"TERZO?" You steam running towards his office. You pound on his door, engraved with the golden emblem of the Church, "Terzo please open the door!" You start to say, trying to open the locked door. You couldn't find the kids, the nursery door was ripped off its hinges, and their beds, toys, and clothes were spewed all over the room. You needed Terzo to help you find them, and right now him not being urgent enough to your pleas was pissing you off. After a few more seconds of pounding he answers, not opening the door the whole way, "Mi cara. What's wrong?" You stare at him, smoke coming out of your ears, "It's the kids. I can't find them." You say trying to push into his office, he stands there continuing to block your eyesight into his office, "It's okay, I know where they are." He smiles, still not moving from the doorframe, "Where are they?" You demand, jaw tight, arms crossed. He gulps, clearly not intentionally understanding how anxious you were. Terzo quickly looks behind him then holds open the door, "SURPRISE MAMA!"

All of the little ghoul voices scream at once. One hand covers your pounding heart, the other your mouth as tears start to fill your eyes. A banner that read "Happy Birthday Y/n!" was hung over Terzo's desk. Confetti, streamers, and balloons decorate the floors and walls. All of the kids were wearing little party hats of various colors. You kneel down and embrace them all as they run towards you, "Thank you! Thank you so much my loves!" You sob into the hug. Sunshine pulls back, "Mama, why are you crying?" You laugh at her innocence, "Mama is just really, really happy, Sunshine" You wipe away more tears and take a deep breath. Rain nuzzles into your side more and Sodo and Swiss both wrap their arms around your neck.

Terzo closes the door and speaks up, "Alright guys go get Mama her gifts!" They all squeal with excitement and rush out of the office to the lounge. Terzo sits beside you and wraps an arm around your shoulder, your hand holding his that is resting on your left shoulder, "Happy Birthday mi cara." he whispers, gently kissing the top of your head, "I'm still mad at you" You playfully tease, slapping his knee. He laughs, "You can never stay mad at me for long." You turn to look into his eyes. His white iris glowing softly, you smile at how no matter how high his position in the church may be, he is still your Terzo. He places his free hand on your cheek, and leans in slowly. You run out of patience and move both of your hands to cup his face and slam your lips onto his. He gasps and giggles into the kiss at your desperation, but moves his hands to hold your waist. Your make out session was interrupted by a horde of screaming ghoul children attacking both of you in hugs and tickles.

Aether, Mountain, Sodo, and Swiss team up to take down Terzo while Rain, Sunshine, Cumulus, and Cirrus focuses on you. You're laughing hysterically as their little hands tickle your sides causing you to thrash around with tears in your eyes, "Loves...ha...loves...please" You try to say through uncontrollable fits of laughter. Terzo is way less ticklish, so he dramatically sits up, grabs Aether and starts tickling his sides causing the others to get off of you and try to save their brother, "MAMA HELP! HAHA MAMA" Aether squeals, trying to get away from his father's tickling wrath. You stand up and in a dramatic voice announce, "LET MY SON GO!" While lifting Aether into the air, causing all of the children to laugh and cheer. After most of the laughter subsides, Terzo speaks up, "Did you guys get Mama's gifts?" The little ones scramble to grab the bags scattered across the floor.

You move and sit next to Terzo, his arm snaking around your arms again, "Who wants to go first?" You ask. Sunshine raises her hand first, "Sunshine come give Mama her gift." Terzo picks. She waddles over and hands you a bright yellow bag with white tissue paper. You remove the paper and pull out a citrine heart, "Thank you Sunny, it's stunning." You hug her tight, placing a few quick kisses all over her face. She sits back down in her spot in the circle.

Cumulus stood, grabbing her purple bag with pink tissue paper, "Happy birthday Mama!" She says smiling, her baby fangs barely poking out, "Thank you Cumulus!" You open the gift and pull out an Amethyst heart, slightly bigger than Sunshine's. The smooth stone reflects the candlelight perfectly. You grip it in your hand, "It's stunning my love, thank you so much." You hug her.

