forum Monsters? These are my children -Ben (o/o with lisapickle)

Started November 05, 2019 by @chickenfrogman group

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Cage nods enthusiastically. “I will I will.”
A grin crosses Ryders face. “A collection?”
“Did you want to see them?”

Violet beams. “Why thank you. We try.”

"Oh my goodness," Miki wheezed. "Are they gonna be besties now??? Who knew the way to Ben's heart is by punching him. I mean, I'm not surprised. But still."

Silver rolled over onto her back and stared at the ceiling, wings stretched out on either side of her, blocking half the kitchen. "The guys are still downstairs and Miki hasn't screamed yet. I don't know if that's a good or a bad sign."

Cage giggles, “He probably decided to marry Vi after she punched him.”
Ryder nods. “Yes, actually.” Ben pats him on the shoulder while walking past towards the stairs.
“Come, I’ll show you.”
Cage gasps, scrambling back up the stairs.

Miki snorted. "Probably. With heart eyes and everything. ACK! Abort mission, abort, abort, abort!" she squeaked, scrambling to her feet and crashing up the stairs. She burst out the door into the kitchen and plopped onto a barstool, propping her head on her hand and drumming her fingers on the counter like she had been there the whole time.
Silver glanced over at her sister and raised an eyebrow. "Are they still alive?" she asked.

Cage flops onto the couch, putting a couch pillow over his face.
Before Miki has time to answer, Ben and Ryder come through the door. Kissa pulls herself off of the counter, turning visible.

Miki raised her eyebrows at Silver, tipping her head slightly in the boys' direction. Silver frowned and mouthed, Did he get the sword?
Miki suppressed a grin and mouthed shhh, pressing a finger to her lips. Wait.

Without saying a word, they immediately turn down the hall towards the library, and Ryder silently walks backwards, giving Gabriel an enthusiastic thumbs up before turning back around.
Gabriel peers after them.
Is it actually working?
Kissa turns herself invisible and follows after them.

Silver sat up, watching them go, and then glanced back at Miki. Once they were gone Miki let out a gasping laugh, trying to keep from being too loud.
"They fought." she wheezed. "They just fought it out and now they're friends and Ryder just asked if Ben had swords and he's like 'yeah sure come see' AND NOW BEN'S JUST GONNA SHOW RYDER ALL HIS SWORDS. I can't wait for Ben to find out it's just to cut Gabriel's hair."
Silver sighed, shaking her head and rubbing her forehead. "And this whole time there's a perfectly good pair of scissors sitting right here." she muttered.

Gabriel looks back to Miki. “Who won?”
Cage uncovers his face on the couch, giggling.

Ben leads Ryder back to the library. He removes a book from one of the shelves to the left and presses a small button, making the shelf pull forward and then too the side, revealing a glass case the size of the shelf full of fancy, sharp swords.
Ryders eyes widen. “Wow. You weren’t kidding.”
Ben smirks, “these are just the unused ones. All that have actually been fought with fill another case.”
Kissa stares over them in awe.

"Ummm." Miki paused. "I think it was a draw? They just beat each other up for a while and then shook hands and Ryder asked to see the swords."
Silver gave Miki a confused look. "So all we have to do to get something is fight him?"
"I guess?!" Miki said, throwing her hands in the air. "I don't know. Maybe Ryder's just special and it only works with him."

Gabriel shakes his head. “No, I’ve tried his tactics before. They only work with him.”
Cage sighs. “Aaaawwww, maaaaaaannnn.”

Ryder looks over the swords in awe. “Could I- could maybe borrow a used one?”
Ben raises an eyebrow. “Depends. What do you want to do with it?”
“It won’t leave your house.” He promises, turning to face Ben.
Are you going to try to kill us all?
Ben rolls his eyes. “Specifics.” He demands.

"Dang it." Miki said, deflating and burying her face in her arms like she was crushed. But a second later she flung her head up again and cried, "But we could make Ryder ask Ben for stuff if he never tells Ryder no!" she whirled around, looking for Vi. "Okay, we gotta adopt him, Vi. Where are the papers. We gotta sign right now."
"Oh my word." Silver groaned, flopping back onto the counter again and flinging an arm over her face. "Just tell me when it's over and Gabriel's been scalped."

Violet rolls her eyes with a small chuckle. “If it works once, then that’s one thing. Who says it’ll ever work again?”
Cage purses his lips. “I mean…. you have a point.”

