Baby Baby
By Crazy4Cocopuffs
AN: I'm up to 75 reviews! I'm so happy. Maybe the next chapter or two will bring it up to a hundred. That's what I'm shooting for. So here's chapter six. I hope this was quick enough for you. Love ya lots and happy reading, especially to mew bunnyboo! Now read the chapter! I'm serious! Get reading and review!
Chapter Six: 'Oh No! Terrible Twos!' Part 1
Serena appeared in front of her husband Darien. He was in his study, reading on the couch. "DARIEN!" She shouted, trying to get his attention.
Darien jumped, dropping his book and looking at Serena. "What is it, Sere? What's wrong?" He notices that Serena's hair was out of place, her clothes were wrinkled and stained, and her face was flushed.
As Darien stood up, Serena said, "What's wrong? What's WRONG? Why don't you just go into the living room and SEE what's wrong!" She turned and stormed out of the room, leaving a shocked Darien in her wake.
Darien followed her to the living room and stopped to look at the chaos that had been the living room. All of the couch cushions were on the floor, a vase was knocked off of its table (luckily it was made of plastic), a cup of red liquid was staining the tan carpet, the TV remote was floating in the fish tank, a blanket was over the TV, and papers were scattered all over. Suddenly there was a high-pitched squeal and two blurs ran to Darien and attached themselves to his legs.
"Grab them!" Serena shouted, trying to reach the pajama-clad twins before they could bolt for the door and cause more damage. She managed to grab one toddler as Darien reached down and caught the other one. Darien held a squirming Danny up to his face and kissed his forehead before asking him, "Well, big guy, what do you think you're doing?"
Danny giggled and grabbed Darien's nose, giving it a tug. "Play Daddy!" He said.
"Play, huh? Well, mister, you two are going to your room." Darien took Rini from Serena, saying, "I'll take care of them." And he carried them to their bedroom.
Serena nodded and went into the kitchen to get some paper towel to clean up the juice. 'Why did I ever think I could handle twins?' she thought as she returned to the living room and began to clean.
While Serena cleaned, Darien was lying on Danny's race car toddler bed with the twins, an arm around each one. "You know, you two can't keep destroying the house. Now I want you to promise me you'll be good for Mommy and Daddy, okay?"
Rini lifted her head from her Daddy's chest and grinned. "Pomise, Daddy."
Danny nodded, turning his head to look at his father. "We be good, Daddy." Danny smiled at Rini and looked into her eyes. They nodded at each other and simultaneously stood up and jumped on Darien, both of them yelling, "Get Daddy! Get Daddy!"
Darien laughed as Rini tickled his armpits and Danny tickled his bare feet. 'These two are getting sneakier and sneakier every day.' He thought. While he was laughing and thinking, Darien didn't notice that the twins had moved to one side of him and a second later they pushed him out of Danny's bed. He hit the floor with a loud thud and the twins were laughing hysterically and jumping up and down.
Darien stood up and looked from Rini to Danny. "You know that was a mean thing to do to Daddy."
They just laughed harder.
Darien , finally thinking of a way to handle them, looked down at the two on the bed and shook his head. "I guess I have to punish you." He said in a fake-disappointed voice. Rini and Danny looked up at him with wide eyes. They had never been truly punished before.
Darien slowly took one step toward them, then another, and another, until he reached the very edge of the bed. Then he pounced on the twins and tickled them just like they had tickled him.
Relieved to not be in trouble and that their Daddy was playing with them, Rini and Danny let Darien tickle them, but Danny tried to tickle him back, with little success. After a few more minutes of playing, the three of them were once again laying on Danny's race car toddler bed. The twins were exhausted and quickly fell asleep.
Darien gently got out of the bed and kissed his children on the forehead, muttering softly "Sweet dreams" before heading to the living room to help Serena.
"Hey Baby." Serena said when she saw him. "Where are the kids?"
"Asleep. They wore themselves out. So, what can I help with?" He asked, going to stand next to Serena. He slid an arm around her shoulders and pulled her toward him, where he planted a kiss on top of her head.
She wrapped her arms around him and told him, "Well, I've already cleaned the carpet and picked up the pillows and blankets, so if you can fish out the remote and deal with the vase, I'll clean up the newspapers and we can have our living room back to normal in no time."
He nodded his agreement and released Serena. "Sure thing, Rena." He said, heading toward the fish tank.
Ten minutes later, Darien and Serena were sitting on the couch, Serena in Darien's lap, and they were watching an old movie. "Hey Darry?" Serena asked, running her hand across Darien's chest.
