#here’s sunny my pony si!!

[allpointyears]

day 4. apple picking | fog

here’s the bg I used!!

[cass-drawss]

The Horrors Of Sweet Apple Acres (chapter four)

AWKWARD ENCOUNTER

Apple Jack trotted up Sugarcube Corner, the building seemingly looming over her. She looked around Pony Ville which was so barren it was basically a ghost town. The clouds looming over a usually sunny town. The Pegasus' not able to come out attend to the weather due to the fear of being taken. Apple Jack turned her attention towards the door holding up her hoof to knock, when the door opened to reveal a happy Pinkie Pie. 

"Oh howdy Pinkie!" Greeted Apple Jack. " I was just comin' by to pick up Apple Bloom, to make sure she gets home safe and all." Apple jack walks into Sugarcube Corner and Pinkie shuts the door. They walk into the kitchen where Apple Bloom and Derpy Hooves sit eating an assortment of cupcakes, muffins and other pastries. 

"Well, looks like yall really have been bakin' a lot!" Apple Jack exclaimed eyeing all of the dessert lined along the counter. Pinkie Pie walks around and picks up a platter of brownies iced with a gooey red frosting.

"Here! You should try some!" Pinkie says excitedly giving Apple Jack a eerily large smile. Apple Jack takes one of the brownies off the tray, some of the icing getting onto her hooves and dripping down her arm. The frosting remind Apple Jack of blood, its consistency and even its smell. She licks up the frosting off her hooves and arms, then finally biting into the brownie. 

"I've got to hand it  Pinkie, you always make the best baked goods!" Apple Jack says gobbling down the brownie as Pinkie hands her another one.

" Oh I couldn't take all the credit. " Pinkie says blushing " I had these two wonder ponies helping me!" Pinkie motions to Derpy and Apple Bloom who eyeing Apple Jack and giggling amongst themselves. 

"Oh yes! Yes!" Derpy exclaims smiling. " I come here everyday to help Pinkie Pie! It's the most fun I've ever had!" 

Apple Jack thinks of all the fun she's been having at the farm. "I don't think it could compare to mine." Apple Jack thinks to herself 

"I wish I was allowed to come here everyday." Apple Bloom pouted, crossing her hooves. 

" Now, now lil' sis'. " Apple Jack starts, wrapping her free hoof around her sister. " It's been mighty suspicious here in Pony Ville. It's for your own safety that your not out and about all by yourself." Apple Bloom continues to pout as Apple Jack is continuously offered various treats.

"If it would make you feel any better AJ, I could escort Apple Bloom from here to home or school. I really enjoy spending time with her, and after all," Pinkie smiles, " We are family." she says handing Apple Jack a red iced cupcake. 

Apple Jack takes the cupcake in her hoof hesitantly. " Well I wouldn't wanna ask for too much, It could be dangerous out there for you too." 

Pinkie Pie erupts in laughter. She falls to the floor holding her stomach. Her laughter bellows throughout the room, bouncing off the walls and into Apple Jacks ears. 

" Oh Apple Jack!" Pinkie says in between giggles and breaths. " That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!" She exclaims through her laughter. 

Apple Jack shifts her hooves, still holding the cupcake. The icing beginning to drip down off the top. Apple Jack can't help but feel uncomfortable as Pinkie continues to laugh on the floor gasping for air. She sees her sister and Derpy snickering as they share treats with each other. Apple Jack did not get what was so funny.

" I'm serious Pinkie. I don't want to lose you and my sister! I've come to take her home anyway...It's getting late and I have some special farm work in the morning." Apple Jack tries.

Pinkie continues to laugh manically in the floor for a few more seconds before she is just panting on the floor. Once she had caught her breath she stood up and placed an arm around Apple Jack. 

"No worries my friend" Pinkie said smiling a toothy grin. " No one is as dangerous as I am!" she then flexed her arms in a superhero fashion. 

Apple Jack chuckled. " If you say so Pinkie..." 

"I do say so! That's why i said it!" She cocks her head with a smile. An unusually large smile from the ones she had previously made. Pinkie gazed at the cupcake in Apple Jack's hoof. " Aren't you gonna eat that?" 

Apple Jack hesitates. " Uhm well I've had so many other treats I'm kinda full. I'm sure I've spoiled supper already!" She chuckles. 

Pinkie Pie stares blankly at Apple Jack. " That's too bad" She sighs. "We really worked hard making all these treats and we don't have anyone to share them with. She trots over to Apple Bloom and Derpy and pulls them into a hug. They all look at Apple Jack with puppy-dog eyes. 

" Well I spose' I wouldn't mind taking some for the road, but we've really gotta get goin' before it gets totally dark.." Apple Jack says eating the cupcake in hopes of Pinkie allowing her to leave.

" I suppose I'll see you later then, Apple Jack! " Pinkie smiles seemingly satisfied.  " Stay safe girls!" She says pushing the sisters outside to an almost set sun. Slamming the door behind them. 

" Awwh we didn't get any treats to take home." Apple Bloom pouted. " Do you think we could go back inside and get some?" She asked Apple jack

"No, no. It'll be ok, we need to head home now." She said pulling her sister with her. " I'm sure you can get more when you come back tomorrow"

"I can come back tomorrow?!"  Apple Bloom asked excitedly, walking with her sister.

" Well Pinkie Pie seemed very adamant about you being able to come back, so I guess it's ok as long as somepony is with you to keep you safe." Apple Jack sighed.

Apple Bloom hopped up and down. " This is great! Thank you Apple Jack!" She hugged her sister and took off towards the farm. 

"Wait for me, Apple Bloom!" Apple Jack shouted out running to catch up to her sister as they approached the farm.

[britishchick09]

my little pony: a new generation livewatch

what’s even better than livewatches being back after 2 months? mlp g5 being here!!! i haven’t watched g4 since the midway point of season 6, but i’ve kept up with all the pony news on equestria daily. at first i wasn’t too excited about g5, but since more clips and info have come out, i’m pumped to get the party started! :D

the orchestra is beautiful! very disney :D

IZZY BALL!!!! :D

HOLY FRICK TWI??????? :O

YAAAAAS!!!!! :D

i bet this is the show sunny watched as a foal! :D

twilight: “we’re the guardians of friendship! with the power of our friendship we will...” pinkie: “spread love!” flutters: “give hugs :)” rarity: “FRY BRAINS!” this is so sailor mo- WAIT WHAT DID RARES SAY????

did this just turn into a pony.mov video? or propaganda?

aww they’re playing!! :D

i didn’t expect sprout to be here!

