Blake smiled and knelt down, letting her climb off easily. "There you go. Heh, well maybe I'll see you at the rink later then. Go have fun and enjoy the rest of the party."

"Hehe, aww you got the best seat in the place up on uncle Blake. So what now? Does Bella still have other presents or can we go play? Or get food?" Reth was still full of energy especially after the little concert. He was always like this when there were a lot of people around and a good friend nearby though, never got tired until they were all gone.

Verdy smiled as he followed Ritzi to the music room. Now well away from the party and enjoying the break for now. "Mmm, you were wonderful Ritzi. Hehe, and now we have a bit of private time it seems."

Right. Like he could really just ignore everything that would be going on around here. Sometimes Athos did have a bit of a superiority complex but usually it was with good reason. Vincent had that same sort of problem. "Don't worry I know where to draw the line."

MEgan smiled and jump down on the floor and smiled at Blake and gentle bow to say thank to him to say thank to have her sit on his shoulder and walk over to Reth. * Well I don't remember any other present right now so maybe a little food my belly is rumbling really loud so don't you think it would be best to get some to eat.* She look around and see Vincent come in and she did get a little sad and got a little tear in her eye but she quick dry it of whit her tail.

Bella smiled and hugs her mother one more time she could not stand see her mother as sad as she was right now. * Don't worry mother I will be fine I will don't get hurt I promise that*She give her a little chin kiss on her checks.

Donna smiled and walk over to Blake and gently poke to him in the side to get his attention* You are Bellas date right? can you maybe keep an extra eye open for her tonight? I am really worried for her. Can't tell you why but it has something to do whit the family and the members 18 birthday.* She look up at him whit kitty eyes. She could see Athoes and really hope he did not want to use her to get the plan out of her.

Ritzi smiled at him and hugs him really tight and kiss him and close his eye. ' aww thank you sweet that was really kind of you*

"Hehe, okay food time. Mmm, finally get to eat some of the goodies I made for today. What's your favorite?" So many snacks and actual food options were waiting for them even with the other guests having had their fair share. Reth smiled as he reached the table and pulled out a little step ladder and offered her a helping paw up. Let her pick first and he could get what he needed after that.

"No worries there, I'll take good care of her. Name's Blake." He held out a hand and smiled. Bella was safe with him yes, if he and Athos worked together to take care of any problems she had then it would all go smoothly. One of them got to play the passive protector, the other got to be the more aggressive one.

"Hehe, it was sweet of you Ritzi. That was a great song and you played it perfectly. And now I'm here with the star of the show, backstage almost, what could be better?"

Megan smild and step on her to get somthing on the table and find somthing she thing that was spagetti whit meatballs. It was really close to fall down on the floor. But grap it befoor it fall down on the floor.* mmm it look so good. just hope it is not to spisy.Would you maybe find a oragn cola to me. If you do you are really kind. * she smild and give him a littel poke whit her tail and smild pretty to him.

Donna smild at him and blush really much.* Owww forgot yo say my name. I am Donna. And you can probably guess that I am her mother.I guess I just was so scard of my littel girl get hurt. * She smild and shake his paw. * I can see my girl have a great tast in men I do have a litteextra gift to you tow * She give him a littel letter* just open it when you and Bella have some alone time.* She smild at him

Ritzi smild at him and smild at him and could see that he still have his neaklees* Well I do have a bottel of wine on my room I got form the old man at christmas we can share. Maybe book the teater and put on a movie?* he smild anrub his back whit his fluffy paws

Reth smiled. "Don't worry it's not bad at all. I made some of it so I know it's not spicy at all. Let's see, oh, there it is." Reth carefully climbed up onto the table and got the orange cola for her, passing her the drink before hopping down and getting his own little plate of goodies. "Hehe, all set?"

Blake smiled back as he took the extra gift. "Thank you. I'll take good care of her so you won't have to worry." Now if this extra gift was money then he'd have to send it back somehow, he had more than enough on his own. Of course Bella probably would know what it was but he'd wait until after the party to show her.

