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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 16:08:32 GMT
"Jenny, I don't care if you're of age, set the table now!" Shell yells to the top of the stairs, shaking her head a bit. This weekend all the kids wanted to come home. She was planning on actually getting some cleaning done for a change, but she couldn't really make up an excuse saying I can't come get you seeing as she worked and went home almost everyday.
Walking back into the kitchen, she sighs deeply watching Zoe and Ashlyn manage the cooking for her, while Isaiah and Jessie were getting out the dishes, and the rest of them were getting drinks and silverware ready to go onto the table. "Now I remember why I had so many kids." she says causing them either to smile or roll their eyes at her.
Shell starts putting her hair up into a bun when she hears a faint knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Vi calls before the others had a chance to speak up and escape from their chores. "No, I'll get it." Even if the war was over, she still was overprotective of all of them.
Vi shakes her blonde head and heads for the door. "Violet. I said..." Jenny walks down stairs and looks at Shell from the hallway. "Splitting image of me huh?" she smirks catching Vi and pulling her into a hug. Shell laughs a bit and walks to the door. "Yeah it's great isn't?"
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 16:35:52 GMT
I knocked at Shell's front door, with Ariella and Charlotte in my arms. I had kid duty today and Riyann just really needed a day for herself. So I thought why not go and see Shelby.
I shooke some hair out of my face as I waited for her to answer the door, hoping she wouldn't mind me just coming over. She didn't usually mind so I figured it'd be okay if I popped over with the kids. If I lucky they would go play with her kids and I could get some time to myself as well.
"Daddy.." Charlotte said as we waited by the door. "I'm sleepy.." She told her with a small yawn, her head resting down on his shoulder now while Ariella seemed to be wide awake saying something about wanting a cookie. I chuckled a little as and heard someone by the door as it opened.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 16:41:08 GMT
Opening the door Shell smiles and laughs a little at the sight. "They do have feet." she says looking back and forth between Charlotte and Ariella. "Come in, just in time for dinner actually." she says turning around and bumping into Vi and Liese. "Wake up Char! Playtime!" Vi says jumping up and down with a huge grin on her face, while Liese just smiles politely up at Riley.
"Hey Ry. I'm graduating soon. Think you can send some galleons my way?" Jenny asks with a laugh just sitting on the stairs now, with James in her lap. "Mum said she'll kick me out if I don't set the table. Rude lady she is." Shell shakes her head and glares at Jenny. "I will if you don't go do it now." she says with a faint smile lingering onto the corners of her lips. "So how are you today?" Shell asks Riley with a sigh.
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 16:54:44 GMT
"I know that." I said laughing a little with her. "But Charlotte's sleepy and Ella's seemed to inherit my clumbiness." I told her walking in the house and seeing Vi standing by the door, jumping up and down. Char lifts her head off my shoulder and seems to instantly wake up. I chuckled a little bit and bent down setting her feet on the floor and setting Ella down too. "Aw.. but dadddy, I want a cookie." She said, giving me her puppy dog face. I smiled and shook my head slightly, "Nope, you heard Aunt Shell, dinner time." I said with a small smiled toward her and then looking over to Liese. "Hey Liese." I said with a lightly grin, picking her up and hugging her in a small circle before setting her down again.
I looked over to Jenny as she started talking and shook my head faintly at what she asked, grinning lightly. "We'll see." I said with a small chuckle to her, talking about the Galleons. "Oh yes... extremely rude.." I told her nodding my head toward her.
I turned to Shell. "Ah.. Tired." I said looking over to her with a small smile. "How're you?"
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 18:49:58 GMT
"There will be cookies at dinner though, so don't worry." she says with a light smile to Ella. "Vi, Liese why don't you go off and play with your cousins?" Shell says but notices that they're already running up the stairs along with James.
Shell laughs and hugs Riley. "The joys of parenting right? I'm fine, just busy as ever with the army." she says with a smile. "You can help Jenny set the table. Is that better for you your highness?" she scowls over to Jenny who instantly beams. "Finally some help. Come on Ry. And mum, I think we've grown out of being called the Chou Army. " she says dragging him by his sleeve into the dining room. Shell sighs lightly and follows them into the dining room. "I know but, you will always be my army to me." |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 18:55:25 GMT
Ella beamed and then ran up the stairs with her sister and her cousins.
I smiled and hugged Shelby back, "Right." I said with a small laugh. "And that's good.. sort of?" I asked looking over to her.
