Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade.
"I'M FREE!"
Jasmine and Aléa sweatdrop at Lilly rushing out of the school carrying all of her bags with her towards the SUV. The boys would have help her with them but the blonde seem to have everything under control. Winter was here, with faint flurries falling over the school grounds.
Lilly had returned to her old self once final exams were over and grades were posted. It made everyone happy to see their energetic blonde back to being energetic instead of spazzing out and hiding in random places to study. Aléa and Robert all but had to force her to take a break.
"So where are we off to?" Lilly jumps in the back with Jasmine and Aléa on either side. Robert was driving, with Johnny in the passenger seat. Enrique was in the back with Channon, who was invited to come along with them. Aléa made sure that Channon had a passport before they set off on their trip.
They were told that Riana and Oliver would met them later.
"Actually, we thought we treat you to some place out of Europe for the first week," Aléa smiles at her.
"Really?" Lilly starts to wonder where exactly.
"Don't worry, I think you're going to like where we're going."
"You're not going to tell me, are you?"
"No, we have to keep it a surprise," Johnny winks at her from the front. Lilly sits back, enjoying the ride to the airport. They unload, checking in and everything before loading onto a private jet.
Lilly sits with Jasmine, Johnny, Enrique, and Channon playing a card game while Aléa, Johnny, and Robert sit and chat on the other side.
"Does she have any idea where we're actually going?" Robert whispers to Aléa. Aléa watches the blonde, who was completely oblivious to the surprise the Majestics and her friends were going to give her.
"No, not a clue. Even though we've been planning this since last month," Aléa chuckles, turning her butterscotch eyes on Robert, "this a sweet thing that you are doing for her."
"Riana suggest it, I simply went along with the idea," Robert tugs at the collar of his shirt.
"Uh huh," she smiles.
The private jet touch downs into a exclusive airport. They all pile into another SUV. Snow covered the landscape, with Lilly not recognizing much at the moment. Her blue green gaze turns to the guys.
"So are you going to tell me where we're are, now?"
Jasmine turns her around so Lilly wouldn't see the American flag flying. By the time they got out onto the highway and traveling, Lilly starts to recognize a bit. Her eyes turn to both Jasmine and Aléa who were giving orders to keep the blonde in the dark until further notice.
Nobody was going to tell her anything.
"Should I be scare?" She leans forward, touching Robert's shoulder.
"No," He looks at her from the rearview mirror, "I think you'll be thrilled when we get there."
They reach a small suburbia town, with houses drawing attention to Lilly's memory. She was from a small suburbia town that was miles from the big city of New York. They reach a well paved winding driveway that lead up a hill deep in a forest. A house that resembled a sky lodge with large windows that over look the small town comes into view. It was two stories, with three stories counting the odd looking tower rising above the top most part of the house.
Her jaw drops when she realizes just where they were.
Her eyes meet Robert's again.
"Oh you didn't...I..." Tears form in her eyes. Her eyes look over at Johnny then back at the four behind her. They were all smiling at her.
"You're welcome," Robert watches as they pull over to a small garage. Lilly climbs over Jasmine, unlocking the door and jumping out before Robert could stop the vehicle. The blonde's boots hit the small powder of snow that was lying all over the ground.
The large front door is open by a woman with russet brown hair. Five male children all come out of running.
The smallest is the first to get to Lilly.
"Sissy!" Tommy rushes into his sister's arms. Lilly drops to the snow on her knees, hugging him. She pushes his blond hair out of his face, smiling at him.
"Hey sweetheart," Lilly hugs him until she is tackled by the other four. She lets out a war cry before laughing as she is dog piled into the snow. Her friends all get out of the car to watch.
When her brothers finally let up to let their sister get out of the snow, her mother rushes out wrapping her arms around her first born.
"Hey baby," Mrs. Andersen envelopes Lilly into a hug, "I've miss you."
"I've miss you too, Mom." Lilly hugs her back, just taking in the moment. She breathes in the scent of her mother, a mixture of water and mint. Lilly hadn't realize how much she had miss her family while away at school. The gang watches from afar, taking in the moment of their friend smiling and hugging her family.
"This was defiantly a good idea," Jasmine looks out of the corner of her eye to Robert was standing there silently the whole time he was watching. Red eyes followed the bouncing, happy blonde who gets tackled again by her brothers. The two oldest had their mother's hair while the other three were all blonde as their sister. The whole family look almost picture perfect, minus Mr. Andersen.
"Rob...you got that goofy look on your face," Aléa teases, with the rest chuckling at him.
