A/N: Well I'm back again with another chapter, I know I should be working on From Rocky to Shocky but let me promise you it's only on chapter 12 and I have through 16 sitting in waiting so there's no need to worry. Not much else to say other than if you have an OC idea go ahead and leave me the basic info of Name, Age, Gender, Hair color, Eye color and if you want Height. Thanks and happy reading!
*~Chapter 2~*
Early the next morning Magenta was in the process of getting ready when the doorbell rang making her jump and nearly smear her beloved red lipstick. With a growl and a look at the nightstand clock she stood and hurried down to the door before the bell could ring again and wake Frank, what kind of person was all the way out here at 7:00 in the morning. Once she reached the door she smoothed her uniform and opened the door.
The woman standing on the doorstep was looking over a clipboard in her hands, her cherry red lips were set in a soft smile, her brown eyes never left what she was reading, the dull overcast morning light barely caught in her long brown hair which was pulled up in a ponytail. A chilled wind breezed through and Magenta had to wonder how this person didn't shudder being only in a short black skirt and a white blouse.
"Hello."
Magenta made sure to keep her confusion out of her voice as she watched the woman carefully. Hearing her the woman looked up and smiled cheerily.
"Well hello! I've been sent from the DTV studio to speak with the residents of this home and ask you to please come and attend a live filming of our programs!"
Magenta cringed at the woman's voice, it was exactly like Collie's yet some how slightly more glass breakingly high. Shaking herself she put her hands on her hips.
"They are all asleep I can tell the master you came calling."
The woman looked confused for a second then giggled holding her pen over the clipboard shaking her head.
"Oh that won't be needed deary just tell us how many of ya there are here and the studio will send the tickets through mail!"
Magenta rolled her eyes at this woman's cheery output, she was actually worse than Collie in that at least Collie knew when to stop.
"Four."
The woman nodded scratching down the number.
"Okay and I just need a name to send them to deary."
Magenta contemplated giving her some false name so the tickets wouldn't send the last thing she or her brother wanted was to be publicly humiliated by Frank but she decided against it thinking of just having them sent to herself so she could rip them up.
"Magenta Vitus."
The woman began writing then paused.
"Just like the color?"
The domestic rolled her eyes nodding, honestly it wasn't a hard name to spell, the woman wrote it down then paused making the domestic growl slightly.
"V-i-t-u-s."
The woman smiled writing it down then looked up troubled before it vanished and she smiled brighter.
"My word where are my manners?! My grandma would be turnin' in her grave known I didn't introduce myself first!"
She held out her hand which Magenta just looked at for a long second before shaking.
"I'm Nurse Ansalong but my real name is-"
She was suddenly cut off by rushing footsteps and a nearly identical squeaking voice.
"LAURA!"
Magenta looked away to Collie who was rushing to her side while Ansalong looked confused for a long second until her face broke into a huge smile and she caught Collie in a tight hug as the girl ran at her.
"Collie! Oh sweetie I wondered what happened to you after aunt Iris came to Australia alone. I wrote you and tried calling but you never answered my letters and Jason always told me you were out when I called."
Collie whimpered closing her eyes as she hid her face in her cousin's shoulder.
"I never got any letters or calls the asswhole never gave them to me or told me! He was too busy beating the shit out of me!"
Laura hardly looked surprised as she rubbed her back.
"It's alright, he's gone and he'll never touch you or Carol again, she misses you ya know."
Collie looked up clearly shocked.
"Carol?! You've talked to her?! Is she happy? Is she being taken care of?!"
Laura smiled with a small chuckle wiping the tears from Collie's cheeks.
"She's just fine, I see her every weekend, she stays with me most of them, she has a foster sister to keep her company but she still misses you terribly."
Collie took in the information before looking confused.
"How do you see her so often she went to Texas to a foster family?"
Laura smiled.
