Bedtime Stories and Lullabies
Chapter One: Torilocks and the Three Bears
"Thanks for coming over, guys," Cat said, leaning her red-colored head on Tori's shoulder, her cute pink footie pajamas gently folding with each movement.
"No problem, Kitten," Tori replied, handing her friend Snuggly, the teddy bear. "Sorry you're having trouble sleeping." Jade gently set her hand on her friend's knee.
"That's okay," Cat meekly squeaked, her voice sweet and grateful. "Could you maybe tell me a bedtime story? Please?"
Jade and Trina looked at one another, then at Tori. "Sure," the brunette girl answered. "Jade, can you start?"
Snarling under her breath, the Gothic young woman put a smile on her face, then gestured for Tori to get up. "Get tucked in, Cat," she said, throwing the sheets back as the redhead lay down on her soft, warm bed. "Okay," Jade continued, tucking her best friend in under the sheets. "This is the story of...Torilocks and the Three Bears...: Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Tori..."
Dressed in a blue and white dress, like that of Alice in Wonderland, a young Torilocks Vega happily skipped through the forest, her pigtails bouncing up and down with each leap. "Here I am...once again," she sang to herself, happily making her way into the deeper woods. Torilocks was a happy, peppy, clueless girl, Jade illustrated.
"Hey," Tori objected.
"Sssh, I'm telling a story," the Gothic young woman replied.
Giggling, Cat held her teddy bear to her face, smiling as wide as possible. Her eye wide, the young woman listened intently to Jade's tale.
Now, Torilocks got lost after awhile; she was very scared. The little girl nerously looked around, trying to find something familiar. "Feeling lost...but now and then," she sang in a shuttered voice, slowly creeping forward. Alone and frightened, the little girl desperately searched for someone to help her. Eventually, she stumbled on a house; it was big, brick, and casting smoke out from its chimney.
Torilocks gazed at the wonderful site before her, knowing a house meant warmth and shelter. Now, being...her, Torilocks decided to go inside the house. The girl slowly turned the nob, sliding the door open ever so slowly. "Hello?" she called out, only to be met with silence. No one was there; the house was completely empty. So, the girl decided to explore. Soon, she smelled something yummy, and headed into the kitchen. There, sitting on the wooden table were three bowls of porridge. Feeling her tummy rumble, the naive little child took a seat in one of the tall wooden chairs. The first bowl she tried was too hot.
"Youch!" Torilocks shrieked, throwing the spoon down into the mush. Turning to a smaller bowl, the little girl took another taste. The second was too cold. "Blah!" the girl declared, pushing the bowl away. Then, she came to the last bowl, and it was just right. "Yummy," little Tori exclaimed, taking another spoonful of the porridge. Finally, it was all gone.
After her lunch, the kid decided to relax in one of the chairs in the living room. So, she climbed into the biggest one there was. "This chair's too hard," the girl declared, jumping down and scampering over to a smaller, softer-looking chair, which she sunk into. "Too soft." At last, she made her way to the smallest chair there was. "Just right," she said, a smile forming on her little face.
Cat giggled, covering her mouth while cuddling her stuffed buddy. Trina looked at the teenager and smiled.
Now, after sitting down for a couple of minutes, Torilocks decided to take a nap upstairs. There were three beds in the bedroom. The first was too big for the girl; she got lost under the covers. The second was too big and soft, and she sank in again. Then, she came to the last bed; it was just right. So, she fell asleep.
Meanwhile, three bears returned to the house after a quick walk through the forest. "Someone's been eating my porridge," Jade the bear declared, looking at her plate.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," Trina-bear added.
"Someone's been eating my porridge, too," Catarina, the littlest bear said. Jade looked at her red-haired friend, and quickly tickled her tummy, making her laugh like a little school girl. "And it's all gone."
Confused, the three bears wandered into their living room, only to find that someone had been sitting in all of their chairs. Wondering what was going on, the three journeyed up the stairs into their bedroom.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed," Jade said, noticing the ruffled sheets.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too," Trina added, observing the imprint left on her mattress.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed," little Cat said. "And she's still there." The family of bears gathered around the intruder, who slowly opened her little eyes. Terrified, Torilocks ran out of the house, followed by the three bears.
"Jade, don't turn this into a bloodbath," Tori insisted.
"Fine," Jade snapped.
Soon, Torilocks made it out of the forest, and back home. There, she jumped into Moma Vega's arms, and fell fast asleep. The three bears were kind of ticked, but they got over it. And they all lived... Seeing that Cat had fallen fast asleep, Jade gently stroked her hair and whispered, "Happily ever after."
Smiling at her sister and friends, Tori led the three down the stairs and back into the car. Cat smiled as her dreams took her to wonderful places...with the most wonderful friends she could ever imagine.