White Lines

Crazy ass mom

Over the next few days, Vanz, Leah, and Noctis packed their clothes and bought their plane tickets. On the day of the flight, they were five hours ahead of when their flight actually left, so Vanz went back to sleep and Noctis and Leah sat talking.

Two hours before their plane was supposed to board, Vanz woke up and yawned. Leah and Noctis were still talking, but in more hushed tones, like they didn't want someone to hear them. Every once in a while she would see Noctis press his hands to his face as a mass blush creeped across his cheeks.

"So what are you guys talking about over there?" Vanz finally said.

Leah looked at her and bit her cheek to keep from laughing, "do you really want to know?"

"Uhm, not so much anymore."

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*10 - 12 hours later* (depending on how long the flight is.)

As the three walked through the London airport Noctis explained several things they would have to do differently in England and Europe in general to Vanz. By the time they got all of their luggage and a rental car (lol Noctis has to drive everywhere) it was well past lunchtime and they still had an hour drive outside of London to go.

"My mother and her husband live about an hour outside of the city. That's where Gabriel is staying so if I get into a fight with any of my family, stop me. I have almost killed one of my brothers before because he was being a little shit. I swear I only really care anything about two members of my five siblings. " Noctis mumbled the last sentence through clenched teeth.

"Wait, you have five siblings? Shit, I'd kill one of 'em too." Leah said.

"Just, try not to say anything around my family okay?" Noctis said.

"Are you embarrassed of us or something?" Leah asked sharply.

"My family is crazy, this isn't like a vacation to me. They will most likely call me out on something to piss me off. Just leave them alone."

The rest of the time they rode in the car, none of them said anything. When they pulled into the driveway, Noctis sighed and sat there for a moment. "Stay behind me." He said.

They got out and Noctis knocked on the door. A woman with messy brown hair and green eyes answered the door. When she saw Noctis her face dropped to a scowl, "What do you want?" She asked.

"Where's Gabriel?" Noctis asked bluntly.

"Out with Keith, why?"

"I need to talk to him."

"Why?"

Noctis was very visibly agitated. Leah put her hand on his arm and gave it a gentle squeeze, "hey, we can come back later."

He looked at her through the corner of his eye, "look, I just need to know where he is."

"Is this the little ice-bitch that they've been talking about on the tele who beat the best skater in Europe during the olympics?" The woman asked, motioning to Leah.

"Please, if there's any bitch here it's you." Noctis spat.

"Let the girl speak for herself, son."

"You aren't my mother, no matter how much you claim that you are."

"My flesh and my blood, also by law, I got full custody of you when your father left."

"I refuse to believe that I came from anyone as insane as you."

"Says the boy who has cuts from wrist to elbow. But lucky you, red defiantly your color."

Noctis froze, he hadn't thought about the scars on his wrists for over a month. Vanz saw the hesitation and stepped in, "look lady, Gabriel is in trouble because he left without a word and pissed me off, now if you don't want to tell me where he is, then I guess I will just have to beat it out of you."

Noctis held his hand out to silence her and turned around. Leah looked at him worriedly as he grabbed her hand and walked back to the car, Vanz close behind them.

"So where are we going now?" Leah asked.

"We are going to Keith's house."

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That ladies and gents was Noctis' crazy ass mother.

I was thinking about making Vanz punch her but decided, nah, I'll keep it relatively calm.