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Well, it's finally happened. After the Duck connected them to Moon, Amelie knew it was only a matter of time before she would go home and introduce her wife to her parents. She is a little worried about how it's going to go, however - from her perspective, it's been three years since she saw them; from their perspective, it's been a little over a month.
She's pretty sure there aren't many good scenarios where a sixteen year old girl drops out of society for a month and then returns married. However: there's nothing to it but to do it, because there is not a single part of her life Apple isn't a part of. As she throws open the door to her old house, she calls out in a voice she wants to be cheerful but isn't quite up to snuff.
"I'm home, Mama! Can you set an extra place for dinner? I bought company!"
She's pretty sure there aren't many good scenarios where a sixteen year old girl drops out of society for a month and then returns married. However: there's nothing to it but to do it, because there is not a single part of her life Apple isn't a part of. As she throws open the door to her old house, she calls out in a voice she wants to be cheerful but isn't quite up to snuff.
"I'm home, Mama! Can you set an extra place for dinner? I bought company!"
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Date: 2018-06-09 10:57 pm (UTC)She's got a few things with her, mostly pastries to smooth out the arrival.
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Date: 2018-06-09 11:11 pm (UTC)Grace takes a moment to look over Apple before giving Amelie a Look. It's pretty obvious to her that Apple isn't just 'company' - in response, Amelie shoots her a look that screams 'give me a little while', which Grace accepts with a nod.
"It'll be a few minutes before Dad arrives, Amelie, so why don't you go pester Fletchling for a while? He misses squabbling with you."
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Date: 2018-06-09 11:13 pm (UTC)Hopefully the distraction of tarts as a pre-opening would give her wife an opening to break the news.
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Date: 2018-06-09 11:26 pm (UTC)“Ah, thank you! Here, I’ll just put them down over here...”
Grace pauses and looks over at where her daughter is fighting a bird.
“You might want to cut in; Amelie has no idea how to de-escalate a situation.”
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Date: 2018-06-09 11:33 pm (UTC)After a minute or so, she goes and tugs Amelie away. "Okay that's enough of that for now," she mock chides.
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Date: 2018-06-09 11:44 pm (UTC)Grace shakes her head, chuckling quietly to herself, before a massive racket resounds from the front yard. It sounds like rocks hitting steel, and both Grace and Amelie perk up at the sound, staring at the front door expectantly as it swings open, revealing a middle aged man wearing a nice suit.
“I have return-“
The rest of his sentence is cut off as Amelie slams into him, going for a full-blown tackle hug.
“PAPA!”
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Date: 2018-06-10 12:06 am (UTC)"A pleasure to meet you sir!" Exclaimed Apple with a giggle.
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Date: 2018-06-10 12:16 am (UTC)“And how is my little lucky flower?”
Amelie giggles as she throws her arms around his neck. And then Apple greets him.
“Likewise. Amelie, why don’t you introduce your friend?”
Despite his light tone, it’s not really a request. And where Grace was met with deflection, the simple fact is that Amelie is a daddy’s girl. Glancing down, Amelie bites her lower lip before glancing up at her Papa from beneath her lashes, trying her hardest to look as cute as possible. Taking a deep breath, she brushes her hair back behind her ear, showing the earring she’s wearing that matches with Apple’s as light glints off the ring on her finger.
“Mama, Papa, this is Apple White-Amaryllis.”
Deep breath.
“My wife.”
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Date: 2018-06-10 12:18 am (UTC)Her earring and her ring were also visible as she held up her hand. "I love your daughter, and we wish to have another wedding here in Amelie's world, and invite our friends from other realms."
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Date: 2018-06-10 12:40 am (UTC)"...Amelie, please tell me that you didn't marry a girl you knew for two weeks."
Amelie grins sheepishly.
"Ah...time travel is involved? We were dating for over a year..."
Grace closes her eyes and lets out a long, slow breath.
"Amelie. You realize the only reason that counts as an explanation is because of Xerneas, right?"
Amelie nods.
"I know, Mama. It's a very long story. Shall we sit down for the explanation?"
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Date: 2018-06-10 01:20 am (UTC)She's trying, she really is.
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Date: 2018-06-10 01:43 am (UTC)"It's...kind of a family rule that tea is for after discussions, not during. Mostly because of me."
