Ummm hi... I'm back with the story. And yes, I know that I need to finish or update others but please have patience with me. I try everything. But I still hope that you like this chapter and enjoy it.

Greetings Petit Erik

1.12.2022

There was a lot of activity in the big house in Paris. Surprisingly, the boys were already awake and pottering around in the kitchen. The Christines helped them while the children decorated the living room. Today was Jenny's birthday and they wanted this day to be perfect for her. When everyone was ready, they lined up starting at Jenny's room. This row went all the way down to the kitchen. Then everyone started singing, hoping to wake up their roommate. Soon they heard rumbling in her room and a very sleepy looking Jenny opened the door. When she saw the boys singing to her, tears came to her eyes. She hugged Gerry and Kari, who were closest to her.

"Oh god, you all are so cute. What did I did to deserve this?", she sniffed.

"You deserve everything, Jenny. You're our best, craziest friend-"

"Excuse me!"

Gerry chuckled and continued: "-and we are very lucky to have you in our lives and we can't imagine it any other way. So, happy birthday."

Jenny gave him another big hug and he returned her hug with a smile. One by one, she hugged everyone else too. Everyone got one until she got down to the living room and saw the decorated room. Her eyes widened.

"Holy shit! This…did you do everything for me?"

"Yeah, sure. Today is your special day and that's why you're going to be pampered today," said Christine.

Jenny's eyes were moist. She hugged Christine tightly and then entered the room. The others followed her with smiles on their faces. They were so happy to have given their best friend this surprise. Keegan came up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Now, Jen, you relax on the sofa and we'll bring you your breakfast."

"M- my breakfast? Ted, what do you mean?"

"Well, we made breakfast for you. Especially for your day today."

With that he led Jenny to the sofa and pushed her onto it.

"Extra for me? B- but Ted! That…that wouldn't have been necessary."

"Yes, that is necessary. Now quiet."

With that, Becky came in with a tray and beamed at Jenny. She placed the tray on her lap and grinned widely. Keegan grinned as well and took Becky's hand.

"That looks wonderful, my angel."

"Thank you very much. I hope Jenny will enjoy it."

"When have I never tasted anything?", she asked back.

The other two just shrugged their shoulders. Jenny grinned and enjoyed her breakfast. She never thought they would do this for her. She was really fond of the boys and everyone else. They were all family. A very cranky and strange family but one that she loves very much. After breakfast, Jenny insisted on going to the bathroom and getting dressed. She was grumpily allowed to do that. She washed up, put on her clothes and then went back into the living room. Her whole crazy family was sitting there grinning at her. Suddenly Jenny's cell phone rang and she answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Happy Birthday!", her brothers screamed.

"Thank you very much. And you too!"

"Thank you, sis. How are you doing? Or all of you?"

"We are doing great. Is that still related to Christmas?"

"That we all come? Yes, sure!"

"Are there even enough rooms for us?", Dominik asked this time.

"Of course there are. Do not worry."

"Understood. That's very nice to hear. Thank you for calling. Greetings from our parents. And we'll see you at Christmas."

"Exactly. See you soon."

"See you soon, Jenny."

The two hung up and Jenny smiled. She was very happy to see her family again. And she was also very happy to finally be able to introduce her parents to the phantoms. At that moment, Ayesha jumped onto Jenny's lap. She stroked the Siamese cat and it began to purr loudly. Shortly afterwards, four little kittens came into the living room, followed by Soot, who protected them above all else and always made sure that none got lost. Panaro looked happily at his dog and then turned to Trista.

"I think he's already a good big brother."

"Oh, he is without a doubt. He will be just as capable of protecting our son or daughter."

"Definitely he will."

Soot barked, ran to Panaro, stood on his hind legs and licked his face. His owner laughed and stroked his soft fur. The Labradoodle wagged its tail and barked happily. He then fell onto Panaro's feet with a loud thud. Then he started wagging his tail again. The four little cats ran to him and snuggled up to him. He squeaked softly and curled around her to keep her warm and protected. Panaro put his arm around Trista and she rested her head on his shoulder. He grinned, raising his hand to her curls and playing with them. At the moment, Emmy was untangling a knot in Gerry's hair. He grumbled slightly, but she didn't let that bother her.

"Emmy, angel. That sucks."

"If you combed your hair better, it wouldn't pull so much."

He grumbled again and Emmy continued to untangle his hair. Meanwhile, Kari leaned toward Sierra.

"Is combing hair so important in general?"

"Oh yeah. If I didn't, I would have a lot of frizz and it would hurt a lot to comb it out. So yes, it is very important to comb your hair."

"Hmm, I see. I guess I should comb my hair more often too. There aren't as many as yours but I think it would make sense."

"Without doubt."

At that moment Erik came into the living room, walked up to Jenny and handed her an envelope. She looked up at him curiously, picked up the envelope and opened it. What she found there made her eyes widen.

"A… a visit to the opera for me and my family?! Erik! That… that must have cost a fortune!"

"I know. But you deserve it. You are the first family we all have and you accept us as we are. That's why we would like to thank you so much. This is our gift to you."

