December 24 1996. 243 West 122nd Street, New York, United states.

It's a normal and quiet Wednesday morning. Just a day before Christmas and the family Garland was about to start another day. The family Garland was a small family of three people. Miss Garland or Roselia Garland, Gregory or Greg Garland and their 3-year-old daughter Willow Garland. Roselia Garland is a short woman with chestnut brown hair and black eyes, Greg Garland is a pretty tall person and has black hair and icy blue eyes. Willow Garland has also like her mother chestnut brown hair, but she has the eyes of her father .The family Garland is not a very religious family, actually that would be a understatement. Roselia and Gregory Garland are atheist. Roselia's whole family is atheist, it would be strange if she would turn to Christianity. But greg's family was another story, his family was pretty religious and when he told his family that he didn't believe in god his mom didn't like that. Well his whole family didn't really like it but after a few talks they where fine with it. Even tough his family still wants to convince him that god exists. But after a couple years they just accepted it, it wasn't like he told them he was gay. Because when he was in high school he suddenly asked his mother how she would react if he told her that he would be gay, his best friend Julius Adams is gay and when he told his mother about that she reacted pretty well. So he wanted to know how his own mother would react if he told her he was gay. Well lets say she didn't really answer positively to that question, she taught that he was gay and panicked. Greg asked her why she almost panicked but his mother didn't answer that question. She didn't hate homosexuals but she didn't know how to react if her son would tell her he was gay.

''Good morning honey'' yawns a tired Greg Garland.

''Good morning sweetie'' answers Roselia.

Roselia and Greg start their usual morning routine, they wake up their daughter and take her downstairs. There they start making breakfast while watching the news. While eating breakfast Greg and Roselia often have to pick up a plastic cup that Willow knocks of the table. Like always after breakfast Roselia cleans up the table and does the dishes while Greg goes with Willow up stairs to help her get dressed and to change his own clothes. After she's finished with the dishes Roselia also changes clothes and since they got vacation Roselia is watching TV with Greg and Willow. After a couple hours Roselia gets a call from her best friend Samantha Spencer. She called to ask her to come over, like always she says yes. Samantha was her best friend since kinder garden so she almost never said no to her.

''Do you mind taking care of Willow while I go to Sam ?'' asks Roselia.

''Of course not'' says Greg while he gives her a kiss on the cheek.

''Thank you honey'' Roselia grabs her shoes and puts them on, she then walks towards the kitchen table and grabs her car keys. After putting on her coat she gives Willow a peck on the cheek and leaves the house. The ride to Samantha's house is just a small fifteen minutes. Samantha lives in a pretty big house with a nice large garden. Unlike Roselia Samantha's kids don't always live with her. A couple years ago she divorced her ex-husband Martin Spencer. After months of fighting for custody of the kids they finally came to a agreement. The now have a shared custody, Martin would have the kids from Tuesday till Thursday and Samantha from Friday till Monday.

Roselia walked towards the front door and knocks on the door. The doorbell wasn't broke or anything it was just that Samantha didn't like the sound of doorbells. When the door opens it reveals a smiling Samantha, Samantha is an average size woman with blond hair and emerald green eyes. She wears a simple black dress with a blazer and a pair of high heels.

''Good morning Sam'' says Roselia while she giver her a hug. The last couple weeks they didn't see each other a lot because of the fact that Roselia works as a clothing designer. She doesn't work for a company but she had her own brand. Garland Fashion is the name of her brand. She doesn't work like most fashion companies. Instead of buying the clothes in stores or online you have to contact her and then send your clothing sizes and what you want, like a dress or a wedding dress. She then invites you over and then shows you some designs, you pick one of them or two and then she starts making the clothes. It doesn't have to be a dress or anything special, you also can have a jacket made for you. But most people do call for a wedding or prom dress.

''Good morning Rose'' says Samantha while she hugs her back.

''So are you happy that your kids can be here with Christmas this year ?'' asks Roselia. She knew that Samantha's daughter Lorena and Willow are best friends.

''I'm really excited !''

''Yeah Willow is excited too that she can celebrate Christmas with Lorena''

''I know, so I got it all set, tomorrow morning we're gonna bake cookies with the kids and in the evening we're gonna eat at 'Atlantis' with my family, your family and the parents of Greg. Then you, Greg and Willow stay at my place and in the morning we open the presents'' Samantha really wanted to make it a perfect day.

Roselia shakes her head a little with a small smile. She knew her friend was a perfectionist and a week ago they had the same conversation. But she didn't mind, because when she was still in high school having a perfectionist as a best friend was really handy.

After a couple hours Roselia went home only to find out that she was alone. Greg left a note for her what say that he left with Willow to the park. So she started to make dinner. Not that much later Greg and Willow came back from the park and they have dinner. When Roselia was finished with the dishes it's already 7 pm. When she walks to the living room she sees her husband and her daughter watching her favorite cartoon. After some time Willow yawns and she looks really tired.

