It was morning and the young dragon, Bubbles is already awake and ready to start the day. He has gone outside to see what he could bring to his parents and little sister for breakfast. After a while not to long he found food, enough fish for the entire family. After preparing the meal he went towards his parents part of the cave, "Mom, Dad, Food's ready-" Bubbles stopped to notice his parents, High Five and Echo were talking. "Oh, I'm sorry."
"Oh that's okay, son. You didn't interrupt anything important." High Five smiled. Echo stared at him with a straight face but Bubbles knew she was angry, he knows his mother well, and he could tell that his father lied by the face his mother did.
"Oh well I just wanted to say that breakfast is served." Bubbles said with a low voice hoping he wouldn't get in trouble.
"Okay thanks, Honey. Me and your father will be their in a minute-"
"Alright breakfast! I was beginning to get hungry!" High Five interrupted his wife. He headed out and went to eat his food. Bubbles looked back at his mother, seeing her disappointed. She got up and headed out too.
"Mom? Is everything alright?"
"Yes, everything's okay" Echo lied. Bubbles stared at her walking out still confused why is his parents arguing about. He didn't like to know right now, he just wanted to go eat with his parents. Once everyone was at the eating place, Bubbles noticed Echo was the only one who didn't enjoy their time together. Bubbles was going to ask the same thing again to his mother, but wasn't able to, as Echo has already began to speak. "Well thank you for the food, Bubbles. It was nice of you." She got up and headed outside, "Well I got to go, I have to meet someone." Echo left the cave walking towards the direction where she is going to be meeting with.
"Is something wrong, Dad?" Bubbles turned to High Five. He looked up at his son.
"No, nothing at all. Why you ask?"
"Mom seems very upset and I don't like it"
"Well your mom could overreact at times so don't you worry, everything is alright." Bubbles still looked unsure, but decided to leave it at that.
After they all finished eating, Bubbles went outside and sat on a log. He sat there for a while, when he was visited by a friend, Tye-Dye, son of Pop Fizz and Splat. "Hey Bubbles! Why are you sitting here by yourself?"
"Well I just sit here and just ponder about what's going on." Bubbles looked down at the ground to hide his face, not wanting him to know what's going on. Tye-Dye looked at him for a while then smiled.
"You have a sister right?"
"Y-yeah?"
"How's it feel like?"
"Well that usually depends on what relationship you have with her, like if you hate, dislike, or like her ... why do you ask?" Bubbles looked up at him noticing his wide, happy smile.
"I thought you never asked!" He began to jump and sat next to him, "I'm getting a little sister!" Bubbles widen his eyes.
"Wow! That's great," he said, "I glad for you." Tye-Dye looked at him.
"Are you okay? You seem very upset."
"What do you mean? I'm fine."
"It doesn't seem like it, you look like you've seen something horrible and not even good news seem to cheer you up. What's wrong?" Bubbles took a minute and looked down.
"Something's wrong with my mom and both my parents are lying to me that everything's okay."
"Oh, I'm sorry, if you need time alone, I could leave."
"You don't have to."
"I'll just go, I think you need to think by yourself. Bye" Bubbles sat there quiet and responded back with a farewell.
That night Bubbles went off to see his parents, while he was near he hears them talking, not so well sounding, he slowed down, stopping to hear them. Bubbles disliked eavesdropping, but this sounded important to hear.
"I just don't think the kids will be okay with it," Echo said to High Five. "I mean I don't want them all hurt by our decision and yet not asking them if it's okay." Echo looked down not liking what the outcome could be.
"It will be alright Echo, I'm pretty sure they'll understand."
"I doubt it," she raised her head, "I know them, Bubbles will be hurt the most and Lillian is too young to know this, she's 7 for Kaos' sake!"
"I know, I know! Lillian won't fully understand this, but she'll have to face it someday."
"Face it?! She can't deal with this not now, it'll take her a very long time! Years possibly!"
Bubbles had enough of hearing their conversation, he quietly scurried to his room and curled himself up. Crying himself to sleep, for he finally knows what's wrong.