"What? I do not," He cross his arms across his chest.
"Do too...you're so smitten."
"Hey!" Lilly shouts causing the group to all stare at her, "quit looking like a bunch of monkeys. Let me introduce you to my family."
"Lilly, you shouldn't call your friends monkeys," Mrs. Andersen leads everyone inside the house. It really did feel like a ski lodge only it was much cozier as a family home with misc. toys and junk place here and there. The house was defiantly lived in.
"Alright you five, sit down and pay attention," Lilly turns into big sister right on the spot, "Now I'm only going say this once!"
"Say what once?" Stewie asks, causing laughter from the rest of them.
"Ha ha, funny," Lilly smiles, "Okay, first we have-
"PRINCESS!" The second to the youngest, Oscar didn't have a chance to sit down because he saw Jasmine. The blonde hair Little Leaguer runs up to Jasmine, wrapping his arms around her legs. A big toothy grin is all over his face.
"Hey there Oscar," Jasmine picks him up, "How is my prince?"
"I'm good," He turns serious for a moment, "did Angel-icka make you cry? Lilly told us all about it. I told her that I would give you a big hug when you came to visit."
"Aw," Jasmine turns to mush, "yes she did but I had to be the bigger person and forgave her, even though Lilly really wanted to punch her in the face."
"Almost...but I didn't." Lilly smiles at Robert a second.
"Sissy would," Oscar wraps his arms around her neck, "hugs to make you feel better, Princess."
"Why does he keep calling her that?" Johnny was all but twitching over the adorable eight year old hugging up on Jasmine. The dark haired was smiling, laughing as the other boys all gave her hugs too. Lilly had to push Jaime away so the now teenager wouldn't pull a move on her best friend.
"Because when I first introduce Jasmine to the family, they all said she was that princess from Aladdin." Lilly has Tommy hanging off of her arm, with her laughing.
"Yeah it stuck ever since," Jasmine places a kiss on Oscar's cheek before setting him down.
Johnny was getting jealous...over a kid who got a kiss from Jasmine. Aléa smacks him on the back of the head so no one would see it.
"Alright, next in the princess line," She gets a laugh from Channon and a snort from
Aléa, "is Aléa Carmen, she's the 'big sister' of the Majestics and Channon Raefield, the Apple Girl."
"Why do they call you 'Apple Girl'?" Stewie asks, tilting his head to the side.
"Because I like apples," She smiles, "and I live on a apple farm. Also I work at the school with my granny in the kitchen. I help make all the yummy food for the students."
"Apple farm? Cool! Hey Mom, we should go to Europe and go see Channon's apple farm and visit with her granny!" Stewie immediately pick Channon as his favorite, hugging her. Channon pats his head, smiling.
Enrique was now in the same position as Johnny, pouting over the fact that a kid was giving her more love then he could. If he could ever get her attention on that subject.
"We'll see Stewie," Mrs. Andersen laughs, with her middle boy child jumping all over the place after he gets done hugging Channon.
"And saving the best for last, the Majestics. Robert Jurgen, Johnny McGregor, and Ernrique Giancarlo. Oliver Polanski and his girlfriend, Riana Creed should be here soon. She's also my roommate. You guys seen her when I call you all via webcam."
"Yeah, she's hot!" Jaime mysteriously gets smack by his mother. Robert and Johnny blinks, wondering how the woman did it without anyone seeing her arm move.
"Oh dear, Jamie found his hormones." Lilly rolls her eyes.
"It's nice to meet you all, thank you all for bringing my baby girl back for the break," Mrs. Andersen wraps her arms around Lilly, who just laughs at her mother being clingy, "It's nice for you all of you to do this."
"Actually, it was Robert's idea." Aléa blurts out, grinning.
"Really?" Blue-green eyes stare at him, with one dark eyebrow raised. Lilly suddenly has the urge to leave her mother's side but Mrs. Andersen's grip is like a vice. She would have to have a good grip like that with five boys in the house.
"Uh..." Robert coughs, "Yes ma'am."
"Boys, why don't you go show your sister's friends around the house." Mrs. Andersen continues to just stare at Robert. He suddenly felt uncomfortable when the boys all lead his friends and the girls away.
"So...was it also your idea that you help Lil get her scholarship back?" Lilly opens her mouth only to have Mrs. Andersen raise a hand to quiet her daughter. Lilly tries to study her mother's expression, wondering what she was thinking at the moment.
"I..."
"Answer me honestly, young man."
