This dolls might seem a little too real and life-like but hey in my story they are really advanced so don't freak out. I don't own anybody but the characters I make up and also the plot. So don't sue.

"Ok ladies and gentlemen, here is your next assignment: many people have said that being a parent is one of the hardest jobs ever; a 24\7 job that you don't get any money for or really any recognition most days but it is one of the most important jobs ever. Society couldn't exist without parents, thank goodness. So here's what we are going do: each person is going to get a realistic, and I mean crying, pooping, feeding and sleeping, baby doll to take care of for the March Break.

This will be an exercise to teach patience, responsibility and how to care for a helpless, depends on you for everything little darling babies who loves you unconditionally. Ok so line up and you'll get your babies. And before you ask if you really want to be a two parent family, I will accept it but not everyone can be partnered up so don't ask me if you just want an easy mark cause it won't work." Mrs Lamb said from the front of the room where there were rows upon rows of baby carriers with baby dolls in them, all ready to be given to their new "parents"

"So "Mrs Moon", ohh I like the way that sounds, do you want to take the next step in our relationship and be the mommy to our "babies"? Please say yes or I will be forced to break out the never fails puppy dog eyes and pout. My mom says they are lethal so be prepared though to be honest your big brown eyes and full-kissable-yummy tasting lips would make any grown man melt.

No scratch that, your dad and I are the only guys you are allowed to use your puppy dog eyes and pout on and no teaching it to our "daughter" or I won't be able to say "no" to her. And what kind of daddy would I be if "no" wasn't part of my parenting? A bad one. I want to be a good dad. Come on Ally, let's go get our kids."

Austin sauntered over to Ally's desk, took the chair in front of it, scooted it closer to her desk, took her hands and with some teasing but mostly love and truth shining through his eyes he spoke. He liked the idea of being "parents" with Ally, it would be a glimpse into their future plus he wanted the chance to prove he would be a wonderful dad.

Night #1

"Aww baby girl. Daddy doesn't know what else he can do for you. You have a clean diaper, you have a full tummy and you can't get any cooler unless you sleep in just your diaper. Sweetie, you need your beauty rest and daddy will be a grumpy pants if he doesn't get any sleep. So pretty please stop crying, ok you want daddy to sing to you? Okie dokie" (rocks baby Laura gently while walking around his room softly singing "Stuck on You" ," Timeless" and the slower version of "Without You") Within a few minutes Laura was all snuggled in her blankets with coos and happy sighs as she fell back asleep, all she wanted was some cuddles, and kisses from Austin.

Across town, Ally was having a similar problem with baby Ross who didn't show any sign of being sleepy. Not with his giggles, cooing, babbling and the kicking and waving of his little arms and feet all while sucking on his fingers and smiling cheekily when Ally even mentioned that they both needed to go "sleepy bye" so close his hazel eyes and go "night night." So Ally sat up in bed with Ross resting on her raised legs singing silly little songs like "Round Round the Garden", "Patty Cake" and of course "The Butterfly Song" while playing with his little hands and feet.

When that didn't work, it was time for reading from Ally's big book of fairy tales, given to her by her parents when she was born and was her bedtime story for many years. Mr Dawson found them all cuddled up; Ross fast asleep on Ally's tummy with her arms wrapped lightly around his little body, both expressions serene and peaceful in sleep. After taking pictures, both mentally and with a camera, he gently tucked the blanket around them and left them to sleep.

Day #2

Ally sneaked upstairs after changing Ross's diaper and ducking in order not to be peed on again, the only sounds she could hear was a piano being played and Austin singing "Timeless" softly. When she peeked into the room, her heart melted at the image of Austin with baby Laura in his lap, guiding her little plastic fingers to the right notes as he sang softly in her ears with her coos, babbles and sighs as his back-up singer.

Aww what a sweet "daddy-daughter" moment, I wonder if when Austin and I do have kids if they will inherit our musical ability. When we do, I will be able to see these type of sweet moments more often and it won't be pretend. Can't wait for it. Austin is so good with little Laura and Ross, it is like they really our kids who have been entrusted to us to love and take care of . Then again I am in love with a kid at heart, my kid at heart, so being all sweet and fun loving is natural.

As she heads out for a lunch break with her " son" she overhears: "Good job princess. Daddy thinks that his little angel will grow up and become a triple threat like mommy. A young lady who can not only sing like an angel but also writes songs that pulls at people's heartstrings, make them believe nothing is impossible with luck, hard work, talent, believing in yourself and loving what you do. Lastly plays the piano like the instrument is a part of her soul or body and makes beautiful sounding music with one touch. Beauty and immense talent, oh yeah you are definitely like your mommy."

"Daddy, Uncle Dez and Auntie Trish might laugh at me and say it is too early for a baby to learn anything but mommy doesn't mind. I know that you are a smarty pants, yes you are, you're my little smarty pants. So we are going to play a little video game, which your daddy and Uncle Dez love to play so that part should make them happy, and we'll see what happens. You are never too young to learn the alphabet."

Ally had Ross on her lap, using his little thumbs and hers to play the "ABC" game with the Mystery Inc gang on the Leap Pad, talking out each step and lesson into his little ear as they played when Larry, a guy from her school, sat down at the table and began leisurely eating her fries. "What's a cutie like you doing in public playing with your dolly? Aww didn't the little girl's daddy ever teach her how to be a big girl, a grown up who doesn't play with dollies unless she wants to be a spinster with 5 cats? Well I am here to teach you those big girl lessons so give me the dolly."

