Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 17:07:04 -0700
From: Jeffery Crummel <caliboi8500@gmail.com>
Subject: New X-Men Chapter 3 Gifts

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Chapter 3 Gifts

In the last couple of weeks Jax, Jess, Erika, and Emma have really started
to get settled in to our "home" it took a little getting use to but it
really was starting to feel like I was in a real home again. The kids and I
have really bonded over the past couple of weeks, it's taken a lot for them
to trust me after every thing that has happened to them they have all had
it rough. It took some time for them to open up to me, Emma is the only
exception she's trusted me and been by my side since we escaped that
horrible lab. I think it's because she has been inside my mind and seen
that I would never hurt them, she knows I will always protect them I made
that promise to my self. Jax on the other hand was the last to trust me.
Always thinking I was going to turn on them or leave them for dead, he was
the only one that had trouble believing I was actually there to help and
protect them. Jax is pretty tough and tall for a twelve and a half year old
(he's really anal about that half, he has to make sure every one knows)
he's about five foot four with short black messy spiked hair and these big
green eyes that seem to stare though you, he has the ability to cover him
self in metal and grow twice his size. He wasn't shy about showing me what
He could do, he was super protective of the girls and was really weary of
me at first he would stand gaurd over them at night in his metal form
standing at least ten and a half feet tall. But thanks to Emma he's finally
started to relax and trust me he even started to let me in, he's told me a
lot of what they have gone though and about the time his parents learned
about both him and his little sister Jess being mutants so they sold them
off to that lab. That's where they came to meet Erika who was already being
held where the both of them were taken and they met Emma about a week later
when they threw her in there with them. They were held there for few weeks
inside a tiny room before they were going to be transported to that lab and
that's when I found them before the whole lab fiasco. Jax's little sister
Jess is the one with the short black cropped hair who bent the light arond
us at the lab so the soilders wouldn't see us, she's only nine but shes
firecracker her personality can literally light up any room she's in, she
always finds the bright side of every thing and every one even after every
thing they have been though. Erika who was very skittish at first jumpping
and latching her self to the closest person around her at any little sound
but she's relaxed a ton since then. She's calls her self a "pretty
princess" as she likes says but most six year old girls do, but if  you ask
me she's more of a pyro princess always setting shit on fire, she "just
loves to show off her ability" as she's says. Emma is the youngest of the
bunch at only four but for a four year old she's pretty damn smart, she
doesn't talk but she comunicates though her telepathy she's so advanced for
her age being able to have full adult level conversations with me. I've
come to love all these little brats they are my own family, my children
they already act like sibbling. I have to say though out of all the kids
Emma and I have the strongest bond we just instantly clicked, in my heart I
know I would never let anything happen to her or any of my kids. My life
has been so much more eventful with the kids around all the joy and
laughter they bring in to our house. I feel like now I have a pourpse in
life, something to actually live for and not just to surivie day to day.
That ment with all the extra mouths I've had to go out a lot more and with
Jax being the oldest and the only boy he will normally watch over the girls
when I go out and gather supplies, I never use to steal any thing except
for the one time with the chicken when I was desperate but lately I've been
having to steal more and more to provide for my kids and myself. I always
made sure to only take what we needed and I wrote it down promising I would
repay everything I took one day, but for now this was all I could do.
One afternoon I got home a little earlier then normal and as I walk up to
our buliding I could hear Emma in my head *MACE!* she yelled excitedly. She
started calling me "Mace" after their first night with me and I've called
her Em  *your home early, I'm so excited your never home early.* I could
feel her emotions and how excited she was. *Hey Em yeah i am I had a great
day, I happened to come across some really nice clothes for you kids* I
thought back to her With a smirk on my face. *yeah sure you just "happen to
come across  them"* she said a little irritated and with emphasis on the
last part, Emma hates when I have to steal but she doesn't under stand why
I do it or maybe she does, like I said she's hella smart plus she can get
in my head I laughed to my self a little on that last part. As soon as I
walk in I was bombarded with hugs and kids all screaming "Mason!" all I
could do was laugh. "Hey guys did you have a good day" I asked as I made my
way in to the house. "Jax wouldn't let me set Janet's hair on fire" Erika
cried pointing to her Barbie. "Erika you know the rules little lady, no
using your powers with out me here you almost burned down the whole
building next door." I explained "I know but it's just a doll not a
building jeez" she said rolling her eyes and stomping away. "Fine I guess
you don't want what I got you then." I said quickly as I put the bags down
and took a seat on the couch. Ericka stopped and did an did a complete
threesixty and ran back to me and jumped strait in to my lap. "ooooo you
really do love me, whatcha get me mason is it pretty or pink ohhh or pretty
and pink. I have to see what it is!" she said spasticly I couldn't help but
to laugh and she playfully hit me in the chest. I looked at her and said
"Don't you think I know my pretty little princess by now." I smiled holding
out a bag of mostly pink clothes besides for a few pairs of jeans and one
blue shirt and a matching skirt. Ericka's face lit up as I pulled out a
small plastic tiara with fake jewls, she took the bag and tiara from my
hands quickly hugged me and ran off to try on some of her new clothes. I
handed Jax and Jess their bags of clothes and they both thanked me before
going though the bags looking though all of the new clothes, Jax was the
first to find his surprise a little pocket knife he jumped off the floor
and started to show off his new knife. Shortly after Jess found the small
makeup kit I got for her and she was ecstatic about it. I looked over to
Emma and motioned for her to come over to me as she did I pulled out her
bag of clothes and tossed it to her. "Did you think I forgot about you Em?"
I smiled at her *maybe a little.* she blushed. She opened her bag and
pulled out a couple different color shirts and pants a few dresses, she
smiled and almost started to cry when she pulled out a little heart shaped
locket with my name engraved on the front, I got it for the chain Em always
wears around her neck. I also got her small little stuffed panda to replace
the one she use to sleep with. She looked up at me with tears rolling down
her cheeks "open the locket" I said softly when she did more tears started
to fall from her eyes. I engrved all of the kid's names on the inside of
the locket and above the names it said "My family". "Its symbolic, my name
is on the front to represent it's my heart and you kids are engraved on the
inside to show how you kid's filled the emptiness in that I had there the
past two years." I said wiping a tears from my eyes. *I love them Mace and
I will treasure them forever!* she said as she wrapped me in a big hug
Seeing my kids truly happy is absolutely the best feeling in the world
nothing could top it. I sat on there on the couch while the kids went
though all of their clothes, the girls (mostly Erika) decide on having a
fasion show to show off what they all had gotten. After about twenty
minutes or so Jax and I sat togther on the couch cheering on the girls as
they strut their stuff in our living room. Jess eagerly busted out her
makeup kit to do all of their makeup for the show, and Erika sporting her
tiara with every outfit it was an amazing show. After our impromptu fashion
Show was finally over I looked out the window and noticed that it was late
so I sent the kids off to bed so I could get some rest as well since I
promised I'd stay home with the kids tomorrow.