(A/N: ARE YOU READY FOR THIS!? *ahem* sorry for being so excited, but it's probably not gonna be great and it's like 3300 words long so I hope that keeps ya happy ya doofs! ALSO it picks up from the end of Chapter 15 where Jack shows up for Christmas)

Jack followed me into the kitchen with Dark. Anti was busy making food for dinner later (AN: I have no clue why I thought Anti should be the one cooking instead of Dark but just roll with it)

"Mr. Anti your twin is here!" I called happily

"Jack" Anti said not looking at him

"Anti" Jack nodded and sat down. And I thought Dark and Mark didn't get along. There was a very long silence between the two

"So Y/N when did you get here?" Jack asked me breaking the silence

"Uh...a while ago" I said trying to think

"It's been like 2 months or so" Dark said for me

"2 Months!? How come I didn't know about this Anti!?" Jack asked

Anti turned to him with a dull look "I don't have to tell you everything"

He and Jack locked eyes and glared at each other before turning away

"Um...I'm gonna go play. C'mon Mr. Dark" I said hopping off the chair and going to the other room with Dark

*A*

I hissed at the oven as it burned me slightly "Frickin' piece of crap"

"Need help?" Jack asked walking over by me and putting his hand on my shoulder. I growled and shrugged it off.

"Jack no offense, but I REALLY don't want you commenting on my cooking or nothing" I said sighing with annoyance as I took out the food from the oven

"Well sorry for asking to help you! You looked like you needed help!" Jack protested

"I do NOT need help!" I yelled at him furious

"ANTI I'M JUST TRYING TO BE NICE!" Jack yelled at me

"WELL TAKE YOUR 'HELP' AND USE IT SOMEWHERE THAT'S NOT IN THE KITCHEN!" I growled

Jack glared at me "Maybe I won't even stay if I'm so unwelcome!"

"Fine! Go!" I yelled

Jack got up and stormed out of the room. I grumbled loudly and slammed some of the pans around in the kitchen angrily

*Y/N*

"Mr. Jack? What's wrong? Why's Mr. Anti being so loud?" I asked him but cowered slightly at his angry face. I hid behind Dark who had been playing with me

"Jack...you and Anti fought again didn't you?" he asked Jack

"Yeah. Fucking asshole" Jack grumbled and kicked at the rug

"What does-?" I began before Dark covered my mouth

"Y/N never repeat any of those words" Dark said his face going much paler than normal "Jack says some bad words at times"

I nodded

"And Mr. Jack will ALSO refrain from using those words while you're in a room" Dark said also looking up at Jack with a glare

Jack nodded suddenly scared "I-I'm gonna go talk to Anti"

He quickly went to the kitchen. Dark chuckled "That should make the house a lot quieter"

"JACK WHY ARE YOU HUGGING ME!?" Anti yelled

"COS DARK SCARED ME!" Jack yelled

Dark chuckled softly "And that's why you don't mess with me"

I shuddered slightly "Dad you're scaring me"

"Dad?" Dark blinked "What?"

"I-I said Mr. Dark" I lied

Dark raised an eyebrow as he looked down at me "Maybe my hearing's going bad..."

"Dark I 'hugged it out' with Anti, alright?" Jack returned to us

"Good. It's Christmas. Go help Anti or Glitch in the kitchen, alright?" Dark asked

Jack nodded quickly and ran off to the kitchen. I giggled "Mr. Dark you're funny"

We suddenly heard a doorbell ring. I looked at Mr. Dark confused

"Wait...we weren't expecting anyone else" Dark said going to the door

"Surprise Dark!" Mark's voice came from the doorway

"Mr. Mark!" I said running to meet him

"Hey kiddo!" He picked me up and hugged me "How's your Christmas been?"

"Great so far!" I said happily hugging him back "I thought you said you weren't coming over?"

"Well, I changed my mind and wanted to surprise you!" Mark smiled

I giggled a little making the both of them smile

"HIYA MARK!" Anti yelled from the kitchen before walking to the living room "JACK TAKE CARE OF DINNER!"

"WHAT? ANTI YOU'RE DOING LIKE 20 DIFFERENT THINGS AT ONCE!" Jack scrambled around the kitchen

Mark smiled and sat down on the couch with me "So how's it been around here?"

"Pretty quiet. Mr. Warfstache doesn't scare me anymore" I said

"Is that so?" Mark chuckled "Why's that?"

"Cos Mr. Dark and Mr. Anti are always there to protect me" I said

"*ahem*" Glitch said walking in

"Oh and Mr. Glitch and Mr. Google too" I said "Sorry"

"It's fine kiddo" Glitch said

"Is dinner going to be soon? I'm really hungry" I said rubbing my tummy "Please tell me we don't have to wait for more of our family to show up to eat dinner"

"No this is it kiddo" Mark smirked

"Why are you calling it 'our family'?" A grumpy voice came from down the hall

"Oh great, look who's come to ruin the fun" Anti muttered to me and Mark "WARFSTACHE GO TELL SOMEONE WHO CARES!"