OMG HITCH DEFEND SUNNY GEEZ

sprout wants to play pegasus bbq WUT

sprout kicked the rainbow dash doll RUDE

phyllis: ”you’re brainwashing their minds!” argyle: “it’s called research, phillys. and by the way, i leave all the brainwashing to you!” OHHHH NOT YET DEAD DAD JUST ROASTED HER!!!! :D

sprout wants to ‘keep everypony in line’ when he’s sheriff BOI

aww sunny wants her dad to see the unicorns and pegasi with her! :’)

OMG THIS IS SO CUTE!!!!!! :D

not even 5 minutes in and there’s feels!

twilight is ‘as bright as the sun’! :D

besties! :D

SUNNY SAID ‘PEGASUSES’ AWWWW!!!!!! :D

beautiful! :D

argyle: “one day, we’ll figure it out... together :)” OMG FEELS :’(

OMG THEY SAID ‘HOOF TO HEART’!!!! :’(

argyle: “good night, my little pony :)” roll credits! :D

sunny to her mane 6 toys: “good night, friends.” OMG!!!! :’)

things have changed around here! :o

sunny’s hair is like anna’s bed head! :D

:(

argyle’s death is sadder than most disney parent deaths and it’s just implied! :(

awww sunny said ‘wish me luck!’ to her dad’s photo! :)

ooh she’s a skater! :D

and this song is pretty cool! :D

sprout’s still alive :/

GEEZ HE JUST STOLE SOMEPONY’S DRINK!!! >:(

izzy? :o

;)

yay! :D

OMG THAT LONG NOTE THO!!!! :o

hey it’s hitch! :D

he’s sheriff! :D

aww he’s a critter magnet! :D

hitch: “give me some space.” the critters: *move half an inch* lol! :D

aww sunny and him have a hoofshake! :D

oh sprout’s a deputy :/

sunny tries to sneak into a show every year! :o

;)

canterlogic guy: “got any questions?” random pony: “where are the smoothies?” guy: “can’t answer that one.” lol! :D

it’s the show with propaganda devices! :o

rip balloon guy :/

hitch: “yikes, that’ll be a lot of paperwork.” omg lol!

THIS ISN’T YOUR DAY SUNNY

sunny: “let’s lend a hoof-“ *machine locks her in* “...that’s not what i meant.” lol :D

sunny trying to speak her mind while being trapped in a device tho!

DID SUNNY JUST SAY ‘EAT MY AAAAAAASS?’ :O

phyllis: “how do you think we should solve this? with hugs and cupcakes?” crowd: *laughs* pinkie pie’s about to go into a rage with that one...

omg sunny broke too many laws to count! :o

yeah sunny’s right hitch could be a good pony influence! :D

hitch: “all that unity stuff was just a foal’s bedtime story made up by your dad.” and a best selling tv show for foals in our world! :)

aww poor sunny! :’(

sunny: “...i wish you were here dad.” SAME :(

omg running ponies! :o

IZZYY!!!!! :D

izzy: “is everypony playing hide and seek? i see you!” aww! :D

hitch: “your kid is safe now ma’am!” pony: “...this isn’t my kid!” lol! :D

izzy’s never seen the sea! :D

sunny: “earth ponies hate unicorns!” izzy: “really? that seems a bit harsh!” yeah it does!

aww izzy’s skipping! :D

oh no she was captured in a box! :o

SHE PRESSED THE RED BUTTON! :o

izzy: “bye! it was nice to meet you all!” aww :D

hitch: “to the lighthouse!” sprout: *locks himself in the box* “oh no, i appear to be trapped!” hitch: “you’ve got to be kidding me.” lol :D

a smol bean! :D

aww sunny’s fangirling! :D

:)

she has so many questions! :D

izzy’s a great balancer! :D

hitch: “you’re completely surrounded!” *he and sprout are the only ponies there* lol! :D

izzy: *sniff sniff sniiiiiiff* sunny: “what are you doing..?” izzy: “you don’t smell!” sunny: “thanks! ...wait what?” lol! :D

izzy’s so cute!!! :D

ooh izzy and sunny have a song! :D

besties! :D

this sounds so 80s! :D

pretty scenery! :D (and balloon guy in the background!)

aww!!! :D

don’t arrest sunny, hitch!

sprout has pizza! :o

unimpressed :/

THAT SMIRK THO

hitch wants sprout to ‘keep the peace’ while he’s gone... hans much?

HITCH HAS ABS AND A PAID OFF MORTGAGE???

phyllis called sprout ‘sugarcube’! :o

sprout a literally foal child :/

omg sunny and izzy are in trouble! :o

and they’re in az! :o

zipp fab af! :D

wait how is she flying without magic?

she sounds kind of like rainbow dash! :o

zipp: “don’t tell them you saw me.” izzy: “there’s no way we couuuld we don’t even know your naaaame!” lol! :D

cuties! :D

so many moods! :D

the guard collects sneakers?

:D :D

check out the sony, cbs and t-mobile parodies! :D

ooh a royal celebration! :o

news host: “an excursive vid from pipp!” a news anchor saying ‘VID’???

look at those emojis! :o

aww izzy saying pipp’s slogan! :D

the queen’s...

a fluff ball???

there’s FAB, FAB AF and... fab phone addict!

cutie pipp! :D

aww cutie izzy! :D

zipp’s like ‘no no!’ and izzy just wipes her smile away lol :D

queen haven sounds like rarity!

queen haven: “nopony must know they’re here!” pipp: *INSTANTLY LIVESTREAMS IT* BOI

the guard took sunny’s book! :o

sprout calls his mom ‘mommy’... :/

sprout: *flings open the door* citizens! *door close* “AHHH!!!” lol! :D

somepony: “we want a real sheriff!” same!

ew sprout has a song :/

WITH HEAVY METAL YO

and NAZI IMAGERY WTF

BE PREPAAAAARED!!!!!!

PIPP PERFUME AD???

wowza! :o

and it’s playing on a big tv in the jail room! 101 much??

more like room 202 wowza! :o

zipp is here! :D

sunny: “i’m sunny!” izzy: “and i’m izzy moooonbooow!” lol! :D

the unicorns losing their magic ‘changes things’! :o

zipp has the journal! :D

their smiles though! :D

aww it was sunny’s dad’s journal! :/

zipp recognizes the star! :o

here comes pipp!

pipp’s here ‘for the content’ BOI

only royals can fly? zipp doesn’t seem so sure about that...

yay zipp unlocked them! :D

eyyy! ;D

aww hitch is beloved! :D

hitch is such a detective! :D

cutie bunnies!!!!! :D

BELOVED!!!! :D

hitch LOOK BEHIND YOU AT THE AWESOME MUGS!!!!

hitch: *smirk* “gotcha ;)”

zipp: “watch your step!” sunny and izzy: *fall* lol! :D

zipp found maritime bay and bridlewood maps! :o

wonderbolts! :o

zipp’s been faking flying? :o

WIRES AND LIGHTING???

wheee!!!! :D

she’s so happy! :)

omg twilight! :o

sunny: “oh my stars!” oms! :o

there are crystals!

beautiful lighting! :D

izzy: “we’ve gotten, like, a bazillion crystals in bridlewood!” wowza! :o

queen haven sings her own version of the mlp theme in the shower! :o

zipp is a spy at a pasta store! :o

press: “princess zipp! are you wearing-“ she’s not wearing anything tho...

press 2: “where’s the bathroom?” lol! :D

ooh a crown swap! :o

zipp: “swapping the crown will be easy breezie!” breezies! :o

zipp is gonna be queen since she’s older!

lies = safety in modern equestria... :/

pipp sounds like a modern pop star!

oh no the doggie suspects something! :o

OMG HITCH! :o

pipp’s song sounds like a blackpink song now! :o

aww hitch is wiggling! :D

oh no the power flickered out! :o

i think pipp was lip syncing since her voice cut out a bit!

lol hitch is singing! :D

oh no the wires have been exposed! :o

save her zipp! zipp: *doesn’t save her sis* ...oh :/

izzy: ‘her mom is the queen!” hitch to zipp: “you’re a princess?” zipp: “oh so the sheriff just became a detective.” lol :D (and how does she know he’s a sheriff?)

