Hey guys here's the next chapter. With college starting back up for me the updates may be even slower but I'll get them out when I can. This story will also be available on my DA account TRGBWriter. Also I decided to spread out the day between two chapters so if you like me doing that let me know via comments or on my DA page too. Enjoy reading guys!

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I do own Ace and her family and any other OCs you don't know


Beginning Together

Ch. 4 Weekend Downs

After the outburst of Ace Knight's kindly neighbor, Gwen Riedale, the 18 year old and her band of baby brothers spent the rest of the Friday afternoon watching Disney and Pixar movies. And also getting to play around with Slimer and boy was that green puppy happy to see his human brothers; slobbering and kissing them, jumping on Ray and knocking the two year old down in a fit of giggles too.

Peter was not up for getting slimy doggy kisses all over his face or having the dog climb over and lay on top of him, or would have had Ace not gather up the distraught eight month old and placed him in the safety of his playpen. Currently Peter observed Winston and Ray scratch and tickle Slimer's belly, Egon watching a show little Petey was too young to even know who the characters were, and Ace in the kitchen, getting dinner for everyone.

The tired teen came back with four plates balanced on her arms and a bottle of formula held snug under her chin. She carefully placed everything on the coffee table and went to pick Peter up.

"Ray, Winston it's dinner time. Let's go wash our hands." Egon said and went to pull his brothers away from their excitement of playing with their new pet. The mention of food got Ray toddling as fast as his chubby legs could take him while Winston chased after him; Egon glanced up at Peter and Ace before casually walking to the bathroom. With the older three gone Ace turned her attention to the whiny babe in her arms.

"Okay easy there wittle Petey, I know you're hungry." She chuckled and kissed his forehead, being quick about it before getting a chinful of agitated baby foot. She placed the rubber nipple in Peter's mouth and watched him guzzle the warm formula down like he hadn't eaten in two days. While her attention was more focused on Peter Ace did look up to check Slimer's whereabouts and right now saw him chomping on one of Winston's action figures under the table. She wasn't worried about him chocking on it because it was one of those super sturdy, made-for-toddler rough play-hands, so it was pretty big.

"What's for dinner sissy?!" Winston came running back from washing his hands, Ace could tell because they were wet with some suds sticking to his arm still.

"Well you have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Ray you have peanut butter and banana." Ace said just as the last two brothers came in.

"Nummy! B-B 'n 'Nannas!" Ray squeaked and dug his fingers into the cut up pieces of bread, peanut butter spread, and sliced bananas.

"Turkey and cheddar cheese on whole weat bwead for me Ace?" Egon asked while inspecting his own.

"Your usual kiddo." Ace winked and watched as Egon, Ray, and Winston ate in peace. Though judging by Ray's face he was going to need a bath and Ace was feeling the weight of the long week push down harder on her shoulders. But when Peter's tiny hand grasped her shirt and he softly 'bonked' her on the nose with his empty bottle, that weight lifted just a little bit and the teen situated her youngest brother over her shoulder to burp him. As she waited for Peter to burp Egon spoke up after swallowing a mouthful of sandwich.

"Sissy, where's your sandwich?" Ace looked up at the question.

"It's right here on-the-table…." Ace happened to be looking down as she stated this only to find her own turkey and cheddar cheese, hers on sourdough bread being the only difference.

"What the? Where…?" Ace was glancing around the table and her chair just as Peter finally burped and Winston noticed some odd crumbs on the floor.

"I tink Slimer gotted your dinner sissy." He pointed over on the other side of the room. Everyone turned to the direction he was pointing and there was Slimer; licking his chops free of crumbs. His nose had a piece of cheese on it and while he tried getting it off Ray started giggling like mad while Ace just looked mad. Quickly she set Peter next to Egon and marched over to the pup

"Bad dog Slimer! You are NOT allowed human food unless offered." Ace's stern glare actually made the hyper puppy tuck his tail under him and looked fully ashamed at what he'd done. He let out a yelp as he was hoisted into Ace's arms and taken to her room. When Ace had left all four boys watched her leave before conversing amongst themselves.

"I neber thought Ace woul' get mad at Slimer wike dat." Winston whispered.

