AN: So I haven't written something in like a year and I reread all of my older stories and feel like they kinda suck so hopefully this one is better haha. Also, I know it's summer and not Halloween, so idk what possessed me to write it taking place at Halloween time but its not that important to the story so it's w/e lol. Finally, I want to credit my friend Arianna for naming this story (we know Ariana's song its about a real baby, we just thought it'd be funny to name the story that) and she named some of the characters/helped with ideas in later chapters. Any and all typos can be blamed on her :P haha jk. Enjoy!

Its two weeks before Halloween and while most girls her age are finding the perfect pair of heels to compliment their slutty animal costume, 20 year old Cat Valentine is in the kid's aisle of the costume shop helping her 3-year-old daughter, Izzie, chose the best princess costume.

"Dis one, Mommy!" the young child beamed as she pulled the Belle costume off of the rack.

The petite brown-haired, brown-eyed young mom smiled. Beauty and The Beast had always been one of her favorite movies and she was glad to see her daughter love it as much as she did. She took the dress from Izzie and picked up the child's hand, leading her towards the check out line. Before they could reach the line, Cat felt a tug on her arm.

"Mommy wook! Twins!"

Cat turned towards where Izzie was pointing and saw an adult version of the costume she had in her hand. Four years ago, before she was a mom, before the idea of even having a baby was anywhere in her mind, Cat would have jumped on the opportunity to dress up like a Disney princess, but being a single mom just didn't leave her with the extra money to buy the costume. Cat squatted down to be eye level to her daughter.

"Not this year, Sweetie. Maybe I can save enough money for next year, okay?"

"Kay kay!" Izzie didn't seem to mind. She was still getting her costume and that kept her happy. As Cat stood, she lifted the toddler up with her and rested her comfortably on her left hip, proceeding to head to the longer-than-necessary checkout line.

"Hey Izzie, wanna go see Aunty Jade and Uncle Beck for dinner?"

Izzies' eyes lit up. She loved her mom's friends and would never turn down the chance to go see them. Cat was just glad that Jade and Beck invited her and Izzie over for dinner as much as they did because she hated to cook.

"Yea!" she answered excitedly.

"Some of mommy's other friends might be there too."

"Aunty Tori?!"

The youngster had taken a keen liking to her mother's friend Tori Vega. She once told her mom that the tall, slim brunette reminded her of her favorite Princess, Belle.

While she loved her other Aunt, Jade West's dark sense of style was not as appealing to the Fairy Tale obsessed 3-year-old. Once, while watching The Little Mermaid, Izzie told her mom that Ursula, the dark villain of the movie, looked like Aunty Jade. Although she may look like the villain to her, Izzie loved her Aunt and Jade had never been anything but sweet and loving towards the child.

As long as Cat had known her, Jade West was not someone you'd want to have on your bad side. While she had mellowed out after high school, the black loving girl still liked very few people and had no problem letting them know that. Although they've all been friends since high school, Jade had only recently acknowledged Tori as her friend. However, Cat's child-like demeanor all throughout middle school and high school had never bothered Jade. In fact, she and Cat had been best friends since the day they met and no one could quite understand how. The summer before junior year of high school when Cat's daughter was born, Jade's rough exterior softened even more. Since the day Izzie was born, Jade never failed to have a smile on her face every time she saw the child. Cat always knew that Jade had a soft side for children, even if Jade denied it left and right.

Later that day, Cat pulled into the driveway of her best friend's two-bedroom, one story home that she shared with her long-term heartthrob of a boyfriend Beck Oliver. Beck, with his tan skin, good looks, and chin-length brown hair, had landed a few small roles on different TV shows since they left high school, allowing him and Jade to live comfortably on their own. Cat couldn't help but feel a little jealous of her friends' success. Beck has been acting, Jade's been recording her first single, Tori's been working with their other friend, Andre Harris, to write and produce music together, and the last member of their little group was Robbie Shapiro who happened to land an internship with Jeff Dunham. Robbie has been carrying around his puppet, Rex, for as long as Cat knew him and he was finally getting the chance to learn from the best. Even Tori's older sister, Trina, who had also gone to school with them, had managed to create a successful modeling career for herself.

Cat glanced in her review mirror at the brown-haired ball of energy in the backseat of the car. Izzie had her mom's big brown eyes and the youngster's personality was all Cat. Before Cat could even get her door open, Tori and Jade came bouncing out of the front door, heading straight for the back door of the car. Walking right past Cat in the driver's seat, Tori pulled Izzie out of her car seat. Cat locked the doors as she stood out of the car, pushing her door shut as she turned towards her friends.

"Nice to see you guys, too" Cat said sarcastically.

"Oh hush. How're you?" Jade asked as she wrapped her arms around the shorter girl's shoulders for a hug.

"Alright. Tired. You know, the usual" Cat responded as Tori leaned over, giving her a hello cheek kiss since she was still balancing the toddler on her hip.

"I keep telling you, give me a call if you need anything. I'll baby-sit just so you can sleep whenever you need me," Tori told her. Cat had heard this offer many times from many people, but they most often came from Tori.

Tori couldn't help but feel guilty for the way Cat's life had turned out and she tried to make up for it by going above and beyond with giving Cat a helping hand. Izzie's father is a boy named Danny that Cat had dated for a few months in the beginning of her sophomore year. Before Tori even knew Cat, she and Danny had gone to school together and had dated. One night, in November of their sophomore year, Cat had brought Danny to a school dance. Danny and Tori were accidentally left alone while Cat was in the bathroom and when she came out Cat had caught Danny and Tori kissing. While Tori hated herself for giving into Danny's sweet talk and perfect smile, Cat vowed to break up with Danny and never speak to Tori again. The next day when Danny went over to Cat's house to apologize, she melted in his eyes and thought she'd give him a second chance which turned into one of her biggest regrets. After they made up, things started to go a bit too far. As Danny reached for the zipper on her jeans she wanted to stop him, but she thought that if she gave in just this one time then there would be no way he'd ever go back to Tori again. That one night changed her entire future.

Cat tried to avoid Tori for as long as she could, but eventually gave in and forgave her as well. Although, this was a decision she was glad she made. Tori turned out to be a great help throughout Cat's pregnancy, primarily due to the guilt she felt after Cat had told her when and why she had slept with Danny. As for Danny, he stopped talking to Cat as soon as she told him she was pregnant because he was "too young to be a dad" and she should "just get rid of it". When she refused, he got rid of her. That June, seven months after she had slept with her jerk of an ex boyfriend, Cat gave birth to a two month premature baby girl on her 17th birthday and spent the rest of her summer in the hospital waiting to take her baby home.