*alarms in the distance* CHRISTMAS IN FOUR DAYS PEOPLE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
Yeah, I should have posted this chapter three days ago. But then Rogue One happened (epic by the way), I was lazy on Monday (not to mention my brother almost broke my freakin laptop by slamming it shut while I was playing Sims), and yesterday I had to babysit (took the kid to Storks, it was beautiful, not to mention they showed a Ninjago movie short before the movie and it was freaking hilarious). So here is the first stop in the tour, and hopefully I get the next few chapters out before Christmas *internal screaming*.
Here we meet my OC Bri's family. It's crazy. That's all I have to say.
After copious amounts of carpool karaoke, they were finally at the Knightly residence. As they unpacked, Bri felt a snowball hit her in the back of the head. She turned to see her 14 year old stepbrother, Oliver, whistling innocently.
"Oh, you're gonna get it now." She gathered up some snow and chased him around the house. The others watched with a mix of humor and confusion on their faces.
"I guess we're at the right place." Nya said.
"Yep." Cole said sat they saw Bri and Oliver reappear as Bri tackled him down.
"Do you concede, good sir?" She asked in a fake British accent.
"Never." He said as he flipped them around.
"Sabrina!" The two were then tackled by Oliver's 6 year old sister, Brenda. After a little bit, all three got up and then hugged.
"I missed you both." Bri told them.
"I knew I heard something." On the porch was Bri's stepmom, Macy. "Do you guys need help bringing things in?"
"I'm sure we've got it, Macy. Thank you though." Bri told her as she pried away from her step siblings to start unpacking.
Once the group was inside, they were awestruck by Bri's home. It was very well decorated for Christmas, with lights and tinsel along the walls. The only thing not very decorated was the large tree in the living room.
"You sure do decorate well, Macy." Bri told her.
"I can't take all the credit. Your father also helped a great deal. The kids, too. And we saved the tree for when you arrived, don't worry."
"Thank you." Bri said.
"Is that who I think it is?" Bri's father, Jeffery, finally made an appearance. He walked to his daughter and enveloped her in a hug.
"Hi Daddy." She reciprocated. "Daddy, this is my roommate Nya," Nya waved and smiled, "my good friends Zane and Jay," both just nodded in acknowledgment, "and my boyfriend, Cole."
"It's nice to meet you sir-" Cole was interrupted by a hug from Jeffery. He looked over at Bri who shrugged.
"Good to finally meet you, son. Sorry to hear you were in the hospital this summer." Jeffery said as he broke the hug and shook his hand.
"Well, pneumonia is a pain in the-"
"Cole." Bri interrupted him before he could curse in front of her stepsister.
"Sorry." He muttered.
"Anyway, you guys can take your stuff upstairs." Macy told the group. "Girls are in Bri's room, guys in the guest room."
Bri grabbed her suitcase and led Nya to her room upstairs while the guys followed Jeffery.
Sabrina hung an ornament on a branch as she watched her stepsister try to figure out how to get the star on the top of the tree. Brenda was about to grab a chair when Cole came along.
"Allow me." He picked her up and set her on his shoulders. She giggled and placed the star on top.
"Thank you, Cole." She told him politely.
Oliver went up to Bri. "So when's the wedding?" He whispered.
"What?!" She whispered back.
"He just got the "Brenda Approval." Same thing happened with your dad. He's a keeper."
"Okay, first off, Macy and Dad are grown adults."
"So are you."
"I'm 19! I'm still in college!"
"But do you want to marry him?"
Bri looked at her boyfriend as he interacted with her family. He sure did fit in. She fantasized about marrying him often, but she knew that she wanted to get her degree first.
"That's a conversation for another day." She whispered to her brother.
"Is everything okay?" Nya asked them. "Why are you whispering?"
Bri placed the ornament she had into her stepbrother's hand before walking to her roommate. "Oliver's just being weird."
Nya nodded, not fully convinced. But she thought nothing else of it before going to talk to Jay.
Cole walked over to Bri and wrapped his arm around her. "Everything okay?"
"Yep." She leaned up to kiss him.
"Dinner's ready!" Macy shouted from the kitchen where she and Zane had been working.
The couple groaned.
"We cannot catch a break." Bri said.
"That's what happens during the holidays."
After dinner, Jeffery called Cole to help him with the dishes. Alone.
'I'm a goner,' Cole thought as they got started.
"So. Bri tells me you're a music major like her." Jeffery started.
"Yes sir."
"Performance or education?"
"Education." Cole answered. His father wanted him to do performance, but he felt that wasn't his path.
"Interesting." Jeffery still hadn't looked him in the eye. "And your plan?"
"Graduate from NU, get a teaching certificate, and find a choir teaching job."
"Good plan." Things were silent as they scrubbed the dishes. Until Jeffery broke the silence again.
"How does my daughter fit into the plan?"
'Sh*t.' Cole thought. He remained silent for a minute.
"Do you love her?"
"More than anything, sir." Cole told him honestly.
"Do you want to marry her?"
"Yes, but I want to wait until after graduation."
"Good."
Once again, Jeffery took Cole into a hug.
"You hurt my daughter, I'll rip your lips off."
"I would never do that sir."
"Welcome to the family, then."
They broke out of the hug and Jeffery shook Cole's hand. He then left him in the kitchen alone as Bri walked in.
"You okay?" She asked, seeing her boyfriend standing there in shock and confusion.
"Yeah." He said, not fully recovered yet.
"Guys! We're playing Apples to Apples! You want in?" Macy called from the living room.
"Come on." Bri led Cole out of the kitchen, causing him to come out of his stupor.
Is it weird I love torturing them? XD
Yes, I censored that word. I'm not even comfortable saying it, much less typing it (except for in front of my best friend or when I'm by myself and driving).
Anyways, I promise next chapter will get some Jaya action (then again, it depends on your definition of action).
Before I go, I might as well tell you what the majors are: Cole and Bri are doing Performing Arts, Jay and Nya are doing Science and Technology, Zane is doing Medicine, Skylor is doing Business with a minor in Photography, Kai is doing Business, Luna is doing Psychiatry, Lloyd will do General Education, Maria will do Criminal Investigation, and my mystery characters will do Art, Nursing, and Sci-Tech.
See you again soon, till then, this is Gold Medal Ninja.
