Honey-(humming while decorating a chocolate cake)

Splendont-(peeks into the kitchen and sees her, just her head though) There she is, Splendont, now all you have to do is make yourself presentable and talk to her. Convince her to come home. (starts to groom fur like a normal squirrel.)

Honey, can you come here please?

Honey-Hai, nan desu ka? (runs out of the room while cake is on the counter).

Splendont-(looks back in) Wasn't she just there?

Shanni's party

"Mew-honto! Honto!" Shanni cooed, making funny faces at Maximum. He just sat there, staring at her for a second before breaking into a fit of giggles. "Kawaii! My little nephew is so cute!" Honey and Vivi watched from across the table as Honey served Vivi some Omurice (mmmm…its Japanese cooked rice that's got an omelet set on top…I hate typing this story on an empty stomach!)

"Shanni-chan will make an excellent aunt; she's obviously planning on spoiling him." Honey said, pouring Vivi some tea.

"Well, Splendid won't allow that. He has declared that his son will be a Good Samaritan. I heartily agree."

"Choto, choto, Honey-san! I heard your sales are up this week. Do you mind doing me a favor?" Shanni asked, looking up from Maximum…or trying to, as he was holding onto her hair with a vengeance.

"Sure, what do you need?"

"Will you cater for my party?"

"Eh?" Honey asked, shocked. "I don't cater, Shanni-chan."

"Well, think about it. Everyone holds parties around here, so if you open up to catering, your finances will double and this place already has a good reputation for nice service and excellent cooking, so you'll be hired in no time."

"But~"

"And it's a big event! I've been chosen to host a charity dinner for my school to raise up money. A lot of celebrities and such will be there and that will increase your shop's popularity by even more."

"Eto~"

"And I'll pay you~" Then Shanni whispered the amount in Honey's ear and her eyes widened. That's a lot of money. She could spruce up her shop, get better baby supplies…in fact, she could even put whatever she had left after that to her retirement fund. Honey was silent for awhile. Maybe catering wouldn't be bad.

"Where will I get all the extra help?" Shanni squealed and hugged her.

"Arrigoto, Honey-sama! I'll have all 115 of my personal chefs help you! It's gonna be awesome! Okay, come this Saturday to the Happy Tree Ball room and I'll get you started! Oh, happy day, happy day!" They heard something beep and Shanni looked at her watch. "NYA! I'M LATE FOR MY PRACTICE! I'll see you three later!" Shanni quickly scurried out the door, nearly missing Disco Bear's car. "Choto, Disco Bear!"

"Sorry, Shanni, you ran so fast out, I didn't see you comin'!" Disco Bear apologized, parking. He was driving a red convertible. He clicked on the alarm and went inside the shop.

"Oh, Disco Bear-san, Ichigo-sakuranbo kyandi irasshai. Can I get you anything?"

"Actually, I was wondering…if you have time later…maybe I could take you to lunch." Vivi watched Maximum try to grab onto Disco Bear's keys, while he was struggling to keep it away. "Cute kid, Vivi."

"Well, your keys are shiny, Disco. Deal with it."

"Actually, Disco Bear-san, I have a lot of work to do now. I have to plan dishes for Shanni's dinner party."

"You're catering? But you said…"

"Well...she made her an offer she…can't refuse." Vivi said, doing a perfect imitation of the Godfather. Disco Bear and Honey laughed.

"So, I'm going to be busy until after then…but maybe we could…ummm…hang up later?" Vivi chuckled.

"Hang out?"

"Ah, is that it?" Disco Bear sighed. Well, she did have a lot of work, being self employed.

"Alright, I guess I'll see you then, huh?"

"You're going?"

"Everyone is going, we all support the school…and most of you want to make it big with the celebrities this year." Vivi said, eying Disco Bear. She remembered how Mariah Canary (Me and my stupid puns) slapped him across the face for trying to pick her up. If Bonni hadn't apologized and told her that the guards would keep Disco Bear away, she wouldn't have performed.

"Hey, you guys made me sign a waver never to do that again unless a person flirts with me first! We're okay…" Disco snapped back. Honey shook her head. Vivi put down money on the table and got up. She had successfully dropped at least twenty pounds since giving birth to Maximum and was, once again, her petite slim self.

"That is NOT fair, Vivi! I had to go through diet after diet before I dropped even five pounds!" Giggles whined when she saw her.

"How do you do it?" Flaky asked, staring in amazement.

"No fair, the world chooses you as its favorite!" All the women complained.

