A little Sparkling Blaze

Aria's POV

Me and Dash really didn't want to leave Sparkling but she wasn't our only daughter and Sonata couldn't handle Tree, Paper and Sophia all at once. At least not without having a breakdown herself and if that happened I'd need to call Adagio for help...and with the twins...just no. Dash and me got back to our house and first thing we saw was Sophia sitting on the couch we could tell she was mad at the world right now.

"Sonata we're back." I said as we walked in.

"Ari, Dashie you won't believe what Sophia did."

"You told us she set off a smoke alarm."

"Yeah but not why. She wanted to watch things burn."That was the most stressed I've ever seen Sonata,I only ever saw Adagio get that way.That couldn't be good for her.

"Do you want me to talk with her?"I ask.

"If you could,the other girls always listened to you.But they never did anything like this."

"Sonata calm down.You know being like this is no good for you."

I went over to see Sophia getting something to eat.

"Sophia I'm sure your parents told you that fire is dangerous."

She doesn't looks back at me."I don't care,I had some unfinished business and wanted to get out of school earlier."

How could a 6 year old have unfinished business?That's when I see her necklace.She been using her powers somehow.

I get down to her height and hold her shoulders."Do you think what you did was right?"

"Get off me!"

"Sophia I'm serious do you see how much you stressed your mom,that can make her really bad."

"I don't care!I hate her."Oh no please let Sonata not have heard that.I take a look behind me just in time to see her running out of the room clearly breaking down.I knew Sophia didn't meant it and was just mad for being suspended but Sonata's mind due to thinking like a kid didn't.Before going after Sonata I turned to Sophia."You should really be careful with your words especially around your mom,kid."

I then run in the direction Sonata did and find her upstairs in my room breaking down,I could tell this was bigger than it just being for Sophia saying she hated her.

I sit by her side.She clings on to me.

I hold her tight just like I used to when she was little. "What's wrong, and I mean really wrong?"

"She's getting worse Ari." Sonata manages to say.

"She can be a handful sometimes but..."

"No Aria this is more then her just being like how we were. She's showing signs there's something wrong with her. What if she ends up like Tifany and Rebecca?"

"She's not..."

"Even worse what if she ends up worse then me? Someone with the mind of a child so they only care about themself but is violent like Tifany and Rebecca? I... I can't." Sonata broke down again.

"Sonata listen to me,if there was something wrong with Sophia Dagi or Abby would've seen something and Sunset would know something was wrong,what happened now was she used her powers then didn't wanna stay in school,she's just a mischiveous kid."

"No Ari...There's gotta be something wrong...You don't have an idea of how she acts at home,she's always acting violent and only caring about herself.I can just barely handle her until Flash gets home.And me she doesn't listens to."

"And Flash does she obey him?"

"Yeah really madly but yeah."

"Then she's just acting out sis."

Sonata had that face that she was convinced something was wrong with Sophia,and that I wasn't unconvincing her,right her mind was still set in thinking how a child a year younger than her daughter would.

"Would it make you feel better if we had Sunset check her?" When Sonata got like this arguing with her only made things worse. So I might have to actually go along with her. But at least we could prove there wasn't anything wrong with Sophia.

"Do you think she would? You know how busy she's been."

"Of course she would. She'd help anyone, but especially her family." As much as I would like to take her to get checked now I don't want to leave Dash alone with Tree and Paper. We still need to tell them about their sister and that'll take both of us. I looked at the time. "Flash should be getting home pretty soon right?"

She checked the time. "Yeah he should just be getting off work."

"Then how about you and Flash get her checked out?"

"Good idea Ari." Sonata gave me a big hug. Then a look of remembering came across her face. "How's Sparkling? Is she ok?"

She got back now. "She's going to be having triplets."

"Triplets!?" Sonata shouted excitedly already coming up with ideas for after they're born. Then she had another thought. "How bad?"

I didn't answer at first...that was enough to tell her.

She hugged me again but this time it was different. "She's going to be ok Ari."

I hug her back.

"Let's go downstairs.You can tell Sophia she's getting checked out while me and Dash tell our girls about their sister."

We both go downstairs.

Sonata went up to Sophia who was clearly typing something onto her and Snow's blog,Snow was feeling too sick to type lately.

"Sophia me and your dad are getting you checked out."Sonata told her.

She rolls her eyes."Not this again.I'm okay mom."

I give a glance at Sophia as if telling to her to go with what her mom was saying.

"Why do I have to get checked out if I'm okay Aunt Ari?"

"Cause your mom just wants to make sure because she's worried with what you did at school."I go closer and whisper so only Sophia."That way you better think twice before doing something that worries your mom."

