With the daisy perched in her blonde waves, her make-up-less face, the loose, long-sleeved blouse, and the green long skirt with a Bohemian pattern, one could easily infer that Irina Spasky was nothing more than a hippy.

However, if you actually interacted with her, you'd infer she was a crazy hippy.

"Here, in Free Melody of a Toddler-" Yeah, that's the name of the school. I still don't remember how I did not catch a... unique vibe when they told me its name. "We aspire for the toddlers to find balance between mind and soul, to search into their hearts and find a way to free themselves from the evil chains of stress, and to find themselves... all before going to elementary. This way, we'll avoid confusion when they grow into teenagers. Unlike the rest, they'll be organized and will truly know who they are."

I smiled, nodding.

Some children were screaming and running around the room, playing with glitter. Suddenly, one tripped, and fell with a splat, sending glitter flying all around me.

"Toby, no running," Irina reminded him sweetly.

Toby began to cry. Crawling, he wrapped his arms around me and cried for his mommy.

I caressed his hair, gently hushing him. "Where does it hurt?"

Toby pointed to his knee. After finding no scrapes or red spots, I assumed it would either leave no sign or lightly bruise. But I could not tell a three-year-old that. So instead, I left behind my fear of bunnies (actually, fear of bunnies who went by the name Chocopuff, the daycare's pet that had thrown several menacing glances at me), and quickly grabbed the jumping bunny. I made it so its paw was caressing the knee. Stupid, I know. But it was having effect.

"See? Chocopuff is helping you out because he hates to see you cry," I told him.

Toby quickly wiped his tears, and hugged the bunny tightly. Too tightly.

I sent a mocking gaze at Chocopuff, who I swear sent me a glare.

Suddenly, the doors opened. In, came a kid, gazing around him as if he owned the place. He crossed his arms and placed himself in an I'm-a-celebrity pose. He could actually pass out as a young rapper.

And he was Ian's cousin.

Which is why, both Ian and Cheyenne appeared behind him.

"Oh, feathers! And glitter!" Irina exclaimed, jumping up. "We've got a new kid! What's your name and how old are you?"

"My name is Jonah," the kid answered. "And I'm five..."

"Oh, so you would only be joining us for a year if you do stay here," Irina cooed. She waved her arms at her surroundings. "Welcome to Free Melody of a Toddler! Right now, we're in art period, which is why you see feathers, glitter, paint and construction paper all around. But when we finish, we leave this class practically shining."

Jonah seemed to process this. Grabbing a bottle of glitter, he opened it and dumped the contents on Ian's legs.

I couldn't help but snicker, which is why Jonah noticed me.

"Hey, you're the cool girl who dumped barbecue sauce on my cousin!" he exclaimed, pointing at me.

My smile disappeared, since now Cheyenne's and Ian's eyes were on me. Cheyenne looked apologetic and friendly, and Ian looked annoyed... or surprised. Hard to tell with that snobby look of his.

"You work here?" the kid asked.

"I'm planning to," I told him. Sure, it was headed by a hippy. But it was only temporal. Plus, she looked nice... and I'd already grown to care for the children in the past five minutes.

"Then I want to go here!" Jonah told Cheyenne.

Irina giggled. "Well, feel free to look around. I'll be right back in a second. I need to check out some artists' works." She walked around the room in a manner that made it look as if she was floating, and stopped in front of a blonde. After inspecting her work, she grinned. "Oh my God! That truly is art... I just love it! That rat with flowers growing out as fur is simply so creative, original, and Earth-friendly!"

"It's you..."

I took in a deep breath. Guess I should get used to all that.

Cheyenne appeared behind me. I noticed that Ian had taken Jonah to tour around the school.

"Hey, just wanted to apologize for my brother's behavior-"

"It's okay," I cut in. "I will definitely pretend it was jet lag."

Cheyenne grinned. "Thank you."

"So," I begun, collecting my bag. "You planning on enrolling Jonah here? Never thought about it..."

"Jonah and Ian don't know, but I actually came looking for you."

My eyebrows shot up. "Really?"

"Picasso! Da Vinci!" Irina exclaimed nearby. "Those butterflies growing from the beehive are more than splendid! They are fa-bu-lo-so!"

"It's a beach."

"Yeah," Cheyenned continued. "Jonah actually talked to me about that 'awesome girl who splashed barbecue sauce on his cousin's shirt'. You see, even though Ian tries, he can never get on Jonah's good side... practically, no one can. Which is why, after hearing from your aunt what a great tutor you are-"

Thank you Aunt Beatrice for spreading information about me to just anyone with a handsome relative.

"I thought I could hire you for a few weeks. You see, we want to enroll Jonah at a very nice private school near the neighborhood. However, it needs an admission exam, and you can only take them once a year. So we want to make sure he will pass the exam..."

The idea came faster than you could say 'Hi'.

"Can I bring Nellie over some days?" I asked. "She usually assists me when her job's shift is in the afternoon."

"Oh, that would be splendid! Especially since I'd like to get to know her better," Cheyenne replied. "So, I'll call you to check how your schedule's doing... and then we'll make Jonah happy."

I smiled. "Sure."

I was distracted by Irina jumping around. "Splendid! Simply marvelous! Those bright colored baloons with the horse faces just make me melt, darlin'!"

"It's Chocopuff."

Well, hey! Sorry for the delay, I've been sort of busy... By the way: "Those bright colored baloons with the horse faces just make me melt, darlin!" That phrase is all thanks to ChicaKabraROXoxo creativity ;P

Now, to answer some questions:

Kanastasia: I'm not sure if I might've made a mistake, I'll check later... but here is a family diagram:

-Cahills: Uncle Charlie, Aunt Beatrice, Dan, Nellie, Natalie and Reagan. If you count Saladin, he's part of the family too. Forget Madison, that was a mistake of mine :P

-Kabras: Mr. and Mrs. Kabra, Cheyenne, Theo, Ian. Jonah is their little cousin.

-Holts: Just mentioned... I'll see if they make an appearance later.

-Starlings: Mrs. and Mr. Starling, Sinead, and the twins.

(If you're confused about anything else, tell me!)

Lovely SOS: I have not, but I'll check it out. In fact, I think a friend of mine did mention a Pride and Prejudice youtube series... and yes, I was not comfortable with the personality swaps, either. But I did want Nellie to have an important role in this story, because I like her, so I made her the goody-goody.

Well, that's it... see you next time!