Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter two

So it was the day of the camping trip and mum was giving us a lecture about safety, I am pretty sure she thinks her backpacking days with dad and a camping trip are the same thing. As if I mean like we would get up to all the things her and dad did! Great now I've just creeped myself out.

"Now off you go or you'll miss the bus"

My twin and I raced down the stairs to meet Bluebell.

It was getting chilly as winter was setting in but the teachers still insisted that we just have sleeping bags to be one with nature! Jupiter also made herself team leader and began instructing us what to do, while moaning how rubbish the trip is!

"So Bluebell is camping living up to your standards?" She teased.

"Ok, ok fine it isn't as good as I thought"

She still rubbed it in, I couldn't stand it. Not everyone understood my twins humor like I did, I knew she was only joking but to other people it hurt their feelings.

"Come on twin stop teasing"

"Fine, anyway Saturn I...erm need to tell you something. Walk with me?"

I nodded and walked way from the group with her, did I see her and Bluebell blush?

"So what's up?"

She giggled, she never giggled. This was bad I prepared my self for the worst. She put a hand to my ear and her breath tickled my skin, she bit her lip then pressed her cold nose on my cheek to whisper her secret.

"I have a crush"

My world shattered. My twin has a crush, when I think I have a crush and if my suspicions are correct we both have a crush on, Bluebell. I gave a weak smile and then went to help get firewood.

"Ok everyone let's get into our sleeping bags!"

So with some groans and a few detentions given we all snuggle down in our sleeping bags. I had a swirl of questions and thoughts and worries went through my mind. I heard the snores of my twin and the rest of my class, I tried to get to sleep but then Bluebell woke me up and took me to the more wooded area. 

"Sorry about the whole kidnap thing but I need to talk to you"

"Sure whats up"

The cold night wind was picking up and making me sleepy.

"Saturn, your the best person I've ever met. Well, there is Jupiter but I think your better then her more kinder and sweeter. You don't mind standing up to your own twin when you think she's hurt me and that must hurt you, going against your twin"

He carried on saying such sweet things about me, I felt sky high and I couldn't help but give a sleepy smile and look away. If it wasn't for the coldness I would of gone red.

He took my hand and just like that day on the beach electricity buzzed around me. Gazing into his eyes I felt so awake and alive, I smiled from ear to ear. Mouth moved telling me more thinks that I thought were so romantic and loving.

Then he pulled in to kiss me and I didn't even think I pressed my lips on to his and my body warmed and buzzed even more, my first kiss. Then I remembered my twin's confession that she had a crush and if that crush is as I thought Bluebell then how would she feel? I felt sick, guilty and selfish.

I pulled away quickly and looked away.

"What's wrong?"

I looked back and Bluebell looked so crushed that I felt even worse, why is this happening! I sighed and told the truth confidently, being brutally honest. That's what Jupiter and I were famous for, our teachers said we should be police women seen as we were honest and never missed anything.

"Listen Bluebell, I really like you there is a buzz whenever we touch but if us being together hurts my twin, who might have a crush on you, then we can't be together she comes first and if that hurts your feelings then I'm sorry and it will tear me apart too but my family comes first"

Then I left, zipped myself in my sleeping bag and fell asleep.

"Why won't you just tell me who you have a crush on Jupiter?"

Mum wanted to go shopping and Jupiter and I convinced her to let us have a hair cut. Of course we both had to have the same style done, it's a twin thing.

Bluebell and I have spoken, well we do live in the same building, he understands and says when we find out what's going on we'll sort it out. He is so understanding, so now I am trying to find out who my twin's crush is.

Jupiter laughed,

"No twin, you'll find out who it is at the pool today"

I looked at her confused,

"Were going to the pool today?"

My twin nodded and clapped her hands.

Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter one

So Mum said a new boy around our age moved in downstairs and that we should go say 'hi'. We didn't really like that idea it was just Jupiter and I, no one else. Everyone else was boring in our opinion. Still we went, me on the left and Jupiter on the right.

