Alison Blaire (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
shimmerandsing) wrote2008-05-21 10:48 am
shimmerandsing) wrote2008-05-21 10:48 am
Happy Birthday!
The preparations had begun days before. Alison had sent letter after letter and made dozens of phone calls. Half of the calls had gone to her stubborn step-son. Shatterstar was hard to corral. The other half had gone out to other family and friends. Anyone Alison could think to invite, she had contacted. Her invitations were only part of the deal. She had enlisted her mother-in-law to invite the women from the clan. Whoever Longshot was close to. And given her husband's ability to make friends wherever he went, that list would be long.
After the guests were settled, she focused on food. The cake had been a big deal to her... it had to feed dozens of people, and it had to be appealing to her husband. It had taken ages to find a baker who could produce what she wanted. In the end, it had been worth it and she couldn't wait to show it off. For lunch, she had enlisted the help of Longshot's two favorite cooks: Momoko and Maria. The day of the party, the kitchen and dining room were piled high with the best food Italy and Japan had to offer.
The living room was the designated present area. A table had been set up along a mostly unused wall and had begun filling up with brightly wrapped packages of all sizes early that morning. Lisa and Gloria Jean had been assigned inside decoration duty and had roped Rogue into helping. She could fly and get to the high places, they reasoned. Dakota and the boys had pulled outside duty. There were balloons and streamers all over the place. The more the better, as far as Alison was concerned.
John had been stuck with the hardest job of the morning. He had been assigned the task of getting up dreadfully early and taking Longshot out of the castle long enough for them to prepare the party. Since he had been spending so much time at work catching up after his vacation, he used the excuse that he wanted to spend time with his son on his birthday before he had to go to work. And the best early rising activity he could think of was fishing. At a lake. Far away from the castle. He might be tired by the time they returned, but he knew Longshot would perk right back up when he saw the party dedicated to him.
It was early in the day, still, when the party was all set up and they just had to wait for the guest of honor. Alison had showered and changed. The babies were fed, clean, and dressed in new little outfits their Mommy had picked out especially for the occasion. They had picked up on the excitement around them and were giggling and babbling happily to anyone who would listen. Lisa and Glora Jean each had a baby in their lap and were laughing and making faces right back.
Alison shifted impatiently in her seat and tried to will her husband to appear.
After the guests were settled, she focused on food. The cake had been a big deal to her... it had to feed dozens of people, and it had to be appealing to her husband. It had taken ages to find a baker who could produce what she wanted. In the end, it had been worth it and she couldn't wait to show it off. For lunch, she had enlisted the help of Longshot's two favorite cooks: Momoko and Maria. The day of the party, the kitchen and dining room were piled high with the best food Italy and Japan had to offer.
The living room was the designated present area. A table had been set up along a mostly unused wall and had begun filling up with brightly wrapped packages of all sizes early that morning. Lisa and Gloria Jean had been assigned inside decoration duty and had roped Rogue into helping. She could fly and get to the high places, they reasoned. Dakota and the boys had pulled outside duty. There were balloons and streamers all over the place. The more the better, as far as Alison was concerned.
John had been stuck with the hardest job of the morning. He had been assigned the task of getting up dreadfully early and taking Longshot out of the castle long enough for them to prepare the party. Since he had been spending so much time at work catching up after his vacation, he used the excuse that he wanted to spend time with his son on his birthday before he had to go to work. And the best early rising activity he could think of was fishing. At a lake. Far away from the castle. He might be tired by the time they returned, but he knew Longshot would perk right back up when he saw the party dedicated to him.
It was early in the day, still, when the party was all set up and they just had to wait for the guest of honor. Alison had showered and changed. The babies were fed, clean, and dressed in new little outfits their Mommy had picked out especially for the occasion. They had picked up on the excitement around them and were giggling and babbling happily to anyone who would listen. Lisa and Glora Jean each had a baby in their lap and were laughing and making faces right back.
Alison shifted impatiently in her seat and tried to will her husband to appear.
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She wandered over to the playpen and looked down at her children. Aiden was asleep with his thumb in his mouth. Hana was squirming and reaching up for her Mommy. Attention!
Good, she could come greet her bigger brother.
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"I see you are well," he tried as some sort of awkward conversation once Longshot let go. "That is good."
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Longshot flopped back into his seat and picked up his plate. He should finish this before Sadie got loose and did it for him. "Grab some food," he said around a bite.
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She'd let 'Star get some food before she started accosting him with babies. Hana seemed content to let her Mommy hold her so she could look around at all the people and activity. So much going on! She laughed and cooed at anyone who looked her way.
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"I didn't expect you to come." Because he had been relatively disappeared for awhile. There was an answering machine that said so. "But I'm really happy you're here!"
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"We missed having you around," Alison piped up after Longshot spoke. She loved 'Star. He was family.
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He wasn't sure about them. Though he was still battling the feeling of being replaced.
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"We love Hana and Aiden, but we love you, too. Hanas and Aidens do not fit into the Shatterstar shaped spaces in our life." Alison might just, maybe, have been spending a lot of time with a Mojoworlder and his particular brand of logic.
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"Mm." It was a non-committal noise. He knew they had promised nothing would change how they felt for him. But this felt dangerously close to when he picked up another sibling and was dumped for him. Though neither Longshot nor Alison was Spiral.
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"We love you. Even the babies do. I want you to visit more. You need to help me brush up on my sword skills. It's an easy and non-confusing way to spend time with your Dad..."
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And she really wanted to grab that braid.
"Yes! You should visit more. I'd like to watch you guys in sword practice. I might even learn something." She probably needed the practice more than Longshot did. But, he needed the time with 'Star more than she did.
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"If you need my help, I will give it. Now, remove your head from my shoulder, father."
Call it a tiny birthday gift.
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"Come over any time, sweetie. We have plenty of space for practice. And your father has his own swords."
Hana missed her Daddy's funny face. She was still looking at the shiny, red man. Pretty hair!
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Though he was getting a disquieting feeling from the baby staring at him.
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Mommy just smiled. Those two needed more moments like this.
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"I believe that has been established," he grunted a little. Then he nudged Longshot with an elbow. His instincts to lash back at being confined was rising.
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"Thank you. For making today the best day ever." He wiped away his happy tears.
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"Ahh!" Hana cooed in agreement. She reached grabby hands at the shiny man. Pretty hair!