"I know, baby. I know. Right now everything is falling apart and giving up just seems easier, but you can't. You can't give up, because maybe tomorrow will be better, but you'll never know unless you fight long enough to get there. Please, baby. Fight." Ten years have passed since Normani and Dinah adopted Lauren and Camila into their family. Ten years of growing, learning, and loving. But like any home with three teenagers, their life was messy. A beautiful messy, though. The types of messy that they wanted to come home to. Fifth Harmony Kidfic. Norminah mothers. AGES: 41 Normani 40 Dinah 17 Ally 16 Lauren 13 Camila *disclaimer: Please read "The Story of Our Lives" first as this is a sequel to that. There may be some parts you won't understand without prior knowledge. *disclaimer #2: I am NOT a doctor, school administrator, or anyone in a position of authority/knowledge, therefore a lot of the stuff in this story is probably incorrect. I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible, so please bear with me.* *disclaimer #3: This story contains sensitive topics including bullying, drugs/alcohol, and illness. Read with caution.* *disclaimer #4: Almost all the couples in this fanfic are gay. YAY*

"There's something about wanting to protect a person that is hurting more than you that takes away the pain of losing your baby." Normani and Dinah love their little family. But something was missing. Something that could only be filled by the love of another child... or maybe two. Fifth Harmony Kidfic. Norminah mothers. *disclaimer: I am NOT a social worker/doctor, therefore a lot of the stuff in this story is probably incorrect. I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible, so please bear with me.* *disclaimer #2: This story contains sensitive topics including child abuse, addiction, and suicide. Read with caution.* *disclaimer #3: Almost all the couples in this fanfic are gay. YAY*

Alive [uh-lahyv] adjective having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless. Depression dɪˈprɛʃ(ə)n noun feelings of severe despondency and dejection. Love lʌv/ noun a strong feeling of affection. High school sucked enough never mind being the new kid who suffers from depression, anxiety, has a complicated family and is extremely gay. Camila is planning to keep a low profile but that hopeful idea completely changed when she knocked a peculiar girl with ethereal green eyes over in the cafeteria. Her name? Lauren. Little did Camila know that Lauren would be the very one to save her. *WARNING: do not copy any of this content! Any phrases, quotes or the story line. You are not permitted to take some of it and change it to make it your own unless you have the full permission of the author. *Thank you * *warning : this involves talk of depression, anxiety and low self esteem.You have been warned, so read at your own risk.* And also, I'd like to give a huge thank you to @slothtato for the front cover of this book. She is amazing and you should really follow her.

"You're like a puzzle, I have all the pieces it's just a matter of putting them all together." "And have you finished the puzzle yet?" "No, as I put the pieces together, they display things I've never seen before; new things. But those things are only fragments of the big picture. If I've finished the puzzle, it means our story's done." "I hope you never finish it," "I don't think I ever will." She answered, honestly. COVER BY: SLOTHTATO

After seeing the aftermath of a wild party she threw, Camila's parents feel like the only option left to deal with with their daughter's rebel behavior is military school. At this school, she is exposed to a whole new world of strict rules and emotionless people commanding them. Though she is intimidated by it, she quickly seeks comfort in her roommate, the alpha female there, Lauren Jauregui. Her journey will teach her how to love, work hard, and value life along with giving her a new kind of strong: army strong.

In the middle of Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour, Little Mix-member Jesy Nelson gets diagnosed with cancer. She has stage 4 Glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor, which is the most aggressive and fast-growing cancer that begins within the brain and then spreads to other parts of the body.