_tsunami_:

Cait was finally done baking and was giving the kitchen a good cleaning after her marathon baking sessions. The past three days had been spent baking, baking and baking. Saturnalia started tomorrow and she had to finish the baking before then. Cait couldn't exactly go out and buy everyone at the mansion a gift, so she baked goodies. She knew everyone's favorites and made sure to include some of each in her baking.

She looked at the clock. Mom, Dad and Twerp Minor should be here some time this afternoon. They always came for the start of Saturnalia and stayed until a few days after New Year's. There was the obligatory visit to Grandfather William's, which they never looked forward to, but it was one of those things that had to be done. The best part was always the Xavier's Institute Annual Snowball Fight on New Year's Day.

Cait wondered where Twerp Major was as she moved water and detergent across the floor with her powers.

lytaworthington:

Lyta's calmed down since her previous encounter with Gabriel. A brother. She had an older brother. After twenty-one-years of being an only child, she had a brother that neither she or her father had ever known about. Her father still didn't know. Lyta sighed, making her way to the room where she'd been told Gabriel was staying with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. Sure, she'd been told that he understood the way that she'd reacted, but she still couldn't help but feel like dirt when she'd snapped at him. It wasn't his fault what had happened between his mother and her-their father.

Reaching his door, Lyta inhaled and gave a knock.

"Gabriel? Are you there? It's Lyta."