"Hello y'all I am writing a short story. It was supposed to be a little New Year's Bonus for y'all. But things happened and I didn't get it posted so I am doing it now.
Christian and Ana have known each other all their lives. They grew up together, if you saw one you saw the other. They were like two peas in a pod. Always getting into trouble with each other over bets yes bets. Everyone knew they were meant to be together. Let's read and see what happens. Totally OOC. No Cheating ever. No Elena. No BDSM.. Just some fun watching them grow from children to adults.
Chapter 1 Best friends…Ana and Christian are 10 years old. Elliot is Christian's older brother. He is 15 years old.
"Anastasia Rose, where are you?"
"Annie girl you better answer me or I am going to tell your momma you won't play with me."
"Anaaaa, Anaaaa, ok well I guess I am going home. I will go and bug Lelliot. I am going to tell my mommy to talk to your mommy cause you are being mean to me."
Ana never answered him.
As he was walking back to his house. Just as got to the end of the bushes Ana jumped out in front of him.
"Boo, I gotta you."
"Anastasia Rose, what are you trying to do? Give me a heart attack early in my life? I am only ten years old."
"Did I scare you that bad Boo? I am so sorry. I didn't mean to, but you are so easy to mess with."
"One of these days little girl I am going to get you back and you won't know when I am going to do it."
"No way you can't scare me and you can't catch me off guard. That's what daddy says I am too smart for all you boys."
"What boys? There is only me and Elliot."
"Nope, there is Jose. You remember him don't you? His daddy and my daddy were friends in the Marines. Your daddy knows him but not like my daddy does. Daddy said your daddy was always too busy to socialize with Mr. Rodriguez."
"My daddy's a smart man. He said Mr. Rodriguez was trying to butt in all the time."
"You mean that pansy butt little punk that was always around us last summer?"
"Well yeah but he ain't a pansy. I am going to tell your mommy, you said a ugly word."
"I did not butt is not a ugly."
"Uh huh yes it is."
"Ok he is just a pansy. He thinks he knows it all. We are smarter than he is, you know?"
"Yeah I know we are in a school for the gifted and he's not."
"Are we going to play or are we just going to talk about him?"
"Come on Boo let's go swing. I bet I can swing higher than you can?"
"No you can't and what do you want to bet?"
"I bet I can swing higher than and I bet you your bicycle."
"Nope you can bet on my bicycle."
"Why are you afraid you are going to lose?"
"No I won't lose but you can't have my bicycle in the bet."
"Can too now what do you want to bet?"
"You are so stubborn. Ok I bet I can swing higher than you and I bet your remote control helicopter."
"No you can't bet my helicopter."
"Well then you can't bet on my bicycle if I can't bet on your helicopter."
"Ok, ok if I swing higher than you you have to give me a dollar."
"I don't have a dollar so I want your helicopter."
"Ok I want your bicycle."
"Done."
"Done."
They swung and swung and went higher and higher. They kept this up for thirty minutes.
"What are y'all doing?"
"We are swinging and to see who can swing the highest."
"How do y'all know who is swinging the highest?"
"We are watching each other, Elliot duh."
"Well for you both being so smart you sure are being dumb."
"Why are you saying that?"
"Well for one I am older than both of you are. Not as smart as y'all but right now I think I am smarter cause you can't tell who is swinging higher cause you both are swinging at different times and can't see each other."
"Oh dang Boo he is right. You got me so aggravated about the bet that I wasn't thinking straight."
"Well that makes two of us."
"Ok Elliot you tell us who is swinging the highest ok?"
"Ok start swinging and I will tell you after you swing ten times each."
"Fair enough Boo?"
"Yeah Annie Rose."
They swung and swung ten times each.
"Ok Elliot, tell us."
"Um, I forgot to count. Start over."
"Start over, what were you doing?"
"Just watching you swing."
"I am tired now, I don't want to swing anymore."
"Come on Annie Rose and Elliot count this time."
"Ok last time."
They swung and swung. This time Elliot counted.
"Ok ten times Ana swung the highest the last three times."
"Oh boy, I get your bicycle."
No you can't have my bicycle."
"Why do you get his bicycle?
"Cause we made a bet that if I won I got his bicycle and if he won he got my helicopter."