"Yes, I did help Lilly get back her scholarship after Angelica threaten to have her kick out of school," The words just flow out of his mouth, both fear and concern banging in his thoughts.
Mrs. Andersen stares at Robert, not even looking at her daughter. Lilly looks down at the floor, with one hand on the back of a chair. She was afraid this day would come, wondering what her mother would think of Robert's kindness towards her.
"Alright," Mrs. Andersen leans over, pressing a kiss to Lilly's cheek, "go check on your brothers. Make sure they haven't terrorize your friends."
"Yes ma'am," Lilly gives Robert a look before leaving, to which she quicken her pace when she hear a variety of loud noises coming from upstairs. Mrs. Andersen watches before turning her attention back on Robert.
He gulps.
He was alone with the mother bear of the Andersen family.
Those same blue green eyes that Lilly inherited were drilling right into his soul.
"What is your reason for showing so much kindness to my daughter?"
"I...beg your pardon?"
"You heard me," She sits down, with flashing beautiful eyes and dark hair, making Robert pray for his life. His whole body was shaken. He had met worse with his father, but he was sure that even his own father would shake under the mother hen gaze of Lilly's mother.
Mrs. Andersen watches the German look absolutely terrified of the question, with his whole body shaking, gulping, and sweating of the forehead.
"Uh...it...was...expected of me...as the head of the student body."
"Bullshit," the word came out calm and cold, with Robert flinching how one word hit him like a slap to the face.
"Mrs. Andersen...I..."
"She's not a charity case, mind you. She's a young woman with her own head on her shoulders."
"I...I didn't do it because I thought she is a charity case. I know where you are coming from. Lilly can take care of herself."
"Then why are you being so sweet to her? I want to know a honest answer, Jurgen. And I like it now. I don't want my baby being used by some stuck up, spoiled brat of German aristocracy."
Wow, Mrs. Andersen didn't miss a beat on that one. Robert was now completely out of ideas on how to dodge about the subject of him actually having some feelings for her daughter. And that Mrs. Andersen would actually think that he would used Lilly like...
"I would never use her," His polite tone drops for just a few seconds, "I would never ever think of hurting her like that."
"Then why?"
"Why do you care?" Not the best thing to say, with blue green flashing at him.
"Because I am her mother, I know what is best for her, and I know what its like to be put down because you're not consider 'good' enough. Luckily, my husband was the exception on that one but," She points a finger at him, "you...I don't know other then you make Lilly happy. For some damn reason, she has not only befriended your teammates but you as well."
Robert felt all dignity swallow by some deep dark hole for now he was about to beg on his knees for mercy from the same wonderful person who shared the same beautiful eyes as Lilly.
He just prayed that it would be swift.
"Sweetheart," A tall, handsome older man with short blond hair and silver blue eyes walks in, dress in a long sleeve shirt, vest, and raggy jeans, looking kinda dusty from a construction site walks in on his wife all but ripping apart some violet haired teenager who looked to bend on both knees and beg.
"Darling?" His Swedish accent comes out, catching the attention of both Mrs. Andersen and Robert.
"Hi honey," Mrs. Andersen leans away from Robert, blinking at her husband, "how was work? Oh, Lilly is home. She's probably upstairs rescuing her friends from the boys."
Mr. Andersen just stares from his wife to Robert. The Swede was quick, pulling out a chair and letting the German sit in it.
"Darling, what have I told you about scaring away Lilly's guy friends?" Mr. Andersen checks Robert's pulse, "I'm surprise the poor guy hasn't had a heart attack yet."
"I..."
"Darling," Mr. Andersen reaches down and presses a kiss on his wife's forehead, "I love you but you are very scary when you are overprotective."
"So are you," She pouts.
Robert finally lets out the breath he has been holding, "Hello Mr. Andersen."
"Ah Robert...nice to finally meet you. I think I saw your two friends, Oliver and Riana on their way. My construction site is just a little ways from the airport as I saw them getting out of a plane. Good thing the weather has clear up, or else you all would stuck here for a while. I'm guessing Johnny and Enrique are upstairs, I better go save them from my sons. They are terrors but they are my terrors."
So that's where Lilly gets it from.
She gets her sweetness from her Swedish father.
"Lilly also brought Jasmine and her new friends, A-
"Aléa Carmen, from Spain, and Channon, with a C not a S, the one with the apple farm, yes I know. I always memorize what my daughter has told me," Mr. Andersen gives his wife a deep, passionate kiss, "be kind to the German until I return. I have no need to go out and get my shovel. The ground is frozen."