QUEEN HAVEN’T BEEN ARRESTED FOR BEING A PHONY PONY BALONEY!!! :o

and they lost the crown? NOOO-

oh thanks pissed off pipp! :D

oh no the princesses are gonna be arrested! :o

pipp’s voice crack is so cute! :D

the mane 5 is here!!! :D

hitch: “but i’m a sheriiiiff!” but you’re a mr. whiny pants!

construction isn’t going well in maritime bay...

OMG SPROUT SOUNDS LIKE DARTH VADER WHYYY

oh he’s just sipping a soda :/

phyllis: “oh dear. somepony’s getting a big head.” yeah you think?

zipp and pipp aren’t going through a good time right now but at least the scenery is beautiful! :D

hitch lost his badge! :o

izzy: “if you ask me, that badge was creating an unhealthy power dynamic! *sings guitar music*” lol :D

omg! :o

sunny: “once we find the crystal, you’ll get your magic back, you’ll have your fans and you’ll put me in custody!” lol :D

izzy knocked down a tree and saved the day! :D

it’s him! :D

zipp: “need some backup, sherrif?” hitch: “i’ve got it!” *barely makes a spark with some twigs* lol :D

cuties! :D

zipp called hitch ‘dude’! :D

aww izzy doesn’t want to leave her friends :(

OMG IZZY FOUND SUNNY’S MESSAGE!!!! :D

aww ‘hoof to heart’ :’)

hitch wants to do his part! :D

hitch: “the unicorn forest sounds pretty magical!” the forest: “is dark and scary* lol!

izzy’s house is stunning! :D

aww she calls it ‘la villa izzy’! :D

what a cool house! :D

the music machine plays the mlp theme!! :D

woah! :o

pipp: “i so wish i had livestreamed that!” sigh... :/

izzy’s song!!! :D

cutie!! :D

this song is so catchy! :D

smiley gals!!!! :D

lol! :D

hitch tho! :D

izzy rap!! :D

epic! B)

‘if we fail we’ll go to prison’ is really a line in the song lol! :D

the scenery! :D

izzy: “crystals! crystals! cryyystals!” lol! :D

people are depressed af around here! :o

british foal: “yoooou said a bad word! bing bong bing bong!” lol how random! :D

why is mayo a bad word tho?

they’re doing to a crystal dealer!

rubik’s cube! :o (it was also on the sheriff’s desk in maritime bay!)

and that pony is named alphabittle!

alphabittle: “deep talk for a little pony.” sunny: “you’ll find i’m average height,” lol! :D

omg he wants a dance off! :o

pipp: “feel the rhythm take you over! you feeling it?” sunny: “i’m feeling it!” DO YOU FEEL IT NOW, MR. KRABS???

epic! :D

yay she won! :D

OMG NO SHE DOESN’T GET THE CRYSTAL???

OMG hitch just said mayo! :o

they escaped tho! :D

QUEEN HAVEN???

and hitch’s badge! :D

queen haven wants them to ‘spin the story’ BOI

oh no queen haven and alphabittle are fighting over the crystals! :o

alphabittle threatens to use his powers but he doesn’t have magic?

sunny: “stop! you don’t have magic!” random pony: “bing bong!” lol! :D

omg...

aww cuties! :D

aaaaand......

it doesn’t work :/

maybe because there needs to be an earth pony crystal or a twilight star?

aww poor sunny :(

she’s about to cry!!! :’(

:’(

hitch: “i guess this is goodbye... friends.” zipp: “better hurry... sheriff.” :’‘(

sunny didn’t fix the crooked photo of her dad!!! :(

no she put her mane 6 figures away!!! :(

circle??? :o

the lights!!!! :D

CIRCLE??? :O

!!!!!!!!!

maritime bay hasn’t been treated too kindly i see! :o

oh no evil fireworks! :o

everyone has the unicorn mind hats on! :o

sprout is being treated like royalty now GREEEEAAAAT

and there’s more nazi imagery with that big mural of him!

sprout: “citizens of-“ *mural of him falls* lol! :D

the citizens didn’t want to fight in the first place! :D

OMG HE HAS AN EVIL LAUGH NOOOO

OMG ROBOT???

even phyllis thinks this is overdone! same mommy!

yay they’re reunited! :D

queen haven: “we need to get home!” alphabittle: “before we’re all jinxed!” queen haven: “excuse me, do you see my mouth still a-talking?” lol! :D

queen haven called sprout a ‘big robot pony’ lol :D

they need to stop it with magic! :D

sprout: “OH NO YOU DON”T” sassy man!

aww zipp has hitch’s back! :D

OMG SPROUT CRACKED THE LIGHTHOUSE??? :o

omg pipp and izzy fell! :o

queen haven saved alphabittle! :D

phyllis: “sprout! let’s put the toy away!” sprout: “mom, i’m in the middle of something!” lol! :D

HE WAS ABOUT TO RUN HIS MOMMY OVER!!!! :o

OMG THE LIGHT HOUSE IS CRUMBLING!!!!

omg! :o

aaaand it didn’t work! :o

magic of friendship it’s your tur-

OMG THE CRYSTALS ARE FALLING!!!! :o

THE LIGHTHOUSE IS FALLIIIIING!!!!!! :o

:(

everyone’s still alive though!

sunny: “it’s not the crystals that need to be brought together...” it’s us?

“it’s us!” knew it!! :D

yay choose friendship and love! :D

aww queen haven fixed the picture!

and so did alphabittle!

and phyllis!!! :D

uh guys what’s that over there...?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAAAAS!!!!!! :D

SONIC RAINBOOM!!!! :o

magic is back!!!!!! :D

they can fly!!!! :D

sunny’s flying with the princesses! :D

the unicorns are back! :D

the pegasi’s wings have such a pretty glow! :D

beautiful sunny! ♥

alphabittle says ‘hi there buddy’ to a little foal! :D

sprout: “mommy, was i a good sheriff?” phyllis: “oh look a flying dog!” lol! :D

hitch: “you did it sunny.” sunny: “no... we did it... together!” yas!!! :D

the gang’s all here!!! :D

izzy: “now we never have to be apart!” yay!!! :D

aww they all did ‘hooves to hearts’! :D ♥♥♥♥♥

balloon guy is back! :D

balloon guy: “hey guys! what did i miss?” *turns around and sees the mane 5* *SCREAAAAM!!!!!* lol! :D

and that’s the end! :D

besides the end credits scene...