"Oh boy momma is going to be upset with you Chris. Ray is gonna be upset with you Ana. You both know you are not supposed to bet against each other anymore."
"Don't tell them they will ground us like forever this time."
'Well you two should not have betted."
"But we did and I won the bet. I want Boo's bicycle."
"Annie, what are you talking about?"
"Oops."
"No not oops? What bet young lady did you and Chris make this time?"
"We bet whoever could swing the highest won. I bet him I could for his bicycle and he said he could for my helicopter."
Ray shakes his head and sighs loudly.
"What are we going to do with you two?"
"Neither of you win. Annie, you can't have his bike."
"Daddy that's not fair I won it fair and square. Didn't I, Elliot?"
"What do you have to do with this young man?"
"Well sir I was counting to ten to see which one could swing the highest."
"Well I'll be. They got you involved in their bet. Did they tell you it was a bet?"
"No sir, not until Ana was the winner and said Chris's bicycle was her's now."
"Ok you can go home now Elliot. I will take it from here."
"Come on you two instigators. We need your momma Annie and your parents Chris."
"Carla, please come with us to Chris's house."
"Oh no, what have they done now?"
"See momma is smart she knows y'all two did something."
"Grace, Carrick where are y'all at?"
"We are on the back porch."
They all walk around to the back of the house.
"Ok who is in trouble now?"
"Both of them."
"What did these two bet this time?"
Ana and Christian just look at each other.
"Ok one of you better start talking."
"Um…well..um… ok so I bet Boo I could swing higher than he could and if I did I got his bicycle. If he did, he got my remote control helicopter. I won but he said I can't have it. That's not right. I won fair and square. Elliot watched us and said I swung the highest."
"Well is that true Elliot? Did Annie swing higher than Chris?"
"Yes mom she did but I didn't know they had a bet. If I had known I would not have told which one swung the highest."
"Smart boy but a little too late for what if's now."
"Now what are we going to do about you two making bets again? Remember last time?"
They both were thinking about what they did and what happened to them.
"Yes ma'am."
They both say.
"You two go play and no more betting. We need to talk amongst ourselves to decide what is best for you two monkey's."
"Come on Chris…Boo come on."
They walk over to Chris and Elliot's treehouse. Chris goes up the ladder but Annie climbs up the rope.
Christian just shakes his head.
They both look over at the parents.
"What do you think they are going to do?"
"I don't know."
They stay at the treehouse until the parents call them back to the house.
"Well we have decided that since you both made the bet and it was a fair bet. Annie will have your bicycle for one week."
"No, I am not giving her my bicycle."
"Yes you are and Annie since you started the bet Chris will have your helicopter for one week. Now if either of you break something on the bicycle or the helicopter it will come out of your allowance, understand?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Yes mommy."
"Good Chris, now you take your bicycle to Annie's. Annie, you give Chris your helicopter."
Chris walks away with a pout and Annie runs to her house.
"Annie Rose here please be careful with my bicycle."
"I will Boo and you take care of Charlie."
"I will I promise."
It's Christmastime in the Smoky Mountains
"Annie come on down here for breakfast. It's going to be cold."
"On my way mommy."
"Oh look daddy, it snowed again last night."
"Yeah I see that. Looks like we got another four inches."
"Oh boy I gotta call Boo so we can go out and make a snowman. I want to make a snow angel too."
"Come on and eat then you can call him."
"Oh ok."
"Oh Annie, don't look so sad. He will be there when you finish eating. I am sure he is eating breakfast too. He probably is chomping at the bit to come and get you."
"Well maybe but I know he is probably waiting on me to come outside and throw a snowball at me."
"Yes he probably is. You know you can get him back this year first?"
"How am I going to do that?"
'Go out the back door and be very careful. Walk around the house and have a snowball ready for him. I bet you he is behind those trees out there like always."
"Ray, don't tell her that."
"Why not Carla, he always gets her first. Payback is well you know.."
"Ok I am finished. I am going to go and put on my coat and gloves be right back."
"Don't forget your hat and boots."
"Yes ma'am I won't."
Annie comes back downstairs looking like a Eskimo and Ray tries to hide his smile from her.
"Dang Annie you won't be able to run much less throw a snowball. Come here."
Annie walks over to Ray.
"Now we need to take this coat off and put this one on. It is smaller but warmer and not as bulky."
"Ok dad."
