The Cherry Blossom"Shang, Ling! Come in for dinner!" Mulan watched from the doorway as her husband and son emerged from the field behind their house, no doubt exhausted from training. Ever since Ling hit the age of four, Mulan could not be more grateful for his interest in training. The mother often found herself on the receiving end of his begging to go play, she was just lucky Shang could occupy his time.Mulan placed a hand on her stomach, with only one month to go before her second child is born her activities were limited. "Mother, look what I picked!" Mulan was pulled out of her thoughts when her son burst into their kitchen. In his hand was a cherry bl
Hide and Seek"Moooom, can I go now?" The golden cub squirmed away from her mother's immediate face, not wanting to be subject to a bath any longer."Yes Nyah, you can go now." Kiara shook her head and laughed as her daughter sprinted from her mother's tight grip to go play. Nyah wasn't Kiara's only cub, just the youngest. The queen of the Pride-lands laid her head gently on her paws, keeping a sharp eye on her cubs."She is so energetic. I wonder where she gets it from?" Kiara smiled and chuckled as her father came over to join her. The queen cast an innocent look at her aging father, "It's a mystery." Both Simba and Kiara were notoriously energetic in
The WeddingGiselle tried not to cry as she watched her husband walk their daughter, well her stepdaughter, down the isle. The woman had a very hard time believing that the day had finally come, that Morgan was getting married.It seemed like only yesterday that Morgan met her love in college. The two students were in the same business classes, Morgan being an avid Business major. And now, two years after graduating from college, Morgan and Oliver were finally getting married.Giselle felt pride swell up inside her- not only was her eldest daughter getting married, but her younger daughter and eight-year-old twins were standing at the front of the chur
A Family ReunionCarter bit his lip tentatively, pacing outside his mother's door. The ten-year-old prince was trying hard to decide what he should do, wake his mother up or let her sleep. On one hand, his elder sister just came home from her travels with their father and wanted to see Snow White right away; on the other hand Snow White had just put his one-year-old brother to sleep, and the entire castle knew how much the queen (and infant prince) needed her sleep.Before Carter could ponder his predicament further he was swooped into a hug from behind. Turning around, he grinned to see his fifteen-year-old sister before hugging her back. Jeanette looks ver
Snow White and the PeaThe young girl's eyes filled with tears as she hung onto her father with all the strength the five-year-old could manage. She wasn't quite sure what was going on, all she knew was that her mother was not next to her and her father like she was supposed to be. Instead the queen was lying motionless in a coffin, and the princess was too numb and too young to really understand what was happening.The King looked down at his daughter, his sorrow reflected in her eyes. He never imagined he would lose the queen, the child's mother, and he was unsure how he would be able to continue. He has not had a day of being king without his queen by his side,
Rapunzel's Ebony Haired ChildShe swayed back and forth in her ornate rocking chair, her hands resting on her stomach as she felt the baby kick. She held a half-made knit hat on her lap, she intended for it to go to her baby…but she still need more practice at it. The recently designed nursery held a red and gray theme throughout, while the large windows leading to a balcony were shaded by sheer black curtains.The newly crowned princess was still trying to adjust to her knew life. She still wondered if this was all a dream that she would wake up in her tower again or she would still be running from that wolf.It was hard for her to realize that two years ago she w
Rapunzel and the WolfShe ran quickly, her slippered feet making a faint "pat" on the ground, her long ivory hair dragging behind her as she attempted to make her way through the dark and alien landscape; she mentally chastised herself for not tying it up, but stopping to fix it wasn't an option- it would surely mean death.She heard a howl from somewhere behind her and resisted the urge to cry, she knew it would get her nowhere. Surely this was not supposed to happen, it seems like a twisted idea of a joke gone wrong. She knew the world had dangers, after all the witch who raised her drilled it into her mind, but she didn't know things could be this dangerous.
