Angela hummed to herself as she took the glazed ham out of the oven. The Delightful children were busy setting the table and Father was just pacing back and forth in extreme worry. Angela gives him a look.
"Benny, sit down. You're giving me a headache." Angela says to him. "Sweeties, can you toss the salad?"
"Okay, Mother." The Delightful children said and walked into the kitchen. Father sat down in his easy chair in the den. He didn't have his pipe because she banned him from smoking inside. He kept rubbing his chin and playing with his fingers.
"Mother? Why are the Unos coming here?"
"Well, I suppose I should tell you. They're family. Monty, the father of the family, is your father's brother."
"What! That means.."
"Yes, Nigel is your cousin. So I want you to get along. Understand?" She says in a strict voice.
"But..but!"
"No buts. Even if you do not like him, at least pretend to, please? For me?"
They looked at her and knew they couldn't disappoint her. "Alright, Mother. We'll do our best."
"And no shenanigans. If I find anything strange going on, I'll be upset and do you remember what happened the last time I was upset?"
The Delightful children's eyes widened in fear. "We understand, Mother. We will please you."
She smiles at them and kisses all their heads. "Good, now bring the completed dishes to the dining room."
They all took a dish and went there. The doorbell rang.
"Benny, go answer the door." She said as she plated the ham.
He grumbles to himself and goes to answer the door. There was the Uno family dressed in their Sunday best. Nigel looked very miserable.
"Why hello, Ben!" Mr. Uno says in his over jovial way and hugs him tightly.
Father winces in pain. "Let me go, Monty!" His brother complies.
Angela comes to the front, rubbing her hands on her apron. She smiles at the family.
"Hi, come on in!" She says happily and shows them to the dining room. Father grumbles even more at the door as he closes it. "Take any seat, you'd like. Children, dinner time."
"Yes, Mother." The Delightful Children came in and sat in their seat.
Angela comes in carrying a plated ham and puts it in the center.
"That looks wonderful, my dear." Mrs. Uno commented.
"Thank you." Angela sits next to Father. "It's a family recipe. My brothers would usually devour it before anything."
The adults kept talking to one another but the children. They just glared at each other as they silently ate.
A few minutes in Numbah One felt a vibration in his shoe.
"Um, can I use the bathroom?" He said loudly.
Angela blinked at him and smiled. "Of course the bathroom will be the third door on your right." She gestures which direction.
"Thank you!" He quickly ran off that direction. The Delightful Children and Father were suspicious of the child agent.
"Children, why don't you make sure he doesn't get lost?" Father said putting emphasis on lost.
"Yes, Father. Excuse us." They stood up and pushed in their chair then they went after Nigel.
"What polite children." Mrs. Uno complimented.
"Thank you." Angela said to her.
Meanwhile...
"Okay, remember do not let my parents notice you." He says into his shoe phone.
"Nigel, whatcha doing?"
He quickly turns around holding a S.P.L.A.N.K.E.R. at them.
"Stop!" The Delightful Children put their hands up. "We are not here to fight."
"What?" He gets confused but holds his weapon at them nonetheless.
"Mother told us to not commit shenanigans. So we come in peace, for now." They said.
"Yeah? Well I don't trust you and anything you say." He says holding his stance.
"But we.." They were cut off by a loud explosion behind Nigel. "What have you done!" They screamed in horror.
"The Kids Next Door has come to foil your diabolical plan. No one would ever believe that Father is being civil and your 'Mother' has to be as evil as him if she is your mom." Numbah One explains. His team is already behind him armed with weapons.
"But our Mother is a good person!" They screeched.
"..Wait, what?"
"She's not like the rest of the family. She actually cares about snot-nosed brats like you!"
"Numbah One, did we just destroy their home over a normal dinner?" Numbah Five asks.
"Well I..."
"What is going on here?"
The Delightful Children's eyes widened in extreme fear as they slowly looked behind them.
"Mother, we didn't do anything! He did it!" They yelled in near tears as they pointed at the team.
"Hi, Mrs. W!" Numbah 3 waves. Her team looks at her in confusion.
Numbah 4 nudges her and whispers. "Numbah 3, how do you know her?"
"Oh, she's my mom's boss. She comes over sometimes for dinner." She says. "She's really nice. She always brings presents when she comes over."
"Oh." Numbah One says as he realizes his mistake.
"Hello, Kuki." Angela says to her and looks back at her children. "Sweethearts, it's okay. I'm glad you didn't bring any weapons out and I heard some of your shouting so I know vaguely what is going on." She looks at the team again. "Children, why did you blow a hole in my house?"
