"Last stop. Please remember to pick all of your belongings. Have a wonderful day." said the announcer over the speakers. "Home Sweet Home." said a young woman wearing a long hoodie walking down the ramp holding onto her suitcases. She passed a few folks on her way out of the docks to get a taxi with running into any issues. And by issues Maeve means fans who get too close to her comfort from her job as a singer and want to go back to her normal life back where she grew up. Maeve hasnt her family in years when she started her first performance on the big stage. She was known on the streets as Maeve the Muse for how her voice brought anyone in like a siren with or without someone joining her for a duet. Now that she is back Maeve whistled for a taxi to stop getting in telling where to go taking the suites in the back with her. Her eyes looked out the window seeing barely anything has changed except seeing two boys crashing into a small ice cream stand that she recognize all to well. Cuphead was known to start trouble just the fun of it as dragging Mugman long most of the times when he was a bit for mature from what Elder Kettle wrote on the letters he has been sending her. "Here we are." said the driver with Maeve handing him the money with a tip. She got out with her suitcases looking at the dirt path leading a teacup cottage with a wooden fence with a gate that she opened to get through.
Walking up to the door Maeve was about to knock on the door when she heard two screaming voices coming and looked behind her just in time for Mugman and Cuphead run into the garden where Old Tea Kettle plants the his vegetables. "I told you we could out run the Ice cream guy. Hey who are you?" said Cuphead looking from Mugman to Maeve. Maeve pulled her hood off for a second when the boys immediately hugged her legs like a toddler. "Mae! We are so happy youre back." said Mugman. "It was getting boring without you. Did you get us something?" said Cuphead looking up at her. "No. I wouldve but i get robbed from my fans. Now let g oof my legs." said Maeve looking down at them. "Sorry its that we missed including " "Did i hear my sweet little Angel?!" said a familiar kettle smiling at Maeve known as Elder Kettle opening the door. He knocked the boys off to embrace Maeve who returned the gesture after putting her suitcases down. "Dont even think about it." said Elder Kettle glaring at Cuphead who was about to open the suitcases.
"Good to see you and the boys again, Dad." said Maeve letting go to look at him. "Why didnt you tell me tha you were coming home?" said Elder Kettle helping her with her bags but Maeve beat him to it. "I wanted to surprise you but the crash dummies ruined it. I dont want to know what you two were up to when i saw you crash that Ice cream stand on my here." said Maeve setting her suitcases down by the couch. "You two broke Lucy's Ice Delight again?!" said Elder Kettle scolding at Cuphead and Mugman. "You two are grounded. Now grab the extra comforters from the attic. Are you hungry?" said Elder Kettle looking at Maeve. "No thanks the food from the ship did a number on me." said Maeve. "Oh let me make some tea to help your tum tum." said Elder Kettle walking to the kitchen. "Uh Elder Kettle. She's " Maeve covered Cupheads mouth before he could finish taking him to the his and Mugmans room. "What was that?" said Cuphead. "Did you forget the times he cried over our sister?" said Mugman shutting their door. "Exactly. Im a woman now but Elder Kettle still see me as the four old that showed at his doorstep." said Maeve. She was telling the truth after all she did found herself wondering in the woods alone with no one like her until she knocked on Elder Kettles door and the rest was history. "I dont see you getting the comforters!" said Elder Kettle from the kitchen. "Go while i get into something comfy." said Maeve. "The rooms all yours and cant wait to hear about what you been up to." said Mugman. "Thanks Muggy. Cup go." said Maeve seeing goin for her suitcases again. "Nuts." said Cuphead seeing he was close to touching the zipper to the grey suitcase next to the teal one.
Maeve took off her previous clothes into some shorts reaching between her knees and thighs, a beige oversize sweater, and socks. She walked out taking her piny tail out and messaged her scaled smelling the tea that Elder Kettle was boiling on the stove. "Anything exciting happen?" Said Elder Kettle handing her cup to her. "Eh the usual I performed, greet fans, and go back to my place but . . . " "what? Said Elder Kettle. "I miss being here and so I found a good apartment in town. I also avoiding my stalker. He's been to all my shows and snuck in my dressing room or anywhere I be. I doubt that he followed me here after being trampled on the rush hour in New York." Said Maeve. "Can we see your apartment?" Said Mugman." It's not furnished and need some time like many three months my stuff is still being shifted so it's going take sometime. " Said Maeve sipping her tea slowly. "Then looks it's back to the way things were before you left." Said Cuphead. "You three do realize I have to get a job right. I am twenty four." Said Maeve. "You can get a vacation." Said Mugman. "Can't because of my fans. I almost flashed some kids at a beach two years ago from getting my clothes ripped apart." Said Maeve. "Say how we go out into town tomorrow and just hang out?" Said Cuphead. "That's sounds nice. Good thing everyone knows me before I was popular. " said Maeve. "You three catch up while I make dinner. My little Angel must tired from traveling so much. You two get the dishes washed and have the table set. Don't even think of slacking off because your siters back." Said Elder Kettle. "We don't slack off." Said Cuphead. "He meant you Cup." Said Maeve. "I done my part and Mugman. You on the other hand do something very stupid to make the job go fast. But harder on one of the three of us." Said Maeve. "She's got a point. I got the table!" Said Mugman going to the kitchen with Cuphead chasing after him."I miss this." Said Maeve drinking her tea as Elder Kettle was yelling at them.