"Swiftheart, no!" Noble Heart swiped at the blue blur that was zooming around the kitchen. "No running in the kitchen! House rules!" He made another grab, falling flat on his face in the middle of the kitchen.

Swiftheart looked behind her, laughing as she sped up, preparing to zoom around the kitchen again. She faced forward, pedaling her legs, getting ready to leap. She sprung up…only to be caught mid-leap by True Heart.

"Gotcha!" Swiftheart kicked and squirmed, trying to wriggle out of True Heart's grasp, but the cream colored bear just held her tighter. "Oh no you don't you little speed demon. You have to mind your manners." Swiftheart struggled some more, before finally giving up, panting furiously. True Heart turned her around so she was facing her. "That's better. Now, if you want to run, go run outside please." True Heart placed the blue rabbit cub on the floor. Swiftheart kicked her back leg, preparing to speed out of the kitchen.

"Swiftheart…" True Heart cautioned a warning to her tone. "I saw that. Outside. Now." Swiftheart stopped kicking her back leg, her ears low as she slowly walked out of the kitchen. True Heart turned to Noble Heart, who now had Brave Heart on his back.

The lion cub looked up at True Heart. "Raarwr!"

True Heart chuckled lightly. "Very impressive Brave Heart; your roar's getting stronger every day. Now, please get off Noble Heart." Brave Heart did as he was told, swishing his tail as he headed to the play room. True Heart extended her hand, chuckling as she helped Noble Heart to his feet.

"Wow; what a morning."

"Everything go alright while I was talking to Tenderheart? Things seemed a little chaotic when I walked in here."

"They were fine until Swiftheart came in. For some reason, she seems to have more energy than usual today." Noble Heart peeked out the kitchen window, looking toward the swing set; Swiftheart was zooming in and around the swings, zooming under the slide, lifting Grumpy Bear off his feet as she zoomed past. Noble Heart chuckled. "Do you think she'll ever slow down?"

True Heart joined him at the window. "Our little Swiftheart? Not likely." She smiled as Swiftheart slowed down, momentarily helping Grumpy Bear up, wrapping him in a warm hug. "At least she cares enough to slow down and help the cubs when they need it; that's something every good Care Bear and Care Bear cousin should do."

"Definitely."

Tenderheart walked into the kitchen, looking around. The room was empty, except for True Heart and Noble Heart who were standing at one of the kitchen windows. He walked over to Noble Heart, gently tugging on his leg.

Noble Heart looked down, smiling at the little cub. "What is it Tenderheart?"

"Where Losa?"

"Um…I think he's playing blocks with Champ in the playroom."

"Tank you."

Noble smiled. "You're welcome."

Tenderheart walked out of the kitchen, looking around the Hall of Hearts. There was Brave Heart in a corner, practicing his roar in front of a mirror; Bright Heart and Love-a-Lot were working on another invention; Friend Bear was reading a book to Secret Bear and Bedtime Bear was sleeping over by a sunny window.

Tenderheart stopped when he spotted Lotsa and Champ Bear in a corner, making a block tower. He carefully walked toward them.

"Won more bock portfan," said Champ encouragingly as Lotsa picked a block up with his trunk, trying to steady it on the tower. "Coser, coser…" Lotsa closed one eye, sticking his tongue out in concentration. He balanced the block on top of the tower…only to have it come crashing down.

The pink elephant cub sat down dejectedly, tears welling up in his eyes. "Swry."

Champ patted him reassuringly on the shoulder. "It otay." He picked up a nearby block. "Twy gain." Lotsa Heart smiled as him and Champ began building another tower.

"Me pway?" Tenderheart walked over, picking a block up off the floor.

Lotsa stared, snatching the block away. "No. Tenderheart bossy.

"Tenderheart not bossy; Tenderheart want pway with Losa. Want pway blocks." The little cub shuffled his feet. "Tenderheart swry for pushing Losa…and being bossy."

Losa looked at the block in his trunk, then smiled, handing it to Tenderheart. "It okay. Losa swry too. For running way."

Tenderheart smiled. "Really swry?"

"Really swry." He smiled. "And dat's the twuth!"

Tenderheart giggled as he added a block to the growing tower. "Losa be fwiends with Tenderheart again?"

"Yes."

An hour later, Noble Heart and True Heart walked into the play room, smiling at the sight before them; in one corner, in the very back of the playroom, stood Lotsa, Champ and Tenderheart. Tenderheart was standing in front of Champ and Lotsa, playing simon says.

"Tenderheart say jump up and dwn." Lotsa and Champ jumped up and down. "Tenderheart say wiggle your arms." The two cubs did as they were told. "Stand on one leg!" Champ didn't move, but Losa stood on one leg. Tenderheart laughed. "Nooo…Losa, Tenderheart no say "Tenderheart says!"

The elephant cub looked sheepish. "Swry."

"S'ok. What we do now?"

"Look at buggy?"

"Ok."

Noble Heart and True Heart smiled at each other as the three cubs headed outside. True Heart sighed. "Looks like our Little Tenderheart is growing up."

Noble Heart chuckled. "Yes, he is." He smiled at True Heart. "Another problem solved?"

True Heart nodded in agreement. "Another problem solved." She winced as she heard the sound of something crashing in the kitchen. She laughed. "Now, if we could only get Swiftheart to stop running in the kitchen."