Katheryn POV

Long time no see life got in the way and I was being difficulty with certain parts of this chapter. Some news character name changes Mackenzie's daughter now Morgan and Mari is Kari imperfect author again. I want them to have unique names I should write them down haha. Anyway onto the story but first trigger warning for dark fate for kits. A shows when going to happen if want to skip it.

Our family knows about our fantastic news and now it will be our friend's turn to find out. Today is that day and a few days have passed. We all have our own lives so finding free time will be different for all of us. We'll be having smoothies together and the best smoothies are from The Tiki Bar. I do love smoothies and Nick loves them as well. He loves the blueberry favors they have a few. He loves them all since he loves blueberries. As for me, I like multiple flavors. For I like a lot of fruits and enjoy favors of them. Even if I haven't tasted fresh fruit of them or don't like the taste of it fresh like peaches and pears, my favorite is raspberries for sure I love them and they have good flavors with raspberries. What fruits I don't like that I have tasted are grapefruit and coconuts. Those two are the ones I hate and won't eat. Both of them taste yucky to me. I can't decide what I want to have it's too hard of a choice to make. Or instead, I'm making it difficult. Kami is busy working and I hear Nick's footsteps.

"I see that look on your face," Nick said "having a hard time deciding what to have."

Nick looks at me with a kind smile on his face and he's great like that. He doesn't mock me when I get like this. Others have mocked me telling me to toughen up and I just can't help myself. It was the Icenhowlers who did it the most. They never stopped wanting me to not grow as a vixen. No matter they're in the past and will focus on my life and the future. They won't find out because I haven't seen them since that day. They don't deserve to know about their grandkit. They won't accept me as a parent and would fear our future kit being Autistic like me. They wouldn't accept any of their grandkits. We did tell them about the Icenhowlers for they were curious about why my parents never came over. We weren't going to lie to them and mature to know not everyone is a good parent.

It didn't take them long to ask about my parents and we knew that talk was coming up. We don't speak about them or have any photographs. I have them I couldn't destroy them. I just can't destroy a photograph. So they've been locked away not to be looked at just kept. I don't have a lot of photographs of them. They didn't want me to take their photographs and never gave me other photographs to me. I have seen them and they are great photographs. Them as kits they don't look like mean judgmental mammals. I hate to think about it but Kaia and I do look a lot like Mrs. Icenhowler. If we were to put a photograph of the three of us together you would have a hard time picking us apart. Those Nick could Artem knows me well and Mackenzie would be able to do the same for Kaia.

"Hopefully they will never meet them," I say

The Icenhowlers are still out there even if we have never seen them. I haven't stopped by their apartment building since then. I do not need to visit. Nor visit their workplaces and Zootopia is a big city. The chances of running into them are slim. I don't want our kits running into them for they would be cruel and I don't want them to face that. They don't need more cruelty they already get looks and whispers.

"Everything going to be alright," Nick said

"I know it will be," I say

Everything going to be alright and they're going to understand. It's going to hurt them but they got to know the truth. There are mammals in life that aren't going to love and like you some are going to hate and dislike you. That you're going to hate and dislike mammals even if you're a good one. You can't like everyone. Nick and I hold paws and they have been waiting to know. They haven't been waiting long. We didn't want to keep them waiting. They're gathering at the dining table and that's where we have family meetings. It's a good place to have a meeting. The dining table is long and made of rosewood having different placemats. We have one so the dining table doesn't get messy each mealtime. My placemat is a yellow flower and they can sit wherever they like. Nick and I sit next to each other on the left side of the table and he sits first and I sit second just how I like it. We sit at the table most mealtimes. Breakfast the majority of the time is cereal. If you want you can have a bagel like Nick always have blueberry bagels. I enjoy all bagels and have a different one each day. On the weekend you can have a doughnut, muffin, pop tart, or banana bread as a nice treat. It depends on the weekend and you can your favorite. For doughnut is red velvet, a muffin is lemon poppyseed and Poptart is s'mores. Special breakfast such as pancakes and french toast is eaten at the table. Lunch is eaten at the table which is mostly sandwiches they like with chips and soup. We would never force them to eat what they don't like. It's something that starts an eating disorder and we don't want that for our kits.

"Alright let's go," I say

Nick and I still hold paws as we head back to the dining room. The kitchen is first obviously and we have a nice kitchen. Much better than the one we had at the apartment. It was small and this one is a nice size. Our kits can help us make dinner which they enjoy a lot. We are teaching them to cook for that's an important life skill to have. They're going to learn even if takes time to learn. We're not going to make the same mistakes as the Icenhowlers did. Our fridge is nice and always filled with food. So we got a large fridge and make sure little food goes to waste. We compost and throw and recycle our trash accordingly. Just as good mammals would do. Percy sits at the end of the table topside of the table. On the right side of the table are Kari and Virgil. On the left side with us are Morgan and Soren. We take our seats a few moments later.

