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Lucian nodded to himself. "I can watch her then. However, you are going to need to be the one to tell her." He said smoothly, not wanting to deal with a likely angry or upset Ashriel. Ash could be more stubborn than him sometimes, meaning that he couldn't really tell her. He took out a couple of slices of toast, setting them aside and putting more bread into the toaster.

Ashriel walked out quietly, thoughtful. She sat at the table, not having noticed the gigantic black box. Lucian set the toast on another plate in the middle, next to the pancakes. He sat down quietly, sitting next to Jennalin - who was next to Ashriel. The leftover seat was to the direct right. "Thanks..." She said quietly, obviously distracted.

Ashriel raised her eyebrows at how much syrup Raevyn used, electing to use much less - less than a teaspoon. She had a couple of pancakes in silence; however, she saw the huge, wrapped box when she stood to clean her dish. "Jen!" She whined, knowing the culprit immediately. Jennalin only smiled, and Lucian chuckled. The same thing happened every dang year.

Ashriel glanced at Raevyn for a moment before walking up to the television. She smiled when she saw the two badly wrapped packages - she already knew they must be from Raevyn. Luke had a neat, clean style of wrapping, and Jennalin's gifts were also wrapped semi-neatly. She carefully opened the smaller package, smiling as she saw what it was. She moved on to unwrap the slightly larger one, grinning broadly at the books. Both were set down on the sofa before she headed back over to the dining table and hugged Raevyn from behind.

"Thanks, Ray." Ashriel used the 'pet' name for Raevyn, smiling lightly. She stood up after a moment, looking at the large box that was obviously from Jennalin. She opened it to find a television valued at nearly two thousand dollars. HD, everything. Ashriel turned about, looking at her friend. "Really, Jen? Did you really think I needed this?"

"Well, you didn't have a tv, so I got you one." Jennalin answered simply, smirking.

"You could've gotten me a smaller one!" Jennalin simply shook her head in response. She always got the best available. Lucian looked in his bag, pulling out two neatly wrapped boxes.

"I think you actually need these. Just in case." He said smoothly, as Ashriel opened each to reveal identical cellphones. They were the cheapest ones that were available with GPS built in. "One for each of you, just in case something...comes up." He told them, leaning back.

Lucian nodded, speaking again. "I'll be paying the phone bill - that is the rest of my gift." And then, he added something in a whisper that he knew only Raevyn could hear. "They have tracking software built in, just in case." He smirked as Ashriel stared at hers, opening the box carefully.

Lucian nodded before Jennalin abruptly stood up. "Ashriel needs to get dressed so that we can get going." The girl said, pushing a blushing Ashriel to the bedroom. Ash had known this was coming, though. Lucian chuckled as the girls disappeared into the bedroom.