Le Blancs - My Disney Princess Legacy Challenge

Great!! I can't wait <3

I kinda choose the next gen heir randomly...since the heir must have certain traits, I usually give them a random trait when they are children, so I have time to decide who's gonna be the next one and give them the obligatory traits. I base my decision on cuteness lol since it's a very personal choice, it's up to you whether to base your decision on traits or likeness to the Disney characters or etc. :)

5/28 - Vision of Love

After much time spent on debating with her family and bethroted, Lorelai decides to wait until Dani's child is born before tying the knot.
Luckily, she doesn't have to wait too much: Danielle soon gives birth to two beautiful baby girls! They are named Athena and Althea.

And on that happy note, Lorelai finally can get married with her love...The theme of the wedding is Lori's favourite colour: PINK! And her sisters agreed to be her bridesmaids...















Aww, happy Florian <3





And Nik.....well, being Nik :#




The gorgeous bride!

While waiting for the guests (and the two missing bridesmaids!) to arrive, Lorelai talks a little bit with her sister Virginia, who's really sad to see her sister leaving the nest, but puts on a brave smile not to ruin this important day. At the end of the day, Lori has been her best friend and most respected counsellour in every matter of her life. Now who will she talk to when needing it?





Danielle and Penelope arrive at last..







Even though Penny does not look very pleased.
"Pink, puah, not my colour. I hate it!" she thinks

Aaaaaaaanyway, the party starts and after some toasts and dancing, it is time for Lorelai and Simone to exchange their vows.









They're married!!! That makes wedding #3 for Le Blancs' offspring!




Giada, Simone's sister, is very pleased as well to see her little brother finding happiness.

BONUS PIC:




(*author entry* Nik cracks me up everytime :D )

While Lori and Simone enjoy their honeymoon, back at the house Melinda - now retired from her music career and with sweet Isabella doing all the chores and cooking - takes some time to learn to use the computer,





She's also learning to play chess with Florian.






Meanwhile, Nik is still dating Micaela, and things are going pretty great.





I dare say REALLY great.





Bella is trying to keep up with school, homeworks and all the work she has to do around the house.





Melinda and Florian are definitely taking advantage of the situation....





While Isabella is cleaning, Sibilla decides to check on her little sister.





Then suddenly a fire breaks out!




(*author entry* well THAT hasn't happened in a while!)

Luckily Gina is around and extinguishes the fire in the blink of an eye!





Fiuuuu....moving on.

Illa, being a loner kid, asks Isabella to bake her a cake, asking also not to tell everyone about her birthday: she's had enough of celebrations, poor girl!




Even though Florian and Melinda did not forget the birthday of their daughter and ultimately celebrate with her, Niklaus did forget about his sister's birthday. The reason is: he's out on a date with Micaela.




They decide to go to a chic lounge bar, where Nik does something unexpected...





Micaela can't believe what she is seeing. Yet, the grumpy and "I-am-never-getting-married" bachelor of Willow Creek is down to his knees, asking her to marry him.





She says yes, of course!

Back at the house, Melinda has invited over her oldest daughter to have a little chat.
Mel: "So, dear, tell me. How is everything going?"
Penny: "Not bad. Only thing is, now that Alberto is at the boarding school and Alessandro is always working, I am feeling very lonely"
Mel: "Oh sweetie, you know you can come here anytime you want. There's plenty of people here to talk to."




Penny: "I know, mom, thanks. I'm gonna grab some dinner. There's a delicious smell coming from the kitchen!"




In that moment, Isabella comes in, greeting her sister and handing a plate full of deliciousness to her mother.




Bella: "How are you feeling, mom? Are you comfortable?"
Mel: "I'm fine, sweetie, thank you. Just feeling very tired."

Virginia has just come home from work, she grabs a plate and sits between her mother and sister




Gina: "Hi, mom, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at your yoga class?"
Mel: "I was feeling weird today, I prefered to stay home. Plus, your sister cooked a delicious dinner, I couldn't miss that!"
Gina: "Ah you're right, this is like heaven on a porcelain cloud" she says while happily munching

Melinda smiles at her daughter's words. Yet Isabella is not smiling at all. She knows why her mother did not go to her yoga class. She knows why she can't do the chores around the house and why she retired from the job she loved.
Melinda is ill.


Find out more!
Sul sul
xoxo

Awww...I hate it when a gen heir/starter passes. :( Nice update--lots to keep up with. Great job!

@pammiechick Thank you very much :*

08/03 - For now

Even though the pain after Melinda's death is still fresh, life must go on and soon is time for Micaela to give birth. And Nik is freaking out! Bet he did not read all the baby and pregnancy books as his wife asked him to!


