Chapter 756.
"Christmas Dinner and Leslie."

(December 24. Lewis-Loud Mansion.)

We now go to the well-known mansion around royal Woods, well located at Royal Dawn, the Lewis-Loud mansion, given to Michelle Lewis after her grandfather passed away and also handed her a large amount of cash he has had with him for some time, and now this place serves as the Christmas dinner location for one large group.

The folks: The Louds, Michelle and Taylor, Peter Harris, The Rosato's, the Sharp's, the Zhau's, Albert and Myrtle, and also Leonard Loud, The C. McCann's, The Warwick's, The Warrens, The Pertland's, the Westwind's, the Higgins and last but not least, we have the S. Silver family.

The mansion is pretty large and scales larger than that of the Rosato mansion or any of the known mansions around Royal Woods. Right now Lynn Sr and those who can cook with him are handling the dinner, and the dining room table is large enough for a lot of folks to spend some large parties or dinner times. Even the pets are there, and they are doing their part to behave.

The eagles are sitting by the fireplace and they recall the other eagles not with them and wish for them to be alright and fine, and that one day they can meet again and be a large avian family once again.

A large Christmas tree has been setup and right now Rita and some of the others are helping setup the large tree and the decorations and the younger kids are helping, though they don't know where the heck Lucy went off to.

As everyone is enjoying this time to prepare the whole night that would be something to remember, Leslie S. Silver, sits by herself on the large couch and she looks around the large mansion. 'Wow. This mansion is far bigger than the last time I was here, that or I never bothered to look around at this place when I was a horrible person.'

Leslie then sees Butterfree fluttering above her and then fluttering off, and then she freaks out when Apollo looks to her and she scooches away, but then Jordan sits next to her. "Calm down there, Leslie. Apollo here is friendly, go on ahead."

Leslie is unsure, but he goes over and she pets the head of the Pokémon and she sees how calm he is and she smiles. "Wow. This is... Wow, also I don't know what he is."

"Pokémon, he's a Pokémon." They see that Hope said that and she has her Rockruff with her, and following behind are Gretchen, Regina, and Chastity and they have their own small Pokémon with them as well. Yamper, Morpeko and Dedenne. The little creatures also go towards Leslie and she is surprises to see that Regina and Chastity have some as well. "Glad you're doing fine, Leslie."

"Are you feeling alright?" asked Gretchen.

Leslie then replies. "I am not sure, everything is just so different and I don't even know how to even handle the big ordeal in front of me. I mean... I just, everything is so hard to handle." she then pets the head of Dedenne. "I have done so much wrong and made so many people into upset messes. I don't even know if this change is meant for me."

Regina then speaks. "We can help you, Leslie. You do realizes we have also been through this, we used to be bad and then we became good, from something that was an accident and then changed into better people, and we can help you too."

"Same here." They all see Taylor and she sits beside them and she pets Morpeko. "As a former bully, I managed to change after something tragic happened to my life. Leslie, you and I are the same. We both lost family, and then we became part of new ones."

"Took me some time to calm down and adapt to change, and I managed to and became a part of the Louds, and then I made new friends and everything has turned from terrible to good. We are not gonna make you go through this trouble and change alone."

Chastity also speaks. "She has a point. You have done wrong, you have been a bad person, well girl. But you have changed, and after so much horror and unholy stuff, and tragedy. Leslie, you have turned a whole new leaf and whatever issue you have, we will do our part and support you."

"Because someone like you did not deserve that horrible ordeal" replied Gretchen. "We wanna be your friend again, all of us and help guide you down this change and into a better future."

Jordan also speaks. "I don't wanna have some bad terms with you. I did with you long ago, but the past is the past and there is no way that past Leslie is coming back, because I knew from the day we met, that something would happen and that something would be change."

"But I didn't want this kinda change onto you, I am sorry that Richmund did that to you, and I didn't think you'd change through bad problems. I will do whatever I can to help you, and make you see that the old Leslie was horrible, and that we can help you with this new problem together."