Cirrus is next in the circle and next to stand. She carries a light blue bag with white tissue paper, "Here you go Mama." You take the gift and open it again. This time there was an aquamarine heart, slightly bigger than Cirrus's. The stone has streaks of white flowing through it like the clouds in the bright sky, "Mama loves it, thank you Cirrus!" You hugged her, now it was the boy's turn.

Rain stands, his gift bag is dark blue with matching tissue paper. He shyly reaches out the bag to you, "Thank you Raindrop" You saw sweetly, he smiles bashfully. Removing the paper, you are shocked to find yet another crystal heart. This one was slightly larger than Cirrus and made of sapphire. You place the heart beside you with the others and reach both arms out to your shy water ghoul. He quickly shuffles over to you and sits in your lap, letting you rock him and hum a soft melody relaxing him. Loud noises can affect his anxiety, but since it was a joyous occasion he got over it quite quickly. He crawls out of your lap and into Terzo's. His father smiles at the small child curled into his lap like a cat, and gently pets his hair.

Sodo runs up to you, heat radiating from his little body, a sign that he is excited, "Here you go mama!" He announces holding out the black bag with red tissue paper, You open it to reveal...another gem heart. This one was made out of ruby. You glance at Terzo in confusion, he gives you a small shoulder shrug, "Thank you, my little firecracker!" He quickly hugs you then sits back down, bouncing slightly out of excitement.

Swiss is the next one to present his gift, "Happy Birthday Mama. I love you!" He says hugging you then handing you his gift. You open it to see another heart, slightly bigger than the last made of tangerine quartz, "thank you Swiss. It's gorgeous." Your collection of hearts was in a small pile beside you.

Mountain stood next and calmly handed you the dark green bag. You open it to reveal an emerald heart with gold flakes speckled in it. The crystal seemed to be a direct copy of the color of his big, wide eyes, "Thank you pebble, it reminds me of you." He hugs you, you tear up at how not tiny he is anymore. He goes to sit, and finally the oldest child can present his gift.

Aether walks over and hands you the final bag, "Happy birthday Mama, you're the best!" You smile as the last heart, the biggest of them all being made from purple jasper. The heart was as big as your palm. You add it to the pile and hug Aether, "Thank you, I will cherish it forever." You whisper into his hair as he hugs you back.

He goes to sit down, Rain now leaves Terzo's lap and sits back in the circle, "Now, there is one more surprise. My gift." Terzo stands and walks into the other room while all of the children whisper to each other with anticipation. You look around at your children and smile, another year gone by with them and they only continue to grow more and more day by day. Terzo walks in and it goes quiet. He's carrying a giant box wrapped in your favorite color wrapping paper, "So, Mama, you may be confused about how everyone got you a crystal heart, but there is a reason." You raise an eyebrow as he sits beside you and places the item in front of you, "Go ahead, love." he tells you, amused at how you try to piece things together. You rip off the paper to reveal a large wooden frame. There were enough heart indents for the kid's hearts and two more. The middle of the frame held the recent family portrait of all of you. Tears fill your eyes as you understand what the gift was. It was a shrine to the family, a dedicated piece from Terzo for you and your kids. He quickly hugs you and hides your face, knowing that you hate crying in front of the children. The ghoulettes were the first to stand and join the hug while the ghouls followed. You lean back from your husband and let your kids gather in between the two of you, embracing them.

"Thank you mi amors. This has been the best birthday ever." You whisper, now calmed down from the wave of emotion. Terzo kisses the top of your head, "Come on kids, we have to put it together!" They all cheer and rush to pick up their gem. Terzo hands you a small key, "There are only two of these, I have the other." You hold the small piece of metal and unlock the top of the frame, opening the glass, "Now, mi cara, I got this made by the witches downstairs." You turn and look up at him, skeptical at your husband's antics, "While the kids hand you their stone, you make a wish over it and think about your fondest memories with them. Then, when you miss us, you hold the heart to your chest and those emotions will come back." You start to cry again, remembering what happens when your kids grow. You throw yourself into Terzo's arms, "Thank you so much Terzo. Thank you. This means so much more to me than you know, thank you so much." You sob into his shirt. You lean up and kiss him passionately to a chorus of 'ewww' and 'gross'. You both laugh and pull away from each other. Under each indent in the fabric, there is a small name plate for all the children. The two larger ones read 'Mama' and 'Papa'. The kids line up, ready to hand you their stones. You look back at the photo. You and Terzo in your robes, the kids in their formal uniforms with masks off and you feel joy course through your veins,

