The Kennedy Christmas [closed]

[Addison Kennedy]

(Bryn, Alicia, Brooke and Lois)

The twenty fifth of December.
Christmas Day.

Addie awoke to the sound of her husband’s voice whispering gently in her ear. She sat up a little groggily. Nicolette was sat on the edge of the bed looking a lot more well than she had been doing lately, which was of course good. Nicolette was still like a child at Christmas, she woke her parents up at dead on six in the morning with a cup of coffee each and each year, Addie went in her top drawer and pulled out a box of chocolates for Nic. The morning of Christmas was always fun, even Addie enjoyed it. Though she would with the large family that they had. “Are the others up yet?” Addie asked Nic who shook her head. She put the mug of coffee down on her bedside table and pushed the covers off herself, grabbing her dressing gown, she bit back a yawn and wandered out of her bedroom opening Bryn’s door first. “Wake up Bryn, its Christmas.” He opened one of his eyes and groaned before pulling the covers over his head. “On your head be it, If Nicolette has to wait for you--”
“Im up Im up!” He threw the covers off himself, “Don’t set the she devil on me!” Addie laughed and left her son to get herself ready. “Alicia! Brooke! Get your lazy bones out of bed and downstairs! Nicolette has made you two a brew.”

It was the same every year, Addie only needed to shout for Alicia and Brooke and they awoke, but you could guarentee that you would have to set someone on Bryn to get him out of bed in the morning. Addie made her way down the wooden spiral staircase and into the open living room. The place looked like santa’s grotto, it was quite amusing. A Christmas tree that kept singing Christmas songs stood in the corner, a stack of presents lay underneath the tree and you could see Nicolette was just itching to open hers.
“Is Auntie Lois coming round today?” Nic asked.
“I think so, yes at some point.” She turned to her husband Vinnie, “You did Owl her didn’t you?”
“Of course I did.” He laughed as Addie sat beside him, he slipped his arm around her shoulders. “Where are the twins? And Alicia?”
“Bryn is probably still in bed, I’m sure Brooke and Alicia will be down in a minute.”

Addie gave another yawn as Nicolette pushed another mug of coffee into her hands, “Thankyou dear.” Addie smiled. The three of them sat in the living room, Addie curled up with her mug of coffee in her husbands arms as Nicolette sat waiting patiently by the tree. Addie always looked forward to Christmas, it was one of the few times that the family were all together.
Vinnie stood up and went to the bottom of the stairs. “If you three don’t get down here soon, I’ll come up there and if I find one of you in bed I’ll throw you fully clothed into a freezing cold bath.” He shouted up to the remaining three who still hadn’t gotten downstairs yet.

[Alicia Kennedy]

Christmas Eve always seemed to take twice as long that it actually was, for Alicia anyway. Maybe it was because of the fun activities and festivities that would ensue the very next morning and every precious second that ticked by seemed like an hour. Maybe it was the whole build-up of Christmas all just for this one special day a year where you got to open presents and eat until your gut burst. Ali loved Christmas, almost as much as her younger sister Nicolette.
Ali had even bothered to go to sleep a little earlier than usual just for something to do and make the time pass quicker, but even in her slumber the time seemed to take years to reach morning. Ali was glad to be awoken from dreamtime by her mother’s voice.

'Alicia! Brooke! Get your lazy bones out of bed and downstairs! Nicolette has made you two a brew'

Hearing her name and 'brew' in the same sentence, she had flung back the covers and was already pulling her dressing gown on and pushing her feet into her slippers. Shuffling over to Brooke's room, she knew how heavy she slept so she bounded in and jumped on her hearing’oomph’ expel from her lungs and with a giggle Ali's hair bounced around her as she began shaking her sister to wake up.
"Wake up! Wake Up! Wakeeeeee Uppp![/i]" she said with one final push before Brooke half fell out of bed and with a grunt she glared daggers at her blonde sister before giving another huff disgruntled. Ali would annoy Brooke even further if she had to, and as she stuck her finger in her mouth and sucked it, a small ‘pop’ emerged and she was inches away from sticking her wet finger into Brooke’s ear before Brooke pushed her off and got out of bed. Ali now spread eagled on the bed rolled off and stood and grinned devilishly at her as she stumbled slightly trying to wake herself up. Jumping up, Ali grabbed Brooke by the wrist and began to lead her out of the dark room and into the light landing and down the stairs excitement coming on stronger with every step nearer towards the front room. Ali wasn’t aware she was humming until Brooke coughed irked at her being so chirping in the morning.

