Chapter 5: Sisterly Bond And Two New Gifts.
Celestia was getting ready with Isabela. Isabela brushed her hair out and styled her hair. "You're going to be so beautiful in the celebration little sis." She praised and finished her hair. Celestia looked at herself as she had a beautiful braid for her long hair. Isabela makes the finishing touches and added a flower crown. "There you go."
Then she looked to the dress she picked out. A light blue with golden trimmings. Celestia switches into the dress and twirled for her big sister. Isabela stared in amazement. "You look so beautiful!" She showered her with kisses and Celestia laughs, then hears Pepa panicking outside. "Let's make a grand entrance." The two of them listen to Felix trying to calm Pepa down. "Flowers, the flowers!"
"Did Somebody say.. flowers? I have your flowers right here." Celestia sat with Isabela on her flower swing as everyone clapped and cheered. "Oh please don't clap." Isabela handed Pepa a bouquet as she was thanked. "Oh it's nothing." She tossed her hair, getting some petals in Mirabel's face. Celestia stayed quiet as she fixed her dress. Luisa came up and sees Celestia all ready. "Well look at you." She picked her up and pets her gently so she wouldn't mess up Isabela's work on her. Celestia hugged her third sister. She was lucky to have sweet ones like them. Though she never really understood why.
Celestia sees Antonio slip into the nursery and said nothing. She watched Mirabel make something for Antonio's new door. Then her eyes look to see Pepa thundering. "Pepa. You have a cloud." Abuela told her and Pepa whined. "I know mama! But now I can't find Antonio. What do you want from me?!" She stormed off and Celestia stood by her sisters side. "I know where he is." She walked them over to the nursery and opened up the door. Celestia looked around. "I know I saw him come in here."
The two had a bunk bed that they shared with each other. Celestia checked under the bottom bunk. "Nothing." Mirabel then got an idea. She got out two gifts. One for her and one for Antonio and she sits on her bed. "Everyone is looking for you.." no response. Celestia played along. "They're worried about where you are." Still nothing. Then Mirabel got a different solution. "Oh no.. the gift for Antonio will self destruct if you don't take it in three.. two.." Her hand sets the gift down on the floor. "Ooonnne.." Then Antonio takes the gift and the sisters both giggled, Celestia crawling under the bed. "Found you!"
Antonio fiddled with the bow on his gift. "Hey." He spoke quietly and Mirabel pets his head. "Hey, everyone here has been on edge. Including us. What's worrying you?" She asked. Antonio then looked up at the girls. "Well what if it doesn't work?" Mirabel thought about the question before she talked about it with him. "Well.. in that impossible scenario.. you'd stay here in the nursery with me." "And me.. if it doesn't work for me either." Celestia told him and then she opened up her gift, Antonio following her.
"I know how much of an animal person you are Tonito." Mirabel rested her head with him. Celestia pulled out two different dolls. "And Celestia, I thought your doll based on you looked a bit lonely. So I gave it two more to be friends with." Celestia hugged them. "I love them." The tiles shifted a ringing alarm clock and Mirabel smiles. "Looks like it is time to go." Antonio and Celestia began to crawl out before Mirabel pulled them back. "Hang on. Got to fit in one last squeeze on you two." They all laughed as the boards bounced them. "Okay we're going!" Celestia laughed as they got out.
Everyone was there from the village. Young, old, and all in between. Camilo was greeting the guests at the front of the Casita with hugs, handshakes and high fives. He shape shifted into said people while doing so. Food was being cooked, people putting up hats on the wall. Isabela was entertaining the others and Mariano watched from afar with a smile.
Celestia, Mirabel and Antonio all went down the stairs and their sides of the family were there to greet them. "Ahaha! There you two are." Felix welcomed them and Pepa knelt to them. "Look at you two. All grown up." Celestia brushed the cloud away. "Ay, Tiá, you'll get us all wet." Camilo shape shifts into his dad and hugged his little brother. "You make-a your papa proud." Felix though, wasn't amused by this. "I don't sound like that." Camilo mocked him back "I dOn'T sOuNd LiKe ThAt!"
"Abuela says it's time." Dolores told everyone and Julieta and Augustin came to see her. "We'll be waiting at both of your doors." Julieta gave Celestia a flower arrangement Isabela made and she takes it. "Okay, okay. Vamo, vamo, vamo." Everyone went out of the rose curtains and Camilo mocked his dad again "Okay okay. Vamo, vamo, vamo." Felix picked him up and he quickly said fearfully "Ah! Alright, I'm done."
Abuela looked at the candle and then breathed in and out before turning to everyone. "Fifty years ago. In our darkest moment, this candle blessed us with a miracle. And our Casita, our Encanto, came to life with magic. We come here again tonight as two new faces step into the light. To help us strengthen our own community." The rose curtains open and everyone cheered for them. Celestia began walking to the stairs, her eyes looking towards her feet and then forward. She approaches the stairs and then looked to her side. Nothing of Antonio. She turned back to see him not moving and looking to the side.
Antonio held out a hand for Mirabel and she shakes her head no. "I can't." Antonio gave her a cute sad face and said "I need you." Eventually Mirabel caved in and joined him. They began walking together and all three of them headed up the steps. Celestia separated herself to go to her door. Abuela lets Antonio touch the candle and he made his promises before putting his hand on the door knob. It glowed and then a toucan landed on his shoulder. It chirped at Him and it looked like he was listening to him. "Uh huh, uh huh. Yeah, I understand you." The toucan chirped more and Antonio nodded. "Of course! They can come too." Suddenly a wave of animals came by as did a jaguar. The door makes a mural of him around his gift.
Celestia was next and everyone turned to her door. Abuela held the candle out to her and she touched it. "Will you promise to use this gift to help us and the community?" Celestia nodded. "Always Abuela." She spoke gently before looking at her door. She breathed in and out before touching her knob. The door glowed a bit brighter than the others and almost everyone closed their eyes before the glow stopped. Celestia felt a sudden energy surge through her. "Woah. Does anyone else feel like running all of a sudden?" She asked, looking to Abuela. Abuela chuckled. "Then go ahead. Run!"
Celestia ran around the house several times really really quickly and then came back to her spot at the door and it made it's mural around her gift. It was of her holding out a stop watch. And her name wrote itself. Abuela sighed in relief and turned to everyone. "We have two new gifts!" She told everyone as they cheered for the both of them.
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