Fifi was a fine addition to the new Finster clan. Not only did Chaz get a new wife and Chuckie get a new sister, but they had a new pet. They never really had a pet before, Chaz had several allergies, so when Melinda would talk to him about getting a pet for themselves, she couldn't think of an animal that would be safe, but Fifi wound up being perfect. The Finsters couldn't help but notice how close Fifi was with the Pickles' dog, Spike. The two dogs even snuck out of their homes after dark to be with each other since they lived far from each other. Fifi was resting in the bedroom while Chuckie and Kimmy were with each other adjusting to their new living conditions with each other.

"So, your mommy lives in Heaven?" Kimmy asked her new big brother.

"Yes, it's kind of sad, but I think I'll be okay," Chuckie told the girl with a sad smile. "I just know she's watching me up there in 'Hebben'."

"Your daddy and my mommy are gettin' married, does that mean we'll be brother and sissy?" Kimmy asked. She had really looked up to Chuckie now since the gang went back to America after their adventure in Paris.

"That's right, Kimmy," Chuckie smiled at her. "I just wish my mommy were here to see this..."

Fifi barked a bit. "I'm right here, Chuckie... You just don't know it or understand me..."

Chuckie smiled and petted his new pet poodle. "Good girl!"

Fifi smiled warmly as she was pet by Chuckie. She really missed being Melinda Cavanaugh-Finster, but she was very happy to be Fifi the poodle. Former pet of Coco LaBocuhe, new pet to Chaz and Chuckie Finster. This reality would probably be a lot more happy and meaningful than before. She felt a little funny lately though.

"Kimmy, I think there's something wrong with Fifi." Chuckie told his new step-sister.

"We better get Mommy and Daddy!" Kimmy cried.

Fifi did feel different. There was something wrong with her, but she didn't know what it was. She whimpered a bit, feeling a strange sensation in her body. The poodle just hoped she wasn't dying. Eventually, Chaz and Kira showed up.

"Oh, my, she doesn't look too well, I wonder if the children were trying to warn us about her." Kira sounded concerned.

"We better call the vet." Chaz advised.

The unmarried couple made an appointment and wasted no time to send Fifi to the vet. The poodle whimpered a bit, sounding to be in some type of pain. Kimmy and Chuckie were in their carsets while Chaz was driving to the veterinarian's office and Kira was looking back at the children and dog, very concerned. Fifi looked at her human family, very calm and quiet. Chaz stopped the car and Kira took out the leash to get inside the vet's office. Chaz held Chuckie and Kimmy's hands as they went inside.

Kira went to sign in Fifi to be looked at and sat with her new family. "I wonder if she's just homesick and we're taking her to the vet for nothing."

"I don't think so, Kira," Chaz told her gently. "She was very welcoming toward me and Chuckie already. I don't think she's homesick."

"I guess so, Madame LaBouche was raising her for all the wrong reasons. She even made Jean-Claude or I look after her when she was supposed to. One day, Fifi just acted bad and Madame LaBouche disowned her."

"That's not right... I can't believe I almost married that woman, Chuckie must've been so scared of her. She's not the woman I thought she was."

"Well, as soon as we get married, I'm sure that we'll all live happily ever after, hopefully so will Fifi."

"Chaz and Kira Finster?" the nurse called.

"Actually, we're not married," Chaz told her.

"At least not yet." Kira added.

"Well, the doctor will see you now." the nurse shrugged at them.

Chaz and Kira took Fifi inside. They had left Chuckie and Kimmy in the conveniently placed playpen inside the waiting room to the vet's office. They told the toddlers to be good with the other 'rugrats' and went inside to have Fifi looked at.

"Thank you for having us, Dr. Shane." Kira sounded extremely devoted.

"No problem, Ms. Watanabe," the blue-haired vet told her. "Now, what seems to be the trouble with the poodle?"

"We're not sure," Chaz explained. "She hasn't eaten, drank, or really did anything since we came home from Paris. She was fine when we were there and leaving, but as we got settled, she seemed different. Even when we'd take her to visit my friends Stu and Didi."

"Do Stu and Didi have any animals in the house who can't get along with dogs?" the vet queried.

"No, they have a dog too who's about the same size. His name's Spike."

"Hmm... Well, there seems to be no problem there, let me run some tests on Fifi."

Chaz and Kira stood back and held each other as Dr. Shane ran several tests over the poodle. There were X-rays and dog physicals who were a lot different from human physicals. Fifi was to shake her paw and wag her tail. It was like pet tricks, only with medical uses.

"I'll have to have Fifi stay overnight, I'm getting a very odd reading." Dr. Shane told the couple.

Kira sighed, now very worried of making their new pet stay overnight away from their new home. "Okay... Thank you, Dr. Shane."

"I'll call you as soon as I find out anything." Dr. Shane told them, trying to have them understand.

"Thank you, Dr. Shane." Chaz and Kira repeated themselves.

"Have a nice day."

Chaz and Kira left. To their surprise, there was a complete mess in the waiting room. However, Chuckie and Kimmy were fine. Chaz and Kira picked up their children and took them back home.

"Chuckie...?" Kimmy spoke up.

The red-headed toddler turned to her.

"Is Fifi going to be okay?" Kimmy bit her lip. "The pet doctor said she has to sleepover..."