Pulling her into the front room, Ali suddenly looked around and realised Bryn wasn’t up. ‘How dare he’ she thought as she gasped and let go of Brooke’s wrist before running back up the stairs again.
Barging through into Bryn’s room, she saw him open one eye groggily before she jumped onto his bed and sat on the small of his back and gave his thigh a slap.
“You! Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. I’ll keep going until you get up! Get up!” she continued as she began bouncing slightly before getting off his back, kneeling at his head and poking his face in random places to keep him awake.[/font]

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In her dreams she was dreaming of Kieran for some odd reason. He was dressed up in a Jester’s outfit and as she sat on the throne as he juggled things for her, told jokes and danced, she simply wasn’t amused. He then came up and sat next to her, his outfit transforming from a jester to the king’s outfit. He then leant over to her, placing his hand on hers and whispered in her ear.

‘We are the King and Queen of Gryffindor’ and as he said that her eyes widened and she woke up in a start. No commotion seemed to be coming from downstairs signalling that Christmas was not arriving quite yet and so she drifted straight back off to sleep again.

Seconds later, or what it seemed like Alicia was pestering her and making her jerk around in the bed as she bounced on it.
"I don't know why you lot insist on getting up so bloody early, it's not like the presents are going anywhere" she protested, slipping herself out of bed and allowing herself to be dragged by the wrist sleepily by the bouncy Alicia, grumbling all the way as she ran her fingers through her hair. Alicia started humming a Christmas song to herself all the way down the stairs that Brooke couldn't quite decipher which song it was. Still being dragged around like a rag doll, Brooke and Ali eventually made it into the front room where it seemed there was an explosion of lights. Ali gasped and let go of Brooke, and ran off back up the stairs again as if she forgot something, or someone.

Looking around befuddled, Brooke plonked herself down on the nearest seat before blowing a kiss to Nic and wrinkling her nose at her Mum and Dad.
“What time is it?” she said sleepily.

[loisken]

It was half past five in the morning on the 25th of December and Lois Kennedy was sitting in her office at the Ministry of Magic. Her desk was covered in paper, the floor littered in even more paper and the air above her head was a thick cloud of cigarette smoke where a few memos from other departments were lost. With a slight cough Lois roughly stumped out the cigarette in the over crowed ashtray and pushed her chair out from underneath her desk, swung her legs around and as if done a thousand times her feet landed perfectly into her high heeled shoes. Elegantly the woman stood up, brushing the creases out of her knee length black skirt and flicking her strawberry blond hair over her shoulders.

As she strut through the empty corridors of the Ministry it would have been hard to tell that the woman had been awake for 37 hours. She looked like she had just stepped out of bed and with every stride, with every echoing footstep the smile grew wider on her face. It did not take long for her to reach the familiar sight of the fountain and the long line of fire places the woman stopped, placed her carrier bag down on the floor and reached into her jacket pocket. Out came a small Santa’s hat and a gold coin. With a flick and a plop the coin was in the fountain and soon the red and white hat was on at a jointey angle on the woman’s head.

With a flash of light, a puff of black dust Lois jumped out of the fireplace, arms spread wide apart, cigarette hanging limply out of her mouth and her bag of presents banging against her legs. “Santa is here darlings.” The wide grin that had filled her face though sadly began to vanish as she looked around at all the faces of her brother’s household. “Oh come on people. It is Christmas day, rub that sleep out of your eyes and get in the spirit of the season.”

With a small hop she went towards her brother wrapping her arm around his neck and planting a polite kiss upon his cheek. “Oh come on Vinnie where is that charming smile?” With a small smile over at the curled up Addi she glanced over at Brooke who seemed half asleep on the sofa and of course little Nicky who sat by the tree. “Merlin, I am starting to think I should have trashed the Hubbles party.”

[Bryn Kennedy]

The only thing Bryn disliked about Christmas was the ungodly hour in which their mother woke them. Though he was fairly certain he would prefer his mum to wake him than Nic, Nic would have poked, stabbed and generally been annoying. Biting him a few times then usually finishing by throwing very cold water over the sleeping Kennedy. He looked at the clock on the side of his table, five thirty. He had at least another half an hour until the wicked witch of the west, namely Nic, decided Bryn had had enough sleep for the night. Closing his eyes, he drifted off into sleep once more.

