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The children slept soundly as the early morning rays of the sun peaked over the trees and settled on the House, slowly engulfing the House with its light as the day was still young and newly born. Rebirth of the sun.

The grandfather clock struck 6 a.m. as the sun was now fully set, the children's time to awake already at hand. As the bell rang loudly (Y/n) stood behind the wooden door, her iconic smile resting permanently on her lips as she smoothed out her white apron.

'A few years have passed since I came here, and yet I'll never get used to such an obnoxious bell.' (Y/n) thought, her hands clenched tightly together as the ringing of the morning bell hurt her ears more. Sighing (Y/n) cleared her throat and opened the door, walking inside as she stared at everyone asleep.

"Everyone! It's time to wake up!" (Y/n) exclaimed, her voice soothing and calming as she went to each of the children's beds and shook them awake as gently as she could, not wishing to harm them in any way. "Wake up everyone. You don't wish to be late for breakfast today, do you? I even made your favorite; chocolate pancakes!" Throwing her hands up in the air (Y/n) swooped in and picked up one child with short, light brown hair.

"Wake up, my dear sister! Today's Conny's departure, so you gotta make sure that you're bright and up early!" (Y/n) cooed at the girl, holding her bridal-style as she gently sat her down on her bed as she helped fix her wrinkled shirt.

"Good morning Sister!" Feeling someone hug her tightly from behind (Y/n) chuckled softly, her eyes closed as she continued to fix the little girl's shirt. "Good morning, Emma." (Y/n) greeted her back, turning her head to kiss Emma on the cheek like she always did, per Emma's request.

Emma giggled excitedly as a light blush covered her cheeks, her small arms still wrapped around (Y/n) neck as her bright orange hair seemed to shine. "Why didn't you wake me up to help you make breakfast? I always help you with making breakfast!" Emma whined, now hanging on to (Y/n) neck as Emma stared up at the ceiling.

(Y/n) nervously smiled, "Oh, I'm sorry Emma, you just seemed tired yesterday from helping me out the whole day, so I decided not to wake you up so early. I apologize, Emma." (Y/n) apologized, turning away from her as (Y/n) put on the little girl shoes.

Emma pouted, "Still-!" (Y/n) put her hand up as she got up from her kneeling position as the little girl ran away while being chased by other children. "Emma, can you take care of my brother over there? I need to calm my siblings down." (Y/n) asked her, not giving her a chance to respond as (Y/n) went to calm down her 'siblings'.

Seeing as her Sister went and ran off, Emma nodded as a light blush coated her cheeks. "I won't disappoint you, Sister!" Emma promised, kneeling as she began to intently tidy up the yawning child.

"Hey, wait for me!"

"No way!"

"Please, you need to put your shirts on!"

"Hey! Stop messing around and get ready!"

Finally being able to calm the two down (Y/n) sighed and turned around to face the two crying children who were showing their shoes to her. "Sister, I can't get my shoes on."

"I can't tie my shoelaces!"

"Calm down, my siblings. There's no need to cry. Your big Sister is here!" (Y/n) exclaimed, engulfing them in a hug as she carried them towards a vacant bed. Putting them down, (Y/n) started doing their shoes, the same warm smile on her perfect face.

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Opening the room door (Y/n) saw as all the children started spilling out of the room with cheerful expressions on their faces, yelling as they continued to chase each other even after (Y/n) told them not to. Hand-in-hand with Emma, (Y/n) stopped walking as she saw one of the older members of the House look at her.

"Good morning, my little siblings! Did you all rest well?" (Y/n) asked them, smiling happily at the two. "Yeah, I slept great!" Donny replied, a light blush on his cheeks as he quickly stiffened. "I slept so good, Sister! So did Little Bunny!" Conny exclaimed, showing (Y/n) Little Bunny as he waved his hand to her with the help of Conny.

