Disclaimer: Don't own Neopets, but I DO own the idea of Starry Faerie Acaras, and my pets personality. And, duh, Dee as she is me! Tiger_eye216 is eevmon's, so she's not mine either! So...on with the story!

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"Dee, tell us a story?"

I blinked, glancing back into the room the question had come from. Inside sat _Blue__eye_ and _Green__eye_, or Blue and Gem, my nephew and niece. They looked similar, being twins, except that Blue was, well, blue and Gem was green. They were sitting up on their beds, looking hopefully up at me.

I sighed. "Well, alright. If you really want one."

Blue and Gem's older siblings, _Red_XIII99_ and Tiger_Red_Eye, or Rudy and Faerie, respectively, poked their head around the corner of the hallway. The slim Christmas Kougress adjusted the too-large hat on her head, before asking, "A story? Can we listen?"

"Sure." I said, grinning. I loved the small Kougras, not to mention telling stories.

At that, four more pets poked their heads around the bend. Moonshine132000,(or Em) my silver Shoyru, was the oldest of my pets. Starshimmer132000 (more commonly known as Star), a Starry Faerie Acara, was the second oldest, and I still thought of her as female, though, thanks to the Lab Ray, her stats said otherwise. Red_XIII99 (Red for short), for whom Rudy was named, was the third eldest, and a Christmas Kougra. Last, but not least, was my Faerie Kacheek, nicknamed Kyle, though his full name was Kool_Kyle_Kid. "If there's a story being told, I wanna be in on it!" he said.

Laughing, I motioned for my four pets to join those already in the room. "Alright. Now, let me think." For a moment the room was silent as the pets waited in breathless anticipation. "I have it. Now, Once upon a time."

"No!" said Rudy. The lamplight glinted off his silver fur. "I wanna hear a story that's about us!"

I raised an eyebrow. "How do you know this isn't about you?" I asked. "It just so happens that all great stories start Once Upon A Time. If there are any more interruptions, I do have other things to do. If I may continue?" None of the assembled pets said a word. "Good. Now, where was I? Oh, yes. Once upon a time...

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A/N: Way-hey! I know, incredibly short. However, since the 'story' doesn't start 'till next chapter, I figure, let's cut it off here! Reviews are welcome, I'll use flames to bake cookies for the people that point out what they like/hate about this thing. Don't worry, I won't bite if you point out mistakes, I'll prolly owe you my life or something, as I am notoriously bad at editing my own work. :P Thanks!