;)

so that was the mlp g5 movie! i loved it a lot more than i thought i would and it wasn’t kiddie like g3. it was a lot like g4! the connection between that and g5 is awesome! the characters were fun and the story was really interesting despite it being a typical hero’s journey. it reminded me so much of disney! i can’t wait to see what adventure sunny and her friends have in store! :D

[gerec]

The Master of Charlton Park

Chapter 8 - Part 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Their awkwardness was interrupted by a slight shuffle then, drawing the attention of everyone in the room, as the little boy – who could only be Charles’ and the late Captain’s son – tugged shyly at Charles’ sleeve before clinging tightly to his hand. Edie too had returned to stand at Erik’s side, eyes wide as Charles leaned over to whisper in the boy’s ear, until his brow smoothed over and he offered them all a timid smile. 

“Erik, Edie…this is my son, James.” 

Charles had written about his son in great detail, and so both Erik and his daughter knew everything about the boy’s likes and dislikes, and his desire to follow eventually in his father’s footsteps. But it was one thing to know someone in letters and another to see them in the flesh, and Edie was beyond excited at finally meeting little James in person. “Hello James! My name is Edie! Did Charles tell you about me? I live here with Papa, and I just turned ten! Oh, and I’m your half-sis—” “We’re both very happy to meet you,” Erik cut in warmly, not wanting to overwhelm the boy with Edie’s unbridled enthusiasm. James was still very young and in the company of strangers; he did not want their sibling connection inadvertently revealed if Charles had not yet told him about the surrogacy. “Welcome young Master James, to Charlton Park.” The boy looked up at him and smiled, and Erik’s heart melted at those wide blue eyes and the sunny expression on his face, so like Charles in their happiest days. “Thank you Sir,” he said, then added in an almost whisper, “Do you really have horses here? Kurt says you have lots of pretty horses.”   

Of course Erik did not get the chance to reply, for Edie immediately jumped in and grabbed a hold of James’ hand, launching into great detail about her pony, as well as the new horse she’d just been given for her birthday. He did not miss the pleased smile on Charles’ face to hear of his namesake, and Edie’s insistence that the horse was now her most prized possession. And little James’ shyness faded as his excitement continued to mount, at Edie’s promise to show him the stables and teach him to ride her beloved sweet Milly. It took some convincing, but Erik managed to wrangle the children into sitting still for some more drinking chocolate, while the adults took refreshments of their own. Henry deftly led them all in idle chatter, sharing tidbits about people like the Summers and the MacTaggerts who Charles had not seen in almost a decade. It was just as well that the McCoys did most of the talking, for Erik couldn’t do much more than feast his eyes on his long lost love, stealing glances between sips of tea he barely tasted. “These biscuits are delicious,” Charles said, his smile indulgent as he handed the last one on his plate to a hovering James. “I see Mrs. Fergus is still taking good care of you with her excellent cooking.” “She’s missed cooking for you,” he answered, and was immediately rewarded with a smug grin from Raven and a curious look from little James. “I mean, we would love to have you as a guest again, Charles. Please join us for dinner tonight; Mrs. Fergus has been cooking all morning for Edie’s birthday.” “I wouldn’t want to—” “You’re not intruding,” Erik pre-empted, making Charles laugh, and he did not realize how much he had missed the melody of it, all these long years. “I can’t think of anything better; for me, for Edie, and certainly for Mrs. Fergus.” “Yes! Please Charles, you must stay! There’s so much I want to tell you and James!” It was near impossible, he knew, to say no when Edie was determined to get her way, and it seemed that she held the same sway with Charles as she did with Erik. And since little James was sending them the same plaintive look, Erik was quite certain that their guests would stay until well after the dinner hour.

Charles sighed, and shared with Erik a fond, if exasperated smile. “Well, it seems you will have two more guests for dinner, Erik. For Miss Edie’s wish is my command.” The children cheered – even young Kurt, who was delighted to spend time with two companions instead of one – and could scarcely sit still now to finish their treats. Laughing at their eager expressions, Raven clapped her hands together and started herding the young ones towards the door. “Well now that dinner has been sorted,” Raven said, giving her brother a pointed look that Erik couldn’t quite decipher, “why don’t Henry and I take the children outside? With your permission, Edie can take us to the stables, and show us her new birthday present.” Erik stood, even as the children all but sprinted out of the room to a waiting Sean. “Are you certain? Please don’t let Edie rush you if you haven’t finished your refreshments.”

It was Henry who grasped his shoulder and squeezed it good naturedly, before offering an arm to his grinning wife. “Don’t worry, we are both quite finished. Why don’t you two take some time to catch up? Perhaps Charles would like to see Mrs. Fergus, and the other staff again to say hello.” “Yes,” Raven added, and Erik could hear her laughing still as she tossed a parting remark over her shoulder. “Take as much time as you need to get reacquainted! We shall keep the children occupied until dinner.” And then they were gone, leaving Erik with Charles alone in the drawing room, together for the first time since Charles’ wedding day all those years ago.

[the-zodiacs-written-in-the-stars]

Writer’s Month Day 26: Wedding

Three years prior to the main-story, Rick and Lizzy go to New Orleans to attend her sister’s wedding.

“I think this is too early. Is this too early? This is too early.”

Lizzy smiled fondly and rolled her eyes at her boyfriend before she leaned in and kissed his cheek. He was behind the steering wheel, driving them to New Orleans. Ricky was truly adorable.

“We've been dating for a year. You met my parents already”, pointed Lizzy out. “And I have spent countless family dinners with your family by now. Don't be like this.”

“Your parents. But not your siblings”, muttered Rick with a frown.

“Because they're always all over the place”, huffed Lizzy dismissively. “Besides, you do know the woman of the hour. My sister insists on you being at her wedding, so you will be at her wedding.”

Rick grumbled though he did shut up. He did know Laureen personally and he also knew the groom – Doctor Charles Jones, their ME. Him and Mike regularly worked close with him. He was rather grumpy and tended to keep to himself mostly. Himself and the woman he loved.

“Besi—ides, you get a private tour of New Orleans from yours truly”, declared Lizzy.

She grinned at him and winked, making him sigh and nod.

~*~

Quanna Liddell was a bright woman, her smile was contagious as she pulled Rick into a hug. Her dreadlocks were put up in a high pony-tail, held up with a purple band that matched her dress. She was curvy in build, very different from Elizabeth and Laureen, both her daughters being more on the insanely tall, skinny side, something they may have inherited from their father Dean.

“It's so good to see you again!”, exclaimed Quanna with a smile.

