"Wake up Thomas!" I hear Jessica yell at me. I feel pressure on my stomach so she must be sitting on me. She must really want me up because she starts to hit me with something. " What?" I yell at her. " Thomas it Christmas " I hear Jeb say in the most monotone voice. I assume she just woke him up.

"So? It's like 8:00 am or something." I tell her as I push off me and on to the ground. " it's 7:00 am" She yells back at me as she gets up. I understand it's Christmas but we never wake up this early. It's not like we are opening up gifts and presents. We don't do the gift thing.

"Your dad and Grandpa are home." She tells me. This wakes me up fully. I didn't think my grandfather would be here. Why would he be? Yeah, he lives here but he always out of town. I basically only see him like once a year if am lucky. But I think it's been over two years since I've seen him. He must be here for something. I get up and put on a shirt and head downstairs. I get halfway down when I hear Jessica in my ear. If you need to get out of a conversation with him just blink fast. All I do is nod my head.

I and my grandfather are not that close. My grandfather still has little hurt feelings about what happened between my dad and him. But I have always had a feeling that he doesn't like me as much as my other siblings. It could be because I resemble my mom mostly, and in my grandfather's eyes, that's the reason why he and his son stopped talking for five years. I look most like my mom then and of my siblings. Am the only child to have dark skin instead of white. Also am the only sibling that can speak fluid Spanish. Everyone else can speak enough to hold a Conversation. But I think that's why he doesn't really like me. I guess it doesn't help to be a mommy's boy.

I make it to the bottom of the Stairs to see my siblings still half asleep talking to my grandfather. How could my sibling act like this be normal? It's been two years since we saw him. I guess he must have heard me because turns around. He has no smile on his face as usual. He doesn't look bad for his age since he is 97. Once a wizard with great powers your magic could be so powerful to keep you alive much longer. It slows your aging down. So it makes you look younger than what you actually should look like. There call it disagent, but you don't see this much often. My grandfather got lucky.

" Hello Thomas," He says as he walks over to me. "Hey" is all can really manage to say. Then we both give each other a hug that fells half-ass. I guess everyone in the room can feel the tension because my mom speaks up. " Jack your sister is here." My mom shouts from the kitchen. I peak through the living room to see my mom looking out the window and bright lights coming from outside. Must be my aunt then. I also see Jessica's mom and Jessica younger brother Martin or Mart for short.

Everyone starts to walk into the kitchen to greet each other. Then I can feel my grandfather hand on my wrist. I Am taken aback by this. " Thomas," He says quietly to me. "what?" I was whisper back to me jokingly. I think the joke goes right over his head because he doesn't laugh or anything.

"Whos that boy," he says as he points at Jeb. I see where this is going. "Grandpa there's nothing to worry about," I tell him but it obviously doesn't satisfy him. My grandfather always had issues with my friends. " He's no good. I can scene it. Who his family." He says to me as I look at him weirdly. " He is here because we... he lives out of the country and wants to experience to...Christmas culture." I say to him lying right out my butt. Am a really bad liar. " horrible Thomas," he says to me as he starts to head to the kitchen." Yeah, it was" I agree with him. " Am going to be looking into him. Just be careful" he says to me as he walks into the kitchen.

Why does have do this to all of my friends? I really don't listen to him. He thought Jessica was a bad person. He felt the same way with Ben, Sky's ex-boyfriend. He wasn't the worst person. I haven't had many other friends. Also the same about Nick but that one he was right. My grandfather meet nick when we just friends. I have had a couple of human friends, but after going to Saints I haven't got to see them.

I Go to walk into the kitchen when I feel a hand grab me. I turn to see my dad. " Was he giving you any issues?" My dad said in a strong tone? My dad hates it when his dad rude or treats me differently. I remember one night after my dad had told him I was gay my grandfather freak out and left the house for almost a year. I guess me being gay on top of everything else wasn't good in his eyes. This was the start of him popping in and out of our lives. " No, he just doesn't trust my friend," I tell him as he shakes his head up and down. " When is he not accusing someone of something," He says as we both laugh and walk into the kitchen to see aunt.

When we walk into the kitchen I can see my aunt confused face. " Whys Jeb here?" my aunt asks in confusion. " I tell you later" I can my mom whisper to my aunt.

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I sit down at the table to eat with my family. Every Christmas we all sit down to eat and talk about our things. But this year since my grandfather is here there's a weird tension. I sit down next to Jessica and Jeb. But I decided to sit as far as possible from my grandfather. We all sitting in quite just eating. Am eating my turkey and mass potatoes when I feel someone kick my leg. Look up to see my sister.

