[color=lightgray][right][sub][b]TIMESTAMP: Tuesday morning, at the Grimm Manor
Intro to: [color=EF65FF]Kennedy[/color] & [color=5576FF]Lincoln[/color] Grimm
FT: [color=598ba9]Hailey[/color] Grimm, [color=a95963]Kylee[/color] Grimm 
& [color=82A989]Adam Callahan[/color] [/b][/sub][/right]
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[indent][indent]A bright morning at the Grimm manor, which meant the haunting eerie sounds, the ominous aura, and the lingering emptiness of lost memories were masked by sunlight streaming through the large windows. Since it was a work week her father was already gone, going about his business, preparing for his announcement among other things, like the arrival of her cousins. Celine, her [i]step mom[/i], was likely having breakfast with Mrs. Cortez and the other gossip moms of Scott Street trying too hard to be part of the ruling social group.  

Unfortunately for her father’s Babydoll, Celine’s age didn’t meet the prerequisites of being a milf nor did she have children of her own so getting the acknowledgement and respect of Felícia was a losing battle. The mothers did entertain her though. Kylee knew that game all too well. String along, give them a glimpse of hope, a taste of opportunity, manipulate and use them for all their worth and then when you are tired of them, throw them away like the worthless garbage they are. 

As much as Kylee wanted to believe she was turning over a new leaf, she knew if she needed to, she would resort to methods that her and her siblings have mastered solely to be in control of their own kingdom. Kylee’s resource was information, and as her father has told her time and time again, information was liberating. Beauty might be dangerous but intelligence was lethal. Kylee was a smart girl, creative too, and her father saw more in her than she ever did which is why his words weighed so heavily on her. She hated disappointing him. She [i]needed[/i] his approval. 

Tiptoeing into the backdoor of her house, Kylee led Adam to the music room where she’d leave him for a little bit to get changed. Slipping in the Grimm manor without getting noticed was the easy part but knowing who was here and where? Now that was tricky. If she opened the garage to see what vehicles were here that would loudly announce her arrival and she didn't want that. All Kylee wanted was to go in, put some fresh clothes on, and get out. 

She wanted Adam to wait at someone else’s house or a block or two away but he was adamant of coming with her, especially now that they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Instead of bringing him to her room, she thought it would be best to leave him in the room that is rarely frequented. The music room. She wouldn’t be caught dead being alone in her bedroom with a boy. Her dad would surely find out and want to interrogate him right then and there! 

This was risky business but she knew her family would find out one way or another. This town was small and everyone talked. At least this way her father would know she wasn’t ashamed of Adam, not like she was when she was with Wes. She would properly introduce Adam as her boyfriend which was unlike the others. The only other lover Kylee introduced to her father was Pierce and something in her knew he knew it wouldn’t last. Her father was good at judging people like that but Adam was different. Adam was her forever and she would make sure to fight for him even if it meant going head to head with her father. In time Kylee disappeared down the hall and Adam was left in the grand room with classical instruments that likely cost a fortune. 

There have always been stories about Grimm Manor. Adam remembered days gone by where he and his cousin Roddy would look out from a cross Scott Street at the old rustic place, back when it was Carlisle house and wonder what hellish evil lurked within its walls. It was said that it was built from the frame of The Judge Nathaniel Carlisle’s vessel when he decided he was going to stay and “save” Edenridge. Apparently several slaves and natives died in its construction atop of the hill. It was oft said that in the basement, The Judge would hold suspected witches in chains and drain them of as much blood as possible without killing them before sending them to be hanged. The blood would then be used in fertilizer to help crops grow. Nathaniel was the biggest boogeyman that Eden had to offer and it was believed that his body was buried in the grounds of the manor.