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Hours later, the brand new addition to the family is welcomed with great joy: meet baby Finnick Le Blanc!!!


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Niklaus is over the moon to have a son!


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And Florian is ecstatic at the view of his grandson. If only Melinda was still around to see little Finn....


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Florian suddenly gets so emotional that he can't hold back the tears: his wife was all his world, and he knew how much she loved children. She would have spoiled rotten Finnick. If only...
Nik notices his father quick expression change, so he quietly takes him downstairs, trying his best to comfort him.


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Nik: "Dad, come on, cheer up. Today's a joyful day. We all miss Mom, she was irreplaceable, but she wouldn't like for us to be so sad. Not today."
Florian: "I know, son. It's just...if only...If I could only see her one last time. To tell her all the things I couldn't when she left us"
Nik: "I am pretty sure that with her sharp hearing, she'd be able to hear you even from where she is right now."
Florian smiles and giggles.
Florian: "Indeed! She could hear a leaf falling in the woods from the mall when she went shopping!"


That night, Micaela's youngest brother Henry pays a visit to the Le Blancs, to properly welcome his nephew.


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Henry: "This is really a nice house, Miki."
Miki: "Yes, it is. But we're planning to move out in a couple of months, you know, we need our space as a family"
Henry: "Why would you want to move out? This place's dope! I wouldn't mind living here, instead of that rat hole I live in with Moms and Fil"
Miki: "Hey, watch your mouth!"


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Night finally comes, and all the family goes to bed, to regain strenght from the long and emotional day.
Soon after midnight, the house is filled with strange noises. Not being able to fall asleep, Florian gets up and takes a tour of the house, just to make sure there are no burglars trying to enter.
He would never have expected what (or better who) he found.


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Mel: "Hello, dear husband"
Florian: "Mel! is that....how....how is this possible?"
Mel: "Oh well, it appears I am not fully ready to move forward to the afterlife and that I need to settle things in this world, before finally continue my journey"
Florian: "And what exactly do you have left to do? Wait, don't tell me. I don't mind, I just want to tell you that..."
Melinda stops him with a little nod.
Mel: "Don't worry, my love. We have time."

The two spend the night talking about Finnick's birth, how much they've missed each other, about the wonderful life they shared together and their children.
Before leaving, Melinda makes sure that Florian will tell some things to their offspring.

Mel: "Remember to tell Penny to let Alby choose his own degree, he's all grown up now, and doesn't need 24/7 surveillance. Oh and be sure to tell Lori that she can borrow Nik's and Dani's old clothes for the triplets' fifth birthday. And Dani has to take the twins to the dance studio downtown, you know, the Lulabell's, it's marvellous, I bet they'll love it! Nik needs to learn how to handle babies, he's holding Finn upside down most of the time! Tell Gina not to spend so much on the computer: she's already wearing glasses, does she want to go blind? And call Illa everyday. The girl worries me with her hippie lifestyle. And tell Bella..."
Mel&Florian: "...not to mix chocolate with tomato sauce"
Florian (mimicking Melinda): "Because even if you like it, it doesn't mean that everyone else does."
They both laugh, and share their last moment together.


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Florian: "It's time, isn't it?"
Mel: "I am afraid so"
Florian: "Please, wait for me. I'll be joining you soon"
Mel: "I hope not! You better live another decade at least! Goodbye, dear husband"
Florian: "Goodbye, dear wife"

With these words, the two look at each other for the last time. For now.


Author-entry: Heeeeeey!! Badabuuu! Sorry for my absence from the forum! Family obligations held me back and.....a new job! Yey! I'll try to post more often, if you enjoy the story!

Sulsul!

xoxo

08/12 - Knock Knock

Time to grow up for little Finnick!




Cute little boy!

Yet, the circle of life keeps spinning and, unfortunately, Florian's time on Earth has come to its natural end.
The Grim Reaper suddenly appears in front of Isabella's terrified eyes.




With a wave of his hand, the Grim Reaper sends Florian's soul into the otherworld, where is very much awaited...
Bella's begging do not move the Angel of Death: Florian lived a happy and long life, it is high time to go.




Bella feels devasted. She was very close to her father, and they grew even closer when Melinda passed away.
Even though she is sorrounded by her sisters, her brother, all the in-laws and nieces and nephews, she feels irremediably alone. After all, she's only a teen...

Florian is buried next to Melinda, so they can stay by each other's side even in the afterlife...




