Hey, yeah, early update! ^_^
Anyways...here it is!
Princess and the Frog-Princess and the Frog- Princess and the Frog-
"Alright, here's the last of them." Naveen placed the books on the tale in front of Ken, John, and Kay. Each of them were looking at the books in horror. There were sixteen. Sixteen books with over 600 names of kids born the same year as Kay, not just in New Orleans, but the Whole U.S.
"Oh..." Ken began.
"My..." John tried to finish for him.
"God." Kay peered at the books as best she could. They were the size of textooks, with small print and no numbers for months.
Meaning they were going to have to look through every book.
At every page.
At every name.
"Look," Kay said, turning to the boys.
"You guys don't have to do this. Just let me know, and you can back out."
"No way!" Ken yelled.
"We're seeing this through to the end."
"Yep, and we better get started." John said, taking the first book. Naveen looked at them in shock as they each took one. Kay looked up after opening to her first page.
"Thank you, Naveen. We really appreciate this."
"No, no, it is no trouble." Naveen said, quirking his brow.
"I-ah...Are you sure there's nothing we can do to help?" He asked.
"No, we couldn't have you and Tiana looking at the books, too. You have the restaurant to think about." Kay said, her eyes glued on the page.
"Alright...if you say so." He said before leaving the room.
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Tiana came in a few hours later to check on them, holding a fresh plate of beignets. She opened the door however, and the sight made her smile. The three were still sitting around the table, however Ken and John had fallen asleep face first in their books. Kay, however, was still staring at hers. Her eyes were drooped as she turned the page again.
"Are they alright?" Naveen asked, coming up behind her.
"The boys are out, and Kay's probably going to join them soon." Naveen held her shulder as she went to move inside.
"I'll take care of them." Naveen promised, before sending his wife back downstairs. He walked into the small library, making Kay glance up at him before turning back to the book.
"You really should get some rest." He said. She didn't answer.
"You all went to bed late and got up early. It won't hurt to get a few extra hours of sleep, yes?"
"But...but I have to keep looking." Kay said, but yawned. Naveen took the book slowly from her hands, and all she could do in defense was reach up for it. Naveen chuckled before helping her up, but she stumbled and he had to support her.
"Uh...Hold on." He said, scooping her into his arms. He began walking out of the room when Kay asked tiredly, "What about the boys." Naveen looked back at them and shrugged. "Eh, they'll be fine." He said, making Kay laugh as he carried her to her room.
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There's approximately 4 million children born in the U.S. Each year...Meaning there's about 250,000 names per book. Hehehe, I'm evil.
Anyways, this was just sort of a filler Chapter, but at the same time it's important. I just thought...you know...why not?
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Kairi