I chuckled lightly and let Jenny drag me into the dining room. "I would've followed you, you know." I said with a small laugh. "And your mum's right.. I'm actualy agreeing with her."
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 19:05:14 GMT
Shell laughs and nods. "Yup that's good. You know I like to keep busy. Hence why we had James." she winks at him, causing Jenny to pretend to gag. "Oh shush. One day you'll have a husband and kids." she says with a smile, but Jenny just rolls her eyes.
Jenny glances over at Riley and shrugs. "I know, it's just more fun to drag you into the dining room. Besides, when have I been civilized and polite?" she asks raising an eyebrow as she took a few placemats from Ashlyn's hands. "You know she has a point there." Shell nods, causing Ashlyn to laugh. "I agree with mum too for once as well. That and the army thing. It's cute, but not at school." |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 19:14:16 GMT
I laughed at what Shell said, looking over to see Jenny gagging. I chuckled lightly, shaking my head a little. "You know she's right... again. Wow Shelby, on a roll." I nodded with a small smirk.
"You have a point there Jenny." I said with a small nod, looking over to her, starting to help now too. "Ah, Shell don't say that at school." I chuckled.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 19:24:14 GMT
Shell gasps dramatically and places a hand to her heart. "When have I ever been wrong?" she asks all of them in the dining room, causing Jenny and Ashlyn to exchange looks that said, 'She's kidding right?' Shell turns around and looks at Riley. "Well, have I?" she asks putting her hands on her hips.
"I'm right! Ha!" she says dancing around a bit, making Ashlyn laugh a bit. "Riley, can I move in with you and Riyann? I'll watch the twins for you." she says with a cheeky smile when Shell continues to stand there with her hands on her hips. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 19:31:42 GMT
"Everyone's wrong at some point." I said looking over at Shelby with a small laugh. "You're not perfect." I said with a raised eyebrow. I was obviously just joking with her, even though it was true.
I laughed lightly at what jenny did and nodded. "Well, you're going to have to talk to your mum about that one." I said witha small smile over to Shelby.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 19:39:33 GMT
"Yeah yeah." she says ruffling his hair up a bit. "Miss Jenny over there believes she is perfect." Shell rolls her eyes. "Conceited that one is." she whispers to him once the table was set, causing Jenny to pout at Shell.
"And now for the fun part." she says with a smile turning around and seeing Ashlyn and Jenny already sitting down. "Hit the deck Riley. The stampede is coming." she says with a smile before winking at Shell. "Everyone dinner now!" she yells at the stairs. Within a few seconds a bunch of crashing and stomping hits the stairs and into the dining room. "Hey Uncle Riley!" was called off beat, but it just sounded all jumbled. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 19:51:14 GMT
"Hey.." I laughed a little, smoothing out some of my hair after she ruffled my hair. "Well maybe Jenny is perfect." I said raising my eyebrows lightly with a small laugh.
I looked over to Jenny and sat down when she said that, with a small chuckle. "Hey guys." I said with a small laugh as I heard the same thing being called out by the kids.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 19:59:42 GMT
Jenny beams at Shell once everyone was passing around the dishes of food. "Riley, don't give her a bigger ego than needed." she calls over all the commotion. Shell glances over at Char and Ella with a smile seeing that they were staring at the plate of cookies. "After dinner sweeties." she says with a nod.
Isaiah takes a sit next to Riley patting him on the shoulder. He wasn't that small cute boy anymore. Now he was nearing six feet tall and was rather tone due to him being on the quidditch team, keeper like his mum. "Hey Riley. How are you and Riyann? Oh, and don't give any money to Jen. She's just trying to save up for a broom. Bread roll?" |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 20:40:58 GMT
I laughed a little. "But I want her to be nice to me." I said with a smile over to her. I looked over to Char and Ella and chuckled a little. "Okay Aunt Shelby." They said in unison taking a seat next to each other at the table.
"Hey Isaiah." I said as he sat down next to me. "Geeze man you're tall." I said with a small laugh. "We're good. And I wasn't really planning on it." I said with a quiet tone to him, before winking lsihglty over to Jenny with a small grin. "Ooh, least it's for something though.. I don't mind helping a little... And thanks." I said taking a roll.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 20:50:47 GMT
Shell smiles lightly, just glancing over at the entire table, until her eyes stop at Jessie. "My goodness. What is that?" she points with her fork, sending mashed potatoes off and into Jenny's face. "Sh-- Shoes." she looks over at Char's face seeing her eyes wide. Jenny smirks and just shakes it off, but she reaches for the gravy bowl.