[center][i][color=96987E]Beware the Judge,
For He sees all.
Watching from beneath the dirt,
High upon his hilltop tall.
He watches in your hearth,
He watches in your bed.
Beware the dark takes hold,
Or the Judge will come to take your head.[/color][/i][/center]
Adam had heard the nursery rhyme all his life and now he found himself inside Nathaniel’s palace, waiting for his girlfriend. That was still a weird thing to think about; Kylee Grimm was his girlfriend. He hadn’t even considered the idea of when he first came back to town. If anything he didn’t think she’d want to see him again after disappearing like he did but there he was. After a night of passion, of giving themselves to one another completely, it seemed that childhood dreams had come true. Now, standing in the music room of a house built of broken dreams, he wondered if nightmares did too.

Turning on his heels, Adam nearly stumbled into the piano as he took a step backwards. In the doorway, stood two men, identical save for their colored shirts. One in pink and one in navy. Their stances were exactly the same, legs a few inches apart, hands in their pockets and their heads tilted either side. It was like a WASP version of the twins from the Shining. The Callahan knew exactly who the men were but that didn’t stop him from being surprised to see them. “Kennedy. Lincoln.” He greeted with a gulp.

Lincoln was the older of the twins, Mayor Grimm’s oldest child and a psychopath, if rumors were to be believed. He was a genius, nobody could deny it. He was an MIT student, MENSA member, his brain was basically a computer which for many, meant that he did not feel the same way that others did. Adam liked to think that if Link was a computer, then he definitely had a virus. Kennedy was the younger of the two and the most of the Grimm brood like Teddy. He was charming, affable, and cunning. He was also a suspected racist, rapist, manipulator and true advocate of white privilege. Nobody had a bad word to say about Kennedy because if they did try, he’d likely put them so deep in the ground that the worms couldn’t find the body.

[color=5576FF]“Well,”[/color] — [color=EF65FF]“Well.”[/color]

[color=5576FF]“What do we have here brother?”[/color]

[color=EF65FF]“I smell Irish. Shaggy hair? Buck teeth, we’ve got ourselves a Callahan!”[/color]

Coming from the kitchen with a large East of Eden band shirt on and nothing else, her wet blue hair draping down her shoulders, and a bowl of Lucky Charms, Hailey followed the voices of her brothers and grinned when she heard the other boy’s voice. Her sister was silly to think she and her boyfriend would go unnoticed in this house. On top of Hailey’s bedroom having the best view of the backyard, Link bugged the entire premise with cameras. There was no privacy here. That was simply what the Grimms did. Everyone knew everyone’s business, whether they liked it or not. It was the only way they could protect one another, after all. 

[color=598ba9]“Be nice you two,”[/color] Hailstorm batted her eyes at her big brothers before slipping in between them to see the newest prey of the collective. Taking a spoonful of cereal in her luscious lips, she took in the Callahan’s handsome features, like his face and his [i]muscles[/i]. Adam wasn’t [i]little[/i] anymore. Sauntering inside, breaching Adam’s space, closing the distance with little to no care that she was practically wearing nothing, Hailey curiously tilted her head, [color=598ba9]“Long time no see, Adam. When did you get into town?”[/color] 

[color=82A989]“Erm? Ugh….”[/color] Adam kept his green eyes locked upon the twins. Hailey was always a lot and the fact she was basically naked was not lost in him but he had to respect Kylee. He had wanted the youngest Grimm for so long and he wasn’t going to do anything to risk what he finally had. [color=82A989]“About a month ago. It’s good to see you Hails.”[/color] Hailey had always carried a different energy to her siblings. She was rock and roll when they were classical but she was still a Grimm in the way she behaved, the way she spoke. There was darkness in her, just like the rest of them.

[color=5576FF]“Twenty seven days to be exact.”[/color] Lincoln was on his phone, typing with both thumbs blindly as his gaze never left his sister's “guest”. Hailey would toy with the boy a while but get bored. That’s just how she was. It did nothing to protect the family. [color=5576FF]“Came in on the greyhound and signed the lease for his apartment on the third of last month. Funnily enough he has not been using a credit or debit card at all, this entire time.”[/color] Link finally shifted his look to his two. A clear signal for Kennedy to tag in.

