The beautiful, burning orange sun slowly stretched up into the snowy, clouded sky. Dawn spread across the sleeping land, and the red-chested robin bird danced through the sky with its morning song. Deep, thick snow covered the earth below, and dark black smoke puffed out of the chimney top of the small cottage that sat in the middle of the forest.
Erza shuffled around the living room, still half asleep. She had just finished placing the last few presents under the Christmas tree. She had planned everything for today, from the moment her babies got up, to the large dinner they would all share as a family and then finally the evening party that would celebrate both Christmas and the 5th birthday of the twins. Everyone from Fairy Tail had been invited. Erza knew she had taken a risk with inviting so many people to the small cottage—without doubt it would get trashed—but Christmas was about family.
Jellal entered the room with his dark grey trousers and tightly fitted white shirt, and Erza smiled as he handed her a warm cup of tea. She slowly cupped her hands around the warm mug before leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Is everything alright?" he questioned.
"Mhhm, I just can't believe our babies are five today. Time has gone so quickly…."
Jellal wrapped his arm around her waist before softly kissing her cheek. "Merry Christmas," he whispered into her ear.
She smiled at his words before replying back to him with her eyes closed. "Merry Christmas, Jellal."
Kiyoshi stretched out his tiny body as he opened his eyes to the warm glow from the winter sun. He lay still for a moment as his eyes adjusted to the room. "Ayoko, wake up, it's Christmas...!" he cheered as he bounced off his bed and over to the rocking chair.
Ayoko sat up in her pink, double quilted duvet. She rubbed her eyes as she looked down at her brother, who had swung open the bedroom window to see the beautiful white snowflakes dancing down from the sky.
"Wake up, Ayoko! Look, you can still see the moon!" He pointed his small finger towards the fading orb of the night.
"That's because it's still early, so the moon hasn't gone to bed yet," she laughed as she slowly climbed down from her bunk bed.
"The moon goes to bed?" he questioned, looking around at her.
She nodded as she wrapped her fluffy white dressing gown around her body. As her brother looked back at the window, she carefully climbed the wooden chair to stand beside him. Kiyoshi was mesmerized by the beauty of the outside and the objects in the sky. Ayoko stood by his side, watching him as he lost himself in thought.
"Merry Christmas, Kiyoshi." She smiled as she leaned into him and kissed his cold cheek.
He turned towards her as she pulled away. "Merry Christmas, and Happy Birthday!" he yelled with his arms in the air. He dove at her, and the girl wobbled before quickly regaining her balance as her brother wrapped his arms around the whole of her body. He buried his head in her warm dressing gown. She brushed her hands through his dark blue hair, moving it from his eyes as he looked up at her.
"Happy Birthday, Kiyoshi!" she said with a smile.
The bedroom door creaked open, and the twins turned towards the sound. Their mum and dad stood in the door way, smiling with their arms stretched wide out for them. Ayoko skipped down from the chair and into her father's arms, and he swirled her around the room before she kissed his cheek and wished him a Merry Christmas.
Kiyoshi slowly climbed down from the wooden chair before racing into his mother's open arms. Erza held her baby tight as he kissed her face over and over again. "I love you, Mummy! Merry Christmas!" He smiled before burying his head in her neck.
Erza smiled at Jellal as the family slowly made their way downstairs to begin their day. The twins crawled over towards the masses of presents, and Jellal sat side by side on the sofa with Erza. The couple held each other's hands as their babies pulled out their presents from under the tree.
"Wow, look at the size of this one!" Ayoko tapped the huge box.
Kiyoshi laid himself under the tree and began pulling out all the presents that were wrapped in dark blue foil paper with silver snowflakes scattered over them. He still couldn't read so Jellal had the idea of wrapping all of his son's presents in the same paper so he knew which ones would be his.
Ayoko tore off the wrapping paper of the giant box, and her eyes lit up as the present was revealed. It was the Fairy Tail play house set, with all the characters from the guild. Each part of the building had been perfectly hand-crafted. The young girl pulled the large box over to her father so he could empty the contents for her. "Daddy, we can build it together?" She clapped her hands while bouncing around in front of him.
Kiyoshi pulled himself out from under the tree; he had successfully retrieved all of his presents.
"Which one are you going to open first?" Erza asked as she left the sofa to sit beside her son. The small boy placed his finger on his chin as he thought about the question. Erza smiled before taking one of the gifts from the pile. "How about you open this one first?"
Kiyoshi took the present from his mother. He looked at it for a moment before tearing off the dark blue paper. The young boy turned the box over as he tried to figure out what was inside.
"It's a telescope, Sweetheart, so you can see the stars."
Kiyoshi looked up at his mum, puzzlement filling his face. Erza smiled before taking the box from him. She reached into the cardboard and pulled out a long black stick. The young boy crawled towards her and took the shiny new object from her. He slowly turned it around in his hands, examining each part of the new toy. He placed his eye over the lens and pointed it towards his sister.
"You don't use it to see others, Sweetie. It's for looking into the sky." Erza turned the boy around so the lens was pointing towards the window.
