And whilst one was awaking to happy times of spring.. the other was mourning that dreaded day. When the sun, perkier than usual, concentrated its beams of 'merry light' through shades and directly upon him. He'd call it a curse, if it wasn't simply the bad placement of where he opted to sleep, that night.

With a slight twitch of his nose, he lifted up from that comatose posture, eyes already wide and full of mirth. Regardless how the morning greeted him.. that smell.. Food!.. it was always the antidote to grumpy 'lex. Within a few moments of fixing himself up, and keeping true to the PJ's, he'd be down the stairs, and right on his way into the kitchen.

"Gooooood morning, dumples!" A new keyword he picked up. It was meant to be directed to everyone that was present.. be it family.. or not!

Edit: Grammar iz gud.

Luckily, it was only family that was in the house to see Alex parading around in his PJs. Lucky for Alex or perhaps lucky for the girl that dare sees Alex even somewhat unclothed who Jewell gets her hands on.

Jewell looked over from the stove where she was putting the finishing touches on breakfast, having dismissed the servant to some other deed. Her flour spotted right cheek dimpled as she grinned and made a kissy-face at her husband.

He got a more worthy good morning from the kids. Oz, Raven, and Kerrick had been wrestling on the floor until Moradin had effectively ended all movement by sitting on. It took them a moment to untangle all their limbs- with not a little pushing and shoving-before they ran to attack Alex.

Little arms wrapped around his shins as voices begged to be noticed. "Play with me," "Outside! Outside!" "I wanna do that game," and so on. Devyn, her dark maroonish colored hair sticking up bed-head style, with a toothy little grin had them all beat. Arms still chubby with baby fat reached up to Alex in a silent demand.

Amanda was busy sneaking pieces of fruit away from her mom's preparation, but Eva Jade would have joined the fight for Alex's attention if a knock on the door had not been heard. Amanda, grabbing a strawberry, took off at a run for the door. Eva Jade, imitating her older sisters enthusiasm, followed at a slower pace. Jewell, spatula in hand, squawked in indignation at the strawberry thief and followed after her. She loved their little domestic antics.

Eva Jade, in slippers, took a little fall while rounding the hallway corner. She was scooped up by Jewell, who was wielding the spatula in her other hand, as she closed in on Amanda at the door. The girl had her hand on the doorknob, turning it to let their guest in. She was effectively hip-bumped out of the doorway by Jewell, who greeted her brother. She was not at all dismayed at her appearance of cotton shorts, t-shirt, socks with the spatula still in hand, a kid tucked under her arm and another glaring up at her from the floor. "Brian! What a wonderful surprise, you're just in time for breakfast!"

A huge grin on his face as he snickered, Brian waited with the balloon in hand. He chuckled and easily could have passed for a child about to prank someone with no care of reprocutions. Listening carefully, as they grew closer he laughed once more as he heard the children and the clamor inside. It somewhat reminded him of when they all lived in the manor for a time, and life was chaotic and yet to much fun.

Hefting the balloon in hand once more, he waited and snickered again. Truth be told he wasn't to good with the pranks, but he figured he had the element of a chaotic surpise. Hearing Amanda and her mother near the door and the bumping of what sounded like Amanda beong moved to the side, he reared back and prepared. The door began to open, and he cocked his arm back and was ready to let fly and lo and behold there was Jewell in all her morning glory, child in one hand and spatula in the other. It was too precious for words, and the balloon slipped from his hand and burst on the porch. Smiling like the cat who just ate the canary, Brian nodded in reply.

"Eat wat.. Sister!! Goooooood Morning to you and yours! You look lovely, I hope I haven't caught you at a bad time? Breakfast you say, smashingly good idea! What? Water? A balloon? Perish the thought! Amanda look at you! An Eva too!"

He smiled, as he looked to them all. This was a nice feeling and was a world of difference from his own empty home. It felt good to be around them, and truth be told he truly missed them. What a great way to break in the new Spring.