
Everything was fine until they made it to Max's house. They rang the doorbell and Max answered, holding Cara.
"Do you mind if we sing to you sir?" Brooks asked.
Max looked at Ronnie and said, "No, go ahead."
Just before they began, Ben said what they were all thinking, "Ronnie, him and that baby kinda look like you."
"No they don't!" Ronnie said quickly. "The little girl has blue eyes, mine are brown," she added.
"Chill, I was just saying," Ben said, giving Jade a look for brining the girl to the glee club.
Jade shrugged and they began to sing.
Cara began to cry, and Ronnie instinctively wanted to hold her.
Max stopped her, without being too obvious about it.
"Thank you," Ronnie whispered to her brother.
"No prob little sis," he said with a smile as he raised Cara's arm and waved it as she walked away.

The New Directions then turned to go home, to spend time with their families on Christmas.
Ronnie walked a little way with Orion.
"So, hi Ronnie," Orion said.
"Hey," she said. They hadn't said much to each other since Ronnie's first day, but Orion was determined to change that.
"I'll tell you why I moved if you tell me why you moved?" Orion said.
Ronnie gave him a small smile, "I can't do that. I'm sorry," she said.
"Why not? We both get picked on! I can help you get over some of these things! Why won't you tell me why you moved here?" he asked.
"Because I just can't, ok?" Ronnie said as she turned around and began to walk toward her house.
Orion knew he had just messed up.

Zakk and Alexis were skipping the family dinner this year, they just didn't want to be in the same room with so much tension all around. So they walked the snow covered streets of Lima and just talked.
"So do you think you'd stop sleeping around if you found the right girl?" Alexis asked her twin.
"I might, if she's the right one, if I think she's worth it," Zakk said honestly.
"I might know who she is," Alexis said.
"Stop trying to set me up with Bridget, it wouldn't work," he said. "It's Christmas, let's just, enjoy it for now."
"Fine, I'll let it go, for now," Alexis said.
Zakk chuckled, "What am I going to do with you?"

Ben was over at Jade's house because, even though it was Christmas, he and his step mother couldn't get along for long enough.
Soon they were joined by Drella and her family.
"Ms. Dawson," Drella said when she opened the door.
"Hello, Drella. I wasn't expecting to see you here today," said Jade's mother as she welcomed the family into her home.
"Well, Merry Christmas!" Drella said.
"Merry Christmas, Drella," Ms. Dawson said.
They sat around and began to talk, the teenagers went into the living room.
"I shall call you two, Bade," Drella said as she sat down across from Jade and Ben.
"Whatever you say Drell," Jade said. She covered her mouth as she talked, and Ben removed it.
"Why do you cover your mouth?" he asked her.
"Because, I hate my new braces," Jade said.
"They look good on you, they give you swag," Ben said.
Jade laughed and looked at him, "Who still says swag?"
Ben looked at her shocked and put his hand on his heart, looking hurt, "I do babes. You know 'cause YOLO!"
"Yolo?" Jade asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Yolo," Ben said as he nodded his head.
David groaned, "Ugh! Can you two stop, it's making me sick!" he said.
Drella looked at him, glaring and said, "Shut up, you're just mad that the guy you like will never like you back," she said with a smudge smile.
"No one asked you, Drella," David said back.
Jade and Ben sat back and laughed, both wishing they had popcorn as things were about to get interesting

Una was sitting around the table at what she could say was the best Christmas of her life. For once she wasn't worried about Stacey or Jay showing up drunk or high and beating her or something like that. She smiled at her adoptive family, she loved them so much.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Her "mother" got up and said, "I thought the New Directions already came by here," she smiled and Robbie said, "You guys were amazing."
"Una," her mother called, "could you come here please?"
"Coming!" Una called as she got up and walked toward the door.
When she got there, she saw non other than Stacey.
"I thought I told you to leave," Una said as her smile fell.
"I can't leave my Una again," she said with a slightly crazy smile.
"Just leave, Mam," Una said.
"But Una," she began.
"No, go!" Una said as she once again closed the door on the person that gave her life. "I'm so sorry," Una said as she looked at her adoptive mother's way.
"Why are you sorry, honey? None of this is your fault," she said as she pulled Una into a hug and squeezed her.
So this is what you call a family, Una thought as she hugged her back.