“Wake up Bryn, its Christmas!”

The sound of his mothers voice rang through his bedroom, the light from the second floor landing fell onto his face as he opened an eye and looked at his mother who was stood in the frame of the doorway, holding it open as though waiting for the male twin to get his lazy bone-idle backside out of bed. He gave a grunt that sounded oddly like ‘go-way-wuh-maan’ and pulled the covers back over his head trying to get more sleep. Honestly, what was the point in being awake at this time in the morning?

“On your head be it. If Nicolette has to wait for you--”
“Im up! Im up!” Bryn threw the covers off himself and sat bolt upright in bed. “Don’t set the she devil on me please, mum!” His mum laughed and closed the door as she left the room. The covers lay abandoned on the floor but Bryn still didn’t have enough energy to actually stand up and get out of bed, so throwing himself back down on the bed, his arms under his pillow as he lay on his stomach, he slowly began to drift back to sleep. Obviously the world didn’t want Bryn Kennedy sleeping in on Christmas…

The door burst open, he heard it as it slammed against the wall. He opened an eye, half expecting to see the brunette head of his youngest sister Nic in the doorway, however it was the blonde curly haired girl he spied. Its only Ali He thought as he closed his eyes once more. His bed shifted under some new unknown weight, and he felt his back crack as Ali sat on the small of it. She wasn’t heavy so he just ignored her, even when she slapped his thigh. Though when she started bouncing he began to feel nautious. “Al--ic--ia--get--off--me--be--fore--I--throw--up” His voice was rasped as she bounced on his back. Though she got off him thankfully, though it wasn’t the end of it as she knealt by his head and began poking him. His brows creased he caught her hand before she was able to poke him again and sat up. “Im. Awake.” He snapped and got off his bed, picking up a pair of track pants and shoving them over his shorts he walked downstairs in time to see Lois enter through the fire place wearing a santa’s hat.

“Good morning.” He yawned as he got downstairs, giving Nic a small kiss on her head before taking a seat next to his mum on the sofa. “Its about six thirtyish I would say.” Bryn looked at Lois and smiled. “Whats with the santa hat?”

“Can we open the presents now!?” Came Nicolette’s voice. “Ple--ase!”
“Alright, alright!” Addie laughed, “Brooke, would you hand them out please?” It was usually Brooke who handled the giving out of the presents. Bryn just sat back on the couch and gave a rather big yawn. Maybe he should have let his dad throw him in a cold bath, it may have woken him up a bit.

Vinnie looked at his sister, Lois as she came and put her arms around his neck, giving him a kiss on his cheek. He reciprocated and planted one on her cheek too, and when she spoke he gave a grin. "I'm sorry Lois. Is this better?" He laughed as he looked over to Brooke. "Come on then darling, hand out those presents."

(Presents!!

To Ali, Love Mum and Dad.
A silver necklace with the hufflepuff crest on it.
Some clothes and shoes.
New hair curlers.

To Ali Love Bryn.
Grey Tabby Kitten.
A Silver bracelet.

To Lois Love Vinnie and Addie
Backstage passes for you and a friend to see the Yellow Phantoms.
Cigarette case

To Lois Love Bryn
A new cigarette holder
10 ways to have a life outside of work (book)
Find yourself a partner; easy guide to romance (book)

To Brooke Love Mum and Dad
New clothes
A silver chain with the Gryffindor crest on it
New shoes
Hair straightners/curlers

To Brooke Love Bryn
Ginger tabby kitten
Silver ring)

[Alicia Kennedy]

After pestering Bryn and almost getting slapped for it, Alicia just stood and waited until he actually started walking out the room. She knew if she left him to his own devices that he would just collapse back on the bed and then the pair of them would be in a heap load of trouble, and then Nic would come along and make Bryn's life even worse. Surly Ali was a better person to wake you up on christmas morning than Nic was, even with the poking.