Ross made it very difficult for Larry to take him from his "mom". He fussed, whined, batted Larry's hand away, gave Larry "I don't like you" and "Don't mess with me" looks and finally gave Larry a "shower" of raspberries which caused Larry to shriek like a girl, shove the baby back to Ally and then use a load of napkins to wipe down his face and shirt. Ally had to stifle her laughter. like father like son; both don't like it when the girl they love gets attention from other guys and aren't afraid to show their feelings. Gee I wish I had the courage to tell this jerk what I think of his "big girl lessons" but now I don't have to cause my little man did it for me.

Ally had to strife a giggle, she couldn't very well laugh as she was singing or her fans would think she was losing her mind or wasn't giving the concert her all which would never ever happen; music was her life. But who wouldn't smile at the sight of Ross and Laura, being bounced in Austin and Dez's arms, wearing "Go Mommy Go!" and "We Love Mommy!" t-shirts. Though the posters being held behind their little heads saying the same thing in bigger letters helped to help seal the sweetness and support she was feeling.

Day #4

On a beautifully hot and sunny day a "family" trip to the beach was organized. Even though many people stared openly at them Austin and Ally paid no attention to the gawkers, people will stare no matter what you do. Their entire attention was on each other and their "babies" as they frolicked in the ocean and on the beach making sandcastles, chasing the seagulls and walking down the beach, each parent holding a child while the other hand was intertwined in the other's hand.

They were sitting down for a lunch of cold meat subs, chocolate milk, homemade cookies and fresh fruit salads when they overheard someone commenting: "What on earth are those teachers teaching in our schools these days? I mean actually encouraging teenagers to pretend that dolls are babies?. Like anyone could ever truly know how stressful and hard work it is to take care of kids unless they have kids. Plus like we need anymore kids having kids in this day and age, it is becoming a natural occurance in society and now the schools are encouraging kids to practice having kids. That is one of the nuttiest ideas ever"

Austin and Ally just laughed quietly to themselves and went on with their fun day in the sun with their pretend family. It didn't matter what others thought of them or how they were treating their own school assignment. They knew that this was one of the best assignments any teacher could ever have given them; Austin and Ally had the chance to not only pretend to get "married" but now got a glimpse into what having their own little family would be like and what kind of parents they would be. No one could sour this once in a lifetime experience, too bad it was only for a week.

Day #7

At Sonic Boom, Austin and Ally were comforting each other after having to bring back their little sweeties. They even made sure that they were the first ones to get to Life Skills class so that no one would see them tear up, clutch the babies to them while swaying from side to side and raining kisses on their checks and head. Since there wasn't scheduled song writing and the store wasn't busy, the topic of the future came up.

"Austin, honey I know you are sad about having to give back Ross and Laura. I miss the little darlings already too but hey at least we got the best mark out of the class which just proves that we will be amazing parents. You know when we are older, married and are 100% ready to be parents. That is something to be proud of, you were so sweet and adorable with our babies, Laura was a total daddy's girl and Ross was a daddy's little buddy. You are going to be a wonderful daddy someday."

"And you are going to be an amazing mommy; a sweet, sensitive, caring and loving mother that any child would be honoured to have especially our little Ross and Laura. I can visualize them in my head; our daughter will be so gosh darn beautiful, I mean come on all you have to do is look at you to see that she will be gorgeous. I also know that I will have to beat the boys off with a stick cause most of them will not have pure intentions towards our little girl so Ross and I will have to protect her until she finds her own true love.

She will have your silky, playable chocolate brown hair, big beautiful brown eyes that with one puppy pout or look she will have me wrapped around her finger. She will be our little bookworm, shy, sensitive songwriter to be and be loved by anyone who meets her cause she will be that one of a kind. Ok since she will a mini you, she will be two of a kind."

"And hopefully our son will be as big of a sweetheart as his daddy. A mischievous, sweet, sensitive, fun loving, easy going goofball that makes people want to be around him. He will definitely keep us, or should I say me on my toes, with his mischief, antics and love of adventure. But one flash of those hazel eyes in that little baby face and it will be hard to punish him. He will be our little rock star, our little triple threat with his ability to play any instrument and dance like no one is watching. He will be our little man."

"Both kids will be the light of our lives as well as each other. We will still have a successful uprising music career but we will raise our kids to be honest, modest, easy going, loves life's simplest treasures down to earth children. Our kids will know we will drop anything and everything to be there for them, for those parent to child conversations\advice sessions and for every dance recital-baseball games-school plays.

Just as importantly, our marriage will be one of the strongest, longest and loving ones ever; we will be the couple that will keep to our vows especially the "till death to we part" and "for better to worse" and will be the ones others look to for inspiration when it comes to their own relationships. Is it weird that I am thinking of our future when we are still in high school and are so not ready for anything like marriage and babies?" If so I will keep my future daydreams to myself."

"That is ok, I am just happy that I am not the only one who daydreams, day and night, about you and me spending our lives together, living and sharing our dreams hand in hand on the journey of life. The fact that you have the same thoughts as me and our future is really sweet, romantic and well welcomed. Oh look at us, discussing our future together, I guess that is just proof of us having a future together, so I will keep on dreaming as long as you never stop deal?"