"Mr. Anti that's not very nice" I whispered

"I'm only joking Y/N" he ruffled my hair. I leaned against Mark's chest cos I felt sleepy

"Y/N do you wanna go to bed early?" Mark asked

I shook my head "I'm just a little tired that's all"

"Wilford quit complaining about Y/N!" I heard Dark yell from another room

"Y/N wait here with Anti for a moment" Mark said getting up to see what was going on

*Dark*

"Look. All I'm saying is that the kid is REALLY getting on my nerves and I want him/her out" Warfstache said "I think that Mark would agree that I would also be a better guardian of Y/N"

"Well you thought wrong" Mark walked in "Dark is a perfect guardian for Y/N. Based on what I've seen, Y/N likes Dark a lot. Dark I think you've been doing a great job so far, along with the rest of them"

"Thanks" I said

"Mr. Jack look who came to surprise me on Christmas!" Y/N said pulling him along by his hand

"Whoa kid! Slow down!" he laughed. He smiled when he saw Mark "Hey dude!"

"Hey Jack" Mark said hugging his friend

*Y/N*

I tugged on Mr. Anti's sweatshirt "Are they in love with each other? Like how Mommy and Daddy were?" (A/N: YES THE CHILD SHIPS SEPTIPLIER! THEY'VE BEEN RAISING HIM RIGHT!)

Anti, Mark and Jack were laughing like crazy

"What did I say?" I asked confused

"No they're not Y/N" Anti was actually crying from laughing so hard "They're friends"

"Nah septiplier's not real" Jack said

"According to the fans it is" Mark smirked before walking in the dining room for dinner

"What's Septiplier?" I asked confused

"Searching for Septiplier..." Google said

"OH GOD GOOGLE STOP! CANCEL SEARCH!" Glitch ran to Google "COVER Y/N'S EYES!"

Everyone laughed like crazy, leaving me still confused

"C'mon little buddy!" Anti picked me up "Time for dinner"

*

"Who's that from?" Glitch asked as I picked up the present. We had finished dinner and I had started to look at my presents. He walked over to help me read it

"D-A-R-K...Dark!" I recited (A/N: Apparently Glitch is going to raise a child genius by teaching you how to spell at age 3 your welcome)

"Awesome kiddo!" Glitch smiled

"Can I open it?" I asked him excitedly

"I don't know. You should ask Dark or Mark" he said

I ran into the kitchen where they were cleaning the dishes

"Mr. Mark? Can I open the present now?" I asked excitedly

"Wait for us to finish cleaning, and then you can" Dark said

I ran back to under the Christmas tree to see the other gifts I had

"G-L-I-T-C-H" I read confused

"Yeah, do you know what that spells?" Glitch asked me

I shook my head

"It's 'Glitch'! That's my present for you" he smiled. Glitch was making sure that I knew how to spell. They all had agreed to homeschool me. I didn't mind. I liked being by them

"A-N-T-I" I said looking at it "An...ti?"

"Good Job Y/N!" Glitch patted my head. I smiled and hugged him tightly

"Oh hooray the kid spelled 4 letters" a sarcastic voice entered the room

"Wilford give it a rest! It's Christmas! Can't you stop being mean for one day?" Glitch asked

I walked up to him calmly and looked up at him

"Kid? What do you want?" Warfstache grumbled

"Mr. Warfstache...why are you so grumpy? It's Christmas...everyone's happy on Christmas" I said confused

"I'm grumpy because of everyone else here" he growled "But especially tiny humans who ask annoying questions constantly"

I backed away slightly "I-I was just wondering"

I ran back to Glitch and clung tightly to his leg "I got scared"

He patted my head and said "It's okay Y/N"

*Glitch*

Y/N tried so hard to be nice to Warfstache, I'm amazed he/she still could even find the heart to try

"Y/N you should grow up and realize that not everyone will be nice to you" Warfstache grumbled

"Y/N will do what he/she wants. He/she won't grow up for a long time so you better appreciate and deal with him/her till then, alright?" I growled protectively

Warfstache glared at me. While we were staring at each other I felt Y/N leave my side and attach him/herself to Warfstache's leg in a hug

*Y/N*

Maybe Warfstache would be better if someone hugged him. I felt him tense up however

"Get. It. Off" he said gritting his teeth

"Ah come on Wilford the kid's trying to be nice" Anti's voice said behind us

"I don't want it to be nice, I want it TO GET THE HELL OFF OF MY LEG!" Warfstache yelled

I let go of him and started to cry "Why don't you like me? I'm just trying to be nice to you"

"Cos I didn't ask for a little human running around Raspy Hill. That's why" he said and turned and left the room

I sat down and sniffled a little "Mr. Glitch I tried"

"Oh kid I know, I know you did" Glitch hugged me and shushed me gently

"Whoa...what's going on?" Dark asked seeing me cry

Anti quickly explained everything to Dark and Mark who came in right after him. Mark came over and picked me up

"Hey...Y/N look at me" he said. I did so. He wiped my tears away gently "You are the sweetest kid I've ever met. You shouldn't let grumpy people like Warfstache upset you...okay?"

