McConn Residence December, 30, 2027

Rossa squeeled in laughter, "Grandpapa you will make me dizzy" she said in between her giggles.

Kiara smiled, "Tav went to work on one of his secret projects somewhere...." she sighed..

"Teenagers...." she said.

It was no secret that she worried sick when Tav went out and refused to tell her where, but her was a teenager.... most teens did that so she wasn't surprised. She trusted to Tav to have common sence on where he could go and where not to.

Horatio laughed, setting a giggling a very dizzy Edan down but keeping Rossa under one arm.
"Who wants to go to the park?" he asked.

Ciaran looked up from his tea. "It is the middle of winter, Uncle." he stated, clearly confused. Horatio shrugged as both Edan and Edwin attacked him, tickling him in the sides.

"Best time for a trip to the park, then my boy!" he announced, trying to evade the tickling fingers of his son and grandson.

Eglantine sighed. "He should tell you where he goes..." she muttered. Giving Horatio a look that could easily stop a train, she sighed.
"The park...in the middle of winter? Goodness gracious, Horatio. Sie verloren haben, Ihre Meinung..." ((you've lost your mind))

Kiara groned, another winter outing, not really her favorite, there still wasn't a year that went by she didn't get a fever from the cold, over the years as the bond between her Saturn got stronger her tolerence for cold weakend. So she needed to becareful of going outside in the winter. She could live with a fever, she just rather not. As it let her tired with a awful headache.

"Sometimes I wonder what goes through that head of yours Horatio-papa." she said taping her fingers on the table.

Rossa giggled "I will go Grandpapa" she said happily now that her head had stopped spinning.

She loved the snow.

Kiara sighed, and smiled at her daughter.

"Well I guess, could bundle up" she said, but still unsure.

"Alright then, everyone bundle up and...don't glare at me like that, Eglantine. You don't have to go if you don't want to." His eyes twinkled. She smiled softly.

"I never said I did not want to go, love." she muttered. Edan and Edwin jumped up and down.
"Yay, we're going to the park!"

Kiara sighed but a small smile appeared on her face as she sommoned her winter robe and a pair of gloves.

She also got Rossa's things and helped her get dressed, she also dried off Edans things so he would be wearing warm dry cloths.

"Alright.... warm enough everyone?" she asked.

Rossa nodded happily.

"Good.." Kiara smiled warmly.

Ciaran finished tying his winter cloak and then summoned Eglantine and Horatio's cloaks.
Edwin and Edan hurried toward the door as Eglantine and Horatio pulled on their winter apparel.
"We should pack a lunch, Kiara." Eglantine suggested, conjuring a large picnic basket and setting it on the table.

Horatio scooped up Rossa and placed her on his shoulders.

Kiara nodded and with a wave of her hand juice boxes and snacks floated in to the basket, mainly for they kids.

"Okay lunches everyone, what will it be?" she asked everyone.

"Peanut butter and jelly Please Mommy" Rossa said from position on Horatio's shoulders, her arms wrapped around his forehead.

Ciaran and Edan both stated they wanted mayonnaise and peanut butter. Edwin made a face at the idea...
"That sounds awful!" he shuddered. "I'll have peanut butter and jelly, please." Horatio twirled around and went to say that he would take the same as Edwin but was silenced by Eglantine shaking her head.
"He can't have peanut butter, Kiara..." she muttered, not going into details about his arteries and cholesterol levels.
"Tuna for me then." Horatio chuckled.

Eglantine summoned the necessary items for making the sandwiches and began assisting Kiara in their preparation.

After putting the sandwiches together with Eglantines help Kiara filled a large thermos with water and a few tea bags in case the juice boxes ran out and someone got thirsty.

The being a mother of two rather young children she grabbed a first aid kit, a magical one of course, in case anyone got hurt playing or by just plain bad luck.

"Alright now, did I forget anything?" she asked herself going over all the things she brought with them on something like this.

"The cookies, Mama!" Edan insisted. Edwin nodded in agreement and Horatio and Ciaran chuckled.
"Honestly, Edan. You do not need more sugar." Eglantine stated, setting the last sandwich into the basket.
"Then bring cookies instead, love." Horatio joked, picking up the basket.

Kiara sighed and raised her eye brow at her son, "Fine..." then almost hearing the sigh form Eglantine she added.

"You all have two each for desert... and Edwin only if Mama says you can" she looked at Eglantine.

"That alright? they are small cookie's Eglantine, 2 shouldn't make much of a difference with it there hyperness" she said motioning to Edan and Edwin.