"Sunshine, may I see your stone please?" You sit in front of the giant frame, Terzo sits beside you. She nods and hands you the yellow heart. Terzo motions for her to sit in his lap while you start the ritual. She curls into his chest, he gently rocks her. You hold the stone against your chest, "Sunshine, my little ray of light. I love how much energy you have everyday, the way you light up a room with your smile, and the way you never let anything get you down." the stone begins to glow. You close your eyes and remember when Sunshine was first summoned and her tiny baby smile, her being the youngest yet first out of the ghoulettes to walk, her waking up at sunrise every morning, giving her her name, and your favorite memory,

Sunshine ran through the green grass and into your open arms, she somehow got out of the nursery and explored the garden, "Mama! The sun! look!" She points to the bright yellow ball in the sky, "That's my name!" She babbles on. You sigh in relief. Keeping the ghouls locked up in the nursery wasn't okay, but Sister Imperator would freak out if she saw toddlers running around the ministry, "Yes, it is Sunshine. You're my ray of light" You kiss her forehead, she giggles and buries her head into your neck, "But we must stay inside, it's dangerous out here we could get in trouble." You whisper into her ear, you were not mad at her, just worried, "I know Mama, but it is so pretty." She complained. You stand here for a while, "We can play out here more often I promise." You tell her, starting the journey back to the church, "I love you mama." She says sleepily. You pause and start to cry, that was the first time she told you she loves you, "I love you too Sunshine."

You pull yourself out of the memory, becoming slightly disoriented at the stone's power. Your head and shoulders slump slightly. Terzo pulls you to rest on his shoulder, "Thank you Papa." You say finally coming out of the trance, "Are you alright mi cara?" He asks, squeezing your shoulder slightly, "Yes, just, it was hard to remember it crystal clearly" You sit up, still a little dazed, but fine. You kiss the now unilluminated gem, and gently place it into the felt above the nameplate Sunshine. It glows, then fades; a sign that the spell works. You smile wide knowing that these memories will be permanently engraved in this piece of art.

Cumulus walks up to you, hands you her stone, and sits in her fathers lap, "Cumulus, mi amor, you are the siren of the next generation. Your gift of song should never be forgotten, share your love with the world, you are my little songbird." You close your eyes and think about the fondest memory of your child,

"Mama I can't do it. It's too hard." Cumulus complained, "No, no my child it is simply difficult." You say shifting around the sheet music on the piano, "Besides, we promised Papa we would perform at mass and I chose you to do it with. Mama isn't stupid is she?" She shakes her head, "No Mama. I'm nervous." She sits down on the altar steps, "Oh no sweetie." You sit beside her, pulling her into your lap. She cries into your shoulder, "You are more than you think you are. Being nervous to perform is okay, Mama is always nervous, even when I sing to you guys before bed." She pulls back and wipes her tears, "You...you do?" She sniffles, "Yeah, of course I do. Putting yourself out there is scary, but going out and performing to have fun and to share your talent with the world is nothing but bliss. You'll see one day." She hugs you tight, "Now, shall we try again?" You ask her, she nodded eagerly

Coming out of the memory felt less draining this time, but Terzo still kept his hand on your shoulder to help ground you. The stone's light fades, and you place it in its new home above the name Cumulus. The purple light pulsed, then rested.