Jellal began assembling the awfully large play house, which he thought should have been built last night as this could take him all day to put together!
Ayoko started to unwrap her other presents while her dad began building. She tore open one of her smaller presents as well as helping her brother open his, as he was still sitting at the window.
"A cape! Thanks, Mum!" Ayoko screamed in delight before tying the string around her new purple silk accessory. "Now I'm a real wizard! Oh look, Kiyoshi, you have one, too!" Ayoko walked over to her brother, handing him his silver cape.
Her brother ignored the presents, and just sat looking up into the sky with his new alien-like gift. Ayoko shook her head with a smile before wrapping the silk material around his body. His cape had buttons on it, as he had not yet mastered the art of tying laces.
"I think it's time Mummy got her present now, don't you think?" Jellal stood up and walked towards Erza.
"Yeah!" Ayoko cheered as she munched into a homemade chocolate chip cookie her mother had made the night before.
"I didn't think we were getting gifts for one another." Erza blushed.
"I thought I would surprise you." He smiled as he took her hand.
Erza stood as he handed her a small box, which was neatly wrapped in sapphire blue paper. An elegant silver bow was tied perfectly on the tiny gift. She carefully tore open the delicate paper to reveal a black box. It held a silver, heart-shaped necklace. She smiled as she noticed the word that was engraved on the front of the pendant: "family".
"It's so you'll always have us close to your heart." Jellal gently opened the necklace. On one side of the heart was a picture of their babies, where they lay hugging one another as they slept. The picture had been taken when they were two. On the other side was a picture of her and Jellal when they were young, lying in the grass together. The picture was old, it had no colour. It was just in black and white, simple and plain, but the meaning to it ran deep. He must have kept hold of this picture, she thought to herself, hoping that one day he could give it to me, like this. A small tear rolled down her cheek. It was the small things that touched her heart, and he knew every part of her, so he knew she would treasure this one gift for the rest of her life.
"Thank you," she whispered as she wiped away her happy tear.
Jellal gently slid his hands through hers, taking the precious gift from her. He slowly moved her hair and fastened the links of the silver necklace against her skin. The silver pendant rested over her chest, near her heart, just like he had said it would.
Erza turned to face him, lifting her arms over his shoulders before slowly pressing her lips against his. Jellal smiled once she pulled away from him and pointed towards the ceiling; he had placed some mistletoe above them. Erza smacked his chest before laughing along with him.
Ayoko ran between the two lovers, reaching out her arms so she could be a part of the moment. Jellal lifted his little girl into his arms.
"Kiyoshi," Erza called to her son, her arms stretched out for him.
The young boy turned at the sound of his name and saw the three huddled up together. Another hug, he thought before walking towards his mother. He didn't really like being in the arms of others. He much preferred to sit on his own, alone. Being solitary meant he could think about the world around him and not worry about upsetting anyone, or being a burden to them.
"Have you seen the star above the tree?" his mother questioned.
The young boy shook his head. The tree was huge; it just about stretched to the ceiling. His mother picked him up to show him the Silver Star which sat at the top of the tree and the beautiful glowing lights twinkling around the tall, grass-green tree. Kiyoshi looked up in wonder. The star glowed down from above, looking almost like a real star. In truth, Jellal had simply placed a glowing bulb behind the plastic star so as to make it look real, but he was young enough to believe that his father had reached up to the heavens to give him a real star on Christmas day.
"Do you like it? Daddy brought it just for you." His mother lifted him ever higher towards the silver object, and the boy nodded in silence.
"All the stars in the sky look down on us, don't they, Mummy? But now Kiyoshi has his very own star, which looks down on his family."
"Yes, Sweetheart."
Kiyoshi stared up at the beautiful, sparkling silver object, his sister's words embedding themselves within him. The stars could see everything, everyone. He knew that even at night they were still up there in the sky looking down on him. They were the eyes of the world; they saw it all. How he wished he could be a star, to be a ball of light millions of miles away.
"We'd better get some dinner on before everyone starts to arrive." Erza began moving her family towards the kitchen.
Kiyoshi continued holding his mother's body as she turned towards the kitchen. He buried his head in her long, dark scarlet hair, gently pushing his new telescope through the thick strands of her hair. He adjusted his lens as he pointed it towards the star above the tree. The child kept his eye on the beautiful glowing object as he was taken further away by his mother.
Maybe my magic is to watch over people, just like a star…? he wondered to himself.
A/N: It's late, it's late…! Sorry I have just been writing so much . Ah music is a powerful thing, makes you think of so many storylines lol Anyways, there we have it a lovely Christmas day with Jellal , Erza and their babies. Hope you all enjoyed it , I know I loved writing it, maybe because I love Christmas so much lol Wish we could celebrate it everyday…can you image the presents xD Before I go onto the reviews etc I would like to ask everyone to take a moments silent…a horrid tragedy has happened…I found an oreo in the street, It was badly beaten and soaked in rain, can we please gather together to wish this little solider a save journey to biscuit heaven, thank you! ^.^
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Chapter 20: Happy Birthday
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