"Yes dear," She watches her husband go up the stairs.
Mr. Andersen takes the stairs two at time, due to his father-in-law building the steps for short people. He heads up to the second floor, looking around before hearing noises coming from the stairwell that ran up to Lilly's room.
"But why do we have to stay in there?" Enrique points to the small building connect to the main house from out one of the windows.
"Because Andersen rules, boys sleepover in the playhouse. Girls stay with me in my room and-DADDY!' Lilly interrupts, making Enrique hold his ears due to the high pitch that Lilly's voice reached.
"Lillyflower," Mr. Andersen picks his daughter up into a hug, twirling her around.
"I missed you," She gives her dad a kiss on the cheek, "You just got off of work."
"Yes I'm dirty and I got it all over your clothes." He puts down his daughter.
"That's alright. I miss getting my clothes dirty by you," Lilly hugs her father by the waist. Both Aléa and Channon eyeball Lilly's father. There was no way the lanky, tall blonde with handsome blue eyes was Lilly's father.
"Hello Jasmine," Mr. Andersen gives the dark hair girl a hug as well, getting lift off her feet. She gets set back down, having the air knock of her.
"Hello again, Mr. Andersen."
"You must be Aléa and Channon. It's nice to finally meet you. Lilly told me all about you," He gives them a brilliant smile, making Aléa almost fall over. Jasmine nudges her, quietly reminding her that Aléa had a thing for Russians, not Swedes.
"Nice to meet you," Channon gets hug then Aléa. Channon just laughs, blowing the hair out of her face while Aléa wonders if any of her ribs got cracked. She stars at the lanky guy and wonders how he could be so strong.
"You two must Robert's friends and fellow teammates. I am Lilly's father. It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, sir." Both answered, just blinking how the scene changes from Mrs. Andersen who was very Mother Bear to Mr. Andersen who was very polite and sweet.
"Though I afraid to say that your captain is left speechless. It seems like my wife has nearly given the poor young man a heart attack." Mr. Andersen just sees Lilly stomp down the stairs.
"Uh oh..." Mr. Andersen, "I should go make sure nobody dies. Jasmine...why don't you help the boys to the playhouse. I'll go make sure Lilly doesn't try to kill her mother," Mr. Andersen follows after his daughter. What surprise them both is the scene of Mrs. Andersen and Robert playing chess.
"Now wait a minute..." Lilly looks confuse.
"Wasn't he just about to pass out a second ago?" Mr. Andersen stares at his wife.
"I con him into it. Lilly, you didn't tell me you beat the chess champion at school. Congratulations, I'm so proud of you sweetie," Mrs. Andersen makes her move, "check mate! Ha! I win!"
Robert hangs his head, knowing he wasn't going to win ever with Lilly's mother around. Riana and Oliver finally show up, with Riana get a huge hug from Mr. Andersen. Oliver gets a hand shake, saying how beautiful his girlfriend was before Mrs. Andersen drags her Swede husband away by the ear to help cook dinner.
Oliver manages to slightly win Mrs. Andersen over, with both the Frenchman and the Swede in the same kitchen together.
"They're bonding..." Riana coos.
"Uh no..." Lilly laughs.
"You are fantastic! My mother has been to one of your restaurants. Absolutely delightful," Mr. Andersen laughs.
"Your mother?" All of Lilly's friends turn to attention, including Jasmine.
"Why yes, my mother loves to visit Paris. Since my father died, she has more time to travel and see many places."
"Since when can your mother afford to go to one of Oliver's family..." Alea's voice trails off. Every single one of them stares at Mr. Andersen then at Lilly then back at Mr. Andersen.
"Wait...isn't there a very high status family by the last name of Andersen?" Channon asks, thinking it over.
"Yes there is. The Andersen's own one of the largest construction companies in Europe. The BBA has a exclusive contract them, co-building any new stadiums through the..." Robert stops talking, with his mouth just hanging open.
"Wait...you're...you're...Soren...Soren Andersen, the former heir to Andersen Corporation?" Every single rich kid just oogles at Mr. Andersen, who was standing in the kitchen wearing a apron and giving them an odd stare.
"Yes...that's my name...and yes, former." He gives a look that resembled a pout.
"So...what happen? Why were you disowned by your own father?" Enrique just had to ask that question.
Soren points to his wife, "that would be me falling in love with a American contractor's daughter who was with her father on a business trip, the lovely Heather Summers."
"Oh..." Everyone gets really quiet, with Mrs. Andersen aka Heather waves from the bar in the kitchen.