"Sorry, high metabolism!"

Honey looked at Vivi. She was back to her original figure, from what Honey saw in older pictures. I hope I lose weight as fast as that. Vivi smiled at her.

"I'll be seeing you; I have to go to Maxi's check up. They want to be completely sure that he's got no illnesses and such. We outta make a play date when yours comes, huh?"

"We should." Honey said, nodding. She waved the two goodbyes while they bickered about the party.

Splendont sat, bored while staring at the television in front of him. Tammy was laughing while talking on the phone. At least with Honey, she liked to do stuff with him and not act like some ditz with a credit card. "So, you going to that charity party next Friday? I hear there's gonna be celebrities and Bonni is auctioning off some of her older clothes. What, those clothes are worth millions of dollars. And supposedly, Vivi pulled strings and now this town is displaying some diamond, I wanna see it!" Splendont decided to listen in on it. "Yeah, my new boyfriend and I are so gonna go. We're gonna be the hottest couple there, that Honey skank is gonna be so shocked, she'll go into labor right then and there."

Labor! Did some other guy get to Honey? Was it his? Splendont's head filled with questions. He planned on ditching to look for Honey, but now he was certain that this girl would help him find her.

"So, Sweetie, wanna go shop for a tux? It's dress up." Splendont smirked and kissed her cheek.

"Why don't you find it for me, since you're so brilliant?" Tammy giggled and agreed. Splendont sat back down when she left. He turned the television up.

"Shanni-chan…" Honey said with her eyes wide. Her pulse sped up, her hands shook. She felt a warm feeling in her chest. She was so in love.

"Yes?"

"It's beautiful!" Honey stared at the huge kitchen in front of her. The kitchen in front of her was huge. It had silver ovens and stoves, beige ceramic counter tops, an island with pots, pans, metal spoons, and knives hanging from the hangers. It had a huge walk-in freezer and a humongous oven baker. It had white tiles and racks and sinks and storage…so much storage… (Authoress is getting excited :D). "I'm…home!" Honey hugged the fridge.

"…I'm glad your happy…d-did you choose the menu for the party?" Honey nodded and reached into her purse and pulled out a few menu sheets the length of a school desk planner.

"Okay, I was thinking that for the appetizers, I would do asparagus and bacon wraps, some Gyoza dumplings, friend wonton, and crispy tempura. I have many others too."

"I trust whatever you make." Shanni said. "Now about drinks, I was wondering if you could do that. Like tea, punch…"

"Consider it done." Honey pulled up a drink menu.

"Salads for the vegetarians?"

"Light, crisp, and crunchy!"

"How about those who are vegan?"

"I love working with persimmons and such." She said, pulling up another menu.

"Desserts."

"My specialty." Honey said, holding a dessert menu. "Did you get the chefs?"

"Yup! They've all agreed. Now, remember, most of your paycheck is coming out of these dishes, everyone pays for the food when they buy the ticket. So, we want it to be marvelous. I have no doubt you'll make it that way." Honey nodded, smiling. For the next few weeks, Shanni was popping into the kitchen while Honey worked the staff into a routine. One chef was about to pour in some flour when Honey stopped her and examined the measuring cup.

"You've got it overflowed by 3 grains…" She pinched it, hardly taking any and flicked it away. "Perfect, now put it in." Honey said. Everyone was preparing for the big charity dinner. Some people wondered if Shanni was smart hiring Honey. She was nine months due. Handy took care of the decorations with Toothy and Lumpy. Honey usually served them lunch. She made them yakibuta ramen with pork meat.

"Thanks, Honey, this looks delicious." Handy said when he saw it.

"You always make the best soup, I can't wait to taste it at the charity dinner." Toothy smiled at her while she giggled.

"Honey is in the soup! Don't worry, Honey, I'll get you out!" Lumpy declared, making a mess while he looked for Honey in his soup.

"Eto…Lumpy-san, I'm right here." He didn't listen to her.

"No use reasoning with him."

Honey-(doing aerobics for pregnant women now) Meh, this was more fun when Vivi-chan was doing it too...(whines while doing it)

Now, stretch far on out...let all that tension go...watch it, watch it! (afraid she might pop)

Splendont-Okay, I found her. (looks in the aerobics room, but only sees my back towards him.) Now all I have to do is talk her into coming home.

Shifty-Hey, Honey! Honey, where are you? I need to ask you somethin'!

Honey-Coming! (leaves quickly when he walks in the other way)

Splendont-What? Where did she go?

You just can't win, huh?