Hello Everyone! I promise I haven't forgot about this story, I have just been out of town and not able to write! Hope you enjoy it! (Btw, Kendra is 23, Seth is 21.)
Kendra twisted the ring on her finger nervously as she and Bracken approached the house.
"Kendra it`s just your family, they don't bite." Bracken`s amused voice spoke up from her side. She shot him a glare which made him laugh. It was the first time she had seen her family since she and Bracken had left on a diplomatic mission in New York for the Fairy Queen, and while they were there, out of nowhere, Bracken had proposed. Now, they just had to tell everyone.
Apparently, her mom and dad who had decided to move back to their own town after deciding Fablehaven was not for them, knew, but the rest of her family had no idea.
"Kendra." Bracken stopped and pulled Kendra to him. "You need to breathe. It will be alright." Bracken`s silver eyes were shining and they reminded her of all the reasons she had fallen in love with him. Kendra took a deep breath. Her family loved Bracken. It would be alright.
"Okay. I`m calm." Kendra tried for a smile, pushing down the nerves.
Bracken quirked an eyebrow at her a smile on his lips, "I highly doubt that but alright."
Hand in hand, she and Bracken headed for the main house and Kendra could feel her nerves still just a bit as she saw the house. She was home.
Seth was on the porch scrolling through something on his phone, but as soon as he caught sight of them, he grinned, vaulting over the porch rail and running over to them. Kendra hugged her brother tightly, glad that she was home. She had missed him.
Seth grinned as he hugged Bracken, asking them how the mission had gone. After assuring him that everything went fine, he gestured to the house exclaiming that the rest of the family was excited to see them.
"Wait, Seth!" Kendra made a split second decision, glancing at Bracken who for the first time, looked a little nervous, apparently catching onto what Kendra was doing.
"Yeah?" Seth asked.
"I have something to tell, or," Kendra glanced at Bracken. "We have something to tell you."
Seth looked from her to Bracken and then at her stomach, pressing his lips together.
"Well, I think Seth is great name for a baby so…" Kendra flapped her hands at him.
"No. no, no! I`m not pregnant! Bracken… Bracken proposed and… I said yes." A slow smile began to spread across Seth`s face, shooting a glance at Bracken.
"Finally did it, didn't you?" His voice contained barely disguised glee.
Bracken gaped at Seth, "How… How…"
Seth rolled his eyes, "Seriously, you think I didn't something was up? You asked me to steal one of Kendra`s rings for you."
Kendra turned to Bracken, "You did?"
He shrugged, looking a little sheepish, "I wanted to get the right size."
"So does this mean we get champagne tonight? Cause I think after you tell the family, we`ll all need a drink." Seth asked, drawing their attention back to him.
Kendra rolled her eyes, shoving Seth`s shoulder a little.
"I don't know how to tell everyone else." Kendra admitted, glancing from her brother and her boyfriend, no fiance.
A mischievous grin overtook Seth`s face. "I do!" He announced.
"Seth..." Bracken`s voice was cautious.
"Just trust me!" Seth`s shout left her and Bracken no choice but to run after him and into the house.
As it turned out, Seth`s brilliant plan was to run into the kitchen and shout "Ring the wedding bells because Kendra and Bracken are getting married!"
Amid the hugs and congratulations, and in the case of her grandmothers and a very pregnant Vanessa, tears, Kendra spotted Bracken in the corner with Seth, grinning as he slung an arm around Seth, pulling him down to ruffle his hair, Kendra felt her heart lift.
She was getting married to the love of her life, and she was home, with all the people she loved most in the world.
Seth hadn't been expecting Bracken to be the one to chase him down the driveway after announcing his plans to go eat with some of his friends at a nearby diner. Kendra sure, who always seemed to be calling after him with some final words of wisdom or a reminder, but never Bracken.
Seth stopped and wheeled around, waiting for the unicorn to catch up, silver hair messy and panting slightly.
"I have something to ask you." Bracken blurted out.
"Yeah?" Seth asked curiously, not sure why Bracken looked so nervous. It was how he looked before Kendra had told him that she and Bracken were getting married, so Seth wondered if he was about to get some huge news standing in the driveway.
"Will you be my best man?" The question left Seth stunned, mouth open and gaping. Ever since he had found out about the soon to be wedding, he was happy of course, that his sister and his bestfriend were getting married but there was also a small, bitter part of him that resented that no one had asked him to participate in the wedding. He had hoped to be a groomsmen, but had thought Bracken would want one of his unicorn friends to be his best man.
"What?" It was the only response that Seth could manage and Bracken hurried on.
"Well, I`ve been trying to ask you ever since you all found out, but I`ve been procrastinating because I`ve been too nervous, because I don't want you to say no and… I`m rambling," Bracken took a deep breath. "So, will you?"
"Why me?" Seth still wasn't too sure that all this wasn't some sort of sick joke. Best man? Him?
Bracken looked genuinely puzzled at that. "Seth, you`re my best friend, my brother. And I want you by my side on one of the most important days of my life. Who else would I choose?"
The words hit close and Seth struggled to keep his composure. "Well, if you put it like that, of course." Seth sniffled as Bracken pulled him into a hug.
"Seth, are you crying?" Bracken asked, sounding rather emotional himself.
"No, are you?" Seth asked, failing to regain control of himself.
"No." After a few moments, Seth pulled away, lifting a hand to wipe his eyes.
"Damnit unicorn, you`ve just made me cry." Seth joked.
Bracken laughed at that, also wiping his eyes. "You know, now that you`ve said yes to all this, I reserve my right to drag you along on all of our wedding planning expeditions now."
Seth snickered, pretending to look putout, but the truth was, that Seth was excited, glee filling his chest. His sister was getting married, and Bracken was going to officially be his brother. What was better than that?
Well that was fun, wasn't it? If you guys want me to write more about this, definitely let me know, I have some more good ideas for this prompt.
I promise I am going to try to be more consistent from now on, so expect another update near the middle to end of this month.
I have updated on my other story and I am going to try and follow the same update schedule over there, so go check it out for more fun Fablehaven action.
Thank you to FairyGirl22, WolfLover27, Jesus saved even me, Nacho Cheese Man for the support!
Have a great Sunday!
