forum Cliché Roleplay [Closed]

Started March 06, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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Kenzie grinned up at Hunter as he spoke. Her heart pounded in her chest, and she looked over the small crowd when the announcement had been made. Reactions among those present carried from shocked to excited.

Willow started clapping and others soon joined in. With a sigh of relief, Kenzie smiled gratefully at her best friend. Her gaze searched the faces if the people before she saw who she was looking for.

John Baker's expression was unreadable, though he gave his daughter a small smile and a nod when their gazes met. He approved.

On the opposite side of the room was Jacob Vetter. He grinned at Kenzie, who let out a breath she hadn't known she'd been holding. If both of the father-figures who'd raised her approved of her engagement, she was happy.

Hunter smiled brightly when he noticed Leo. Andy was on Damian's shoulder, clapping loudly while Ally gave him a bright smile. Adrien, who was in Taylor's arms, excited, regardless of whether he knew what was going on or not. Out of all his friends and family, Leo's cheering reached Hunter's ears the most. His best friend jumped up and down, his eyes showing excitement. He cheered loudly, causing other guests near him to inch away from him, and his mother to glare at him. Hunter laughed, his hand tightening its hold on his soon-to-be wife's hand. Then everything in Hunter's ears fell silent when his eyes reached his father's. Noah stood listening with an unreadable look on his face. He made no indication of whether he approved or disapproved. He stood like he didn't care about what he was hearing. Hunter almost looked away when he caught the movement his father made. Immediately, the massive happiness Hunter felt dried off. He looked at Kenzie and smiled thickly, hoping she'd understand that he needed to talk to his father.

Kenzie glanced over at Hunter when he squeezed her hand. She nodded with a smile before softly saying, "Go ahead."

Taking a deep breath, Hunter slowly walked towards his father. When he reached him, he stopped. At first, both of them were silent, until Noah talked first.
"You invited me," he said, making Hunter want to scoff.
"Don't thank me," Hunter replied harshly. "Thank Kenzie. She's the one who convinced me that I should invite my father."
Hunter thought he saw something flash in Noah's eyes, but it disappeared just as fast that Hunter figured it was just his imagination. He noticed his father looking behind him, and when he turned around, he saw him staring at Kenzie. It irked him, but before he could say anything, Noah spoke up.
"She reminds me of your mother," he said, causing Hunter to freeze. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Ever since his mother had died, Noah refused to even speak of her. He took down all of the pictures of her, and although he never threw them out, he never looked at them again. Hearing him talk about his mother like that, right now… Hunter didn't know what to feel. "When she smiles."
"What are you getting at?" Hunter forced himself to ask, conflicted.
Noah finally looked at his son.
"Your mother would have wanted to see you like this," his words made Hunter want to punch him.
"And you care why?" he scowled. "You never cared about mother. All you did was hurt her over and over again. Don't you dare speak about her as if you cared."
Noah closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and reached into his pocket to take out a small box. He held it out for Hunter to take, who looked at it with apprehension. He slowly took the box and opened it, finding an elegant, yet simple bracelet.
"Your mother wore it at our wedding," his voice, Hunter noted, was soft. "Her mother, your grandmother, didn't want her to wear it. She did it anyway."
"Why are you giving this to me?" Hunter interrupted. For a second, he thought he was dreaming. There was no way his father was talking kindly to him. What was he planning?
"She wanted your wife to wear it," Noah replied. "She wanted her to have it."
"Look, I don't know what you want from me," Hunter shut the box. "But I don't care. Whatever it is, you're out of luck because I'm done trying to please you."
It didn't get a reaction out of Noah.
"When I first saw you, I swore to myself I'd never be like my father. I promised myself I'd protect you, that I would make sure nothing happened to you," he confessed. "In the end, I did the same thing as my father. I confined you, I took away your freedom… I became a monster. Even after you told me you never wanted to see me again, you sent me an invitation."
"Kenzie convinced me," Hunter repeated.
"After this, you won't have to see me again," Noah continued, ignoring his son's comment. "The McArthur accounts opened in your name will still be available for you. All I want from you is that you take care of your family, be a better head of the family than I ever was." With that, Noah turned around and walked away, leaving Hunter in distress and confusion.

(This did not go as well as I planned…)

(That was amazing! How did it not go as well as you planned?)

Kenzie had stood back and watched her fiancé talk to his father for a moment. A gentle touch yo her shoulder drew her attention away, and she turned to see her own father. He gave her a crooked smile.

"Congratulations," John said, his voice thick. He swallowed and cleared his throat before continuing, "I'm very happy that you've found someone who you're happy with."