"Now can you move your arms?"
"Yes dad and it's not as long either. Thank you."
"You are welcome now go get him. Don't throw it too hard."
"I won't, I don't want to hurt my Boo."
Ray and Carla look at each other and smile.
"Hello Gracie, you and Carrick look out the window. Don't let the boys see you. Just watch."
"Ok bye."
"Carrick come over here Carla said look out the window but don't let the boys see us."
"What's up Gracie?"
"Don't know."
They see Annie come around from the back side of her house with two snowballs in her hands.
"Um she is going to throw them at the boys. Do you think she can do it before they see her?"
"Not sure but that girl is fast."
Christian and Elliot are waiting for Annie to walk out the front door but they don't see her.
"El where is she at? I know it doesn't take her this long to eat and dress."
"Don't know Chris, she might not be coming out this morning. Maybe we should go and check on her?"
"Let's give her a few more minutes. If I know Annie Rose she has something cooking up her sleeve."
"Yeah you know her like the back of your hand. Heck you both do."
"Yeah I do."
"Well it's been like five minutes and I am getting colder. I am going in, you can wait on her."
"Oh well let's go."
Just as they start to turn around they are hit smack dab in the bad of their heads.
"Hey what the heck?"
"Annie Rose, you are going to get it now."
"I don't think so."
She throws another and another at them.
"Oh my goodness look at that girl throw Carrick. I told you she was fast."
"Way a minute hold up Annie Rose. No fair. We don't have any snowballs."
"You expect me to believe you Boo?"
"Ain't no way I will believe that you and El don't have any ammunition behind that tree."
They don't think she sees them. Elliot is handing Christian a snowball.
He goes to throw it and she pops him in the face with one.
"Dang it girl where do you have them snowballs at?"
"Now do you think I would tell you?"
"Well maybe."
"Nope but I am all out now. See."
"Ok then let's make a snowman."
The boys come out from behind the tree but Annie is ready for them.
They throw their snowballs the same time she throws hers.
"Oh wow look, they all busted together."
"Bet we couldn't do that again."
"Oh no no betting today."
"Carla did you see that?"
"Yes Ray I did and I am on the phone with Gracie. They saw it too."
"That girl is too much."
"That's what Carrick just said."
"I don't think they hit her at all."
"No I don't think they did."
"Tell Gracie and Cary to come on over and have some hot chocolate and after the kids get through playing they can have some too."
"Ok I am telling her now. They will be over soon. They have to get dry clothes for the boys. Look at them, they are all rolling around in that snow. Annie is making a snow angel."
"They are just being kids and having fun. Don't you remember those days?"
"Lordy yes I do."
A knock on the door.
"Come in come in."
"Boy, I tell you that girl has an arm on her. Are y'all going to sign her up for softball this summer?"
"I don't want her hurt Cary."
The kids come walking in.
"Softball dang she has an arm like a boy. She can play baseball."
"Oh no, that is worse than softball."
"Carla I agree with you and she is a girl Chris. She can't play baseball."
"Well she has the arm for it."
"Maybe so but my girl is not playing either one."
"Oh come on momma I can play softball."
"We will see when you get older, not right now. You are only ten years old."
The kids go and get changed and come back for their hot chocolate.
"Are you going to stay up this year and wait for Santa Claus?"
"I am going to try too. Last year mommy made me go to bed and she told me if I got up I wouldn't have any presents from Santa."
"Yeah mommy told us that too."
"Well I am going to be sneaky this time and fix my bed so they think I am in it."
"Annie Rose, they will catch you."
"I bet you they won't."
"Nppe, no betting you will lose big time."
"Oh well ok we will see who gets caught. Me or y'all."
"Come on boys time to go home. We have a lot to do before Santa comes tonight."
"Are we making chocolate chip cookies for him and putting out carrots for the reindeer?"
"Yes Chris and what do you mean we? Are you going to help me this time?"
"Yes mommy I am. Not sure how they will turn out but I want to help you."
"Ok then let's go make some cookies."
"Bye Annie Rose see you tomorrow."
"Bye Boo and everyone see y'all tomorrow."
They all leave.
"Annie want to help me make some sugar cookies and a chocolate cake."
"Yes ma'am but the cake is not for Santa is it?"
"No sweetie, it is for us for tomorrow."