"Ohh, hehe, sounds great to me. And since the party's kind of over, at least the big part of opening presents, we can go now. Bet it'll be nice and open for us at the theater."

Thandon'tu Reth I am happy it is not to spicy. Last time mom mad me tacos she use something called salsa in the meat and I have to go to the doctor. And I was a little nerves but Mr. Speal was happy to stay whit me.* She smiled and begin to eat * Mmm this is really good I have not eat anything better than this* She smiled and love the taste of it. and open her soda and love the cola and orange mix.

Donna smiled at him* Don't worry it is not money it is something better than it. And I am sure you take care of her but also take care of Bella she can be a little bit dangerous if you don't know where you got her.* She smiled really hope she could understand the serious about her, That she was not like other girls.

Ritzi smiled *well if you pic a movie I find the wine maybe a pillow or tow or something to eat I am sure we will do this a really good night. Don't you think?* He smiled and cuddle really close to him and love the filling of his fur against his scales and look into his eye and step on his those and kiss him

"Really? Thanks, now I'm glad I made it for the party. I don't like spicy foods either so I don't make them too often." Reth was grinning, so glad she liked the food and drink. He always wanted to impress others and she was really great to hang out with. If he was a little older he'd probably want to kiss her about now.

Blake smiled. "I'll keep that in mind. She's definitely very special and I don't want anything bad happening to her. I'm sure you feel the same way, don't want her to take any risks without me there to back her up." And even then risks were a bad thing sometimes. Though he was kind of saying it to make her feel better that Bella would be alright.

"Mmm, sounds perfect to me." Verdy grinned, kissing Ritzi back and picking him up in a nice big hug. He loved feeling that fur on his scales and getting to see him was like a reward. "I'll be waiting, don't keep me too long handsome, hehe."

Aww you are really talented and I am sure that if I kuve closer to you I would hang around whit you every day. * She slurp the spagetti and got tomato supe all over her nose. and she giggel and use her toung and lick her face clean of the supe * Well Reth what do you do in your free time?* She smild and look at him she really want to find out a littel bit about him.

Donna smild and blush really much * Well I guess I don't have ti worry that much. I just becaous I have known her sins she was only a kitty that would go hide behind her mother. But you probably don't know about it.* She smild and blush a bit more

* I be back befor you can lick you own feet pads.* She giggela and smile at him. anfd give him along lick and kiss and he jump down and run up to find the wine and some nice snack

"Hehe, do I have to pick just one or two things that I like to do? Reading, learning about other places, helping mom, doing whatever looks fun." And it was always a good thing to stay on mom's good side. It did mean that if they lived closer together then he could cook for her a lot more and he'd have to learn a few new things to make or else it'd get pretty boring.

"No but anything you'd like to tell me I'm happy to hear. I'm a good listener, probably part of why she likes me? Not sure but no matter what her reasons I know I like her too." And meeting and chatting with the overprotective mom wasn't a bad thing at all. He'd met worse and certainly had his fair share of trouble in this sort of situation before.

Verdy started off toward the theater smiling and muttering to himself how he'd rather lick Ritzi's than his own. It shouldn't be too hard to get a nice movie going and have the theater to themselves, and the whole party thing was a good excuse for them to have the theater and not worry about classes or anything.

Megan smild at him he sound like a cool person and she only whis she could bring him back to alaska but he probably need his mom and his brother and sister. And she probably get a littel bit fat if she got by all the good food.* Well a lot like me too. Playing in kindergarden, Having fun at the curling club or ells read or paint or having fun whit my mom if she have time from work, or ells staying at mr. nilson* She sometimes only whish that she could get a day job so she did not have to be a police and work when her boss calls

Doona smild a littel bit nervers that she would not say any thing she may not say.* Well I can't really telll that much most becaous I would put my self in danger. But if you just keeo a eye on her tonight she might want to go to town around 11 PM.* she smild and could see her husband standing a few meters form her and look at her not really happy.