"Yes, and us having a whirlwind-Romeo meets Juliet-Cinderella twisted kinda love story that takes place in Sweden," Soren leans over the counter, sighing, "and I don't regret it."
"You stalked me. I told you 'no' at least a dozen times and a dozen times more after that," Heather takes the ladle out of his hand, smacking him with it.
"Yes but you soon fell in love with me, and we got our tiny wedding."
"Only after our beautiful baby girl was born," Heather smiles at Lilly, stroking her daughter's hair. That would always be the best thing she had from her experience in Sweden was when her first baby came into the world.
"Wait...you're a love child?"
Everyone is already staring at Lilly but the one who speaks is Riana. The French girl's eyes water up, smiling, "That is so romantic! Beautiful! Wonderful!"
"Well that's a first reaction we had in a long time," Soren hugs Lilly, who is smiling at her roommate.
Her female friends gather around her, asking questions for Soren as well as Heather. The boys were also curious in a sense. That's when they hear a backdoor slam shut.
"Jazz...I forgot she..." Lilly frowns, taking off after her. Johnny follows after Lilly, with Soren getting up to followed the three teens.
"I'll be right back," He walks out the door, walking through the snow to find Jasmine curled up on a bench with Lilly standing with her. Johnny had beat Lilly to Jasmine, wrapping his arms around her.
"Princess?" Soren kneels down so he could get a better look at Jasmine's face, "it's alright."
"No it's not! My stepmother hates me! My father ignores me! And my real mother...is nowhere in my life! So how can you tell me that it's alright?" Jasmine sobs, throwing herself back into Johnny's chest.
"Well if it wasn't, you wouldn't be here and you wouldn't have your wonderful friends. Two of which are with you right now, comforting you."
Jasmine sniffles, glancing up at Johnny under her dark lashes. The Scot softly smiles at her, with Lilly sitting down on the other side of her, wrapping her arms around her best friend.
"See? You were not abandon by the people who love you. The people who love you are right there," Soren puts a fatherly hand on top of Jasmine's head.
"I'm a forbidden love child...one that...almost ruin the lives of both my parents. I never saw my mother again when I was seven...she left me in the care of my father and his wife, my stepmother...who...home hasn't been home lately."
"Your home has not been 'home' for a long time," Soren covers her hands, "I know what its like to have a parent not approve of you no matter how hard you try. Why do you think I was willing to take that chance to be with Heather? Because I rather be with someone who loves me rather then someone who doesn't. I know my father never really loved me. My mother did and so did my sisters. But that was okay. Because he taught me that I could be a better person then he was. That's what you should learn from that monster of a stepmother. You have to be the better person, no matter what."
"I see..." Jasmine continues to get comforted on all sides of her.
"There...feel better?"
"Still feel like I'll never be good enough for anyone."
"You are precious, Jasmine. You will always be good enough. No one could be good enough for you unless they make you happy and they love you in return." Soren pokes her in the nose, "and you are...if not, there wouldn't be so many faces pressed up against the window wondering if you're alright."
"Aléa is going to mother me..." Jasmine mumbles, with Lilly laughing.
Johnny continues to hug Jasmine, kissing the top of her head, "we're here for you, Jasmine...just...let us in. You can trust us. We won't hurt you like Angelica did."
"Johnny..." Tears were starting to come back.
"Oh you just had to make her cry," Lilly teases, with the Scot scoping up the British girl into his arms. Jasmine looks up at the sky. Snowflakes were just starting to fall. The house, and the forest surrounding it and the snow made it look so mystical. Lilly looks up, smiling as snow settles onto her hair.
That was the one thing she miss about home, especially during the winter.
Jasmine just in awe, now realizing Lilly would say her home was a beautiful winter palace during the cold season.
"Wow...it's...so beautiful here." Snow settles into her dark hair, with amber eyes staring up at the snow cloud covered sky.
"It's snowing again!" The boys all run out, bundled up more to dance around in the snow. The others all come out to enjoy it. A snowball fight is started when Stewie throws a nice size snowball at Enrique, which half of it went down its back. It was Europeans vs. Americans in this battle.
Jasmine watches the fight with Johnny, who was still holding her in his arms.
"Shouldn't be trying to help your friends not get murder out there?" A giant snowball made by Jamie hits Robert right in the nose, momentarily blinding the German before he gets tackled by Kevin and Lilly.
"Yeah," Johnny puts her down on her feet, "but I want to watch the snow fall with you."