"So what do you have to tell us?" Morgan asked

"We're here to talk about my parents," I say

That gets their attention and we called for a family meeting. They knew an talk about my parents was coming up. It feels strange to call them my parents. I haven't called them that in years. It feels like my heart going to break. Yet I can imagine for I'm not alone.

"Why don't we see your parents?" Kari asked

"Why don't we get cards and gifts from them?" Soren said

"That's because they're bad foxes," I say

"As in they're abusive did they hit you?" Virgil signed

"Yes they're abusive and it wasn't physical abuse it was mental and emotional abuse to myself and aunt Kaia." I say "Mental abuse is like someone telling you're stupid and it affects your thinking. You start to believe it and I have believed it. Emotional abuse affects your emotions and I have been told things that weren't right. They're wrong what matters is what you and your loved ones think not them."

"Why would they do that?" Kari asked

"Would they do it to us?" Morgan asked

"So they're one of those and I'm glad you didn't take after them," Percy said

"I don't know some mammals are closed-minded even though they know what they believe in isn't true. Some mammals are mean to those who are different. They want to hurt you because they think they're superior to you for they're normal or they think they are. We won't let them hurt you not a change." I say "That's why we kicked them out of our lives and they're just birth givers. This what they look like and you know not to talk to them."

We show them a photograph of them from Fieldbook and we blocked them so they couldn't spy. Nor do I want to their post or want others to do it for us. They're out of my mind well most of the time. It's a good photograph and they wouldn't have changed much. Percy is much older so he gets it with no trouble. They understand and we told them in a kit-friendly way.

"Well we may not have them but we have a great mother and aunt." Soren said, "We don't need them for we also have great grandparents and great parents."

"Yes we do," Kari said

"Family hug time!" Morgan said

I had no worries and now that's off the table. Yes, we don't need them and despite their bad parenting Kaia and I turned out great. After every family meeting even if not bad news, we do a family hug. The hug is for we always have each other and we gather around. Nick and I are close and Percy sticks to the outside. I'm so glad that I have a wonderful family.

"I am having a hard time and it sucks that I do it." I say "It shouldn't be that difficult why do I make it so difficult?"

"That makes you who you are," Nick said, "that happens because you take important things to heart."

I am a compassionate vixen and that's a good thing. I do take things to heart that is important to me. That's not a bad thing that makes me who I am. I do love who I am even when it can be difficult. That happens to everyone and I know hormone change will be difficult. I have to face hurdles in life and I can do it. I won't be alone I have my Artem, family, and friends. I am strong too I can do alone when I'm alone. The Icenholwers would say I couldn't do it and have told me countless times. They didn't want me to be a mother and they tried to scare me into not having kits. It didn't work for I wanted kits. I wanted to have my own family. Now that has come true and soon our family will become bigger. Our family is going to be so great, Filled with so much love and happiness. A type of family everyone should have but in a broken world that doesn't happen to many. We want to give love and care to those who need it most. We plan to foster and adopt until our dying breath.

"You're right Artem," I say "I like that a lot."

"So do I," Nick said

I look up at Nick and we smile at each other. I pull Nick in for a kiss and passionately kiss him for a few moments. We break apart for moments and the door opens up. Seeing that I have some business. Nick smiles and heads back to his area. I get up and get ready to take some more photographs. It looks to be a small group of friends.

"Hello, what can I do for you today?"

"Just some photographs vixen."

I do hear the hint of vermin but she stopped herself. So I have to deal with bigots and I can deal with that. They do have a few minutes until I get to my next clients and they're regulars and good mammals. So I give them my fake smile they won't ruin my day.

"I do have some time," I say "How many do you want?"

"Just four simple photos you can do that can't you?"

"Of course, I can," I say

Four simple photographs that I can do and it will go fast. Which I always like when there are bigots. Sometimes they draw it out to mess with us. We are strong and can face there. We rise above them for we're better than them. They head over to the background and get ready for their first. Like they said they're doing basic poses like you would for a photo booth. I wonder why they're here. There are other photography places to go. Unless they choose this place to make us suffer. I set up my camera they won't win this game.

"Alright say cheese," I say

I won't be doing anything special for them it's a waste of breath. Cheese is the easiest to do and they do say it. I take a photograph and move on to the next photograph. Once again they do a basic pose and I take the next few photographs. As I knew it didn't take long.

"Alright, you'll get these photographs in a week," I say

"No, we want them right now,"

Yep, I saw that coming from a mile away. We have dealt with this before with bigots they don't trust us. So they have to watch us and make sure we don't get their address. Even those it's still the same we don't remember them or keep them. They can never trust us and we have to deal with them.

"Well, it takes time to make copies since each of you would want a set of your photographs." I say "You came without a time set so you're at the bottom of the list."