Kenzie grinned at her dad and hugged him. He gently returned the embrace, shakily sighing into his daughter's hair.

"Thank you, daddy. That means more to me than you know," the bride-to-be whispered. She let go and pulled back, wiping a stray tear from her eye.

John Baker smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head before taking a step back. "I'll let you see to your other guests. I'm sure they're curious."

(Well, I don't know? I'm glad it went well, though!)

Hunter stared at his father's back as Noah continued to walk away, feeling anger bubbling in his chest. How dare he. How dare he think he could just waltz into his life after ruining it and apologize for it? How dare he think Hunter would just forgive him?
Shaking his head, Hunter looked back to find Leo staring at him with concern. He shook his head, signaling to Leo that it was okay, that he was okay before he began looking around for Kenzie. She had a big smile on her face as she talked to her father, and Hunter felt relieved that John didn't object.
He began to make his way towards Kenzie as her father began to walk away, and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Good evening, Mr. Baker," he greeted John with a nod of his head.

Kenzie glanced up at Hunter when he put his arm around her. She couldn't stop smiling, and her face was starting to hurt.

"Hunter," John greeted him with a nod of his own. "Thank you for making my daughter so happy."

"I suppose I have to thank you for bringing her into this world," he said. "If I ever break her heart, you're welcome to punch me in the face."

John chuckled a bit. "Trust me, I probably would have even if you hadn't said so," he half joked.

Kenzie rolled her eyes. She looked over her dad's shoulder and saw Jacob patiently waiting to speak with her.

"I think I should talk to the rest of our guests now, daddy. I love you, and I'll talk to you later," she said, giving her father one last hug.

Hunter gave John another nod.
"Enjoy the party," he muttered to John before he followed Kenzie around like a lost puppy.

"Hi, Jacob," Kenzie greeted her stepdad with a smile.

Jacob Vetter grinned at the couple, giving Hunter a polite nod. "Congratulations, McKenzie. I'm so glad you've found someone to spend your life with."

I gotta go ):

;-;

"Hey, there, Mr. Vetter," Hunter nodded at Jacob. "Did you get a nice surprise a few minutes ago?"

"Hello, Hunter. Yes, it was definitely a surprise," Jacob chuckled. "And I can tell from your faces that you both are extremely happy about it."

Kenzie blushed a bit and looked down, smiling. Was it really that obvious?

Hunter grinned.
"Well, that's good," he replied. "It would've been terrible if Kenzie wasn't happy. Then I would have had two people punching me in my face."

"Only two? I'm sure a few people would do that if you made her unhappy," Jacob said, only half joking.

"Jacob…" Kenzie gave him a look.

He put his hands in the air defensively. "Just speaking the truth."

Hunter nodded solemnly.
"I've only known three people in her family," he said regretfully. "One who'll mutilate me instead of punching me."

"I'm assuming you mean her father?" Jacob said dryly, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, hey! There's Willow and Leo! Why don't we go talk to them?" Kenzie interrupted the conversation, trying to draw the topic away from where it was headed.

Hunter laughed.
"Okay, okay, we'll go see them," he laughed. "It was nice to see you again, Mr. Vetter. I hope we'll see each other again before our wedding."

Jacob laughed at Kenzie's insistence. He gave Hunter a nod and a small wave as the latter was dragged toward their friends.

Kenzie slowed down once they were away from her stepfather. Turning to face Hunter she whispered, "Sorry…"

“It’s fine,” he ruffled her hair. “Jacob’s easy to talk to, and he’s friendly.”
He stuck his fingers in his pocket, the box feeling heavy. Hunter still couldn’t get rid of the feeling that Noah wanted something from him, but another part of him wanted to believe him. It made Hunter feel terrible, and it was a happy day for him.
“Anyway,” Hunter shook himself out of his thoughts. “We’re searching for Leo and Willow, right?”

"Yeah, they're over here," Kenzie said, leading Hunter to a table holding food.

Willow was talking to Leo, holding his hand and using her free one to stuff her face. When she saw Kenzie, she grinned and waved a cupcake-filled hand.

Leo, noticing Willow's movements, looked back and grinned when he saw Hunter and Kenzie.
"Man, you should've seen everyone's faces!" was the first thing Leo said to Hunter. "Your father's surprised me the most."
Hunter rolled his eyes.
"He didn't even show a reaction," Hunter replied. "Anyway, how were Leo's parents, Willow?"

Willow smiled and looked to her boyfriend lovingly.

"They were great. I had a good time with everyone," she said.

"What did you guys all do?" Kenzie asked.