Okay, I'm doing better on updates this time! This one's not that exciting, but it's cute and it's there.

Astute samuraistar readers will recognize some Teen Titans OC's mentioned in here, too! Watch carefully! (By the way, I don't own any of these real-people singers) I do own the band Spellrose, however; so NO COPY CATTING OR ELSE!

"And if we look in our hearts, would we not find the heart of a salmon?"- Johnny Bravo

Chapter 3: Book the Band

Later that day, Cindy and Libby were at the park with Coraham (now unofficially called "Cori") and Leriah; while the two young adults watched the girls run about and chase butterflies and birds and squirrels, they discussed picking a band for the wedding.

"What about Switchfoot?" suggested Libby.

"Too rocky," Cindy said.

"Okay," Libby scratched her list, "How about Enya?"

"Too mythical," she replied, "Everybody will fall asleep."

"True," nodded Libby, "What about Phil Collins?"

"Too 80s."

"Whitney Houston."

"Too loud."

"Celine Dion?"

"Too French."

"Right–sorry," said Libby, "Well, let me think here..."

"Mommy! Mommy!" chirped Coraham as she scampered to Cindy, "Look at what I found!" Cindy looked: A beautiful monarch butterfly was poised on the child's tiny finger.

"Wow," Cindy said, "What a beautiful butterfly, Cori!" Cori beamed and asked, "What kind is it, Mommy?"

"It's a Monarch," she answered, pointing to its wings, "See how big its wings are, and the pretty markings? That's how you know the kind of butterfly it is." Cori's eyes widened in surprise.

"You mean there are different butterflies also?" she asked in fascination, "All kinds?" Cindy couldn't help but grin. She nodded, "All kinds."

"Oh, wow!" Cori exclaimed, setting the butterfly to flight, "Come on, Leriah!" And they ran off to find more bugs. Smiling, Cindy turned back to Libby, who had a strange look of realization on her face.

"What?" Cindy enquired.

"I've got it," she answered, "Spellrose." (I made them up; MINE!)

"Who?"

"They're a family band," Libby explained excitedly, "A guy, his sons, and his daughter all play and sing. The dad's name is Fort Rose, short for Fortinbras. He's 50, but you can't tell. He switches between lead and bass with his youngest song, 18-year-old Daniel, and his daughter, 17-year-old Merlina, or just Lina for short. She also plays keyboard. His oldest son Jonathan, a gorgeous 25-year-old, is their drummer. They play it all, especially love songs. You just give 'em a list and/or requests! It's like magic! Actually," she lowered her voice, "They seriously are magic; they're a...what do you call it...a wizarding family."

"Wizarding?" Cindy shot a quizzical look at her friend.

"Yeah," Libby nodded, "That's why they're called 'Spellrose.' Spell for their magic and Rose for their last name." Cindy thought for a minute and looked at Libby, saying, "Spellrose, huh?" Libby grinned and nodded hopefully. Her blonde friend smiled and nodded her consent by saying, "All right; Spellrose it is."

"Yes!" Libby jerked her elbow backward, "You are gonna love this, Cindy! They wear these baggy samurai clothes..."

As Libby rattled on, Cindy turned her gaze toward little Cori; she was a good distance away, peering into a bush. Suddenly, she stagged backward in alarm with a high-pitched scream and fell over.

"Cori!" Cindy and Libby sprang from their bench just as Leriah dove into the offending foliage.

"Leriah, get out of there!" cried Libby out of pure fright. Cindy picked Cori up as another silver robot cat pelted out of the bush and into open daylight. With a vicious snarl, Libby's future child tore out as well and landed in a cat-like crouch with her eyes glowing a faint icy blue. The robot cat was outlined in thin blue; it was still running, but not going anywhere. Leriah mentally dragged it back toward her, slowly at first, but then slammed it against a tree. When it fell, she dragged it back out of the bushes with her powers so that it was in plain sight of the current party. Leriah stood up, her eyes still glowing, while Libby looked wide-eyed at her.

"Good job, honey," she said, "Cori, you all right, baby?" She nodded.

"I heard something in the leaves, so I went to see what it was," the girl explained, "Then I saw its creepy eyes, and it hissed at me...It looks like the same thing Dr. Alex's cat found this morning," she added thoughtfully. The two young women exchanged a shocked glance.

"Jimmy should know about this," commented Cindy.

"I agree," nodded Libby, "Leriah, can you destroy this thing?"

"I can," was the reply.

"Do it, please," Libby asked.

"Yes, Mommy," the child nodded and made the whole cat glow before it exploded. The remnants, still glowing, soon disappeared; if there's one thing you can say about space elves, it's that they never leave a mess. Leriah then blinked, returning her eyes to jungle green.

"Come on, honey." Libby took her hand and they left the park with Cindy and Cori.

Author's Review

So sorry about the delay, readers! I hope you liked this one, too! And I'll get better, I promise!

I have a request to make: Along with this story, I'm also working on a Kingdom Hearts story called "Riku's Rain." It's really good, I think, but I've only gotten two reviews for four chapters and I'm like "what's the deal here?"

If anyone of you who read this story is a Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2 fan, could you maybe take a look at it and read and review it, please? I would be SO grateful to y'all! (Especially you, Genius Flyboy; you have no idea how valuable your opinion is to me.) Please read my KH2 fic and please review this story, too! Love y'all!