Ken gently brushed the corner of his mouth with his fingertips as he took a step into the room. [color=EF65FF]“Cash only, Adam? I must say that doesn’t seem….savory.”[/color] He stopped behind his younger sister for a second and untucked a clump of her blue hair from the back of her shirt before moving beyond the pair and sitting at the piano.  [color=EF65FF]“You hiding? You can tell us we’re all family here.”[/color] Kennedy was a smooth operator, he always knew exactly how to work a person or a room.  [color=EF65FF]“You wanna be with Kylee Rose we come as her baggage. What’s yours?”[/color] His voice trailed off slightly, a technique he had learned from watching his father glad hand with voters and businessmen. [color=EF65FF]“What’s your big secret, Callahan? You can tell me…or I can have Link find out.”[/color]

[color=a95963]“Quite frankly, it’s none of your business,”[/color] Kylee was out of breath by the door having changed so quickly she could’ve been part of a triathlon. The fact that she was able to throw together a [url=https://aestheticallychicbeauty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EB064B64-C3C6-41C3-897C-7B48DAFEA64D.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp/ngcb2]cute[/url] outfit was also quite impressive. She hadn’t dressed this cute in months. Hailey shifted her body to scan her sister up and down before a smirk fell on her face. [color=a95963]“Can’t we just do this like a [i]normal[/i] family over dinner with daddy?”[/color] Kylee pleaded, hating when her siblings cornered her lovers or friends like this. Although Kylee wanted to lean on the rim of the door to gather herself, not one to run unless she absolutely must, she hated running, she stood tall and hid her heavy breathing behind a gentle smile. This place was too damn big. 

[color=598ba9]“Oh! So you’re planning on introducing him to dad, huh? That’s a big step for you, Kylee Rose,”[/color] Hailey teased, stepping back, closer to the harp, so Kylee could make her way to her boyfriend. [color=598ba9]“You know we only tease, we just want…”[/color] she paused to think of the right words before putting another spoonful in her mouth, [color=598ba9]“... you to be happy. Your track record isn’t the best, you know?”[/color]

[color=a95963]“I’m aware of my track record, thank you very much,”[/color] Kylee went beside Adam and latched onto his arm protectively.   

[color=EF65FF]“Let’s run through the list shall we.”[/color] Kennedy hit one of the piano keys with his finger.  [color=EF65FF]“Adam Callahan. Ran away.”[/color] He struck another key.  [color=EF65FF]“Pierce Mercer. Very gay. Very dead.”[/color] The eldest Grimm shot a look to his twin and the two shared the same damned smirk.  [color=EF65FF]“Mei Ramsey. Whore. Nowhere near good enough for you.”[/color] As Kennedy tapped another sound out of the ivory, he stood up to his full height.  [color=EF65FF]“Natalia Belmonte. If I recall you left her for…what was it, Link?”[/color]

[color=5576FF]“Feelings of inadequacy,”[/color] Lincoln responded.

[color=EF65FF]“That’s right.”[/color] Ken clapped his hands together.  [color=EF65FF]“Feelings of inadequacy. Story of your life, right Kylee Rose? Comparing yourself to everybody else.”[/color]

Lincoln finally took a stride into the music room. He placed his hands in his sister's bowl and took out a fistful of lucky charms, pushing them into his mouth and disregarding the dripping wet milk now staining the old wooden floors. [color=5576FF]“Don’t forget Wesley!”[/color] He spoke with his mouthful. [color=5576FF]“Not even cold in the ground that relationship and now she’s with the karate kid here.”[/color]

Adam’s posture changed. Standing upright and firm, he clenched his fists and stared at the siblings. [color=82A989]“Enough. I’m not scared of any of you. You’re just some sad little rich kids that grew up on haunted hill and whose daddy fucked them up. Newsflash! That’s the same story as anyone else who grew up on this damned street.”[/color] He didn’t want to invite a fight into the world but if it boiled down to it, Adam was pretty confident he could take the brothers down. 

