Before I begin this story, I wanted to share that part of what inspired me to write this was something pretty serious. Earlier this year, someone attacked me one Wattpad and here on FFN. They sent me horrible comments, calling me a rude cur, saying things like "I hope someone cuts your hands off so you can never write again." I'll admit, I felt upset at first, but I wasn't going to let it be a reason I would stop writing. They even had the nerve to block me so I couldn't confront them, which I find is a true sign of a coward.

Creative writing is my life, and something I've loved since I was a little girl. And I've faced bullies before and backed down before, but I don't back down so easily anymore. Whether someone out there likes it or not, I'm gonna keep writing my stories, and if you're a hater, then joke's on you, because now when a bully attacks, it only gives me more inspiration to write and create new villains for my stories. And every good story needs a good villain.

If someone attacks you on social media, don't hesitate to report them. And if you're thinking of cyberbullying someone, just don't. Your words and actions have a way of coming back to you. And once you post something online, it's there forever.

Anyway, I couldn't decide whether I wanted to make my next EJA story about cyberbullying or another musical story, so I decided to combine them both and make one big story. I hope you guys enjoy.

A beautiful morning with a beautiful sunrise. Perfect for a newly wedded couple to wake up to.

It was just two days after Hunter and Indira got married. Most other couples, when they got married, usually went on a honeymoon. But, this couple didn't. Not yet, anyway.

Most couples, when they get married, usually take an entire year to plan their wedding, getting all the details from the flowers to the cake, wedding party, and the venue perfect. And usually the groom proposed to the bride by getting down on one knee with a beautiful ring. But not this couple. For Indira and Hunter, they'd only been friends for almost two years, and it was only after a potion turned the girl human again and she needed to be rescued from the abusive man who tried to marry her when she was only six that Hunter and Indira realized they were in love. In an unusual twist, Indira was the one to propose marriage, not wanting to waste any more time waiting to tell him how she felt. And Hunter felt the same way, and thus he accepted her proposal and kissed her. Then, not wanting to waste any time, they decided to get married the very next day, which wasn't a ton of time to plan a wedding.

Fortunately, the couple's friends were all willing to help out. Strawberry baked a cake and treats according to the Ghodas' traditions, Roya granted Indira her wish for her dream wedding dress, Anakin and Gabby made lots of lotus flowers grow for decoration, and Carmine, Myra, and the musicorns provided music. It wasn't a huge wedding like Indira was used to seeing in her family's culture, but it was beautiful anyway. More importantly, now that Hunter and Indira were married, they couldn't wait to start a future together, and that included having children someday.

For now, the couple adjusted things in their quarters to make it both theirs. After getting married, Hunter helped Indira move her stuff into his room at the palace, and his new in-laws helped him out with a little something called vastu shastra, which was basically their culture's equivalent of feng shui, in order to help Indira feel connected to her family and culture, as well as combining her and Hunter's likes to symbolize balance in their union.

By the time they were through, Hunter found his room definitely looked different with a woman's touch, particularly with the lotus flower decor and since he had a wife now, he needed a bigger bed. Fitting with Indira being a princess, they got a canopy bed with orange curtains, a mix of red and yellow, Hunter and Indira's favorite colors.

Now that Indira could become a human or a pegasus whenever she wished, she didn't need to sleep in a stable anymore. Now she could sleep with Hunter in a real bed, and they could wake up to each other every morning. Like today.

Indira was first to wake up. It felt very different to her to wake up in a human body every morning now. But, it felt wonderful that she finally had her freedom and was with a man who loved her and she loved back. Now, the only thing she eagerly awaited for was the day she and Hunter would have a family of their own, much like Tech and Mila were still trying to make happen, but still not having much luck.

Hunter looked so peaceful as he was still sleeping. Indira gently ran her fingers through his shaggy hair, which in turn caused him to stir, and Hunter opened his eyes to his wife smiling at him.