"Hi" we said together.

"Hi, I'm Bluebell"

My twin looked at me and I looked at her. We were judging him so far he wasn't doing so well.

"I'm Jupiter, the king of the Roman Gods"

"I'm Saturn, the Roman God of agriculture"

Bluebell wasn't so bad for a Berry. Some people at school hate Berries and are really mean to them, even though most of them have never met one. This was the first Berry we had met so we were giving him a chance to prove the others wrong.

"What's that thing above your lip?" Jupiter asked.

"A moustache"

Jupiter was always asking the more daring questions.

Jupiter and I found this bit of beach when we were little, we would always escape there. It reminded us of the beach in Mum's story of how she met Dad, I loved that story. We go there once a day, it's never occupated it's like were the only ones who no about it. But, now someone else knows.

"Listen here Bluebell, Jupiter and I think so far your an ok guy so we have shown you our beach"

It was a small honour really, he was the first guy to see this beach as far a we know. He was also the only person we had met that wasn't boring, he was diffrent and interesting.

"It's a nice beach"

"Yes it is Bluebell, but this isn't the best spot"

I grabbed his hand and a zap of electricity buzzed up me and made me shiver, I gasped looked in his eyes. What was that feeling in my stomache? Butterflies I never got thoughs?

"Come on Saturn"

I shook it off and turn to see Jupiter already racing up the rocks, I pulled Bluebell with me as I followed my twin. Scrabbleing up the rocks and reaching the top.

"This is are super secret spot"

Jupiter stood on my right and kept creeping further and further to the edge.

"It's a great veiw, girls it truly is"

Jupiter began a big rant about how luckly he is to be here as we don't let anyone up here usally and then went on to tell them about the lighthouse and the old harbor that was visable across the sea.

"If you've shown be your secret place dose that mean were friends?"

My twin and I looked at each other. Were we friends with him? We wouldn't of shown him this place if we didn't? Would we? He was interessting and had already changed us from being exclusive to each other to widening the circle.

Jupiter gave a small nod and I nodded too, we were quiet good at communicating without anyone knowing what we were on about. We couldn't read each others mind or feel each others feelings but we still had a secret way of talking.

"Yes Bluebell your are friend" we said together. 

From then on we came frim friends, it wasn't just the twins togther it was the three of us together. We had to consumate the friendship with a big group hug and then it was done and dusted, we were friends.

So in school the other people still bored us and seemed to bore Bluebell too. We sat hiding in the play area that was just outside the high school, some of the couples make out by the swings or underneath where we are, but no one climbs up so were on our own.

"So girls are you looking forward to the camping trip?"

"No"

"Definatly Not"

Blueberry didn't like these answers.

"Oh come on camping is great, in Sugar Valley I loved camping. It was the best all the campsites were lush, green and colourfull. I even joined boy scouts I loved camping so much, why don't you like it?"

"Camping here isn't like in Sugar Valley"

Bluebell didn't understand my explaination so Jupiter elaburated,

"Here were in the city, well the outskirts, so that means we need a longish coach ride to the campsite which is basicaly a dump and all the boys play up so we leave early"

Bluebell went to protest but the bell rang for lessons.

I went to slid down the pole but the others weren't moving, I stopped my meself half way down.

"hey aren't you two coming?"

They looked at each other.

"We were thinking of skipping"

So, I went to Maths on my own utterly confused as to what would make them skip class together.

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The old lady who lived bellow us unfortunately died, so new neighbors followed. I went down to give them a hand unpacking and was surprised to see some Berries, they usually stay in Sugar Valley and stay there. They mother introduced herself as Sigh Blue.

"Well what brings you here out of Sugar Valley? Not that I have anything wrong with Berries, my husband's grandma was a Berry and my best friend's wife's farther was a Berry"

They laughed, some people around here aren't use to seeing Berries and give them a hard time.

"Well there just isn't work in Sugar Valley anymore and then my husband left me, I decided to move to get work. I got a job at the five star restaurant around the corner"

"Wow I know where to come for food, what about you young man how old are you?"

