Author's Note: I said after Chapter 8 that this series was completed and there would be a sequel but I've decided to just publish the sequel chapters as part of this series instead. In other words, this fanfic is going to be revived with new chapters. Anyhow, I hope everyone enjoys this!
A Baby In Mommy's Tummy?
Isara Gunther, the daughter of Alicia and Welkin Gunther, woke up early but with the same cheerfulness, adorable innocence and curiosity that she always had within her. In addition to having her first day of school yesterday and making a friend, Isara had received huge news last night from her parents that she was going to be an older sister and couldn't wait to ask her parents all sorts of questions today.
Isara rubbed eyes as she awoke from a good night's sleep. She yawned gently as she stretched her arms out and quickly got out of her bed. She soon opened to door to her bedroom and walked towards the kitchen.
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The sunlight beamed brightly through the kitchen window as Alicia made breakfast for her family with Welkin sitting at the table as he sipped coffee from a cup.
"The coffee is delicious as always Alicia." Welkin said with a complemental gentleness.
"Thanks Welkin." Alicia responded.
"Say, Alicia, has Isara woken up yet? I wouldn't want her to be late for school." Welkin then proceeded to ask Alicia.
"You know you're right. Maybe I should go check up on her so she doesn't oversleep." Alicia said as she finished the last of the breakfast meals.
"Good morning Mommy!" Isara said with cheerfulness as she entered the kitchen hugging her mother.
"Good morning Isara! Did you sleep well?" Alicia said as she embraced her daughter.
"Yes, I did Mommy!" Isara replied happily.
"Hey Isara, you ready for another day at school?" Welkin asked gently to Isara.
"Yes, I am Daddy! I can't wait to see Laura again!" Isara replied as she sat next to her father at the kitchen table.
"Now, now, breakfast is ready. Are you hungry?" Alicia said gently to her daughter.
"Yes! What did you make?" Isara asked her mother.
"I made your favorite Isara, smoked cheese bread." Alicia responded.
"Yay! Thank you Mommy!" Isara squealed as she hugged her mother.
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After a refreshing breakfast, Isara had some free time before having to get ready for school. She decided to spend it asking her parents all sorts of questions about her younger sibling.
"So...Mommy...why does it have to take 9 months for my younger sibling to arrive?" Isara asked her mother curiously.
Alicia took a deep breath. Welkin and her had talked previously last night on how to explain this without getting too explicit. They concluded that they could explain the basics without too much trouble and reserved the rather more explicit details for when Isara turned 13.
"Well, Isara, it takes a while for it to grow." Alicia explained gently.
"Grow? Like a plant?" Isara replied slightly confused.
Welkin couldn't help but chuckle a little bit at that remark.
"Well, not exactly like a plant but it's kind of similar to that." Welkin explained to Isara.
"Eh? How so?" Isara asked now officially confused.
"Isara, this might be a little hard to understand, but it's going to grow in here." Alicia explained moving her left hand to her stomach.
"In Mommy's tummy?" Isara replied.
"Yes. In 9 months it'll grow into a baby. Then afterwards me and your daddy will have to go the hospital to get it out." Alicia explained.
"Hospital? Is it going to be painful?" Isara asked with slight concern.
"Well, yes, it will be when it's time for the baby to come out, Isara. But it's also a wonderful experience, as a mommy, I'll be feeling every movement as your younger sibling grows inside of me." Alicia explained gently.
"Oh. I see. Will it be a boy or a girl?" Isara asked with additional curiosity.
"It's too early to tell, Isara. But eventually we'll find out as baby grows. That's how it works." Welkin further explained gently to Isara.
"Oh, okay." Isara replied. She then went silent for a few seconds. She was trying to understand this whole concept while thinking of additional questions to ask her parents. She was curious and found everything she was being told fascinating regardless.
"So, what kind of movement will you feel Mommy?" Isara finally asked.
"Well, usually things like arms stretching and legs kicking. In fact, when the baby grows big enough, you could be able to feel it as well if you touch my tummy." Alicia responded gently.
"Really? I can!?" Isara replied with excitement. She didn't even know that was possible.
"Can I do it right now please Mommy? I want to be able to say hi to my little sibling!" Isara asked with a little bit of begging in her tone.
"Well, it's very small right now. But you can try if you want." Alicia replied warmly. She couldn't help but smile. Isara was really excited to be an older sister. She could see it in her daughter's eyes which were practically gleaming with pure excitement.
Isara gently proceeded to put her tiny hands on her mother's stomach she waited for a few minutes but soon became disappointed.
"I don't feel anything." Isara said feeling a little sad.
"I'm sorry Isara, it's just too small right now to be able to feel anything." Alicia said comforting Isara.
"I know Mommy." Isara replied.
"Hey, Isara, try and cheer up. It's almost time to get ready for school now. Don't you want to see Laura again?" Welkin said trying to make Isara feel better. She quickly lightened up.
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot all about that! I can't wait to see her again and tell her everything!" Isara said with pure joy.
Welkin and Alicia smiled gently at Isara as she quickly got her red backpack and then went back to her bedroom to get dressed.