Flash soon arrives,Sonata tells him they're getting Sophia checked and I could tell Flash was thinking the same I was but he would just get Sophia checked for Sonata's sake and if Sophia was mad now she was madder.They soon left leaving me and Dash to tell the twins about Sparkling.I was dreading this because it would bring up the whole baby talk and if Tree wasn't satisfied with an answer she kept on pushing and pushing till it made sense to her,Paper settled after our 3rd time explaining things to her usually if we elaborated a bit each time but still we didn't have to tell her as much things as we did Tree.

I turn to Dash.

"Tell at the same time or start with Paper?"I ask.

"Tough call." Dash answers me. "On on hand Paper would probably be easier to explain it to then we can focus on Tree. But with how they both are maybe we should just tell both of them to get it over with and then we can deal with whatever they ask. Either way I'm not looking forward to it."

"You think I am?" I sigh it would probably be better to just tell them both at the same time. That way we only have to explain everything once. Both of the girls were playing in the middle of the floor.

"Hey girls me and your mom Dash have something important to tell you."

"What is it?" Tree asked.

"You two are going to be aunts soon." I told them.

"What?" Paper asked.

"Sparkling is pregnant. She's going to have a baby." Dash tells them. "Three actually."

"Where is babies?"Tree asked.She was starting to get the hang of forming phrases.

"In Sparkling's belly."

"How did they get in there?"Paper asked.

"Big sis ate babies?"Tree asks.

"Yeah did Sparkling eat the babies?"

I sigh,twins really made everything harder."No girls the babies got in there without that happening."

Me and Dashie explained it to them like we did to Sparkling the secret only older girls know.It convinced Paper who went playing again.

"I want know secret too!"Tree said getting mad."If Sparkling can. I know secret too."

"You'll know when you're older." I told her.

"But I want to know now." Tree told us.

"Tree no."

"But..."

"Enough."

Tree had that face that told me she was about to throw an thantrum.I knew the difference between she throwing thantrum and having a meltdown.

She started throwing an thantrum so me and Dash left her alone.

"That could have gone a little better." I told Dash.

"Yeah but it also could have gone a lot worse. And now they know." She told me.

"I just wonder how Sparkling is doing."

"If something was wrong Sunset or Shadow would call us."

"I know...but still."

"Ari,she's ok if they didn't call."

"I'm just worried...This could end like with Flaming or worse,and if it ends worse we're gonna lose her and our grandkids."

"That won't happen."

"But it might..."

"Has Dagi told you about it?"

"No."

"Has Abby?"

"No... but."

"Then it won't happen,now this day been pretty tiring and it's getting close to the girls' bedtime.And we'll have sometime alone."

"Alright Dashie which one of them you wanna put to bed?"

"I'll put Tree to bed so you don't get stressed."

Dash picked Tree up and took her to her room, while I picked up Paper.

"Time for bed." I told Paper.

"I want sissy to help." Paper told me.

"You know she's not here to help."

"Then go get her."

"I can't till Sunset says she's better."

"Oh...why was Tree crying?"

"Because me and your mom Dash didn't told her the secret."

"Oh alright.Night mommy."

"Night baby."I say as I tuck her in.

I walk out of the room and go up to where Dash was with Tree who still was clearly not in a good mood.

"C'mon Tree I know your sister usually reads you to sleep but today she's not here."It was always awful when we had big changes in the routine for Tree so we had the right days me,Dash or Sparkling would put her to sleep and today was Sparkling's day.And this probably would lead to a meltdown.

I took a look at Tree's face now she had her I'm about to have a meltdown face.Oh no,me and Dash weren't sleeping today were we?

Dash noticed it too and picked her up from bed.As she did Tree started having a meltdown.

"There,there,it's ok,I know you miss your sister and you don't like changes.But she can't read you to sleep today."

I enter the room."Looks like we're not sleeping today."I tell Dash.

"Yeah we should've probably see that one coming with how attached to Sparkling they are."

I sighed. "Yeah we should have. This always happens when something changes. At least..."

"Don't say it." Dash cuts me off.

"Don't say what?"

"Whatever you were about to say, you know it'll happen."

I knew she was right. This was going to be a long night.

I was right it was a loooong night. But finally about seven she finally fell asleep.

Dash and me finally got into bed and I was just about asleep when my phone rang.

"What now?" I grow. I consider not answering it but I see the call is from Dagi and it's a little early for her to be calling for no reason. "Hello?" I answer.

"Aria both Tifany and Rebecca's water just broke." Dagi tells me.

"Both of them? Really?"

"Would it be any other way with these two?"

"I guess not. Snow still sick?"

"Yeah she is. And Tifany is doing really bad."

"I'll be right there." I hung up. "Tifany and Rebecca are having their babies. Tifany is doing really bad and Snow is still sick. Can you take the girls and stay with Snow?"

Dash let out a cute whine. "Can't someone else do it?"

I don't blame her. But I know a question that will get her up. "Who do you want to ask my little sister or one of yours?"

"That's no fair. You know how I feel about that."

"I know but it's you or one of them."

The two of us got up and got ready.