On the Sixth day of Christmas we...
Two years later I sat in the Car singing Carols with Star, Drake, and Claire. Mostly the two ten year olds as Claire just stared out the window like any other 16-year-old would do if she had to ride in a car for hours on end with her kid brother, another 10-year-old, and Me!
Claire and Drake were The pony Rarity and Spikes Children, Claire had purple hair like her mothers, and Lavender skin like Spike's scales, and Blue eyes, if she were a pony she would be called a 'drony' or Dragon pony.
Drake had Green skin, like Spike's underbelly scales, and his hair was like Spike's spikes, his eyes were bright sky blue, and to say he was wimpy or not built up was a lie! He was a very muscled for a 10 year old, He'd probably become more built up as he grew.
We pulled up on My aunt's winter home, the back of my truck filled with gifts, as we hurried inside.
After we were inside I stared up the tree that was in the living room, it had always been big, especially when you're a little kid, but even into Adulthood the tree still dwarfed me, as if it kept growing!
I stared up at the tree with the same wonder I held as a child. "Truly is a lovely thing isn't it." I turned to my aunt Luna, who looked up the tree as well.
"Yeah." I muttered. "It's almost like it keeps growing..."
"It does." My aunt Celestia came from the Kitchen, Tray of Cookies in one hand and her 9-month-old son Catasterafy in her other arm and balanced on her hip.
"It does?!" I asked turning around to her. Blaze, Ice, and Inkrose looked around the tree in bafflement, then my aunt said. "Okay, Everyone, please come sit in the Living room!"
They began filing into the living room and sitting down. My Aunt Celestia's new Husband of almost two years, Discord, Snapped up some cups, and then Hot Chocolate, with Marshmallows.
"Alright, this Tree has a great history, and Tia and I shall tell you all if you're ready." My aunt Luna said, we all nodded.
My aunt Tia bounced Catasterafy on her lap gently as she told.
"This tree has lived since my, great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandparents first built this house. it was near Christmas and my, let's just say grandfather, was going to cut this tree down, but Grandma told him not to. She said they could use it as a Christmas tree that year, it was so perfect, that they never cut it down, and after many years the built the house around it. My father fixed this place up after it had been neglected after years. But after they died... Luna and I... didn't have the heart to came back to this place... But after you lot were born, Sombera fixed it up, so we had a fun place to go for Christmas. and we plan to never neglect this place again, so that's why the tree seems so real because, well, it is! So as long as this Family grows, so will this tree." My aunt Celestia said wiping a tear or two away.
"So, this is real?!" The oldest of us asked, being myself, Blaze, Ice, and Inkrose, I was the youngest and then the triplets Inkrose the oldest and Blaze the youngest.
They nodded now almost the whole room stood slack-jawed.
I looked up the tree once again, this tree would stand forever, as long as we had each other.
We finished decorating the tree, and then stared up at the tree, with a smile, it held the memories of oh, so, many Christmas's past. That meant so much to me, to all of us, it was as if the past was there in the form of an old pine tree.