"After I graduated back in Australia I was offered a modeling job in Dallas but it hardly paid bills so I took up watching the kids in the apartment building. You should have seen Carol's face when her foster mother brought her the first day she started crying and refused to let go of me, poor Mrs. Anderson was so confused until I told her I was Carol's biological cousin. When the modeling job went south, embezzlement by the guy in charge, I was scouted out by this guy named Bert and he brought me here to Denton. I guess Carol threw a fit because she wanted to come with me since I was family but I told her to stay where she was and she did but a few days later I get a call from her all excited that Mr. Anderson got a job transfer here to Denton and then she started crying telling me that I had been given partial custody of her, so I have her every weekend and 2 weeks every month during summer."
Magenta listened from the doorway smiling slightly at what she could catch of Laura's long winded fast talking rambling. Collie broke into a huge smile again bouncing excitedly.
"Oh Lulu that's amazing! I'm so happy she gets to see you! I tried to get them to send her to you when Jason was arrested since I couldn't take her myself but they said you weren't in Australia anymore and had no contact information for you!"
Laura smiled rolling her eyes.
"I was living at university with my ex then it was right before I went to Dallas."
Collie laughed wiping her eyes again before realizing Laura had a clipboard in her hands still.
"What are you doing all the way out here?"
Laura rolled her eyes putting her free hand on her hip.
"Getting a mailing address to send tickets to be in the live audience back at the studio. What about you? I thought you'd be miles away from this dinky town by now."
Collie looked back at Magenta who nodded once before stepping out and closing the door going around back to check on her dogs. Collie turned back to her cousin blushing a little.
"I live here with Magenta, her brother Riff Raff and their uh boss Frank N. Furtur. Genta is a domestic and Riffy is a handyman."
Laura looked worried as she lightly brushed Collie's bangs from her face, she may have only been 3 years older than the young woman before her but this look made her seem much older.
"And what do you do Collie?"
Collie heard the worry in her tone and chewed her lip for a second before looking down.
"I'm Frankie's groupie."
Laura made a sound between a growl and a sigh before the little device on her hip buzzed violently making Collie look shocked and confused. Laura gave her a small smile writing something on the paper the tearing it off handing it to her.
"I gotta run Collie, Nation and Cosmo are buzzing me. Come by the studio whenever you feel like it just tell Vance you're Nurse Ansalong's cousin and he'll let you in. Be safe love you."
She quickly kissed the groupie's cheek before hurrying out of the grounds to a waiting car. Collie looked at the paper in her hand before it vanished making her look up at Magnet hands on her hips.
"Would you stop doing that?!"
Magenta rolled her eyes but smiled handing the paper back crossing her arms looking at the gate Laura had just left through.
"So that was the girl from Australia?"
Collie nodded smiling at the paper memorizing the address.
"Yep that was Lulu, my best friend and cousin."
Magenta said nothing but wrapped her arm around Collie's waist and led her back into the castle.
"Go and get dressed the master will be awake soon."
Collie sighed but kissed her cheek before dashing up to their room. As soon as the door closed upstairs Magenta felt arms wrap around her waist and lips brush her throat making her smile and lean back into her brother's hold.
"Good morning my most beautiful sister."
She gave a small purr feeling his breath on her neck.
"Good morning my handsome darling brother."
She giggled as his fingers brushed along her sides before she turned in his hold kissing him lightly. He returned the kiss holding her close before moving his lips to her jaw making her sigh contently.
"Who was at the door?"
She forced her eyes open and wrapped her arms around his neck standing on tiptoe to kiss the bridge of his nose.
"A girl from a television studio in town that turned out to be Columbia's cousin from Australia."
Riff looked both confused and worried.
"Don't worry Collie didn't tell her anything. She invited Collie to go see her whenever she pleases, or whenever Frank lets her leave."
Riff gave a low growl making Magenta softly kiss his nose then lips drawing his mind away from the anger that had been building. He held her closer kissing her ear lightly.
"Soon my most beloved sister we shall leave this horrid planet and return to the moon drenched shores of Transexual."
