Home for the Holidays

[Clopin]

"That's awfully embarrassing. I tried to pass off as a friend of yours." Clopin said. He shrugged, adjusting his bowtie. "Oh well. At least I tried. But would your brothers be okay with it?" he asked.
"I mean, Phoebus seemed alright with it." he said with a laugh, remembering how the football star had been oddly accepting about him and Puck.
"But that's only because he's known me for a long time. I'm sure that your brothers would do the same, no?"

[Puck]

Puck nodded quickly. "Oh yeah, definitely. I mean, Raven might be a little prick about it at first, they'll be fine with it." At least, I hope they will...
Puck fiddled with his own tie, having some difficulties, it seemed. In a burst of frustration, he tossed the thing to the side, rolling his eyes at the silly object. he looked into his mirror, fixing his collar into a more comfortable position. Pausing one moment to brush his long hair out of his face, he then turned to Clopin.
"Well, then, shall we go?" He asked with a grin.

[Clopin]

"Sure. Let's go." Clopin said, putting a grin on his face as well. However, his mind was already running with various scenarios, how he would reply, what he would do, the whole nine yards. As they made their way down the stairs, he was already set on his escape plan. If Oberon exploded, Clopin had already scoped out a place close enough to the estate. He would stay there if need be.

[Puck]

Puck walked to the door, pulling it open with a grin still on his face. But behind his mask, Puck was terrified of walking down those stairs. As he started to take a step out the door, he was surprised to see his two brothers standing outside it.
"Er, Raven, Coyote," Puck said, releasing his pull on Clopin suddenly. By the looks on their faces, he could tell that they knew something. "H-How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough," Raven said, each of their arms folded across their chests.
"I-"
"Save it, lover boy, you've got some explaining to do," Coyote said, putting his hands on his hips. "What's going on between you two? And why didn't you just tell us in the first place?"

[Clopin]

Clopin's heart raced at the thought of having to spill all. It was now or never, and it was in his best interest to run, jump out of Puck's window, and leave, just like that.
But he knew it couldn't be done. Not now. He was sick and tired of just running away from his problems.
The gypsy sighed. "Fine. Then I assume you've heard everything, no?" he said, crossing his arms across his chest.

[Puck]

The two boys nodded, then turned to Puck.
"Guys, I...I can explain. You see..."
"Puck, don't even try denying anything," Coyote shook his head. "We know that there was something a little strange about all of this, though we didn't really expect that..." he sighed, trailing off.
"Look, I don't care if you two are...you know," Raven shook his head. "What I wanna know is this; why didn't you trust us to know?"
Puck looked back at his brothers, unsure of how to answer. "I just...I don't know, I was worried about how you'd react. But I should've know that..." Puck sighed. "I should have trusted you. I'm sorry."

[Clopin]

"And I'm sorry as well, for trying to disguise it. If you wish, we can both explain." Clopin said. "Or..I could just leave. Honestly, it wouldn't be too much of a big deal. I could just have Bob bring me back to the school." the gypsy said, turning to Puck.
All in all, Clopin was just nervous about the news being broken to Oberon and Titania. Their reactions were what he feared most. Coyote and Raven's finding out about their relationship only made it worse. Clopin just wished that he could melt into the floor, and leave.

[Puck]

Puck turned to the other with concern. This was definitely not the way he had planned for this trip to go...
"Hey, there's no need for that," Coyote raised a hand as if to stop the gypsy. "Look, let's just get this dinner thing over with, Dad can disown you, then you can head over to the Xanatos'."
"Gee, thanks for that, Coyote," Puck said dryly. "But no...don't go, Clopin. Look, like he said, we should just get this over with, then leave. And we can go to stay with my former employer, which will save Bob a trip halfway across the globe." Puck sighed.

[Clopin]

"Fine." Clopin said sarcastically, as he followed Puck and his brothers out the door, and down the stairs. Bob wouldn't have minded anyway...he makes the trip to SuperJail, and that's in a whole other dimension! Clopin thought. He shook his head, and straightened his back.
"Well, I suppose staying with the Xanatos' can't be all that bad." Clopin mused.

[Puck]

Puck nodded as they walked down the stairs, taking a deep breath as they made their way into the large dinning room. Several of his brothers and sisters were there already, and there were just a few seats left. And, of course, the were next to none other than Molly. Raven and Coyote got the seats farthest away from her, of course, and so with a reluctant sigh Puck took the seat beside her. She glared daggers at him as he sat down, and he sneered back in annoyance.
"So, do you guys plan on breaking this over the entree or the main course?" Raven whispered sarcastically. Puck kicked him from under the table, rolling his eyes.
"Look, let's just wait until they actually get here, guys," Puck whispered back. "We'll just...tell him when the time feels right."

[Clopin]

His pupils were dilated. They just had to be. And he knew that his face was a bit paler than before. But why?
Clopin took a deep breath, and looked to Puck. Over their time at school, they'd been through a lot, no doubt about it. But facing up to Daddy Oberon was the last thing he needed. Grell was already enough of an embarrassment as it were.
"Puck...I think we should just tell him after dinner, unless your brothers are idiotic enough to tell him over the main course." Clopin whispered.

[Puck]

Puck nodded, ignoring Raven's whisper of "Hey, I heard that!" before nodding his head towards the girl beside him.
"Right. And I'd sorta like to wait till others aren't around, if you know what I mean," he whispered.
"It ain't nice to whisper about people, Robin."
Puck closed his eyes, gritting his teeth at the sound of Molly's voice. Turning slowly to face her, he tried to smile. "Why, we were only discussing how lovely you look this evening, Molly."
Rolling her eyes, she leaned back in her chair with a scoff. Raising an eyebrow at the gypsy, she spat out in her Irish tongue, "Who's the Frog?"

[Clopin]

Clopin shook his head with a smile.
"My name is Clopin. I take it that you're the one called Molly, no?" the gypsy asked, with a smug expression on his face. For now, he wasn't too scared of facing Oberon, since Molly seemed to have taken up some of his attention. She was indeed what Puck had described her to be, and her voice was an awful screech.

[Puck]

Molly nodded, eying Puck suspiciously for a moment. Leaning forward on the table, she put a hand on Puck's shoulder, glaring into his eyes.
"Don't think that I don't know it was you who sent that virus to my computer, Robin. As soon as dad comes in, you're a dead man."
Puck narrowed his eyes. "Oh yeah? Well, how's this for you, Molly: you tell dad that sent you that tainted email, and I tell everyone just what that email was advertising, hmm?" Puck smirked.
Molly's eyes widened for a moment, and with a hff, she released her grip on Puck's shoulder, still glaring at him from the corner of her eye. Puck turned to Clopin with a smirk.

[Clopin]

Clopin snickered to himself, as he realized what the tainted email had contained.
"Oh, that was brilliant Puck. I would have never thought of that myself." Clopin said. Before he could open his mouth again, to speak, Titania came in, royally dressed, and sat down at her place at the elongated table.
"Puck, I think your father is here." Clopin whispered, before looking back up to the doorway.