I won't be bullied by them I'm in control not them. This is our business not there's and it will never be. I see a look of displeased and judgment. We get a lot from bigots who don't get in their way. They can't do a thing to us so they don't return. Good riddance we don't need them. We got a lot of clients that are the best. We are always happy to have them as clients and they're happy to support our business,

"How dare you say that,"

"It's how our business is run," I say "If you can't accept that get out."

"No, you'll just send our pictures to the black market. So criminals can steal our identity."

They should have gone to another business for they're not getting their way. They were foolish to think that they could mess with us. What's with this whole black market? We could do no such thing. This isn't the first time we heard such a remark. Bigots say we will do bad things to their photographs for they see us as untrustworthy. I wouldn't do that for I'm not evil.

"That doesn't happen I wouldn't let it happen." I say "If all you will do is show disrespect then leave and don't come back."

I stand my ground they won't get to me. They give me cold glares like that going to do something. I'm not a weak little girl anyone. I can control my emotions and strangers don't get to anymore. Hopefully, that's the same when my hormones are out of wack. I give them a stare as well.

"Fine, we'll be back in a week."

Watching them head off without another word. I'm surprised that they're coming back most bigots leave telling us they won't come back. They think that they're better than us when they're not. Good, we don't have to deal with them and they'll quickly leave because they hate foxes. Nick heads over to me and kisses me on the cheek.

"You did great Shutterbug," Nick said

"Thank you, Artem and they were easy to deal with," I say

I kiss him on his cheek as well. They were easy to deal with and hopefully I can when my hormones change. I don't know how I'm going to feel. The Icehowlers told me lies about pregnancy for they didn't want me to be pregnant. They were so cruel with like that. I'm not going to worry for they were wrong. We break apart and I head back to my desk. Nick heads back to his and gets back to sketching. I get on my computer and put their photographs on it. I'll go through them later. Working on other photographs that were before and who aren't bigots. They're good mammals and we like them. Their photographs are great and full of emotions. I love photographs that have life. They show that life can be captured forever in time.

"Alright, they're going to love these photographs," I say

I choose the best photographs that of took of them and I took a bunch. I chose the best photographs of the bunch. I'm going to send them in the mail and I'll put them on a disk so they can treasure them forever. I have many photographs like that and I want to keep them until the end of my time and for our future family to have photographs of us. So that we will a part of their lives even if we are gone.

Hearing the door open up seeing that Serenity and Rory are back from fieldwork. They needed two photographers. By the looks on their faces, it went well. They didn't have to deal with bigots so that's always good news.

"I see that you had to deal with bigots." Serenity said

"That I did," I say "I see your jobs went well."

"It did go well and we got paid extra," Rory said

"That's great," I say

Rory has a smile on his face and he has a great smile. When he was on the streets he had that smile hidden behind the drugs and pain. That's how I knew he was a good mammal who was lost. I knew that he had a story and it was a sad story. It's always sad when you lose your loved ones. I remember telling us the story and it was so heartbreaking. A fate that no one should go through.

Rory has checked himself in rehab because he wants to get better. He wants to have his life back and the life that his family wants him to have. I'm glad that he found his way and good deeds do have ripples. That's what we're going to tell our kits and they're going to know how my good deed helps us out. I still can't believe what happened and what she did to me. I thought she was my friend. Another photography friend would have been so great. She turned out to be a monster. Now she's rotting where she belongs and can no longer hurt innocent souls.

Rory wants to tell us his life story and it's been a few weeks since he got to rehab. It has been tough but it has been going well for him. We're gathered in his room and it's a small room. It has a bed, dresser, a desk and chair, and photographs on the wall. Nick and I sit on his bed and him on the chair. He wanted to tell his story to us first before he told his fellow recovering drug addicts. It will help him prepare for that talk.

"I first lost my wife Susana to cancer it was a rough long fight she fraught to the end. In the end, she went peacefully before it could painfully take her. It was so rough on us and I wasn't ready to be a single dad. I did have a family but they didn't live in Zootopia. I couldn't move my kits from their whole lives. We had twins girl and a boy they were three minutes apart. Their names were Jeanette and Jamie typical twins and great kits. So we stayed and lived each day."

That must have been so rough and I have rarely gotten sick. I haven't gotten so sick before I'm lucky with that. I have had family members die of cancer and family that was distant. But their deaths were still sad. I don't worry much about it. At least she got to go out peacefully we do get that choice. Obviously, some mammals have a better chance. I would go with my loved ones outside surrounded by nature. I would be buried so that part of me could become a tree. Helping the earth one final time.

Rory did tell us about his family and it explains why he ended up on the street. Addiction runs in his family and they have dealt with it before and it was bad. He was in rough shape and didn't want to get clean. The drugs were keeping out the painful memories, which was good for him then. He lost his job and apartment. His stuff was saved thanks to his family. He's going to get a low-rent apartment after this. He has a job with us once he completes his program. I know that I can trust him. It's more than helping me out, he's a good soul. Also is a fantastic photographer. He's going to fit right in and be great at his job.