Magenta closed her eyes humming contently imagining the beautiful shores of her home. The moment was suddenly broken by a sheik from upstairs and moments later Frank was dragging Collie by her arm despite her attempts to pull away. The siblings split apart and turned to face their master Magenta biting back anger for how he was treating Collie. Once he stood 5 steps from the bottom of the stairs he pushed Collie down so she landed hard sobbing yet he didn't seem to care.
"If I hear another word of leaving this castle for any reasons other than what is needed you'll be punished far worse."
The raven haired transvestite raised his narrowed forest green eyes to Magenta seeing her hands shaking at her sides.
"I expect my breakfast in the lab in 10 minutes or else! Riff Raff why are you not in there at this moment doing as I told you last night?!"
Staying where she was Magenta glanced at her brother who merely bowed his head mumbling an apology before going to the lift then to the lab watching his sister warningly until he was out of sight. Frank looked back at Magenta who's green eyes were now on the sobbing Collie who hadn't moved from the floor. He growled and walked to stand beside the groupie stepping on her lower back with enough pressure she yelped as his six inch heel dug into her skin.
"Stop your screeching or do you want to be punished?!"
Collie whimpered shaking her head as tears rolled down her cheeks. Frank sneered at her before removing his foot and stomping back up stairs. The second he was gone Magenta rushed to the groupie helping her sit up before pulling up her shirt looking at the marks on her back, three long red angry marks ran down her back but they were mere welts not dangerous or bleeding much like the ones Riff so often suffered.
Magenta put the fabric back down and carefully pulled Collie into a hug letting her cry on her shoulder. After a moment she took the girl's face in her hands gently wiping away her tears.
"Do you want to help me today?"
Collie nodded getting to her feet as Magenta did then followed her to the kitchen. After helping prepare Frank's and Riff's breakfasts, making sure Frank's toast was burnt black and his orange juice was very sour, she helped Magenta carry the trays to the lab. Once in the pink tiled room Collie put Frank's breakfast in his work area glad that the man wasn't there to yell about how awful it looked, out of the corner of her eye she could see Magenta and Riff discussing something in tones to quiet for her to hear.
Seconds later Magenta came over and gently led Collie to Riff's desk. Riff looked at her his blue eyes searching her brown ones.
"What did you say to him?"
Collie shook her head rubbing her arm where Frank had grabbed her.
"I didn't say anything to him he just overheard me talking to myself about how great it'd be to go and see Laura whenever I wanted, next thing I know he lashes me three times on the back and drags me down stairs."
The siblings shared a look before Riff shook his head going back to work. Magenta sighed taking Collie's hand and leading her out of the lab, the pair spent the remainder of the morning cleaning around the castle and Magenta listened to Collie tell her stories about how she and Laura would explore the caves on the beaches near her house and look at the tidal pools.
"This one time Laura and my aunt even took us out into the ocean and we went snorkeling, it's where you have like this tube in your mouth that sticks out of the water to help you breath and goggles that cover your eyes and nose so you can see in the water, it was great we seen the coral and Laura got stung on the finger by this tiny jellyfish. But the best part was at night when we'd sneak outside and find a spot on the beach where we could just look at the stars."
Collie looked a little sad at the railing she was dusting but smiled.
"Our mothers caught us once when we snuck outside and they were mad, they yelled at us until I was crying but Laura stood up and took all the blame herself saying she was making me go outside at night. She's always been the braver one she doesn't let anyone push her around no matter what but she's super sweet so it makes me wonder how these two she mentioned are treating her,"
She shook her head trying to think of the names.
"Cosmo and something else I can't remember the other name she said."
"Nation?"
Collie looked up hearing Mageta speak for the first time in awhile and found her biting her lip.
"Yeah that was it, Cosmo and Nation. How'd you know that? She told me while you were taking care of the dogs."
Magenta gave a small smile dusting the shelf in front of her.
"Their my cousins, Cosmo is 3 years older than me, a year older than Riff and Nation is just a year older than me."
