A/N: Another short chapter ladies and gents, much apologies. Next chapter shall be MORE ACTIONY. Enjoy *arm wiggles*.
"Come on people, we have to drive for an hour get to LeAnn's house and none of us want to get the stare down for being late." Kat said calling out the window of her car, honking the horn.
It was finally Wednesday and after many stories about Stan, Mabel and Dipper where ready to meet some of their cousins. Stan however was absolutely miserable and was slowly dragging himself out the door of the Shack. Katarina had been given guidelines from her sister that she was supposed to relay to Stan. Most of the guidelines where about keeping all things related to the Mystery Shack and the weird at home. Stan was now fez-less, was wearing a white button up and some black dress pants, and was very grumpy as he walked into his daughters car.
"Come on dad, this'll be fun you'll get to see Markus and LeAnn, and your grandkids!" Kat said smiling.
Stan turned with a grumpy face towards her as they pulled out on the road.
"And I'll have to see Deb too." he grumbled
"Ugh, Dad no one is going to make you talk to her. You can avoid her all day if you want." Kat sighed
"Fine." he muttered
The rest of the car trip was fairly peaceful and involving bad jokes, spontaneous singalongs, and absent-minded toffee peanut eating. As they pulled up into the yard of gray house with a bundle of brightly colored balloons at the door a girl who was just a little shorter than Dipper who had bright red hair in a long braid ran out into the yard.
"Aunt Kat!" She said jumping on her as she stepped out of the car
"Hey Lizzy happy birthday!" She said hugging her and then dropping her back down
"Thank you, and you brought grandpa," she said turning noticing Stan shuffling out of the car "Hi grandpa Stan, thanks for coming." giving him a hug.
"No problem." He said ruffling her hair.
Lizzy turned and stared at Mabel and Dipper.
"Since when did you have kids?" she asked confused.
"Geez Lizzy, let's all just jump to conclusions, these are your mom and I's cousins kids Dipper and Mabel." Kat said gesturing.
Lizzy turned and raised an eyebrow.
"It's his nickname, I know it's weird, I don't know why they call him that , I didn't bother to ask, now come along I need some cake!" Kat said turning and walking towards the trunk of her car to get her and Stan's gifts. As Mabel giggled at Dipper's dejected face Lizzy walked over.
"Hey if you guys want you can come inside and hang out, we have nachos." she said politely
"Nachos?!" Mabel said excitedly
"Yep, you can't have a party without nachos!" she said laughing giving both Mabel and Dipper high-fives.
As they went inside ,leaving Kat to try to convince him to come inside, Dipper and Mabel realised how normal the house seemed for someone who was related to Stan.
"MOM, AUNT KAT AND GRANDPA STAN ARE HERE WITH YOUR COUSIN'S KIDS!" Lizzy said shouting as she walked up the entry way steps followed by Mabel and Dipper ,trying to absorb the extremely normal house.
"Hold on." a female voice called.
The woman who appeared on the steps looked very little like Stan or Kat. She was short and curvy with curly brown hair but the smile was very similar to Stan's. She smiled at Dipper and Mabel.
"Hi Dipper and Mabel, right?" she said reaching out to shake each of their hands "I'm Stan's daughter LeAnn. Make yourselves comfortable."
As they walked up the stairs they noticed a man who could only be Stan's son. He looked like Stan down to the glasses and the frown that appeared as soon as Stan and Kat walked up the steps. Stan greeted LeAnn her husband and her other two children along Markus' three children and wife. When he reached Markus he smiled.
"Hey Markus." he said hopefully
Markus stared boredly at his father.
"Dad." he said flatly.
Stan turned towards LeAnn and Kat and frowned. As Stan just began to get comfortable on LeAnn's couch striking up a conversation with LeAnn's father-in-law when the sound of a car coming up the drive way. By the time Stan got up to go outside it was too late. Walking up the stairs followed by her husband was Stan's ex-wife Deb.
