"That's not fair!" Victoria shouted, the little white mouse followed Rosalie around as she packed the trunk. Alex laid on the bed and sighed "Victoria's right, we should be able to explore like you and Uncle James do." Even P.J, the smallest of them, a little light grey mouse nodded and stumbled on the floor.
Rosalie smiled and picked him up "Kids I know it's not fair but it says invitation only… Me and your Uncle are going, and we can't risk if there is danger. You three need to stay here safe."
Alex scoffed and Victoria grabbed her arm "b-but.."
Ratigan came into the room and placed clothing into the trunk "No butts children. There will be no more discussion on the subject." Rosalie watched his worried look walk out, she patted him on the shoulder and smiled "Hey, we're a team. We can do this." Ratigan smiled back and held her hand.
P.J tugged on her dress "Yes P.J?" he handed her a small drawing of all of them, Ratigan being the tallest, and all of them having non-proportionate bodies, she picked him up and spoke to him "P.J this is wonderful! I love it!" she pointed to the drawing "Wonderful. P.J can you say wonderful?" P.J's dark eyes pouted and he opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He buried his head into her chest, Rosalie felt him quivering. "Sweetie its fine…" she put him down and patted his head. She whispered to Ratigan as he left "When he's ready.. we have to be patient."
Rosalie shut the door and went through her drawers "Now your Uncle James and I expect you to listen to your.. Uncles and be on your best behavior." The three nodded and looked away from her, Rosalie tussled Alex's hair and hugged all three of them "I know when me and Uncle James plan our own wedding.. there is no doubt in the world that you three will have the biggest decision in it." she left the room and Alex plopped on the bed once more.
"It's been three months.. I don't think wedding bells are gonna chime anytime soon. They won't be married and we will be still considered small children." His eyes went to the semi packed trunk and he froze.
Victoria sighed "Well if we want them to see were grown up we have-" Alex nudged her and they both looked at each other with a wickedly sly look.
Ginger met Rosalie, Fidget, Bill, Nicolas, and Ratigan at the dock. "Are you ready?" she asked and watched Nicolas peering at her "What is he doing here?" she rolled her eyes and Nicolas stepped up
"Please miss… I am very sorry for my behavior.. can we start over? I'm Nicolas…" his shaking hand was placed in front of her, as his eyes closed he felt a soft hand in his "I'm Ginger." She smiled slightly and headed up the ramp to the boat. Ratigan snapped his fingers and watched the boys struggle to carry the trunk.
Fidget complained "This is too heavy boss! What did you pack, rocks?" He looked at Rosalie, who shrugged her shoulders. Ratigan rolled his eyes "Just get it on the boat.." and followed her up.
The boat heading to America was the most nervewreking of Ratigan's and Rosalie's life. She hadn't been home in two years, and is wondering what her friends would say about how she is marrying a former convict. As he leaned on the brim of the boat, he watched the rolling waves Ratigan's life flashed before his eyes, never would he think that he would fall in love and get married. The thought nearly scared him to death, the thought of losing his loved ones to someone much more twisted than he. That night when Rosalie was shot hurt him most of all. He made a promise under any circumstances that he would be there always to protect his new family. His thoughts were ended by a soft touch. "James?" Rosalie felt him shake out of his daydreaming
"Hm? …yes my dear I'm…fine." He smiled at her softly, Rosalie touched his arm "What's wrong.. you know you cant fool me.."
"Nothing I'm fine.." he waved his hand and she crossed her arms "I'm going to be your wife.." she started to walk away "We're going to have to share everything with each other sooner or later.." she felt him grab her hand and she tried to pull away but he just pulled her closer "I'm worried."
"The greatest criminal mind, worried.." she laughed as she held his face to hers "Darling I promise, everything is going to be fine.. please trust me on this. Once they say their "I do"s we will be on the next boat to London.. to our nice cozy lair.." he smiled and she kissed him on the cheek "Then we can plan our own wedding." Ratigan's eyes turned bright and he kissed her back.
At last they reached the sunny dock of New Orleans, Louisiana. Rosalie breathed in the air and smiled "Ohh I missed that smell." Ginger patted her on the back "Nothing like it! How you doing professor?"
Ratigan cringed at the smell of the salty fish market and the ocean mixed together in a daunting smell. He blocked his eyes from the sun "…Wonderful.." once they reached the end of the dock, the long dirt road was in front of them "Rosalie, I have a surprise for you.." she whistled with her hand and suddenly a large white albatross with a black eye patch wrapped around its right eye plopped in front of all of them. "Jedidiah!"
"Rosalie!" its large wings wrapped around her and carried her in the air "You sure a sight for sore eyes.. well.. eye." He chuckled and she patted his head "Jed, this is my fiancé.." she pointed to Ratigan "James, Darling-" she was still in the large birds wings "This is Jed! My dearest friend!"
The bird put her down and shook the professor's hand "Well how do you do sir? You got a catch here! Rosalie is the most wonderful mouse I've ever met! She done saved my life from hunters!" Ratigan looked at her in amazement and she shyly smiled at him. "Now let's go!" he laid his wing down and all of them boarded, with the luggage strapped to his back. Everyone was ready, except Ratigan.
"Darling? Come on! Its perfectly fine." Rosalie laid out a hand, he waited several moments before he took it and was dragged on to the bird. Jed flew up into the air, almost touching the clouds. Ratigan held onto Rosalie tightly, making sure her small form couldn't fall off. Nicolas held on to Ginger, who quirked and eyebrow "Mr. Nicolas, are you afraid of heights?" she yelled and he shrugged it off "N-No! I'm just making sure you are secure madam!" Ginger laughed and Jed spoke up through the loudness of his flapping wings "Everyone! Good news! We have made it to the Grant manor!" Rosalie smiled at Ratigan and held his hand "Bad news is I am pretty terrible at landing so.." he aimed lower and finally the property was seen, a beautiful white house in the middle of a peaceful bayou. The blue green lake shined in the sunlight, and the willow trees kept the shade on the front porch "Hold on!"
Jed slid down as his feat reached the top of the watery murky bayou. He slipped and all of the mice, Bill and Fidget fell in the shallow murky water, the luggage stayed secured on his back and he panicked "Oh sweet potato pies I'm sorry! I'll get better at my landing!" he helped them out and Ratigan scolded him "If it wasn't for you, I would have been dry you idiot! I should have known better than to have boarded on your back, a carriage or even walking would have been pretty refreshing!" his face turned a bright red and Jed stood dumbfounded, as his face calmed down he heard coughing coming from the lake "Rosalie!"
Her new hat drenched, and her long pink dress stained with mud and grime from the lake. "James I'm fine, what was all that yelling about?" she tripped and landed in a bog of tall grass, her eyes met large fearful yellow ones. "What the-" she was attacked by the form and instantly screamed, shocking everyone around the murky lake. "Rosalie!" Ratigan shouted and heard her screams of horror turn to laughter.
She calmed down and carried the small form in her hands "James, this is Cleo!" suddenly the professor was face to face with a bright green frog. The frog had large yellow eyes and orange spots on her face and across her back, the frog smiled and licked his face, leaving a slimy residue. Rosalie laughed as he wiped it away disgusted "Rosalie get rid of that thing! Its positively disgusting!" Rosalie gasped and held Cleo closer "She was my pet until I had to leave to London! Isn't it wonderful! We're back together again!" she nuzzled the frog close to her and smiled, walking past him. Ginger patted him on the shoulder "Welcome to New Orleans!" and she left him to think to himself.
What have I gotten myself into…
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