Cumulus swaps places with Cirrus. She eagerly handed you the aquamarine heart. You admire its beauty before turning to your eldest toddler, "My little cloud. You are beyond perfect. Playing the piano like the virtuoso you were born to be at such a young age," She blushes and turns into her father's chest, he hugs her, she turns back to face you, "I admire you just as much as I love you." You close your eyes and stifle a laugh at the first memory that came into your mind,

"CUMULUS! You scream searching for your lost daughter. She runs off often, but that's usually to visit her father, but he was at practice. You finally make it to the practice room and open the doors in a panic. The band stops playing Mummy Dust and turns to look at you. Alpha, Omega, and Ifrit looked at each other, regret and anxiety filling their eyes as you stomped up to your husband in rage, "Why the hell is our daughter here while you're playing that filth." You growl, pulling his collar to lean down and make eye contact with you, "Mi cara, relax, please?" He meekly responds, "DON'T TELL ME TO RELAX WHY IS SHE IN HERE!" You point over to Chair holding a clearly scared Cumulus on his lap, "Mi cara, please, relax, you know she loves Chair and he was just teaching her how to play the solo, we didn't do the whole song." You relax and let go of his collar, "Besides mi amor," He leans down, hands slithering around your waist, "When did you become a hater of Mummy Dust, I thought it was your favorite." You blush and push him away, "Mama!" Cumulus shouts from Chair's lap. You sigh and compose yourself, "Yes my love?" You say walking over, "Look what I can do!" She started playing the solo perfectly. Your jaw drops, she was only three. THREE and playing Mummy Dust like it was breathing. She finished and everyone applauded. You pick her up from behind the piano and spin her around, "You are so amazing! Oh my Satan, Cumulus!" You hold her to your chest as she giggles, Terzo walks over and embraces both of you, "You're just as talented as your mother cara mia."

You smile at the memory, and wonder about Chair for a second before realizing that the light still glowed. You watch it fade, your smile grows, still grateful that your memories will never be forgotten. Cumulus hugs you, but then quickly joins her sisters to watch the others. Rain, holding his gem to his chest in a protective manner, slowly holds it out to you. You take it gently, and he scrambles to Terzo, clinging to his father's white button-up shirt. You pet his hair, causing some low purrs, "Oh my little Raindrop." He purrs louder at the nickname, "My little compassionate ghoul, your shyness is a facade for your heart of gold. I hope you keep it protected, but not locked away forever." He crawls into your lap, you hold him with one hand and hold the sapphire against your heart,

"Rain? Raindrop? Are you okay?" You whisper in the toddler's bedroom, hoping to find the missing ghoul. You close your eyes and try to feel his presence. You look over to his bed and hear small sounds coming from under the mattress. You squat down and lift up the blanket that is laid over the side of the bed, covering the bottom of it, "Rain? Oh my...Raindrop what happened?" You say slowly dragging him out from under the bed. You pick him up and carry him to you and Terzo's room. Terzo was away on a business trip and might have been home tomorrow. You lay on the bed with your back against the wooden headboard, letting Rain lay in your lap, his head against your chest, "Raindrop, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong." You soothingly whisper while petting his hair. He keeps sobbing, wheezing slightly at the lack of oxygen, "Rainy, Mama is here, Mama will never let anything hurt you." You rock him slightly, trying to not panic yourself. Your kid was having a panic attack at only a few years old, was this normal for ghouls? You didn't know, but you would not let your child suffer. He wasn't calming down, so you felt bad having to manipulate your child, but you had to. You start to sing, Elizabeth, but slower to make it more like a lullaby. Rain quickly stops crying and starts to hum along. Once his little body stops shaking, you stop singing, "Good job buddy, now" You say moving him to look at your face, "Tell me what happened." His eyes tear up again, but he wipes them away, "There was a monster...it...it.." he was hiccuping between words, "it had wings and it was chasing me" He started sobbing again, "Oh honey," You say hugging him tight again, "Mama will never let the monsters get you, Mama and Papa will never let you get hurt" He pulls away and looks into your eyes with his bright blue ones, "Never ever?" He holds up his pinky, "Never ever." You pinky promise him, "Can I stay with you Mommy?" He asks, already starting to fall asleep on your chest, "You can baby, Mama is right here." He fell asleep instantly. You lean your head back and try to fall asleep for a few minutes, but to no avail. The door creaks open and you instinctively hold Rain tight to you, reaching for the dagger under Terzo's pillow, but you are stopped, "No mi cara, Y/n, it's me." It was Terzo, you breathe a sigh of relief and re-hide the dagger. You kiss him, still holding Rain, "Why is he up mi amor?" He whispers, gently petting his son's head, causing some soft purrs. You both smile at how adorable he is, "He had a nightmare about an angel chasing him, I said he could stay with me." Terzo nods, takes his shirt off, changes into sweatpants, and picks Rain up slowly. You shift over to the left side of the bed and pull the covers down. Terzo places Rain in the middle of the bed, his little arms reached around him, he started to whimper not feeling anyone. Terzo quickly slipped under the covers and pulled rain on him. His tiny arms folded into himself as he felt Terzo's hand on his back and chest against his body. Terzo motioned for you to come closer to him, he wrapped his right arm under your neck as another pillow, his hand massaged your scalp and played with your hair. Your right hand gently continues to pet Rain's hair, and you drift off to sleep.