"Just starting high school after the weekend"

That night I couldn't sleep, so as usual when that happens I went to the balcony. I was surprised to see one of the twins there.

"Hey...Saturn?"

"Yes Mum it's Saturn"

"Sorry, but you to look so alike, anyway what's up?"

She sighed and looked down.

"Honey you know you can tell me anything?"

"It's just that, I don't think I'll be very good as a Wise-Owl"

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, it's hard thinking I'm carrying on the family name and it's up to me to carry it on"

"Your brothers and sisters will also carry it on"

"I know..."

I lent in close and whispered in her ear.

"I felt the same, I thought no way I don't want the pressure of carrying on a name like Wise-Owl. My parents kept saying how we were related to Dukes, naval officers and important people. I thought whoa hold on I'm young I want to have fun not think about my biological clock ticking away"

She started laughing and I laughed with her.

"But, then my Mum told me something"

she looked up, her face serious like mine.

"what?"

"A wise old owl once said, mistakes are only mistakes if you don't learn from them"

"Thanks Mum"

I hugged her and then she went off to bed, I suddenly felt very tied and went to bed as well.

Venus and I got up extra early. Her letter from medical school was due to arrive and we were all hoping she was accepted, it would be all that work in her exams was for something. Her hand reached in,  frantically passing me bills and letters of nothing important. Then she stopped and tore open a letter and read it, over and over again.

Her hand flew down, her face emotionless.

"Well?"

No reply. I got worried but I couldn't show that I needed to be strong and so she didn't stress or panic.

"Come on darling it's ok if you didn't get in..."

"Didn't get in!"

I stopped talking as she put her hands up to keep me quiet.

"Who said anything about not getting in, they said they would be honored if someone with as high marks as me went to their school. Mum, I'm going to medical school!"

Of course I screamed and hugged her so tight she complained.

Soon after she left, in her new car that Mars and I brought for her. Ok it isn't new but it works and she was pleased with it and if she wasn't she didn't show it. I was in tears and so was Mars and Aqua came over and hugged her. Aqua and I said how proud and pleased Pi would be and I know he would be. Venus hugged us all and then left, I feel a little empty but very happy. 

The next problem was Skye. He missed Venus, his coach said he wasn't good enough at sport to carry it on and his grades were slipping fast. Mars talks to him as he won't talk to me, which is a bit upsetting I'm not going to lie. Mars said he doesn't know what to do with his life as sport was his life, so we booked him to see a Careers Adviser to help him out.

Dispite the struggled my family is well and I love them all, I hope my children have the best life they can. Whatever happens I'm sure we can handle it.

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter twelve

I told Venus the new first she was over the moon, she asked if she could touch my stomach and she started talking to the baby.

"Oh mum this will be so cool!"

"You've seen babies before, Skye and the twins"

"I know but I was too young really to remember and this time I could be there at the birth"

I made a face, I didn't like the idea of Venus being there while I shouted and swore as the baby was being born.

"We'll see about that"

I told the twins next, they sat down in there bedroom watching TV and I slipped it in.

"Saturn, Jupiter your going to have a baby brother or sister"

They didn't say anything, they looked at each other once and continued watching TV.

"Are you ok with that? I won't love you any less you know"

"We know"

They spoke at the same time and that was it, they didn't say anything else.

Then I went over to Skye, he was playing another sports game. He is always on the computer or out playing sports, it's hard to get through to him but then again he is a teenage boy.

"Skye did you hear that? Your going to be a brother again"

"Yeah I heard"

Well at least Venus is excited about the new baby.

As the I got to my third trimester my maternity leave was well on it's way and I was a bit bored. I loved having time off to spend with the children and Mars but there is only so meny daytime TV shows you can take. I am getting use to my daily two hour, sometimes longer, bubbled bath. Baby and I love are soak in the tub, well I'm guessing he or she dose as he or she kicks.

