We love you (so please don't go)

Chapter 7: So much can happen in the span of a month

TW: Kn!v3$, attempted [sewerslide], mentions of d3@th, mvrd3r, t0x!c relationships and tr@vm@.

"We're ho-" Before Essie could finish her sentence, she, her siblings, and her mother were immediately brought into a bone crv$h!ng hug by her father.

"We're happy to see you two, Ruvyz[bish]!" Selever said as he and his siblings struggled to get out of their dad's grip. "Now get the [funk] off us!"

"We...can't...breathe..." Rasazy said, struggling to stay conscious.

"If you don't let us go right now, we're gonna suffocate!" Sarv added.

Just as Affie was about to pass out, Ruv complied, allowing her, her siblings and their mom to breathe.

"Sorry." Ruv said. "I'm just glad that all of you." Ruv turned to Selever. "Including you, are alright."

He then turned to Rsch and Krus and glared at them. Krus looked down at the ground while Rsch sheepishly giggled.

Before he could say anything to them, Melody and Penelope ran over to Essie and Affie and hugged them.

"Mamachka!" Melody and Penelope said in unison.

Affie smiled while Essie chuckled.

"Hello, you two." Essie said, giving Melody a ruffle hair as the latter looked up at her.

"How was school?" Affie asked.

"It was great!" Penelope said, smiling at Affie.

"It was good for me too." Melody said. "I cried, but besides that, it was good."

"Why were you crying?" Essie asked, her eyes glowing a cobalt blue in anger.

NO ONE is going to hurt her sweet, baby girl and get away with it.

If anyone EVER thinks about getting their hands on her Melly-chan, they'll have to go through her.

"Since today's the last day of school, our advisor allowed us to say goodbye speeches to everyone if we wanted to before dismissal." Melody said. "When it was my turn, I said that, even if my classmates are chaotic and noisy and I can't handle it, I still like them, and after that, I started crying throughout the rest of the speech."

Essie mentally sighed in relief that Melody wasn't crying because she got hurt.

"I don't get why you cried, but alright." Essie said. "I'm glad to see that you've taken a liking to your classmates." Melody giggled.

"Are they your children that you've been telling us about?" Krus asked, turning to Essie and Affie and pointing to Melody and Penelope.

"Yes." Affie said. "Dedushka, babushka, this is my daughter, Penelope, and Essie's daughter, Melody. Melody, Penelope, these are your great-grandparents, from our side, Rschvania and Krusveto."

Rsch gasped as she gazed at them. "They're so cute!! Oh my [gosh]!"

"Hi, prababushka!" Penelope cheerfully greeted. "Hi, praded!"

"Hi, sweethearts." Rsch cooed.

"Hi, praded. Hi, prababushka." Melody meekly said as she timidly waved at them.

Rsch's expression softened and she walked over to Melody, kneeling down to her level and putting a hand on the 7-year-old girl's shoulder.

"There's no reason to be afraid, принцесса (princess)." Rsch reassured. "We don't bite. Do you want chocolate?"

Melody's face lit up at the mention of chocolate. "Yes, please!"

Rsch chuckled before taking out a chocolate bar from her pocket and giving it to Melody. "Here. Since it's your last day of school today, I'm sure your mom will allow you to have some."