Author's Note: Hey, guys! Another fanfic request for QMDisneyPokemon14; also a sequel to my story Flying Lessons. AS ALWAYS, favs and follows are accepted. Reviews are love. So again, thanks and I hope you enjoy it. ^^


It was a beautiful day in Ant Island. King Flik, Queen Atta, the older Princess Dot, Prince Valian, the younger Princess Flika and Richie were waiting for their friends to come and greet. The ant colony were watching as well.

They suddenly heard buzzing wings; it was the circus bugs. The adults of the circus troupe were shaking hands with the ants. Flika, Ramona and Gina hugged each other. Richie, in Atta's arms, notices Shadow. Shadow, also in Rosie's arms, noticed her too, but his childish nature is increasing, feeling easily upset.

Richie crawls to Shadow, who stepped back, feeling shy, but not very much like his older sister Gina and father Dim.

"Look! My sister's interested in Shadow!" Flika said.

"I think she likes him," Gina said sweetly.

"Most kind! But Shadow isn't sure if he knew Richie," Ramona chimed in.

"Fret not, my dear Ramona, it is their first time seeing each other as babies," Manny said.

"Surely agreed, Manny, dear," Gypsy added in agreement as she held his hand.

"Oh, girls, I think Shadow is too shy to know Richie," Rosie said to the girls, holding Shadow, who got a little fussy.

"Rosie, honey, I think he wants to have Richie go to the playpen," Dim said.

While she puts Shadow gently to the ground next to Richie, he turned to Dot and added,

"I think it will be a better idea if we can have a talk with Mr. and Ms. Ant, if you could take our kids to the playpen, eh?"

Dot smiled and said,

"Why, of course I can, Dim! Me and Valian will be right with the kids."

Valian nodded with a chuckle and said,

"Okay, kids, would you like to go to the playpen?"

Flika, Ramona and Gina cheered, while Richie giggled in agreement, except for Shadow, who felt shy.


Later...

While Flik, Atta, and the other circus bugs were having a chat with each other about stuff, Dot and Valian were staying by the kids at the playpen.

When Richie sees Shadow, sitting by the window, she felt concerned. But with a smile, Richie craws over to Shadow, who stayed still in his spot.

Shadow spots Richie going close to him and to touch him, but he grows vicious, and hissed at her a little, which was voiced by a lynx.

Richie stayed frozen and whimpered sadly. Flika, Ramona and Gina stared at that moment, so did Dot and Valian.

"Shadow! Richie's our cousin; she's also your cousin," Gina insisted a little seriously, as if to tell her little brother to be nice to Richie.

"Poor Richie and Shadow, I guess..." Flika said sadly, as if she was willing to comfort her little sister.

Ramona nodded in agreement and she reassured her cousins.

As Dot and Valian were about to comfort their niece Richie, including nephew Shadow, Richie takes Shadow's hand and smoothed it, giving him a hug while giggling in comfort.

Shadow blushed, and whimpered with an apology quietly. Richie smiled at Shadow, and nuzzled his chest in comfort. Shadow giggled, and embraced Richie back.

Dot, Valiant, Flika, Ramona and Gina watched in awe. As Richie and Shadow crawled back from the wall onto the ground, they embraced their cousins, siblings, aunt and uncle.


Meanwhile...

Since Dot and Valian brought the kids back out of the playpen, since it is getting late, they took them to their parents. Time went on until the circus bugs and the ants bid each other goodbye and goodnight.

As the circus bugs made their way to the city of Bugdom, they went into their own partnership houses.

Manny and Gypsy bid their daughter goodnight, while Ramona did the same and they went to their own room; Ramona was asleep, smoothing her pet aphid Hazel's body. Manny and Gypsy were asleep, hugging in a sleep embrace.

Rosie and Dim bid Gina goodnight, after tucking her to bed, including Shadow, who was placed in a crib next to his older sister's bed, giving them a goodnight kiss. Then, the two went into their bed. Dim was asleep and snoring soundly, smoothing Rosie's abdomen with his foot; Rosie was also asleep and moaning tiredly, rubbing Dim's foot with her hand.

Fin