Coming out of this memory took a bit more time because of how long it was, "Mi cara, are you still okay?" Terzo asks, concerned. You wave him off, "Yes, I'm fine it was a long memory." You smile softly, still cuddling with the little ghoul in your arms, and place his heart into its labeled section, Rain. Terzo let Rain go, and he joined his sisters. Sodo hopped into Terzo's lap and started to bounce anxiously, "Here you go Mama!" He hands you the ruby, "Thank you my little firecracker, your energy is as infectious and it is adorable. Keep your little spirit forever mi amor." You close your eyes and squeeze the heart extra tight, knowing what memory you are going to recall,

"Y/n! Y/N!" Terzo screamed running into your bedroom, causing you to drop your book, "What? What is it mi amor?" You say jumping out of the bed and over to Terzo, "It's Sodo. Ughhhh he has his powers, Satan." He kept groaning. You reach for the wrist he was holding against his chest, you turn it over and see a small handprint burned into his forearm. You gasp, "Satan. He is a fire ghoul. Let me help yo-" "No." he interrupted, "No you need to go get him and calm him down he is freaking out, I can handle myself" You drop his arm and run to the cathedral. The other children were huddled together outside of the doors, "Where's your brother?" You were met with fingers pointing behind the door, "Satan." You curse and open the doors. There were fires everywhere. A small Sodo cried on the steps of the altar, crying into his hands. The flames grew higher, causing some of the ceiling to flake off. A support beam caught fire and snapped with a loud crack, "SODO!" You shout across the aisle, he looks up and starts to cry, "No Mama stay away, I'll hurt you. I hurt Papa!" He kept screaming and crying while the fires raged on. Trying to calm him down without physical touch was nearly impossible. You run, dodging flames, broken pews, and falling ceiling. The heat was unbearable in your uniform, but you didn't care. The broken ceiling beam snaps, falling towards Sodo. Being just in time, you scoop up the small toddler and jump up onto the altar. He was hot to the touch, you could feel your clothes being scorched off, your skin bubbling, and the sweat dripping down your back, "It's okay baby, it's okay, you're okay." He wasn't calming down, "You know" You say trying to hide your pants and groans of pain, "Sometimes I hurt Papa too." The flames and temperature immediately calm down, "Mama? You hurt Papa?" You nod, "Yes, yes baby, sometimes when I'm not paying attention I accidentally step on his foot or hit him in the nose." The flames die down more, now the smell of smoke starts to dwindle, "Is that why his nose is crooked?" You laugh loudly, causing Sodo to relax more, "Maybe firecracker, maybe, but you know what?" He looks up with tear stained cheeks and wide eyes, "Papa still loves me because he knows it was an accident." He looks at you confused, "Just like you didn't want to hurt Papa but did." he nods and cuddles into you, finally calm. A furious Sister Imperator slams open the doors causing both of you to jump, a proud Nihil stood behind.