''Sweetie do you mind bringing Willow up stairs ? It's almost 8 PM'' asks Roselia.

''Sure honey'' he gives her a kiss on the head an then takes a yawning Willow up stairs.

Roselia switches the channel to the news channel and drinks some water. The last few months Roselia and Greg talked about having another child, Willow seemed a bit lonely, their weren't any kids her age in the neighbor, Lorena couldn't always come over and they just wanted another kid in the house. But after trying and trying she couldn't get pregnant they went to the doctor and they did some tests, the results weren't really good. She couldn't get pregnant anymore. It was because of a gynecological medical condition. Roselia didn't wanna know why she couldn't get pregnant so she ran away, Greg was with her when the doctor told her so he knows. But because it wasn't really dangerous for her health she didn't have to know. The doctor said that she just could have a operation but Roselia rejected. Her mother died when she had an operation.

When she looks up she sees her husband walking down the stairs and she smiled. He sits next to her and wraps a arm around her shoulders.

December 24 1996. On a cloud not that far away.

Two winged people with capes on are standing on the cloud. One of them is definitely a woman while the other is a man, you can see that because of their size and figure. The short one of the two or the girl carrying a small bundle with a baby boy in it, the other is holding a 2 envelopes one sealed with a stamp of a lighting bolt and the other was just a plain white envelope.

''Do you really think this is the best for him ?'' asks a soft and sad voice.

''I really think this is the best for him dear'' answers a low voice.

She only nods and gives the little baby a peck on the cheek.

''Don't worry sweetie we will always take care of you'' she says.

The baby giggles and the woman smiles a sad smile.

''It's okay we just have to wait sixteen years and then we can hold him in our arms again. And because time goes faster back home we don't have to wait very long'' says the low voice.

''I know... but knowing that I don't get to be with him when he grows up is still uncomfortable for me, even tough I can see him growing up I will never be there for him. I will never actually be there to see his first step, to hear his first words or to give him advice to.. just survive life'' tears where rolling down her cheek.

The taller of the two gives her a kiss on her cheek and wipes her tears away. He also doesn't want to give up his only son but this really is the best for him. If he would grow up with them the future would be different and he himself would be different.

''Are you ready ?'' asks the low voice.

''I'm ready''

They put the baby in a basket and they also put the envelop in the basket. The Cloud starts to go down and they slowly become invisible. When they're standing before the door they put the basket on the ground. They give the baby another kiss on the forehead and they knock on the door. When the door opens it reveals a short woman with chestnut brown hair and black eyes.

Roselia Garland stands in the door opening and looks around. She was about to close the door when she hears a soft sound of snoring. Whens she looks towards the sound her eyes almost pop out of her head. A basket with a baby in it was laying before her door. She quickly grabbed the basket and brings the baby inside.

The two people are still standing outside the door and with small light flits they transport to another place.

2: Walking on T-junction.

Still December 24 1996.

Roselia couldn't believe it. Why would someone abandon such a cute looking baby? She quickly takes the basket inside to the living room. Then she picks the baby up and looks better at him or her. The baby was sleeping but after some time he or she wakes up. The baby had stunningly metallic grey eyes and medium brown hair. She smiles at the baby and the baby giggles back. Then something comes up in her mind. The last couple months she and Greg talked about having a baby, but because of her medical condition she can't have another baby. But then suddenly somebody leaves a baby on her doorstep. It almost makes her believe in... No, even tough this is a miracle for her she doesn't believe.

When she looks back at the basket she sees that there is more in the basket. Beside the baby who she hold now there are also two envelopes in it. One was really classy and sealed with a lightning bolt symbol it also looked like there was something in it, the other wasn't that impressive just a simple white envelope with the word Chronos on it. She decides to opens the simple envelope first.

To whoever that reads this,

please take care of our baby.

Roselia flips the letter and on the back stands something more. 'Please don't open the second envelope until he turns sixteen'. So the baby is a boy. That's for sure know. But the letter isn't really answering her questions. Roselia picked up the fancy looking envelope and puts him back in the basket. She wanted to open it but she decided to respect the wish of the baby's parents.

After a while she hears footsteps on the staircase. It's probably Greg who wants to ask her when she comes to bed. When the door opens it reveals Greg who looked like he was about to say something but when he saw the baby he just stared. Roselia explained him the whole situation.

''Do you want to adopt him?'' asks Greg suddenly.

''I..'' she looks at the baby who smiles at her and she smiles back.

''Yeah I really want to adopt him'' she says with a big smile.

''Then we should name him right?'' he gives her a peck on the cheek and smiles back at her.