"Things were going good for us and things were looking up. We weren't so sad anymore and life was moving on slowly. It was only seven months after she died. It was a good and happy day. We wanted to have a fun day. So we went to the Prime Ancestral Theater. I got us front-row seats and I part extra so they could help in the play I got those lucky tickets. The play was going well and we were enjoying ourselves. They loved when they helped out the heroes gain courage. Their chant was so good and cute. They were getting off the stage when it happen. It felt like there was a bomb and everything went crazy. The fire spread quickly and smoke filled the room. I was knocked out in a panic. I wasn't out for long the fire was so bad and my kits were trapped. I ran over to them. They were so scared that I did everything I could to save them. I almost saved them then my world came crashing down. I saw their thrill of almost being free and their shout of joy. A hanging set piece finally snapped and fell so fast. My kits were within reach and almost freed when it came crashing…on them. Their little screams and then there were none. I managed to free them and they were gone."

I remember hearing about that fire and it was a bad one. Forty mammals were killed and twenty-one mammals were injured. It started when an electrical box burned out. The building was old and wasn't kept up to date. So it was a death trap. The owner was sued and arrested for the injuries and deaths. He's in prison for the rest of his life and he deserves that. Innocent mammals died innocent kits that never grew up died. Parents lost their kits and families lost their loved ones. Mammals' lives were changed forever because he couldn't keep the place updated. I have been to the theater twice to watch a play with Grandmother Forester. The first play was about Cinderella and it was a good play. Of course, it's hard to mess up Cinderella's story. The other time was the play he was talking about it's a great fantasy story.

"That's so terrible," I say "We're truly sorry for your loss."

"We are and I would be a wreck too," Nick said "I would be lost if I lost Katheryn and our kits. I would be nothing but a con artist."

Knowing that to be true and we talked about it before. It does make me sad that he sees himself, as a con artist, as if he's alone in the world. Sinking into what mammals think of foxes. I don't know what I would do if I were alone. If I didn't have my loved ones. That's something you don't want to think about.

"It was so terrible and I was so angry at the world. It felt like the world was targeting me. First I lost my wife to a slow painful cancer. Then I lost my kits in a horrible fire. I thought no mammal should go through that so shortly." Rory said "I wasn't seriously injured and was taken to Zootopia Memorial Hospital. My family was there and they had to find out that Jeanette and Jamie were dead they were heartbroken. My world was shattered and I was told my kits felt no pain."

I would be heartbroken if I learned of my little cousin, Holly, and future nieces and nephews' deaths. I would genuinely miss Casey, Aurora, and little Holly. We all have our favorite extended family. Nick and I won't play favorites with our kits bad parents do that. The Icenhowlers did that for years. I didn't realize it much when I was a kit. Thinking about it does hurt even those it shouldn't.

"Makes sense that you were angry a lot of mammals would be," Nick said

"I don't blame you," I say "Did you ever think to end it?"

"I did a few times but never put it into action. My family lost so much I couldn't add to it." Rory said, "I knew I had to keep on living."

Nick's exemplary most mammals would be angry if something like that happened to them. No good soul should go through that. But sadly it does for bad things happen to everyone. It just seems like it happens to good mammals a lot. I have never felt like that and I don't know how it feels. But I do feel sad for those who think it and wished that they didn't. No one should feel like that and we all have a purpose.

"You sure did have a rough life," Nick said

"I know good things are coming to you," I say

"I didn't believe that for a long time but I do know." Rory said, "They would be fourteen and I can believe it's been about four years since he died."

After his rough time good things are coming to him I'm sure of that. Good and bad things happen in life. Light and darkness, rain lilies and sunflowers. I hope that many sunflower blossoms are in his future. So he was on the streets for about a year when we meet for the first time. He was in a rough spot back there my kind heart saw past that. Good deeds do have ripples and Rory will get his life back together.

Things worked out in the end so listening to my heart worked. Others told me that I was wasting my time with the likes of druggies like him. I knew I wasn't going to waste my time he was a good mammal I was sure of that. Rory's path to good things has been a slow one but it has been good for me. He has an apartment and a job he loves. Visiting his family and they're thankful for me. It was them and me that he finally got better. He got friends that understand his troubles and he can talk to them. They understand the troubles he has and it's great that he has that support. I don't know how it feels to be addicted to bad stuff. We all have inside of us even with good stuff.

Watching them head back to their desk and soon favorite clients will be coming. I have many favorite clients that I look forward to. They're great clients and they're good mammals. Such clients aren't bigots or two who look past theirs. They help us out and defend us so we do the same for them. That's what good mammals do. A few minutes later the door opens up and Aurora and Casey come running in.