Finnick is quite shaken after his grandfather's death: even though they didn't spend much time together and he has very few memories of him, he still feels very sad, and seemingly not able to deal with the loss.
Luckily, his mother Micaela is there to help him through.




Micaela: "My sweet little boy. It is always hard to say goodbye to those we love."
Finn: "But why does it hurt so much? It feels like a knife cutting through my chest..."
Micaela: "It hurst very much because you loved Grandpa a lot. The more we love someone, the more we suffer when we lose them. But this doesn't mean that we must avoid pain by not loving anyone. Love is one of the greatest gifts we have, and it's definetely worth it.
Finnick ponders his mother's words, which spin in his brain like a whirlwind. He needs some fresh air, so he heads out to take a walk.

While walking by the pond, he bumps into his aunt Penelope.




Penny: "Oh, hello Finnick! How are you doing? Are you all alone?"
Finn: "I am just taking a walk, Aunt Penny. The house has suddenly become cold and sad...."
Penny: "I see...I am sorry you have to go through this Finn. I assure you, this will be temporary. Let's head back, I want to see how everyone's doing"


Well...everyone is not doing great.





Even though devasted herself, Danielle decides to take Bella for a walk and talk to her about the bad habit of drinking she has lately taken on...




The sisterly talk may have had the hoped effects: Isabella is feeling better and she is ready to be serving delicious food at Nik, Dani, Gina and Illa's and her joined party!
They all delayed their birthdays in order to get through the grief, and now it's time to be celebrating life again!








Althea is all grown up into a beautiful teen!



Even Lori managed to come!

But between all the guests, there's one that Bella is really focused on: it's Henry Fabbri, youngest brother of Micaela, her sister-in-law...




He really is a handsome fella!




Finnick is really happy to see everyone is enjoying the party.












After the huge party and all the guests have returned to their respective homes (includin Nik, Micaela and Finn, who have recently moved to their little suburban house), Bella stays up to clean up and eventually falls asleep on the couch.






The morning after, she is woken up by the doorbell
"Who the plum is it, at this hour of the day?" she thinks as she heads to the door.





Stay tuned to find out more!
Sulsul!
xoxo

08/16 - At your door


Bella cannot believe her eyes: at the door, in all his handsomness, there's Henry, her crush.
Henry: "Morning, Bella. I thought you were too tired after all that work and I brought you breakfast. May I come in?"
Bella: "Ehm, uhm" She is too thrilled at his sight to elaborate finer words. "Su-sure"




After having breakfast and chatting a little, Henry tells Bella that he has to go back home and get ready for work.
Bella: "What is your job?"
Henry: "Oh, I am just a waterperson for the Kuzco Peasants, but I hope to become a professional player one day.
Now that explains a lot! Bella thinks looking at Henry's muscles.
Henry: "I really need to go but I had a great time!"
Bella: "Wait, before you go, can we take a picture?"
Henry: "Thought you never asked"





Things escalate pretty quickly and the air suddenly becomes hot and flirty.





Bella takes a deep breath and gives Henry a kiss.




Needless to say, in the following days Bella and Henry spend every free moment together, and they soon become an item.





Romance is in the air not only for Bella...Her sister Virginia, who has recently taken up a job as computer and internet supervisor at the local library, is having a sort of on and off relationship with an Italian teacher, VIncenzo Esposito.











After months of dating or non-dating, while they're walking by the lake, Vincenzo decides to pop to Gina a very important question







And she surprinsigly accepts to marry him!








The wedding is set very quicly and Gina is over the moon. Who would have thought that the nerdy and work addict sister was hiding a romantic and girly spirit?




The ceremony takes places in the backyard of the family house: guests and family members have arrived, time to celebrate!














After the newlyweds have exchanged their vows, everyone's ready to party!!!









Penny is attending the wedding with her son Alberto and husband Alessandro, who is now retired from the family business and has appointed Alberto as his successor.














Danielle and her family are there too.





And Nik, of course! Always ready to make jokes and tease his sisters!




Lorelai is attending alone, because her husband took the kids to a trip to Granite Falls, and since she's not a fan of wild nature, she stayed behind.





As the sun sets on this beautiful day, Bella notices that Henry is sitting in the backyard alone.
She reaches him.




Bella: "What are you doing out here all alone, Henry?"
Henry: "Oh, nothing special. It's just that today made me thinking"
Bella: "Think about what?"
Henry faces Bella with a huge and warm smile and replies: "The future"





Stay tuned to find more!

Sulsul

xoxo

That was absolutely amazing the scene with Melinda and Florian was so heartwarming and beautiful that it actually made me cry :)