Chapter 7! Yes I posted for you guys! Cause I love u all! :) Unless you write mean things…then I dislike you. :P
Ash had literally walked into a winter wonderland. Tinsel covered the walls and lopped up the stairway railings and snow, literally white cold and real snow covered the floor and was still falling! It was a bit cold in here too but they were fires that burned in the fire places on the edges of the room. A huge tree that nearly reached the ceiling towered over the house, sending its piney scent strait to Ash. Jingle bells and reefs hung on the walls and Christmas music played softly in the back round. It was like Christmas it self had literally exploded in Thierry's house.
"What do you think?" Rowan asked, leaning against the stairs with tinsel sparkling in her chestnut hair.
"What did you do?" Ash whispered looking around the room again.
"Decorated." Rowan replied walking down the stairs to her brother. "It took a while but it was worth it, it looks amazing."
"You decorated this entire room." Ash said. "But you couldn't have decorated the tree? He gestured to the tree that was still completely blank.
Rowan rolled her eyes. "We're waiting till everyone gets here before we decorate that."
Ash crossed his hands over his chest. "What do you mean everyone?"
"I mean everyone." Rowan said fixing a piece of tinsel on the stairs. "Jez Redfern, her soul mate Morgead, Delos Redfern and his soul mate Maggie, Iliana, Cassandra, Mary-Lynnette..."
"Mary-Lynnette?" Ash repeated. "She's coming here? When?"
Rowan sighed. "Does anybody tell him anything?" She mumbled under her breath, and then said louder. "She's coming here today, along with all the wild powers to spend the holidays here. And everyone's families are coming too."
"Today?" Ash repeated flabbergasted. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"Because you haven't been here since two days ago and they called yesterday?" Rowan suggested. "I think there plane is landing soon so we still kind of have to wait a few hours. We're all hanging out in the den if you want to join us."
Instead of blowing his sister off and returning outside into the warm Vegas day to hunt down Lily, Ash nodded and followed his sister up to the Den where everyone else.
. . .
"I can't wait to see Blaise again." Thea said as she sat down next to Eric. It feels like forever since I've seen her."
"Yea, it's only been like two months, but I miss her too." Eric replied lacing his fingers through hers. "I miss all the trouble she caused too. The crying blood guy was…interesting."
"Crying blood?" Rashel asked. "I need to meet this girl."
"She didn't make him cry blood." Thea protested. "She made him burn down our old school for her."
"Whoa." David gasped. "That's awesome. All we get are glass explosions."
"That sucks." Poppy replied. "Did anyone get hurt?"
Gillian sighed. "Sadly no. And then I got to break Tanya's heart later."
"Busy day." Quinn noted with a smile. "We've seen our share of buildings burning, though."
Keller laughed. "Hasn't everyone?"
"No Keller." Nissa interrupted. "Their buildings burned, the roof of our building flew off and you were buried under a bunch or rubble. Total differences."
"How many times have you almost died?" Galen asked curiously.
"Way too many to count." Winnie replied making everyone laugh.
"Okay, I have died way more times then anyone so I win that contest." Hannah said her wheat blonde hair bouncing as she laughed.
"Okay," Mark replied. "Then how many have you almost died more then once?" Everyone raised their hands except for a few. "Okay bad question."
"But who has the most impressive near death experiences?" James questioned.
"I nearly drowned then had hypothermia. Double near deaths." Gillian replied. "But not that awesome, so I guess I'm out for impressiveness."
"We nearly got killed by the old soul of n evil witch." Eric said with a smile. "How's that?"
"Car Accident." David shrugged. "But that doesn't beat a good haunting."
"I have to side with Thea and Eric." Thierry said with a smile. "And yes Keller, you fighting a Dragon comes to a close second."
"How about a roasted Werewolf?" Krestal asked. "Can we submit that into this competition?"
"No Krestal." Ash shook her head. "That one died, so it defeats the purpose."
Laughs continued through the group, while Lupe stood up. "I'm going to get some gingerbread cookies from the kitchen, any one want?"
A few people shrugged and replied yes's while others just shook their heads as Lupe disappeared under the doorway.
"I can't wait to see Mary-Lynnette again. Jade said when the laughter died down. It feels like forever since I've seen her."
You and me both, Jade. Ash thought quietly while Jade turned to smile at him. Damn their telekinetic minds.
"I know." Hannah agreed. "When she comes back, every things going to be great."
"Speaking of getting back." James said turning to Poppy. "When is Phil getting here?"