Collie blinked taking it all in then smiled.
"So they're like you guys?"
Magenta shook her head thinking back to when her cousin's had left for earth just 2 years before Riff and herself left with Frank.
"No, while Cosmo and Nation are from Transexual they didn't like it so they came here to earth a couple years before Riff and I did which surprised everyone because they are an insestuis couple like Riff and I so to risk their relationship to come to earth made everyone scratch their heads."
Collie nodded.
"So they're siblings too then."
Magenta nodded.
"Yeah and Cosmo was protective as hell of Nation from the day she was born he never let her out of his sight for long. They are in truth a second generation insestuis pair, their parents Patricia and Richard are cousin's."
Collie looked worried, she still wasn't sure about all the alien stuff but surely that amount insest had repercussions.
"Isn't that bad? I mean birth defects and other things are consequences of insest on your planet too aren't they?"
Magenta shook her head but looked slightly sad.
"No at least not often, it's rare for a child of insest to be different but Nation did get a bad end in the deal, she always wanted to have a child but something in her genetics makes it near impossible."
Collie felt her heart sink for this woman she'd never met.
"That stinks, there's nothing that can be done?"
Magenta shook her head putting her duster down and started walking to the kitchen with Collie following at her side.
"Not here, if they were on Transexual or Asexual there's lots that could be done for it but she refuses to go back or at least she did when I talked to her before Riff and I left."
Collie sat on the counter watching as Magenta made lunch and began dinner. Taking the crumpled paper from her pocket Collie bit her lip as the familiar turning in her stomach and jolt of energy that came with doing something against the rules washed through her.
"I'm going to see Lulu one of these days and I'll take you and Riffy so you can see your cousins. Screw what Frank says I have a right to see my family."
Magenta sighed shaking her head holding out one of the two plates to her.
"Then you should start kissing his heels now to soften him up to let you."
Collie rolled her eyes but smiled taking the plate and followed to the lab. Once in the tiled room the girls found Frank lounging at his work space and Riff bent over a stack of notes. Collie went to Frank setting the plate before him and taking the one from breakfast surprised to see the black toast gone, Frank didn't bother looking at her or even acknowledging her until she walked around and straddled his lap putting her hands on his shoulders rubbing gently how she knew he liked.
Sure enough he gave a small sigh and put his hands on her hips looking at her as she pouted.
"Frankie can't you let me go out just for tonight? I'll come back by 10:00."
She leaned close nipping his earlobe drawing a strangled half growl from him, she was on thin ice but she was starting to win.
"It's only one night, not even that just a few hours. You could have the castle to yourself and have guests over without anyone around to interrupt. Please Frankie."
She trailed the tip of her tongue down her jaw making him shudder and her smile knowing she'd won as she pulled back to look at him. He acted like he was contemplating her offer but had already decided to allow it.
"For a few hours, no later than 10:00, all three of you."
He shot a nasty look at the siblings one of which was biting her cheek to keep from smiling and jumping around like a small girl. Collie smiled brightly kissing Frank before hopping off his lap going back to Magenta winking at her then heading to the lift waiting for the domestic. After being sure she had no further orders Magenta followed Collie, as soon as the lift was on the ground floor the girls began jumping around happily before Collie looked at her friend scrunching up her nose.
"You're not wearing that out tonight are you?"
Magenta looked down at her uniform and shrugged.
"Like I have anything different."
Collie rolled her eyes pulling her up to their room then going to the closet riffling through the outfits inside tossing them out as they were rejected until she pulled out a deep plum dress with a white belt around the waist, in the other hand she held a pair of black heels. Magenta went to her and looked at the dress her jaw dropping.
"When did you?"
Collie laughed pushing her to the bathroom and handing her the clothes.
"I was going to give it to you for your birthday but you never tell me when it is so I just saved it for something like this, now you go change I'm gonna take Riffy's outfit to his room then when I come back we'll do something with your hair!"