Quanna and Dean had come to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving, spending it with Rick's family after Rick had invited them. With all their kids having moved out by now, they gladly took the invitation to spend their Thanksgiving with at least two of their kids; Doc and Laureen had happily come too (well, Laureen had, Doc had just glared. Until he had gotten to the pumpkin pie Rick's mom had made and Rick swore he had never seen the big grump this happy before in his life).

“You two are going to stay in Lizzy's old bedroom, if you don't mind”, offered Dean.

He smiled and patted Rick on the back. Dean was more the body-type of his daughters. Skinny tall with high cheek-bones. He was so easy going that seeing him always relaxed Rick. Which was a blessing; he had always been afraid of meeting a dad, like an actual over-protective dad type. Dean had just laughed and dismissed him when Rick had first met him and been dreadful of any threats. He had said he trusted his daughter's judgment and if she saw something in him, it must be there.

“Sounds perfect to me”, nodded Rick, relieved he got to share a room with his girlfriend.

“You haven't met our other children yet, have you?”, asked Dean. “Come on in.”

Rick nodded and followed Dean and Quanna inside. So far, from driving through the streets, he had to admit that he really liked this city. The visual of it was great. Inside the house, in what looked like a very lived-in living room (so many decorations – it reminded him of Lizzy and all the small figures and things she collected. Apparently, that ran in the family too), there were already four people. Rick frowned a little confused. He was under the impression that Lizzy and Laureen only had three siblings. He did another head-count. No. There were four.

“Guys!”, exclaimed Lizzy excitedly.

She ran up to them and hugged them one by one. Rick smiled as the tallest man got up to shake hands. “I'm Frank. Lizzy's older brother. And this is my wife Anabel. It's good to finally meet you. Lizzy talks a lot about you.”

Anabel lifted a hand and waved at him. Okay. Frank had moved away from New Orleans ten years ago with his wife, Rick remembered that Lizzy told him that. The second born, being the second one to move out but staying longer at home than Laureen who had moved out at twenty-two, as soon as she had enough money to go and try to live her dream in Los Angeles. That left the two youngest. Henry and Mary. Mary was twenty-one and studying art in... Europe. Somewhere. Rick couldn't remember. Henry was a musician, a singer and guitarist who constantly toured the states, playing at bars and living from day to day (Quanna had spent half of Thanksgiving complaining about that. She worried about her son. Rightfully so, Rick would probably have a meltdown too if he had a kid and that kid would be out there, traveling and living from day to day).

“Mh. Not bad”, commented Mary, her eyebrows raised as she looked at Rick.

She was shorter than her sisters but somehow still on the more lanky side, her hair put up in two knots, one on either side of her head. Henry next to her slowly pulled his headphones off when he noticed the new arrivals and also turned his full attention toward Rick.

“Not bad indeed”, agreed Henry with a grin. “Very pretty.”

“Guys. Stop flirting with my boyfriend, he's taken”, grunted Lizzy possessively.

“It's already late, you must be tired”, sighed Quanna concerned. “You want to go to bed, or eat something first? We did save you some dinner, you know.”

“Ma, I'd never say no to dad's cooking”, stated Lizzy seriously.

Rick grinned as he followed toward the kitchen. The entire family trailed after them too, because apparently late second dinner seemed very tempting. The whole time they ate, Henry and Mary bickered to the point of throwing food to which Dean chuckled and Quanna laughed. It... felt like home. It reminded Rick of family dinners with his own family. So many different personalities.

~*~

The next day was the day of the wedding. Rick had to admit that Laureen looked absolutely breathtaking in her white dress with the soft purple flowers decorating her cleavage and the lower end of the frilly dress. Her bridesmaids were her sisters Lizzy and Mary, as well as her best friend – Sunny Korrapati. Rick had seen Sunny a couple times at the hospital already when visiting injured victims or witnesses, she was one of the top surgeons in New York and, as the nickname suggested, an absolute sunshine personality. She had gone to med school with Charles and met his best friend through him. Now she was the maid of honor at Charles' wedding. That was cute. Rick couldn't wait to have his best friend as his best man at his own wedding. He side-eyed Lizzy and blushed a bit.

The ceremony was absolutely beautiful and the food afterward was delicious. Rick and Lizzy were sitting at the same table as the Liddell-family, of course. And aside from them were the maid of honor and the best man... who was a best woman, who was actually Rick's boss.

“Uhm. Captain Lacroix. Fancy seeing you here, ma'am”, grinned Rick awkwardly.

The captain looked unimpressed at him. “It's no secret Charles and I are close friends. But if you show anyone at the precinct photos of me in a dress, I will personally make you give speeding tickets for the rest of your career, Alfaro.”

“Yes, ma'am”, squeaked Rick and gulped hard.

The captain was really very scary and Rick was absolutely terrified of her on a good day. There was no way he was ever telling anyone about how pretty she could look with princess-curls and in a dress. He had ever only seen her in suits and with her hair up in a messy bun and a glare on her face that would only soften the tiniest bit after about five coffees in the morning.

“Amy, please stop threatening the guests”, requested Laureen with a sigh.

“Not when your guest is one of my punk officers”, grunted Amy sternly.

“But I thought he was a good one. Alfaro, you always talk highly of him”, offered Sunny.

She frowned confused as she sipped her champagne, while Amy growled. “That was a private conversation over Monopoly, Sunny. Respect the game night rules.”

“Game night? With the captain?”, whispered Rick doe-eyed.

“Of course”, grunted Doc and rolled his eyes. “You still don't get that she is my best friend. We're close. And me and my... wife... have regular game nights with our best friends.”

Rick nodded and looked from the darkly glaring Captain Lacroix to the grumpy Doc. Best friends. It figured. He could just picture them braiding each other's hair – well, Doc didn't have hair, but still. In all reality, the two probably spent lunch by sitting together and glaring intensely and that... was bonding. Still, the stark contrast between those two and Sunny and Laureen was incredible. Laureen was a pastel-colored pastry chef and bakery owner, while Sunny in her all pink outfit and with her bright smiles alone lit up the whole room. How... did those four fit together into one game-night...? Rick shook his head amused, before being pulled out of his chair by Lizzy.

“Dance with me instead of bugging people”, demanded Lizzy amused.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and immediately everything around them seemed forgotten as Rick got lost in her dark, warm eyes. Everything about this was surreal to him – he was so used to being the one with the family that welcomed everyone in that it was odd to be on the receiving end of such a thing, then seeing two people he was used to seeing at the workplace and with stern expressions both so... soft now (not that he'd ever call the captain that to her face, but in that dress, with that make-up and hair...? She looked soft)? A large part of him really wanted to get a picture of the captain so he could show it to Mike – he would understand why all of this was so baffling! And the idea of the captain and Doc playing Monopoly was just... out of this universe. Parallel universe maybe? Mh. Maybe they had crossed into one on their drive to New Orleans.