Leslie knows what she means, it is because of the life inside of her that she has changed and why others wanna help her. Leslie needs those who can help with the choice she made, and she made the choice... To keep what is inside of her which means she has to go through 8 more months till the time comes and that is what makes her afraid.

Leslie nods and she smiles. "Thank you, and again I am sorry for what I have done to you, and Lincoln. I don't know what I was thinking, but perhaps the damned words from my grandparents were the ones who made me into someone horrible. I'm sorry for all I have done."

Jordan then goes over and hugs her again. "All is forgiven Leslie, don't be worried about it anymore. Just, be grateful for the life you have now, with all of us."

Leslie has some tears and she returns the embrace, and soon the other rich girls join in, and then Taylor. While some of the others notice this and are touched by how adorable this moment is, heck even Rita and Michelle take some photos of this. They then depart from the hug and they begin to talk about some stuff.

Deep down, Leslie does feel that she is not alone and yet she has some concerns. 'Richmund recalls, and he knows that I am pregnant with his child. What are the odds that he might come after me? These good folks are going to be doing they're power to keep me safe, I don't want them to take the hits for me.'

'Another thing, I have to speak with Lincoln and fully apologize to him for what I did to him and Jordan. I might be forgiven by Jordan, and possibly Lincoln... but I am a long way from trust, and I doubt I have been forgiven by everyone else, and... I don't forgive myself.'

Then Delilah walks into the room and she calls out. "Everyone dinners up!" she then nearly stumbles when Annabelle and Lynn Jr race by her, and then Lucy appears out of nowhere which startles Delilah. "Dang, you guys all wanna enjoy this dinner."

Delilah then goes over towards Leslie, and the other rich girls get up and look towards her. "Are you ready for this thing, sis?" Delilah then offers Leslie her hand.

Leslie looks to them all, a group of friends who are all part of a rich family alliance. Jordan, Gretchen, Hope, Regina, Chastity, Taylor and Delilah. She feels as if, she found a group who appreciates her and would see her as a good person. Leslie smiles and she accepts the hand and she follows them to the dining room.

They go inside and Leslie sees all them smiling towards her and this is something Leslie had never seen before, and she feels that this smile is different from the one her deceased grandparents showed her long ago, Leslie feels a warmth in her heart, and so she goes over and she sits next to her parents and Delilah on her right.

Lincoln then stands up. "Let me be the first to say, that this has got to be the biggest kinda gathering we have ever had, and I thought thanksgiving was big." They all chuckle hearing that. "Though we could be bigger with the Casagrandes and Chang's what matters is that we're all here together, and spending good merry times as one big awesome and happy family."

They all liked hearing that. Then Lincoln continues to speak. "Now, I also wanna say welcome to the Christmas dinner family to those who have come here. Taylor, Regina and Chastity. You have come so far for the past months to become someone else different and away from the bad past, and then we have our latest change... Leslie S. Silver."

"We never thought that you would change and we just thought that you would remain a bad person forever, but then things went bad, and we wish for the trouble have never come and we assure you that we won't let that damned monster get away after what he did to you. We swear on it, Leslie. Because you are not alone and you are now with friends and good family."

"We have your back, Leslie. We won't let the bad times come to you, we're gonna be guiding you down a new path to see a better future." All of them cheer hearing this and clap and they even look to Leslie and clap for her as well, and this makes Leslie touched at what is going on and she blushes from this.

Deep down, Leslie feels that her troubles might not be back again, and that she might actually have a new and better life than the horrible times she did before. They all then enjoy this amazing Christmas dinner, and Leslie smiles at how amazing things are going.

'Leslie S. Silver... This new change, is something I look forward to, I wanna become a better person and stray away from what my grandparents wanted from me. Damn them, and... Soon, i would have to say goodbye to my mom and dad one last time. My first Christmas without them, and... I'm so sorry... But I will change, and make them proud.'

To be continued in the next chapter.

A/M: The first ever literally large dinner time for everyone, and the first time for them to have it with someone they have thought was their enemy, well is their former foe, Leslie S. Silver. Her life is now changed forever and now we await the following day and what goes down. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.

Date made: 10/19/21.