[color=EF65FF]“Would you look at that?”[/color] Kennedy moved himself to the other side of Hailey so the three Grimm’s were standing in a row. [color=EF65FF]“He says he isn’t afraid of us. What do you think, Lincoln?”[/color]

[color=5576FF]“He should be. Oh God he should be.”[/color]

As much as Kylee wanted to fight back, her whole demeanor had deflated. All she could think about was Adam not wanting to be with her because of all her exes, especially the one she had broken up with not too long ago. She could feel her lips quivering. Why was she so weak in comparison to them? Why did they have to bring her down? Weren’t they supposed to be a family? Weren’t they supposed to lift each other up? 

No. 

Kylee Rose Grimm. Don’t you dare cry. Clenching her teeth, her eyes darkening as she met each of their gaze one by one, Kylee released Adam from her grasp and stepped forward, confronting them. [color=a95963]“It’s funny, really, how high and mighty you three act when you hardly have your shit together and haven’t impressed dad in years.”[/color] Kylee clenched her fists, meeting her siblings’ gazes as she directly spoke to them, [color=a95963]“Link, you're too busy being obsessed with your old classmate, a cute native girl that works for the police, to do anything remarkable. She would rather see you dead than alive and boy, that’s got to hurt.”[/color] Her eyes went from one brother to the next. [color=a95963]“Kennedy, don’t even get me started with you and all the allegations that dad had to cover up, all because you can’t keep your dick in your pants and you think roofing a girl is the easiest way to get them to like you. At least I’m not afraid to ask someone out the [i]right[/i] way.”[/color] 

Lastly, she caught her sister’s undivided attention who seemed finished with her cereal; Hailey’s true emotions hidden behind a cheshire grin. [color=a95963]“And Hailey, fuck you,”[/color] Kylee spat in annoyance. [color=a95963]“You can’t even keep a friend because you’re too busy pushing them to commit suicide or turn to drugs. You're fake. You’re all fucking fake. I know how to make real authentic bonds, what do you guys know how to do besides being total assholes with no heart!”[/color] 

Before any of the siblings could retort back a man from the hallway cleared his voice. He was an [url=https://imgur.com/BPTq0D2]older man[/url] in a suit. Ghastly looking and scrawny. Even with his wrinkles, he did carry himself in a rather dashing manner. People forget that this man is [i]always[/i] here and came with the grounds, having a small guest house to call his own out back. [color=96987E]“Lincoln. Kennedy. Didn’t you promise Mister Grimm you’d pick up Miss Amaranth and Aster Harding? They should be landing soon. It takes an hour to get to the airport.”[/color]

[color=EF65FF]“Cyril,”[/color] Kennedy glanced back at the short older man. He was part of the furniture in the old manor. When their father bought the place, Cyril came with it, apparently he had worked “for the house” for over sixty years. He was around five foot five with pure white hair and a beard. He dressed in a fine black suit from Osprey’s that Mayor Grimm had gotten him, which he adorned with a red scarf with a crest on it. [color=EF65FF]“We will finish this conversation later.”[/color] He hissed towards Kylee and her boyfriend. Ken had always been the leader of the Grimm children, it came with the territory of being the oldest. He had no real power over Lincoln and Hailey but they knew when to listen to their big brother. [color=EF65FF]“Come Lincoln, let’s go get our beloved cousins.”[/color] As Kennedy moved beyond Cyril, Lincoln pointed his finger in a gun towards Adam and Ky and silently pulled the trigger before following his twin. 

[color=96987E]“Hailey?”[/color] Cyril looked at the blue haired poison pixie with his hands folded behind his back. [color=96987E]“I do believe that you're going to be late for your hair appointment at tresses. I’m already prepping the car.”[/color]

[color=598ba9]“Just a moment, Cyril,”[/color] Hailey softened her approach, wearing a warm disposition in the presence of the butler. Glancing over the lovers once more, Hailey chuckled, [color=598ba9]“Oh Kylee, you should know better than to talk back to us like that. Let's see how long this one lasts… a month? Just like the last one. When did you break up with Wesley anyways? I wonder. It was only a couple days ago you were out getting coffee with him. Oh isn’t this fun? My sister sure loves to find love in all the wrong places. Jumping from one to the next. How sweet.”[/color] The more she spoke, the more she patronized her little sister. Turning around and prancing out of the music room, she looked over her shoulder and blew them a kiss, holding her bowl in one hand, [color=598ba9]“Until next time, Kylee Rose and… Adam.”[/color] That awful grin reappeared on her sister’s face before she went off to her bedroom.