You shutter opening your eyes, sometimes you can still feel the burns. Terzo's burn scared him to be a perfect handprint of little Sodo. Terzo chuckles, knowing the memory you chose to remember. Sister made him and his brothers repair the entire chapel for a summer. You place the heart above the nameplate Sodo. You quickly scoop up the ghoul and tickle his sides, he laughs and tickles you back, "You are il mio piccolo fuoco" you coo at him, you let him go and he joins his siblings. Swiss happily handed you his orange crystal, "Thank you multi." He sits in his father's lap and looks at you intently, waiting for his little speech, "You are my il mio piccolo speciale. You've always been the jack of all trades, but you have mastered all." You pet his hair and he purrs happily with a big toothy grin. You hold the heart and take a deep breath,

"Swiss took my guitar!" Sodo wailed, "And my bass" Rain added, "He took my drum sticks" Mountain cried. You huff, putting your hands on your hips and walking into the playroom. Swiss was running around banging on the drums, smashing the keys, playing the guitar and bass, and all while singing some random song he made up. Your jaw dropped. You were shocked at how this kid could play all these instruments. Eventually you hold out your arms and scoop him up. His little heart was beating so fast, eyes wide with enjoyment and excitement, and his little body was shaking, clearly new to this sudden surge of energy, "MAMA DID YOU SEE ME? DID YOU SEE! I CAN PLAY ALL OF THESE LIKE THEY CAN? DID YOU SEE? DID YOU SEE?" He kept rambling almost incoherently, "Yes I saw you!" You said laughing at his excitement, "But you need to calm down, your heart is racing so much!" You carry him into the bedroom to try and relax him a little, "BUT MAMA I'M NOT TIRED" He protested, "Well, we are going to play a game" "WOOOOO" He screams interrupting you, "You stay in here for two minutes while I figure out what you did to get this energy." Swiss jumped out of your arms and sat in front of the clock, starting to count out loud. You quickly move to the small kitchen, not shocked to find three empty boxes of opened Gusher packs. You sigh and walk back to the bedrooms, empty boxes now in hand. You open the door, slightly expecting a sugar-high ghoul to try and race out of the room, but no. Swiss was sleeping in front of the clock. The high clearly wears off causing a giant crash. You chuckle at how much of an idiot, yet a genius your son was becoming. You gently lift him and tuck him into his bed, "Goodnight my little Swiss."

Coming out of this dream was unlike the other ones, it was calm, peaceful, and felt more like a dream. You pet the small ghoul again, causing him to purr as you place his heart into the velvet, Swiss. Swiss left and Mountain took over his spot. Terzo has always had an extra soft spot for Mountain. He held him tight against him, he was getting bigger everyday. The emerald heart was given to you through Terzo's arms, you take it, "Ah, Mountain. My little flower, you grow more and more everyday. You are such a sweetheart and an adorable little leaf." You hold the heart against your chest and close your eyes,

"Um...Mama?" Mountain's voice waivers as he gets your attention from tuning Sodo's guitar, "Yes Mountain?" You respond. He held up his hands and instead of drumsticks, there were two roses. Your jaw dropped, "Um, Mountain. Did you mean for that to happen?" He shakes his head no, looking upset, "Okay, it's okay, lets try another pair of sticks." You try to comfort the clearly emotional ghoul. You hand him the sticks and right when he is about to hit the cymbal, they turn into two more roses, "Okay. Well, maybe try playing a different song?" You toss the roses into the small pile forming beside the drum set and hand him a new pair, but the same thing happens again. You just keep handing him drumsticks and get back flowers. Once the clock rang seven, Terzo came into the room. There were now large piles of roses decorating the carpet with a little path leading to the door, "Mi cara, what in Satan's name is happening?" He says, shocked, moving into the room, "His powers." You whisper into your husband's ear. Mountain just sat at his drum set, clearly upset, "Let me try something mi amor." Terzo reassures you, trying to sneak around you without disrupting any of the roses, "Hello Pebble!" He joyfully greets his son, Mountain perks up slightly, "Want to play drums with me?" Mountain nods. Terzo motions for Mountain to stand, he does, Terzo sits on the small seat, you have to stifle a laugh at how small the drumset was to him. Mountain sits on his father's knee, "Okay, your hands go over mine, you can control the foot pedal okay?" Mountain smiled wide and nodded. To your surprise, the drumsticks stayed sticks and Terzo could play the drums. You stood and listened as your husband and son shared a core memory together. A smile paints your face, happy that Mountain could still play while learning how to control his powers.