Magenta looked at her wide eyed making her giggle again before turning back to the closet taking out a black dress bag and leaving the room. Magenta rolled her eyes smiling as she closed the bathroom door and changed into the plum dress, it fit like a glove hugging her curves in just the right ways, the light bit of glitter in the material shimmered softly, she put on the belt and smiled grabbing a black box from the counter drawer and placing the Transexual Guard pin to the white leather. She slipped into the heels and exited the bathroom to find Collie pulling on a pair of silver babydoll heels and a sapphire blue dress that had a black belt around the waist.
"Aren't we a little dressed up just to go to the television studio?"
Collie looked at her and smiled.
"Not really I'm sure people dress up a lot fancier besides what if we don't go straight to the studio?"
She smiled cheekily making Magenta roll her eyes as she sat on the bed running her fingers through her hair watching as Collie disappeared into the bathroom for a long moment then came out with a brush, comb, a can of hair spray and her makeup bag. She sat behind Magenta on her knees and set to work taming the wild red curls, after nearly 20 minutes of work Collie had smoothed out the curls so they were no longer frizzy and fell in tumbles to her friend's shoulders.
"There! You look amazing Genta!"
Magenta stood and went to the mirror looking herself over and gasped tears pricking her eyes, she hadn't seen herself in anything but her uniform since they'd left Transexual and with the frizz gone from her hair she looked more like she had when she'd dress up to go out at 18. Collie shifted nervously thinking her friend hated her work until Magenta walked back to her and hugged her tight.
"Thank you Collie, I love it."
Collie smiled happily pulling out of the hug to take out a tube of lipstick from her makeup bag.
"Last touch, you're not finished without those blood red lips of yours."
Magenta laughed taking the lipstick and applied it as the door to their room opened drawing her eyes to the corner of the mirror but as soon as she did her heart skipped several beats. Riff stood in the doorway wearing black pants, a deep brown leather belt with his guard pin, a charcoal grey button down shirt with the cuffs left unfastened and rolled up neatly. Collie bounced off the bed and went to him pulling him into the room circling him like a bird of prey making him look a little nervous.
"You look amazing Riffy! Oh you and Genta will look so charming together!"
Hearing her name Magenta finished her lips and turned to face her brother. The second his blue eyes fell on her his jaw dropped as he looked her over, he hadn't seen her dressed up so beautifully since her teenage years on their home planet and he'd forgotten how much he missed it. Collie stepped away to put new earrings in her ears giving the pair a moment alone as she ducked into the bathroom.
Riff went to his sister and put his hands on her hips making her smile as her emerald eyes looked him over.
"My beloved sister you look impossibly more beautiful."
Magenta smiled placing her hands on his chest.
"And you my amazing brother look impossibly more handsome. It seems Columbia knows what she's doing after all."
He chuckled kissing her jaw as she giggled before they melted into purrs as his lips found her neck. Just as he began to nip at her pulse point Collie cleared her throat standing in the doorway to the room.
"I hate to spoil the moment love birds but we got cousins to go see and I want them to see you before you go and get all my hard work all sex mussed."
Magenta chuckled rolling her eyes taking her brother's arm as he offered it to her looking slightly confused but masking it well as they followed Collie out to the truck. Like a gentleman he opened the doors for them making them giggle but thank him as they climbed in. After a 20 minute drive, and Collie getting frustrated with trying to drive in heels kicking them off, they arrived at the studio.
Collie parked the truck and put her heels back on before jumping out waiting as Riff helped Magenta out. Once everyone was out they followed Collie to the only door in sight but as they walked in and found themselves on the sidelines of a huge set a man in a security uniform came over. The siblings shifted a little nervous but Collie didn't seem worried as he looked down at her.
"What are you three doing back here no audience members on set."
Collie swallowed a little thickly but forced her words out.
"We came to see nurse Laura Ansalong, I'm her cousin."
The man looked unconvinced making worry bubble in the groupie's stomach as he crossed his arms.
