Topic: Homeward Bound: Preparations

Erinalle Dunbridge

Date: 2006-12-29 11:08 EST
Days and days had passed. Stupid fights. Work. Laziness. It all contributed. But now they were just too far behind. The decorations were still up. The suitcases unpacked. People unnotified. Erin sighed as she looked around their room. Great.

Other than the few things she had tossed into their suitcase the day before. During a rather ill-advised hissy fit, mind you, nothing was done. What to do? She stood and started rooting through drawers. Nothing good there. Something she wanted here.

Two nice outfits and the rest as American as could be. That was the goal. So into the case went two pairs of beat up jeans, two oversized sweatshirts, some Yankees baseball caps she found in Stars End, tennis shoes, and a nice big pair of sunglasses. Erin had read enough movie star magazines to know how to blend in. Or at least she thought she did.

She stood and ran a finger over the line of bottles on her dresser. She snatched up one perfume bottle, a few makeup bottles here and there. But nothing too much. This trip was supposed to be relaxing, right?

It was when Erin opened up Sebastian's closet that she was dumbfounded. Jeans? No, he said he didn't want to wear those.... what did he want to wear? She furrowed her brow and pressed her lips together, tapping a finger on her chin as she thought.

"Honey?" She was sure she had heard him banging around in the kitchen. He did take the week off to get ready. Too bad they didn't really bother to use the time... "Uh.... honey?" Second call was a little louder. Then she frowned. "Sebastian?"

Sebastian

Date: 2006-12-29 13:32 EST
Meanwhile, downstairs, Sebastian was trying to track down the stupid cat so they could take her to Brian and Jen?s place. He?d been hearing the damn thing's pitiful mews all morning long, but was unable to locate her. Then, while getting something to drink, Sebastian managed to pinpoint the location of Snowflake. Yeah, Slowflake: the Black kitten. She was in the cupboards under the sink. Trapped.

Grumbling, Sebastian set his glass down on the counter and got onto the floor, opening the cupboard doors. No kitty. ?C?mere stupid. Where are you?? Why in the hell had he gotten Erin a cat? Then he heard her mew sadly deep, deep inside the dark cupboard. ?How in the...? He grumbled some more and stuck his head inside, reaching for the back. He touched a bit of fur, but the little demon was just out of his reach. So he stuck his shoulders into the cupboard, too. Wait, was Erin calling him? He paused, listening intently. Nothing. Must?ve been his imagination. He grabbed hold of Snowflakes tail and gave a gentle tug. She mewed again but didn?t budge.

He heard Erin for sure this time and he pulled his head out of the cupboard, banging his head on the way. ?Oww! Fuck!? He rubbed the back of his head and watched as Snowflake climbed on out of the cupboard and scampered into the hallway like nothing had happened. Dumb cat.

?What do you want?? Sebastian yelled to Erin from the kitchen as he stood back up.

Erinalle Dunbridge

Date: 2006-12-29 13:57 EST
"What on Earth are you planning to wear?" She kicked the door open with a foot and was yelling full force as she folded a couple of coats, tossing them into the bag.

Erin then bent down to grab a pair of his shoes and frowned. Snowflake, in her kittenness had decided his dress shoes would make a great new litter box. Brilliant. Erin made her way into the bathroom and was tending to the shoe. Scooping out the badness and rubbing with a paper towel.

Grumble, groan, wipewipe. She held the shoe at arms length. There, he'd never know.

Sebastian

Date: 2007-01-03 10:38 EST
Wear? Bastian had to stop and think about that. He?d only tossed a couple of shirts into his suitcase so far. Should he dress like an American; as a tourist, or just be himself? He?d opt for the latter, since his fake American accent sucked. ?I don?t know, Honey!? he shouted back. ?Don?t worry about my clothes right now...just finish packing yours!?

When Erin shouted back her confirmation that she?d heard him, Sebastian went about taking down the Christmas tree. He went down to the basement and got all the boxes for the decorations and brought them upstairs. Then, for the rest of the day, Sebastian continued the tedious job of taking down ornaments, wrapping them in newspaper, and putting them away. Then he had to get rid of the tree. But something occurred to him...wasn?t this an enchanted tree? After several minutes of poking at the pine needles and inspecting the branches, Sebastian decided to take it downstairs and save it for next year. Why waste a tree that would never die?

That done, he then set about taking down the garland and other miscellaneous decorative holiday gestures and began to straighten the house. He was a stickler for cleanliness and there was no way he was leaving without the house being semi-decent.

Later that evening, he and Erin took Snowflake over to Brian and Jen?s house and then came back home to watch a movie and cuddle by the fire. Erin eventually went to the Red Dragon while Sebastian finally decided to pack.

The rest of the week?s preparations went off without a hitch and soon they were saying goodbye to their friends; heading to a place that held no promise of acceptance.