"Her eber dat mad a'fowe?" Ray questioned in Egon's direction

"She wasn't that made you guys. But I thouwt she loved dogs." Egon was puzzled at his sister's reaction, they all were but said nothing else on the subject as Ace walked back in and collected their empty plates. Dumping them in the sink Ace came back and smiled at Ray.

"Okay Mr. Sticky, bath time for you. Egon you're in charge of getting Winston in his PJs alright?" Ace gave Egon the look that told him she was running out of energy and needed him to "save the night again". Egon nodded and helped Winston to his feet and tugged the three year old along to their room while Ace shifted Ray to her left hip and in turn cradled Peter in her right arm and made her way to the bathroom.

After Ray's quick bath, getting both him and Peter in their jammies and making sure everybody with teeth brushed them, it was story time and bedtime. Ace made sure everything was locked up and would do her unfinished chores tomorrow when she had a goodnight sleep. Little did she know that tomorrow would bring a bigger headache than an entire week of work.


The birds chirped and a cool morning breeze blew in through the open window in Ace's bedroom. The teen slowly opened her one green eye then her one blue eye and stretched everything out from her fingers to her toes as she lay in her soft, comfy bed.

'This was the best night sleep I've had in a while.' Ace thought to herself. And then it hit her; this was the best night sleep she'd had in a while ever since….

"The boys! Peter!" Ace scrambled out of bed, getting tangled and untangled in her sheets as she realized Peter hadn't cried since his last feeding, which after glancing hurriedly at her clock, was 4 fours ago. Swiftly the teen was out of her room and thudding into the nursery only when she got there it was empty. Her motherly and sisterly instincts kicked into overdrive. But before she could she could grab her bat she heard Ray's giggles coming from the kitchen and sighed in relief.

Walking down the hall and into the open area that was living room, dining room, and kitchen Ace was greeted with the welcoming sight of all four of her brothers plus her Uncle Colin and Aunt Jenny.

The 42 year old man was at the stove cooking pancakes when he noticed the final member of the house enter.

"Hey Acey how'd you sleep honey?" He asked and opened his free arm for Ace to hug him; his other was holding Winston and letting the boy watch him cook. The young woman snuggled up into the welcoming hug and sighed tiredly.

"Wish I was still asleep. When'd you guys get here?" She asked and looked at her aunt, who was currently feeding Peter his bottle so her uncle answered.

"Just half an hour ago. Your puppy's been walked, kids have been changed and dressed, and breakfast for the rest of us will be ready in a moment." Colin grinned and turned back to the griddle and flipped two flapjacks at once. Winston cheered and chanted "Again! Again" while Ace moved over to hug Ray and Egon.

"You two have good dreams last night?" Ace asked and Ray instantly babbled and mimed his dream about finding clues with his second favorite TV dog while Egon simply said yes and Ace didn't pry. Peter looked over when he saw Ace and tugged the bottle from his mouth; reaching out and whining cutely to his big sister to come give him his good morning hugs and kisses too.

Seeing that big, toothless smile on her youngest brother's face Ace padded right for him and scooped him from her aunt's arms, peppering kisses all over his face, arms, and hands and blew raspberries on his exposed belly. The kitchen was quickly filled with Peter's high pitched laughs and Slimer started barking and running all around the kitchen before sitting by Colin's side in hopes of getting one of those pancakes for himself.

Ace's Aunt Jenny smiled and held the bottle out to the teenager and she took it before sitting in the chair across from her and started feeding Peter the rest of it; watching the baby suckle the rest of the milk greedily.

"Slow down Petey, it's not going anywhere but your tummy." Ace chuckled. In a couple seconds the bottle was drained and Ace burped Peter while her uncle was plating the delicious smelling, double chocolate chip pancakes; one of the few dishes Ace could remember never refusing whenever her uncle made them.

Peter let out a huge burp for a baby his size and both Ace and her uncle broke into laughter.

"Nice one little man." Colin ruffled his nephew's hair and Peter burbled at him before being seat on Ace's knee so she could eat. Her aunt gave a strained smiled to the baby.