“I love your parents. And your siblings are awesome. And this city is... amazing”, hummed Rick. “I'm... glad you took me as your plus one, Lizabella.”

He smiled and leaned in to kiss her, earning a very pleased look from Lizzy. “Boy, you make for a yummy arm-candy of course did I take you with me. You think I want to show up single on my own sister's wedding? Especially on a count-down wedding like this.”

“Count-down wedding?”, echoed Rick confused.

“Frankie was the first to get married, much to no one's surprise. He had his whole life planned out in precise details. Getting married before he was 30 was one of them. Laureen took it slower, but still she is the firstborn so it figures she'd get married too at some point. See the math? Firstborn, second born... I'm the third born”, elaborated Lizzy with an eyeroll. “Oh, don't look like a startled deer I'm not proposing. But it still looks better to at least have a partner on a wedding.”

“And Mary and Henry?”, asked Rick curiously, looking over her shoulder at the youngest Liddells.

“Mary's too focused on her art-studies and the fact that she's all the way in Paris makes it easy to hide whatever she's got going on in her love-life”, replied Lizzy. “For all I know she could be in a committed relationship. She's never been a fan of relationship gossip. And Henry has a new boyfriend in every city he tours. His life-style doesn't necessarily help with long-term relationships. Besides, they will most definitely wait until I'm getting married before worrying about that.”

“You said not to worry, but I do start to pressured”, noted Rick lightly.

“I mean”, drawled Lizzy with a mischievous smile before she leaned in and kissed him slowly. “You are very cute. Steady income. Lovely family that seems to like me alright too. Keep playing your cards right and who knows where our relationship leads us, pretty boy.”

Rick grinned at that and pulled her some closer, close enough so he could kiss her again. Wedding plans were maybe a little too early, they really had only been dating for a year. But this was maybe the most intense relationship Rick ever had and if he was being honest with himself, the thought of Lizzy in a wedding dress was the opposite of scary for him.

[bringmetolife-pwff]

Part One : Chapter Twenty-Four - Brother’s Forgiveness

It was the next day as Evelyn and William decided to sleep in.  Her head was in the crook of his neck as his right arm was wrapped underneath her as a way to bring her closer to him.  Her arm was wrapped around his middle as they had no alarm to wake up.  

It was nine thirty in the morning as she started to feel him lightly kiss her head as to which she closed her eyes tightly shut not wanting to wake up.  They had an exhausting night the night before due to her brother bringing home Will's ex-girlfriend and them reaffirming their feelings for each other before making love to each other.  

Evelyn slept naked while Wills had on a pair of boxer-briefs.  

"I know you're awake," William said quietly, almost soft-spoken.

"I don't want to wake up," she replied groaning slightly as she placed a soft kiss to his neck as he tightened his grip on her slightly.

Just as Evelyn was about to give him a kiss as she leaned in she heard a knock on her door and let out a sighed.

"What now," she groaned.

"Are you expecting anyone?" He asked as his eyebrows furrowed.

"Not that I know of.  Let me go see who it is."

She pressed her lips to his and got out of the covers as he watched her get into some comfortable clothes - one of them being his white shirt he wore underneath his button up last night.  She ran her fingers through her hair as the knocking was consistent.  Not even thinking to look through the peep hole, she opened the door before revealing her brother Eric.

"Eric?" She asked her voice slightly tight from the stunt her brother pulled last night.  "What are you doing here?"

"Mum told me where you live.  Mind if I come in?  I think we need to chat about last night."

"Er, yeah, come in," Eve opened the door more for her brother to step in.  

This was the first time he was seeing her new place as he hadn't been able to with being in the military.  He could see why Evelyn would choose this place.  It was spacious and private which was something that William and Evelyn needed, especially right now as they were just in the beginning stage of their relationship.  

"Nice place," he comments.

"Thanks," she bites her lip as she leads him to the sofa.

She grabs one of her grey fluffy faux fur pillows and holds it to her chest for comfort as she brings one leg under the other.

"I'm really sorry about last night.  I realized I was wrong after you guys left.  It wasn't the way I wanted you guys to meet Kate and I handled it poorly.  Please forgive me?"

Evelyn and Eric had always been the closest out of all of her brothers so when Eric did this Evelyn was surprised and thought it was very uncharacteristic of him.  She felt hurt that he would not only do that to her but also her boyfriend who was very sweet and just wanted their families to come together and be close with all of them.  Evelyn felt the need to protect him - they both felt the need to protect each other.

"I do, thanks," she sent her brother a small smile.  "I am happy for you Eric and I hope at some point we can meet Kate at another time because she seems lovely.  But I think you also need to apologise to someone else too," she pointed at her bedroom door to which he nodded his head in understanding.

Wills soon came out not much longer after as he looked more presentable knowing that her brother was out there.  He sat down next to Eve as put her hand on his knee for comfort, letting him know she was there for him.

"Everything okay?" He asked looking between the two.

"Almost," Eric told him.  "I also have to apologise to you as well.  I'm sorry for not even mentioning anything about Kate, Will.  It was wrong of me and I hope some day you'll forgive me.  I should have given you a heads up."

"It's alright, mate.  I forgive you."

"You do?  Just like that?"

"What?  Do you want me to stop talking to you and give you a black eye?"

Eve smirked at her boyfriends humour and shook her head.

"No, I just thought you might be mad for at least a couple weeks is all."

"Well, I was at first but mostly just 'cause I was put off guard.  I'm over it now mainly because I'm ridiculously happy with your sister and I want you to be happy too.  I think Kate can provide that for you.  She's a good person."

"Thanks mate," Eric grins at his friend and sister.  "Means a lot.  Well, I best be off," Eric stood up and gave them both a hug.  "Maybe we can all meet up some time, properly."

"I'd like that," Evelyn replied.  "Thanks for coming by Eric.  I love you."

"I love you too, sis.  I would tell you I love you too Will, but I think that'd be a bit odd."

"Just a bit," he brought his thumb and pointer finger together to show a smidge.  "See you later mate."

Eric then left as Evelyn let him out and she let out a relieved sigh as she made it back to the sofa and Wills wrapped his arm around her bringing her closer.  

"What would you say to a week long holiday?" Wills asked her girlfriend as they lay on her sofa.  

"I would say I'm intrigued," she said suddenly very excited to spend some time away with her boyfriend.  "Where were you thinking?"

"What would you say to Bora Bora?"

"Really?" she exclaims excited.  "I'm so excited!  Yes, I would love to go to Bora Bora with you!"

"Good because we leave tonight."

"Wait, what?  Tonight?"

"Yes," he grinned loving the fact that he had surprised her and was able to do it without her knowing.  

For their holiday he did prepare a private plane for them - mainly because he didn't want people finding out about them before or during their holiday.  Bora Bora was also a nice, private place where people kept to themselves and just enjoyed their time.  

"I need to pack right now," she exclaimed as she placed her hand on her forehead.

