It was two in the morning by the time the five had arrived to the new house in Nevada. Exhausted but still determined, Aranea, Vriska, Feferi, and Meenah unloaded everything while Ms. Serket slept. With the four of them working, all the stuff was unloaded in under an hour, which meant it they had an extra few to sleep. Vriska and Aranea's beds were pretty good sized, so the two Peixes could sleep with them until something else was figured out.
"I'm so glad you're here Meenah." Aranea said as she drifted off to sleep. Meenah smiled and cuddled up next to her.
"Yeah. Me too Serket." she said, giving her a peck on the cheek.
It was around ten in the morning when Aranea awoke. She was up before anybody, so she decided to make breakfast. Apparently, the smell of bacon and waffles was enough to wake up Feferi and Vriska, who rushed out and sat down. Aranea gave a light chuckle.
"I suppose you both are hungry. Give me one more minute and I'll be ready." she said as the two grabbed out plates, napkins, and utensils. Meenah, upon hearing the clatter, had walked into the kitchen, and grabbed a plate of her own.
When the four sat down to eat, Aranea decided it was a good time for a meeting.
"Now that we're all here, we should all probably get showers, and Meenah and Feferi can borrow some clothes from Vriska and I. It should make a good impression on mom, right?" The three nodded. Aranea gave a deep breath.
Thank god. I really need some re-assurance right now.
After breakfast, the five watched TV, waiting for Ms. Serket to get up. To be honest, Aranea didn't like the tension that was in the air. She wanted to break the silence, but who knows what would happen if she did.
"...anea."
Huh?
"Aranea?" The others looked to Aranea, recognizing the sound of her mother's voice. She quickly stood up and stiffly walked to her mom's bedroom.
"Hello dear! I smell breakfast." Ms. Serket said as soon as Aranea entered the room. Aranea nodded, not knowing what else to say. Ms. Serket got up and stretched, and followed her daughter to the kitchen.
"Aranea? Why is the TV on?" her mom asked.
Oh. I guess she can't see the heads behind the couch.
"Just wanted to watch TV." Aranea's mom nodded, but was kind of skeptical. Aranea wasn't the type of girl to get up just to watch TV, so this was new. Suddenly, Vriska hopped up from the couch.
"Hey mom. Didja have a good rest?" she asked. Her mom nodded, but was now suspicious.
"Alright, something must have happened with the two of you, because this is not like you. What's going on?" Suddenly, the three heard an exasperated sigh from behind the couch.
"Man, I can't take this anymore. C'mon Fef, let's introduce ourselves." Meenah said as she and her sister stood up. Ms. Serket gasped.
"Meenah... Peixes? And Feferi Peixes?" It was now Feferi's turn to gasp.
"How did you know who we were?" Ms. Serket, still in a bit of shock, tried to explain.
"Well, your family is pretty sneaky, but not that sneaky. We've got a lot of files of different family members. And anyway, what are you two doing here? How did you get here? And, what's even going on?" Aranea sighed. She and Meenah explained the whole thing from the beginning, leaving Ms. Serket in a bewildered state. She didn't know whether to congratulate Aranea on making a well devised plan, scold her for not asking her first, turn Meenah and her sister in to the police, or all three. She eventually decided that the most important thing was to make sure the Peixes' mom wasn't aware of the exact location of her daughters. Upon investigation, it had seemed that their mom had already flown to Italy without them. Meenah scowled.
"Figures. Mom wouldn't care if we were dead or alive." she said bitterly, while her sister looked hurt. Next, she had a big decision to make. Will they stay, or not? Ms. Serket sighed.
"Well, if they're already here, we might as well allow them to stay. But Aranea, you really should've asked me first!" Ms. Serket said. The four looked at each other with jubilant looks, and jumped for joy. They may have not known that part of the reason Ms. Serket allowed them to stay was because she hoped to lure their parents in for arrest, but they really couldn't care. As long as they were out of harm's way, they were happy. Aranea hugged Meenah, and the duo's hearts raced as they hugged. What a fantastic ending to such a long journey.
Next chapter is the last!