"Annie, do you have your presents wrapped for everyone tomorrow?"
"Yes daddy I do. Mommy got me some pretty wrapping paper for Ms. Gracie and herself. She got me some bags for the boys present and a lot of paper to put in them to hide the presents."
"Ok good. Don't want them to see their gifts when they walk in the door and look under the tree."
"Carla, what time is your mom and dad coming?"
"They are supposed to be here by eight o'clock."
"What time did your mother say they would be here?"
"She said eight o'clock too."
"You know we will be up at the crack of dawn with this little one."
"Yes how well I know."
They make the cookies and the cake. Have supper and get ready for bed.
"Goodnight mommy and daddy I love you."
"Goodnight Annie we love you too. Sweet dreams."
They watch her go up to her room.
"She thinks she is going to see Santa tonight, you know Ray."
"Yeah but she won't. I will make sure of that."
"You know she wanted to make a bet with Chris that she would see Santa. He was too smart for her this time and said no betting."
"Good for him."
"Come on love, let's go to bed. Santa will be here soon."
They walk upstairs to their room.
"Time for bed boys come and give me a kiss."
They walk in and kiss Gracie.
"Goodnight mommy, I love you."
Goodnight mommy, I love you too."
"Goodnight boys I love y'all too."
"Night boys sleep tight I love y'all."
"Goodnight daddy love you too."
The boys walk out of the room and upstairs to their rooms.
"Hey El do you think Annie Rose will see Santa tonight?"
"No way will Ray let her out of her room. She doesn't know it but he heard what she told us."
"Yeah I thought he did. Oh well night bro."
"Night Chris."
Next door at the Steele's
Annie is wide awake and decides it's been long enough. Mommy and daddy should be asleep by now. She takes her pillows and fixes them to look like she is in bed. She slowly walks to her door and opens it. She steps outside her room and creeps to the stairs. She goes down them slowly and she knows where they are creaky.
She gets almost to the bottom and sees her daddy sitting on the bottom step drinking coffee and eating a cookie.
"Can I help you Annie? What do you need?"
"No I am good, I thought I heard something. I am going back to bed."
She looks over at the Christmas tree and sees all the presents. Dang I missed the big guy.
"Oh well there is still next year.
Ray sits there laughing to himself.
"I knew she was going to try something."
"Yeah Ray I did too. Do you think she will tell Chris she got caught?"
"Of course she will. That girl can't lie for crap."
"Well we will see in the morning, let's go back to bed."
"Mommy, daddy get up Santa has been here. Hurry, come on."
She is pulling on Ray's shirt to get him outta of bed.
"Hold on Annie I will be there in a minute. I need to use the bathroom. You go on down with your momma."
"Come on mommy let's go. Hurry up, you are as slow as daddy."
"Little lady give me a minute."
Carla had to put her robe on and grab her phone and camera to take pictures.
"Come on Annie let's go see what Santa brought you."
Annie runs out of the room and starts to run down the stairs.
"Anastasia Rose, hold your horses."
"Yes ma'am."
"Now walk down those stairs like a little girl should."
"Yes ma'am."
They get into the living room and her eyes almost pop out of her head when she sees all those presents that Santa left for her.
"Mommy are all of these mine? Did Santa bring me all of these?"
"No sweetie, some are yours, some are for daddy, some for me, your grandparents and there are some for the boys and Gracie and Carrick."
"Well I am going to open mine before everyone gets here."
"Well remember we got them all something too."
"I bet more of them are mine. Just look at all of those presents."
"You and your betting Annie."
"Blame it on pop Steele. Oops did I say that out loud?"
"Yes ma'am you did."
"Well forget I said it out loud. Don't want pop in trouble on Christmas."
"I will let it pass for now."
"Whee thank you."
"About time you got down here daddy. I could have expired waiting on you. My presents wouldn't be any good either."
"Oh my goodness Annie you and the presents are fine."
"She is so dramatic at times. Smart little lady we have there. I think we need to get her tested again. I think Gracie should have Chris tested again too. They are both to smart for their britches knowledge wise."
"Yes she can be and yes you are right. They are both in sixth grade and reading at eighth grade levels. That's what the teacher told all of us."
"Yes I know and I am sure we will have to have her tested again after the new year. I'll talk to Gracie, you talk to Cary. I think they need to have him tested again. They are both as smart as can be. I caught Annie reading the paper the other day and she never missed one word."
