Love Thy Neighbor ~ Part 2

Remember Our Parents' Wedding?

Shaka and I go downstairs to grab a snack.
Daniel: "All right, Shaka, aka Mr. Best Man."
He said loudly making me jump.
Daniel: "Now, you're having a rehearsal dinner, what do you serve? Steak or fish? Steak or fish? Steak or Fish?!"
Shaka: "Uh, steak."
Daniel: "It's chicken! Everyone loves chicken!"
He says flailing around his arms. Shaka looks at me confused. I shrug.
Daniel: "Alright, Moz. We'll be co-best men."
Oh, that's what this is about.
Shaka: "Co-best men?"
Sometimes Daniel acts like a child. For example, right now he's arguing with another child, like a child.
Daniel: "Yes. You don't even know what the duties are. I made a list."
Moz: "What?"
Y/n: "Let me see this!"
I said snatching it.
Y/n: " 'Serve as counselor and confidante.' "
Daniel laughs.
Daniel: "Me."
Y/n: " 'Get groom to the church on time.' 'Get first pick of the.. bridesmaids-' "
He snatched it from me.
Daniel: "Okay, sorry, sorry. That was a note to self."
He laughs nervously.
Miz: "Listen. One of the most important duties as best man is to take care of the ring."
He says showing it to us
Daniel: "Whaaaaaat? That's way better than the bubble-gum ring you gave her last time."
Moz: "Well, Cocoa deserves it. I trust you won't let this out of your sight until the wedding."
Daniel, Shaka: "No problem."
They both said putting out their hands.
Mr. McKellan hands the ring to Shaka.
Daniel: "I'm fine. I'm not hurt."
Shaka and I walk past him admiring the ring.
Daniel: "May not be the best...but I'm still a man."
He say with his voice cracking half way through. Shaka looks at me and then his dad.
Shaka: "All right, Uncle Daniel. You can take care of the ring."
He hold the case out. Daniel comes running at us.
Daniel: "Oh, really?"
Shaka: "Syke!"
He moonwalks backwards smiling. I walk to Daniel and pat his shoulder.
Y/n: "That's got to hurt."
~Time Skip~
We hear Shaka's grandma on his mom's side come in the door. We ran downstairs following Jade who was saying,
Jade: "Glamma, glamma, glamma."
Over and over again.
??: "Hello! Oh, my gosh! You guys have gotten so big. Hey I come bearing gifts."
Ami: "What did you get us?"
??: "Something precious."
She pulls out what looks like gems.
??: "Ami... a citrine crystal for you. It promotes prosperity and success in business."
Ami looks at her with her eyebrows furrowed.
Ami: "I'm eight."
She says tilting her head.
??: "You're never too young to start thinking about your future. Shaka... this amethyst will help with healing."
Shaka: "Cool. So if I throw it at Mazzi's head, it won't hurt?"
I laugh a little bit.
M'Dear: "You throw it in this house, you're getting hurt."
??: "And Mazzi, this fluorite is for focus and clarity."
She says handing it to him. He admires it and rolls it.
Mazzi: "Oh I'm- I'm sorry, I wasn't listening, what'd you say?"
I roll my eyes playfully.
M'Dear: "He's gonna need two of those!"
??: "And, Jade, for you, a rose quartz for love and romance."
Jade: "Ooh, how did you know I needed this?"
She said laughing. Cocoa grabbed the crystal from her.
Cocoa: "I will give this to you when you're 18."
Maybelle: "And I will hold it for you till she's 18."
She says putting it in her cleavage.
Y/n: "I think your gonna need more than a crystal Maybelle."
M'Dear laughed.
??: "Oh, and who are you?"
She says smiling.
Shaka: "Grandma Daphne, this is my girlfriend Y/n. Y/n, this is Grandma Daphne."
Daphne: "You can call me Mrs. Daphne."
Y/n: "Nice to meet you."
I said shaking her hand.
Cocoa: "All right kids. Why don't you take Glamma Daphne's bags upstairs, okay?"
Shaka: "All right."
We all grab something.
Daphne: "Thank you."
As we're going upstairs I overheard their conversation.
Daphne: "Girlfriend? Since when does Shaka date?"
Cocoa: "He's not really allowed to date for real. They've been on one date at Pretty Boy's in the teen section. Me and Y/n's mom were there, so it wasn't a real date."
I laugh.
Y/n: "Overprotective parents."
I say under my breath.
We get to the top of the stairs.
Y/n: "She's nice."
Shaka: "Sometimes too nice!"
He said lauging.
~A Couple of Days Later~
I was sitting at a table with Shaka and Mazzi at Prettyboy's. It was the bachelor party, but I'm here 'cause I asked.
Y/n: "I'll take that."
Mazzi: "Hey! That's my last hot wing!"
Shaka: "You can literally just go get some more. It's unlimited..."
Mazzi: "Right."
He said narrowing his eyes at me.
Jeb: "Alright. Here we go."
He throws the dart.
Jeb: "Bullseye."
He laughed.
Y/n: "Don't get cocky."
Shaka: "Remember, the first one hit Deacon Brooks."
We all turn and look at the poor man.
Daniel: "Oop! My turn."
He says getting up. He grabs a dart and throws it. It goes straight into the wall.
Us kids start laughing.
Mazzi: "NOTHIN' BUT WALL!"
Daniel: "Well, it's hard to throw darts when you're weighed down by all this drip drip."
I roll my eyes. Typical. Daniel.
Mazzi: "Uncle Daniel's always trying to flex."
Shaka, Y/n: "Agreed"
Moz: "Alright, here we go."
He said getting up. He throws the dart.
Moz: "Mmm. Bullseye! I win."
Daniel: "It's your party. We let you win."
Shaka, Mazzi, and I get up to see Elvis.
Mazzi: "Oh, hey, Elvis."
Elvis: "You put together a cool party. The bartender pours a neat Roy Rogers."
Shaka: "Actually, Uncle Daniel did everything."
Elvis: "I hate to say it, buddy, but your uncle is showing you up as best man."
Shaka: "Uncle Daniel might be handling the party stuff, but Dad trusted me with this.
He said showing off the ring.
Elvis: "Woooooo-hoooo!"
Y/n: "Shaka, you shouldn't take it out of the case."
Shaka: "It's ok, I'm gonna make sure nothing ever happens to thi-"
He dropped it in the sauce. Mazzi and I look at each other.
Shaka: "Oops."
He takes it out and starts sucking on it. Elvis shakes his head. Shaka holds it towards Elvis.
Shaka: "Looks pretty good, right?"
Elvis stiffs it.
Elvis: "It smells like Cajun sauce.....and breath."
Shaka smelled it.
Y/n: "Uh...you could...get it cleaned."
Mazzi: "Let's go ask Uncle Daniel where to go."
Shaka: "No. Dad trusted me. I'll find a place."
Y/n: " 'I'll find a place' What if it's the wrong place?!"
Shaka: "Have some faith in your boyfriend. Ring cleaning near me."
[ding]
Shaka: "This place is right down the street."
Mazzi: "We can get there and back before anyone notices we're gone-"
Y/n: "Woah! There isn't a 'we' that includes 'me'!"
Mazzi: "Why?"
Y/n: "You never know what could happen, and I don't want to be caught up in the mess."
Elvis: "I'm staying here. I don't want to miss all-you-can-eat shrimp."
Shaka: "They're not gonna run out."
Y/n: "Challenge accepted."
Elvis and I dap each other up. I grab a piece of shrimp while I lean back in my chair slowly. They look at us and Shaka shakes his head sighing.
~Time Skip~