So if you're here, but don't know whats going on, read chapter 1. It's there for a reason, isn't it? If you read chapter 1, then read on. We're focusing on Catria here.
Catria lay on the floor as the baby crawled around the living room. Like a cat, but more clumsily. The baby's eyes were red and she was female as evidence when Palla changed her diaper. Or at least attempted to. Luckily, Est pulled up a Youtube video and Palla succeeded. Eventually.
Speaking of those two, Palla was visiting Princess Minerva. 'More like Prince Michalis,' Catria thought with a sly smile. She and Est knew that the prince loved their sister, and vice versa. Est was in Art class and wouldn't return for likely the next hour. That left her and... 'Little Est?' Catria thought, trying to think of a good name. Other than the eyes, the baby looked just like the baby pictures of Est. "Ow!" she yelled as she returned to reality. She looked up, seeing the baby had smacked her on the forehead. Catria saw her large toothless grin and lightly smacked her back. The two exchanged playful blow for a few minutes until the baby yawned. "Nap time," Catria whispered as she scooped up the baby and placed her on the couch. The pillows on the couch were tilted up by spare pillows Est found. This way the baby wouldn't just roll off.
As the baby slept, Catria flipped on the TV. She feigned intrest as the reporters noted that fossils of pegasi had been fond only a few miles from Macedon. Catria hated these. Not because they were false, but because she always felt empty inside when she saw the fossils. Almost like it was a missing part of her. Est always got really depressed when she saw these. A knock on the door brought Catria to her senses. The baby squirmed a bit, but remained asleep. She walked over and opened the door. Her eyes widened as she saw a red haired woman around Palla's age before her.
"Princessa Minerva?!" she exclaimed. Minerva gave her a curt nod with a small smile. "My brother and Palla were speaking of a baby here." Catria moved aside to let Minerva in as the baby slept on. "She's quite adorable." Minerva remarked. "She reminds me of Est when she was a baby." Catria responded. "The similarities are there," Minerva faced Catria as she asked "Do you think this could be Est's baby?" "No," Catria answered. "Est has had a ton of crushes, but she's never...uhh... how should I say this... mated with a man." Minerva smirked as Catria's cheeks flushed red. The topic of sexual interaction always made her uncomfortable. "That's enough," Minerva finalized having embarrassed her friend enough.
The baby squirmed again as the women sat down. "Where IS Est?" Minerva asked. "Art," Catria answered. "She'll be back soon. How's the family?" "Michalis is still broody at times, but ever since he began dating Palla, he's been a lot more... bearable, for lack of better term." Catria nodded as the door opened again, revealing Est walking in briskly. She smiled at the two before running to her room. "I assume I've overstayed my welcome?" Minerva asked. "I don't know," Catria admitted. "Well, I best be off. Whose know what Michalis and Palla will do if I'm not there to keep an eye on them!" She chuckled as Catria flushed red again. "My brother is more mature than that!" She sang as she left. Catria walked to Est's room, not expecting what she saw. Est face was buried in her pillow, muffled cries come from her.
Catria slowly walked over and sat on the bed running a hand through Est's hair. "Who did this to you?" she asked. Est's answer was muffled, but you could clearly tell she said "Marth." Catria sighed, realization dawning on her. "He rejected you, didn't he?" Est nodded her head without removing it from the pillow. "Was he rude about it?" Est shook her head this time. "You loved him since seventh grade, if I remember correctly." Another nod. Catria sighed again, reminded of a similar situation she had back in 12th grade with their friend Alm. She also remember what Palla said to her. "It's not over," she reassured. Est moved a bit. "There'll be others. Sure you got your heart broken once. And knowing you, it'll likely be broken again." Est mumbled "Hmph" at this. "But someday," Catria continued. "You'll find someone who'll make all these heartbreaks worth it."
Est looked up with tear-stained eyes before asking "Y-you really th-think so?" "I know so," Catria responded as Est tackled her in a tight huge. The sisters sat there for a moment before a small whine was heard from the living room. "Little Est is awake," Catria mumbled. "You can come up with a better name than that!" Est exclaimed with the usual fire in her eyes. Catria smiled saying "I'll give you a week to pick a better name." With that, she went to tend to the child.