I hope June's alright, she doesn't like the dark or sleeping alone, unless she has her stuffed dragon and Tuk-Tuk along with it being her first day of school in a few days which she is scared about, so Chilli and me have to help her be the brave little dragon she is inside and it's not gonna be fun for me droping her off.

"Sisou you alright, worried about June?" Chilli asked her, getting into bed beside her.

"You could say that, she might wake up." Sisou replied to him breathing deeply.

It was a peaceful night in the temple which Sisou and her family, along with her brothers and sisters called home besides being two or three years after Chilli and Sisou had gotten married and had found Juniper adopting the five year old who was a water-dragon like Sisou who needed a mom and dad as caring and loving, even though at first, Sisou's brothers and sisters were unsure until seeing how much Chilli and especially Sisou loved Juniper becomimg her forever-family, only Sisou was a little anxious because she had enrolled her little dragon in school.

"I think I should go check on her, just in case, you know?" Sisou said sitting up.

"She's fine, it's just your mama dragon instincts, like the others told you." Chilli replied

The female water-dragon guessed he was right, as e laid back down knowing Juniper would do great at school, their lttle dragon did love books and could already read which impressed Chilli and Sisou along with joyfully discovering her dragon-magic, she was anxious along with being shy around new people and places, until she felt comfortable like with Raya, who at first the little dragon had been shy around until Tuk-Tuk helped break the ice, now she loved when Aunt Raya visited or watched her.

A few hourslater, the sun came up, makimg Juniper begin to stir sitting up in herbedin her room, surprised it was morning, cuddlimg her stuffed dragon which she had named Limg along with her stuffed tuk-tux, as sometimes she didn't sleep great on her own, running on her four little paws into her mom and baa's room, so this was a big deal to her, rubbimg sleep from her eyes hearing the sounds of the temple comimg to life, makimg her smirk, leaving her room fast like her mom.

"Mmmm, maybe uncle Pengu is makimg breakfast, come on!" she said to Limg, sliding down the banister of the temple-stairs gigglimg as her mom had told her, sne used to do it all the time, the fun way of gettimg to breakfast, landing on two paws usimg her tail to balance running to the dinimg-room, zeeimg her aunts, Ambu and Pranee there, happy to see their young niece.

"I think somebody had a good night's sleep, as she's full of energy, just like her mom, who probably slid down the banister to get down here." Pranee said smilimg makimg Juniper amazed, hopimg her mom was alright, having good dreams along sith her baa seeing Chilli awake, making the female water-dragon youngster tackle-hug him, which made the male snow-dragon chuckle, since Sisou sometimes hugged him like that, making Ambu and Pranee giggle.

"Morning baa, is mommy okay, is she still sleepimg?" Juniper said makimg him smile at her.

"Mornimg to you too lotus-blossom, your mama is alright and sleeping, she will wake up, once she smells breakfast." Chilli said makimg her grin helpimg him make pancakes, which she loved doing, gigglimg at her dad flippimg them onto plates which she thought amazing feelimg her stomach rumblimg, so was drinkimg mango juice, which she loved, as it helped refresh her after sleepimg seeimg a scroll, addressed to him and Sisou, which made Juniper curious.

"It's probably nothimg to worry about, alright?" Chilli assured her.

"Okay, let's go eat, maybe mommy will wake up." Juniper said.

"Of course I am, sweetie, I smelt pancakes." Sisou said.

She giggled seeing Juniper tackle-hug her as ig was always making her giggle, when her little one did that, so this morning was no different, making her giggle, unaware her brothers and sisters were watching, finding it hard to suppress laughing, because their young niece reminded them of their sister at that age, knowimg that she was a little nervous, about Juniper startimg school, zeeing her reading the sctoll, as it was an invitation to a dragon-convention, makimg her curious, alomg with Chilli.

"We can watch June if you wanna go, it might help her and also you practice, being apart for a while since she will be starting school." Ambu said to Sisou making her guess it could be fun deciding to go, having to tell Juniper who was playing outside seeing her curious yet nervous after they told her what was happenimg .

"It'll be okay, plus daddy and I will be back the day before you start school, plus your aunts and uncles will take good care of you, maybe tell you stories about mommy, when she was your age, alright?" Sisou told the female water-dragon youngster.

"Alright mommy, I trust you, just come back when you're done, daddy too, I love you." Juniper said as Chilli and Sisou kissed her forehead making her remember somethkmg, about a dragon's kiss protecting from harm, waving as they flew off, cuddlimg her stuffdd dragon makimg Sisou's siblimgs understand, yet proud of their niece, seeing her goimg inside for a while, makimg Raya wonder, what was wrong with Juniper and where Chilli and Sisou had flown off to.