"We're sorry. This is a big misunderstanding." Numbah Five says as they put away their weapons. "We will try to fix it right away."
She sighs. "Don't worry about it. I'm guessing you are the Kids Next Door. I'm sorry for the trouble my children have caused." They wanted to protest but didn't. "But you shouldn't be out so late. Go home to your parents before they start to worry. Kuki, I won't tell your mother but don't ever do this again. It's dangerous."
"Thank you, Mrs. W! I'm really sorry for everything."
"Nigel, do you still need to use the bathroom or continue blowing up my home?" She said with a straight face.
"Uh, no. I'm sorry too." He apologized in embarrassment.
"It's alright. Now go back to the table with your cousins. I'll clean up. The front door is straight ahead or would you like to go through the hole?" She says to the team.
"The door. Thank you and sorry again." They left.
Angela sighs and shakes her head. "It's a good thing I'm rich." She says as she stares at the hole. She then calls someone to fix it tomorrow. "For now, I'll just tell Benny not to come this way." She walks back to the table.
It was a one-sided conversation of Mr. Uno telling a story. Mrs. Uno smiled at him. Father was bored and cringing and the Delightful Children looked skittish. Numbah One looked even more terrified.
She took pity on them and put on a big smile. "Who's ready for dessert?"
"That sounds wonderful." Mr. Uno said and Mrs. Uno agreed. Numbah One just looked at her a bit confused.
Father stands up and whispers into her ear. "That was insufferable." He then takes her to the kitchen. "Can we be done with this?"
"No. I want you guys to get along." She says as she puts pistachio ice cream on the sponge cake.
He pouted. "So what was that loud explosion?"
"Nothing. Just don't go to the east wing for the week." She covered it with meringue. "Now flame this for a bit and I'll go get your bathrobe so you can eat it. Okay?"
He nods and she smiles at him then she called to the Delightful Children to bring the dishes and plates in.
"Yes, Mother." They respond and proceeded to clear the table.
They came in moments after Father flamed the dessert.
"Father."
"Yes?"
"May we ask why Mother care about brats?"
"Well.." He looks at them a bit somber. He thinks they're ready to know. "A long time ago, your mother and I had a baby. Due to a tragic incident, well, let's just say I got you guys for her."
"What happened?"
"Some Brats Next Door thought I was planning something and blew up my house. He didn't even stand a chance." He sighs deeply.
"We are deeply sorry, Father." They replied sadly.
"What are you guys talking about?" Angela asks, surprising them.
"Nothing, my dear. Here I'll bring the dessert out." He takes it to the table followed by the children.
She raises her brow in suspicion but dismisses it. She gets some utensils, a serving spoon, and some sprinkles.
"This looks beautiful, Angela." Mrs. Uno commented.
"Thank you." She serves them all.
Everybody started eating theirs but the children. The Delightful Children were just staring at it and she noticed. She smiled and handed them the sprinkles.
"Go ahead and put as much jimmys you want, just spend an extra minute brushing your teeth and flossing."
"Thank you, Mother." They beamed and doused it with sprinkles.
"Nigel, what's the matter?" She notices as he looks glum and still frightened.
"I...I'm..." He tried to say. He wanted to apologize but at the same time he was extremely confused about everything.
Angela walks next to him and bends down. "It's okay. Accidents and misunderstandings happen all the time. As long as you clear it up and apologize, everything will be alright."
He looks at her and realizes how this woman can just forgive a situation so terrible. "Thank you."
"Now eat, before it melts."
Afterwards the Unos had to leave and they were currently at the doorway.
"Thank you for the lovely dinner. I'm so stuffed." Mr. Uno patted his stomach.
"I do hope we can share recipes sometime." Mrs. Uno said to Angela.
"Anytime."
"Nigel, would you like to say something to her?"
"Uh, thank you very much, Aunt Angela." He says a bit nervous.
"Aunt Angela!" She became giddy and hugged him. "Thank you too and don't worry about anything." She winked.
Then the Uno family went home and she closed the door.
"Finally! They're gone!" Father commented. "Promise me they'll never have dinner here again."
"Okay, I promise."
"Gre-"
"We'll just go there." She says and watched her husband mope. She rolls her eyes and look at the children. "Okay, sweeties. Can you please wash the dishes and then it's bedtime. Remember to brush and floss for an extra minute."
"Yes, Mother." They went off.
She pet Father's cheek. "Want to go upstairs and cuddle?"
"No..." He says sulking and then looks at her. "Yes."
She smiles and kisses him. "Good."
They went upstairs to their room. The Delightful Children unfortunantely heard their parents' conversation.
They shuddered. "Ew."
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