Grace nods in agreement from her chair before motioning at Amelie to explain. Amelie nods, groping for the words she needs to make them understand.
Then, because she is impulsive at the best of times, she just decides to go ahead and drop the illusion hiding her eyes and gem.
"I was kidnapped from outside time by a giant magic rock and spent three years on an alien planet gaining strange powers. I met Apple in my second year there and we started dating; I proposed to her four months ago while we were fighting robots shaped like Ponyta. We were married by an alien princess inside a crystal tree palace and we managed to get back here by using a magic transdimensional website."
There's a long pause as Grace and Tadashi stare at Amelie, not quite able to form words.
Amelie, for her part, shapeshifts herself some Meowth ears and paws, striking a beckoning cat pose.
"Nya?"
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Date: 2018-06-10 01:49 am (UTC)"And while I don't have the same changes as Amelie does, her shapeshifting more on point than mine, it stands to mention that I can tell when lies are being said and I have powers from a Mummy girl I met in a short visit away from Amelie. Very short."
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Date: 2018-06-10 02:10 am (UTC)There's a long pause before Tadashi sighs, closes his eyes, and massages them with his palms.
"'Nya'? Really, Amelie? I thought I raised you better than pandering to the lowest common denominator like that."
There's a brief pause as Amelie takes in his words, a smile on her face, and then the two of them start arguing about nekomimi. While that's happening, Grace walks over to Apple, pulling her up into a standing position and hustling her over to the kitchen.
"They'll keep this up for a while. The pair of you are obviously telling the truth, so as far as Tadashi is concerned it's no longer a problem..."
Grace sighs a little before meeting Apple's eyes.
"But I need a little more background."
She raises a hand before Apple can reply.
"So while my Tadashi and Amelie have their father-daughter bonding time, I want to have tea with my daughter-in-law."
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Date: 2018-06-10 02:13 am (UTC)"I admit I prepared a blend while I was preparing the tarts. I swung by my home town and picked it up which is in another world, but at the same time, I hope you like it. It's got a strange name, but considering it's also from Wonderland, I suppose I shouldn't talk and I'm rambling."
She blushed. "Sorry, I'm usually not this nervous."
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Date: 2018-06-10 11:21 am (UTC)The mugs that Grace brings out are engraved with laurel wreaths, celebrating some kind of race. Amelie is currently showing off her Alolan Ninetales morph while Tadashi watches with an impassive gaze. Setting the mugs down, Grace looks at Apple.
“First things first - how did you get Amelie to start dating you?”
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Date: 2018-06-10 04:32 pm (UTC)Apple smiled as she poured the tea, not a drop spilled. "After that, we actually started talking more, flirting maybe? It's hard to tell, a lot of my memory can be a blur once in a while due to problems. But after a major event, we sat down fully and hashed out our relationship like responsible adults. She was worried since her last relationship was all physical, but I provided the nurturing needs. After that, we started dating officially."
She took a sip. "That was shortly after a visit home, and things happened there that made me realize I was gay. I had very important responsibilities at home that wasn't conducive to my mental health and when I got back to that world with the gems, I basically came out of the closet."
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Date: 2018-06-10 05:54 pm (UTC)"She was willing to flirt with you? Not just stammer and hide in the bushes?"
Grace loves her daughter. But she's not blind, either.
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Date: 2018-06-10 05:59 pm (UTC)"We met during a time when storybooks became real, and because I was from a world where stories are true and not just fiction, it took me a while to wrap my mind around it. I have to say it doesn't take much to make Amelie squeal and blush."
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Date: 2018-06-10 06:16 pm (UTC)“There are details I am happy not knowing, dear.”
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Date: 2018-06-10 07:55 pm (UTC)“And...you’re happy with her?”
She can already tell Amelie is happy.
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Date: 2018-06-10 08:07 pm (UTC)“Isn’t my Apple the best?”
Grace very deliberately drains her mug, places it down on the table, and sighs, chuckling faintly.
“Ah, oui. I’m very happy for you, Amelie.”
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Date: 2018-06-10 08:10 pm (UTC)"I come from a land called Ever After, and there, generations of fairy tale characters live. I'm the daughter of Snow White, Apple White, and I'm basically heir to the entire land. So I suppose the next step is to get to know both of you before introducing you to mother and father."
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