Happy Birthday Oncle - CH 1
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LENGTH: 1005 words SERIES: Disney Descendants LOCATION: The Isle of the Lost CHARACTERS: Gaston Sr, Gaston Jr. Gaston III, and Gil Legume. Jacques LeFou and LeFou Deux. NOTES: To avoid complications. Gaston Sr will be Gaston Sr. His sons will be Junior, Gaston, and Gil. LeFou will be referred to as Jacques and his son will be noted as Deux.
They were all gathered in Gastonâs home-- a humble abode adjacent to his tavern. Gaston had set aside a portion of the building to serve as a townhouse for himself and his sons. It wasnât as large or lavish as he would have liked-- but it did well. The home had three bedrooms [meaning the twins had to double up when they were little] and two bathrooms.Â
The kitchen, while not large, had been meticulously maintained. Gaston rarely ate at home-- preferring to pop over to the tavern for a bite. He knew how to cook of course, but he couldnât measure up to the staff he employed.Â
The walls throughout the home were decorated with the heads of animals heâd hunted-- antlers adorned the lights. Though there was one special corner of the room, featuring three busts of small woodland animals. These were his sons first trophies-- and his pride and joy as a father.
While the home wasnât small by any means, it certainly felt a bit cramped today. All three of the Legume boys were present, along with the energetic [albeit clumsy] son of LeFou.
âDo we really need TWO cakes?â Deux could be heard inquiring as the trio of Gastons set to work on yet ANOTHER baked good. Gaston Sr mightâve been the best in everything he set his mind to, but he was positively dismal when it came to baking.
Years ago he mightâve referred to the subject as âwomanâs workâ but now-- older and hopefully wiser, he understood that it was simply... difficult. Anyone who could bake now had his respect-- his first attempt at a cake had fallen flat. Literally. It was a depressed pile of sugar and flower that had been scorched in the oven.
This latest attempt was spearheaded by Gaston III-- whoâd picked up a thing or two in his adventures across the isle.Â
Gaston Sr surveyed the current batter. It smelled alright at least-- it reminded him of his time in Villeneuve. Before everything had gone to hell.
âThe first one doesnât count, my boy.â He quipped to Deux. âBut this one will be the best-- truly a cake worthy of the name Gaston!â
âWeâre not naming it Gaston.â Junior shot out. âYou name everything after yourself. Donât forget who this cake is for.â
Gaston Sr could feel a faint warmth touch his cheeks. Quite so. This wasnât a cake made for him. This was for someone quite dear to the lot of them. This was to be a gift. Gaston had truly understood giving gifts after heâd had children. Birthdays werenât celebrated during his time at war, but surprisingly one person under his command never forgot when his birthday was.
He spent those seven years away from home, but a part of home had always been out his side.
A fact he only realized as he was falling to his death.
âRight. All weâve got to do is add the eggs.â Gaston Sr snapped himself out of his reverie, moving to the fridge.
âRemember dad, itâs not by dozens. The recipe lets us know how many individual eggs to add.â The other twin cautioned him, looking to Junior, who nodded.Â
âThat was my bad.â Gil admitted. Heâd spent his childhood measuring eggs in dozens. How was he to know a cake only needed three?
The eggs were added to the batter as Gaston Sr began to mix it until it was well combined. Heâd taken care to grease the pan they were using, too. This cake would turn out perfect.
âHow are the decorations coming, boys?â He called out.
âUh theyâre-- coming?â Deux responded, currently wrapped in a paper chain. Just as accident-prone as his father before him, heâd gotten the idea for the decorations from a memory of one of his own birthdays.Â
Papa never missed a single one. For anyone, really.
Heâd been shocked to learn that Jacques had never had a party thrown for him before. Let alone a surprise party.
âWe should have enough to go around the room soon enough. Iâve been gluing for hours.â Deux huffed.Â
Junior clapped him gently on the back. âWe make a pretty good team, donât we?â Heâd been lending a hand to the decoration making, while his twin, Gaston, was helping their father focus on the cake. They all had jobs to make sure this plan went off without a hitch.
Gil was handling the gift wrapping and making sure things were clean [ish] for the party. Gaston Sr and son were in charge of cake baking and decoration. Their father had the fortitude to mix the batter well, and Gaston was surprisingly artistic when he tried hard enough.
That left Deux and Junior on decorations. Theyâd made a long paper chain in some of LeFouâs favorite colors-- pinks, reds, and white.Â
Everything was perfect.
Except.
âHey guys...â Deux mused. âWhoâs keeping an eye on my dad?â
Everyone froze.
For a few minutes the cogs turned in the heads of the Legume boys-- as they began to realize just what Deux had said.Â
Wasnât an important part of a good surprise party to know when to get the guest of honor to arrive? Without someone keeping an eye on him-- things could go horribly awry.
âOh.â Gil rubbed his chin, nodding with determination. âI can do it! Everythingâs pretty clean and all the presents are wrapped. Iâll go find Oncle Jacques and make sure he doesnât show up too early.â He could take the man around town-- show him the sights-- maybe introduce him to Uma and Harry. Theyâd play along in distracting him if he asked nicely.
âThen get to it, Gil. Weâll call you once everythingâs ready.â Gaston Sr explained as he poured the cake into the mold. âYouâre not to let your Uncle anywhere near here until weâre ready-- understood?â
Gil gave the man a small salute, clicking his heels together. âOui, mon capitaine!âÂ
And with that-- he was out the door. On the hunt for the birthday boy.
















