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Age 1.
It was the twins first birthday and the Sanchez family was so excited.
"I can't believe it, it seems like it was only yesterday that they arrived." Maria reminested as she adjusted Fermina in her arms.
"I know." Manolo could only say as he looked at both baby Fermina and baby Graciela, who sat in a high chair, will love in his eyes. Just, then he heard the sound of baby Kubo crying.
"Excuse me for a moment." Manolo said to his wife.
Maria nodded as he walked over to the play-pen where baby Kubo rested. Now, Kubo was wide awake and was crying.
"Shhh..it's okay." Manolo whispered as lifted Kubo in his arms. Manolo then gently rocked Kubo back and forth as he sang "Hush little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird…"
Manolo sang until Kubo gently closed his eye and fell asleep.
"When do you think the guests will arrive?" Manolo asked Maria as he joined her in setting up the table. As if in reply to words, the Sanchez couple heard several knocks at the door.
"Now?" Maria said sheepishly.
With Kubo in his arms, Manolo walked towards the front door. When he opened it, he was greeted by La Murete and Xibalba.
"Awwww...there's the little cutie." La Murete cooed as she brushed a hand through Kubo's black hair. "Happy Birthday big boy." she added with a whisper.
"La Murete, Xibalba. What a surprise." Manolo said with sencenity.
"Can't I visit the son of one of my good friends?" La Murete asked.
"My dear, I know that Sariatu and Kubo are your friends, but we shouldn't visit them so often." Xibalba said carefully. "Don't you think the Moon King will start to get wise to where they are?"
"Balby, as long as we only visit during the day. He won't find out." La Murete said asuringly as she tickled his chin. As the ruler of the land of the forgotten swooned over his wife's charms, La Murete turned to Manolo and said "I've come to wish to give the children a happy birthday and to give them my blessing."
At this Manolo felt awed and touched as the ruler of the land of the remembered floated over towards the twins and Kubo and whispered "May your hearts always be pure."
Then she turned to Manolo and asked "How's Sariatu?"
Manolo paused for a moment as he took in the goddess's worried expression before he answered with "The Doctor's did everything they could, but she still remains conatonic during the day."
La Murete's eye's beremed with emotion as she asked "Let me see her."
Manolo simply nodded his head and La Murete teleported herself upstairs to Sariatu's room.
Sariatu was still in a chair and stairing straight out the window. Neither noticing or acknowledging the goddess's presence. At the sight of her old friend in this state, La Murete felt her heart break for her friend and she didn't know what to do or how to make it better.
"It's been a whole year, still you and Kubo came to Mexico, huh?" The goddess stated.
"I can see the Sanchezs would take care of the both of you just like I said they would." La Murete added, trying her best to hide the rare feeling of sadness in her heart. Again, Sariatu continued to look out the window, unable to acknowledge her friend. Unable to contain it any longer, the ruler of the land of the remembered embraced her friend in a hug and whispered "I'm so sorry I wasn't there when it happened."
"There was nothing you could've done, my dear." spoke Xibalba as he teleported into the room. At this La Murete embraced her husband as he added "Come on let's bring Sariatu downstairs and say goodbye."
With a nod of her head, the God couple teleported themselves and Sariatu downstairs. After placing her in a chair, the rulers of the lands of the remembered and forgotten respectively, said goodbye and wished Fermina and Graciela a happy first birthday.
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