"Alright works for me."
"Are we going to open presents now?"
"Yes, just yours."
"Oh goodie come on daddy give them out please."
"Ok Annie I am coming hold your tater."
"You are silly daddy."
Ray walks over to the chair beside the Christmas tree and sits down. He sits his coffee cup down and leans over and picks up a present.
"To Annie from Santa."
She takes it and tears it open.
"Oh mommy Santa brought me my red dress I saw in the window at the store."
"Well I'll be yes he did."
"Annie there are some on the back not wrapped. Those are from Santa too. Can you get them?"
"Yes daddy."
She reaches in the back and pulls some of them out and then gets the rest. Boy there are a lot of them.
"Mommy, daddy, he brought me my Cabbage Patch baby doll. He brought me the build a bear I wanted oh boy. Oh look I got my new red sled. Oh daddy you told Santa I wanted a new helicopter and this is bigger. Oh boy, we are gonna have fun."
"What is in the big box over there?"
"I don't know, can you help me get it?"
"I sure will."
Ray walks over to get the big box.
"Boy this is heavy Annie."
"Well Annie, tear it open and let's see if it's what you wanted."
"Oh, oh you got me a saddle with blue trim?"
"Yes and do you want to see what it will go on?"
"Yes daddy I know it goes on a horse but we don't have any."
"Come with me."
They walk out the back door and down through the meadow to the barn.
"Daddy what are we doing here? Did you get me a pony?"
"Open the doors Annie."
She opens the two big red doors and hears neighing.
"Daddy you got me a pony?"
"Look in the stall Annie."
She walks on in and sees the most beautiful white horse she has ever seen in her life.
She is crying.
"Oh daddy, he is beautiful. What is his name?"
"You name him Annie, he is yours and he is from our neighbor down the road. He is two years old."
"Give him this apple."
"Come here boy, want an apple? I am going to name you Casper yes that is what I am going to name you Casper. You are white as a ghost. But you are beautiful."
"I like the name Annie and I think he does too."
"Come on daddy I have to tell momma his name. Boo and his family should be there by now with papa and nana."
"Ok come on sweet girl."
By the time they made it back to the house Carla had hot chocolate made for them. Pop and gram, and grandpa and grandma everyone was there.
"Hey grandpa and grandma I love y'all. Pop and gram I love y'all too. Do you know what momma and daddy got me for Christmas? It is outside in the barn."
"Yes sugar your momma told us last week and I have something for you."
"What did you bring me grandma?"
"Take off your coat and boots and sit down, drink your hot chocolate and warm up first."
She did as grandma asked her to do.
"Hey Boo I got a lot of presents from Santa. Did you? I got a special present from momma and daddy too. Wanna see it later?"
"Hey Annie Rose yes I did I got a bunch. What special present did you get? Did you get caught trying to see Santa?"
She looks at him.
"Well yeah kinda."
"What does that mean?"
"I was coming creeping down the stairs and daddy was sitting on the bottom stair drinking coffee. I had to go back to bed. So yeah I got caught but Santa already came. I didn't see him."
"See you would have lost the bet."
"Yeah I know I will just have to be slower next year."
"Yeah I guess so. I just went to bed and fell asleep."
"What did you get Boo?"
"I got my train set I wanted, some new cars, a new baseball glove and bat. Oh yeah I got some clothes and a big remote control helicopter."
"No you didn't, did you really?"
"Yes really I did. What did you get?"
"I got clothes, my red dress I wanted, a new Cabbage Patch Doll, a build a bear. Oh I got my new red sled and I also got a bigger remote control helicopter. Now I have something else but I can't tell you until you see what I have outside. Cause if I tell you now you will know and I want it to be a surprise."
"Ok Annie Rose I can wait."
Annie walks over to the tree and picks up Boo's presents.
"Here Boo these are for you. Merry Christmas I love you. I hope you like them."
Christian opens his first gift and finds two train cars that will go perfectly with his set. Then he opens the next gift and sees that she got him a race car set.
"Oh Annie Rose, thank you so much. The train cars are perfect for my track and the race car set oh boy we will have fun with that."
"Here these are for you Annie Rose."
She opens the first gift and she finds a necklace and on the heart it says best friends but she only has half of it.
