Just Like Magic

Chapter Two

Chapter Two ; You Killed Santa!

"Noelle! Noelle! Wake Up!" I heard Charlie as he shook me, making me groan

"Go away" it was far too early for this

"Noelle! Santa is on the roof!" Charlie says, grabbing my blanket and pulling it off, making me shiver as the cold hair hit my skin

"Oh, Really?" I muttered sarcastically, glaring at my brother "Yes! I heard something!"

"Well, I hope he falls off" I grumbled, grabbing my blanket to pull it back over me "I'm so sick of—" I started, when suddenly, there was a thudding sound "what was that?" I asked, wide eyed

"Santa!" Charlie answered "Where's dad?" I asked, getting out of the comfort of my soft bed "he went outside to look at it"

"what? get your coat! it was probably him" I said as I grabbed my coat, which really, was just a leather jacket, while Charlie ran to his room to get his, once Charlie had his coat, we headed outside to see.. what. the. hell. dad was stood, over a dead Santa

"You got him!" Charlie says as he ran down the slippery stairs to get a closer look

"Kids! Stay there" Dad demanded, but, we didn't listen and ran to dad "Kids! would you two listen to me and stay up there!"

"It's Santa!" Charlie said with wide eyes, looking at Dad and I "You killed santa!"

"I did not!" Dad shouts "Hey, I was in my room all night, how am I responsible for dad killing him?" I asked

"I didn't kill him!"

"You said you hoped he'd fall off the roof!"

"Dad killed Santa all on his own, kiddo" I said with a huff, arms crossing

"oh my god, I did not kill Santa! this isn't even him!" Dad said

"Well— He was" Charlie mumbles

"I bet he's got some form of ID on him" Dad says as he knelt beside dead Santa "Fella, if you can hear me, I'm looking for some kind of identification" he starts searching the pockets of the coat, pulling a card out "when I figure out who you are, I'll take you back to the mall"

The card said Santa Claus, North Pole. Dad flipped it over to see writing on the back of it, and read it out loud "if something should happen to me, put on my suit. the reindeer will know what to do. Yeah, Right"

Suddenly, chiming could be heard from the top of the roof

The three of us looked to one another before we ran out to the street to get a better view, and Right there, ontop of the house was a sleigh, with reindeer tied to the front

"Woah!" Charlie says in amazement, my own eyes widening and Dad looking pale, blinking, to make sure he wasn't dreaming

"Dad!" Charlie's startled gasp had startled them and he ran to dead Santa "Hey! Hey disappeared!"

"He's naked somewhere" Dad says as he looked around

"in this weather?" I asked, hugging myself, despite the leather jacket, it wasn't exactly the warmest, per say