Home for the Holidays

[Clopin]

"Right." Clopin said, looking around the crowded airport. "Now that I think of it, maybe we should have just forced the unicorn to bring us here, so that we wouldn't have to scavenge around for your brothers." he said, rolling his eyes before turning to Puck.
"Where shall we go next?"

[Puck]

"Well, maybe..." Puck began, glancing around the crowded space.
"Puck!"
Puck turned at a familiar sounding voice. A large grin swept over his face at the sight of two of his brothers, Raven and Coyote. The two boys ran over towards Clopin and Puck, wrapping their brother in a friendly embrace.
"Raven! Coyote!" Puck laughed, pulling away. "I was wondering when you'd get here."
"We've been hunting for you all morning," Raven said, a bit of bitterness to his tone.
"Well, if someone hadn't gotten the airport schedule wrong, then maybe we would have found him sooner!" Coyote rolled his eyes with a grin.
Puck laughed, a happy smile on his face at his brothers familiar arguing, Oh, it felt good to see them again.
"Uh, Puck, did a homeless guy follow you on the plane or somethin'?" Raven tilted his head to the side, staring behind Puck towards Clopin.
"Raven, shut up!" Puck said, punching his brother in the shoulder. "This is Clopin," Puck gestured to the gypsy. "I...brought him with me." He bit his lip, unsure how exactly he should introduce the other boy.

[Clopin]

"Homeless? That's a new one. And I thought I looked okay." Clopin said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, that's what happens when you've been a street kid for half your life, eh? The name is Clopin. Clopin Trouillefou. It's a pleasure to meet you." Clopin said, giving Raven and Coyote a quick handshake.
"I'm a classmate of your brother's here, and we're really good friends. So, when he invited me to come along, that's what I did. I really have no home to go back to anyway, unless you want to count the school." he said.

[Puck]

Puck nodded, grateful to the other for saying "classmate". "Yes, and I'd appreciate it if you idiots would refrain from insulting my friend," Puck playfully shoved the other boys.
"Don't mind Raven, he used to be homeless, so he automatically thinks that anyone who looks similar to him is as well," Coyote rolled his eyes, noting the similar characteristics of the two. Raven scowled, but his frowned shortly turned back into a smile. They were used to put downs such as this from each other.
"Come on, we'd better get going before mom raises Hell," Coyote laughed, motioning for Puck and Clopin to follow as he and Raven headed towards the airport's exit.

[Clopin]

"Puck, you have amusing brothers. I think we'll get along just fine." Clopin whispered into the other's ear, as they walked along, following after Raven and Coyote to the airport's exit. However, he chose not to hold Puck's hand, in order not to raise any suspicion from his brothers.
As soon as the gypsy had stepped foot outside of the airport, he turned to Puck once more. "So, are they bringing us home in a car? Or something else?" he asked.

[Puck]

Puck smirked at the others whisper, nodding as they left the airport. "Guys, mom didn't send you in the...you know, did she?" Puck frowned towards his brothers.
"The limo? Pfft, no, you know that we wouldn't be caught dead in that thing," Coyote laughed, stepping up to a nearby car in the parking lot. "So we 'borrowed' Molly's Honda."
Puck couldn't help but laugh, taking Clopin's bag to put in the trunk, along with his own. Raven and Coyote got into the front seat, and Puck open one of the doors in the back, climbing inside and waiting for Clopin to do the same.

[Clopin]

Clopin climbed inside the Honda after Puck, and closed the door behind him. The car was indeed a nice change from riding bareback on a gay unicorn. However, he was still a little antsy, as he wasn't sure if Raven and Coyote would have more questions for him.
"So this is your sister's car then? It's quite a luxurious ride." Clopin said, with a grin on his face.

[Puck]

" If you can call that 'thing' a sister," Coyote laughed, pulling the car into reverse. As they drove out of the parking lot, Coyote looked towards Puck in the rear view mirror. "Puck, you know that she told dad about-"
"Yeah, I know," Puck sighed, looking out the window for a moment. "Whatever, I got her back for telling Oberon about my grades," he smirked.
Raven and Coyote grinned as well, and Raven turned to face Clopin. "So, are you roomates with our brother or something?"

[Clopin]

"Roomates? No. Classmates? Yes. We have about half of our classes together." Clopin said with a smile. "I must say, I do remember when your sister told your father about Puck's grades. His revenge was quite amusing." he said, laughing. However, in his mind, he was praying that he didn't slip up somewhere along the way. The gypsy bit his lip. Just thinking about it made him a bit dizzy. He shook his head, and waited for the next question.

[Puck]

Puck grinned, nodding when Clopin mentioned his little "revenge plot". Raven and Coyote exchanged a glance, grinning as well. "What did you do to her, Puck?" Raven smirked.
Puck folded his hands across his lap smugly. "Oh, nothing much. But, has she, by chance, been on her computer at all lately?" The boy leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands. The two in the front's grins grew wider, and they snickered.
"So THAT'S why she's been so crabby lately. She was complaining earlier about her laptop breaking or something," Coyote looked to Puck a moment before returning his attention to the road. Now it was Raven's turn to ask a question.
"So, where are you from, kid? No offense, but...you don't exactly look like Puck," Raven laughed. "Indian, maybe?" He raised an eyebrow, and Coyote looked up into the rear view mirror again.

[Clopin]

Clopin smirked, and shook his head.
"I'm from Paris, France. And no, I'm not Indian. I'm a...gypsy." he said, giving a nervous chuckle. He hoped that Puck's family took kindly to gypsies. Oh, if he had to face another group like Frollo's soldiers again, there would be no telling what would happen. All he knew was that if it did, he could end up on the streets. Again.

[Puck]

"Gypsy, huh? Can't say that I've ever met one of those before," Raven smirked. "But hey, we don't judge by that around here."
Coyote nodded in agreement. "Right. There's so many of us that were adopted, from all over the place, that we don't even look at that when we see each other. Take me and Raven; we're both Native Americans, only I'm from New Mexico and he's from Antarctica."
"Alaska," Raven corrected dryly.
"Right, whatever. Anyway, I doubt that Oberon and Titania will care, if that's what you were worried about."
Puck couldn't help but smile at his brother. Coyote had always been very understanding with people, and always seemed to know just what they were thinking.
As they drove further along the road, Puck frowned uneasily at the familiar-looking road that led to their house. They would be there soon, he could tell. In fact, a few seconds later, Coyote had begun the turn into the driveway.

[Clopin]

Clopin breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, that's good to know. I was praying that you didn't judge. You see, back where I come from, gypsies are loathed." he said. But before Clopin could continue, it seemed that they had already pulled up to the house, or mansion, rather. Everything that Puck had told him was indeed correct.

[Puck]

As they drove up towards the house, Puck frowned at the familiar sign that waited at the entrance to the driveway. It read "The Avalon Estate" is big, fancy writing. Why his parents had given it such a ridiculous name was beyond him.
As Coyote stopped the car, he, Raven and Puck all opened their doors simultaneously, each giving a sigh. They were home.
Climbing out of the car, Puck shut the door behind him, grabbing his suitcase in one hand, and Clopin's in the other. Waiting for the other to get out, he gazed up at the large house with disgust. He hated this place so much.

[Clopin]

Clopin jumped out, and walked over to Puck, taking his suitcase from the other's hand.
"Merci." Clopin said, as he looked back up to the "Avalon Estate". Odd name indeed. Clopin's jaw had nearly dropped out of shock from seeing the place. It was almost comparable to Notre Dame...except that it wasn't a church. The gypsy took a few more seconds to gaze, before looking back to Puck.
"Where to?" he asked.