"Auntie Katheryn!" Aurora and Casey said

"Hello, my c niece and nephew," I say

They run over to me and hug me then they hug Nick. Nick has a huge smile on his face. Their parents tag behind other family members knows and they're happy for me. Aurora and Casey will find out now. They wanted to find out in mammal and promised they can keep quiet about it. Artem and I know that they can do it. They're dressed nicely and they will have a nice family photograph. They head back once they're done with their hug.

"Alright time for your photographs and do you want the news first?" I say

"News first!" Casey and Aurora said to me

I knew that they were going to want the news first and I'm the same way. I want to know the news first for waiting can make me overthink. I get down to their level and see such smiles on their faces. They got such adorable similes and they're going to love the news.

"Alright, Nick and I have to most wonderful news." I say "We're going to have a kit."

"Oh, that's wonderful news!" Aurora and Casey said, "We get to be the cool cousins again."

They're so happy with the news just like I thought they would be. They just loved hearing about Holly and they're soon to be the newest kit. They love being the cool cousins and they're great ones. They'll be great with our kit as well. I get up so they can get ready for their photograph. They're going to have four today. Four great photographs like always. Their parents join in and get to my camera.

"Alright, you know what to do," I say

They have taken a lot of photographs with me over the years. They like taking photographs and the goofy ones are Aurora and Casey's favorites. Of course, a kit would love those the majority do. I was the same and I still love goofy photographs. Most parents get annoyed with that because they want professional photographs so they want them to act mature. What I do is give what the kits what and most of the time they give what their parents want. They should have a voice in what they want. I hate when parents don't give their kits a voice about what they want for photography. They should have a say in what they want. A kit is its own mammal with its thoughts and feelings. I hated that my parents treated me like my voice didn't matter. That's in the past and I have focused on the now. Aurora and Casey have such goofy poses and their parents have good ones.

"Alright says, Snow," I say

"Snow!" they said happily

I snap the photograph and they get ready for the next one. They're quick for they know what to do. I snap the next few photographs for them. Finally, it's a nice family portrait and they do this a few times a year. They like to call them seasons portraits and I think they're great. We like doing it as well. It's a lot of fun. Their parents sit on tall seats that we have for photographs, sketches, and paintings. Aurora and Casey sit and they hold each other paws. I smile it's a great photograph.

"Say Aurora," I say

"Aurora,"

They love the Aurora Borealis and that's where Aurora got her name. There was an Aurora Borealis when she was born and Casey was named after a loving grandfather. They wouldn't name him Borealis since kits would tease them. They love their names and I snap a photograph.

"Alright, that went great," I say

"Aunt Katheryn we had a lot of fun!" Casey and Aurora said

They always have fun and I don't get tired of hearing that. Just like I never get tired of taking photographs. Aurora and Casey run over to me and hug me. I do love their hugs and they do this every time. Nick smiles at us and he places a sketch in a large envelope. Licking the disgusting stuff to seal it. I hate that about sealing envelopes.

"I'm glad that you did and I had a lot of fun too," I say "I'll see you guys soon."

"Yes, we will see you son!" Aurora and Casey said "Bye Uncle Nick and Aunt Katheryn."

"Bye Casey and Aurora," I say

"Bye Aurora and Casey," Nick said

Casey and Aurora are so energetic and they wave so fast. That makes Nick and I smile. I look at Rory he has a small smile on his face. There's a sad look in his eyes. I know that Aurora and Casey would remind him of his kits. He has met them before and they don't know the truth. It's the same for our kits but Percy knew what he was talking about. Rory doesn't want them to know the horror of what happened to his kits. They know they died and they have made Rory feel better. By making cards and giving him baked goodies. That has brought happiness and he loves double chocolate cookies. Mine is still red velvet with basically everything and still hate coconut. I hope that still be the same when I'm pregnant and my hormones change. Nick still loves blueberry-baked goodies. I watch them head out the door and their parents right behind them.

Just watching them makes me more excited about raising our kits. I have watched Casey and Aurora grow up. It was great watching them grow up. I remember them getting walking down and talking. Their first words were snow for Aurora and cookie for Casey. Now, will experience that with our kit. We will be happy for our kit even when milestones aren't like other kits. We all do the race at our own pace. I hit the milestones as I should and Kaia hit her milestones earlier. Nick was like me and Ienzo was earlier. Skye was like me and there's nothing like that. The Icenhowlers wouldn't believe that. I'm glad I didn't turn out like them or Kaia. We will break the cycle of abuse. Of course, it was just our parents for their parents didn't they just let their bigotry cloud them.

"Are you alright Rory?" I ask

"Yeah I will be," Rory said "memories resurfaced that's to be expected. Usually, I would take something to make those memories go away.