Cyril cleared his throat again, covering his mouth as he did. He reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a napkin to dry off his hands as he looked upon Adam and Kylee. He did not say another word before placing the handkerchief back into his pocket and taking hold of the handles of the old wooden doors and dragging them backwards, closing the door before him and allowing the lovers some privacy.

Adam’s green eyes danced from the door over to Ky. She was obviously shaken and frustrated and downright pissed off at her siblings acting like a pack of hyenas circling him like prey. He placed his hands on either side of her beautiful face and pulled her body close to his. [color=82A989]“I didn’t know you had a butler.”[/color] He joked with that goofy grin covering his chin. [color=82A989]“I don’t know what’s going on in your head right now but I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt what is going on in my heart.”[/color] He leaned forward and kissed the bridge of Ky’s nose and held his face against hers. [color=82A989]“They are not going to scare me away from you, Kylee. You’re my girl.”[/color]

[color=a95963]“You still want to be with me?”[/color] Kylee dumbfoundedly asked, puzzled and doe-eyed. [color=a95963]“After all that? You’re not even going to ask about Wes? You’re not going to think you’re a rebound or something? I didn’t know you were coming back. I didn’t know you still thought about me. I didn’t even know if you were still alive,”[/color] Kylee pouted, her eyes beginning to water. [color=a95963]“I’m sorry for not waiting, I just have a terrible need for validation. My brothers were right… I’m so useless, pathetic, and inadequate. I don’t know why anyone would ever want to be with me.”[/color] Her words were coming out faster than her thought process, as she panicked at the fear of losing Adam over this. [color=a95963]“I’m sorry I’m not good enough… I’ll do better, I’ll do better I promise.”[/color]

Adam pulled Kylee’s face forward and kissed her deeply. He swept her up in his arms and almost picked her up off the ground. When satiated, he placed her back down onto the floor gently and released her from his grip. Taking a step back, still with that grin across his face, he placed his hands into the pockets of his hoodie. [color=82A989]“Shut up, Kylee. Don’t ever speak like that in front of me again. You’re worth the world.”[/color] He glanced at the door which he believed wholeheartedly,  that on the other side of it,  the spirits of the Judge and Hell itself were busy at work corrupting the souls of the Grimms. He hoped, no he knew, that he could save Kylee’s. He returned his gaze to his girlfriend and tilted his head. [color=82A989]“You look really hot, by the way.”[/color]

There was a delicate sweetness in her big, brown eyes as she looked up at Adam with adoration. A raw, deep emotion that reflected in her cheeks, flowering into a vulnerable, rosy-colored blush. [color=a95963]“Stahp…”[/color] she bashfully responded, her heart fluttering with his every word. Even if there weren’t any eyes on them, she could feel incredibly seen and that was embarrassing for her. [color=a95963]“We should get going. Talking to me like that while I’m all emotional is just going to get me horny.”[/color] She grabbed the ends of her jean jacket and swayed in place. Antsy and feeling like this was the first time she ever felt this way before, like everyday with Adam was like a first date, or a forever honeymoon, Kylee bit her bottom lip. There was so much spark and chemistry between them and she found herself absolutely captivated by him. Heart, body, soul. Every detail, every moment they shared, she wanted to savor it and make it last. [color=a95963]“And maybe the sooner we get this case solved, the sooner we can go back to your place…”[/color]

God, he really couldn’t believe his luck. So many people spend their entire lives trying to meet the person they’re supposed to be with. Sometimes, hell most of the time they never actually find them in one lifetime. After his entrapment and escape, Adam felt like he had lived two lives already and the only thing that got him through was the thought of Kylee. Now there she was. His. His dream girl. Taking a hold of the brunette's hand, he kissed her fingers delicately.

[color=82A989]“Let’s go solve a mystery then.”[/color][/indent][/indent][/color]