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Fire

   "Fire!!! Dad! Daddy! There's a fire! Fire!!!" Raven had bright glistening tears in his eyes. The 6 year old was clearly freaking out as he shook Geno

   Geno was startled awake. "Raven? What?! Fire!?" He sat himself up and rubbed his eyes. "Reaper!"

   "Im up." Reaper shoved the blankets off snd stumbled. He was just in his pj pants at the moment.

   "Where's the fire baby?!" Geno asked picking Raven up.

   "Goths room! Daddy!! Daddy what do we do!?" Raven squealed in fear.

   "I'll get Goth. You two get out of here!!!" Reaper took off out the door.

   Geno clutched Raven close and dashed out the door. He fumbled with the knob of the front door. "Baby you gotta stay calm for me. Raven it's okay. Daddy's got you."

   "Goth!!!! Daddyyy!" Raven was shrieking reaching to where Reaper disappeared.

   Geno could feel the heat. He turned snd saw the fire down the hall at the bottom of the stairs. Oh shit. He yanked he door open and hurried out.

   Down the street he saw his neighbors house light up. She ran out of the front door in her robe. "Geno!!" her husband followed seconds later.

   "Take Raven!" Geno shouted running back in. The cats. Where are the cats!? He heard the mews soon. He buried his face in his scarf and grabbed the two cats before retreating back outside.

   Reaper and Goth weren't out here yet. "Where's Reaper!?"

   The woman couldn't answer as she was trying to calm Raven. Her husband was on the phone with the fire department.

   Geno turned to stare at the house. "Reaper!!!" He cried.

   A face appeared in the upstairs window. "I've got Goth! But we can't get out!" Reaper was clutching the 12 year old to his chest.

   "Get him out the window!!" Geno cried pointing towards the garage.

   Goth gave a terrified look. "No I– Dad stop!!!" He squealed as Reaper picked him up and maneuvered him out the window and onto the roof of the garage. "Jump onto the car!"

   Goth whimpered but jumped down to the car. It was only a few feet down. He made it with minor injuries.

   "Reaper! You too!" Geno called.

   "I won't fit out the window!" Reaper called. There was a crash and Reapers face in the window was replaced with flames.

   "REAPER!" Geno screamed.

   Goth ran over and clutched onto Geno. "Daddy! Where did he go!?"

   Geno clutched onto his oldest son tight. He was holding his breath. "Reaper!!!" There were sirens in the background. Magic rushed in his soul and made it hurt. "Reaper!!!" His voice felt raw from smoke and screaming.

   Minutes passed. Reaper stumbled out the front door and collapsed onto the grass. Geno gave a sigh of relief and ran over. "Reaper!"

   Reaper coughed sharply. His soul pulsed rapidly. "I'm okay! Geno. T's okay!"

   Geno pulled Reaper to hai feet snd dragged him away from the burning house. The family all sat on the sidewalk staring at the house. One of the cats had took off as soon as it was outside. The other was clutched in Ravens little hands.

   Goth grabbed onto Reapers arm. "Are you okay!?"

   "I'm fine. Are you okay? Is Raven okay?"

   Geno nodded and pressed kisses all over his husbands face. "We're okay. We're all okay. Got the cats out an everything. . ."

   Reaper sighed and nodded coughing up smoke. "Good. Good..."

   Raven whimpered one hand clutching at Geno's shirt and the other holding the cat. "I was so scared.."

   Geno pressed a kiss to his youngest's hesd. "It's okay. You did good. You did do good. I'm so proud."

   The four sat there staring as their home went up in flames. They were just glad to be alive. Hours later they'd call their family from the hospital but for now, they simply cherished life.

I was watching heart stopping moments of 2020. Ta da.