Chapter Eight:

I adjusted Jenny's outfit, "You ready?" I asked her.

Jenny nodded, "You said school is fun? Right?"

I laughed, "It is, I loved it," I kissed her cheek, "Let's get daddy and Nick and we leave." I stood up, "Ike! Come on let's go!"

Ike came around the corner caring Nick, who was now one year old, in his arms. "All ready princess?" He asked.

Jenny nodded, "I have my back pack and my lunch. I am ready."

I took Jenny's hand and pushed open the front door. We walked out to the car and I unlocked the doors. Jenny climbed in and buckled her seat beat. I climbed in and Ike buckled Nick in and then came and climbed in the passenger seat.

Ike reached over and rubbed my hand, "Are you going to cry Norah?" He asked me as I started the car.

I looked over my shoulder and backed out of the drive way, "No," I said. I bit my lip, "Okay maybe."

Ike shook his head, "It's only kindergarten Norah."

"But Jenny is my princess, my baby," I said looked in the review mirror. Jenny was looking out the car window, her pink lunch box was sitting in her lap and she had her hands wrapped over it.

Ike smiled, "She's my princess too honey, but at some point we have to let them grow up."

I tapped my fingers against the steering wheel, "I just wish it wasn't today."

Jenny's school wasn't that far from our home, so we were they much sooner then I would of liked.

I parked the car and climbed out, Ike following behind me. I pulled open the back door and unbuckled Jenny. She hopped out of the car and gripped my hand. Ike came around with Nick in his arms, "Let's go."

I nodded and together we walked into the school. Inside was a mob of people, from the fifth graders who simply shook off their parents hugs and hurried off, following after friends. To the preschoolers who couldn't hung their parents tighter. "Her classroom is this way," I told Ike, nodding my head.

Ike nodded, "Lead the way."

I walked down the hall passing many parents, a lot with the mother sniffling. I shook my head, I would not cry. Like Ike had said, it was only kindergarten.

Jenny's teacher's door was open and she was standing just outside of it, smiling. "Hi there!" She cried cheerfully as we walked up, "I'm Miss. Matthews and this would be?" She asked.

"Jenny," I said shaking Miss. Matthews hand, "I'm Norah, this is my husband Ike, and our son Nick."

Miss. Matthews smiled, "It is very nice to meet you," She lowered herself in front of Jenny, "especially you Jenny. I'm sure you are going to love kindergarten."

Jenny squeezed my hand, "I don't want to go," She whispered.

I lowered myself down on the ground and hugged her, "Jenny, of course you do kindergarten is so much fun."

Jenny's eyes watered up, "But I miss you mommy."

Why'd she have to say that?

I blinked a couple of times, "Jenny, the day will be over before you know it," I rubbed her head, "and then I will be right back for you. You will make all sorts of friends."

Jenny's lip trembled, "Promise?"

I held up my pinky, "I pinky promise."

Jenny squeezed her pinky around mine, "You promised you can't break it," She said.

I hugged her and kissed her cheek, "I love you Princess."

"I love you too mommy," She looked at Ike, "I love you too daddy."

Ike smiled, "I love you sweetheart, have a great day, make loads of friends."

Jenny nodded and turned to Miss. Matthews who held her hand out to Jenny. Jenny gripped and Miss. Matthews smiled at her, "Come on Jenny, we will show you were to put your stuff and then you can go play with the other kids."

Jenny looked back at Ike and me, "Bye-bye."

I waved, "Have a good day."

Miss. Matthews led her into the class room and over to the cubbies, Jenny disappeared out of my sight.

Ike rested his hand on the small of my back, "She'll be okay. She is a big girl now."

"I know," I whispered.

Ike pulled me up against him, "You still have Nick and me to take care of."

"I know."

He sighed, "It's just not the same without your little girl is it?" He asked.

I shook my head, "It's not."

Ike smiled, "Well come on, let's go home. The faster we go home, the sooner we can come back."

I took his free hand, "I don't understand how you are tearing up."

Ike started down the hall, me falling in beside him. "Because, like I said, she has to grow up sometime."

