Blackwood Grove- Saturday morning

[thatwaslucky]

So, that had been a good week.

Rey could tell immediately upon waking up that the pollen was gone. That halfway buzzing feeling was gone, and she was relieved but also a little sorry about it, even if they didn't exactly need it.

And despite all the closeness this week, she snuggled a little closer to Adrian, because even if she was awake and actually a little hungry, she didn't want to be apart yet. Sure, there were things that she'd needed to do that had gone wholly ignored and she should get to them, but it wasn't like real life was going anywhere.

She'd also historically not had a reason to automatically remember what this weekend tended to be, but it should register in a bit.


[For the fam]

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[thatwaswitchy]

"I'm gonna be a Jedi," Hanna said confidently. "You get lightsabers."

[thatwaswitchy]

"Yeah, but witches get magic and the Force," Becks protested.

[thatwaswitchy]

"I'm gonna use magic but I also wanna use a lightsaber a lot," Hanna reasoned.

[witchoftheflesh]

"Maybe if Auntie Namesake is still fighting," Becks said. "It would be lots easier to kill Gilgamesh and his stupid princes with a lightsaber."

Adrian exchanged a glance with Rey. This was an very illuminating conversation, though unfortunately, he had no idea what to make of it.

[thatwaslucky]

Rey was absolutely missing some key pieces and that was probably evident in her expression, and she wasn't even sure where to start.

"You have an Auntie Namesake?"

She also didn't think she'd ever heard about princes, so.

[thatwaswitchy]

"Yeah, cause she's my namesake," Rebecca pointed out, like they should know this. "Well, not exactly, but then, they couldn't name me her True Name, that would be such a mess! But I'm named for her and my other grandma. You said it would be mean to name a kid 'Agatha' I think is why. And Aunt Muriel said that if anybody named a kid after her, she was gonna riot."

[thatwaslucky]

"Do you get any of this?" Rey asked Adrian softly. She understood the part about the other grandma and again, gonna have feelings about all that.

[witchoftheflesh]

"Other than Muriel hating her name, all of this is new to me," he murmured back. "I miiiiight have a sister and some cousins named Rebecca, maybe? But if I did, they'd all be at least a generation above me, maybe two."

Maybe someone living in an off-shoot Grove...?

"How about you, Hanna? Named for anybody in particular?"

[thatwaswitchy]

"Han," Hanna said, but thought that was obvious. And then she remembered that it might not be, and added, "The Falcon was his! And also I'm named for Kitty."

[witchoftheflesh]

"Kitty?" Boston perked up. "You mean Kitty Bennett?" He was choosing to ignore her married name. For reasons.

[thatwaswitchy]

"Yeah!" Hanna confirmed. "You got to give my middle name."

[thatwaswitchy]

Boston flicked his tail, looking unbearably smug. "A wise decision," he noted.

"Aww, no fair!" Becks protested. "Nobody let Boston name me!"

[thatwaslucky]

"Your name is just as special," Rey told her.

At least, she was pretty sure, and she hoped Boston went with her on this.

[witchoftheflesh]

As a cat, Boston was contrary by nature, but not when it came to his witches--and, as Adrian's kitten, they counted.

"There is no way Adrian and Rey would name you without consulting me first," he informed her, with an imperious tail flick. "So your name was so good that I didn't need to suggest Catherine for it. I'm sure this 'Auntie Namesake' is someone important enough to warrant her inclusion."

"Oh well yeah," Becks said. "She's the Queen of Demons!"

Fortunately, Boston was a cat, so his nonplussed expression was hard to parse, especially for a kit as young as these two. "Just so," he agreed.

[thatwaswitchy]

"Oh!" Hanna exclaimed. "That's Auntie Namesake!"

She maybe hadn't known what a namesake was.

"Yeah, yours is cool," she allowed.

[witchoftheflesh]

Well, okay. Both of his daughters (nope, not examining those feelings, no thank you) knew this woman who just also happened to be the Queen of the Demons. Know well enough for one of them to be named for her.

Maybe he should start taking notes.

"First batch of waffles are up!" he called, bringing over a piping hot pile of star-shaped waffles, along with plenty of homemade whipped cream and a large bowl of macerated strawberries. "But only going to be served to people who are sitting at the table!"

[thatwaswitchy]

Hanna immediately scrambled to a chair so she could be properly seated. She knew how this worked.

And then she looked pointedly at Rey, who slowly took a seat, very amused.

"Ready!" Hanna said.

[thatwaswitchy]

"Me too, me too!" Becks said, though she was maybe only halfway in her seat by the point she started declaring. "I'm real hungry, too! I bet I could eat...four waffles! All by myself!"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'd be very impressed," Rey said. "That would give you a lot of energy."

Probably too much, maybe they could start with like, two?

[thatwaswitchy]

Maybe one and a half, honestly.

"I can do it, though!" Becks insisted. "Just like Uncle Iggs!" She turned to Hanna. "How many do you think you can eat?"

[thatwaswitchy]

"Umm," Hanna said thoughtfully. "I think seven. I need that much energy."

She did not.

[witchoftheflesh]

The idea of two children running around with several waffles' worth of energy was simultaneously horrifying and oddly endearing. But still, something to be avoided at all costs.

"We're all going to start with two," Adrian announced. "Otherwise I'm not going to get any. If--er, I mean, when you finish your first two, you can have more."

[thatwaswitchy]

"Yeah, Dad should have some." Very considerate, Hanna. "When we're done can we play?"

[thatwaswitchy]

"Yeah!" Becks said. "We wanna go play! And we won't nearly get eaten by a dragon, Dad."

Adrian groaned. "Even you two know that story?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I would have made sure they knew that sorry," Rey assured him. It was her favorite.