History Shows Again and Again

Chapter 25

December 20, 2020

As soon as Zeek heard the rapid knocks on his apartment door, he knew exactly who it was. So, he took my time, wanting to annoy her with his slowness before finally getting to the door and throwing it open. A body instantly slammed into his torso, arms coming around to hug him by his middle, which caused him to chuckle.

"Hey, Mads." He patted her on the back.

"It feels like it's been forever!" Madison stated, keeping her arms around his middle. She beamed up at him and he ruffled her hair in return. He looked up from Madison and he could see Mark watching from the doorway.

"Come on Mark, you and Mads can make yourself at home." He told them and Madison unrounded her arms from his waist and scurried deeper into the apartment, Mark following after. Zeek closed the door and watched as Madison plop down at the kitchen table while putting her backpack on the tabletop. Mark had set the suitcases down by the door before joining his daughter.

"Welcome to my humble home." Zeek said with a mock posh accent as he leaned against the counter. "I have some green tea all set if you guys want."

"That would be appreciated." Mark stated, giving Zeek a grateful look. Zeek grabbed two mugs, filling them up with warm green tea and setting the mugs in front of the two. He watched as the two began to sip before filling up his own mug to sip on.

"So, any new theories you come up with?" asked Madison while she looked at Zeek expectedly.

"When don't I have new theories?" Zeek grinned at her before leaving the kitchen, grabbing the notebooks from his room and walking back into where the two were and setting the notebooks down on the tabletop. "So, what kind do you want to hear?"

She thought for a moment, staring hard at the notebooks and Zeek waited patiently, knowing that Madison really couldn't decide. He knew that she wanted to hear about everything that he came up with when it came to his theories about Godzilla and his species.

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December 25, 2020

"Hurry up, Zeek, come on." Madison called from the doorway, making the man pop his head out from underneath his blanket. "Dad's already in the living room waiting."

"Been here for four or five days and already you're bossing me around." Zeek stated with a sleep filled, teasing town before he threw the blanket off and sat up, yawning and stretching.

"Hey, I got favorite niece rights."

"...Mads...you're the only one I consider a niece."

"Eh, details. Now hurry up!" With that, Madison disappeared towards the living room, making Zeek chuckle. He stood and got dressed, untucking his necklace from his shirt before glancing over at his desk where a few framed photos sat. His eyes looked over the one that had Ishiro and Vivienne in it and he gazed at the photo for a few seconds.

"Merry Christmas you two..." he murmured before sobering up and heading out of the room and to the living room where Madison and Mark sat waiting on the couch. "Sorry I didn't get you guys anything."

"Nonsense." Mark snorted. "We hardly care about gifts. It's all about sharing the day with to us."

"And after saying that." Madison smiled sheepishly before he held up a small box and opened it, revealing a handmade blue, white and dark grey bracelet. "I made you this because I wanted to."

"Madison–" Zeek began but she cut him off by taking the bracelet out, grabbing and lifting up his hand and tying it around his wrist.

"No ifs, ands or buts. You are going to wear it and you are going to like it."

Zeek stared at her before chuckling and bringing her into a hug. "Well then, thank you for the gift, Mads. Now...why don't we make some gingerbread men, hm?"

"Yeah!"