This memory felt like a dream too, and you smiled while gently placing the emerald in the velvet above Mountain. Aether was the final heart to fill. He hands you it and hugs you then settled in Terzo's lap, "My oldest. sei stato il primo ad avere il mio cuore. You will forever be my first child, and my very first amore" You close your eyes,

"This is the first ghoul" Sister tells you while placing the tiny baby, swaddled in a black blanket, in your arms. You were immediately entranced in the baby's purple eyes and pale skin. Terzo's one hand rested on your waist while the other helped to hold your new son. You both stood there and stared at the bundle of joy in your arms, "He's so beautiful." You whispered, while the baby ghoul held your finger, "He'll be handsome just like his Papa" Terzo adds, you both laugh lightly at his joke. You both move to the nursery and gently place the now sleepy Aether into his black crib. You rest your hand on the side of the crib while his finger still grips the other. Terzo wrapped his arms around your waist now resting his chin on your shoulder, "I can't believe he's finally here." You whisper. Terzo hums in response. Eventually, Aether was asleep and he let go of your hand. You pull your hand away to rest on the side of the crib, rocking it gently, "You will be the best Mama this world has ever seen." You laugh quietly and blush at his compliments, "We both know you'll be the better Papa." He held you closer to him, "I love you Y/n. You are such an amazing person." He placed a gentle kiss on your neck, you leaned into his touch. You stood there in silence for a little while longer until Terzo broke the silence, "We have to get the others now mi amor" You nod and quietly tiptoe out of the room.

You came out of the dream crying. That day felt like yesterday, why must time be so cruel. Aether hugs you, so does Terzo and you quickly pull yourself together, "Are you okay Mama?" You laugh exasperated and wipe your eyes, "Yes, Mama is more than okay baby." You place the purple jasper heart into the last nameplate, Aether.

Aether joins his siblings, now fascinated with a globe sitting in the corner. You smile at how cute they all are when they get along. Terzo clears his throat to get your attention. You snap your head towards him and look at his hands now holding a gold and purple box, "Mi amor, you make me so, so happy, I can never imagine not having you in my life. Your beauty, your soul, your heart, and your entire being just brings me joy. I love how you are with the children, how you are so patient with me, and how you worship those you care about." He holds your hand with his free one, "I know you hate talking about it, but when we leave I wanted you to have this," he gestures to the now filmed frame, "to remember the fun, the love, and think of the future memories we will all make together. You can open it at any time and add more memories, however" Terzo opens the box to reveal two diamond hearts, one black, one clear, "I took the liberty to make ours. I wanted you to always have a piece of the past, a piece of all of us while we're gone. Did you recognize the stones?" He asks. You furrow your brows in confusion, but you look back at the hearts and realize, your eyes growing wide, "You got bracelets with these gems for them when they're older, I remembered and I wanted you to have something for each of us." You throw yourself into Terzo, he laughs and hugs you back tightly, "Never forget how much I love you mi cara. That is an order from your Papa." He joked, you lean back and look into his eyes, "Last time I checked, Mama runs this relationship" You both laugh again, "Yes, yes you do." He admits. You share a quick kiss, "Kids come over here!" Terzo shouts.

They all rush over, "Now, when Mama and I put our hearts in, something cool is going to happen" They responded with 'ooo's' and 'ahh's'. You both make eye contact and slowly place your hearts into their respective places. All of the hearts glow brightly causing you to squint. The colors swirl on Terzo's office ceiling. The colors dance and form several images from the years. The first family photo, the ghoul's first birthday, your first mother's and father's day, their rituals for the church, more birthdays, more celebrations, and it ends with the family portrait sitting in the middle. You all cuddle together and reminisce about the old memories the show brought up. You sat there for a while, enjoying your family's company, until Terzo broke the silence, "Now I know you'd like to stay here, but we have many more surprises for your birthday Mama!" You nod, shut and lock the frame and leave the room with your crazy family, happy, at peace, and in love.