If James and Sofia can sing this song from Anastasia as James helps Sofia learn to waltz when she first becomes a princess, let's see what Sofia and Hugo can do with it when they put their daughters to sleep! Set during theblindwriter95's story A little something unexpected, Sofia, now a mother of twin girls, is getting hep as she put them down for a nap. Even if the song is one of the girls' favorites, they both respond well to music. Thanks to theblindwriter95 for helping with the story. Anastasia is not mine.

"Sofia?"

Sofia yawned, turning over in her sleep before feeling another shake from her fiancé. Sitting up straight, she rubbed her eyes.

"Hugo? It's the middle of the night. What is it?" Sofia asked sleepily.

She loved him, really she did. But as a new mom to two beautiful little girls, Sofia needed a good night's rest.

"Anya's awake," Hugo smiled. "I put Lorelei to bed again a little bit ago."

Sofia smiled. It was so nice of Hugo to help her take care of the girls. Even everyone in the castle was helping them. Miranda said she'd help with late night feedings, James would help with stories and songs, and he, Roland, and Amber would help Sofia and Hugo with anything they needed. "She and Lorelei are identical," she mock pouted, "Why can't they do something identical?"

"You know, James asked the same thing," Hugo chuckled. "But you're both right. If Lorelei's asleep, Anya's awake. If Anya's hungry, Lorelei needs to be changed."

"That's true," Sofia smirked. She frowned slightly. "I know I shouldn't complain about Anya but she's made Mommy a little grumpy."

"Once you see those little blue eyes, you won't be grumpy for long," Hugo smirked, helping her out of bed.

"True," Sofia agreed.

They walked to Lorelei and Anya's nursery as Sofia took Anya in her arms.

"What's the matter, sweetness? You okay?" Sofia cooed, stroking Anya's hair.

Anya stopped crying at the sound of Sofia's voice, but her bottom lip quivered in response.

"You want your special song, Anastasia?" Hugo aske

"What's that phrase James uses? Music makes everything better?" Sofia smiled.

Hugo laughed along with her. James was always singing some song to Lorelei and Anya to help them go to sleep, and they often joked that it wouldn't be long until one or both of the girls were singing with him.

Anya placed her hand on Sofia's amulet, tugging on it before putting it in her mouth.

"We know you want your song," Sofia smiled, taking her amulet out of her daughter's mouth. "But Anya, Mommy's amulet isn't food." She stroked Anya's hair, seeing tears on her eyes. "I don't want you to choke on it sweetie."

"Neither would your snowman," Hugo cooed, holding up Anya's favorite toy.

Anya squealed, reaching out for her snowman plush, or Olaf as Sofia joked that it should be called, since Anya liked giving her snowman plush warm hugs before feeling its plush with her fingers.

"Okay," Hugo smiled, as he started singing, "Do you want to build a snowman..."

"Hugo, that's her second favorite song," Sofia giggled.

"You're right. Let me try again," Hugo smiled as he started singing, "Bees'll buzz, trees'll blow dandelion fuzz..."

"Not that one either!" Sofia laughed. "Hugo, you spend way too much guy time with James!"

Anya giggled at how silly her daddy was acting. True, Hugo was really her stepfather, but she and Lorelei would never know their real daddy, since he had been executed before they were born.

With her snowman plush in her grasp, Anya cooed as Sofia carried her over to her and Lorelei's rocking chair. While she couldn't fully register that she was her mommy yet, Anya loved Sofia's voice as much as Hugo's.

"I think I know what her favorite song is now," Hugo smirked. "Didn't Amber play it to keep Corban distracted?"

"That's right. Corban kept wanting to see "baby" after the twins were born," Sofia recalled with a smile. "But they were sleeping."

"I remember Anya woke up for a minute when she heard Amber sing, but she fell asleep again soon," Hugo smiled.

"I heard James sing it once when Lorelei was awake all night once," Sofia remembered, "Anya heard him singing, and she woke up to hear it too."

"I don't know how he does it," Hugo smirked. "James is great when it comes to music! He always has a song ready for anyone who needs it!"

"That's my brother, the royal jukebox!" Sofia giggled.

"Wasn't Lorelei up all night just the other day?" Hugo smirked.

