"Mr. Sparkles, calm down, I say! Mr. Sparkles, what is it? You're babbling, I can't understand a word you are saying-Mr. Sparkles, please, this is very ungentlemanly -now, don't get angry! I'm just trying to figure out what you're going on about!" Arthur stood in front of a very agitated unicorn, trying to calm him down while trying to decipher what the unicorn was saying.

"Mr. Sparkles, come now," Arthur said, reaching out to stroke the unicorn's nose. "Now, what is it!" he cried, jumping back when the unicorn shook his mane angrily.

Then Mr. Sparkles froze.

"Mr. Sparkles what," Arthur started to say, then he sensed it too.

"SCONES!" Arthur cried, and raced out the front door, Mr. Sparkles close behind.

"Hey, guys, look, Puck's got Jerk's baby unicorn!"

"It's not his, Peter, it's Mr. Sparkles'." Gladys corrected, as the group huddled around the window Peter was standing in front of in the hallway they were walking down a couple minutes after abandoning Francis.

"He's using a charm so that Arthur and Mr. Sparkles can't see him…Why is he helping us, anyway?"

"He likes mischief, the little bugger." Gladys said severely. "You know, he's played more than on trick on me…Why, I sat down on a stool once and it disappeared from right underneath me!" She scowled a bit, watching Arthur and the unicorn chasing the baby wildly around the yard, trying to calm him down.

"This is priceless…" Ryuu said. "I wish- aw, it's over." And indeed, Arthur and Mr. Sparkles were kneeling in front of the young unicorn, comforting him.

"It reminds me of when Peter was little. Well-" Gladys shot him a glance- "Littler than he is now."

"HEY!" Peter cried, but Gladys cut in.

"You and Henry were rough-housing once, and he hit you too hard or something, and there you were, crying on ground, with Henry trying to console you. Then Arthur came out and held you, and you were better in a couple minutes." She smiled. "I wish Arthur and I had had times like that, but our relationship was never good…"

"I know what you mean." Eire said, looking on as Arthur stood up with Mr. Sparkles and Scones and waved them off as he headed back into the house and the two unicorns magically vanished.

"I remember that." Henry said, smiling. "You two were over for a short weekend visit, weren't you?"

"That was it, yes." Eire said, nodding.

"Those visits were always a bit awkward. They still are." Gladys said.

They stood for a while. Then Eire broke the silence.

"You know what, guys?" She said, "I have an even better idea than stealing Arthur's tea."

"What, setting his office on fire?"

"Peter!" Gladys cried, but Eire ignored them.

"No, follow me."

Arthur walked into the kitchen and was stopped short in his tracks.

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF BRITAIN HAPPENED HERE!"

Every open surface, and a few cabinets with open doors, were covered with every glass, bowl, and pan that Arthur owned, all filled to the brim with tea.

Arthur stormed forward. "I swear whoever did this will-" He stopped, seeing a note on the island in the middle of the kitchen. He picked it up.

There's a surprise waiting for you in the parlor.

It was slightly scrawly cursive handwriting, and it wasn't signed.

"If I didn't recognize that printing as someone else's, I would think it was Francis. So who…" He trailed off, looking at the disaster around him, and headed for the parlor.

"So glad you could join us, Arthur." Eire said with a smile.

"What…?" Arthur trailed off, staring at Henry, Peter, Gladys and Eire all sitting down with cups of tea, smiling.

"Sit down." Eire said, beckoning to a chair next to her.

"Erm-what exactly is going on? How did you get in? You two never visit…" He addressed Gladys and Eire, sitting down and taking the cup of tea Eire offered him.

"We just thought it would be nice to come by and say hello." Eire smiled mischievously.

"Oh lord, please tell me you're only talking about the kitchen." Arthur laughed, taking a sip of the tea.

Arthur came upstairs an hour after everyone had left. He started loosening his tie and opened his bedroom door, a smile still lingering on his face.

He pulled the door open.

"WHAT THE HE-"

Eire sat, thinking to herself.

Even though we never did get that tea… She smiled to herself. That whole escapade was still very, very worth it. Times have changed, and so has the family of the Isles.

The end, folks! I hope you all enjoyed it, and liked the ending. It's been so much fun writing this! There will be more stories involving this bunch to come, so make sure to Author Alert me so you know when they come! Thanks to everyone who took the time to favorite and comment, and to my friend Ryuu for her input. Thank you all!