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Daisy Lockhart-Sigurd

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Daisy hurried around the house, straightening up as she went. She was nervous. Her mother and father-in-law were coming. She had been speaking with her mother via owl for a few months now. Daisy still could not believe that her mother and her husband's father were a couple. It was just unimaginable. She shuddered as she thought back to last Christmas and the discovery that the pair were together. It still disgusted her, but since they were still a couple, she had to learn to accept it if she wanted her mother back in her life. After all, she did miss her mother, and knew that Lief missed his father. They just had to accept what was happening, whether they liked it or not.

She walked into the living room. The twins were upstairs taking a nap. Her father was off who knows where. Daisy had a huge shock when she realized that her father, Gilderoy Lockhart, was no longer addled in his brain from a magic accident years ago. He was fine, and had been faking for some time now. Daisy discovered this little trick when she walked in on him and his nurse chatting. Turns out, she was in on the cover up. Now he was staying with them to maintain his cover story, but he would leave for weeks at a time to do who knows what. He claimed he was working on a new book. Wanting to make a huge splash as a comeback, he was busy working on a way to do that.

Daisy straightened the pillows on the sofa, then turned to make sure the tree was lit and the presents for their parents under the tree. The packages were small, but the gifts inside would hopefully be well received.
 
Lief of course did not carry around the amount of stress that Daisy did upon the eve of the Christmas festivities, despite the fact that their number of guests would be considerably smaller this year. And, it was February. He was still uncomfortable with the fact that his father and Daisy's mother were together. However, he was trying to surpress his unease in order to alleviate Daisy of any more stress than was needed. No, he was not happy that Valcan had decided to start seeing Sarah again, but he would have to grin and bear it. While he was not too fond of his father at the moment, he wanted there to be a healthy relationship between all of them, at least for the sake of the children. Annika and Anders were both sleeping peacefully, which was a blessing in itself. Twins were a lot of work. If their cousin Erik had been coming this winter, he was sure that the trio would have surely gotten up to some mischief. Unfortunately, he had not been able to contact his brother in some time. He hoped that the man was alright.

After wrapping up a few last minute presents, rather badly, he had to resolve, he levitated them downstairs and placed them under the tree, hiding them behind the gifts that Daisy had taken delicate care into wrapping. He started as he noticed that Daisy was in the room, his pale cheeks turning a hint of red as he realized that she must have seen his deliberate move, giving her a sideways grin. "How are things holding up?" he inquired aloofly, knowing that it was stupid to hope that she had not seen his move with the terribly wrapped presents.
 
Daisy watched curiously as Lief entered the room and crossed to the tree. She stood with a surprised look on her face, watching him hiding some packages behind the ones they had for their parents. When he turned, she smiled as he realized that she was there watching him. Daisy loved to see the color in his cheeks. Lief was not as pale as he was when she first met him, life in Australia cured that, but he was still much paler than she was -- or even the twins. He was always adorable with a touch of red in his cheeks.

She crossed the room to where her husband was now standing, and put her arms around his neck. "Hmm, I think everything is done, well, except for one thing." She then stood up on her toes to kiss her husband on the lips, something she was missing all day while she cleaned. They may be married for two years already, but they certainly were not out of the honeymoon stage. If she had anything to say about it, they would not be out of that stage for a very, very long time. "Ok. Now everything is done." She smiled up at Lief, glad their twins were sleeping for the time being. "What time is it? Mother and Valcan should be here soon."
 
Lief could not help flashing a rather toothy grin as Daisy did not reprimand him for hiding his poor excuse for a wrapping job behind the rest of the presents, returning her kiss with much enthusiasm. Putting his arm around her waist he grinned, feeling as in love with her now as when they had first really layed eyes on one another. He couldn't believe that two years had fled by already. In the course of that two years he was already a father, which he found that he rather enjoyed. Indeed, Annika and Anders were a lot of work but it was worth it.

Giving her a quick peck on the forehead, he flicked his wrist to look at the watch that his father had given him upon turning seventeen. "It is about, five thirty," he replied, his accent having lightened considerably with all the time he had spent in Australia. He gave her another squeeze around the waist, grinning. He was definitely the shortest of his brothers, and while he was considerably tall he at least was not dwarfing Daisy. "Yes, they should be here anytime now." He frowned a bit, hoping that she had not seen it, looking back down at her with fondness brimming in his gray eyes. He was not happy that he would have to be face to face with the rather unlikely couple but he knew that he would have to grin and bear it. "How long of a nap did you want the kids to have? They are sleeping rather soundly." A softness crept into his face that was more apt to reside there now. He genuinely loved his children, and wanted to show them the affection that his father never really had.
 