I shook my head, "But it still breaks my heart."

LIDILIDI

"Norah."

"Norah."

"Stop it Norah."

"Norah."

"Norah, you are going to wear a hole in the floor."

"Norah."

"Norah!"

I turned and looked at Ike, "Thank you," He sighed.

I walked over the sofa and threw myself down beside him, "It is two yet?"

Ike glanced at the clock, "Nope, it's one."

I leaned against him, "I wonder how she is doing."

"I'm sure she is fine," Ike said wrapping his arm over my shoulder. He leaned over and kissed my cheek, "I love you Norah."

"I love you too, I'm sorry about worrying, I think this worries got installed in me when Jenny was born."

Ike nodded, "Yes, because I remember a Norah who was worried about anything, not one think. Your sister be like, 'I think we should wait to break into this bad guy hideout and have a plan' and you would just go head and bust in."

I laughed, "That's totally dad's fault, he made me insane."

Ike laughed, "It seems so long ago that we were teenagers. That I was just a boy who had a crush on a girl who was way to pretty for me to like."

I smiled, "Yet, I loved you anyway."

Ike laughed, "And I'm glad, or we wouldn't have our two beautiful children."

At the mention of children, I looked at the clock. "Ugh, it's only been five minutes."

Ike rolled his eyes, "Oh Norah."

LIDILIDI

The clock clicked to one fifty-five and I grabbed up the car keys. "Ike! Are you coming?" I called.

Ike came around the corner, Nick in his arms, "Yes, I am."

I smiled and rushed out the front door and into the car, Ike followed behind and buckled Nick into his car seat. "How do you think Jenny did?" I asked as he climbed in.

"Great. She is a smart girl."

I nodded, "I know that, I'm not doubting that, I just hope she liked it."

Ike shook his head, "I'm sure she did, I doubt there be a reason for her not too."

"It's the first time she has ever really been away from us," I said.

"I know, but we promised to be here, I'm sure she was okay."

I pulled into the school parking lot and pulled up in a space. I climbed out of the car and opened the back door. I unbuckled Nick and lifted him into my arms. "Did you miss your sister?!" I asked him, kissing his chubby cheek.

Nick did his little laugh and I smiled at him, "Never grow up," I whispered.

Ike came around the car, "Hey, the bell is about to ring."

I nodded and we walked up to the front of the school, where all the other parents were waiting for their children.

Soon the bell rang and children came running out, piling into their parents' arms. I stood on my tip toes and suddenly I saw a flash on curly blonde hair. I was just able to hand Nick off to Ike when Jenny was in my arms.

I hugged her tight and kissed her cheek, "Hey Jenny! How was it?" I asked.

Jenny hugged me back, "I had so much fun mommy. We played house and I built a sand castle with these girls and I got to paint and sing, and when do I go back?!"

Ike shook his head, "Told you."

"Tomorrow," I told Jenny standing up. I gripped her hand. "I'm glad you had fun."

Jenny nodded, "It was very fun mommy, but I did miss you and daddy."

"I missed you too princess."

Ike took Jenny's other hand, "How about we go home and celebrate your first day, I'll make chocolate chip pancakes."

Jenny smiled, "Yea."

And together we walked to the car, the whole time Jenny telling us about her day and all the friends she had made and how much fun.

And the whole time I couldn't stop smiling.

While my baby was growing up, at lest I knew she could handle it.

Author's Note: Four reasons this is super late. School, Sick, Legend of Korra, Tumblr.

1. I'm on Thanksgiving break right now, any other time I'm drowning in school work.

2. I got really back sick for like three weeks with some weird stomach thing, which the doctors never really figured out. First it was a reaction to medicine, then it was just a virus, and then it kidney stones. (Two in each kidney.) Though the doctor decided that it wasn't the kidney stones and that they are small and probably won't ever bother me. This put me really behind in school and at risk for failing, so it was so much fun having to catch back up.

3. Legend of Korra book two came on. I spent way to much time watching and re-watching those.

4. Tumblr makes you forget you need to write fanfiction.

But I think I am back now.

Haha.

Happy Late Thanksgiving.

-Lidi999