Yeah, we knew about that and it makes sense. Everyone would feel like that after they lost loved ones as he did. I know I would get lost a lot. It's a bad habit that I have. The Icenhowlers invade my thoughts a lot. I still think about what I would do if I went something like him. Nick is easy he would be conning if I wasn't there for him. I'm his light I'm his star and I'm happy to be that. Artem is my sunflower my light as well. Yeah, that makes sense and we knew that was a possibility. We won't judge him on that but he agreed to not show up to work high. We know we don't have to worry about that.

"That's good and you can always talk to us," I say

"I know I can," Rory said

Rory has talked to us before when he had his hard moments. We were there for him when at late times. That's what you do for someone you care about. Sometimes it can be too late and we don't want that to happen. That would make me feel guilty for I don't want to hurt others.

I get back to my desk and back to work. I got to finish the older photographs and sent them. It won't take long. Then I will do the same for their photographs. I sort through the photographs this family was a nice one. These photographs are great and they're going to love them. I chose the best photographs of them. I delete the flawed ones' Eyes that are closed and blurriness which can happen at the moment. Blinking is something we can't control. After choosing the best ones I print them out in the sizes they want. Then I carefully place them in the envelope. Then I write down their address and place it on the stamp. Then I place it with the others which we will send today after we finish. There are a few of them to deliver and that we're going to deliver after this shift. Just as we do many times. Our kits love dropping off the packages. So we let them do it as much as possible. They each get to deliver a package when they get to do that chore. It's to keep it fair for they would fight over it. So they have the same packages as well. We want to keep it fair.

I look at the time and it's only a few more hours until our meet-up. It makes me so happy but nervous as well. I know that they're going to love the news. It's going to be a fun time. I lay my left paw on my stomach I'm not worried. I know we're going to have a healthy kit. I just can feel it. We did have a check-up yesterday and our kit is healthy. In which we are so happy for. We'll love our son or daughter no matter what. Disability will be taught part of you and it's nothing to be ashamed of.

We finally got a doctor's appointment and it felt like it took forever. We do have health insurance but we're foxes so we're not at top of the list. So we have to wait lucky we're healthy and have no health scares. Just regular check-ups for us. Now we're at an ultrasound checkup to see the health of our kit. To soon to see the sex of our kit that we can find out in a few weeks. We're waiting for my checkup and there are other pregnant women. Some prey and predators and Nick and I sit near each other. There are two rabbits and a hare of course they sit together and avoid us like we have the plague. They're whispering among each other and I know we're talked about. I have seen the look many times.

"So is this your first kit?"

Looking to see an arctic wolf talking to me. She looks to be four years older than me. She has white fur and dark blue eyes. Seeing that she has a scar on her left face. Those that don't bother me. She's wearing a nice blouse shirt and blue pants. She is one lovely lady and looks to be a few months pregnant. So she must have kits before.

"Yes, this is our first kit how could you tell?" I ask

"You have that look of new excepting mother. My name is Sarah Aurastone."

"I guess that would be easy to see and my name is Katheryn Forster." I say "Are you related to officer Isaac Aurastone?"

"It's wonderful to see and what a lovely name." Sarah said, "Yes, he's my husband."

Oh, then she has a wonderful husband. I haven't met him but I have seen him around. I was told that he was furious about what Mr. Stone did to me. He stood up and made sure that Mr. Stone was punished. So I know for sure he's a good cop and I know he has a good wife. I know that I can like them and they becoming good friends. I want to say I made his bouquet but I don't like to boast.

"Well, you have a great husband." I say '

"That I do and he saved my life so I hold great respect for him," Sarah said "I can tell your husband is a great one."

"Yeah, he's a great cop and wolf," I say "Yeah Nick is a great husband."

"That's why I love you so much," Nick said

Nick kisses my cheek and I blush. Sarah smiles at us. It makes sense that Isaac saved her life for he's a great officer. It must have been a dangerous criminal and it would have been on the news. That would explain her scars I remember reading about a murderer who cut up his victims. He sure was a creepy one.

"So what is it like?" I ask

"The gel is cold and there's a bit of fear if your pregnancy is not healthy. But seeing your kit is a loss for words." Sarah said, "I know you're going to love it as a photographer."

"Yeah, I am," I say "we're going to frame them."

That Sarah said is true and that's how I feel. Knowing what I feel is normal and being excepted by first-time mothers. I know I shouldn't worry there's nothing to worry about. Hopefully, I like the gel or the appointments are going to be difficult. Yeah, I have been looking forward to that. I can't wait to see our first sonogram. When I first saw them I thought they were amazing. For you got a photograph of a kit while they're still developing. There are even 3D sonograms which I find cool.

"We kept them in a photo album," Sarah said

"Oh, that's great," I say

I just love photo albums and we have so many. We're going to have so many of our kits. There are going to be a lot of kit photographs. It's going to be the same for all for we're going to treat them as equals and there will be no favorites. We're going to try our hardest to not play favorites. The Icenhowler's did that for some time. We're not going to hurt our kits like that. So they get the same amount of photographs. Not like the first has a lot the middle child a some and the youngest just has a few. We won't do that nor I could do that. Everyone deserves many photographs of themselves.