Roselia looks at the baby and thinks of a names. Greg picked the name of their first child so she wanted to pick their second child's name. But after some minutes of brainstorming not a single name pops up in her head.

''What do you think about Chronos Tyson Garland'' says Greg.

''Chronos?''

''Well on the envelope stands Chronos so maybe that's his name''

''Yeah that could be his name'' says Roselia while looking at the envelope.

''So what do you think?''

''It sounds wonderful'' she gives him a hug and Chronos a small kiss on the forehead.

16 years later. December 21 2012.

''WILLOW ! GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE BATHROOM ! SCHOOL STARTS IN 38 MINUTES AND I STILL NEED TO BRUSH MY TEETH!'' yells a grumpy looking Chronos.

''Chronos! We don't swear in this house!'' he hears his mother yell from downstairs.

I don't have to yell so much if I just had my own bathroom thinks Chronos while smacking his head against the door. He's gonna be late again if his sister isn't gonna hurry. If only he didn't overslept then he would be in the bathroom. Well lucky for him school is just a 13 minutes walking so it doesn't matter if sister hurries up. After another ten minutes the door finally opens.

''So the bathrooms free twerp'' says Willow with a smirk.

Chronos quickly runs into the bathroom and ignores the nickname. When he is in the bathroom he brushes his teeth. Then he washes his face and does the things that he always does before school. After exactly 5 minutes he is ready and runs downstairs.

''Bye mom! Bye dad!'' he grabs his back and jacket and runs towards school. Today was the last day of school until Christmas break so today they had some workshops.

''Good morning Clockwork!'' a a guy with green eyes and platinum blond hair says while waving at him.

Even tough his first name is Chronos most people call him Ty or Tyson sometimes even Garland. But his best friend Jack Daniels call him Clockwork or CW, that's because he always know how late it is. Jack is named after the..., yep the famous drink 'Jack Daniels'. His father likes that drink his mom just likes the name.

''So it's almost Christmas break, are you gonna do something special?'' asks Crhonos.

''You know right where going to spend Christmas evening at the church'' says a Jack with a bored voice. Unlike Chronos his family Jack's family is really religious.

''Sorry bro. But the rest of the vacation?''

''We can hang out at the usual place'' says Jack.

''Yeah sure'' Chronos.

The usual place is their favorite pizza place. They already come their since elementary school. But back then they where only allowed to go their on a Friday night and with a adult.

After a boring day of school the two friends decide like always to go to Chronos his house. They almost never hang out at the Jack's place, cause they're is nothing to do there.

When they arrive at his house they decide to look threw old photo albums in his bedroom. Not something that you would expect from them but their is nothing good on TV and they didn't want to play video games.

''You were so sort back then, actually you still are-'' says Jack but Chronos punches him on his arm.

''Ha ha ha'' says Chronos.

When he turns a page he sees a picture with the two of them of them on it. It was back in elementary school and it was their first school day. He remembers it like it was five minutes ago, but it was kinda stupid so they never talk about it.

When he looks at Jack he smiles. Jack was always the reasonable one in their 'group' he was most of the time the one who made the trouble. Or the one that got into trouble. But that's okay most of the time Jack was there to 'save' them even tough Jack most of the time takes part with Chronos his stupid ideas.

''So CW your birthday is coming up'' says Jack.

''So?'' Chronos raises a eyebrow and looks at him with a questioning look.

''So? What do you want for your birthday''

''Don't worry I don't need anything''

''Dude you say that every year and this year is your sixteen birthday! So just say something you wanna have''

''Okay, you can buy me a pair of ear-buds'' he hears his friend sigh and he raises a eyebrow again.

''Don't lift your eyebrow like that dude!'' says Jack while he jumps out of his chair.

''You always ask for ear-buds ! Just-''

''He! I don't always ask for ear-buds!''

''Yeah right'' says Jack while he rolls his eyes.

Chronos raises his eyebrow again and his friend walks over to his night stand and pulls out a drawer. In the drawer sits about twenty pair of earphones. Now it was Jack's time to raise his eyebrows. And he did when he closed the drawer.

''See!'' says Jack.

''Well fine buy me a headset''

He opens a small cupboard and in the cupboard are at least five pairs of headsets. Chronos sighs and thinks.

''What about-'' says Chronos.

''Euh no'' interrupts Jack.

''Well than what about-''

''Nope''

''And t-''

''Don't even think about saying that''

''What do you think that I was about to ask?''

''Well first you wanted to ask for portable speakers and then you wanted to ask for a wireless headphone and last but not least you wanted to ask for ear-buds'' says Jack while he sits again.

''Well then... I want a watch then''

''You don't need a watch!''

''Yes I do''

''No you don't''

''Why not?''

''Well how late is it?''