Venus had her prom so got all dressed up. She is still very shy and hates having her picture taken, I think her eyes are closed in all the photos I took. She hasn't got a date but she doesn't care, she says you don't need a guy to be happy and she can't disagree to that. I wonder how she got so smart?

Well of course this would happen wouldn't it! Venus is at her prom, the twins at a birthday sleepover and Mars took Skye to a football game. I stupidly said 'I'll be fine' and went to have an early night and now I'm in labor. I had to phone an ambulance and be helped down the stairs, while everyone in the other flats looking out to see what was going on. Embarrassing!

So, meet Neptune. My new little baby boy, I woke up in a hospital bed to the family around me. The frist year was tough, I thought bad nights of sleep were finally behind me. Skye was at the libary a lot to study in peace, the twins we always at the park and Mars at work. Venus was there though, she is amazing she gets up to feed him and dosen't mind changing him either.

Like tonight, she is happy to be late to a party to help out with Neptune.

"Your just like a proper mum Venus"

"You think?"

"Yes, just don't have children too young like me"

"Oh mum you were twenty-one that's not that young"

She put Neptune down and started swaying, I knew she wanted something.

"Mum, do you think my grades are good enough to go to medical school?"

"Yes, why are you going to be a doctor?"

I started daydreaming that I was bragging in the playground how my eldest was a doctor, that would show them. Some of the parents don't really like me and keep bragging how good and talented their kids are compared to mine.

"No, I was thinking more of a midwife"

So the twins grew up, I still don't really know how to tell them apart. I mean Saturn I think is on the left...could be the right though...Ok I don't know. But, they dress alike, look alike and have the same haircut. It's hard to tell them apart.

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter eleven

I felt so bad I had to go home, I phoned Mars to tell him what was happening. When I got in he gave me a bunch of red roses, they smelt amazing.

"Right, I've booked you a doctor's appointment so you have a bath and just lay down"

I looked at him and smiled, I felt so bad. Now he was going to have to pick the children up, give them dinner, get them to bed and go to work. While I was going to sleep and soak in the bath.

I hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek.

"You are the best husband I've ever had"

"I'm the only husband you've ever had"

"Take the complement and go pick the children up"

So I got a lovely bubble bath, a selection of rented DVDs, flowers, chocolate and was allowed to stay in my pyjamas. I even got dinner brought in on a tray by Venus and a Get Well Soon card from the twins, even Skye came in and watched a Eat, Pray, Love with me.

When Mars came in from work he was so teird bless him, I snuggled up close to him.

"You are a star"

"No dear I'm a planet and the Roman god of war"

I laughed but he just gave a sleepy smile.

I leaned in and gave him a big kiss, I just hope I didn't give my illness by kissing him.

"Thanks, can I sleep now?"

I playfully punched him on the arm and then lay down to get to sleep.

The next day I plodded in to my class, smile on my face and my flowers on the desk.

"Morning class, today we are learning about..."

It went on and on and even though I still felt rough, I felt quiet better. I was half way through a class when my phone began to ring.

"Excuse me class"

I went to the back of the classroom and picked it up.

"Hello, Cassiopeia Wise-Owl speaking"

"Hello Mrs Wise-Owl, this is Mrs Frost from the hospital just confriming your appointment"

"Oh yes, it's this afternoon isn;t it?"

"Yes this afternoon at 3:30, is that a problem?"

"No, no problem see you there. good bye"

"Have a nice day, bye"

To be honest I'm am scared to the core, I hate hospitals. That's why I was all for home birth, no need for hospitals. Mars had said he would go with me but I told him to catch up on his sleep. Come on now Cass, you want to get better don't you? I sighed and walked in.

When I came out I was shocked, I couldn't belive my ears. The doctor kept talking but it fell on deaf ears, I just didn't think it would happen to me. I mean come on it's not like I had really had any tests done before this, I guess I should of seen it coming then. I mean the signs were there, I should of took the test. 

"Hey honey, what did the doctor say?"

I didn't know how to tell him, so I bultered it out.

"Mars, I have a baby inside me. We are going to have five children after all"