Thank you everyone for laughing in the last chapter. It made me happy :D
To Tyle Alex :
I don't know if you are reading this but please don't post scam on any review sections in the world. There is no point to it. If you do going to spam, PLEASE check your frigging English, bruh! I mean Inknow that I also bad at English but seriously! Take an English lesson or something...
Anyway, onto the story! Now that I got that out of my system...
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Chapter 7
Secrets Of Fairytale
Surprisingly the dinner with the Hoffersons went quite well… well, uh… well, as well it could be.
Well…
Hackett and Astrid ate in silent, incredibly embarrassed. It took the family quite a while to get the food ready. And then more time wasted to get everyone to their specific seats. Astrid and Hackett were thrust into their seats, which were beside each other.
Vincent and Linda were still arguing with each other about the names for their soon-to-be-and-definitely-will-be grandbabies. It would either whispering to each other or behind the napkins. Though, their arguments could be heard a mile away and was very obvious.
Helga and Helena were sitting opposite of each other, and the two cannot stop glaring at each other. They hadn't blink since they sat down and occasionally scooped up an unwanted food. Even the speck of dust that flew into their eyes didn't even falter the staring contest.
Adrian had finally stopped crying, but the sad face was still obviously plastered on his face. He occasionally moaned in sadness before he shoved the food in his mouth. His lips were turned downward in sadness and he was seriously heartbroken over the idea of his wife dumping him for Hackett.
After the dinner everything went back to where it was.
"The name you suggest isn't good enough!"
"And neither did yours!"
"I'm the one will be his wife!"
"I will be the one be his wife!"
"She will break up with me… She is going to divorcé with me when she found out about him…"
But the fun part started after that… after a while.
…After a long while.
…A very long while.
Apparently, Vincent demanded to play Wii games with Hackett who gladly obliged since he liked Wii console; it was fun and fitness. The two enjoyed the games even more when the others started to join.
They all were at the living room, playing Wii on the big TV screen as they cheered for either Hackett or Vincent.
"Theretheregogogogo!"
"Totheleftnototheright!"
"ITISRIGHTTHERE!"
"ITISRIGHTTHERE!"
Hackett whooped in victory as he won the game while Vincent groaned in defeat. They both were panting but with a smile on their faces. Hackett passed the remote controller to Linda and dropped down next to Astrid.
"That was great, Babe," that compliment made Linda turned sharply to the couple.
"Did you just call him 'babe'?" Linda asked as Vincent collapsed onto the floor, panting. Astrid shyly nodded with a blush on her face. Linda suddenly beamed. "Great! Starting from now on, in this house, you will have to call him 'babe'. Got it?"
"Um…" Astrid stared in surprise as Hackett blushed under his sweat. "Okay…"
"Good; now Vincent, stand up. Your next fighter is coming!" Linda gripped the remote with a fire spirits of determination in her eyes. "I'm ready," she growled.
"Ooh, Dad, you're going to be toast," Helena stated, giggling.
"I hope you survive the game, Dad," Helga added, giggling with her twin sister. She then stood up and made her way into the kitchen.
Hackett blinked in confusion and looked at Astrid for answer. She was evilly chuckled.
"My Mom is a game freak; she's the champion in every game we have," she told him as Vincent stood up with a horrified expression. "The only person who was able to compete with Mom is Adrian," Hackett suddenly looked around in search for the missing elder brother.
"Then where is Ad-"
"…Break up with me… Dump me…"
"…Never mind," Hackett turned away from the corner of the living room to the battling married couple. Vincent was obviously losing as Linda victoriously smirked.
Helga returned back into the living room from the kitchen. She held a tray of steaming cups in her hands.
"Here you go," she gave one of the cups to Hackett who took it and thanked her. He looked at the steaming up in his hands.
"Tea?" he questioned and sniffed the blend. The aroma was already delicious. He took a sip on the tea and got his eyes widened at the taste.
"Oh my god, that is probably the best tea I have ever tasted!" he stared at the swirling tea in the cup, admiring the taste. Helena sip up the tea as Helga gave another cup to the curling up Adrian, who took it reluctantly.
"Are you using the Baron's blend?" Helena asked, loving the taste. Hackett suddenly looked up sharply, his eyes widened.
"Baron?" he questioned with curiosity. The twin sisters and Astrid froze, knowing they just slipped.
"Do you know about him, Babe?" Astrid warily asked as she glared at her sisters. They gave her their apologetic smiles.
"No…" Hackett answered longingly, eyes started to fade with memories. "But when I was a kid, my mom used to tell me a fairytale about a lord who is a baron," he added. The sisters were suddenly curious.
"What did she tell you?" Helga asked, putting the tray down and sat beside her twin sister. Hackett took another sip and sighed blissfully at the taste.
"It was about the great Baron Humbert von Gikkingen," the sisters raised their eyebrows, surprised that there was a fairytale about the Cat Lord. "My mom always told me that the Cat Lord made the greatest tea blend in the world and a true gentleman that admired by many girls," he took another sip on the cooling tea.
"He loves helping people, even if or especially they didn't need any, no matter how big or how small the problems are. He is loved by everyone who he helped and a 'thank you' was all he need in return," he looked down at the half empty cup in his hands as the sisters were still listening while the parents were still battling in the background.
"My mom said that she had once met the Baron before, and he lived in a small modest green house called the Cat Bureau in the middle of a flowering field beside a running river," he then chuckled. "When I was a kid I always got lost in the forest to search for the Cat Bureau. I kept searching until I was eleven when I eventually stopped," his smile disappeared completely. "The same day when my mom died"
The sisters gasped while Adrian's eyes widened in shock, who finally released from his state of depression.
"When I found out that my mom died in a car crash, I was incredibly depressed. I refused to eat or drinks and locked myself in my room, refusing to believe that my mom passed away. My dad tried his best to comfort me but no avail. On the third night, I was very hungry, very thirsty and very grumpy as tears kept on spilling"
Then suddenly, a smile appeared back onto his face.
"But that very night, while I was sleeping, I could've sworn that someone was there, materialized in the same room with me. In my sleep, that person comforted me and whispered into my ear, with a warm and soothing British accent voice, the quote I still clung till today"
He and the Hofferson sisters smiled along with Adrian, knowing what the famous quote would be.
"'Always believe in yourself; do this and no matter where you are, you'll have nothing to fear'," they all laughed along with each other.
"When I woke up the next morning, I felt confident over everything. I got released from my depression state and continued living on. Even when I was treated as an outcast when I was fifteen and also when I lost my leg, I always thought about the Baron and kept moving forward," he tapped the prosthetic leg onto the floor.
"I'm nineteen now but I still clung onto the fairytale that was told to little kids," he then sighed. "I wanted to believe that the Baron Humbert von Gikkingen is real. He helped me more than anyone ever had and I really want to meet him in person. I personally want to thank him; hug him if I have the chance. But I know that it's just a fairytale"
The Hoffersons smiled for the Baron. Even in kids' fairytales the Baron was well known and loved, and even changed someone's life. One of them was now sitting with them in the same room.
But he didn't know that the secret of the fairytale.
The fairytale was actually real.