"Yes, it is," Sarah said "I'm glad we get to treasure their cute pup moments."

I can't wait to capture those moments forever in time. I can imagine them and I can't wait until we can experience them for real. No matter when our kit reachers his or her milestones we will be. I will not be like the Icenhowler's I will not. Experiencing for real will be better than we ever imagined. Some life moments are like that. Looking to see that another has their appointment and just a little more time. It feels like forever has passed waiting can suck.

"We can't wait for those moments," Nick said

"It's going to be great," I say

"It will be," Sarah said

Sarah takes out her phone and she shows us her kits. They have four kits and they're nine years old. It must have been difficult to carry and give birth to. Also to take care of that many pups at a time. I take out my phone as well and Nick smiles at me.

"Timothy, Beryl, Justin, and Glenn these are our lovely kits," Sarah said

"They look like wonderful kits," Nick said

"Yes they do," I say "here are our kits Percy fourteen, Soren ten, Virgil nine, Virgil nine, Mari eight, and Morgan seven."

We have so many photographs of our kits. More than half the space is filled with photographs. I always back them up just in case. I have another cheaper phone for games it makes it easier. We don't buy the latest phones I focus on ones with the best cameras. After all, I'm a photographer.

"You have a wonderful family," Sarah said "those who foster and adopt for good reason are the best mammals you can meet. Also mammals I want in my life."

"We feel the same," Nick said

Looks like we're going to have some new friends. I hope our kits can be friends. They have a small group of friends since making friends is difficult. One they're foxes and they have disabilities. Others tend to treat them like they're lesser mammals. It breaks my heart to see that they're wonderful kits. I hope that changes someday.

"Looks like we were destined to meet," Sarah said

"Yeah I agree," I say

I do think that some moments in life were because of fate or destiny. Like meeting Nick and my friends was destiny. It's all in my life's destiny. We talk among ourselves as we wait. It's surprisingly busy. Others must have had the same idea the thought makes me embarrassed. Jadelyn is a teacher.

"Mrs. Aurastone,"

"I will let my new friends go first I can wait," Jadelyn said

Sarah looks at the nurse with firm eye contact and the sonogram technician is a tigress named Shelle. She looks at Sarah for a few minutes knowing who she is. Shelle rolls her eyes and this gets tiring. I know she will do what she's asked or an officer will come and visit. It's nice to have this and we follow her to the room. It's a small room and there's the ultrasound transducer. The walls are cream color having random large photographs. There are a few chairs that are close to the wall. Nick takes one close to the tall bed. There are a few plants as well. There's a TV and other medical equipment.

"Go and lay down," Shelle said

I head over to the tall bed and lay on it. Yep, this is an uncomfortable bed at least I won't have to lay on it for long. So I can pawdle it. Nick takes a seat as she and she gets to work. Still has this displeased look on it.

"So is this your first kit?" Shelle asked

"Yes it is," I say

"Great," Shelle said

Shelle says that with such fakeness in her voice. That won't ruin our enjoyment and excitement for seeing our first ultrasound photograph. I'm so excited that I feel like I'm going to burst. She looks over at my file.

"No family medical history we have to worry about at this moment. But it looks like Autism runs in your family." Shelle said

"That doesn't bother me he or she will be Autistic like me," I say

I knew that I didn't worry much we have a healthy bloodline. Nick's family is the same way. We are thankful for that. But there's still a chance that our kit could have something but I won't worry. I do not like the tone Shelle gave me she's like the Icenhowlers. Shelle won't ruin this moment for us.

"Alright just lay still." Shelle said, "The gel will be cold."

That's what I'm doing and it's annoying. I want to move but I won't I can pawdle this. She moves the machine closer. Soon we will get our first sonogram. Shelle sets everything up and takes gel. Placing it on my stomach and it was cold. I watch as she uses the machine and I watch as our kit appears. He or she is so small. That's our little pup our little gentlemammal or girl.

"There's your kit healthy and you're four weeks and two days pregnant. The kit is forming as it should be." Shelle said

"Wow," I say

"Amazing,"

I can't believe that it's already been four weeks and two days. It feels hasn't been so long. Seeing our pup is more amazing than I have ever imagined. I can hear Nick's happy noises so he has a huge smile on his face. I am so happy no more ecstatic. I'm glad that our kit is developing well. I can't wait to see her or her grow even more.

We have a bunch of our first ultrasounds became we wanted so many. We have given them to loved ones that wanted them. We have started our first part of a framed photograph. Our next appointment is around four weeks. We'll get a call once is our turn. With Sarah Aurastone's help, it won't take as long. We going to use each ultrasound to show the growth of our son or daughter. It's going to be a great project.