"Yeah?" He asked, looking down at her.
"Could you work from home more often? I miss having you around and I'm sure the kids do too." Serena looked up at him. It was true. Whenever Darien did his medical research at home, Serena and the twins were happier because he spent time with them than he did when he worked at the hospital research department.
"I don't know, Sweetie. I can ask the boss and I might be able to be home more often." Darien pulled Serena closer and with one hand lifted her chin so he could kiss her. Serena shifted so she was straddling Darien and was running her fingers through his hair as his hands traveled up and down her back.
Their kiss was interrupted, however, by a small giggle coming from behind the couch. Serena untangled herself from Darien and went to see what it was. Looking behind the couch, she found Rini crouching there, wrapped in her dark purple comforter, giggling. Since Rini hadn't notice Serena standing right behind her, Serena quietly moved closer until she was able to scoop the shocked little girl up in her arms.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHH…Oh, Hi Mommy." Rini said. Once she realized that it was her mother who held her, Rini relaxed. Putting her trademark cocky grin on her face, she seriously asked her parents as Serena sat back down on the couch with Rini in her lap. "Have fun?"
Darien was speechless. He hadn't expected that kind of question from his two year old daughter. "Rini," Darien said when he could finally force the words out. "why aren't you in bed?"
Serena was surprised at what Rini had asked, but she wasn't as shocked as Darien. She was cuddling Rini in her lap. "Yes, that's a very good question. What ARE you doing out of bed, Sweetness?"
"Mommy, I can't seep. I need you to tell me a story." Rini pouted, knowing that at least one of her parents would cave shortly.
Sure enough, after seeing Rini pout, Serena signed and stood up with Rini in her arms and carried her back to the twins' bedroom. Darien followed her and he joined Serena and Rini in laying on Rini's small princess bed. With Darien on one side of Rini and herself on the other, Serena began to tell Rini her favorite story from when she was a little girl.
"Do you want to hear 'The frog prince' or 'sleeping beauty'?" Serena asked Rini. Rini appeared to think before answering, "Froggy prince."
"Okay," Serena said. "Now you settle down and go to sleep and I'll tell you the story. Deal?"
Rini nodded. "Deal."
Serena nodded. Tucking the covers closer around Rini, Serena began to tell her and Darien the story of the frog prince. "Once upon a time, there was a princess who loved to play with her golden ball. She loved to throw it high into the air and then catch it. Every day she would play for hours in the garden with her ball. She thought of little else.
"One day, she decided to see how high she could throw the ball. She threw it up high and easily caught it. 'That's too easy,' she thought, so she threw it even higher and still caught it easily. Finally, she gave the ball a great heave and threw it so far that she could no longer see it. When it came down, she didn't catch it, and the ball rolled away and landed, ker-splashhhh, in a nearby pond."
Rini giggled at Serena's sound effects and Darien smiled in the darkness. When Darien heard a small noise coming from Danny's bed, Darien knew he was awake and carefully climbed out of Rini's bed and sat down on the edge of Danny's. Darien pulled back the red comforter to reveal the smiling toddler. He pulled Danny into his lap and carried him over to Rini's bed. Soon they were settled with Serena against the wall, Rini next to Serena, Danny next to Rini, and Darien on the edge next to Danny.
Serena continued the story once everyone was settled.
"She stood at the edge of the pond, but couldn't see her ball anywhere.
'Excuse me, Princess,' said a voice. 'I can get your ball for you.'
The princess looked around to see who was speaking. All she could see was a very slimy and warty frog."
The twins cried out in unison, "Ewwww! Yucky!" before Darien shushed them.
Serena smiled.
"'Did you say something to me?' the princess asked the frog, for these were magical times and animals were known to speak occasionally.
'Yes,' the frog croaked. 'I said I could get your ball for you.'
'I'm not used to talking to warty frogs,' said the princess arrogantly.
'Well, then,' said the frog resentfully, 'you shall never see your ball again.' And he turned to hop away.
'Wait! Wait!' cried the princess. 'I'm sorry. Will you please get my ball for me?'
'On one condition,' said the frog. 'When I retrieve the ball, you will give me one small kiss.' "
Once again Serena was interrupted by the twins. This time they were giggling at the idea of a princess kissing a frog. "Hush." She told them before she went on with the story.
"The princess felt that she had little choice since she desperately wanted her golden ball back. So she reluctantly agreed to this condition.
The frog paddled down into the pond and in the blink of an eye came back with the ball.
'Here it is!' he said, dropping the ball at the princess's feet.
'Thank you, good Frog,' she said and she began tossing the ball into the air.
