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Ch. 5 (Judgment day!)

That evening, Edwardia and Luna came along with us to have dinner and to discuss how we were going to introduce our partners to the rest of our families during our parties. As we expected, mom was in shock after she got her first look at their digivolutions, but she got over it. After Luna and Silver reverted back to their previous levels, she and Edwardia headed for home. Silver and I decided to turn in early. We'd need all the rest we could get.

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Then the big night finally came. It was almost time for the Christmas party. Of course, all three of us were busy, putting the finishing touches on the food and the shimmering gold and silver decorations on the Christmas tree. We were going to have a full house, and we wanted everything to be perfect.

"Well, I guess we're as ready as we'll ever be." Mom said as she put the last place card on the table.

I turned to my right and noticed Silver kneeling down at the beautiful nativity scene display on the living room table, obviously saying a silent prayer.

Mom went over to me. "You explained to Silver what Christmas is really about?" she whispered.

"Yeah." I replied. "That's probably why she's praying. That and she's wishing for the family to accept her."

We smiled sadly at her. Then we joined her, praying for things to go well when we introduced Silver to the family.

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When it was time for the party, it seemed like the entire family came all at once. Uncles, aunts, and cousins of every size and shape by the dozen came to celebrate with us, and after a while the party was in full swing.

Silver and I were getting ready to go into the den, where the party was being held. Silver nervously peered out the door. "My word! I didn't know you had such a large family, Lisa."

"Yeah; it's pretty big, alright. But don't worry, though; they're a friendly bunch." I said, putting on a gold chain. I was wearing a red spaghetti-strap dress I only wore on special occasions, along with black heels.

"Perhaps..." she turned back to me. "However, if they're anything like your mother was when she first met me; they should be on a baseball team."

I shook my head, chuckling to myself. Then I decided this would be the perfect time to give her one of the gifts I purchased the other day. When she wasn't looking, I snuck over to my closet and grabbed a small white box. Then I hid it behind my back.

"Silver?"

She looked at me. "Yes..."

I blushed lightly. Every time she looked at me with those emerald eyes, my heart seemed to race faster. I cleared my throat, trying to loose the nervousness in my voice. "I've...got something to give you."

Her curiosity perked. "What is it?"

I handed her the box. "Here." She took the box out of my hands. It had no wrapping, but it was tied delicately with a silver bow. She gently untied the bow and opened the box, which revealed a silver heart-shaped pendant attached to a white gold chain.

"Lisa...this is...this is beautiful...when did you get this?"

"Remember yesterday when Edwardia and I went to the mall? Well..." I continued, still blushing. "It was the first thing I thought of to get you for Christmas."

Tears of happiness started flowing out of her eyes. Then catching me by surprise, she hugged me.

"Thank you so much!" she said with gratitude. After getting over the shock, I returned the hug, my face a pure crimson.

Just then a throat was cleared. We looked up and saw mom in the doorway with a mischievous look in her eye and a smirk on her face. "I don't mean to break up your little...-ahem-...love fest, but I think we should get things started, shall we?"

Silver and I quickly broke the embrace and refocused on what we had to do.

"Silver, you stay in here until I give the signal, okay?"

She nodded as mom and I left the room.

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As we made our way through the crowd, I watched the cheerful sight. My uncles playing cards, and my aunts gossiping about the latest family news; such as who was having a baby and who was getting married next year. My little cousins happily running around, playing with some of the gold tinsel that had fallen from the tree, while some of the older ones who were closer to the tree, were finding their presents and shaking them, trying to figure out what they were. My dad and my step-dad, both enjoying the delicious eggnog and talking about the latest sport scores; and our favorite Christmas music playing in the background added a gentle touch.

I went over to my dad, who noticed me right away. "Hey, dad!" I said giving him a hug.

"Hey," he laughed as he hugged back. He was dressed in a black tuxedo with the blue tie I gave him last Christmas. "Wow! Lisa, are you sure that's you in there?"

"Dad!" I laughed. We usually played those types of tricks on each other, so I've gotten used to it. "Yeah; it's me."

"How've you been?"

"Great! Hey listen, just to let you know; there's going to be a special announcement later, okay?"

"What's it about?" he asked playfully.

There was a twinkle in my eye. "You'll see... I just wanted you to be the first one to know!"

"Alright, well I'm glad I was on you V.I.P. list."

"Ha Ha; very funny." I smirked.

He laughed to himself as I went around and told the rest of the family. My step-dad turned to him. "That's some kid you've got there."

"She may not be a kid anymore," dad mused with a smile "but she's one in a million."