''It's half past six and your father is gonna call in one two three'' Chronos counts on his fingers and they hear the song Airplanes.

''See you don't need one'' says Jack while picking up his phone.

When Jack is done talking to his father he says he needs to leave.

''Well bye!''

''Bye and text me something that you want. And no ear-buds!'' says Jack while walking out the door.

Chronos sighs and walks to the dining room, just thirty seconds before diner gets served.

3: The road home is never without any bumps.

December 24 2012.

''Chronos! Happy birthday!'' Chronos opens his eyes and sees his parents and his sister standing before him and he smiles.

Hist sister looks like she was dragged out of bed and she probably was cause she looks really tired. His mother looks like she was awake for hours cause her hair was brushed and she had make-up on. His dad looks a little bit between Willow and Roselia, he didn't look really tired but he also didn't look really clean like mom.

They hold a chocolate pie before him and he smiles.

''Euhm.. Willow could you go to the living room we want to talk to Chronos'' says Roselia with a nervous smile. His father gives Willow the pie.

''Sure'' says Willow with a yawn and she leaves the room.

''Mom you guys already gave me the birds and the bees talk'' says Chronos while he awkwardly scratches his head.

His mom giggles and his dad just smiles but they both shake their heads.

''Euhm.. not about that'' she gives him the plain white envelope and he raises his eyebrow.

''Open it'' says his father soft.

Chronos opens the envelope and he reads the letter his eyes widen when he is finished reading both sides of the letter.

''So... where is the other envelope?'' he asks calmly.

''You're not mad?'' asks his mother with a small smile.

''Of course not'' says Chronos.

''You're my parents and I love you'' he gives them a hug and his mother gives him the other envelope.

Chronos smiles and inspects the envelope. His parents or adoptive parents leave the room and he opens the envelope. In the envelop was a necklace with a small hourglass attached to it. In the hourglass was gold glowing sand. on the bottom of the hourglass stood the words:

Vade in domum.

Chronos puts the necklace on the night stand and walks down stairs. He kinda expected it. He didn't look like his mother or his father not even like his grandparents. So he figured it out on his thirteen birthday.

''Good morning sweetie'' says his mother with a smile.

''Good morning'' he eats a piece of pie and drinks a glass of milk.

Breakfast went pretty normal and until six pm he was in his room playing video games. But then Jack suddenly walked into his room with a small box.

''Happy birthday!'' says Jack while giving him the box. Because Christmas is just two days from his birthday his mom just gives him the present on Christmas. Most people think that if you're birthday is clothes to Christmas you don't get that much presents, but for Chronos that's the opposite because his birthday is close to Christmas he gets a lot of gifts.

''Thanks'' says Chronos while opening the box. A watch, in the box sits a watch. Chronos smirks and looks at Jack who sheepishly smiles.

''So where is you don't need a watch?''

''Well I couldn't think of anything and the watch just resembles you so I bought it''

Chronos looks at the watch and nods, it did resemble him.

''Wait... did you just say I look like a watch'' says Chronos while raising his eyebrow.

Jack just smiles and grabs a controller.

After two hours Jack's dad calls and Jack leaves again. So Chronos plays video games until twelve PM. He decides to actually go to bed at one AM. Chronos sleeps for two hours and then he wakes up. He looks at his alarm clock in about ten seconds it's three AM. A yawn escapes out of his mouth and he grabs the necklace of his night stand and turns the hourglass. He doesn't know that that the clock stopped exactly at three AM. And not just his clock he just stopped time all over the world. Because he doesn't know that he decides to walk downstairs to grab a bottle of water.

When he looks at the clock in the kitchen he sees that it doesn't move. He picks it of the wall and replaces the batteries, but nothing happens. He doesn't really care and goes back to bed. After eight hours of sleeping he watches at his alarm clock and his eyes widens when he sees that there stand three PM. He first thinks that he slept the whole day until he sees that it stands that it's December 25. Chronos jumps out of his bed and walks to his sisters room.

''Willow! Willow wake up!'' says Chronos while shacking her. She doesn't respond and he freaks out.

Chronos looks at her alarm clock and there also stands three PM. He freaks out even more and shakes her more.

''WILLOW WAKE UP!'' he screams. Because he moves that much the hourglass turns again and the time moves again.

Willows eyes snap open and she grabs a pillow beside her, she throws it against Chronos his face.

''GET OUT OF MY ROOM TWERP!'' yells Willow. She keeps throwing pillows at him until he left the room.

''Holly crap that was weird'' says Chronos while he runs to his room.

Chronos grabs the envelope of his bed and looks if there is something more in it. Unfortunate for him not. But then he remembers that their was something written on the bottom of the hourglass.

''Vade in domum'' says chronos while turning the hourglass. Everything around him turns black and before he know it he's knock out.