"Twins? TWINS? Sparcticus, I don't think my hips are even wide enough to handle that!" Sahari said, running her fingers through her messy brown hair. She was breathing heavily, almost hyperventilating as she walked down the street as quickly as she could. Sparcticus struggled to keep up with her, but he managed to extend his arm out onto her shoulder and turn her around.

"Sahari, calm down," He said, "I am just as shocked as you are."

"Yeah, but your not the one who is going to be giving birth to Ellephanillas!" Sahari practically screamed. Sparcticus looked a bit taken back.

"Excuse me?"

"Sparty, have you SEEN how big you are? These kids are going to be, like, 20 pounds!"

"Sahari," Sparcticus started, getting down on his knees so his eyes could meet hers, "Look, don't worry too much. You're a strong woman; you can handle anything. They probably won't be THAT big, but you will be fine."

"... Promise?" Sahari said, looking right at him. Sparcticus's blue eyes seemed to glitter a bit, and he nodded.

"Of course. Now come on; it might be best if you got home and got some rest,"


Sahari let out a shaky breath. She kicked up more sand with every step as she walked across her garden. She reached up to scratch behind the ear of one of the Camellos as she continued to her little house. She could feel herself getting a little warm under her mask from the sun. No wonder Sparcticus couldn't walk her all the way home; that man would have a stroke in seconds!

But as much as I don't want to admit it, Sparcticus may be right about getting some rest, she thought as her hand grasped the doorknob, ... Man, these kids must be affecting me more then I think-

"SURPRISE!" A ton of voice suddenly shouted as Sahari flipped the lights. The desert girl shrieked, grabbing a candle stick from the small table beside the door, and she chucked it as hard as she could- hitting Maddie right in her eye.

"OW! SON OF A BITCH!" The builder girl shrieked, grabbing the side of her forehead, "What the HELL was that FOR?" Sahari blinked, taking in the scene in front of her.

Her small house had been cleaned thoroughly, more so then usual. Her furniture was cleared, as if to make space in the middle. A small table had been placed out, covered with presents both big and small.

"What is going on here?" Sahari asked. All her friends were there- Leafos, Maxime, Seiko, Maddie and Gretchen. They all looked at each other.

"It's your baby/bridal shower," Gretchen answered. Maddie was glaring, covering her right eye where her mask had slightly cracked.

"Yeah, no need to freak out or anything," she said harshly. Sahari turned a bit red under her mask.

"My baby/bridal shower? Gosh, why didn't anyone say so?" Sahari said happily before frowning, "Wait, don't you have baby showers, like, the month before the baby is due?"

"We tried to tell Princess here that, but she wouldn't listen to us," Maddie said, pointing at Leafos. Leafos made a face.

"Well, she and Sparcticus are going to have a busy couple of months, planning the wedding and everything-"

"*cough* And you want to be the maid of honor really bad*cough*!" Seiko pretended to cough on the side. Leafos gave the gardener a playful shove.

"Oh be quiet, Baby Screamer!" Seiko gave her a nasty glare, but said nothing in return. Maxime shook her head, picking up one of the presents on the table.

"Months early or not, we aren't going to fight during Sahari's Baby/Bridal shower," Maxime said, holding the present out to her friend, "Here Sahari. I think this one is from Gretchen..."


"Alright, wood?" Sparcticus called out, holding a clipboard in his hands. Bart nodded, patting the large pile of wood sitting beside him.

"Check!"

"Tools?"

"Check!" Dustin called out, waving a hammer in the air in the most unsafe way possible.

"Okay... Other stuff we might possibly need?"

"... Check... I guess..." Patch said, scratching the side of his head. Sparcticus nodded in approval, tossing the clipboard aside.

"Hey, this is a cool place you picked to build the house!" Dustin exclaimed, turning to look at the land. Sparcticus smiled.

"Thank you Dustin. It wasn't easy to find I'll tell you that..." Sparcticus said as he exhaled. He wasn't lying either. He wanted to pick a location that wasn't too far from the village, and had the best of both worlds- the desert and the arctic. It didn't seem possible, but he had managed to find a place where the Desert and the Piñarctic had met, and he set his heart on building the perfect house for his future wife and kids.

"Hey guys watch this," Dustin said as he began to hop back and forth between the sand and the snow, "You're hot and you're cold, you're yes then you're no~"

"Sparcticus, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but why did you ask Dustin to come and help?" Bart asked in a whispered voice as the boy continued to sing.

"Y-Yeah, it doesn't seem like the b-best idea," Patch whispered as well. Sparcticus sighed.

