The Prince of Mystic Falls

165. Playscapes

Thanks to the reader who gave all these great ideas for the kids to have playscapes! They will build the tree house outside and some other things later. Let me know any others you have! Thanks again.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Mystic Falls, Virginia

Mikaelson Mansion

Kitchen

Keelin was making lunch when Freya came out of the her old bedroom. She was still thinking of the peculiar story Elijah had just revealed about Tatia.

"You missed it! The kids just all met. It was really cute. Penny actually smiled and took Rosie by the hand to see her dollhouse...and she thought Rosy would like to see the rotating closet," Keelin said slathering jelly on a piece of wheat bread.

"Damn, did you get a pic?" Freya said going behind Keelin and putting her arms around her waist.

"Yes, of course, I did. The twins really loved Sadie, but Joey seemed terrified....Hey... You okay?" Keelin said continuing to make the food. Freya had said she was going to have a talk with Elijah. Freya hadn't said more and Keelin hadn't asked, and Freya hoped that she wouldn't. She had promised her brothers she would be discreet about her "talks" with them.

"I don't know. We're forcing Elijah and Vanessa to go away for a couple of days so instead of eight kids, we'll have like ten. Um, didn't we just feed them?" Freya laughed looking at the clock.

"Yeah, but remember they have little stomachs and can only eat small amounts at a time. Hell, I figured as long as they eat, we'll feed them. Just so they don't become as picky as certain kids," Keelin said with her eyebrows up. Finn had become notorious for his pickiness. They had to stop buying carbonated beverages, even for the older kids as he seemed to gulp them down when no one was looking. Other than that, there wasn't much he ate willingly.

"Oh yeah, let's not even entertain that thought. We're not making fifty meals a night for the next 15 years! How did Finn and Henrik do?" Freya said grabbing a piece of cheese and eating it.

"They took Lucas and Liv into their room and showed them the Lego fire station. They got a little pissed when Joey tried to take apart that police station thing, but get this? Your brother glued it together!" Keelin laughed.

"Legos? Oh God, I can't...Did you see Niklaus around? I wanted to talk to him about the older boys last night. Didn't you warn Kai that we would bust his ass if we caught him with drunk drivers and all that?" Freya said rubbing her temples.

"Yes, I think that was more or less the message that I tried to convey, but in a nicer way. Maybe too damn nice, but I was trying to be reasonable. To be fair, Kai has been working hard up there. I don't know. Maybe we just have a talk with him and if it happens again, then come down hard? The poor kid has been studying so much, he almost never goes out, then the one night he does, they get attacked by some crazy vampire?" Keelin pointed out.

"But that's the point, they could have been killed. That vamp is old and powerful. And Matthew was their designated driver! He was, in Jeremy's own words, 'wasted,'" Freya argued.

"Matt was drunk? Oh, I didn't know that. Maybe that is why I was getting nervous glances from Kai. Actually, he looked pretty guilty," Keelin reasoned.