"I'm sure she's fine, Kimmy, she's in a 'aminal hop-sicle', they'll take good care of her." Chuckie assured her, smiling.

"I really hope Fifi is okay." Chaz said, gripping the steering wheel.

"Oh, Chaz, I'm sure everything's fine... She didn't get into any chocolate, did she?" Kira checked.

"Not that I know of."

"Well, let's both pray she hasn't and we have her a long time."

Chaz and Kira were silent after that and made their way back home to get Chuckie and Kimmy for their lunches and maybe a little nap. Both weren't sure if their toddlers could understand anything going on with them, but of course, the tiny tots couldn't speak for themselves. Especially Chuckie, if asked anything he would only be able to say 'no' whether he was meaning that or not, it was the only word the adults could understand, since it was his first word. It was mighty powerful for a first word, he had managed to make it to the church on time and stop the wedding that was about to befall onto his father and that 'smelly French lady'.

After the drive, Kira and Chaz fed their children as they were talking about Fifi. They really hoped it wasn't a serious ailment in the dog. Maybe she just ate something she wasn't supposed to like a grape or a rock or something else foreign.

"I really hope Fifi isn't dying already..." Chaz said, his voice slightly breaking as he mentioned death.

"Honey, I'm sure she's fine," Kira patted her partner on the head. "Would you like to postpone our wedding until we're sure Fifi will be alright."

Chaz heaved a sharp, shallow sigh. "I dunno... I know she's only a dog, but I grew really attached to her... I didn't even think we'd be able to keep her because of my allergies, but I guess I'm not allergic to dogs after all."

"I didn't think you would be, you seem fine around Stu and Didi's dog, Spike." Kira shrugged.

"Probably just cats, I guess," Chaz shrugged as well. "I can't stand to be around Drew and Charlotte's cat. I even had to babysit that thing for a few days."

"Was Chuckie okay?"

"Yeah, he was fine, Chuckie's not really allergic to animals like I am, he gets that from his mother who grew up on a farm."

Chaz and Kira sent their children to bed. A few days later, they were still worried about Fifi and decided to probably get ready for their wedding. While they were preparing for the wedding to keep their minds off Fifi, the poodle was still thinking of them as she was sick. She would howl at the moon every night, wanting to be either with them or with Spike.

"Alright, Fifi, let's see how you are today..." Dr. Shane came over and ran another daily X-ray on the canine. "Check, check, check..." he then saw something that really caught his attention. "Huh? What's this? Nurse, get in here!"

The vet's assistant stepped in. "What is it, Dr. Shane?"

"Look at this." Dr. Shane handed the result to her.

The young woman took it and looked at it. She put a hand over her mouth in utter shock. "I'll call Chaz and Kira right away!" she dashed away with the result and quickly dialed the number.

However, Chaz and Kira weren't around the answer the phone much. They were having their wedding reception. Everyone was dressed differently, in kimonos for Kira and Kimmy's culture. The 'rugrats' were playing a game that was like the Godfather and Chaz was helping Kira cut the cake.

The assistant came back in. "I'm sorry, Dr. Shane, they're not answering, they must be very busy right now."

Dr. Shane heaved a sigh. "I hope they can wait to find out... This is very important."

Dr. Shane and his assistant waited and waited. They really needed to tell Chaz and Kira about this, so they could take Fifi home and find out the long news. Chaz and Kira were finally at the settling down point after putting Chuckie and Kimmy to bed for the night and Chaz checked their messages. One of them was an urgent one from the vet.

"Dr. Shane?" Chaz called him back.

"Finally, you answer, Mr. Finster," the vet sounded breathless. "I have news about your dog."

Chaz put the phone in between him and Kira so they could both hear. "What is it? Is she going to be okay, Dr. Shane?"

"She's going to be just fine, Mr. Finster and Ms. Watanabe, you can pick her up tomorrow," Shane explained. "Your family's going to get a little bigger... Your poodle is pregnant."

"P-P-P-Pregnant!?" Chaz nearly swallowed his own tongue.

"That's right!" Dr. Shane told them. "You can pick her up anytime tomorrow, just let her take it easy a bit. Talk to you later, bye." he hung up after that.

"Oh, Fifi is going to have puppies!" Kira beamed. "Chuckie and Kimmy will absolutely love this!"

"All this time we were worried and it was puppies!" Chaz chuckled a little. "Should we tell the kids?"

"Oh, Chaz, they had a big day... We'll tell them tomorrow."

A/N: Yaaay update! :D I've wanted to update this story yesterday, but i felt the first draft I had was too short, so I needed some help to pad it out and viola! There'll be more after this, I really didn't think this story would catch on as much as I thought it would, but it makes me feel tingly and fuzzy inside like when I have those dreams where I'm on a rollercoaster and I'm slowly falling :) Anyway, I hope Chuckie and Kimmy were portrayed fine in this chapter, its kinda hard to write for babies, ya know. By the way, I never owned a pet that needed to go to the vet, we had a dog when I was a baby who had to get adopted before we moved into my childhood home and I had a lot of fish and an aquarium with other fish, ghost shrimp, and frogs from my mom's old fish selling job she had when I was in middle school, so I have no idea what they do in vet's offices to check them up when they need to be taken care of... So Read & Review and umm... I'll let you adopt one of Spike and Fifi's puppies! :D