"Jonathan, you've been so kind to me...thank you...for being a good friend. For not wanting to abandoning me."
"Why would I? Nothing is going to change my mind about you," He brushes some snow from her eyelashes.
"N-nothing?" Amber eyes study the lavender, looking for answers.
"Nothing," Johnny wraps his gloved hands around hers, trying to keep her warm in the snow. She looked so beautiful with the snow landing in her hair, against a winter wonderland with large amber eyes staring up at him before smiling.
She looked even more beautiful when she smiled.
"Jasmine?" Johnny gulps, now figuring out the warm, fuzzy feelings he would get when he was around her. It just hit him, right now as to why he cared so much about the Brit.
"Yes?"
He glances up before looking back down, "ever been kiss in the snow?"
"Excuse me" Eyebrow goes up, making a cute funny face which makes him chuckle.
"Ever been kiss in the snow?"
"No...why?"
He gave her the reason why. Johnny leans in quickly, kissing her softly. Lips met lips, with Jasmine blushing. Her body temperature rose to that it could have melted the snow under her feet. It was a small kiss but noticeable enough from the snowball warriors who had pause to watch the two.
Johnny pulls away, "happy?"
"Y-yes..." She tries to hide the small giggle that was bubbling up inside her.
A snowball hits Johnny right on the side of the face, scaring the poor Scot. Angry eyes turn to who the culprit was. Oscar stands there, grinning, holding another snowball.
"Kissy kissy kissy!" He mocks Johnny who takes after the boy, picking up snow as he chases after him.
"Johnny! Try not to kill my brother!" Lilly laughs. She continues to laugh as Aléa, Enrique, and Channon try to rescue poor Oscar with Stewie, Kevin, and Jaime helping out their little brother.
Blue-green eyes meet red.
The two teens smile at each other.
"Thank you," Lilly looks up at Robert who gives her a slow smile.
"You're welcome," He stops breathing when she places a small kiss on his cheek.
"Again, thank you." Lilly winks at him before running off to help her friends save Johnny from getting buried into the snow by her brothers. Robert just watches as Lilly lets out a yell before getting tug into the snow by Johnny who was trying not to laugh.
Mrs. Andersen calls everyone for dinner with Tommy. Everyone strips out of their wet jackets, gloves, and boots. Dinner was wonderful and warm with most of the boys falling asleep on the couch after dinner.
Jaime sighs, having the task of helping his brother Kevin up to their room. Lilly takes Tommy, hugging her baby brother to her. Soren, Heather, and Jasmine all take care of Oscar and Stewie.
Once the boys were all tuck away in bed, Channon lets out a yawn.
"I think we need to crash for the night," Aléa stifles a yawn, with Riana rubbing her eyes.
"Okay," Heather kisses Lilly on the forehead, "you girls know where you are sleeping. Give your men kisses good night before I have to kick them out of the house to their sleeping quarters."
Riana gives Oliver one last big kiss before following Channon up the stairs. Aléa soon follows, taking a quick peek at Lilly and Jasmine. Jasmine just gives Johnny a hug before she rushes up the stairs.
"What did you do? Break her?" Lilly smirks, with Johnny blushing.
"N-no," Johnny huffs before getting escorted to the playhouse by Mrs. Andersen.
"Good night," Lilly grins at Robert, "Had fun?"
"I-yes, actually I did. I can't remember the last time I had a snowball fight." He clears his throat, "Um...so good night, Lilly."
"Good night Rob-"
"Uh uh, give the princess a kiss before you're ushered away by the queen of this castle," Soren smirks, giving a look to both his daughter and Robert.
"Uh what?" Robert tries not to turn red.
"Just a peck on the cheek," was the comment from Soren Andersen. Robert gulps, fearing for Mrs. Andersen to come back and get him quickly. He leans down, brushing his lips across Lilly's cheek.
She lets out a giggle before giving her another good night. Lilly kisses her father good night before going upstairs to join her friends.
Robert sighs, watching her as she disappears to the upstairs.
Red eyes meet blue.
"Why did...you...I thought a father was suppose to-"
"You fear my wife. I have don't really have to do anything...except that I will break you if you break her," Soren smiles after looking so deathly serious, "I trust you Robert. There is something about you that I like. I'm not sure what it is but when I figured it out, I'll tell you. Now go before my wife finds the shovel."
Robert quickly escapes, finding his friends. Everyone tucks in for a good night's rest. Lilly snuggles into her old bed, smiling.
This was a great start to Winter Break, making her dream of more adventures to come.
Especially ones that involved Robert.