Kook was packing his bag. He took a deep breath, even though he had been in this position before. The first visit had failed.
(First visit)
"Kook, come one we'll be late." Shaiden called.
"Coming." Said the scared bird.
Shaiden was waiting by the car; Kook was hovering in the hallway. Luckily Gildar was there to give him some advice.
"Just follow Shaiden." Gildar whispered, "Good luck."
Kook left the castle and got into the car. They drove off, Kook had never been so nervous. He was shaking. Shaiden noticed this and tried to calm the bird down.
"They'll love you." She said.
"Thorne almost smiled when I told him I was visiting your parents." Kook told her.
"He was doing that on purpose to scare you." She said.
"Yeah, right." He replied.
The couple drove on for 30 minutes until they came to a B&B, in the country side.
"Mum and Dad are staying here especially for you." She told him.
"Why?" Kook asked puzzled.
"So they can meet you." She explained and got out of the car. Kook followed slowly.
Inside the B&B, you felt a homely sensation come over you. A fire was burning bright in the corner. Seats were covered in fake fur, everything was made of wood. Kook followed Shaiden to the check-in area.
"Yes we have a room booked under Peck." She told them.
"Here are your keys and enjoy your stay." The receptionist told them.
The couple entered their room. It looked like something out of a magazine. Kook took a photo on his phone and sent it to the boys to make them jealous. Shaiden jumped in the bed and Kook followed.
"Shaiden what if they disagree with our engagement?" Kook asked.
"They won't." Was her instant reply.
Suddenly, the pair heard a knock at the door. Shaiden went over to answer it. Standing there were two people. The woman was looking like an older version of Shaiden and the man looking a tiny bit like Thorne.
"Mummy, Daddy." Shaiden exclaimed hugging them both.
"Shaiden." The women said.
"You must be Kook." The man said walking in.
"Yes." Kook replied.
"Shaiden before we begin we have some bad news." Her mother said.
"You know Tom." Her dad began.
"The Tom who was running away from the butcher when he claimed he had vegetable poisoning." Shaiden said laughing.
"Yes, that Tom, the crazy one." The dad said laughing.
The three of them started laughing about Tom, so Kook went on Gildar's advice of following their actions. Kook started laughing to.
"Anyway, he died." The mum said.
Kook forgot to stop laughing and carried on. Shaiden's parents turned around glaring exactly the same way Thorne does.
"I'm glad we entertained you." Her dad spoke.
"Yes, I'm glad you found that funny." Shaiden's mother agreed.
"By the way we're engaged." Shaiden said.
(Present time)
Kook went down the stairs to find Thorne looking at him finding it all funny.
"I'm surprised my parents didn't kill you on the spot." Thorne said, "They must be planning to do it this time round."
Kook smiled scared, then went into the main room and saw Gildar who he jumped on.
"Protect me, please hid me, don't make me go." Kook begged him.
Ballista walked in and burst out laughing.
"Ballista, help me to." Kook begged her as well.
"Shaiden, Kook's getting clingy." She shouted.
This made Kook cling on to Gildar even tighter.
"Kook, get off him, it won't be that bad." She tried to reassure him.
"Nope, I won't go." Kook said.
"Come on." Shaiden said pulling him.
"Yeah come on Kook, I need Gildar for wedding planning." Ballista said.
"Kook, let go, do not get in the way of Ballista's planning." Gildar whispered.
"No, I won't let go." Kook said.
Ballista was getting impatient. She stood there cross armed waiting for Kook to get off her fiancée.
"Kook, she getting mad." Gildar whispered.
"I don't want to visit them." Kook moaned.
"Kook, I would choose visiting them because at the moment Ballista is getting really cross and might even kill you." Gildar whispered.
Kook let go of Gildar and Ballista pulled him away after Gildar mouthed Good luck at Kook. Shaiden left the castle. Kook took one final deep breath then left and got in the car. Even though the journey took 40 minutes it felt like 5 to Kook. He got out of the car and entered to B&B. They knocked on the door.
"Hello sweetie, how are you?" Her mother asked.
"Good." Shaiden replied.
"Hello Kook." Her mother said less friendly.
"Hey." Kook said following Shaiden into the room.
"Hello, darling." Her father greeted.
"Hello Daddy." Shaiden said hugging him.
"Hello Kook." Her father said in a stern voice.
"Hey." Kook greeted him.
"I'm sorry to say that no one's died." He told him.
"That's good." Kook said very scared.
They all stood in silence for a few moments.
"Drinks?" Shaiden's mother asked.
"Yes, I will have a coke and Kook…" Shaiden said.
"I'll have a coke to." He said quietly.
"How's Thorne?" Her father asked.
"He's good." Shaiden replied.
Everyone stood in silence again sipping there drinks. Shaiden smiled at her parents, Kook just stood there wishing he had been more stubborn and clinging to Gildar more. Think of that, Kook went to call his fellow defender.
"I just remembered I need to make an important call." Kook said breaking the silence.
"Typical bird, always forgetting things." Her father said while sitting in the arm chair.
Kook went out into the corridor and called Gildar, who after the first ring picked up his phone.
"Kook, you need to come back now and save me." Gildar begged.
"You need to save me, Thorne was right they are going to kill me." Kook said.
"Have you seen the wedding things Ballista wants to get done? She's even thinking of going to Handsomeville and doing it there, like I'm going to let her do that." Gildar explained.
"That sounds like an emergency to me, I'll just get Shaiden." Kook said ending the call.
(Back to first time)
"You're what?" Her mother exclaimed.
"Engaged." Shaiden repeated.
"How could you do that to us?" Her father shouted.
"Quite easily." Kook whispered loud enough so everyone heard.
"You can shush for starters." Her father ordered.
"Yes sir." Kook replied.
Anyway after an argument, the couple decided to go back to their room and stay there for the remainder of the evening.
"Well, that went well." Shaiden said sarcastically.
"Yeah, it could have been worst." Kook said trying to make things seem better.
"How?" She asked.
"I don't know but somehow it could have been worst." Kook told her.
"I'm glad we are only staying the night." She said sitting next to Kook.
"I have to text Gildar." Kook said getting his phone out.
"Why?" She asked.
"Gildar said that today couldn't have gone worst then the time he visited Ballista's parents. So I'm texting him to tell him it has." Kook explained.
(Present time)
"Shaiden, we have to go emergency." Kook said.
"Okay." Shaiden said collecting her stuff.
"You only just got her sweetheart; don't let the bird boss you around." Her mother told her.
"I'm not; if there's an emergency then we have to go. That was the agreement." Shaiden told her.
"If we don't Gildar said that Skabb will come round." Kook said telling a white lie.
"Who's Skabb?" Her father asked.
"He's a barbarian." Kook answered.
"I think, you should go. Have a nice trip." Her mother called to them.
"Is there an emergency?" Shaiden asked once they were out in the corridor.
"Yep, Gildar is dying from wedding planning." Kook told her.
Shaiden rolled her eyes but got in the car anyway. Something told her she wouldn't be seeing her parents for a long time.