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Alicia & Isara were now walking towards the school together. Welkin couldn't come today because he had to leave early to prepare for classes at a different school where he teaches.
"Remember Isara, be a good girl at school and learn a lot just like daddy said yesterday." Alicia said as she and Isara made their way to the school buildings entrance.
"I will Mommy." Isara said as she let go of her mothers hand.
"Have a great day at school. Mommy loves you very much." Alicia said as she hugged her daughter before leaving.
"I love you too Mommy." Isara said.
And like that, Isara entered the school buildings entrance once again.
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"Hey Isara! What's up?" Laura said cheerfully to Isara as she entered class and sat in her seat.
"Great! I'm going to be a big sister!" Isara squealed cheerfully to her friend.
"Your mom is having a baby? Congratulations Isara!" Laura replied.
"Thank you!" Isara said thanking her friend. "Do you have any siblings?" Isara then asked Laura.
"Actually I have two older brothers and a younger sister!" Laura explained to Isara.
"Really? That's so cool! Is it fun playing with them?" Isara asked Laura with curiosity.
"My little sis is too young to play with anyone and I don't really get to play with my brothers because they're so busy with high school." Laura said now slightly sad. It was apparent that Laura's family was always busy and didn't have time to play with her.
"But, my uncle is really fun to play with! He visits my family every week and we always have fun together!" Laura then expanded happily to Isara.
"Oh, I see. What game do you want to play at recess today?" Isara asked Laura.
"How about hide and seek? My uncle and I always play that!" Laura replied.
"Sure!" Isara said.
At that point Mrs. Ellet, the english teacher came in.
"Hey! I hope you kids weren't waiting too long! Today we're going to read a book together so let's take our seats everyone." Mrs. Ellet said in a slightly hyper but cheerful voice.
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Eventually the school bell rang for lunchtime. Isara and Laura soon began walking together to the school cafeteria.
"What do you have for lunch, Isara?" Laura soon asked Isara. They were both carrying brown paper bags containing lunch their moms made for them.
"Some of my mom's fresh baked bread and an apple with orange juice!" Isara replied.
"Oh yeah, that's right! You're mom runs a bakery right?" Laura then proceeded to ask.
"Yep! I usually help mom out making bread as well when she's working!" Isara said cheerfully.
"That's so cool! I've always wanted to work in a bakery!" Laura said with surprise.
"What do you have for lunch Laura?" Isara then asked her friend.
"A peanut butter sandwich with some milk. It's my favorite!" Laura replied with joy.
"You can have a piece of my bread with it if you want. I have plenty of it!" Isara said offering Laura some of her bread.
"Really? I'd love some!" Laura replied.
Isara then reached into her brown lunch bag and gave Laura a huge chunk of her favorite type of bread, smoked cheese.
Laura then proceeded to take a bite of the bread. Immediately responding to the succulent taste of it with joy.
"It's delicious! You're mom really does have the best bread around!" Laura exclaimed.
"Everyone says that!" Isara replied giggling.
"I know." Laura then said.
Both girls giggled and talked as they proceeded to eat their lunch together.
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It was now recess, while Isara and Laura got ready to play together a few kids in the distance starting talking.
"Hey, look, it's that Darcsen brat again." One kid said.
"Yeah, why does she always seem so happy? Is she even remotely aware of what she is?" Another kid said chiming in.
"Why would anyone want to play with her to begin with? You would always lose due to bad luck or something." An additional kid said being as cold as possible.
Laura ignored the cruel words that was being thrown her way. Isara heard and could only look with confusion, but she was starting to feel an emotion that she rarely felt at all, anger.
"Hey Isara, are you ready to play hide and seek? Let's have some fun!" Laura said to Isara completely ignoring the harsh words that were said behind her back.
"Sure!" Isara replied. Even though she and Laura had fun playing together she couldn't help but still feel a sense of anger towards those kids.
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The school bell finally rang. The school day was officially over and all the kids including Isara and Laura were making their way out of the building.
"I really had fun today at recess!" Isara said to her friend.
"So did I!" Laura replied.
Isara then paused before deciding to ask a certain question.
"Hey…Laura are you okay? Those kids said some really mean things to you."
Laura simply smiled gently and replied "Don't worry, I'm okay. I'll see you tomorrow okay?" and then proceeded to walk home. Isara looked on as her friend walked home.
Isara soon found her parents waiting for her.
"Hey, Isara, how was school today?" Welkin said to his daughter gently as he and Alicia greeted her.
"I had a great time today! Me and Laura played hide and seek at recess today!" Isara replied with a happy tone to her voice.
"That's wonderful to hear!" Alicia replied cheerfully.
"Hey, Isara, we're going to go somewhere this weekend for a visit." Welkin then told Isara.
"Really? Where?" Isara soon asked with curiosity.
Alicia explained everything as they walked home together. It seems they were going to have a fun weekend planned.
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Author's Note: I apologize if parts of this chapter came off as rushed, poorly written or short. I had a hard time writing it for some reason. I'll promise to try to make the following chapters better.