"Shubh prabhaat, my love." Indira fluttered her lashes. ("shubh prabhaat" Hindi for "Good morning")

"Waking up was always just that, and then I married a new reason to look forward to it." smiled Hunter.

"And we had a fairy tale wedding with true love's kiss."

"Remind me how that went again?"

Fluttering her lashes, Indira puckered up and kissed her husband's lips, Hunter immediately wrapping his arms around his wife, one around her waist, the other tangling his fingers in Indira's hair whose softness felt like the petals of a lotus.

Hunter had walked across Anakin kissing Padme more times than he could count. Usually, he just walked on by and didn't think much of it. Being a clone and made specifically to be a soldier, marriage was the last thing on his mind, given that it was a privilege usually reserved for civilians, not soldiers. Not unless the soldiers were born the old-fashioned way anyway. But Hunter, he got a taste of how it felt to be with a woman he cared for more than anything else in the universe, to have her lips against his, to be kissing her, showing her love, and choosing her of all women to be with and to start a family with. Every bit of her, Hunter loved, and the more they kissed, the more their love grew.

Kissing Indira now, Hunter began to wish he didn't have to get out of bed, and he could just be here to make out with her forever.

The couple stopped for a bit and held each other close.

"I love you," said Indira.

"I adore you." Hunter sighed, kissing his wife again.

Hunter and Indira kissed passionately for what would probably seem like forever to some, but to them, no amount of time was enough.

Hunter looked at the clock and said, "Think we should go down and meet the others for breakfast?"

But, Indira lowered her nightgown's straps from her shoulders with a kind of hungry look in her eyes.

"I think they can wait a little longer…." Indira fluttered her lashes at Hunter. "Unless you want to wait until tonight to take a… special ride."

Hunter smiled at Indira, knowing what she was implying.

"I think they can wait a little longer."

Hunter closed the bed's curtains to make sure he and Indira had some privacy, and let's just say things got a little hot from there on.

"Are you serious?" Anakin said at the table.

"As a heart attack." Garrett nodded.

"Then that's wonderful news," said Kara. "I think all the others will be happy to hear the news too."

"And you'll get another chance with your new boyfriend, right?" Carmine teased.

"We only just met that night, Carmine."

Ever since Kara was spotted with a handsome young lord at the All Kingdom's Gala, her family wouldn't stop teasing her about her being the next fairy tale bride.

Elliot was definitely a sweet guy. For someone who didn't speak with his mouth much, he was very expressive too.

"He wasn't a bad looking guy." Gabby said. "What's he like, Aunt Kara?"

"Well, he plays the piano, he has a collection of bird photos, he has an older sister, whom I met at the gala as well, and he has two cats named Meechi and Gingy."

Boba's cat Jingles meowed and hopped into his owner's lap, purring.

"Jingles," said Boba, grabbing his cat and placing him down. "Your breakfast is down here."

Jingles had grown some in the last few weeks. Now that his adoption was finalized, things were definitely more interesting in the palace. But, Boba had to keep Jingles in a designated room whenever Master Windu came over so he wouldn't have a sneeze attack.

"It looks like Jingles likes your new boyfriend already." Mariposa said.

"He isn't my boyfriend, everyone."

"Then who have you been texting with since the gala?" Anakin said.

"I'm the crown princess of Solaris, I get a lot of messages." Kara said.

"Well, I'm the king of Solaris, and I'm not on my phone all the time." Qui-Gon said, taking out his phone.

Kara rolled her eyes. Qui-Gon's children were in their twenties or nearing their thirties, but sometimes he swore they just acted like teenagers sometimes.

"Hmm… is it just me, or is someone missing from the table?" Mila pointed out, looking at a stick in her hands. "Dang it!"

Mila angrily threw the stick over her shoulder.

"Negative again?" Tech said.

"What do you think? How is it that everyone around us has an easier time having kids?"