"Alright, well get up then or Nic will come and it'll be ten times worse" she giggled as she climbed off his back. Stood tapping her foot with her arms folded, her eyes scanned his face as she smirked slightly.
"Yes, i'm definately the better candidate" she grinned as they descended the stairs.
Following Bryn into the front room, she hugged her sister Nic and kissed her Aunt Lois before curling up next to Brooke and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. She glanced in the direction of the presents under the tree and took in the lights and decorations that were overflowing the room. It really did look like santa's grotto in here this year.

"Don't tell me you met Saint Nick and got married to him and you're now Mrs Claus" Ali grinned at her joke as she gave a look to her dad and mum that showed she was amused with her own idea of humour as she sat crosslegged on the sofa, her dressing gown wrapped tight around her and her slippers neatly in front of her on the floor. Realising she hadn't kissed her parents, she got up and kissed her mum and dad before then deciding to sit inbetween Bryn's legs on the floor.

Clapping her hands in excitement as Brooke handed her the presents she opened the ones from her parents first, ripping at the paper frantically to reveal a Silver Hufflepuff necklace, some hair curlers and some new clothes and shoes. Ali's face lit up and she screamed, especially at the Hufflepuffness of the necklace and she jumped up, almost falling over Bryn's foot as she ran and hugged her mum and dad.
"Thank you, I love them!" she said, pulling the necklace out of the box and asking her dad to put it on for her. Grinning as he did so, she gave them both another kiss before sitting down and opening the presents from Bryn and Brooke.

Bryn's was first, and as she opened them, out popped a kitten and a silver bracelet. She squealed half in excitement and happiness and the other in fear. She really hadn't expected a kitten at all, and as she pulled it out the box she grinned over to her brother and cuddled the kitten to her chest.
"Oh my god! You bought me a kitten!!" she yelped before mouthing 'Thank You' to him and lifting the kitten high and rubbing noses with it.
"He's adorable! I'm going to name him Berlioz" she giggled before putting him down on the floor and giving her brother a hug. She pulled out the bracelet and then signalled to Bryn to put it on for her.

Next was the present from Brooke and as she opened it, she was happy to see a new diary and a new fancy looking quill, Ali grinned and kissed her sister on the cheek and said her thanks before sitting back on the floor and petting her new kitten.

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As Brooke sat down, she was scared almost half to death as her Aunt Lois apparated from the fireplace. Clutching her heart she breathed deeply.
"Merlin's Beard Aunty L, for a second I actually though you were the real santa. My entire thought process almost blew up!... Of course you're not fat enough to be him though, let alone a male" she said, realised she was rambling she smiled at her aunt and said "Merry Christmas" as soon as she could get a word in edgeways.

Bryn and Ali then emerged and Brooke poked Bryn in greeting as he walked past her. Sticking her tongue out at him she smiled.
"She got to you too then?" indicating Ali, his little lapdog behind him. Brushing her hair out of the way Brooke simply observed everyone else for a moment before she was asked to hand out presents. Sighing, even though it was her job at Christmas, she hauled herself up and bent under the christmas tree, first finding Nic's presents before getting Ali's then Bryn's. Seeing the tiny amount left, she handed the ones to Lois before giving the presents to her mum and dad. Of course the kids had more presents, but that's because they were kids, they were meant to.

Grinning at the amount of presents she had, she kneeled next to the tree and tore away at the presents. The first she open was from Ali and it was a makeup kit in which she was very happy with. The second was from her parents. Grinning more than ever when she saw the Gryffindor chain, she put it on immediately before unwrapping the rest of them, clothes, shoes and hair straighteners.

She always saved Bryn's till last, it was tradition being twins and all. Looking over to Bryn, she smiled and said "Merry Christmas" to him before looking back to her present and lifting up the lid. Gasping in delight, she pulled the ginger kitten from the box and it immediately meowed at her and she giggled in delight.
"Oh my god" she said, Mocking Ali's previous delight.
"I love her Bryn, you're crazy! Thank you" she grinned as she turned the kitten over on the floor onto it's back and began rubbing it's belly. As it purred softly, the sound made Brooke laugh and she looked over to her family members and thanked them for their wonderful gifts. Slipping on the ring Bryn gave her, she gave him a hug and thanked him once again.

To Bryn love Alicia
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To Bryn love Brooke
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To Mum love Alicia
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To Mum love Brooke
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To Dad love Alicia & Brooke
A wand care kit

To Aunt Lois love Alicia
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