She knew exactly what kind of clothes she needed to pack as she knew that it was almost always sunny and hot in Bora Bora.  She packed a few jumpers as well just in case it got chilly at night.  He helped her fold her clothes as he was already finished with his.  

"Mary-Kate how are those dresses coming along?" Evelyn asked her as she was on her mobile

"We're all done, Evelyn," Mary-Kate replied with a smile on her face as she adjusted her glasses. "We also shipped them all out before they needed them so hopefully they get them on time. We made it to where the parcels were at Express mail."

"Excellent. Thank you so much Mary-Kate and Antoine for all of your hard work. I really do appreciate each and everyone of you. Truly."

"We appreciate you as well. But promise to bring us back something from your holiday!" She exclaimed making Evelyn let out a giggle.

"How'd you know I was going somewhere?"

"William called and told us you'd be out of the office."

"'Course he did! I have to go now, talk soon."

"Ciao," Mary-Kate ended the mobile call and let Evelyn get finished with her packing.

It took them about half an hour to get everything ready and they were on their way to the plane. For this holiday, Wills did ask granny if they could use a private plane.  He didn't want the world to find out about them as they went on a nice holiday that was meant for the two of them instead of a holiday that was meant for the world.  

His Protection Officer would be with them - in case of emergencies.  He would be staying in a room a couple down wanting to give the couple privacy.  Paul helped William and Evelyn put their luggage in the plane.  Evelyn had also brought a blanket to have in case she got cold on the airplane.  She also brought her iPad and polaroid camera.  

The plane was spacious and the seats were a tan colour as they gave you room to move around.  Evelyn and William sat down in seats next to each other as Evelyn had the window seat.  They brought snacks as well as they were on the way to the plane.  The plane already had a telly on it and they took full on advantage of it as they watched movies, made out, ate snacks and lastly cuddled as they slept.  When they watched movies they watched anywhere from rom-com's to action, thriller's and even one scary movie to which Evelyn watched most of it covering her eyes and peeking out through the space of her fingers as she hid in Will's chest.  

"Flight attendants, prepare for landing please.  Cabin crew, please take your seats for landing," she heard the flight attendant say as Paul took his seat that was his own cabin space.  

Evelyn smiled at him as he returned one and she held her boyfriends hand while looking up at him.

"Look out the window, darling," Wills told her as she opened it afterwards.

A gasp left her lips as she saw an endless amount of bodies of water.  It was then that she knew that it was somewhere in the tropical islands.  She knew that it was going to be somewhere sunny but she didn't know it would be by the ocean.  

"Welcome to island of Polynesia, Eve," Will had his arms wide open as they had landed and were out on the land.

"It's beautiful," she gushed having never been there before but excited to explore the island with her boyfriend.

"Come on," he grabbed her hand as they both grabbed their luggage.  "We have to go to that boat over there to go to the actual place we're staying at."

It was pretty windy out and Evelyn was glad she had her knitted sweater on as she pulled the open part closer to her body to keep her warm.  Her blonde hair was up in a pony tail as she had her sunnies on and they took the boat to the actual island.

"We're staying at The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort?" Evelyn shrieked with excitement.  "Shit, Wills.  This is too much!  Are you sure?"

The resort was on a lagoon, making the setting a luxe tropical beachfront resort.  The hotel rooms were over water bungalows and William had told her that they would be having a butler service as well.  The flight was going be around thirty-one hours and they would land at Bora Bora's airport which is on the islet of Motu Mute and then they would take a short boat ride to Bora Bora.  

"Yes, I'm sure.  Nothing's too much for my girl," he laughed at her surprise.  "Was this the best surprise?"

"The absolute best," she wrapped her arms around his neck as she brought his head down to press her lips to his in a passionate kiss.  She could feel the swipe of his tongue poking out, asking for permission, to which she opened.  Eve moaned into the kiss as she rested her right hand against his cheek.  William started to walk towards the bed as she felt her back press against the soft mattress.

"Clothes.  Need.  To.  Come.  Off," she murmured the best she could in between kisses as she felt her breath was ragged to which he chuckled slightly.

Ecstasy and pure heaven is what Eve felt at the moment.

Clothes were scattered across the floor as they didn't care about neatness at the moment.  They were both in lust.  In that need for the

Skin on skin as they moved to the same rhythm.  Fast at first, both in a rush from the excitement of being on a holiday together and next was slow.  Taking their time, memorizing each other's bodies.  

--

a/n: i was typing this as most of this was written with my brother's dog barking like crazy because he was back from his trip.  sorry that it's shorter than the last chapter but i'll try and update the next soon.  not sure if it will be before Christmas or after.  

make sure to check out @Antoinette_II Prince William fanfic also if you haven't yet :).

i'll definitely be working on it before then but no promises on when it will be up.  i'm all updated on my other books too and i'm going to work on my papillon nate archibald chapter for today too.  

if you guys celebrate the holiday - have a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

[jenniferjuni-per]

For your roommance fic: Cassian get roped into one of those charity auctions for Leia and Jyn is under a lot of pressure to outbid everyone for him.

Thank you so much for your patience on this! I loved this prompt btw, I kinda got carried away with it lol

read it on ao3

So Cassian told me something interesting today

Oh? And what could that possibly be?

FUCKING HELL LEIA

Lol! Lighten up will ya? It’s for CHARITY

Well I wish you would’ve run it by me first!

Why? You don’t own him

I didn’t say that I did!

Well you’re implying it and I don’t like your tone

Fuck off

He’s a grown, independent man, and he don’t need you tryna own his ass

Leia ffs

Lol

Srsly

Srsly Jyn, it’s for a good cause. He’s an attractive, charming guy, and I know all those horny housewives will fall all over themselves trying to outbid each other for him

That’s what I’m afraid of

Do it for the cause Jyn lol

Fuck you Leia

Oops gotta go Han’s here! L8r

LEIA

Jyn gritted her teeth, suppressing a scream as the text screen went dead. She tried not to curse out loud, completely unaware that she was muttering under her breath. Cassian looked up from the book he was reading.

“Everything okay?” He peered at her over his reading glasses.

“Hmm? Oh yeah, sure.” She blushed beet red as she noticed him staring at her, knowing exactly what she was reacting to.

“Listen, Jyn, do you not want me to do this? I could tell Leia I had a change of heart--”

“Oh god no! She’d never let me hear the end of it.” Jyn sighed, plopping herself down on the couch beside Cassian. He immediately wrapped an arm around her, tugging her close to his side. She didn’t want to look at him, embarrassed at her reaction to the whole situation, but he gently touched her chin so she would turn to him.

“Hey,” he said softly, his eyes dark and deep and sincere, “I don’t need to do this, you know. You’re more important to me than some charity.”

Jyn felt her heart flip in her chest, but at the mention of the word ‘charity’ she felt a burning shame. “No, no, you should do it, it’s for a good cause.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. You should do it. For the cause.”

