Once Upon A Ever After!

Chapter 6: Nature and Animal Lovers Part 1!

Flashback!
     Ashlynn Ella, daughter of Cinderella, was in the restroom of her of her palace. She was looking at something in her hands with a sad smile. She heard a knocking and looked at the locked door. "Ash, are you okay?" Hunter Huntsmen, son of the huntsmen, asked. Ashlynn took a deep breathe as she looked back at the pregnancy test that says negative. "Yeah, I'll be out in a minute." Ashlynn replied with a sigh. They have been married for six months and have been trying to have kids for a month now. Ashlynn threw the test away and opened the door to find her husband there. "So?" Hunter asked and Ashlynn shook her head with tears in her eyes. "No. it was negative." Ashlynn replied and Hunter hugged her. "Don't worry, it'll happen." Hunter stated and Ashlynn nodded. "I know." Ashlynn agreed. "It might take a while, but I have hope and faith." Hunter stated. "Me too." Ashlynn agreed.

Real World!
    Annabelle was at her job, at the pet shelter. Then her boss walked in, who owns the pet shelter, and the greenhouse out back. "The greenhouse is looking terrific, as always. I really did pick the perfect person to work this job." Harry stated and Annabelle smiled. "Thank you, sir." Annabelle sated and Harry nodded. "So, how are the animals." Harry asked. "All are well, I had the vet come and see.... All except one." Annabelle stated and Harry's smile turned into a frown. "Is it Nancy?" Harry asked as he looked at the sick kitten named Nancy. Ashlynn sat down behind the desk and held her pregnant stomach. She's nine months pregnant and due in one week. "Are you okay? Do you need to take some time off?" Harry asked and Annabelle shook her head. "No." Annabelle replied. Hunter sat across from her and sighed. "We still haven't talked about your maternity leave." Hunter stated and Annabelle shook her head. "No, I'm not going on maternity leave." Annabelle replied. "You need to, you need some time with your newborn." Harry stated and Annabelle sighed. "I can't, I need the money for him." Annabelle stated. "What about your husband?" Harry asked. "Don't have one." Annabelle replied. "Fiancée?" Harry asked and Annabelle shook her head. "Nope." Annabelle replied. "Boyfriend?" Harry asked and Annabelle sighed. "I.... I'm a single mom." Annabelle replied and Harry nodded. "I'm sorry." Harry apologized. "Don't be, it's not your fault." Annabelle stated. "I know, but still." Harry stated and Annabelle smiled. They gave each other sweet smiles, and wish they could be more then workers and friends.
      Lily and Rachel walked in the pet shelter. "I'm glad I finally found someone who's like me." Rachel stated and Lily looked at her. "What do you mean?" Lily asked. "I just mean that people get scared of you just be your appearance." Rachel stated and Lily nodded. "That group of people who I have been hanging out with, they understand when people call me a freak, or weird.... But you understand when people are afraid of me." Lily stated and Rachel nodded. "So, this is the pet shelter." Rachel stated and Lily nodded. Lily saw a hedgehog and walked over to it. "This hedgehog is just the cuttest thing ever!" Lily exclaimed and then Annabelle walked in from the back with a smile. "Her name is Shuffle." Annabelle stated. "How did she get that name?" Lily asked. "We found her wounded in the woods hurt and with a deck of cards. We still have the cards in back for whoever adopts her." Annabelle replied. "She's so sweet and adorable!" Lily exclaimed with a smile. "I'm glad to hear you say that, no one ever wants her. Even when people come in just to play with them, they act as if Shuffle doesn't exist." Annabelle stated. "That's so sad, I don't understand why." Lily stated. "Well, no one ever like a hedgehogs." Annabelle stated and Lily nodded. "May I adopt her?" Lily asked as Harry walked in from the greenhouse. "Yes. That'll be amazing." Annabelle replied with a smile. "You want to adopt Shuffle?" Harry asked. "Yeah, I do." Lily replied and Hunter smiled as he turned to Arendelle. "I'll get Shuffle while you get the stuff from the back." Harry replied and Annabelle nodded. "Of course." Annabelle stated as they split up.

Flashback!
      Lizzie was playing in the Wonderland Groove, that is in Ever After, with her pet hedgehog, Shuffle. Then the other Wonderlandians met her there. "So, we're going to introduce everyone to the other Wonderlandians." Lizzie stated. "Yeah." Kitty stated. "How?" Lizzie asked. "Just text people to meet us here." Kitty replied and Lizzie nodded. Maddie got her phone and started texting Raven. "Then lets get started." Maddie stated. So the Wonderlandians who knows the people from Ever After started texting.
     Ashlynn woke up and turned over to find Hunter not there. She got up and put on her ocean blue robe. She looked over and saw Hunter's forest green robe was gone. She put on her slippers and walked down the stairs. She walked into the kitchen and smiled when she saw Hunter making breakfast. "It smells good." Ashlynn stated and Hunter smirked. "I hope so." Hunter stated and Ashlynn giggled. "Your a goofball." Ashlynn stated with a smile. "I'm your goofball." Hunter stated. "That's for sure." Ashlynn stated and Hunter laughed. Then Ashlynn's phone dinged and she picked it up to find a text from Kitty. "Who is it?" Hunter asked. "Kitty. She said meet her at Wonderland Groove." Ashlynn replied and Hunter nodded. "First we need to eat breakfast and get dressed." Hunter stated and Ashlynn nodded. "Of course." Ashylnn agreed as they both sat at the table.
    Hunter was downstairs and dressed when Cinderella walked over to him with a smile. "Hunter. Where's my daughter?" Cinderella asked. "Upstairs getting dressed." Hunter replied and Cinderella frowned. "Is she okay?" Cinderella asked and Hunter nodded. "Yeah, she's fine." Hunter replied and Cinderella nodded. "That's good. She's excited about her coronation in a month." Cinderella stated and Hunter nodded. "Yeah." Hunter agreed. "Do you want to be king?" Cinderella asked. "I'm going to be king because I'm married to the soon to be queen." Hunter stated. "I know, but do you want to be king?" Cinderella asked and Hunter shrugged. "It's not what I ever planned, but I'm okay with it. I love Ashlynn, and I would do anything for her." Hunter stated and Ashlynn smiled. "That's good to know." Cinderella stated and Ashlynn smiled too.
      Ashlynn was dressed in a knee length pink and glittery dress that has short sleeves and pink high keeps. She also has a light pink cover up over her dressed. She was in the restroom bent down next to the toilet and throwing up. She sighed and stood up as she flushed the toilet. She splashed her face with water and grabbed a towel and wiped her face. She went back into her room and reapplied her makeup. She grabbed her purse and then looked at her full length mirror. She took a deep breathe and then walked out and downstairs to her husband. "Ready?" Ashlynn asked with a fake smile. "Yeah, you okay?" Hunter asked and Ashylnn nodded. "Yeah, fine." Ashlynn replied and Hunter nodded. "Okay, lets go." Hunter stated unsure. He held out his hand and Ashlynn accepted it as they left.

Real World!
      Annabelle walked into the greenhouse out back. She watered some flowers and then smelt them with a smile. She loved flowers and nature. She also loves animals, that's why she loves this job. It's her dream job that she wanted since she was a kid. She felt a pain and held her stomach. She took deep breathes and groaned in pain. Harry walked in and his eyes widened when he saw her on the ground. He held onto her and helped her up. "What's wrong?" Harry asked in tears. "I'm in labor." Annabelle replied and Harry gasped.