Scott stared out the car window, the radio playing quietly in the background, some guy was singing some popular Christmas song. But Scott really didn't care. What he carried about was the fact that this would be the first Christmas, he had since his father died.
Not to his surprise, his parents were going to a business party and stay for a week, as their presents, and his stepsister was too busy with her friends, to even noticed what they were doing, driving through a forest at 4 o'clock at night, on Christmas Eve. they had left the main road a while back. Scott was starting to get scared, that they had taken a wrong turn somewhere when the car pulled into a clearing, in the center was a huge house lined with Christmas lights.
Scott's stepfather parked the car next to some of the other cars parked in front of the mansion.
"Where are we?"
Scott turned to his stepsister.
"My friend's house, that I told you about a month ago."
She just shrugged, before turning back to her phone.
"Well have fun."
Scott grabbed his bags and hopped out of the car. He stood in the parking lot for a few minutes, waving till the car was out of sight, before heading to the front door.
The railing to the front steps was wrapped in Christmas lights. Scott rushed up the stairs even though it hadn't snowed at all so far, it was still freezing cold outside.
Scott opened the front door and was hit with a wave of warmth, and the smell of Christmas.
He stood in awe looking at the entryway. directly in front of him, was two staircases and in the middle was a Christmas tree, like the front steps the railing was wrapped this time it was wrapped with green and blue garlands.
"Close the door. You're letting the cold in ."
Scott turned to see who had spoken.
In the doorway to Scott's left stood Jean, she was wearing a red satin dress and her black leather jacket. Scott closed the door then turned back to Jean.
"Hang your jacket up, well I take your bags upstairs. Everyone else is in the living room."
Jean gesture to the doorway she had been standing in, a few moments before.
Scott did as he was told, and hanged his jacket up with a couple other jackets. By the time he was done with this task, Jean was already gone. So he headed to the living room where he could hear people talking and Christmas song playing in the background.
The living room had been painted a soft snowy blue, on the blue walls hanged crystal snowflakes, a fireplace on the other side of the room, was decorated with the nativity scene and some stockings. The room was lined with Christmas lights warped around garlands. glass snowflakes hung from the ceiling. Around the room was small Christmas trees, most of them were taller than him, some smaller. But what had caught Scott's attention was the huge Christmas tree, that reached up to touch the glass skylight.
Scott was brought out of his thoughts, by his four friends raced towards him. Three out of the four of them had red and green strips in their hair. Alaric who wasn't wearing his normal hoodie(Probably due to his mother's request) hadn't joined in on his siblings holiday spirit.
"Hi, guys."
"Scott!"
Enzo and Amivanna hugged Scott, Dominic just waved, and Alaric mumbled a hello.
After everyone had said hello, Enzo lead them to the huge Christmas tree, where they spent the next couple minutes pointing out ornaments. Most of them are the normal ball ornaments. After while Scott noticed that there were a bunch of glass angles each a different color.
"What's with the angles?"
"Oh, Jean gives them to people she considers friends or family, Even father has one."
Scott nodded but moved on as Enzo lead them around the tree. After they had circled it twice, they were interrupted, by Jean climbing on top of a makeshift stage.
"If I could have your attention please."
Everyone turned to her.
"I don't have many family traditions, but there is one I would like to continue. The people who know the song please join in."
Jean started singing Silent Night, Celtic Scott Adain Aprile And the guardians all joined in.
In a few moments, the song was over the room fell silent again, for a few seconds before Jean spoke again.
"Well, we still have a few minutes before dinner is ready, so Sara is going to read The Christmas Carlo."
With that Jean stepped down from the makeshift stage and Sara stepped up with a book in hand, Everyone took seats to listen to Sara and her story. Scott had heard the story many times and knew it cover to cover, so he followed Jean through a side door.
It opened up into a huge white kitchen where every available space was covered in some kind of food or drinks. Aiden Kaitlyn and April were already there finishing up the meal.
"Didn't you want to listen to the story?"
Scott turned to Jean.
"I already know the story."
"You want to help then?"
Scott nodded at Aiden's question. He was then handed a bowl with pudding mix in it.
"Know how to make pudding?"
"Yeah, my father taught me."
They fell into silents as they all worked, after Scott was done with the pudding he ended up helping put food on the huge table in dining room.
All the food was placed on the table just in time for Sara to finish the story. Jean left the dining room and returned a few moments later with everyone else behind her. They all took their places around the table. Scott took his place between Amivanna and Dominic. Aiden entered with the last pitcher of drink.
"Is this everyone?"
"No the team of warriors should arrive soon."
Aiden nodded as she took the empty chair next to Chase. With everyone seated they began to eat the room was filled with friendly chatter. It was interrupted by the doorbell ringing Jean got up and went to answer the door she came back being followed by six other young adults who took the last empty chairs. The room was once again filled with cheerful laughter and chatter.
Scott smiled as he looked around the room at the people he considered his extended family this was definitely the time to be happy.
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