Hiya! I've been reading Warmal's story 'Between Us, Rings' obsessively since it's fantastic and you should definitely check it out, and I realized that I miss writing for this series, so I thought I'd try again! I hope you like it! This is the first time I've written anything for this series in years!
"Bye guys!" Lilo called as she rushed down the steps, swinging her backpack onto her shoulder as she left, turning her head slightly to wave as the other girls took the stairs slower than she had
Without giving them the chance to respond she turned and headed in the direction of her home, brown eyes shining happily as she walked, humming softly to herself. Things were going great for the sixteen-year-old; she was at the top of her hula class -alongside Mertle- she was getting excellent grades in most of her classes -including math, since she asked for Jumba's help, even though she was pretty sure evil genuis help might be cheatish- and there was absoloutley no universe threatening calamities happening. There hadn't been any for ages.
And the best part about Lilo's already fantastic day- something that made it even more fantastic; Stitch.
"Aloha Lilo" he smiled warmly, as she reached their agreed meeting place
"Aloha, Stitch" she smiled, kneeling in front of him and pulling him into a gentle hug, pressing their lips together quickly. The alien chuckled softly when they parted, black eyes shining, and she flicked him playfully on the nose. "Come on, we should get home"
"Ih" he agreed, turning and dropping onto all fours, breaking into a run when the girl took off
When they reached home they were greeted by Jumba, whom was seated on the couch with Pleakley, their eyes glued to the screen. Pleakley was clearly terrified, while Jumba seemed vaguely amused. A quick glance at the screen confirmed they were watching a horror movie -one usually watched on Family Fun Night- and Lilo couldn't help but laugh- doubling over when Pleakley let out a bewildered screech of terror.
"Pleakley, how many times have you seen this movie?" Lilo teased as she walked past them, grabbing one of her records off the coffee table
"Thirty seven" Jumba replied, gaze finally leaving the screen to settle on her "Little girl looks happy" he noted "Is anything happening today?"
She shrugged her shoulders
"Today is just a really good day" she replied honestly "Things are still going great with Mertle" she informed them
"Ih" Stitch agreed at their surprised looks "Mertle naga being mean" he shrugged, tone betraying his surprise
She rolled her eyes and ruffled the fur on top of his head gently
"Yes, I know you think it's surprising" she agreed easily; it was understandable that they were doubtful. After years of hating each other, it had been hard to believe when Mertle had offered an apology. However, Lilo had accepted it, and from there things progressed slowly. Mertle seemed cautious; like she thought Lilo would hate her again if she did anything wrong.
She skirted around on thin ice with Lilo, and eventually things felt normal between them- like things had been before they had a falling out and stopped speaking. Well, civilly, anyways. Now, the two were very close. Not as close as she was to Victoria, but still close enough to hang out after school, do homework together, and they even had sleepovers here and there. Some days Lilo woke up expecting it to all be a dream, and to have Mertle still hate her, but every day when she got to school Mertle was waiting with a warm smile and some stories to share.
Pleakley reached for the remote, grabbing it and pausing the movie before turning his attention upon her
"We just worry about you" he told her
"I know" she smiled "But things are okay now, I promise" she passed back in front of the tv, heading for the hallway "I'm going to call Victoria and work on my homework. If you need me, you know where I'll be"
She received mumbles of agreement and headed to the lift, Stitch climbing on with her, smiling up at her during the entire ride. When they stepped out she locked the lift -just in case- and kicked off her sandals, tossing her backpack onto her bed and then falling onto bed next to it. Stitch climbed up next to her and offered a smile, which she gladly returned, reaching up and scratching behind his ear.
"I love you" she whispered tenderly
"Meega love you too, booji-boo" he replied, leaning down and gently pressing his lips to hers
When they parted she sighed heavily and turned her head, gaze falling upon her backpack. Stitch flicked his gaze to the bag as well and both were silent for a few moments
"I should probably do my homework, huh?" she sighed
"Ih"
With a resigned groan she reached out and grabbed the bag, sitting up and she pulled it toward her and fished out her books.
BOOMBABY
It was late that night when Nani finally got home, having had to work overtime since the other employee cancelled last minute, and a replacement couldn't be found. She didn't mind having to stay late, though; it was extra money in her pocket, and it didn't happen very often. Lilo looked up when she heard the front door close
"Oh, Nani is home. We can talk more at school, okay?"
"Okay" Victoria replied happily "Don't forget to ask her about the sleepover for tomorrow night"
"Of course" Lilo grinned "Goodnight, Victoria"
"Night, Lilo. Night Stitch!"
"Night!" he called back
Lilo ended the call and hopped off the bed, tossing the communicator onto the mattress before stepping onto the lift, waiting for Stitch to climb on with her before unlocking it and allowing it to carry them down. When she stepped off she headed straight to the kitchen, where David was setting a box of pizza on the counter.
"Aloha David" she greeted
"Aloha Lilo" he turned and offered her a warm smile "Nani will be back in a moment, she just wanted to change quickly"
Lilo nodded and took a seat at the table, and David did the same, Stitch climbing up to sit on the table, rather than on a chair. Not a sound was made between them, but it was a comfortable silence, and within a few minutes Nani was entering the room.
"Aloha Lilo" she greeted, stooping to press a kiss to her sisters forehead
"Aloha Nani" she greeted, smiling as Nani ruffled the fur on Stitch's head as she walked past him "How was work?"