"It's not that easy," said Padme, feeding the twins their breakfast. "It took five years for Ani and I to get pregnant a second time."

"And almost six for Caroline and I," said Carmine, feeding Charlotte.

"I know. But so many of our other friends are having babies now. Obi-Wan and Satine have Olivia, Dolores and Mariano just found out they're having a baby, even Mace and Brenda are going to have a new baby."

The others felt bad for Mila, knowing how badly she wanted to be a mom. She and Tech have been trying so hard to get pregnant, but so far no luck. Tech had been trying to be as supportive as he could, but even he was getting worried. Somehow, he found the difficulty of getting pregnant actually made him want to be a dad even more.

"I don't understand it." Tech said. "I've noted numerous changes in both our diets and physical activities. By all counts, fertility should be easier."

"What does that mean?" Gabby said.

"Tech! There are children present!" Boba scolded, knowing his sister and the other little girls weren't old enough for that talk yet.

So, Tech had to put it in a way the younger kids could understand.

"It just means we can't have a baby as easily as other people." Mila said before her husband could.

"You can take care of our babies for a bit, if you want." Anakin said. "Some of us could use date nights."

"Thanks, Anakin. But it's just not the same."

Just then, Hunter and Indira finally arrived, both of them a little messy.

"Well, look who's awake." Garrett said.

"Sorry we're late." Hunter said. "We woke up late."

"Why do I get the sense something else kept you in bed?" Anakin teased, making Hunter blush, Indira kissing his cheek.

For the horses, it felt a little strange having one less horse in the stables and at the feeding troughs. But, given that Indira was born a human, it probably shouldn't have surprised them that she was spending most of her time in her human form, especially now that she and Hunter were married.

"What'd we miss?" Indira asked, taking a seat at the table.

"Well, after that incident that caused the gala to be cut short," said Qui-Gon said. "The Commission has elected to throw a make-up gala in one week. But they're changing the theme."

"Ah, yeah. Masquerade makes it too easy for criminals to sneak in." Garrett said. "We wouldn't want a repeat of that incident."

Indira looked down at that; she felt guilty for all of it. Even though Aghati was dead and his men were all arrested, she still sometimes had nightmares of the horrible things he'd done to her when she was little, which was why some parts of being married were a bit of a challenge for her at first. But, Hunter found a way to help her by letting her take the lead when they were alone; he wasn't an expert on psychology, but he figured helping Indira have a sense of control and some space definitely would help her, and it worked.

Unlike her ex-wannabe-fiancé, Hunter was gentle with Indira no matter what form she was in, and he truly loved her, and over the last couple days since their wedding, Hunter began doing everything he could to prove it to her. He helped her and her parents out when they turned his room into his and Indira's room, and deciding his bride deserved a proper wedding gift, he went out and bought a beautiful little white swan figurine to place on their nightstand. In the Ghodas' culture, swans were a symbol of many things, including purity, affection, and love. Hunter thought it fitting because he wanted to show Indira his love for her was pure, and he showed her a lot of affection each time they touched, and especially each time they kissed.

"Maybe I should stay home this time." Indira said.

"Why?" said Emeraldi. "That jerkface is dead, and unless you have other ex-fiancés who are coming after you, I don't think we'll face any more trouble."

"You don't have other ex-fiancés, do you?" said Mona curiously.

"No. But I get the feeling others may blame me for the other gala being ruined."

But, Hunter placed a hand on his wife's and told her, "You are not to blame for that, Indira. It was that former betrothed of yours who decided to kidnap innocent girls in order to treat them like pieces of meat with no emotions."

"He only should've considered himself lucky it wasn't me who put him out of his misery," said Garrett. "After what he tried to do to my Goldie, he'd be begging someone to put him out of his misery. When a predator attacks its prey, it doesn't aim to make it quick and painless, especially when it's a parent protecting its young."