She trying mouth something to me. But I can't make out the words that she is saying. I mouth the word "what" back to her. She seems to understand what I said because she gives a soft groan. She mouth the words again but bigger. She acts like that's going to make it easy. I mouth " What" back to her. I guess we must be causing a scene because of Jeb's answers. " Thomas she asking for you to pass the mash potatoes," Jeb says to me as he grabs the bowl in front of me and hands it to her. " Thank you," she says to him as she looks back at me.

" So dad where we're you?" I hear my Aunt asks my grandfather. Everyone looks at him. She is sitting on the other side of the table from him. So everyone can hear the Conversation. My grandfather's job is as a catcher. A catcher's job is to stop or catch evil witchcraft uses." Well, you know my job, am always traveling around." My grandfather says as sweet as he can to his daughter. I think everyone knows that my grandfather likes my Aunt more than my dad. For reason, I have already mentioned it. " So your job has made you not come home in almost two years." My dad says in return my grandfather comment. " Oh no, " I say out loud.

" I beg your pardon?" my grandfather says to my dad. I think all the kids at the table get the signal to leave. " Am full" Adam says." Same" Alex said after Adam get up. One after another everyone gets up from the table. Leaving my Grandfather, my dad, my mom, and my Aunt at the table. I don't think anyone of us wants to be at the table. When my dad and grandfather get at it. I leave the kitchen as my grandfather starts to speak.

"Okay, guys should we get ready to burn the Yule Log" I hear Ms. Marie tells us. Jessica's mom must know that it's going to be a bit before my family gets to done fighting with each other. I walk over to where Jeb is standing over by Jessica. " Does that happen often?" Jeb asks me as stand over by them. " Yeah," I tell him. " If he is even here" Jessica adds on.

She's right. He may technically live here and may have his own room but he's never here. I thought he was never coming back again. I wish he would not come back again.

I can't believe my dad is here right now. He must be here for something. He's never here. Not after I told him about Thomas's sexuality. After him being gone for over two years. He's back. This man treats my son horribly is here.

" I said your job has made not come home to see your family in over two years?" I tell him being more on the nose this time. " You should be happy I took the time out of my busy life to be here." I hear my dad tell me. " Dad, Jack. It Christmas don't fight now." My sister tries to tell us. But I think she knows it's no help. " Daisy is right" I hear my wife tell my dad. She shouldn't even have to deal with this man at Christmas dinner.

I hear my wolf side tell me. When I get really mad my wolf side comes out. But I know I must stay to calm for my family.

" Listen you know am here for a reason" I hear my dad say to all of the table. I know he was here for a reason. " What is it," Daisy asks him. " Yeah tell us so you can leave us." I tell him. " Jack cut it out" I hear my wife say to me as she gives full attention to my dad. " Jack you need to grow up. You can't keep letting your anger get to you." He tells me as I can feel my blood boil.

" Dad cut it out" I hear my sister come for defense. " but it's so much fun to make fun of him," He says to her as if he were a child. " Dad?" my sister says meanly to him.

" Listen I was in Salem this past weekend catching witchcraft users." He says as I cut him off. " That's new," I say to him. Whatever he is about to say must be serious because he doesn't say anything back to me. " I found a group of Pures living there trying to bring back Octha Weylyn," I tell us very seriously. I can feel my heart drop to the ground. I look over at my wife to see her face to be shocked. " There were stopping at nothing to bring him back. There have tried many different plans and have plans for doing more. I caught them after there try a ritual where there massacre 50 innocent people." I hear him say to us. " There are desperate to bring him back" I hear my sister say to him. " Very much so." Do you think Thomas is in danger?" my wife says to him. As I feel my heart drop even more. I didn't even think about my son being in danger. " Yes" is all I hear from him as I can feel my heart drop far down. " Oh no," My wife says as she looks at me. But I don't know what to say to her. Am not sure what will make her feel better. " Do you think that's where the missing kids have gone to?" my sister asks him. How can she think about missing kids when just heard that her nephew could be in danger. My son almost died this year and that was too much as it was. I can't lose any of my kids. " Am not for sure. But am heading to the magic Council after Thomas leaves back to school to talk to them about the missing kid's case. Am going to stay here to make sure everyone stays safe. I know I can be a dick but I still love you guys" My dad says as he looks into my eyes at the end. " I love all of you," He says as looks into my eyes. I know deep down we both really love each other. But it's deep down there.

But we both want Thomas to be safe and would give up my life for any of my children.