"Exhausting" she responded with a sigh, pulling open the cupboard and groaning when a hinge snapped off "David the-" She didn't even finish her sentence before Stitch was on the counter in front of her. Within seconds the hinge was fixed. She offered a tired but warm smile "Mahalo, Stitch"
He flashed a grin in response, purring when she scratched his chin gently, before reaching up to grab the appropriate amount of plates from the cupboard.
"Lilo, is Victoria coming for dinner?" she asked
"No" she replied "But we were wondering if we could have a sleepover tomorrow?" she asked hopefully
Nani swung the cupboard shut and turned, fixing her sister with a mock stern expression
"Did you finish your homework?"
Lilo giggled
"Yes" she replied
"Clean your room?"
"Yes" she replied once more
Nani pretended to think about the question, eyes shining mischievously at her younger sister
"Did you... Take out the trash?"
"Nani" she whined playfully, swiping a plate from her sister
"Yeah, that's fine Lilo" she nodded
"Thank you" Lilo flashed a grin and opened the pizza, the three occupants of the room gasping when they realized Stitch had climbed into the box
"Stitch!" all three cried
He chuckled nervously, offering a wide smile
David snickered
"I'll order another pizza"
Nani stuck her tongue out at the little blue alien and closed the lid on him before turning her attention back to her sister
"So how was your day?" she asked
"It was good" she replied "Stitch picked me up, which was nice" her cheeks tinged a light pink as she spoke, and Nani smirked when she noticed
"Lilo" she asked, playful tone clear in her voice as she leaned toward her sister "Do you and I have to have a talk about the birds and the bees?"
"Nani!" the girl practically screeched, cheeks flaring a deep red, and Nani let out a howl of laughter, all but falling into a chair as her sister glared at her, embarrassment wafting off of her. She dropped into a chair beside her older sister, and both turned their heads when Stitch poked his head out of the pizza box, sauce covering his nose and various other parts of his body
"Gaba birds and bees have to do with Meega and Lilo?" he asked, black eyes shining in confusion
Lilo and Nani stared at him in silence for a moment before Nani began laughing once more. Lilo giggled and reached over, wiping the sauce off his nose and shaking her head at him
"Nothing, Stitch. Nani was teasing" she shot a playful glare at her sister
Nani fixed her gaze on the duo and couldn't help but sigh. She regretted everything she had done to them when she found out about their relationship, but she had been scared. She had never in her wildest dreams thought her eleven-year-old sister would wind up in a relationship with an alien- let alone Stitch. She had panicked and separated them, which she now knew was not the right thing to do. Time had helped, as had several talks with Lilo. But what had really finalized her decision that she could deal with this, and that this was okay, was when Stitch had come to talk to her while Lilo was out.
Flashback
Nani looked up curiously when she heard a timid knock on the door, wondering who on earth it could be. She tossed her book onto the coffee table and made her way to the door, pulling it open and raising a brow, glancing down when a throat was cleared.
"Oh" was all she said, and Stitch visibly flinched, taking that as a bad thing
"Can... Can weega talk?" he asked timidly
She blinked, staring down at him for a moment, then flicking her gaze to the outside, where rain was pouring down. He was quite obviously soaked, and was completely filthy, and he had obviously left after it had already been raining since he was absolutely covered in mud. He was on a mission, and she knew she had to hear him out. With that in mind she muttered
"Yeah" and stepped back, allowing him entrance to the house he hadn't been inside for several weeks. "Wait here" she requested as she swung the door shut, making her way into the hallway and toward the closet, grabbing a towel for him.
When she returned she handed it to him, and he smiled gratefully
"Takka" he murmured
She nodded, and lead him into the kitchen where he hopped up onto a chair. She grabbed a mug of coffee for each of them, sliding his toward him and receiving another murmur of thanks as she sat.
"So, lets hear it" she prompted after a few minutes
"Meega... Soka" he began, lifting his head to meet her gaze "Meega know weega hurt you" his ears dropped to hang in shame "That was never our intention. We... were selfish- weega didn't think about how being Booji-boo's would affect our Ohana... And especially yuuga" he looked down "Meega... Lilo is butifa... Meega would never hurt her... Meega tay Lilo..." he fell silent
"Tay..?" she asked slowly
"Love" he replied
She was silent for a moment
"Stitch... I'm going to ask you something, and I want you to tell me the truth, and only the truth, okay?"
"Ih"
"Why do you love Lilo?" she asked "Why her, and not some other experiment"
His eyes widened in shock at the choice of question, and it took a moment for him to answer
"Lilo... Was meega's first achi-baba" he replied slowly "Meega's first Ohana. She was the first person to care about Stitch... About what happened to Stitch... About where meega was, and if meega could possibly be in danger" he sighed "Lilo is most important thing in the galaxy to meega, and meega would protect her with meega's life. Lilo is butifa, and she's meega's booji-boo. When meega think's about who meega would spend the rest of meega's life with, the only person meega picture's is her" he looked up, meeting Nani's gaze now "Meega know isa meega's fault if anything happens to her... But that chance would never come. Meega promise. Chi chubida"
When Lilo came home that night, she was greeted by Stitch, and all she could do was sob and thank her sister on repeat as she clung to them both, and Nani knew she had made the right choice.
End Flashback
Seeing them now only backed up that Nani had done the right thing in letting him come home; they were perfect for each other. And even though her sister would get treated strangely when people found out -which Nani didn't like the thought of- she knew Stitch would stand by Lilo through it all, and Lilo would be okay. She knew everything would be okay, as long as they had each other and their Ohana.
And when Stitch looked over, pizza sauce dripping off his nose, and offered her a wide smile, she knew without a doubt that everything would be fine.
If only she knew how wrong she was.
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