I nodded

"Now c'mon, let's get everyone in here so you can open presents" Dark said taking me from Mark and whispering "Don't you worry about Warfstache, I love you and so does everyone else here"

"Hey where's Jack?" Anti asked

"He was getting a gift for Y/N quick" Mark said

"I'M BACK!" We heard Jack yell "I'VE GOT A GIFT FOR A LITTLE GIRL/BOY NAMED Y/N TOO!"

I giggled "Mr. Jack is silly"

"Okay I think I got the camera to work..." Anti said looking at it. Suddenly the flash went off right in his eyes

"Agh!" He said rubbing his eyes

I laughed with the rest of them

"Anti it's not on the video setting! You left it on picture" Dark said through laughter. He fixed it and put it on record

"Alright kid, get the first present" Glitch said

I raced to the tree and picked up Jack's present. I read the label "J-A-C-K...Jack?"

"Awesome job kid!" Glitch praised. I tore at the wrapping paper to find a plush...eyeball?

"Oh my God! You got him his own little Sam!" Anti said

"Sam?" I asked looking at it

"Yeah, his name is SepticEyeSam" Jack walked over and looked at it with me. It was so cute!

"Thank you Mr. Jack!" I hugged him

"Your welcome" he said hugging me back "Which present are you choosing next?"

"Um..." I looked at my pile. I chose one wrapped in bright green paper "This one!"

"Ooh~ that one's mine!" Anti said

I smiled and opened the small box. I found a video game inside. It was...

"Kid I think it's time you had a turn with the Pokémon game" Anti said

"But Mr. Anti...this is yours" I said confused

 I don't need to keep it anymore. I trust you with it" Anti smiled

I ran over and hugged him "Thank you! Don't worry, I'll still let you play if you want!"

Anti laughed and hugged me back "Merry Christmas Y/N. Now go open the rest of the presents!"

I nodded as he went back to his seat on the couch. I picked up Glitch's gift

"G-L-I-T-C-H! Glitch!" I said remembering the word

I opened the present in a hurry. It was a big box of crayons and a giant pad of paper

"Now you can stop trying to draw on the walls with the crayons" Glitch teased

"Mr. Glitch that was only once!" I protested

"I'm just teasing you Y/N. It was funny" he smiled and hugged me "Merry Christmas Y/N"

"Merry Christmas Mr. Glitch" I hugged him back

There was one present left

"D-A-R-K" I read "Dark!"

Dark smiled but looked nervous. I opened the gift to find a soft bundle. I took the packaging off and unrolled a big blanket. It was black but had different star patterns on them. It looked like the night sky

"It's too big isn't it?" Dark said "Yeah, um, I tried to find a smaller one but the-"

"Mr. Dark it's fine! I love it!" I said wrapping myself in it "Look! I'm the sky!"

Dark laughed and picked me up "Good...Merry Christmas Y/N"

I hugged him "Since the blanket is bigger, it means we can share it more!"

"I guess that's true" Dark smiled and kissed my forehead "I love you Y/N...don't ever leave me"

I hugged him "I'd never dream of it. Now it's time for your gift!"

"My gift?" Dark asked surprised

I nodded and ran excitedly to my room. I passed Warfstache along the way who glared at me. I glared back at him and said "You don't scare me anymore"

I turned away from him and continued to my room. I grabbed the card and ran back to Dark

"I got it!" I said happily ran to Dark, holding the card behind my back

"Okay I'm ready!" Dark chuckled

I gave him the card shyly. I hope he liked it "Mr. Glitch helped me with the spelling and stuff"

"Oh this is beautiful" Dark said looking at the card. He opened it up and smiled. I drew our entire family. Even Warfstache. Like I said, everyone should be nice on Christmas

"Aw... 'My family" Dark beamed at the title of the picture

"Read the back!" I said excited

He flipped it over and read aloud "Merry Christmas to the best..."

