Keeper of the Wand

Baby Brother?!

Hey guys! We're back with Rose and the gang as things continue to be weird for them. What will happen today? Let's jump in and find out! :D

-Rose's POV-

"All right. We'll just pop in and pop out real quick, 'cause I've got that royal squire mixer this afternoon," Marco said, opening the dimensional portal. From Mewni, Marco and I stepped through the portal into his home dimension, Earth. I looked around and smiled. It had been a while since I've been back on Earth and, from what it looked like, nothing much changed. I looked over at Marco's house just in time to see a woman run out of his house, wearing a blind-fold and carrying something in her hands, shouting, "Aah! I caught the bouquet! I caught the bouquet! I caught the bouquet!"

I looked back at Marco and asked, "It's too bad Star couldn't make it. But she did say she would cover my tasks while I took a break from future queen stuff. So... what kind of party is this?"

Marco looked at his house and decorations of storks holding little blue bundles of blankets in their beaks covered the front yard. Along with blue and yellow blues that were tied to various garden ornaments. Marco squinted his eyes, thinking aloud, "Bird... Bird Day? Bird Day? Is that a thing? Bird Day?"

"Doesn't it say on the invite?" I asked. I took the invitation out of Marco's hands and read it over. As I did, Marco said, "Rose, I'm a squire of Mewni. I don't have time to read invites!"

"Um, this one seems important to read," I said, looking up from the invite. "It's some kind of kid-washing."

"What?"

"Yeah. A 'baby shower.'"

Marco's face changed from confusion to understanding as we walked down the path to his house. "I guess someone's having a baby," He said, smiling.

"Bu what does washing a baby have to do with a party FOR the baby?" I asked. Marco shook his head, saying, "It's an expression. The baby isn't actually dirty; it's just a celebration for a baby to be born."

"Ah," I said, nodding in understanding. Just then, Marco's mom walked to the doorway, holding a blue plastic cup. She smiled upon seeing her son, saying, "Marco!"

"Hey, Mom. So, who's having the baby?" Marco asked. His mom smiled and turned slightly, saying, "Can't you tell?"

That was when I saw the large bump in her stomach region. I gasped loudly as Marco shouted, "Mom?! You're gonna be... a mom?! When did this happen?!"

I kept gasping as Mr. Diaz came over to the doorway. He grinned and said, "Oh, while you were out on Mewni. And you're going to be a big brother! Say hello to your hermanito – Marco Junior!"

He then held up a sonogram picture, showing the image of Marco's baby brother. I grabbed Marco's arm, and squealed at the adorableness of the baby. Marco looked at the picture and then back at his dad, saying, "Wait, what? You're naming him Marco Junior?"

"After you," His mom said.

"That's not how it works! You don't name your son after your son!"

His mom then pointed at the baby picture, pointing out the little mole on the baby's cheek. "But he's got a little mole just like you, 'Marco Senior'."

Marco's worried frown turned into a smile, "Wow... A brother! How have I not heard about this until now?"

"It's okay. You've been busy. Point is, you're here today. Now, give your mom a hug!" She opened her arms to Marco, who smiled nervously, "Oh yeah, sure!"

He gave his mom a side hug and her smile immediately dropped. She stared at Marco, saying, "I spent thirty-seven hours squeezing you out of my body, and this is what I get?"