Daisy was curious about what was added to the presents under the tree, but knowing her husband she decided to let him have his fun. She scrunched up her face at the time, knowing there was a good chance that they would be up late tonight. "Well, I think that they should be up pretty soon. Might be nice for them to be awake when their grandparents arrive. Otherwise, my mother might just try to get too involved." She knew that her mother meant well, but overstepped her bounds often. "I should go up and wake them and get them ready for the visit. I hope they don't freak out at the sight of them. They have not seen their grandparents in a year, which to them is forever. I would not be surprised if they don't even remember them at all." She was a bit more nervous about the visit than she had thought, or was willing to admit.

Daisy kissed Lief once more on his lips, then moved away from him. She wanted to stay in his arms, but knew the children needed to come first. With a smile for her husband, she headed to the stairs and up to the nursery to wake the twins.
 
Anders was sitting up on his bed when he heard his mother coming to get him. He decided to have a bit of fun first, toddling over to his sister's bed and climbing in by her. He giggled, not caring if she was awake or not as he hid himself in her blankets with her. "Nika, shhh. No tell."
 
Annika had been sleeping peacefully, giggling as Anders crawled into her bed with her. "Otay," she said, smirking, her blue eyes twinkling as she closed her eyes, snuggling next to her brother. They were still at a stage where they got along, being fraternal twins and all. She pretended to sleep as she listened to her mother, who was in the process of entering the room.
 
Lief nodded, not entirely sure what to say about their parents. He was definitely not eager for them to arrive. The man was of the opinion that Christmas could go by without their company but he decided for his wife's sake to put his bitterness aside. "They probably don't remember who they are either," Lief murmured as Daisy left him, left standing in the living room. Jamming his hand into his pockets the blonde man groaned quietly as he heard the doorbell ring, grudgingly moving over to it. A smile plastered to his face, he moved over to it to turn the knob.
 
Valcan gave Sarah an encouraging smile as he stuck his hands into his pockets, waiting for someone to answer the door. "They should be any moment now," he murmured, looking to the doorknob, which was turning. He sincerely hoped that the relations between himself and his son would be repaired, and between Sarah and her daughter. He could not stand to see Sarah unhappy. On another note, he figured that Lief would have to deal with the relationship. He and Sarah were together and there was nothing he could do about it. His youngest son was the only child he kept in contact with, Tristan having disappeared off the face of the earth, Sammael dead and Brunhilde refusing to communicate.
 
Sarah smiled back at Valcan. She was not completely sure what to expect once they were inside. This was the first time that they were back here since they left under such horrible circumstances. She took Valcan's large hand and instinctively moved closer to him. "I just hope this goes well. I couldn't stand to lose her again." Sarah was not too sure if Daisy was ready to forgive her but the fact that they were having this time together was a sign that she was ready to work on their relationship.
 
Valcan reached over and grabbed Sarah's hand, giving it a tight squeeze before pulling away. "Everything will turn out alright," he promised, his accent thick. He had resolved to be on his best behavior, even if he might happen to be displeased with his son. "Trust me. Just relax."
 
Lief's real emotions threatened to burst from his face, wanting to let his father have it as he opened the door. Miraculously, he contained his exposure, a smile remaining plastered to his face. His eyes did not reflect so much enthusiasm, but it was the very best he could do. Part of him wanted to slam the door in Valcan's face and bid him away forever. I have to do this for Daisy, he reminded himself, and the kids. Instead of concentrating on his displeasure of his father he thought of his wife and kids, and the happiness they imposed upon his life.

"Sarah. Far," he stated, nodding with a curt smile, "Could I take your coats?" It was rather warm in Sydney but from where they were coming from, the winter would be terribly cold, even within the walls of the Herrogard. He stepped out of the way, giving them breadth to walk inside.
 
Daisy heard the doorbell as she walked into the nursery. Each child had their own room, but prefer to sleep in the same one, so for the time being, they converted them into a play room and a sleeping room. Too soon, she figured that they would not want to spend much time together at all. Her heart fluttered as the sound of the chimes registered to her brain that their parents were here. Crossing the room to Anders' bed, she noticed that the blankets were a bit to still. And flat. "Hmm, I wonder where that son of mine could be hiding at?" she said as she crossed to Annika's bed and flipped back the covers. She was not overly surprised to see the giggling pair hiding there. "Come on you two, time to get ready to go downstairs. Your Grandparents are here to see you."
 
Anders was shocked to see his mother find him so quickly. The game of hide and seek was new to him, and he was learning that he needed to find better hiding spots. He giggled though as Mother pulled off the blankets and sat up. "'PRIZE!" He yelled, hoping to get a bit of a rise from his mother. He then jumped up and down on the bed, not really caring what Annika thought of his actions, then asked, "Who here? Gampa?" He thought of his Grandpa Lockhart, who was not quite as much of an imbecile as everyone thought. He recently had left to go out into the world and try to write another book.
 