Edwin cheered, grabbing Edan's hand and all but dragging the smaller boy to the door. Looking after them, Eglantine nodded.

"I suppose so." she stated softly. She laid a blanket on top of the food in the basket and took Horatio's free arm for extra balance.

"Off like a herd of hippos!" Horatio exclaimed, ducking down as he went out the front door.

Rossa giggled "A herd of hippos?"

Kiara smiled pulling her gloves on and walked beside Ciaran.

"Ready Love?" she ask as she headed out the door.

(The park? merci)

Ciaran chuckled, taking Kiara's hand as he followed.
"Of course I'm ready, lass." he teased, closing and locking the door behind him.

((indeed to the park ^_^))

Kiara and the to children arived back home.

"Take your wet things off and put them by the fire you to..... D..don't want either of catching a cold" she said as she waved her hand by the fire place. in a bursting light a fire ignighted.

Looking outside at the building snow storm outside she clenched her fists tight, she couldn't just do nothing and need to make she her remaining unlost loved ones were safe.

"Saturn...." she said. In a flash of blue light her beloved pheonix was by her side.

"What over My Husband and Father please? help them look or my mother and daughter...." she asked.

Saturn bowed her head and vanished in a flash of light.

Kiara then stood in front of the window as she pulled the blanket around her shoulders tighter. Even though she was back in her house she still felt cold inside.

A tear made it's way down her face, as she prayed for her family to return safely.

Contrary to their natures, Edan and Edwin silently did as they were told and then stood there rather demurely waiting for something to happen. Edan had grabbed his uncle's hand and looked frightened. Edwin, looking brave for both his sister and nephew, solemnly stared at the fireplace.

"What happened, Kiara?" he asked.

Kiara sighed and wipped the tear from her face.

She moved over to the boys, placed her hand on Edan's head hating to see the frightend look in his eyes. She invited him into her arms if he wanted.

She looked at Edwin, not really sure what to tell him, "Edwin... Horatio and I were very worried about mother.. We went to talk to her and she ran away from us... and it looks Like Rossa followed her" she said with a sigh. Notably trying her best to keep the tears at bay and the fear out of her voice.

Edwin's blue eyes showed confusion for a brief moment, before he forced himself to hide it.

Edan on the other hand burst into tears.
"What happened to Rossa and Grandmama, Mama?" he sobbed, fearing the worst. "Did the hell-man get em?" he asked, tears dripping down his cheeks.

Kiara's hand shook slightly at Edan's exclamation. She knelt down to him and wipped his tears gentlely away with her thumb.

"No.. darling, shhh.. no the "hell-man" didn't get them" as least she prayed he didn't..."They are just missing in the park thats all..." she tried to say reasuringly.

Kiara looked at Edwin, she really didn't know what to tell him, he may not even know why they worried for Eglantine so much.

She patted her younger brother on the shoulder, but said nothing.

Edan threw his arms around his mother's neck and began to sniff back his tears.
"Okay, mama." he muttered, believing her. "I'll be a big boy." but the tears continued and Edwin remained silent.

Kiara wraped her arms around her 7 year old son, runnning her fingers through his hair, at the same time trying to keep her own tears behind her eye lids.

"It is alright, you are both being very brave, everything will be fine you'll see" she said softly.

She gazed out the window again, hoping to see a sign of her little girl and mother come up to the house, safe and sound.

Edan nodded against his mama's shoulder.
"I know. That is what everyone says, Mama. But Da says nothing is perfect." And for the first time in his life, he wasn't sure who to believe.

Kiara sighed tiredly the side effect if the cold outside getting to her, the first sign of the fever closing its grip of her, she kissed Edan's forehead and said.

"I am sorry honey your Da is absolutely right, nothing is perfect... sometimes things happen like today... What I should have said was .. I hope everything will be alright.. I will give anything to have your sister and Grandmama come back safe and sound. If they don't I will be very very sad. Understand? I want everything to be alright.. " she explained.

How she wished she could help search, if anything happened as a result of this she would never forgive herself.

Edan nodded, sniffing his tears back and trying to be brave like his mama and like Edwin.

"Okay..." he murmured, wiping his eyes and sniffing. "Can we get something to drink?" he asked, cold and tired.

Kiara nodded, "I will get some hot chocolate and tea, sound alright?" she asked as she took the blanket off from her shoulder and wraped it around her son. She was plenty warm enough now.

"Do feel like having anything Edwin?" she asked quietly, wondering what was going through his head, with Eglantine missing.