HAPPY TALES FAMILY FANFIC CHAPTER 1
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"Dad, wake up!" Anise said, shoving the blanket covered lump slightly. "Daaaad!" she shoved harder, but still did not manage to evoke any sort of response. She pondered this dilemma for a moment, until an idea struck her. She climbed up onto the bed, and gave the lump a shove, off the bed and onto the floor, eliciting a loud thud followed by a muffled groan. "Good, you're up."
"Anise... what time 's it? You know your ol' man doesn't like getting up early on th' weekends..." Raven sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily, looking up at the 13 year old sitting triumphantly upon his bed.
Anise raised an eyebrow "Dad, it's Tuesday. There's a guild meeting in ten minutes. Did you forget?" she slipped off the bed in one graceful movement and folded her arms, with a slightly cross expression on her face.
"Anise, sweetie, you gotta remember your ol' man's memory ain't what it used ta be." The middle aged man responded in his usual histrionic tone, and stood up with a sigh. "Where's Moses?"
"He already left. He took the mutt with him, I think. Watch him still not be on time to the meeting though, those two are always getting sidetracked by the stupidest things." Anise spoke in a somewhat huffy tone.
Raven laughed "Not everyone can be as motivated an' focused as you, sweetie." He then added as he pulled on his usual violet jacket, "It's not too important for him ta be there this time anyway. You can still come though, if ya want."
"Of course I'm coming! I always do!" Anise answered exasperatedly. She walked out of the room and picked up Tokunaga from the couch, and slung it over her back. "Come on, let's go!" Anise jumped up and down impatiently.
"Alright, alright, I'm coming, calm down," Raven sidled out of the room, yawning, "Are you all ready to go?"
"Yes!"
"Shoes on?"
Anise blinked, then hurried over to the door, plopped down and hurriedly pulled her shoes onto her feet. As soon as she got them on she hopped back up. "Yep, shoes on. So HA!" she said, looking triumphant.
Raven laughed, and made his way to the door, sitting down and putting his shoes on at a leisurely pace, ignoring the constant prodding from his daughter to go faster. Finally he stood up, "Alright, let's go. You promise to behave, right?"
"I always behave!" Anise responded, already halfway out the door. She grabbed her father's hand and pulled him out after her.
It was an average, temperate spring day in Dahngrest, the sky dyed a light orange in the eternal sunset enjoyed by the residents of the city. The marketplace was busy as usual, as all sorts of tradesmen set up shop for the day. Occasionally one would look up and offer a rushed hello, while others a familiar greeting and smile.
"Well look who it is," Raven mused, spying a familiar form in the crowd. A moment later they spotted him as well.
"Well, well, fancy seeing you up this early in the morning, ja?" Yeager said as he approached. He was flanked, as usual, by the two women Raven knew to be Gauche and Droite, but was never sure which one was which, as they were inseparable.
"Anise woke me up because there's a guild meeting today."Raven asked, pointing his thumb down at his awakener, "What are you up to?"
"Oh, business as usual." Yeager said with a wry smile. "I think your daughter thinks you ought to be on your way, ja?"
Raven looked down, to see Anise pulling on his sleeve, urging him forward, "Oh, alright, alright." He looked back up at Yeager, "I 'spose I'll see you later then," He said even as he was already beginning to be physically moved forward by his daughter, pushing him.
Yeager nodded, and with a silent signal to the girls, they moved on.
"Shall we go then?" Raven looked back down with a goofy smile.
"Why are you so slow!?"
"Dad, wake up!" Anise said, shoving the blanket covered lump slightly. "Daaaad!" she shoved harder, but still did not manage to evoke any sort of response. She pondered this dilemma for a moment, until an idea struck her. She climbed up onto the bed, and gave the lump a shove, off the bed and onto the floor, eliciting a loud thud followed by a muffled groan. "Good, you're up."
"Anise... what time 's it? You know your ol' man doesn't like getting up early on th' weekends..." Raven sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily, looking up at the 13 year old sitting triumphantly upon his bed.
Anise raised an eyebrow "Dad, it's Tuesday. There's a guild meeting in ten minutes. Did you forget?" she slipped off the bed in one graceful movement and folded her arms, with a slightly cross expression on her face.
"Anise, sweetie, you gotta remember your ol' man's memory ain't what it used ta be." The middle aged man responded in his usual histrionic tone, and stood up with a sigh. "Where's Moses?"
"He already left. He took the mutt with him, I think. Watch him still not be on time to the meeting though, those two are always getting sidetracked by the stupidest things." Anise spoke in a somewhat huffy tone.
Raven laughed "Not everyone can be as motivated an' focused as you, sweetie." He then added as he pulled on his usual violet jacket, "It's not too important for him ta be there this time anyway. You can still come though, if ya want."
"Of course I'm coming! I always do!" Anise answered exasperatedly. She walked out of the room and picked up Tokunaga from the couch, and slung it over her back. "Come on, let's go!" Anise jumped up and down impatiently.
"Alright, alright, I'm coming, calm down," Raven sidled out of the room, yawning, "Are you all ready to go?"
"Yes!"
"Shoes on?"
Anise blinked, then hurried over to the door, plopped down and hurriedly pulled her shoes onto her feet. As soon as she got them on she hopped back up. "Yep, shoes on. So HA!" she said, looking triumphant.
Raven laughed, and made his way to the door, sitting down and putting his shoes on at a leisurely pace, ignoring the constant prodding from his daughter to go faster. Finally he stood up, "Alright, let's go. You promise to behave, right?"
"I always behave!" Anise responded, already halfway out the door. She grabbed her father's hand and pulled him out after her.
It was an average, temperate spring day in Dahngrest, the sky dyed a light orange in the eternal sunset enjoyed by the residents of the city. The marketplace was busy as usual, as all sorts of tradesmen set up shop for the day. Occasionally one would look up and offer a rushed hello, while others a familiar greeting and smile.
"Well look who it is," Raven mused, spying a familiar form in the crowd. A moment later they spotted him as well.
"Well, well, fancy seeing you up this early in the morning, ja?" Yeager said as he approached. He was flanked, as usual, by the two women Raven knew to be Gauche and Droite, but was never sure which one was which, as they were inseparable.
"Anise woke me up because there's a guild meeting today."Raven asked, pointing his thumb down at his awakener, "What are you up to?"
"Oh, business as usual." Yeager said with a wry smile. "I think your daughter thinks you ought to be on your way, ja?"
Raven looked down, to see Anise pulling on his sleeve, urging him forward, "Oh, alright, alright." He looked back up at Yeager, "I 'spose I'll see you later then," He said even as he was already beginning to be physically moved forward by his daughter, pushing him.
Yeager nodded, and with a silent signal to the girls, they moved on.
"Shall we go then?" Raven looked back down with a goofy smile.
"Why are you so slow!?"