Hey guys first I wanna say sorry for the delay. I joined the Navy and that ate up a year of my life completely but now I am back with more! My schedule will be iffy but I will do my best to get chapters out once every week or two! Now continue on and enjoy a little sibling love before the main course!

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"Emma quit messing with your hair, you look fine." Jack pulled his little sister's hand away from her head for what seem to be the hundredth time in the past two hours.

"But Jaime is going to be there and I need to look good! Not all of us can be stylish with our bleached hair and blue eyes. You got lucky with father's genes! I'm brown and brown!" Emma snapped as she pulled her hand away from her brother. Jack had known about his sister's insecurities and tried to get her to see how truly beautiful she was every chance he got. But, how do you reassure a teenage girl when you aren't one.

"Emma come here." The white haired boy said calmly as he pushed her towards the darkened window of a closed store. "Do you know what I see in that reflection? I see a beautiful younger version of our mom. You look just like her with your hair falling over your shoulders like this, and your eyes are the same honey color that hers are. You even have her little dusting of freckles. You are he autumn to my winter and everyone loves autumn." He spoke gently as he looked at the reflection of his sister in the dark window. She was wearing a beige dress with a dark red over coat, both items that he had made just for her, with her hair just simply falling over her shoulders. She looked beautiful even dressed up so simply and he was so proud of the young woman she was becoming. "Come on. Lets get going before Tooth comes looking for us."

The two walked away hand in hand. The air was cold and the ground was covered in snow but Emma couldn't help but feel the warmth of her older brother's love. It was hard to doubt yourself when your biggest supporter is your best friend.

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"Jack, Emma you're here! I was beginning to worry that you weren't showing up!" The Overlanders were engulfed in small but strong arms as soon as they walked through the door. "Is this pumpkin pie? Oh great! I had been worrying because I only had enough to make one pie! Now come on in, everyone else is already here!" Before either of them could say anything Tooth had taken their offering from them and had run off to mim knows where.

The two looked at each other before grinning widely. "She really is a firecracker." Emma giggled, her hair falling behind her shoulders as she walked further into the house, leaving Jack by himself in the doorway.

"Are ya just gonna stan' there an' block the doorway snowflake?" A rough voice asked from behind Jack, startling the boy who turned around to see the unhappy face of Aster. The man smelled of cigarettes and earth, a combination that was oddly pleasing.

"Don't know Cottontail. Are you going to make me move?" Jack should have known that he was going to regret asking that question because as soon as the words left his mouth he was being hoisted into the air and thrown over the taller man's left shoulder. "Hey put me down!" He screamed, squirming around in an attempt to break free. But, no matter what he did Bunny didn't seem to be fazed.

"No can do snowflake. Ya asked me ta move ya so now I am." It was such a simple and straight forward response that Jack couldnt help but laugh. His laughter did not last however once he was thrown into a chair. A not so comfortable one at that.

"Hey! That hurt!"

"Quit yer bitchin an' sit still."

"Bunny you be nice to Jack yeah?" The sound of Nick behind them startled both of the bickering men. "This is Thanksgiving, a day of thanks and much festivities. Not a day of bickering and fighting." Jamie and Emma could be heard laughing from behind the big man where they had followed him into the dinning room.

Emma walked up to her brother before smacking him on the back of the head. "We haven't even been here fifteen minutes Jack. Can't you behave yourself?" She asked, taking her seat next to her brother.

Soon the whole gang was seated down with Tooth and North bringing in the food to their hungry guests. The evening is filled with laughter and few harmless arguments from a certain pair that can't seem to get along, but even those are fun to listen to. No one seemed to realize how late it was getting until Emma had fallen asleep on Jack's shoulder after everything was cleaned up and they were all sitting in the living room with tea and hot coco.

It was Sandy who brought the time to their Host's attention by tapping her shoulder and pointing at his watch. "Oh my Sandy your right! It's nearly midnight! Well I'm not sending Jack and Emma walking home this late at night no matter how close they live so you two will be staying here. North honey, do you mind carrying Emma up to the guest room?" The rainbow hair woman asked her lover who just kissed her on the cheek before going over to cradle the girl in his arms and carry her upstairs.

Jack had stayed behind to help Tooth dish out leftovers for the rest of their friends to take before they leave. "Here you go Cottontail. Lots of candied carrots for all your bunny needs." He handed a few large paper plates covered with tinfoil to the tall Aussie who just glared at him.

"Thanks Snowflake... So, what did ya think of yer first Thanksgivin? Maybe next year ya'll be hostin." Bunny said jokingly before he left, leaving Jack to think about the possibility.

Maybe I will host nextyear... But, first I would need to talk to Tooth about what has to be made first.

I'm so sorry that it's so short and messy. I am a little rusty after a year of not writting, but I will keep working on my skills!