"She was," Sofia sighed. "We tried everything to get her back to sleep but I fell asleep with her in my arms in the rocking chair."

"I think Amber sketched that very scene," Hugo smiled.

"We should probably start singing and stop talking," Sofia smiled, stroking Anya's hair. "Anya's getting restless." She grinned, feeling Anya's hands on her amulet. "And wants Mommy's amulet."

"Okay, Anya, but here's something you need to know," Hugo smiled, letting Anya hold his fingers, "Good things come to those who wait."

"I couldn't agree more!" Sofia smiled.

Anya giggled, putting Hugo's fingers in her mouth. She didn't know what the good things come to those who wait expression that he said meant, but she loved her daddy a whole lot.

Sofia smiled as she started singing Anya's favorite song, Dancing bears, painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December

"Is Daddy sweet, Anastasia?" she added. "Mommy thinks he is."

"You didn't always think that when we were kids," Hugo smirked.

"Well you did get better," Sofia smiled. "You always make Lorelei happy during bath time so she doesn't splash everywhere in fear."

"I try," Hugo smirked.

"You do a wonderful job," Sofia chuckled as she picked up Lorelei, who had awakened when she heard the singing. "But now we'll have to sing it to Lorelei too!"

"Like Queen Miranda says, the more the merrier, right?" Hugo smiled.

He joined in the song, Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory

"Right! That's exactly what Mom says!" Sofia laughed as Lorelei grabbed her amulet.

Anya spit out Hugo's fingers from her mouth as she heard her sister, holding up her snowman plush.

Lorelei turned her head, her focus more on Sofia's amulet but cooed happily at her sister.

"Yes, girls, we'll get you both your own amulets when you're older," Sofia smiled.

"Be sure to get something like that for me too," Hugo agreed. "But girls, you know sweet things when you put them in your mouths, right?"

"Oh, Hugo," Sofia giggled, "But I'll think about having a medallion enchanted for you too, so you can talk to animals too!"

"As a Wassailia present maybe?" Hugo smirked.

"We'll see," Sofia smiled.

At the same time, she sang to Lorelei, Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Once upon a December

Her next sentence was cut off before she could even say it by a small yawn. She and Hugo glanced down at Anya who started falling asleep.

"That's right Angel, it's night-night time," Hugo smiled, patting her back.

He continued the song, Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory

Lorelei whimpered, hearing a small clicking sound.

"It's okay Lorelei. It's only a tape recorder," Sofia assured, seeing her start to cry. She smiled a little, hearing Miranda's footsteps. "And Grandma."

Miranda smiled as she heard Sofia start singing Anya's favorite lullaby. "You need any help?"

"Lorelei's awake, and we're trying to get her to go to sleep again," Sofia smiled.

"That song of yours works very well for both of them, but I know that's Anya's favorite song," Miranda smiled.

"We can thank the royal jukebox for introducing her to that song!" Sofia giggled.

"It's okay, Lorelei. Come to Grandma," Miranda cooed, taking her granddaughter in her arms.

Lorelei stopped whimpering, hugging Miranda the best that she could. Miranda stroked her shady blonde hair in the hopes the infant would start falling asleep before hearing a yawn.

Sofia smiled and gestured toward Anya, who was beginning to fall asleep as she sang.

At the same time, Hugo joined her to finish the song together, Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it yearns to remember

And a song someone sings
Once upon a December

Miranda smiled as she listened to Hugo and Sofia sing to Lorelei and Anya. She'd heard Amber play this once, and James always sang it when he babysat for them when Sofia needed a break.

At the same time, Lorelei let out a little sigh as she relaxed in Miranda's arms.

"Your Uncle Corban does that sometimes too," Miranda smiled. "He'll get your name in his own time."

Sofia smiled at her mother's words. Corban only knew Ma ma, Dada, baby, and other words but recently learned to say Anya. He was too little to fully understand that he was an uncle but knew to be gentle around the girls.

"It just takes one day at a time," Hugo smiled. "It's not a race. My mom used to say that when Axel and I were younger and he wanted me to do the same things he did at the same time as him."

"That's right," Miranda smiled. "Everyone does something at their own time."

"I'm just happy Corban's gentle with the girls," Sofia smiled. "For being a year old, he loves them so much. Sometimes I wake up to him talking to them."

