We will love you the same

As Aria was getting ready to go to the academy the next day, Penny was standing in the room. Aria usually wore shirt and pant when she was at the academy, and she was also getting ready in the same attire. So she did not need any help from Penny, but she had asked her to stay in the room.

After Aria was done, she called one of the butlers and handed him her luggage. As she turned to leave, she motioned Penny to kneel down. As she did, Aria took hold of her hands and said, "Take care of yourself, hmm Penny? Take care until I come back."

Then without waiting for a response, Aria went out of the room, and out of the castle, into the carriage, which drove her to the academy.

After one month...

Aria returned home after a month during her usual holidays. As she got out of the carriage, her mother, father and two sisters were standing at the entrance to welcome her. Aria ran out towards her father and leapt into his arms. He took her and said, "Oo you are growing pretty well. I see you are taller than the time you left."

Aria kissed his cheeks and jumped into her mother's arms. Aria had gotten so big that Natalia could barely hold her. As she struggled to hold Aria, she said, "Aria, you're really getting heavy for me to hold."

Aria pouted as she slipped out of her mother's arms and hugged her two sisters. She said, "So you mean to say I am getting fat?"

Natalia immediately denied, "Oh no my angel. You are perfect. It's just that....."

As Aria looked up to her face, Joseph said, "Let's go inside. We have news for you kids."

The family of five went in and the kids sat down in the living room, while their parents stood in front of them.

Joseph said, "What we wanted to tell you, was that....." He held Natalia's hand and they both spoke in unison, "You're going to have a baby sister soon."

Joseph droned on, "Well we of course don't know for sure whether it will be a boy or a girl. It's too early to say..." but nobody heard him.

The girls had leapt out of their seats, towards Natalia. They all stared at her stomach and Beth spoke, "Are we really going to have another sister?"

Joseph spoke again, "Well we're not sure whether it's a boy or a girl. So it's not sure whether you will be getting a brother or sister."

Beth spoke, touching Natalia's stomach, "I hope it's a girl."

Julia looked at her mother and said, "No. I want a brother. I will role play with him, I'll be the princess and he can be the prince."

Beth laughed upon hearing this along with Joseph and Natalia. Joseph suddenly noticed that Aria was awfully quiet. He asked, "What's wrong Aria? Don't you want a little sibling?"

Aria shook her head and managed to say in a breaking voice, "It's not that." Natalia lifted her face by putting a hand under her chin. The rest of them were shocked to see tears flowing down Aria's eyes.

Joseph picked her up, "Don't worry child. We will still love you the same."