Bridget smiled at her family, sure they fought, it was normal, but they always managed to pull it together for Christmas. She looked over at Martin as he excused himself, saying he had things to take care of. She knew he was off to go see Ricky.

Ricky opened the door to see Martin standing at his doorstep.
"Hey Martin," Ricky said as he welcomed the boy into his home and hugged him.
"Hey Ricky. Do you think we could talk out here?" Martin asked.
"Sure," Ricky said as he walked back out and closed the door. "What's up?" he asked.
"We've been hanging out a lot and I have a question for you?" Martin asked as he nervously put his hands in his pocket and paced around on Ricky's porch.
"Yeah…" Ricky said as his voice trailed off, wondering where Martin was going with this.
"Well, here, maybe if I sing, I can tell you what I'm trying to say," Martin said. He began to sing "All I Want For Christmas Is You," and Ricky smiled from ear to ear.
When Martin was done singing, Ricky went up to him and kissed him.
"So, is that a yes?" Martin asked.
"Yes, it's a yes," Ricky said.
Martin smiled, "I have the best boyfriend."
"And so do I."

Cassidy and Sebastian were sitting on his family couch
"It is so nice to meet you, Cassidy, Sebastian has told us nothing but wonderful things about you," Mrs. Smythe said.
"Oh, well, thank you," Cassidy said as she smiled and blushed.
Sebastian put his arm around her and smiled, he loved that his mother and girlfriend were getting along so well, this is how he knew that he and Cassidy were going to be together for a long while.
He smiled at her and she asked, "What are you so happy about?"
"Oh nothing," he said as he sighed happily, putting his arm around her and kissing the top of her head. This was the girl for him, he knew it.

Belle sat around her table with her family all around her.
"So Belle, where is Brooks tonight?" her grandmother asked.
"Oh, he's with his family, they came in from Australia and he hadn't seen them in a while, so he wanted to spend time with them," she said. She was sad that Brooks wasn't here with her tonight, but he had to see his family, besides, they had been Christmas caroling most of the day, so it's not like she hadn't seen him at all.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and Belle's mother went to go see who it was. The first person to walk in was Louis, he said, "So this is where Belle lives. Nice place," he said as he gave her a cocky smile.
"Louis, what are you doing here?" Belle asked.
"Well, Brooks brought us all over," he said.
Belle raised an eyebrow and look to see more people coming in through the door. She smiled, Brooks was just amazing, wasn't he?
She looked as all the people walked in and the last person to do so, was Brooks. He smiled at her and she ran to hug him.
"I can't believe you're here," she said as she breathed against his chest.
"I wouldn't miss being here for the world," he said as he held her closer to him and smiled happily.

Harry was off wondering the streets looking for a place that was open, he wasn't much for tradition, so he tried to skip out as much as he could. He finally saw one place open and walked in.
"One coffee please?" he asked.
"Sure," the girl said.
He sat and waited. He saw a couple acting all lovey-dovey and sighed, poor guy. Harry knew that he would never be in a relationship like that, he was Harry, he couldn't settle down with anyone. But when the words, settle down came into his mind, so did one girl.
"No!" Harry said aloud, earning him stares from the people around him. He shrugged it off. That was not his life, he was not about to give it all up for one girl, he couldn't. He had to get this girl off his mind, he was going home.
The coffee girl handed him his coffee and he paid and left, he was going to get the girl in his head, out.

Will and Emma were sitting around the fire and Will smiled.
"What are you smiling about?" Emma asked.
"Next year is going to be amazing," Will said.
"Because of the baby?" Emma asked."Because, I'm having a real baby with the real woman that I love," Will said.
Emma smiled, but her smile quickly fell, "Things are going to be hard, I still have OCD and babies make messes."
"And I'll be right there to help you through everything, I won't leave your side," Will said. Then a song came into his mind. He grabbed Emma's hand and lead her to the piano. "I know it's not a Christmas song, but it's for us," he said as he began to sing.