We're gathering with our friends finally at The Tiki Hut. We're gathered at a table and have been having small talk. Currently, it's raining still love the rain. It smells so nice as we headed in. Today is not busy so we lucked out. Those we could have waited for. These smoothies are worth the wait. Nick got his favorite mixed blueberry. Serenity got a banana and cream. Kami got pineapple and orange. I do enjoy pineapple like on pizza which others have teased me for. Those that don't bother me, anyone. They're just fools. Rory has strawberries and bananas his kit favorite. Finnick is having cherry. Ienzo has star fruit and sea salt. Skye is having mango and Maya having blackberry with blueberry. Paige having a dragonfruit smoothie she's a major foodie. I have yet to try dragonfruit one of these days I will. Theodore is having an apple and orange smoothie. Dawn is having a tropical smoothie. I do love tropical flavor. Kelly has blackberry with hazelnut. Evie having snowberries and mint. Manfredi has elderberry smoothie. While both Foxy and Lucky have watermelon. So many different flavors in our friend group.

"Smoothies are always good," Skye said

"That ice cream is better," Ienzo said jokingly

"I agree," Lucky said

We laugh and ice cream is better than smoothies. Ienzo sure does love his sea salt ice cream. Lucky does as well and she still loves all sweets. He takes a drink from his smoothie. We all got larges and they're worth the cost. They're fairly priced, unlike other places which aren't. Too expensive and not worth it.

"Like you always do," Dawn said

Yep Lucky always agrees when it comes to something sweet. Even with licorice which many don't find. I find it okay. Coconut is something I don't understand that tastes gross even with yummy chocolate. I stir with my straw I had a hard time deciding. So many favors and this is a special time. So it has to be great or at least to me. So I decided on a fruit punch smoothie with extra raspberries. It's delicious and perfect for today. I take a sip of my smoothie.

Looking at my friends and life has been good for them. Like Paige and Theodore, they got their life in order after hardships. Theodore became a nurse and Paige head chef at the restaurant she works at called Baobab Grove a fancy restaurant. Named after the Baobab tree those giant trees in Madagascar. They have this fruit that tastes like yogurt so it's good fruit. The restaurant is owned by a family of Crowned Lemurs named Palmore's. They're good lemurs bigoted but not in the worst way. Nick and I are happy for and they're happy for us. For that's what friends do. I take another slip off my smoothie. I have butterflies in my stomach and I like the feeling. This nervousness is worth it for good news excellent news.

"Hello, friends we have gathered today for some great news," Nick said

"Yes, we enjoy great news," Paige said

"Great news from friends always well great," Skye signed

We have hanged out with each other to deliver good news and also to hang out. We find that is the best way to deliver the news. It's more fun that way and it works on my talking skills. Texting is so much easier. I want to keep on working on my difficulties even if I don't get over them. Nick and I hold paws with each other.

"Yes it is," I say

"So what is this great news?" Finnick asked

We decided to tell our news in a fun funny way or at least I think it's funny. I do love corny jokes or at least when Nick tells them. The way he tells them makes me laugh and it never gets old. The thought of it makes me smile and they're going to love it.

"What do you call a three-humped camel?" Nick and I say

"What do you call a three-humped camel?"

"Pregnant!" Nick and I say

"Awwww!" Serenity "Congratulations."

"Congrats," Finnick said

"Hurrah!" Kami said

"Congratulations," Evie said

"Congrats," Lucky said

"Felicitations," Foxy said

"Hooryah," Maya said

"Congratulations," Dawn said

"Compliments," Theodore said

"Hurrah," Paige said

"Congrats," Skye said

"Congratulations," Rory said

"Congrats," Ienzo said

We knew that our friends would love our wonderful news. We're all so joyful and we keep to ourselves. Those others will tell that we have great no wonderful news. Hearing all our friend's congratulations in different ways makes us so happy. This truly is a wonderful time and we enjoy our shared happiness about our pregnancy.

Author note, the next chapter is finally here and updates shouldn't take this long. Life got in the way and I was stubborn with parts of the story. Like how the fire happened. Is it realistic I have no idea but that's what I saw happening to them. Life can be so cruel. The play is made up so you can imagine any fantasy-type story. The chat is like I believe in fairies like what happens in Peter Pan play I think. Or something like that a chanting cheer that gives the good guys strength. Sarah will appear in the story as for Issac. If you FTB readers remember Murphy's is Baobob Grove is the name change. I like that more and the same family has a different last name Palmore's. Those characters will have the same fate but different names. Still inspired by All Hail King Julien. Totally moved passed that but I enjoy my characters inspired by characters I like but the show I lost interest in. I did not like the ending and just don't plan to watch it again. Nick would totally tell his loved ones and friends his wife is pregnant with that joke. Now their friends know about their wonderful news and are happy. So until next time readers.