He smiled at her, pressing a soft kiss to her forehead. She could do this, she thought. She could put aside her pride and jealousy, be the bigger person. Do it for the cause, she told herself, repeated to herself, as she settled against his side and tried not dwell too much on the fact that her roommate/boyfriend was about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

---

The night of the auction arrived and Jyn found herself sitting on her hands, nervously biting her lip. Leia stood at the podium, looking beautiful and regal as she auctioned off various baubles and artwork and spa treatments and trips to sunny destinations. She was closing her folder and Jyn had a fleeting hope that maybe that was the end, but a mischievous grin overtook her friend’s face as she leaned down low to the mic.

“And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for!” She announced with way too much glee in her voice. Jyn gritted her teeth. “I’d like to introduce to you all a very good friend of mine.” With a flourish of her arm, Leia indicated to the back of the stage, where Cassian emerged from behind the curtain. Even though Jyn had helped dress him for the occasion, she still sucked in a breath at the sight of him. His slim navy suit fit perfectly on his body, his hair tossed just so, his eyes sparkling in the harsh spotlight. Every woman in the room suddenly sat up straighter in their seats.

“Cassian Andor is a young professional, ready to wine and dine whoever of you can be the most generous. What do you say, ladies? How much is an evening with the handsome Cassian Andor worth? We’ll start the bidding at one hundred dollars.”

There was a moment of silence before a paddle in the back of the room went slowly up.

“One hundred!” Leia bellowed, slamming the gavel down onto the podium. Jyn jumped. From then it became a dizzying flourish, paddles going up around the room followed by giggles and shouts. Fuelled by the wine Leia had plied them with, the women were trying to outbid each other with a salacious frenzy. Panicked, Jyn pulled out her phone.

Hey Bodhi can you lend me some money

Sure, how much you need?

Not sure can I just let you know?

Wth? What’s it for Jyn?

Charity auction

Ah ok, then just let me know

Thanks bro!

Np

She silently thanked all the deities in the world for her brother, before she hastily threw her paddle into the air, not even knowing what the price was at the moment. Leia paused, the room going silent. From the stage, Cassian was shaking his head imperceptibly at her, his eyes wide.

“One thousand… ?” Leia phrased it almost like a question, staring incredulously at her friend. Jyn swallowed. It was a lot of money, but she was sure as hell not going to let one of these drunken horndogs “spend an evening” with her boyfriend. She kept her paddle firmly up in the air. For a few agonizing moments there was no response, some of the women grumbling and resting their paddles on the tables. One woman, however, on the opposite side of the room, shot her paddle up into the air, glaring at Jyn the whole time. Jyn’s heart sank.

“Eleven hundred!” Leia shouted with relief, but Jyn wasn’t done. Returning the woman’s glare Jyn raised her paddle, and for the next few agonizing moments they traded volleys, Leia’s gavel slamming onto the podium the only sound in the room. Jyn felt heat rise to her cheeks as the woman challenged her, her eyes narrowing at Jyn every time she raised her paddle.

“Eighteen hundred!” Leia’s voice echoed across the silent room. Jyn paused, and the woman she’d been battling with began to smile, the corners of her perfectly lipsticked mouth turning up slowly.

Forgive me, Bodhi

Jyn thrust her paddle up into the air. “FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!” she shouted, and it could have almost been comical how everyone in the room gasped. Leia’s jaw dropped, the gavel hanging in the air. Cassian dropped his head into his hands.

---

Haha that’s really funny Jyn

I’m serious Bodhi

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING??? I DON’T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY

Come on it’s for charity

Fucking hell Jyn

Please Bodhi

You know I have to ask Papa for that kind of money right

I wish you didn’t have to, but I understand

Alright I’ll paypal you when I get it

Thanks Bodhi I owe you

You sure do! Also don’t ever ask me for that kind of money again

I won’t I promise, this is a one time thing

Good! Love ya sis

Love you too

Jyn shoved her phone back into her clutch and let out a heavy sigh of relief. She waited idly by the side of the stage as Leia and Cassian finished up a conversation with one of the guests, an older woman with perfectly coiffed hair who kept throwing her head back in an exaggerated laugh every time Cassian said something remotely funny. Jyn fought the urge to roll her eyes.

“Thank you for your generous donation, and yes, we will find another handsome bachelor for the next auction.” Leia assured the woman as she walked away, wearing that fake smile that Jyn never failed to admire her for. As soon as Jyn walked over Leia punched her in the shoulder.

“What the hell were you thinking?!”

“Fuck, Leia! That hurt!”

“Not as much as your bank account will hurt!” Leia shook her head, grumbling as she walked away. Cassian was left standing there, regarding Jyn with a curious look.

“Are you gonna yell at me too?” Jyn challenged him, her hands on her hips. Cassian threw up his arms and laughed.

“Nope, no yelling here,” he smiled at her, slipped his hand around the back of her neck and pulled her close to him. “Now that you have me all to yourself for an evening, what would you like to do?” he whispered into her ear.

“Whatever I damn well please, you cost me an arm and a leg.”

---

Later, as everyone started getting ready to leave for the night, Leia pulled Jyn aside.

“You’re off the hook,” she whispered conspiratorially.

“What do you mean?” Jyn asked, her eyebrows knitting in confusion.

“My mother paid the five grand.”

Jyn blinked, not comprehending. “I’m sorry, what?”

“She ponied up your share. But don’t worry, your name is still on the books as the winner.” Leia winked at Jyn, squeezing her arm.

“Leia, I don’t know what to say,” Jyn shook her head slowly, “I won’t be able to pay her back anytime soon.”

“Oh don’t worry about it,” Leia waved her hand dismissively, “Although be prepared for her to guilt you into coming to more of these charity things.” Leia cackled as she walked away.

“Dammit,” Jyn muttered under her breath.

[jessmyblog]

"Your hair is so big, may I touch it?” NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Now, let us get real. Healthy hair is something we all need. Old or young, 4c or bone straight us black women should be able to do what we want when and how we want to our crowns.

Let us talk protective. As Black women should be able to protect our crowns where ever we are. Yes, for those confused I am talking about Corporate America! 

“Oh you have a different hair style every week.”

Well duhhhhhhh.. I am trigger! Yes last week I had straight hair that touch my butt, BUT it was sunny all week. This week it is supposed to rain so I am in here with my corn rolls. Hair police Holly. 

When you think a black girl and her hair, you must think versatility. It is eat or be eating when it comes to dealing with out natural hair. So, if you need some tips on how to survive hair hell keep reading.

Listen Sis, stop putting your hair in a pony tail you are stressing your roots outs. We got hella options sis, we can do braids. One time payment for six weeks of getting up and going. You can also Crochet your hair, which is fairly easy, check a youtube video. My favorite *drum roll please* Wigs. You can get one for every day of the week, month or year. Who would not want 365 wigs? Thats a girls dream. We got twist outs, plats, knotless braids. That silk press is not going to last you longer than three days. So hop on youtube, and do better. Do let anyone control your crown. xoxo - signing out Jessy