"I have the other half." and opens his shirt for her to see.
She smiles at him.
She opens the next gift and she sees a helicopter that you have to put together and paint.
She likes it.
"Thank you Boo I love the necklace and will you help me put the helicopter together one day?"
"Of course I will Annie Rose. I was hoping you would ask me to help."
"Momma, daddy can I show Boo and Elliot what else I got for Christmas?"
"Yes if y'all bundle up good. It is cold outside and don't stay out too long. We are going to eat soon."
"Ok momma we will be back in a little while. Elliot, do you want to see what I got?"
"Sure I do."
"Well come on y'all we have to walk down to the barn."
"The barn?"
"Yes the barn that is what I said Elliot."
"Alright Annie let's go for a walk."
She grabs some apples and carrots on the way out.
Christian and Elliot just look at each other and shrug their shoulders.
They walk and walk.
"I didn't know the barn was this far away from the house."
"Yeah it is. I don't think either of you have been down here before."
"Come to think of it, I don't think we have."
"Just a little further you will like my surprise both of you."
"Ok before we go in, don't make any loud noises."
"Ok we will be quiet."
"Here we are. Look in the stall slowly. Don't scare Casper."
"Casper?"
"Yes Casper I just named him this morning."
They both look over the stall door and see a beautiful white horse eating hay.
"Wow you have a horse, is it yours?"
"Yes momma and daddy got him for me from our neighbor down the road."
"Annie Rose, he is beautiful and you picked the right name for him. He is as white as a ghost. Casper suits him."
"Want to feed him an apple?"
"Sure what do I need to do?"
"Just hold it in the palm of your hand and he will take it, It might tickle but he won't hurt you."
Christian and Elliot both did as she said.
"Yeah it tickles. He took it."
"Let him eat that one then Elliot give him yours."
Elliot held his hand out to Casper and he took the apple from him.
"Wow, that is cool. Come on, we better go back to the house. I am hungry and cold."
"Yeah momma and my grandma's are making biscuits and sausage gravy with scrambled eggs, girts, bacon and pancakes."
"I'll race y'all to the house let's go."
"Be careful Elliot, it is slick from the ice and snow."
"Thank you Annie I will watch my step."
They walk in the house and they are all out of breath.
"Have you all been running?"
"Yes we are cold and hungry. We were careful and didn't fall."
"Go wash your hands and come eat."
"Yes ma'am."
They all come back and sit down at the bar and dig into their food.
"Momma this is so good."
"Thank you Annie but don't talk with food in your mouth."
"Oh I am sorry excuse me."
After everyone has eaten they all go into the living room and sit down.
"Annie, I heard you got a special present from your momma and daddy this morning."
"Yes pop Steele I sure did and he is in the barn and I named him Casper cause he is as white as a ghost."
"Wow so he is a white horse. Good name for him. I have something for you and Casper."
Annie walks over to him.
"Here you go baby girl."
Annie opens the big box. There is a bridle and bit for the horse. There is a saddle blanket and another blanket for Annie to use if she gets cold. She can wrap it around herself.
"Oh this is just what I need, thank you pop."
"You are welcome."
"Annie, come here grandma and I have you something too."
Annie walks over to grandpa Andrews and he slides a box over to her.
She opens the top and sees a beautiful saddle and saddle bags. Grandpa takes the saddle out and she sees her name down the side of it,
"Oh my goodness thank you grandpa and grandma I love it. Momma, daddy I have everything I need now for Casper I think."
"I believe you do Annie."
"Merry Christmas everyone I hope you all got what you wanted. I know I did."
"Yes we all did and Merry Christmas to you Annie."
AN
That's all for the first chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it. I had fun with it. If you would like more please let me know. It is just something that popped into my head during the holidays.
This is different because they live in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains. Carla and Grace are best friends. They grew up together as Ray and Carrick did. Ray and Carrick were in the Marines together and they decided to go into business together. They build and make one of a kind furnishings for homes and businesses. Whatever you need they will make it. Both families are wealthy.
Ana and Christian are best friends. They are both really smart. Ana and Christian are the same age. Elliot is five years older than them.
This little story is mainly about Ana and Christian through their childhood and adult life. Figuring themselves out and what they want they want to be when they grow up.
That was chapter 1 just a cute little start.
Chapter is going to be a time jump