"Before or after Baileywick gently scolds him?" Miranda smirked. "He knows Corban's gentle but Baileywick also knows that as a new mother Sofia how much rest you need."

Sofia smiled. She knew Corban meant well, but there were times when she couldn't play with him because the girls needed her. However, she would get together with him, Anya, and Lorelei, and turn into animals for them. She knew that Corban had always loved that, and he was happy she could do that for him again. Anya and Lorelei didn't know about her amulet, but they loved seeing her turn into kitties.

Even Hugo enjoyed seeing Sofia's animal transformations. He'd hold the girls on his lap as they stroked her, and he'd laugh along with them and Sofia when Corban tried to make the animal sounds.

"I'll have to ask Queen Elena if she can get you a stuffed jaquin too, Hugo," Sofia smiled.

"That would be great! He could play with yours, and Corban's, and the girls' when they come," Hugo grinned. He had met Sofia's stuffed jaquin Ella, which Anya and Lorelei enjoyed cuddling, and Sofia had told him that she had written to Queen Elena about sending two jaquins to the girls for their christening.

"Yeah. That'd be great," Sofia yawned.

Lorelei yawned, resting on Miranda's shoulder before falling asleep.

"Looks like Mommy's not the only one who's tired," Hugo cooed, taking Lorelei from Miranda's arms. "Come on, Sunshine, let Daddy take you to your crib."

Not long after Hugo stepped away from Lorelei's crib, he watched as Anya fell asleep in Sofia's arms as the song ended. "They almost made it to the end," he joked, knowing that the girls always fell asleep before the song ended.

"Oh, Hugo," Sofia smirked. "Maybe one day they'll stay awake for the whole song, but for now, let's let them sleep."

"And maybe you should get some rest too," Hugo suggested, seeing her yawn as she stood up from the rocking chair. "I've got her, Sofia," he added, taking Anya as Miranda took Sofia's arm.

"Hugo's right," Miranda smiled. "Come on, Sofia, let's let you have some well-deserved rest as well. And don't worry; the girls will let us know if they need us."

"I know," Sofia yawned. "Tomorrow's going to be busy. But can I do one thing first?"

"What's that?" Miranda smiled.

"Say night-night to the babies," Sofia smiled.

"Of course," Miranda smiled.

Sofia went over to the two cribs and turned the mobiles on for the girls. "I still can't believe James found a mobile that plays Anya's song," she smiled. "But then again, James is incredible when it comes to finding a song for someone!"

"And who knows?" Miranda smiled as she watched Anya and Lorelei fall asleep. "One, or both of them, might inherit his love of singing and music.

"That's true," Hugo smiled. "James is always singing some song or another to the girls, and it's only a matter of time before they start singing with him!"

"That's right," Sofia smiled. She tucked the girls in and kissed them. "Sweet dreams, girls."

Lorelei and Anya stirred and cooed at Sofia's voice before falling asleep again.

"It's Mommy's bedtime too," Hugo smiled, kissing Sofia's cheek.

Sofia smiled as Hugo and Miranda helped her lie down. "Thanks, guys," she murmured.

"Any time, Sofia," Hugo smiled. "I'll keep an eye on the girls while you rest for a while."

"Or I will, since you've been up for a good part of the day and need a rest yourself," Miranda smiled. She shook her head when Hugo tried to protest. "I'll be fine, Hugo. I'll be across the hall if you need me."

Hugo nodded in defeat before smiling as Sofia had fallen asleep.

Just two days ago the girls had been near her bed in a bassinet before Amber had suggested using their cribs.

"Maybe we'll let them have one last night in the bassinets before talking about moving them to the cribs, since they just fell asleep," Hugo suggested.

"Good idea," Miranda smiled, "Let's let sleeping babies lie."

Hugo nodded as he carefully settled next to Sofia and put an arm around her.

Seeing that as her cue to leave, Miranda smiled at her daughter and future son-in-law.

She glanced down at the floor, seeing Anya's snowman plush that had been dropped when she had fallen asleep. Miranda gently placed the toy next to some of Sofia's childhood toys.

Blowing a kiss to Anya and Lorelei, the new grandmother closed the door so she wouldn't wake up them or their mommy with Hugo falling asleep a second later.