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A/N: Nessy visits home and has a nice long serious chat with her mom. Also she gets Jack Frost in on her proposing to Aster plan.
Ch. 20- Plans and visits home
*Nessy's POV*
I wake up to the smell of cinnamon rolls and smile. Aster has quickly learned my favorite foods and I enjoy us experimenting with cooking together besides the fact. I walk into the kitchen and kiss Aster on the cheek as I walk past him. I sit on the counter next to the oven and watch him smile at me and then look at the oven. "You've gotten pretty handy in the kitchen," I voice.
"Thanks to you and forcing me to cook with you," he says smiling at me slightly.
"You enjoyed every bit of you. I'm just glad I don't have to force you anymore," I say.
"Because you taught me to enjoy it," he says as he gets in front of me and pulls me closer to him by using my ass. I feel him rub himself into me and I glare at him.
"I hate you sometimes you know that," I say.
"Lies," he says and he kisses my nose as the timer goes off. "Oh just in time," he voices.
"Lucky," I mutter darkly as I grab his ass as I move towards the table. He brings in the food with a slight blush across his cheeks after what I did to him before I sat down. He sits down the food and places my food down in front of me. I eat my cinnamon roll and watch Aster look at me curiously.
"Didn't you say you had to help your dad today the day before yesterday," Aster asks.
"Yea. He's doing some kind of experiment. I may stay there for a while," I say.
"I'll miss you," he says holding my hand.
"I'll miss you too," I say smiling at him across the table. After we eat I pack a bag for clothes for three days. He watches curiously. "Just in case dad needs me longer," I say. He nods in understanding and waves me off as I pass through the door shaped like a pumpkin. I transport myself to my room with magic.
I walk down the stairs and find my mom. "Hi dear," she says to me smiling as she notices me strolling in.
"Hi mom, can we talk," I ask.
"Sure. Is this about you and Bunny? Cause if it is then what did he do," she asks.
"It's about us though nothing bad. I actually thought of being more to him than just mates. I want to propose to him. If he doesn't do it first," I say.
"Oh is it that serious," she asks.
"I think it's getting to be," I say smiling brightly.
"Then do whatever your heart says dear. Maybe get some help from Jack Frost, since he spends more time in the human world than you. He can help you get a ring," she voices.
"Good idea mom. I'll go see dad and help him with the experiment. Then maybe go visit Jack and get his help. I am staying here for a bit," I voice.
"Go dear. Help your crazy inventive father, before he blows up his lab again," she says annoyingly. I laugh and head towards the tower that my father seems to love more than us sometimes.
I walk through the door and am instantly greeted by the smell of burning. "Oh what died in here," I ask coughing suddenly.
"Oh Nessy good to see you my dear. Could you help me with this? I believe the fire burned this past the point of reviving it," dad says looking at the charred machine with a sad look.
"What was it if I may ask," I say.
"North asked me to make his sled faster. I seemed to have made the rocket worse instead of better," he says.
"Do you have another one? I think you're right about not receiving it," I say.
"No made from scratch," he says looking sadly at the waste.
"Alrighty then let me see your plans and I'll help you build a new one. Possibly better," I say. We go over the plans and soon a better and stable rocket is built before the afternoon is up.
"Thanks having you here helped me a lot," dad voices as he hugs me. "Glad you're staying for awhile," he says.
"Me too dad, me too. Though sadly I'm going to go visit Jack real quick and ask him to help me with a surprise for Aster," I voice.
"Oh ok. So you're calling him Aster now? That serious huh," he questions looking at me seriously.
I nod and say "Yes dad, now don't go getting overprotective on me again. I've had enough of that to last me a century," I voice. He nods in understanding and as I leave the tower I feel his eyes on me. I walk to the portals and walk through the one to Burgess. I find Jack pretty quickly and he smiles at me with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "I need your help for a surprise for Aster," I say.
"What kind of surprise," he asks with his smile growing bigger while looking at me curiously.
"A proposal," I say seriously. I notice his smile turn into a serious expression and then an even bigger smile.
"Taking the charge on that I see. You guys that serious yet," he voices.
"I think so, plus I kinda fell in love with that human tradition. That is after Jamie explained it to me," I say.
"Nice and you need my help because," Jack says
"You know the human world better than me. Can you show me how to get a ring," I ask.
Jack nods and says "But first we need some money." So Jack goes to North's workshop and borrows some from him.
"You sure North won't mind," I say.
"Yea. He kinda owes me anyways. Besides I left a note," Jack explains. I make Jack look a bit more human, mostly by adding shoes. We walk to the jewelry store as Jack calls it and I talk to a worker there. I end up with Jack and the worker's help creating a custom ring with a black band with a Easter egg pattern on it. "I think Bunny is going to love this," Jack whispers in my ear as I pay for it.
"I hope so," I say. I then wave and hug Jack goodbye, after I turn him back to normal and leave the shoes on him for a thank you present. I go home and I hide the ring amongst my stuff so my snooping dad doesn't find it and flip out and then I realize I feel a bit nauseous. I end up throwing up in the toilet. I think to myself maybe I did too much today and was nauseous from teleporting after doing lots. Though I haven't gotten nauseous with teleporting for a long time. Something to wonder about.
*Aster's POV*
I get out my hole I made and come upon Jack, but with shoes on. I stare at him confusingly and ask "Since when do you wear shoes?"
"Since the kids gave them to me for a present. I only wear them when I'm around them. Otherwise they get upset if I don't. Thanks for reminding me, I almost forgot to take them off," Jack explains.
"I see," I say, "how are the squirts?"
"Good, they've been gossiping about you as a human. Was that true," Jack asks.
"Yea. Nessy and I came to scout for hiding spots. She turned me into a human to make it easier to be discreet," I say.
"Nice to know. They also kept telling me how you and Nessy look different. Guessing living together is doing good to your relationship, huh," he asks suddenly.
I blush darkly and stammer out "Yea, I guess."
Jack looks at me mischievously and I realize I just gave him the reaction he wanted I glare at him and he says "You're too easy Kangaroo."
After he riles me up and we fight for a bit I go home and eat by myself. The Burrow feels awfully lonely without Nessy here. I sigh and walk into our bedroom. I then notice on the night stand Nessy's pills. I notice that she skipped some. I sure hope those weren't important. I fall asleep to dreams of little Pookas running around, some looking strangely like my mate.
*Nessy's POV*
I notice I forgot my birth control pills at home, I'll only be a few days without them so it's ok. I sigh missing Aster more than I thought. I fall asleep and dream of fluffy bunnies running around.
A/N: Sally is pretty happy for Nessy finding who she belonged with. Also Jack is a willing helper to Nessy's plans though he almost gave himself away to Aster.