Everyone waved rapidly at the leaving couple, tears streaming down their faces. "BYE!" They watched until the car was out of view before everyone began leaving, one by one. Sora swung his exhausted sister onto his back and everyone began walking towards their cars.
"Uh, Sora? You know how to drive, right?" Jer asked, climbing into the back of the hearse.
"Duh, I have my permit," he answered, lifting his sister and cousins into the car. Junior and Mini clung to Ky as they fell asleep, her arms wrapped around them. Victor pushed his own sister up and watched as she collapsed onto Ky's lap and fell asleep. He sighed and closed the door.
"Don't kill us, kay?" Victor asked, climbing into the passenger seat.
"Kay," Sora answered, starting the car and pulling out of the lot. "It's easier than a Gummiship."
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"Come on, guys. Time to go inside," Victor said, opening the trunk to reveal the sleeping kids. Grim and Mandy picked up their kids and walked to their own home. None of them woke up.
Sora sighed, jumped in and shook the teenagers awake.
"C'mon," he said, slinging Ky and VC over his shoulders.
"We can walk, you know," Ky muttered, still half asleep.
"We're not gonna risk you tripping over your feet," Sora answered, walking into the house. Jer yawned and followed them in, his feet dragging. Victor shrugged and slammed the trunk close.
The two girls walked up the stairs, undoing their hair as they did so. "That," VC interrupted herself with a yawn. "Was the longest night ever."
"Yeah," Ky answered, shoving her door open and disappearing inside.
After changing into pajamas, the three met down in the family room and sprawled over the furniture. "I'm beat," Jer yawned, pulling his pillow over his head.
"Yeah, me too," VC agreed, Scraps crawling on top of her. Ky's arms curled around her pillow and she nodded in agreement.
"Night."
"G'night."
"Mmhhmm," Ky answered, scratching Zero's ears and drifting into sleep. "Good night..."
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"VC! Hurry up!" Victor moaned, shoving his suitcase closed. "Mother and Father are expecting us in three hours!"
"I ain't leaving this house!" VC answered from the safety of her room. Jer and Ky burst out laughing.
"It's just for Christmas, now come on!" VC sighed and stood up.
"We can't take Scraps, so he's staying here," VC said, slinging her bag over her shoulders. "Make sure he doesn't destroy anything."
"Sure," Ky answered. Jer nodded.
"I'll be back for New Years, 'kay?" VC asked, enveloping her best friends in tight hugs.
"Right, we'll look forward to it," Jer replied.
"VC!"
"COMING!! Jerk..." VC whispered, walking out of the house. Ky folded her hands behind her head and looked at Jer.
"Think we'll survive?"
"No." Sora set his hands on his sister's head and watched the carriage pull away.
VC waved rapidly at her friends, mouthing the words, 'Help me!'
"The good news is, we won't hear any fighting between them," he said.
"The bad news is, I have to listen to you two fight," Jer snapped back, smirking.
"Yeah, well we're not as bad as the Van Dorts."
"Yeah, yeah," Jer said, walking into the house. Ky smirked at her brother and followed Jer. Sora rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Ky! Ky! Wait for me!" Ky turned and was immediately embraced by her cousin.
"Hey, Junior. What's up?" she asked, setting her hands on his shoulders. He looked at her with his one eye and shrugged.
"I just wanted to hang out with you today. Mom and Dad are busy and Mini is having a tea party with her stuffed animals."
"Well, the Nightmare Boys were meeting today at Town Hall, so you can come along with us," Jer said, leaning out of the door. Grim Jr. smiled and nodded firmly.
"Great! Let's go!"
"Hold on, Junior," Jer said, grabbing him by his hood.
"What?"
Ky and Jer exchanged glances. "Initiation!"
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VC stared out the window and moaned. Victor elbowed her, roughly. "Look sharp, 'kay?"
"Dude, you know I hate being here... I have to wear corsets when I'm here!" she moaned, burying her face in her hands.
"Come on, sis, it's not that bad."
"You just wanna see your girlfriend," VC snapped back. Victor blushed as the carriage came to a stop.
"Don't say stuff like that in front of Mother and Father."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."
"Come on, Vanessa," Victor said, opening the door. VC's eye twitched at the sound of her full name.
"Fine," VC mumbled, standing up and jumping from the stage coach.
"Thank you," Victor said to the driver. He nodded his head courteously and then proceeded to remove the luggage onto the front steps. Victor knocked on the front door. "Mother, father?"
"Victor, darling!" Mrs. Van Dort shouted, throwing the door open and hugging her son. "Vanessa!"
"Mother!" VC said, sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"Good to see you, kids," Mr. Van Dort said, smiling warmly at his daughter.
'It's going to be a very long week...' VC thought.
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And we thought just the dresses was bad! Poor VC has to wear a bloody corset. *pulls chibi Jack Sparrow from bag* Here, he can help if you fall into the water.
VC: Cool! *hugs it*
Jer: Okay then...
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