Hi guys and girls. I am back after deciding to write for myself for awhile. This story idea has been done before but this is my take on it so please be fair, nice, considerate and constructive in your reviews. I still believe it has been 16 months since A&A ended with the best ending ever: Austin & Ally married to each other as well as Trish and Dez married too and they all have kids. This story idea was given to me by *What-You've-Got-is-Gold* so thank her for this sweet idea. Leave Moon family story ideas in reviews please.
I don't own anybody but the story so don't sue. I don't have any siblings so I am basing my story on watching my cousins with their siblings and what I have heard about younger siblings being little pests to their older siblings :). Sorry if you think this is lame or cheesy but I think it is adorable and sweet.
"MOM! Stop Alex! I said stop! EW! Gross! Don't put that disgusting thing near me! MOM! DAD! Do something!" 8 year old Ava's freaked out, yelling at the top of her lungs from outside in the backyard of the 4 bedrooms house voice echoed in the open window of the livingroom where her parents were. Ally was reading the latest "Eve Dallas" novel and Austin was watching the Maple Leafs playing against the Senators rather energetically and enthusiastically by bouncing on the sofa and cheering like a madman which sprayed popcorn all over the place, whenever his team scored or blocked a pass from their opponents.
Ava must have heard her dad's shouts and scream of happiness cause moments later she came barreling into the room, clothes and hair dirty and ratted, with her younger brother Alex two seconds behind her, just as dirty and ratted but also little boy mischief and good natured up to no good etched onto his 6 year old little face holding something in his clutched hands. "Come on Ava, he is just a little lizard, don't be a scaredy cat. Scaredy cat. Ava is a huge scaredy cat"
Alex was teasing and taunting his older sister as they both darted in and out of their parents' reaches who were trying to separate their bickering children before things got really out of hand. Ava practically grabbed and clung to Ally for protection to the point where she almost climbed onto her mom's back to get away from her still joshing brother who was dancing around their mom before Austin picked him up and took him into the kitchen where they both sat down in a chair for a much needed man to little man conversation. Ally had taken the lizard and her daughter outside for their own girl to girl talk while releasing the reptile.
"Alexander Matthew Moon, what have your mom and I said about teasing and calling your sister not nice names? It empties her bucket which makes her sad and mommy and I know deep in your heart that you don't want to make your sister sad. Cause mommy and daddy didn't raise a mean boy who likes making people sad or teases people, we raised a good little boy who treats other boys and girls nicely like he wants them to treat him. Right? So how do we make this situation right?" Austin said in his "daddy" voice while looking into his son's eyes to make sure Alex heard and understood every word he was saying, he wasn't really angry just disappointed that his child seemed to being mean to his oldest.
Austin hated to be "the bad guy" and have the long "this is what you did wrong & this is what you need to do to rectify the situation" sit down, feels like an hour long conversations with his kids. He had hated those kind of talks when he was a child, he had felt the size of an ant when both his parents were staring him down with their penetrable disapproving glares and crossed arms. Then once the talking began Austin had felt his parents would not let him really talk or state his side as they vented and ranted about his latest mistake. And if that wasn't bad enough they would then move on to talk about his past mistakes and how they felt he "hadn't learned his lesson" with Austin just nodding with whatever Mimi and Mike were saying so he could go to his bedroom and think over what his next steps were so to never have that type of conversation again.
After becoming a parent, Austin knew that one of a parents' responsbility is to teach their children right from wrong and how to be the best young women\men they can be, hopefully individuals who make a huge difference in the world. Unfortunately that meant he had to have those most feared and despised conversations with his kids, no matter how young , still learning and growing they are. Plus he didn't want Ava or Alex to think that he was the softie parent who could be pushed around, manipulated or played against Ally for their own wishes and whims. He wanted the world and of course his children to see an united front between Ally and himself so he had to man up and be the dad he knew he could be and the dad he had promised Ally and a newborn Ava he would be.