"That's out of the question she's filming at the moment, no visitors allowed during filming."
Disappointment washed through Collie until the sound of footsteps drew their attention.
"It's alright Vance their with me, she really is my cousin."
Collie and Magenta smiled as Laura came over now wearing a jade green uniform dress that had a skirt short enough she'd flash her underwear anytime she bent over. Vance opened his mouth to argue but gave up shaking his head walking away. When he was gone Laura smiled at the trio and hugged Collie.
"I'm glad you guys could come by, Nation and Cosmo are looking forward to meeting you Collie they already know your friends."
Laura smiled warmly at Magenta and Riff whose blue eyes had widened with hearing the names making his sister smile.
"Come on they're waiting in the dining area set, we just finished filming an episode."
Taking Collie's hand she led them around the side of the set waving to the man behind a coffee cart as they passed. After walking through what seemed like an endless maze of padded white walls Laura pushed open a set of nearly hidden padded doors to reveal a large dining table with 6 chairs set up around it occupying the two near the head of the table was a pair that made Collie blink then look back at Magenta who was smiling widely holding her brother's arm.
"Found them, Vance wasn't letting them in."
Hearing Laura speak the pair at the table looked up from the folders they'd been looking over and looked at the three arrivals. The second Nation and Magenta's eyes met they both left their places and hugged each other.
"It has been too long Nation! I've missed you!"
Nation chuckled holding Magenta at arms length looking her over as Cosmo and Riff joined them shaking hands.
"I'd say it has. Still got your accent I see."
Magenta laughed shaking her head.
"You've lost yours! Lucky you, four years we've been here and mine won't go away!"
Nation chuckled again before looking at Riff smiling softly taking in his tired form.
"Oh Riff Raff you look worked to the bone! And your beautiful hair."
"It's good to see you too Natty."
Riff gave her a small smile hugging her as she hugged him but it wasn't without hearing a low growl from Cosmo. Nation broke the hug and lightly swatted her brother's arm.
"Stop it Cosmo it's only Riff!"
She sighed gesturing to the table.
"Go ahead and sit down Laura and I were just going to finish making dinner, I hope pasta puttanesca is okay with everyone?"
The siblings nodded while Laura and Collie giggled in unison making Nation look at them.
"Bless you."
The words came out of both girls' mouths at once making them laugh harder. Cosmo and Riff rolled their eyes each mumbling something about childish while Nation and Magenta smiled at their friends before Laura stopped laughing grabbing Collie's hand and pulling her over to the group making the groupie blush slightly at being put in the center of attention.
"Mac and Nat this is my little cousin Columbia the one I always talk to Carol about!"
Collie smiled meekly waving unable to find her voice right then. Nation leered at Laura as did Cosmo before her green eyes turned soft as she smiled at Collie.
"It's nice to finally meet you Columbia, Laura and Carol tell us all about you. I'm Nation McKinley and this is my brother and husband Cosmo McKinley."
Collie relaxed greeting them both before sitting in the chair across from the one Laura would take watching as Nation and Laura went to the kitchen. The room was quite apart from Riff and Cosmo catching up as Magenta gave her a small smile.
"I didn't tell you Cosmo and Nation got married before they left did I?"
Collie shook her head looking down the table as Riff told Cosmo about the experiment Frank had him doing making the other man wrinkle his nose in disgust. Magenta followed her eyes and sighed.
"Cosmo and Nation hate Frank about as much as Riff and I do that's partly why they left."
"Not telling secrets are you Genta?"
The girls looked up now aware Nation and Laura had come back into the room holding plates of pasta. Laura set one in front of Collie than Magenta before taking her chair watching as Magenta leered at Nation as she sat down beside Cosmo smirking. Dinner was nice as everyone caught up and shared funny or embarrassing stories making each other laugh, it wasn't until the double doors opened that things quieted and everyone looked at the door to see a young man standing there looking at Laura.
"I need your help Laura, one of the patients got out again."