Ryder sighs. “Look, your swords are amazing and I love them. But I need to use one. I used to have a huge hunting sword I’d use that was about the length of my arm, but that was a while ago. Can I just borrow one? For a teensy second?”
Ben squints. “For. What.”

"Ugh." Miki plopped her chin in her hands. "True. But if Ryder comes back with a machete I'm gonna say he has a knack for it."

“He normally uses a hunting sword.” Gabriel whispers.

Ryder sighs. “You got me. Fine. I wanna cut Vamps hair, and I always use a sword. It works great.”
Ben opens his mouth, about to object, but closes it doing his best to repress a grin.
“I have one over here for you, come.”

Miki held in a giggle as Silver sighed, obviously trying very hard not to react to Gabriel's comment. But Miki saw her ease her foot over toward Gabriel until it came in contact with his shirt.
"Hey!" Miki said, spinning to search the living room for Cage. "What if I had Ryder cut MY hair???"

Cage gasps, jumping up so hes standing on the couch. “WHAT YES.”

Ryder follows Ben to the other side of the room, a bit surprised he agreed.
“Here.” He gently takes a rather large, rugged sword from a case, unsheathing it and handing it to him. “Careful. It’s awkward and a little hard to… hold steady.”
Ryder takes it, “wow thanks! You sure you do- wait-“
Ben turns him around. “Come come, lets go cut his hair.”

Miki jumped off her barstool and joined him on the couch, jumping up and down. "I'll look so awful!" she cried. "Can you imagine my weirdo red hair but like… sword chopped???"

Silver snorted. "Sword chopped is not a style, Miki."

"It is now!"

“He does my hair good.” Gabriel whispers.
Cage giggles and ruffles Miki’s hair with both hands.

Ryder returns from the hallway, sword in the air. “HUZZAH.”
Violets eyes widen. “Oh my!”

"What!" Silver yelped, bolting up and staring in horror at the giant sword in Ryder's hands. "Ben, the ONE TIME I wanted you to NOT approve of the stupid idea! I thought you'd say no! Why didn't you say no?!?" She scrambled over to Gabriel and wrapped her arms around him, glaring at Ryder. "Don't you even come near him with that murder weapon."

"Oh my WORD." Miki launched herself off the couch and raced up to Ryder, staring in awe at him and the sword. "I don't know which I'm more impressed over; the fact that you got Ben to give you one of his swords or that you got him to let you borrow one that's this. cool."

Ryder pays not attention to Sil and instead shows off the sword to Miki. “It’s sharp edges are perfect for cutting hair, hAHA.”
Ben walks past Ryder, to come stand by Gabriel and Silver. “I’m sure Gabriel would object if he didn’t want it, hm?”

Silver glared at Ben. "Get. Away. You know perfectly well that Gabriel doesn't know or care what hurts him, half the time." she squinted at him suddenly, studying him. "You're enjoying this, aren't you. The prospect of Ryder cutting Gabriel's hair with a freaking battleaxe."

"Can you do mine next???" Miki asked.

Ryder enthusiastically nods. “It’d be my pleasure, kid.”
Ben smirks. “I’ll get a kick out of it, yes. Does that bother you? He says he’s done it before.”
“DANG RIGHT IVE DONE IT BEFORE.” He calls, sword still in the air. “Alright, alright, move out of the way. Vamp, you ready?”

Silver reluctantly released Gabriel and backed away, mostly for fear that if she didn't Ryder would just cut Gabriel's hair anyway, even if she was in the way. She dug her hands into her hair and her face contorted, like she was going to cry. "Please be careful." she whispered, begging. "Please just be careful. Don't hurt him."

Miki raced to get a good place right beside Gabriel so she wouldn't miss any of it. "Okay, okay, I have to get picture. Where's my–DANG IT, MANGO, my phone is still at Dio's. Silver, give me yours." she snatched Silver's phone out of her back pocket without waiting for Silver to give it to her. As soon as she unlocked the screen, her eyes went wide and she started laughing. "Oh my word, Dio's been spamming you for like an hour, Silver. He says… he wants to make sure we haven't killed Ryder, and Ryder hasn't killed us." she snapped a picture of Ryder standing beside Gabriel, sword at the ready. "I'm gonna send him a picture of this."

"Maybe he'll come and save of us from this insanity." Silver whispered.

Ryder giggle/snorts at the girls and Gabriel sits up and leans his head as far back as he can, his hair a good bit past his shoulders with his head in this position.
Kissa pulls herself up on the island to watch and cage covers his eyes.
Violet takes Ben’s hand. “Are you sure he’s not going to behead him?”
Ben shrugs. “I’m not sure.”