Alex burst into tears as he gulped down his tears and stuttered his way through his explanation: "I am so sorry daddy, please don't be mad at me. I didn't mean to empty Ava's bucket or make her sad, I am still a good boy. I wanna be a good boy. Last night mommy read Ava and me "The Princess and the Frog" ( the Disney version) and Ava was all: "I love love. That is so romantic, two people from different worlds brought together by fate, true love and a magical kiss that only love can make.
I hope I find my prince and love when I get older just like mommy and daddy did." So when we were down by the creek and I saw the lizard a plan came to my mind. Maybe if Ava smooched the lizard, (ok so it wasn't a frog like in the story but hey it is still a slimy animal that has lips to kiss) she would have her dream come true and be happy. Whenever you and mom kiss or are all icky lovey dovey together you guys have this big goofy smiles on your face and are always happy dancing all around the house singing love songs at the top of your lungs.
But when I tried to show her the lizard, Ava ran away from me with shrieks and telling me to get that icky animal away from her or she was gonna tell on me. No fair she did not let me explain myself or she wouldn't run away and say she was going to tattle on me. Since she ran away of course I had to follow her or I spent all the time it took to catch Mr Lizard for nothing. Plus have you seen that girl when she is steamed?
Her face gets all flustered, she opens and closes her mouth like a fish then talks really fast with lots of words that I do not understand and scrunches up her hands, it is kind of fun to annoy her to be mom and you can't get mad at me for that cause there is this code for younger siblings, "I must annoy my big brother\sister as much as I can", check the sibling handbook if you don't believe me.
It is there, I swear on Teddy. Plus Ava bugs me too with her girlie ways; always wanting me to play Barbies with her or tries to dress me up with the girliest clothes she can find the tickle trunk. And she always makes me play the "daddy" or the "baby" in whatever game we are playing. Plus she is on my case about being clean all the time when I have told her that being dirty means you had oddles of fun.
But does she listen to me? No she gets all Ms Know It All on me with her hands on her hips, lips pursed , an "I am older so I am right" attitude and just keeps telling me that no one will want to play with me or be around me if I smell or look like I play in a pigpen. I hate when she gets like that; I have to roll my eyes or mock her behind her back. Plus she is wrong cause my friends get just as dirty and muddy as me and we play together all the time and mommy still gives me hugs, kisses and snuggles even when I am dirty. Though mommy also makes me have a bath everynight so there is that too. So please don't be mad at me daddy, I am sorry I made Ava mad but in my defence I was trying to make sissy happy. I promise to apologize to Ava right now and we can move on with our night. Ok dad?"
As Alex was pleading his case to his dad, Austin thought back to his own childhood where while music had been his passion and his dream early on he had also been the typcial little boy; exploring the world around him along with Dez in an inquisitive,not caring if he got hurt, in trouble\mischief or extremely dirty as long as he had fun and learned something new about his small world. After Dez and his explorations his poor mom had piles upon piles of dirty clothes to wash at least twice a week and where bath nights changed from every two days to almost nightly. So he couldn't really get mad at Alex when he was just as bad as a child, now to convince his wife of that.
And when he was a child, he had been a child who sometimes longed for a sibling, especially when he saw the bond, love and friendship between his cousins and classmates. He knew that if he had had an older sibling, he would have been the terrorizing,mischievous and prank loving younger sibling like his son was. If he had been the older sibling, he might have been like Ava and felt like his younger sibling was always ganging up on him with pranks, bugging him like crazy at every turn and just wanting to be around him, whether it was wanted or not.
"Daddy isn't mad. I understand my little man was trying to do something to make his sister happy, even if he was also trying to drive his sister crazy. Buddy, mommy and daddy have told you many times to not go out of your way to bug your sister cause Ava doesn't mean to do or say the things that bug you. She just likes spending time with you and to be fair your sister plays your games and does your activities just as much as you are "forced" to do hers.
I know you love getting dirty but sorry bud you can't stay in dirty, muddy and stained clothes all day or people will think mom and I can't afford soap and water to clean your clothes and body, that is not a good thing for people to think. Now let's put this conversation to bed and move on with our fun filled family night, it is kids' pick." The Moon family night went off without a hitch for the rest of the night but Austin might have a talk with his wife about reading their children fairy tales since someone takes them a little too seriously ;)