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After a long and painful unpacking session, Lydia found her mother in the living room quietly reading a book with the radio playing tunes to drown out the silence. She awkwardly greeted her mother, not wanting to interrupt her peaceful trance, but watched as her mother glanced up and jumped from her seat, throwing her book aside on an oak side table and ecstatically welcoming her daughter by tightly hugging her, "You look gorgeous as always, pumpkin! How are you?" Julia gleefully asked, breaking their hold and was met with a bright grin from her daughter. "I've been great, thanks mum. You?" Lydia asked in return, earning a similar smile from her mother who began to playfully brush Lydia's purple locks to the side, "I'm fine, dearie! I'm just glad to be here again with my family. Ahem... Has Damien decided to propose to you yet?" Julia crudely responded, bursting into laughter upon noticing her daughter's face turning bright red and covered it with her palms, "MOM!" Lydia spat at a hushed tone, nervously looking around in hopes that her boyfriend wasn't around to hear her mother's abrupt question.

Shortly after scanning the living room, a deep yet familiar voice emitted from the kitchen, "Julia? Is that Lydia I hear?" the voice loudly questioned, prompting the older Cattusapien to spin around and face the hallway towards kitchen, "Yes Nick, it is!" she answered in an equally raised tone, both her and Lydia's ears pricked up and patiently waiting for Nick's appearance. Moments later, a male Cattusapien of a similar age to Julia emerged from the kitchen with black hair and ears, a fairly rugged face which wielded a slight smirk, and tattoos covering a large majority of his body. "Heya pipsqueak!" Lydia's father warmly grunted, feeling a heavy weight fall into his arms from his daughter shortly after greeting her, who peered into his face with a bright beam on her own; "Hello dad! You alright?" she asked contently, receiving a soft chuckle and a few pats on her head.

"I'm doing fine, you little softy! Where's that fella of yours?" Nick abruptly questioned, his right ear momentarily twitching in suspense as Lydia pulled away from her dad's tight hug and cleared her throat; "He's in our room unpacking his stuff. He'll be out in a moment." she gingerly replied, feeling a sensation of unease when she noticed her father raising his eyebrows and stiffly folding his arms, "I see... How has he been treating you?" Nick added, promptly being interrupted by Julia after landing a sharp elbow to his left arm and shot him with a quick glare, "Nick, for goodness sake! Don't bother answering that, sweetie!". Lydia nervously smiled upon hearing their bedroom door closing and Damien coming downstairs, who absentmindedly entered the living room without realising her parents' presence, "Hey sweetheart, I'm done unpacking. Your sister said to wait here-" he quickly paused after acknowledging both Julia and Nick silently gawking at him and flashed them a friendly yet awkward smile, "Oh! Hello Mr and Mrs Taylor!" the Half Demon stiffly addressed, his chest throbbing uncomfortably when Julia grinned back and waved both her hands before her.

"Hello there, dear! You don't have to greet us so formerly! I can tell you're doing as well as Lydia?" the older Cattusapien commented, her heart melting happily as the Half Demon blithely nodded and wrapped his right arm dotingly around his partner, only for Nick to ruin the moment with his death glares towards his daughter's lover and caused him to slowly released his hold on her. Though the two have met numerous times before, Nick still doesn't trust Damien for reasons neither he or Lydia could figure out which makes the Half Demon nervous to be around him, despite Nick's constant childish behaviour in front of his own family and friends. Damien greeted Nick in an equally friendly and respectable manner, but only got a raised eyebrow and a brief huff from him, "Nothing much. Are you two ready to get going?" Nick spouted, eyeing the Half Demon intensely and received a firm nod from the couple, "Good!".

After a fifteen minute drive, they all made it to the museum; Damien and Lydia drove in their car whilst Amber and Joseph carpooled with their parents'. They parked at the car park across from the museum, but had to suddenly pause their outing as Amber thought she lost her purse down the car seat. While this happened, Damien and Lydia stepped away from the others to be alone together; Lydia tenderly grabbed Damien's hand and leaned closer to him as soon as they were out of sight from the others, "This evening, how would you like to go on a walk on the beach? Just you and me?" she asked sweetly, earning a soft kiss on her left hand from her lover who chuckled softly at her invitation, "That sounds lovely, I'd love to! Why are we discussing this away from everyone else?" he queried at a lower tone, swiftly shifting his eyes back and fourth for a brief moment.

Lydia giggled and leaned closer to Damien's face, about to respond to her lover's question when they froze upon hearing Nick right next to them, abruptly clearing his throat, "Are you two done flirting? Amber found her purse, let's go!" he huffed gruffly, watching the couple quickly detach their hands and stiffly clear their throats, "Y-yes, sorry dad! Let's go Damien." his daughter faintly responded, hastily dragging Damien alongside her whilst her father gawked at him as they floated past him. The Half Demon's hand tightened lightly on his girlfriend's grasp as they gradually approached the others who were waiting patiently beside their vehicle, "I'm so sorry about him. I still don't know why he's like this." the Cattusapien sighed, her face red from embarrassment; Damien turned to her and presented a reassuring smile, the summer's wind gracefully swaying his hair in front of his face and his eyes glistening more the longer he stared at her face, "It's alright, don't worry about it! Hopefully, this holiday will help gain his trust more." he warmly responded, receiving a bright smile back from Lydia as the tension melted within her body and rested her head delicately against his shoulder, rejoining the group with new hope arising.

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To be continued...
Hope you like this!