"Mum. I think you have something right-", she throws some gravy at her hair, "There." Wiping some of it off and onto her hand she looks at Jenny's beaming smile, but it fades when Julie tosses some chicken down her shirt. All of the kids look at each other with smirks and start reaching for the food. "No. Don't do..." "Take after dad. And I think her broom is good enou-- bludgers!" he yells when some gravy nails him in the face and tosses some of it at Riley. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 21:01:38 GMT
I watched what was going on, seeing food flying across the table. That definately wasn't a good thing to happen in this family and I felt like maybe I should take cover under the table. I laughed lightly as Jenny threw some gravy at Shelby and then laughing a little too as Isiah gets hit right next to me.
That is, until he hit me, then I stopped and laughed a little more, getting some mashed potatoes and hitting Isaiah back with them.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 21:13:15 GMT
"Oh forget it, food fight!" she yells with a laugh tossing a bread roll over to James and he throws it directly at Riley. "In coming!""My dress! Liese you're gonna pay for that!""That is just wrong!""I don't like cookies with gravy on top!"
The commotion continues for a few more minutes until Shell starts grabbing as many hands as she could, but the younger kids hands were still free. "Stop!" she laughs, getting a hair treatment of jello poured on her by Jessie. "Riley some help?" she asks with a grin as the jello pours down her face now and onto the group of hands she had in hers. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 21:22:14 GMT
I laughed, catching the roll that gets thrown at me, it almost hitting me. I threw it in a random direction, looking over to see Char and Ella duck under the table with a couple cookies. I laughed a little, letting them for now. Why bother stop them.
"Ah, right." I said with a grin, grabbing a few hands myself, laughing a little.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 21:31:25 GMT
Shell sighs lightly looking at everyone's appearance causing her to sigh again. "Everyone that lives here clean up and put on fresh clean clothes." she says giving them a stern looks causing them all to run upstairs but a couple of the older ones, just walking up after them.
"Why do I have such juveniles?" she asks him, trying to take some of the jello and gravy out of her now soaked and curlier hair. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 21:40:46 GMT
I laughed a little. "Um.. well.. you did help them." I said with a small nod. "Glad mine arent.. they did steal a cookie though." I said with a small chuckle, checking to see if they were under the table still and smiling as I saw them giggling with eachother.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 21:43:39 GMT
"I did no such thing." she says crossing her arms, but she smiles slightly at him. "Okay maybe, but I didn't do it on purpose." she says with a laugh. "You better watch out for them Riley. Stealing cookies is a serious crime." Shell winks to him. "You know what happens to kids that steal cookies don't you?" |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 21:57:19 GMT
"Just maybe?" I asked with a small laugh. "And okay.. I could believe that I guess."
"Oh definately is.." I said with a serious voice looking over to her. "Maybe you should refresh my memory."
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 22:12:29 GMT
"How can you not remember? If someone catches you, you can't have another cookie for the rest of the year. Remember that one year you stole a cookie and I told? I was doing the right thing by telling. Made you the man you are today." she says with a smile trying not to laugh. |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 22:25:00 GMT
Once Shelby was done explaining, I heard a couple gasps from under the table and a few hushed whispers. I smiled and shook my head a little. "Ah.. how could I forget.. That was really mean of you.." I said with a nod, keeping a straight face.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 22:31:23 GMT
"That had to be tough, not having a single cookie for a year. And your mom made the best chocolate chip cookies too." she says with a sigh. "I just hope that Ella and Char know not to steal." |
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 22:33:59 GMT
"Oh man.. you don't even know the half of it." I said shaking my head slightly then seeing both Char and Ella run out of the room, giggling lightly. "I.. hope so." I said watching them go upstairs with a small chucle.
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 22:38:22 GMT
Shell laughs as well. "That should teach them. Now come give your cousin a hug." she says extending her arms out and starts walking towards him.
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 22:45:43 GMT
I laughed a little, "Yeah, probably." I smiled, then chuckling a little and shaking my head. "No way.. you're covered in.. jello and potatoes.. and stuff." I laughe.d
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Post by Shelby Crescent on May 30, 2008 23:00:20 GMT
"Awww, come on." she says with a frown. "I know you love me enough to be covered in jello, mashed potatoes and stuff too." she says with a nod walking even closer to him.
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Post by Riley Pearson on May 30, 2008 23:03:24 GMT
"Ehh.. I dunno." I said raising my eyebrow, joking to her. Actually, I already was covered. "Well, okay, as long as you don't mind being covered in whatever it is that's on me." I said pulling her into a hug.
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