Ritxi walk back whit his hands total and he walk back to see if Verdy was in ther and right he was wating on her.* Well I hope you don't have to wait to long. And hope you found a good movie I can see too.* He smild gentel at him

"Sounds fun. Hehe, heard you and uncle Blake might play some game later on the ice? I love the ice." Manily because he rarely slipped and fell on it and usually when he did he either landed safely or he was able to slide really well along the ice.

"Don't worry no matter what comes up I'll be here to take care of it. I'll remember the time but no matter what happens I'll take care of it." Eighteenth birthday, special time, possible trouble, yeah this wasn't suspicious in the least.

"Hehe, I did find a good movie and I've not been waiting long really. It just seems like forever every time I'm not with you babe, hehe." The green dragon gave him a hug and a quick kiss, pulling him over to his seat. "Let's get started."

Megan smiled big he look like the person that was a really good boyfriend if she was a little bit older. they could join a mix team in curling if he wanted* Well maybe you can come whit Bella and Blake to Alaska and we can go ice skating together. Ow I still need to ask you mother if it is okay I sleep at you place. I guess Bella and Blake maybe want some alone time. That is what my mother said to me. * She was sure that her mother would call Crimson in the middle of the night just to check up on her little girl.

Donna smiled at him. hoping he could understand her that she was not just making a joke whit her. She suddenly filling a claw in her back probably her husband.* Ow hey Vincent what is up whit you?*

Vincent smiled a little ironic * Well I was just thinking what are you guys talking about* He begin to whisper something to his ear

Ritzi smiled and sit down on the sit and find tow glass to fill the wine in and put the big bowl of snacks between them and he smiled big at him as he walk over and put the video on . He thinking about what the move was. HE really hope it was not a horror movie or ells Verdy would be sitting whit Ritzi on the lab the hole game.

"Ooo, to Alaska sounds fun. Hehe, mom said it was okay earlier but I guess we should ask her just to be sure. You wanna stay in my room?" Reth wasn't sure about the whole alone time thing but he did know that uncle Blake didn't stay in the restaurant so it wasn't like they'd be staying out all night from the house or anything.

"Of course we're talking about how great your daughter is. And how I plan on being by her side any time she needs me and that I won't let her down. Which means I won't let either of you down either so there's nothing to worry about."

"Hehe, hope you enjoy the movie. I tried to pick something with a little action and not too much violence." And enough sound during the movie that they could kiss and make out and they wouldn't be louder than what was on screen.

* Yes Alaska is really cool place but pretty cold so just remember some warm cloth or ells you get sick and we don't want that to get sick. And year lets go over and ask her so we can be sure* She run over and getly poke to Crimson tail and look up at the pretty dragoon.* Mis. Crimson is it okay if I sleep at youre place at Reth room? It is most becaous Bella fart in her sleep .* She giggel even if it was not complite the truth.

Vincent smild at Blake* Well did not know if you was talking bad about me. But my wife can be a littel speaker so she can talk a long time if you don't stop her. * He smild and got a big push by donnas hips and smild at him. He look at the letter he got form him and his wife. He really hope it could put him into a good light as a sweet father in law if it came to that.

Ritzi smild and make sure he sit really good and take a littel zip to his wine and love the tast it was really a sweet wine he dads has give him. He still think a littel a bout his fater was a littel too acepting to him jumping out of the closet but he guess that he just want to suport him

Crimson smiled as she looked down at them, kneeling so she could give both kids a quick hug. "Of course you can. Hehe, it's okay we've got plenty of room and I'm sure Bella's going to be busy with her presents and stuff right? So how do you like your pillows? Extra fluffy?"

"Oh not at all. In fact if anything I'm sure she mentioned a few compliments about you instead. So the two of you are heading to a hotel after the party here? Then back home or more sight seeing?" Of course he was pretty sure he'd already heard the answer to the question but it was good to hear it from both of them. If they didn't even know what the other's plans were then he'd have a pretty good idea something was up.

Verdy smiled and sipped his wine, smirking and letting his tail curl over and across Ritzi's lap. "Mmm, good wine good company and hopefully good movie. What more could I ask for? Especially after a wonderful performance." He really did think his friend was a good musician too, and glad he had been convinced into playing.