"Either way, Indira… you are not to blame for any of this. If anything, the only good thing he's ever done in his life was bring us together." Hunter gently caressed Indira's cheek. "And I wouldn't change a thing."

Indira looked lovingly at Hunter, and then he passionately leaned in and kissed her.

Anakin couldn't help pulling Padme close to him; it warmed his heart to see clones he worked with during the war beginning to adjust more and more to civilian lives, especially when it involved them finding brides and starting families of their own. Tech had Mila, Rex was planning to pop the question to Ahsoka, and Hunter had Indira now. That last one actually reminded Anakin of when he and Padme first got married.

Anakin looked lovingly at his wife and kissed her, remembering the day he first proposed to her. Both of them barely survived the Battle of Geonosis, the Clone War was just beginning, and Anakin and Padme were madly in love. They knew with war, there came the chance, they might never have another chance to be at the altar, so while escorting Padme back to Naboo, Anakin took the chance to get down on one knee and say, "Padme, will you marry me?" Next thing he knew, he was standing at the altar and kissing Padme for the first time as her husband. And here they were five years later with five beautiful children and a bigger family all together.

"So, Indira" Padme said as Hunter and Indira finally stopped kissing. "Are you and Hunter thinking of having kids?"

"You bet." Indira said. "Right, Love Bug?"

"If I can handle Wrecker, I can handle having a family of our own." Hunter said.

"Hey!" Wrecker whined.

Gabby was curious though.

"How's that gonna work? If Indira can change from a human to a pegasus, how's pregnancy gonna work for her?" Gabby asked.

"I'm pretty sure she'll get pregnant the same way all creatures do," said Hunter. "You know, when a man and a woman love each other very much-"

"Not that! Human women are pregnant for nine months right? But how long do horses take to have babies?"

"Usually at least eleven months," said Maybelle, remembering when her mother was expecting each of her brothers.

"So, if Indira gets pregnant, is she gonna be pregnant for nine months or eleven?"

"That's actually a valid question." Garrett said. "I can't say I've seen many cases like that. And that's saying something."

"Why is that?" Hunter said.

"Well, maricambas," said Mariposa. "Although we resemble humans, when we get pregnant, we don't stay pregnant very long. One other characteristic we share with butterflies is birth. Butterflies lay eggs in five to seven days after mating. Maricambas get pregnant for that same amount of time."

That was definitely interesting and a shock for everyone to learn. Despite the father of her baby being human and half-werewolf, her body's natural cycles ran the same in all aspects, including pregnancy.

"If only human women could be so lucky." Caroline said. "It would make getting the hard part over with a lot easier."

"And less dealing with the mood swings and such." Anakin said.

"Ani!" Padme scolded.

"It's not as easy as you think," said Garrett. "It also means less time to prepare for a new baby, and given that there are three infants in this palace, have any of you seen how much stuff babies need?"

"While admittedly, it did mean not having to deal with pregnancy for a long period of time," said Mariposa. "It doesn't help that I couldn't go to a proper hospital to give birth."

Garrett and Mariposa raised some good points. Taking care of a baby required a lot of supplies. Bottles, diapers, blankets, a crib, baby wipes, baby shampoo, strollers, pacifiers, baby powder, baby monitors, clothes, toys, the list goes on. And given the prejudice toward maricambas, it was no surprise Mariposa would struggle to find a safe place to give birth.

"So, how did you handle when Goldie was born?" Kara asked.

"Well, luckily for us," said Garrett. "The village we lived in before still had its healers, and they knew how to deliver babies. And they were happy to help when Goldie was ready to enter the world."

Garrett still remembered that fateful day when Goldie was born.

About eight years ago…..

It was a very special day in the village called Redwood Oaks. Mariposa Morphina and Garrett Heartwood, after eight years of marriage, were finally having a baby.

A new baby being born was a highly celebrated occasion on Verden. The village healer, Chiron Aceso, an old friend of Constantine's, brought the couple to his hut, where everything was specially layed out for birthing. Dried lavender flowers set out for a soothing aroma, and a carefully made silk blanket was placed over Mariposa as she lay down and started to push.