Jenny sniffled, put the envelope aside, stood up and hugged Erik tightly. At first he was surprised, but after a short time he put his arms around her and hugged her tightly too.

"Thanks. Thank you," she breathed.

"You're welcome. I hope you will like it."

"It will, without question."

She kissed him gently on the forehead and Erik blushed and his eyes moistened slightly. He sat down next to Christine and she snuggled into his arms. He immediately nuzzled his non-existent nose into her soft, blonde curls. Jenny smiled happily and looked at her gift. She never thought she would get something like this. It really warmed her heart.

She had already sent her presents to her brothers some time ago. Regardless of whether they lived together or not, their brothers received a gift. She wondered if they had sent her something too, like they had the year before.

Jenny got up, went to the door and opened it. She already saw a package there. When she looked at the sender, she grinned. In fact, her brothers hadn't forgotten.

She took the package, closed the door and went back into the living room. There she took a pair of scissors and opened the package. There was a note inside. As she read it, her eyes widened. She took the Styrofoam out of the box and reached inside. It brought tears to her eyes when she pulled it out.

In the package was the model steam locomotive that she had wanted for years. And the note had said that her family would bring her model train for Christmas so she could always have it with her.

She pressed the packaging with the steam locomotive inside to her chest and smiled happily. She would never have expected this gift. The boys and their Christines looked at her questioningly.

"What is that, Jenny?", Clara asked curiously, lifting her head from Roxmouth's shoulder.

"This is the steam locomotive that I have wanted for a long time. I just never had the money to buy them. And now I got it as a gift. I'm so happy."

She grinned widely, picked up her presents and quickly brought them to her room. Then she came back into the living room, still grinning, and collapsed into an armchair.

"Did you get everything you wanted?", Rachel asked curiously.

"In principle, I didn't want anything because I already have everything I need. But I am very happy and grateful for the things that have been given to me."

The entire Phantom family smiled happily at her. It was wonderful to see that everyone here had become part of her family. The craziest family on the entire planet but one that loved her just as much as her biological family.

The little kittens meowed softly, looked around for their mother, who was on Kerik's lap and letting herself be pampered. She purred loudly while Charles stroked her stomach. When she heard her children, she jumped from Kerik's lap and went to a quiet corner to nurse her young. Charles smiled and snuggled up to his father.

"Her children are so cute. I love them."

"Me too. Ayesha is truly a little angel."

"And now her children are too."

When Ayesha and her children had retreated to a corner, Soot had raised his head, stood up and walked towards them. He lay down in front of her to hide her from everyone's eyes and looked at them.

The little kittens looked at him and he put his head on his paws and looked at them with his brown, kind eyes. After drinking enough milk, they padded over to him and started playing with him. They climbed on him, tugged lightly on his fur and tripped over his tail. Soot let everything happen to him. He was very patient when it came to the little cats.

They padded around and when Soot stood up, they snaked around his legs and tried to climb up him. This was met with smiles and light giggles in the living room. Soot barked happily and played with the kittens.

Jenny smiled as she looked at the black dog. He was just like his master. A bit clumsy, chaotic but loved his family more than anything. And protected it. He ran around the kittens and wagged his tail. He seemed very happy and content.

That's exactly how Panaro was right now. Now his head was on Trista's shoulder and she was playing with strands of his hair. He had his eyes closed and was letting himself be pampered. It was wonderful that the Erik's were all happy now. Or at least Jenny hoped so.

She looked at Charles and saw that he was asleep and his head was on his father's shoulder. Kerik smiled and stroked his soft hair. Charles sighed, smiling, and wrapped his arms around his father. Grinning broadly, Kerik wrapped his arms around him as well and rested his chin on his head.

At that moment Jenny received a message on her cell phone. Her brothers had sent her a photo of them with their gifts. They grinned broadly into the camera. It was a package full of French specialties and her brothers had been craving it ever since they first visited her.

Jenny looked at her chaotic family in the living room. Somehow an idea just occurred to her.

"Somehow I feel like watching something tonight. But more of a scary thing. What do you say to that?"

"That sounds great. Do you have something in mind?", Meghan asked and looked at her.

"I thought of 'Sleepy Hollow'. It's definitely not for the kids."

"And what is it about?", Mary asked this time.

She had written her question on Lerik's board and shown it to Jenny. Luckily, her handwriting was much better and more legible.

"It's about a headless horseman who murders people seemingly at random in a small town called Sleepy Hollow. And a young constable from New York wants to find out what's going on there."

Now a lot of people looked interested. Some had a curious glint in their eyes. Jenny grinned.

"So we want to watch the movie?"

"Yeah!", most of them exclaimed enthusiastically.

Jenny grinned and very late in the evening, with tons of snacks, everyone sat in the living room in front of the TV and watched the movie. The children had already been sent to bed so that the adults could enjoy the film in peace. In some scenes the sopranos hid their faces in the shoulders of their phantoms but overall everyone enjoyed the film. In the end everyone staggered instead of went to their rooms and fell into their beds. Jenny smiled happily and fell asleep at the end of a wonderful day.