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Finally the big moment had arrived. Mom and I had gathered everyone together, and needless to say, they were all eager to hear the announcement. However, I on the other hand, was starting to feel more than a little nervous. And I wasn't the only one. Silver, who was still in my bedroom, was pacing the floor, anxiously waiting to get the whole thing over with.

I motioned mom to turn the radio off so everyone could hear what we had to say. When she did, it was so quiet; you could cut the tension like a knife. Mom cleared her throat.

"Everyone we'd personally like to thank you all for coming out here tonight, but I know you've been eager to hear the big announcement, now I'm going to hand it over to my daughter. Lisa?"

Everyone clapped as I stepped forward. I cleared my throat. "Well I know what you're waiting on, so I'll go ahead and give it to you straight." I cleared my throat again. "There's a new member of the family I want you to all meet, and to my aunts, no I didn't have a baby."

There were a few snickers from my little cousins, but mom quickly silenced them. I continued. "This new member is very special to me; I've known her only for the past four months, but I feel like I've known her all my life." I hesitated a little during the next few words. "I just want you to know...for the record...she isn't human..."

There was some confusion amongst my family. One of my aunts turned to my mom. "Anna? What is she talking about?"

"Shh...you'll see..." she said.

"Also, don't be alarmed when you see her, she's very gentle and she wouldn't hurt any of you. As a matter of fact, she'd do just the opposite."

Some of them calmed down after that was said. I turned my head to the side and saw Silver's shadow along the wall. I cleared my throat for the last time. "Silver...it's time..."

Everyone was chatting amongst themselves about who Silver was...that is, until they saw her. They all gasped when they saw her.

She slowly walked through the hallway and didn't stop until she was next to me.

"Everyone, this is Silver. She's my digimon partner and the newest member of the family..."

She nervously bowed to them. "Hello...it's an honor to finally meet you all..."

After that, there was an uncomfortable silence; fortunately, it was quickly broken by the happy squeals of my little cousins...who just so happened to be huge digimon fans.

They all ran over to her.

"Wow! Are really a digimon?" My cousin Shamika asked.

"Yeah are you?" My cousin Tonya chimed in.

Silver, noticing the huge smile on their faces, couldn't help but feel proud. "Yes. Yes I am."

They all looked at her with twinkles in their eyes. "Cool!!!"

Then they pulled her aside and started asking her 20 questions about what it's like in the digital world and how she and I met and what types of digimon have we fought together. A gentle smile spread across her face as she answered every one of them.

I felt as if a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders, until I looked over at the adults. Some of them, except mom had looks of utter confusion, while others looked angry as if I had let a demon in the house. I went over to them. "Look, I know what you're going to say; but I know Silver and she would protect this family with her life."

Dad however was still in shock. "Lisa, why didn't you tell us about her before?"

"Because, I didn't know how you all would take to her. And if you're still not convinced, about whether or not she would protect this family," I continued, "If Silver hadn't been here when our house was almost robbed four months ago, mom and I wouldn't even be alive today!"

They all looked at me with astonished looks on their faces. Dad looked at mom, and she nodded confirming what I said was true. He sighed. "Look, we're sorry."

"Don't tell me that! Tell it to Silver."

The adults had a quick meeting then all went over her. Dad cleared his throat. "Silver?"

She looked up. "Yes..." she replied nervously.

"We would like to apologize about how we acted when you first came before us, and," he said with a smile. "We would like to personally welcome you into our family."

Everyone clapped and cheered for Silver, no louder than my little cousins, who were especially happy that a digimon was going to be in their family.

Silver smiled. "Thank you all so much. And I'm looking forward to being a part of it."

My aunt Susie stepped forward, radio in hand. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get this party started!!"

She turned on the Christmas music back on and everyone started dancing. During the party, we showed Silver some of our favorite Christmas traditions, such as roasting marshmallows over the fireplace, trimming the tree, making gingerbread houses and singing our favorite Christmas carols while my cousin Thomas played the piano. Silver, of course being new to them, had a little trouble at first, but I helped her along, so she caught on after that; it was almost as if she had been part of the family all her life. And all the while, mom was taking pictures on her digital camera, wanting to capture the memories that would last a lifetime.

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After the party was over, and everyone said their goodbyes, and welcomed Silver to the family one last time, it was time for bed. But before we did, Edwardia gave us a phone call saying things had went better than expected for her and Luna. Her parents were skeptical at first, but after hearing about the Garurumon incident, they gladly accepted her into the family. All in all, it was the perfect ending to a perfect day.

Of course Christmas would be here soon, and that's when I would give Silver her four-month anniversary present, so I had that to look forward to...that and the other surprises that would wait for me that morning.

End of Chapter 5