"Good, Mari. Good. You're almost there." Chiron said.

"Just get this thing out of me!" Mariposa screamed.

It didn't help much that Mariposa had gone into labor in the middle of the night; her screaming was probably keeping the whole village awake!

"You're doing great, my love." Garrett said, kissing his wife's head. But then he winced as Mariposa was practically crushing his hand as time came for her to push.

Mariposa kept pushing and pushing. And then, as the golden sun at dawn started to rise… the sound of a baby crying filled the air.

Chiron had a big smile on his face as he approached the Heartwoods with a little bundle wrapped in a blanket of red silk.

"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Heartwood," said the healer. "You are the proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby girl."

Mariposa's heart overflowed with joy as the new baby was passed into her arms. Garrett could not stop himself from smiling as he got his first glimpse of his daughter.

"Garrett, she looks just like you." Mariposa said, happy tears in her eyes. "Hello, my little caterpillar. Mommy's so happy to meet you."

The baby just responded by crying. Just at that moment, the golden sun began to shine within the healer's hut. In Redwood Oaks, it was believed that when the sun shone upon the land in any event involving a new baby, it was a sign that the new baby and his or her family would be blessed abundantly. And Garrett believed he and his wife were indeed blessed with their little Baby….

"What are you going to call her?" Chiron asked.

Garrett spotted the light shining in the hut, a beautiful dawn.

"Well, she was born at dawn. Shall we call her Dawn Heartwood?" Garrett suggested.

But Mariposa looked at her sleeping daughter and figured the name Dawn didn't really suit her.

"I don't know. She doesn't feel like a Dawn." Mariposa said. "But… she should indeed be named after this beautiful day. What to name you?"

"May I?" Garrett asked. And Mariposa passed the baby into her husband's arms. Garrett looked down at the baby as she slept and gently fingered the big tuft of soft hair she had on her little head.

The day was indeed beautiful, and the sun looked particularly golden that day.

"Look at you," sighed Garrett. "What shall we call you? A beautiful girl born at the most golden of dawns."

"Golden dawn…" gasped Mariposa. "That's it! That's her name!"

"Golden Dawn?"

"No! Goldie."

Garrett looked at his daughter again and tried that name out loud, and as if on cue, the little baby cracked open her eyes and sleepily looked up at her father, which made Garrett's smile grow. Her eyes were a lovely blue, just like Mariposa's.

"I think someone likes that name." Garrett smiled.

"Is that true?" Mariposa gently stroked the baby's cheek. "Do you like your name? Goldie?"

The baby just responded by gripping her father's nose, making both her parents laugh.

"I'll take that as a yes."

Present Day…

"It was no easy task preparing," said Garrett. "While I was preparing supplies, Mariposa's cravings were literally twenty-four hours a day. It was like I was feeding a caterpillar. No offense, Dear."

"None taken. It's natural. I did have a caterpillar growing inside me at the time, and it's well-known that caterpillars eat like horses. Actually taking care of our new baby was the hard part." Mariposa brushed a strand of Goldie's long hair from her eyes. "But it was all worth it because we were blessed with a very special, very smart, and very beautiful little girl. And regardless of how long your future pregnancies last, Indira, I think your future babies will feel very lucky to have you and Hunter as parents."

Indira looked at her husband, and he smiled at her.

"I have always wanted to have a family, ever since I babysat for my neighbors in Equinaro, and all the children here have given me at least a taste of how wonderful it is to watch a tiny seed blossom into a beautiful tree."

It was true. Any time the kids' parents were busy, Indira was always happy to babysit the children, baby, child, or teen. And the fact that she used to be a human definitely explained how she knew so much about how to take care of human kids. When it came to the other mares, when they babysat the kids at first, they treated the kids like foals. They licked them to groom them, fed them milk or juice from sippy cups like they were nursing, and walked very closely beside them like a mother horse protecting her foal. That didn't last long. Despite animal instincts, the horses could take the hint and reminder that the children weren't horses. Most of them, they'd given the children rides and played with them, but actually taking care of them was a different story.