Annika of course had not betrayed her brother yet she was mutually surprised as their mother found them so quickly. With an air of snootiness to her voice she said, "Gampa go bye bye." Giggling, she looked up to her mother as she snuggled into the blankets, attempting to keep the warmth where she was at. "No Mummy, sleep," she stated bluntly, and with a nod of her head pulled the blankets over her head. Annika usually slept like a rock and could be a terror to wake up.

It was not long before she had pulled the covers back, sticking her tongue out at Anders. "No jump!" she demanded quite bossily. She of course was inclined to jump on her bed from time to time but she would just as soon give up her juice box as let him jump on her bed.
 
Daisy quickly grabbed her son from the bed and took him over to the changing table, working on changing the squirming child's diaper. "No, not Gampa. A different Grandpa. You can call this one Bestefar." She groaned inwardly as she realized what she was having to change. "You, my dear, need to learn to do this on the potty soon."
 
Anders stuck his tongue out at his sister as he was carried over to the table. He knew his mother would not like what she found, but he was not going to make it easy on her either. Squirming was a specialty of his. "Not Gampa? Befar?" he said, his little voice a bit puzzled. As he was set down, he ran around the room in circles yelling "BEFAR!" at the top of his lungs and giggling, wondering how his mother would react.
 
Daisy laughed as she set Anders down and he began to run. She hoped that they would earn some bonus points for trying to teach the kids a bit of Norwegian already. She then crossed the room to pick up Annika, not really caring if she was awake yet or not. She needed to be up and changed into her dress. Cradling her daughter, she smiled down at her. "Come on now. You are going to wake up one way or another. Let's do this the easy way today."
 
Sarah smiled at her son-in-law and entered the home. It looked the same as it had last Christmas, but less crowded. The rest of the family was not there, and that included to her surprise Gilderoy. She wondered a bit about that, but figured that he was upstairs or something.

"Yes, thank you Lief, that would be lovely," she spoke softly, handing him her coat. Crossing the room to sit down on the sofa, she could hear little feet running around upstairs. She grimaced, realizing that, yes, the twins would be able to run and walk and probably talk already. She had missed so much.
 
Without missing a beat Annika jabbed her tongue back out at her brother, sliding it back inside her mouth when she realized her mother was watching. "Otay," she said, rubbing her eyes. Opening them again, she looked to her brother oddly. "Who Befar?" she asked quizzically. She had never heard of a Befar before. Who was he screaming about?
 
Valcan handed his son his coat, giving him a nod of recognition. He followed Sarah into the living room, taking a seat in one of the chairs so that she might be able to sit by her daughter. He took in his surroundings. Not much had changed since last year, but then again everyone had more breathing room. The old man doubted that his daughter would be coming, and Tristan was all but unreachable. He had seen to that.

He looked up as he heard the sound of feet upstairs, soft and quick. Hoping that the twins would be more well behaved than his other grandson, he kept his mouth shut, unsure of what to say. Lief had done well enough for himself, but there was a coldness between them now, a thin, icy bridge that neither of them dared to cross or break.
 
Lief took the coat from his mother-in-law, returning her warm smile, and only a simple nod to his father. Hooking them gently onto the coat tree, he followed them into the living room. Sure that they were settled in he took a seat in one of the chairs, looking to his Sarah. "Daisy is upstairs with the kids, she should be down any moment," he stated, not sure of what else to say. He crossed one leg over another, looking around. He did not feel like the greatest host in the world, but then again he did not have the enthusiasm for it either.
 
Daisy began to change Annika's diaper, and tried to correct her daughter. "Bestefar sweetie. That is Norwegian for Grandfather. You will be meeting Daddy's daddy today. And Mommy's mommy. That would be your Grandmother." She stood her daughter up on the changing table, straightening her dress out. "Let's go downstairs now. I heard the door and I believe they are here." She picked up Annika and placed her on her hip, then reached out for Anders hand. "Come on now, Anders, let's go." She waited by the open door, her hand open and waiting.
 
Anders stopped running and looked at his mother. He was intrigued by these new people that he was meeting. Slowly he walked over to his mother and took her hand. He stayed quiet, unusual for him, and walked with her down the stairs.
 
"Besfar," Annika said proudly, although her attention span was not entirely too great at this point in her life. The identities of the people who they were meeting was all over her head. "Mummy mummy?" How could her mother have a mother? Her mouth clamped shut as her mother changed her diaper, she let her pick her up and hold her. Annika never walked when she could help it. Nestling her head on her mother's shoulder her eyes wandered to her brother who was walking on his own. She was not sure what to think about meeting these people. She would decide whether to be shy when she got to that point.
 
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