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[The 3rd gen madrigals have a sleepover]

It was Antonio's idea to have the sleepover. He got it from one of his animal friends who explained the concept of a 'colony' to him.

"I want to have a colony!" He exclaimed - out the blue - to his somewhat surprised Mamá.

After some gentle questioning Pepa realised what he meant and suggested he have a sleepover instead. She was kind of hoping he might invite children his own age to this sleepover, but Antonio decided to invite his siblings and cousins. He got some card and made special invitations and everything, slipping them under his family members doors.

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[In Mirabels room]

Mirabel had been planning out the design of her new room [her family had agreed it was way overdue for redecoration] when she caught sight of the letter pushed under the door.

Curious as to who would be communicating via notes - especially as they all lived in the same house - she picked it up and smiled as she read it.

Mirabel. Por favor, ven a mi pijamada. Es a las 7 de la tarde. Por favor, traiga comida. Me encanta Antonio*.

Still smiling she looked at the clock and saw it was already 5:30. They'd be having dinner at 6. Why would they need food afterwards? She also couldn't help giggling at the very early time, but of course it made sense seeing as Antonios bedtime was 8.

She nevertheless went to Antonio's room and told him that of course she'd attend. She was rewarded by a wide beam and her young cousin clapping his hands in excitement.

Leaving his room, she almost collided with Camilo who nodded and waved his inviation at her. "You got one to, huh?"

Mirabel giggled. "Has he invited everyone?" She asked lowering her voice as to not be overheard by Antonio.

Camilo shrugged and responded, in an equally low voice. "He's invited Isabela, I know that. I overheard her complaining he'd scheduled it to close to cena*"

Mirabel rolled her eyes. "Is she coming?" She asked, impatiently.

Camilo shrugged again. "Búscome. Ahora, si me disculpas, tengo una invitación que devolver...*" and he waved said invitation at her before disappearing into his brothers room.

Mirabel went downstairs to establish exactly who else was coming to this sleepover. Short answer everyone.

"You realise he'll just be asleep by eight, right?" Mirabel clarified.

"Yeah, so?" Isa said, as she helped set the table. "We can stay up, can't we? Unless you also want to go to bed at eight...?"

"¡No es posible!*" Mirabel called as she hurried into the kitchen to help her mamá.

"Then stop ¡lloriqueo!"

"You'll be glad to know Mamás agreed to have less cena today." Luisa commented, as she swerved around Mirabel with plates. "She even agreed to let me make us some Enyucado*"

"Does she want us all to have food poisoning?" Isa asked, dryly.

Luisa glared and snapped, hotly. "That was once and one of the ingredients was off!"

Isa snorted.

"It's true!"

"Girls." Julieta's voice came floating from the kitchen. "¿Puedo recordarles que ambos son adultos?*"

Exchanging glances Isa and Luisa carried on setting the table in silence, Mirabel helping while trying to avoid eye contact with either of them.

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After dinner the parents all left in order to allow the older children to set up the Salón*. Pillows and stuff were brought downstairs and arranged so it looked quite cosy.

"We need to tell scary stories!" Antonio explained to his older cousins, seriously.

"Oh, do we now?" Mirabel said, with a grin and a side ward look at Camilo.

Camilo's eyes shone and he rubbed his hands together gleefully. "Can I go first?"

"No." Dolores, Isa and Luisa snapped together.

Mirabel burst out laughing at her cousins mock-outraged face.

"I'll go first." Dolores said, taking charge. She proceeded to tell a age-appropriate story that was tailored to Antonio's connection with animals that had him enchanted.

Isa went next and struggled. Telling stories was not her strong suit and she visibly struggled until eventually she gave up and passed it to Luisa.

Luisa took the threads of Isa's story and spun it into something more coherent and better. Mirabel suspected that the subject matter may have helped - a girl who was controlled by plants may have hit to close to home for Isa, but for Luisa it was more fictitious - and Luisa was better at linking the beginning, middle and end together.

Mirabel remembered her and Camilo begging Luisa to tell them stories when they was younger and the older Madrigal always obliged. She sometimes even snuck into the nursery to tell them stories, much to their mamá's displeasure.

"Mirabel!" The teenager jumped and snapped.

"¿¡Qué*!?"

Isa gave her a look of 'are you kidding?'. "Your turn."

Mirabel made up a story about monster who lived in the mountains, but like Isa she struggled. How did Luisa and Dolores DO this!?

By the time she'd finished Camilo was jiggling impatiently. "Now it's me!" He declared and instantly shape-shifted into Bruno. "Once upon a time, far far away there was a giant rat-"

"Bed time." Pepa said, sticking her head round the door.

Camilo let out an audible groan. "¿¡Estás bromeando*!?"

Pepa stuck her hands on her hips. "¿Perdona?*"

"Not you, Mamá." Camilo said, hurriedly. "We were just..." He trailed off, picturing his Mamás reaction if he told her he was trying to scare his younger brother.

"Just what?" Pepa asked, eyes narrowing as she looked at Dolores and Isa who were struggling to keep straight faces.

Camilo sighed. "Going to bed." He said, dejectedly.

The two oldest girls had the common sense to wait until Pepa had left the room before bursting into giggles.

"Alright, alright!" Camilo said, glaring at them.

Antonio looked confused. "What's so funny?" He whispered to Mirabel, who in turn gave an exaggerated look around he before whispering in his ear.

"It's just adultos* being weird."

Antonio nodded and yawned.

Seeing this Dolores ordered them all to bed and off they all went.

Antonio fell asleep pretty much as soon as he hit the covers, as did Camilo.

Mirabel rolled her eyes fondly and looked over at Isa and Dolores who were giggling like 13 year olds about something. She looked at Luisa who was lying with her hands behind her head studying the ceiling intently. She didn't look very comfortable.

Mirabel sighed and whispered to her. "Luisa, I'm sure Antonio won't mind if you go to your actual bed."

"I'm fine."

"You don't look very comfortab-"

"I said I'm fine." Luisa said, a note of warning in her voice.

Dolores caught Mirabel's eyes and mouthed. 'Leave it' at her.

Mirabel sighed and picked up the book she'd had the foresight to bring along with her. She hoped Antonio had enjoyed this sleepover, because she had a feeling it wouldn't happen again.

*Mirabel. Please come to my sleepover. It is at 7 in the evening. Please bring food. Love Antonio.

*Cena

*Search me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an invitation to return...

*No way!

*Whining!

*This is a traditional recipe from The Atlantic coast of Colombia. It is a cake made with shredded yuca, cheese, coconut and star anis seeds and is sweet with a wonderful texture. [Description from a website about colombian deserts]

*May I remind you you're both adults?

*Living room.

*What!?

*Are you kidding!?

*Excuse me?

*Adults/Grown ups