"Kids are no easy thing," said Hunter. "But I've spent enough time with many of these kids to know they're well worth the chaos. And once you've bonded with one, it makes you look at them a lot differently."

Hunter would never forget the day he rescued Mona. She might not have been his kid, but getting to be a godfather to her was just as great an honor. The way Mona held onto him when he held her for the first time… it was like by some instinct the child knew she was safe in a then strange man's arms. She wouldn't let him go and she only felt secure in Hunter's arms. And throughout the time she'd been in the palace, he was the first person she'd show a new drawing to, pick a flower for, or run to when he came home after a mission. Even though Garrett and Mariposa were doing most of the actual upbringing of Mona, they couldn't deny Hunter was definitely essential to Mona's wellbeing, him being the one to keep her calm when she was first pulled out of an abusive home, if you could even call it a home.

"Back to this deal with the royal ball?"

"Right." Qui-Gon said. "The Commission said they're changing the theme to Music."

"That sounds awesome!" Gabby said.

"It seems fitting as well, since many musical acts never got to perform."

"That's true. Myra was supposed to get her big chance to perform at that gala, wasn't she?" Caroline said.

"She wouldn't stop going on and on about it." Boba rolled his eyes.

"Vince even talked his dad into pulling some strings to give Myra a chance." Omega said. "I think he's really trying to impress her. And Myra was really upset when the gala was cut short before she could perform."

"We all saw her performing with a professional rock group and Count Crescendo at her sweet sixteen," said Goldie. "She's better than good."

"I can safely vouch for that." Carmine said. "But I hope she's prepared for the superstar life if she chooses not to have a musical persona. It's not as easy as she may think, even for someone as tough as her."

"I thought you had the persona because it treats your anxiety." Teatra said.

"That's part of it. But mostly it's to protect my family and our privacy. Have you seen how crazy the paparazzi and fans get when they spot a celebrity?"

"Technically, you are in the public eye anyway due to your status as a prince. Therefore, would it not stand to reason the galaxy should know Count Crescendo's true identity?" Tech pointed out.

"Technically, that would very likely spark a news surge, and the media would be harassing my children and possibly the rest of the family too, and then we'd never get any privacy. I wouldn't even be able to take a shower without boarding the door just to keep photographers out."

"Photographers have done that?" said Anakin, sounding creeped out.

"Yup. There are some real psychos in the media. Remember Esther's old manager?"

Most of the royal family groaned at that reminder. Ms. Surlei was a real monster of a woman. She'd managed to make Qui-Gon feel insecure about himself. After she placed so many humiliating videos of the royal family and the Jedi on the holo-net, it took a lot of damage control to get the people to have faith in the Jedi again, but even worse, for a moment it turned friends and even family members against each other when they should've been going after a common enemy. But the one who probably was most hurt was Omega.

Omega remembered all too well that it was because of that woman she almost didn't get to be part of the family, but her family fought for her and won her in the end.

"She had the very nerve to tell lies about all of us." Anakin said. "And with the holo-net being forever…. It's been a nightmare having to deal with that kind of thing. I've lost count how many accounts I've had to block on social media."

"Well, try dealing with the gossipers in high school." Boba said. "Since Rachel banned gossip columns from the school news blog, gossip is all word of mouth now, which isn't any better than online gossip."

"How?" Mona asked. She was pretty much the only one who wasn't involved on the holo-net so much. Partially, because she'd never had much access to a computer, and she made the decision not to use social media purely out of disinterest.

"You see, once you post something online," said Padme. "Even if you delete it, someone's likely already downloaded and copied that post and they'll just keep putting it out. In other words, it's forever. But, you have the power to ignore the comments, and you can just turn off a computer."

