Hello, I'm sorry that it has been a bit since I last updated Little Arc. I just was suffering from writer's block and then a few things happen that took up a lot of my time from typing anything up. I had this done for Christmas but for some reason when I tried uploading it I kept getting a message saying that it couldn't go through. So I had to wait until now to do it. Hopefully, you can enjoy this while I work on the next chapter which will involve Grama Arc. You are gonna see a taste of June and Rosa's relationship and hatred for each other.
Also, I know this is short and shit but I hope some of you like it. Merry late Christmas everybody.
Both John and June were up having gone to bed early after going through getting up very early for seventeen years already during Christmas. They both were sitting in the living room as June was holding her baby boy Jaune and Joan was sleeping in on the couch in a little makeshift bed with pillows and blankets. The two three-month-olds were still asleep but were soon going to experience their first Christmas which was very exciting, well it would have been very exciting and joyful if it wasn't for.
"Good morning." Rosa greeted walking into the living room holding a mug of freshly brewed coffee. She walked past her and took a seat on the couch looking at her grandbaby as she slept on the pillows. "Aw, look at my little grandbaby, you're just as beautiful as your grama~" Rosa gently brushed her hair as Joan bit her tongue and keep the snarky remark down while she was holding Jaune who was awake now and chewing on his hand, he would probably get over chewing on his hand eventually. That reminded her that she would have to go and get another pacifier as Jaune had lost his. She looked down at her scroll checking the time to see it was only eight in the morning, the kids would soon be getting up as the oldest dragged themselves out of bed.
She put the scroll down and lifted Jaune up to sit on her lap, he looked around until stopping at the tree. He had been doing all month and just stared at it fascinated by the bright colors. June bounced him on her knee as he kept staring. "You like the pretty lights, Jaune?" She asked him as he stopped chewing on his hand but left it in his mouth as he looked at all the different colored lights. She smiled while there was the sound of feet coming down from the stairs, Athena walked in wearing a black tank top and red checkered pajama bottoms that were a bit long. Her hair was a mess but was too tired to care as she walked over and then laid on the long L shaped couch.
"Morning." She mumbled out as there was the sound of feet running around all upstairs.
"I take it everyone is up now?" Rosa asked as Athena grumbled as she put her arm over her eyes.
"Yea, woke me up when I wanted to sleep in."
"Well no one told you to go out and party," June stated as she remembered her kid dragging herself in along with her other sister after drinking for who knows how long and how much.
"Yea, yea. Don't feel like a lecture right now mom." She turned over making June get up and walk over placing Jaune on his sister's belly making her grab him and turn over. She then cuddled him smiling a bit as she still had her eyes closed.
"Hey, baby bro," Her response from him was a yawn as she laid there with him, Jaune placed his hands on her arm before falling asleep with her. June had left to start making breakfast before they all came downstairs making loud noise and running all over the place.
Back in the living room, John was sipping his mug as he flipped channels on TV passing Christmas movie after Christmas movie. He was sick of them after having to watch over six of them a day, why do they even make so many? It wouldn't be bad if it wasn't for the fact that every movie ad the same exact plot in it.
"Hey mom," he called his mother who was laying on the couch with her eyes closed before raising her head and opening them. She looked at him then er mug which was empty before placing it on the coffee table.
"What?" She asked him as he down the rest of his coffee and placed the empty mug on the table.
"Where is dad?" He saw that his old man was nowhere to be seen and would usually be up so he could watch his grandkids come down to open gifts. Rosa just rolled her eyes as she waved her hand.
"Your father is still sleeping. Had a little issue last night so he took some sleeping pills."
"Ah, alright then." He didn't question his mother's words as she suddenly got up and walked to the kitchen.
As Rosa entered the kitchen she saw her daughter-in-law making breakfast as there was a wooden roller lying on the counter. She walked over to the coffee maker and grabbed the pot pouring herself another mug before putting it back and placing the mug right on the counter next to the fridge.
"Nice try in keeping me away," Rosa remarked as June gripped the handle of the spoon she was using. She then began to mix the pancake batter making sure it was all mixed together.
"Did you think I would stay away from my grandson's first Christmas? I mean I have been here every year, so what made you think I wasn't going to come?" She kept antagonizing June who had bent the wisk she had in her hand. She placed it down and reached into the drawer next to her and grabbed another one before continuing to mix as the pan was heating up. She moved and grabbed a ladle as she poured some into the pan and waited for them to be flipped as the spatula in her hand was bending.
"Oh, I don't know Rosa. Maybe it's because I hate your guts just as much as you hate mine." June smiled as she was keeping her temper in check, but this woman just knew how to push them right and make her explode. She then accidentally pushed the roller down onto the ground and it stopped near Rosa's feet.
"Oh, I'll get that." June heard her say before a few seconds later she suddenly felt the blunt force smash against the back of her head and splinters flew everywhere. She stood there with her body still as Rosa looked down at the handle which was the only thing left from the roller.
"Oops, my bad dear." She smirked dropping the handle as the vein on June's head was growing.
(Living Room)
"And then let's move this leg," Athena was now awake and was playing with her baby brother, exercising his legs by moving them up and down like a walking motion to help the muscles keep from getting stiff. Jaune just chewed on his finger now making Athena smile at her adorable baby brother.
"Hey pop, where is gramps at?" She asked making John blink and snap out of his trance of flipping through Christmas channels.
"Wha?" He hadn't heard her making Athena repeat herself.
"You seen gramps? He's usually up at the crack of dawn." John scratched his head before snapping his fingers remembering what his mom told him.
"Yea, something about him sleeping in."
"Oh, alright." Suddenly there was a crash from the kitchen which neither of them even blinked at since they were used to these things, especially how June and Rosa are with each other. Athena let go of Jaune's legs and picked him up as he looked towards the kitchen.
"Don't worry about it little guy, that's how they get." She watched as he just looked around at the tree, loving the lights. She just rolled her eyes and turned him around and laying him on her as she laid back on the couch with her legs up.
"Let me see the remote pop," She held her hand up as John tossed it landing right on her hand as she started flipping channels.
"I couldn't find anything so it's not like you can,"
"Found something." She said as she landed on a channel with some movie starting on screen. The name was called 'Lazer Team' which they hadn't heard of.
"Well, I guess this is better than another Christmas movie." Ellen walked in and laid down on the floor as Athena just smirked.
"Morning sis."
"...Morning." Ellen said a bit slow due to just waking up.
"They coming down?" John asked as she held up three fingers and began to slowly put one down at a time until the third finger went down.
"Morning!" The youngest Arc girls yelled running into the room and jumping on John knocking the wind out of him. He held them all as they hugged him and then hopped off to play with each other or do something waiting for breakfast. There was a loud sound of glass breaking as they all just ignored it and did their own thing.
About an hour passed as they watched the movie before there was a knock on the door making John confused. Who would be here this early in the morning? Especially on Christmas. He got up from the couch and walked to the door, he opened it and was about to ask who it was before a body suddenly fell in through the door making him step back.
"Whoa!" He looked down at the body that fell in through his door and saw who it was.'
"Dad?"
"Hi, son. Merry Christmas." He said lying face first on the floor covered in scratches and dirt.
"What the hell happen to you?"
"Made your mom mad at me last night." He said as there was one last crash from the kitchen.
"Breakfast!" June called followed by the sound of their back door being broken. John just sighed as he walked back into the living room and grabbed Jaune and Joan walking out into his den placing them both down looking at them both.
"Please be normal." He begged before picking them up and go feed them. Another normal Christmas in the Arc family.