"Wow, June's being brave, to let them go off, I have the feelimg Sisou almost didn't go." Raya said.

"Yes but we told her, it would help her, but also Juniper for when she starts school, especially when they come back." Ambu said.

Meanwhile, June was swimming, as she being a water-dragon loved water especially swimming in it by herself or with her mom, so a little swim time wasdistracting her from missing her mom and dad seeing pearls, she could get one and give it to her mom, when she came back, diving down, grabbimg a pearl, going back up to the surface, feeling proud clutching the glittering pearl in her little paw impressing her uncle Jogon, who had went to find her.

"I want to give it to mommy, when she and daddy come back, from where they went." she told him, as they were flying back to their temple home makimg him smirk, remembering Sisou had did that too, at June's age makimg her wonder why he was smilimg.

"Oh nothing lotus-blossom." he replied.


After dinner that night, June was getting ready for bed just like every night which included brushing her fangs, hearing her aunt Yiuu ask if she wanted to stay up and stargaze with her, makimg excitement ripple through her, she never got to do that when her parents were home noddimg makimg Pengu grin, because he and his siblimgs were havimg secret fun with Juniper, like lettimg her have cookies after lunch, or teachimg her aerial stunts, bdsides tellimg her dozens of stories about her mom at her age which was keeping her happy seeing her joining Yiuu outside the temple, stargazing along with watching her aunt tellimg stories through constellation art, noticing her yawning guessing all the day's fun, along with stargazing had worn June out, taking her to her room, tucking her into bed, kissing her head, seeing her asleep.

"At least she will wake up feelimg refershed, after everything we did today, she didn't ask about Chilli and Sisou one bit today, which means our plan is working." Jogon said making them agree.

"It might be workimg for June, but I bet Sisi's goimg crazy, not able to be around June." Pengu replied makimg them agree yawning.

That next morning, June was helping make breakfast, like she helped her dad every morning makimg her brow wrinkle, askimg if her parents were alright, then Pranee transformed into an Onigia, makimg her giggle, forgetting her worry, relieving them after Pranee changed back into herself impressing June, askimg how her aunt did that.

"I have shape-shifing magic and so do you like your mom, didn't she tell you?" Pranee said.

"Nope, but I wanna learn to shape-change, especially since I have to go to school, the other kids might not appreciate a dragon." June said makimg them understand.

"Just focus and your dragon magic will activate." Ambu said

June did so, as her magic activated shape-changing into a purple-haired girl in a dress impressing them and her, jumping up and down wanting to show her mom when she came back, which they understood seeing her turn back into her natural dragon form hearimg them wanting to teach her how to use the rest of her dragon-magic, which made June happy, hopingherparents were having fun, knowing they would be home in themorning, which made her excited.

"I hope Sisi made it through the weemend, lime June did." Pranee said making her siblingsunderstand, seeing it wasdinnertime, making shrimp kanji, only made June's not spicy, knowing Sisou could not handle really spicy food, eating andenjoying beingtogether knowing Junewouldprobably tell her parents all the fun they had, alongwith givingSisou thepearl shehadfoundwhileswimming, hoping Sisou hadnot been too worried.

The next morning, after waking up, June was helping her aunts and uncles make breakfast, hearing somebody entering, making June happy seeing it was her parents, hugging her mom and dad, relieving Sisou asshe had been worrying all weekend, about her little lotus-blossom despite Chilli reassuring her that June was fine, and guessed he was right, smellimg pancakes impressing Chilli.

"We had a lot of fun this weekend, right June?" Pengu said.

"Yep, I went swimming and found you a present, plus Aunt Yiuu showed me the stars, we also worked on my dragon-magic yesterday for when I start school." June replied making Chilli and Sisou happy, especially when June gave Sisou the pearl she had found, making Sisou impressed by how stromg a swimmer June was like her.

"Thanks sweetie, and guess it's alright for us to be apart sometimes." she told June.

"Yeah, plus my aunts and uncles let me have fun." June replied as tey were going to get breal fast.

Sisou was telling them along with Chilli about their weekend, impressing them and June as she was curious especially about her newschool in Auradon, hoping there would be other kids in her new class like her makimg Chilli and Sisou chuckle at her questions.

"I guess we have to wait and see when you start, in a couple of days." Sisou told her.

June nodded as she ate, hoping her first day of school would go well, seeing her aunt Pranee hadhelped her with shape-shifting in case the other kids were wary of a dragon for a classmate, which Chilli understood knowing theweekend hadbeen successful, guessing he and Sisou could have alone time, without worrying about June.