He stared in shock. A huge smiled spread across his face as he dropped the card and hugged me tight. He cried a little bit onto my shoulder

"Mr. Dark why are you crying?" I asked confused

"This is the happiest I've been in forever" he said through tears "Thank you Y/N"

"What did it say?" Glitch asked

Mark picked it up and smiled "It says 'Merry Christmas to the best daddy ever. Love, Y/N"

Everyone went 'Aww' as Mark finished reading it. He passed it around for them to see too

"Anti I think the kid got your hat drawn perfectly" Glitch chuckled

"Oh yeah. Definitely" Anti said fixing it and smiling

Dark hugged me tightly "Thank you for the card...it's from the best son/daughter anyone could ever ask for"

*D*

I looked over at where Y/N was and smiled. Mark was making Tiny Box Tim talk and held Y/N on his lap. He was doing that goofy voice he does for Tim in his videos. I was too far away to hear what they were saying, but Y/N's smile was the only thing I needed to see. I noticed he/she hadn't taken off the blanket I'd given him/her

"He/she really likes that blanket" Anti said walking over by me "Good call"

I shrugged "I figured that Y/N likes his/her other blanket so much, he/she would want a new one too"

*D*

Y/N had fallen asleep in my arms early

"I'm gonna put the kid to bed" I said starting to get up. Y/N woke up a little bit

"Mr. Dark?" he/she asked quietly

"Hey kiddo" I said "You wanna say bye to Jack and Mark?"

He/She nodded and climbed out of my arms. Y/N ran to Jack and hugged him

"It was nice to meet you Mr. Jack" He/She whispered "I hope you can come again sometime"

Jack hugged Y/N back "I'll try little buddy"

Y/N went to Mark and hugged him as well "Thank you for Tiny Box Tim"

"No problem" Mark whispered and held him/her close "I'll try and drop by more often to see you"

Y/N smiled at him and waved goodnight to the others before following me. Y/N had his/her new blanket around him/her like a cape. Under one arm, she/he had Tiny Box Tim and under the other he/she had SepticEyeSam. I picked him/her up and put him/her in bed. I tucked Y/N in with the blanket I got him/her. Y/N was already falling asleep as I kissed his/her forehead goodnight

"Merry Christmas Mr. Dark. I love you" Y/N said. I smiled. That was the first time Y/N ever said 'Love you' to me

"I love you too kiddo" I smiled

I shut the door and walked back out to the living room to find Warfstache sitting where Y/N was

"Hello Dark" he said calmly

I looked at everyone else who shrugged at me

"Hi" I said "So, uh, did you, um, have a good Christmas?"

He glared at me "No I did not. I'd like to speak to you about that Dark"

"If you're gonna somehow drag Y/N into this, it'll be over my dead body!" Anti got up and glared at Warfstache

Warfstache smirked and calmly got up to stare him down "Instead of just assuming what I may or may not say, why don't you sit tight and let me talk?"

Anti sat back down and grumbled something I couldn't hear

"Now Dark I've already expressed my...concerns about Y/N" Warfstache began "But this has gotten out of hand"

"How so?" I asked irritated "Cos I'd love to hear how making a kid cry is an annoyance for you. All Y/N wants to do is be nice to you, and you just push him/her away"

Warfstache glared at me "As I was saying, it's gotten out of hand. For example, before it just attached itself to my leg. No warning or anything! What the hell is wrong with it?"

"Nothing. Also instead of using 'it' try using 'him/her" Google said suddenly. I didn't even realize he was awake

"Don't tell me what to do" Warfstache said to Google with a glare and putting his hand on the handle of his gun

"Guns do not increase my levels of fear of you. I have no fear emotion, therefore I do not know when to stop. I suggest you leave Y/N alone and calm down. Your heartrate has spiked incredibly high. Suggested course of action is to settle down with the conditions of this household" Google recited

"Don't get all smart with me, stupid robot!" Warfstache growled about to punch Google

Google grabbed his wrist and started to twist it "Just in case I haven't made my point clear"

I could almost hear it breaking as Wilford cried out in pain "Stop it Google!"

Google finally let go of him "And for your information, I am a highly intelligent robot who has become slightly sentient because of Y/N, or 'it', as you prefer to call him/her"

I stared at Anti and whispered 'Holy Hell!'

Anti nodded with a smile

"One day you'll be sorry for not treating me with more respect" Warfstache swore "One day when Y/N grows up, he/she will realize you're all monsters and will leave you behind. Best of luck to you when that happens"

He strode off down the hall. We all sat there in dead silence

"Y/N won't care" Mark said. We turned to him

"How would you know? Unless you can suddenly see into the future, I don't think you'd know" Glitch said

"Look at the way Y/N looks up to you. There's no way he/she would ever just forget about what you've done for him/her" Mark smiled

"Thanks Mark" I said still a little worried as my nightmare flashed in my memory again "I hope for the same"

(A/N: MERRY CHRISTMAS MY LOVELY READERS! THIS STORY IS CLOSE TO 7k READS! I remember when I was excited about 50, but now 7,000!? I'm truly honored and feel blessed that people like you appreciate the work I put out. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!)