The Coin- The Hunger Games"This could be the perfect chance you know, we could leave," I sat next to Staf, playing with my blond hair, and staring at the sunset from the best location in all the Capitol. I didn't even look at him, I knew what his reaction would be- it is always the same. He was convinced he couldn't, but in reality we are probably the only two people in all of Panem who could stand a chance in running away.Staf looked at me, barely concealed doubt reflecting in his eyes. He's a tall boy, a stark contrast to his younger brother. Staf is nineteen, fair-skinned, with light hair. He has become the picture perfect ideal for what every Capitol boy should
Date Night"Jay please! I am at my wit's end in this house- you can only take so much," Violet continued brushing her hair in the mirror as she talked, ignoring the continuous crashes and explosions coming from downstairs. "I haven't gone out in… well I can't remember how long! Don't you see, I need this. Our schedules never match up anymore.""Vi I would love to help but I've got class tomorrow and…" Before the mother could even respond with a sarcastic 'to miss?' she found the phone hanging over her head at the same time her eldest son came flying through the door, literally, with her other two not far behind. As her children took her atten
The RASPenelope sat on her bed, trying to focus on reading her book while knowing it was pointless. With fifteen siblings, and sharing her room with her two younger sisters, peace and quiet was a rarity her family seldom saw."Mom! Jag broke my doll!" That voice Penelope immediately recognized as her baby sister, Nadia."Dad Eidyn stole my shirt!" Her older sister Gina, and Eidyn's twin."Mooooom! Terell pushed Madailein down the stairs!" That sounded like Penelope's eldest sister Sloan, who was supposed to be watching her two younger siblings. She could hear Sloan's twin, Ross, snickering in the background."Daaad Conan locked Avner in the cupb
In the Bayou"Auntie!" "Auntie Odie! Where are you?!" "Great Aunt Odie!" "Auntie!" The calls of the two young adults trudging through the bayou seemed to echo through the night. While one was a girl of twenty-two years with light skin, her companion was a man four years younger with darker skin, a great contrast to her."Remind me why we are out here again?" The boy mumbled the question while pushing his way through the weeds the pair was currently working their way through. The girl rolled her eyes but kept moving, "Because it's past Mardi Gras and Auntie was supposed to be back up in New York with Gran already, and you know how she worries when her sis
Wrenchs and Dolls"This," Audrey held up the wrench in her hand, "is a very important tool, crucial for any mechanic. You'll spend more time with this then you will with your dolls. Got it?" The baby Audrey was talking to gurgled before rolling onto her back. The twelve-year old girl sitting on the kitchen counter and watching the whole scene just rolled her eyes, well used to her elder sister's bizarre priorities."Rey, it's a baby. Say it with me: bay-be. Not just any baby. Your baby. And you know what Mama always said about karma- what goes around comes around, and will come around to bite you in the a-""Reese!" Audrey turned from looking at the cooing b
The Cave"Nata! Nataniat, come out! Game's over. You won. Please come out now!" Milo cupped his mouth and called out as loud as he could, his voice echoing around the cave walls. The other members of the search party had branched off to look for the eight-year old Atlantian princess as well- no one could stand the thought of the child missing."Milo!" The king jumped when a familiar hand tapped him on the shoulder. Audrey looked at him with a scowl on her face, "When you asked us all to come down to visit- which took a huge chunk of time out of my work schedule might I add- we hadn't exactly been expecting this."Milo sighed, running his hand throug
Courtiers and Suitors"No, you listen to me. I don't care what you offer, no amount of jewels or money or land is going to change my mind. I want my son to be able to find love just like his father and I, and just like my father and my mother. So you can take your offer and stuff it up-""Samira!" Jasmine chastised, staring at her eldest daughter, at a loss for words. Samira just grinned at her mother, "What? Don't tell me you weren't thinking exactly that! Mother, remember you told me all of the stories about you and Father. Are you really going to tell me this whole thing doesn't bother you? That all of these courtiers sent to vie for your son's hand-" Jasmine
The BuckPocahontas crouched down behind her daughters, wrapping an arm around each one. "Girls, can you see that deer over there? The one with the two young fawns?" The five-year old girls looked into the woods in confusion, neither seeing where their mother was pointing. While Bess squinted her eyes to get a better look, Kasi kept tilting her head in hopes of discovering the animals her mother was viewing.When the mother looked down at the twin girls, she couldn't help but laugh. Despite being Native American in all appearance, they shared their father's curiosity and inherited his ability to overlook what was right in front of them. "Girls, if yo
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