Wednesday, morning before school at the Stoppable's residence
Ding Dong
Drake only waited for a few seconds before a man with blond hair opened the door.
"Yo hey, can I help you?" Ron asked.
Drake gulped, suddenly thinking that maybe this wasn't such a good idea. "Oh… um… I just wanted to… well… is this Lexxy's house?"
"Why yes it is" Ron replied. "You are?" he said, suddenly eyeing Drake suspiciously.
"Oh well… I'm uh… Rake… I mean, Drake…" he stammered. "I just… wanted to… talk to… um… Lexxy… and uh…"
"And what?" Ron said, not taking his eyes off him.
"Ron?" came a voice from behind him. Drake saw a woman with red hair just like Lexxy appear. "What's taking so long? Oh" Kim said, spotting Drake. "You are?"
"Drake…um… I'm… uh… here to… to see… Lexxy" Drake replied, getting nervous with the two parents especially since Ron was still looking at him doubtfully.
"Drake… oh!" Kim said, remembering why the name sounded so familiar. "Come on in" she said, stepping back. "This is a surprise. Lexxy didn't tell us you were coming"
"Actually, she doesn't know. I just wanted to… to walk her to school. I've got something to tell her" Drake replied as he followed Kim into the living room where she offered him to sit down.
"Thanks" he said.
"Make yourself at home" Kim said, smiling.
"Kim!" Ron, who hadn't followed them to the room, whispered to his wife.
"Hold on one minute. I'll go get Lexxy" Kim said to Drake and went back at the hallway.
"I don't like this guy" Ron said frankly once she had reached him and they were out of Drake's earshot.
Kim stared at him then chuckled. "I cannot believe you're still not over Eric"
Ron blinked before he realized when she just said. "Hey! I am too!"
"Oh, so you don't think this guy's a synthodrone?" she said, raising an eyebrow.
"Well… there are… possibilities…"
"Ron, chill" Kim replied. "Lexxy really likes this guy, could you be a bit more supportive?"
Ron sighed. "I just don't want her to… you know…" he said, not meeting Kim's eyes. "I don't want her to get hurt the same way a certain red-haired girl got hurt when she decided too hurriedly in my opinion to go with a guy she just met and barely even knew…" he said, all rather quickly.
Kim smiled at him softly. "Ron, that was my mistake and I've learned from it. I won't let it happen to our daughter. I don't want her get hurt as much as you do. But" she said, looking at Drake then at her husband. "I'm sure there are better ways of doing so other than thinking a boy she likes is an android"
Ron sighed. "You think?"
Kim smiled. "I know" she said and hugged him. Ron smiled when she let go. "Oh, alright. I guess it's ok that Lex'll go with him…"
"Good. However, let's not be too relaxed" she said, now in a more serious tone. "He does look kinda familiar… his eyes… I feel like I've seen them before" she said, looking back at Drake who was still waiting patiently. "But anyway, I better call-"
"KAYE! KYLE! WHERE ARE YOU!" a voice suddenly shouted.
The couple looked up. Drake even stood in surprise.
Kim sighed, "Oh boy…"
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Still Wednesday, still morning before school at the Stoppable's residence
"TWEEBS!" Lexxy screamed at the top of her lungs. She raced from her room towards theirs and slammed the door open.
The twins were sitting together on the floor, hiding something between them. They looked up when they saw their elder sister.
"Yes?" they said together, looking quite innocent.
"YOU AND YOU" Lex said, pointing a finger at each of them. "ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!"
"What did we do?" Kyle asked, as though in indignation.
"WHERE'S MY COMMUNICATOR?"
"What communicator?" Kaye said naively.
"MY COMMUNICATOR THAT WAS ON MY STUDY TABLE LAST NIGHT!"
Kyle looked at his twin and grinned. "You mean, this one?" he said, holding out the blue machine.
Lexxy glared at the pair of them.
"Hand it over" she demanded.
"Can't we just borrow it?" Kaye pleaded.
"What on earth would you tweebs need it for?"
"Well, technically, not it" Kyle said. "Just it's batteries"
"Uncle Jim and Uncle Tim taught us how to make our own portable silicon phase disruptor" Kaye explained.
Lexxy raised an eyebrow. "Like you two tweebs could really make a silicon phase disruptor"
"Uncle Jim and Uncle Tim did" Kyle said.
"They're different"
"Yeah, they are. They were ten, we're eleven" Kaye said.
Lexxy rolled her eyes. "Whatever. But even if you could make a phase disruptor, do you see anyone who's having their minds controlled? No. So" She took a step towards them. "Give me back my communicator or I'll-"
"Or you'll what, Lexxy?"
The three siblings turned to find Kim leaning on the doorway with her arms crossed.
"Mom, the tweebs stole my communicator"
Kim looked at the twins who said indignantly, "We were only borrowing!"
She stared back at Lexxy and sighed, "Lex, you really should treat your siblings better"
Lexxy stared at her mom crossly as the twins once again stuck their tongue at her. "Mom! They stole my communicator!" she repeated heatedly.
"Kyle, Kaye, the communicator isn't a toy" Kim explained to the twins who grimaced.
"But mom-"
"No buts. You'll get one each when you're older"
'Ha!' Lexxy mouthed to both of them with a triumphant expression.
Kim then turned to Lexxy. "I saw that. Lex, I mean it, you need to learn to understand your siblings, they're only eleven" she said. "Anyway, we'll talk about this when you get home. You have a… visitor"
"I have a wha…?" Lexxy said in confusion. She trailed after her mother down the stairs. She was surprised to find who was standing in their living room wearing a slightly sheepish expression mixed with anxiety.
"Drake!"