Poppy smiled. "Phil's going to get here tomorrow. You must be excited."
James rolled his eyes. "He's tolerable when he wouldn't get in my face about you."
"That's what brothers are for. Mark protested turning to Ash. "To protect their sisters."
He smiled glared playfully at Ash, who rolled his eyes.
"I can't wait to see Roz again, either." He smiled. "She's the most feminist little sister in the world."
"She sounds adorable." Quinn replied with a twinge of sarcasm.
"She does." Hannah agreed. "I am so excited I get to see my mom too. She might bring my friend Chess, too."
"Great." Thierry answered pulling his soul mate close. Maybe you can actually introduce me to you're mother."
There was a loud sound, a creak followed by foot steps from below them, then a scream, not of terror but of delight and everyone bolted for the door.
. . .
As Mary-Lynnette walked through the door to Thierry's house, she gasped. Snow covered the ground in the foyer and she heard gasps behind her too. It never snowed like this in Oregon ever and this was inside. She looked around at the tinsel drawn stairs and at the large tree that sat at the middle of the north wall.
"You like?" Asked an all too familiar voice.
Mary-Lynnette turned and screamed as she saw Lupe, leaning against the window still in a pair of cutoffs and a tee shirt. She ran to her and Lupe ran back, both girls grabbing each other in a tight embrace.
"I missed you so much." Lupe told her as they spun around in the snow, still tangled in each others arms.
"I missed you too." Mary-Lynnette repeated pulling away from Lupe to smile. "This place is amazing!" She cried and sat down touching the snow.
Ignoring everyone else's eyes and falling into the snow making a snow angel. She heard a laugh and someone plopped down next to her, her fiery red hair standing out in the snow.
"This is so awesome!" Jez yelled moving her arms and legs against the snow.
"I know!" Mary-Lynnette agreed making her angel's wings bigger.
They heard foot steps but they where to bust playing in the snow to look or care, finally they heard laughter and both girls sat up, their hair coated with snow flakes.
"How did I know she would love this?" Thea asked running to her friend in the snow, and giving her a hug. "I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too." Mary-Lynnette replied hugging Thea tightly, her blonde hairs tickling Mary-Lynnette's face.
She let go of Thea and stood up shaking her head wildly and reaching her hand out to Jez, who was still laughing and grasped her hand firmly and pulled herself up.
Everyone came down to the new guests at once, talking to them, telling how they had missed Mary-Lynette or to the Wild Powers how excited they were that they were hear. It was like a giant party already and more people still had to come. Mary-Lynnette took a step back and let her eyes drift along the room when someone tackled her into the snow.
"Mark!" Mary-Lynnette yelled pushing him off her. "What was that?"
"That was an I'm glad to see my sister and I'm giving her a snowy hug tackle." Mark smiled and hugged his sister tightly. "I missed ya Mare."
Mary-Lynnette smiled widely and hugged her brother back tightly. "I missed you too Mark." She pulled back and grabbed a handful of snow. "You don't know how much it means to me, to be back here with you and everyone else." She continued to form the snow behind her trying to make it into a ball.
Mark laughed. "I know, I'm so glad you could be here. And Dad and Claudine are coming soon too."
Mary-Lynette smiled picking up the ball behind her back, with a quick movement she threw it into her brother's face and took off running in the crowd.
"Get back here!" Mark said running after her with a snow ball in his own hands. She stopped in front of Quinn; back to back and while Mark threw the snowball she ducked and it his Quinn instead. He turned swiftly and grabbed a pile of snow, forming it into a lethal ball to hit Mark with, he threw it and Mark dodged too, hitting Keller. Then it was an all out snow ball war.
Teams were formed and everyone started to hit each other in the face like there was no tomorrow. Avoiding flying clumps of snow Mary-Lynnette ducked behind next to the stairs and laughed her head off, while someone sneaked behind her and grabbed her from behind. Before she had time to scream he turned her around and his mouth crushed against hers soft and fiercely.
I'm so glad you're back. Ash thought loudly, kissing her hungrily to prove his words. I've missed you non stop.
Me too Mary-Lynnette thought back, returning his hungry kisses for hungrier kisses of her own. This is the greatest present ever.
Ash pulled away and smiled, "I couldn't agree more."
Okay, so how did I do? Do you enjoy the holiday decorations like I do? I wanted; no I needed it to snow for this scene but where in Vegas for Pete's sake so I made an indoor blizzard! Creative! Review!