Hello there! It is TwinGleeks101 again and this time,with a new story and a new genre! Yeah,we've now hitched a lift on the Grucy ship so sorry if it's crap! As many of you may already know, this weekend brought us the sad news of Cory Monteith dying after an accidental overdose so as a tribute,we'd like to dedicate this chapter to him. This one's for you Cory,R.I.P. Peace Out! TG101 :-D x
Lucy knew that the responsibilities of becoming a mom would come as soon as Gru got down on one knee but she never knew they could be tested to the limit as much as they had been that day. It had started out like any other day, with her making her specialty of burnt pancakes after Gru yet again flat out refused to wake up. Sometimes she couldn't believe that man; he had the body and brains of a forty year old yet the sleeping patterns of a college student. It was usually gone midnight by the time she felt the bed dip under his weight and a soft kiss placed on her forehead. It wasn't until the afternoon when Steve ran up to her, babbling something incoherent but urgent sounding that was quickly followed by a cry of pain that she realised something was up.
Running as fast as she could with a minion in tow, the pair were soon in the garden,only to be met by the sight of Edith at the bottom of a tree, her leg bent at an angle.
"Oh my gosh! Edith, are you alright? What happened?" she fussed, quickly making her way over to the in pain girl. It was then Lucy gasped. Edith was crying. Edith . Was. Crying. She never cried, not even when they found her pet hamster,Mr Spunky, dead when they came back from holiday to find blood stains on the carpet and a dishevelled mass of fur close by. If anything,she found it an opportunity to test out a forensics kit she got for her birthday a month previous.
"I was practising my ninja skills when I sorta fell out." She whispered, giving her mom a sheepish grin.
Several moments later, an out of breath Gru ran up to them,being led by Kyle.
"Okay Kyle,there's a good boy. What going on? I leave you alone for five seconds and dis happens?" he questioned, dismissing several minions who were holding a stretcher between them.
"Gru,there's no time for questions! She needs to get to a hospital." The red head argued, looking her husband in the eye. "I've been on enough missions to spot a broken bone and believe me,that is a broken bone."
Gru looked at her in disbelief before realising what was going on "Right, someone needs to go to de hospital with Edith..."
"I will." Lucy said firmly,taking off her jacket and propping it underneath her daughter's leg,making her wince.
"Sorry sweetie." she whispered,brushing the hair from her face,gasping as she noticed a cut just above her eyebrow that was steadily trickling blood.
"Phil!" she ordered to a passing minion,making him jump."I need you to get a bandage and a plaster then bring it back here."
The minion mumbled something positive sounding and raced to the house accidentally knocking over Agnes in the process "Hey, what's up?" She gave a scream and hid behind Gru's legs "Her leg's all weird!" she declared, poking it with a long stick she had found,making her sister scream in pain.
"Agnes,don't do that,you'll just make it worse." Lucy instructed,attending to Edith who was almost passing out. "Sweetie, can you go inside and pass me the phone? We need to call for an ambulance."
As Agnes rushed to find a phone, Gru and Lucy knelt down to Edith's level "Don't worry about a thing Edith." Gru said, his accent thick "You'll be okay, I promise."
"...Edith Gru?" a nurse chirped,poking her head around the door. Heather Thorpe looked around the room to find a young girl in a hospital bed, accompanied by a little yellow man and another woman.
"Hi sweetie, my name is Heather and I'm going to see what's wrong with your leg. What happened anyway?"
The man in yellow said something foreign before screaming and falling off the bed. Lucy laughed uncomfortably, picking him up "Sorry, he's just a little crazy" she motioned, her finger turning clockwise at the side of her head "Well, Edith was playing ninjas and unfortunately, fell out the tree"
Suddenly, she felt her mobile phone vibrate "Excuse me a second...hello?"
"Hi Lucy, it's just me." she heard her husband say "Um, what would you say if we had a leetle problem, as in...I don't know, metaphorically speaking, a possum come down de chimney and it growls whenever you go near it?"
"Gru! I think it bit me!" Margo shouted in the background "Don't worry, I caught it!" Lucy heard a growl and a scream "I think it's cloned or something!"
"Right, call the animal shelter and see what they can do, love you bye." As Lucy switched off her phone, she gave the nurse a sheepish smile "Don't worry, just possum problems."
"Okay then." Heather cleared her throat "From what I've gathered Edith, you do have a broken tibia, so we'll send you down to x ray just to make sure and then come back here for a plaster cast and to stitch your head up, how's that sound?"
Edith looked up nervously at Lucy who gave a small nod of reassurance."Could I have black,like a ninja?" she finally whispered,making Heather chuckle.
"Sure you can honey! Just wait a little while yeah?"
They returned home two hours later, with Edith in a wheelchair and loopy on pain meds "Gru,we're home!" Lucy called, banging the door shut. When she got no response, she called again "Gru?"
Walking over towards the telephone, she saw a note "Lucy, taken Margot to hospital,the possum problem did not go well." Lucy laughed, gasping as she noticed the state of the living room. Carpets were shred, the chimney looked like it had been blown apart and Kyle was sleeping on the sofa, as if nothing had happened. The only piece of evidence that seemed relatively normal was a minion whom she recognised as Kevin quivering in the corner.
Sighing,she made her way over towards him,before kneeling to his level."Kevin,I need you to look after Edith whilst I clear up. Think you can do that?" she questioned softly so as not to scare him.
"Aye aye!" he responded,giving the tall woman a salute. After Kevin ran over to Edith's side, the door banged open to Gru, Agnes and Margot, who's nose had a plaster over it.
"I look like a freak!" Margot pouted thickly, crossing her arms "I am NOT going to school like this."
"Tough, you have to." Gru said, his voice monotone. Making his way over to his wife, he kissed her cheek, noticed she looked unimpressed. Sighing, he held up a bag "I got dinner?" he asked, hoping to lighten the situation.
Lucy folded her arms and raised an eyebrow,knowing Gru knew he was in trouble."Three nights." was all she said,before taking the bag from her husband and inspecting the contents."Not bad." she mused "Alright guys! Who's hungry?"
Later that night, Lucy sighed, before heading downstairs. It felt weird not having Gru's over -sized frame in the bed, and to be frank, she felt she'd been a bit harsh.
Luckily, she saw the tell-tale light that showed he was still up, probably working on something for the jams and jellies company. "Hey." she said softly, making Gru jump up and hide something behind his back.
"Lucy! What're you doing up?" he asked, trying so hard to keep the thing hidden behind his back
"What've you got behind your back?" she questioned, squinting.
Gru laughed "Behind my back? I've got nothing behind my back! At least not for you..." he chuckled sheepishly,placing the object on the table. He cleared his throat "Right, close your eyes."
Giving him a suspicious smirk, Lucy closed her eyes. Gru quickly put the last finishing touches to the present and smiled. "Right, now open!"
As she opened her eyes, Lucy gasped. It was a wooden box, with a hinged lid. On it said "Memory box". She motioned towards it, Gru nodding. As she opened it, her face split open with a smile. In it were photos and trinkets, her broken lipstick taser, rings, necklaces, all sorts. And inside the lid was a picture of her, Gru and the girls, their first family photo.
"Oh Gru..." she whispered,tears starting to pool."I - I don't know what to say."
"Hows about you let me back in de bed and leave it at dat?" he grinned,placing a hand on Lucy's shoulder,making her shiver in excitement.
"I like your thinking." she purred,dragging him by the scarf.