Laura groaned tossing her napkin onto her plate as she stood smiling apologetically.
"I'll be right back, no embarrassing stories while I'm gone!"
She pointed at Collie who smirked wickedly watching her go then turned her eyes to Magenta as she spoke slightly confused.
"A lose patient?"
Nation nodded sipping her wine.
"They're part of the show, Dentonvale deals with mental health of people Bert sends us from Marriage Maze but Laura swears some of them are really nuts like the guy that acts like an animal when he escapes, drives her up the wall when he does at night she chased him down in her underwear one night she was so pissed."
The room laughed and the volume only increased as Laura came back in fixing her hair and dress, the young man walked in behind her with a sly smile giving everyone a clue to what had really happened. Laura growled sitting in her chair lightly kicking Collie under the table.
"I thought I said no embarrassing stories?"
Collie rolled her eyes.
"I didn't do it Nation was the one saying how you chased down a patient in your underwear one night but now that you mention it that reminds me of a time when we were little oh Lu was maybe 8 and we were on the beach when this boy ran between us and destroyed our sandcastle I started to cry and I'll never forget Laura stood up grabbed the kid by his collar and called him a little piss ant fuckface then made him say he was sorry before kicking him in the ass as he walked away."
Laura smiled but blushed horribly joining in the laughing as the boy at her side stepped away half a step. Collie looked at him raising an eyebrow.
"So Laura who's the cutie beside you?"
Laura smirked before putting on a fake confused look.
"I already introduced you to Nation I don't know who else you're talkin' about."
The room laughed again, well not Cosmo he just leered at Laura making his sister give him a look. Laura shook her head taking the boy's hand.
"This is Ricky, he helps me take care of the patients and warms my bed at night, well maybe I warm his he was here before me."
Collie rolled her eyes crossing her arms.
"So you're settling down then? Not going out and being the party animal our mothers always thought you'd be?"
Laura opened her mouth to speak but Nation beat her to it laughing.
"Oh please I've never seen someone able to drink so much in one sitting and still be sober enough to walk a straight line and curse like a sailor all the while."
Laura turned bright red covering her face with her hands.
"One time Nation! One time!"
Suddenly the buzzer on Laura's uniform buzzed making her jump but smile brightly as her blush faded and she stood up. Nation and Cosmo paid her no mind but the other three all looked at her confused.
"I'll be right back I've got to go pick something up!"
Without another word she left the room making Collie shake her head listening as Nation and Cosmo told them about going through medical school once they landed in England then moving all over to give help to lower class hospitals around the world. Nation was in the middle of describing their time in Germany when the doors opened and suddenly Collie was knocked out of her chair by a brown haired 13 year old girl hugging her crying.
Collie looked down at the girl attached to her and soaking the chest of her dress baffled for a moment until the girl raised her teary brown eyes and gave a small smile.
"Oh Collie it's you! Laura said you were here but I couldn't believe her but here you are! I've missed you so much!"
Collie felt tears roll down her cheeks as she hugged her sister tight kissing her head many times gently shushing her as she cried clinging like a small child. Laura rolled her eyes taking her chair again.
"Being dramatic runs in their side of the family I think but then again it has been 4 years."
Collie carefully stood pulling Carol up with her wiping her eyes before facing Magenta and Riff.
"Carol these are my friends I live with them outside of town, this is Magenta and her brother Riff Raff."
Carol observed the siblings for a long second then walked over to Magenta smiling brightly offering her hand.
"Nice to meet you I'm Carol! Thank you for looking out for my sister!"
Magenta smiled taken by the girl and shook her hand.
"My pleasure little one, I enjoy your sister's company very much."
Carol's eyes widened at her accent for a second before she giggled then shook Riff's hand drawing a smile from him. After Carol greeted Nation with a hug and Cosmo with a cheeky grin and peck on the cheek things settled down with Carol perched in Collie's lap despite being too old to and eventually the inevitable question came out.