"Yeah," said Anakin. "Computers have an off switch. People don't."

Artoo chirped in response to that.

"And computers definitely can't be as good a friend as droids like Artoo." Gabby said, patting the astromech's dome. "Most machines, they only do stuff you program them to do. But Artoo… he's smart enough to defy programming to be a good friend."

"On a lighter note," said Anakin. "The make-up gala will be a great time for all of us, especially since this time it's not a masquerade."

The royal family weren't the only ones excited about the make-up gala.

Myra was practicing her guitar and recording herself a demo. After what happened at the last gala, she wasn't going to take any chances. She was making copies of her demo to give to the producers in attendance, including to Mr. Hall. This was her chance to perform in front of a real crowd, and she was not going to blow it this time.

It turned out a lot of things were changing as of late. Hunter and Indira got married, Brenda finally told Mace the news that she was pregnant again. You can probably guess why she felt afraid to tell him at first. But in case you need a refresher, the last time she'd tried to tell Mace she was pregnant, it did not end well.

Mace couldn't believe his ears when Brenda told him they were having another baby. He happily spun his wife in a big hug and was quick to start helping her prepare. He missed out on watching Myra grow up; he wasn't going to miss seeing this baby grow up.

But perhaps the one who was mostly going through the excitement of the change was Kade. His mom was almost four months along and starting to show. When he learned he was going to be a big brother, he couldn't believe it.

While his big sister was practicing her music, Kade went over to his parents and tried pressing his ear near his mom's belly to see if he could hear the baby's heartbeat.

"Excited about the baby, Kade?" Mace chuckled.

"Am I gonna have a baby brother or sister?" Kade asked.

"We don't know yet, Sweetie." Brenda said. "The doctor says it's too early to tell. But in a few more weeks we'll be able to tell if we want. But, I want to be surprised, just like when I had you and Myra."

"Whatever it is, it's not going to go a day without a father." Mace said, gently caressing Brenda's stomach.

It seemed like everyone was talking about babies today. Kade had basically no experience with babies. But, Brenda had something she figured would help Kade out with preparing to be a big brother. She and Mace were looking through some of Brenda's boxes in storage, looking for Kade and Myra's old baby toys to give to the new baby, but they also found some of Myra's old childhood toys, and among them, Brenda found a baby doll Myra used to love playing with when she was five years old.

"Myra used to love taking care of this doll like a real baby. It can give you some practice helping to take care of your brother or sister."

Kade thought it was a little weird though; most boys didn't play with baby dolls, but it was a start for Kade to learn how to be a big brother. So, he started practicing how to pick up a baby correctly.

Just to be safe, Kade decided to go onto You-and-Me-Tube, and watch a couple tutorial videos that would show him how to pick up a baby correctly and how to be a big brother.

Myra was excited when she finally finished making her demo CD, when she got a call on her phone from her friend Omega.

"Omega, what's up?" Myra answered the phone. "Yeah, I heard about the make-up gala. Yeah, my family's totally going, and I'm pumped to perform this time. I swear, if someone attacks the gala, I'm seriously gonna lose it!"

"It's all over the holo-net!" Omega said, being on her laptop as she was making this call. "A lot of musical acts were complaining that they didn't get to perform. But, the theme is music now, so they're all getting another chance. It should be a lot of fun."

"That's awesome. And get this, my dad said he's gonna be expanding the bakery into a chain. Apparently with everyone who tried Strawberry's treats, Force of Flavor is really going viral. Tons of orders for royal events and high-class functions. And it means they can hire more help, so Dad can be here to help Mom out with the new baby."

"How's your mom doing, by the way?"

"Fine so far. I only hope she doesn't feel nauseous at the gala."

"Just tell her to have some ginger tea. Aunt Caroline took that when she was expecting Charlotte."

"I'll make a note of that. See you at school tomorrow."