"Well, he was just one that was willing to do it," he said, "Eddie had to baby-sit his little brother again, and Arfur is too busy with his Inn."

"What about Willy then?" Bart asked.

"Well, he's coming later. Besides, he would actually know what we are doing," Sparcticus answered, "And having Dustin won't be too bad. He does come from a family of carpenters anyway."

"Wait- he does?" Patch asked, a surprised look on his face. Sparcticus raised a brow.

"He didn't tell you-"

"HEY SPARTY?" Dustin called out. Sparcticus looked over at the boy. He had one leg that was turning blue in the arctic area, and the other that was getting burnt in the desert part.

"Yes Dustin?"

"When are we having lunch?" He asked. Sparcticus blinked while Bart answered for him.

"Boy, we haven't even started yet! Why would we go get lunch right now?" The tinkerer asked.

"I'm hungry," Dustin said simply, making a some-what cute pout on his face. Sparcticus rolled his eyes.

"Fine. We can eat right now, but we aren't taking any breaks later..." He muttered, already knowing that this was going to be a long process.


"Aw you guys, this was all so sweet of you," Sahari said happily, surrounded by the gifts her friends had gotten her. It was mostly a bunch of new silverware and kitchen supplies, as well as a pile of baby clothes that was as tall as she was. A baby blanket was laid beside that, as well as many other baby stuff she would definitely need.

"It wasn't a problem," Gretchen said, "I just wish we could have waited though before we found out you were having twins."

"Yeah, but we know Leafos," Maxime said, slipping into her mocking Leafos voice, "Oh man how will I EVER get to be Maid of Honor at Sahari's wedding? What will I do?" she gasped suddenly, "I know, I'LL THROW THE DAMN BABY SHOWER 4 MONTHS EARLY!"

"I do NOT sound like that!" Leafos said, blushing fiercely as the other girls started to laugh, "Seiko, do I sound like that?"

"... What?" Seiko said as she drifted out of the daydream she had been stuck in for ten minutes now. Leafos was about repeat when Maddie decided to speak up.

"Don 't bother Leafos. She wasn't even listening," she said, "She's too busy daydreaming sex with Eddie." Seiko's jaw dropped.

"I am NOT!"

"Oh really?" Maddie said deviously, pressing the ice pack to her eye, "Then why do you have a wet spot on your shorts?"

"WHAT?" Seiko exclaimed, looking down when she realized something, "Wait a second..." She glared over at Maddie, who was smiling innocently, yet evilly at the same time. Sahari rolled her eyes.

"Seiko, you can fantasize later," She said, resisting the urge to say "It's not like that pole with have much to offer anyway".

"Yes, this is the baby/bridal shower. Be appropriate," Leafos scolded, wagging her finger at her cousin. Seiko frowned, then leaned forward and bit down on her finger.

"OW!" Leafos shrieked, holding her finger to her. Gretchen rolled her eyes.

"Man, you are acting like children," She said.

"But she-"

"Leafos, we know, but we don't care," Maxime said, "Now what were you going to say Sahari?"

"Oh yeah I was going to say something," Sahari said, "I was going to pick my Maid of Honor, since you guys are so worried about it." The pregnant desert girl stood up from her chair, looking around. She walked forward to Leafos, who was resisting to squeal until Sahari said-

"It's not you sweetie. I appreciate all the trouble your going through, but I already have one in mind," Sahari said with a straight face to let Leafos know she wasn't joking. Leafos let out an "Oh" she she sank into her seat.

"Then who are you picking?" Maddie asked, "It's not me is it? Because I am NOT wearing a dress-"

"NO it's not you," Sahari said, cutting the Builder girl off, "I was going to pick Maxime." The room went quiet for a moment.

"... Really?" Maxime said, clearly surprised. Sahari nodded, giving her best friends the famous warm smile of the desert.

"Of course. After all, you helped me throughout this whole time with the baby with Sparcticus, not to mention you were right there when I had to get checked to see if I really was pregnant," she said, "And I really am thankful for that, because let me tell you girls; that was probably one of the scariest moments of my life," her head tilted slightly as she stuck her hand out, "So what do you say Maxime? Do you want to be my Maid of Honor?" Maxime was quiet for a few seconds before smiling, shaking Sahari's hand.

"Well when you put it that way, sure. I would love to be your Maid of Honor,"


Ugh... finally done... this chapter took forEVER to write... but I got it done :D

And I want to warn you- updates are going to slow down a bit after today, because the next two weeks are our cram time since the week after that is our finals. So please be patient with me and I will update as soon as I get the chance!

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