"So Collie how'd you end up living with Riff and Magenta outside of town?"
Collie looked at Laura blushing holding Carol closer.
"W-well after they told me Carol was being taken to a foster family in Texas I realized I couldn't stay in the house any longer, I couldn't afford it working at the pizzeria, so I packed up all my important stuff into my tap bag and walked out giving the key to the neighbors. I stayed in a ratty motel that night and began walking the next day when a pickup truck pulled up beside me."
She shook her head smiling faintly thinking of how easily Frank had charmed her into going with him.
"Frank smooth talked me into going with him to the castle and that's where I met Riffy and Genta for the first time, they didn't like me very much then but after about a week Genta and I became friends and Riff got used to me even if he did have to kick me out of places I shouldn't have been."
Riff rolled his eyes.
"You were poking around the lab was I supposed to let you get into something and hurt yourself?"
Collie shook her head.
"No I guess not. Anyway I've lived there with them and Frank for nearly 4 years. What about you, how long have you been in Denton?"
Laura thought for a moment then smiled.
"About 4 years, I came over before Nat and Mac did but I was only an intern for one of the other shows until Bert brought them over from Germany and Farley Flavors came up with this new show idea. Dentonvale we're basicly a prime time insane asylum. Nat here hated me from day one, locked me in one of cages one time, but we got used to each other now we are almost inseparable, Cosmo's still touchy but we get on well enough."
The doctors rolled their eyes but Nation smiled, finally Carol spoke up looking at Collie.
"Do you still dance Collie?"
Collie smiled nodding.
"All the time, back at the castle there's a huge ballroom with a jukebox, I practice in there all the time sometimes I even get Genta to dance with me she taught me how to do this really fun dance from where she used to live."
Nation looked a little worried as did Cosmo as they looked at their cousins across the table.
"You taught her the Time Warp? Isn't it a bit dangerous?"
Magenta shook her head taking a sip of her wine.
"Harmless as can be so long as we are here. Collie when did the master want us back?"
Collie looked a little sad kissing Carol's head before nudging her to stand up as she did.
"10, it's probably getting close we should go."
Nation looked at her watch and sighed getting to her feet with the rest before she hugged Magenta and Riff kissing the earlier's forehead.
"Come back and see us when the tyrant lets you okay?"
Magenta nodded hugging back before hugging Cosmo. Collie hugged Laura then Carol holding her tight tears dripping down her cheeks.
"I'll see you around soon Carol, be good for Lu. I love you."
Carol held tightly to her not wanting to let go.
"I love you to Collie promise you'll come back I want to see you again."
Collie kissed her cheeks smiling meekly.
"I'll try darling, I'll try."
Carol reluctantly let her go watching as Nation led them back to the main stage then the door, she waited until they were in the truck to go back inside leaving the three feeling slightly sad. Collie sighed starting the truck and driving back to the castle, it was a long silent ride but once they arrived they slipped in careful not to wake Frank as they went to their rooms. Collie was sitting on her bed holding the picture again when Magenta came out of the bathroom.
"Maybe going tonight was a bad idea, god knows when Frank will let us leave again to go and see them."
Magenta went to her side and sat down pulling her close.
"No Collie it was a good thing you took us, we got to see the two people in this world and ours that understand me and Riff and you got to see your sister that's exactly what we all needed. Riff's got a plan and this visit made him all the more eager to get it set into action, we're going to get away from here and you'll be with Carol again I promise."
Collie managed a smile resting her head on Magenta's shoulder closing her eyes.
"How do you always manage to make me feel better when I'm at my lowest?"
Magenta chuckled and stood pulling her to her feet and leading her to the large four poster bed where she laid down pulling Collie with her and covering them with the blanket.
"What else are friends for? Besides I have to repay you for letting me see my favorite cousins. Now go to sleep I'm sure the master has a big day for us tomorrow and I won't listen to you whine you're tired."
Collie giggled but snuggled closer falling asleep in minutes making the domestic smile following closely behind.