Here's the other parts to this story if you would like to check them out:
(1)
(2) Current Part!
(3)
(4)

Description
After a long and painful unpacking session, Lydia found her mother in the living room quietly reading a book with the radio playing tunes to drown out the silence. She awkwardly greeted her mother, not wanting to interrupt her peaceful trance, but watched as her mother glanced up and jumped from her seat, throwing her book aside on an oak side table and ecstatically welcoming her daughter by tightly hugging her, "You look gorgeous as always, pumpkin! How are you?" Julia gleefully asked, breaking their hold and was met with a bright grin from her daughter. "I've been great, thanks mum. You?" Lydia asked in return, earning a similar smile from her mother who began to playfully brush Lydia's purple locks to the side, "I'm fine, dearie! I'm just glad to be here again with my family. Ahem... Has Damien decided to propose to you yet?" Julia crudely responded, bursting into laughter upon noticing her daughter's face turning bright red and covered it with her palms, "MOM!" Lydia spat at a hushed tone, nervously looking around in hopes that her boyfriend wasn't around to hear her mother's abrupt question.

Shortly after scanning the living room, a deep yet familiar voice emitted from the kitchen, "Julia? Is that Lydia I hear?" the voice loudly questioned, prompting the older Cattusapien to spin around and face the hallway towards kitchen, "Yes Nick, it is!" she answered in an equally raised tone, both her and Lydia's ears pricked up and patiently waiting for Nick's appearance. Moments later, a male Cattusapien of a similar age to Julia emerged from the kitchen with black hair and ears, a fairly rugged face which wielded a slight smirk, and tattoos covering a large majority of his body. "Heya pipsqueak!" Lydia's father warmly grunted, feeling a heavy weight fall into his arms from his daughter shortly after greeting her, who peered into his face with a bright beam on her own; "Hello dad! You alright?" she asked contently, receiving a soft chuckle and a few pats on her head.

"I'm doing fine, you little softy! Where's that fella of yours?" Nick abruptly questioned, his right ear momentarily twitching in suspense as Lydia pulled away from her dad's tight hug and cleared her throat; "He's in our room unpacking his stuff. He'll be out in a moment." she gingerly replied, feeling a sensation of unease when she noticed her father raising his eyebrows and stiffly folding his arms, "I see... How has he been treating you?" Nick added, promptly being interrupted by Julia after landing a sharp elbow to his left arm and shot him with a quick glare, "Nick, for goodness sake! Don't bother answering that, sweetie!". Lydia nervously smiled upon hearing their bedroom door closing and Damien coming downstairs, who absentmindedly entered the living room without realising her parents' presence, "Hey sweetheart, I'm done unpacking. Your sister said to wait here-" he quickly paused after acknowledging both Julia and Nick silently gawking at him and flashed them a friendly yet awkward smile, "Oh! Hello Mr and Mrs Taylor!" the Half Demon stiffly addressed, his chest throbbing uncomfortably when Julia grinned back and waved both her hands before her.

"Hello there, dear! You don't have to greet us so formerly! I can tell you're doing as well as Lydia?" the older Cattusapien commented, her heart melting happily as the Half Demon blithely nodded and wrapped his right arm dotingly around his partner, only for Nick to ruin the moment with his death glares towards his daughter's lover and caused him to slowly released his hold on her. Though the two have met numerous times before, Nick still doesn't trust Damien for reasons neither he or Lydia could figure out which makes the Half Demon nervous to be around him, despite Nick's constant childish behaviour in front of his own family and friends. Damien greeted Nick in an equally friendly and respectable manner, but only got a raised eyebrow and a brief huff from him, "Nothing much. Are you two ready to get going?" Nick spouted, eyeing the Half Demon intensely and received a firm nod from the couple, "Good!".

After a fifteen minute drive, they all made it to the museum; Damien and Lydia drove in their car whilst Amber and Joseph carpooled with their parents'. They parked at the car park across from the museum, but had to suddenly pause their outing as Amber thought she lost her purse down the car seat. While this happened, Damien and Lydia stepped away from the others to be alone together; Lydia tenderly grabbed Damien's hand and leaned closer to him as soon as they were out of sight from the others, "This evening, how would you like to go on a walk on the beach? Just you and me?" she asked sweetly, earning a soft kiss on her left hand from her lover who chuckled softly at her invitation, "That sounds lovely, I'd love to! Why are we discussing this away from everyone else?" he queried at a lower tone, swiftly shifting his eyes back and fourth for a brief moment.

Lydia giggled and leaned closer to Damien's face, about to respond to her lover's question when they froze upon hearing Nick right next to them, abruptly clearing his throat, "Are you two done flirting? Amber found her purse, let's go!" he huffed gruffly, watching the couple quickly detach their hands and stiffly clear their throats, "Y-yes, sorry dad! Let's go Damien." his daughter faintly responded, hastily dragging Damien alongside her whilst her father gawked at him as they floated past him. The Half Demon's hand tightened lightly on his girlfriend's grasp as they gradually approached the others who were waiting patiently beside their vehicle, "I'm so sorry about him. I still don't know why he's like this." the Cattusapien sighed, her face red from embarrassment; Damien turned to her and presented a reassuring smile, the summer's wind gracefully swaying his hair in front of his face and his eyes glistening more the longer he stared at her face, "It's alright, don't worry about it! Hopefully, this holiday will help gain his trust more." he warmly responded, receiving a bright smile back from Lydia as the tension melted within her body and rested her head delicately against his shoulder, rejoining the group with new hope arising.

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To be continued...
Hope you like this!

Here's the other parts to this story if you would like to check them out:
(1)
(2) Current Part!
(3)
(4)