Family Christmas

[Chris Strongheart]

Christine slowly stepped into the lounge in her aunt's office and settled down on the sofa, smoothing the jeans she had on. Her hair was slowly falling out of its pinned style but she didn't quite care - this was family so she didn't have to be too dressed up.

She would hand out presents later - much later in the evening. Right now, she just needed to relax before returning to Red Fountain with Kae later in that evening to take part in the official Christmas party at Red Fountain.

"On this night of hope and salvation, one child lies embraced in a dream. Where each man regardless of station on this night can now be redeemed. Where every man regardless of his nation, ancestral relations, on this night the past can fly away. And that dream we've dreamed most. That every child is held close, on this night that dream won't be betrayed.

All as one, raise your voices! Raise your voices! All as one on this Christmas Day! All rejoice! Raise your voices! Raise your voices! All rejoice! Anno Domine!

On this night where no child's forgotten. No dream sleeps where he cannot see. No man here is misbegotten and this night's dreams are still yet to be. Where every man regardless of his nation, ancestral relations, on this night the past can fly away. And that dream we've dreamed most. That every child is held close, on this night that dream won't be betrayed.

All as one, raise your voices! Raise your voices! All as one on this Christmas Day! All rejoice! Raise your voices! Raise your voices! All rejoice! Anno Domine!" Christine's voice rang out while she waited for her family to slip in and join her. She couldn't help but sing Christmas music - it was just fitting.

OOC: tags, Mali/Tash/Kae/Jules/Kev/Quinn/Anara/Eris-an

[tashii]

Tash quietly slipped in behind Christine and settled on an adjacent chair. "Either keep singing or pick something I know so I can sing as well. The others will be here soon."

[Chris Strongheart]

Christine gave her cousin a smile. "Who says I'm the musical entertainment your mother hired?" she asked with a laugh. "I just got caught up in the moment."

[tashii]

"Moments are good, now keep singing because I know you want to."

[Chris Strongheart]

Christine laughed, her eyes sparkled. "Somewhere beyond where the light rarely goes, somewhere beyond where the dark barely breathes, somewhere this night where the dark only knows... She awaits ever patient, she awaits rarely seen. But her moments are taken for in the dead of the nights, gathering light. Christmas dreams. I want to wrap all my moments areound her. I want to watch as she glitters the night, floats her dreams in the air. People watch, children stare at these tears of catpured light. She awaits ever patient, she awaits rarely seen. But her moments are taken for in the dead of the nights, gathering light. Christmas dreams. And a tear falls upon her snow-white hair and it runs to the end where it lingers there, then it falls throught the air of a winter's sky till it captures a dream and it's crystalized. Let it go! Let it go! This old world that I know... For soon everything will be changing in a single glance. Where it all enchants and every hope is worth saving. And a tear falls upon her snow-white hair and it runs to the end where it lingers there, then it falls throught the air of a winter's sky till it captures a dream and it's crystalized. Let it go! Let it go! This old world that I know... For soon everything will be changing in a single glance. Where it all enchants and every hope is worth saving..." she sang softly.

[tashii]

"I've never head that one before."

[Chris Strongheart]

"Peter sent me an album from one of my favorite groups, that was one of the songs on it," Christine explained, smiling a bit.

[tashii]

"Since I'm probably not going to have a clue as to who the band is want to sing another song?"

[Chris Strongheart]

"I'll sing another later," she said, eyeing 'Beauty. She nodded just barely at the little pixietail, who was holding a rather large branch of mistletoe above Tash's head. Tonight, tonight was going to be amusing. And hopefully 'Beauty will remember to stay out of Tash's reach.

[kaelin]

Kaelin walked into the room at that moment. Winking to Christine, Kaelin left Kevyn's side for a second and leaned over the back of the chair and lightly kissed his sister's forehead. "Merry Christmas." he laughed at her annoyed look, not ready to divulge the mistletoe just yet. "Merry Christmas Chris."

[mali]

Mali chose that moment to walk into the louge from her quarters, "Well come in," Mali said as she saw half the group still standing in the doorway. "I'm glad you could all come, welcome back to Alfea Anara."

[kevyn]

"Thank you." Anara said with a smile, "Hello again Christine." she greeted the female specialist.

[kevyn]

"Merry Christmas." Kevyn went over and hugged Mali hello. "Here, from Quinn, Anara and myself." she handed Mali a small bag, "Kaelin said it was a tradition of this holiday to exchange gifts." Kaelin had explained all about Christmas the other day to her and Quinn, since it wasn't a holiday in their realm and they'd more or less known nothing about it until Chris had mentioned want a private party to celebrate it.

[Chris Strongheart]

Christine gave the others a warm smile, and subtly guided everyone's gaze but Tash's upwards. 'Beauty softly giggled.

[kevyn]

"So someone going to tell us what that is or is it something we're going to get ambushed with?" Kevyn asked smiling, gesturing to the plant 'Beauty held.