"Now Peter, we need to use good manners, especially at the table." Ace rolled her eyes as her aunt tried to educate Peter on table etiquette.

"Aunt Jenny, he's only eight months old. You can give him the manner's speech once he knows what a fork and spoon are." Ace leaned over and helped Ray pour syrup on his pancake while Colin cute them up for him.

Soon the kitchen was filled with clinking dishes, gulping down milk, and yummy noises. Ray was more interested in smearing the syrup and chocolate on his high chair tray and his face as she tried stuffing more than two pieces of pancake in his mouth.

"Oh Raymond, please chew first before you put any more in your mouth." Jenny sighed and gave Ace an exasperated look, one that said 'why are you raising pigs and not gentlemen?' and Ace was tired of it. She had heard enough of her aunt's preaches about good manners and how to be proper when entertaining guests, though for Ace that meant just being polite and smiling as she acted as her aunt's person waitress every time she hosted parties. It was one of the many reasons she left her Aunt and Uncle's home in the city and got a place all to herself outside the city limits.

Soon breakfast was over, much to Ace's relief, and while she helped her uncle clean the table and wash the dishes Jenny was put in charge of cleaning the boys up from breakfast before she started, once again, her 'lessons in proper table manners'.

Ace groaned into the dish towel she had in her hand and when she felt a comforting arm on her shoulder and a small hand pressed to her thigh she looked up, then down at her uncle and Egon respectively. Smiling softly she patted her uncle's hand and smoothed her fingers through Egon's hair.

"Thanks guys."

"No problem hon. Why don't you go lay down for a little bit more, you look like you're about to fall flat on your face." Her uncle joked and Ace cracked a half smile.

"I feel more like a character on The Walking Dead." She rolled her eyes but still smiled and stumbled to the couch where she slumped onto it and grappled for one of the throw pillows on it and snuggled her face into it.

She didn't realize she'd fallen asleep until she felt a consistent patting on her head and smelled a mix of baby power, lotion, and puppy breath. Cracking her eyes open she saw Slimer staring at her with those golden brown eyes, panting in her face. The patting on her head intensified and she now realized it was Ray, that boy seemed to have an affinity for drumming on anything that could make noise. Right now that was her skull.

"Wake up! Wake up! Waaaaaake uuuuppp!" Ray chanted as he made up a song to get his sister to 'wake up.' Ace smirked and started rolling over so Ray started getting squished so he squeaked but giggled. Ace wrapped an arm around him and lifted him out of the space between her and the couch and sat him on her stomach.

"Okay, okay I'm waked up. What'cha gonna do now?" She smirked playfully and Ray responded by giving her a big, wet toddler kiss on her nose.

"Wove you Acey." He grinned widely.

"Awww thank you Ray-Ray. I love you too." Ace replied and kissed Ray on his nose. The tot flung his arms around his big sister's neck and hugged her with all his strength. Ace pretended to gasp and choke.

"So. Strong. Can't. Breath." She sucked in a noisy breath and quickly Ray let her go except that was a mistake as he was now wide open for Ace to spring on him.

"Here comes the tickle monster!" She crowed and ran her fingers up and down Ray's sides making him giggle and flail about.

"No! No sissy! Stop tickle mon'ter!" Ray was laughing so loud he drew the attention of the rest of the family. Peter was noming on rubber keys as he watched Ace and Ray playing. He wanted to play so he whined against the toy and wiggled in Colin's arms. Ace noticed him and sat up slightly.

"Come on Petey. I'm sure the tickle monster has some tickles for you too!" Ace laughed and started tickling the baby once he was in her arms. Peter squealed and kicked his legs in glee. Colin was smiling too and wrapped Winston and Egon in a tickle monster hug too. Ray was tickling Peter too while Jenny just stood off to the side and observed her family's fun. Once they stopped everyone was panting and giggling slightly Jenny finally spoke up.

"Well now that we've gotten that all out of our systems I think I know a certain teenager who needs to have her weekday frowns turn upside down. What does everyone say to a trip to the mall? Nothing makes a weekend better than a full on shopping spree?" Jenny chirruped. Ace groaned as she was reminded of her stressful weekend and grabbed the pillow from behind her head and smashed it over her face.