Welcome back John Part 2: Family reunion

He looked up at the cabin that he hadn't seen in so long, well it felt like it had been so long anyways. The varnished but unpainted walls, the lacy white curtains shut with the corny ears of corn on the embroidery, an idyllic home away from it all...he was home. John almost cautiously stepped up to the front door and reached out, taking a deep breath as he knocked softly. The door flew open and there stood his loving parents; Mr. Paulie and Mrs. Linda Sweetstuff, in her hands Linda held a tray with the strawberry cake with thick vanilla frosting on it and welcome back in blue icing, they smiled at him happy to see their son after so long.

"Son! You're home!" Mr. Sweetstuff said throwing his arms around his son and leading him into the house, as the Mrs. placed the homemade cake on the coffee table and also hugged him tightly as she placed soft kiss after kiss on his cheeks.

"Ohh my boy! Welcome. Welcome! How was your trip? Did you eat?" She barraged the lad with so many questions he barely had time to answer. She took a spatula from off the coffee table and cut him a big slice of cake, handing it to him cheerfully smiling, her son was home. She kissed him some more as he took a fork sinking his teeth into the sweet and savory slice, truly there was no greater thing to sink your teeth into than a cake with motherly love and fatherly help.

"I'm happy to see you too ma," he said with cheeks puffy and eyes shut taking in the joy of the cake. "How've you guys been since I've been at school." He said as his dad sauntered around to the radio and turned the switch to CD and hitting play. "Oh you guys remember the song from the last birthday party we held here for me." He said blushing and realizing that the last party held in the house was when he was six. As Mr. Sweetstuff did a little shuffle on his shoes, shoulders rotating to the catchy tune.

"I never took it out the player son." He said giving his wife and son a thumbs up mouthing the, "it's hip to be Square!"

Meanwhile just outside

"For realsies?" Sonata asked as her friends where about to duck around the corner of the house, "Why do I have to be the one to meet them first?" She asked placing her hands on her hips sternly, Sonata hated being the one to do all the legwork in their plans. Adagio briefly turned the corner of the house and held her hand out to Sonata.

"Because you're the cute and sweet one Sonata, you're the one least likely to frighten the Sweetstuffs in comparison to us you know?" She said running a hand over her clothes, while not TOO much if what their boyfriend had said about them over the years was true, then Adagio's Choker would have been enough to make his mother have a heart attack.

"Maybe we should just let John have a nice weekend alone with his parents Dagi, I mean we could go back to the cabin and...have ourselves to pass the time out here you know?" She said smirking and blushing at the idea.

"Tempting as that is, I've grown to like having him around for the fun...but there's a time and place for everything Sonata, now get in there and make us look good!" she said with a CHOP CHOP clap of her hands.

"Where are you and Aria going?" She asked just as her fist hit the door, but they were both gone. Adagio's gymnast like build made climbing the tree branches to her boyfriend's old bedroom (based on his stories about home) almost too easy, for Aria; she had the hidden strength under her build but lacked the finesse and skill to climb like the majestic Adagio, majestic like a ninja assassin. Never the less she didn't care for looking like Shannon Miller as she made her way through the window and into her boy toy's room. In the darkness of the room she turned to the silhouette of Adagio in the darkness.

"I call waiting on his bed" She said giving a hidden smirk as she did.

"You....Lucky girl."

"I wouldn't have carried for you calling me what I know you wanted too , you know?"

"I've grown to respect...even love you too much to go that blue Ari." Adagio said kissing the mean girl siren on the lips softly blushing as she took to hiding in the closet for John.

"I didn't want to ask this in front of your ma but....you got a girl back in Canterlot Johnny boy?" Mr. Sweetstuff asked his son as they were in the kitchen washing the cake pan and plates out, the question almost made the boy's heart catch in his chest.

"Why do you ask dad?" He asked scrubbing the decorative plate a bit harder than normal.

"We'll you're in High school almost done even aren't you?" He asked inquisitively.

"It's...complicated dad, very complicated and not worth going into details over, just roll with it and not ask any..."

"Hey if you're not into girls you don't have to be shy about it son...I'll always..."

"No; no, no, dad not if I have a girlfriend...although that may sound complicated to you and ma anyway, I mean how the rules of me being "In School" works, just take what you get and roll with it."

"Well darn it all son why in heaven's name would be complicated explaining to your mother and I if you're seeing a nice girl?" Mr. Sweetstuff asked pushing his glasses up on his face just as he used too when his son wouldn't give a straightforward answer.

"Well...you see." He was halfway through saying when Mrs. Sweetstuff opened the Front door that had been knocking on for at least three minutes before someone heard over a break in the CD player's music.

She stared briefly at the azure blue girl with that ponytail; that short skirt and boots up to her thighs, the Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band looking shirt was a nice touch though.* "Hello? Ms. can I help you? Are you in need of directions?" She asked watching to see how this strange girl would react, Mrs. Sweetstuff can read people well.

"Is...Is John home?" Sonata asked softly and innocently brushing her skirt down and curling up a bit with a cute giggle and blush to look sweet and playful.

"How do you know I have a son named John Ms.?..."

"Sonata; Sonata Dusk, I'm his girlfriend Mrs. Sweetstuff, and it really is a pleasure to meet you." She said waving at the family inside; but to the mother, she felt like her whole world that she had spent the better half of the last several years with her family, had just come crashing down around her at the mention of just that one word, GIRLFRIEND...and this was just the first of three!

NEXT...Meeting the family and more unexpected quests!

Author's Note

*seriously am I the only one who see's it?