'Wait,' said the frog. 'Aren't you forgetting your promise?'
'Oh,' said the princess. 'You can't really expect me to kiss you, can you? After all, I am royalty and you are warty!' With that, she ran away, returning to the palace."
"Meanie!" Rini cried out in indignation. Danny nodded, adding a "Yeah!"
Serena said, "I agree with you there." And Darien nodded, then Serena returned to the story.
"That evening at dinner, a servant came into the dining room.
'There is a frog here to see you, Your Majesty.'
'A what?" said the king.
'A what?' said the princess.
'A frog.' Said the servant. 'He says he has business with the princess. Something about a broken promise.'
'Send him away immediately!' said the princess.
'Bring him in.' said the king.
"Ha Ha!" Laughed Rini. "Like me and Danny!"
Serena nodded.
"A few minutes later, in hopped the frog.
'Do you know this frog?' asked the king.
'I rescued your daughter's golden ball,' said the frog. 'But she has broken her promise to me.'
'Is that true?' asked the king.
'He wanted me to kiss him,' said the princess. 'I cannot stand the thought of touching my lips to his green mouth!'
'No daughter of mine will break her promise,' said the king. 'Do as he says.'
'No sire,' said the frog. 'She must do it on her own.'
'Never!' shouted the princess.
This frog was very persistent, so for many weeks, he hopped to the palace every morning and sat with the princess. They ate and played together. At the end of six months, as they were going to bed, the princess turned to the frog and said, 'Goodnight Frog,' and gave him a little kiss on the top of his head."
Rini giggled and Danny stuck out his tongue and said "Yuck!"
Laughing, Serena continued with her favorite part of the story.
"In an instant, the frog vanished, and in his place was a handsome man.
'Who are you?' said the princess, stepping back. 'What have you done with my frog?' Because by now, the princess loved the little frog, warts and all.
'I am your frog,' said the man. 'I am also a prince. I was enchanted by a wicked fairy and turned into a frog. Only the kiss of a beautiful princess could break the spell.'
'Why didn't you tell me before?' asked the princess.
'Because,' said the prince. 'You had to do it of your own free will.'
The two were soon married, and the princess grew to love the prince just as much as she loved the frog. The prince and princess lived happily together and had many children who loved to play with the golden ball and hear the story of how their parents met."
"The End." Said Serena, looking at Rini and Danny. They were sound asleep with their arms wrapped around each other. They were so cute.
"They zonked out around the prince's explanation. I'm surprised that you still remember that story." Darien said with a smile, untangling himself from the kids and reaching over to help Serena stand.
"I could never forget that story or the first time I heard it." She tucked Rini's comforter around the children and, pulling Darien along, left the room and closed the door behind her.
Darien took the lead and led Serena to the living room. He sat down on the couch and pulled Serena into his lap. Once she was leaning against his chest, Darien began to tell her a story just like she had done with the twins.
"Once upon a time," He said. "There was a beautiful young girl named Serena. She was the kind of person who could brighten a room simply be entering it. She was sweet and trusting and kind. She had great friends and a loving family who treated her like a princess. The only thing she was missing was her prince. She was involved with a boy who was secretly seeing someone else. The girl found out and ran to her favorite place in the world, a lake near her house. That's where the girl's secret admirer found her. She was crying. He went to the lake side and sat down next to the girl, wrapping an arm around her shoulders."
Darien pulled Serena closer and kissed her forehead before continuing. Serena was smiling up at him. "The girl cried as her friend held her and then she told him what had happened. The boy hugged her and then, when she had cried her last tear, the boy told her of his love for her. The girl was happy, because the princess had finally found her prince. They married and had two children and loved each other for all time. And when the girl was sitting on the couch with her perfect husband, she kissed him and said 'I love you Darien."
Serena took the hint and leaned to kiss him, saying "I love you Darien."
"Love you too, Sere." Darien said.
Serena leaned against Darien's chest and sighed contently. She truly was living her own personal fairy tale.
When Serena went quiet, Darien looked down to find his love asleep against his chest. Smiling, he lifted her up and carried her to their bedroom and laid her on the bed. After he tucked her in, Darien changed and got under the covers with her. Pulling her into him, Darien kissed her closed eyelids, whispered "Sweet dreams, my princess."and fell asleep with his arms securely around his princess.
Hope you liked it. It was longer because I used the whole story of the frog prince instead of shortening it. Not as eventful as I had hoped, but the next one will be better, I promise. I going to call my mom tomorrow and find out what I did when I was two (apparently I was a demon child at 2!)