(Y/n) laughed, "That's wonderful!" Looking over at the two, Emma, too, smiled brightly. "Good morning Donny, Conny, and Little Bunny!" Emma greeted them, the two replying as well with content smiles.

Walking inside the lunchroom with Emma still holding her hand (Y/n) looked around and saw that almost all the children were there. 'I should probably go and-' Feeling someone bump into her (Y/n) looked behind her back to see the two children that would always try to prank her, smiling innocently up at her.

"Oh, do be careful my dear siblings..." Looking down at them with a dark look (Y/n) chuckled, "... you forgot who the evil lord's friend is!" (Y/n) yelled out evilly as Emma fake roared and ran to catch them as the two children ran away screaming.

Watching as Emma finally caught the children (Y/n) clapped her hands. "Good job, Em! Now come on, breakfast is ready!" (Y/n) exclaimed, turning around and walking away towards the kitchen doors.

Opening the kitchen door (Y/n) saw that Norman and Ray were already heading out as Ray held the milk carrier and Norman was pushing the table cart around with the food already placed on top of it which (Y/n) and Mama had made later at night for them.

"Norman, Ray, good morning. I hope you two slept well." (Y/n) smiled warmly at the two, going to carry some bowls of fruit as she joined both Norman and Ray. Ray nodded, "I slept well." Hearing the reply (Y/n) smiled more. "I'm glad."

"I slept wonderfully. Thank you for your concern, Sister." Norman responded, his tone light and happy as he stared at (Y/n) with warm eyes. Waving her free hand (Y/n) dismissed his thankfulness, finding there nothing to be thankful for.

"Well, it's best if we go and bring the food to my siblings They're sure to be starving out there." (Y/n) commented with a worried tone, her eyebrows furrowed as she went to once again open the door. Looking at (Y/n) retreating figure Norman was snapped out of his trance as Ray bumped shoulders with him and walked by, following (Y/n) closely.

Biting his lip, Norman wished to say something but found it unwise to go and creating a scene when (Y/n) was right there. (Y/n) thought of him as a mature, and well-behaved child, he couldn't go ruining what he thought to be the only good thing that (Y/n) thought about him. So he went and followed behind Ray without a word leaving his frowning lips.

"Morning Norman, and Ray!" Turning her head around (Y/n) saw Emma carrying Phil on her back.

"Good morning, Emma."

"Morning, Emma."

"You're so energetic. Even though you haven't eaten breakfast yet." Norman commented, turning around and going to put the food on the tables just like (Y/n) motioned him to do a couple of seconds ago. "What age are you again? Five?" Ray taunted Emma, going to follow Norman only to get a pinch on the cheek by his big Sister.

"Now, is that any way to treat Emma? Emma is 18, just like you two, so stop taunting her so much." (Y/n) scolded him, letting go of his cheek as she frowned down at him in disapproval. Seeing this Norman stifled a laugh from behind his hand making Ray quickly snap his head towards him with a glare.

"Now, help me set up the table you two before Mama comes." (Y/n) instructed them with a stern voice, the two nodding and going off to do as they were told. Such obedient children. Hearing someone's laughter behind her (Y/n) turned around only to look up and see Mama stifling a laugh, A.K.A. Isabella.

"You act much more like a Mother than a Sister, (Y/n)." Isabella stated, patting her on the head as a fond smile stretched across her pale face. (Y/n) giggled happily, grasping Isabella's hand gently and gave it a light kiss. "You have to start early, I always say." (Y/n) stated, letting go of Isabella's hand as Emma quickly took (Y/n) hand.

"Good morning, Emma. I hope you slept well." Isabella greeted her, a warm smile pointed towards Emma as she returned the gesture. "I slept well, Mama!" Emma exclaimed, Isabella nodding as she, too, patted her head and walked away.

"Hey, Sister?" Emma whispered her name, looking up to look at (Y/n) as she hummed. "Yes, Emma?" (Y/n) questioned, taking Emma's hand as she walked them towards the others. "Do you think I act like a 5-year-old?" Emma asked her, tilting her head to the side.

