Home, sweet home (Tags: Jane)

A giant, tall man walked down the stairs. He made a few steps forward and stepped right into the light so that his face was revealed. It was an old, but sturdy man with pale skin, blond hair, just like Miguel's, and deep blue cold eyes. His thin lips where compressed, but his eyes had turned warm, when he saw, that an "unexpected guest" wasn't that drunk bastard Tulio, or whatever his name was... It was a beautiful girl. Well, probably, he couldn't see her face because of the cape she was wearing, but he hoped so. Miguel never brought a girl at home before. "It's a little late for visits, isn't it?", said the man with a deep and mighty voice. "So sorry, dad, it is a long story...", Miguel shook his head and grinned.

Angel jumped from Miguel's hands and ran to the kitchen. "I bet she is starving, huh.. Yeah, me too", thought Miguel and sank into his father's hug. Triton smiled and released him from his arms right before offering his own hand to Jane. "Triton. The almighty smith at your service!" He smiled and kissed Jane's hand politely. "Come on in, miss. Make yourself at home! Anyone who's a friend of my son is a friend of mine". Miguel blushed a little. He got a lot to explain tonight. "It's.. Jane.. My friend from.. a looong time ago, yeah", he winked at Jane and gently closed the door, that still was right behind her back.

A beautiful woman stood next to the ladder. Her long ginger hair was down. She was a little sleepy, so she tried really hard to keep her beautiful green eyes opened. Miguel's mom gave a little smile and said "Are you hungry, my darlings?" She yawned. "Oh, and I'm Athena, pleased to meet you."

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(I've changed Tritons character a little and gave him a blonde hair color <3 Just letting you know, sweetheart )

"Come here, darling", Athena came closer and took Jane's arm. "Oh my, poor thing, you look so thin. Come on, you can help me with the dog, I'll get the dishes", Athena giggled a little. "You know, that little "angel" may create some problems for us while she's still hungry. She's so unpatient! By the way...", Athena smiled. "Do you prefer fish or meat?"

When both women retreated to the kitchen, Triton squinted and smiled with the corners of his lips, watching them go. "Up close she looks even better, than I imagined", he wispered. "Is she's your first one?"

"Daaad!!!", Miguel said in a loud whisper. His eyes ran back and forth. "We are just.. friends. She helped me in, ehm.. training!", Miguel lied again. Triton raised his right eyebrow and looked at his son questioningly. "With Angel, of course!" - Miguel blushed. "All right, all right! I got it! No more personal questions, I promise", he winked. "Well, let's go and help our girls to be done in no time!", said Triton in a loud voice and stretched. "By the way, we've got another letter from Ariel...", he smiled with a sad smile. "She's fine as always. Your mother seemed to be happy with this information, but.. I know that's something wrong with our little girl. That can't be right..." he mummbeld the rest of the sentcence and lost in his own thought.

Miguel sighed and walked into the kitchen along with his father.

Right after Miguel crossed the threshold of the kitchen, he had been sent back, to the second floor by his father. He odered him to bring some tasty candies of those, Triton brought from Corona. Miguel was quite sure there were no candies left, but he was glad to be alone for awile. He thought about Jane. Miguel felt so strange being in one room with this girl. They were absolute strangers just like a couple of hours ago and now this beautiful girl... "Keep your vulgar thoughts under contronl!", he said inwardly and slapped himself in the face. "Concentrate! Where are those damn candies?!.."

By joint efforts, the dinner was served in no time! Thanks to Jane, Angel did not get underfoot and wasn't hungry at all! She slept as a baby, curled up in a ball under the tabel. Everyone else in the room sat at the table for six persons. Triron sat at the head table, his dearest wife sat down at the right hand of him. Jane and Miguel took their places in front of each other. Their dinner consisted of grilled fish, grilled beef and seasonal vegetables. A bowl of candies stood triumphantly in the center of the table.

"So, Jane," - Athena politely started the conversation, as everybody began to eat. - "Miguel said you've met while he's been travelling around the world. How long are you planning to stay in Paradise?"

Miguel felt so calm and cosy, like he didn't felt so for years. When he got back home after almoust seven years of sailing, he stayed in his parents' house only for two months, than he got a job and rented his own apartments. A few weeks later Miguel got fiered, so he couldn't afford his own home anymore. He wandered about in the fields, and in the woods for some time, being ashamed to return to his family. In summer he has earned a reputation of a wandering minstrel, but, unfortunately the hottest days were gone, so for now he prepared to shut his career as an musician down as well he did already with the sailor one. He thoght about himself as such a looser. He didn't even get home in time to see his sister! Miguel's face got frowned, but then, for a moment, he caught Jane's gaze on himself. His heart skipped a beat.

Meanwhile his family no longer tormented Jane with questions. Triton retold stories about their lives, laughted and tried his best to make the atmosphere even more friendly than it actually was. He sucseeded. Miguel breifly glanced at Jane and smiled. He remebered the kiss, the taste of her lips...

"Okay, for now, it's time to go to bed!", Triron wiped his lips with a napkin and got up from the table. "Miguel, arrange a place in your room where the lady can go to sleep, got it?", said his father in a commanding voice. "B-but what about Ariel's r...", Miguel tried to retort mildly. "I do not accept any objections!", Triron said in a playful and a little firmly tone as well. "Yes, sir..", Miguel sigh.

"Good," he smiled and patted his son on the shoulder. "Sleep well", he said and slightly bowed his head in front of Jane. "Here", Athena gave Jane a stack of clean clothes to wear. "Miguel'll show you where you can take a bath, so you can change clothes and sleep well". "Sweet dreams," Athena slightly kissed her son on a cheeck and got upstairs with her husband.

Miguel scrubbed the back of his head and gave Jane a little smile. "Thanks." He rocked on his feet and clapped his hands once. "So.. I guess..." He didn't know where to start, because he didn't want to get Jane even more confused, than she actually was. "I think we both need to go to a bathhouse," he gulped. "It sounds wierd, I know, but don't get scared!" Miguel grinned and chuckled. "My father is a really big fan of the Northen Kingdom culture, so he decided to build his own "bathroom" outside the house... Well, it's hard to explain!" He took а cape from the rack and offered Jane's one to her. "It's still raining a little, so you can put this on." He hastily added, "The bathhouse is on a backyard".



(I've decided to introduce you to a russian bathhouse bathing process xD That's going to be fuuuuuun)

Miguel took the pack of cloth, while Jane was putting her cape on. "Oh, no, no, I'll carry this for you. Follow me," he answered and opened the door, that was hidden in the corner of the kitchen. Miguel took Jane's hand and gently pulled her after him. Together they rushed through the backyard, in the middle of which stood a wooden swing and his father's anvil. Eventually Miguel opened a door of an little timber house and they got themselves inside. The candle lightened up the room in dark yellowish tones. It was a very small one room, there were just a few wooden benches, shelves and lockers. "This called a changing room", said Miguel and opened one of the lockers. He got a towel out of one of them and put it down on the branch as well as Jane's nightgown his mother gave. "And the next one is a steam room", Miguel opened the door of the second room and walked in it. The hot steam slowly began to fill the first room. "I'll be right back in a few minutes, I need to check the firewood! You can took your cloth off while I'm out of the room," he shouted from the darkness. "Hm, that's why my father leaved the dinner once! He prepared the bathhouse waters, so I don't need to lose any time pre-warming it. Nice", thought Miguel and got back to the changing room, because he needed to get nacked as well.