Slow down we've got time left to be lazy
All the kids have bloomed from babies into flowers in our eyes
We've got fifty good years left to spend out in the garden
I don't care to beg your pardon,
We should live until we die.

Will and Emma imagined their lives together as they were older, they imagined seeing their children off to live their lives, they imagined being able to look at each other and still feel love, they imagined a beautiful future.

We were barley 18 when we crossed collective hearts.
It was cold, but it got warm when you'd barely crossed my eye.
Then you turned, put out your hand,
And you asked me to dance.
I knew nothing of romance, but it was love a second sight.

Cassidy and Sebastian knew that they didn't have much time left before college, but they would enjoy this Christmas.

Ricky had lived in Texas all his life, and coming here, things were cold. But when he saw Martin for the first time, he felt heat like he was back in his home state. He would always remember their first dance.

Tiffany still had feelings for Alexis, before when she was denying who she was, she convinced herself that she didn't like Alexis that way, but now that she's come out to herself and her little sister, she knew what she felt.

I swear when I grow up, I won't just buy you a rose.
I will buy you the flower shop, and you will never be lonely.
Even if the sun stops waking up over the fields
I will not leave, I will not leave till it's our time.
So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side.

Ben looked at Jade and knew he just wanted to give this girl the world when they grew up, she was worth it and so much more. He smiled and kissed her check, she would never feel alone again, he was determined to make it that way.

Will would never leave Emma, no matter how many fights, or how many times they would both break, he would be there until either he or she was called away. He patted the piano bench and she came to sit next to him, he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.

It was the winter of '86, and all the fields had frozen over.
So we moved to Arizona, to save our only son.
And now he's turning to a man, though he thinks just like his mother,
He believe we're all just lovers, he sees hope in everyone.

Ronnie sat down holding Cara on her first Christmas. She had moved here to Lima just so she could keep this little wonder of hers, and she would do so much more for her, she was worth it. She imagined little Cara growing up, and becoming even more beautiful than she was now. She hoped Cara would turn out like her, and not her father, she hoped her little girl saw hope in the world, even when everything told her to give up, just like her mother.

And even though she moved away,
We always get calls from our daughter,
She has eyes just like her father's,
They are blue when skies are grey.
And just like him she never stopped,
Never takes a day for granted,
Works for everything that's handed to her,
Never once complained.

Emma and Will imagined having a daughter, and watching her drive away as she started her new life. They imagined her calling everyday, telling them what her life was like. They imagined her with eyes like Will's, she would work for everything in her life, though people would be willing to just hand it to her. They also imagined that she would never complain about working, because she would love it as much as her father.

You think that I nearly lost you.
When the doctors tried to take you away.
But like the night you took my hand beside the fire
Thirty years ago to this day,
You swore you'd be here 'til we decide that it's our time,
But it's not time you never quit in all your life.
So just take my hand, you know that I will never leave your side.
You're the love of my life, you know that I'll never leave your side.

Orion thought back to the night his parents died. They had always told him that they would be there for him, but where were they now? Not here, they lied. But they couldn't help it, the doctors took them away. But it wasn't there time, anyone could tell you that. He stared at the Christmas tree and hoped that his life would turn out better than it was right now.

Will and Emma sat on the piano bench together and just smiled at each other. They were forever, it was plain to see. They would not leave each other on purpose.

You come home from work and you kiss me on the eye
You curse the dogs you say that I should never feed them what is ours.
So we move out to the garden, look at everything we've grown.
And the kids are coming home,
So I'll set the table,
You can make the fire.

They imagined themselves older, and Will coming home from work after grading papers and working with the glee club.
He would be attacked by the dogs and pet them, only to realize that they had been eating food from the night before.
"Emma," he would say, "don't feed them our food!"
Emma would say, "I couldn't help it Will. You should have seen the looks on their faces."
Will would laugh and Emma would remind him that their children and grandchildren would be coming over that day. They would then begin to get ready and everything would be fine.
When he was done, Will said, "Merry Christmas, Emma," and kiss his wife with the images of their future lives still fresh in their minds.

So this is my longest chapter ever! Not the best Christmas story, I'll admit, but I just wanted to write one. Once again, not going off hiatus. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to everyone from me and Tino.