(Y/n) put on a thinking face for a couple of seconds before shaking her head. "No, you act more mature than all of us here. You just love your family too much, that's all." (Y/n) replied. Emma stayed quiet for a second before beaming brightly. "Thank you, Sister!" Emma exclaimed, jumping up as she hugged (Y/n) while wrapping her arms around the back of (Y/n) neck.

Quickly hugging back (Y/n) chuckled, "No need to thank me, Emma. No need."

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"Good morning, my dear children. Let's give thanks that all 38 of siblings are able to live here happily, today, too..." Wrapping her hands together, Isabella closed her eyes and bowed her head, her iconic smile still present on her face as everyone did the same. All except (Y/n), though with everyone closing their eyes they didn't notice.

"Thank you for the food." Isabella chanted, then (Y/n) followed suit, and then the rest of the children did, too. Glancing around at the other children (Y/n) glanced at the numbers on their necks, those necks with so much fat and juiciness. The necks of young human children.

"Here, open wide." Snapping out of her trance (Y/n) looked over at Isabella who sat next to her feeding Conny in the mouth. "It's delicious." Conny complimented the cooking, holding Little Bunny close to her chest. (Y/n) chuckled, "Conny, you're so cute!"

"Conny's acting like a little baby, (Y/n), don't encourage her." Isabella playfully scolded (Y/n) who just shrugged and continued to smile at the interaction. "I can, right, especially today?" Conny asked her, this making (Y/n) take a bite of her bread.

"Yes."

(Y/n) bitted the bread harder.

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"Well, I think I got at least half!"

"That much? Wow!"

"I'm jealous. I didn't get most of it."

Inside of the classroom filled with the 38 children stood (Y/n) who today was being taught how to teach children by none other than Isabella. Today was her first-ever hands-on experience.

"Now, now, are you all ready for me to read the test results? Don't feel nervous, most of you did splendidly." (Y/n) questioned, her hands holding the test results as she stood in front of the classroom near the chalkboard.

"Norman, Ray, and Emma. You three did an amazing job!" Looking away from the papers in her hand (Y/n) looked down at the three children, her face bright. "You got all of them right! Perfect scores!" (Y/n) announced happily, pressing the stack of papers closer to her chest.

Emma let out a yell of happiness as everyone stared towards the three. "Those three are different, huh?"

"Norman is a genius who has the best brains."

"Ray, an intellect who can compete against Norman's genius."

"Emma has amazing athletic skills, and her learning ability allows her to stay close to the other two."

"They say the House has never had three kids at this level together before."

"No wonder Mom and Sister are happy with them."

Not being able to listen to the whispers of everyone, Don sprang up from his seat and turned towards Norman. "Norman! I challenge you to a game of tag!" Don challenged him, his expression brave as (Y/n) sighed in the background, and so did Norman.

'Not this again...'

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Outside of the House (Y/n) sat next to Ray as she closed her eyes and relaxed, enjoying the cool breeze that passed her as the leaves from the tree protected her from the harsh rays of the sun. Screams of excitement rang throughout the outside world as all the children ran away from Norman, who was barely being protected by the sun's rays.

"I don't think Don will ever give up." (Y/n) mumbled under her breath as she covered half of her face with her hair, not wishing to take part in the game of tag with the others. Looking away from (Y/n), Ray glanced over at Norman to see him looking at him with patience.

Pulling out his pocket watch, Ray waited a few seconds before looking back up at Norman and nodding his head, signaling that he could go now. Looking back once more at the relaxed (Y/n), Norman looked away and ran towards where everyone went, wishing to hunt them down and win the game earning him a round of compliments from his Sister.

Putting away his pocket watch, Ray leaned down on the tree and covered his face from (Y/n) view with his book, peaking as best as he could to see (Y/n) half-covered face with a light blush on his expressionless face.

"I can feel you staring at me, Ray."

"Ack-!"

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